- Collection
- James Buchanan Collection
- Title
- Extracts from the Ahiman Rezon, or Book of the Constitution, Rules and Regulations of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Adopted June 17, 1857
- Object ID
- MG0096 F075
- Date Range
- 1857-1868
67 images
- Collection
- James Buchanan Collection
- Title
- Extracts from the Ahiman Rezon, or Book of the Constitution, Rules and Regulations of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Adopted June 17, 1857
- Description
- Extracts from the Ahiman Rezon, or Book of the Constitution, Rules and Regulations of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Adopted June 17, 1857; and also from Decisions of the Grand Lodge and from the Ancient Charges. Published in Lancaster, by Cooper, Sanderson& Co., copyright 1865. Belonging to James Buchanan, signed 15 May 1865. Signed by Harriet Lane Johnston in 1868.
- Date Range
- 1857-1868
- Year Range From
- 1857
- Year Range To
- 1868
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Storage Container
- Box 0002
- Search Terms
- Freemasons
- Freemasons, Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
- James Buchanan
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 item, 68 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Book
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- MG0096
- Object ID
- MG0096 F075
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 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 075
- 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.
Images
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
- Title
- Account of H. B. Swarr, one of the executors of James Buchanan, with Farmers’ National Bank of Lancaster
- Object ID
- JBFP 6.2.1.101
- Date Range
- 1868-1870
1 document
60 images
- Title
- Account of H. B. Swarr, one of the executors of James Buchanan, with Farmers’ National Bank of Lancaster
- Description
- Account of H. B. Swarr, one of the executors of James Buchanan, with Farmers’ National Bank of Lancaster listing the debits and credits of the of James Buchanan’s estate, the final balance being $7693.15; also lists four collections for June and July of 1868. 1 leather-bound volume. Lancaster.
- Date Range
- 1868-1870
- Year Range From
- 1868
- Year Range To
- 1870
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Container
- JBFP Part 6, Box 2
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Swarr, Hiram Behm
- Search Terms
- Administrators' accounts
- Buchanan Collections
- Decedents' estates
- Estate settlement
- Executors and administrators
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Probate records
- Extent
- 1 item, 60 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Book, Account
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- JBFP Part 6 Series 2
- Object ID
- JBFP 6.2.1.101
- 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
- JBB1996.176.1
- Other Number
- JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 101
- 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.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 3 Campaign and Inaugural Materials
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 1 Series 3
1 document
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 3 Campaign and Inaugural Materials
- Description
- The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Series 3 contains documents and ephemera from Buchanan's Presidential campaign, inauguration, and inaugural ball. The items date between 1833 and 1869.
- Subseries 1 includes ephemera from the 1856 Presidential campaign and Subseries 2 has ephemera from Buchanan's inauguration and inaugural balls. The materials from James Buchanan's Presidential campaign include portraits of the candidates of the election of 1856, various political cartoons, a Democratic ticket from Virginia with engravings featuring Buchanan, a booklet, the results from the 1856 election, a handout promoting the Democratic ticket, and a song written about the life of James Buchanan set to the Democratic tune of "Poor Old Horse let him die." The inauguration materials include multiple invitations to the Grand National Inauguration Ball, Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper articles and illustrations of certain Inauguration scenes.
- 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 3 Campaign and Inaugural Materials
- Subseries 1 Presidential Campaign
- Subseries 2 Inauguration/Ball
- Year Range From
- 1833
- Year Range To
- 1869
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Subjects
- Balls (Parties)
- Elections
- Inauguration
- Invitation cards
- Political campaigns
- Political cartoons
- Presidential candidates
- Presidents--Election
- Ephemera
- Search Terms
- Buchanan Collections
- Elections
- Finding aids
- Inaugurations
- James Buchanan
- Manuscript groups
- Political campaigns
- Political cartoons
- Presidential candidates
- Presidential elections
- Balls (Parties)
- Invitations
- Ephemera
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 box, 33 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Cartoon
- Ballot
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 1 Series 3
- 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
- Images have been provided for research purposes only.
- 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.
- Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
- 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.
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
- Title
- Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.1.1.157a
- Date Range
- 1864/10/03
2 documents
2 images
- Title
- Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane
- Description
- Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane recounting the news from Wheatland including Annie’s arrival; Mr. Jenkins’ speech; dining at the McEvoys’; Judge Black’s enquiry about Harriet’s visit; Professor Falk’s new bride (a widow named Charles with two children); Buchanan’s visit to Mr. Baker’s including other guests Mr. Brinton, Mr. Hopkins (absent with daughter in Philadelphia), and Miss Emily; Miss Dougherty’s reception; Harriet’s visit to Washington should include Lily and Mr. Macalester; Dr. Carpenter’s treatment of Mr. Heister; Buchanan’s feelings on McClellan’s changes in the election; the vigor of the Democratic Party; and Miss Harriet and Miss Blanche as well as Miss Hetty’s good wishes. Envelope addressed to Harriet Lane at Oxford Church P. O. Philadelphia. Wheatland.
