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The early telegraph

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Author: Wilson, William Bender,

Date of Publication: 1897

part is now presented for the first time and the whole of it put in form to be of interest, if not of value. The recent destruction of the Columbia bridge prompted my writing a sketch of it, so that there might be a record made of its continuous history, and I will open this paper with that sketch

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Responsibility: by W. B. Wilson, Esq.

Author: Wilson, William Bender,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1897

Physical Description: [226]-250 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6

Summary: The article discusses several bridges that crossed the Susquehanna River from Columbia, PA and their destruction by weather and war. Then the article moves to the initiation of the telegraph between Lancaster and Harrisburg when the invention was still in its infancy.

Subjects: Columbia Bridge Company.; Telegraph - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Telegraph - Pennsylvania; Columbia Bridge (Columbia, Pa.); Columbia (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 226-250Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1

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Envelope

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Envelope addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Welsh

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE_F04

Date Range: 1890/12/20

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Envelope addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Welsh

Description: 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.

Date Range: 1890/12/20

Creation Date: 1890/12/20

Creator: Welsh, Annie Eunice Young, 1831-1894

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Pa.); Envelopes; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Columbia (Pa.)

Search Terms: Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge; Envelopes; Civil War; Columbia

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan

Object Name: Envelope

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Date: 2020-12-29

Condition Notes: 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: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-E-66-01

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #551

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 of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0009

People: Bennet, Christian; Bennet, James; Bennet, John; Brown, John G.; Clark, Samuel; Clowse, Emaly; Clowse, George; Ebeline, George; Fisher, George; Gallager, Henry; Gallager, John; Gallager, Mary; Houck, Margaret; Lockhard, Charles; Lockhard, Samuel; Lockhard, Sophia; Owings, Benjamin; Strein, Michael; Welsh, Mary; Welsh, William

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Columbia; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Columbia

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #551

Box Number: 009

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1994/06/16.

Additional Notes: Poor children; Bennet, Christian; Bennet, James; Bennet, John; Brown, John G.; Clark, Samuel; Clowse, Emaly; Clowse, George; Ebeline, George; Fisher, George; Gallager, Henry; Gallager, John; Gallager, Mary; Houck, Margaret; Lockhard, Charles; Lockhard, Samuel; Lockhard, Sophia; Owings, Benjamin; Strein, Michael. Teacher.; Welsh, Mary; Welsh, William; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #009

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 of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0009

People: Albright, Susanna; Clinton, Jacob; Duck, Solomon; Hughes, Harvey; Hughes, Josiah; Hutton, Lydia; Hutton, Mary; Leapheart, Elisa; Leapheart, Martha; Mellinger, Sarah; Mellinger, Susanna; Nicholson, Matilda; Poor, Mary Ann

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Columbia; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Columbia

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #009

Box Number: 009

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/02/02.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Albright, Susanna.; Clinton, Jacob.; Duck, Solomon.; Hughes, Harvey.; Hughes, Josiah.; Hutton, Lydia. Teacher.; Hutton, Mary.; Leapheart, Elisa.; Leapheart, Martha.; Mellinger, Sarah.; Mellinger, Susanna.; Nicholson, Matilda.; Poor, Mary Ann.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #127

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 of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Beaver, Frederick; Beaver, George; Bennet, Christian; Bennet, James; Bennet, John; Bogle, George; Clouse, Emily; Clouse, George; Currie, Catharine; Currie, Rebecca; Deitweiter, Jacob; Findlay, Uriah; Hewes, Harvey; Hewes, Josiah; Kulp, John; Lewis, Joseph; Lloyd, Thomas; Maxton, Ann; Maxton, George; Taylor, Hannah; Trainor, Rosanna; Walsh, William; Walsh, Mary; Walsh, Henry; Walsh, Mary Ann; Watts, William

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Columbia; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Columbia

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #127

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/03/17.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Beaver, Frederick.; Beaver, George.; Bennet, Christian.; Bennet, James.; Bennet, John.; Bogle, George.; Clouse, Emily.; Clouse, George.; Currie, Catharine.; Currie, Rebecca.; Deitweiter, Jacob.; Findlay, Uriah.; Hewes, Harvey.; Hewes, Josiah.; Kulp, John.; Lewis, Joseph.; Lloyd, Thomas. Teacher.; Maxton, Ann.; Maxton, George.; Taylor, Hannah.; Trainor, Rosanna.; Walsh, William. Father of Walsh, Mary.; Walsh, Henry. Father of Walsh, Mary Ann.; Watts, William.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #162

