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Biography

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Index card with biographical information about Benjamin McComsey

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F077_It05

Date Range: 1972

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Index card with biographical information about Benjamin McComsey

Description: Index card with biographical information that accompanied the letters, a tintype of Benjamin McComsey, and a needlepoint bookmark.; "This is the chief treasure of the McComsey family. Young son Benjamin volunteered to serve in the Civil War, and these letters tell the story of the remainder of his life.; Benjamin was the son of William McComsey, who was City Treasurer of Lanc. in the late 1800s. A descendant of Mathias McComsey, who was born in Manor Township in 1787. Benjamin's mother was Mary Dorwart, daughter of Henry, a tailor in Lancaster.; Benjamin died Nov. 7, 1862 in Berlin, Md. in the 18th year of his life. He is buried in the McComsey plot at Lancaster Cemetery."

Admin/Biographical History: Benjamin was the son of William and Mary Ann (Dorwart) McComsey. In 1860 he was a farmer living with his family in Providence Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.; Ben's service during the Civil War was brief. He enlisted in Lancaster on 7 August 1862 and was mustered into the U.S. Army on August 11 as a private with Company D, 122nd Pennsylvania Infantry. He died from typhoid fever in a military hospital at Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland on 7 November 1862.; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40007870/benjamin-asbury-mccomsey

Date Range: 1972

Creation Date: [1972]

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Dorwart, Henry; McComsey, Benjamin Asbury; McComsey, Mary Ann Dorwart; McComsey, Mathias; McComsey, William

Subjects: Soldiers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army

Search Terms: 122nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (1862-1863); Civil War; Death; Soldiers; Typhoid fever; United States Army

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan

Object Name: Biography

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F077_It05

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Letter from Benjamin McComsey (MG0018_SerA_F077_It01); Letter from Benjamin McComsey (MG0018_SerA_F077_It02); Letter from Benjamin McComsey (MG0018_SerA_F077_It03); Letter from Benjamin McComsey (MG0018_SerA_F077_It04); Letter from Benjamin McComsey (MG0018_SerA_F077_It06); Letter from Henry Benner (MG0018_SerA_F077_It07); Letter from Henry Benner (MG0018_SerA_F077_It08); Letter from Benjamin McComsey (MG0018_SerA_F077_It09); Tintype of Benjamin McComsey (2009.014); McComsey Family Album (A-15-01-01 to A-15-01-40); Carte de visite of Chester Hubley (1-02-01-79)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), Series #, 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. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 1972.026

Other Numbers: MG-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series A, Folder 77, Item 5

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 27 December 2023.

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Scrapbook

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Thomas Welsh Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2

Date Range: 1854-1936

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Thomas Welsh Scrapbook

Description: Scrapbook appears to be the work of Thomas' son, Blanton Welsh. The volume was origianlly a record book for the Commonwealth Insurance Company, for which Thomas Welsh was an agent in Columbia. The scrapbook contains newspaper articles from the Columbia Spy, beginning with articles on the cholera epidemic of 1854, Welsh's cases as Justice of the Peace, and published war correspondence by Thomas Welsh under the names "Thirsty Squad" and "45". Blanton continued the scrapbook with newspaper articles about his father and sisters, and a lawsuit against him in 1930; his mother's obituary; his wedding announcement; his visiting cards; a letter from Lillie to Blanton; and letters to Thomas Welsh. The letters to Thomas Welsh are scanned and transcibed as MG0828_SeriesD-61_F03, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F04, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F05, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F07, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F08, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F09, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F10, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F11, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F12, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F13, MG0828_SeriesD-63_F10, MG0828_SeriesD-63_F14, and MG0828_SeriesE_F04.

