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Letter

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F002_In05

Date Range: 1848/10/26

MG0115_F002_In03_It01 Lancaster October 26. 1840 Dear sir I think you did not receive my evening addition of letters on the 24. But as you have [posted] me for Kennett Square I will come—I will lodge at Downingtown evening before—you need make no provision for my transportation as I can doubtless

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens

Description: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens stating that he did not receive his evening letters on the 24th and that he will go to Kennett Square and lodge in Downingtown. He asks for no provisions and states that he must leave in time for Morgan's Corner. Lancaster.

Date Range: 1848/10/26

Creation Date: 26 October 1848

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Morgan's Corner, Radnor Twp., Delaware County, Pennsylvania; Stevens and Smith Center

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F002_In05

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).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org 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.

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 2, Insert 5

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 14 April 2022.; Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 2, Insert 3, Item 1; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to John A. Karson

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F004_In01

Date Range: 1864/01/25

Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to John A. Karson

Description: Photostatic copy of letter from Thaddeus Stevens to John A. Karson regarding a pending bill that will increase the tax on whiskey. Washington, D.C.

Date Range: 1864/01/25

Creation Date: 25 January 1864

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Karson, John A.; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Bills, Legislative; Letters; Taxation; Whiskey

Search Terms: Bills, Legislative; Correspondence; Letters; Taxation; Whiskey; Stevens and Smith Center

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F004_In01

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).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org 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. This item is a facsimile--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: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 4, Insert 1

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 21 April 2022.

Letter

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Collection: Letters to Absalom Dubree

Title: Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor

Object ID: MG0956

Date Range: 1835-1842

Collection: Letters to Absalom Dubree

Title: Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor

Description: Letter to Absalom Dubree, surveyor in Little Britain Twp. from James [ ] in Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, regarding a delay in settlement on a house for John Kirk & Hambleton. 22 March 1835.; Letter to Absalom Dubree at Buck, Drumore Twp. from Jeremiah Brown in Goshen asking him to survey a piece of land they wish to sell. 18 November 1841.; Letter to Absalom Dubree in Buck, Drumore Twp. from someone compiling a history of Lancaster County and looking for Dr. Chandler's papers with history on Little Britain Twp., Colerain Twp., and Drumore Twp. that the doctor thought were with Dubree. 31 December 1842.

Admin/Biographical History: Absalom Dubree (1780-1859) was a noted scrivener and surveyor. He was born in Chester County, lived in Drumore Twp. and Little Britain Twp., and is buried at Penn Hill Friends Burial Ground in Fulton Twp.; Jeremiah Brown was a congressman and abolitionist. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1826 and to the PA Constitutional Convention of 1837. He represented Pennsylvania's 4th and 8th Districts in the United States House of Representatives from 1841 to 1845 and served as an associate judge for Lancaster County from 1851 to 1856.

Date Range: 1835-1842

Year Range From: 1835

Year Range To: 1842

Date of Accumulation: 1835-1842

Creator: Lefever, Mark

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Brown, Jeremiah; Chandler, Dr.; Dubree, Absalom

Search Terms: Buck, Drumore Twp.; Colerain Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Dwellings; Goshen, Fulton Twp.; Houses; Little Britain Twp.; Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania; Real estate; Surveyors

Extent: 3 items, 8 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0956

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: 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: 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.

Accession Number: 2023.008

Other Numbers: MG-956

Classification: MG0956

Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Note from James Buchanan to H. B. Swarr

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.179

Date Range: 1866/02/07

2 documents 4 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Note from James Buchanan to H. B. Swarr

Description: Note from James Buchanan to H. B. Swarr requesting that Harriet Lane’s name be stricken from the tax list since she no longer is a resident of Lancaster County. With envelope. Wheatland.

Date Range: 1866/02/07

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 2

People: Buchanan, James; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Letters; Taxation--Lists

Search Terms: Letters; Correspondence; Tax lists; Harriet Lane Johnston; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 2 items, 4 pages to scan, 5.25 x 8 in. and 3.25 x 5.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.179

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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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.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.192

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 179

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 Harriet Lane Johnston

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.188

Date Range: 1866/05/28

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane Johnston

Description: Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane Johnston noting that Misses Henrietta, Jane, and Lois arrived Friday and with Miss Jessie “constitute a lively & agreeable party”; reporting that Laura and Clemmie have left; Mr. and Mrs. Brinton, along with Miss Patty Nevin, dined at Wheatland before leaving for Europe; lamenting the death of his dog, Leo; explaining a financial matter; citing her local tax obligation; commenting favorably on the Nevins, and relating that George W. Franklin left his law practice to enter into the hardware business with his father-in-law. Envelope annotation: “May 28/66 Explaining bond.” Wheatland.

