- Collection
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Title
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Object ID
- MG0116
- Date Range
- 1805-1984
1 document
- Collection
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Title
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Description
- Collection consists largely of information on the descendants of Edward Hand and on the Hand Family Reunion. Contains correspondence, genealogical materials, family charts, photographs, and commemorative booklet 1912, on Lancaster County in the Revolutionary War. Also, three documents concerning the settling of the Hand estate.
- Date Range
- 1805-1984
- Year Range From
- 1805
- Year Range To
- 1984
- Date of Accumulation
- 1805-1984
- Creator
- Hand family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Subjects
- Genealogy
- Family records
- Letters
- Search Terms
- Genealogy
- Family records
- Family reunions
- Rock Ford
- Correspondence
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Finding aids
- Extent
- 1 box, 27 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0116
- 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
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection (MG-116), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Other Numbers
- MG-116
- Classification
- MG0116
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Added to database 1 May 2019.
Documents
- Collection
- Hager Store Collection
- Title
- Hager Store Collection
- Object ID
- MG0104
- Date Range
- 1774-1953
1 document
- Collection
- Hager Store Collection
- Title
- Hager Store Collection
- Description
- The Hager Store Collection contains anniversary booklets, invoices, advertisements, family papers, and newsletter of the Hager Department Store which was founded in Lancaster. The collection includes a children's book that was distributed by the store and a Christmas catalog. Among the Hager family papers are deeds, land patents, and probate records.
- Date Range
- 1774-1953
- Year Range From
- 1774
- Year Range To
- 1953
- Date of Accumulation
- 1774-1953
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- People
- Arnold, Anna
- Arnold, Frank W.
- Cain, James M.
- Cain, Kathryn
- Conyngham, David H.
- Dehaven, J. Harry
- Demuth, Jacob
- Diller, Isaac
- Dowd, M. Jane
- Dubbs, T. Wilson
- Frey, Caroline
- Frey, Jacob L.
- Frosart, John
- Gast, Emma L.
- Gast, Henry
- Graybill, Daniel
- Hager, Anne Graham
- Hager, Betty Rick
- Hager, Charles F.
- Hager, Christopher
- Hager, Edward T.
- Hager, Frances
- Hager, Helen R.
- Hager, John C.
- Hager, John C., Jr.
- Hager, John J.
- Hager, Katherine
- Hager, Margaret H.
- Hager, Mary W.
- Hager, Nathaniel E.
- Hager, Redmond
- Hager, Sarah Ellen
- Hager, Susan B.
- Hager, William H.
- Hager, William H., Jr.
- Hamilton, Margaret
- Hartman, Annie M.
- Hartman, George H.
- Herr, Alice
- Herr, C. S.
- Herr, Magdalena
- Herr, Rudolph
- Hull, William
- Keller, H.
- Landis, Jacob
- Lefevre, Mrs.
- Miller, Charles
- Randolph, Grace Lee
- Randolph, John H.
- Randolph, Margaret H.
- Reigart, E. L.
- Roy, Sue
- Slaymaker, Henry
- Stark, Martin N.
- Steinman, George Michael
- Stewart, Charles
- Weber, George
- Wentz, Jacob H.
- Zimmerman, Mary Regina Malone
- Zimmerman, Simon Ralph
- Search Terms
- Advertisements
- Anniversaries
- Business Historical Society Bulletin
- Catalogs
- Deeds
- Department stores
- Express (Lititz)
- Financial records
- Finding aids
- Frank T. Riley Publishing Company
- Fulton Theatre
- Hager's Department Store
- Hamilton Watch Company
- Invoices
- Lancaster Agricultural Fair Association
- Lancaster Free Press Weekly
- Lancaster New Era
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Maps
- N. Trotter and Company
- Newsletters
- Newspaper clippings
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- Philadelphia Electric Company
- Postcards
- Quarter Century Club
- Receipts
- Stocks
- Stores
- Stores, Retail
- Taxes
- UGI Corporation
- Wills
- Wondertown
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 37 folders, 1 framed document, 1 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0104
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), 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 documents may be used by appointment--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.
- Other Numbers
- MG-104
- Classification
- MG0104
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Recataloged by MM, Summer 2011. Added to database 7 February 2019.
Documents
- Collection
- John Erisman Collection
- Title
- John Erisman Collection
- Object ID
- MG0101
- Date Range
- 1796-1847
1 document
- Collection
- John Erisman Collection
- Title
- John Erisman Collection
- Description
- This collection consists of papers generated by John Erisman in his position as Justice of the Peace. These papers are largely receipts, contracts, promissory notes, and judgments. There are many names listed on the documents.
