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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Thomas Welsh to Mazie (Mary) Welsh (daughter)

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F03

Date Range: 1862/03/26

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Thomas Welsh to Mazie (Mary) Welsh (daughter)

Description: Handwritten letter with envelope from Thomas Welsh to his daughter, Mazie. From Otter Island, South Carolina. Letter includes a description of the small "house" constructed for him by soldiers and its furnishings; mentions the weather; and details promotions and assignments made by Welsh as well as the health and death of soldiers. Encourages family to write. Envelope addressed to Miss Mazie Welsh, Box 192, Columbia.

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: 1862/03/26

Creation Date: 1862/03/26

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Budding, Calvin Spangler; Fessler, Andrew Jackson; Gregg, Theodore; Vache, Howard W.; Keller, Oscar; Kelsey, Edward A.; Wagner, Augustus; Welsh, Alice; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Blanton Charles; Welsh, Effie; Welsh, Lilian; Welsh, Thomas; Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"

Subjects: Death; Health; Letters; Otter Islands (S.C.); Personal correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army--Military life; Weather; Wrightsville (York County, Pa.)

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence, Personal; Death; Health; Letters; Military Life; Otter Islands, South Carolina; Weather; Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 items, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition: Fair, Good

Condition Date: 2020-12-26

Condition Notes: Letter is good. There's a slight tear on one fold; also slight discoloration. Envelope is fair. The envelope is ragged on the edge, and the stamp has been cut out.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F03

Notes: Added to PP 12/26/2020 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-D-62-03

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Thomas Welsh to Annie Welsh (wife)

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F21

Date Range: 1862/09/23

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Thomas Welsh to Annie Welsh (wife)

Description: Transcription of letter from Thomas Welsh to his wife, Annie. From Antietam Creek, Maryland. Letter details the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, and his frustration with the credit he feels his brigade deserves going to other units. He expresses thorough disgust with the management of the army and the way the battle was conducted (evidently a reference to General McClellan).

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: 1862/09/23

Creation Date: 1862/09/23

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Burnside, Ambrose Everett; Cox, Jacob Dolson; McClellan, George Brinton; Reno, Jesse Lee; Willcox, Orlando Bolivar; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Letters; Personal correspondence; Antietam Creek (Md.); Harpers Ferry (W. Va.); Sharpsburg (Md.); South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Howard (Pa. : Township)

Search Terms: Antietam Creek, Maryland; Battle of Antietam; Battle of South Mountain; Civil War; Correspondence, Personal; Harpers Ferry, Virginia; Howard, Centre County; Letters; Sharpsburg, Maryland

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F21

Location of Originals: A transcribed version of this letter is in the Antietam National Battlefield Library, 45th Pennsylvania Regimental File. Transcription provided by Elizabeth Reinhart, edited by Richard C. Wiggin.

Associated Material: Antietam National Battlefield Library, 45th Pennsylvania Regimental File.

Notes: Added to PP 12/26/2020 by HST

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-D-62-27

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation. Transcription and photocopy acquired from Antietam National Battlefield Library, 45th Pennsylvania Regimental File.

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from Dr. Jenkins to William B. Fordney

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F011_In03

Date Range: 1851/11/10

1 document

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from Dr. Jenkins to William B. Fordney

Description: Transcription of letter from Dr. Jenkins to William B. Fordney regarding the cultural history and intellectual equality of Africans, the practice of slavery throughout Africa, the Fugitive Slave Law, abolitionism and free African Americans, the American Revolution, Thaddeus Stevens, taxes, revenue, and Pennsylvania politics.

Date Range: 1851/11/10

Creation Date: 10 November 1851

Creator: Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Fordney, William Bush; Jenkins, John Carmichael; Stevens, Thaddeus

Other Creators: Jenkins, John Carmichael, 1809-1855

Subjects: African Americans--History; Antislavery movements; Free Black people; Letters; Politics; Slavery; United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)

Search Terms: Abolition; Antislavery movements; Correspondence; Enslaved persons; Free persons of color; Fugitive slave law; Lancaster Intelligencer; Letters; Politics; Slavery

Extent: 1 item, 20 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F011_In03

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Letters written by Dr. John Carmichael Jenkins which address the subject of slavery (MG0240_Ser02_F011_In01; MG0240_Ser02_F011_In03); Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; 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.

