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An act for the Regulation of the Militia of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1802.
Call Number
090 L244ba 1802
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Lancaster [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by Francis Bailey,
Date of Publication
1802.
Physical Description
53 p.
Notes
Shaw & Shoemaker,
Subjects
Military law - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Militia.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244ba 1802
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An act for the regulation of the militia of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16901
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1807.
Call Number
090 L244m 1807
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Printed by John R. Mathews,
Date of Publication
1807.
Physical Description
64 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes
Contains eight plates denoting military formations.
With : Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States. Lancaster: Printed by John R. Mathews, 1807.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - Militia.
Military law - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244m 1807
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Collection
Sgt. Chester Stump Collection
Title
Sgt. Chester Stump Collection
Object ID
MG0001
Date Range
1912-1945
  1 document  
Collection
Sgt. Chester Stump Collection
Title
Sgt. Chester Stump Collection
Description
Sgt. Chester Stump Collection includes photographs, U.S. Army Certificates of Appointments, World War I soldier's handbook, Brief History of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, and military uniform decorations.
Date Range
1912-1945
Creation Date
1912-1945
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
1945
Date of Accumulation
1912-1945
Creator
Stump, Chester, 1889-1974
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Stump, Chester
Subjects
Cavalry operations
Fort Myers, Fla.
Fort Robinson (Neb.)
Medical Officers’ Training Camp (Ga.)
Military uniforms
United States. Army
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Cavalry operations
Colosia Dublas, Mexico
Finding aids
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Oglethorpe Medical Officers’ Training Camp, Georgia
Fort Robinson, Nebraska
Manuscript groups
Medical Officers’ Training Camp, Georgia
Uniforms
United States Army
World War I
World War II
WWI
WWII
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0001
Related Item Notes
Sgt. Stump's burial flag is part of the museum collection.
Notes
Sgt. Chester Stump Collection includes photographs, U.S. Army Certificates of Appointments, World War I soldier's handbook, Brief History of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, and military uniform decorations.
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-1
Classification
MG0001
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database on 19 July 2017.
Documents
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Collection
World War I Collection
Title
World War I Collection
Object ID
MG0045
Date Range
1916-1972
  1 document     24 images  
Collection
World War I Collection
Title
World War I Collection
Description
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
Date Range
1916-1972
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1972
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Andrews, David F.
Benda, W. T.
Beneker, Gerrit A.
Boyce, C. M.
Breitigan, Abraham
Brenner, William A.
Brown, Arthur William
Bryson, Raymond
Bull, Charles Livingston
Carbaugh, Calvin A.
Chambers, Charles E.
Christy, Howard Chandler
Cover, Martin
Culp, Guy
Daugherty, James A.
Davis, Robert Courtney
De Maris, Walter
Dommel, Elmer
Drepperd, C. W.
Eschbach, H. H.
Fergeson, George
Fisher, Harrison
Foringer, A. E.
Forsythe, Clyde
France, Charles
Fulton, Hugh R.
Gibble, Ammon
Griest, William Walton
Habel, Albert A.
Harner, Marvin
Helwig, John W.
Hendee, A.
Hiemenz, Edward A.
Hiestand, Benjamin
Hottenstein, H.
Kahl, William
Kellish, William
Kimmel, Harry
Krone, Herbert D.
Landis, Estes B.
Leber, Paul Revere
Lundy, Edwin H.
Lyons, Julius
Matricardi, Frank
McFarland, Owen
McKee, W. M.
Miller, Peter
Moore, Luther
Musser, John W.
Myers, S. W.
O'Bryen, Benjamin Frank
Orr, Alfred Everitt
Palm, Elam B.
Shafer, L. A.
Shenk, Roy
Shoop, J. M.
Small, W. F.
Snyder, James H.
Tittle, Walter
Usner, Isaac L.
Volk, Douglas
Wauk, S. J.
Worthington, Henry H.
Zellers, George
Subjects
Alco-Gravure
American Lithographic Co.
E. Ketterlinus & Co.
Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.
Fatherless Children of France (Organization)
Lithography
Posters
Rusling Wood, Litho.
Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Prt. Co.
Scrapbooks
Strobridge Lithographing Company
United States. Army
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
W.F. Powers Co.
