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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents

Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 2

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents

Description: The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 2 contains the financial and legal documents of James Buchanan, including invoices and receipts, ledgers, accounts, deeds and land records, and estate papers, dated 1812-1883. Among these papers are financial papers including bank statements and memorandums; documents related to land in Clarion, PA; legal papers for the settlement of the Boyd estate and other properties; summaries of three cases decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; a summary for the cost of a dinner in Russia in 1833; estate papers for family members and James Buchanan's will. Amos Slaymaker, Henry F. Slaymaker, Hiram B. Swarr, Edward Young Buchanan, Harriet Lane Johnston, and Henry E. Johnston are among the names found in these records.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland, accessed 10/24/2019]

System of Arrangement: JBFP Part 1 Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents; Subseries 1 Invoices, Receipts, Ledgers, Accounts; Subseries 2 Deeds and Land Records; Subseries 3 Legal Papers; Subseries 4 Estate Papers

Year Range From: 1812

Year Range To: 1883

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

People: Buchanan, James; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Johnston, Henry Elliot; Swarr, Hiram Behm; Buchanan, Edward Young; Slaymaker, Amos; Slaymaker, Henry Fleming

Other Creators: James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Subjects: Decedents' estates; Deeds; Estates (Law); Finance, Personal; Legal documents; Probate records; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Tax returns; Wills

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Deeds; Finance, Personal; Finding aids; Harriet Lane Johnston; James Buchanan; Legal documents; Manuscript groups; Probate records; Receipts; Tax returns; Wills; Estate settlement; Decedents' estates; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 box, 70 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 2

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; James Buchanan Collection, MG0096; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.; Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 Papers of James Buchanan Henry,; Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents

Object ID: JBFP Part 3 Series 2

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 Papers of James Buchanan Henry,; Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents

Description: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 Papers of James Buchanan Henry, Series 2 contains the financial and legal documents of James Buchanan Henry.; Subseries 1 includes bills, receipts, ledgers, and accounts with F. P. Freeman & Co., New York, Joseph Schell for footwear, and Lehigh University.; Subseries 2 contains the legal papers including a summons, deeds, and the marriage license of James Buchanan Henry and Mary Hagner Nicholson. The dates on these documents range from 1794 to 1905.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan Henry, also known as Buck, was born on March 1, 1833. Just like his cousin, Harriet, Buck lost both of his parents and was taken in as James Buchanan's ward in 1840. During his early years, he attended several boarding schools and eventually graduated from the College of New Jersey. Though his interests remained with the arts, Buck went on to read law under an attorney named John Cadwalader. When James Buchanan assumed the presidency, he called for Buck to join him as his private secretary, a position known today as the Chief of Staff. While Buck worked at Washington, he found himself in frequent conflict with his Uncle. This conflict came to a head in 1858 when Buck proposed to his sweetheart, Mary Nicholson. Upset that Buck hadn't consulted him on the proposal, James Buchanan disapproved of the match. Buck left his position as private secretary and went on to marry Miss Nicholson. The couple would have two children, one of whom would survive into adulthood.; Soon after the birth of their second child, Mary Nicholson died of consumption, leaving Buck a widower. Later on, he married Louisa Anderson, and the two had six sons. After fourteen years of marriage, Louisa died. Buck would marry for a third time much later in his life to a woman named Margaret Grote Elliman. Buck was 71 and Margaret was 24. The two had no children and enjoyed 11 years of marriage before Buck died on February 17, 1915. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland/, accessed 10/24/2019]

System of Arrangement: JBFP Part 3, Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents; Subseries 1 Bills, Receipts, Ledgers, Accounts; Subseries 2 Legal Papers

Year Range From: 1794

Year Range To: 1905

Creator: Henry, James Buchanan, 1833-1915

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

People: Henry, James Buchanan

Other Creators: James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Subjects: Finance, Personal; Legal documents

Search Terms: James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Finance, Personal; Legal documents; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 box, 8 folders, 19 items, .2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: JBFP Part 3 Series 2

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; James Buchanan Collection, MG0096; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents

Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents

Description: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 2 contains financial and legal documents. Series 2 includes financial and legal documents within three subseries. Subseries 1 has bills, receipts, ledgers and accounts. Subseries 2 has deeds and land records. Subseries 3 has legal papers.; The financial and legal documents are arranged chronologically, spanning almost 100 years, from 1770 through 1866. The bulk of the items, dated between 1784 and 1790, are promissory notes, receipts of payment and rental slips. There is a large gap between 1790 and 1849. The items from the 1800s include bills of sale, accounts and receipts. The deeds and land records include one hand-drawn survey for an unknown location (1858) and a title report for property in Warren County, New York (1865). The legal papers include documents filed with the courts, transcriptions of a legislative act from Maryland, notes, purchase contract, as well as two foreign documents, possibly a German enlistment record and a Swedish passport, both for Eugene Francois Theodore de la Croix.

