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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Agreement between Elliott T. Lane and James Buchanan
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.4.001
Date Range
1838/12/29
  2 documents     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Agreement between Elliott T. Lane and James Buchanan
Description
Agreement between Elliott T. Lane and James Buchanan concerning funds of Jane B. Lane, Elliott’s wife and James’ sister, and in case she makes no will, how the estate will be divided. Involves bequeaths from her father, James Buchanan, and her mother, Elizabeth Buchanan. Also mentioned in the agreement are her sister, Harriett Henry, and her brother, the Reverend Edward Y. Buchanan, and her four children, James B. Lane, Elliott E. Lane, Mary Elisabeth Lane and Harriett Rebecca Lane. Franklin County, PA.
Date Range
1838/12/29
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 5
People
Baker, Mary Elizabeth Speer Lane
Buchanan, Edward Young
Buchanan, Elizabeth Speer
Buchanan, James
Henry, Harriet Buchanan
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Lane, Elliott Eskridge
Lane, Elliott Toll
Lane, James Buchanan
Lane, Jane Buchanan
Subjects
Legal documents
Probate records
Search Terms
Articles of agreement
Legal documents
Probate records
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in.
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.4.001
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
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
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.291
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 2, Subseries 4, Folder 1
Description Level
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.
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James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Copy of the agreement between Elliott T. Lane and James Buchanan possessed by Harriet Lane Johnston
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.4.002
Date Range
1839/01/01
  2 documents     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Copy of the agreement between Elliott T. Lane and James Buchanan possessed by Harriet Lane Johnston
Description
Copy of the agreement between Elliott T. Lane and James Buchanan possessed by Harriet Lane Johnston. On reverse :“Article of agreement between Elliott T. Lane and James Buchanan concerning my Mother’s Estate, Decr 31, 1838.” At end of document: “a copy.” And a summary of her mother’s estate not included in the original. Franklin County, PA.
Date Range
1839/01/01
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 5
People
Buchanan, James
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Lane, Elliott Toll
Lane, Jane Buchanan
Other Creators
Johnston, Harriet Lane, 1830-1903
Subjects
Legal documents
Probate records
Search Terms
Articles of agreement
Legal documents
Probate records
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in.
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 1.2.4.002
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
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
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.267
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 2, Subseries 4, Folder 2
Description Level
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.
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An index to the will books and intestate records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1729-1850 : with an historical sketch and classified bibliography

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13784
Author
Fulton, Eleanore Jane,
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
346.054 F974
346.3054 F974
Alternate Title
Will index, Lancaster County, PA 1729-1850.
Responsibility
prepared by Eleanore Jane Fulton and Barbara Kendig Mylin.
Author
Fulton, Eleanore Jane,
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
ix, 136 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the 1936 ed.
Spine title: Will books & intestate records, Lancaster Co., Pa.
Bibliography: p. 111-136.
Subjects
Probate records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Indexes.
Wills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Bibliography.
Additional Author
Mylin, Barbara Kendig.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
346.054 F974
346.3054 F974
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Appraisment of the Buchanan estate
Object ID
MG0096 F035
Date Range
1868/08/22
  9 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Appraisment of the Buchanan estate
Description
Appraisment of the Buchanan estate, signed by David Miles, Register. Lancaster, 22 August 1868. Photocopy.
Date Range
1868/08/22
Creator
Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Miles, Davis
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Lancaster County)
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate inventories
Probate records
Orphans' Court
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 9 pages to scan, 35 x 21 cm
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F035
Location of Originals
Photocopy
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 035
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
Samuel Ream Collection
Title
Samuel Ream Collection
Object ID
MG0172
Date Range
1810-1909
: The Samuel Ream Collection contains papers of the Reem family of Mount Joy Twp. The papers include probate records, receipts, and an agreement with the railroad company. Resolutions from Christ Reformed Church in Elizabethtown thank Adam Reem for the property he sold to the church. Creator: Reem
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Collection
Samuel Ream Collection
Title
Samuel Ream Collection
Description
The Samuel Ream Collection contains papers of the Reem family of Mount Joy Twp. The papers include probate records, receipts, and an agreement with the railroad company. Resolutions from Christ Reformed Church in Elizabethtown thank Adam Reem for the property he sold to the church.
Date Range
1810-1909
Year Range From
1810
Year Range To
1909
Date of Accumulation
1810-1909
Creator
Reem family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Balmer, Daniel
Bausman, Benjamin
Bausman, William
Brubaker, George
Ehrenfried, Joseph
Ellmaker, Amos
Ellmaker, N.
Felty, Catharine
Felty, John
Fryer, John
Garber, Christian
Hoffer, Samuel
Hoffman, C. L.
Hoffman, Daniel
Houser, Reinhart
Huffman, Elizabeth
Keener, Adam
Kuntz, John
May, Daniel D.
Nissley, Abraham
Nissley, Henry
Nissley, John
Parthemer, John
Peelor, John
Reading, Pierson
Ream, Catharine
Ream, Esther
Ream, Samuel Jr.
