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Writ

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Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Object ID: RG 01-00 2313

Date Range: 1799-1897, inc.

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Description: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free African-Americans, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees. Handwritten, handwritten on printed forms, and a very few typewritten.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of filing.

Date Range: 1799-1897, inc.

Year Range From: 1799

Year Range To: 1897

Date of Accumulation: 1799-1894, 1896, 1897

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subjects: African Americans--History; Free Black people; Fugitive slaves; Habeas corpus; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County); Petitions

Search Terms: African American men; African American women; Court of Common Pleas; Court records; Free persons of color; Freedom seekers; Habeas corpus; Persons of color; Petitions; Writs

Extent: 17 boxes

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 2313

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; These papers are cataloged individually and may be searched in the online collection database. https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/

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Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

Claim

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Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Municipal Liens

Object ID: RG 01-00 0205

Date Range: 1876-1901

1878 2, 103 103 1 Franklin, Emlen Lancaster North Lime Street 1878 2, 103 103 1 Frick, Lewis B. Lancaster Harrisburg Pike 1878 2, 104 104 1 Franklin and Marshall College; Theological Seminary Lancaster Harrisburg Pike 1878 2, 104 104 1 Franklin and Marshall College; Theological Seminary Lancaster 1878

1 document

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Municipal Liens

Description: Documents filed with the Court of Common Pleas by municipalities in Lancaster County placing liens on real estate. The overwhelming majority were filed by the City of Lancaster. The next greatest number were filed by the Borough of Columbia. Other liens were filed by the boroughs of Adamstown, Ephrata, New Holland, Quarryville, Strasburg, and Washington. The liens show docket book and page numbers, the name of property owner, and then describe the location and size of the property along with buildings and improvements, the amount of money in question, and the cause for the assessment. These documents were recorded in Municipal Lien Docket Books 2 through 5, and are arranged in the order they appear therein. This leads to an oddity in filing order, in that the last 45 liens in Book 4 fall out of chronological sequence, overlapping and extending slightly beyond the dates of the liens in Book 5. Handwritten, plus a very few typewritten.

Date Range: 1876-1901

Year Range From: 1876

Year Range To: 1901

Date of Accumulation: 1876-1901

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subjects: African Americans--History; Liens; Real property; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Adamstown; Columbia; Court of Common Pleas; Ephrata; Lancaster; Liens; Municipal liens; New Holland; Persons of color; Quarryville; Real estate; Strasburg; Washington Boro

Extent: 6 boxes

Object Name: Claim

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 0205

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Information for each lien has been recorded in an Excel Spreadsheet which is available in the Research Center and the attached PDF.

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Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 0205

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 09 December 2023.

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Print, Photographic

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Photograph of the Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Thaddeus Stevens' grave

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F016_It02

Date Range: 1920

1 document

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Photograph of the Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Thaddeus Stevens' grave

Description: Facsimile of photograph of the Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Thaddeus Stevens' grave.

Date Range: 1920

Creation Date: 1920

Creator: Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: African American civic leaders; African Americans--History; Associations, institutions, etc.; Civic leaders; Community organization; Photographs; Women civic leaders; Women in community organization

Search Terms: Associations, institutions, etc.; Civic leaders; Civic leaders, Black; Civic leaders, Women; Community organizations; Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania; Persons of color; Photographs; Women in community organization

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F016_It02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

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Other Numbers: MG-240, Series 2

Other Number: MG-240, Series 2, Folder 16, Item 2

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database on 31 March 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Docket

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Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Habeas Corpus Docket

Object ID: RG 01-00 2313-005

Date Range: 1799-1895

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Habeas Corpus Docket

Description: Record of habeas corpus proceedings, showing dates of issue and return, names of defendant and custodian of prisoner, nature of writ, time and place of delivery, and disposition. Incomplete index in the back of the docket. Handwritten.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of issue.

Date Range: 1799-1895

Creation Date: 1799-1895

Year Range From: 1799

Year Range To: 1895

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subjects: African Americans--History; Habeas corpus; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Dockets; Habeas corpus; Incarcerated persons; Persons of color; Petitions; Writs

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Docket

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 2313-005

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Habeas Corpus Papers

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment to witnesses, justices and court clerks

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #446

Date Range: 1824

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment to witnesses, justices and court clerks

Admin/Biographical History: 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.

