Property Records for Shank's Tavern (Marietta, Pa.)
Description
Deeds and property records regarding present day Shank's Tavern at 36 South Waterford Avenue, Marietta, PA 17547. 1807-1995:
Deed #1 (James Anderson to Jacob Bitner) 1807 [original]
Deed #2 (James & Mary Anderson to Henry James Corey) 1813 [original]
Deed #3 (James Corey to Jacob Nicholas & Henry Long) 1813 [original]
Deed #4 (Jacob Nicholas to Benjamin Long) 1813 [original]
Deed #5 (Sheriff Frederick Hambright to David Rinehard) 1822 [original]
Deed #6 (John Beidler to John Heistand) 1828 [original]
Deed #7 (Benjamin Long to David Riehard) 1842 [original]
Typed document excerpt from Ellis & Evans History of Lancaster County re: David Rinehart
Deed #8 (Russel Child to Jane Hogan) 1865 [original]
Sheet of Confederate currency 18?? [original]
Deed #9 (Charlotte & George Mehaffey to John Waller) 1894 [original]
Mortgage (John Waller) 1894 [original]
Deed #9 (John Waller to Catherine Waller) 1897 [original]
Fire Insurance Policy (John Waller) 1898 [original]
Deed #10 Mortgage (John & Catherine Waller to Amos Bowman Executor of James Duffy Estate) 1899 [original]
Judgment Bond (John Waller to Catherine Waller) 1899 [original]
Catherine Waller will (1928) [photocopy]
Catherine Waller will (1932) [photocopy]
Catherine Waller to Ruth Rothrock envelope re: Bernard V. Santaniello Office of the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans Court Division [original]
Stock Certificate Providers Benefit Company (Kathleen D. Shank) 1970 [original]
Deed #11 (Ruth Rothrock Frey to Jack S. Frey) 1972 [original]
John P. Hohendal to Jack S. Frey legal correspondence (1972) [original]
Nikolaus & Hohenadel invoice for deed preparation (1972) [original]
Deed #12 (Jack & Janet S. Frey to Frey Heirs) 1991 [original]
Deed #12 (Jack & Janet S. Frey to Frey Heirs) 1991 [photocopy]
David T. Mountz to Jack S. Frey legal correspondence (1991) [original]
David T. Mountz invoice for deed preparation (1991) [original]
Deed #13 (Jeffrey Shank to J. Robert Shank, Jr.) 1995 [photocopy]
Receipt Sign for Shank's Tavern (1991) [photocopy]
Handwritten inventory of antique furniture in Shank's Tavern (private residence)
This collection has not been cataloged, but may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Credit
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Accession Number
2022.014
Other Numbers
MG-953
Classification
MG0953
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Given by owner Bob Shank to one of Jean-Paul's students who was researching Shank's Tavern for a class project. Bob confirmed that he did not want the documents back.
This collection contains items from the Hiram Buckwalter and John S. Shelley families. Hiram Buckwalter recorded the birth dates of his children in the account book. John S. Shelley's letterhead was preserved in the account book, as was an insurance receipt and two loose account and calculation sheets.
Folder 1: Account book of Hiram Buckwalter, 1881-1907; page 173 is an "account of Minnie Buckwalter," 1907 -- The account shows items purchased to furnish a home. Birth dates of Hiram's children are on the last page.
Folder 2:
Letterhead of John S. Shelley, Rapho Township Supervisors. No date.
Receipt to Hiram Buckwalter from the Manor Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Lancaster County. 1923.
Account of labor by Joseph Knabel and receipt of payment.1908.
Page of calculations. No date.
Folder 3: Facsimile of invitation to John S. Shelley and cover of program for the dedication of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, 1930
Admin/Biographical History
John S. Shelley (1880-1965) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30594169/john-s-shelley
John's daughter, Grace (1916-2012), married Paul B. Brubaker (1913-2004). Paul was the grandson of Hiram Buckwalter (1857-1930).
This collection contains minute books of the Lancaster City & County Medical Society.
Admin/Biographical History
The Lancaster City & County Medical Society, which was established in 1844, is a professional association for physicians in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Collection at Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum https://lancastermedicalheritagemuseum.org/
Notes
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Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied, but pages may be photographed without flash. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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Other Numbers
MG-373
Classification
MG0373
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The volumes in Folders 1-7 were transferred from MG-266 Daybook and Ledger Collection, Series 1 on 3 March 2009.
