Johnston, Harriet Lane, 1830-1903

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Letter from Harriet Lane at Wheatland to Charles Macalester concerning mostly mutual acquaintances, friends, and family. The letter inquires after Lily Macalester Berghmans, Lane’s close friend. It is unclear if the letter is addressed to Lily Berghman’s father or brother, as both were named Charles Macalester.

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Letter from Harriet Lane at Wheatland to Charles Macalester concerning the return of Lily Macalester Berghmans to Philadelphia and a future visit with her. It is unclear if the letter is addressed to Lily Berghman’s father or brother, as both were named Charles Macalester.

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Letter from Harriet Lane at the Executive Mansion to Lily Macalester concerning mutual friends and acquaintances.

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Letter from Harriet Lane at Wheatland to Lily Macalester Berghmans announcing her engagement to Henry Johnston of Baltimore and updating Mrs. Berghmans on news of family and friends.

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Letter from Harriet Lane Johnston to Lily Macalester Berghmans Laughton concerning her recent visit with Mrs. Laughton’s daughter and son-in-law, Camille and Jose de Pedroso.ca. 1890

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Letter from Harriet Lane at the Executive Mansion to Lily Macalester, concerning mutual acquaintances, family, and friends. Includes references to Lily Macalester’s future husband Alfred Berghmans.

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Letter from Harriet Lane to Lily Macalester concerning her trip abroad to the Isle of Wight in England. Includes a mention Harriet Lane’s uncle, President James Buchanan.

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Letter from Harriet Lane at Wheatland to Lily Macalester concerning election day 1856 and the campaign of her uncle, President James Buchanan, along with information on mutual acquaintances and friends.

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Letter from Harriet Lane at Soldiers’ Home, Washington, D.C. to Lily Macalester concerning the latter’s visit to Washington, D.C.

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Letter from Harriet Lane at Soldiers’ Home, Washington, D.C. to Lily Macalester concerning details of the visit of Charles Macalester to Washington, D.C. as well as various stories of mutual friends and acquaintances.

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Letter of sympathy from Harriet Lane Johnston to Lily Macalester Berghmans regarding the death of her father, Mr. Charles Macalester.

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Letter from Harriet Lane Johnston to Lily Macalester Berghmans acknowledging receipt of a memorial tribute written for her father, Charles Macalester. Johnston also inquires after the welfare of Mrs. Berghmans and her relations.

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Letter from Harriet Lane Johnston to Lily Macalester Berghmans Laughton expressing her sympathy, probably for the loss of Mrs. Laughton’s husband the previous year. She also inquires after Mrs. Laughton’s plans and her welfare.

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Letter from Harriet Lane to Lily Macalester concerning her recent trip to the country and several of their mutual acquaintances, April 9, 1850. Also, letter from Harriet Lane to Lily Macalester concerning their mutual acquaintances, family, and friends. Includes references to Harriet Lane’s uncle, President James Buchanan, May 27, 1850

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Letter from Harriet Lane Johnston to Jose de Pedroso, a Spanish nobleman married to Camille Berghmans de Pedroso, the daughter of Lily Macalester Berghmans Laughton. In the letter, Mrs. Johnston accepts an invitation to dine with Mr. de Pedroso.

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A.L.S. Executive Mansion, Washington. Will present her letter of the 9th to the Cabinet at their next meeting. Note: niece of, and hostess for, President Buchanan. ER-11, p. 27

Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection is correspondence to Mrs. Laughton concerning Mount Vernon and the work of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Other material includes correspondence from Mrs. Laughton, formal reports and papers of the MVLA, personal correspondence and memoirs, photographs, printed material, and ephemera. The overall dates range from 1850 to 1891 with the bulk of the collection dating from the 1860s-1880s.This collection contains correspondence from a significant...