Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date.
Sign erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at entrace to Woodward Hill Cemetery for James Buchanan - Lawyer, statesman, diplomat, and fifteenth President of United States, lies buried in this cemetery, about 350 yards southeast. His home, Wheatland, located on Marietta Avenue is marked with a bronze tablet.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.