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Collection: World War I Collection

Title: World War I Collection

Object ID: MG0045

Date Range: 1916-1972

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Collection: World War I Collection

Title: World War I Collection

Description: The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.

Date Range: 1916-1972

Year Range From: 1916

Year Range To: 1972

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 02

People: Andrews, David F.; Benda, W. T.; Beneker, Gerrit A.; Boyce, C. M.; Breitigan, Abraham; Brenner, William A.; Brown, Arthur William; Bryson, Raymond; Bull, Charles Livingston; Carbaugh, Calvin A.; Chambers, Charles E.; Christy, Howard Chandler; Cover, Martin; Culp, Guy; Daugherty, James A.; Davis, Robert Courtney; De Maris, Walter; Dommel, Elmer; Drepperd, C. W.; Eschbach, H. H.; Fergeson, George; Fisher, Harrison; Foringer, A. E.; Forsythe, Clyde; France, Charles; Fulton, Hugh R.; Gibble, Ammon; Griest, William Walton; Habel, Albert A.; Harner, Marvin; Helwig, John W.; Hendee, A.; Hiemenz, Edward A.; Hiestand, Benjamin; Hottenstein, H.; Kahl, William; Kellish, William; Kimmel, Harry; Krone, Herbert D.; Landis, Estes B.; Leber, Paul Revere; Lundy, Edwin H.; Lyons, Julius; Matricardi, Frank; McFarland, Owen; McKee, W. M.; Miller, Peter; Moore, Luther; Musser, John W.; Myers, S. W.; O'Bryen, Benjamin Frank; Orr, Alfred Everitt; Palm, Elam B.; Shafer, L. A.; Shenk, Roy; Shoop, J. M.; Small, W. F.; Snyder, James H.; Tittle, Walter; Usner, Isaac L.; Volk, Douglas; Wauk, S. J.; Worthington, Henry H.; Zellers, George

Subjects: Alco-Gravure; American Lithographic Co.; E. Ketterlinus & Co.; Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.; Fatherless Children of France (Organization); Lithography; Posters; Rusling Wood, Litho.; Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Prt. Co.; Scrapbooks; Strobridge Lithographing Company; United States. Army; United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th; Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; W.F. Powers Co.; William H. Forbes & Company; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; YMCA of the USA

Search Terms: 28th Division; Alco-Gravure; Ambulance Company No. 111; American Expeditionary Forces, Ambulance Company No. 111; American Lithographic Company; American Red Cross; Committee on Public Information Division of Pictorial Society; E. Ketterlinus and Company; Edwards and Deutsch Lithographic Company; Emergency Fleet Corporation; Fatherless Children of France (Organization); Finding aids; Haywood Strasser and Voigt Lithographic Company; Lithography; Manuscript groups; Military draft cards; Posters; Prohibition; Rotoprint Gravure Company; Rusling Wood, Litho.; Sackett and Wilhelms Lithographing and Printing Company; Scrapbooks; Strobridge Lithographing Company; United States Army; United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces; United States Army, Infantry Division, 28th; Veterans; W. F. Powers Company; William H. Forbes and Company; World War I; WWI; YMCA; Commission for Relief in Belgium

Extent: 1 box, 49 folders, 31 posters, 2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0045

Related Item Notes: MG-28 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces; MG-0028 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

Additional Notes: The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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.

Other Numbers: MG-45

Classification: MG0045

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged before 1997. Items have been added to the collection since 1997 and the finding aid has been revised accordingly. Added to database on 19 July 2017.

