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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
James Buchanan Collection
Object ID
MG0096
Date Range
1816-present
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James Buchanan Collection
Title
James Buchanan Collection
Description
The James Buchanan Collection, 1816-present, contains material that pertains to the life and legacy of James Buchanan and his Lancaster home, Wheatland. The collection includes correspondence of James Buchanan and letters written by his niece, Harriet Lane Johnston. Newspaper articles discuss Buchanan's life and Wheatland, tell the story of Buchanan's romance with Ann Coleman, and report on commemorative events. Legal and personal business are represented by deeds, financial matters, and Buchanan's probate records.
Political papers include the Presidential appointment of Buchanan as Minister to Russia, certification to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, and a series of letters regarding the Atlantic slave trade in 1819 and Liberia in 1858. In letters, Buchanan outlined his reasons for not wanting to run for Governor, wrote about the confidence bestowed on him by the Democratic Party, and established a fund for the city of Lancaster to purchase wood and coal for poor women during the winter. After the Crimean War, Buchanan wrote to the ambassador to the United Kingdom and observed that Russia seemed to be intent on recovering its military prestige and had made vast naval preparations.
There is an assortment of ephemera, such as programs for memorial celebrations, material related to John Updike's play Buchanan Dying, commemorative stamps, sheet music, and invitations. Souvenir pamphlets from Wheatland provide history about Buchanan's home and the museum. Speeches range from those given by Buchanan to several that honor his life and Presidency. A scrapbook describes the establishment of Wheatland as a museum and contains newspaper articles about archaeology on the site in 1948.
Admin/Biographical History
James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old.
Date Range
1816-present
Creation Date
1816-present
Year Range From
1816
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Buchanan, James
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Other Creators
Buchanan, James (1791-1868)
Subjects
Ambassadors
Historic houses
Legal documents
Legislators--United States
Letters
Memorials
Monuments
Personal correspondence
Presidents--United States
Russia
Slavery
Statues
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Search Terms
Ambassadors
Buchanan Collections
Historic houses
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Legal documents
Letters
Memorials
Monuments
Correspondence, Personal
Presidents
Russia
Senators, United States
Slavery
Statues
Wheatland
Extent
2 boxes, 80 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 oversized item, 4 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0096
Location of Originals
Location of originals is noted when known.
Newspaper articles were preserved as photocopies.
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers (JBFP)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm in the LancasterHistory Research Library
LancasterHistory Library collection
Photograph collection
Curatorial collection
Wheatland Mansion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only.
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.
To make a request, please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
MG0096
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
James Buchanan and Wheatland Scrapbook, February 1936-May
1948 was cataloged as part of a project funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers
Title
James Buchanan Family Papers
Object ID
JBFP
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James Buchanan Family Papers
Title
James Buchanan Family Papers
Description
The James Buchanan Family Papers collection is organized into eight parts: Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Part 2 Papers of Harriet Lane Johnston, Part 3 Papers of James Buchanan Henry, Part 4 Papers of Edward Young Buchanan, Part 5 Papers of Other members of the Buchanan Family, Part 6 Papers of Hiram B. Swarr, Part 7 Papers of Jonathan Messersmith Foltz, and Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family). The papers are arranged by category within each part.
The correspondence is both professional and personal. The letters provide information about family and social events, business and military affairs, social and political history, health and illnesses, religious beliefs, education, friendships, domestic staff, and Wheatland. Political letters specifically highlight the Democratic Party in the United States in the early to mid-nineteenth century, as well as foreign policy and politics while Buchanan was the ambassador to Russia and England. Personal letters share family, local, regional, and international news between family members and friends.
Financial and legal documents include business papers, property records, estate papers, plans for James Buchanan's tomb, and investments. James Buchanan's 1856 presidential campaign and 1857 inauguration are captured in campaign ephemera, political cartoons, Democratic tickets, invitations to the inaugural ball, newspaper articles, and a political song. Other items in the collection include speeches, ephemera, genealogy, diplomas and certificates, account books, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, invitations, programs, pastoral records, and poetry.
