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Donaldson and Grimwood a true account of their last balloon voyage and tragic death in the boisterous waters of Lake Michigan

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo315
Author
Wise, John
Date of Publication
1875
Call Number
629.13322 W812d
Author
Wise, John
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Selheimer and Moore
Date of Publication
1875
Physical Description
23 p. ill. 30 cm.
Notes
Copied from Library of Congress microfilm
Subjects
Donaldson, Washington H.
Grimwood, Newton S.
Ballooning.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
629.13322 W812d
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The house beautiful essays on beds and tables, stools and candlesticks

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Author
Cook, Clarence,
Date of Publication
1877
Call Number
749 C771
Responsibility
by Clarence Cook
Author
Cook, Clarence,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date of Publication
1877
Physical Description
336 p. ill. 23 cm.
Notes
Originally published in Scribner's Monthly
Subjects
Furniture.
Interior decoration.
House furnishings.
Interior decoration accessories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
749 C771
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An address delivered before the students of Strasburg Academy, September 8, 1845 on the means of obtaining happiness and true eminence of character

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Author
Leaman, John..
Date of Publication
1845.
Call Number
814 L436
Responsibility
John Leaman.
Author
Leaman, John..
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
D.S. Kieffer,
Date of Publication
1845.
Physical Description
16 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
With: An address delivered before the Students' Literary Society, of Strasburg Academy, September 14, 1843.
With: History of the Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church and congregation of East Earl Twp. Lancaster County.
Subjects
Strasburg Academy (Strasburg, Pa.)
Christian education.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
814 L436
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Author
Ringwalt, J. Luther
Date of Publication
1877.
Call Number
929 D578r
Responsibility
by J. Luther Ringwalt and David Diller.
Author
Ringwalt, J. Luther
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1877.
Physical Description
55 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes
LCHS has photocopy.
Subjects
Diller family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 D578r
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Letters and notes on the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians

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Author
Catlin, George,
Edition
2d ed.
Date of Publication
1841.
Call Number
970.1 C365
Responsibility
by Geo. Catlin.
Author
Catlin, George,
Edition
2d ed.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
published by the author,
Date of Publication
1841.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Title on spine: Catlin's North American Indians.
Subjects
Indians of North America.
Indians of North America - West (U.S.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
970.1 C365
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[Map of the eastern portion of Pennsylvania, exhibiting the superior advantages of Columbia as a site for the national foundry]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo666
Date of Publication
1846.
Call Number
974.8 SEPA 104
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1846.
Physical Description
1 map.: col.; 27 x 21 cm. on sheet 27 x 42 cm.
Notes
Shows location of railroads, canals, iron furnaces and ore mines and coal deposits. Accompanying text from the citizens of Columbia to the U.S. Congress.
Summary
map_974.8_SEPA_104_.pdf
Subjects
Foundries - Pennsylvania - Maps.
Columbia (Pa.) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.8 SEPA 104
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The American statesman: a political history, exhibiting the origin, nature and practical operation of constitutional government in the United States; the rise and progress of parties, the legislation relating to all matters of national importance, with views of distinguished statesmen on questions of foreign and domestic policy

