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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Invitation for a ceremony at Ephrata (Camp Brandywine) in memory of two-hundred soldiers of the American Revolution
Object ID
MG0096 F023 It02
Date Range
1845/05/29
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Invitation for a ceremony at Ephrata (Camp Brandywine) in memory of two-hundred soldiers of the American Revolution
Description
An invitation to James Buchanan from a committee appointed to organize a military encampment at Ephrata (Camp Brandywine) for a ceremony to lay a cornerstone of a monument erected in memory of two-hundred soldiers of the American Revolution. The soldiers were “buried in the vicinity of the village, wounded at the Battle of Brandywine…died in the hospitals at Ephrata.” Lancaster.
Date Range
1845/05/29
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Ephrata (Pa.)
Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Monuments
Rites and ceremonies
Cornerstone laying
Soldiers' monuments
War memorials
Military hospitals
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Ephrata
Camp Brandywine
Battle of Brandywine
Revolutionary War
Monuments
Ceremonies
Cornerstone laying
Soldiers' monuments
War memorials
Military hospitals
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 25 x 18.5 cm
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F023 It02
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
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 023, Item 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.
Images
Documents
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter regarding appointment as viewer for bridge over Cocalico Creek
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I009
Date Range
1892/08
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter regarding appointment as viewer for bridge over Cocalico Creek
Date Range
1892/08
Creation Date
August 1892
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Fahnestock, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Eichenberg's Store
Ephrata Twp.
Gristmills
John Fahnestock's Gristmill
Letters
Mills
Stores
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I009
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1892.
Location: On public highway from Eichenberg's Store to John Fahnestock's Grist Mill].
Document type: Appointment as viewer letter.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Please contact research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory and Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Bridge F0360 I009
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Correspondence to County Commissioners
Object ID
Bridge F0220 I006
Date Range
1896
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Correspondence to County Commissioners
Description
Location: Over Conestoga Creek near Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Document type: Correspondence to County Commissioners from Penn Bridge Company
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1896
Year
1896
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Correspondence
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Ephrata Twp.
Hinkletown Bridge
Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Letters
Penn Bridge Company
Place
Earl Twp. and Ephrata Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0220 I006
Box Number
003
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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