Buchanan letters / by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 --Correspondence. Caldwell, James A. Barton, George W., 1807-1851. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1904/1905 Description: [37

partially pro- vided for by the income of the other half. Statuesque, with blonde hair and deep blue eyes, Harriet was con- sidered one of the great beauties of her day. Her charm was internation- ally celebrated. When Buchanan was United States Minister to England, Harriet joined him there and at the time

Judicial Branch of the Government ; but all will yet be well. "Your friend always, "James Buchanan." 1 On the 4th of March, 1861, after Lincoln had taken the oath of office as President of the United States, citizen Buchanan and President Lincoln entered a carriage, and a military procession escorted them

, 1833-1921. Other Author(s): Ellmaker, Amos, 1787-1851. Title: Politics 75 years ago / F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt. D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Ellmaker, Amos, 1787-1851. Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. United States--Politics and government--1783-1865. Publisher

/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Houston, J. W. Title: James Sproul / by J. W. Houston, M.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Sproul, James, 1785-1847. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1907 Description: [59]-63 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the

the Authority of the King or Parliament of Great Britain, nor to or with any person or persons unfriendly to the United States of America, knowing them to be such, nor take up Arms, or employ or procure any other person or per- sons to take up Arms against the said States, or aid or assist the Enemies

that one of the Pennsylvania signers, James Smith, had read law in Lancaster and was here admitted to the bar. This encouraged a search for information concerning Mr. Smith's connection with Lancaster, and I take pleasure in present- ing this brief paper to our Lancaster County Historical Society on

Signers And Ratifiers Of The Constitution Of The United States By MRS. CHARLES M. COLDREN Of the eight Pennsylvanians who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and became signers of that immortal document, seven are shown on the plate opposite page 178. The upper four bear a direct

was elected United States senator in 1845 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. James Buchanan. He served in that position for a number of years. He was secretary of war in President Lincoln's cabinet from March 11th, 1861, to January 11th, 1862, when he resigned. His public services

- toric Site by the United States National Park Service. The ceremony was held at this house October 4, 1964, and the speaker was Dr. S. K. Stevens, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical and �Museum Commission. The tablet at Robert Fulton's birthplace is inscribed as follows: ROBERT FULTON WHO

, December 23, 1784, succeeding Samuel John Atlee on the Board of Pardons, October 3, 1785, and August 6, 1787; a Councillor December 22, 1784, and commissioned Associate Judge, August 7, 1791. John White- hill took his seat as a member of the House of Representatives of the Con- gress of the United States

- came the friend of Mercer and Wash- ington. He published a sermon upon Braddock's defeat in 1755. John Penn, the proprietary Governor, was an admirer of Thomas Barton, and said, "He deserved the commen- dation of all lovers of their country." In 1759 he was elected pastor of St. James' Church