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Letter

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Collection
William Walton Griest Collection, Series 25
Title
Letter with biographical information about Miles Rock
Object ID
MG0065_S25_F062_In07_It07
Date Range
1926/02/25
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Collection
William Walton Griest Collection, Series 25
Title
Letter with biographical information about Miles Rock
Description
This letter from Capt. W. S. Crosley, Hydrographer, U.S. Navy, to Rep. Griest is a response to a letter from Griest to the Director, Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, in which he requested information about astronomer Miles Rock for Pierce Lesher in Lancaster. Crosley's letter provides biographical information about Mr. Rock.
Admin/Biographical History
Miles Rock (1840-1901) was "the son of Peter and Mary Graver Rock and stepson of Samuel Reemsnyder. In 1860 he was a student at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in West Chester, Chester County, June 4, 1861, and mustered into federal service at Camp Carroll, Baltimore, Maryland, July 26 as a private with Co. B, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves (30th Pennsylvania). On August 14, 1863, he transferred to the regular army with the U.S. Signal Corps, and honorably discharged on a date yet to be found, although typically the transferees int the U.S. Signal Corps left service ca. August 1865.
After the war, he graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in civil engineering and then taught mathematics and mineralogy. He married Susan Clarkson May 26, 1870, in Philadelphia and fathered Amy Cordoba (b. 04/25/1872 - married Frederick Leslie Ransome) and Alfred Mayer (b. 09/26/1877). He worked as an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory and later became astronomical engineer for Guatemala, South America, making his home there. He died allegedly from "acute enterogastritis" following a heart attack. Source: Dennis Brandt.
Miles Rock was one of the founders of the Anthropological Society of Washington."
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39416848/miles-rock (Accessed 29 December 2023.)
Date Range
1926/02/25
Creation Date
25 February 1926
Creator
Crosley, Walter Selwyn, 1871-1939
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
Storage Container
Box 0044
People
Crosley, Walter Selwyn
Griest, William Walton
Lesher, Pierce
Ransome, Amy Cordoba Rock
Ransome, Frederick Leslie
Rock, Miles
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Astronomers
Biographies
Correspondence
Legislators, United States
Letters
Representatives, United States
United States Congress, House of Representatives
Extent
1 item, 4 pages scanned
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0065_S25_F062_In07_It07
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), William Walton Griest Collection (MG0065), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0065
Other Numbers
MG-65, Series 25
Other Number
MG-65, Series 25, Folder 62, Insert 7, Item 7
Classification
MG0065
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Originally cataloged by KC, 2002-2003. The project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s Archives and Records Management Grant, ME 230340, 2002-2003.
Added to database 29 December 2023.
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Notes on Reamstown, Lancaster County, Pa

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Author
Lesher, Pierce.
Date of Publication
1926
France with a few from Ireland. They are good and law abiding citizens and as a rule, live well and are frugal, happy and contented. May 7, 1926. PIERCE LESHER. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Lesher, Pierce. Title: Notes on Reamstown
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Responsibility
by Pierce Lesher.
Author
Lesher, Pierce.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1926
Physical Description
67-71 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 30, no. 5
Subjects
Ream, Everhart.
Reamstown (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 30, number 5 (1926), p. 67-71Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.30
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Remarks on Andrew Ream, revolutionary pensioner

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Author
Lesher, Pierce.
Date of Publication
1923
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Responsibility
by Pierce Lesher.
Author
Lesher, Pierce.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1923
Physical Description
117 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 6
Subjects
Ream, Andrew, - 1756-1845.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 27, number 6 (1923), p. 117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.27
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Statement, Financial

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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1887 F005 R
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Year
1887
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0327
People
Ream, Julianna
Speise, Henry R.
Lesher, Pierce
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
East Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1887 F005 R
Box Number
327
Additional Notes
Speise, Henry R.; Lesher, Pierce. Executors.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
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Statement, Financial

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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1893 F003 R
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Year
1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0330
People
Ream, Tobias
Speice, Henry R.
Lesher, Pierce
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Reamstown, East Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1893 F003 R
Box Number
330
Additional Notes
Speice, Henry R.; Lesher, Pierce. Executors.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
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