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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1747 F001 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1747
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Deal, John
Deal, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1747 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
Also Deal, William.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1748 F001 QS
Date Range
1748/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1748/08
Year
1748
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kilsmiller, Martin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1748 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1749 F001 QS
Date Range
1749/02
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1749/02
Year
1749
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kuntz, Michael
Mann, Stephen
Tombagh, Fredrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: cutting wood on government property
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1749 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
Cutting wood off of government land.
Additional names: Mann, Stephen; Tombagh, Fredrick.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JUL 1749 F001 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1749
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hart, John
Worral, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JUL 1749 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance.
Assault and battery on Peter Worral.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Title
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Object ID
MG0761
Date Range
1793-1906
  2 images  
Collection
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Title
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Description
Historic documents, 1793-1906
Letters:
Buchanan regarding a lawsuit, 1817
Stevens regarding a financial matter, 1865
M. Quay to Col. Franklin regarding the promotion of Capt. McGovern, 122 PA Vols, Lancaster County, 1862
Edwin S. Stuart, soliciting Lancaster County's vote for governor, 1906
Vendue conditions for Christian Woldy, 1830
Arbitration, 1842
Unrecorded deed, Garber to Bomberger in Brownstown, 1864
Letters of administration for John Steman of Manor Twp., 1793
Payroll for roadwork off of Rte 999 in Manor Twp., 1817
Wertz items from Manor Twp.:
Arbitration notice, 1842
Subpoena, 1822
Summons for selling butter contrary to Columbia ordinance, 1832
County tax receipts, 1828
Receipts
Date Range
1793-1906
Year Range From
1793
Year Range To
1906
Date of Accumulation
1793-1906
Creator
Landis, Ralph Shelley, 1891-1987
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Buchanan, James
Steman, John
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stuart, Edwin S.
Woldy, Christian
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Columbia
Correspondence
Deeds
Finding aids
Legal documents
Letters
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Payroll
Receipts
Route 999
Stevens and Smith Center
Subpoenas
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0761
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_01)
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_02)
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection has not been cataloged. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Accession Number
2016.MG0761
Other Numbers
MG-761
Classification
MG0761
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Not cataloged, July 2023.
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Gabriel Hiester
Object ID
MG0096 F076
Date Range
1828/04/26
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Gabriel Hiester
Description
Letter in which James Buchanan replies to Gabriel Hiester’s request for a date to attend to business and/or legal matters in Lancaster, PA. Buchanan describes how he cannot leave Washington until a final disposition shall be made on the tariff, which is a subject of great interest in PA and to the Union. He continues to describe that the Senate may amend the bill and that it will return to the House for concurrence and that he must be present for any votes. 26 April 1828.
Date Range
1828/04/26
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Buchanan, James
Hiester, Gabriel
Subjects
Tariff
Bills, Legislative
Tariff--Law and legislation
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Tariffs
Bills, Legislative
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F076
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 076
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Documents
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from Margaret Reynolds to Deborah Gibbons
Object ID
MG0846_F008
Date Range
1820/10/18
  1 document  
Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from Margaret Reynolds to Deborah Gibbons
Description
Letter from Margaret Reynolds in Wilmington to Deborah Gibbons exalting the excellence of Deborah's children, exhorting her to keep them safe, etc.
Date Range
1820/10/18
Creation Date
18 October 1820
Creator
Reynolds, Margaret
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Gibbons, Deborah Hoopes
Reynolds, Margaret
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846_F008
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846, Folder 8
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 21 July 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Land Records from Elaine Ewing Holden
Title
Land Records from Elaine Ewing Holden, 1747-1848
Object ID
MG0903
  1 document  
Collection
Land Records from Elaine Ewing Holden
Title
Land Records from Elaine Ewing Holden, 1747-1848
Description
This collection contains various deeds and land drafts for property owned by the Galbreath family in Donegal Township, Lancaster County; tracts of land in Warren County and McKean County, Pennsylvania; lands owned by Martin Mylin in Lampeter Township; lots in the borough (now city) of Lancaster; and a letter form James Buchanan to Col. Henry Carpenter regarding property in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Year Range From
1747
Year Range To
1848
Date of Accumulation
1747-1848
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Connelly, Susanna
Connely, John
Logan, James
Brown, John
Shultz, Theobald
Breneman, Melchior
Galbreath, James
Galbreath, Bartram
Penn, Thomas
Penn, Richard
Peters, Richard
Hockley, Richard
Carpenter, Col. Henry
Buchanan, James
Hains, Anthony
Mylin, Martin
Furrer, Martin
Mylin, Barbara
Mylin, Jacob
Keesy, Catherine
Rohrer, John
Meck, George
Meck, John
Harnish, D. W.
Harnish, Michael
Keesy, Jacob
Bausman, John
Bausman, Elizabeth
Cooke, David
Shippen, Henry
Humes, James
Bachman, John
Carpenter, Henry
Miller, Jacob
Miller, Elizabeth
Getz, John
Getz, Eleanor
Forney, Jacob
Humes, Agnes
Laughree, Samuel
Steinman, John F.
Kieffer, Christian
Humes, Dr. Samuel
Subjects
Deeds
Correspondence
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Land records
Deeds
Land drafts
Correspondence
Patents
Extent
14 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0903
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Land Records from Elain Ewing Holden, 1747-1848 (MG0903), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2001.MG0903
Other Numbers
MG-903
Other Number
MG-903
Classification
MG0903
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection Box 30, Folder 13, 17 March 2022
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Resolution naming four individuals to the Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Co. Board of Trustees
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.003
Date Range
1822/04/08
  2 documents     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Resolution naming four individuals to the Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Co. Board of Trustees
Description
Resolution naming four individuals to the Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Co. Board of Trustees. This is most likely the true copy named in the Court papers regarding the bankruptcy of the Marietta & Susquehanna Trading Company. See 8.2.3.004.
Date Range
1822/04/08
Creator
Marietta & Susquehanna Trading Co.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
Good, Jacob
Gish, Jacob
Patterson, James
Mishey, Jacob
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Business records
Boards of directors
Search Terms
Resolutions
Business records
Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Co.
Boards of directors
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 21 x 33.5 cm.
Object Name
Resolution
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.003
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1996.034
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 3
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Transcription of the court papers filed in the action by the stockholders of the Marietta & Susquehanna Trading Company
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.004
Date Range
1829/11/23
  2 documents     14 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Transcription of the court papers filed in the action by the stockholders of the Marietta & Susquehanna Trading Company
Description
Transcription of the court papers filed in the action by the stockholders of the Marietta & Susquehanna Trading Company against a the appointed Trustees of the Company, Jacob Grosh, Jacob Gish (Gisch), Jacob Mishey (Misher), James Patterson, Jr. and William Child, entrusted to resolve the company, however none of the debts were ever collected. Transcription includes a background, complaint, answer and exhibits. Transcribed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, David Caldwell.
Date Range
1829/11/23
Creator
United States. Circuit Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
JBFP Oversized Box 3
People
Grosh, Jacob
Gish, Jacob
Mishey, Jacob
Patterson, James
Child, William
Caldwell, David
Subjects
Legal documents
Stockholders
Search Terms
Legal documents
Stockholders
Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Co.
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 14 pages to scan, 10.75 x 16.75 in.
Object Name
Transcript
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.004
Location of Originals
Housed in JBFP Oversized Box 3.
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1996.035
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 4
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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