Buchanan: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents, 1812-1883

Call Number: JBFP, Part 1, Series 2

1 box     70 folders     .25 cubic ft.

Scope and Content Note:  The James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 2 contains the financial and legal documents of James Buchanan, including invoices and receipts, ledgers, accounts, deeds and land records, and estate papers. Among these papers are documents related to land in Clarion, PA; legal papers for the settlement of the Boyd estate; summaries of three cases decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; a summary for the cost of a dinner in Russia in 1833; estate papers for family members and James Buchanan’s will.

The digital collection is available at James Buchanan Presidential Library.