Title certificate for two burial lots, New Cemetery
Description
Title certificate for two burial lots, numbers 241 and 242 in New Cemetery (now Mount Bethel Cemetery), Columbia, Pennsylvania. Purchased at the time of his daughter Addie's death. Certificate number 92, made out to Lieutenant Thomas Welsh. Signed J. H. Mifflin. Note: John Houston Mifflin was one of the original managers of the cemetery and later served as president.
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.
In need of conservation. Both folds are torn completely through, so the document is in three pieces. There is a stain near the center, where the document is torn.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesC
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesC_F12
Notes
Added to PP 12/21/2020 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.
Collection of glass-plate negatives found in LCHS vault. Boxes were labeled "Lancaster Camera Club" but negatives are attributed to David Bachman Landis.