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: 1854-1936

Creation Date: 1854-1936

Year Range From: 1854

Year Range To: 1936

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Buchanan, James; Welsh, Blanton Charles; Welsh, Alice; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Effie; Welsh, Lilian; Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"; Welsh, Thomas

Other Creators: Welsh, Blanton Charles, 1860-1939

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia (Pa.); Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company; Justices of the peace; Letters; Newspapers; Obituaries; Personal correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; West Point (N.Y.); Zurich (Switzerland)

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Civil War; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company; Correspondence, Personal; James Buchanan; Justices of the peace; Letters; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Scrapbooks; West Point, New York; Zurich, Switzerland

Extent: 1 item

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Notes: Casing and binding are worn.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF

Object ID: 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.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-F-XX-XX

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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Book

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2cf4e503-58bc-4fbb-a5d1-946647589210

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "West Point Tic Tacs, A Collection of Military Verse" book belonging to Blanton C. Welsh

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesG_F02

Date Range: 1878

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "West Point Tic Tacs, A Collection of Military Verse" book belonging to Blanton C. Welsh

Description: "West Point Tic Tacs, A Collection of Military Verse" is book belonging to Blanton C. Welsh that he recieved in West Point, New York at the military academy there. The book was published by Homer Lee & Co. of 65 Liberty Street, New York and copyrighted in 1878. The book is dedicated to the cadets and graduates of the United States Military Academy. The contents include cadet songs and poems, army poems, and other miscellaneous writings as well as illustrations all from various authors and illustrators. There are also loose interted photographs and paper cut outs throughout the pages and signature pages in the back of the book.

Date Range: 1878

Creation Date: 1878

Year Range From: 1878

Year Range To: 1882

Date of Accumulation: 1878-1882

Creator: Homer Lee & Co.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Harte, Bret; Welsh, Blanton Charles

Subjects: Autographs; Poetry; Signatures (Writing); Songbooks; United States Military Academy

Search Terms: Autographs; Illustrations; Poetry; Songbooks; West Point Military Academy; Signatures (Writing)

Extent: 1 item, 180 pages to scan

Object Name: Book

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2022-07-20

Condition Notes: Pages in the front of the book are detached but remain inside the book, book spine is crakced and freyed, some pages are stained.

Parent Object ID: MG0828

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesG_F02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: The book is inscribed as belonging to Blanton C. Welsh. Blanton C. Welsh wrote inside "B.C. Welsh, West Point N.Y. June 11, 1878 Class '81. The three loose photots within the book are evidently from West Point and reside between pages 112 and 113. The signatures in the back of the book date mostly from 1880-1881 but vary and date up until 1882.; Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2021.030

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation. Added to database 07/20/2022.

Letter

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from E. M. Gallaudet of the National Deaf-Mute College to W. W. Griest

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F014_In02

Date Range: 1884/09/16

1 document

Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from E. M. Gallaudet of the National Deaf-Mute College to W. W. Griest

Description: Letter from E. M. Gallaudet of the National Deaf-Mute College to W. W. Griest stating that Stevens always had an interest in the growth of the institution when he was chairman of the Committee on Appropriations and that Stevens' successor had an "unfriendly attitude."

Date Range: 1884/09/16

Creation Date: 16 September 1884

Creator: Gallaudet, Edward Miner, 1837-1917

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Gallaudet, Edward Miner; Griest, William Walton; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Letters; National Deaf-Mute College (U.S.); United States. Congress. House; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations

Search Terms: Correspondence; House of Representatives; House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations; Letters; National Deaf-Mute College; Stevens and Smith Center; United States Congress, House of Representatives

Extent: 1 items, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F014_In02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, 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. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 14, Insert 2

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 13 November 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Scrapbook

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Title: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Object ID: MG0184_S01

1 document

Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Title: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Description: The George Steinman Papers, Series 1 contains an album, compiled by George Steinman, with many photographs of buildings, tombstones, monuments and scenes of Lancaster city and county. Ephemera and newspaper articles are among the photographs. Represented in the album are Postlethwaite's Tavern, hotels and taverns, fire houses, the Conestoga massacre, churches, cemeteries, Ephrata Cloister, prominent citizens and their homes, Stehli Silk Mill, and schools. The four boxes contain orginal correspondence, documents, photographs and ephemera or and pertaining to the same subject matter as the album.