- Date Range
- 1796-1847
- Year Range From
- 1796
- Year Range To
- 1847
- Date of Accumulation
- 1796-1847
- Creator
- Erisman, John
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- People
- Erisman, John
- Subjects
- Contracts
- Judicial bonds
- Justices of the peace
- Promissory notes
- Receipts (Acknowledgments)
- Summons
- Search Terms
- Contracts
- Judgment bonds
- Justices of the peace
- Promissory notes
- Receipts
- Summons
- Manuscript groups
- Finding aids
- Extent
- 1 box, 3 folders, .1 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English, German
- Object ID
- MG0101
- 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-101
- Other Number
- MG-101
- Classification
- MG0101
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Added to database 5 February 2019.
Documents
- Collection
- John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
- Title
- John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
- Object ID
- MG0071
- Date Range
- 1726-1922
1 document
- Collection
- John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
- Title
- John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
- Description
- Collection of Ellmaker family papers, including original papers of the first immigrant, John Leonard Ellmaker of Germany. Papers include correspondence, genealogy charts, deeds and legal papers. newspaper clippings, photographs, articles on Jacob Eichholtz, and a diploma and teachers' certificate. There is also a blank book with paper made at Ephrata Cloister in 1796.
- Date Range
- 1726-1922
- Year Range From
- 1726
- Year Range To
- 1922
- Date of Accumulation
- 1726-1922
- Creator
- Ellmaker family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 02
- People
- Cochran, Thomas B.
- Eichholtz, Jacob
- Elder, Thomas
- Ellmaker, Alfred
- Ellmaker, Amos
- Ellmaker, Ana Margareta
- Ellmaker, Benjamin Ellmaker
- Ellmaker, E. Ben
- Ellmaker, Edgar O.
- Ellmaker, Elizabeth
- Ellmaker, Enos
- Ellmaker, John Leonard
- Ellmaker, John Watson
- Ellmaker, Leonard
- Ellmaker, Lucy H.
- Ellmaker, Nathaniel
- Ellmaker, Thomas
- Graunnon, Christiana Margaretta
- Haverstick, H. B.
- Hoofgardner, Ferdinand
- Hornberger, Maria
- Hubbard, Elbert
- Huston, R. M.
- Koning, P.
- Mayor, Robert
- Moor, John
- Nicolaas, I.
- Pancoast, Dr.
- Schnierer, Jacob
- Snyder, Edwin L.
- Snyder, John A.
- Snyder, Mrs. Edwin L.
- Other Creators
- Ellmaker, John Leonard
- Subjects
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Deeds
- Family records
- Genealogy
- Letters
- Marriage records
- Stocks
- Wills
- Search Terms
- Aoelian Hall
- Carnegie Hall
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Ephrata Cloister
- Family records
- Finding aids
- Genealogy
- Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Marriage records
- Metropolitan Opera House
- Newspaper clippings
- Obituaries
- Philharmonic Society of New York
- Roycroft
- Stocks
- Wills
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 58 folders, 1 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English, German, Dutch
- Object ID
- MG0071
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Photograph Collection
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please request at 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.
- Classification
- MG0071
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 October 2018.
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Collection
- Title
- Letter from James Buchanan outlining his reasons for not wanting to run for Governor
- Object ID
- MG0096 F073
- Date Range
- 1848/07/20
1 document
12 images
- Collection
- James Buchanan Collection
- Title
- Letter from James Buchanan outlining his reasons for not wanting to run for Governor
- Description
- Draft of a letter from James Buchanan addressing the inquiry of whether he would be interested in becoming a candidate for nomination of Governor before the approaching Democratic State Convention with the understanding that the Democrats of York County will nominate him at their upcoming County Meeting. Buchanan outlines his reasons for not wanting to run for Governor. 20 July 1848.
- Date Range
- 1848/07/20
- Creator
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Storage Container
- Box 0002
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Search Terms
- Correspondence
- Letters
- Governors
- Political candidates
- Democratic State Convention, Pennsylvania
- James Buchanan
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 item, 12 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- MG0096
- Object ID
- MG0096 F073
- 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
- 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, Pa.
- Other Number
- MG-0096, Folder 073
- 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.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas Welsh
- Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB_F07
- Date Range
- 1848/01/04
1 document
2 images
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- Letter from James Buchanan to Thomas Welsh
- Description
- Handwritten letter from James Buchanan to Thomas Welsh informing him that his nomination as Second Lieutenant for gallantry and good conduct as a private volunteer in Mexico has been forwarded by the President to the Senate. Note: President is James K. Polk, Buchanan is Secretary of State.
- 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
- 1848/01/04
- Creation Date
- 1848/01/04
- Creator
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- Storage Container
- Box 0001
- Search Terms
- Letters
- Correspondence
- James Buchanan
- Buchanan Collections
- Mexican War
- Military promotions
- Extent
- 1 item, 4 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Poor
- Condition Notes
- Had been in a heavy wooden frame with wood backing. The letter itself shows some staining and is fragile.
