The Andrew J. Steinman Collection contains the personal and business papers of Andrew J. Steinman, the Steinman family, and John M. Hale. Andrew was a lawyer; his wife was the daughter of John M. Hale, also a lawyer. This collection is comprised of correspondence, legal papers, and financial records.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
This collection may have been a gift of Mrs. Buller, 21 October 1966.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-66
Classification
MG0066
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Originally processed prior to 1997. Finding aid revised by PW; typed by KR, Winter 2012. Added to database 26 December 2023.
This collection contains letters, envelopes, and business and miscellaneous papers, dated 1851-1872, which belonged to Abraham H. Good and his wife, Dianna Good. Amos Breneman, Daniel Gingrich and Martha Bishop have the most prolific correspondence, being friends of the couple. Correspondence ranges between the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Virigina, North Carolina and South Carolina
Admin/Biographical History
Abraham H. Good was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on April 13, 1831 to parents Christian Good (1794-1880) and Magdalena Gartz (1803-1875). He married Dianna Grenier (1831-1900), also of Lancaster County, and had seven children. As a Lancaster county resident from birth until death, Good joined a volunteer company for the Union army in 1862. He would travel up and down the east coast with the company until the end of the Civil War. Post-war, he returned home to Lancaster County and was named Justice of the Peace of Marctic Township.