Admin/Biographical History: The origination of many of the items contained in this part of the collection are unknown. It is also unclear of the relationship they have with James Buchanan. In the first subseries, there are two names that reappear often from 1770 to 1790, Daniel McCausland and James Crawford. All of these items are either promissory notes, receipts of payment of loans or letters from Daniel to James requesting that he pay a certain sum to the bearer of the note and the reverse would show the receipt of payment of that loan. There is some mention of a Revolutionary War Colonel James Crawford from Lancaster and Daniel addresses one of the notes to "Col. Crawford" so this may be the same individual. (See 8.2.1.001) There is a gap in the receipts and promissory notes from 1790 to 1849. This is also where we see the money on the documents change from pounds and shillings to dollars and cents. There is a bill of sale of the Lancaster Intelligencer newspaper from Edwin W. Hutter by a S. Boyd Hamilton in July 1849, as well as some follow up correspondence regarding that sale. However, in an article published in the Intelligencer on August 7, 1849, Mr. Hutter states that his successor is Captain George Sanderson of Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Lancaster Intelligencer, August 7, 1849, p. 2), which is confirmed in the December 4, 1849 edition which names the editor as "Geo. Sanderson (Lancaster Intelligencer, December 4, 1849, p. 1). The name McCausland reappears in the next subseries for legal papers, however, it is not a William McCausland, Jr. This is in reference to a law suit he filed against James Crawford and William McCausland for money due to him in outstanding rents and profits. There is a deposition notice addressed to "Col. Crawford" so it is likely to be the same James Crawford who had business dealings with Daniel McCausland.; An interesting piece in this subseries is a large transcript of the Court Papers filed in the action by the stockholders of the Marietta & Susquehanna Trading Company against five of their Trustees. The Trustees were entrusted to resolve the company and collect all outstanding debts. However due to a robbery at the bank wherein all of the notes were stolen, they were unable to collect any of the debts. The background of this case is illustrated in Francis Lyman's A Mysterious Bank Robbery (LCHSR 905.748 HSP v. 94, p. 384-385), where it is alleged that one of the Trustees/Defendants, Jacob Grosh, committed the crime. The remaining items are random and vague in the origination and contextual relationship.; 1 Ellis, F & Evans, S. (1883). History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everetts & Peck. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=WsQxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA52&dq=%22James+Crawford%22+Lancaster,+PA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBWoVChMIhPb155rHyAIVAV0eCh2FDgt6#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Crawford%22%20Lancaster%2C%20PA&f=false

System of Arrangement: JBFP Part 8 Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents; Subseries 1 Bills, Receipts, Ledgers, Accounts; Subseries 2 Deeds and Land Records; Subseries 3 Legal Papers

Year Range From: 1770

Year Range To: 1866

Creator: James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

People: Buchanan, James; Cameron, Simon; Curtis, George Ticknor; Drayton, John Grimke; Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith; Foster, Stephen Collins; Foster, Morrison; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus

Subjects: Letters; Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.); Personal correspondence

Search Terms: Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Wheatland; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 box, 36 folders, 39 items, .5 cubic feet

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German, Swedish

Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm; Archives of Maryland Online. Session Laws 1862. (Vol 532. Pg. 267). Retrieved from: http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/000001/000532/html/am532--267.html

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; James Buchanan Collection, MG0096; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion; Charles S. Foltz, Surgeon of the Seas: The Adventurous Life of Surgeon General Jonathan M. Foltz In the Days of Wooden Ships, Told from His Notes of the Moment. Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Call # 923.5 F671f

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Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 3 Invitations, Broadsides, Visiting Cards

Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 3

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 3 Invitations, Broadsides, Visiting Cards

Description: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 3 contains ephemera, including invitations, broadsides, calling cards, and poems. There are several tickets to various democratic conventions and rallies, calling cards, business cards, invitations to homes as well as to parties and balls, two poems, a World War I speech and a railroad scrip ticket book. The majority of the tickets in this series are for political conventions during the 1860s and 1870s from Baltimore, New York, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, as well as a few with no date or location. Invitations range from business sized cards requesting the recipient's company to printed cards for a ball and New Year's Eve Gala.

Admin/Biographical History: The majority of the items in this series are missing context and relationship with the other items in the collection. There is no clear connection with the items and who they belonged to or how they ended up in the collection. There are a few items that can be examined further, such as a ticket to the Eulogy on John Sergeant by Hon. William M. Meredith at the Musical Fund Hall on April 22, 1853. This eulogy was published as Eulogium on the Character and Services of the Late John Sergeant. The convention ticket in folder 1 labeled "L. Vallandingham" may refer to Louise Vallandingham the wife of Clement Vallandingham who was a states' rights advocate and an outspoken opponent to Abraham Lincoln.

System of Arrangement: JBFP Part 8 Series 3 Ephemera

Year Range From: 1770

Year Range To: 1866

Creator: James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Subjects: Business cards; Ephemera; Invitation cards; Tickets; Visiting cards; Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Ephemera; Invitations; Business cards; Tickets; Wheatland; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 box, 26 folders, 32 items, .5 cubic feet

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German, French

Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 3

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; James Buchanan Collection, MG0096; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion; Charles S. Foltz, Surgeon of the Seas: The Adventurous Life of Surgeon General Jonathan M. Foltz In the Days of Wooden Ships, Told from His Notes of the Moment. Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Call # 923.5 F671f

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.; Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: Card Collection

Title: Card Collection

Object ID: MG0180

Date Range: 1820 - present

• www.LancasterHistory.org Box 2 Series 5 Invitations Folder 1 Invitation Cards Insert 1 Mr. Buchanan requests the honor of . . . (not used). No date. Invitation for a surprise party for James Frey on 8 November 1889. Invitation to Miss Margie J. Fry for a lawn surprise party on 23 August 1890. Times Print. Invitation to

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Collection: Card Collection

Title: Card Collection

Description: The Card Collection contains advertising cards for businesses throughout Lancaster County, greeting cards, invitations, membership cards, and visiting cards. The occasions represented by the greeting cards include Valentine's Day, Christmas, New Year's, Easter, birthday, and anniversary cards.

