LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
General Collection
Title
Civil case and list of improvements
Object ID
2-14-06-37
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Title
Civil case and list of improvements
Description
Two documents: top - civil case about debt owed to Jasper Slaymaker, James Buchanan was attorney, 1820. bottom: list of improvements to the farm, no date?
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Slaymaker, Jasper
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Documents
Legal documents
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-37
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Title
Tomb of James Buchanan
Object ID
2002.091.032
Date Range
1889-1920
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Collection
Photography Collection: Lantern Slides
Title
Tomb of James Buchanan
Description
Buchanan's grave
Date Range
1889-1920
Year Range From
1889
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
funerals
Object Name
Transparency, Lantern Slide
Material
Glass, Paper
Height (in)
3.25
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
0.125
Object ID
2002.091.032
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2002.091
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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1868 F002 B
Date Range
1868
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1868
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1868
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Lancaster Twp.
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1868 F002 B
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #489
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
McCullough, Hugh
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Elections
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #489
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jul 5, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to one of the Return Judges on the part of Lancaster County for the Congressional District.
Includes a charge for "notifying Mr. James Buchanan of his Election." Reelection to the US House of Representatives, 21st US Congress.
McCullough, Hugh.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Shad Choir Club
Object ID
2-13-09-10
Date Range
June 24, 1909
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Shad Choir Club
Description
Shad Choir Club. First outing at "Upland Lawn", Tues. June 22, 1909. Two identical photos. Front row, left to right: H. Moyer, Dr. Lincoln, Alfred Moyer, John Hetrick, W. Scott Leinbach, T. Wilson Dubbs, Frank Faesig, Frank W. Fondersmith, Rev. E. E. Meister, A. C. Kepler, George K. Hoffmeier. Middle row, left to right: Godfried Rhoades, William S. Gleim, Charles f. Hoffmeier, Dr. George Rohrer, James Buchanan, John J. Bair, Walter Miller, Rev. Stewart Creamer, Augustus Rhoades, C. H. Metzger. Back row, left to right: Edward Sayres, Hugh Fulton, Charles Schuberth, Dr. Harry Baer, Albert McConomy, Walter A. Heinitsh, W. F. Carey, Rev. Edward Harring, Walter Franklin, L. W. Keplinger, H. S. Williamson, W. Hambright.
Date Range
June 24, 1909
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Baer, Harry
Bair, John J.
Buchanan, James
Carey, W. F.
Creamer, Stewart
Dubbs, T. Wilson
Faesig, Frank
Fondersmith, Frank W.
Franklin, Walter
Fulton, Hugh
Gleim, William S.
Hambright, W.
Harring, Edward
Heinitsh, Walter A.
Hetrick, John
Hoffmeier, Charles F.
Hoffmeier, George K.
Kepler, Aaron Conrad
Keplinger, L. W.
Leinbach, W. Scott
Lincoln, Dr.
McConomy, Albert
Meister, E. E.
Metzger, C. H.
MIller, Walter
Moyer, Alfred
Moyer, H.
Rhoades, Augustus
Rhoades, Godfried
Rohrer, George
Sayers, Edward
Schuberth, Charles
Williamson, H. S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Shad Choir Club
Upland Lawn
Costumes
Pirates Club
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
9.5 x 8.5 inches
Object ID
2-13-09-10
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Tomb of James Buchanan
Object ID
2-11-04-04
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Tomb of James Buchanan
Description
Tomb of James Buchanan at Woodward Hill Cemetery
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Woodward Hill Cemetery
Cemeteries
Graves
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 8 inches
Object ID
2-11-04-04
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1883 F053 B
Date Range
1883
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1883
Year
1883
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0036
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1883 F053 B
Box Number
036
Additional Notes
Buchanan, Edward Y.; Swarr, H. B. Executors.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1883 F054 B
Date Range
1883
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1883
Year
1883
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0036
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1883 F054 B
Box Number
036
Additional Notes
Buchanan, Edward Y.; Swarr, H. B. Guardian of E. Elliott Lane.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Letter signed by James Buchanan and Henry Slaymaker
Object ID
2-14-06-06
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Title
Letter signed by James Buchanan and Henry Slaymaker
Description
Letter signed by James Buchanan and Henry Slaymaker regarding Salisbury post office, dated May 24, 1836.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Slaymaker, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Negatives
Post offices
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-06
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-06-89
Date Range
1960
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Tomb of James Buchanan, Woodward Hill Cemetery, shortly after replacement of original marble stone with granite in 1960.
Date Range
1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Tombs
Woodward Hill Cemetery
Flag poles
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-09-06-89
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