Coleman Papers Collection, Series 1, 1759-1904

MG0275 Coleman Papers Collection, Series 1, 1759-1904

Object ID:  MG0275_S01

3 boxes     70 folders     1.5 cubic ft.

Repository:  LancasterHistory (Organization)

Shelving Location:  Archives South, Side 8

Scope and Content Note:  The Coleman Papers Collection contains photocopies of original documents, genealogy, magazines, newspapers, and photographs relating to the Coleman and allied families and the history of Elizabeth Furnace/Farms. The original items include deeds, patents, warrants for survey, receipts, diaries, account books, correspondence, inventories, land drafts, and various legal papers.

Series 1 contains photocopies of a variety of documents ranging in date from 1759 to 1904. The earliest documents are property records including deeds, patents, and requests and orders for surveys of Henry William Stiegel and Robert Coleman for land in northern Lancaster County and what is now southeastern Lebanon County. Other types of legal documents include agreements, bonds, leases, and records of enslaved persons. Robert Coleman’s correspondence primarily regards business issues. There are also business and personal papers of the Grubb family, the Old family, B. Dawson Coleman, James Coleman, Harriet Coleman, George August Dawson, Anna Peace, the Robertson family, and George Dawson Coleman. Most notable is the correspondence with Simon Cameron and President and Mrs. Grant.

Creator:  Coleman family.

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Conditions Governing Reproductions:  Collection may not be photocopied. Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.

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Language:  English

Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Source of Acquisition:  Photocopies were made with the permission of Mr. William Coleman, 1998-2000.

Provenance:  Series 1 was housed in a filing cabinet and labeled “MSG #1.”

Processing History: Inventory completed by Marilyn M. Parrish, 25 June 1999.

This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. This collection was cataloged using DACS conventions.

Note:  The processing of this collection was partially funded by the Margaret Miller Schock Trust in cooperation with the Lancaster County Historical Society, 1998-2000. Dedicated staff, volunteers, and interns of the historical society completed this project in April 2002. Thanks to the generosity of the Coleman family, a photocopy of this important collection is available to the public at the Lancaster County Historical Society.

 

Box 1

Folder names reflect original organization of files at Elizabeth Mansion. The contents of the following folders were originally contained in the first folder labeled “Deeds.”Please note: spelling of personal names follows the spelling within documents, except for well-known names which go by common usage. [ ] indicate an approximation of the exact letters in a name on the original document.

Folder 1       Deeds #1, Folder 1a
Insert 1  Deed from Emanuel and Catharina Carpenter to Frederick and Catharina Yeiser. Deed for 114 acres of land in Elizabeth Township by Emanuel and Catharina Carpenter of Earl Township to Frederick and Catharina (daughter of Emanuel and Catharina Carpenter) Yeiser of the Borough of Lancaster. 5 December 1759.
Insert 2  Deed from Joseph and Mary Pugh to Henry William Stiegel, Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, and John Barr for two tracts of land in Heidelberg Twp. 10 September 1760.
Insert 3  Deed from Henry and BarbaraMoets to Martin Shank. Deed for 134 acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. from Henry and Barbara Moets to Martin Shank. 2 May 1763.
Insert 4  Deed from Daniel and Elizabeth Benezet to Robert Coleman. Sale of Daniel Benezet’s “one full equal and undivided third part” of Elizabeth Furnace. 12 March 1794.

Folder 2       Deeds #1, Folder 1b
Insert 1  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 311) in Warwick Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 311. 4 February 1824.
Insert 2  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 328) in Elizabeth Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 328. 11 February 1824.
Insert 3  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 331) in Heidelberg Twp. and Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 331. 4 February 1824.
Insert 4  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 332) in Cocalico Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 332. 18 February 1824.
Insert 5  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 335) in Elizabeth Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 335. 4 February 1824. Insert 6  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 337) in Elizabeth Twp. and Cocalico Twp. Enrolled in Patent Book H Vol. 21 folio 337. 11 February 1824.

Folder 3       Deeds #1, Folder 1c
Insert 1  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 343) in Cocalico Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 343. 18 February 1824.
Insert 2  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 411) in Warwick Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 411. 17 March 1824.
Insert 3 Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 412) in Elizabeth Twp. and Warwick Twp. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 412. 17 March 1824.
Insert 4 Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 414) in Warwick Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 414. 17 March 1824.
Insert 5 Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 456)Patent for land in Heidelberg Twp. and Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 456. 17 March 1824.
Insert 6 Patent for land to Robert Coleman (# 462) in Elizabeth Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 462. 25 March 1824.

Folder 4       Deeds #1, Folder 1
Insert 1  Deed from Robert Correy to Hugh Swan, for a tract of 213 acres of land in Hanover Twp. 15 November 1760.
Insert 2  Deed from Martin and Ann Shank to Michael Ballmer, for 134 acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. “Entered into the Office for Recording of Deeds in and for the County of Lancaster, Page 119, the 13^th May 1782. Witness my hand and the seal of my office aforesaid, John Hubley, Recorder.” 6 July 1763.
Insert 3  Patent for land to John Bemersderfer, for 100 acres of land partly in Elizabeth Twp. and partly in Warwick Twp. Patent Book N, page 418. Signed by John Dickinson. 29 April 1784.
Insert 4  Deed from Christian Krall’s estate to George Strickler. Catharine Krall and Christian Riesser, executors. 139 acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. 3 April 1810.
Insert 5  Deed from Michael and Ann Zartman to Christian Shenck, for 90 acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. 1 April 1817.
Insert 6  Patent for land to John and Catharine Royer, for 18 acres of land in Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon County, originally belonging to Michael Neaf (warrant, 1 February 1754). Patent Book H, Vol. 17 page 188. 4 December 1819.
Insert 7  Deed from John Zartman to Michael Kline, for 18 acres of land in Elizabeth Township. Includes sketch of property. 1 April 1820.

Folder 5       Deeds #2, Folder 2
Insert 1  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#420) for 151 acres of land in Heidelberg Twp., Lebanon County, originally belonging to Alexander Sheaver (warrant, 29 March 1756). Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 420. 17 March 1824.
Insert 2  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#440) for 250 acres in Elizabeth Twp. and Heidelberg Twp., belonging to Joseph Kratzer, Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 440. 17 March 1824.
Insert 3  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#461) for 23 acres of land in Elizabeth Township sold to Robert Coleman by Adam Reigart (original warrant issued 7 March 1793). Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 461. 2 April 1824.
Conveyance from Adam Reigart to Robert Coleman for tract of land containing 231 acres in Elizabeth Township. Sold for one dollar. 1 April 1824. Folded within Patent for Adam Reigart’s land, issued to Robert Coleman 1 April 1824 (#461).
Insert 4  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#464) for 84 acres of land in Heidelberg Twp., Lebanon County, originally belonging to John Enters (warrant, 15 April 1755). Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 464. 29 March 1824.

Folder 6       Robert Coleman—Deeds, Folder 1
Insert 1  Deed from John and Mary Dickinson to Robert Coleman, for 1/3 part of Elizabeth Furnace. 30 December 1780.
Insert 2  Articles of agreement between John Dickinson and Robert Coleman. Includes payments made on four bonds relating to 1/3 share of land at Elizabeth Furnace (four pages). 1 November 1781.
Insert 3  Deed from Jacob and Barbara Weinant to Robert Coleman, for three tracts of land in Elizabeth Twp. adjoining the Furnace (in seven pieces). 24 May 1782.
Insert 4  Patent for land to Robert Coleman and Daniel Benezet, for 250 acres of land called Colemanton in Warwick Twp. Signed by John Dickinson. Patent Book # 2 p. 364. 8 March 1784.
Insert 5  Patent for land to Robert Coleman and Daniel Benezet, for 137¼ acres of land called Benezeton in Elizabeth Township. Signed by John Dickinson. Patent Book #2 p. 367. 8 March 1784.
Insert 6  Deed from the Estate of John Beemesderfer to Michael Zartman. Elizabeth Beemesderfer (widow) and Ludwig Wohlfart, executors. 150 acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. and Warwick Twp. Witnessed by Robert Coleman (one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas). 26 December 1795.
Insert 7  Deed from the Estate of John Wolfensberger to Robert Coleman. John Newman and Andrew Boyer, executors. Three tracts of land in Elizabeth Township. 8 May 1805.
Insert 8  Deed from Jacob and Elizabeth Weidman to John Weidman, for 23¾ acres of land in Cocalico Twp. 4 February 1806.
Inside deed were three small papers:
Deed from John Weidman and wife to John C. Bishop. No date.
Receipt to George Hocher from Ulrich Meshler, for purchase of 99 acres in Cocalico Township, (original warrant, 21 May 1751). 26 May 1762.
Survey of John and Jacob Weidman’s land. Summer 1804.

Folder 7       Robert Coleman—Deeds, Folder 2
Insert 1  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#323) for 992 ½ acres in Elizabeth Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 323. 11 February 1824.
Insert 2  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#329) for 349 acres in Elizabeth Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 329. 4 February 1824.
Insert 3  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#333) for 315 acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. and Warwick Twp. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 333. 4 February 1824.
Insert 4  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#339) for 343 acres in Elizabeth Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 339. 11 February 1824.
Insert 5  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#349) for 418 acres in Elizabeth Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 349. 18 February 1824.
Insert 6  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#417) for 156 acres in Warwick Township. Original warrant granted to “Baltzer Sise (or Sees)” 2 July 1746. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 417. 17 March 1824.
Insert 7  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#448) for 159 acres in Elizabeth Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 448. 17 March 1824.
Insert 8  Patent for land to Robert Coleman (#460) for 104 acres in Elizabeth Township. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21 folio 460. 25 March 1824.

Folder 8       Grubb
Insert 1  Bond, Robert Coleman to Peter Grubb. 2000 pound bond, payable 1 May 1787. 9 May 1786.
Insert 2  Bond (#8), Robert Coleman to Elizabeth Grubb. 2000 pound bond in gold and silver coin to “spinster” Elizabeth Grubb. Dates of annual payments through 22 August 1803. 20 August 1795.
Insert 3  Bond (#9), Robert Coleman to Elizabeth Grubb. 2000 pound bond in gold and silver coin. Dates of annual payments through 21 August 1803. 20 August 1795.
Insert 4  Bond (#10), Robert Coleman to Elizabeth Grubb. 2000 pound bond in gold and silver coin. Dates of annual payments through 21 August 1803 (paid in full). 20 August 1795.
Insert 5  Bond, Robert Coleman to William Grubb. 5420 pound bond. Dates of annual payments through 18 May 1804 (paid in full). 27 September 1798.
Insert 6  Letter from Peter Grubb to Robert Coleman. Request for aid in purchase of stills. 5 August 1793.
Insert 7  Letter from J. Yeates and Edward Burd to Robert Coleman agreeing to lease of Elizabeth Furnace and Forge to Robert Coleman. 9 April 1793.
Insert 8  Letter from James Benezet to Curtis Grubb regarding purchase of 1/3 of Elizabeth Furnace from Daniel Benezet. 28 June 1786.

Folder 9       Stiegel #1, Folder 1
Insert 1  Deed—Sale of land to Henry William Stiegel, Charles Stedman, and Alexander Stedman. 30 December 1761.
Sale of land in Elizabeth Township by Frederick and Catharine Yeisar to Henry William Stiegel and Charles Stedman and Alexander Stedman.Acknowledged before Justice of the Peace, 6 February 1762. Recorded in Lancaster, 6 April 1762.
Insert 2  Deed for 1/3 Elizabeth Furnace to Daniel Benezet by Henry William Stiegel. 5 May 1775.

Folder 10     Stiegel #1, Folder 2
Insert 1  Bill of sale for land to George Churchman. Sale of 100 acres of land by Jacob Lenord of Warwick Twp. bordered by Nicholas Smith, Henry Hoyle, and William [Thomas]. 8 January 1749.
Bill of sale for land to Henry William Stiegel, Alexander Stedman, and company. 12 February 1759.
Insert 2  Receipt for sale of land to Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 25 acres adjoining Jacob Eby in Elizabeth Township. 15 April 1758.
Insert 3  Receipt for sale of land at Elizabeth Furnace to Charles Stedman. Sale of 2500 acres of land, iron works, and all other buildings, in Elizabeth Twp. by Alexander and Elizabeth Stedman, previously purchased from John Barr. 30 November 1759.

Folder 11     Stiegel #1, Folder 3
Insert 1  Elizabeth Furnace Lease to George Frederick [Taxis] of Elizabeth Twp. by Michael Eberhart, agent for Dickinson, Benezet and Stedman, owners of Elizabeth Furnace. 1 April 1776.
Insert 2  Elizabeth Furnace Lease to James Old and Robert Coleman by Charles Stedman, John Dickinson, and Daniel Benezet. 15 October 1776.

Folder 12     Stiegel #1, Folder 4
Insert 1  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 100 acres of land adjoining Martin Byer, Peter Bochner, and Alexander Sheffer in Elizabeth Township. Original request, 10 April 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 2  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 25 acres of land adjoining Jacob Eby in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 10 April 1758. 7 March 1822.
Insert 3  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 25 acres of land adjoining Jacob Boght and Stephen Lake in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 7 April 1758. 17 March 1822.
Insert 4  Copy of receipt for purchase of land by Jacob Focht. 30 acres of land adjoining Jacob Eby in Lebanon Twp. Original request, 2 February 1756. 9 April 1822.
Insert 5  Copy of Request for Survey for Joseph Cretzer. 50 acres of land adjoining Henry Weiss and Adam Schneider in Lebanon Twp. Original request, 14 February 1750. 9 April 1822.
Insert 6  Copy of Request for Survey for William Sheets. 100 acres of land adjoining Joseph Groitzer and Ulrich Croan in Warwick Township. Original request, 2 August 1753. 9 April 1822.
Insert 7  Copy of Request for Survey for Joseph Kratzer. 50 acres adjoining his other land in or near Lebanon Twp. Original request, 21 October 1747. 9 April 1822.
Insert 8  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 100 acres of land adjoining Christian Lentz and Jacob Braught in Warwick Twp. Original request, 10 April 1758. 9 April 1822.
Insert 9  Copy of Survey for Stephen Jacob in right of Joseph Crytzer. 61 acres adjoining Adam Snyder and vacant land in Lebanon Twp. Original survey, 10 October 1754. 9 April 1822.
Insert 10  Copy of Survey for Robert Coleman. 63 acres in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County. Requested 16 March 1822. 11 April 1822.
Insert 11  Copy of Request for Survey for Joseph Cratzer. 50 acres of land adjoining Henry Weiss and Adam Schneider in Lebanon Township. Original request, 14 February 1750. 23 April 1822.
Insert 12  Copy of Survey for Stephen Jacob in right of Joseph Crutzer. 61 acres adjoining Adam Snyder and vacant land in Lebanon Township. Original survey, 10 October 1754. 23 April 1822.
Insert 13  Copy of Application for Land by John Kratzer. 60 acres of land adjoining Joseph Kratzer, Ulrich Krall, William Sheets, Henry W. Stiegel, and John Barr in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County. Original application, 20 August 1819. 16 November 1824.
Insert 14  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 50 acres of land adjoining Delman Sheetz, Ulrich Groett, and Jacob Lidig in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 10 April 1758. 6 November 1824.

