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Columbia's favorite son : Gen. Thomas Welsh, the man and the myth Preceedings of a symposium Saturday October 25, 2008 / edited by Richard C. Wiggin

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19812

Date of Publication: ca. 2009

Call Number: 923.5 W461c

Place of Publication: [S.l

Publisher: s.n.],

Date of Publication: ca. 2009

Physical Description: 65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: From cover: Sponsored jointly by : The Columbia Public Library and the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.

Subjects: Welsh, Thomas, - 1824-1863.; Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Military biography; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography; Columbia (Pa.) - History

Additional Corporate Author: The Columbia Public Library (Pa.); The Columbia Historic Preservation Society (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.5 W461c

Gilbert family history : the story of John Gilbert who emigrated in 1682 from Cornwall, England to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants : including the Walton and Rakestraw families, and an account of the Indian captivity of the family of Benjamin Gilbert and Elizabeth Walton

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17449

Author: Lynch, Dennis P.

Date of Publication: 2006].

Call Number: 929 G464

Responsibility: [compiled by Dennis Lynch].

Author: Lynch, Dennis P.

Place of Publication: [Laurel, MD

Publisher: D. P. Lynch,

Date of Publication: 2006].

Physical Description: [74] leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes An account of the captivity of Benjamin Gilbert and his family by the Indians, 1780-1782.; Cover title.; Includes bibliographical references (leaf 74)

Subjects: Gilbert, John, - 1629-1711 - Family.; Gilbert family.; Walton family.; Rakestraw family.; Quakers - Pennsylvania - Bucks County - Genealogy.; Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Bucks County; Indian captivities.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 G464

The Manchester townships, Manchester, West Manchester and East Manchester : and that portion of Hellam Township outside of the Manor of Springettsbury, York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15909

Author: Hiveley, Neal Otto.

Date of Publication: 2002.

Call Number: 974.841 H676man

Responsibility: Neal Otto Hively.

Author: Hiveley, Neal Otto.

Place of Publication: [Pennsylvania?]

Publisher: N.O. Hively,

Date of Publication: 2002.

Physical Description: 155 p. : ill., map (124 x 92 cm) ; 21 cm.

Series: York County original land records, v. 12.

Notes: Ask research staff for accompanying map found in map drawer 15 (974.841 H676man, Map no. 30)

Subjects: Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy; West Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.; East Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.; Hellam Township (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - West Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - East Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.; Hellam - Pennsylvania - Hellam (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.; York County (Pa.) - Land grants.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.841 H676man

Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16903

Author: Sheldon, George

Date of Publication: 2006.

Call Number: 973.7349 S544

Responsibility: by George Sheldon.

Author: Sheldon, George

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Quaker Hills Press ,

Date of Publication: 2006.

Physical Description: 186 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographic references.

Summary: It is late June 1863 in southern Pennsylvania. The Confederates are invading the North, and one of their toughest and most cantankerous generals has decided to capture the grand covered bridge that spans the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to Columbia. From there, General Jubal Early plans to capture Lancaster, and then seize the state's capital, Harrisburg. General Early had orders to destroy it, but intended to capture it on his way to siege the North. Fire on the River tells the story that is often described as a mere skirmish in most history books. What happened in the tiny village of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, on June 28, 1863, changes the course of the Civil War. Here is the story that for so long has been overlooked in the history books. It is an amazing story of courage, and perhaps not surprisingly, how the U.S. Congress never compensated the bridge's owner for the loss, yet the burning of the covered bridge probably saved the Union. [from Amazon.com]

Subjects: Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7349 S544

Denizations and naturalizations in the British colonies in America, 1607-1775

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14306

Author: Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt.

Date of Publication: c2005.

Call Number: 929.37 B665

Responsibility: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck.

ISBN: 080631754X

Author: Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, Md

Publisher: Genealogical Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: c2005.

Physical Description: xv, 350 p. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Naturalization records - Pennsylvania - York County.; Naturalization records - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Naturalization records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Naturalization records - Canada.; Naturalization records - Jamaica.; Naturalization records - Great Britain - America.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Canada - Genealogy.; Jamaica - Genealogy.; Great Britain - Colonies - America - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929.37 B665

Jacob my friend : his 17th century account of the Susquehannock Indians

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15358

Author: Kent, Barry C.