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Letters relating to Colonial military hospitals in Lancaster County

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1948

/ The Health of / Soldiers / Recommended to / The Consideration of the / Officers / Of the Army of the United / States" / By Benjamin Rush, M. D. / PubIished by Order of the Board / of War / Lancaster : Printed by John Dunlap / In Queen Street." �the columns of the Pennsylvania Packet. In the issue of

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1948

Physical Description: [73]-96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 4

Subjects: Potts, Jonathan, - 1745-1781.; Craik, James, - 1730-1814.; Shippen, William, - 1736?-1808.; Rush, Benjamin, - 1746-1813.; Morgan, John.; Military hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Hospitals.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 4 (1948), p. 73-96Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52

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Collection: Revolutionary War Collection

Title: Revolutionary War Collection

Object ID: MG0098

Date Range: 1776-1976

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Collection: Revolutionary War Collection

Title: Revolutionary War Collection

Description: The Revolutionary War Collection contains a variety of materials from and about the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. The original records include correspondence, military pay certificates, court records, and an orderly book kept by Lt. Col. Adam Hubley, Jr. during the Sullivan Campaign of 1779. There are also research notes and secondary sources, including a list of prisoners of war, a list of males in Lancaster County in 1776, Continental Hospital Returns 1777-1780, articles, information on soldiers buried in Lancaster County, and an article about John Paul Jones.

Date Range: 1776-1976

Creation Date: 1776-1976

Year Range From: 1776

Year Range To: 1976

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Beddulph, Robert; Boyd, John; Burd, James Edward; Chambers, Stephen; Coedans, James; Cooke, William; Ferree, John; Getty, Christian; Gurney, Francis; Hubley, Adam; Jolly, James A. "Jim"; Joy, Daniel; Kieffer, Henry Martyn; Moore, William; Neal, James; Patterson, Alex; Porter, Thomas; Ramsay, David; Rapp, Brandon; Reid, George W.; Worner, William Frederic; Zellty, John A.

Subjects: Cemeteries; Letters; Military history; Military regulations; Newtown, Battle of, Newtown, N.Y., 1779; Prisoners of war; Soldiers; Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779; Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons

Search Terms: Battle of Newtown; Battle of Stony Point; Cemeteries; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Finding aids; Haudenosaunee Confederacy; Letters; Manuscript groups; Military history; Military records; Military regulations; Prisoners of war; Receipts; Revolutionary War; Soldiers; Sullivan Campaign, 1779

Extent: 3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0098

Notes: Harmful Language Warning: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this orderly book reflects the racial prejudices of the era and the violence perpetrated against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during the American War of Independence. 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. This volume contains language that is offensive, oppressive, graphic, and may cause distress. LancasterHistory does not condone the use of this language.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.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. 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: Revolutionary War Collection (MG-98), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Numbers: MG-98

Other Number: MG-98

Classification: MG0098

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997. Items have been added and the finding aid has been updated since 1997.

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[Colonial records of Pennsylvania]

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Date of Publication: 1838-1853.

Call Number: 974.8 P415

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Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Publisher: Printed by T. Fenn,

Date of Publication: 1838-1853.

Physical Description: 16 volumes illustrations (volumes 7) tables 22 cm

Notes: The first three volumes of the Colonial records are from the first edition. Their pagination does not correspond to the references from Dunn's "Index to the Colonial Records". Dunn's index refers to the second edition. Patrons can find the second editions of volumes 1-3 online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010447960. A link to this webpage is near the bottom of this library record. Look for the field "Electronic Location".; Collection of documents, supplemented by the companion series "Pennsylvania archives". (See preliminary reports of the committees, and of the editors, S. Hazard, and the Act providing for the publication, 1837, in Pennsylvania archives, v. 1, p. 1-23, especially p. 7 and 17-23, where the present collection is officially designated as the "Colonial records", a title not used in printing, the volumes having special titles only, as given in "Contents" below).; Errors in paging: nos. 158-167, 499 ommitted, v. 3; nos. 209-224 repeated, v. 16; numerous other errors.; V. 12, minutes of the Supreme executive council from May 21, 1779-July 12, 1781; v. 13, July 13, 1781-Dec. 31, 1783; v. 14, Jan. 1, 1784-Apr. 3, 1786; v. 15, July 4, 1786-Feb. 6, 1789; v. 16, Feb. 7, 1789-Dec. 20, 1790.