Date Range: 1820 - present

Date of Accumulation: 1820 - present

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Adams, Bessie; Anderson, Ada L.; Anderson, Daisy; Armstrong, Charles Dudley; Bachman, M. E.; Bair, David; Bankratz, B.; Bausman, D. H.; Berdainer, Paul F.; Blough, Clara; Bollinger, W. H.; Bomberger, Lizzie S.; Bones, John G.; Bowers, J.; Bowers, W. B.; Boyd, George; Brackbill, Henry P.; Breneman, A. N.; Brimmer, H. J.; Brown, E. W.; Brucker, John; Bruner, P. M.; Bucher, Max; Buchmiller, D. F.; Burk, Jacob; Bursk, D. S.; Byrne, J. W.; Campbell, L. H.; Carmitchell, Thomas H.; Carter, Elmer E.; Charles, John A.; Chase, Ernest Dudley; Clark, L. F.; Clarke, Samuel; Cochran, Ada M.; Cogley, A. H.; Cooper, L. A.; Crouse, Matilda G.; Danner, George H.; Davis, I. J.; Delbo, S. L.; Denlinger, B. Willis; Dennis, George M.; Diller, H.; Diller, I. N.; Diller, Isaac; Doyle, W. A.; Eby, Samuel; Enck, W. C.; Erben, John A.; Erisman, E. J.; Erisman, George F. K.; Esbenshade, E. Herr; Fahnestock, Return E.; FonDersmith, G. L.; Frailey, William O.; Frey, Andrew G.; Frey, Walter H.; Fry, Margie J.; Fulmer, A. P.; Garber, A. M.; Garner, Emma Saylor; Gast, William H.; Getz, Charles A.; Gill, Charles S.; Gochenaur, Harry E.; Goerhing, Reaves F. Jr.; Griffits, Frank P.; Groff, Samuel A.; Grove, Fanny; Grove, L. H.; Grundisch, F.; Gundaker, H.; Haberbush, M.; Hackman, Lizzie B.; Hager, Ruth; Haldeman, Grace S. Garner; Haldeman, Sarah J.; Harbaugh, Henry; Harding, William H.; Harnish, C. B.; Harnish, D. L.; Harnish, Jacob; Harnish, M. S.; Hartman, Lewis S.; Hatz, Samuel; Heidelbaugh, Milton; Heinitsh, John F.; Heisey, Kate; Heisey, Martin Luther; Hensel, Joann W.; Herr, Daniel D.; Herr, Daniel H.; Herr, Eugene M.; Herr, Harry B.; Herr, L. B.; Hess, J. R.; Hess, Witmer; Hiemenz, John; Hireisy, F. H.; Hirsh, A.; Hoffer, D. B.; Hoffman, Barbara; Hoffmeier, A. K.; Hollinger, J. P.; Hoover, George J.; Hoover, Jacob; Houghton, M. A.; Houseal, Lottie M.; Hubley, Alfred A.; Hull, George W.; Jameson, J. P.; Jeffries, Mary; Johns, H. Forrey; Kappler, Edward S.; Keiffer, J. H.; Keiffer, Josepine; Keiper, J. M.; Keller, J. W.; Kettring, John H.; Killian, G. C.; Killian, George W.; Kinzler, Frederick; Kirchner, Sharon; Knapp, Catharine; Kreckel, Edward; Kulp, D. H.; Landis, Allen B.; Landis, Bertha Cochran; Landis, David Bachman; Landis, Katie M.; Lane, C. M.; Lebkicher, J. P.; Lefevre, P. G.; Levy, M.; Locher, Charles A.; Loeb, Millie; Loeb, William; Long, Charles E.; Lowell, J. W.; Luchenbach, H. H.; Lynch, Charles O.; MacNay, Charles; Manby, William H.; Marshall, William L.; Martin, H. A.; McClain, John C.; McCleery, Samuel B.; Merrill, Lizzie L.; Miley, Frank B.; Miller, George H.; Miltonberger, J. C.; Mower, J. H.; Moyer, J. G.; Musser, Maggie; Owens, Steve J.; Parry, H. B.; Phiffer, Amanda; Poutz, Lilian; Poutz, May; Prangley, James Jr.; Ramsdell, O. J.; Reeser, Joseph; Reinoehl, A. F.; Reitzel, Amanda; Ressel, Richard P.; Richardson, Clara V.; Riest, A. H.; Riest, J. Frank; Riest, W. A.; Ringwalt, A. G.; Roadman, Samuel H.; Rock, Allen; Rohrer, F. S.; Rohrer, J.; Rosenstein, Al; Rote, Amos C.; Rote, J. E.; Roth, John B.; Rothschild, Jacob; Roy, William H.; Royer, J. R.; Saylor, J. J.; Schaefer, E. M.; Schaum, George B.; Schmidt, H. A.; Schneider, H. J.; Schoenberger, John; Shelly, Jeremiah A.; Shirk, Peter; Shreiner, H. M.; Shrum, J. H.; Shultz, E. J.; Shultz, H. S.; Simon, C. H.; Sing, Daniel; Slandt, John W.; Smaling, J. K.; Smith, A. H.; Smith, A. Herr; Snyder, H. N.; Snyder, P. C.; Sprecher, John M.; Sprecher, William D.; Stackhouse, D. P.; Stauffer, H. S.; Stauffer, Harry F.; Steinhauser, Frank J.; Steinhauser, Kate A.; Swarr, John P.; Teahl, J. A.; Thorbahn, Fanny; Trout, Harry L.; Trout, Mary; Trout, Mollie S.; Urban, B. F. W.; Urban, Ruth; Van Pelt, Charles P.; Vollmer, Frederick; Waylan, John; Webber, Annie; Weber, Ferdinand; Weidle, Laura I.; Weikel, A. W.; Wiant, George; Wiggins, Alice B.; Wilson, Edward G; Withrow, J. L.; Wood, Helen; Woodward, A. W.; Wormley, W.; Zahm, Edward J.; Ziegler, Joe C.; Keller, John; Fordney, Sara Cox; Fordney, Thomas Potter; McIlvaine, George Duffield; Haupt, C. Elvin