System of Arrangement: This collection is divided into two series:; Series 1 The Steinman Album; Series 2 Documents, Photographs, Ephemera

Date of Accumulation: ca. 1860-1920

Creator: Steinman, George Michael, 1847-1920

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Shelf: Top shelf

People: Altee, John; André, John; Appel, T. Roberts; Armstrong, Elizabeth; Atlee, Samuel John; Atlee, Washington Lemuel; Atlee, William Augustus; Atlee, William Pitt; Baer, John; Baily, Francis; Bair, Daniel; Baker, James G.; Baldwin, Edith L.; Barr, Elias; Barton, Thomas; Bausman, Elizabeth; Bausman, William; Bear, Henry; Beck, Herbert Huebener; Beck, Martin; Beecher, William C.; Beissel, Conrad; Beissel, John Conrad; Bender, Henry; Bethel, Samuel; Bezellon, Martha Coombe; Bezellon, Peter; Boehm, Henry; Boyle, Philip; Breneman, Benjamin Franklin; Breneman, Gideon; Breneman, Franklin Henry; Broll, John; Brown, J. H.; Bryan, George; Buchanan, James; Buchmiller, Dulon Frank; Burkhart, Anna Margarita; Burkhart, George; Burrowes, Francis Smith; Burrowes, Thomas Henry; Burt, Nathaniel; Calder, George, Jr.; Cameron, James; Carpenter, John; Carpenter, William; Cheves, Langdon; Clay, Henry; Clemson, James; Coleman, Elizabeth; Coleman, Robert; Coleman, William; Cope, Caleb; Cope, Thomas P.; Cox, John; Crawford, James; Crowel, Mary R.; Damant, James; Davis, Benjamin Franklin; Dering, Henry; Detwiler, Thomas Craig; Diffenbaugh, Henry; Diffenderfer, Milton Hess; Diffenderffer, Frank Reid; Diller, Graybill; Donnley, Felix; Downing, Samuel; Dufresne, Samuel; Duvel, P. S.; Eberly, Michael; Edge, Walter Warren; Eichholtz, Jacob; Ellicott, Andrew; Elliot, Robert; Ellmaker, Nathaniel; Eshleman, Frank; Fahnestock, Samuel; Ferree, Philip; Fordney, Melchoir; Forney, J. A.; Fox, Cyrus; Frailey, Jacob; Franklin, George F.; Franklin, Walter; Fraser, Susan; Frazer, Reah; Fulton, Robert; Funck, John; Funk, John; Galbreath, John; Geist, M. W.; Germon, W. L.; Gill, William; Gingrich, Amos; Graff, Andreas; Grant, Hamilton; Graybill, Jacob; Groff, John M.; Groff, Sebastian; Grosh, John; Grove, Annie C.; Grubb, Daisy; Grubb, Peter; Hager, Walter C.; Haldeman, Samuel Steman; Hall, Charles; Hamilton, Andrew; Hamilton, James; Hammond, Frederick W.; Hamond, E. R.; Hand, Edward; Hand, John; Hand, Mollie; Harpel, Charlotte; Hayes, Alexander Laws; Hazen, Moses; Heinitsh, August; Heintzelman, Samuel Peter; Heister, Joseph; Henderson, Barton; Henderson, Thomas G.; Henry, John Joseph; Hensel, George Washington, Jr.; Hensel, William Uhler; Herr, Christian; Herr, Hans; Herr, Rudy; Hews, George H.; Hoffnagle, Peter; Hood, Alexander