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Collection
Lancaster County Publications Collection
Title
Lancaster County Publications Collection
Object ID
MG0882
Date Range
1826-1921
, year). �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Atlee, Washington L. Bryson, J. H. Cochran, J. J. Develin, J. B. Fahnestock, W. B. Forney, John W. Griest, Ellwood Hawthorn, George C. Heiss, J. Maxwell, Hugh McCaskey, John Piersol
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Collection
Lancaster County Publications Collection
Title
Lancaster County Publications Collection
Description
The Lancaster County Publications Collection
contains items relating to publishing, printers, and material published in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Date Range
1826-1921
Year Range From
1826
Year Range To
1921
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Atlee, Washington L.
Bryson, J. H.
Cochran, J. J.
Develin, J. B.
Fahnestock, W. B.
Forney, John W.
Griest, Ellwood
Hawthorn, George C.
Heiss, J.
Maxwell, Hugh
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Parry, Ely
Reinstein, Charles F.
Slokom, Samuel
Strohm, John
Warfel, J. B.
Wickersham, J. P.
Wiley, William B.
Zahm, Edward F.
Subjects
Prospectuses
Publications
Publishers and publishing
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Newspapers
Prospectuses
Publications
Publishers and publishing
Extent
4 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0882
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lancaster County Publications Collection (MG0882), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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-881
Other Number
MG-882
Classification
MG0882
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Johnstown Flood Relief Committee Records
Title
Johnstown Flood Relief Committee Records
Object ID
MG0686
Date Range
1889
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Collection
Johnstown Flood Relief Committee Records
Title
Johnstown Flood Relief Committee Records
Description
The Lancaster Relief Committee for the Johnstown Flood Disaster kept records of the donations collected from businesses and individuals throughout Lancaster County.
Admin/Biographical History
"On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died. Visit the Johnstown Flood Museum, which is operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, to find out more about this shocking episode in American history."
Date Range
1889
Creator
Lancaster Relief Committee for the Johnstown Flood Disaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 14
People
Bateman, William H.
Baumgardner, Henry
Breneman, Harry R.
Brubaker, Roland
Bursk, D. S.
Edgerley, Edward
Franklin, Walter M.
Girvin, James
Griest, Ellwood
Hartman, John I.
Heinitsh, Charles A.
Hensel, William Uhler
Kreider, Joseph M.
Long, D. E.
Long, G. B.
Long, John B.
Martin, E. K.
Miller, Charles F.
Morton, W. A.
Pontz, Jacob
Reiker, Frank A.
Schaum, John B.
Skiles, John D.
Steigewalt, Elmer E.
Steinman, George
Stoner, John
Wise, Valentine
Wolf, Henry
Zook, J. Gust
Subjects
Business records
Disaster relief
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
Floods
Search Terms
Business records
Disaster relief
Johnstown Flood Relief Committee
Floods
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 2 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0686
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-686
Classification
MG0686
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from MG-266 Daybook and Ledger Collection on 21 March 2013.
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Collection
Bushong Diary Collection
Title
Bushong Diary Collection
Object ID
MG0278
Date Range
1850-1862
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Bushong Diary Collection
Title
Bushong Diary Collection
Description
This collection contains the diaries of Gilbert and Edith Bushong.
The first diaries in this collection (Folder #1), written by Gilbert Bushong who is 14 years old, are dated from 3m 17 1850 - 5m 29 1852 and April 20, 1853. The topics covered are the everyday events of family life and farming activities. He also writes about school life, and butchering hogs, and trips to visit family and friends.
The second part of this collection (Folder #2-5) was written by Edith Paxson Bushong and dates from December 31, 1858 - April 5, 1862, after Gilbert presents her with a new diary journal on his return from a trip to Lancaster. Edith writes mostly about the welfare of her family and friends, including news of marriages, births, illnesses, and deaths.
She also writes about life on the farm, her housework routine, and news of the Civil War, including the battle at Gettysburg.