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Other Numbers: MG-240, Series 2

Other Number: MG-240, Series 2, Folder 11, Insert 2

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection, Case 5, July 2007. Added to database on 28 March 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Thomas Welsh to Annie Welsh (wife)

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F20

Date Range: 1862/09/14

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Thomas Welsh to Annie Welsh (wife)

Description: Transcription of letter from Thomas Welsh to his wife, Annie. Location is "In Camp 8 miles West of Frederick." Letter written in the early morning, the day of the battle of South Mountain. Text details conditions in the chase of the Rebels through Frederick, Maryland and his feeling "that a great Battle will be fought between here and Hagerstown within a few days — perhaps today." Notes General Burnside's compliment of the 45th Regiment and tells Annie to "take the children and go to Lebanon" if Confederate forces should approach Columbia.

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: 1862/09/14

Creation Date: 1862/09/14

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Burnside, Ambrose Everett; Christ, Dr.; Evans, Samuel; Fisher, Joseph Washington; McClellan, George Brinton; Mullen, Henry; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Thomas; Ziegler, Francis Xavier

Subjects: Aquia Creek (Va.); Lebanon (Pa.); Letters; Personal correspondence; Port Royal (S.C.); South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Washington (D.C.)

Search Terms: Aquia Creek, Virginia; Battle of South Mountain; Civil War; Correspondence, Personal; Frederick, Maryland; Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Port Royal, South Carolina; Washington, DC

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Notes: Edges are ragged; stamp is torn; fair condition.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F20

Location of Originals: This letter is in the Antietam National Battlefield Library, 45th Pennsylvania Regimental File. Transcription provided by Elizabeth Reinhart, corrected by Richard C. Wiggin.

Associated Material: Antietam National Battlefield Library, 45th Pennsylvania Regimental File.

Notes: Added to PP 12/26/2020 by HST

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-D-62-26

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation. Transcription and photocopy acquired from Antietam National Battlefield Library, 45th Pennsylvania Regimental File.

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Annie Welsh to Thomas Welsh describing the chaos surrounding the burning of the Wrightsville-Columbia bridge

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F25

Date Range: 1863/07/01

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Annie Welsh to Thomas Welsh describing the chaos surrounding the burning of the Wrightsville-Columbia bridge

Description: Handwritten letter to Thomas Welsh from his wife, Annie in Columbia, Lancaster County. Letter describes the approach of the Confederate army to Columbia; the fleeing of citizens from York County acrosss the bridge; the reactions of various people in Columbia; her determination to stay in Columbia; and the terrible site of seeing the river bridge on fire. See MG0828 SeriesE F04 for related envelope. Note: General Welsh was at Vicksburg at the time, commanding the 1st Division of the 9th Corps in support of General Grant.

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: 1863/07/01

Creation Date: 1863/07/01

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: Wall, Jennie; Mullison, Ann; Hook, Mrs.; Appold, Mr.; Stacy, Mr.; McCorkle, William Strickler; Meade, George Gordon; Cowden, Matthew; Cowden, Annie; Welsh, Effie; Welsh, Lilian; Welsh, Blanton Charles; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Thomas

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

Search Terms: Civil War; Letters; Correspondence, Personal; Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania; Columbia; Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge

Extent: 1 item, 8 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2020-08-18

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F25

Notes: Added to PP 12/27/2020 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-D-63-25

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Letter from John B. Lebkicher to brother

Object ID: MG0258_F003_In04

Date Range: 1862/06/21

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Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Letter from John B. Lebkicher to brother

Description: John B. Lebkicher to brother from Camp 79 Pennsylvania, describing the treatment of a dissenting soldier.

Date Range: 1862/06/21

Creation Date: 21 June 1862

Creator: Lebkicher, John B., 1837-1892

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Lebkicher, John B.

Subjects: Letters; Personal correspondence; Soldiers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 79th (1861-1865)

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Soldiers; United States Army; 79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (1861-1865)

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0258_F003_In04

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: Letter from Edward M. Lebkicher to his father, 25 September 1864, Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258), MG0258_F009_In17, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 1998.MG0258

Other Numbers: MG-258

Other Number: MG-258, Folder 3, Insert 4

Classification: MG0258

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by JM. Added to database 30 June 2022.

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Letter from Col. James Wood to George Read regarding British prisoners of war and the overcrowded conditions of the barracks at Lancaster

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F015_In02_It04

Date Range: 1781/07/13

1 document

Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Letter from Col. James Wood to George Read regarding British prisoners of war and the overcrowded conditions of the barracks at Lancaster

Description: Letter from Col. James Wood in Lancaster to Joseph Reed, President of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, regarding British prisoners of war and the overcrowded conditions of the barracks at Lancaster. Col. Wood provides an estimate of the number of soldiers with the British Army, as well as women and children traveling with them that must be accommodated; expresses the need for lumber for temporary shelters and a hospital; detail regarding the Continental and militia troops onsite as guards and who will be moving seamen to a barracks in Philadelphia; and requests instructions from Read on how to proceed.

