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Letter

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

Title: Letter from John Steinmetz to Joseph Hubley

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F039_In02_It01

Date Range: 1793/05/11

1 document

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

Title: Letter from John Steinmetz to Joseph Hubley

Description: Letter from John Steinmetz in Philadelphia to Joseph Hubley in Lancaster requesting assistance in collecting the balance due on a bond by David Brown & Co.

Date Range: 1793/05/11

Creation Date: 11 May 1793

Creator: Steinmetz, John, 1760-1831

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0002

People: Barr, John; Brown, David; Graff, John; Hubley, Joseph; Steinmetz, John; Walker, William

Subjects: Letters

Search Terms: Bonds; Correspondence; David Brown and Company; Letters; Merchants; Wright's Ferry

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages scanned

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F039_In02_It01

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 39, Insert 2, Item 1

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 21 February 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 to Mr. Wilson from Harriet Lane Johnston

Object ID: MG0096 F084

Date Range: 1886/05/11

1 document

Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter to Mr. Wilson from Harriet Lane Johnston

Description: Letter to Mr. Wilson from Harriet Lane Johnston responding to a request from the author for a likeness of James Buchanan for his book. 11 May 1886.

Date Range: 1886/05/11

Creation Date: 1886/05/11

Creator: Johnston, Harriet Lane, 1830-1903

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Johnston, Harriet Lane; Buchanan, James

Subjects: Letters

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Correspondence; Finding aids; Harriet Lane Johnston; James Buchanan; Letters; Manuscript groups

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0096 F084

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: Preferred Citation: James Buchanan Collection, MG0096_F084, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Accession Number: 2021.028

Other Numbers: MG-96, Folder 84

Other Number: MG-96, Folder 84

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers

Title: Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers

Object ID: MG0837_F001_In04

Date Range: 1883/08/27

that folds into an envelope. This advertisement highlights that the company has dyeing capabilities; that there is coal in supply for sale; and that they manufacture quilts and rag carpets. No date. Insert 2 Trade card with a rose design and advertising Philip Schum, Son & Co., manufacturers of

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Collection: Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers

Title: Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers

Description: Note from John Schum to William McLean, Esq. Schum is requesting amount due for birds.

Admin/Biographical History: For information about Philip Schum, John Schum, and Philip Schum, Son & Co., see Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. https://books.google.com/books?id=HuxHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA350&lpg=PA350&dq=philip+schum+son+%26+co&source=bl&ots=kNLKl4SUmM&sig=ACfU3U3APEU8LXaqzX4bKc5unU9gW4wu3w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih95i8g-n0AhUul3IEHU2iABoQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=philip%20schum%20son%20%26%20co&f=false

Date Range: 1883/08/27

Creation Date: 27 August 1883

Creator: Philip Schum, Son & Co.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: McLean, William; Schum, John; Schum, Philip

Subjects: Advertising; Advertising cards; Business records; Ephemera; Weavers

Search Terms: Advertising; Advertising cards; Business records; Ephemera; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Philip Schum, Son & Co.; Trade cards; Weavers

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0837_F001_In04

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: See the Curatorial Collection; See the Photograph Collection

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers, MG0837_F001_In04, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Accession Number: 2019.009

Other Numbers: MG-837

Other Number: MG-837, Folder 1, Insert 4

Classification: MG0837

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by KEF, 04 December 2020. Added to database 16 December 2021.

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Collection: Brinton Family Collection

Title: Letter from Benjamin Bacon to Martha Whitson

Object ID: MG0038_F021_In05

Date Range: 1870/05/01

2 documents

Collection: Brinton Family Collection

Title: Letter from Benjamin Bacon to Martha Whitson

Description: Letter from Benjamin Bacon to the members and friends of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. Sent to Martha Whitson. The document describes the formation and beliefs of the New England Anti-Slavery Society on 6 January 1832. William Lloyd Garrison and The Liberator are also mentioned.

Date Range: 1870/05/01

Creation Date: 1 May 1870

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.; Garrison, William Lloyd; Whitson, Martha Hobson

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

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

Extent: 1 item, 6 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0038_F021_In05

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Letter from Benjamin Bacon to Martha Whitson, 1 May 1870, Brinton Family Collection (MG0038), MG0038_F021_In05, 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-38

Other Number: MG-38, Folder 21, Insert 5

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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Collection: Brinton Family Collection

Title: Letter from William Lloyd Garrison to Samuel Brinton

Object ID: MG0038_F013_In04

Date Range: 1839/07/29

2 documents

Collection: Brinton Family Collection

Title: Letter from William Lloyd Garrison to Samuel Brinton

Description: A letter from William Lloyd Garrison to Samuel Brinton about the New England Non-Resistance Society in Boston. Garrison talks about the society and what they believe. He believes Brinton is a like-minded man and asks him to subscribe to the society.