Admin/Biographical History
Gilbert Bushong was the son of Henry Bushong and Esther Valentine. He was born on 2 December 1836 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and died on 10 December 1911 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer in Eden Twp., Lancaster County. Gilbert was a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and an abolitionist who helped, with family members Henry and Jacob Bushong, to run the Underground Railroad for runaway slaves during the Civil War at Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania.
Edith D. Kinsey Paxson was born on 14 January 1836 and died 2 December 1914 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She was the second daughter of Elwood H. Paxson and Elizabeth Moore White. She married Gilbert Bushong on 20 December 1855. The Bushongs owned a farm along what is now Valley Road, Route 372, on the eastern side of Eden Twp. and received their mail at May Post Office. They are buried together at Sadsbury Meeting Cemetery in Chester County.
Children of Gilbert and Edith Bushong:
1. Dr. Charles Henry Bushong (1 October 1856-20 December 1903). He was married twice, to sisters who were twins, Anna W. Keene and Nora E. Keene. One died and he married the other.
2. Frances E. Bushong (18 May 1858-16 November 1861).
3. Marion E. Bushong (20 March 1860-March 1937). She married Sanders M. Collins on 20 December 1884. Their children were Edith Bushong Collins (1886-1966) and Wallace Collins (b. 1899). Edith never married. She kept house for her father and was a school teacher. Wallace married Marion Chandler.
4. Marvin E. Bushong (7 June 1878-27 October 1936). He married Lydia Rakestraw on 10 September 1903. Their children were Henry Rakestraw Bushong (b. 28 July 1904) and Gertrude (b. 4 August 1909). At 21, Marvin was appointed a Justice of the Peace of Eden Twp. and in 1908 was elected Clerk of Quarter Sessions at Lancaster County. Later, he was associated with the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company, and in 1933 was vice-president of the Safe Harbor Water Power Corp.
Date Range
1850-1862
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1862
Creator
Bushong, Gilbert, 1836-1911
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Albright, Esther
Alexander, James
Alexander, Rachel
Bacon, Martha
Bacon, Tom
Baer, Joel
Baily, Rachel
Bair, David
Barnhouse, Pusey
Barton, Mavis
Beatol, Ely
Beecher, Henry Ward
Bernard, Louisa
Bolton, Mary
Bolton, Sallie
Bolton, Susanna
Bonsall, Daniel
Bower, Hiram
Bowers, H.
Bromell, Isaac
Brown, Elas
Brown, John
Bushing, Francis Elwood
Bushong, Jesse G.
Bushong, Anna W. Keene
Bushong, Charles Henry
Bushong, Edith D. Kinsey Paxson
Bushong, Edith K.
Bushong, Edwin
Bushong, Esther Valentine
Bushong, Frances E.
Bushong, Gilbert
Bushong, Henry
Bushong, Henry Rakestraw
Bushong, Israel
Bushong, Jacob
Bushong, John
Bushong, Lydia Rakestraw
Bushong, Margaret
Bushong, Marion E.
Bushong, Marvin E.
Bushong, Mary
Bushong, Nora E. Keene
Bushong, Gertrude
Carter, Benjamin
Carter, John
Carter, Tish
Cato, Jesse
Chanley, Hannah
Clarkson, Mary Ann
Coats, Simmons
Colfax, Schuyler
Collins, Edith Bushong
Collins, Marion Chandler
Collins, Marion E. Bushong
Collins, Sanders M.
Collins, Wallace
Cooper, Elwood
Cooper, H. W.
Cooper, Mary
Cramer, Cyrus
Cramer, Sheldon
Davis, Abner
Dewberries, Nathan
Dickinson, Annie
Dingee, Hannah
Dubell, Lydia Ann
Dubree, Nathan
Eavensen, Mary
Eavensham, Alvin
Eavensham, Martha Ellen
Eavenson, Albin
Eavenson, Alvin
Eavenson, Elwood
Eavenson, Emily
Eavenson, Jones
Eavenson, Mary
Eckhart, William
Eckman, Isaac
Evenson, Pierce
Everett, Hamilton
Everett, Rebecca
Everson, Reese
Ferguson, Annie
Field, Mary
Fisher, Conrad
Garrettson, Oliver
Garrison, P.