Date Range: 1824

Creation Date: 1824

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Adam, Frederick; Adams, James; Adams, Thomas T. G.; Albright, Henry; Amstead, Barbara; Anderson, Allen; Atkinson, Robert; Baker, Maryan; Barr, Joseph; Beitz, Jacob; Bennet, Abraham; Black, James; Bortle, Martin; Bowen, Samuel; Bowman, Benjamin; Boyd, James; Boyd, Samuel; Boyle, George; Briceland, James; Briceland, Mary; Brown, Ann; Brown, Benjamin; Brown, Benjamin Jr.; Brown, David; Brown, John; Brown, Mary Ann; Brown, William; Brown, Elizabeth; Carman, Hannah; Carman, Henry; Carrol, Jane; Chambers, Betsey; Chambers, Jane; Chambers, Joseph; Charles, Jacob; Conn, Henry; Conrod, John; Copeland, David; Corman, Henry; Dale, Samuel; Davis, Henry; Deffenderfer, George; Dick, Margret; Dolot, Mary; Downey, James; Duncan, Melvy; Duncan, Nelly; Eager, Thomas; Ebeman, Mathias; Eberman, Mathias; Eshelman, Christian; Faust, Michael; Faust, Polly; Findlay, Sarah; Findly, Sarah; Fink, Philip; Forney, Kitty; Forney, Peter; Forney, Robert; Fox, Fanny; Fryberger, Jacob; Furniss, Gardner; Gray, Peggy; Green, Charles; Gump, Barbara; Guthrie, William; Guy, John; Hains, Daniel; Hains, Jeremiah B.; Harner, Moses; Haughey, D; Haughey, Dominick; Heckrote, Henry; Heckrotte, Henry; Heinzelman, John J.; Heister, William; Henselman, John J.; Herbert, Peter; Herr, John; Hilsher, Jacob; Hoffer, Joseph; Holl, Daniel; Holl, Peter; Hopkins, Juliana; Hutton, Isaac; Hutton, William; Jeffries, Joseph; Johnson, Robert; Johnston, Robert; Jones, Betty; Kauffman, John; Kelly, Edward; Kirk, Daniel; Kirk, WIlliam; Kuntz, Elizabeth; Kuntz, Michael; Lachem, Nathaniel; Lechler, WiIlliam; Lee, George; Leek, Margaret; Leek, Margret; Lemon, Alexander; Lemon, Christian; Leonard, Henry M.; Lewis, John; Lick, Margaret; Lightner, Nathaniel; Linn, William; Lloyd, Thomas; Luther, John; Macks, Nicholas; Marke, N.; Markly, John; Martin, Peter; Mathiot, Joseph J.; McBryal, John; McBryal, Susan; McCall, George; McCall, Sophia; McCally, George; McClune, George; McClure, Barbara; McDonald, Ann; McDonough, Peter; McGlachlen, Bernard; McGlachlin, Bernard; McGuiness, Juliana; McKellegan, John; McKinney, Eave; McKittrick, John; Mendenhall, James; Miller, Benjamin; Minnick, John; Newcomer, Mary; O'Donald, Dominick; O'Donald, Roger; Peters, Abraham; Pile, John; Platt, James; Pleston, Stephen; Poke, Robert; Price, John; Puhly, Charles; Pyle, John; Queen, Patrick; Reese, William; Reily, Lydia; Reitzel, John; Ringwalt, Isaac; Robertson, Job; Rohrer, Abraham; Russel, Elijah; Russel, William; Ruth, Abraham; Ruth, Fanny; Schminky, John; Shafer, Martin; Shaum, Philip; Sheaffer, Daniel; Shirk, Jacob; Shorter, Robert; Smeltz, Catherine; Smith, Louis; Snodgrass, William; Snyder, John; Spear, Robert; Steele, William; Stewart, Christopher; Stoner, Sarah; Sweeney, James; Sweeny, James; Swords, Nancy; Thompson, John; Trout, David; Trout, Isaac; Vanhorn, Robert; Wade, Joseph; Wan, Daniel; Weaver, Henry; Weldie, Christian; Wengert, Jacob; Whebster, Joseph; White, Kitty; White, WIlliam; Wilhelm, Kitty; Wilson, John; Wimble, Joseph; Wise, Catherine; Wisten, Barbara; Wither, Isaac; Withers, George; Witmer, Christian; Witmer, Henry; Witmer, John; Wood, Higham

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History; Criminal courts; Witnesses

Search Terms: African American men; Clerks of court; Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Judges; Justices; Lancaster; Persons of color; Witnesses

Place: Lancaster

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #446

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 005

Additional Notes: Courthouse.; Payment to witnesses, justices and court clerks.; Bowman, Benjamin Esq. Justice. Comm. v. Shirk, Jacob; fornication and bastardy. Herbet, Peter; assault & battery with intent to kill.; Commonwealth v. McGuiness, Juliana. Alias Hopkins, Juliana; larceny. Witnesses: Heckrote, Henry. Kauffman, John. Carrol, Jane.; Reitzel, John Esq. Justice. Commonwealth v. Reily Lydia;; larceny. Commonwealth v. Corman, Henry; surety of the peace; complaint of McDonald, Ann. Commonwealth v. Corman, Henry; surety of the peace; complaint of Amstead, Barbara. Commonwealth v. Adams, [Thomas] T.G.; forgery. Commonwealth v. Robertson, Job; assault and battery. Comm. v. Macks, Nicholas; assault and battery. Comm. v. Marke, N. ; surety of the peace. Lemon, Alexander; larceny. Vanhorn, Robert; fornication and bastardy.; Commonwealth v. McCally, George; larceny. Witnesses: Jeffries, Joseph. Anderson, Allen. Lee, George. Bennet, Abraham. Queen, Patrick. Jones, Betty. Shorter, Robert. Sweeny, James.; Leonard, Henry M.; Brown, David Esq. payment to Lloyd, Thomas, clerk. Comm. v. Findlay, Sarah. Comm. v. Thompson, John; larceny on complaint of Hoffer, Joseph. Comm. v. Thompson, John; larceny on complaint of Guy, John. Comm. v. Johnston, Robert; assault and battery on complaint of Haughey, D. Comm. v.ODonnald, Roger and ODonnald, Dominick; house of ill fame on complaint of Haughey, D. Comm. v. Haughey, Dominick; assault and battery. Comm. v. Leek, Margaret, Johnson, Robert; keeping a disorderly house. Comm. v. Davis, Henry. Comm. v. Johnson, Robert, African Amerrican; assault and battery.; Comm. v. Johnson, Robert; assault and battery on complaint of Haughey, Dominick. Witnesses: Haughey, Dominick. Dolot, Mary. Linn, William. Sweeney, James. McGlachlin, Bernard. Pleston, Stephen.; Comm. v. Wimble, Joseph; larceny. Witnesse: Heckrotte, Henry. Wade, Joseph.; Comm. v. Pyle, John; assault and battery. Witnesses: Brown, Benjamin. Brown, [Elizabeth]. Brown, Benjamin Jr. Snodgrass, William. Brown, Ann. Furniss, Gardner. Whebster, Joseph. Hutton, Isaac. Hutton, William. Hains, Jeremiah B.; Comm. v. McBryal, Susan; larceny. Witnesses: Gump, Barbara. Kuntz, Elizabeth. Kuntz, Michael. Forney, Kitty. Forney, Peter. Wisten, Barbara. Carman, Hannah. Carman, Henry. Hilsher, Jacob. Wood, Higham. McDonough, Peter. Lemon, Christian. Faust, Michael. Faust, Polly. Chambers, Jane. Gray, Peggy. Chambers, Betsey. Wilhelm, Kitty. Chambers, Joseph. Smeltz, Catherine. Atkinson, Robert. Forney, Robert, coachmaker.; Comm. v. Wan, Daniel; assault and battery. Witnesses: Withers, George. Reese, William. Steele, William. McClune, George. Russel, William.; Comm. v. Pile, John; assault and battery. Boyd, Samuel Esq. Justice.; Comm. v. Kirk, WIlliam; counterfeiting. Martin, Peter; Witness.; Comm. v. McClure, Barbara; malicious mischief. Heinzelman, John J. [also spelled Henselman].; Spear, Robert, Justice in the following cases: Comm. v. McCall, George; fornication and lewdness. Comm. v. McCall, George; assault and battery. omm. v. McCall, George; larceny. Comm. v. Baker, Maryan; fornication and lewdness.; Comm. v. McKittrick, John; fornication. Witness: Wengert, Jacob. Signed over to Mathiot, Joseph J.; Comm. v. Brown, John; larceny. Witnesses: Trout, David. Trout, Isaac. Copeland, David. Guthrie, William. Steele, William. Ringwalt, Isaac.; Comm. v. Green, Charles; McCall, Shopia; larceny. Rohrer, Abraham. Witness.; Comm. v. Wise, Catherine; arson. Shaum, Philip. Witness.; Comm. v. Brown, John; larceny. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.; Comm. v. Sheaffer, Daniel. Conn, Henry. Constable.; Lightner, Nathaniel. Comm. v. Brown, William; larceny. Comm. v. Boyle, George; assault and battery. McBryal, John; larceny. McCall, Goerge; surety of the peace. Wise, Catherine; arson.; Comm. v. Beitz, Jacob; assault and battery. Minnick, John. Witness.; Comm. v. Duncan, Nelly. African American. Payment to four unnamed witnesses.; Comm. v. Herbert, Peter; assault and battery wit intent to murder. Fink, Philip signed document.; Comm. v. Harner, Moses. Witnesses: Holl, Daniel. Eager, Thomas. Holl, Peter.; Comm. v. Poke, Robert; assault and battery. Witnesses: Dick, Margret. McKinney, Eave. Fox, Fanny.; Comm. v. Brown, John. Lechler, WiIlliam. Deputy sheriff.; Comm. v. Davis, Henry; manslaughter. Albright, Henry served subpeona.; Boyd, James; Constable. Comm. v. Davis, Henry; manslaughter. Comm. v. Thompson, John; larceny. Comm. v. Thompson, John; larceny. O Donald, Roger, O Donald, Dominick; nuisance and disorderly house.; Wimble, Joseph; larceny. Witnesses: Russel, Elijah. Brown, Mary Ann.; Comm. v. Johnson, Robert. Lick, Margaret; disorderly house. Witnesses: Haughey, Dominick. McGlachlen, Bernard.; Comm. v. Wise, Catherine; arson. Witness: Weaver, Henry.; Comm. v. Downey, James; larceny. Black, James; Justice.; Comm. v. Wise, Catherine; arson. Witness: Bortle, Martin.; Payment to Dale, Samuel, Alderman, wor work on the following cases:; Comm. v. Conrod, John. Assault and battery.; Comm. v. Weldie, Christian. Manslaughter.; Comm. v. Charles, Jacob. Manslaughter.; Comm. v. Hains, Daniel. Assault and battery.; Comm. v. Stewart, Christopher. Assault and battery.; Comm. v. Bowen, Samuel. Larceny; Comm. v. Wilson, John. Murder.; Comm. v. Price, John et al. Larceny.; Comm. v. Kelly, Edward. Assault and battery. Swords, Nancy. Witness.; Comm. v. Johnson, Robert. Assault and battery. Witnesses: Witmer, Christian. Kirk, Daniel. Witmer, Henry. Witmer, John.; Comm. v. McCally, George. Larceny. Spear, Robert. Justice.; Comm. v. McKittrick, John. Fornication. Witnesses: Eshelman, Christian. White, WIlliam. White, Kitty. Stoner, Sarah. Lachem, Nathaniel. Mendenhall, James.; Comm. v. Adams, James. Assault and battery. Witnesses: Schminky, John. Briceland, James. Briceland, Mary. Newcomer, Mary. Peters, Abraham.; Comm. v. Wise, Catherine. Arson. Witness: Ebeman, Mathias.; Comm. v. Duncan, Melvy. Assault and battery with intent to kill. Witnesses: Ruth, Abraham. Ruth, Fanny. Adam, Frederick. Fryberger, Jacob.; Comm. v. Smith, Louis. Assault and battery. Witnesses: Barr, Joseph. Markly, John Esq. Reese, William. Withers, George.; Comm. v. Smith, Louis. Surety of the peace. Withers, George.; Comm. v. Lewis, John. Charge brought by Wither, Isaac. Witness: Platt, James. Comm. v. Lewis, John. Charge brought by Puhly, Charles. Witness: Platt, James.; Boyd, James. Constable in the following cases: Comm. v. Findly, Sarah. Keeping a disorderly house. Comm. v. Johnston, Robert. African American. Assault and battery. Comm. v. Johnston, Robert and Leek, Margret. Keeping a disorderly house. Comm. v. Johnston, Robert, assault and battery.; Comm. v. McKellegan, John. Manslaughter. Witnesses: Shafer, Martin. Miller, Benjamin. Deffenderfer, George. Snyder, John. Luther, John Dr. Heister, William Esq.; Comm. v. Brown, John. Larceny. Witness: Herr, John.; 1 item. 49 pieces.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Letter

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Collection: John B. Eshleman Papers

Title: Letter from Samuel [Burn]

Object ID: MG0917_F001_In02

Date Range: 1861/09/14

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Collection: John B. Eshleman Papers

Title: Letter from Samuel [Burn]

Description: Letter from Samuel [Burn] to John B. Eshleman. Written from somewhere along the Potomac River in Maryland during the Civil War. Describes troop movements, life in camp, and interactions with enslaved persons. With photocopy.

Admin/Biographical History: John B. Eshleman was born 11 February 1839 in West Hempfield Township. He had a common school education and taught in West Hempfield and Columbia for 36 years. In 1880 he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Legislature. He served two terms as a Lancaster County Commissioner beginning in 1893. He was also a justice of the peace. He died 21 June 1906 and is buried at Ironville Methodist Church Cemetery in West Hempfield Twp.

Date Range: 1861/09/14

Creation Date: 14 September 1861

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Burn, Samuel; Eshleman, John B.

Subjects: African American women; African Americans--History; Letters; Sexual assault; Slavery; Soldiers--Conduct of life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Search Terms: African American women; Civil War; Correspondence; Enslaved persons; Letters; Persons of color; Women

Extent: 3 items, 6 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0917_F001_In02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: John B. Eshleman Papers (MG0917) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ed56afdc-2032-4e24-b495-183209836230

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Accession Number: 2003.MG0917

Other Numbers: MG-917

Other Number: MG-917, Folder 1, Insert 2

Classification: MG0917

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection Box 33, Folder 7, Items 1-7, 14 April 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Program

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Collection: Conestoga Elks Lodge Records

Title: Program for the dedication of Conestoga Lodge No. 140

Object ID: MG0760_F001

Date Range: 1940/07/28

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Collection: Conestoga Elks Lodge Records

Title: Program for the dedication of Conestoga Lodge No. 140

Description: Program for the dedication of Conestoga Lodge No. 140 I.B.P.O.E. of W. 452 South Duke Street, Lancaster, PA. Sunday, July 28th, 1940.

Date Range: 1940/07/28

Creation Date: 28 July 1940

Creator: Improved, Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of the World (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Adams, Elizabeth; Arnett, V.; Bailey, Charles A.; Bailey, Winfred; Boots, Clarence; Boots, John M.; Brewer, Edward C.; Brown, Ernest; Buller, William; Burgess, Robert; Butcher, Charles; Capp, Joe; Carter, Roy; Christian, Earnest; Christian, Frances H. Carter; Clark, Dora; Clark, Margaret; Curr, Lillian; Curtis, Albert W.; Dennis, E. S.; Dickerson, Edward; Dorsey, Anna M.; Dorsey, Clarence H.; Dorsey, Robert; Evans, Carrie B.; Ewell, Walter; Fairfax, Richard; Ferguson, Samuel; Floyd, Louis; Frazier, William; Fry, Ellen; Gallaway, Rachael; Geier, S.; Giberson, Richard; Glenn, Alvina; Hackenberger, Norman; Harley, Lewis; Harrison, Walter; Hayes, Matthew; Henderson, LeRoy; Henry, Bertha; Henry, Ella M.; Howell, Ethel; Howell, Russel; Humphries, Clarence H.; Jackson, Charles; Jackson, Harrison; Jason, Robert; Johnson, Elsie; Jones, John W.; Knight, Ulrica; Lavender, Earl D.; Lee, Fannie E.; Maley, W. W.; Matthews, M. F.; McFail, Violo; Mellen, Josephine; Michaels, Mildred; Milburn, Samuel; Morris, Benjamin, Jr.; Nash, William H.; Payne, David L.; Polite, Abraham Lawrence; Postles, Albert; Presberry, Myrtal; Proctor, George; Pugh, James S.; Pugh, Virginia; Rieker, Jacob; Rosen, Jack; Sanders, Samuel; Saunders, Marguerite; Scott, Frank; Scott, Robert; Seals, Charles; Simms, Herman; Simms, Reba; Slotkin, Max; Smith, Bertha; Smith, Ida J.; Solsky, Benny; Spruell, Nathaniel; Sterrett, John V.; Stewart, Harry; Taylor, William; Thomas, Amos; Titus, William; Tombs, Estella; Travis, John H.; Trotmen, Elwin H.; Ulmer, Harold; Waters, Gladys; Waters, Phillip; Watson, Calorine; Williams, Annabelle; Williams, Carl; Williams, E. R.; Williams, Ida; Williams, Ruth; Wilson, Alford W.; Wilson, H.; Wilson, J. Finley; Wilson, Jerry A.; Wise, Florance; Wise, Viola; Witmer, I. M.; Woods, George; Woods, Mary

Subjects: Advertisements; Advertising; African American civic leaders; African American women; African Americans--History; Improved, Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of the World; Programs (Publications)

Search Terms: Advertisements; Advertising; Al's Cafe; Coca-Cola; Conestoga Lodge of Elks, No. 140; Cooper and Company; Dedication ceremonies; Delta Economy Market; Duke Street Soda Grill; Ernest's Lunch; Fannie's Variety Shop; Field's; Gibbons Beer and Ale; Griffin and Anderson; Harrison's Barber Shop; Ideal Lunch; Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World; J. H. Troup's Music House; Jacob's Shirt Shop; Lancaster; Lancaster Ice Manufacturing Company; Lintner's Service Station; Marcellene Beauty Shop; Morris Funeral Home; Persons of color; Programs; Queen Dairy; Queen of Sheba Temple No. 137; Rapid Shoe Repairing; Rocky Springs; Rosey's Service Station; Royal Taylor Shop; Sheba Junior Temple No. 46; South End Lunch; Sun Valley Farms; Toner Radio Service; Town Talk; Vigil Tent No. 44; Waldo Beauty Shoppe; Women

Extent: 1 item, 16 pages to scan

Object Name: Program

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2023-07-28

Condition Notes: Some wear and separation along spine. Water stains along edges.

Object ID: MG0760_F001

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Accession Number: 2015.MG0760F1

Other Numbers: MG-760

Other Number: MG-760, Folder 1

Classification: MG0760

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Card, Advertising

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Collection: Card Collection

Title: Advertising trade card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company

Object ID: MG0180_S01_F012_In04_It01

Date Range: 1884

1 document

Collection: Card Collection

Title: Advertising trade card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company

Description: Advertising trade card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, the largest importers and retailers in the world, pioneers in the business, and the only importers dealing direct with consumers.; The front of this trade card, with its derogatory and cariactured depiction of race, shows an African American family that stops to read a billboard advertising the business. "Whoa! Stephen till I read dis yer sign."; The reverse contains the address of the home office, locations of stores throughout the United States, and warnings about the "vile mixtures" of competitors.

Date Range: 1884

Creation Date: 1884

Creator: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Box 0001

Subjects: Advertising; Advertising cards; African Americans in advertising; African Americans--History; Ephemera; Race discrimination; Stereotypes; Stores, Retail

Search Terms: Advertising; Advertising cards; African American men; African American women; Business cards; Children; Donkeys; Ephemera; Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company; Lancaster; Persons of color; Racial stereotypes; Trade cards; Wagons

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Card, Advertising

Language: English

Object ID: MG0180_S01_F012_In04_It01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Card Collection (MG0180) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/39cc1c47-2885-4667-81d0-959136391688

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Other Numbers: MG-180

Other Number: MG-180, Series 1, Folder 12, Insert 4, Item 1

Classification: MG0180

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Oricinally cataloged by JM. Added to database 6 December 2023.

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