Letter from Roland Kinzer to J. B. Henry lecturing on delay in writing letters; envious of his ability to attract women; loves the movements of Miss Albertine; hates ballroom dancing; says the new term at Mr. Bollmar’s school is off to a good start; Mr. Bollmar has not insulted J. B. Henry yet; calls M. B. Moses greedy for getting so many letters and answering them promptly; likes his church and its organ music; Miss Caldwell sits in the choir loft but Sally will not; the French teacher knows how to speak to the boys; Budd is an original and according to Budd takes great care of his beaver hat; [Deaffy] still is dumb and foolish; wants all the gossip about the ladies of Washington; Vallarino is in New York with his parents until the 4th of July; Mr. Fergus’ brother, the organist, died by suicide; the boys were given permission to go bathing but none would because of the heavy mud and many leeches; relates an “Irish” joke; and the Latin teacher entered the music room and made sounds of a trumpet with his mouth. Envelope with postmark and no franking or stamp and remains of seal on back addressed to Mr. James B Henry, care of Hon. James Buchanan, Lancaster City, Penna. West Chester, Pa.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
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Accession Number
JBMS1996.269a-b
Other Number
JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 15
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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.