Garrison, William Lloyd
Gauge, Elizabeth
Gilbert, Abama
Gilbert, Alben
Gilbert, Amos
Gilbert, Bell
Gilbert, Catherine
Gilbert, Emily
Gilbert, Florence
Gilbert, Hannah
Gilbert, Harding
Gilbert, Howard W.
Gilbert, Jesse
Gilbert, Joshua
Gilbert, Mary
Gilbert, Newton
Gilbert, Omar
Gilbert, Sallie
Gilbert, Sarah
Gillton, Theodore
Gockley, Annie
Gockley, Sebastian
Grant, Ulysses S.
Green, Louisa
Griest, Ellwood
Hanna, Edie
Harding, Isaac
Haslem, William
Hauches, Phebe
Hauser, Edie
Hawkes, Joseph
Hayes, Mrs. William
Hayes, Nathaniel
Heaslem, William
Heidelbaugh, Margaret
Heidlebaugh, Albert
Heidlebaugh, Milton
Heidlebaugh, Samuel
Heidlebaugh, Susan
Hensel, George
Herr, Anna
Hicks, Rachel
Hobson, Jane
Hobson, Phebe
Hobson, Thebe
Hobson, Thomas
Hodson, John
Holson, Irene
Hood, James
Hopkins, Hannah
Hopkins, Maria
Hopkins, Samuel
Hopkins, Stanton
Hoskens, John
Houston, Joseph
Hunt, John
Hunter, Joe
Hunter, John
Hunter, Mary
Jackson, James
James, Harriet
Johns, John
Johns, Scott
Johns, Susan
Johnson, Hannah
Johnson, Henry
Johnson, Jacob
Johnson, Martha
Johnson, Mattie
Johnson, Moses
Johnson, Rachel
Johnson, Sarah
Johnston, Henry
Johnston, Moses
Jones, Emerson
Jones, Emma
Jones, Jael
Jones, Mary
Kauffman, Lewis
Kennedy, Hal Patterson
Kent, Nancy
Kent, Vince
Kern, Frank
King, Anna
King, Jerry
King, Samuel
Kirk, Benjamin
Kirk, Sarah
Kuhn, Lizzie
Lamborne, Alicia
Livingston, John B.
Love, Alfred H.
Lyle, William
Marsh, Mary
Marshlands, Belle
Massey, Isaac
Massey, Mary
Massey, Samuel
Matthew, Lydia
Matthews, Thomas
McClintick, Martha
McGill, Eliza
McGill, Sarah
Mercer, Rachel
Miller, Frank
Miller, Joseph
Minnich, Isaac
Moore, Gainer
Moore, Isaac
Moore, Mary
Morrison, Caroline
Morrison, Emma
Morrison, Henry
Morrison, Joseph
Moses, Thomas
Murry, Harvey
Neal, Susan
Newswanger, Joseph E.
Oran, James
Parke, William
Paxson, Alice
Paxson, Alvin
Paxson, Elizabeth Moore White
Paxson, Elwood H.
Paxson, Frankie
Paxson, James
Paxson, Matilda
Paxson, Mavis
Paxson, Tillie
Peart, Lewis
Peart, Rebecca
Peart, Roland
Pennock, Maggie
Pickering, M. H.
Pickering, Elias
Pierce, Edith
Pierce, George
Pierce, Levi
Proctor, Caroline
Rakestraw, Abraham
Rakestraw, Carrie
Rakestraw, Connie
Rakestraw, Eliza
Rakestraw, Ester
Rakestraw, Henry
Rakestraw, Liddy
Rakestraw, Mary
Rakestraw, Sarah
Rakestraw, William
Resh, James
Reynolds, John F.
