LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Executors' account for the estate of James Buchanan
Object ID
AdAcct 1870 F026 B
Date Range
1870
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Executors' account for the estate of James Buchanan
Description
Executors' account for the estate of James Buchanan
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1870
Creation Date
1870
Year
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0028
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Executors' accounts
Probate records
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1870 F026 B
Box Number
028
Additional Notes
Occupation: president of the United States.
Buchanan, Edward L; Swarr, Hiriam B. Executors.
2 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1870 F027 B
Date Range
1870
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1870
Year
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0028
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1870 F027 B
Box Number
028
Additional Notes
Buchanan, Edward Y; Swarr, H. B. Testamentary Guardians of Jesie Magaw.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #376
Date Range
1823
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
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.
Date Range
1823
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Albright, George
Anthony, George
Banks, David
Black, Robert
Bolman, Daniel
Boot, John
Bordner, John
Bower, Samuel
Briceland, Benjamin
Brown, John
Buchanan, James
Burckhardt, Elizabeth
Burckhardt, Jeremiah
Burckhardt, Sarah
Burton, James
Carpenter, Samuel
Chambers, Joseph
Chapmen, Nancy
Coban, Samuel
Cope, Daniel
Cope, David
Copp, Martin
Crawford, Samuel
Creamer, Charles
Derrick, Mary
Dodds, William
Dorwart, Adam
Eckles, Samuel
Eckles, William
Ellinger, Hannah
Eshelman, Benjamin
Feldenberger, John
Ferguson, William
Field, Jeremiah
Fisher, Christian
George, William
Goering, George
Goering, Sophia
Goering, William
Gonter, John
Green, Charles
Green, Joseph
Greene, Charles
Grove, Samuel
Hambright, Charles
Hassock, George
Heller, Ephraim
Hereauff, George
Hoover, Jacob
Immel, Jacob
Immel, John
Jack, John
Jacobs, Septemus
Jamison, William
Johnston, Betsy
Johnston, H. S.
Johnston, Sarah
Kayler, Joseph
Kendig, Daniel
Keyler, Joshup
Kuntz, Jacob
Leed, Margaret
Leed, Peter
Leman, Robert
Lick, Henry
Lockhart, Charles
Maak, Adam
Macenson, Thomas
Magill, Robert
Matter, George
Matter, Helfrick
McCullough, Hugh
McChesney, Robert
McClure, Barbara
McLenegen, Zephaniah
McVay, James
McVeigh, James
Melony, Samuel
Miler, Samuel
Mondle, Frederick
Montgomery, William
Mullerson, Reuben
Mushelman, Henry
Neeper, Samuel
Painter, John
Park, James
Parker, William
Patteson, Thomas
Peeler, Jacob
Pierce, Levi
Platts, Maria
Ramsey, William
Read, William
Ream, Jacob
Ream, William
Reynolds, Richard
Riley, Richard
Rohrer, Jacob
Scott, Alexander
Scott, William
Sheaffer, Frederick
Simpson, William
Smith, John
Smith, Stephen
Snively, James
Soo, John
Spone, Jacob
Statler, Peter
Stemsock, Christian
Stober, MIchael
Thomas, John
Thompson, John
Vorns, Okey
Wallick, Jacob
Weaver, Daniel
Webb, William
Welsh, Margaret
Whiteside, Samuel
Wilson, Benjamin
Wilson, Needham
Wollick, Elizabeth
Young, Benjamin
Zahm, Daniel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Constables
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #376
Box Number
004
Notes
Entered into Q&A May 17, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payments to Constables.
McChesney, Robert. Constable.
Brown, John. Constable.
Scott, William. Constable. [Note: this document lists names involved in the trial of Montgomery, William and Thompson, John. These are possibly the names of witnesses for the procecution, as well as the number of days they were present and their mileage.] Cope, David. Wilson, Benjamin. Wilson, Needham. Scott, Alexander. Ferguson, William. Scott, William. Cope, David. Wilson, Benjamin. Wilson, Needham. Scott, Alexander. Ferguson, William. Scott, William. Cope, Daniel. Wilson, Benjamin. WIlson, Needham. Scott, Alexander. Ferguson, William. Black, Robert. R_____, William. Patteson, Thomas. Mc Cullough, Hugh. Neeper, Samuel. Reynolds, Richard.
Zahm, Daniel. Constable fees for serving attachments. Comm. v. McVay, James. Shaffner, _____.
Comm. v. Platts, Maria. Gonter, John. Soo, John. Snively, James. Johnston, Betsy.
Heinz, J. Prosecutor bill. Comm. v. Smith, John. Bolman, Daniel. Brown, John. Magill, Robert. Rohrer, Jacob.
Stober, Michael. Justice. Signed document. Comm. v. Mondle, Frederick; convicted of assault and battery.
George, William. Witness. Comm. v. Feldenberger, John. Convicted of larceny.
Matter, George. Justice. Comm. v. McClure, Barbara. Indicted for assualt and battery on Chapmen, Nancy.
Dorwart, Adam. Witness in the case of comm. v. Goering, William. Assault and battery on Statler, Peter, his apprentice.
Witnesses: Anthony, George. Kuntz, Jacob. Fisher, Christian. Ramsey, William. Carpenter, Samuel. Statler, Peter. Test. for defendent: Maak, Adam. Goering, Sophia. Welsh, Margaret. Put up bond money: Goering, George. Macenson, Thomas.
Dodds, William. Burton, James. Witnesses. Comm. v. McClure, Barbara. Indicted for assault and battery.
Hambright, Charles. Constable. Payment for serving subpoenas.Comm. v. McVeigh, James.