Subjects: Advertising; Advertising cards; Associations, institutions, etc.; Business cards; Ephemera; Greeting cards; Invitation cards; Visiting cards

Search Terms: A. D. Caufman and Company; A. Haldeman and Company; Abraham, Eberly and Company; Adler Boots and Shoes; Advertising; Advertising cards; Aikin and Neuhauser; Albany Dentists; American Tea Company; Associations, institutions, etc.; Astrich Bros.; Athenaeum, Historical, Agricultural & Mechanics' Institute; Austen's Forest Flower Cologne; Bair and Keen; Barbers; Black Horse Hotel and Corn Exchange; Bomberger and Loeb; Bon-Ton; Borgenski's; Boston Store; Bowers and Hurst; Brecht and Brothers; Burger and Sutton; Business cards; Calling cards; Cash Grocery; City Shoe Store; Colahan and Company; Columbia Spy Steam Job Print; Columbia Wagon Company; Common Sense Shoe Store; Conestoga Carriage Factory; Conestoga Grocery; Conestoga Steam Mills; Confectioners; Cooper House; Deichler and Schaum; Deichler's Stationary; Delmonico Café; Department stores; Dressmakers; Duncan's; Eagle Shoe Store; Edison Electric Company; Ephemera; Estey Organ Company; F. A. North and Company; Fairview Nurseries; Farmers First Bank; Finding aids; First National Bank of Columbia; Flinn and Breneman; Flinn and Willson; Frew's Carriage Factory; Frey and Eckert; Fry and Mast; Funerals; Furriers; Geis and Company; George Boyd and Sons; George M. Steinman and Company; Glenn Manor Service Station and Tourist Cabins; Gottshalk and Lederman's Great New York Bazaar; Grace Lutheran Church; Graduations; Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company; Greeting cards; Grocery stores; Guthrie and Son; Hahn's Store; Hallet and Davis; Harnish and Company; Harting's Old Whiskies; Hatcher Company; Hats; Hatters; Heitshu's Drug Store; Henwood and Thomas; Herr's Book Store; Hildesheimer and Faulkner; Hill Poultry Yard; Hirsh and Brother; Hoar and McNabb; Hoffer's Steam Drillers; Hoffmeier Brothers; Holly Tree Coffee House; Hotels; Houghton's Popular Millinery; Incubators; Invitations; Iris Club; J. B. Martin and Company; J. F. Long and Company; J. H. Abraham and Brother; J. Rose and Son; John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store; John P. Schaum and Son; John Schoenberger and Sons; Keplinger and Company; Keystone Collar Factory; Kirk Johnson & Co.; L. B. Herr & Son; Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society; Lancaster Bargain Bazaar; Lancaster City Pharmacy; Lancaster Country Store; Lancaster County Chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society; Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company; Lancaster Maennerchor; Lancaster Photo Engraving Company; Lancaster Trust Company; Lane and Company; Locher's Drug Store; M. Deichler and Son; Manby's Music Store; Manuscript groups; Marshall E. Smith Company; Mayor and Simon; Merrick Thread Company; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Miesse Candies & Ice Cream; Miller and Bushong; Miller and Umbdenstock; Millineries; Mitchell's Carpet Cleaning House; Morrow's Fine Shoes; Muhlenberg's Drug Store; Myers and Rathfon; National Bearings Company; Neffsville Hotel; New York Dairy Lunch; New York Millinery Store; Norbeck and Miley; Novelty Bazaar; P. C. Snyder and Brother; Palace Saloon; Penn Boiler and Burner Manufacturing Corporation; Pennsylvania Clothing Company; Philip Schum, Son and Company; Photographers; Popular Cigar Store; Powell and Rhode's New Dancing Academy; R. B. and H. Factory; Ranck and Kurtz; Reece's Parlor Shoe Store; Reilly Brothers and Raub; Royal St. John Sewing Machine Office; S. B. Cox and Company; S. H. Zahm and Company; Samuel Hatz's Tobacco and Cigar Store; Seamstresses; Shaub and Brothers; Shaub and Burns; Shiffler Fire Company; Shirk's Carpet Hall; Shultz's Sons; Singer Manufacturing Company; Singer Sewing Machine Company; Slough and Brother; Slough and Kauffman; Sorrel Horse Hotel; St. James Episcopal Church; Star Shoe House; Stauffer and Company; Steckel Printing, Inc.; Steinwandle Boots and Shoes; Stockyard Inn; Stoner, Shreiner and Company; Swan Hotel; Swarthmore College; Tailors; Thomae's Fashionable Millinery; Thomas W. Price Company; Trade cards; Trinity Choral Society; Visiting cards; W. A. Reist and Company; Weddings; Wenger Carriage Factory; West and Haverstick; Westhaeffer's Book Store; White, Stokes and Allen; William D. Sprecher and Son; William Knabe and Company; William Kray and Company; Williamson and Foster; Women's Republican Club

Extent: 3 boxes, 6 series, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0180

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

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Other Numbers: MG-180

Classification: MG0180

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 25 August 2021.