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo683
Author
Young, Andrew W.
Edition
Rev. and enl.
Date of Publication
[1877]
Call Number
973 Y68
Responsibility
By Andrew W. Young ...
Author
Young, Andrew W.
Edition
Rev. and enl.
Place of Publication
New York [etc.]
Publisher
H.S. Goodspeed & Company
Date of Publication
[1877]
Physical Description
xxxv, [21]-1594, 70 p. 10 port. (incl. front.) 24 cm.
Subjects
United States - Politics and government.
United States - History.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1865.
United States - History - 1783-1865.
United States - Constitutional history.
Additional Author
Ferris, George T.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973 Y68
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #014A
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Barkahiser, Catharine
Barkahiser, John
Bennet, Job
Brubaker, Perry
Butcher, Charles
Butcher, Christian
Church, John
Church, Sarah Ann
Clark, Hannah Jane
Clark, James
Clark, John
Clark, Margaret
Clark, Samuel
Clark, Mrs.
Clemson, Davis
Evins, John K.
Evins, Matilda
Evins, Nathan
Feister, James
Feister, Margaret
Feister, Maria
Feister, Mrs.
Garner, Eliza
Garner, Sarah
Garner, William
Haster, Edwin
Haster, Joseph
Haster, William
Iler, Jane
Iler, Jason
Iler, John
Irvin, James
Kizer, John
Kizer, Sarah
Knowls, Amos
Knowls, John
Knowls, William
Laverty, Eliza
Laverty, Samuel
Laverty, William
Leman, Archabald
Leman, Samuel
Leman, Sarah
Lergison, James
Linch, Phoebe
Linch, Alexander
Linch, James
Lindecamp, Catharine
Lindecamp, John
Lindecamp, Peter
Lynch, Joseph
Martin, John
Martin, Phoebe
Martin, Sarah
McEnelly, James
McEnelly, Michael
McEnelly, Watson
McKage, WIlliam
Mellon, Lydia
Mixell, Mary
Mixell, Mrs.
Moore, Daniel
Moore, Mase
Morris, Eliza
Morris, John
Morris, Stacy
Murry, George
Murry, Lackey
Murry, Mary
Odair, John
Odair, William
Protsh, Andrew
Protsh, Martha
Protsh, WIlliam
Proudfoot, Elizabeth
Quintance, Joel
Quintance, Lydia
Quintance, Ruth
Quintance, William
Rees, Charles
Rees, William
Sammas, Cyrus
Sammas, Peggy
Sammas, William
Spotts, Catharine
Spotts, John
Staman, John
Staman, Sarah
Staman, Walter W.
Townsley, James
Townsley, Joseph
Wilson, Amanda
Withers, Barbara
Withers, Isaac
Withers, Joseph
Wurts, Elizabeth
Zell, Catharine
Zell, Margaret
Zell, Mary
Zell, Peter
Zell, Susanna
Zell, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Salisbury Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #014A
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A Sep 25, 2002.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Taken from Lancaster county tax list.
Church, John. Father of Church, Sarah Ann, age 8.
Murry, Lackey. Father of Murry, Mary, age 9; Murry, George, age 7.
Lynch, Joseph. Father of Linch, Alexander, age 7; Linch, Phoebe, age 8; Linch, James, age 8. Twins.
Odair, John. Father of Odair, John, age 7; Odair, William, age 8.
Iler, John. Father of Iler, Jane, age 8; Iler, Jason, age 7.
Lindecamp, Peter. Father of Lindecamp, Catharine, age 7; Lindecamp, John, age 8.
Laverty, William. Father of Laverty, Samuel, age 7; Laverty, Eliza, age 8.
Withers, Isaac. Father of Withers, Barbara, age 7; Withers, Joseph, age 7. Twins.
Staman, Walter W. Father of Staman, John, age 8; Staman, Sarah, age 7.
Martin, John. Father of Martin, Phoebe, age 8; Martin, Sarah, age 7.
Evins, Nathan. Father of Evins, John K., age 7; Evins, Matilda, age 10.
Barkahiser, John. Father of Barkahiser, Catharine, age 7.
Clark, John. Father of Clark, Hannah Jane, age 7.
Sammas, Peggy. Mother of Sammas, William, age 9; Sammas, Cyrus, age 7.
Zell, Mary. Deceased. Mother of Brubaker, Perry, age 8.
McEnelly, Michael. Father of McEnelly, James, age 8; McEnelly, Watson, age 10.
Clark, Samuel. Father of Clark, Samuel, age 9; Clark, Margaret, age 8.
Zell, Peter. Father of Zell, William, age 8; Zell, Margaret, age 10.
Townsley, Joseph. Father of Townsley, James, age 8.
Knowls, John. Father of Knowls, William, age 11; Knowls, Amos, age 9.
Mixell, Widow. Mother of Mixell, Mary, age 7.
Garner, Sarah. Widow. Mother of Garner, William, age 8; Garner, Eliza, age 6.
Haster, William. Father of Haster, Edwin, age 9; Haster, Joseph, age 8.
Feister, Widow. Mother of Feister, Margaret, age 9; Feister, Maria, age 7, Feister, James, age 6.
Zell, Catharine. Mother of Wilson, Amanda, age 7.
Kizer, John. Father of Kizer, Sarah, age 8.
Rees, William. Father of Rees, Charles, age 10.
Protsh, WIlliam. Father of Protsh, Martha, age 9; Protsh, Andrew, age 8.
McKage, WIlliam. Father of McKage, William, age 8.
Wurts, Elizabeth. Mother of Proudfoot, Elizabeth, age 10.
Butcher, Charles. Father of Butcher, Christian, age 9.
Leman, Archabald. Father of Leman, Samuel, age 9; Leman, Sarah, age 7.
Spotts, John. Father of Spots, John, age 9; Spotts, Catharine, age 5.
Moore, Mase. Father of Moore, Daniel, age 7.
Morris, Stacy. Parent of Morris, Eliza, age 9; Morris, John, age 8.
Mellon, Lydia. Mother of Lergison, James, age 8.
Quintance, Ruth. Mother of Bennet, Job, age 7.
Quintance, William. Father of Quintance, Joel, age 11; Quintance, Lydia, age 10.
Irvin, James. Father of Irvin, James, age 8.
Zell, Susanna. Mother of Clemson, Davis, age 6.
Clark, Widow. Mother of Clark, James, age 6.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #016
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Beatie, Elmaker
Beatie, James
Beatie, Robert
Beatie, Sabrina
Brown, Adaline
Brown, Eleanor
Brown, James
Coal, Henry
Coal, John
Coal, Samuel
Daugherty, Hugh
Daugherty, James
Daugherty, Sarah
Garber, Hannah
Garber, Leonard
Garber, Samuel
Garris, Thomas
Garriss, Abisha
Garriss, Augustus
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
Hughs, James
Hughs, John
Hughs, Peter
Jenkins, David
Jenkins, Jane
Jenkins, William J.
Lyons, James
Lyons, John
McClellan, John
McMinn, Hugh
McMInn, Isaac
McMinn, Rachel
McMinn, Robert
Mulhollan, Ann
Mulhollan, John
Mulhollan, Mary
Mulhollan, William
Reed, Elizabeth
Reed, George
Rodgers, Barkman
Rodgers, Frederick
Rodgers, Isaac
Rodgers, Uriah
Sheperd, Boardley
Sheperd, Phebe
Shepherd, James
Smith, John
Smith, Katharine
Wells, George
Wells, Katherine
Yeoman, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
African Americans
Persons of color
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #016
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/05/03.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Taken from Lancaster county tax list.
Beatie, James. Father of Beatie, Elmaker, age 9; Beatie, Robert. age 11; Beatie, Sabrina, age 7.
Brown, James. Father of Brown, Adaline, age 9; Brown, Eleanor, age 7. African American.
Coal, John. Father of Coal, Henry, age 8; Coal, Samuel, age 11.
Daugherty, Hugh. Father of Daugherty, James, age 11; Daugherty, Sarah, age 9.
Garber, Leonard. Father of Garber, Hannah, age 8; Garber, Samuel, age 10.
Garriss, Augustus. Garriss, Abisha, age 8; Garris, Thomas, age 9.
Hemphill, John. Father of Hemphill, Caroline, age 7; Hemphill, John.
Hughs, Peter. Father of Hughs, James, age 8; Hughs, John, age 6.
Jenkins, Jane. Mother of Jenkins, David, age 11; Jenkins, William J., age 9.
Lyons, James. Father of Lyons, John. African American.
Smith, John. Stepfather of McClellan, John; Smith, Katharine.
McMinn, Hugh. Father of McMinn, Hugh, age 10; McMinn, Rachel, age 7.
McMinn, Robert. Father of McMInn, Isaac, age 9; McMinn, Robert, age 11.
Mulhollan, William. Father of Mulhollan, Ann; Mulhollan, John; Mulhollan, Mary.
Reed, Elizabeth. Mother of Reed, George, age 6. African American.
Rodgers, Frederick. Father of Rodgers, Barkman, age 10; Rodgers, Isaac, age 9; Rodgers, Uriah, age 7.
Shepherd, James. Father of Sheperd, Boardley; Sheperd, Phebe. African American.
Wells, Katherine. Mother of Wells, George, age 9. African American.
Yeoman, Thomas. Father of Yeoman, Thomas, age 6.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1902 F115
Date Range
1902
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1902
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1902
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0020
People
Thompson, Mary M.
Thompson, Robert
Thompson, Jacob G.
Tyson, Lydia B.
Heidelbaugh, Harriet E.
Heidelbaugh, Milton
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Bart Twp.
Place
Bart Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1902 F115
Box Number
020
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncers : Thompson, Robert; Thompson, Jacob G.; Tyson, Lydia B.; Heidelbaugh, Harriet E.
Administrator: Heidelbaugh, Milton.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
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