topic:"Steamboats" found 13 records - Research Collections

Daniel Keller--Lancaster County boat builder

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Author: Heisey, M. Luther,

Date of Publication: 1954.

First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pa. 2 Baptismal records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa. 3 A company, formed by Robert Fulton, Robert R. Livingston, Nicholas J. Roosevelt and B. Henry Latrobe, started building steamboats at Pitts- burgh about the year 1810. �Arks On The Susquehanna Lacking

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Responsibility: by M. Luther Heisey.

Author: Heisey, M. Luther,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1954.

Physical Description: [61]-77 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 58, no. 3

Subjects: Keller, Dan.; Steamboats - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Paddle steamers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 58, number 3 (1954), p. 61-77Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.58

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The fire of his genius : Robert Fulton and the American dream

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Author: Sale, Kirkpatrick.

Date of Publication: c2001.

Call Number: 926 F974sa

Responsibility: Kirkpatrick Sale.

ISBN: 068486715X (hc); 9780684867151 (hc)

Author: Sale, Kirkpatrick.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Free Press,

Date of Publication: c2001.

Physical Description: 242 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary: "None of the well-dressed crowd that gathered on the Hudson River side of Lower Manhattan on the hot afternoon of August 17, 1808, could have known the importance of the object they had come to see and, mostly, deride: Robert Fulton's new steamboat, the North River, the boat that is frequently - and wrongly - remembered as the Clermont. But, as Kirkpatrick Sale shows in this biography of Fulton, the North River's successful four-day round-trip to Albany proved a technology that would transform nineteenth-century America, open up the interior to huge waves of settlers, create and sustain industrial and plantation economies in the nation's heartland, and destroy the remaining Indian civilizations and most of the wild lands on which they depended. The North River's four-day trip introduced the machines and culture that marked the birth of the Industrial Revolution in America. The Fire of His Genius tells the story of the extraordinarily driven and ambitious inventor who brought all this about, probing into the undoubted genius of his mind but, too, laying bare the darker side of the man - and the darker side of the American dream that inspired him."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects: Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.; Fulton, Robert (Erfinder); Marine engineers - United States - Biography.; Inventors - United States - Biography.; Steamboats

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 926 F974sa

Invitation

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Invitation for a soiree to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Newbern

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F32

Date Range: 1863/03

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Invitation for a soiree to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Newbern

Description: Invitation addressed to Brigadier General Welsh from the Committee on Invitations for a soiree to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Battle of Newbern, North Carolina. Event to be held on the steamship City of Hudson, Newport News, Virginia. Machine printed invitation on embossed paper with scalloped edge.

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: 1863/03

Creation Date: 1863/03

Creator: Ferrero, Edward, 1831-1899

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Ferrero, Edward; Hartranft, John Frederick; Clark, William Smith; Potter, Robert Brown; Harriman, Walter; Carrutte, S.; Le Gendre, Charles William; Schall, Edwin; Hawkes, George Perkins; Collins, M. N.; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Invitation cards; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; New Bern, Battle of, New Bern, N.C., 1862; Newport News (Va.); Steamboats

Search Terms: Invitations; City of Hudson, Steamship; Battle of New Bern; Newport News, Virginia; Civil War; Steamboats

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Invitation

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2020-08-18

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F32

Notes: Added to PP 12/27/2020 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.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-D-63-33

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to John Seys

Object ID: MG0096 F016 It02

Date Range: 1858/09/07

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to John Seys

Description: A letter from James Buchanan to John Seys regarding his appointment as agent on the coast of Liberia under the Slave Trade Laws. Buchanan tells Seys he can accompany the steamer Niagara from Charleston to Liberia if he wishes. Washington, D.C.

Date Range: 1858/09/07

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Buchanan, James; Seys, John

Subjects: Liberia; Slave trade--United States--History; Steamboats; Niagara (Steam frigate); Charleston (S.C.); Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Liberia; Atlantic slave trade; Steamboats; Niagara (Steam frigate); Charleston, South Carolina; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 25 x 20 cm

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0096

Object ID: MG0096 F016 It02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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 Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; James Buchanan Family Papers; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Number: MG-0096, Folder 016, Item 02

Classification: MG0096

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to Eskridge Lane

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.236

Date Range: 1855/07/00

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to Eskridge Lane

Description: Letter from James Buchanan to Eskridge Lane concerning shipment of Judge Patton’s materials, a letter addressed to H. H. Redfield, and the steamer Sir Robert Peel’s expected arrival in New York. [London, July 1855].

Date Range: 1855/07/00

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 3

People: Buchanan, James; Lane, Elliott Eskridge; Patton, James French; Redfield, H. H.

Subjects: Letters; Steamboats

Search Terms: Letters; Correspondence; Steamboats; Steamship Sir Robert Peel; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 7.5 x 5.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.236

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

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.186

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 236

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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Negative

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Collection: Brown Family Photograph Collection

Object ID: BF-01-07-11

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Object Name: Negative

Collection: Brown Family Photograph Collection

Description: Steamboat (From envelope labled "Leah's Negatives")

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Steamboats

Place: Salisbury Twp.

Object Name: Negative

Film Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches

Object ID: BF-01-07-11

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Poem

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Poems and notes by Thomas Welsh

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesA_F01_It01d

Date Range: 1845/07/30

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Poems and notes by Thomas Welsh

Description: Poems and notes by Thomas Welsh. This page consists of 1) Two stanzas from the anonymous short poem “Music” included at the beginning of the document use the metaphor of music to describe the grandeur of sounds found throughout nature (waterfalls, wind, rain, streams, etc.). The 2 additional lines suggest that Welsh may have been trying to add to the poem. 2) 9 lines of bold script identifying Thomas Welsh at Mrs. Philips Missouri Hotel in Little Rock, July 30, 1845; and also referencing Captain Alexander at Fort Smith; Daniel Boone Logan, son of Col. Logan, Creole Agent; Charles Adamson of Little Rock; Mr. Hicks printer; the Steamboat Frankland with Kendall as Master, Wade as Clerk, and Dallow as Bar Keeper. These appear to be notes made by Welsh to remember names and details.

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: 1845/07/30

Creation Date: 1845/07/30

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Welsh, Thomas; Adamson, Charles; Alexander, Edmund Brooke; Logan, James; Logan, Daniel Boone; Hicks, William Frields; Kendall, George M.

Subjects: Frankland (Steamship); Little Rock (Ark.); Fort Smith (Ark.); Steamboats; Poetry

Search Terms: Frankland (Steamship); Little Rock, Arkansas; Fort Smith, Arkansas; Steamboats; Poetry

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan

Object Name: Poem

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Good condition. No material tears or fraying.This is the reverse side of TW-A-XX-01(e).

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesA

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesA_F01_It01d

Notes: Added to PP 12/19/2020 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.