Manuscript Group 64
HALDEMAN-WRIGHT FAMILY COLLECTION
1789-1899
1 cu. ft.
Correspondence, legal papers, accounts, and memorabilia of the Haldeman and Wright
families of Cumberland and Dauphin counties, including especially the papers of
Jacob M. Haldeman, iron manufacturer, investor in real estate, president of the
Harrisburg Bank and the Harrisburg Bridge Company, a founder of the Harrisburg
Car Company, a director of the Dauphin Deposit Bank, and the founder of Haldemanstown
(New Cumberland). Correspondents include: John Anderson, Henry Buehler, James
Duncan, Michael Ege, John Elder, Thomas Elder, Amos Ellmaker, John Haldeman, Hugh
Hamilton, John D. Mahon, John Norris, John Patterson, John Proctor, George Richter,
Michael T. Simpson, Samuel Smith, and George Winchester.