Date of Publication: 2002.

Call Number: 974.8011 K37

Responsibility: Barry C. Kent ... [et al.].

ISBN: 1889037303

Author: Kent, Barry C.

Place of Publication: Lewisburg, PA

Publisher: Wennawoods Pub.,

Date of Publication: 2002.

Physical Description: S. l. Xlibris Corporation 2004.; 617p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Summary: "Jacob My Friend is an unusual name, but this very real person was a most unusual character. Arriving in the New World from Holland before 1650, he became a fur trader with the Susquehannock Indians. He married one of them and had several children. Soon he was a trusted interpreter for the Susquehannocks in their difficult dealings with the Dutch and English. Many of Jacob's exciting and often dangerous activities involving the Indians are recorded in contemporary accounts. Clearly he experienced the ordinary, but often strange events of their daily lives. He was also witness to the disastrous clash between the Indians and Europeans. Through his unique journal, Jacob helps us to see the forgotten history and very different culture of the Susquehannocks." [from the back cover]

Subjects: Fur traders - Pennsylvania.; Susquehanna Indians.; Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8011 K37

Some eighteenth century marriage and death records from the area of York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14944

Author: Young, Henry James.

Date of Publication: c2003.

Call Number: 974.841 Y72

Responsibility: compiled by Henry James Young, Richard K. Konkel, Guy C. Carter & Alfreda Patton Davidson.

Author: Young, Henry James.

Place of Publication: York, Pa

Publisher: South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society,

Date of Publication: c2003.

Physical Description: viii, 49 p. ; 28 cm.

Series: Special publication ; no. 61

Notes: "March, 2003."; Includes index.

Subjects: Marriage records - Pennsylvania - York County.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - York County.; York County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Konkel, Richard K.; Carter, Guy Christopher.; Davidson, Alfreda Patton,

Additional Corporate Author: South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.841 Y72

Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13151

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 926.74 S661

Alternate Title: The life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841.

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: v, 133 leaves.

Summary: "Born in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century to a slave mother and an unknown father, Stephen Smith overcame the handicaps posed by racism and poverty to become one of the wealthiest African Americans in the United States. As his prosperity and prominence increased, Smith also became a recognized and respected leader of the African American community, first in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and later on the state and national level...I have sought to understand the forces that shaped him, the circumstances that allowed him to succeed in business when so many others were unable to do so, and the contributions he made to the African American community." [from the author]

Subjects: Smith, Stephen, - 1796-1841.; Columbia, Pa. - History.; African Americans - Pennsylvania.; African American business people - Pennsylvania.; Lumber trade.; Slavery - Pennsylvania; Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations - 19th century.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 926.74 S661

Lawyers and leaders : the role of lawyers in the development of York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17241

Author: Sheets, Georg R.,

Date of Publication: c2005.

Call Number: 974.841 S541L

Responsibility: by Georg R. Sheets ; Eleanor Boggs Shoemaker, editor ; Sandra N. Twitchell, style editor.

ISBN: 0976662906 (hardback); 9780976662907 (hardback); 0976662914 (paperback); 9780976662914 (paperback)

Author: Sheets, Georg R.,

Place of Publication: York, Pa

Publisher: York County Bar Association,

Date of Publication: c2005.

Physical Description: xiv, 161 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-151) and index.

Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The colonial period (1682-1749) -- 2. Late colonial to early nation (1749-1800) -- 3. National growth and division (1800-1865) -- 4. From the Civil War to the Korean War (1865-1950) -- 5. Mid-century and beyond (1950 to today) -- Appendix A: Roster of the York County bar -- Appendix B: Intergenerational families at bar -- Appendix C: Public servants -- Appendix D: Attorney-to-population ratio -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Subjects: York County Bar Association (York, Pa.) - Registers.; Lawyers - Pennsylvania - York County.; Law - Pennsylvania - York County; York County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Author: Shoemaker, Eleanor Boggs.; Twitchell, Sandra N.

Additional Corporate Author: York County Bar Association (York, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.841 S541L

Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8b950e59-596d-4ffd-bc86-444331137484

Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip’s son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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