Rich, Sallie
Risk, James
Risk, Mary
Ritz, Jack
Roberts, Anna
Roberts, Henry
Roberts, Martha
Robinson, Moses
Rockey, Mrs. Jacob
Royer, Hannah
Rusel, James
Russell, Mary B.
Scott, Barbara
Scott, John
Sheldon, Hannah
Sheldon, William
Slate, Henry
Slater, John
South, Benjamin
Sprecher, Jonathan
Sproul, Anne
Stauffer, Jacob
Stauffer, John
Stauffer, Mattie
Stauffer, Mrs.
Stauffer, Peter
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stowe, Mrs.
Stuart, Mary
Sutter, Joe
Swisher, Patrick
Taylor, Jacob
Taylor, Joseph C.
Thomas, Ann
Thomas, Callie
Thomas, Caroline
Thomas, John
Thomas, Orza A.
Thompson, George
Thompson, Harriet
Valentine, Anna L.
Valentine, Emmaline
Valentine, Francis
Valentine, Joseph
Valentine, Rachel
Valentine, Rebecca
Valentine, Thomas
Walker, John
Walker, Washington
Walter, Jesse
Walters, George
Watson, Matilda
Way, Martha
Webb, John P.
Webster, Elizabeth
Webster, Ezra
Wells, Gilbert
Wells, Joseph
Wells, Mary
Westley, Ellen
Westley, Joseph
Westly, John
Whinney, Sarah Pusey
White, Addie
White, Clara
White, Lettie
White, Oliver
Whitson, Ester
Whitson, George
Whitson, Jacob
Whitson, Matilda
Whitson, Merce
Whitson, Micah
Whitson, Moses
Whitson, Thomas
Whitson, Webster
Whitson, William
Wilhelm, Mrs.
William, Henry
Williams, Carrie
Williams, Edwin
Williams, Frank
Williams, Henry
Williams, Sue
Wilson, Tillie
Winston, George
Withers, Anna
Withers, Augustus
Withers, William
Zook, Morris
Other Creators
Bushong, Edith K., 1836-1914.
Subjects
African Americans--History
Agriculture
Bereavement
Canning and preserving
Enslaved persons--Emancipation
Farms
Health
Housekeeping
Mental health
Quakers
Seances
Slavery
Spiritualism
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Agriculture
Barr's Bookstore
Bereavement
Births
Canning and preserving
Civil War
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
David Bear's Dry Goods
Death
Diaries
Emancipation
Farming
Funerals
Gardening
Health
Housekeeping
Illnesses
Lancaster County Mutual Insurance Company
McGlaughlin's Auction
Mental health
Octoraro Relief Association
Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind
Persons of color
Quakers
Quarryville Aid Society
Sadsbury Friends Meeting
Seances
Slavery
Spiritualism
Travel
York Furnace
Extent
1 box, 5 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0278
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Family Papers, 1833-1872 at Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Credit
Bushong Diary Collection (MG-278), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Classification
MG0278
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Bond, Legal

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Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F025 I005
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Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Description
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.
Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927
Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.
Creation Date
1809-1927, inc.
Date of Accumulation
1809-1927, inc.
Year
1893
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bolenius, R. M.
Eichholtz, Andrew
Griest, Ellwood
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F025 I005
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Additional names: R. M. Bolenius and Ellwood Griest.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy or PDF made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0558
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Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F034 I007
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Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Description
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.
Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927
Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.
Creation Date
1809-1927, inc.
Date of Accumulation
1809-1927, inc.
Year
1896
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bolenius, Robert M.
Eichholtz, Andrew
Griest, Ellwood
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F034 I007
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Additional names: Ellwood Griest and Robert M. Bolenius.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy or PDF made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0558
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Cane

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Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Walking Cane Belonging to Edward Griest
Object ID
2006.029
Date Range
June 17, 1894
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Walking Cane Belonging to Edward Griest
Description
Black oil painted walking stick with metal tip and embellished gold crown. Decorative 2 inch long metal button's top engraved. Smoothly finished with dark, ebony like color. At tip, a 1 inch metal band and a .25 inch metal bottom .5 inch diameter. Stick on label reads: This cane belonged to the father of W. W. Griest, US Congressman for whom Griest building was named. Anne Griest Klaus great grand-daughter.