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Date Range
1785-1960
Year Range From
1785
Year Range To
1960
Date of Accumulation
1785-1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0963
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
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Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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Credit
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This collection is not fully cataloged but may be used with staff assistance. Contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit to make an appointment and to ensure that a staff member will be available.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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Louis S. May's Collection of Buchanan, Swarr, and Foltz Papers
Description
Small collection of correspondence, receipt book, fee book and other papers from Hiram Swarr, J. M. Foltz, and James Buchanan
Photograph of the house at Windsor Forge, 1910. Home of Blanche Nevin at the time the photograph was taken. Family in the picture unidentified.
Image of "The School Building," unidentified
Indenture of apprentiship as a stone cutter for Samuel Meyers to Jonas Metzger, Jr. of Lancaster. 13 March 1800.
Letter from Edward E. Bausman to Louis May, gifting Mr. May with some items. 14 April 1953. (Edward was the son of Rev. Benjamin F. Bausman and Mary Brooks Swarr Bausman; grandson of Hiram Swarr.)
*Fee book of Hiram B. Swarr, 1847-1896
*Receipt book of Hiram B. Swarr, 1850-1890 (appraised by Kinsey Baker at $300)
*Framed letter from James Buchanan to Hiram B. Swarr sending payment for beef, "a disgraceful swindle." James Buchanan Henry requested 35 lbs and they received 84 1/2 lbs. April 1858.
*List of documents that were to be destroyed upon Buchanan's death and a statement from W. W. Brown that they were burned. 13 June 1868.
*Letter from Dr. J. M. Foltz to Hiram B. Swarr and Rev. Edward Y. Buchanan, executors of the James Buchanan's estate regarding payment for unpaid medical bills from 1846 to his Presidency. 17 January 1872.
*Letter from Dr. J. M. Foltz to James Buchanan requesting payment for the enclosed unpaid medical bills 1847-1857. 8 March 1861.
*Letter from James Buchanan to Hiram B. Swarr requesting assistance in dealing with a case for Henry C. Fink. 6 October 1857.
Letter from Edward E. Bausman to Louis May, 3 July 1947, gifting Mr. May with the following items:
*17 envelopes addressed to Hiram B. Swarr from President James Buchanan, some franked, some with intact seals, 1857-1865 (appraised by Kinsey Baker at $1370)
*Note to Hiram B. Swarr from James Buchanan regarding an interest payment from Mr. Howell and Mr. Kennedy. Envelope dated 17 July 1863.
*Girard Fire Insurance Company envelope for policy held by James Buchanan, no date
*Envelope addressed to Hiram B. Swarr from James Buchanan which contains (the large seal is intact, the contents do not go with the envelope)
1) Letter from Buchanan asking Swarr to look into the matter of Spencer Gilmore being drafted twice--once for Lancaster Twp. where he resided at Wheatland and once for Lancaster city, Northeast Ward, where his father lived. 17 July 1863.
2) Blank invitation card for Mr. Buchanan.
*Letter from James Buchanan to Hiram B. Swarr asking him to address a request that was made of him. 2 February 1860. (The enclosed item is not present. This letter may have been in the scrapbook at one time.)
*Letter from Edward Y. Buchanan to Hiram B. Swarr regarding James Buchanan's estate. 13 April 1869.
These items were housed together:
*Letter from J. M. Foltz to James Buchanan in which he expresses his displeasure and frustration with the leadership in the Navy during the war with Mexico with details, states that Commodore Perry lacks moral courage, lodges complaints about Commodore Conner and Captain Gregory, and commends Captain Voorhees. 15 and 26 October 1846.
*Letter from J. M. Foltz to James Buchanan regarding the treatment of Buchanan's nasal polyp and enclosed prescriptions, a tour of Niagara Falls, a visit with James Fennimore Cooper in Sharon, New York, commencement at Yale University, noting that New Englanders are abolitionists and will not support anyone who opposes the Wilmot proviso, and hoping to be stationed at the Naval Asylum in Philadelphia. 19 August 1847.
*Telegram of greeting from Master James Buchanan Foltz to James Buchanan. 15 December 1857.