H.; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Hughes, Edward; Hutter, Christian; Jacobs, Cyrus; Jenkins, David; Jenkins, William; Kevinski, John B.; King, George H.; Kirkpatrick, William; Konigmacher, Joseph; Kroome, Hiram; Krug, George; Kuhn, Simon; Kuhn, Simon Adam; Landis, David Bachman; Landis, David H.; Landis, Harry; Landis, Jacob; Light, John B.; Lightner, Michael; Lincoln, Abraham; Lippold, John W.; Loeb, Jacob; Long, Henry Grimler; Long, Isaac; Lowery, Alexander; Lowery, Lazarus; Ludlow, Robert Fulton; Magee, David Francis; Marshall, Christopher; Marshall, John; Martin, C. H.; Mason, S.; Mathiot, John; Matlack, Timothy; Mayer, Christian B.; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; McClain, Francis Bernard; McClellan, George Brinton; McCormick, D. R.; McFarquahr, Colin; McGrann, Bernard John; Melsheimmer, Frederick Valentine; Metzger, Samuel H.; Mifflin, Thomas; Miller, Dave "Devil"; Miller, John; Miller, Susanna; Mishler, Benjamin; Montgomery, John R.; Montgomery, William; Morton, William Augustus; Mulhatten, Barney; Musser, Yost; Myers, Albert; Mylin, Martin; Neff, John; Nevin, John D.; North, Hugh McAlister; Old, James; Parks, Jake; Pastor, John; Peiper, William L.; Penn, William; Pitt, William; Porter, Andrew; Porter, George B.; Pyle, Howard; Ramsey, David; Raub, Galen John Peoples; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Emanuel C.; Reilly, Mary Gertrude Costigan; Reinmansnyder, Helen; Reynolds, George Nelson; Reynolds, John Fulton; Reynolds, William; Rogers, Milton C.; Rose, Frederick; Ross, George; Ross, Patton; Sauber, Charles Alvin; Sener, Samuel Miller; Seyfert, Augustus G.; Shober, Emanuel; Shreiner, Philip; Slaymaker, Henry; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, L.; Slaymaker, William; Sloane, S.; Slough, Elizabeth; Smith, Charles; Snavely, Harry H.; Stahr, John Summers; Stambauch, Samuel; Stauffer, David McNeely; Stedman, Alexander; Steinman, George Michael; Stevens, Thaddeus; Stiegel, Henry William; Strong Wolf, Chief; Summy, Levi; Sutter, John Augustus; Tener, John C.; Thornburg, Robert; Todd, Charles; Tomlinson, George; Urban, John; Vogan, John; Washington, George; Webb, James; West, Benjamin; Wharton, Thomas; Whiteside, John; Wiley, William; Williamson, Henry Stackhouse; Willson, George Bolivar; Willson, John; Winover, Peter; Wise, Charles; Wise, John; Witmer, Abraham; Witmer, David; Witmer, Esther Elizabeth; Worner, William Frederic; Wright, James; Wright, John; Yeates, Catharine; Yeates, Jasper; Zahm, Godfried; Zahm, Mathias; Zahm, Samuel H.; Zantzinger, Paul; Zehmer, Anthony; Zinzendorf, Nicholaus