Reem, Adam
Reem, Christan
Reem, Christianna
Reem, Elizabeth Lindemuth
Reem, Margaret L.
Reem, Susan
Riehm, Catharine Detweiler
Riehm, Samuel
Sallade, Simon
Shafer, Barbara
Shafer, Jonas
Shartle, John
Souders, Jacob
Subjects
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Administrators' accounts
Christ Reformed Church
Elizabethtown
Estate inventories
Finding aids
Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company
Manuscript groups
Probate records
Receipts
Releases
Extent
1 box, 6 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0172
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Samuel Ream Collection (MG0172), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-172
Classification
MG0172
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared in 1998. Added to database 31 January 2022.
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Elias S. Nolt Collection
Title
Elias S. Nolt Collection
Object ID
MG0348
Date Range
1889-1946
. Subject Headings: Guardian and ward Probate records Search Terms: Finding aids Guardians Iowa Manuscript groups Petitions Probate records Real estate Real property surveys Receipts West Hempfield Twp. Related Materials: Processing History: This collection has been documented, preserved and managed
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Collection
Elias S. Nolt Collection
Title
Elias S. Nolt Collection
Description
The Elias S. Nolt Collection contains documents related to Nolt's guardianship of the Fry and Railing children.
Date Range
1889-1946
Year Range From
1889
Year Range To
1946
Date of Accumulation
1889-1946
Creator
Nolt, Elias Robert, 1915-2008
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Erb, Mary Railing
Fry, Abraham Warren
Fry, Kate B.
Fry, Lizzie May
Hess, Annie B.
Hess, Mario B.
Kreider, Fanny
Mueller, Paul A.
Nolt, Elias S.
Nolt, Elias Robert
Nolt, Robert
Railing, Andrew
Railing, Harry
Railing, Lottie
Seachrist, M. S.
Subjects
Guardian and ward
Probate records
Search Terms
Finding aids
Guardians
Iowa
Manuscript groups
Petitions
Probate records
Real estate
Real property surveys
Receipts
West Hempfield Twp.
Extent
1 folder, 18 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0348
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2003.MG0348
Other Numbers
MG-348
Classification
MG0348
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 31 January 2022.
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Paul Evans Family Papers
Title
Paul Evans Family Papers
Object ID
MG0413
Date Range
1872-1946
, Anna Margaretta Burger, Henry Evans, John James Evans, John H. Evans, Sarah C. Kachel, Daniel Hensel, William Uhler Subject Headings: Diaries Probate records Real property surveys Search Terms: Diaries Finding aids Land drafts Leman Hill Farm Manuscript groups Probate records Processing History: This
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Collection
Paul Evans Family Papers
Title
Paul Evans Family Papers
Description
The Paul Evans Family Papers contain diaries, estate papers of Anna M. Evans, and a land draft for Robert Evans' property in Little Britain Twp.
Admin/Biographical History
Paul Evans was a chemist at a battery company in New Jersey. His family was from Lancaster County and he returned upon retirement. Mr. Evans lived at 231 E. Orange Street in Lancaster and later moved to the Brethren Home. He is buried in Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster.
Mr. Evans was Lynn Besecker's neighbor in Lancaster in the 1960s. He was a family friend and an "adopted grandfather" to her children. He was the last in his line and Mrs. Besecker was happy to save these items. He also had Jasper Yeates' desk which was [sold to] the Bashore family.
Date Range
1872-1946
Year Range From
1872
Year Range To
1946
Date of Accumulation
1872-1946
Creator
Evans, Paul, d.1972
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Evans, Paul
Evans, Robert
Evans, Anna Margaretta
Burger, Henry
Evans, John James
Evans, John H.
Evans, Sarah C.
Kachel, Daniel
Hensel, William Uhler
Other Creators
Evans family
Subjects
Diaries
Probate records
Real property surveys
Search Terms
Diaries
Finding aids
Land drafts
Leman Hill Farm
Manuscript groups
Probate records
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0413
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Paul Evans Family Papers (MG0412), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2006.MG0413
Other Numbers
MG-413
Classification
MG0413
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 21 February 2022.
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Collection
Mary Kilhefner Papers
Title
Mary Kilhefner Papers
Object ID
MG0416
Date Range
1916-1958
Church Investments Invoices Keystone Mill Lancaster Iron Works Letters Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery Manuscript groups National Capital Company National Capital Memorial Park, Inc. Nazarene Church Pamphlets Philadelphia National Bank Posey Iron Works Probate records Real estate Reamstown Fire
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Collection
Mary Kilhefner Papers
Title
Mary Kilhefner Papers
Description
This collection contains documents related to Mary Kilhefner, a resident of East Cocalico Township. The majority of these documents are financial in nature. A passbook records transactions in an early savings account. A decade of school tax receipts track tax rates in East Cocalico Township. As a stockholder in Lancaster Iron Works, Kilhefner received numerous items of correspondence regarding that company's operations, including its Depression-era bankruptcy and 1948 name change to Posey Iron Works. Other stock-related materials include an alleged case of fraud by an agent of National Capital Company and National Capital Memorial Park, Inc. Other materials include Ms. Kilhefner's will and invoices for coal, medical care, and Kilhefner's funeral.