Admin/Biographical History
James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland, accessed 10/24/2019]
System of Arrangement
The James Buchanan Family Papers collection is arranged in eight parts:
Part 1 James Buchanan
Part 2 Harriet Lane Johnston
Part 3 James Buchanan Henry
Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan
Part 5 Other members of the Buchanan Family
Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz
Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family)
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 18
People
Buchanan, James
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Henry, James Buchanan
Swarr, Hiram Behm
Buchanan, Edward Young
Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith
Other Creators
James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Search Terms
James Buchanan
Harriet Lane Johnston
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
20 cubic ft.
Object Name
Fonds
Language
English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Latin, Italian
Object ID
JBFP
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only.
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.
Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
David Lynch Collection
Title
David Lynch Collection
Object ID
MG0173
Date Range
1834-1862
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Collection
David Lynch Collection
Title
David Lynch Collection
Description
The David Lynch Collection consists of personal and business correspondence. The bulk of the collection is political and legal correspondence between David Lynch, Esq. and James Buchanan. There are also personal and business letters of David Lynch, Mrs. David (Mary) Lynch, Robert S. Lynch, as well as letters to President James K. Polk.
Date Range
1834-1862
Year Range From
1834
Year Range To
1862
Date of Accumulation
1834-1862
Creator
Lynch family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Buchanan, James
Lynch, David
Lynch, Mary
Lynch, Robert S.
Polk, James Knox
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Correspondence
Finding aids
James Buchanan
Letters
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 22 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0173
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
David Lynch Papers (MC-13), Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center, http://chrc-phila.org/faids/view.php/Lynch_David.xml
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096)
James Buchanan Family Papers (JBFP)
Wheatland, Klein Collection (MG0097)
Notes
Preferred Citation: David Lynch Collection (MG0173), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-173
Other Number
MG-173
Classification
MG0173
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to database 24 August 2021.
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Collection
John Leaman Collection
Title
John Leaman Collection
Object ID
MG0274
Date Range
1865-1898
and Company Business records Columbia Correspondence Crops Envelopes Everts and Overdeer F. M. and H. Brooke Farm produce Finding aids First National Bank of Strasburg Friedenthal George Cookman and Company Grain trade Harbert and Raymond James C. Walker and Son Kennedy, Eckert and Company Lancaster
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John Leaman Collection
Title
John Leaman Collection
Description
The John Leaman Collection consists primarily of letters between John Leaman of Leaman Place and businesses in Philadelphia regarding produce and grain markets and prices.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Date Range
1865-1898
Year Range From
1865
Year Range To
1898
Date of Accumulation
1865-1898
Creator
Leaman, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Baumgardner, H.
Bruner, H. F.
Bushong, Viola
Eberman, E. M.
Ellmaker, Nathaniel
Herr, Calvin A.
Herr, J. F.
Leaman, A.
Leaman, Henry
Leaman, John
Leaman, Joseph H.
Leaman, Mary E.
Leaman, William
Lefevre, C. H.
Rakestraw, Charles J.
Seldomridge, J. F.
Shuey, D. B.
Thomas, W. B.
Thomas, William B.
Witmer, John S.
Woods, John N.
Subjects
Business records
Crops
Farm produce
Grain trade
Letters
Produce trade
Search Terms
Agriculture
Bitners and Company
Business records
Columbia
Correspondence
Crops
Envelopes
Everts and Overdeer
F. M. and H. Brooke
Farm produce
Finding aids
First National Bank of Strasburg
Friedenthal
George Cookman and Company
Grain trade
Harbert and Raymond
James C. Walker and Son
Kennedy, Eckert and Company
Lancaster County Mutual Insurance Company
Leaman Place, Paradise Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
McCallum and Sloan
Newberry Brothers
Prices
Princeton, New Jersey
Produce trade
Thomas, Mason and Company
Trout and Miller
Extent
1 box, 8 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0274
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
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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-274
Classification
MG0274
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 9 September 2021.