Contents: v. 1-10. Minutes of the Provincial council of Pennsylvania, from the organization to the termination of the proprietary government: v. 1, Mar. 10, 1683-Nov. 27, 1700; v. 2, Dec. 18, 1700-May 16, 1717; v. 3, May 31, 1717-Jan. 23, 1735-6: v. 4, Feb. 7, 1735-6-Oct. 15, 1745: v. 5, Dec. 17, 1745-Mar. 20, 1754: v. 6, Apr. 2, 1754-Jan. 29, 1756: v. 7, Jan. 29, 1756-Jan. 11, 1758: v. 8,Jan. 13, 1758-Oct. 4, 1762; v. 9, Oct. 15, 1762-Oct. 17, 1771; v. 10, Oct. 18, 1771-Sept. 27, 1775, with minutes of the Council of safety from June 30, 1775, to Nov. 12, 1776.--v. 11-16. Minutes of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, from its organization to the termination of the revolution: v. 11, Proceedings of Council of safety, Nov. 13, 1776-Mar. 17 [i.e. 13] 1777, Oct. 17-Dec. 4, 1777; memorandum from Dec. 31, 1776-Mar. 17, 1777; minutes of the Supreme executive council Mar. 4, 1777-May 20, 1779.

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.; Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.; Pennsylvania.; United States.; History.; Sources.

Additional Author: Hazard, Samuel,

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Provincial Council.; Pennsylvania. Committee of Safety.; Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Council.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 974.8 P415

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The military hospital at the Cloister

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1947.

at the corner of Third and Market Streets." [Signed] "PETER SHINDEL." This affidavit was made before Alderman John C. VanCamp at Lancaster, October 20, 1845. Such a large number of sick and wounded having arrived at Ephrata required immediate attention. Captain Albert Chapman was military commandant

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1947.

Physical Description: [127]-133 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 5

Subjects: Cloister (Ephrata, Pa.); Military hospitals - Pennsylvania.; Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Monuments - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Medical care.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 5 (1947), p. 127-133Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51

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Life of George Mifflin Dallas, vice president of the United States: Prepared and published in Sepember, 1844, by the Democratic Committee of Publication, John K. Kane, et al

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Edition: Extended to the present time, and reprinted Nov. 1847.

Date of Publication: 1847.

Call Number: 815 P769 # 40

Edition: Extended to the present time, and reprinted Nov. 1847.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia [Pa.]

Publisher: Times and Keystone Job Office,

Date of Publication: 1847.

Physical Description: 20 p. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Cover title: Life of George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States.; In: Political Speeches.

Subjects: Dallas, George Mifflin, - 1792-1864.; United States. - Congress. - Senate - Biography.; Vice-Presidents - United States - Biography.; Legislators - United States - Biography.; United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.; Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.; Philadelphia (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Author: Kane, John K.

Additional Corporate Author: Democratic Party (U.S.). Committee of Publication.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 815 P769 # 40

The backwoodsman and the Kentucky rifle

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Author: Landis, Bertha Cochran.

Date of Publication: 1947

The Backwoodsman and The Kentucky Rifle By BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS W HILE much has been Written on the Kentucky rifle few people know that it Was made in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, or within a ten-mile radius. The first rifles were made soon after the arrival of the Swiss and German settlers in the

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Responsibility: by Bertha Cochran Landis.

Author: Landis, Bertha Cochran.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1947

Physical Description: [117]-119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 5

Subjects: Rifles.; United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.; United States - History - 1783-1865.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 5 (1947), p. 117-119Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51

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Collection: Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

Title: Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces (MG-0028)

Object ID: MG0028

Date Range: 1913-1981

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Collection: Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

Title: Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces (MG-0028)

Description: Records of the Society which was formed to continue the traditions of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, which began in World War I. Includes membership lists, post minutes, correspondence, financial reports, convention programs, scrapbooks, and Divisional histories.

Date Range: 1913-1981

Year Range From: 1913

Year Range To: 1981

Date of Accumulation: 1913-1981

Creator: Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Diffenderfer, William C.; Stern, Charles Augustus; Walze, George T.

Subjects: Business records; Letters; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks; United States. Army; United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; World War, 1939-1945

Search Terms: American Expeditionary Forces, Ambulance Company No. 111; Business records; Correspondence; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Minutes; Programs; Scrapbooks; United States Army; United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces; United States Army, Infantry Division, 28th; World War I; World War II; WWI; WWII

Extent: 6 boxes, 59 folders, 3 scrapbooks, 5 books, 3 cubic feet

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0028

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: MG-17 The Grand Army of the Republic Collection; MG- 18 The Civil War Collection; MG-45 The World War I Collection; MG-209 The Col. Robert E. Miller Collection; MG-29 The Gen. Daniel B. Strickler Collection

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.

