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James Buchanan, 1791-1868; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

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Author: Sloan, Irving J.,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Call Number: 923.173 B918sL

Responsibility: edited by Irving J. Sloan.

Author: Sloan, Irving J.,

Place of Publication: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y

Publisher: Oceana Publications,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: v, 89 p. 24 cm.

Series: The Presidential Chronologies

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; United States - History - 1815-1861 - Sources.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.173 B918sL

Protecting the Buchanan papers

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Author: Rosenberger, Homer Tope,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Papers, Library of Congress). And what a surprise! Early in 1874 a long letter drifted in from dilatory Mr. William B. Reed. He now wanted to resume work on the biography of James Buchanan. The letter, preserved by the Lan- caster County Historical Society, is as follows. New York No 36, East 21st. St

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Responsibility: by Homer T. Rosenberger.

Author: Rosenberger, Homer Tope,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: [137]-169 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 3

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Manuscripts.; Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.; Presidents - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 3 (1968), p. 137-169Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72

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Wheatland's landscape : 1848-1868

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Author: Shenk, John.

Date of Publication: 1963

the days of their planting and her part in the ceremony.2 James Buchanan purchased Wheatland in December, 1848, from Mr. William Morris Meredith. Buchanan became established at Wheatland in mid-May, 1849. 3 Knowing that he would be a political contender for the presidential nomination, he began to

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Responsibility: by John Shenk.

Author: Shenk, John.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1963

Physical Description: [93]-100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 2

Subjects: Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.); Landscape architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 2 (1963), p. 93-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67

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Report of the committee on the W. U. Hensel tablet unveiling

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Date of Publication: 1915

family of the late W. U. Hensel, for- mally presented to Mr. Paul Heine, owner of the magnificent hostelry, a marble tablet to commemorate the visit to the old Cadwell House of Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan, Horace Greeley, General Winfield S. Hancock and Theodore Roosevelt. These distinguished

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Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1915

Physical Description: [88]-120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 4

Subjects: Hensel, W. U. - 1851-1915.; Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.; Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Greeley, Horace, - 1811-1872.; Hancock, Winfield Scott, - 1824-1886.; Roosevelt, Theodore, - 1858-1919.; Grant, Ulysses S. - 1822-1885.; Washington, George, - 1732-1799.; Hotel Brunswick (Lancaster, Pa.); Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster; Lancaster (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 4 (1915), p. 89-120Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19

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The attitude of James Buchanan (a citizen of Lancaster County) towards the institution of slavery in the United States

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Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1911

The Attitude of James Buchanan (a Cit- izen of Lancaster County) towards the Institution of Slavery in the United States It is the happy and appropriate function of an historical society, with even the local limitations of ours, to fearlessly explore and faithfully chron- icle the events of general

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Responsibility: by W. U. Hensel, Esq.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1911

Physical Description: 142-159 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 5

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Views on slavery.; Slavery - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 5 (1911), p. 142-159Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15

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Robert Coleman, millionaire ironmaster

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Author: Klein, Frederic Shriver,

Date of Publication: 1960.

us to a better understanding of an era which is now long past, but still fundamental in our American heritage. Robert Coleman's native land was Ireland, and his place of birth was known as CastleFinn, near Strabane in County Donegal, not far from the ancestral home of James Buchanan. He was more

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Responsibility: by Frederic S. Klein.

Author: Klein, Frederic Shriver,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1960.

Physical Description: [17]-33 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 1

Subjects: Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.; Millionaires - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 1 (1960), p. 17-33Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64

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The Old Buck Cannon

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Author: Van Horn, Lawrence.

Date of Publication: 1960.

`College Hill,' and it thundered forth its hoarse notes of acclamation." The day was June 10, 1856, and that morning news had reached Lan- caster that James Buchanan had been chosen by the Democratic National Convention as its candidate for the Presidency. Since 11 o'clock, people had been streaming out to

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Responsibility: by Lawrence Van Horn.

Author: Van Horn, Lawrence.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1960.

Physical Description: [209]-222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 4

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Ordnance.; Artillery.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 4 (1960), p. 209-222Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64

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The life of William Uhler Hensel

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Author: Girvin, J. Barry

Date of Publication: 1966

States. About 1910, he and two other men organized a subscription drive to purchase a permanent meeting place for the local chapter, Zeta,' and in September, 1919, a house on James Street was purchased for $7,500.12 Theta Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity was chartered at Franklin and Marshall in

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Responsibility: by J. Barry Girvin.

Author: Girvin, J. Barry

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1966

Physical Description: [185]-248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 70, no. 4

Subjects: Hensel, W. U. - 1851-1915.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1865-1950.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 70, number 4 (1966), p. 185-248Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.70

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1860--the year before the war

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1961.

as it touched Lancaster County. The area at that time was served with four local dailies and it may be of interest to look at the political complexions of these newssheets. The oldest was the Intelligencer which had its beginning in 1799. During the years that James Buchanan was aspiring to the

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1961.

Physical Description: [113]-135 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 3

Subjects: Republican Party (Pa.) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Chronology.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 3 (1961), p. 113-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65

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The Lancaster Federalists and the War of 1812

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Author: Madonna, G. Terry.

Date of Publication: 1967

presidential elections of 1808 and 1812 substantiated this claim. The State maintained an unbrok- en loyalty to the national administration throughout this period. The first decade of the nineteenth century was marked by a suc- cession of Democratic Governors, United States Senators and Con- gressmen; and the

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Responsibility: by G. Terry Madonna.