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Archive

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 1 Correspondence

Object ID: JBFP_Part01_Series01

Date Range: 1819-1868

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers

Title: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 1 Correspondence

Description: The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 1 Correspondence, Subseries 1 contains letters to James Buchanan and Subseries 2 contains letters from James Buchanan. Within these subseries, the letters are arranged chronologically, dating from 1819-1868.; This collection contains letters, both to and from James Buchanan. The letters from Buchanan range from the different periods of his life-as a private citizen and lawyer, senator, and ambassador to Russia and Britain; his Presidential term from 1857 to 1861; and his later years until his death in 1868. The earlier letters include details of his travels, political matters and the military, social engagements and responsibilities, his responsibilities as a political figure, and accounts of family chatter and gossip. He also discusses at length, in his letters to and about Harriet Lane, his opinions of whom she should marry, his opinions about her social encounters and interactions, her living situations, and her livelihood. Buchanan also often wrote about his Christian beliefs, especially during the later years of his life. Letters from his later years detail the day-to-day life at home in Wheatland, including some of his guests, his servants, and his illnesses as the end of his life neared.; The letters that are addressed to James Buchanan range in different topics, concerning military affairs, political and legal information, and family chatter. Other letters include details of Buchanan's financial matters that are in reference to loans, Buchanan's investments and purchases, deeds and bonds. There are also a number of thank-you letters and notes of recommendation.; Many of the letters are to his niece, Harriet Lane and nephew, James Buchanan Henry. Other correspondents are H. B. Swarr, Henry A. Muhlenberg, family members, Francis Scott Key, Riggs & Co., James L. Reynolds, and many political colleagues.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland, accessed 10/24/2019]

System of Arrangement: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan is arranged into six series.; Series 1 Correspondence; Subseries 1 Letters from James Buchanan; Subseries 2 Letters to James Buchanan; Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents; Series 3 Campaign and Inaugural Materials; Series 4 Speeches and Writings; Series 5 Ephemera; Series 6 Miscellaneous Materials

Date Range: 1819-1868

Creation Date: 1819-1868

Year Range From: 1819

Year Range To: 1868

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

People: Buchanan, Edward Young; Buchanan, James; Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith; Henry, James Buchanan; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Other Creators: James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Subjects: Letters; Personal correspondence

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Correspondence, Personal; Harriet Lane Johnston; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Letters

Extent: 4 boxes, 365 folders, 2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, French

Object ID: JBFP_Part01_Series01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; Wheatland Mansion

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Part #, Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Description Level: Series

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009.; Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Bed, Sleigh

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1989.344.001

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: Mahogany sleigh bed. Sleigh-shaped bed with a headboard higher than footboard. Outcurved top rails. Cyma curved footboard. Headboard has side pieces with cyma curves. Low to ground. Side rails have curved top edge. Feet are rounded blocks that are caster

Provenance: Buchanan, James; to Johnston, Harriet Lane (niece); to Kennedy, May (cousin); to Taylor, Mrs. Edmund R. (Julia) (May's sister); to Taylor, Mr. Edmund R. Taylor Jr. (Julia's grandson); to James Buchanan Foundation; LancasterHistory

Year Range From: 1820

Year Range To: 1835

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: North Middle Bedchamber

Storage Wall: North Wall

People: Buchanan, James; Johnston, Harriet Lane

Subcategory: Furniture

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Object Name: Bed, Sleigh

Material: Mahogany

Height (in): 44

Length (in): 83.75

Width (in): 46.438

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2022-06-21

Condition Notes: Walnut bed finish bleached by sun exposure, especially on back & headboard and footboard. Minor scratches on the wood througout.

Object ID: W.1989.344.001

Notes: Belonged to James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston. According to letter from donor's wife, 'there is no written authentication of its origin, but my husband received the bed from his grandmother, Mrs. E.R. Taylor of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. V; Mr. and Mrs. Edmund R. Taylor, Jr. donated a set of 8 linen handtowels marked with Harriet Lane Johnston's monogram and a letter from Francis Scott Key to James Buchanan at the same time of the bed donation. A campaign card was also donated at this time.; The matching sleigh bed is currently (2022) owned by Evelyn Byrd Hutton (evelynbyrdhutton@gmail.com), a sister of Betsy Henry Lehman & daughter to Reginald Buchanan Henry, Jr.

Credit: Mr. and Mrs. Edmund R. Taylor, Jr.