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Collection
C. G. Herr Collection
Title
C. G. Herr Collection
Object ID
MG0381
Date Range
1867-1875
a debt. Reading. With envelope. 2 February 1874. Insert 2 Notice from William Lewis requesting payment for a Lancaster fire department purchase. Letterhead of The Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Co. New York. With envelopes. 21 April 1875. Folder 2 1867 Insert 1 Flier announcing the change of
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C. G. Herr Collection
Title
C. G. Herr Collection
Description
The C. G. Herr Collection contains correspondence to Christian G. Herr. Most of the letters are related to his tobacco business. Although cigar brands and tobacco cuts are mentioned, most of the correspondence is about payments, orders, and samples.
Admin/Biographical History
Christian G. Herr (1839-1902) was the son of Daniel Herr and Susan Margaretta Hornberger, and a descendant of Rev. Hans Herr.
A tobacconist in Lancaster, he began as a clerk in the 1850s and soon owned a store. By 1877, he had a tobacco warehouse in the city and was manufacturing cigars with his business partners. His business was located at 45-47 N. Market Street for the majority of years, but he also had locations on N. Queen Street and N. Christian Street. C. G. Herr ordered from and shipped to tobacconists in Lancaster County, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New York. At the turn of the twentieth century, he was a manager at Julius Vetterline & Co.
Christian married Emma Miller circa 1860. They had two sons: William M. (b. 1863) and Charles C. (b. 1868). The family resided at 224 W. Orange Street. Emma is listed in the 1880 census as having consumption. She passed away in 1881 and is buried in Woodward Hill Cemetery. Charles was involved in the tobacco business in 1900; William was a physician, married to Lizzie with one daughter.
Date Range
1867-1875
Year Range From
1867
Year Range To
1875
Date of Accumulation
1867-1875
Creator
Herr, Christian G., 1839-1902
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Brosey, S. G.
Douglass, John
Eby, J.
Hahn, J. M.
Herr, Christian G.
Herr, Daniel Hornberger
Kintzing, T. C.
Lewis, William
Polen, D. P.
Smith, R. E.
Wolf, Jacob
Subjects
Business records
Cigar industry
Cigars
Letters
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Search Terms
Adams Express Company
A. J. McConkey
Bagleys May Flower
Bucknor, McCammon and Company
Business records
Charles E. Spier and Company
Cigar industry
Cigars
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Commercial Hotel
Connecticut Cigars
Correspondence
Driftwood, Cameron County, Pennsylvania
Finding aids
Gibson House
Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company
Hiss and Chandler
Holl, Kirkpatrick and Company
Holl, Kirkpatrick and Whiteman
Howe Sewing Machines
Lancaster
Letters
Lewis Bremer's Sons
Lobenstein and Gans
Lock Haven Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Manheim
Manuscript groups
New York, New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pretzfeld Brothers
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Robb and McConkey
Royal Arms
S. Michaelis and Company
Schlichter and Townsend
Stationery
Ten Eyck Segar Machine Company
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Wilkens and Klier
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0381
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), C. G. Herr Collection (MG0381), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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
2005.MG0381
Other Numbers
MG-381
Classification
MG0381
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 03 January 2022.
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Collection
Lancaster County Monumental Association Records
Title
Lancaster County Monumental Association Records
Object ID
MG0390
Date Range
1871-1979
Memorials Lancaster City Council Lancaster County Monumental Association Lancaster New Era Letters Manuscript groups Memorial Day Minutes Monuments Newspaper articles Receipts Reports Resolutions Soldiers and Sailors Monument Stationery Related Materials: Processing History: Processed and finding aid
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Lancaster County Monumental Association Records
Title
Lancaster County Monumental Association Records
Description
The Lancaster County Monumental Association Records date from 1871 to 1979. The organization's constitution, charter and by-laws are included in the collection, as well as invoices for repairs to the monument. The meeting minutes record the official proceedings of the association. Discussion and debate on whether the monument should be moved from its current spot is also well-documented.
Date Range
1871-1979
Year Range From
1871
Year Range To
1979
Date of Accumulation
1871-1979
Creator
Lancaster County Monumental Association (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Bartholomae, John W.
Bush, L. L.
De Laurentis, Peter
Hammond, F. W.
Kessler, Charles H.
Long, Audrey M.
