Letter from niece Mary to J. B. Henry expressing the family’s happiness at his marriage to Margaret; spent two weeks in New York with Marian, the Mendell families, Rob and his wife; “Aunt Alice”; mentions the blizzards; is caught up in all the festivities at the Naval Academy including the graduation ceremonies and ball; his friends are asking of him; his postcard and arrived and aroused envy; Pru Rident and Mr. Dagure will marry at Easter; among the family Alice is coming soon, Eliza likes kindergarten, and Mary Dau is “gay as ever”; Mr. Framley, the new assistant is working out well; missed not seeing Reg and Sid. Envelope with postmarks but stamp removed addressed to J. Buchanan Henry, Esq., Hotel Britannique, Naples, Italy. [Annapolis, MD.] Date from envelope.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
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Accession Number
JBMS1996.310a-b
Other Number
JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 126
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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.