Date Range: 1781/07/13

Creation Date: 13 July 1781

Creator: Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0001

People: Hubley, Adam; Reed, Joseph; Wood, James

Subjects: Letters; Prisoners of war; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons

Search Terms: Correspondence; Illnesses; Lancaster Barracks; Letters; Prisoners of war; Revolutionary War; Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages scanned

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F015_In02_It04

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650; George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Other Numbers: MG-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 15, Insert 2, Item 4

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 11 May 2024.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from J. Ridenour, Jr. to James Buchanan

Object ID: MG0096 F019

Date Range: 1862/10/01

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from J. Ridenour, Jr. to James Buchanan

Description: A letter from J. Ridenour, Jr. to James Buchanan. Ridenour explains how glad he was to hear Buchanan’s opinions on the war while he was visiting him at Wheatland. After leaving Wheatland, Ridenour spoke with Mr. Hamilton in Lancaster, who told him about Buchanan’s differing views on the war and the Confederacy. J. Ridenour, Jr. asks James Buchanan to confirm his notes on their conversation at Wheatland, that Buchanan did not agree with the Confederacy and would never have signed a compromise had he been President during the war, and that Mr. Hamilton was wrong. Harrisburg. With envelope and transcription. 1 October 1862.

Date Range: 1862/10/01

Creator: Ridenour, J.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Buchanan, James; Hamilton, Mr.; Ridenour, J.

Subjects: Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America; Interviews; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Wheatland; Civil War; Confederate States of America; Interviews; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 3 items, 7 pages to scan, 31.5 x 20, 27.5 x 22, 9 x 21 cm.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0096

Object ID: MG0096 F019

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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 Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; James Buchanan Family Papers; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; Wheatland Mansion

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Other Number: MG-0096, Folder 019

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Thomas Welsh to Alice Welsh (daughter)

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F07

Date Range: 1862/07/27

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Thomas Welsh to Alice Welsh (daughter)

Description: Handwritten letter from Thomas Welsh to his daughter, Alice. From Newport News, Virginia. Letter details Welsh's frustration over not receiving a letter from home and not being able to secure leave to visit home. Shares news about various soldiers from Columbia under his command and the return of a deserter to his previous command. Inquires about health of the family and to give each child a kiss from him.

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: 1862/07/27

Creation Date: 1862/07/27

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Andrews, Joseph; Bookman, Mrs.; Dickinson, Andrew; Farnsworth, C. W.; Koch, Charles H.; Haines, Henry A.; Hinkle, John J.; Hostetter, Andrew; Hostetter, Elizabeth Hiestand; Mullen, Amos; Philips, Captain; Vache, Howard W.; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Blanton Charles; Welsh, Effie; Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"; Wike, Henry; Wike, Mrs.; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Letters; Personal correspondence; Columbia (Pa.); Fort Monroe (S.C.); Newport News (Va.); Baltimore (Md.); Philadelphia (Pa.); New York (N.Y.)

Search Terms: Civil War; Letters; Correspondence, Personal; Columbia; Newport News, Virginia; Fort Monroe, Virginia; Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York, New York

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Good; some discoloration along the folds.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-62_F07

Notes: Added to PP 12/26/2020 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-D-62-07

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Joseph Gibbons

Object ID: MG0846_F012

Date Range: 1865/05/24

Gibbons family. The collection includes documents related to James Gibbons, Daniel Gibbons, Joseph Gibbons, and several other family members. The letters, 1783-1865, describe the daily activities within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The deeds

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Joseph Gibbons

Description: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens in Caledonia to Dr. Joseph Gibbons at the Customs House in Philadelphia. Letter reads: "Dear Sir, Certainly! Do it ________. I know the great worth of your friend _ I hope he is in no danger. Thaddeus Stevens."

Date Range: 1865/05/24

Creation Date: 24 May 1865

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Gibbons, Joseph; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Letters; United States Customhouse (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; United States Customhouse (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Extent: 2 items, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0846_F012

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. 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 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. 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: 2021.008

Other Numbers: MG-846

Other Number: MG-846, Folder 12

Classification: MG0846

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 28 July 2021.

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