Accession Number: W.1989.344

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Bookcase

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1940.013.002

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: Bookcase composed of two sections. Cabinet with glass doors at top and cabinet with wooden doors at bottom. Two glass doors have square mullions holding the panes. Doors give access to moveable shelves inside. Two doors at bottom of each have simple rectangular recessed panels.; Thomas Potter - 2nd owner of Wheatland; Sold to William Morris Meredith 3rd owner of Wheatland; Sold to James Buchanan 4th owner of Wheatland; Inherited by Harriet Lane Johnston 5th owner of Wheatland; Bequeathed to John Newton Lane, Harriet Lane Johnston's nephew; Bequeathed to Mrs. Patty Lane Fay daughter of John N. Lane

Provenance: Thomas Potter; To - William Morris Meredith; To - James Buchanan; To - Harriet Lane Johnston; To - John Newton Lane; To - Mrs. Patty Lane Fay; To - James Buchanan Foundation

Year Range From: 1828

Year Range To: 1849

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Library

Storage Wall: Southeast Wall

People: Buchanan, James; Fay, Patty Lane; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Lane, John Newton; Meredith, William Morris; Potter, Thomas

Subcategory: Furniture

Search Terms: Bookcases; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Object Name: Bookcase

Material: Mahogany veneer/Glass

Height (in): 107

Width (in): 60

Depth (in): 43

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2003-12-19

Object ID: W.1940.013.002

Notes: Bookcases sold to Meredith in 1845 by Potter then Meredith sold them to James Buchanan in 1848. Letter dated 9/27/1848 to Buchanan from Meredith: 'In addition to the $6750 which you mention, I paid Mr. Potter for the bookcases in the library, I think $75.00.'

Accession Number: W.1940.013

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Bottle, Wine

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1959.002.001

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: Greenish-brown glass with kick in bottom. Cork sealed in mouth of bottle with pinkish wax ('Red Seal') and copper wire. Old torn tag around neck 'Dennison Mfg. Co. Tag Mfrs. 25 & 28 Franklin St. Boston'. Label on bottle printed with '1827 Red Seal Madeira'

Provenance: Imported by: M.E. Bellow & Son, New York, NY; To James Buchanan; To Henry Eicholtz Leman; To Adelia Leman; To Robert D. Leman; To James Buchanan Foundation; To LancasterHistory

Year Range From: 1827

Year Range To: 1832

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Dining Room

Storage Wall: South Wall

Storage Cabinet: Table

Storage Shelf: Table Top

People: Buchanan, James

Subcategory: Food Service T&E

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Inscription Position: Below neck on body of bottle

Inscription Technique: Stamped

Inscription Text: 1827 Red Seal Madeira; Per Ship "Wanderer" From Lisbon; Bottled 1832

Inscription Type: Paper Tag

Object Name: Bottle, Wine

Material: Glass, wine, cork, wax, paper

Height (in): 12.625

Dimension Details: Base Diameter: 2.937'

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 1991-03-13

Condition Notes: Bottom label torn and missing middle; this label identifies importer, M.E. Bellow & Son, New York, NY

Object ID: W.1959.002.001

Place of Origin: Lisbon, Portugal

Accession Number: W.1959.002

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Bottle, Wine

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1989.090.001

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: Wine bottle. Brown glass, shallow pontil, seamed shoulder and neck. Cork with red wax to seal mouth. Wine inside almost to shoulder level. Found by volunteers sometime during the early years of the James Buchanan Foundation. Bottle was found in the east end of the basement level in the Wheatland mansion.; Possibly Portugal

Provenance: James Buchanan

Year Range From: 1820

Year Range To: 1840

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Dining Room

Storage Wall: West Wall

Storage Cabinet: Sideboard

Storage Shelf: Service Top

People: Buchanan, James

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Object Name: Bottle, Wine

Material: Glass/Cork/Wax/Wine

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2022-01-13

Condition Notes: Missing product label on bottle's body.

Object ID: W.1989.090.001

Accession Number: W.1989.090

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Bowl, Bouillon

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1998.003.094

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20. This service bowl has a floral center painted in a naturalistic palette in shades of yellow, green, blue and tan within a gilt cavetto below a wide pink band within a gilt edge.; Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.

Provenance: French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.; Olivia Peters Henry

Year Range From: 1814

Year Range To: 1825

Made By: Nast or Darte Freres

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Dining Room

Storage Wall: Southwest Wall

Storage Cabinet: Built-in Cupboard

Storage Shelf: Shelf 1

People: Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de; Buchanan, James; Feuillet, Jean-Pierre; Henry, James Buchanan; Henry, Olivia Peters; Henry, Sidney Morgan; Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Inscription Position: Bottom

Inscription Text: Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20

Inscription Type: Signature

Object Name: Bowl, Bouillon

Material: Porcelain

Height (cm): 4.445

Height (ft): 0.1458333333

Height (in): 1.75

Diameter (cm): 21.59

Diameter (ft): 0.7083333333

Diameter (in): 8.5

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2021-12-22

Object ID: W.1998.003.094

Place of Origin: Paris, France

Accession Number: W.1998.003

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Bowl, Bouillon

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1998.003.095

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20. This service bowl has a landscape scene with a castle, a waterfall and two people fishing in shades of green, blue and tan within a gilt cavetto below a wide pink band within a gilt edge.; Made by Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.