Folder 13     Stiegel #1, Folder 5
Insert 1  Bills of sale for land.
Sale of land to William James. 30 September 1744.
Sale of land to Balfor [Seefe] and Valantin Glover. 28 November 1754.
Sale of land to Christopher [Seefe] and William Shober. 24 September 1747.
Insert 2  Copy of Daniel Benezet’s Title to land near Elizabeth Furnace. Receipt of sale of land from Jacob Hetzel to John Moore. 80 acres adjoining Peter Burkhard and Jacob Hoover. 18 November 1757.
Receipt of sale of land from John and Susanna Moore to Henry William Stiegel (8 acres). 16 April 1768.
Insert 3  Deed of Land to Anthony Debusk. Land grant for 400 acres in Newhanover County, North Carolina. 18 November 1760.
Insert 4  Copy of Request for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry Stiegel. 100 acres of land adjoining Ulrich Stely in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 19 May 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 5  Copy of Request for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry Stiegel. 100 acres of land adjoining Martin Whitman in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 19 May 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 6  Copy of Request for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry Stiegel. 100 acres of land adjoining Ulrich Barr in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 19 May 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 7  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 50 acres of land adjoining Dilman Sheetz, Ulrich Grall, and Jacob Lidig in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 10 April 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 8  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 25 acres adjoining Martin Sheedy, Bastian Keller, Lodowick Cole in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 10 April 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 9  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 25 acres of land adjoining Jacob Voght and Stephen Lake in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 10 April 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 10  Copy of Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 34¾ acres adjoining Simon [Free] and vacant land. Original survey, 26 April 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 11  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 100 acres of land adjoining Christian Lentz and Jacob Braught in Warwick Twp. Original request, 10 April 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 12  Copy of Request for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry Stiegel. 100 acres adjoining Jacob Huber in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 19 May 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 13  Copy of Request for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 25 acres adjoining Jacob Eby in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 10 April 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 14  Copy of Request for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry Stiegel. 100 acres adjoining Michael Palmer in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 19 May 1758. 31 December 1773.
Insert 15  Copy of Request for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry Stiegel. 100 acres adjoining Henry [Motees] in Elizabeth Twp. Original request, 19 May 1758. 31 December 1773.

Folder 14     Stiegel #1, Folder 6
Insert 1  Order for Survey for Henry William Stiegel and John Barr. 50 acres adjoining lands of Dilman Sheetz, Ulrich Crall, and Jacob Lydig in Elizabeth Twp. 10 April 1758.
Insert 2  Order for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry Stiegel. 100 acres adjoining the lands of Michael Palmer in Elizabeth Twp. 19 May 1758.
Insert 3  Order for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry Stiegel. 100 acres adjoining land of Henry [Motees] in Elizabeth Twp. 19 May 1758.
Insert 4  Order for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry Stiegel. 100 acres adjoining land of Martin Whiteman in Elizabeth Twp. 19 May 1758.
Insert 5  Copy of Order for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, and Henry William Stiegel. 100 acres in Mount Joy Township adjoining lands of John Shiley and Vogel Hans (No. 1036). 9 October 1765.
Insert 6  Copy of Order for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, and Henry William Stiegel. 200 acres of land in Bethel Twp. adjoining Martin Oberly, Jacob [Swop] and Henry Oberly (No. 1039). 9 October 1765. Insert 7Copy of Order for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, and Henry William Stiegel. 50 acres in Lebanon Township adjoining Michael Bachman (No. 1041). 9 October 1765.
Insert 8  Copy of Order for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, and Henry William Stiegel. 50 acres of land in Heidelberg Township adjoining Jacob Wolfsberger (No. 1042). 9 October 1765.
Insert 9  Copy of Order for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, and Henry William Stiegel. 50 acres adjoining Martin Lapp (No. 1043). 9 October 1765.
Insert 10  Copy of Order for Survey for Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, and Henry William Stiegel. 50 acres adjoining Henry [Bring] (No. 1044). 9 October 1765.

Folder 15     Stiegel #2, Folder 1a
Insert 1  List of lands at Elizabeth Furnace.
On first page, list of “Lands Belonging to Estate of Elizabeth Furnace, #1-14.” List of tracts of land with their acreage, former owners. Total acreage=8285 ½ acres. With following note: “NB The above and within List was made out by Henry William Stiegel who never was exact in anything he undertook.”Second page includes #15-20 under heading “Lands and Plantations belonging to the Estate of Elizabeth Furnace which may be sold without injuring in carrying on the Iron works the following Plantations viz.” Total acreage=1600 acres. No date.
Insert 2  List of Deeds
Four page booklet with entries 1780-1815. List of deeds formerly belonging to William Stiegel and Charles and Alexander Stedman, and list of purchases by Robert Coleman. Includes acreage, price in dollars and cents and description of lands. Last entry 7 Jun 1815 (under #38). Note on entry #36: “patented 11 Feb 1824.” Last page of booklet includes list of patented lands belonging to Elizabeth Furnace. No date.

Folder 16     Stiegel #2, Folder 1b
Insert 1  Deed to Charles Stedman, Alexander Stedman, and Henry William Stiegel from Thomas and Ann Willing. 24 October 1763. Acknowledged by Ann and Thomas Willing, 23 January 1768. Entered by Recorder of Deeds, 29 August 1794.

Insert 2  Deed to Henry William Stiegel for 250 acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. by Thomas Penn and Richard Penn. Recorded 24 Feb 1768. Signed over to Curtis Grubb and Peter Grubb by Henry William Stiegel in 1772 (2/3—Curtis, 1/3—Peter). 20 February 1768.
Insert 3  Deed for Elizabeth Furnace from Alexander and Elizabeth Stedman to John and Mary Dickinson. Sale of 1/3 part of 10,000 acres, ½ iron ore mine, 1/3 Furnace, to John and Mary Dickinson by Alexander and Elizabeth Stedman. Entered by Recorder of Deeds 31 May 1775. 2 November 1774.

Folder 17     Robert Coleman—Cornwall
Insert 1  Calculation for making 1000 tons of Pig Iron at Cornwall Furnace. List and value of items necessary for making 1000 tons of pig iron at Cornwall Furnace. Includes value of natural resources and wages.
Insert 2  Plan for the Division and Valuation of Cornwall Furnace, Hopewell Forge, and Union Forge. Description of Cornwall Furnace, Hopewell Forge, and Union Forge, including acreage.
Insert 3  Opinion of Henry J. Williams, Esq., concerning the right of Reading Furnace in the Cornwall Ore Bank. 30 November 1849.
Insert 4  Listing of legal actions relating to Cornwall Furnace and Cornwall Ore Banks. Listing of legal actions (1732-1849) including deeds, wills, patents, warrants, agreements, arguments, and amicable actions between Robert Coleman and Peter Grubb and Curtis Grubb relating to Cornwall Furnace and Cornwall Ore Banks.
Insert 5  Draft representing Cornwall Ore Banks and Estate. A map representing the three hills known as the Cornwall Ore Banks, the property of Curtis Grubb, Peter Grubb, and Robert Coleman.
Insert 6  Copy of the Will of Curtis Grubb. 29 October 1851. Includes dispersal of income from sale of property. Original document, 6 February 1790.
Insert 7  Agreement for operating Cornwall Mine-hills and 1860 Cornwall Ore Banks. Unsigned agreement delineating percent ownership of ores in Cornwall mine-hills and ore-banks. Owners include Robert W. Coleman, Robert H. and Anne C. Coleman (minor children of William Coleman, deceased), represented by guardian Samuel Small, Robert Coleman and George Dawson Coleman, Edward B. Grubb and Clement B. Grubb, and White & Ferguson, present owners of Robesonia Furnace. Established position of “Superintendent of Mines,” supervised by proprietors.
Insert 8  Copy of “the Legend of the Hounds” (poem). “By George H. Boker in connection with Old Colebrook Furnace at Colebrook which lies at the foot of South Mountain Range of which Cornwall Ore Hills form a part.” Eleven page typed copy of poem “copied from a book dated 1876.

Folder 18     Old
Sleeve “Sketches and Obituaries of Coleman and Old Families”-–empty,
See Robert Coleman #2, Folder 6.
Inserts 1-7 (not photocopied).
Insert 1  The Maryland Gazette, 11 February 1785.
“This paper contains a remarkable proficy concerning America.”
Insert 2  The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal, 28 March 1797.
Daily Advertiser
Insert 3  The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser, 27 September 1800.
Insert 4  The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser, 30 September 1800.
Insert 5  Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser, 2 October 1800.
Insert 6  Relt’s Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser, 11 August 1803.
“This paper to be kept as containing observations on neutral commerce.”
Insert 7  Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger, 26 February 1812.
Insert 8  Lease of Elizabeth Furnace by Charles Stedman, John Dickinson and Daniel Benezet to James Old and Robert Coleman. 15 October 1776.
Insert 9  Lease of Spring Forge. Three year lease of Spring Forge (3000 acres in Paradise Twp., York County) from John Steinmetz to Robert Coleman. This property also included 180 acres at the “Plantation called the Davis’s.” 8 April 1793.

Folder 19     Robert Coleman—Leases, Folder 1
Insert 1  Agreement with John Smith for “Stephen Yackey’s place.” Lease of plantation belonging to Charles Stedman, John Dickinson, and Daniel Benezet, owners of Elizabeth Furnace, for three years. 27 February 1776.
Insert 2  Agreement with John Smith for lease of plantation to John Smith for one year. 10 March 1779.
Insert 3  Agreement with Frederick Foreman to lease the plantation known as the “Swamp Place” for three years. 1 April 1792.
Insert 4  Agreement with John Bemisdorfer to lease the farm formerly owned by Emanuel Seese for two years. 3 February 1793.
Insert 5  Agreement with John Hammer, who continued a lease begun by Henry Puffenmyer for the plantation “now in the possession of Christian Royer,” for three years. 2 March 1793.
Insert 6  Agreement with John Bemisdorfer for the lease of “Royer’s Place” for three years. 13 February 1796.
Insert 7  Agreement with George Hammer for the lease of “Seese’s Place” for three years. 30 March 1796.

Folder 20     Robert Coleman—Leases, Folder 2
Insert 1  Copy of lease of Daniel Benezet’s 1/3 of Elizabeth Furnace to Robert Coleman. Lease of Furnace with provision for additional buildings on the property: barn, coal house, casting house, 3 houses for workmen and a smokehouse. 1 September 1785.
Insert 2  Letter to Robert Coleman from James Old requesting payment to Jasper Yeates, Edward Burd, James Clemson, Joseph Shippen, Jr., and Edward Hand (guardians of the minor children of Peter Grubb, deceased). 24 December 1787.
Insert 3  Lease of Daniel Benezet’s 1/3 of Elizabeth Furnace to Robert Coleman. Continuation of lease of Elizabeth Furnace to Robert Coleman. 27 October 1791.
Insert 4  Articles of Agreement between Daniel Benezet and Robert Coleman for the sale of Daniel Benezet’s 1/3 of Elizabeth Furnace to Robert Coleman. 12 March 1793.
Insert 5  Bond, Robert Coleman to Daniel Benezet. 1000 pounds in gold or silver money, with interest to be paid annually by Robert Coleman. 12 March 1794. Payment history on back of document.

Folder 21     Robert Coleman—Leases, Folder 3
In this folder, there were a number of negative images of family documents. Each item had a typed 3×5 card attached to it.
Insert 1  Indenture of Elizabeth Crothers to serve Thomas Brown for three years in exchange for her passage to Philadelphia. 4 August 1783.
Thomas Brown sold her indenture to W. A. Caldwell who sold it to Robert Coleman. 9 December 1783.
Insert 2  Account of Michael Hahn at Speedwell Forge Account of bar iron purchased at Speedwell Forge by Michael Hahn. 10 September 1787.
Insert 3  Two receipts to Robert Coleman regarding the purchase of two enslaved persons at Matthias Slough’s sale. Balance due on purchase of stock belong to Slough and [Hilliger] at Martic Forge. 30 August 1790.
Insert 4  Receipt to Robert Coleman for use of an enslaved person named David, the property of Mrs. Allison. 35 pounds for wages. 4 September 1790. For receipt for use in 1789, see Folder 23, Insert 3.
Insert 5  Account of Moore, Kirkpatrick & Co., at Elizabeth Furnace. Materials at store in exchange for ironware, covering 4 September 1790—5 December 1794. 5 December 1794.
Insert 6  Receipt from Shipmaster of the Dorothea, M. D. Dougherty, for six boxes containing $6000 shipped by James Latimer, Jr., to Canton for goods to be shipped from Canton to Philadelphia. 13 May 1807.
Insert 7  List of lands belonging to Elizabeth Furnace patented 1834-1824, containing names of warrantees, number of acres in each survey, number of acres in each patent, dates of warrants and applications, costs of each patent. Lands patented during the winter of 1823-1824. Total number of acres patented: 6660. Cost of patenting: $9617.03.
Insert 8  Calculations for making 1000 tons of pig iron at Cornwall Furnace.
Expenses, 3942 pounds. Sales, 7850. Profit, 3908. One of two undated calculations with slightly different figures (see Robert Coleman—Cornwall Folder).

