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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Object ID
MG0151
Date Range
1847-1869
Business cards Business records Christiana Coal Columbia Correspondence Drumore Twp. Dunwoody, Philadelphia Finding aids Grain Guardians Ledgers Letters Lumber Manor Twp. Manuscript groups Philadelphia Railroad Probate records Receipts Sadsbury Forge Sadsbury Twp. Stocks Strasburg Tobacco Vetterlein Co
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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Description
This collection consists of business records for Whitson & Sproul of Christiana, Lancaster County and documents related to estate settlements. The business records include a ledger, letters and statements concerning the sale and purchase of various materials. One letter mentions the 1860 election of "Old Abe." The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson.
Date Range
1847-1869
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1869
Date of Accumulation
1847-1869
Creator
Whitson & Sproul
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Armstrong, James
Aulthouse, George
Boyd, John A.
Brady, John
Brown, Jeremiah
Coates, Lindley
Collins, Eliza
Collins, James
Cooper, James
Cooper, John
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Frame, Benjamin
Hamilton, T. J.
Hawthorn, G. C.
Hess, J. G.
Iddings, Harriet J.
Irwin, Ellis P.
Irwin, George W.
Johnston, James
Johnston, Robert
Lefever, Daniel
Lewis, Samuel
Lincoln, Abraham
May, Daniel W.
Meiditch, John
Moore, Jeremiah
Morrison, George
Paxson, Elma E.
Paxson, Franklin G.
Paxson, Latitia Ann
Pownall, Joseph
Pownall, Moses
Pusey, John
Retzer, John
Rohrer, J. S.
Roland, John
Russel, John N.
Smith, Edward K.
Sproul, Annie
Sproul, Charles N.
Sproul, James
Steele, Margaret
Steele, William W.
Thompson, Jesse
Whitson, Jacob T.
Whitson, Micah
Whitson, Moses
Wright, James
Subjects
Business records
Letters
Probate records
Search Terms
Agreements
Bart Twp.
Boldin and Wartmun
Business cards
Business records
Christiana
Coal
Columbia
Correspondence
Drumore Twp.
Dunwoody, Philadelphia
Finding aids
Grain
Guardians
Ledgers
Letters
Lumber
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Philadelphia Railroad
Probate records
Receipts
Sadsbury Forge
Sadsbury Twp.
Stocks
Strasburg
Tobacco
Vetterlein Co.
West Philadelphia Railroad
Whitson and Sproul
Widows
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0151
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Whitson & Sproul Collection (MG0151), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-151
Classification
MG0151
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999 by DT. Added to database 29 September 2021.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I02
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0021
People
Cain, Milton
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I02
Box Number
021
Additional Notes
Letter of support. of Milton Cain, and as a remonstrance against Joseph C. Dickinson.
Signers of Petition: [unknown signature], C. Umble, Nathaniel Ellmaker Jr., J. W. Rutter, William F. Baker, John [Criley], John R. Owens, John [H. Taylor], William Brooks, Charles H. Booth, Daniel S. Smith, Alfred Bomgardner, Dwayne Gray, H. L. Rockey, Thomas Warner, A. Stewart, Joseph Clegg, William D. Noble, William Clegg, Henry Rodgers, Christopher Graham, William Robison, John Kinnard, W. C. [Arnat], David K. Tate, Nathan W. Milerwick, Joseph Large, Peter Rambo, John Chamberlin, Joseph Gormler, Franklin Homsher, John Homsher, William Linton, [ ] Calwell, Samuel D. Smoker, John W. Thompson, Winfield S. Kennedy, George Townsend, James W. Curry, Pusey S. Nichols, Thomas S. McIlvaine, James H. Houston, Jacob Umble, John [Carvell], Isaac Albright, Enoch Passmore Jr., Charles M. Ludwick, Hugh Rambo, William Millar, Isaac C. [Krempser], Abraham Baker, J. B. Elliott, John H. Kendig, David B. Stott, John Greenwood, Robert A. Harnish, William Wright, John Boon, James M. Dare, William Beddis, James Noble, John A. McLaughlin, Samuel J. Boone, Samuel Johnson, Lloyd Oakfords, John McFillin, Jacob Heidlebaugh, John D. Laverty, D. W. Crawford, John Reynolds, R. Jackson, A. F. Barber, David Shultz, Thomas Cox, Thomas [Mireer], David Fulmer, James Gilleland, Robert Evans, T. Murphy, Martin Bear, John Tearon, William Todd, John Gallagher.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I05
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0021
People
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I05
Box Number
021
Additional Notes
Remonstrance.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Simon S. Warner, James Bryan, John A. McLaughlin, Milton Cooper, Cyrus Hartley, William D. Slack, Washington Peirce, Andrew P. Moore, Samuel J. Boon, Joseph Moore, Isaac Moore, Andrew Moore, Simmons Coates, Lindley Coates, Cyrus Brinton, Samuel Brinton, Jason D. Caruthers, A. W. Cain, [R. W. Kemble], Henry Brosius, Lewis Cooper, Isaac Walker, John Warner, James F. Cowan, Charles Rees, James Williams, Thomas Whitson, Joseph W. Fawkes, [S. S. Debrey], Andrew Shannon, Othniel Geiger, Andrew Shannon.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I06
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0021
People
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I06
Box Number
021
Additional Notes
April term.
Signers of Petition: Hiram Kinnard, John Potts, John D. Miller, Philip Hathaway, Ambrose Pownall, David F. Welsh, James Reed, Nelson Divine, James D. Reed, Nathaniel Gillespie, Christopher Corbitt, William M. Noble, William F. Rea, Irwin Nicholson.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #326
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 0008
People
Lyons, J. B.
Smith, Henry
Smith, John
O'Brion, Mary Ann
Passmore, Eliza
O'Brion, Sarah
Hemphill, John
Hemphill, Caroline
Hollon, John
Hollon, William
Hollon, Phebee Ann
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #326
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/04/28.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Lyons, J. B. Teacher.
Smith, Henry. Father of Smith, John.
O'Brion, Mary Ann. Mother of Passmore, Eliza; O'Brion, Sarah.
Hemphill, John. Father of Hemphill, Caroline; Hemphill, John.
Hollon, John. Father of Hollon, William; Hollon, Phebee Ann.
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 1828 #485
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 0009
People
Ayres, Thomas W.
Briant, Sarah
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
Hollon, Phebe A.
Hollon, William
Lyons, J. B.
McMinn, Eliza
McMinn, Rachel
Passmore, Eliza
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #485
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/06/09.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Washington School.
Ayres, Thomas W.
Briant, Sarah
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
Hollon, Phebe A.
Hollon, William
Lyons, J. B. Teacher.
McMinn, Eliza
McMinn, Rachel
Passmore, Eliza
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 1828 #598
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 0009
People
Beaty, Ellmaker
Beaty, Sabina
Beek, Eliza
Carpenter, John
Cooper, Felona
Cooper, Harrason
Davis, Ann
Davis, Eliza
Davis, Joseph
Daugherty, John
Dungan, Amanda
Dungan, William
Faux, John
Faux, Mary Ann
Graut, George
Graut, Jacob
Graut, John
Grea, Elizabeth
Hayburn, James
Hayburn, Mary Jane
Hayburn, Matilda
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
Hollan, Phebe
Hollan, William
Hoven, Davis
Hoven, Jacob
Hoven, Pirsilla
Jenkins, William
Laughead, Eliza Ann
Laughead, James Harry
Laughead, Sarah Jane
Matthews, Elenor
Matthews, John
Matthews, Margret
McMin, Eliza
McMin, James
McMin, Rachel
Menough, Caroline
Morris, John
Morris, Joseph
Morris, Keith
Munhollan, Mary Ann
Murphy, Hannah
Murphy, William
O'Brion, Sarah
O'Neill, Margret
O'Neill, Susanah
Padget, Ann
Passmore, Eliza
Peaden, Eliza
Peaden, Phebe Ann
Pugh, Chandler
Pugh, Hannah
Pugh, Jane
Pugh, Meriat
Reed, George
Reed, Thomas
Rogers, Eliza
Rogers, Isaac
Rogers, Mary Ann
Rogers, Uriah
Rosin, James
Rosin, Levi
Youin, Phebe
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #598
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/08/05.
Additional Notes
List of Poor children in Sadsbury Township for the year 1828.
Beaty, Ellmaker. Age 11.
Beaty, Sabina. Age 11.
Beek, Eliza. Age 9.
Carpenter, John. Age 8.
Cooper, Felona. Age 8.
Cooper, Harrason. Age 6.
Davis, Ann. Age 11.
Davis, Eliza. Age 7.
Davis, Joseph. Age 9.
Daugherty, John. Age 10.
Dungan, Amanda. Age 6.
Dungan, William. Age 8.
Faux, John. Age 6.
Faux, Mary Ann.Age 8.
Graut, George. Age 6.
Graut, Jacob. Age 10.
Graut, John. Age 8.
Grea, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Hayburn, James. Age 7.
Hayburn, Mary Jane. Age 9.
Hayburn, Matilda. Age 11.
Hemphill, Caroline Age 10.
Hemphill, John. Age 8.
Hollan, Phebe. Age 6.
Hollan, William. Age 9.
Hoven, Davis. Age 8.
Hoven, Jacob. Age 10.
Hoven, Pirsilla. Age 6.
Jenkins, William. Age 11.
Laughead, Eliza Ann. Age 6.
Laughead, James Harry. Age 8.
Laughead, Sarah Jane. Age 10.
Matthews, Elenor. Age 5.
Matthews, John. Age 7.
Matthews, Margret. Age 9,
McMin, Eliza. Age 9.
McMin, James. Age 8.
McMin, Rachel. Age 11.
Menough, Caroline. Age 7.
Morris, John. Age 10.
Morris, Joseph. Age 6.
Morris, Keith. Age 8.
Munhollan, Mary Ann. Age 10.
Murphy, Hannah. Age 6.
Murphy, William. Age 9.
O'Brion, Sarah. Age 7.
O'Neill, Margret. Age 7.
O'Neill, Susanah. Age 5.
Padget, Ann. Age 7.
Passmore, Eliza. Age 8.
Peaden, Eliza. Age 8.
Peaden, Phebe Ann. Age 6.
Pugh, Chandler. Age 11.
Pugh, Hannah. Age 7.
Pugh, Jane. Age 9.
Pugh, Meriat. Age 5.
Reed, George. Age 10.
Reed, Thomas. Age 8.
Rogers, Eliza. Age 8.
Rogers, Isaac. Age 11.
Rogers, Mary Ann. Age 7.
Rogers, Uriah. Age 10.
Rosin, James. Age 10.
Rosin, Levi. Age 7.
Youin, Phebe. Age 10.
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
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1858 F39 I03
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0026
People
Marshall, R. A.
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Shuler, D. P.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1858 F39 I03
Box Number
026
Additional Notes
Bond: Joseph C. Dickinson, D. P. Shuler.
Receipt.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #395
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Beaty, Sabina
Brown, Stewart
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
McMinn, Eliza
McMinn, Rachel
Skeen, Harman
Skeen, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #395
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/04/15.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Beaty, Sabina.
Brown, Stewart. Teacher.
Hemphill, Caroline.
Hemphill, John.
McMinn, Eliza.
McMinn, Rachel.
Skeen, Harman.
Skeen, Joseph.
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 1827 #622
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Beaty, James
Beaty, Lavinia
Hayburn, Charity
Hayburn, Christian
Hayburn, James
Hayburn, Mary Jane
Hayburn, Matilda
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
Hoven, Davis
Hoven, Jacob
Hoven, Mathias
Jenkins, Jane
Jenkins, William
McMin, Eliza
McMin, Hugh
McMin, James
McMin, Mary Ann
McMin, Rachal
McMin, Robert
Mulhollan, Mary Ann
Mulhollan, William
Reed, Thomas
Reed, Elizabeth
Reed, George
Rogers, Elisa Jane
Rogers, Fredrick
Rogers, Uriah
Walton, Annah
Walton, George
Walton, Henry
Walton, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #622
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/10/12.
.
Additional Notes
List of poor children in Sadsbury Twp.
Beaty, James. Father of Beaty, Lavinia, age 10.
Hayburn, Christian. Father of Hayburn, Charity, age 11; Hayburn, James, age 5; Hayburn, Mary Jane, age 7; Hayburn, Matilda, age 9.
Hemphill, John. Father of Hemphill, Caroline, age 9; Hemphill, John, age 7.
Jenkins, Jane. Mother of Jenkins, Jenkins, William, age 10.
Hoven, Mathias. Father of Hoven, Davis, age 6; Hoven, Jacob, age 8.
Mulhollan, William. Father of Mulhollan, Mary Ann, age 9; Mulhollan, William, age 6;
McMin, Hugh. Father of McMin, Eliza, age 8; McMin, Rachal, age 10; McMin, Mary Ann, age 9.
McMin, Robert. Father of McMin, James, age 7.
Rogers, Fredrick. Father of Rogers, Elisa Jane, age 7; Rogers, Uriah, age 9.
Reed, Elizabeth. Mother of Reed, George, age 9; Reed, Thomas, age 7.
Walton, Henry. Father of Walton, Annah, age 7; Walton, George, age 11; Walton, Isaac, age 9.
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

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