Date Range: 1866/05/28

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 3

People: Buchanan, James; Franklin, George W.; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Leo the dog; Sayre, Martha Finley "Patty" Nevin; Pleasonton, Laura; Pleasonton, Clementina; Cassatt, Maria Lois Buchanan; Buchanan, Henrietta Jane

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Letters; Household employees; Pets; Taxation

Search Terms: Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Household employees; Pets; Taxes; Harriet Lane Johnston; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 2 items, 6 pages to scan, 2.75 x 8 in. and 3.5 x 5.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.188

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: JBMS1995.097a-b

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 188

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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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to W. E. Robinson

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.016

Date Range: 1844/02/06

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to W. E. Robinson

Description: Letter from James Buchanan to W. E. Robinson, recounting briefly the emigration of his father from County Donegal, Ireland, and his pride in Irish heritage. (photostatic copy) Also in the folder is a sheet of calculations of undetermined origins. (original and photocopy) Washington, D.C.

Date Range: 1844/02/06

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 1

People: Buchanan, James; Robinson, W. E.

Subjects: Letters; Emigration and immigration; Genealogy; Donegal (Ireland : County)

Search Terms: Letters; Correspondence; Emigration and immigration; Genealogy; County Donegal, Ireland; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 2 items, 3 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in. and 2.5 x 8 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.016

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: JBMS1995.351

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 16

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 Collection

Title: Letter from Edward F. Sise and genealogy research for James Buchanan

Object ID: MG0096 F062 In01

Date Range: 1857/05/22

1 document 31 images

Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from Edward F. Sise and genealogy research for James Buchanan

Description: Transcription of a cover letter to James Buchanan from Edward F. Sise and thirty pages of his genealogy. Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Date Range: 1857/05/22

Creator: Sise, Edward F.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Buchanan, James; Sise, Edward F.

Subjects: Genealogy; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Genealogy; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 31 pages to scan, 28 x 21.5 cm

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0096

Object ID: MG0096 F062 In01

Location of Originals: Typed copy

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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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Number: MG-0096, Folder 062, Insert 01

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: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from Edward F. Sise to James Buchanan

Object ID: MG0096 F062 In02

Date Range: 1857/05/22

1 document 36 images

Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from Edward F. Sise to James Buchanan

Description: Original letter from Edward F. Sise to James Buchanan informing him of his ancestry. The letter contains an introduction page and many pages of information.; A blue sheet of paper used to give Buchanan a brief description of what was in the following pages. Contains a stamp in the top left corner. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 22 May 1857.; The original letter contains several pages of information on James Buchanan’s ancestry.

Date Range: 1857/05/22

Creator: Sise, Edward F.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Buchanan, James; Sise, Edward F.

Subjects: Genealogy; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Genealogy; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 3 items, 31 pages to scan, 24 x 19 cm

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0096

Object ID: MG0096 F062 In02

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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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.

Other Number: MG-0096, Folder 062, Insert 02

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: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F060_It08

Date Range: 1863/06/22

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father

Description: Letter from R. C. Long in Murfreesboro, Tennessee to his father, Moses Clark, regarding news of the Confederate Army in Harrisburg. He has heard that Abe Long wishes to be exempt from the draft and gives his opinion of Copperheads, support for the Union, and friends and cousins who are not serving. "It makes me feel bad to think that I am the only one of our kind that is in the service when I have so many Cousins and relatives at home that are just as able to go as I was." With transcription.

Admin/Biographical History: Reuben Clark Long enlisted 30 September 1861 and served as a private with the 79th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company E until his death at Chickamauga, Georgia on 19 September 1863.

Date Range: 1863/06/22

Creation Date: 22 June 1863

Creator: Long, Reuben Clark, 1843-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Long, Abraham; Long, Moses; Long, Reuben Clark

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

Search Terms: 79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (1861-1865); Civil War; Copperhead movement (Peace Democrats); Correspondence; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Letters; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Soldiers

Extent: 2 items, 5 pages scanned

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F060_It08

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. 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 prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 1972.MSS72-162

Other Numbers: MG-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series A, Folder 60, Item 8

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 28 December 2023.

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Collection: Brinton Family Collection

Title: Letter from Benjamin Bacon to Martha Whitson

Object ID: MG0038_F021_In04

Date Range: 1873/07/04

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Collection: Brinton Family Collection

Title: Letter from Benjamin Bacon to Martha Whitson

Description: Letter from Benjamin Bacon to Martha Whitson, which mentions the disbanding jubilee of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society.

Date Range: 1873/07/04

Creation Date: 4 July 1873

Creator: Bacon, Benjamin C.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Bacon, Benjamin C.; Whitson, Martha Hobson

Subjects: Abolitionists; Antislavery movements; Letters; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society

Search Terms: Abolitionists; Antislavery movements; Correspondence; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society

Extent: 1 item, 5 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0038_F021_In04

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Letter from Benjamin Bacon to Martha Whitson, 4 July 1873, Brinton Family Collection (MG0038), MG0038_F021_In04, 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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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-38

Other Number: MG-38, Folder 21, Insert 4

Classification: MG0038

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997. Box 1 was recataloged by JB, Fall semester 2006. Added to database 5 January 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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