- Date Range
- 1864/10/03
- Creator
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Container
- JBFP Part 1, Box 2
- People
- Baker, Joseph Boyd
- Black, Jeremiah Sullivan
- Nevin, Blanche
- Brinton, Mr.
- Buchanan, James
- Carpenter, Henry
- Dougherty, Miss
- Johnston, Harriet Lane
- Hiester, Isaac Ellmaker
- Parker, Esther "Miss Hetty"
- Jenkins, Mr.
- Laughton, Eliza Lytle "Lily" Macalester Berghmans
- Macalester, Charles
- McEvoy, Patrick
- McClellan, George Brinton
- Falk, Frederick William Alexander
- Falk, Martha R. Charles
- Search Terms
- Correspondence
- Correspondence, Personal
- Letters
- Presidential elections
- Elections
- Democratic Party (U.S.)
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- James Buchanan
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8 x 8.5 in.
- Object Name
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- JBFP Part 1 Series 1
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.1.1.157a
- 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
- JBMS1997.066
- Other Number
- JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 157a
- 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.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
- Title
- The Great Match at Baltimore, between the ‘Illinois Bantam’ and ‘the Old Cock’ of the White House”
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.3.1.009
- Date Range
- 1860
1 document
1 image
- Title
- The Great Match at Baltimore, between the ‘Illinois Bantam’ and ‘the Old Cock’ of the White House”
- Description
- Large cartoon set in a cock-fighting ring, entitled “The Great Match at Baltimore, between the ‘Illinois Bantam’ and ‘the Old Cock’ of the White House,” depicting Buchanan as a “used up old rooster” beaten by Stephen Douglas, with Breckenridge being put into the ring by Henry Clay and an onlooker commenting on Buchanan’s demise. Currier & Ives.
- Date Range
- 1860
- Creator
- Currier & Ives
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives North
- Storage Container
- JBFP Oversized Box 1
- Search Terms
- Political cartoons
- Presidential candidates
- Political campaigns
- Lithographs
- Currier & Ives
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 item, 1 page to scan, 13.25 x 17.5 in.
- Object Name
- Cartoon
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- JBFP Part 1 Series 3
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.3.1.009
- Location of Originals
- Housed in JBFP Oversized Box 1.
- 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
- JBMS2000.025.7
- Other Number
- JBFP Part 1, Series 3, Subseries 1, Folder 9
- 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.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
- Title
- Letter from James Buchanan to Dr. John B. Blake
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.1.1.220
- Date Range
- 1867/09/09
2 documents
2 images
- Title
- Letter from James Buchanan to Dr. John B. Blake
- Description
- Letter from James Buchanan to Dr. John B. Blake commenting on his serious illness and asking that he pay the amount he promised “our old chambermaid” he would pay on her return passage to England. Wheatland.
- Date Range
- 1867/09/09
- Creator
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Container
- JBFP Part 1, Box 3
- People
- Blake, John Bond
- Buchanan, James
- Subjects
- Letters
- Search Terms
- Letters
- Correspondence
- England
- James Buchanan
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 item, 1 page to scan, 7 x 8.75 in.
- Object Name
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- JBFP Part 1 Series 1
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.1.1.220
- 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
- JBMS1995.220
- Other Number
- JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 220
- 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.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
- Title
- Account of James O. Carson with Buchanan
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.2.1.023
- Date Range
- 1862/05/28
2 documents
3 images
- Title
- Account of James O. Carson with Buchanan
- Description
- Account of James O. Carson with Buchanan. On reverse: “May 28, 62 – Account & letter of James O. Carson enclosing a draft of James W. Carson & Co for $436.82. This is a final settlement except for above 30 Bushels of corn still on hand. May 30 – Ans[‘]d expressing my appreciation & my thanks for the manner in which he has managed my farm.”
- Date Range
- 1862/05/28
- Creator
- Carson, James Oliver, 1796-1870
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Container
- JBFP Part 1, Box 4
- Other Creators
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
- Search Terms
- Accounts
- Letters
- James W. Carson & Co.
- Bank drafts
- James Buchanan
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8 x 12.75 in.
- Object Name
- Statement, Financial
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- JBFP Part 1 Series 2
- Object ID
- JBFP 1.2.1.023
- 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
- JBMS1996.163
- Other Number
- JBFP Part 1, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 23
- 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.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Title
- President Buchanan and Japanese Embassy
- Object ID
- W.2003.032.001
- Date Range
- 1860
1 image
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Title
- President Buchanan and Japanese Embassy
- Description
- Engraving print taken from "History of the United States" publication dated 1869. Image shows full-length portrayal of President James Buchanan in formal dress suit extending his left hand that is holding a paper document. Facing the President are the four Japanese Delegates to the United States dressed in traditional garb. To the President's left are cabinet members, Lewis Cass, Secretary of State and Howell Cobb, Secretary of Treasury. Standing behind the President is Miss Harriet Lane, Hostess and an unidentified gentleman.
