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Certificate

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Resolution acknowledging Thomas Welsh's membership in the Order of United American Mechanics, Susquehanna Council

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesB_F05

Date Range: 1847/09/16

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Resolution acknowledging Thomas Welsh's membership in the Order of United American Mechanics, Susquehanna Council

Description: Handwritten certificate of a resolution honoring Thomas Welsh for his patriotic service in Mexico, "where he has sealed with his blood his devotion to his Country." Resolution adopted unanimously at a meeting of the Susquehanna Council No. 31 of the Order of United American Mechanics. Dated September 16, 1847 and published in the Columbia Spy on September 18, 1847. Framed, in poor condition.

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.

Date Range: 1847/09/16

Creation Date: 1847/09/16

Creator: Order of United American Mechanics. Susquehanna Council No. 31 (Columbia, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Hunt, E. F.; Sample, Jeremiah M.; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Order of United American Mechanics. Susquehanna Council No. 31 (Columbia, Pa.); Mexican War, 1846-1848; Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.)

Search Terms: Mexican War; Order of United American Mechanics, Susquehanna Council No. 31 (Columbia, Pa.); Columbia Spy

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, framed

Object Name: Certificate

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Notes: In wooden frame. Poor condition; in need of conservation. Piece of packing tape stuck on face of document and has pulled off some of the ink and surface of the paper. NEDCC/Northeast Document Conservation Center did a preliminary examination; see email correspondence NEDCC, August 7, 2019.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesB

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesB_F05

Notes: Added to PP 12/19/2020 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: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-B-47-12

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.

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Souvenir program of the sesquicentennial celebration of Columbia, Lancaster County, Pa

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Date of Publication: 1938.

Call Number: 974.815 COLU S493

Alternate Title: The sesquicentennial of the founding of Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.; The pageant of heritage September 23-29 inclusive 1788-1938.

Place of Publication: Columbia

Publisher: Columbia News

Date of Publication: 1938.

Physical Description: 72 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Contains local advertising.

Subjects: Columbia, Pa. - Centennial celebrations, etc.; Columbia (Pa). - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 COLU S493

Unveiling of the tablet commemorating the bicentennial of the James Wright house and the Sesquicentennial of the Borough of Columbia, Pennsylvania

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Author: Hiestand, Elizabeth F. G.

Date of Publication: 1938

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Responsibility: by Elizabeth F. G. Hiestand.

Author: Hiestand, Elizabeth F. G.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1938

Physical Description: [125]-137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 5

Subjects: Wright, James.; Wright, John, - 1667-1749.; Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.); Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Columbia (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.; Columbia (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 5 (1938), p. 125-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42

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[Map of the eastern portion of Pennsylvania, exhibiting the superior advantages of Columbia as a site for the national foundry]

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Date of Publication: 1846.

Call Number: 974.8 SEPA 104

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: [s.n.],

Date of Publication: 1846.

Physical Description: 1 map.: col.; 27 x 21 cm. on sheet 27 x 42 cm.

Notes: Shows location of railroads, canals, iron furnaces and ore mines and coal deposits. Accompanying text from the citizens of Columbia to the U.S. Congress.

Summary: map_974.8_SEPA_104_.pdf

Subjects: Foundries - Pennsylvania - Maps.; Columbia (Pa.) - Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 974.8 SEPA 104

Archive

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Collection: Columbia Bridge Company Collection

Title: Columbia Bridge Company Collection

Object ID: MG0217

Date Range: 1809-1843

Slaymaker, Samuel Varle, Charles Wilson, Edward Wilson, Thomas A. Witmer, A. Wright, William Wolcott, John Subject Headings: Bridges Business records Columbia (Pa.) Letters Minutes (Records) Stockholders Stocks Susquehanna River �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633

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Collection: Columbia Bridge Company Collection

Title: Columbia Bridge Company Collection

Description: The Columbia Bridge Company Collection is a valuable source of information concerning construction of bridges in the early 1800s. Documents concern the building of the first two bridges across the Susquehanna River in 1814 and 1832. Items in the collection include minutes, form for stock certificate, invoices, legal papers, proposals, receipts, stockholders, promissory notes, by-laws, settlement of stage tolls with Samuel Slaymaker 1813, salary receipts, circulars and announcements, bridge tolls, orders for payment, correspondence, and a stock certificate from 1842