William H. Forbes & Company
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
YMCA of the USA
Search Terms
28th Division
Alco-Gravure
Ambulance Company No. 111
American Expeditionary Forces, Ambulance Company No. 111
American Lithographic Company
American Red Cross
Committee on Public Information Division of Pictorial Society
E. Ketterlinus and Company
Edwards and Deutsch Lithographic Company
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Fatherless Children of France (Organization)
Finding aids
Haywood Strasser and Voigt Lithographic Company
Lithography
Manuscript groups
Military draft cards
Posters
Prohibition
Rotoprint Gravure Company
Rusling Wood, Litho.
Sackett and Wilhelms Lithographing and Printing Company
Scrapbooks
Strobridge Lithographing Company
United States Army
United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces
United States Army, Infantry Division, 28th
Veterans
W. F. Powers Company
William H. Forbes and Company
World War I
WWI
YMCA
Commission for Relief in Belgium
Extent
1 box, 49 folders, 31 posters, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0045
Related Item Notes
MG-28 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
MG-0028 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Additional Notes
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
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-45
Classification
MG0045
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged before 1997. Items have been added to the collection since 1997 and the finding aid has been revised accordingly. Added to database on 19 July 2017.
Images
Documents
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers, Series D-63 Civil War, 1863
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-63
Date Range
1863
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers, Series D-63 Civil War, 1863
Description
The General Thomas Welsh Family Papers, Series D-63 is a collection of thirty-three documents, which covers the year 1863 and consists of letters and official papers related to the military activities and death of Thomas Welsh. The series continues the exchange of letters between Welsh and his family until his untimely death on August 14, 1863. Military correspondence includes Senate confirmation of Welsh's field promotion to Brigadier General on March 13, 1863 and Welsh's new command of the 1st Division of General Burnside's 9th Army Corps. Welsh participated in the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, but took ill soon after. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio. Correspondence includes condolences offered to the family of General Welsh by individuals and members of the Union Army present at his death.
Note: Original series also contained two photographs.
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.
Welsh lost his father at the age of 2, and went to work to support his family at age 8. He had very little formal schooling, and was largely self-educated. In 1843, at age 19, he left Lancaster County for Washington City, then went west as an itinerant carpenter/laborer to Cincinnati, Little Rock, and Fort Smith.
When the Mexican War broke out in 1846, he enlisted in a Kentucky regiment, and was severely wounded at the battle of Buena Vista (1847) from which he never fully recovered. Returning home to Columbia, he re-enlisted as a second lieutenant, assigned to the 11th U.S. infantry regiment in Mexico City. Within days of his arrival in Mexico City, he was declared unfit for service on account of his battle wound, and sent home again.
Back in Columbia as a civilian, he dabbled in politics, and received a patronage job in the Pennsylvania Main Line of Public Works (the rail and canal system connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh). After several years, he opened up a grocery and dry goods store in Columbia's canal basin. He also became an insurance agent. In 1857, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and his reputation grew as a community leader. By 1860, he was president of the Borough Council, a founding member of the Columbia Board of Trade, Vice President of the Columbia Cricket Club, and a canal boat operator, in addition to a dry goods merchant, insurance agent, and Justice of the Peace. He had a wife, 5 surviving children, and legal guardianship of his sister's 4 children.
When Confederate forces shelled Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the Civil War, Thomas Welsh raised and organized the first company of volunteers from Lancaster County, and took them into the field as their Captain. Within days, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, which served out its 90-day enlistment in the Shenandoah Valley.
Returning to Harrisburg, he was appointed Commandant of Camp Curtin, the problem-plagued processing center for new recruits. In short order, Welsh cleaned up the camp's poor sanitary conditions, improved the health of the camp, and implemented soldierly discipline and training.
In October 1861, he resigned from his camp duties, and as Colonel of the 45th Pennsylvania, led his regiment into the field. After brief service outside of Washington, they were sent to South Carolina in December, where they were posted to Otter Island. After the battle of James Island, they were recalled to Newport News, in July 1862, then sent to guard Aquia Creek.
In September, now in brigade command in Burnsides' 9th Corps, Welsh chased Lee's Confederate army west into central Maryland. His brigade broke the enemy line in Fox's Gap, on Sept. 14, then 3 days later achieved the furthest Union advance at Antietam, reaching the edge of Sharpsburg, and nearly cutting off Lee's only avenue of escape. Welsh's gallantry earned him a field promotion to brigadier general, which Congress confirmed on March 13, 1863.