Date Range
1916-1958
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1958
Date of Accumulation
1916-1958
Creator
Kilhefner, Mary, 1869-1957
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Adams, Harvey
Brubaker, A. R.
Burrows, C. H.
Gausch, J. W.
Heisey, Amos
Heisey, Richard B.
Kilhefner, John C.
Kilhefner, Mary Garman
Kissinger, Mabel
Leid, Henry H.
Lynch, Anna M. Martin
Lynch, Ross Barton
Martin, Joseph Weaver
Martin, Levi B.
Mitchell, L. A.
Musser, M. E.
Neidhart, Paul Wolfgang
Oberholtzer, Harry B.
Oberholtzer, Richard E.
Schlock, Adam G.
Smith, W. J. B.
Sweet, William H.
Wolf, S.
Subjects
Letters
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Stockholders
Stocks
Search Terms
Annual reports
Bonds
Checks
Correspondence
DeWalt, Inc.
East Cocalico Twp.
Ephrata Hospital
Ephrata National Bank
Ernst and Ernst
Finding aids
Fire insurance
George Birkins Company
H. Good and Son
Hahnstown United Zion Church
Investments
Invoices
Keystone Mill
Lancaster Iron Works
Letters
Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery
Manuscript groups
National Capital Company
National Capital Memorial Park, Inc.
Nazarene Church
Pamphlets
Philadelphia National Bank
Posey Iron Works
Probate records
Real estate
Reamstown Fire Company Ambulance Service
Receipts
Reynolds and Company
Stockholders
Stocks
Taxes
Wills
Extent
1 box, 3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0416
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2007.MG0416
Other Numbers
MG-416
Classification
MG0416
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 22 February 2022.
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James Buchanan Family Papers
Title
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 2
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers
Title
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
Description
The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 2 contains the financial and legal documents of James Buchanan, including invoices and receipts, ledgers, accounts, deeds and land records, and estate papers, dated 1812-1883. Among these papers are financial papers including bank statements and memorandums; documents related to land in Clarion, PA; legal papers for the settlement of the Boyd estate and other properties; summaries of three cases decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; a summary for the cost of a dinner in Russia in 1833; estate papers for family members and James Buchanan's will. Amos Slaymaker, Henry F. Slaymaker, Hiram B. Swarr, Edward Young Buchanan, Harriet Lane Johnston, and Henry E. Johnston are among the names found in these records.
Admin/Biographical History
James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland, accessed 10/24/2019]
System of Arrangement
JBFP Part 1 Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
Subseries 1 Invoices, Receipts, Ledgers, Accounts
Subseries 2 Deeds and Land Records
Subseries 3 Legal Papers
Subseries 4 Estate Papers
Year Range From
1812
Year Range To
1883
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
People
Buchanan, James
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Johnston, Henry Elliot
Swarr, Hiram Behm
Buchanan, Edward Young
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry Fleming
Other Creators
James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Subjects
Decedents' estates
Deeds
Estates (Law)
Finance, Personal
Legal documents
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Tax returns
Wills
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Deeds
Finance, Personal
Finding aids
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan
Legal documents
Manuscript groups
Probate records
Receipts
Tax returns
Wills
Estate settlement
Decedents' estates
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 box, 70 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 2
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Description Level
Series
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.
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Dr. Charles Herbst Papers
Title
Dr. Charles Herbst Papers
Object ID
MG0725
Date Range
1823-1867
  1 document  
Collection
Dr. Charles Herbst Papers
Title
Dr. Charles Herbst Papers
Description
This collection contains estate papers and financial documents of Dr. Charles Herbst.
Admin/Biographical History
Charles Herbst (1782-1865) studied medicine with Dr. William Fahnestock and started his practice in 1804. The following year he was a physician at the prison. In May 1813, he served as surgeon in Major Samuel Humes' Lancaster Battalion. Dr. Herbst is buried at Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Date Range
1823-1867
Year Range From
1823
Year Range To
1867
Date of Accumulation
1823-1867
Creator
Beates family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Armstrong, Arthur
Bart, Nathaniel
Beates, Anna Mary Herbst
Beates, William
Bruner, M.
Ellmaker, Nathaniel
Geiger, Christopher
Grubb, Edward Burd
Harman, Susan
Herbst, Charles
Herbst, Elizabeth
Herbst, Henry
Huber, Jacob
Humes, Samuel
Keller, Samuel
Kirkpatrick, William
Long, Henry Grimler
Longenecker, Catherine
Longenecker, John
Sener, Frederick
Wisler, Jacob
Wisler, John
Subjects
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Bonds
Promissory notes
Search Terms
Lancaster Cemetery
Bonds
Promissory notes
Probate records
Receipts
Deeds
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 4 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0725
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-725
Other Number
MG-725
Classification
MG0725
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Documents were transferred from the Document Collection, Box 5, Folders 6, 7, 8 and 12 in May 2014.
Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, July 2014. Added to database 25 May 2021.
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