Subjects: Ephemera; Photographs; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Abbeville (Historic estate); Abbeville Mill; Advent Lutheran Church; Albright's Transportation Depot; All Saints Episcopal Church; American Hose Company; Balloons; Bangor Episcopal Church; Berks County Historical Society; Binkley's Bridge; Bird-In-Hand Friends Meetinghouse; Boehm's Chapel; Buch Tavern; Buchanan Park; Caledonia Furnace; Carpenter's Union Church; Cat Tavern; Cemeteries; Central Cigar Store; Chalices; Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church; Christ Lutheran Church; Christian Herr House; Christiana Resistance; Churches; Clare Point Stock Farm; Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge; Columbia Friends Meetinghouse; Conestoga Furnace; Conestoga Glue Factory; Conestoga Navigation Company; Conestoga wagon; Cosgrove's Tavern; County House; Courthouses; Covered bridges; Disasters; Donegal Presbyterian Church; Downing's Mill; Eagle Hotel; Eden Iron Works; Edge Tool Forge; Elizabeth Furnace; Emmanuel Lutheran Church; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata Cloister; Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel; Exchange Hotel; Feagleyville; Federal Hall; Finding aids; Fire departments; Fires; First National Store; First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster; First Reformed Church, Lancaster; Fites Eddy Hotel; Fountain Inn; Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College; Franklin House; Fulton Cotton Mill; General Sutter Inn; Golden Swan Hotel; Grace Lutheran Church; Graeff's Landing; Grape Tavern; Gravestones; Graveyards; Green Cottage; Grubb Mansion; Halfway House; Hans Herr House; Hardwicke; Harmony Hall; Heinitsh Drug Store; Historical markers; Hope Episcopal Church; Hopewell Forge; Hotels; Humane Fire Company; Humes Woolen Mill; Hutter's Folly; Indian Queen Tavern; Indigenous peoples; J. B. Distillery; Keener's Mill; Kepler Lodge; Krug House; Lafayette Hill; Lamb Tavern; Lamparter's Row; Lancaster Academy; Lancaster County Courthouse; Lancaster County Historical Society; Lancaster County National Bank; Lancaster County Prison; Lancaster Curling Club; Lancaster Fencibles; Lancaster Moravian Church; Landisville Mennonite Meetinghouse; Leacock Presbyterian Church; Linden Hall; Lititz Moravian Church; Manuscript groups; Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Company; Markets; Martic Forge, Martic Twp.; Martin Meylin's Gunshop; Masonic halls; Masonic lodges; Massasoit Hall; Mechanics Library; Mellinger Mennonite Church; Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church; Millersville Academy; Millersville State Normal School; Millersville University; Mills; Mischler's Exchange; Mishler's Beer Garden; Montgomery House; Monuments; Moss Cigar Factory; Mount Bethel Mansion; Mount Hope Furnace; Native Americans; Odd Fellows Hall; Old City Hall; Old Welsh Graveyard; Paper mills; Parish houses; Paxton Boys; Penn Square; Pennsbury Manor; Pennsylvania Railroad; Pequea Presbyterian Church; Petroglyphs; Photographs; Plough Tavern; Poole Forge; Postlethwaite's Tavern; Powder houses; Practical Farmer Hotel; Ranck's Mill; Reigart's Landing; Reigart's Old Wine Store; Relay Hotel; Revolutionary War; Rock Ford; Ruth's Fine Groceries; Sadsbury Friends Meetinghouse; Safe Harbor Rolling Mill; Schools; Scrapbooks; Shiffler Fire Company; Ship Tavern; Shippen School; Sign of the Bull Tavern; Sign of the Hat Tavern; Sorrel Horse Hotel; St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church; St. James Episcopal Church; St. John's Episcopal Church; St. John's Lutheran Church; St. John's United Church of Christ; St. Mary's Catholic Church; St. Michael's Lutheran Church; St. Paul's United Church of Christ; St. Peter's Catholic Church; Stamps; Stehli Silk Mill; Stock certificates; Strasburg Academy; Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery; Strasburg Methodist Episcopal Church; Sunflower Inn; Swamp Church; Swan Hotel; Tavern signs; Taverns; Ten Hour House; Three Crowns Tavern; Trinity Lutheran Church; Union Bethel Church; Union Fire Company; Union Hotel; Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Vermont Historical Society; Voganville Hotel; Wabank House; Washington Hotel; Washington Memorial Chapel; Waterloo Tavern; Waterworks; Watt and Shand; Weaverland Mennonite Church; Wheatland; White Horse Hotel; White Swan Hotel; William Pitt Tavern; Windsor Forge; Witmer's Bridge; Witness Tree; Woodward Hill Cemetery; F. W. Woolworth Co.; York Furnace; Young Men's Christian Association; Zion Lutheran Church

