Died—Robert W. Coleman, Esq. of Cornwall, Lebanon County, died in the city of New York, on Tuesday, the 20th inst., in the 42d year of his age. He was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, on Friday last.
The early death of Mr. Coleman is a loss not easily replaced, and is sincerely mourned not only by his relations and personal friends, but by hosts of others, many of who frequently experienced his charity and kindness of heart. It is not often that the abundance of this world's stores is placed in the proper hands, but in Mr. Coleman's case it was.
His charity, while unbounded, was dispensed in such a manner that the right had never knew what the left gave; the recipients and the giver alone being made the parties interested. His was an unobtrusive charity, and proceeded from no other prompting save alone his goodness of heart. One of his last charitable and characteristic acts in this place was the presentation, a few weeks' ago, of one hundred tons of coal to the poor of our borough. This would not have been mentioned publicly were he still living, but as death has taken him away, we may be allowed the liberty of alluding to it.
Mr. Coleman was the principal proprietor of the famous iron ore banks near this place, and was also one of the most extensive iron manufacturers in the county. He built the North Lebanon and Cornwall railroad and the extensive basin and landings on the Canal in North Lebanon.
Mr. Coleman was a graduate of West Point; enjoyed the personal acquaintance and friendship of Generals Scott and McClellan, and accompanied the latter, as a volunteer Aid on the Peninsula campaign, performing many arduous duties during that time. [Lebanon Advertiser, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa., Wednesday December 28, 1864]
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915. FHL Film Number:1986715.
Date of Birth calculated from age at death: 41 years 4 months 14 days
The early death of Mr. Coleman is a loss not easily replaced, and is sincerely mourned not only by his relations and personal friends, but by hosts of others, many of who frequently experienced his charity and kindness of heart. It is not often that the abundance of this world's stores is placed in the proper hands, but in Mr. Coleman's case it was.
His charity, while unbounded, was dispensed in such a manner that the right had never knew what the left gave; the recipients and the giver alone being made the parties interested. His was an unobtrusive charity, and proceeded from no other prompting save alone his goodness of heart. One of his last charitable and characteristic acts in this place was the presentation, a few weeks' ago, of one hundred tons of coal to the poor of our borough. This would not have been mentioned publicly were he still living, but as death has taken him away, we may be allowed the liberty of alluding to it.
Mr. Coleman was the principal proprietor of the famous iron ore banks near this place, and was also one of the most extensive iron manufacturers in the county. He built the North Lebanon and Cornwall railroad and the extensive basin and landings on the Canal in North Lebanon.
Mr. Coleman was a graduate of West Point; enjoyed the personal acquaintance and friendship of Generals Scott and McClellan, and accompanied the latter, as a volunteer Aid on the Peninsula campaign, performing many arduous duties during that time. [Lebanon Advertiser, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa., Wednesday December 28, 1864]
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915. FHL Film Number:1986715.
Date of Birth calculated from age at death: 41 years 4 months 14 days
Died—Robert W. Coleman, Esq. of Cornwall, Lebanon County, died in the city of New York, on Tuesday, the 20th inst., in the 42d year of his age. He was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, on Friday last.
The early death of Mr. Coleman is a loss not easily replaced, and is sincerely mourned not only by his relations and personal friends, but by hosts of others, many of who frequently experienced his charity and kindness of heart. It is not often that the abundance of this world's stores is placed in the proper hands, but in Mr. Coleman's case it was.
His charity, while unbounded, was dispensed in such a manner that the right had never knew what the left gave; the recipients and the giver alone being made the parties interested. His was an unobtrusive charity, and proceeded from no other prompting save alone his goodness of heart. One of his last charitable and characteristic acts in this place was the presentation, a few weeks' ago, of one hundred tons of coal to the poor of our borough. This would not have been mentioned publicly were he still living, but as death has taken him away, we may be allowed the liberty of alluding to it.
Mr. Coleman was the principal proprietor of the famous iron ore banks near this place, and was also one of the most extensive iron manufacturers in the county. He built the North Lebanon and Cornwall railroad and the extensive basin and landings on the Canal in North Lebanon.
Mr. Coleman was a graduate of West Point; enjoyed the personal acquaintance and friendship of Generals Scott and McClellan, and accompanied the latter, as a volunteer Aid on the Peninsula campaign, performing many arduous duties during that time. [Lebanon Advertiser, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa., Wednesday December 28, 1864]
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915. FHL Film Number:1986715.
Date of Birth calculated from age at death: 41 years 4 months 14 days
The early death of Mr. Coleman is a loss not easily replaced, and is sincerely mourned not only by his relations and personal friends, but by hosts of others, many of who frequently experienced his charity and kindness of heart. It is not often that the abundance of this world's stores is placed in the proper hands, but in Mr. Coleman's case it was.
His charity, while unbounded, was dispensed in such a manner that the right had never knew what the left gave; the recipients and the giver alone being made the parties interested. His was an unobtrusive charity, and proceeded from no other prompting save alone his goodness of heart. One of his last charitable and characteristic acts in this place was the presentation, a few weeks' ago, of one hundred tons of coal to the poor of our borough. This would not have been mentioned publicly were he still living, but as death has taken him away, we may be allowed the liberty of alluding to it.
Mr. Coleman was the principal proprietor of the famous iron ore banks near this place, and was also one of the most extensive iron manufacturers in the county. He built the North Lebanon and Cornwall railroad and the extensive basin and landings on the Canal in North Lebanon.
Mr. Coleman was a graduate of West Point; enjoyed the personal acquaintance and friendship of Generals Scott and McClellan, and accompanied the latter, as a volunteer Aid on the Peninsula campaign, performing many arduous duties during that time. [Lebanon Advertiser, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa., Wednesday December 28, 1864]
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915. FHL Film Number:1986715.
Date of Birth calculated from age at death: 41 years 4 months 14 days
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