Folder 22     Surveys
Insert 1  Survey for Henry Moode for 134 acres in Warwick Township. 26 September 1749.
Insert 2  Survey for Martin Dudy in right of Jacob Howser for 85 acres in Elizabeth Township. 25 October 1755.
Insert 3  Survey for Jacob Hoover for land adjoining Emanuel Carpenter, Ulrich Hartman, Nicholas Smith, Martin Dudee, and Grubb’s Forge. Warrant dated 1 March 1755. 20 May 1758.
Insert 4  Two surveys on one piece of paper: Survey for Henry Stiegel for 11 acres in Elizabeth Township. 7 January 1768.
Survey for Adam Seigler for 42 acres in Cumrue Township, Berks County. 24 March 1768.
Insert 5  Copy of Survey for Stephen Jacob in right of Joseph Cryzter for 61 acres in Lebanon County. Warrant dated 14 February 1750. Surveyed 10 October 1754. 31 December 1773.
Insert 6  Copy of Survey for Michael Palmer for 61 acres in Warwick Township. Warrant dated 10 Mar 1757. Surveyed 24 May 1757. 31 December 1773.
Insert 7  Survey for John Bemisderfer in right of Nicholas Smith for 150 acres in Elizabeth Twp. and Warwick Twp. Warrant dated 19 May 1748. 12 September 1782.
Insert 8  Survey for Nicholas Smith for 150 acres in Elizabeth Twp. and Warwick Twp. Warrant dated 19 May 1748. 12 September 1782.
Insert 9  Survey for Jacob Berchinger. 17 October 1782. Warrant filed 16 January 1738.
Insert 10  Survey for Adam Householder for 137 acres in Elizabeth Twp. Warrant dated 5 September 1749. 18 October 1782.
Insert 11  Copy of Survey for Stephen Berringer for 130 acres of land in Warwick Twp. Warrant dated 10 April 1754. Surveyed 5 November 1755. 4 October 1803.
Insert 12  Copy of Survey for Jacob Fletcher for 106 acres in Warwick Twp. Warrant dated 19 November 1748. Surveyed 4 September 1749. 17 May 1804.
Insert 13  Copy of Survey for David Caldwell for 32 acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. Surveyed 10 May 1762. 20 April 1820.
Insert 14  Copy of Survey for Robert Coleman for 117 acres in Heidelberg Twp., Lebanon County. Granted 24 October 1747 to Joseph Kratzer. Surveyed 17 September 1819 for Robert Coleman. 9 April 1822.
Insert 15  Copy of Survey for Sebastian Keller for 11 acres in Elizabeth Twp. Surveyed 23 September 1766. Note on back: 16 July 1822. “This is the only application in the name of Sebastian Keller in the office and no warrant in the name of Sebastian Keller can be found.” 16 July 1822.
Insert 16  Copy of Survey for Jacob Eip in right of Martin Weightman for 257 acres in Warwick Township. Warrant dated 23 March 1733/4. Surveyed 5 April 1740. 23 March 1824.
Insert 17  Survey for G. Dawson Coleman for small tract of land in Elizabeth Township. 17 August 1855.
Insert 18  Survey for G. Dawson Coleman for 28 acres in Elizabeth Township. 13 May 1856.
Insert 19  Survey for G. Dawson Coleman for 28 acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. which O. Caldwell, agent for G. Dawson Coleman, bought from Levi Steiner. 22 December 1866.
Insert 20  Survey for Martin Dudee and Sebastian Keller. No date.
Insert 21  Survey for Jacob Hoover, Henry Moots, and Michael Palmer in Elizabeth Township. No date.
Insert 22  Survey for Henry Moots for 86 acres in Elizabeth Twp., adjoining Jacob Hoover and Michael Palmer. Warrant dated 7 March 1758. No date.
Insert 23  Survey for Emanuel Seese for 24 acres in Elizabeth Township. No date.
Insert 24  Survey of land near St. Turnpike Including land of [Buffmans], Jacob Miller, Lutheran Church, Snavelys, Brickers. On lined paper. No date.

Folder 23     Slaves Folder, Folder 1 (original folder title)
Insert 1  Bill of sale of an enslaved woman named Betty (28 yrs) and her children Charles, Nanny, and Tony. Receipt for purchase by Robert Coleman. 4 February 1779.
Insert 2  Bill of sale of an enslaved boy named Thom. Receipt for purchase by Robert Coleman. 9 February 1787.
Insert 3  Receipt to Robert Coleman for balance of wages for David Lot’s time by Grace Allison. 25 January 1789.
Insert 4  Bill of sale for purchase of Austin, enslaved for life, by Robert Coleman. 21 December 1793.
Insert 5  Indenture history of Solomon Cork, an enslaved male, signed over to Robert Coleman by John Price. Previous slaveholders include Robert West (11 April 1796), Robert Fraime (5 April 1796). “He being previous to the execution hereof, Liberated, Manumitted, and set Free…hath voluntarily and of his own accord, being eleven years of age…does bind himself as a servant to Robert West…until the full end and term of seventeen years.” 12 August 1803.

Folder 24     Slaves Folder, Folder 2 (original folder title)
Insert 1  Bill of sale to John Montgomery of an enslaved boy named Juba, about 9 years old, by William Smith. 27 September 1777.
Insert 2  Bill of sale for an enslaved man named Juba (about 18 years), sold by John Montgomery to Joseph Kreps. 2 May 1785.
Insert 3  Certification of a return entered by John Montgomery of Carlisle on 23 October 1780 regarding Juba, an enslaved boy, then supposed to be about 13 years old. Certified by Cumberland County clerk John Agnew. 16 November 1789.
Insert 4  Bill of sale for an enslaved man, Juba (about 22 years old) to Robert Coleman from Joseph Kreps. 1 January 1790.

Folder 25     Robert Coleman #1
Insert 1  Bill of sale for tract of land in Warwick Township. From Henry Mootz to Jacob Huber. [30] March 1755.
From Jacob and Magdalina Huber to Stedman, Alexander Stedman, John Barr, and Henry William Stiegel. 5 May 1758.
Recorded in the Office for Recording of Deeds in the City and County of Philadelphia, Book 1, Vol. 4, page 112, 28 January 1768.
Insert 2  Correspondence from Elisha Hall regarding the marriage of his daughter. 5 May 1797. Copy of letter to daughter’s suitor answering marriage request for Robert Coleman’s daughter. No date. Letter from Mark Bird. 18 July 1789.
Insert 4  Letter from Richard Peter requesting contribution to aid Mark Bird. 5 July 1807.
Insert 5  Card describing Stiegel’s six plate stove created at Elizabeth Furnace in 1769. No date.
Insert 6  Obituaries from newspapers, no dates. James Coleman, son of Robert; Robert Coleman; Stephen Chambers Coleman, son of Robert; Mrs. Harriet Dawson Coleman, widow of James Coleman; Ann Caroline Coleman, daughter of Robert Coleman; George Coleman, son of Robert Coleman; Sarah Hand Coleman, daughter of Robert Coleman.
Insert 7  Receipt for clothing from Thomas Billington, Philadelphia. 10 December 1789.
Insert 8  Receipt for clothing from Taylor & Wright. 1789.
Insert 9  Receipt from silversmith. Peter Getz. No date.
Insert 10  Receipt from Sheriff’s sale of property of Robert Patton, deceased. 22 May 1789.
Insert 11  Barber’s bill from Martin Pierce. 30 January 1790.
Insert 12  Receipt for jewelry. 18 September 1806.
Receipt for gold earrings and chain. 25 October 1806.

Folder 26     Robert Coleman—Elizabeth
Insert 1  Notes on Elizabeth Furnace land. List of lands belonging to Elizabeth Furnace, acres patented to Robert Coleman with dates of patents of adjoining lands. No date.
Insert 2  List of tracts of land returned by the Deputy-Surveyor of Lancaster County, “unpatented and in the possession of Robert Coleman, wholly or in part.” No date.
Insert 3  List of lands originally belonging to Elizabeth Furnace with information about owners and acreage. No date.
Insert 4  List of Elizabeth Furnace Lands 1823-1824, patented during the winter of 1823-1824 with acreage and costs of each patent. 3 April 1824.

 

Folder 27     Robert Coleman #2, Folder 1
Insert 1  Robert Coleman from William Old for 100 pounds in gold or silver. Payment due 1 April 1792. [178_]
Insert 2  Bond, Robert Coleman, James Old and Matthias Slough from John Dickinson for 150 ounces of gold. 18 January 1781.
Paid in full to John Dickinson, 20 January 1790.
Insert 3  Statement of Account for warrants and surveys requested from state land office. 5 June 1782.
Insert 4  Arbitration Bond, George Brungard to Robert Coleman for 1000 pound bond for carpentry work at Cornwall Furnace. 14 January 1783.
Insert 5  Bond, Robert Coleman and James Old to Charles Stedman for 1000 pounds in gold or silver, to be paid to Charles Stedman with payments through 18 May 1789. 14 January 1784.
Insert 6  Receipt for purchases of land by John Bemersderfer for 150 ½ acres of land in Elizabeth Twp. and Warwick Twp. Warrant dated 19 May 1748. 28 April 1784.
Insert 7  Brief sketch of the Elizabeth Furnace Estate. History of ownership of Elizabeth Furnace Estate. 2 booklets, first—14 pages, second—7 pages. July 1818.
Insert 8  Copy of Board of Property decision regarding title dispute. Board decided in favor of plaintiff, Robert Coleman over defendant John Kratzer regarding issuing patent to tract of land in Lebanon County. Robert Coleman claimed the warrant granted to Henry William Stiegel and John Barr (10 Apr 1758). Although the original survey was not found, a second survey was carried out 1 May 1784. 7 December 1819.
Insert 9  Copy of Caveat and Judgment of the Board of Property. 5 April 1822.
Insert 10  Copy of minutes from proceedings of Board of Property concerning title dispute, Robert Coleman vs. John Kratzer, 7-8 December 1819. 5 April 1822.
Insert 11  Notes on Robert Coleman’s account with the state land office. 10 April 1822.
Insert 12  Notice to William Norris, Esq. to produce “order of Nicholas Scull, Surveyor General, regarding title dispute.” 11 April 1822.
Insert 13  Summons to appear in Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas. The following individuals were requested to appear in court to testify on behalf of Robert Coleman, in the case of John Kratzer vs. Robert Coleman, on Tuesday, 5 April 1825: John Fletcher, Jacob [Hibshman], Robert Stewart, Alexander Stephenson, Arthur Rupel, John Mathew, Philip Eckert, James Carry, Thomas McComb. 12 March 1825.

Folder 28     Robert Coleman #2, Folder 2
Insert 1  Letter from Sarah Chittick to Stephen Chambers. 17 February 1785.
Insert 2  Letter from Sarah Chittick to Stephen Chambers requesting response indicating currency in which draft should be cashed in Dublin. 14 March 1786.
Insert 3  Letter from Sarah Chittick to her daughter, in care of Stephen Chambers. No date.
Insert 4  Letter from Sam B. Smith to James Hopkins describing self-imposed bleeding process he used to heal himself of a “rupture.” 12 November 1790.
Insert 5  Letter from Ben Morgan to Robert Coleman from Morgantown. 1 October 1793.
Insert 6  Letter from John Shippen. 8 July 1795.
Insert 7  Letter from James Abercrombie recommending Rev. Clarkson of Wilmington to Robert Coleman. 12 June 1798.
Insert 8  List of births of Coleman Family members. Includes birth dates of Robert Coleman and Ann Old Coleman and of their 14 children, as well as a brief description of Robert Coleman’s life. Robert Coleman was 12 years older than his wife Ann, who was 17 when they married. She had 14 children, from age 18 – 46 (a baby every two years for 22 years and then two more babies three years apart). Robert Coleman lived to be 77 years of age. Ann lived for 19 years after his death, dying at age 88. No date.
Insert 9  Copy of letter to Dr. Edward Peace describing death of Robert Coleman in 1878 by his wife. No date.

Box 2

Folder 29     Robert Coleman #2, Folder 3
Insert 1  Letter from Lambert Cadwalader to George Mitchell. 4 January 1785.
Insert 2  Letter from blacksmiths to Robert Coleman. Complaint regarding quality of iron made at Spring Forge, signed by 31 blacksmiths. 27 May 1801.
Insert 3  Copy of summons served to John Weidman regarding a tenant-landlord dispute in Dauphin County. 10 September 1806.
Insert 4  The Agricultural Almanack, 1825. “Patronized by the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture.” With notes about crops of wheat and rye, etc. Published and sold by S.W. Conrad. 59 pages, including notes.

Folder 30     Robert Coleman #2, Folder 4
Insert 1  Request from Francis Noland to Joseph Hubley to pay Robert Coleman money due from William Smith. 10 January 1787.
Insert 2  Account balance, George Stake. 1787-1789.
Insert 3  Receipt for purchase of land to Robert Coleman and George Ege for 225 pounds on account of the “purchase Money of the Woodlands, part of the estate of Mr. Matthias Slough.” 11 June 1790.
Insert 4  Receipt for purchase of Brick Mill, formerly property of Matthias Slough, near Lancaster. 13 August 1790.
Insert 5  Account balance, Robert Coleman with Michael Hahn, 1789-1790. 22 September 1790.
Insert 6  Bill and receipt for subscription to Pennsylvania Herald. Bill, 29 October 1790 and receipt, 2 November 1790 for payment due by William Coleman.
Insert 7  Receipt for Iron for Benj. Morgan. “Received from Robert Coleman and Philip Rhodes sixty-nine Barrs Irons weighing twenty two hundred two quarters and seven pounds for Benj. Morgan.” Signed by Henry Sparks. 29 December 1790.
Insert 8  Account balance, George Duffield. 1792. Bill to George Duffield from Robert Coleman. Account balance listing stoves, pots and castings purchased in 1791 and 1792.
Insert 9  Receipt from land office for purchase of land. “Received of the following named persons by hands of Robert Coleman…the Purchase Money for the following tracts of land granted to them by warrants”: Adam Reigart, John Brien, and Edward Brien for land in Elizabeth Twp.; and William Coleman, Peter Coleman, and James Coleman for land in Cocalico Twp. 9 March 1793.
Insert 10  Joseph Hubley’s calculation of Henry Bennet’s account with Robert Coleman and George Ege, 1790-1794. 28 February 1794.
Insert 11  Account Balance, Martick Works with Elizabeth Furnace, 1795-1796. 6 July 1796.
Insert 12  Receipt for renting land to Robert Coleman from W. Hamilton. 10 pounds, 17 shillings, and 9 pence for one year’s rent of 7 lots of land. 25 July 1805.
Insert 13  Letter of attorney John Willey to Samuel Willey. 7 September 1808.
Insert 14  Release of land adjoining Elizabeth Furnace from John Willey and Samuel Willey to Robert Coleman. Sale of 100 acres of land following death of Henry Willey to Robert Coleman for 48 pounds. 12 September 1808.
Insert 15  Account balance, John Gordon, for 1816-1817.
Insert 16  Copy of response to letter proposing an adventure to Calcutta Robert Coleman declined the opportunity to “become an adventurer.” No date.

Folder 31     Robert Coleman #2, Folder 5
Insert 1  Letter from Daniel Benezet, correction to lease agreement. 31 October 1791.
Insert 2  Letter from Daniel Benezet, response to Coleman’s proposal regarding correction to lease agreement. 8 December 1791.
Insert 3  Patent for land (#407), for 35 acres of land in Cocalico Twp. Application for survey 25 July 1765 by Charles Stedman and Alexander Stedman. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 21, folio 407. 17 March 1824.
Insert 4  Poem written by Ann Coleman on the death of her aunt, Ann Caroline Coleman. No date.
Insert 5  Typed transcript of excerpt of diary of Henry F. Pleasants, 1815. “Typed from a pen copy made by F. Rowle.” Original in Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Entries January 5- February 1, 1815. Describes daily events and feelings toward Ann Coleman. 7 pages.

Folder 32     Robert Coleman #2, Folder 6
Insert 1  Letter from Nancy Coleman to Robert Coleman, written by Ann to Robert at Amboy. September 1776.
Insert 2  Letter from Robert Coleman to Harriet Coleman accompanying gift of tea set. 5 November 1822.
Insert 3  Mount Hope Furnace Agreement, Cyrus Jacobs and Robert Coleman. Lease of Mount Hope Furnace, grist mill, saw mill, and plantation by Robert Coleman from 5 April 1790 to 12 September 1793. Situated in Rapho Township. 20 November 1789.
Insert 4  Letter from Jasper Yeates to Robert Coleman, recommending that Robert Coleman accept the office of First Associate Justice of the Common Pleas Court. 30 August 1791.
Insert 5  Prospectus for laying out a town at Wells Ferry. Description of town located in Upper Smithfield Twp., Northampton County, on the Delaware River (120 miles north of Philadelphia) and the establishment of a paper mill. Subscribers listed. 13 June 1793.
Insert 6  Account balance, Moore and Kirkpatrick, at Speedwell Forge, 1792-1794.
Insert 7  Copy of letter to President John Adams requesting that Gov. St. Clair not be removed from the government of the Western Territory. Notes on the election of electors in Lancaster for President and Vice President. 4 December 1800.
Insert 8  Deed from Mary Ann Rutter to William Coleman. Mary Ann Rutter was the executrix of David Rutter’s estate. Sale of land in Douglass Twp., Berks County, including Forge, Grist Mill, Saw Mill and 29 acres of land. 9 August 1821.
Insert 9  Short sketches and Obituaries of the Coleman and Old Families of Pennsylvania. Transcriptions of letters and obituaries related to the Coleman and Old families. 43 pages. No date.
Insert 10  “The Legend of the Hounds.” 3 typed copies of poem. Also found in Robert Coleman—Cornwall, Folder 1, Insert 8.

Folder 33     Robert Coleman #2, Folder 7
Insert 1  Notice to Sheriff, Lancaster County, commanding that John Henry and James [Ross] be brought to Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas for a “breach of the peace.” 9 June 1792.
Insert 2  Letter from Matth. Clarkson responding to Robert Coleman’s letter relating to one year’s salary as Assistant Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Lancaster County. 22 November 1793.
Insert 3  Circular from Thomas [Mitthie] to Robert Coleman as Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, relating to the right of Congress to levy taxes. 21 March 1794.
Insert 4  Notes on case, Henry Kendrick vs. Isaac Kendrick. No date.

Folder 34     Robert Coleman #2, Folder 8
Note: for Inserts 1-5, 8-10, see also negative photocopies in Robert Coleman—Leases, Folder 3.
Insert 1  Indenture of Elizabeth Crothers to serve Thomas Brown for three years in exchange for her passage to Philadelphia. Thomas Brown sold her indenture to W. A. Caldwell who sold it to Robert Coleman (9 December 1783). 4 August 1783
Insert 2  Account of Michael Hahn at Speedwell Forge for bar iron purchased. 10 September 1787.
Insert 3  Two receipts to Robert Coleman regarding the purchase of two enslaved persons at Matthias Slough’s sale. For balance due on purchase of stock belong to Slough and Hilliger at Martic Forge. 30 August 1790.
Insert 4  Receipt to Robert Coleman for use of an enslaved man named David. Payment (35 pounds) for to Mrs. Allison. 4 September 1790. For receipt in 1789, see Folder 23, Insert 3.
Insert 5  Account of Moore, Kirkpatrick & Co., at Elizabeth Furnace. Materials at store in exchange for ironware, 4 September 1790—5 December 1794.
Insert 6  Account, Elizabeth Furnace with Martick Works. 1 August 1793—26 March 1795.
Insert 7  Letter from John Batton to Robert Coleman from Castlefin, Ireland. 20 July 1802.
Insert 8  Receipt from Shipmaster of the Dorothea, M. D. Dougherty, for six boxes containing $6000 shipped by James Latimer, Jr., to Canton for goods to be shipped from Canton to Philadelphia. 13 May 1807.
Insert 9  List of lands belonging to Elizabeth Furnace patented 1834-1824, with names of warrantees, number of acres in each survey, number of acres in each patent, dates of warrants and applications, costs of each patent. Lands patented during the winter of 1823-1824. Total number of acres patented: 6,660. Cost of patenting: $9617.03.
Insert 10  Calculations for making 1000 tons of pig iron at Cornwall Furnace Expenses, 3,942 pounds. Sales: 7,850. Profit: 3,908. One of two undated calculations with slightly different figures (see Robert Coleman—Cornwall Folder).
Insert 11  Exemplification Deed. Sale of Edward Coleman’s share of the estate to James Coleman and Thomas B. Coleman. For iron works, lands late of the estate of Robert Coleman, deceased. 23 April 1828.
Insert 12  Letter from husband to wife, written from a hotel in Baltimore, describing a train accident and relating that the “army will be in Richmond by the end of the week.” 9 June 1862.
Insert 13  Letter from R. Sharkey on the Coleman gravestone near Castlefin, Ireland. 19 August 1879.
Insert 14  Notes on Robert Coleman’s life describing his accomplishments. [189_]

Folder 35     Robert Coleman #2, Folder 9
Insert 1  Papers belonging to Curtis Grubb and Peter Grubb. Found at W. Frederick Hubleys. With notes regarding use of papers and payments for surveys. 23 January 1786.
Insert 2  Notes on land ownership dispute. 1788.
Insert 3  Receipt from Lydia Chambers for purchase of horse by Robert Coleman after her husband Stephen’s death. 24 May 1789.
Insert 4  Receipt for payment on bond to John Dickinson. Amount deducted for Jasper Yeates. 19 January 1790.
Insert 5  Agreement between Robert Coleman and Wilson and Jenkins of Caernarvon Twp. For 250 tons of pig iron. 24 May 1791.
Insert 6  Agreement between Robert Coleman and Thomas Neill for 298 tons of pig iron. 10 April 1793.
Insert 7  Agreement between Robert Coleman and John Trimble for land—“that part of Royers Place which lies to the west of the road leading from Elizabeth Furnace to Shafferstown.” 22 April 1793.
Insert 8  Agreement between Robert Coleman and Thomas Neill for 185 tons of pig iron to be delivered to Thomas Neill of York County. 8 May 1794.
Insert 9  Agreement between Robert Coleman and Jones and Rodgers of Octorara Forge. Two hundred tons of pig iron on the bank of Mount Hope Furnace, 50 tons every three months. 7 June 1794.
Insert 10  Letter from John [McKittera] concerning settlement of account with W. Morgan. 3 May 1796.
Insert 11  Agreement between Robert Coleman and John Dowlin for 50 tons of Pig Iron from Elizabeth Furnace and from Cornwall Furnace to be delivered on demand. Cost of Elizabeth Furnace iron is slightly higher/ton than Cornwall Furnace iron. 8 May 1802.
Insert 12  Listing of deeds recorded, requested by Robert Coleman, with dates and cost. 19 February 1803 – 8 April 1805. 16 January 1806.
Insert 13  Letter from Robert Coleman to John Weidman regarding payments on account. 10 September 1806.
Insert 14  Deposit receipt from Office of Discount and Deposit certifying that William Jenkins deposited $12,420 to the credit of Robert Coleman. 5 June 1807.
Insert 15  Copy of Commission to Thomas Clark, Surveyor. Original dated 26 February 1784, making Clark surveyor of part of Lancaster County (Lebanon, Heidelberg, Bethel, [Hanover], and Elizabeth Twps.). 9 April 1822.
Insert 16  Summons to appear in Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas in case of John Kratzer vs. Robert Coleman. Summons served to John Fletcher, Jacob Hibsman, Robert Stewart, Alexander Stevenson, Arthur [Russel], John Matthews, Philip [Eckart], James Cary, to appear on 8 April 1822. 21 March 1822.
Insert 17  Copy of entry in Day Book 12, Land Office of Pennsylvania. Robert Coleman’s payment account of lands situated in the counties of Lancaster, Dauphin and York. Page 120 from the Office of the Secretary of the Land Office of Pennsylvania, 19 August [1809]. 6 November 1824.
Insert 18  References to Surveys of Stiegel. List of surveys in books 1-11. No date.

Folder 36     B. Dawson Coleman
From clear plastic sleeve lying on top of first filing cabinet drawer.
Inserts 1-16, typed copies of numbered letters to his mother during trip around the world, 1886-1887. The letters describe native cultures and the life of wealthy Europeans in other countries.
Insert 1  The Palmer Hotel, Chicago. 1 page. 29 December 1886.
Insert 2  The Windsor, Bush Morse & Co., Denver. Letter #2, 2 pages. 2 January 1887.
Insert 3  The Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Letter #3, 4 pages. 8 January 1887.
Insert 4  The Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Letter #4, 1 page. 16 January 1887.
Insert 5  The S.S. Alameda. Letter #5, en route to Honolulu, 3 pages. 22 January 1887.
Insert 6  Moeller’s Occidental Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand. Letter #6, 7 pages. 26 February 1887.
Insert 7  Christ Church Club, Christ Church, New Zealand. Letter #7, 7 pages. 20 March 1887.
Insert 8  Sydney, New South Wales. Letter #8, 2 pages. 18 April 1887.
Insert 9  New South Wales Club, Sydney. Letter #9, 7 pages. 16 May 1887.
Insert 10  Brisbane, Queensland. Letter #10, 6 pages. 7 June 1887.
Insert 11  N.Z.S. Bantam. Letter #11, 27 pages. 7 August 1887.
Insert 12  Tientsin, China. Letter # 12, 8 pages. 20 September 1887.
Insert 13  Steamer Yokohama. Letter #13, 3 pages. 13 October 1887.
Insert 14  Yokohama, Japan. Letter #14, 5 pages. 8 November 1887.
Insert 15  Yokohama, Japan. Letter #15, 2 pages. 17 November 1887.
Insert 16  Hong Kong, China. Letter #16, 4 pages. 9 December 1887.
Insert 17  Photograph. No date.

Folder 37     James Coleman, Folder 1
(first folder in second filing cabinet drawer)
Insert 1  Letter from John Graeff to James Coleman, written from Washington D.C. 24 March 1819.
Insert 2  Deed from Christian and Susan Shenck to William Coleman, James Coleman, and Edward Coleman for 150 acres in Elizabeth Township. 24 June 1825.
Insert 3  Copy of Bond, James Coleman and George B. Dawson to Samuel Mifflin for $7000. Month and day not filled in and document unsigned. 1826.
Insert 4  Inventory of James Coleman estate listing household items belonging to James Coleman, Esq. 4 pages. Copy of Inventory in Insert 10. 18 October 1831.
Insert 5  Guardian Certificate from Orphans’ Court, Lancaster County, awarding guardianship of James Coleman’s minor children (under 14): Robert Coleman, George P. Coleman, Anna Coleman, Sarah Coleman, and Harriet Coleman to Harriet Coleman (their mother), William Coleman, and Washington Jackson (farmer of Lancaster County). 21 November 1831.
Insert 6  Harriet Coleman and Washington Jackson’s offer “to give or take either share.” 4 February 1832.
Insert 7  Financial Award Resolution of dispute between Coleman family members after death of James Coleman. Requiring Thomas Bird Coleman to pay $5000 (in addition to the $10,000 allowed by the inquest) to the guardians of the minor children of James Coleman by 1 April 1833. Signed by Joseph Hemphill and Edward Coleman. 16 February 1832.
Insert 8  Copy of Financial Award. 1832.
Insert 9  Inventory at Cornwall Furnace Valuation of household furnishings and goods at Cornwall Furnace—old and new houses, wash house, spring house, office, and stable. “Inventory at Cornwall Furnace on purpart No.1 of the real estate allotted under the writ of partition to Thomas Bird Coleman, on the 7^th and continued on the 8^th of March, 1832.” 7-8 March 1832.
Insert 10  Copy of Inventory of estate of James Coleman, listing goods and chattels and their value, including upright piano, furniture, dishes, silver, library of 594 volumes, cash in bank, stocks and bonds. Exhibited into the Register’s Office at Lancaster, 27 July 1832. 28 July 1832.
Insert 11  Harriet Coleman to William Coleman. Document written by Harriet Coleman, giving “sole and entire management care and direction of all the furnaces, forges, mills, manufactories lands, tenements and appurtenances late of said James Coleman, deceased, to William Coleman, co-guardian.” 10 September 1832.
Insert 12  Dispersal of James Coleman’s estate. 1835.
Insert 13  Copy of Profit and Loss Statement for James Coleman. Appraisal of Cornwall, Speedwell, Elizabeth, Martick, and Colemanville. Original signed by Thomas Coleman at Cornwall, 23 May 1835. 21 September 1835.
Insert 14  Copy of Appraisal of James Coleman estate. Original signed by Thomas Coleman at Cornwall, 23 May 1835. 21 September 1835.
Insert 15  William Coleman and Thomas B. Coleman estimates of Cornwall and Elizabeth estates. Signed by both. No date.

Folder 38     James Coleman, Folder 1a
Insert 1  Deed of Release, Robert Coleman to Harriet Coleman, guardian. Release from claims against the estate. 23 January 1846.
Insert 2  Deed of Release, George D. Coleman to Harriet Coleman, guardian. Release from claims against the estate. 27 January 1846.
Insert 3  Release, Sarah H. Coleman to Harriet Coleman. Related to settlement “of all matters relative to estate of my father, the late James Coleman, deceased.” 18 December 1849.
Insert 4  James Coleman estate release. Heirs of James Coleman to Robert Coleman and George Dawson Coleman for certain tracts of land. 29 October 1850. Recorded 2 November 1850 in Record Book R, Vol. 7, page 243, Recorder’s Office, Lancaster County.
Insert 5  James Coleman estate release. Heirs of James Coleman to Robert and George Dawson Coleman for certain tracts of land in Elizabeth Township. 27 February 1852. Recorded 8 March 1852 in Record Book W, Vol. 7, page 433, Recorder’s Office, Lancaster County.
Insert 6  James Coleman estate release. James Coleman’s heirs to G. Dawson Coleman. Pencil notes in margins describe lots of land sold at later dates. Recorded in Recorder’s Office, Lancaster County, in Miscellaneous Book A, page 202. 2 March 1860.
Insert 7  James Coleman estate release. Heirs of James Coleman to George Dawson Coleman for certain tracts of land. 15 March 1861. Recorded in Recorder’s Office, Lancaster County, in Miscellaneous Book A, page 252 on 21 March 1861.
Insert 8  James Coleman estate release. James Coleman’s heirs to G. Dawson Coleman for certain tracts of land. 27 March 1862. Recorded in Recorder’s Office, Lancaster County, in Miscellaneous Book C, Vol. 9, page 73 on 1 April 1862.
Insert 9  Survey for G. Dawson Coleman, 270½ acres in Martic Township. 1863.
Insert 10  Assignment, William H. Drayton, George Dawson Coleman and George M. Wharton, Trustees of Harriet Drayton to Robert Coleman. 1 April 1865. Recorded in Recorder’s Office, Lancaster County, in Miscellaneous Book B, page 549 on 15 May 1865. Recorded in the Office for Recording of Deeds in Lebanon County in Miscellaneous Book F, page 292 on 5 June 1865.
Insert 11  Card describing side mould of ten plate stove. Stove made by Robert Coleman at Elizabeth Furnace, 1800. No date.

Folder 39     Harriet Coleman (Mrs. James Coleman), Folder 1
Insert 1  Private Memorandum. Brief diary entries noting visits from family and friends, trips to and from Elizabeth. Unsigned. 1822-1840.
Insert 2  Copy of Invoice from Washington Jackson to Harriet Coleman. Includes price of pony, donkey, dog and related equipment, plus shipping costs from Liverpool. Includes note from James Jackson to his aunt (Harriet). 18 December 1837.
Insert 3  Invoice from James Jackson to Harriet Coleman for pony and related equipment, to be shipped from Liverpool. 17 June 1839.
Insert 4  Letter from Dawson (G. Dawson Coleman) to mother (Harriet Coleman). Written from Lebanon Furnace, about his sister Harriet’s engagement to Mr. Drayton. 26 July 1850.
Insert 5  Letter from Anna (Parker) to mother (Harriet Coleman) regarding the decision to stay in her own home after her husband Charles’ death. 26 May 1852.
Insert 6  Letter from Mary (Lippincott) to Harriet Coleman. Letter addressed to “neighbor” regarding Anna and Dr. Peace. In envelope marked “awful letters, June 1853.” 26 June 1852.
Insert 7  Request for payment. Harriet Coleman to pay Eli Price, Esq., $54.22. Payment noted by Eli Price. 1 April 1853.
Insert 8  Letters to mother (Harriet Coleman) from family members. Letter from Anna describing wedding of a friend. Letter from Anna, Hallie and Hayward Drayton. 1 June 1853.
Insert 9  Letter from Dawson (G. Dawson Coleman) to mother (Harriet Coleman) describing Anna’s situation and encouraging his mother to stay in England. Written from Philadelphia. 25 June [1853].
Insert 10  Letter from Hallie to mother (Harriet Coleman) regarding Anna’s engagement to Dr. Peace. [June 1853].
Insert 11  Letter from Robert (Coleman) to mother (Harriet Coleman) describing Anna’s engagement as a disgrace to “herself, and all connected with her.” Advising his mother to stay in Brighton, rather than returning to find her daughter planning to marry “the beast Peace.” “Death for her would have been better than this.” In envelope marked “awful letters received June 1853 in England.” [June 1853].
Insert 12  Letter from Anna (Parker) to mother (Harriet Coleman) announcing her decision to marry Dr. Peace, over strong objections of her brother Robert and Dawson. Written from Castners. 27 June 1853.
Insert 13  Letter from Anna Parker to mother (Harriet Coleman) describing her position as “unendurable” based on the violence of her sister Harriet toward her. Writes of her beliefs relating to marriage after divorce, citing views of various Protestant churches. “copy of letter sent to England.” 7 July 1853.
Insert 14  Letter from Anna C. Parker to Dawson (G. Dawson Coleman) responding to her brother Dawson’s “unkind and cruel letter” regarding her intentions to marry Dr. Peace, a divorced man. 11 July 1853.
Insert 15  Invoice from Washington Jackson regarding Harriet Coleman’s account. 12 July 1853.
Insert 16  Letter from Anna C. Peace to mother (Harriet Coleman) responding to her mother’s first communication in ten months, agreeing to visit. 12 June 1854.
Insert 17  Letter from Dawson (G. Dawson Coleman) to mother (Harriet Coleman) regarding his views on Anna’s marriage and other matters. Written to his mother (in Brighton) from Lebanon. 11 August 1854.
Insert 18  Letter from James Jackson to Aunt (Harriet Coleman) describing purchase of a pony. 1 April 1859.
Insert 19  Letter from Anna C. Peace to mother (Harriet Coleman) responding to her mother’s remarks about the duty of a daughter to a mother. Written in Philadelphia (1602 Chestnut St.). 2 June 1859.

Folder 40     Harriet Coleman (Mrs. James Coleman), Folder 1a
Insert 1  Letter from niece Elly to Aunt (Harriet Coleman), thanking her for sending the brooch as a remembrance of “dear cousin Sadie.”
Insert 2  Letter from niece Sarah to Aunt (Harriet Coleman), expressing sorrow over loss of Sadie, “one of three that have left us.” March 4.
Inserts 3-8  Letters from sister to Harriet Coleman. Written from Parkfield (Canada) about a variety of family matters. Month and day are included on each letter, but not year.
Insert 9  Letter from Harriet Coleman to Heyward (Drayton) describing Anna’s visit and the relationship with her daughter Harriet. “Years to a mother bring distress, But do not make her love the less.” Written from Harrowgate.
Insert 10  Letter to niece Annie, unsigned, asking for word about her mother during time of sorrow.
Insert 11  Part of letter concerning account with Jackson’s.

Folder 41     Harriet C.
Insert 1  Copy of Deed from Benjamin and Mary Armitage to John Robinson for property in Moyamensing Township, district of Southwark, Philadelphia County. 8 January 1811. Original date, 6 August 1765. From Book H, Vol. 21, page 420, County of Philadelphia.
Insert 2  Survey of property in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County containing 50 acres, for the heirs of James Coleman, deceased. 11 August 1837. Original warrant dated 10 May 1749, granted to Albrech Groff.
Insert 3  Copy of Setter’s Testamentary, regarding estate of William Coleman, giving responsibility for creating a complete inventory to Edward Coleman and Lewis Hurford, executor. 21 August 1837.
Insert 4  Copy of Will of William Coleman, dated 6 May 1837, amended 30 May 1837. Certified by H. Mehaffy, Register, 22 August 1837.
Insert 5  Patent for land to Harriet Coleman for 50 acres of land in Lebanon County. 7 February 1838. Enrolled in Patent Book H, Vol. 38, page 516. Original warrant 10 May 1749, granted to Albrecht Groff.
Insert 6  Deed from George and Elizabeth Kochenderfer and Jacob and Catherine Grill to Harriet Coleman for 56 acres in Heidelberg Twp., Lebanon County. 29 March 1839.
Insert 7  Deed from Christian and Catherine Bricker to John Bishop for 119 acres in Heidelberg Twp., Lebanon County. 28 March 1840.
Insert 8  Deed from John Dietzler to Harriet Coleman for a watercourse and a road or passage in Heidelberg Twp., Lebanon County. 10 December 1842.
Insert 9  Deed of Conveyance from Christiana Bishop to Harriet Coleman for 119 acres of land in Heidelberg Twp., Lebanon County. Christiana Bishop was guardian of John Bishop. 29 March 1843.
Insert 10  Letter from Charles Parker to Harriet Coleman requesting that Anna’s property remain her own after their marriage. 1 February 1847.
Insert 11  Letter from Harriet Coleman to Robert [Kelton] regarding valuation of property and dispersal to heirs. February 1849.
Insert 12  List of bequests of Sarah H. Coleman Drayton. List of items to be given to family members and friends upon her death. March 1852.
Inserts 13-14  Copies of will of Harriet Coleman. One copy written by Harriet Coleman, one copy “proved before the register of wills by the outstanding witnesses, 23 January 1865.”
Insert 15  Letter form Harriet Coleman to Robert [Kelton] regarding the estate of James Coleman. February 12.

Folder 42     George August Dawson
Insert 1  Copy of George Dawson’s commission as Ensign in Lord Paston’s Regiment. Signed by Queen Anne. 1 March 1704.
Insert 2  Letter from J. Farran to George Augustus Dawson, from Cambridge to Philadelphia. (Original is difficult to read.) 14 November 1818.
Insert 3  Letter from John Temple Winthrop to George Augustus Dawson. Written from Savannah (to Philadelphia) describing his brother William’s illness. 12 January 1819.
Insert 4  Letter from W. H. Gardiner to George Augustus Dawson, Esq. describing a private club publication called “The Club Room.” Sent from Boston to Philadelphia. 7 February 1820.
Insert 5  Letter from John Temple Winthrop to G. Augustus Dawson concerning Winthrop’s brother’s campaign and trip to Washington. Discusses upcoming vote on Missouri Compromise: “This question has taken a very deep hold upon the feelings of [the] Northern States, perhaps greater [than] any question discussed since [the] adoption of the Constitution.” Sent from Boston to Philadelphia. 26 January 1821.
Insert 6  Certificate of George A. Dawson, admission as attorney. “Admitted to practice as an attorney and Counselor for the Supreme Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 29 December 1819” at the Supreme Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, held at Philadelphia. Motion made by Horace Binney, Esq. 17 September 1821.
Insert 7  Obituary for G. Dawson Coleman from the Public Ledger. Newspaper clipping and typed copy of contents. 10 September 1878.
Insert 8  Copy of inscription on tablet on wall of Ripon Cathedral describing the life of Priscilla Dawson and other family members. No date.
Insert 9  Description of the coat of arms of the Dawson family (of Yorkshire). Initials GBD on back. No date.
Insert 10  Dawson family information. Note says: “This is GDC writing.” (G. Dawson Coleman). No date.
Insert 11  Copies of letters sent to Mrs. A. M. Dawson (widow of Captain George Dawson) from England, regarding “pedigree” of Dawson family in England and Capt. George Dawson’s relation to it.
Insert 12  Obituary of G. A. Dawson. Died at age 42. No date.
Insert 13  Obituary of B. Dawson Coleman. Newspaper clipping and typed copy of contents. No date.

Folder 43     George Dawson, Folder 1
Insert 1  Certification oath by Dorothy Dawson, widow of George Dawson. Certification by minister and church wardens of the Parish of St. Marie’s in Beverley in County of York for pension. “No other pension, allowance or provision either in great Britain or Ireland, except the Pension she receives by His Majesty’s Bounty.” 15 December 1744.
Insert 2  Proceedings of a Board of General Officers, respecting Major John Andre. George Dawson’s copy of printed proceedings of board of inquiry convened by George Washington to investigate the actions of Major John Andre. Andre was captured on 23 September 1780. Original torn. 13 page booklet. 8½ in. x 6¼ in. 29 September 1780.
Insert 3  Ticket to the Lord Chancellor’s Box at the trial of Warren Hastings (Governor-General of India). 20 December 1782.
Insert 4  Letter from Augustus van Courtland to George Dawson. Letters of introduction to accompany George Dawson to friends in St. John’s and Halifax. 30 March 1784.
Insert 5  Letters of introduction for George Dawson. Written to business people and friends in Jamaica and England, including an introduction from Joseph Hadfield to his father John Hadfield. 5 May 1785-10 July 1787.
Insert 6  Letter from Hay Stevenson to George Dawson, including information on his account. Written from New York. 3 January 1786.
Inserts 7-12  Letters from Joseph Hadfield to George Dawson.
From Alexandria to Baltimore. 14 January 1786.
From Fredericksburg, VA. 16 January 1786.
From Tappahannock to Baltimore. 25 January 1786.
From Tappahannock. 30 January 1786.
Describing the woman he hoped to marry. 3 February 1786.
From Baltimore to London. 22 April 1786.
Hadfield describes an unfortunate series of events relating to Dawson’s business interests in the transport and sale of rum from Jamaica.

Folder 44     George Dawson, Folder 1a
Insert 1  Letter from Jay Harket to George Dawson concerning the dispute over duty to be paid on rum. Sent from Baltimore to London. 30 March 1786.
Inserts 2-5  Letters from John Hadfield to George Dawson.
From Manchester to Westminster, London. 6 May 1786.
From Manchester to L’Orient, France. 31 May 1786.
From Manchester to Westminster, London. 11 July 1786.
Insert 6  Copy of letter from Joseph Hadfield to his sister, Dorothy Hadfield. Instructions about how to relate to gentlemen in London. 22 March 1787.
Insert 7  Letters of introduction for George Dawson for business contacts with people in Savannah, Montego Bay, and Kingston. December 1795.
Insert 8  Summons to George Dawson from J. W. Smith. Smith was Marshal of the U.S. for the Pennsylvania District, located in Philadelphia. Commanded Dawson’s presence at the Courthouse on Tuesday, April 18 to assist in suppression of “riots and breaches of the peace against the United States.” Smith was commanded to arrest Elizabeth Sergeant and Esther Waters. 11 April 1809.
Insert 9  Deed from George B. Dawson and Ann Robertson Dawson to Samuel Price. 21 May 1810.
Insert 10  Deed from George and Ann Dawson and David and Jane Edwards to John Douglas. 15 October 1812.
Insert 11  Typed copy of dictionary entry on Hugh Bridport. Entry from Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers. Additional information on George Dawson, handwritten. No date.

Folder 45     G. Dawson
Insert 1  Marriage Certificate of George Dawson and Anna Maria Robertson. Married by John B. Smith, Minister of 3^rd Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on 25 December 1794. 23 December 1794.
Insert 2  Certificate required to receive back payment of pension. Certification by Washington Jackson and George Ralston that George Dawson died 4 June 1832 and stating that he had not worked in any other place of employment. Witnessed by Gilbert Robertson, British Consul. In ink with pencil markings for signature lines. 29 March 1833.
Insert 3  Announcement of provisional pension. “His majesty has been graciously please to grant you provisionally a pension of 50 pounds a year, being the rate allowed for the widow of a captain.” To begin 5 June 1832. Requesting that she send an oath of her means of support. No. 5223[6]. 12 June 1833.
Insert 4  Letter to Anna Dawson announcing her placement on the pension list. Sent from London to Philadelphia. Includes instructions. 30 July 1833.
Insert 5  Copy of a letter from Anna M. Dawson to Edward Elice accompanying the statement of her very limited means of support. Requests continuation of the widow’s pension. Edward Elice was Secretary of War in London. 3 October 1833.
Insert 6  Copy of Declaration on Oath by Gilbert Robertson. Forwarded to the Right Honorable Edward Elice, Secretary of War. A statement by Gilbert Robertson, Esq., His Britannic Majesty’s Consul in Philadelphia, attesting to the truth of Anna M. Dawson’s claim to be the widow of George Dawson, and that for several years prior to his death, the primary support for her family came from his half-pay as a captain in Tarleton’s Dragoons. 3 October 1833.
Insert 7  Oath and Statement by Washington Jackson relating to the death of George Dawson. Washington Jackson was named executor of George Dawson’s will. The papers contain his oath to William, the Archbishop of Canterbury, that George Dawson, “Late of Philadelphia in North America, a Captain on half pay of Tarleton’s Dragoons” died 5 June 1832. Third page attached, “For Executors or Administrators, with Will Annexed.” Instructions for signatures written in pencil. Oath: “in case of Quakers, solemnly affirm.” 26 December 1833.

Folder 46     Peace
Insert 1 Opinion of Henry J. Williams regarding the marriage settlement (7 May 1851) between Dr. and Mrs. Henry Drayton (Sarah H. Coleman Drayton). 16 December 1852 and 23 December 1852.
Insert 2  Letter from Anna (Parker) to mother (Harriet Coleman) regarding treatment by her sister and brother, resolving to marry at once. In envelope marked “ my poor misguided child’s letters.” 7 July 1853.
Insert 3  Letter from Anna Peace to Harriet Coleman declining Harriet Coleman’s request for a visit until apology made for letter from February 1858, which caused the visits to stop. In envelope marked “my poor misguided child’s letters.” 27 March 1862.
Insert 4  Copy of Answer of Anna Peace, guardian, to the Petition of Harriet Coleman and others. 15 May 1863.
Insert 5  Release, Anna Peace to George Dawson Coleman and Robert Coleman, all claims to land in Lancaster County and Lebanon County, following payment from the estate to J. Coleman Drayton (Anna Peace was his guardian). 18 January 1864.
Insert 6  Letter from Anna Peace to mother (Harriet Coleman) announcing marriage to Dr. Peace. In envelope marked “my poor misguided child’s letters.” No date.
Insert 7  Copy of Petition of Harriet Coleman regarding J. Coleman Drayton requesting that the Orphan’s Court change the guardianship of J. Coleman Drayton (son of Sarah and Henry Drayton, both deceased) from Anna Peace. No date.

Folder 47     Photographs
Insert 1  Photograph of brick two story house. In envelope sent to Mrs. Lester Rettew, Lititz, PA. “Coleman Memorial Chapel” written on envelope. Envelope dated 7 Mar 1961. From Keystone Photo Service, New York, NY.
Inserts 2-5  Photographs of portrait of James Coleman, by C.S. Bradford, Philadelphia. No date.
Insert 6  Photograph of portrait of Harriet Dawson Coleman, by C.S. Bradford, Philadelphia. “daughter of Anna Maria Robertson”(written on back). No date.

Folder 48     Robertson
Insert 1  Request for inventory and will of John Robertson. Ann Robertson, Alexander Robertson, and John Robertson, executors. Given one year to create inventory. Signed by George Campbell, Register for Probate of Wills. 1 November 1786.
Insert 2  Deed from Ann Robertson to John Douglas for property in Philadelphia. 23 May 1794.
Insert 3  Quit claim from Ann Robertson and children to John Douglas for property in the district of Southwark. 22 April 1796.
Insert 4  Bill of lading for Robert Robertson for shipping 100 bags of coffee, 2 carrels of indigo, and 5500 “Spoakes Staves” on the Mt. Vernon, leaving from Delaware River and traveling to Hamburg. 30 May 1796.
Insert 5  Copy of will and codicil of John Robertson. Original document, 27 February 1786. Includes statement giving freedom to Frank, an enslaved person of color, when he reaches 27. Robertson died 1 November 1786. 28 October 1802.

Box 3

Folder 49     Robert Coleman, Folder 1
Insert 1  License to practice law for Robert Coleman, in the city and county of Philadelphia. 6 June 1846.
Insert 2  Copy of will of Robert Coleman, written in Paris. Robert Coleman died in Paris on 26 July 1878. 19 September 1878.
Insert 3  Typed notes for trip around the world. Dated sections: From J. H. Postlethwait to Elliot Roosevelt, Esq., 14 October 1880. From J. Coleman Drayton to Elliot Roosevelt, 17 October 1880. From David Sears to Elliot Roosevelt, 1 November 1886.

Folder 50     Robert Coleman, Folder 2
Inserts 1-2  The Pennsylvania Fifth, Vol. 1, no. 1, from Camp M’Dowell, Alexandria. 10 June 1861.
Insert 3-4  The Pennsylvania Fifth, Vol. 1, no. 2. 17 June 1861.
Insert 5-6  The Knapsack, Vol. 1, no. 1, from Camp Edwards, Tenallytown. 12 February 1862.
Insert 7  The Knapsack, Vol. 1, no. 3. 26 February 1862.
Insert 8  The Knapsack, Vol. 1, no. 4. 5 March 1862.
Insert 9  Weekly Gazette & Comet, Vol. 14, no. 15. Emancipation Proclamation printed in this issue. 21 January 1863.

Folder 51     Newspapers, Folder 1
Insert 1  The Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist West Chester, Pennsylvania. Vol. 12, no. 579 (Vol. 4 new series no. 10). Pencil notations next to table of likely votes for electors for Jackson, Adams (doubtful also included). The issue contains four pages of text. 3 September 1828.
Insert 2  The National Gazette and Literary Register, Philadelphia. Vol. 9, no. 2704. Circled in ink on page 2: “At the late commencement at Harvard College in Massachusetts, the honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred on G. Augustus Dawson, Esq., at present the principal of the Academy at Reading, in this state.” The issue contains four pages of text. 17 October 1829.
Insert 3  Harrisburg Chronicle—Extra, 14 June 1830. In ink at top: James Coleman and “this contains the report from Congress on the U.S. Bank.”
Insert 4  The National Gazette and Literary Register, Philadelphia. Vol. 11, no. 3104. 29 January 1831. In ink at top: “Law of the Supreme Court U.S. wished to be repealed also a letter respecting the above and its consequences to Georgia.” Regarding Cherokee nation challenge to the State of Georgia over exercise of jurisdiction of state laws over Cherokee people.
Insert 5  The National Gazette and Literary Register, Philadelphia. Vol. 11, no. 3127. 25 February 1831.
Insert 6  The National Gazette and Literary Register, Philadelphia. Vol. 12, no. 3163. 9 April 1831.
Insert 7  The National Gazette and Literary Register, Philadelphia. Vol. 12, no. 1661. 29 October 1831. 4 pages. In pencil at top: “Address on Mr. Monroe” Refers to Mr. Adams’ funeral oration for President Monroe.
Insert 8  The National Gazette and Literary Register, Philadelphia. Vol.12, no. 1692. 10 January 1832. In ink at top: “Stephen Girard’s will.” Printed on page 2 and first column of page 3 (5 columns).
Insert 9  The Public Ledger, Philadelphia. Vol. 1, no. 1. 25 March 1836.

Folder 52     Newspapers, Folder 2
Insert 1  Harrisburg Daily Telegraph, 25 February 1867. Account of Remarks of Hon. G. D. Coleman on the free railroad law. G. D. Coleman was Senator from Dauphin and Lebanon district. Law was to establish a railroad for the people of Pennsylvania. Lists abuses of Railroad Corporations.
Inserts 2-3  Lebanon Daily News, 27 August 1874. Three copies of account of the laying of the Cornerstone of the James Coleman Memorial Chapel. Describes events of day and history of Coleman mansion at Elizabeth Farms. “The rooms are large and airy, one of them, the parlor, has the wall paper carpets and furniture which the father of the present owner [G. Dawson Coleman] placed there at the time of this marriage 60 years ago.” Chapel was to be built in front of school house built 30 years ago by the mother of Mr. Coleman. Lists program, contents of box (8×12) placed in the stone. History of Elizabeth Farms Mission included.
Insert 4  Lebanon Daily News, 20 September 1881. Article on death of President Garfield. (not photocopied)
Insert 5  Lebanon Daily Times, 23 May 1884. Newspaper account of wedding of Harriet D. Coleman. “Glover-Coleman wedding” at Christ Church on the grounds of the Lebanon mansion. Harriet married Harry S. Glover of New York City. Bridesmaid listing (can’t read in photocopy): “…sister of the bride, Miss M. Glover, New York, Miss Speer, Pittsburgh…” General Cameron and Senator Don Cameron attended.

Folder 53     G. D. Coleman, Folder 1
Insert 1  Account of personal property at Mansion Farm. 1 April 1867.
Appraisal of household items, belonging to G. Dawson Coleman, “in use by William Crist for boarding Housekeeper on Mansion Farm.” 19 June 1868.
Insert 2  Account of personal property at New Farm House No. 2. Appraisal of household items belonging to G. Dawson Coleman “now in care of William Burgess in New Farm House No. 2.” 4 April 1867.
Insert 3  Appraisal of personal property on Elizabeth Farms. Value of livestock, harnesses, and food (corn, oats, wheat, pork, potatoes). 1 January 1868.
Insert 4  Appraisal of farms, for 3 farms, animals, tools, equipment, and food. Total was $19,254.35. 1 January 1869.
Insert 5  Obituary of G. Dawson Coleman. Newspaper clipping and typed copy of obituary from the Reading Times and Dispatch. 10 September 1878.

Folder 54     G. D. Coleman, Folder 2a
Insert 1  Letter from Anna and mother [Harriet Coleman] to Dawson, written from Paris, describing their trip. 2 September 1845.
Insert 2  Letter from family friend and mother [Harriet Coleman] to G. Dawson Coleman. Written from Philadelphia to Dawson in Paris. November 1845.
Insert 3  Valentine’s Day poem to Miss Sarah Coleman. 14 February 1848.
Insert 4  Letter from mother [Harriet Coleman] to G. Dawson Coleman.          Written from “the Cedars” to Dawson in Lebanon. 29 September 185[_].
Insert 5  Letter from Robert Coleman to G. Dawson Coleman. Congratulations on the birth of a daughter. From Paris. 19 October 185[_].
Insert 6  Letter from Anna Parker to Deborah Brown congratulating her on the announcement of her marriage to Dawson (Anna’s brother). 14 June 1851.
Insert 7  Letter from W. H. Drayton to G. Dawson Coleman regarding deposits to Merchant’s Bank. Remarks on recent election results, “My conviction is very strong that the success of Mr. Lincoln will prove a great national calamity…” 12 October 1860.
Insert 8  Letter from Robert Coleman to G. Dawson Coleman. From Paris. 6 February 1862.
Insert 9  Letter from Robert Coleman to mother [Harriet Coleman]. Shares his views on the war and Lincoln. From Paris. 17 October 1864.
Insert 10  Letter from Robert Coleman to G. Dawson Coleman regarding their mother’s death. From Paris. 14 February 1865.
Insert 11  Letter from W. H. Drayton to G. Dawson Coleman requesting aid in promoting Russell Mayer as President Judge of District Court. 30 October 1867.
Insert 12  Resolution honoring G. Dawson Coleman and thanking him for the gift of the property in Philadelphia for the Sailor’s Home (No. 422). 20 December 1867.
Insert 13  Letter from W. H. Drayton to G. Dawson Coleman containing an appraisal of whisky, champagne and brandy. Includes remarks on the “Tioga Railroad matter.” 12 March 1868.

Folder 55     G. D. Coleman, Folder 2b
Insert 1  Reply to invitation agreeing to meet the Farming Club. Signed [Asa Jackson]. 24 May 1875.
Insert 2  Letter from [Wu Ying Wong] to Deborah Coleman regarding purchases in China—cloisonné plate and chinaware vases. Sent from New York. 6 March 1877.
Insert 3  Draft of letter from G. Dawson Coleman to [James M. Serault] requesting information about Elizabeth Furnace. Includes information about his grandfather’s (Robert Coleman’s) activities before and during the Revolutionary War. Unsigned. 13 August 1877.
Insert 4  Letter from President and Mrs. Grant to Deborah Coleman expressing condolences on the death of G. Dawson Coleman. Sent from Munich, Bavaria. 14 September 1878.
Insert 5  Letter from John Walsh to Deborah Coleman concerning photographs of the Farming Club and expressing condolences. 31 January 1880.
Insert 6  Right of way granted to John Barbour by Deborah Coleman, giving permission to lay pipes for transporting petroleum and for the construction of a telegraph line across her lands in Elizabeth Township. Signed only by Deborah Coleman. 15 January 1883.
Insert 7  Letters from Henry [Gish] to Deborah Coleman, written from St. Paul’s School regarding Edward and his illness. 7 April 1883, 12 November 1883.
Insert 8  Silhouette of Deborah Coleman from the New Orleans Exposition. By “Slinn, ’85.” 1885.
Insert 9  Letter from Robert M. Hughes to Deborah Coleman. Inquiry from “the agent for the nun of Kenmore” about a portrait painted on a cobweb. From New York. 22 September 1885.
Insert 10  Letter from Rudolph Kelker to Deborah Coleman accompanying a typed copy of George Whitefield’s will, taken from a Philadelphia newspaper in Kelker’s possession from 1771. The gold watch bequeathed to Mr. Habersham (and owned by Mrs. Coleman) is noted. From Harrisburg. 23 September 1885.
Insert 11  Typed copy of will of Rev. George Whitefield, “the gold watch” written in ink next to item bequeathed to James Habersham (page 4). 1885. Original, 22 March 1770, printed in Philadelphia newspaper in 1771.
Insert 12  Letter from U. S. Grant to Deborah Coleman responding to her request for her husband’s letters. From Washington, D.C. 5 December 1885.
Insert 13  Letter from husband to wife describing losses to properties from storm and expressing affection. 18 April 1886.
Insert 14  Letter from [Daniel Butterfield] to Deborah Coleman, accompanying frame for photograph of Count of Paris. 27 March 1891.

Folder 56     G. D. Coleman, Folder 2c
Insert 1  Letter from Harriet Coleman to Deborah Brown responding to announcement of Dawson’s engagement to Debbie Brown. Written in Newport, sent to Philadelphia.
Insert 2  Letter from Robert Coleman to Deborah Brown. Congratulations on engagement.
Insert 3  Letter from Harriet Coleman to Deborah Coleman. Includes remarks about the success of Debbie’s Sunday School. Describes her hopes that her sons would make the “wilderness of the iron works blossom as the rose . . . you my dear child may be the [instrument] God employs.”
Insert 4  Letter from sister to Debbie Coleman.
Insert 5  Letter to Mrs. Coleman.
Insert 6  Letter from mother [Harriet Coleman] to G. Dawson Coleman. Includes comments on New Orleans:” just as the days preceding the French Revolution . . . God only knows what the [next] month will bring to our beloved country—-I dread to think or speak of it. I cannot see a ray of light—God help us–for there is no help in man.”
Insert 7  Letter from mother [Harriet Coleman] to G. Dawson Coleman describing illnesses of family members (including her own).
Insert 8  Letter from Harriet [Drayton] to brother [G. Dawson Coleman] concerning misunderstanding about mother’s will.
Insert 9  Photograph of architect’s drawing of the Union League, Philadelphia. John Fraser, architect, on Broad Street. John Crump, builder, 704-706 Arch St., Phila. Photographed by F. Gutekunst. With envelope. Handwritten—GDC. “With the compliments of the Union League of Philadelphia.”
Insert 10  Poems. A collection of poems, one written for each of the following: Edward Anthony, William Anthony, J.C. Biddle, Benjamin Chambers, Robert Coleman, William Dunbar, Henry McCall, James McHenry, Robert Gibson, Alexander Henry, Robert Milligan, Henry R. Jackson, [John] McAllister, Francis Lewis, Hugh Maxwell, G. Dawson Coleman, Asa Fish, J. Breckenridge Gibson. Each poem describes attributes relating to the person, some are about Christmas.

Folder 57     G. D. Coleman, Folder 3a
Insert 1  Deed from Michael and Catharina Kline to William Coleman, James Coleman, and Edward Coleman. 18 acres of land in Elizabeth Township previously sold to Michael Kline by John Zartman, 1 April 1820.
Survey of Michael Zartman’s 146½ acres of land in Elizabeth and Warwick Townships, adjoining properties of Mrs. Coleman & Co., Frederic Martin, Alexander Martin (deceased), Peter Grubb, and Michael Horning. 15 October 1825.
Insert 2  Testimonials for Deborah Brown. Two letters of commendation from Debbie Brown’s teacher, M. A. S. Longstreth. She “refrained entirely from conversation with her classmates in school hours.” 1846-1847.
Insert 3  Testimonials for Fanny Brown. Three letters of commendation from Fanny Brown’s teacher. Third testimonial indicates teacher’s name, Mary Hodgdon. With small envelopes. 1849-1850.
Insert 4  Deed from George Dawson and Deborah Coleman to Daniel Reinhold for five acres in Elizabeth Twp. 28 March 1850.
Insert 5  Deed from Robert Coleman and George Dawson Coleman to John Steiner and Levi Steiner for 28 acres of land in Elizabeth Township. 17 March 1852.
Insert 6  Mutual Covenants, Robert Coleman and George Dawson Coleman describing mutual ownership of the Cornwall Ore Banks. 17 March 1852.
Insert 7  Deed from Daniel and Catharine Reinhold to Levi Steiner for five acres in Elizabeth Township. 23 March 1860.
Insert 8  Inventory and appraisal of the estate of Deborah Brown, listing household goods and their values. Initials next to each item. Estate valued at $51,496.12. 22 March 1864.
Insert 9  Mortgage, George Dawson Coleman to Robert Coleman, $65,000 for his part of the family estate. 1 April 1865.
Insert 10  Release, Robert Coleman to George Dawson Coleman regarding dispersal of estate. 1 April 1865.
Insert 11  Survey of land in Elizabeth Township, 28 acres. Surveyed by the request of O. Caldwell, agent for George Dawson Coleman. Bought from Levi Steiner. 22 December 1866.

Folder 58     G. D. Coleman, Folder 3b
Insert 1  Deed from Levi and Mary Steiner to George Dawson Coleman for 28 acres in Elizabeth Twp. 27 March 1867.
Insert 2  Deed from Levi and Mary Ann Steiner to George Dawson Coleman for six acres in Elizabeth Twp. 30 January 1868.
Insert 3  Patent for land in Elizabeth Township, 107 acres. 18 July 1871. Surveyed in pursuance of warrant dated 10 May 1871, granted to G. Dawson Coleman.
Insert 4  Will, G. Dawson Coleman, giving all real and personal property to his wife, Debbie Brown Coleman, except for the interest in the Ore Banks and Nine Hills on the Cornwall Estate. This was to be divided in the following way: 1/3 Debbie, 2/3 divided equally among the children. 12 October 1872.
Insert 5  Letter from [I. Glemcy Jones] to G. Dawson Coleman regarding family history and development of the iron industry in Pennsylvania. 27 April 1874.
Insert 6  Memorial minutes describing G. Dawson Coleman’s contributions. 16 September 1878.
Insert 7  Memorial minutes, Lafayette College, for G. Dawson Coleman, after his death. 23 October 1878.
Insert 8  Agreement founding Coleman and Brock, between B. Dawson Coleman, Edward Coleman, Arthur Brock, and Horace Brock, in order to buy and sell pig iron. 1 January 1889.
Insert 9  Agreement between Deborah Coleman and B. Dawson Coleman, Edward Coleman, Arthur Brock, and Horace Brock. Relating to the Lebanon furnaces and Cornwall ore and the prices to be paid per ton of iron. 1 January 1889.
Insert 10  In Memoriam, Mrs. George Dawson Coleman, (nee Deborah Brown). From the National Society of Colonial Dames, describing Debbie Coleman’s ancestry and her work with the society. October 1894.
Insert 11  Newspaper article suggesting G. Dawson Coleman as State Treasurer. In ink in margin—“Norristown [Herald].” No date.

Folder 59     G. D. Coleman, Folder 4
Insert 1  Invitation for dinner from President and Mrs. Grant to Mr. and Mrs. Coleman. 17 February 1870.
Insert 2  Invitation from Mrs. Grant to Deborah Coleman requesting her company at lunch and “to assist . . . in receiving during the afternoon.” From the Executive Mansion. 21 February 1870.
Insert 3  Response to request form President Grant for cattle. “Express much regret that our herd of these cattle is so small that they cannot spare any at present.” Written by A. Wilhelm, attorney of R.W. Coleman’s Heirs. 7 December 1870.
Insert 4  Letter to General Grant from F. W. Forney, from the Custom House, Philadelphia. Request to President Grant to appear at the unveiling of a monument of Abraham Lincoln in Fairmount Park. Requested response before Grant left Lebanon. 11 September 1871.
Insert 5  Invitation to Naval Ball held to honor Grand Duke Alexis and the officers of the Russian Fleet to be held at the Navy Yard in New York. 28 November 1871.
Insert 6  Certification of G. Dawson Coleman as Honorary Commissioner of the United States for the Vienna Exposition. Signed by Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. 29 March 1873.
Insert 7  Letter from Hamilton Fish to G. Dawson Coleman. Accompanied certificate, special passport and regulations. 31 March 1873.
Insert 8  Letter of introduction for G. Dawson Coleman from Governor J. F. Hartranft. Certifies that Coleman is a citizen of high character and standing, having served for three years as a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Public Charities. Letter intended for administrators of prisons and correctional institutions in Europe, asking permission for Coleman to visit and to receive any information relating to the management of these types of institutions. 10 April 1873.
Insert 9  Newspaper article published by Evening Bulletin describing the laying of the cornerstone of the Great Exhibition Building at the U.S. Centennial Exhibition. 19 July 1873.
Insert 10  Thanksgiving Proclamation from Edward McCook, Governor of the territory of Colorado. Forwarded to G. Dawson Coleman by way of [Dan’l] Cameron, Harrisburg. With seal. 7 November 1874.
Insert 11  Letter from Hamilton Fish to G. Dawson Coleman from Dept. of State with two volume set “Foreign Relations of the U.S.” which accompanied the President’s last annual message to Congress. 21 January 1876.
Insert 12  Letter form Hamilton Fish to G. Dawson Coleman announcing that a copy of “Reports on the Vienna Exposition” in four volumes will be sent, with acknowledgement (31 August 1876). 29 August 1876.
Insert 13  Invitation to reception at Penn Club given for officers of Imperial Russian Navy. June 24.
Insert 14  Invitation from George W. Childs to G. Dawson Coleman to meet the President and his cabinet on May 10 from 8-11 pm. No date.

Folder 60     G. D. Coleman, Folder 5
Insert 1  Obituary, G. Dawson Coleman. Philadelphia Inquirer, 10 September 1878, (whole issue, 8 pages). Coleman’s obituary is on the first page.
Insert 2  Obituary, G. Dawson Coleman. Lebanon Daily Times, 10 September 1878, (whole issue, 4 pages). Coleman’s obituary is on page one.
Insert 3  Obituary, G. Dawson Coleman. Lebanon Courier, 11 September 1878, (whole issue). Coleman’s obituary is on page 3.
Insert 4  Funeral of G. Dawson Coleman. Two copies of Lebanon Daily Times, 14 September 1878, (whole issue, 4 pages). Article is on page one. Episcopal services were read at the Mt. Lebanon family mansion, followed by a service at Christ Chapel. The funeral party accompanied Coleman’s coffin by train to the Laurel Hill Cemetery, outside Philadelphia. He was placed in the family vault, “situated on one of the highest points in the cemetery, along the banks of the Schuylkill… the vault contains the remains of his mother and son James Coleman . . .”
Insert 5  Employees of Lebanon Furnaces. Lebanon Daily Times article about employee’s meeting. At the meeting, resolutions were adopted regarding the death of Mr. Coleman, “a kind and considerate friend.” 16 September 1878.

Folder 61     G. D. Coleman, Folder 6a
Insert 1  Banquet for General Cameron, Daily Evening Bulletin account of banquet held for Simon Cameron in Harrisburg. 6 May 1862.
Insert 2  Pass to cross Potomac, from War Department to G. Dawson Coleman and friends. Written by Simon Cameron, Secretary of War. 11 January 1862.
Insert 3  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman regarding President’s visit and tour of cheese factory. 5 September 1871.
Insert 4  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman, written from the Senate. Describes fight in which Cameron views himself as the “main object of attack.” 14 February 1872.
Insert 5  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman requesting Coleman’s company to comfort Cameron’s father after the death of his mother. 19 June 1874.
Insert 6  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman regarding trip they planned to take together. 21 August 1874.
Insert 7  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman about cows. 4 October 1875.
Insert 8  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman about a cow. 25 October 1875.
Insert 9  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman, offering $100,000 as a result of a lawsuit decided against Coleman, “you may need some ready money.” 25 October 1875.
Insert 10  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman inquiring about Coleman’s leg. 8 November 1875.
Insert 11  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman. Plans to visit Coleman’s after Senate adjournment for the Centennial Celebration. 3 May 1876.
Insert 12  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman regarding travel plans. Written from the War Department. 9 August 1876.
Insert 13  Letter from Simon Cameron to G. Dawson Coleman requesting Coleman’s presence at an upcoming event. 5 March 1878.

Folder 62     G. D. Coleman, Folder 6b
Insert 1  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman thanking her for the Christmas gift. 30 December 1870.
Insert 2  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman Condolences on the death of “darling bright boy.” Written from the Senate. 8 March 1874.
Insert 3  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman regarding the death of Cameron’s wife. 1 April 1874.
Insert 4  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman. Thanks for her congratulatory letter on his 76^th birthday. 24 March 1876.
Insert 5  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman, hoping to visit soon and wishes that her health (and Hattie’s) improves. 10 April 1876.
Insert 6  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman with hopes that everyone is feeling better soon. Planning future visit. Written from the War Dept. 30 June 1876.
Insert 7  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman declining invitation to their 20^th wedding anniversary celebration. 10 January 1877.
Insert 8  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman responding to her request for a copy of Capt. Powell’s “Geological Surveys.” 24 February 1877.
Insert 9  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman describing time spent at Donegal Springs. 6 July 1877.
Insert 10  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman expressing grief over death of Dawson. 19 September 1878.
Insert 11  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman promising to visit soon. 25 June 1886.
Insert 12  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman regarding recent visit. 23 September 1886.
Insert 13  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman regarding B. Dawson’s trip around the world. Promised to write letters to friends to gain introductions for Dawson to the minister of France and the minister of the Sandwich Islands. 7 December 1886.
Insert 14  Letter from Simon Cameron to [Deborah] Coleman thanking her for the “beautiful birthday gift.” Mentions Dawson and his travels. 12 March 1887.

Folder 63     G. D. Coleman, Folder 7
Insert 1  Record of Ore Mined and Sold, 1852-1858.
Insert 2  Letter from William Seward to G. Dawson Coleman. Invitation to meeting at the State Dept. of Commissioners representing interests of American exhibitors at the Industrial Exhibition (London, 1862). 5 October 1861.
Insert 3  Letter from Josiah Quincy to G. Dawson Coleman responding to committee report issued about the Railroad in Pennsylvania. From Boston to Harrisburg. 27 January 1868.
Insert 4  Letter from J.W. Geary to G. Dawson. Letter of appointment to the Board of Public Charities (one of five members statewide). 6 November 1869.
Insert 5  Appointment Certificate, Board of Public Charities. Certificate appointing G. Dawson Coleman as a Commissioner of the Board of Public Charities. 10 April 1873.
Insert 6  Appointment Certificate, National Convention, appointing G. Dawson Coleman as one of a forty member delegation to the National Convention in St. Louis (23 November) to consider construction of a Pacific Railroad through states and territories of the Southwest. Gov. Hartranft wanted to include “mining, manufacturing, and business” interests of Pennsylvania in the delegation. 15 November 1875.
Insert 7  Program for the “Talent’s Company.” Printed program for evening of entertainment in Lebanon at the “Amateur Drawing Room.” Production of Faust and Marguerite. Program includes poems and advertisements. 4 copies. 8 June 1883.
Insert 8  Invitation to Edward Coleman [for Transatlantic Race] from the Prince and Princess of Prussia. Dinner menu and musical program. Gentlemen were to wear yachting clothes. In German. 29 June 1905.
Insert 9  Newspaper clippings. G. Dawson Coleman considered for Secretary of the Interior. Flag presentation at Camp Coleman, 93^rd regiment. No date.
Insert 10  Coat of Arms. No date.

Folder 64     G. D. Coleman, Folder 8a
Insert 1  Letter from [N. Kimball Haley] to G. Dawson Coleman. 14 August 18[__].
Insert 2  Receipt for watch from French Brothers, watchmakers in London. 8 January 1846.
Insert 3  Promissory note to Robert Coleman and G. Dawson Coleman for $223, payable to the Bank of Montgomery County. Protest made for nonpayment, 5 November 1860. Breitenbach & Co. 2 July 1860.
Insert 4  Mortgage, G. Dawson Coleman to Simon Cameron, James Young, and Levi Kline (part owners of the Lebanon Deposit Bank) for $41,8135.48 in eleven payments. 2 November 1861. Paid in full 14 June 1864.
Insert 5  Bond, G. Dawson Coleman to Simon Cameron, James Young, and Levi Kline (part owners of the Lebanon Deposit Bank). 2 November 1861.
Insert 6  Receipt for lawyer’s services. Bill for $250 for professional services of R.C. McMurtie in case: Coleman v. Coleman, in Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas. Signed by [G.] M. Wharton, Philadelphia. 27 January 1862.
Insert 7  Bond, G. Dawson Coleman to Anna Light. 30 April 1862.
Insert 8  Letter from Charles B. Forney to G. Dawson Coleman thanking him for letter of appreciation and New Year’s gift. 1 January 1864.
Insert 9  Receipt for articles sent to Great Central Fair, Philadelphia. Receipt to Deborah Coleman for home-made “fancy articles.” 21 June 1864.
Insert 10  Letter from W. H. Drayton to G. Dawson Coleman regarding various accounts. 16 December 1867.

 

Folder 65     G. D. Coleman, Folder 8b
Insert 1  Letter from B. Williamson to G. Dawson Coleman regarding railroad legislation. 18 January 1869.
Inserts 2-5  Letters from Heister Clymer to G. Dawson Coleman regarding railroad legislation. On the following dates: 19 January 1869, 19 January 1869, 20 January 1869, 24 January 1869.
Insert 6  Mortgage, Joseph Gingrich to G. Dawson Coleman for houses and land in North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County. 27 October 1869.
Insert 7  Receipt for Stock purchase, subscription to 13¾ shares of capital stock of American Smelting Co., New York. 12 June 1873.
Insert 8  Agreement with Gotthart Mertz in return for passage to the United States from Baden-Baden, Germany, Mertz agreed to work at the Coleman mansion as a gardener. Terms of pay and years for Mertz and two assistants. 26 August 1873.
Insert 9  Poem in memory of James Coleman. Signed D. H. Coleman, Mt. Lebanon. 3 March 1874.
Insert 10  Announcement of Antiquarian Display. Describes display and lists committee members. Mrs. G. D. Coleman on Lebanon County Executive Committee. 9-17 September 1885.
Inserts 11-12  Letter of attorney, Deborah Coleman to B. Dawson Coleman and Edward R. Coleman. Two copies. 12 January 1889.

Folder 66     G. D. Coleman, Folder 9a
Insert 1  Pass to Virginia for G. Dawson Coleman allowing Coleman to pass over “long or chain Bridge or any ferry to Virginia.” Purpose: “important private business.” Pass good through 10/31. 13 October 1861.
Insert 2  List of medal dies of a public character, U.S. Mint. National medals for Army, Navy, Presidents (Jefferson-Buchanan), miscellaneous, five for George Washington. “Societies and individuals may apply for bronze medals.” Includes size and price. November 1861.
Insert 3  News from the 93^rd regiment. Two newspaper accounts from Camp Brown regarding the 93^rd regiment. Describing camp life, food. One mentions Mrs. Dawson Coleman and G. Dawson’s sister, who both traveled with the troops from Lebanon to Washington. 24 November 1861.
Insert 4  Pass to Virginia for G. Dawson Coleman allowing Coleman and friend [M. L. Driser] to travel to Virginia for the purpose of visiting friends. Pass good through 1/31. 11 January 1862.
Insert 5  Letter from Robert Coleman to G. Dawson Coleman, from Paris. Encouraging Dawson to sell as much ore as possible this season as well as to use influence with Cameron and Staunton for army contracts. 25 January 1862.
Insert 6  Orders—Army of the Potomac, from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac. Addressed to Col. McCarter, 93^rd PV. Orders countersigned Thursday, May 22, 1862. In quotes “Eutaw.” Signed by J. A. Nardee, ADC for Maj. Gen. McClellan; S. J. Smith, Lt. & AAA Gen. Francis A. Walker, AAG; Charles R. [Kirling], Lt. ADC. 16 May 1862.

Insert 7  Passes to and from the White House for Coleman. Signed by John Tucker, Asst. Secretary of War, from Fort Monroe. Letter to Col. Rufus Ingalls from John Tucker, asking for means for Coleman to reach the 93^rd PA regiment. 12 June 1862.
Insert 8  Pass to White House for G. Dawson Coleman. Pass from White House to Fortress Monroe. Signed by J. M. McCarter, Col., Cmd. 93^rd PA Reg. Approved by Leavitt Hunt, Lt. and ADC for Brig. Gen. [Heutzch]. 15 June 1862. Return pass stamped C.G. Sawtelle, Captain and A.O.M. 15 June 1862.
Insert 9  Enlistment certification for John H. Uhler from Camp Ruff. J. H. Uhler was mustered in U.S. service for three years in Battery H, 3^rd regiment, and credited to North Lebanon Township. Signed by Captain [Park]. 16 October 1862.
Insert 10  Certification of enlistment and request for payment, Henry Branett. Requested of G. Dawson Coleman to pay the bearer, W.L. Billman, $20 due Henry Branett (of North Lebanon Township) for enlisting. M.M. Runky, Adj., 3^rd PA artillery and First Lt., Battery H, certifies that Henry Branett has been mustered into Battery H. Note in bottom left corner: Oct. 20 1862, “received twenty dollars,” signed by William L. Billman. 18 October 1862.
Insert 11  Certification of enlistment and request for payment for George S. Rupp, Moses Umberger, and John Augelbaghr requested of G. Dawson Coleman to pay W. L. Billman $20 due each to George Rupp, Moses Umberger, and John Augelbaghr (of North Lebanon Twp). M. M. Runky certified that the men were mustered into Battery [H]. Note $60 received by William L. Billman. 18 October 1862.
Insert 12  Enlistment certificate for James Dissinger, resident of North Lebanon Twp., mustered into service as a private in Battery H. Signed by M. M. Runky, Camp Ruff. 28 October 1862.
Insert 13  Letter from David Matthews to G. Dawson Coleman describing vacancy of Captain of Company C and requesting Coleman to urge the governor to commission William Shuler as Captain of Company C. 4 January 1863.
Insert 14  Letter from [G.] M. Wharton to G. Dawson Coleman, asking for help in obtaining release of Lt. Lennig from a Southern prison. 7 March 1864.
Insert 15  Letter from G. Dawson Coleman to Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler requesting efforts to secure release of Lt. Thompson Lennig. No signature. 8 March 1864.

 

Folder 67     G. D. Coleman, Folder 9b
Insert 1  Letter from George H. Uhler to G. Dawson Coleman from quartermaster, 1^st brigade, 2nd division. Sgt. Uhler sends Coleman a small piece “supposed to be” lead ore taken from the cabinet of a “[Secesh] Gent. at Millwood, Virginia.” 21 October 1864.
Insert 2  Letter of attorney for Company D, First Battalion, PA to J. W. Fox giving power of attorney to J. W. Fox, 2^nd Lt, Company D “in consideration of one dollar to each of us in hand paid by Italian J.W. Fox”: John Barto, Penrose Barto, William Loser, Amos Meyer, Simon Mease, Gideon Petry, George Kirst, George Fulmer, William Martin, John A. Martin, Franklin Byle, Perry Bixler. Signed by John [G. Coffa], Justice of the Peace, Lebanon County. 22 November 1864.
Insert 3  Letter of attorney for Company D, First Battalion, PA to Cyrus F. Mason. Given to Cyrus F. Mason of Jonestown to claim $10 each for volunteering: Samuel Shade, Ephraim Behney, Henry G. Dohner, Simon S. Bordlemay, Clinton Stoner, Henry H. Tobias, Daniel Dishong, Reiley Behney, Abraham M. Stein, Franklin Dornmoyer, Henry B. Hedrick, [J. J. U.] Mease, Jacob Anspach, John Hilberry, Levi Shalley, Michael Gamble, Samuel Focht. Signed by John Brunner, Justice of the Peace, Lebanon County. 22 November 1864.
Insert 4  Letter from C. Henry to G. Dawson Coleman acknowledging receipt of and thanking Coleman for $1033.10 for building of soldiers and sailors monument. C. Henry, treasurer of Monument Association. 15 April 1867.
Insert 5  Program from the Society of the Army of the Potomac Reunion Banquet at Delmonicos. Includes menu, desserts, wine (all in French). Ten “regular toasts” listed: country, president, navy, army, volunteer armies, private soldier, fallen comrades, battles, invited guests, loyal press, sweethearts and wives. Together with program (in envelope) on three separate pieces of paper: picture of U.S. flags; state flag of South Carolina from 1860; with description, “from [Camillers], on the card is inscribed the Day in which South Carolina proclaimed herself an independent sovereignty.” 5 July 1869.
Insert 6  Letter from J. M. Foltz to G. Dawson Coleman thanking Coleman for words on his behalf. Foltz is indebted to Cameron and Coleman for new position in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery within the Navy Dept. 1 November 1871.
Insert 7  Letter from [Deborah] Coleman to Charles B. Forney regarding misunderstanding after Robert Coleman’s death. 27 May 1879.

Folder 68     G. D. Coleman, Folder 9c
Insert 1  “The Loyal Girl of Winchester,” booklet with printed correspondence between Rebecca Wright and Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan. Includes a short biography. No date. Wright assisted Sheridan by describing troop movements in Virginia. The letters have the following dates: Sheridan to Wright, 15 September 1864; Wright to Sheridan, 16 September 1864; Sheridan to Wright, 7 January 1867.
Insert 2  “The Gallant Boys of Keyes Brigade,” from the National Intelligencer, (30 September, no year). Poem written by Dr. Reynolds, Asst. Surgeon, 24^th Reg., NYSV.
Insert 3  “Farewell to Keyes,” poem written by L. Reynolds, Asst. Surgeon, 24^th Reg., NYSV, on Gen. Keyes’ promotion and his leaving the Brigade—-14^th, 22^nd, 24^th, & 30^th New York State Volunteers. No date.
Insert 4  “Der Deutsch Kompanie,” humorous poem in Pennsylvania Dutch written about troops from Lebanon County. No date.

Folder 69     G. D. Coleman, Folder 9d
Insert 1  Copy of Inventory of Pine Grove Furnace and Forge. Inventory of animals, equipment, tools, and materials at the mill, furnace, farm, ore bank and forge. Total value was $37,699.45. 31 December 1864.
Insert 2  Agreement with Charles B. Forney and H. M. Maxwell agreement to pay each for one year. Includes rates per ton of pig metal for Forney (manager) and Maxwell (clerk). Signed by G. Dawson Coleman, Charles B. Forney, and H. M. Maxwell. 1 January 1872.
Insert 3  Minutes of Cornwall Ore Bank Company. 27 September 1875.
Meeting held at the Eagle Hotel. Present: G. Dawson Coleman, president; R.C. McMurtrie, attorney for Robert Coleman; Samuel Small, guardian for Robert H. and Ann C. Coleman; A. Wilhelm, secretary, and attorney for: Mrs. A.C. Alden, Mrs. M.C. Freeman, and Miss Sarah H. Coleman. Also present: Clement B. Grubb, Charles B. Grubb, James L. Reynolds, R. Percy Alden. J. Taylor Boyd, General Superintendent, also present.
Report of President( G. Dawson Coleman)—-asking permission to act regarding management of property. Summary of operations for past eleven years. Asks permission to sell up to one hundred thousand tons during the following year. Also mentions ways to overcome obstacles relating to transportation.
Insert 4  G. Dawson Coleman Institute. Announcement describing opening of the G. Dawson Coleman Institute for workingmen and boys. Course of study included the following subjects: academic (reading, writing, spelling, natural history, geography, history, arithmetic, physics), mechanical drawing, bookkeeping, and telegraphy. Teachers: Prof. A. Robinette (academic), William P. Boger (mechanical drawing), John K. Raudenbush (bookkeeping), and Milton B. Blauch (telegraphy). Participants could earn certificates when they passed “thorough examinations and exhibit[ed] specimens of good work.” Superintendent of the school was Rev. C. L. Cooder of Christ Church Manse, Lebanon, PA. 20 October 1885.
Insert 5  Letter from Robert W. Coleman to G. Dawson Coleman concerning accounts. Written from Cornwall. No date.

Folder 70     G. D. Coleman, Folder 10
Insert 1  Christ Chapel Dedication Services. Booklet with order of dedication service for Christ Chapel, including texts of hymns, creeds, scripture verses and prayers. Printed in gold, red, and blue ink. Front cover has “Lebanon Furnaces” written at bottom. 3 September 1871.
Insert 2  Programme, Cornerstone Laying of the Elizabeth Farms Chapel. Single sheet with order of service. Text of hymns included. 28 August 1874.
Insert 3  James Coleman Memorial Chapel Dedication Service. Elizabeth Farms, Brickerville, PA. Booklet with order of dedication service for chapel in memory of James Coleman (1860-1874). Printed in gold (cover), black (first page), and red and blue (pages 3-10). Texts of hymn, apostles creed, responsive reading. Dedication service was held at 10:00. Children’s Dedicatory Service at 2:30. 8 July 1877.
Insert 4  Copy of Agreement between Colin Cameron and Phillip Rhule. Colin Cameron, acting as agent for G. Dawson Coleman, signed one year agreement with Phillip Rhule to farm property in Heidelberg Township. 3 November 1877.
Insert 5  Newspaper articles relating to Robert W. Coleman. “New Heirs to the Coleman Estate,” Lebanon Daily News, 16 July 1878. Describes two possible heirs to Robert Coleman’s estate. “Domestic Infelicity.” Describes relationship of Mrs. Lockwood to Robert W. Coleman and Mrs. Lockwood’s lawsuit against her husband.
Insert 6  Brief of appeal of Louise Ybanez Anduaga. In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for the No. 395 Eastern District, July Term 1879, # 245. “Appeal of Louise Ybanez Anduaga, formerly widow of George Dawson Coleman, Deceased, from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia County, in the estate of Robert Coleman, Deceased.” By Paul Fuller, Esq., on behalf of the Appellee. Louise Ybanez Anduaga married Robert Coleman’s son George Dawson Coleman. She claimed rights to his property and insurance which he had willed to his mother, Madame Rosalie Parent Coleman. 24 pages. January Term 1898.
Insert 7  Dedication of Trust, Craig B. Cross, et al, to Fannie Brown Coleman. Trust established with $16,000 worth of bonds (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Pennsylvania Steel, and Maryland Steel) and stocks (Peoples’ Passenger Railway). This trust was to support a minister in charge of the church known as the James Coleman Memorial Chapel at Elizabeth Farms, in accordance with Presbyterian Church doctrine, and for preservation of the building. Established by Fannie Brown Coleman, “Singlewoman.” 7 January 1904.
Insert 8  Deed to Additional Chapel Tract from B. Dawson Coleman, Edward R. Coleman, and Fanny B. Coleman, trustees for Debbie B. Coleman (deceased), to H. T. Euston for the tract of land situated in Elizabeth Twp. known as Additional Chapel Tract. 14 June 1904.
Insert 9  Deed, Henry T. and Julia A. Euston to Fanny B. Coleman for Additional Chapel Tract. 14 June 1904.
Insert 10  Deed to Chapel Tract from B. Dawson Coleman and the Girard Trust Company of Philadelphia, trustees of Anne C. Carvallo, late Anne C. Coleman, to B. Dawson Coleman, Edward R. Coleman, and Fanny B. Coleman for the Chapel Tract in Elizabeth Twp. With envelope marked: “Capt. H. J. Euston, Manager.” 14 June 1904.
Insert 11  St. James Church-yard, Lancaster, Pennsylvania History of the cemetery at St. James. With Dedication Trust, Fanny Coleman. No date.