Extent: 1 scrapbook, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Copies: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710; Photograph Collection

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; "Mr. Geo. Steinman who started this collection of pictures. This book was presented to the Lanc. Co. Historical Society after his death by Mr. Geo. S. Franklin."; John M. Gibson is recorded as the donor, 1968, in LancasterHistory's accession records.; 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.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.; The use of the original album is restricted. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org with questions.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Number: MG-184, Series 1

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared PK and MSH, 2008. Added to database 20 July 2021.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.

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Letter

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Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Letter from Dr. Fredric S. Klein, to Miss. Moss about the Lebkicher Letters

Object ID: MG0258_F012_In01

Date Range: 1863/08/26

Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Letter from Dr. Fredric S. Klein, to Miss. Moss about the Lebkicher Letters

Description: Letter from Dr. Frederic S. Klein, Civil War Times, Illustrated to Jane Wilson Moss, concerning the Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and his interest in publishing a few of the letters in Civil War Times, Illustrated mostly because of the spelling and content; needs Moss’s permission to publish. Suggests they could also be edited and published in the Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society. 26 August 1972.

Date Range: 1863/08/26

Creation Date: 26 August 1972

Creator: Klein, Frederic S., 1904-1987

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Klein, Frederic S.; Moss, Jane Wilson

Subjects: Letters

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence; Letters; Publishers and Publishing; Soldiers

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0258_F012_In01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4b929d84-1c6a-4e1f-8bc2-523672636170

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 1998.MG0258

Other Numbers: MG-258

Other Number: MG-258, Folder 12, Insert 1

Classification: MG0258

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by JM. Added to database 10 September 2022.

Letter

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Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Letter from Jane Wilson Moss to Dr. Frederic S. Klein

Object ID: MG0258_F012_In02

Date Range: 1972/09/01

Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Letter from Jane Wilson Moss to Dr. Frederic S. Klein

Description: Letter from Jane Wilson Moss to Dr. Frederic S. Klein from Lancaster, PA, in response to his letter from 29 August 1972 (Insert 1) and consents and agrees that it would be interesting to publish some of the letters with corresponding transcriptions. Offers her help in any way. 1 September 1972.

Date Range: 1972/09/01

Creation Date: 26 August 1972

Creator: Moss, Jane Wilson, 1915-1982

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Klein, Frederic S.; Moss, Jane Wilson

Subjects: Letters

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence; Letters; Publishers and Publishing; Soldiers

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0258_F012_In02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4b929d84-1c6a-4e1f-8bc2-523672636170

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 1998.MG0258

Other Numbers: MG-258

Other Number: MG-258, Folder 12, Insert 2

Classification: MG0258

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by JM. Added to database 10 September 2022.

List

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #478

Date Range: 1824

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date Range: 1824

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Baumgardner, Eliza; Baumgardner, Samuel; Beel, Adam; Beel, James; Beel, John; Beel, William; Behm, Adam; Behm, John; Bell, Adam; Bell, James; Bell, John; Bell, William; Boyer, Barbara; Boyer, David; Boyer, Rebecca; Boyer, Susanna; Boyer, Mrs.; Chapman, Samuel; Cowhack, Daniel; Cowhack, John; Cowhack, Nancy; Cowhawk, Daniel; Cowhawk, John; Cowhawk, Nancy; Demmy, Christian; Demmy, Lewis; Dickson, Thomas; Eavans, John; Eavans, Matthew; Evans, John; Evans, Matthew; Faber, Catharine; Faber, Philip; Favy, Catharine; Favy, Philip; Freeze, John; Freze, John; Gallacher, John; Gallacher, Martha; Gallacher, Mrs.; Gallagher, Matthew; Hollinger, Elizabeth; Hollinger, Mrs.; Horn, Peter; Horn, William; Horncomb, Henry; Horncomb, Polly; Keyser, George; Keyser, Mrs.; Lewis, Catharine; Lewis, John; Mayers, Catharine; Mayers, Fanny; Mayers, Jacob; Meyer, Frederick; Meyer, Henry; Meyer, John; Meyers, Catharine; Meyers, Fanny; Meyers, Jacob; Moore, Adam; Moore, John; Moore, Susan; Moore, Thomas; Morgan, Barbara; Morgan, Catharine; Morgan, Christian; Morgan, George; Morgan, Mrs.; Murphy, Elisabeth; Murphy, Samuel; Oberfield, Cecilia; Oberfield, Mrs.; Pfeffer, Elizabeth; Pfeffer, Mrs.; Roan, Bridget; Roan, John; Roan, Joseph; Roan, Mary; Roland, Elizabeth; Roland, Jacob; Roland, John; Rollan, Elizabeth; Rollan, Jacob; Rollan, John; Rollin, Elizabeth; Rollin, Jacob; Rollin, John; Sarber, Henry; Sarber, Mrs.; Schapman, Samuel; Shaffer, George; Shaffer, Magdelen; Shaffer, Sally; Shaffner, Gabriel; Shaffner, Henry; Shaffner, Mrs.; Sheffer, George; Sheffer, Magdelen; Sheffer, Sally; Snyder, Henry; Stauffer, Samuel; Stauffer, Mrs.; Teddvile, Mary; Teddviler, Mrs.; Tedweiler, Mary; Tedweiler, Mrs.; Thatcher, Amos; Thatcher, Martha; Thatcher, Matthew; Thatcher, William; Watts, John; Watts, Mrs.; Weaver, Charles; Weaver, Frederick; Weaver, Lewis; Weaver, Martin; Wright, David; Wright, Mary; Wright, Robert; Young, Lydia; Young, Samuel

