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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to O. Barrett

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.148

Date Range: 1864/04/05

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to O. Barrett

Description: Letter from James Buchanan to O. Barrett, Esquire, requesting payment of the loan to Barrett and Col. MacDowell now that they have divested themselves of their interest in the [Harrisburg] Patriot & Union newspaper. Wheatland. (housed in Oversized Box 1)

Date Range: 1864/04/05

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 2

People: Barrett, Oramel; Buchanan, James; MacDowell, Thomas C.

Subjects: Letters; Loans; Harrisburg (Pa.)--Newspapers

Search Terms: Letters; Correspondence; Loans; Patriot and Union; Newspapers; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8 x 12.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.148

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; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.178

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 148

Description Level: Item

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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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to O. Barrett

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.151

Date Range: 1864/03/20

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to O. Barrett

Description: Letter from James Buchanan to O. Barrett threatening a lawsuit against Colonel MacDowell and Barrett unless a loan Buchanan made to them as owners of the Patriot and Union newspaper is repaid. Wheatland, near Lancaster.

Date Range: 1864/03/20

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 2

People: Barrett, Oramel; Buchanan, James; MacDowell, Thomas C.

Subjects: Letters; Loans; Harrisburg (Pa.)--Newspapers

Search Terms: Letters; Correspondence; Loans; Patriot and Union; Newspapers; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 2.75 x 8 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.151

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; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.175

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 151

Description Level: Item

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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Clipping, Newspaper

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "Army Correspondence"

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F10

Date Range: 1863

1 document

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "Army Correspondence"

Description: "Army Correspondence." Cincinnati, Ohio, 15 August 1863. News and details of the death of General Welsh. Section of The Columbia Spy. Letter is dated 15 August 1863.

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

Creation Date: 1863

Creator: Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Welsh, Thomas; Christ, Benjamin Caspar; Lockard, Charles O.; Derrick, George; Gelbaugh, John; Hegentogler, S.; McClure, Quartermaster; Heighway, Archibald E.; Goode, Dr.

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.); Death; Death notices; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Search Terms: Death; Death notices; Civil War; Vicksburg, Seige of; Columbia Spy; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspaper clippings

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Clipping, Newspaper

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2020-11-07

Condition Notes: Section was cut out of newspaper.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F10

Notes: Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-F-XX-21f

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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Letter

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to O. J. Dickey

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F003_In08

Date Range: 1863/07/07

. Others do not think so, and I hope it is not true— Vicksburg news would be glorious if our anxiety about Meade did not expel it— Thousands are [Sojourneying] to the field of battle [Yours] Thaddeus Stevens Col. O. J. Dickey [on reverse, in another hand] Harrisburg P[a] July 7 1863 Stevens Thad Recd. A

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to O. J. Dickey

Description: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. O. J. Dickey regarding troop movement with Meade's and Lee's armies, Harrisburg, Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Harrisburg.

Date Range: 1863/07/07

Creation Date: 7 July 1863

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Dickey, Oliver James; Lee, Robert Edward; Meade, George Gordon; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Letters; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence; Battle of Gettysburg; Letters; Stevens and Smith Center; Vicksburg, Seige of

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F003_In08

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 8

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 18 April 2022.; Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 5, Item 2; 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 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.

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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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Clipping, Newspaper

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Review of "Shoulder-Straps: A Novel of the War" and part of an article or letter following Vicksburg

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F09

Date Range: 1863/08/12

1 document

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Review of "Shoulder-Straps: A Novel of the War" and part of an article or letter following Vicksburg

Description: The first part of a review of "Shoulder-Straps: a Novel of New York and the Army, 1862." The novel was written by Henry Morford and published by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia in 1863. On the reverse is part of an article or letter written after Vicksburg surrendered. [The Press]. 12 August 1863.

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: 1863/08/12

Creation Date: 1863/08/12

Creator: Press (Philadelphia : Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Morford, Henry

Subjects: Press (Philadelphia : Pa.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Search Terms: Novels; Press (Philadelphia, Pa.); Civil War; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspaper clippings

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Clipping, Newspaper

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2020-11-07

Condition Notes: Section was cut out of newspaper.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F09

Notes: Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

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

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

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-F-XX-21e

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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Letter

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Annie Welsh to Thomas Welsh

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-61_F01

Date Range: 1861/05/21

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Letter from Annie Welsh to Thomas Welsh

Description: Handwritten letter from Annie Welsh to husband, Thomas. Columbia. Letter contains news from home for her husband, who is temporarily at Camp Scott in York, York County. Text includes information about weather, visits from various people in Columbia, and her concerns for his well-being.

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.

Date Range: 1861/05/21

Creation Date: 1861/05/21

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: Appold, Mr.; Darcy, Dr.; Fisher, Mr.; Galt, Mr.; Givens, Major; Hay, Captain; McMann, Jim; McTague, Peter; Sheller, Mary; Ryan, Lizzie; Smith, Lieutenant; Young, Mary; Welsh, Thomas; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young

Subjects: Letters; Personal correspondence; Camp Scott (York, Pa.); Weather; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Search Terms: Letters; Correspondence, Personal; Camp Scott, York, Pennsylvania; Weather; Civil War

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Notes: Slight tearing along a fold and along the edge; discoloration on the back. Fair to good.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-61

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-61_F01

Notes: Added to PP 12/23/2020 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.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-D-61-01

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

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