Other Numbers: MG-28

Classification: MG0028

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 5 September 2017.

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Secret history of the American revolution, an account of the conspiracies of Benedict Arnold and numerous others, drawn from the Secret service papers of the British headquarters in North America, now for the first time examined and made public

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Author: Van Doren, Carl,

Date of Publication: 1941.

Call Number: 973.381 V246

Responsibility: by Carl Van Doren.

Author: Van Doren, Carl,

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: The Viking press,

Date of Publication: 1941.

Physical Description: 3 p. l., [v]-xiv p., 2 l., [3]-534 p. illus. (map) ports., facsims. 24 cm.

Notes: Based largely on the Clinton papers in the William L. Clements library at the University of Michigan. Other sources cited are the Washington papers and the Papers of the Continental Congress at the Library of Congress. cf. Pref.; "This first edition is limited to five hundred ninety numbered copies signed by the author." This copy not numbered.; "Appendix ... Arnold-AndrÃ© correspondence [and] Clinton's narrative": p. [437]-495.; "General bibliography": p. [496]-499. "Chapter references": p. [500]-512.

Subjects: Arnold, Benedict, - 1741-1801.; Treason - United States.; Secret service - Great Britain.; United States. - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.

Additional Author: Clinton, Henry,; AndrÃ©, John,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.381 V246

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Object ID: MG0828

Date Range: 1839-1932

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Description: The General Thomas Welsh Family Papers is a collection of original correspondence, official documents, and ephemera. Many of the papers were created by or directed to Thomas Welsh between approximately 1843 and his death in 1863. They provide glimpses into his youth, his experiences in the Mexican War, his life in Columbia between the wars, and his rise in rank to Brigadier General during the Civil War.; The collection contains correspondence with his wife and family from 1861-1863. There are also official correspondence and documents related to Welsh's military service, autobiographical pieces, correspondence following his death, obituaries, and family papers into the early twentieth century. Other items in the collection include genealogy pages from the family bible, photographic images of Thomas Welsh and family members, two scrapbooks, newspaper issues and newspaper clippings, written notes from recollections of one of Welsh's daughter, and a biographical sketch of Welsh written by his son.

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.; Welsh lost his father at the age of 2, and went to work to support his family at age 8. He had very little formal schooling, and was largely self-educated. In 1843, at age 19, he left Lancaster County for Washington City, then went west as an itinerant carpenter/laborer to Cincinnati, Little Rock, and Fort Smith.; When the Mexican War broke out in 1846, he enlisted in a Kentucky regiment, and was severely wounded at the battle of Buena Vista (1847) from which he never fully recovered. Returning home to Columbia, he re-enlisted as a second lieutenant, assigned to the 11th U.S. infantry regiment in Mexico City. Within days of his arrival in Mexico City, he was declared unfit for service on account of his battle wound, and sent home again.; Back in Columbia as a civilian, he dabbled in politics, and received a patronage job in the Pennsylvania Main Line of Public Works (the rail and canal system connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh). After several years, he opened up a grocery and dry goods store in Columbia's canal basin. He also became an insurance agent. In 1857, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and his reputation grew as a community leader. By 1860, he was president of the Borough Council, a founding member of the Columbia Board of Trade, Vice President of the Columbia Cricket Club, and a canal boat operator, in addition to a dry goods merchant, insurance agent, and Justice of the Peace. He had a wife, 5 surviving children, and legal guardianship of his sister's 4 children.; When Confederate forces shelled Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the Civil War, Thomas Welsh raised and organized the first company of volunteers from Lancaster County, and took them into the field as their Captain. Within days, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, which served out its 90-day enlistment in the Shenandoah Valley.; Returning to Harrisburg, he was appointed Commandant of Camp Curtin, the problem-plagued processing center for new recruits. In short order, Welsh cleaned up the camp's poor sanitary conditions, improved the health of the camp, and implemented soldierly discipline and training.; In October 1861, he resigned from his camp duties, and as Colonel of the 45th Pennsylvania, led his regiment into the field. After brief service outside of Washington, they were sent to South Carolina in December, where they were posted to Otter Island. After the battle of James Island, they were recalled to Newport News, in July 1862, then sent to guard Aquia Creek.; In September, now in brigade command in Burnsides' 9th Corps, Welsh chased Lee's Confederate army west into central Maryland. His brigade broke the enemy line in Fox's Gap, on Sept. 14, then 3 days later achieved the furthest Union advance at Antietam, reaching the edge of Sharpsburg, and nearly cutting off Lee's only avenue of escape. Welsh's gallantry earned him a field promotion to brigadier general, which Congress confirmed on March 13, 1863.; The 9th Corps (Welsh now in command of the 1st Division) was sent west in the spring of 1863, then dispatched south to support Grant's investment of Vicksburg. After Vicksburg fell, they turned east and defeated Confederate General Johnston at the Battle of Jackson. Welsh contracted malaria in the southern swamps, and died in Cincinnati upon their return north. One of his men later recalled, "Had he lived, Welsh would undoubtedly have attained a much higher command. 1; 1. Beauge, Eugene, in Albert, Allen D., Ed., History of the Forty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865, Williamsport, PA: Grit Publ. Co, 1912, p. 79.