The 9th Corps (Welsh now in command of the 1st Division) was sent west in the spring of 1863, then dispatched south to support Grant's investment of Vicksburg. After Vicksburg fell, they turned east and defeated Confederate General Johnston at the Battle of Jackson. Welsh contracted malaria in the southern swamps, and died in Cincinnati upon their return north. One of his men later recalled, "Had he lived, Welsh would undoubtedly have attained a much higher command. 1
1. Beauge, Eugene, in Albert, Allen D., Ed., History of the Forty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865, Williamsport, PA: Grit Publ. Co, 1912, p. 79.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged in series:
Series A Thomas Welsh before the Mexican War
Series B Mexican War, 1846-1848
Series C Between the Mexican War and the Civil War, 1848-1861
Series D Civil War
Series E Post-Civil War
Series F Miscellaneous Family Papers
Series G Papers from the families of Gen. Thomas Welsh and Blanton C. Welsh
Date Range
1863
Creation Date
1863
Creator
Wiggin, Richard C.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Welsh, Thomas
Subjects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Letters
Personal correspondence
Telegraph
Military orders
Search Terms
Civil War
Letters
Correspondence, Personal
Telegrams
Military orders
Extent
35 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Condition
Poor to excellent
Condition Date
2020-12-26
Parent Object ID
MG0828
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-63
Notes
Added to PP 12/26/2020 by HST
Provenance:
Most items 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.
Transcription of MG0828_SeriesD-63_F15 provided by Dennis Buttacavoli via email. The original is presumably in his possession.
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.
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
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Denues Family Papers
Title
Denues Family Papers
Object ID
MG0528
Date Range
1855-1890
  1 document  
Collection
Denues Family Papers
Title
Denues Family Papers
Description
The Denues Family Papers contain documents related to the professional and military career of Charles Denues, as well as information about the Denues family. This collection also contains Civil War era items, including a $20 South Carolina note, and a presidential ticket from the 1864 election.
Admin/Biographical History
Charles Denues was born on 28 August 1923 in Shrewsbury Pennsylvania. He married Fannie Haines on 21 August 1859, and the couple had 8 children. Before enlisting to fight with the Union Army, Denues was a lawyer and a school teacher. In 1862 he enlisted, and became captain of the 135th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company E on 12 August 1862. On 24 May 1863 he was honorably discharged with the rest of his company.
Date Range
1855-1890
Year Range From
1855
Year Range To
1890
Date of Accumulation
1855-1890
Creator
Denues family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Curtin, Andrew Gregg
Denues, Charles
Geary, John White
Johnson, Andrew
Lincoln, Abraham
Strawbridge, George W.
Subjects
Appointment to office
Appointments, Military
Military pensions
Money--Confederate States of America
Soldiers
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Ballots
Civil War
Elections
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Military appointments
Pensions, Military
Military records
Money
Political appointments
Presidential elections
Soldiers
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, 15 items, 47 pages to scan, .25 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0528
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Civil War Collection, MG0018, Box 2, Folder 85
Civil War Collection, MG0018, Box 4, Folder 128
Civil War Collection, MG0018, Box 15, Books 1-4
James Buchanan Family Papers, JBFP 1.2.3.011
Notes
Preferred Citation: Denues Family Papers (MG0528), 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-528
Other Number
MG-528
Classification
MG0528
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by RA, 15 September 2015. Added to database 6 August 2021.
Documents
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Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Title
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Object ID
MG0258
Date Range
1855-1865, 1972
Collection
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Title
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers
Description
Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers contain letters from Lebkicher family members before and during the Civil War. There are discharge papers for Jonah R. Duke and William H. Lebkicher who enlisted with Captain J. Miller Raub's Company D, 122nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in August 1862. William (1846-1929) re-enlisted and his letters continue to 1865. Some of the letters concern transportation by train and subsequent wrecks and derailments, the rioting in Lancaster, the shortage of food and feed for animals, and the soldiers getting used to the shelling of their camp by the rebels. The majority of letters were written during the Civil War.
Admin/Biographical History
For more information about William H. Lebkicher, please see the Hershey Community Archives website. https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/lebkicher-william-henry-lebbie-1845-1929/
Date Range
1855-1865, 1972
Year Range From
1855
Year Range To
1972
Date of Accumulation
1855-1865, 1972
Creator
Lebkicher family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Lebkicher, William Henry "Lebbie"
Lebkicher, Edwin M.