Long, George W.
Rehm, William C.
Stamm, Harry C.
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Arthur Lionel Horting Printing
Associations, institutions, etc.
Batterson, Canfield and Company
Bonds
Business records
By-laws
Cards
Charters
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Concord House Real Estate
Contracts
Correspondence
Finding aids
Fulton Bank
Haldy Memorials
Invoices
Keener Memorials
Lancaster City Council
Lancaster County Monumental Association
Lancaster New Era
Letters
Manuscript groups
Memorial Day
Minutes
Monuments
Newspaper clippings
Receipts
Reports
Resolutions
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Stationery
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0390
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lancaster County Monumental Association Records (MG0390), Folder #, Insert #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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-390
Classification
MG0390
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
Francis L. Fultz Collection
Title
Francis L. Fultz Collection
Object ID
MG0033
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Francis L. Fultz Collection
Title
Francis L. Fultz Collection
Description
Contains documents relating to the business, official service and personal matters of Francis (Frank) L. Fultz. Includes business labels and stationery, steamship passenger lists and menu, official orders, and career notes.
Creator
Fultz, Francis Lester
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Dix, William P.
Fultz, Francis Lester
Redmond, Mike
Stepp, Sallie Fultz
Wilbur, George
Young, George N.
Subjects
Family records
Business records
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Family records
Photographs
Stationery
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0033
Related Item Notes
There are objects in the museum collection (processing status unknown as of 12 December 1998).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folder 3, Insert 2, Item 6 is restricted.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-33
Classification
MG0033
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged in December 1998; added to database 10 May 2018.
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Collection
Military Collection
Title
Military Collection
Object ID
MG0078
Date Range
1764-present
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Military Collection
Title
Military Collection
Description
This collection contains documents beginning with the American Revolution and continuing through the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. There are account books, notes and written letters, vouchers, inspections of camps, receipts of payments, honorable discharge certificates, lists of absentees, envelopes used during the Civil War, and lists of unpaid fines during the service of the Pennsylvania Militia soldiers. There are also newsletters and articles relating to World Wars I and II and the Korean War for advertisement and description of items including the history of the Philadelphia Naval Base.
Date Range
1764-present
Date of Accumulation
1764-present
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Alexander, Peter
Andre, John
Andrews, George
Auxer, Jacob
Barton, David R.
Baughman, George
Bausman, Frederick
Bethel, Samuel
Bevins, George
Biddle, George
Bietz, George
Billman, William L.
Bitner, Abraham
Bowers, George
Bowers, Lerina
Bowers, M. F.
Bradd, John
Brant, John
Brenner, Henry
Brush, George
Buchanan, James
Calwell, James
Cassidy, John
Cockley, David
Coleman, Robert
Comstock, Elmo
Comstock, Willard
Conyngham, G.
Cooke, Jacob
Crider, David
Dallas, A. L.
Demuth, William D.
Diffenderfer, Jacob
Diller, Adam
Duchman, John H.
Eshleman, John
Eugstler, Philip
Ewing, William
Fulton, Eleanore J.
Gardner, Daniel
Garrison, Lindley M.
Gidy, Peter
Graeff, Matthias
Haerrs, Dane
Hamilton, William
Hamilton, Robert
Hand, Edward
Haughman, George
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard
Heitler, Richard R.
Hiester, Gabriel
Hubley, Adam
Irvine, William
Jackson, Cyrus E.
Jacobs, Barnet
Jameson, Samuel
Johnson, Edward
Johnson, Relief
Johnson, Thomas
Kearns, Christian
Keller, Adam
Kendig, Adam
Kendig, Benjamin F.
King, Alexander
King, Robert, Jr.
Kirkpatrick, William
Kissel, Frederick
Landis, Bertha Cochran
Landis, Charles
Light, John
Lloyd, Thomas
Longenecker, John
Lutz, John
McCarty, Isaiah
McConnel, Abraham
McElhattan, Alexander
McKean, Thomas
McSherry, J. L., III
Megrady, Patrick
Mifflin, Thomas
Morgan, Thomas
Morrison, A. K.
Morrison, Alexander W.
