Letter from Stephen Foster to his sister, Anne Eliza Foster Buchanan
Description
Letter from Stephen Foster to his sister, Anne Eliza Foster Buchanan, about the marriage to Ann McDowell and their travel plans. Pittsburgh, Pa. Photostatic copy.
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
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
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May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Accession Number
JBMS2000.039.4
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 5
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Item
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.
Page 8 has four pictures: Note at the top of the page says "The Wedding Journey, Provincetown, Massachusetts." (1) Seagulls at ocean (2) Pier and seagulls (3) Bride standing on pier (4) Bridegroom standing with ocean in the background.
Page 9 has four more pictures of Paul and Elizabeth Ryder's honeymoon in Provincetown, Massachusetts. (1) Fishing Vessels and Piers (2) a quaint church (3) Sailing ship and pier (4) Paul Ryder labeled "The Burden Bearer"
Page 12 has four pictures: (1) Paul Ryder standing on the sand with water behind him (2) Elizabeth Peale Ryder standing on the sand. Caption under this photo "Hilly Hock Lane" (3) Paul Ryder posing in town with barrels behind him. "Caption under this photo "Fish" (4) Picture of the sea with the caption "Taken from the "break water."
Page 13 has four pictures of Paul and Elizabeth Ryder's honeymoon in Provincetown, Massachusetts. (1) Sailboats with the caption "So Fishy" (2) View of village and sea with sailboats from a hillside. caption "Wonderful View" (3) Elizabeth Ryder leaning against a rail overlooking the village (4) View of harbor
Page 14 has three pictures of sights in Provincetown. (1) View of Pilgrim's Memorial from their hotel window (2) Bas Relief at the base of the Pilgrim Memorial and (3) close up of scene with the notation "Signing Mayflower Compact."
Page 15 has four pictures (1) View from Pilgrim's Memorial on Paul and Elizabeth Ryder's honeymoon in Provincetown, Massachusetts. (2) Elizabeth Peale Ryder (3) Paul Ryder (4) View of Provincetown from another angle.
Page 21 has 3 photos continuing with Paul and Elizabeth Ryder's honeymoon in Provincetown, Massachusetts (1) View of Breakwater with the notation "Breakwater Five Nooks for Reading" (2) View of opposite shore with the caption "The Light House" (3) Man standing in front of the lighthouse.