Provenance: French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.; Olivia Peters Henry

Year Range From: 1814

Year Range To: 1825

Made By: Nast or Darte Freres

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Dining Room

Storage Wall: Southwest Wall

Storage Cabinet: Built-in Cupboard

Storage Shelf: Shelf 1

People: Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de; Buchanan, James; Feuillet, Jean-Pierre; Henry, James Buchanan; Henry, Olivia Peters; Henry, Sidney Morgan; Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Inscription Position: Bottom

Inscription Text: Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20

Inscription Type: Signature

Object Name: Bowl, Bouillon

Material: Porcelain

Height (cm): 4.445

Height (ft): 0.1458333333

Height (in): 1.75

Diameter (cm): 21.59

Diameter (ft): 0.7083333333

Diameter (in): 8.5

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2021-12-22

Condition Notes: Chip on gilt rim

Object ID: W.1998.003.095

Place of Origin: Paris, France

Accession Number: W.1998.003

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Bowl, Serving

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1963.002.004a-b

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: Serving bowl with lid that is part of the Parisian Pink china purchased by James Buchanan while serving as the U.S. Secretary of State from the French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt.; Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.

Provenance: Buchanan, James; To Johnston, Harriet Lane; To Fay, Patty Lane; To Eldridge, Patty Lane Fay; To James Buchanan Foundation; LancasterHistory

Year Range From: 1817

Year Range To: 1834

Made By: Feuillet, Jean-Pierre

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Dining Room

Storage Wall: West Wall

Storage Cabinet: Sideboard

Storage Shelf: Service Top

People: Buchanan, James; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Fay, Patty Lane; Eldridge, Patty Lane Fay

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Inscription Position: Bottom

Inscription Technique: Pen and Ink

Inscription Text: Fiullet rue dela Paix no 20

Inscription Type: Signature

Object Name: Bowl, Serving

Material: Porcelain

Makers Mark: Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature

Depth (cm): 4.445

Depth (ft): 0.1458333333

Depth (in): 1.75

Diameter (cm): 24.13

Diameter (ft): 0.7916666667

Diameter (in): 9.5

Dimension Details: Lid Dimensions; Depth - 3.5; Diameter - 9.0

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2023-04-04

Object ID: W.1963.002.004a-b

Notes: In 1995 the JBF staff assigned the Object ID W.95.69.2 to this Compote as a FIC probably because original paper records were not found.; In March 2023 the paper file has been found that identifies Patty Lane Fayer Eldridge as the donor in September 1963. Mrs. James W. Eldridge was the daughter to Patty Lane Fay and the great niece to Harriet Lane Johnston. Patty Lane Fay was daughter to James Buchanan Lane, the first-born to Jane Buchanan Lane, President James Buchanan's sister.

Place of Origin: Paris, France

Accession Number: W.1963.002

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Bowl, Soup

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1998.003.098

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20. This soup bowl has a central gold medallion and gilt cavetto below a wide pink band with a gilt edge.; Made by Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.

Provenance: French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.; Olivia Peters Henry

Year Range From: 1814

Year Range To: 1825

Made By: Nast or Darte Freres

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Dining Room

Storage Wall: Southwest Wall

Storage Cabinet: Built-in Cupboard

Storage Shelf: Shelf 1

People: Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de; Buchanan, James; Feuillet, Jean-Pierre; Henry, James Buchanan; Henry, Olivia Peters; Henry, Sidney Morgan; Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Inscription Position: Bottom

Inscription Text: Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20

Inscription Type: Signature

Object Name: Bowl, Soup

Material: Porcelain

Height (cm): 4.445

Height (ft): 0.1458333333

Height (in): 1.75

Diameter (cm): 22.86

Diameter (ft): 0.75

Diameter (in): 9

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2021-12-22

Object ID: W.1998.003.098

Place of Origin: Paris, France

Accession Number: W.1998.003

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Bowl, Soup

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1998.003.099

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20. This soup bowl has a central gold medallion and gilt cavetto below a wide pink band with a gilt edge.; Made by Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.

Provenance: French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.; Olivia Peters Henry

Year Range From: 1814

Year Range To: 1825

Made By: Nast or Darte Freres

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Dining Room

Storage Wall: Southwest Wall

Storage Cabinet: Built-in Cupboard

Storage Shelf: Shelf 1

People: Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de; Buchanan, James; Feuillet, Jean-Pierre; Henry, James Buchanan; Henry, Olivia Peters; Henry, Sidney Morgan; Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Inscription Position: Bottom

Inscription Text: Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20

Inscription Type: Signature

Object Name: Bowl, Soup

Material: Porcelain

Height (cm): 4.445

Height (ft): 0.1458333333

Height (in): 1.75

Diameter (cm): 22.86

Diameter (ft): 0.75

Diameter (in): 9

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2021-12-22

Object ID: W.1998.003.099

Place of Origin: Paris, France

Accession Number: W.1998.003

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Bowl, Soup

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1998.003.100

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20. This soup bowl has a central gold medallion and gilt cavetto below a wide pink band with a gilt edge.; Made by Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.

Provenance: French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry; Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.; Olivia Peters Henry

Year Range From: 1814

Year Range To: 1825

Made By: Nast or Darte Freres

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Dining Room

Storage Wall: Southwest Wall

Storage Cabinet: Built-in Cupboard

Storage Shelf: Shelf 1

People: Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de; Buchanan, James; Feuillet, Jean-Pierre; Henry, James Buchanan; Henry, Olivia Peters; Henry, Sidney Morgan; Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Inscription Position: Bottom

Inscription Text: Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20

Inscription Type: Signature

Object Name: Bowl, Soup

Material: Porcelain

Height (cm): 4.445

Height (ft): 0.1458333333

Height (in): 1.75

Diameter (cm): 22.86

Diameter (ft): 0.75

Diameter (in): 9

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2021-12-22

Condition Notes: Cracked across from one edge to the other. Repaired with a staple on underside.