*Letter from J. M. Foltz to James Buchanan with concern about Buchanan's health, requesting to be Buchanan's physician in Washington, noting a Black Republican meeting, and sharing news of the birth of his son, Frederick Buchanan Foltz. 7 February 1858.
*Letter from Andrew J. Steinman to James Buchanan inquiring whether Dr. Foltz will be promoted to Chief of the Mdical Bureau. 26 February 1858.
*Letter from James Buchanan to William B. Reed regarding Foltz's demand for payment, requesting advice on how to proceed, and requesting that Harriet's name be kept out of the matter. 21 March 1861.
*Letter from J. M. Foltz to James Buchanan requesting payment of unpaid medical bills, acknowledging receipt of payment from Harriet Lane for her bills, and chiding Buchanan for taking advantage of Foltz's professional medical service. 15 April 1861.
*Letter from J. M. Foltz to James Buchanan requesting payment of unpaid medical bills. 26 October 1863.
*Letter from J. M. Foltz to James Buchanan requesting payment of unpaid medical bills. 12 April 1866.
*Letter from J. M. Foltz to James Buchanan regarding payment of unpaid medical bills. 24 June 1867.
*Brief biography of Dr. Foltz in [Buchanan's] hand from 1831-1866. ca.1867-1868.
*Printed transcript: Common Pleas of Lancaster County, sitting in equity between
Edward Y. Buchanan and Hiram B. Swarr, executors of James Buchanan, deceased, and Henry Elliott Johnston and Harriet Lane Johnston, his wife. 1870.
*Printed transcript: The Common Pleas of Lancaster County in equity, Buchanan's executors vs. Johnston and wife. 1870.
This collection has not been fully cataloged or rehoused but may be used with staff assistance. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit to schedule an appointment and to make sure staff will be available.
Credit
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This collection contains several types of land records including deeds, leases, land drafts and articles of agreement. These documents record transactions involving real estate within Lancaster County and/or by residents of Lancaster County.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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The George Steinman Papers, Series 1 contains an album, compiled by George Steinman, with many photographs of buildings, tombstones, monuments and scenes of Lancaster city and county. Ephemera and newspaper articles are among the photographs. Represented in the album are Postlethwaite's Tavern, hotels and taverns, fire houses, the Conestoga massacre, churches, cemeteries, Ephrata Cloister, prominent citizens and their homes, Stehli Silk Mill, and schools. The four boxes contain orginal correspondence, documents, photographs and ephemera or and pertaining to the same subject matter as the album.
The George Steinman Papers, Series 2 is a collection of original correspondence, documents, photographs, and ephemera primarily compiled by George Steinman. The contents of Series 2 represent Lancaster city and county events, prominent citizens, buildings, monuments, churches, cemeteries, schools, and businesses. Most of what Steinman collected relates to 18th and 19th century Pennsylvania, highlighting Lancaster and Philadelphia. One of the key events highlighted is the Revolutionary war; with documents and images related to Philadelphia, George Washington, the Atlee family, and General Edward Hand. There are images relating to the Christiana Riot and to various buildings in early Lancaster; including but not limited to the Old Jail, the British Prison, and Postlethwaite's Tavern. Also included in the collection is currency printed by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1764, and Confederate States currency and bonds.
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).
"Mr. Geo. Steinman who started this collection of pictures. This book was presented to the Lanc. Co. Historical Society after his death by Mr. Geo. S. Franklin."
John M. Gibson is recorded as the donor, 1968, in LancasterHistory's accession records.
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
The use of the original album is restricted. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org with questions.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
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Other Numbers
MG-184
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Series 1 processed and finding aid prepared PK and MSH, 2008. Series 2 finding aid prepared by JE, 2018. Added to database 20 July 2021.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
Collection contains information on Armstrong World Industries, formerly the Armstrong Cork Company, manufacturers of flooring, ceiling, and building materials. Several items concern military production during World War II. There are histories of the company, management correspondence, policy manuals, blueprints, consumer catalogs, annual reports, and copies of Armstrong Today, an internal magazine. Employee correspondence, convention programs and ephemera, advertising, and news articles were added to the collection in 2007-2008.
Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Armstrong Archive, Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
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).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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
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This collection contains published and manuscript speeches, lectures, addresses, orations, etc., written and given by people of Lancaster County on various topics and subjects.
