Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Organized 1732 by the Synod [of Philadelphia]; divided and dissolved 1765; continued in part by Presbytery of Carlisle. Reconstituted as Donegal in 1766 by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia; dissolved 1786.
Affiliation: 1732-1745, the Synod; 1745-1758, Synod of Philadelphia; 1758-1786, Synod of New York and Philadelphia.
Vol. 3 includes minutes of Carlisle Presbytery, May 23, 1765-Apr. 25, 1766.
Labeled as #837.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Includes early minutes under the Synods of Philadelphia, and New York and Philadelphia.
Affiliation: 1716-1745, The Synod; 1745-1758, "Old Side," Synod of Philadelphia; "New Side," Synod of New York; 1758-1789, Synod of New York & Philadelphia; 1789-1814, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
With: 1 title of 268 p. with title page and part of foreword missing; -- Sabastiani Edzardi, Prof. Publ. Vertheidigungder christlichen Lehre vom Binde Schüssel... 1714 -- Pastor divinitus electus et legitime vocatus... Luebeck und Leipzig: Printed by Johann Wiedemehyer, 1695. Bound together subsequent to publication.
M. Valentin Wudrians Creuz-Schule : In sich haltend Eine schöne christliche Unterweisung von dem lieben Creuz ; vor alle Creuz-Brüder und Schwestern ... Und nachdeme viele im Creuz und Leyden geübte fromme Christen auch noch ein Gespräch mit Jesu und der Seelen zu haben, inniglich verlangt; Als ist ein solches zu Ende jeden Capitels mit eingedruckt worden
Note laid in book: "Hans Ludwig Boish had this printed in Philadelphia (condition not great but desirable bk.)" World Catalog has no Philadelphia imprint with this pagination.
Full vellum tooled on both covers; partial clasps.
verteutscht durch Doctor Martin Luther ; [Kupferstiche von Christoph Murer].
Place of Publication
[Basel
Publisher
In Verlegung Johann Georg KoÃŒâ¸nigs,]
Date of Publication
1712.
Physical Description
[23] Bl., 504, 188, 164, 240 S : Ill ; 40 S.
Notes
Viewing bible contingent on staff availability, an appointment may be required.
Main title page missing.
The Prophets has special t.p.: Die Phropheten/ Alle Teuitsch durch Doct. Martin Luther. Gedruclt im Yahr Christi M.C.DCC.XII.
Apocrypha has special t.p.: Apocrypha, das sind BuÃŒâ¸cher / to der Heiligen Schrifft nicht gleich gehalten/ und doch unklich unt gut zu lesen sind/ ...Gedrukt im yahr Christi M.DCC.XII.
New Testament has special t.p.: Das Newe Testament unsers herzen Jesu Christi: durch Doct. Martin Luther verteutschet. Gedruckt im Yahr Christi M.DCC.XII.
On front end paper: Scripts of John Graft; John Groff 1775, his name was made in the year 1775; John; signed by John Graff; John Graf; Bennadick Graff (copied once) Johannes Graff; Daniel SchoÃŒâ¸fer.
Ex Libris note in middle of front end paper: Und wer hat Jesum Christum lieb/der wird an diesem Buch kein Dieb/ Heilig ist gott der Herr Zeboath/ und alle Land sind seiner Ehren voll. John Groff, his name was make [sic] in 1775.
On front of fly leaf: Long pledge of a witness with scripts of family names within the text and at the bottom of the sheet. On the back appears an Ex Libris note followed by six geneological entries from 1755 to 1775.
Front fly leaf loose in two pieces with text missing; page 3 loose; at end of volume pages 231-240 loose with text missing.
Water damage througout volume.
Full leather blind tooled binding with brass studs on corners and middle with missing clasps.
Small redware cream pitcher of ovoid form with flared lip; pinched spout and applied strap handle; rust covered with heavy mustard colored mottling on interior of rim and lighter mottling on exterior. "MADE BY BIXLER" hand-printed on bottom in white.
All cotton block quilt of pieced blocks alternating with white blocks. Solid white blocks have quilted feather wreaths; alternate blocks have a geometric design of triangles and squares creating a Wild Goose Chase pattern with solid white and a green print with tiny black dots. The Wild Goose Chase pattern of green triangles on white ground is pieced into the shape of an "X".
Border consists of 3 narrow strips of green and white, with green in the center. Binding is green.
Quilting is hand done in white: Feather wreaths have parallel diagonals in center. Most of quilt also has parallel diagonals; pieced blocks have triangles and small-scale grid on center square patch.
Provenance
Unknown before donor. Amy (1891-1974) was daughter of John E. and Anna M. Cochran and married Dudley Brown, a realtor, in 1888.
Leaded glass. 10 sided bottom. Finger-cut design toward bottom. 10 sided finger-cut shoulder. Neck has 3 beaded rings and flattish lip. Stopper is drop-shaped, pointed at top and is 7 faceted. Body is slightly flared to shoulder.
1961 Brigadier General J. Steinhoff visited Wheatland and dated tea set 1709-1729. His research found that the porcelain was from the town of Meissen, Germany and originally created for the household of Augustus Rex, called August the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in the years 1697–1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.
Long, wooden handled tool with solid, flat metal end. Iron part is two peices - flat scrapper is 12.25'x 5.5' with the longest edge being sraight and the remaining edge being curved. The scrapper is rivioted to the handle holder which is a bent rod that
Cut glass liquor decanter with spiral cut glass mushroom lid. Neck consists of 4 rings. The body of the decanter is a decagon shape (10 sides). 1.00" break/missing glass along the lip.
Year Range From
1714
Year Range To
1837
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
Storage Cabinet
Table
Storage Shelf
Table Top
Object Name
Decanter
Material
Glass
Height (cm)
28.575
Height (ft)
0.9375
Height (in)
11.25
Depth (cm)
8.89
Depth (ft)
0.2916666667
Depth (in)
3.5
Circumference (ft)
37.465
Circumference (cm)
1.2291666667
Circumference (in)
14.75
Dimension Details
Measured height includes mushroom stopper. Height of body is 8.50". Measurements taken with tape measure.
Height: Measured bottom to top
Circumference: Measureed at widest point of the body
Wrought iron chain of 0.75"-long oval links. One end of chain has large iron ring attached; nothing at other end.
Metal strip (42.1.1A) is unattached with unknown purpose. Dimensions are: 0.5" W 9.375" L and 1/16" Thick. Each end is slightly widened with two holes at each end.
Note attached to chain reads, "Wrought Iron Chain Pull for Door Bolt from building erected in 1756 in Lancaster, Pa"