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Rapho Twp.; Poor children; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Rapho Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: List

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #478

Box Number: 005

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1993/11/23.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.; Baumgardner, Samuel. Father of Baumgardner, Eliza, age 10.; Behm, Adam. Father of Behm, John, age 7.; Bell, John. (Or Beel.) Father of Bell, James, age 9; Bell, Adam, age 7; Bell, William, age 5.; Boyer, Widow. Mother of Boyer, David, age 11, Boyer, Susanna, age 9; Boyer, Barbara (or Boyer, Rebecca) age 7.; Chapman, Samuel. Father of Chapman, Samuel, age 10.; Cowhawk, John. (Or Cowhack.)Father of Cowhawk, Daniel, age 11; Cowhawk, Nancy, age 6.; Demmy, Christian, age 11; Demmy, Lewis, age 9.; Dickson, Thomas. Father of Dickson, Thomas, age 8.; Evans, John. (Or Eavens.)Father of Evans, Matthew, age 7.; Faber, Philip. (Or Favy.)Father of Faber, Catharine, age 7.; Freeze, John. (Or Freze.) Father of Freeze, John, age 9.; Gallacher, Widow. Mother of Gallacher, Martha, age 10; Gallacher, John, age 6. Also mentioned: Gallagher, Matthew.; Hollinger, Widow. Mother of Hollinger, Elizabeth, age 11.; Horn, Peter. Father of Horn, William, age 10; Horn, Peter, age 8.; Horncomb, Henry. Father of Horncomb, Polly, age 11.; Keyser, Widow. Mother of Keyser, George, age 7.; Lewis, John. Father of Lewis, Catharine, age 8.; Mayers, Jacob. (Or Meyers.) Father of Mayers, Catharine, age 11; Mayers, Fanny, age 9.; Meyer, Frederick. Father of Meyer, Henry, age 9; Meyer, John, age 7.; Moore, Adam. Father of Moore, Thomas, age 10.; Moore, Thomas. Father of Moore, John, age 10; Moore, Susan, age 8; Moore. Thomas, age 6.; Morgan, Widow. Mother of Morgan, George, age 11; Morgan, Barbara, age 8; Morgan, Christian, age 7; Morgan, Catharine, age 7.; Murphy, Samuel. Father of Murphy, Elisabeth, age 9.; Oberfield, Widow. Mother of Oberfield, Cecilia, age 10.; Pfeffer, Widow. Mother of Pfeffer, Elizabeth, age 7.; Roan, John. Father of Roan, Bridget, age 8; Roan, Joseph, age 6; Roan, Mary, age 6 (twins).; Rollin, John. (Or Rollan, or Roland.) Father of Rollin, Jacob, age 11; Rollin, Elizabeth, age 10.; Sarber, Widow. Mother of Sarber, Henry, age 10.; Schapman, Samuel. Father of Schapman, Samuel, age 10.; Shaffner, Widow. Mother of Shaffner, Henry, age 11; Shaffner, Gabriel, age 7.; Sheffer, George. (Or Shaffer.) Father of Sheffer, Sally, age 11; Sheffer, Magdelen, age 7.; Snyder, Henry. Father of Snyder, Henry, age 7.; Stauffer, Widow. Mother of Stauffer, Samuel, age 10.; Tedweiler, Widow. (Or Teddviler.) Mother of Tedweiler, Mary, age 11.; Thatcher, Amos. (Or Tatcher.) Father of Thatcher, Martha, age 8; Thatcher, William, age 6. Also mentioned Thatcher, Matthew.; Watts, Widow. Mother of Watts, John, age 10.; Weaver, Frederick. Father of Weaver, Charles, age 10; Weaver, Lewis, age 8; Weaver, Martin, age 7.; Wright, Robert. (Or Right.) Father of Wright, Mary, age 10; Wright, Robert, age 8; Wright, David, age 6.; Young, Samuel. Father of Young, Lydia (or Liddy), age 8; Young, Samuel, age 7.; 1 item. 3 pieces.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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