Buchanan: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 1 Correspondence, 1819-1868

Call Number: JBFP, Part 1, Series 1

4 boxes        365 folders      2 cubic ft.

Scope and Content Note:  The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 1 contains the correspondence of James Buchanan. Letters to and from Buchanan pertain to family matters, visits with family and friends, holidays, politics, property, finances, legal issues and other business. 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 other colleagues.

The digital collection is available at James Buchanan Presidential Library.