Lebkicher, David McGran
Subjects
Letters
Military discharge
Personal correspondence
United States. Army--Military life
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
Search Terms
Civil War
Correspondence, Personal
Discharge papers
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military discharge
Military life
Persons of color
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0258
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), Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258), 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.
Accession Number
1998.MG0258
Other Numbers
MG-258
Other Number
MG-258
Classification
MG0258
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Organized and finding aid prepared by JM. Finding aid typed by KS and SH, 2013. Added to database 10 January 2022.
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Robert H. Goodell Family Papers
Title
Robert H. Goodell Family Papers
Object ID
MG0548
Date Range
1810-1949
.) Columbia Bridge Company Culver Military Academy Diplomas Ephemera Family archives Family crests Finding aids First Presbyterian Church Fort Sheridan, Illinois Genealogy Lancaster Country Club Manuscript groups Obituaries Officers’ Reserve Corps Pecano, The Pennsylvania Serenaders Programs Receipts Rotary
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Collection
Robert H. Goodell Family Papers
Title
Robert H. Goodell Family Papers
Description
The Robert H. Goodell Family Papers contain documents, ephemera and family papers of Robert H. Goodell, his father, Joseph E. Goodell and their Hilliard, Sener and Zahm antecedents.
Date Range
1810-1949
Year Range From
1810
Year Range To
1949
Date of Accumulation
1810-1949
Creator
Goodell, Robert Hilliard, 1899-1992
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Albraith, George
Albraith, John
Eberman, Jacob
Gignilliat, Leigh Robinson
Goodell, J. R.
Goodell, Joseph Edward
Goodell, Robert Hilliard
Miller, Eliza Sehner
Sener, Godlieb
Sener, Samuel Miller
Sehner, Gotlieb
Steinman, John Friedrick
Yeates, Jasper
Zahm, Godfried
Zahm, Matthias
Subjects
Ephemera
Family archives
Genealogy
Search Terms
Articles
Bonds
Cards
Chemists
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Columbia Bridge Company
Culver Military Academy
Diplomas
Ephemera
Family archives
Family crests
Finding aids
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Genealogy
Lancaster Country Club
Manuscript groups
Obituaries
Officers' Reserve Corps
Pecano, The
Pennsylvania Serenaders
Programs
Receipts
Rotary International
Schwaigaru, Wurtenberg, Germany
Student Army Training Corps
Taxes
United States Army
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0548
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Goodell, Robert H. 1942. "The First Columbia Bridge." Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 46, no. 4-5. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2270
Goodell, Robert H. 1943. "John L. Boswell and The Columbia Spy." Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 47, no. 2. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo589
Goodell, Robert H. 1943. "Matthias Zahm's Diary." Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 47, no. 4. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo616
Goodell, Robert H. 1953. "The Second Columbia Bridge." Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 57, no. 1.
Photograph of H. S. Wolfe and Robert Hilliard Goodell (3-18-01-02)
Photographs of Goodell family members (2-16-11-09)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
For original items that may be used by researchers, contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection 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
MG-548
Classification
MG0548
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 19 January 2022.
Documents
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Civil War Enlistment Certificates
Title
Civil War Enlistment Certificates
Object ID
MG0422
Date Range
1864
. The drafted man could always hire a substitute if he could afford it. Starting in 1862, the U.S. government allowed this escape from military service on the theory that, so long as each name drawn from the wheel produced a man, it made no difference whether the drafted person or one hired to take his
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Collection
Civil War Enlistment Certificates
Title
Civil War Enlistment Certificates
Description
This collection contains certificates of enlistment for volunteer soldiers from Lancaster City for April and May 1864. The documents show the name of the volunteer; the ward he was from; date; and signatures of volunteer, witness, and/or the draftee for which the volunteer was a substitute; and signatures of members of the Committee on Bounty Fund. These volunteers were "credited to the quota of the City of Lancaster, in the President's calls for troops."
Admin/Biographical History
"No conscription in the North during the Civil War was absolute. The drafted man could always hire a substitute if he could afford it. Starting in 1862, the U.S. government allowed this escape from military service on the theory that, so long as each name drawn from the wheel produced a man, it made no difference whether the drafted person or one hired to take his place appeared for muster. The Conscription Act of 3 March 1863 legalized this method of draft evasion. Until the act of 24 February 1864, the conscript could choose between hiring a substitute or paying the government $300 as commutation of service. Thereafter, the government only permitted substitution, except for conscientious objectors. Furthermore, exemption by furnishing a substitute extended only until the next succeeding draft, at which point the principal again became liable. Immediately, the prices of substitutes rose far above the $300 to which the commutation clause had held them. For this reason, legal draft evasion became the prerogative of only the unusually well-to-do."
