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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06400.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | James Buchanan to Maria B. Weaver regarding the death of James Buchanan Lane |
| Date | 24 January 1863 |
| Author | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Recipient | Weaver, Maria B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Former President Buchanan acknowledges receipt of her letter and thanks her for the photograph she sent of herself. Her friend, his niece, White House hostess Harriet Lane is upset by the death of her brother James Buchanan Lane. Buchanan was supporting Weaver's education, for he promises to pay promptly the next bill for it that he receives. Written from Wheatland, his home near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. |
| Subjects | President Women's History Photography Children and Family Death Education |
| People | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Weaver, Maria B. (fl. 1863) Lane, Harriet (1830-1903) |
| Place written | Wheatland, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Women in American History; The Presidency; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |