Carte de visite of Col. Thomas Welsh by J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. No date, but believed to be 1861.
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.
Carte de visite of Thomas Welsh in full uniform, standing by a fluted column; left hand on the column and right hand tucked inside uniform. On reverse: "Specialite, Hoag & Quick's, Art Palace, No. 100, 4th St., opp Post Office, Cincinnati, Ohio." [1863]. 2 copies, one trimmed at the bottom.
Provenance
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.
Document commissioning Henry F. Slaymaker captain of the 7th Company of the 98th Regiment of the Militita of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth, Second Brigade, Fourth Division of Militia of Lancaster County, August 3, 1811.