Deed for 102 Locust Street, Columbia, Pennsylvania
Description
Deed conveying the lot at 102 Locust St., Columbia from Washington Kendrick and Isaac and Ellen S. Kendrick of Philadelphia, as power of attorney for Washington Kendrick, to Harford Fraley of Columbia. Recorded in the Recorder's Office, Lancaster, Book I, volume 8, page 130, 29 November 1857. With the deed is a Power of Attorney from Washington Kendrick to Isaac Kendrick, both sellers. Also, an explanatory note from Blanton Welsh that the deed covered the house at 332 Locust St., where the Welsh family lived from 1863 to 1882. Note: In December, 1863, four months after Thomas Welsh died, their Walnut St. home was auctioned to satisfy creditors. The transaction closed in March 1864. On April 1, 1864, Samuel D. Young bought the 332 Locust St. property from Harford Fraley for $1,500, then sold it to Annie on May 13, 1864 for $1. Recorded in Lancaster Book F, volume 9, page 565; Book G, volume 9, pages 390-391.
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.
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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Signers of Petition: Evan Grun, John Wilson, Peter Levergood, Martin Rohrer, Henry Withers, Israel Lloyd, Christian Stoner, John Kauffman, Martin Carpenter, Samuel Miller, John Rohrer, Henry Diffenbaugh, Christian Herr, Jacob Rohrer, and one other.
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Signers of Petition: Israel Lloyd, Samuel Miller, James Wright Jr., C. Breneman, H. W. Corkle, S. N. Houston, Robert Patton, Thomas Boude, John Barber, Thomas Griffith, Peter Levergood, John Forrey Jr., and two others.
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Recognizance, firing a pistol near the head of the wife of Thomas Brown.
Additional names: Bernard Brown, Dominic Haughey, Thomas Wright, Isaac Kendrick, Joseph Eve, Peter Barns, Sophia McCall, Jacob George, Jacob Comfort, Thomas Pugh, Seth Mosher, Joshua Ring.
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