System of Arrangement: The collection is arranged in series:; Series A Thomas Welsh before the Mexican War; Series B Mexican War, 1846-1848; Series C Between the Mexican War and the Civil War, 1848-1861; Series D Civil War; Series E Post-Civil War; Series F Miscellaneous Family Papers; Series G Papers from the families of Gen. Thomas Welsh and Blanton C. Welsh

Date Range: 1839-1932

Year Range From: 1839

Year Range To: 1932

Creator: Wiggin, Richard C.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Welsh, Thomas; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Blanton Charles; Welsh, Effie; Welsh, Lilian; Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"; Buchanan, James

Subjects: Letters; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Military orders; Military promotions; Personal correspondence; Political campaigns; Presidents--Election; Speeches, addresses, etc.; United States. Army--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Mexican War; Military life; Military orders; Military promotions; Political campaigns; Presidential elections; Speeches; United States Army

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Condition: Fair to good

Condition Date: 2020-12-18

Condition Notes: Items are in fair to good condition.

Object ID: MG0828

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: 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.

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Almost all of the papers have been passed down through successive generations of Welsh's descendants, from Thomas Welsh's wife and children to his granddaughter, Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin, to her daughter Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. After Nancy Townsend's death, her son Charles Townsend passed them on to his cousin, Richard Wiggin (grandson of Emilie Benson Wiggin) in 2015.; A few papers passed out of the family's possession and found their way into other collections. Richard Abel of Columbia, PA began collecting Welsh papers and artifacts some years ago, and subsequently transferred this collection of Welsh materials to Richard Wiggin in 2012.

Journals of Congress : containing their proceedings from September 5, 1774, to [November 3, 1788]

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Corporate Author: United States. Continental Congress.

Date of Publication: 1800-1801.

Call Number: Book 863 n.d.; Book 8641800; Book 865 1800; Book 866 1800; Book 867 1787; Book 868 1800; Book 869 n. d.; Book 870 1801; Book 871 1801; Book 872 1807; Book 873 n.d.; Book 862 1800; Book 861 1800

Responsibility: published by authority.

Corporate Author: United States. Continental Congress.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: From Folwell's Press,

Date of Publication: 1800-1801.

Physical Description: 13 volumes ; 21-22 cm

Notes: Includes indexes.; Vol. 1-9 dated 1800.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book numbers 861-873 as assigned by Yeates.; Vol 3 published by John Patterson, New York, no date; vol 7 published by John Patterson, New York, 1787; vol 9 published by John Dunlap, Philadelphia; vol 12 place and publisher not identified, 1887; vol 13 place not identified. printed by Jon Dunlap.

