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Address of Isaac E. Hiester of Penn. to his constituents, citizens of the Ninth Congressional District on the Nebraska-Kansas act

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13769
Author
Hiester, Isaac Ellmaker,
Date of Publication
1854]
Call Number
973.891 H633
Author
Hiester, Isaac Ellmaker,
Place of Publication
[Washington
Date of Publication
1854]
Physical Description
16 p.
Subjects
Slavery - Kansas.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.891 H633
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Articles of agreement between Thaddeus Stevens and John F. Caven
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F025_In05
Date Range
1862/07/17
  1 document  
Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Articles of agreement between Thaddeus Stevens and John F. Caven
Description
Articles of agreement between Thaddeus Stevens and John F. Caven. Stevens agrees to sell land in Luzerne County to Caven, and Caven agrees to sell Stevens stock in the Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company in Kansas.
Transcription of the 17 July 1862 articles of agreement between Thaddeus Stevens and John F. Caven. Stevens agrees to sell land in Luzerne County to Caven, and Caven agrees to sell Stevens stock in the Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company in Kansas. No date for the transcription.
Date Range
1862/07/17
Creation Date
17 July 1862
Creator
Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Caven, John F.
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subjects
Contracts
Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company
Selling--Real property
Stocks
Search Terms
Articles of agreement
Kansas
Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Real estate
Stevens and Smith Center
Stocks
Extent
2 items, 6 pages to scan
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F025_In05
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, 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. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
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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.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1973.MG0115F25
Other Numbers
MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 25, Insert 5
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 22 September 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection
Title
Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection
Object ID
MG0941
  1 document  
Collection
Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection
Title
Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection
Description
This collection contains letters written to or received from Gen. William McCaskey and other members of his family, as well as two photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
Gen. William Spencer McCaskey was born near Paradise, Lancaster County, and was the younger brother of noted educator John Piersol McCaskey. At 17 he enlisted in Company F of the 47th Regiment during the Civil War. He reenlisted and saw combat in Kentucky, Tennessee, and participated in Sherman's March to the Sea. He mustered out in 1865 as a Captain. He reenlisted again the following year and served all over the United States before retiring as a Major General in 1907. He died in San Francisco in 1914. He was married to Eleanor Garrison, with whom he had six children: Margaret, Hiram, Garrison, Douglas, Charles, and Eleanor.
Creation Date
1866-1906
Year Range From
1866
Year Range To
1906
Date of Accumulation
1866-1906
Creator
McCaskey family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
McCaskey, William Spencer
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
McCaskey, Hiram Dyer
McCaskey, Eleanor Garrison "Nellie"
McCaskey, Charles Irving
McCaskey, Douglas
McCaskey, Garrison
Conklin, Eleanor McCaskey
Conklin, Arthur Stewart
Chapman, Margaret McCaskey
Subjects
Correspondence
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Correspondence
Letters
Education
Photographs
Military
St. Thomas Hall
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Fort Sheridan, Wyoming
Extent
13 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0941
Related Item Notes
MG0355 William McCaskey Civil War Letters
MG0731 John Piersol McCaskey Papers
MG0741 Gen. William S. McCaskey Papers (Farioli and Nichols)
MG0742 Farioli and Nichols' Research on Gen. McCaskey
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection, 1866-1906 (MG0941), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
Accession Number
2007.MG0941
Other Numbers
MG-941
Other Number
MG-941
Classification
MG0941
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Gift of Patrick Boas, 2007.
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Descendants of Joel and Elizabeth (Stoltzfus) Fisher : including many historical and biographical accounts with illustrations of early homesteads

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18983
Author
Kennel, Elmer Fisher,
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
929 F534d
Responsibility
compiled by Fisher descendants.
Author
Kennel, Elmer Fisher,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Elmer Fisher Kennel,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
151 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Primary responsibility ascribed to Elmer Fisher Kennel and Gideon B. Stoltzfus in foreword.
Includes index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Contents -- Article Page -- Brief Ancestral History 15 -- An Early Move To Kansas 24 -- The Joel and Elizebeth (Stoltzfus) Fisher Family -- Chapter Entry Number -- I Daniel 2 -- II Nancy 40 -- III Lovina 153 -- IV Lydia 181 -- V Stephen 186 -- VI Emma 235 -- VII Joseph 236 -- VIII Joel 237 -- IX Salome 277 -- X John 319 -- XI Elizabeth 320.
Subjects
Fisher family.
Kennel Family
King family
Miller family
Smucker family
Stoltzfus family
Zook family
Fisher, Joel, - 1842-1926 - Family.
Kansas - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Stoltzfus, Gideon B.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 F534d
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A history of the 1871 Pennsylvania colony of Osborne County, Kansas