Date Range: 1839/07/29

Creation Date: 29 July 1839

Creator: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Brinton, Samuel; Garrison, William Lloyd

Subjects: Letters; New England Non-Resistance Society; Social reformers

Search Terms: Correspondence; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; New England Non-Resistance Society; Social reformers

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0038_F013_In04

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Letter from William Lloyd Garrison to Samuel Brinton, 29 July 1839, Brinton Family Collection (MG0038), MG0038_F013_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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Other Numbers: MG-38

Other Number: MG-38, Folder 13, 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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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter from James Clark to Mrs. Martin D. Hess

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F124_In01

Date Range: 1864/03/08

2 documents

Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter from James Clark to Mrs. Martin D. Hess

Description: Letter from James Clark to Mrs. Martin D. Hess, Lancaster, reporting that he is well, has had enough of the war, and that they would like letters from home. "…take me out of this damd dirty hole for I cannot stand it verry long…" With envelope.

Date Range: 1864/03/08

Creation Date: 8 March 1864

Creator: Clark, James

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Clark, James; Hess, Martin D., Mrs.

Subjects: Letters; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army

Search Terms: Civil War; Letters; Persons of color; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black; United States Army

Extent: 2 items, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F124_In01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Letter to Samuel Harris (MG0018_SerA_F124_In02)

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).; 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-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series A, Folder 124, Insert 1

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: One of two letters discovered in 1988 in the collections of the Lancaster History with Justice of the Peace records from 1873. Added to database 23 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: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter to Samuel Harris

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F124_In02

Date Range: 1865/03/10

2 documents

Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter to Samuel Harris

Description: Letter to Samuel Harris reporting that the writer has been unwell since he joined the army, they are with Gen. Sherman and about to take Richmond, and he would like paper and stamps, and word from home. "…we are goin to take Richmon and Army men will fall…" Sent in the care of George [Steinhauser] to Samuel Harris, hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. With envelope.

Date Range: 1865/03/10

Creation Date: 10 March 1865

Creator: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Harris, Samuel; Steinhauser, George

Subjects: Letters; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army

Search Terms: Civil War; Letters; Persons of color; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black; United States Army

Extent: 2 items, 6 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F124_In02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Letter from James Clark to Mrs. Martin D. Hess (MG0018_SerA_F124_In01)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), 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-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series A, Folder 124, Insert 2

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: One of two letters discovered in 1988 in the collections of the Lancaster History with Justice of the Peace records from 1873. Added to database 24 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: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter from John Fass to friend

Object ID: MG0018_SerB_F003

Date Range: 1865/05/24

2 documents

Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter from John Fass to friend

Description: Letter from John Fass to friend. Fass reported for duty in Lancaster in March 1865 and his unit moved to Philadelphia, Harper's Ferry, Martinsburg, Charlestown, Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Stevenson Station, and Summit Point. He mentions that Richmond was taken. He describes the natural resources so prevalent in Virginia, which is not as developed as Lancaster County. Compares the slave quarters he has seen in Virginia to hog pens in Pennsylvania.

Date Range: 1865/05/24

Creation Date: 24 May 1865

Creator: Fass, John

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Fass, John

Subjects: Letters; Slavery; Soldiers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army

Search Terms: Civil War; Letters; Persons of color; Soldiers; United States Army

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018_SerB_F003

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), 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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Accession Number: 2004.MG0018.B3

Other Numbers: MG-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series B, Folder 3

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 24 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: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from George W. Samson to Hon. H. Cobb

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F010

Date Range: 1858/09/07

1 document

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from George W. Samson to Hon. H. Cobb

Description: Letter from George W. Samson in Washington, D.C. to Hon. H. Cobb regarding the American Colonization Society's responsibilities in Liberia to enslaved persons who were manumitted and outlines services for the former enslaved persons which were provided by the society at the cost of the former slaveholders.

Date Range: 1858/09/07

Creation Date: 7 September 1858

Creator: Samson, George Whitefield, 1819-1896

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Samson, George Whitefield; Cobb, Howell

Subjects: African Americans--History; American Colonization Society; Letters; Liberia

Search Terms: American Colonization Society; Correspondence; Enslaved persons; Letters; Liberia; Persons of color; Slaveholders

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: 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 10

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection, Case 2, July 2007. Added to database on 26 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: Correspondence Collection

Title: Letter from John Ford to Watson

Object ID: MG0402_F024_It06

Date Range: 1859/09/04

1 document

Collection: Correspondence Collection

Title: Letter from John Ford to Watson

Description: Letter from John Ford of Downingtown to Watson, his friend and schoolmaster. Ford writes that he is in good health and wishes to hear of his old friends from the academy. Says he recently met with a few of his friends at a camp meeting, including Miss Mercer, Miss Williams, George Beale, and John Mercer. He also writes that one friend has taken a teaching job.

Date Range: 1859/09/04

Creation Date: 4 September 1859

Creator: Ford, John

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 10

People: Beale, George; Ford, John; Mercer, John

Subjects: Camp meetings; Personal correspondence; Letters

Search Terms: Camp meetings; Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Persons of color

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0402_F024_It06

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-402

Other Number: MG-402, Folder 24, Item 6

Classification: MG0402

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from the Document Collection. Cataloged by RM, 2018. Added to database on 26 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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