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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Letter from Mazie (Mary) Welsh to Thomas Welsh
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-61_F09
Date Range
1861/06/03
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Letter from Mazie (Mary) Welsh to Thomas Welsh
Description
Handwritten letter from 8-year old Mazie (Mary) to her father, Thomas Welsh. Letter includes news about various family members, including Blanty (Blanton) turning one year old; caring for chickens; and mentions soldiers passing through on way to Chambersburg. Note: Eli Derrick is in service with Thomas Welsh. Mr. Rambo is Captain Ezekiel Rambo of Company F (Shawnee Guards from Columbia).
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.
Date Range
1861/06/03
Creation Date
1861/06/03
Creator
Welsh, Mary Young, 1853-1927
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Derrick, Eli
Hess, Ellie
Rambo, Ezekiel Y.
Welsh, Annie Eunice Young
Welsh, Blanton Charles
Welsh, Lilian
Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"
Welsh, Thomas
Subjects
Letters
Personal correspondence
Chickens
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Letters
Correspondence, Personal
Chickens
Civil War
Extent
1 item, 1 page to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2020-12-26
Condition Notes
Letter is pasted into the Thomas Welsh Scrapbook, MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-61
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-61_F09
Location of Originals
Letter is pasted into the Thomas Welsh Scrapbook, MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2.
Notes
Added to PP 12/26/2020 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.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
TW-D-61-09
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
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