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Trial of John Lechler for the murder of his wife, Mary Lechler : before the Court of Oyer and Terminer, held for the county of Lancaster, on the nineteenth day of August, 1822 : containing all the evidence with the particulars of the murder of Mrs. Haag : including the speeches of counsel, the charge and sentence of the court

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Author: Lechler, John.

Date of Publication: 1822.

Call Number: 090 L244m 1822

Responsibility: reported by Daniel Fuller.

Author: Lechler, John.

Place of Publication: Lancaster [Pa.]

Publisher: Printed and published by Hugh Maxwell,

Date of Publication: 1822.

Physical Description: 64 p. ; 21 cm.

Notes: Bound in green three-quarter leather and green linen with marbled end papers.; Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham, No. 2671.; Shoemaker; McDade, T.M. Murder,

Subjects: Lechler, Mary, - d. 1822.; Haag, - Mrs., - d. 1822.; Murder - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Trials (Murder) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Uxoricide - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Additional Author: Fuller, Daniel.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Lancaster County)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244m 1822

The dying confession of John Lechler : who was convicted for the murder of his wife Mary Lechler and sentenced to be executed on the 25th day of October, 1822, made in the presence of Samuel Carpenter, mayor of the city of Lancaster & others

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Author: Lechler, John,

Date of Publication: 1822.

Call Number: 090 L244st 1822

Author: Lechler, John,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Penn

Publisher: S.C. Stambaugh, printer,

Date of Publication: 1822.

Physical Description: 16 pages ; 23 cm

Notes: Inscriped on first page: Jacob Bucher his book.; Bound with: A Report of the trial of John Lechler.

Subjects: Criminals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Confession of judgment - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Confession of judgment.; Criminals.; Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244st 1822

Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Scott, Joshua.

Date of Publication: 1824.

Call Number: 912.74815 L244 1824

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Responsibility: respectfully dedicated to the inhabitants by Joshua Scott.

Author: Scott, Joshua.

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Publisher: [s.n.],

Date of Publication: 1824.

Physical Description: 1 map : hand col., cloth backing ; 87 x 115 cm., folded to 93 x 61 cm.

Notes: General-content county map also showing election districts.; Hand col. to emphasize township boundaries and territories.; Relief shown by hachures.; Orientated with north toward the upper left.; Prime meridian: Washington (D.C.).; Published "Lancaster January 1st 1824".; Originally printed on 4 sheets (later conjoined).; