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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Agreement for amount due for bridge repair
Object ID
Bridge F0460 I002
Date Range
1854
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Agreement for amount due for bridge repair
Description
[Lancaster City and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].
Document type: Agreement for amount due for bridge repair
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1854
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lancaster
Old Factory Bridge
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Lancaster and West Lampeter Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0460 I002
Box Number
007
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Inventory, Lancaster Union & Tribune
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F008_In02
Date Range
1851/11/20
  1 document  
Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Inventory, Lancaster Union & Tribune
Description
Articles of agreement of sale of the Lancaster Union & Tribune Printing Establishment. Signed by Thaddeus Stevens, John Landes, E. C. Reigart, Robert H. Long, George Brubaker, Benjamin Herr and Thomas E. Franklin.
Date Range
1851/11/20
Creation Date
20 November 1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Brubaker, George
Franklin, Thomas Emlen
Herr, Benjamin
Landes, John
Long, Robert H.
Reigart, Emanuel C.
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.)
Newspapers
Search Terms
Articles of agreement
Lancaster Union and Tribune
Newspapers
Stevens and Smith Center
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F008_In02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, 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. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org 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.
Other Numbers
MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 8, Insert 2
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 21 April 2022.
Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 8, Insert 1, Item 2
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents

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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Release from James Buchanan to Abraham Russel
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In04
Date Range
1857/02/20
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Release from James Buchanan to Abraham Russel
Description
Release from James Buchanan to Abraham Russel for property in Lancaster. Signed by James Buchanan and W. Carpenter. Lancaster.
Date Range
1857/02/20
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Carpenter, W.
Russel, Abraham W.
Subjects
Real property
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Releases
Real estate
Lancaster
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 34.5 x 20.5 cm
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F027 In04
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 027, Insert 04
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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Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Ambrotype of Amanda Louisa Buch Hornberger
Object ID
WBH-02-05-01
Date Range
c. 1851
  1 image  
Object Name
Ambrotype
Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Ambrotype of Amanda Louisa Buch Hornberger
Description
Amanda Louisa Buch Hornberger, born 1848, died 1917. Taken circa 1851.
Date Range
c. 1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hornberger, Amanda Louisa Buch
Subject
Photographs
Classification
WBH-02-05-01
Search Terms
Ambrotypes
Children
Portraits
Object Name
Ambrotype
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Dimention Details
Image in 3/25 x 3.75 inch case. Front cover of case is missing.
Object ID
WBH-02-05-01
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.052
Images
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Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Ambrotype of Isaac Buch
Object ID
WBH-02-05-02
Date Range
c. 1851
  1 image  
Object Name
Ambrotype
Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Ambrotype of Isaac Buch
Description
Isaac Buch, born 1826, died 1907.
Date Range
c. 1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Buch, Isaac
Subject
Photographs
Classification
WBH-02-05-02
Search Terms
Ambrotypes
Portraits
Object Name
Ambrotype
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Dimention Details
Image in 3/25 x 3.75 inch case. Front cover of case is missing.
Object ID
WBH-02-05-02
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.052
Images
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Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-07-01-01
Date Range
c. 1856
  1 image  
Object Name
Ambrotype
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Ambrotype of James Buchanan in stained decorative case with pearl inlay in shape of flowers on front.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Date Range
c. 1856
Creator
Holmes, Silas A.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Ambrotype
Print Size
2.5 x 3 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-07-01-01
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Object ID
2002.154.54
Date Range
1850-1890
Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Description
Portrait of young gentleman. Fairly faded out. Water marks/stains, one around right eye of man (viewer's left) in decorative bronze-colored frame with glass narrow gold-colored braid around edge. All with a red velvet rectangle. On the red velvet lining of the lid/cover: "Addis (?) s Lancaster Gallery/ NE Corner of Centre Square & N. Queen St." Black container has decorative motifs on front and back.
Date Range
1850-1890
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1890
Creator
Addis's Lancaster Gallery
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 20
Storage Container
Box 0615
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Ambrotype
Height (in)
0.625
Length (in)
3.75
Width (in)
3.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2018-09-21
Condition Notes
Fabric hinge torn: ambrotype and cover are separated.
Image somewhat faded. Water marks/stains, one around right eye of man (viewer's left) Wear on outside where black has rubbed off
Object ID
2002.154.54
Accession Number
2002.154
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A. M'Elroy's Philadelphia directory for the year 1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2206
Author
M'Elroy, A.
Date of Publication
1851
Call Number
974.811 P544
Author
M'Elroy, A.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Date of Publication
1851
Physical Description
512 p. 29 cm.
Notes
Includes Camden, New Jersey
Subjects
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Directories.
Camden (N.J.) - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 P544
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Author
Paine, Thomas,
Date of Publication
[1777]
Call Number
973.3 P544 1777
  1 website  
Responsibility
by the author of Common sense.
Author
Paine, Thomas,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed and sold by Styner and Cist, in Second-street, six doors above Arch-street. Where also may be had no. I. and II.,
Date of Publication
[1777]
Physical Description
[25]-56 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes
Signed: Common sense; dated: Philadelphia, April 19, 1777.
On the verso of the t.p. is a proclamatin by General Washington concerning deserters, dated April 6, 1777; also a general order, dated April 8, 1777.
Summary
One of Thomas Paine's 16 "American Crisis " patriotic essays written during the American Revolution between 1776 and 1783.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution - Contemporary opinion.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.3 P544 1777
Websites
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The American ladies and gentleman's manual of elegance, fashion, and true politeness

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12495
Author
Day, Charles William,
Date of Publication
1855.
Call Number
395 D273
Responsibility
by Charles William Day.
Author
Day, Charles William,
Place of Publication
Auburn : Rochester
Publisher
Alden ; Beardsley,
Date of Publication
1855.
Physical Description
154 p. ; 16 cm.
Notes
Cover title: The book of fashion, and true politeness; half-title: Hints on etiquette.
"This work was originally published in London, where it had gone through twenty-two editions, and has been made the standard of modern society in England."
Subjects
Etiquette.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
395 D273
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