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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09367 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1831 |
| Title | James Buchanan to Harriet Buchanan |
| Date | 11 April 1831 |
| Author | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The only U.S. president who never married, to his sister Harriet: "When you have determined (as I trust you will not) never to marry I shall cheerfully provide you a comfortable home. It would afford me great pleasure & promote my own comfort & happiness to have you for a house keeper. Still I think you ought to marry, should a favorable opportunity offer. There is nothing very desirable in the situation of an old maid; still it is less comfortless than that of an unhappy wife." |
| Subjects | President Children and Family Marriage Women's History First Lady |
| People | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Buchanan, Harriet (1830-1903) |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |