Photograph- Photograph of etching of All Saints Episcopal Church which stood from 1843 to 1874. Church was organized in 1841 and the building was erected on Lafayette Hill. Presided over by Rev. E. Y. Buchanan.
Photograph- Photograph of etching of All Saints Episcopal Church which stood from 1843 to 1874. Church was organized in 1841 and the building was erected on Lafayette Hill. Presided over by Rev. E. Y. Buchanan.
Description
Photograph of etching of All Saints Episcopal Church which stood from 1843 to 1874. Church was organized in 1841 and the building was erected on Lafayette Hill. Presided over by Rev. E. Y. Buchanan.
Deed between Benjamin Hershey and The Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Description
Deed between Benjamin Hershey of Lancaster Township, and The Farmers Bank of Lancaster, for land in the Township of Lancaster. Lancaster. Photostatic copy.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 037, Insert 03
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Four women, two standing and two seated, in a park setting. Woman seated at right is identified as Grace Keller. Woman standing at right is identified as "my mother". Written on back: "Taken at Lititz Springs Dec - 25 - 1897 JRR".
Four women on a bridge over the creek at Lititz Springs Park. Written on back: "Taken at Lititz Springs Dec - 25 - 1897". Grace Keller is standing at left.
"Negro Entry Book, 1820-1849" or "Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons"
Description
"Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons, 1820-1849." This volume was also called the "Negro Registry" or "Negro Entry Book." The volume contains entries of free persons of color in Lancaster City who were required to register with the Mayor's Office from 1820-1849.
1 item, 188 pages (many are blank and were not photographed)
Object Name
Register
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser02_F002_It01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Microfilm of the volume is found in the research center in Drawer 3, sec. 2, #205, and the transcription is also available in the research center with call no. 326 L244h.
See also the index (MG0240_Ser02_F001) and the transcription
(MG0240_Ser02_F003)
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
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Credit
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Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 2
Other Number
MG-240, Series 2, Folder 2, Item 1
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 18 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Handwritten envelope, no return address. Addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Welsh, Columbia, Lancaster County, Penn. Pencil notation, upper left corner: "My mother's letter to my father after the Columbia Bridge was burned." Postmarked December 20, 1890, New Orleans, LA. 2-cent oval stamp, upper right corner. See MG0828 SeriesD-63 F25 for letter referenced in notation.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Letter is pasted into the Thomas Welsh Scrapbook, MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesE
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesE_F04
Location of Originals
Letter is pasted into the Thomas Welsh Scrapbook, MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2
Notes
Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
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Credit
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