Engraving on top of crown reads, "June 17. / 182- 1894 / Edward Griest / Lancaster, PA. / From his children / and / grandchildren."
Date Range
June 17, 1894
Year Range From
1894
Year Range To
1894
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 46
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0382
People
Griest, William Walton
Griest, Ellwood
Klaus, Anne Griest
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Object Name
Cane
Height (in)
36
Diameter (in)
1.75
Circumference (in)
5.375
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
.625 inch crack
Object ID
2006.029
Accession Number
2006.029
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1868 F058 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Griest, Ellwood
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: neglect of duty
Charge: loaning out County funds
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1868 F058 QS
Additional Notes
Loaning out County funds.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
69.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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John and Mary; or, The fugitive slaves. A tale of south-eastern Pennsylvania

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Author
Griest, Ellwood,
Date of Publication
1873.
Call Number
326 G848
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Responsibility
by Ellwood Griest.
Author
Griest, Ellwood,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Inquirer Printing and Publishing Company,
Date of Publication
1873.
Physical Description
226 p. 20 cm.
Notes
"Written originally for the Lancaster Inquirer."
African American resources in the Lancaster County Historical Society.
Maj. Ellwood Griest (1824-1900) was born to a Quaker family just across the Octoraro Creek from Lancaster County in West Nottingham, Chester County. He learned blacksmithing, moved to Christiana, and became very active in Republican politics and abolitionism. The Lancaster Intelligencer even accused him during the 1860 election campaign of "figuring somewhat prominently" in the Christiana Riot, although I haven't seen evidence. Griest also served with the Union army as a Sixth Corps commissary officer (a Quaker compromise?), and stayed in the army until 1866 witnessing early Reconstruction in Florida. After the war, he ran a newspaper in Lancaster and stayed active in politics. Lancaster's 1920s skyscraper, the Griest Building, is named after Ellwood Griest's son, Congressman William Walton Griest. [from http://www.lancasteratwar.com/2011/09/john-and-mary-tale-of-south-eastern.html]
Contents
Chapters: THE OCTORARO / THE BROWNS AND THEIR NEIGHBORS / THE FRIENDS / A VISITOR / THE FUGITIVES / PASSING EVENTS / A FOOT-RACE / THE DESERTED HOUSE / THE HUNTERS AND THEIR PREY / FOILED / DOCTOR KING / TIME'S CHANGES / KU-KLUX / LOST AND FOUND / MOTHER AND SON / HOME AT LAST
Summary
From the preface: "The following story, originally written for the LANCASTER INQUIRER, is founded on facts that came within the personal knowledge of the writer. The characters described are all real ones, as will be attested by many of the older inhabitants, yet living in the region of country where the events described occurred. Belonging to a generation of people and a condition of society that are rapidly passing away, they cannot fail to excite an interest in the minds of those who, living under totally different influences, learn of them only through others. The narrative of John and Mary, or rather of Mary and her child, is founded strictly on facts, and resulted from a state of society that has passed away forever. Whatever faithfully describes the influences and results of the institution of slavery, must become more and more interesting to the present generation, and in the hope that this little volume will in a measure meet this growing want, the writer has consented to its publication in the present form. That some pleasure and profit may result to the reader from its perusal is the earnest desire of THE AUTHOR."
Subjects
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania.
Ku Klux Klan.
Slavery - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
326 G848
Websites
https://books.google.com/books?id=XS_BQAHCja0C&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=%22ellwood+griest%22&source=bl&ots=ESIFHUfk84&sig=5B5eDZqKZodIj67pQn7arz6-0Ns&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1s9vq28reAhWKuVkKHdK2Cio4ChDoATAMegQIABAB#v=onepage&q=%22ellwood%20griest%22&f=false
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