Object ID: W.1998.003.100

Place of Origin: Paris France

Accession Number: W.1998.003

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Bowl, Soup

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1995.069.009

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: A soup bowl that is part of the Parisian Pink china purchased by James Buchanan while serving as the U.S. Secretary of State from the French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt.; Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.

Provenance: French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt; to James Buchanan; to James Buchanan Henry

Year Range From: 1814

Year Range To: 1825

Made By: Feuillet, Jean-Pierre

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Dining Room

Storage Wall: Southwest Wall

Storage Cabinet: Built-in Cupboard

Storage Shelf: Top Shelf

People: Buchanan, James; Henry, James Buchanan

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Inscription Position: Bottom

Inscription Technique: Pen and Ink

Inscription Text: Feuillet Paris rue de la Paix

Inscription Type: Signature

Object Name: Bowl, Soup

Material: Porcelain

Makers Mark: Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the objects no longer have the designer's signature

Depth (cm): 4.445

Depth (ft): 0.1458333333

Depth (in): 1.75

Diameter (cm): 23.495

Diameter (ft): 0.7708333333

Diameter (in): 9.25

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2022-01-27

Object ID: W.1995.069.009

Notes: Although documentation has not yet been found, it is believed that these pieces of the Parisian Pink set were donated by a Henry Family descendant.

Place of Origin: Paris, France

Accession Number: W.1995.069

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Bowl, Wine Rinser

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1989.050.001

Collection: Wheatland

Description: Glass wine rinsers. Narrow spouts. Thumbprint design approximately halfway up.

Provenance: Purportedly belonged to Harriet Lane - no documentation. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bryan (1986)

Year Range From: 1820

Year Range To: 1860

Last Owner: Johnston, Harriet Lane

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Parlor

Storage Wall: Southeast Wall

Storage Cabinet: Sideboard

Storage Shelf: Bottom Shelf

Storage Drawer: Center Bottom Cabinet

People: Johnston, Harriet Lane

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Object Name: Bowl, Wine Rinser

Material: Glass

Height (in): 3.625

Width (in): 5.25

Diameter (in): 4.375

Dimension Details: Width is spout to spout.

Condition: Excellent

Condition Notes: One wine rinser is cracked, all others in excellent condition.

Object ID: W.1989.050.001

Notes: Excellent condition, except for one that is cracked. Purportedly belonged to Harriet Lane, no documentation.

Credit: Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bryan

Accession Number: W.1989.050

Candlestick

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1992.003.001

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: Urn-shaped wood candlestick cup and stem screws onto shallow bowl base. Incised line around outside lip. Outside bottom is flat, slightly concave. On the base is a circular image of a man and woman on a donkey comprised of varied colors of inlaid wood. Background of the image is dark brown.

Provenance: Johnston, Harriet Lane; To - Kennedy, May Seldon (Harriet's cousin); To - Taylor, Julia Kennedy (May's sister),; To - Julia's daughters; To - Taylor, Edmund R. III (Julia's grandson); To James Buchanan Foundation; LancasterHistory

Year Range From: 1810

Year Range To: 1830

Last Owner: Johnston, Harriet Lane

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Library

Storage Wall: West Wall

Storage Cabinet: Desk

Storage Shelf: Top Surface

People: Johnston, Harriet Lane

Subcategory: Lighting Device

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Object Name: Candlestick

Material: Wood

Height (in): 2.625

Diameter (in): 4.25

Condition: Excellent

Condition Date: 2022-12-06

Object ID: W.1992.003.001

Accession Number: W.1992.003

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Chair, Side

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Collection: Wheatland

Object ID: W.1989.126.001

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Collection: Wheatland

Description: American Empire chair; back top rail is a wide concave veneer with gilded decoration surmounting downward sloping arm rests and an urn shaped vertical splat back. The arms are supported by curved uprights surmounting a plain curved apron with an upholstered slip seat. The front legs are flat and shaped in reverse ogee curves with front edges rounded. The rear legs are square and have a backward saber curve.

Provenance: Buchanan, James; To - Buchanan, Edward Young; To - Ewing, Alice C. Buchanan; To - Ewing, Alice B.; To - Niece, Marshall, Cornelia Lausdale Brooke (Mrs. Donnel)

Year Range From: 1820

Year Range To: 1840

Last Owner: Buchanan, James

Storage Location: Wheatland, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Sitting Room

Storage Wall: East Wall

People: Buchanan, James

Subcategory: Furniture

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Object Name: Chair, Side

Material: Rosewood

Height (in): 32.25

Width (in): 18.75

Depth (in): 17.188

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2022-01-31

Object ID: W.1989.126.001

Notes: James Buchanan to Edward Y. Buchanan to Alice Cunningham Buchanan to Alice Buchanan Ewing, her daughter. Alice B. Ewing her niece, Mrs. Donnell Marshall / Cornelia Lausdale Brooke, daughter to Cornelia Lausdale Ewing and Robert E. Brooke.

Credit: Mrs. Donnell Marshall

Accession Number: W.1989.126

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