Morrison, Samuel W.
Neal, Thomas
Nicholson, John
Ohlen, John
Paster, Peter
Patterson, James
Price, Rebecca L.
Price, Robert C.
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Christopher
Reinoehl, Adolphus
Roath, E. D.
Ross, James
Russell, A. L.
Sample, Nathaniel W.
Scarritt, Jeremiah M.
Scott, Hugh
Shippen, Joseph
Skiles, William
Skillings, Charles W.
Smith, John M.
Smith, Richard
Snyder, Eberhart Michael
Snyder, Eugene
Speel, Alexander R.
Strickler, M. M.
Sutherland, Thomas Jefferson
Thompson, R. W.
Wager, Philip
Weller, John
White, John
Witmer, David M.
Witmer, Sarah
Wolf, Joseph
Work, Joseph
Wright, Horatio G.
Zahm, Mary
Zeilin, William F.
Buchen, Martin L.
Hildebran, James
Pratt, J. E.
Elias, C. Harry
Martin, E. K.
McClain, Frank B.
Hewitt, A. G.
Negley, J. S.
Ritner, Joseph
Burrowes, Thomas
Eckman, Joseph
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--War of 1812
Mexican War, 1846-1848
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Letters
Business records
Programs (Publications)
Search Terms
Business records
Civil War
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Discharge certificates
Envelopes
Finding aids
Jackson Riflemen
Korean War
Lancaster Militia
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mexican War
Military history
Military records
Monuments
Newsletters
Pennsylvania Militia
Programs
Receipts
Revolutionary War
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
War of 1812
World War I
World War II
Reunions
Extent
2 boxes, 36 folders, 1 oversized item 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0078
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Curatorial Collection
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.
Other Numbers
MG-78
Classification
MG0078
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Papers of the Warfel Family of Conestoga Township
Title
Papers of the Warfel Family of Conestoga Township
Object ID
MG0982
Date Range
ca. 1751 - 1869
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Papers of the Warfel Family of Conestoga Township
Title
Papers of the Warfel Family of Conestoga Township
Description
Deeds, patents, letters, family papers of the Warfel, Bachman, Hess, Herr, Haverstick families of Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp., c. 1751 to 1860s:
11 deeds, deed polls, patents, property records - ten are for property in Conestoga Twp., most at Slackwater; one is for land in Manor Twp.
Land drafts
Property records
Probate records: Estate inventory for Abraham Warfel, 1851; Administrators' account for Abraham Warfel, 1853
Personal papers of Jacob Warfel, 1833-1852
Abraham Warfel correspondence (Ohio and Iowa), 1846-1862
Martin B. Warfel correspondence (Indiana), 1856-1864
Lewis A. and Rachel Warfel Geiger correspondence (Pennsylvania and Texas), 1850s, 1862, 1869
J. Warfel correspondence (Illinois), 1860
Aaron Goode Bachman correspondence (Kansas), 1862
Benjamin R. Bachman correspondence (Tennessee), 1866
Hiram W. Bachman correspondence (Texas), 1865
John Bachman correspondence (Conestoga), 1842
David Bair correspondence (Ohio), 1840
J. C. Geiger correspondence (Texas), 1858
Samuel Hess correspondence (Salunga), 1869
John and Margaret Good, birthdates of their children, 1818-1842
Agreement for Conestoga Schoolhouse, 1828
Advertising for Thomas W. Evans & Co., Philadelphia, no date
Store account for Miss E. C. [Hess] from Fondersmith & [Son], Lancaster, 1851
Some Warfel and Haverstick genealogy, mostly copied from published sources with annotations
"Speech of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, of the National Finance," 20 January 1863
Date Range
ca. 1751 - 1869
Year Range From
1751
Year Range To
1869
Date of Accumulation
ca. 1751-1869
Creator
Warfel family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Bachman, Aaron Goode
Bachman, Benjamin
Bachman, Benjamin R.
Bachman, Hiram W.
Bachman, John
Bachman, Susan A. Barton
Bair, David
Breneman, Adam
Buchanan, James
Charles, Henry
Charles, Jacob
Dayton, William Lewis
Dunkle, George
Fillmore, Millard
Fremont, John Charles
Geiger, John C.
