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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Object ID
MG0151
Date Range
1847-1869
Business cards Business records Christiana Coal Columbia Correspondence Drumore Twp. Dunwoody, Philadelphia Finding aids Grain Guardians Ledgers Letters Lumber Manor Twp. Manuscript groups Philadelphia Railroad Probate records Receipts Sadsbury Forge Sadsbury Twp. Stocks Strasburg Tobacco Vetterlein Co
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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Description
This collection consists of business records for Whitson & Sproul of Christiana, Lancaster County and documents related to estate settlements. The business records include a ledger, letters and statements concerning the sale and purchase of various materials. One letter mentions the 1860 election of "Old Abe." The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson.
Date Range
1847-1869
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1869
Date of Accumulation
1847-1869
Creator
Whitson & Sproul
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Armstrong, James
Aulthouse, George
Boyd, John A.
Brady, John
Brown, Jeremiah
Coates, Lindley
Collins, Eliza
Collins, James
Cooper, James
Cooper, John
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Frame, Benjamin
Hamilton, T. J.
Hawthorn, G. C.
Hess, J. G.
Iddings, Harriet J.
Irwin, Ellis P.
Irwin, George W.
Johnston, James
Johnston, Robert
Lefever, Daniel
Lewis, Samuel
Lincoln, Abraham
May, Daniel W.
Meiditch, John
Moore, Jeremiah
Morrison, George
Paxson, Elma E.
Paxson, Franklin G.
Paxson, Latitia Ann
Pownall, Joseph
Pownall, Moses
Pusey, John
Retzer, John
Rohrer, J. S.
Roland, John
Russel, John N.
Smith, Edward K.
Sproul, Annie
Sproul, Charles N.
Sproul, James
Steele, Margaret
Steele, William W.
Thompson, Jesse
Whitson, Jacob T.
Whitson, Micah
Whitson, Moses
Wright, James
Subjects
Business records
Letters
Probate records
Search Terms
Agreements
Bart Twp.
Boldin and Wartmun
Business cards
Business records
Christiana
Coal
Columbia
Correspondence
Drumore Twp.
Dunwoody, Philadelphia
Finding aids
Grain
Guardians
Ledgers
Letters
Lumber
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Philadelphia Railroad
Probate records
Receipts
Sadsbury Forge
Sadsbury Twp.
Stocks
Strasburg
Tobacco
Vetterlein Co.
West Philadelphia Railroad
Whitson and Sproul
Widows
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0151
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Whitson & Sproul Collection (MG0151), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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-151
Classification
MG0151
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999 by DT. Added to database 29 September 2021.
Documents
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers
Title
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 3 Invitations, Broadsides, Visiting Cards
Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 3
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers
Title
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 3 Invitations, Broadsides, Visiting Cards
Description
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Papers of Others (Not Part of the Family), Series 3 contains ephemera, including invitations, broadsides, calling cards, and poems. There are several tickets to various democratic conventions and rallies, calling cards, business cards, invitations to homes as well as to parties and balls, two poems, a World War I speech and a railroad scrip ticket book. The majority of the tickets in this series are for political conventions during the 1860s and 1870s from Baltimore, New York, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, as well as a few with no date or location. Invitations range from business sized cards requesting the recipient's company to printed cards for a ball and New Year's Eve Gala.
Admin/Biographical History
The majority of the items in this series are missing context and relationship with the other items in the collection. There is no clear connection with the items and who they belonged to or how they ended up in the collection. There are a few items that can be examined further, such as a ticket to the Eulogy on John Sergeant by Hon. William M. Meredith at the Musical Fund Hall on April 22, 1853. This eulogy was published as Eulogium on the Character and Services of the Late John Sergeant. The convention ticket in folder 1 labeled "L. Vallandingham" may refer to Louise Vallandingham the wife of Clement Vallandingham who was a states' rights advocate and an outspoken opponent to Abraham Lincoln.
System of Arrangement
JBFP Part 8 Series 3 Ephemera
Year Range From
1770
Year Range To
1866
Creator
James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Subjects
Business cards
Ephemera
Invitation cards
Tickets
Visiting cards
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Ephemera
Invitations
Business cards
Tickets
Wheatland
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 box, 26 folders, 32 items, .5 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German, French
Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 3
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Charles S. Foltz, Surgeon of the Seas: The Adventurous Life of Surgeon General Jonathan M. Foltz In the Days of Wooden Ships, Told from His Notes of the Moment. Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Call # 923.5 F671f
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
Card Collection
Title
Advertising trade card for John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store
Object ID
MG0180_S01_F009_In04
Date Range
ca. 1850s
Advertising cards Business cards Ephemera Greeting cards Invitation cards Visiting cards Search Terms: A. D. Caufman and Company A. Haldeman and Company Abraham, Eberly and Company Adler Boots and Shoes Advertising Advertising cards Aikin and Neuhauser Albany Dentists American Tea Company Associations
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Collection
Card Collection
Title
Advertising trade card for John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store
Description
Advertising trade card for John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store, sign of the Striped Coat. Largest and cheapest assortment of men's and boys' clothing in the city. "Customer work promptly attended to." Express Print, Lancaster. 42 North Queen Street, Lancaster. ca. 1850s.
Admin/Biographical History
John A. Erben (1827-1898) married Anna E. Musselman in 1855. He retired from his career as a tailor in his forties and began a new career as a store clerk.
Date Range
ca. 1850s
Creation Date
[1850s]
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Erben, John A.
Subjects
Advertising
Advertising cards
Boys' clothing
Business cards
Clothing trade
Ephemera
Men's clothing
Stores, Retail
Tailors
Search Terms
Advertising
Advertising cards
Business cards
Clothing stores
Clothing, Boys'
Clothing, Men's
Ephemera
Express Printing Company
John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store
Lancaster
North Queen Street
Stores, Retail
Tailors
Trade cards
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Card, Advertising
Language
English
Object ID
MG0180_S01_F009_In04
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Receipt book of John A. Erben (MG0266_Ser04_F036)
Card Collection (MG0180) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/39cc1c47-2885-4667-81d0-959136391688
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, 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 items may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.005
Other Numbers
MG-180
Other Number
MG-180, Series 1, Folder 9, Insert 4
Classification
MG0180
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 9 April 2022.
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Business card for Thomas Welsh
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesC_F13
Date Range
1859-1860
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Business card for Thomas Welsh
Description
Business card identifying Thomas Welsh as Justice of the Peace and as agent for the Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company and the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Card can be dated to between the latter half of 1859 (when he became a Penn Mutual agent) and the first half of 1860 (when he appears to have stopped selling for Commonwealth). As Justice of the Peace, he lists his services as "Collections made and returns promptly remitted. Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages, &c. carefully prepared." Illegible writing (names) on back of card.
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
1859-1860
Creation Date
1859-1860
Year Range From
1859
Year Range To
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Welsh, Thomas
Subjects
Business cards
Justices of the peace
Insurance agents
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company
Search Terms
Business cards
Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Justices of the peace
Insurance agents
Extent
1 item, 2 page to scan
Object Name
Card, Business
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Notes
Fair condition; photo darkened around the edges, obscuring some of the text at the bottom. The indentations of each letter stamped or printed on the front of the card is still visible. On the backside are several names written illegibly.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesC
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesC_F13
Notes
Added to PP 12/21/2020 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
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
TW-C-59-01
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
Images
Documents
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