- Provenance
- Michael Hall, Dealer - Grove City, OH to Samuel Slaymaker, Lancaster, PA to The James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland
- Date Range
- 1860
- Year Range From
- 1860
- Year Range To
- 1869
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Object Name
- Oither Names
- Japanese Embassy
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2021-10-13
- Condition Notes
- Left edge of page is slightly torn. likely due to removal from the book.
- Object ID
- W.2003.032.001
- Credit
- A gift to the Wheatland collection by Samuel L. Slaymaker
- Accession Number
- W.2003.032.001
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Silver serviing spoon with the silver mark for Philadelphia silversmiths Bailey & Co. and Christmas 1864 engraved on the handle accompanied be an engraving on the back of the handle that reads J.B. from H.R.L. (James Buchanan from Harriet Rebecca Lane.) 136 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
- Provenance
- Lane, Harriet R.
- Christmas gift to Buchanan, James
- To Johnston, Harriet Lane
- To Lane, John Newton (son of James B. Lane) To Fay, Patty Lane (JB Lane daughter)
- To Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay (JB Lane granddaughter)
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- LancasterHistory
- Date Range
- 1864
- Made By
- Bailey and Company
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Second Floor Hall
- Storage Wall
- West Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Linen Closet
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Search Terms
- Bailey & Co.
- Buchanan Collections
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Ladles
- Silver
- Inscription Position
- Back of handle
- Inscription Technique
- Etched
- Inscription Text
- Bailey & Co
- Inscription Type
- Manufacturer's Mark
- Object Name
- Ladle, Serving
- Material
- Sterling Silver
- Makers Mark
- Originally Bailey & Co, the company was founded by Joseph Trowbridge Bailey and Andrew B. Kitchen. It was located at 136 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1840 Joseph’s brother Eli Westcott Bailey, a New York City jeweler and importer hurt financially by the Panic of 1837, came to Philadelphia and entered the firm. The name continued as Bailey & Kitchen. When Joseph died, Eli became the senior partner of Bailey & Co. until he retired in 1867.
- Length (cm)
- 22.86
- Length (ft)
- 0.75
- Length (in)
- 9
- Object ID
- W.1998.001.003
- Notes
- Originally Bailey & Co, the company was founded by Joseph Trowbridge Bailey and Andrew B. Kitchen. It was located at 136 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1840 Joseph’s brother Eli Westcott Bailey, a New York City jeweler and importer hurt financially by the Panic of 1837, came to Philadelphia and entered the firm. The name continued as Bailey & Kitchen. When Joseph died, Eli became the senior partner of Bailey & Co. until he retired in 1867.
- Place of Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Credit
- Sebrell Family
- Accession Number
- W.1998.001
Images
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 1 Correspondence
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 1 Series 1
1 document
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 1 Correspondence
- Description
- The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 1 Correspondence, Subseries 1 contains letters to James Buchanan and Subseries 2 contains letters from James Buchanan. Within these subseries, the letters are arranged chronologically, dating from 1819-1868.
- This collection contains letters, both to and from James Buchanan. The letters from Buchanan range from the different periods of his life-as a private citizen and lawyer, senator, and ambassador to Russia and Britain; his Presidential term from 1857 to 1861; and his later years until his death in 1868. The earlier letters include details of his travels, political matters and the military, social engagements and responsibilities, his responsibilities as a political figure, and accounts of family chatter and gossip. He also discusses at length, in his letters to and about Harriet Lane, his opinions of whom she should marry, his opinions about her social encounters and interactions, her living situations, and her livelihood. Buchanan also often wrote about his Christian beliefs, especially during the later years of his life. Letters from his later years detail the day-to-day life at home in Wheatland, including some of his guests, his servants, and his illnesses as the end of his life neared.
- The letters that are addressed to James Buchanan range in different topics, concerning military affairs, political and legal information, and family chatter. Other letters include details of Buchanan's financial matters that are in reference to loans, Buchanan's investments and purchases, deeds and bonds. There are also a number of thank-you letters and notes of recommendation.
- Many of the letters are to his niece, Harriet Lane and nephew, James Buchanan Henry. Other correspondents are H. B. Swarr, Henry A. Muhlenberg, family members, Francis Scott Key, Riggs & Co., James L. Reynolds, and many political colleagues.
- 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 1 Correspondence
- Subseries 1 Letters from James Buchanan
- Subseries 2 Letters to James Buchanan
- Year Range From
- 1819
- Year Range To
- 1868
- Creator
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Subjects
- Letters
- Personal correspondence
- Search Terms
- Letters
- Correspondence, Personal
- James Buchanan
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 4 boxes, 365 folders, 2 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Correspondence
- Language
- English, French
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 1 Series 1
- 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 in the LancasterHistory Research Library
- Photograph collections
- Curatorial collections
- Wheatland Mansion
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
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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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