"Substitutes, Civil War," www.answers.com/topic/substitutes-civil-war
Date Range
1864
Creation Date
1864
Creator
Committee on Bounty Fund (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Acheson, Samuel
Allen, Robert
Amerly, John A.
Amieg, H. J.
Arment, Henry W.
Aument, James M.
Barber, Jacob
Bare, M. A.
Barnhart, John
Baymount, Isaac
Baymount, Mary
Benedict, George F.
Besore, John M.
Black, James
Boll, Oliver C.
Bowers, John
Brighton, Henry
Brown, Ernst
Bruar, Elias
Burns, John
Bushong, Elam
Carpenter, Charles M.
Carpenter, Henry
Carpenter, James
Carpenter, John
Carpenter, John C.
Carpenter, John E.
Carty, William N.
Chestbough, John
Christy, William
Cole, Abraham
Collins, William
Creamer, Robert
Croker, John
Day, Thomas
Dern, Charles P.
Devon, Jacob S.
Dickey, Oliver James
Dievler, Amos
Dorwart, David
Downy, Hiram
Dugan, Hugh
Eisler, John
Elliot, Urias
Enk, Edwin
Evans, Isaac
Evans, Robert A.
Evans, Robert K.
Farley, Joseph
Fielis, Henry M.
Fitzpatrick, Philip
Follmer, Aaron
Foster, Charles E.
Fraim, Jacob F.
Frank, Jacob
Frantz, Jacob J.
Geib, William F.
George, Henry
Gerber, H. P.
Gompf, John A.
Grau, Charles
Habecker, Abraham
Hackmen, Charles
Hartman, D.
Hegan, Gerend
Heinig, Isaac
Hess, Samuel
Hildebrand, Adam
Hildebrand, Henry
Holt, Isaac
Hoover, John
Hunt, John
Isenberry, Silas
Jeffries, James C.
Jennings, Henry
Johnson, John H.
Johnston, Oscar M.
Jones Cyrus
Jones, Harry
Kauffman, J. A.
Kauffman, J. B.
Killian, H. K.
King, Henry
Krapp, Dorothea
Krapp, Joseph
Lawson, Charles W.
Lechler, Anthony
Leiby, Jacob
Leonard, William
Lippincott, Charles H.
Lolter, James
Lugar, Samuel W.
Lutz, George
Martin, Joseph
Matthew, Harris
Maxwell, Thomas C.
May, Charles H.
McDonald, H. A.
Meekins, William
Metzler, Daniel W.
Miller, Benjamin
Miller, John
Miller, Martin
Moffit, James
Morton, William A.
Mull, William
Nale, James H.
Peterman, Charles
Pinkerton, George A.
Post, Henry
Regan, Lawrence
Reidenbauch, Aaron
Ridgway, Warren M.
Sandoe, John
Sauders, William
Sawyer, John
Shaum, William
Shenk, Albert
Shenk, R. W.
Shubert, Henry
Sichtenthaler, Charles A.
Skiles, John R.
Smith, William
Stephens, Nicholas
Stouter, Aaron
Stricker, Henry
Stules, George
Swenk, Jacob
Taggart, George
Tollson, Lewis
Underhaus, Henry
Unkle, George
Walton, Daniel
Wanzel, Christian
Wanzel, [Saran]
Weitzel, Irwin K.
White, Henry A.
Wilkin, John
Wolf, Emanuel
Worl, Samuel
Yeisly, George
Young, Charles
Subjects
Bounties, Military
Recruiting and enlistment
United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Civil War
Draft
Finding aids
Lancaster
Manuscript groups
Military bounties
Signatures
Soldiers
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0422
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Record of Recruits, 1863-1864. City Archives Collection (CA 08-01 1604-005)
Civil War Collection (MG0018)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Enlistment Certificates (MG0422), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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
2007.MG0422
Other Numbers
MG-422
Classification
MG0422
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Title
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Object ID
MG0331
Date Range
1762-2003
Carolina Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spain St. James Episcopal Church Union Fire Company Vintners Wager & Co. Washington Fire Company West Point Military Academy William Noyes & Co. Wine merchants York Springs Boarding House York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania York, York County, Pennsylvania
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Collection
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Title
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Description
The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.
