This collection contains the family papers of Helen Buckwalter Woerner from 1798-1939 including deeds, farm inventories, public sale posters, estate papers, and contracts. Some items of interest are the deeds, public sale documents, and a Campbell's Soup Company contract for tomato growing. A map shows the site master plan for the Lancaster Airport that was built on this family's farmland.
This collection contains documents beginning with the American Revolution and continuing through the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. There are account books, notes and written letters, vouchers, inspections of camps, receipts of payments, honorable discharge certificates, lists of absentees, envelopes used during the Civil War, and lists of unpaid fines during the service of the Pennsylvania Militia soldiers. There are also newsletters and articles relating to World Wars I and II and the Korean War for advertisement and description of items including the history of the Philadelphia Naval Base.
Signers of petition: John Kauffman, John Yohn, Jacob Greenawalt, John S. Wissler, Adam S. Dietrich, Benjamin Eberly, Christian J. Frey, Henry Baker, Andrew Kauffman, George Miller, W. K. Martin, Frederick Sener, Joseph B. Mumma, Jacob Mauk, Jacob Sener, Michael Snavely.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of letter of support: Rudolph Kauffman, Henry Loyer, John Nunamacher, Benjamin G. Deitrich, Adam Doerstler, A. K. Miller, M. H. Lefever, John Denlinger, Henry Lintner, [Jacob Bowman], John Hershey, John Eschbach Jr., Joseph Neff, Christian F. Herr, Henry H. Herr, Rudolph Harnish, Tobias Siegrist, Daniel R. Witmer, Daniel Killheffer, D. Strohm Herr, Isaac B. Powden, Tobias H. Herr, Benjamin Landis, Adam S. Dietrich, Henry Funk, Thomas Fisher, Emanuel H. Gehr, A. M. Frantz, John Forry, Henry Froelich, John W. Mann, Jacob E. Witmer, Henry b. Grebinger, Jacob D. Peifer, John W. Fry, George Hornberger, Abraham Brubaker, John Bintner, John K. Bender, Henry R. Witmer, Adam Herr, Benjamin H. Scheirich, Daniel Smith, Henry Kendig, Henry Kahler, Christian B. Herr, George G. Brush, Rudolph Herr, Michael Bender, Jacob Wissler, Henry H. Herr, Christian Keller, Adam Derstler Jr., Abraham Peters, Benjamin Kauffman, Jacob C. Kready, John C. Herr, Leonard Pickel, John Witmer, John R. Witmer.
Depositions: Jacob Diffenderfer, Ephraim Hoffman, Jacob C. Kready, George Gerlach, Amos M. Eshleman.
Notice.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