Geiger, Lewis A.
Geiger, Rachel H. Warfel
Good, Adam
Good, Catharine
Good, Christian
Good, Elizabeth
Good, Fanny
Good, Jacob B.
Good, John E.
Good, Margaret
Good, Margaret Brunner
Good, Valentine
Gramer, Peter
Harnish, Martin
Haverstick, Anna B. Miller
Haverstick, Charles Arthur
Haverstick, Clara May
Haverstick, Elvina C. Warfel
Haverstick, Florence Ray
Haverstick, Harry Hoyt
Haverstick, John M.
Haverstick, Levi H.
Hess, Christian
Hess, Elizabeth
Hess, John
Hess, Joseph
Hess, Samuel
Hess, Susan Good
House, John
Kaigey, Henry
McClelland, William Bloomfield
Mennert, Frederick
Mennert, Jacob
Morgan, John
Musser, John
Puterbaugh, Elizabeth Warfel Bachman Mennert "Lizzie"
Ross, Indiana McClelland Warfel
Schoch, Jacob
Shank, Michael
Shenk, John
Stauffer, Abraham
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stoner, Christian
Sweigart, Jacob H.
Taylor, Zachary
Warfel, Abraham
Warfel, George W.
Warfel, Jacob
Warfel, John Brenneman
Warfel, Leah Good
Warfel, Martin B.
Warfel, Mary B. Good
Wissler, Jacob
Worley, Caleb
Subjects
African Americans
African Americans--History
Deeds
Family archives
Letters
Real property
Slavery
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Real property surveys
Search Terms
Accounts
Agriculture
Cedar Grove, Kaufman County, Texas
Civil War
Clermont, Marion County, Indiana
Conestoga Schoolhouse
Conestoga Twp.
Correspondence
Crops
Deeds
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Elections
Family archives
Finding aids
Galveston, Texas
Genealogy
Ice
Iowa
Land drafts
Letters
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Martic Twp.
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Mexico
Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad
Ohio
Persons of color
Politics
Postal service employees
Presidential candidates
Presidential elections
Real estate
Real property surveys
Rocky Mountains
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
Tennessee
Texas
Thomas W. Evans and Company
Washington County, Iowa
Wayne County, Ohio
Wayne Twp., Marion County, Indiana
Weather
Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana
Extent
66 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0982
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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).
This collection was given in memory of the donor's maternal grandparents, David S. Warfel and Clara Haverstick Warfel.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection has not been cataloged. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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
2023.053
Other Numbers
MG-982
Classification
MG0982
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Object ID
MG0828
Date Range
1839-1932
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Description
The General Thomas Welsh Family Papers is a collection of original correspondence, official documents, and ephemera. Many of the papers were created by or directed to Thomas Welsh between approximately 1843 and his death in 1863. They provide glimpses into his youth, his experiences in the Mexican War, his life in Columbia between the wars, and his rise in rank to Brigadier General during the Civil War.
The collection contains correspondence with his wife and family from 1861-1863. There are also official correspondence and documents related to Welsh's military service, autobiographical pieces, correspondence following his death, obituaries, and family papers into the early twentieth century. Other items in the collection include genealogy pages from the family bible, photographic images of Thomas Welsh and family members, two scrapbooks, newspaper issues and newspaper clippings, written notes from recollections of one of Welsh's daughter, and a biographical sketch of Welsh written by his son.
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.
Welsh lost his father at the age of 2, and went to work to support his family at age 8. He had very little formal schooling, and was largely self-educated. In 1843, at age 19, he left Lancaster County for Washington City, then went west as an itinerant carpenter/laborer to Cincinnati, Little Rock, and Fort Smith.
When the Mexican War broke out in 1846, he enlisted in a Kentucky regiment, and was severely wounded at the battle of Buena Vista (1847) from which he never fully recovered. Returning home to Columbia, he re-enlisted as a second lieutenant, assigned to the 11th U.S. infantry regiment in Mexico City. Within days of his arrival in Mexico City, he was declared unfit for service on account of his battle wound, and sent home again.