Author: Madonna, G. Terry.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1967

Physical Description: [137]-164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 3

Subjects: Federal Party (U.S.); Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.; United States - History - War of 1812.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 3 (1967), p. 137-164Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71

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Letters of Honorable John Strohm

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Author: Shenk, Hiram H.

Date of Publication: 1919

things will be changed, though it will take a long time for the Country to recover from the injuries inflicted by the Administration of James K. Polk. �" The Presidential question begins to be agitated a good deal here. The Taylor men are very sanguine. For my part I don't like General Taylor as a

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Responsibility: by Hiram H. Shenk.

Author: Shenk, Hiram H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1919

Physical Description: 47-59 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 3

Subjects: Strohm, John L.; Legislators - United States.; Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 3 (1919), p. 47-59Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.24

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Simon Cameron's political exile as United States Minister to Russia

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Author: Libhart, Lamar Landon.

Date of Publication: 1968.

in Pennsylvania as a Republican." He progressed rapidly, however, and was able to attend the 1860 Chicago Presidential Convention with his dele- gates pledged to vote "Cameron for President" on the first ballot." John W. Forney, who had directed much of the Buchanan pres- idential campaign, and now a

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Responsibility: by Lemar Landon Libhart.

Author: Libhart, Lamar Landon.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: [189]-228 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 4

Subjects: Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.; United States - Politics and government - 1849-1877.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 4 (1968), p. 189-228Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72

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The Antimasonic Party in Lancaster County, Pa. : 1828-1843

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Author: McNeal, John Edward,

Date of Publication: 1965

Democrats, now fearing the worst, tried to sal- vage the election by unleashing their big political gun, James Buchanan, the Friday night (October 9, 1829) prior to the election. At that time he made "a flourishing speech at a meeting in the Court House against the anti-masons and in favor [as the Anti

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Responsibility: by John Edward McNeal.

Author: McNeal, John Edward,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1965

Physical Description: [57]-149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 2

Subjects: Antimasonic Party (Pa.).; Elections - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 2 (1965), p. 57-149Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69

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Gilmore day : Lancaster musical holiday honoring Patrick S. Gilmore

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Author: Johnson, Erwin H.,

Date of Publication: 1968

of the world. His rise was quick in Boston and nine years after his arrival we find him directing the Salem Massachusetts Brass Band in a march down Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., at the inauguration exer- cises for President James Buchanan. The Salem Band was such a standout under his

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Responsibility: by Mrs. Erwin H. Johnson.

Author: Johnson, Erwin H.,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1968

Physical Description: [84]-96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2

Subjects: Gilmore, P. S. - 1829-1892.; Holidays - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Music - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 84-96Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72

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The Christiana Riot and the treason trials of 1851 : an historical sketch

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Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1911

, junior counsel for the defendant, printed a pamphlet review of it, which shows much ability, has great value and has become very rare. The official pho nographic report of the trial, by James J. Robbins, of the Philadelphia bar (King & Baird, 1852), is of course a copious fountain of exact information

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Responsibility: by W. U. Hensel.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1911

Physical Description: iii, 1-134 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 8 [supplement]

Notes: Supplement to Lancaster County Historical Journal of October 1911

Subjects: United States.; Trials.; Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.; Slavery - Pennsylvania.; African Americans - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Fugitive slaves - Legal status, laws, etc. - Pennsylvania.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 8 [supplement] (1911), p. 1-134Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15

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Lancaster County's present Court House : a history of its construction 1852-1855

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Author: Kramer, Fay Follet.

Date of Publication: 1967

the author. The staff at the library of the Lancaster Newspapers Incorpor- ated was always more than willing to aid in procuring the news- papers used in this paper. The facilities of the Lancaster County Historical Society were indispensable as were the services of Mrs. Charles Lundgren, the Society

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Responsibility: by Fay Follet Kramer.

Author: Kramer, Fay Follet.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1967

Physical Description: [1]-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 1

Subjects: Lancaster County Courthouse (Pa.) - History.; Courthouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 1 (1967), p. 1-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71

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Thaddeus Stevens and slavery

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Author: Atlee, Benjamin Champneys.

Date of Publication: 1911

in the habeas corpus case of James Somerset that slavery was contrary to the laws of England and could not exist there, the Colonial Assemblies, in the face of this decision, contin- ued to enact laws in favor of slavery. The laws regulating the affairs of the Colonies were controlled by provision of

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Responsibility: by Benj. C. Atlee, Esq.

Author: Atlee, Benjamin Champneys.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1911

Physical Description: 167-186 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 6

Subjects: Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868 - Views on slavery.; Slavery - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 6 (1911), p. 167-186Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15

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James Buchanan, 1791-1868; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

Protecting the Buchanan papers

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Wheatland's landscape : 1848-1868

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Report of the committee on the W. U. Hensel tablet unveiling

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The attitude of James Buchanan (a citizen of Lancaster County) towards the institution of slavery in the United States

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Robert Coleman, millionaire ironmaster

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The Old Buck Cannon

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The life of William Uhler Hensel

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1860--the year before the war

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The Lancaster Federalists and the War of 1812

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Letters of Honorable John Strohm

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Simon Cameron's political exile as United States Minister to Russia

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The Antimasonic Party in Lancaster County, Pa. : 1828-1843

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Gilmore day : Lancaster musical holiday honoring Patrick S. Gilmore

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The Christiana Riot and the treason trials of 1851 : an historical sketch

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Lancaster County's present Court House : a history of its construction 1852-1855

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Thaddeus Stevens and slavery

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