Contents: v. 1. Sept. 5, 1774 to Jan. 1, 1776 -- v. 2. Jan. 1, 1776 to Dec. 31, 1776 -- v. 3. Jan. 1, 1777 to Jan. 1, 1778 -- v. 4. Jan. 1, 1778 to Jan. 1, 1779 -- v. 5. Jan. 1, 1779 to Jan. 1, 1780 -- v. 6. Jan. 1, 1780 to Jan. 1, 1781 -- v. 7. Jan. 1, 1781 to Nov. 2, 1782 -- v. 8. Nov. 2, 1782 to Nov. 1, 1783 -- v. 9. Nov. 3, 1783 to June 3, 1784. Contains also: Journal of the Committee of the States : containing the proceedings from the first Friday in June, 1784, to the second Friday in August, 1784 (29 p. at end) -- v. 10. Nov. 1, 1784 to Nov. 4, 1785 -- v. 11. Nov. 4, 1785 to Nov. 3, 1786 -- v. 12. Nov. 6, 1786 to Nov. 5, 1787 -- v. 13. Nov. 5, 1787 to Nov. 3, 1788.

Subjects: United States. - Continental Congress - Sources.; United States. - Continental Congress.; Constitutional history - United States - Sources.; Constitutional history - United States - Early works to 1800.; Constitutional history.; Politics and government.; United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783 - Sources.; United States - Politics and government - 1783-1789 - Sources.; United States.; Early works.; Sources.; Three-quarters leather on speckled boards (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Folwell, Richard,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 863 n.d.; Book 8641800; Book 865 1800; Book 866 1800; Book 867 1787; Book 868 1800; Book 869 n. d.; Book 870 1801; Book 871 1801; Book 872 1807; Book 873 n.d.; Book 862 1800; Book 861 1800

A brief history of the colonial wars in America from 1607 to 1775

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Author: Wade, Herbert T.

Date of Publication: 1948.

Call Number: 973.2 W119

Author: Wade, Herbert T.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York,

Date of Publication: 1948.

Physical Description: viii, 120 p. illus., ports. 23 cm.

Notes: "List of preferred reading, the American colonial period": p. 114-120.

Subjects: United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; United States - History, Military.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.2 W119

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Collection: Marriott Brosius Papers

Title: Marriott Brosius Papers

Object ID: MG0952

Date Range: 1837-2000s

Collection: Marriott Brosius Papers

Title: Marriott Brosius Papers

Description: Marriott Brosius Papers:; Letter to Deborah T. Simmons Coates from [a sibling], 1837; Letter to Elizabeth Coates from Alice, 1862 (Elizabeth Jackson Coates, future wife of Marriott Brosius); Civil War diary of Marriott Brosius, 1863-1865, with damage from bullet that shattered his arm (original, digital copy of images of each page and transcription); Note from Gertrude (donor's g-g-grandmother) to her daughters Gertrude and Helen regarding the diary; Framed certificate: Commission to 2nd Lt., 97th Infantry; Pass for leave, Marriott Brosius, 1863; Digital and hardcopy of "Marriott Brosius story"; Digital and hardcopy of "Marriott Brosius military regiment history"

Date Range: 1837-2000s

Date of Accumulation: 1837-2000s

Creator: Reinhardsen, Jeffrey L.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Brosius, Marriott Henry; Coates, Deborah T. Simmons; Brosius, Elizabeth Jackson Coates; Coho, Gertrude Coates Brosius; Reinhardsen, Gertrude Brosius Coho; Vestey, Helen Elizabeth Coho

Subjects: Biographies; Diaries; Letters; Military promotions; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army; United States. Army--Officers

Search Terms: Biographies; Civil War; Correspondence; Diaries; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Military promotions; United States Army

Extent: 7 items

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0952

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Access Conditions / Restrictions: This collection has not been cataloged, but may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2022.013

Other Numbers: MG-952

Classification: MG0952

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 19 August 2022.

The army and navy of America: containing a view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents, and glorious achievements in the cause of freedom, from the period of the French and Indian Wars to the close of the Mexican War; independent of an account of warlike operations on land and sea

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Author: Neff, Jacob K.