Admin/Biographical History
Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.
Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.
Date Range
1762-2003
Year Range From
1762
Year Range To
2003
Date of Accumulation
1762-2003
Creator
Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Arnold, Benedict
Baker, W.
Bare, Jacob
Blight, Peter
Boughter, Charles
Breidenhart, George
Brien, Edward
Brown, Luke
Butter, Charles
Cassidy, Edward
Clarke, John
Clendenin, Samuel
Coleman, Edward
Coleman, William
Edwards, Susanna
Ehler, John
Fisher, Sammy
Fox, Sam M.
Frey, John
Gaskill, Edmund
Gay, Edward F.
Getz, John
Givens, John
Graeff, George
Greland, D.
Hahn, B. Christian
Harrison, George
Haverstick, William
Hopkins, A. R.
Hopkins, Ann
Houston, James
Hubley, Frederick
Hubley, Joseph
Hultzheimer, N.
Hyde, Charles
Irving, Robert
Jack, Joshua
Kauffman, Jacob
King, George
Kirkpatrick, William
Kline, Jacob
Lane, John
Leiper, George G.
Lowry, Robert
Lowry, Robert K.
Mayer, George Louis
Metzger, Emanuel
Metzger, George
Metzger, Jacob
Miller, Barbara
Miller, Henry
Miller, Martin
Miller, Philip
Montgomery, William
Morris, John
Mosher, Joseph
Murphy, John Slaughter
Myer, John
Myers, John
Newlin, Nathaniel
Nice, Levi
Nimrod, Maxwell
Ogilby, Joseph
Otto, Jacob S.
Otto, John C.
Pennington, Edward
Peters, Abraham
Phinney, Zina
Price, Joseph
Price, Richard
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Adam, Jr.
Reigart, Ann
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Henrietta
Reigart, Maria Wager
Reigart, Mary
Reigart, Mary C.
Reigart, Philip Wager
Reigart, Susan
Rimfast, John
Sample, Joseph
Schaubel, Johannis
Sener, Samuel Miller
Sewell, Charles S.
Shaeffer, Jacob
Shenk, Abraham
Shenk, Christian
Shippen, Peggy
Singer, A.
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Slaymaker, Mary Steele
Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran
Smith, Ann
Smith, Anthony
Smith, Ralph
Stein, Philip
Steinman, George
Stewart, William
Sullivan, Susannah
Wager, George
Wager, Hannah
Wager, James
Wager, Mary
Wager, Peter
Wager, Philip H.
Wager, Sally
Wager, Sophia
Wager, William
Walsh, Christopher
Wentz, Thomas
Wertz, Christian
Wharton, Charles
Whitaker, George
Whitaker, John
Wimer, Michael
Winroth, Margaret
Witmer, David
Woodmund, William
Yeiser, Philip
Other Creators
Reigart family
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Invoices
Letters
Obituaries
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Adam Reigart and Son
Albums
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
Brenner and Reed
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cape May, New Jersey
Charles C. and J. Watson
Christ Church Burial Ground
Cincinnati, Ohio
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Delaware
Dixon Walker and Company
Earp and Brothers
Finding aids
Grape Hotel
Greene County, New York
H. Behlen and Company
Illnesses
Invoices
J. Walker and Company
John Warden and Sons
Kentucky
Lancaster
Lancaster County Almshouse
Lancaster Bar Association
Lancaster Intelligencer
Lancaster Journal
Lancaster New Era
Lancaster Sunday News
Lane Slaymaker and Company
Letters
London, England
Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Lowry and Myers
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Margaretta Furnace
Marietta Bank
Morning News
Mount Auburn Cemetery
New York, New York
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Ohio
Pennsylvania German Society
Pensacola, Florida
Peter Wager and Company
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pratt and Kintzing
Race Street
Receipts
Reeve's Tavern
South Carolina
Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spain
St. James Episcopal Church
Union Fire Company
Vintners
Wager and Company
Washington Fire Company
West Point Military Academy
William Noyes and Company
Wine merchants
York Springs Boarding House
York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Extent
2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0331
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Gig trunk (2003.078)
Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
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
2003.078
Other Numbers
MG-331
Classification
MG0331
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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