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7178
Author
Rothenberger, Von.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
978.1 R846
Responsibility
Von Rothenberger.
ISBN
1558562680
Author
Rothenberger, Von.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Apollo, PA
Publisher
Closson Press,
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
xiii, 134 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Kansas - Osborne County.
Osborne County (Kan.) - Genealogy.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Berks County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
978.1 R846
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Kansas and the Supreme court. Speech of John P. Hale, of New Hampshire. Delivered in the United States Senate, January 19 and 21, 1858

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14026
Author
Hale, John P.
Date of Publication
1858]
Call Number
973.891 B628
Author
Hale, John P.
Place of Publication
[Washington
Publisher
Buell & Blanchard, printers,
Date of Publication
1858]
Physical Description
16 p. 25 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
Subjects
United States. - Supreme Court.
Slavery - United States
Kansas - Politics and government - 1854-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.891 B628
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter James Buchanan to H. B. Swarr
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.082
Date Range
1858/03/21
  2 documents     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter James Buchanan to H. B. Swarr
Description
Letter James Buchanan to H. B. Swarr transmitting his approval of the merger of the two Presbyterian churches, his gratitude upon receiving a large piece of beef from friends, his hope that the Lecompton Constitution will be defeated, his appreciation to “the Democracy & my own County of Lancaster” for their support, and his surprise at the “power of endurance bestowed upon me by a kind Providence” in handling Presidential matters, important and unimportant. Washington.
Date Range
1858/03/21
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 1
People
Buchanan, James
Swarr, Hiram Behm
Subjects
Letters
Presbyterian Church
Churches
LeCompton Constitution
Kansas--Politics and government--1854-1861
Search Terms
Letters
Correspondence
Presbyterian Church
Churches
LeCompton Constitution
Kansas, Politics and government, 1854-1861
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan,2.75 x 8 in.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.082
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
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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. Please contact archives@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.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.214
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 82
Description Level
Item
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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Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Title
Letter from Samuel T. Lebkicher to David Lebkicher
Object ID
MG0258_F001_In06
Date Range
1857/03/08
  2 images  
Collection
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Title
Letter from Samuel T. Lebkicher to David Lebkicher
Description
Samuel T. Lebkicher to brother David Lebkicher from Freeport, Illinois, regarding business affairs and his intent to go to Kansas for better business prospects.
Date Range
1857/03/08
Creation Date
8 March 1857
Creator
Lebkicher, Samuel Trumbauer, 1834-1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Lebkicher, Samuel Trumbauer
Lebkicher, David McGran
Subjects
Business enterprises
Letters
Personal correspondence
Search Terms
Business enterprises
Correspondence, Personal
Freeport, Illinois
Kansas
Letters
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0258_F001_In06
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4b929d84-1c6a-4e1f-8bc2-523672636170
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), 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
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. 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.
Accession Number
1998.MG0258
Other Numbers
MG-258
Other Number
MG-258, Folder 1, Insert 6
Classification
MG0258
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by JM. Added to database 16 June 2022.
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The prayer of Thaddeus Hyatt to James Buchanan, president of the United States, in behalf of Kansas, asking for a postponement of all the land sales in that territory, and for other relief : together with correspondence and other documents setting forth its deplorable destitution from the drought and famine : submitted under oath, October 29, 1860

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16663
Author
Hyatt, Thaddeus,
Date of Publication
1860.
Call Number
923.173 B918hy
  1 website  
Author
Hyatt, Thaddeus,
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
H. Polkinhorn, printer,
Date of Publication
1860.
Physical Description
70 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Running title: The Destination in Kansas.
"Mr Hyatt was an abolitionist and inventor. In his opposition to slavery, Hyatt organized the efforts of abolitionists in Kansas to have the territory admitted to the Union as a free-state and campaigned for the federal government to aid Kansans afflicted by drought. Hyatt befriended John Brown and provided Brown with financial support; following the raid on Harpers Ferry, Hyatt was investigated by a committee of the United States Senate." [from Wikipedia]
Subjects
Droughts - Kansas
Famines - Kansas
Public land sales - Kansas
Kansas - History - 1854-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.173 B918hy
Websites
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President James Buchanan's betrayal of Governor Robert J. Walker of Kansas

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14755
Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
  1 website  
Responsibility
by George D. Harmon.
Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
pp. 51-91 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 53.
Subjects
Walker, Robert James , - 1801-1869.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Kansas - Politics and government - 1854-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
Websites
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