Date of Publication: 1849.

Call Number: 090 L244hi 1849

1 website

Author: Neff, Jacob K.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: G. Hills,

Date of Publication: 1849.

Physical Description: 684 p. illus. 22 cm.

Subjects: Military art and science.; United States - History, Military - To 1900.; United States - History, Naval - To 1900.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244hi 1849

Websites

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Collection: Captain John M. Groff Collection

Title: Captain John M. Groff Collection (MG-44)

Object ID: MG0044

Date Range: 1905-1940

1 document

Collection: Captain John M. Groff Collection

Title: Captain John M. Groff Collection (MG-44)

Description: Collection contains photographs, many labeled and dated, and two scrapbooks. One scrapbook contains newspaper articles concerning the military and professional life of Captain Groff. The other scrapbook contains military records including special orders, certificates, passes, correspondence, and government requirements. There are also newspaper articles, maps, and other memorabilia.

Date Range: 1905-1940

Year Range From: 1905

Year Range To: 1940

Creator: Groff, John M.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 02

People: Davis, R.; Groff, John M.; Klein, Henry Martin John; Malone, John; Pershing, John Joseph

Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Scrapbooks; Letters; United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

Search Terms: American Defense Society; American Expeditionary Forces; American Expeditionary Forces, Supply Division, Postal Express Service; American Red Cross; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Maps; Newspaper clippings; Photographs; Postal Express Service; Scrapbooks; World War I; WWI

Extent: 1 box, 9 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0044

Related Item Notes: See the Photograph Collection.

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.

Other Numbers: MG-44

Classification: MG0044

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 17 May 2018.

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Reports of the trials of Colonel Aaron Burr, (late vice president of the United States,) for treason, and for a misdemeanor, in preparing the means of a military expedition against Mexico, a territory of the King of Spain, with whom the United States were at peace. In the Circuit court of the United States, held at the city of Richmond, in the district of Virginia, in the summer term of the year 1807. To which is added, an appendix, containing the arguments and evidence in support and defence of the motion afterwards made by the counsel for the United States, to commit A. Burr, H. Blannerhassett [sic] and I. Smith to be sent for trial to the state of Kentucky, for treason or misdemeanor, alleged to be committed there

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21698

Author: Burr, Aaron,

Date of Publication: 1808.

Call Number: Book 617 1808

2 websites

Responsibility: Taken in short hand by David Robertson ...

Author: Burr, Aaron,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Published by Hopkins and Earle, Fry and Kammerer, printers,

Date of Publication: 1808.

Physical Description: 2 volumes 23 cm

Notes: LCHS wanting vol. 2.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 617 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Burr, Aaron, - 1756-1836; Burr, Aaron, - 1756-1836.; Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807.; Trials (Treason) - United States.; Trials (Treason); United States.; Trials, litigation, etc.; Trial proceedings - Pennsylvania - 19th century.; Repaired spine on blue boards (Binding); Printed label on spine (Binding)

Additional Author: Blennerhassett, Harman,; Smith, I.; Robertson, David,; Yeates, Jasper,l

Additional Corporate Author: United States. Circuit Court (District of Virginia)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 617 1808

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Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Object ID: MG0258

Date Range: 1855-1865, 1972

Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Description: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers contain letters from Lebkicher family members before and during the Civil War. There are discharge papers for Jonah R. Duke and William H. Lebkicher who enlisted with Captain J. Miller Raub's Company D, 122nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in August 1862. William (1846-1929) re-enlisted and his letters continue to 1865. Some of the letters concern transportation by train and subsequent wrecks and derailments, the rioting in Lancaster, the shortage of food and feed for animals, and the soldiers getting used to the shelling of their camp by the rebels. The majority of letters were written during the Civil War.