Bordner, John. Witness. Comm. v. Webb, William. Convicted of horse stealing.
Immel, John. Constable. Payment for summoning witnesses, and conveying prisoner to jail. Comm. v. Painter, John. Indictment for larceny.
Heinz, J. Signed document. Prosecutor bill. Comm. v. Jamison, William. Albright, George. Mullerson, Reuben. Miler, Samuel. Field, Jeremiah. Lockhart, Charles. Cope, David. Pierce, Levi.
Boot, John. Witness. Comm. v. Painter, John.
Burckhardt, Jeremiah. Witness. Comm. v. Leed, Peter. Assault and battery on Leed, Margaret. Other witnesses: Leed, Margaret. Burckhardt, Elizabeth. Burckhardt, Sarah.
Peeler, Jacob. Justice. Comm. v. Thomas, John et al. indicted for larceny.
Smith, Stephen. Brown, John. Comm. v. Johnston, H. S.
Peeler, Jacob. Justice. Comm. v. Hereauff, George et al. Indictment for malicious mischief. Painter, John. Indictment for larceny.
Houston, _____. Justice. Comm. v. Johnston, Sarah. Convicted of arson.
Brown, John. Constable. Comm. v. Banks, David. Convicted of assault and battery.
Heinz, J. Comm. v. Jack, John. Leman, Robert. Eshelman, Benjamin. Kendig, Daniel. Hoover, Jacob. Parker, William. Leman, Robert. Parker, William. Kendig, Daniel. Coban, Samuel. Eshelman, Benjamin. Bower, Samuel.
Crawford, Samuel. Signed document. Comm. v. Eckles, Samuel. Eckles, William. Witnesses: Whiteside, Samuel. Read, William. Riley, Richard. Simpson, William.
Rohrer, Jacob. Reward for pursuing and apprehending a horse thief. Smith, John, convicted of horse stealing.
Greene, Charles. Green, Joseph. Brown, John. Vorns, Okey. Green, Joseph. Brown, John. Derrick, Mary. Green, Charles. Comm. v. Platts, Maria.
Comm. v. Ream, William. Hassock, George. Grove, Samuel. Stemsock, Christian. Creamer, Charles. Weaver, Daniel. Sheaffer, Frederick. Wallick, Jacob. Ream, Jacob. Copp, Martin. Keyler, Joshup. Stemsock, Christian. Creamer, Charles. Weaver, Daniel. Sheaffer, Frederick. Copp, Martin. Kayler, Joseph. Stemsock, Christian. Creamer, Charles. Weaver, Daniel. Sheaffer, Frederick. Wallick, Jacob. Copp, Martin. Kayler, Joseph. Stemsock, Christian. Creamer, Charles. Weaver, Daniel, Shaeffer, Frederick. Wallick, Jacob. Copp, Martin. Kayler, Joseph. Wollick, Elizabeth. Ream, Jacob. Lick, Henry. Immel, Jacob. Spone, Jacob.
Comm. v. Painter, J. H_____, George. Melony, Samuel. Meloney, Samuel (wheelwright).
McVeigh, James. Ellinger, Hannah. Heller, Ephraim. Chambers, Joseph. Ellinger, Hannah. Mushelman, Henry. Jacobs. Septemus. Chambers, Joseph. Ellinger, Hannah.
Smith, John. Convicted of horse stealing. Reward paid to Magill, Robert.
McVeigh, James. Ellinger, Hannah. Ellinger, Hannah. Ellinger, Hannah. Matter, Helfrick. Bricland, Benjamin.Young, Benjamin. McLenegen, Zephaniah. Buchanan, James. Park, James. Chambers, Joseph.
1 item. 30 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Title
Wheatland
Object ID
3-08-01-12
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Wheatland
Description
Wheatland, home of James Buchanan.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Wheatland
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
14 x 11 inches
Object ID
3-08-01-12
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Title
Tomb of James Buchanan
Object ID
2-13-02-02
Date Range
May 1940
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Tomb of James Buchanan
Description
Four boys in boy scout uniforms and four men at the tomb of James Buchanan at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Memorial Day 1940.
Date Range
May 1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Tombs
Woodward Hill Cemetery
Memorial Day
Boy Scouts
Uniforms
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
2008-02-13
Object ID
2-13-02-02
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-14-02-80
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
James Buchanan
Provenance
In a box labeled "From Mrs. Leo Ruof, 1-18-56".
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-14-02-80
Images
Less detail
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- President James Buchanan. Photograph of portrait.
Object ID
D-04-01-63
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- President James Buchanan. Photograph of portrait.
Description
President James Buchanan. Photograph of portrait.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Portraits
Presidents
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
3 x 5 inches
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
D-04-01-63
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
none
Images
Less detail
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- James Buchanan.
Object ID
D-04-04-79
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- James Buchanan.
Description
President James Buchanan.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Presidents
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
8 x 10 inches
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
D-04-04-79
Negative Number
yes glass
Other Number
48B 69
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-015-040
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Tomb of President James Buchanan at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Search Terms
Tombs
Cemeteries
Woodward Hill Cemetery
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Publisher
Sight & Sound Studio, 1611 Ridgedale Dr., Lancaster, PA
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Object ID
911-015-040
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Title
James Buchanan Memorial
Object ID
2-11-04-01
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
James Buchanan Memorial
Description
James Buchanan Memorial, Meridian Park, Washington, D.C.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Monuments
Washington, DC
Statues
Meridian Park
James Buchanan Memorial
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 8 inches
Object ID
2-11-04-01
Images
Less detail