Back in Columbia as a civilian, he dabbled in politics, and received a patronage job in the Pennsylvania Main Line of Public Works (the rail and canal system connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh). After several years, he opened up a grocery and dry goods store in Columbia's canal basin. He also became an insurance agent. In 1857, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and his reputation grew as a community leader. By 1860, he was president of the Borough Council, a founding member of the Columbia Board of Trade, Vice President of the Columbia Cricket Club, and a canal boat operator, in addition to a dry goods merchant, insurance agent, and Justice of the Peace. He had a wife, 5 surviving children, and legal guardianship of his sister's 4 children.
When Confederate forces shelled Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the Civil War, Thomas Welsh raised and organized the first company of volunteers from Lancaster County, and took them into the field as their Captain. Within days, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, which served out its 90-day enlistment in the Shenandoah Valley.
Returning to Harrisburg, he was appointed Commandant of Camp Curtin, the problem-plagued processing center for new recruits. In short order, Welsh cleaned up the camp's poor sanitary conditions, improved the health of the camp, and implemented soldierly discipline and training.
In October 1861, he resigned from his camp duties, and as Colonel of the 45th Pennsylvania, led his regiment into the field. After brief service outside of Washington, they were sent to South Carolina in December, where they were posted to Otter Island. After the battle of James Island, they were recalled to Newport News, in July 1862, then sent to guard Aquia Creek.
In September, now in brigade command in Burnsides' 9th Corps, Welsh chased Lee's Confederate army west into central Maryland. His brigade broke the enemy line in Fox's Gap, on Sept. 14, then 3 days later achieved the furthest Union advance at Antietam, reaching the edge of Sharpsburg, and nearly cutting off Lee's only avenue of escape. Welsh's gallantry earned him a field promotion to brigadier general, which Congress confirmed on March 13, 1863.
The 9th Corps (Welsh now in command of the 1st Division) was sent west in the spring of 1863, then dispatched south to support Grant's investment of Vicksburg. After Vicksburg fell, they turned east and defeated Confederate General Johnston at the Battle of Jackson. Welsh contracted malaria in the southern swamps, and died in Cincinnati upon their return north. One of his men later recalled, "Had he lived, Welsh would undoubtedly have attained a much higher command. 1
1. Beauge, Eugene, in Albert, Allen D., Ed., History of the Forty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865, Williamsport, PA: Grit Publ. Co, 1912, p. 79.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged in series:
Series A Thomas Welsh before the Mexican War
Series B Mexican War, 1846-1848
Series C Between the Mexican War and the Civil War, 1848-1861
Series D Civil War
Series E Post-Civil War
Series F Miscellaneous Family Papers
Series G Papers from the families of Gen. Thomas Welsh and Blanton C. Welsh
Date Range
1839-1932
Year Range From
1839
Year Range To
1932
Creator
Wiggin, Richard C.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Welsh, Thomas
Welsh, Annie Eunice Young
Welsh, Blanton Charles
Welsh, Effie
Welsh, Lilian
Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Letters
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Military orders
Military promotions
Personal correspondence
Political campaigns
Presidents--Election
Speeches, addresses, etc.
United States. Army--Military life
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Civil War
Correspondence, Personal
Letters
Mexican War
Military life
Military orders
Military promotions
Political campaigns
Presidential elections
Speeches
United States Army
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Condition
Fair to good
Condition Date
2020-12-18
Condition Notes
Items are in fair to good condition.
Object ID
MG0828
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@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, Pa.
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Almost all of the papers have been passed down through successive generations of Welsh's descendants, from Thomas Welsh's wife and children to his granddaughter, Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin, to her daughter Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. After Nancy Townsend's death, her son Charles Townsend passed them on to his cousin, Richard Wiggin (grandson of Emilie Benson Wiggin) in 2015.
A few papers passed out of the family's possession and found their way into other collections. Richard Abel of Columbia, PA began collecting Welsh papers and artifacts some years ago, and subsequently transferred this collection of Welsh materials to Richard Wiggin in 2012.
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