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 of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Bennet , Christian; Bennet, James; Bennet , John; Brown, John; Clause, Emaly; Clause, George; Eberlene, George; Gallager, Henry; Hatch, Sarah; Houch, Margaret; Hummel, Elizabeth; Lockhard, Charles; Lockhard, Samuel; Lockhard, Sophia; Owens, Benjamin; Strein, Michael; Welsh, Mary; Welsh, William; Youghey, Lavina

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Columbia; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Columbia

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #162

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/03/17.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Bennet , Christian.; Bennet, James.; Bennet , John.; Brown, John.; Clause, Emaly.; Clause, George.; Eberlene, George.; Gallager, Henry.; Hatch, Sarah.; Houch, Margaret.; Hummel, Elizabeth.; Lockhard, Charles.; Lockhard, Samuel.; Lockhard, Sophia.; Owens, Benjamin.; Strein, Michael. Teacher.; Welsh, Mary.; Welsh, William.; Youghey, Lavina.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #235

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 of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Beaver, Frederick; Beaver, George; Bogle, George; Clinton, Jacob; Clinton Joseph; Clouse, Emily; Clouse, George; Currie, Catharine; Currie, Rebecca; Deitweiler, Jacob; Findlay, Uriah; Kulp, John; Lewis, Josep; Lloyd, Thomas; Maxton, Ann; Maxton, George; Maxton, Samuel; Taylor, Hannah; Trainor, Rosanna; Walsh, Mary; Walsh, Mary Ann; Watts, Wesley; Watts, William

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Columbia; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Columbia

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #235

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/04/14.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Beaver, Frederick.; Beaver, George.; Bogle, George.; Clinton, Jacob.; Clinton Joseph.; Clouse, Emily.; Clouse, George.; Currie, Catharine.; Currie, Rebecca.; Deitweiler, Jacob.; Findlay, Uriah.; Kulp, John.; Lewis, Josep.; Lloyd, Thomas. Teacher.; Maxton, Ann.; Maxton, George.; Maxton, Samuel.; Taylor, Hannah.; Trainor, Rosanna.; Walsh, Mary.; Walsh, Mary Ann.; Watts, Wesley.; Watts, William.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #237

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 of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Bennet, Christian; Bennet, James; Bennet, John; Brown, John G.; Clark, Samuel; Clouse, Emaley; Clouse, George; Ebirline, George; Garbet, John; Hatch, Sarah; Houch, Margaret; Lockhard, Charles; Lockhard, Samuel; Lockhard, Sophia; Owings, Benjamin; Strein, Michael; Welsh, William; Welsh, Mary; Younghey, Lavina

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Columbia; West Hempfield Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Columbia

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #237

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/04/14.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Columbia and West Hempfield Twp.; Bennet, Christian.; Bennet, James.; Bennet, John.; Brown, John G.; Clark, Samuel.; Clouse, Emaley.; Clouse, George.; Ebirline, George.; Garbet, John.; Hatch, Sarah.; Houch, Margaret.; Lockhard, Charles.; Lockhard, Samuel.; Lockhard, Sophia.; Owings, Benjamin.; Strein, Michael. Teacher.; Welsh, William.; Welsh, Mary.; Younghey, Lavina.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #247

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 of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Albright, Susanna; Brooks, Catharine; Brooks, James; Brooks, Matthias; Brooks, Susanna; Brown, Frederick; Brown, Rebecca; Clinton, Jacob; Clinton, Joseph; Findlay, Uriah; Gallaugher, John; Gallaugher, Mary; Hershey, Benjamin; Hummel, Catharine; Lewis, Joseph; Mason, Sarah; Mason, William; McCarty, Joseph; McFadden, Ann; McFadden, Esther; Mellinger, Sarah; Miller, Eve; Miller, Nancy; Miller, Polly; Moon, Ann; Moon, Catharine; Poor, Elisa; Poor, Mary; Taylor, Hannah; Wade, Elisa; Woolf, May

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Columbia; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Columbia

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #247

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/04/14.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Albright, Susanna.; Brooks, Catharine.; Brooks, James.; Brooks, Matthias.; Brooks, Susanna.; Brown, Frederick.; Brown, Rebecca.; Clinton, Jacob.; Clinton, Joseph.; Findlay, Uriah.; Gallaugher, John.; Gallaugher, Mary.; Hershey, Benjamin. Teacher.; Hummel, Catharine.; Lewis, Joseph.; Mason, Sarah.; Mason, William.; McCarty, Joseph.; McFadden, Ann.; McFadden, Esther.; Mellinger, Sarah.; Miller, Eve.; Miller, Nancy.; Miller, Polly.; Moon, Ann.; Moon, Catharine.; Poor, Elisa.; Poor, Mary.; Taylor, Hannah.; Wade, Elisa.; Woolf, May.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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