Admin/Biographical History: For more information about William H. Lebkicher, please see the Hershey Community Archives website. https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/lebkicher-william-henry-lebbie-1845-1929/

Date Range: 1855-1865, 1972

Year Range From: 1855

Year Range To: 1972

Date of Accumulation: 1855-1865, 1972

Creator: Lebkicher family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Lebkicher, William Henry "Lebbie"; Lebkicher, Edwin M.; Lebkicher, David McGran

Subjects: Letters; Military discharge; Personal correspondence; United States. Army--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence, Personal; Discharge papers; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Military discharge; Military life; Persons of color; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0258

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4b929d84-1c6a-4e1f-8bc2-523672636170

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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: 1998.MG0258

Other Numbers: MG-258

Other Number: MG-258

Classification: MG0258

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Organized and finding aid prepared by JM. Finding aid typed by KS and SH, 2013. Added to database 10 January 2022.

American Revolutionary soldiers of Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Fendrick, Virginia Shannon.

Date of Publication: 1944

Call Number: 974.844 F331

Responsibility: compiled by Virginia Shannon Fendrick for the Franklin County, chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Chambersburg, Penna.

Author: Fendrick, Virginia Shannon.

Place of Publication: Chambersburg, Pa

Publisher: Historical Works Committee of the Franklin County Chapter,

Date of Publication: 1944

Physical Description: 295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Franklin County (Pa.) - Biography.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.; Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.

Additional Corporate Author: Daughters of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania. Franklin County Chapter, Chambersburg.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.844 F331

The counter-revolution in Pennsylvania, 1776-1790

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Author: Brunhouse, Robert Levere,

Date of Publication: 1942.

Call Number: 974.8029 B895

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Responsibility: [by] Robert Levere Brunhouse.

Author: Brunhouse, Robert Levere,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Date of Publication: 1942.

Physical Description: viii, 368 p. incl. maps. 23 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. 299-318.

Contents: The Background -- The Rise of the Radicals (1776-1778) -- Triumph of Radicalism (1778-1780) -- The Conservatives Emerge (1780-1782) -- Conservatives Ride to Power (1782-1784) -- Counter-Revolution Halter(1783-1786) -- Triumph of the Counter-Revolution (1786-1790).

Summary: From the Preface: "Only with the detailed story of the struggle between radical and conservative forces in each state can one gain a more complete understanding of the history of the Revolution and the Confederation."

Subjects: United States - Politics and government - Revolution, 1775-1783.; United States - Politics and government - 1783-1789.; Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8029 B895

Websites

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A Rhode Island chaplain in the Revolution; letters of Ebenezer David to Nicholas Brown, 1775-1778

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Author: David, Ebenezer,

Date of Publication: 1949.

Call Number: 974.502 D249

Responsibility: ed. by Jeannette D. Black and William Greene Roelker.

Author: David, Ebenezer,

Place of Publication: Providence

Publisher: Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati,

Date of Publication: 1949.

Physical Description: xxxi, 82 p. illus., fold, map. 26 cm.

Notes: "Published ... from original materials in the John Carter Brown Library."; Ebenezer David , very soon after his ordination in the Seventh - Day Baptist Church , Joined the Continental Army at the siege of Boston during the Revolutionary War. This book contains his letters written mostly to to a friend , David Brown, during his service.; Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: A Journey to Philadelphia 1775 The Siege of Boston 1776 New York and Brooklyn 1776 Ticonderoga 1776 Peekskill 1776 The Hudson River Highlands 1777 The Defense of the Delaware 1777 Valley Forge 1777 - 1778

Subjects: United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Religious aspects.

Additional Author: Brown, Nicholas,; Black, Jeannette Dora,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.502 D249

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The military hospital at the Cloister

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Life of George Mifflin Dallas, vice president of the United States: Prepared and published in Sepember, 1844, by the Democratic Committee of Publication, John K. Kane, et al

The backwoodsman and the Kentucky rifle

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Secret history of the American revolution, an account of the conspiracies of Benedict Arnold and numerous others, drawn from the Secret service papers of the British headquarters in North America, now for the first time examined and made public

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Journals of Congress : containing their proceedings from September 5, 1774, to [November 3, 1788]

A brief history of the colonial wars in America from 1607 to 1775

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American Revolutionary soldiers of Franklin County, Pennsylvania

The counter-revolution in Pennsylvania, 1776-1790

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A Rhode Island chaplain in the Revolution; letters of Ebenezer David to Nicholas Brown, 1775-1778