- Parent Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB
- Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB_F07
- 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.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Other Numbers
- TW-B-48-02
- Classification
- MG0828
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- Draft of a letter from Thomas Welsh to James Buchanan or to William L. Marcy and poem
- Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB_F09
- Date Range
- 1848/01/19
1 document
4 images
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- Draft of a letter from Thomas Welsh to James Buchanan or to William L. Marcy and poem
- Description
- Handwritten draft of a letter from Thomas Welsh to James Buchanan or to William L. Marcy requesting instructions on how to proceed following his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant; the same draft document also contains remarks (prepared for some meeting) advocating a vigorous prosecution of the war; the document ends with a poem evidently written by Welsh summarizing his feelings about going back into war, a wounded veteran ready for further sacrifice to secure an honorable and lasting peace.
- 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
- 1848/01/19
- Creation Date
- 1848/01/19
- Creator
- Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- Storage Container
- Box 0001
- Extent
- 1 item, 4 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Notes
- Some staining and edge discoloration, but the document is intact. Condition good.
- Parent Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB
- Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB_F09
- 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-B-48-04
- Classification
- MG0828
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- Letter from Thomas Welsh to Major Van Ness
- Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB_F13
- Date Range
- 1848/07/28
1 document
4 images
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- Letter from Thomas Welsh to Major Van Ness
- Description
- Handwritten letter from Thomas Welsh to Major Van Ness seeking a settlement of accounts upon discharge and a request for three months of extra pay for a leave of absence. Note: Welsh refers to himself as a disabled soldier which along with MG0828 SeriesB F12, shows his concern over facing a return to civilian life with a serious leg wound.
- 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
- 1848/07/28
- Creation Date
- 1848/07/01
- 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
- Van Ness, Eugene
- Subjects
- Fort Hamilton (New York, N.Y.)
- Wounds and injuries
- Letters
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Mexico City (Mexico)
- United States. Army--Leaves and furloughs
- Search Terms
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Fort Hamilton, New York
- Letters
- Correspondence
- Wounds and injuries
- Mexican War
- Leave of absence
- Extent
- 1 item, 2 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Notes
- Good condition, with small tears around the edge, and discoloration on the folds.
- Parent Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB
- Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB_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-B-48-08
- Classification
- MG0828
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- Letter from Thomas Welsh to an unidentified addressee
- Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB_F14
- Date Range
- 1848/09/00
1 document
4 images
- Collection
- General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
- Title
- Letter from Thomas Welsh to an unidentified addressee
- Description
- Handwritten letter from Thomas Welsh to an unidentified addressee. Letter contains a detailed description of Welsh's experiences in the war and his wound at Buena Vista along with an objective analysis of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the US and Mexican armies in general and in the battles of Buena Vista and Molino Del Rey. It is unclear whether this letter was written in September 1847 or 1848, but contents indicates that it was most likely written in 1848.
- 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
- 1848/09/00
- Creation Date
- 1848/07/01
- Creator
- Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- Storage Container
- Box 0001
- Subjects
- Agua Nueva (Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico)
- Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847
- Buenavista (Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico)
- Letters
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Molino del Rey, Battle of, Mexico, 1847
- Wounds and injuries
- Search Terms
- Aqua Nueva, Mexico
- Battle casualties
- Battle of Buena Vista
- Battle of Molino del Rey
- Buenavista, Mexico
- Correspondence
- Letters
- Mexican War
- Molino del Rey, Mexico
- Saltillo, Mexico
- Wounds and injuries
- Extent
- 1 item, 4 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Notes
- Very good condition, with some discoloration along fold lines and along the edge.
- Parent Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB
- Object ID
- MG0828_SeriesB_F14
- 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-B-48-09
- Classification
- MG0828
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
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- Collection
- George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 1
- Title
- George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 1 Market Houses
- Object ID
- MG0545_Series01
- Date Range
- 1827-1926, 1999
1 document
- Title
- George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 1 Market Houses
- Description
- The documents in MG0545, Series 1 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the market houses, primarily in the nineteenth century. Payments to Market Masters and for gas lighting, advertising and maintenance show some of the costs associated with running the market houses in the nineteenth century. Market license certificates provide the names of stand holders and their products for 1925-1926.
- System of Arrangement
- This collection is organized into series:
- Series 1 Market Houses
- Series 2 Fire Department
- Series 3 Bridges
- Series 4 Railroads
- Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
- Series 6 Relief Fund
- Series 7 Administrative Records
- Date Range
- 1827-1926, 1999
- Creation Date
- 1827-1926, 1999
- Year Range From
- 1827
- Year Range To
- 1999
- Creator
- Lancaster (Pa.)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 11
- Search Terms
- Business records
- Finding aids
- Invoices
- Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
- Licenses
- Manuscript groups
- Market houses
- Markets
- Mellert Foundry and Machine Company
- Extent
- 1 box, 40 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0545_Series01
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory
- Related Item Notes
- Lancaster City Archives
- George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
- 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-545, Series 1
- Other Number
- MG-545, Series 1
- Classification
- MG0545
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
- Organized and preserved by MM, Summer 2011. Added to database 10 May 2021.
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