Admin/Biographical History: First Bridge; Construction of the first Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was begun in 1812 and completed December 5, 1814, by J. Wolcott, H. Slaymaker, S. Slaymaker at a total cost of $231,771, which was underwritten by the newly formed Columbia Bank and Bridge Company. The bridge was 5,690 feet (1,730 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and had 54 piers and twin carriageways. Constructed of wood and stone, the covered bridge also included a wooden roof, a whitewashed interior and openings in its wooden sides to view the river and surrounding areas. It was considered the longest covered bridge in the world at the time. The bridge accommodated east-west traffic across the Susquehanna River for 14 years before being destroyed by ice, high water and severe weather on February 5, 1832.; Second bridge; Construction of the second Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, also covered, started mid-1832 and was completed in 1834 (opening on July 8, 1834) by James Moore and John Evans at a cost of $157,300. It was 5,620 feet (1,710 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) wide and also enjoyed the distinction of being the world's longest covered bridge. The wood and stone structure had 27 piers, a carriageway, walkway, and two towpaths to guide canal traffic across the river. Much of the mostly oak timber used in its construction was salvaged from the previous bridge. Its roof was covered with shingles, its sides with weatherboard, and its interior was whitewashed. The structure was modified in 1840 by the Canal Company at a cost of $40,000 concurrent with the construction of the Wrightsville Dam. Towpaths of different levels and with sidewalls were added to prevent horses from falling into river, as happened several times when the river flooded. The roof of the lower path formed the floor of upper path. In this way, canal boats were towed across the river from the Pennsylvania Canal on the Columbia side to the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal at Wrightsville. Sometime after 1846, a double-track railway was added, linking the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad to the Northern Central Railway. Due to fear of fire caused by locomotives, rail cars were pulled across the bridge by teams of mules or horses.; Information from "Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%E2%80%93Wrightsville_Bridge. Accessed 3 February 2020.

System of Arrangement: The papers of the First Columbia Bridge built in 1814 are filed in folders #1 to 157. The papers of the Second Columbia Bridge built in 1832 are filed in folders #158 to 181.

Date Range: 1809-1843

Year Range From: 1809

Year Range To: 1843

Date of Accumulation: 1809-1843

Creator: Goodell, Robert Hilliard, 1899-1992.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 05

People: Albright, William; Chew, Benjamin; Coleman, Robert; Dickson, William; Gilpin, Joshua; Gilpin, Thomas; Grimler, Benjamin; Haldeman, C.; Hamilton, William; Harbaugh, Leonard; Hoff, John; Hopkins, James; Hubley, John; Hubley, Joseph; Lloyd, Evan; Mifflin, Joseph; Poulson, Zachariah; Reynolds, John; Rittenhouse, Joseph; Shaffner, Casper; Slaymaker, Henry; Slaymaker, Samuel; Varle, Charles; Wilson, Edward; Wilson, Thomas A.; Witmer, A.; Wright, William; Wolcott, John

Subjects: Bridges; Business records; Columbia (Pa.); Letters; Minutes (Records); Stockholders; Stocks; Susquehanna River

Search Terms: Advertising; Applications; Board of Directors; Bonds; Bridges; Broadsides; Business records; By-laws; Checks; Columbia; Columbia Bridge Company; Construction; Contracts; Correspondence; Farmers Bank of Lancaster; Financial records; Finding aids; Gatekeepers; Invoices; Letters; Loans; Manuscript groups; Minutes; Murray Draper and Company; Promissory notes; Receipts; Reports; Salaries; Stockholders; Stocks; Susquehanna River; Taxes; Tollhouses; Tolls

Extent: 5 boxes, 190 folders, 3 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0217

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. The original items in Folder 69 may not be used due to their fragile condition. All other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-217

Classification: MG0217

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 13 January 2022.

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Meeting in Columbia in memory of Charles Carroll

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1931.

paper was written my attention has been called to a meeting of the "Columbia Grays" and "Columbia Hunters" which was held in the town hall in Columbia, Pa., on Saturday evening, November 17th, 1832. Captain Michael Way was appointed president, Captain James Haughy vice-president, and Moses Montgomery

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1931.

Physical Description: 115-116 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 5

Subjects: Carroll, Charles, - 1737-1832.; United States. - Signers.; Columbia (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 5 (1931), p. 115-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35

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The Wright mansion

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Author: Reuss, Francis X.

Date of Publication: 1938

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Responsibility: by Francis X. Reuss.

Author: Reuss, Francis X.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1938

Physical Description: [138]-139 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 5

Subjects: Wright, James.; Columbia (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 5 (1938), p. 138-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42

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Bronze tablet to the memory of John Wright, pioneer ferryman

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1931

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1931

Physical Description: 196-198 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 8

Subjects: Wright, John, - 1667-1749.; Columbia (Pa.) - History.; Wrightsville (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 8 (1931), p. 196-197Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35

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Certificate

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Souvenir program of the sesquicentennial celebration of Columbia, Lancaster County, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2432

Unveiling of the tablet commemorating the bicentennial of the James Wright house and the Sesquicentennial of the Borough of Columbia, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3725

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[Map of the eastern portion of Pennsylvania, exhibiting the superior advantages of Columbia as a site for the national foundry]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo666

Archive

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Archive

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Archive

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Meeting in Columbia in memory of Charles Carroll

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The Wright mansion

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Bronze tablet to the memory of John Wright, pioneer ferryman

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