Obituaries of Abraham R. Breneman, a friend of James Buchanan, and a newspaper advertisement of his haberdashery business with three brief obituaries attached. A.R. Brenemen, Hats and Caps and Furnishings. Columbia, Pennsylvania. The Columbia Herald [Pa.], Weekly Courant [Columbia, Pa.], and The Daily Examiner and Express [Lancaster, Pa.], 14, 19 and 20 December 1877.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
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Accession Number
JBMS1995.338a-b
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 4, Subseries 1, Folder 6
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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.
Signers of Petition: James W. Newcomb, Andrew Sites, Philip Gossler, C. Breneman, Jacob Gossler, Jacob Steman, John Gonter Jr., Christian Haldeman, John Evans, Michael Eldner, Robert Barbor.
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Signers of Petition: John Breneman Jr., Fredrick Gilbough, George Snyder, John Snyder, Jacob Grumber, John Myer Mason, Joseph Horst, Hugh Wilson, Robert Patton, John Forrey Jr., Jacob Girch.
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Located on the Lancaster and Marietta turnpike road.
Lately kept by Abraham Breneman.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Baer, Henry Coughenour, Michael Seitz, Jacob H. Gamber, John Lehman, Jacob Brubaker, Frederick Hoffman, Christian Baer, [signature in German], Henry Will, Benjamin Bear, Abraham Will, Joseph Harnish, Abraham Eshleman, Abraham Hoefgen, John Davis, George Mullin, Ezekiel William, Jacob Mayer (farmer), John Sneath.
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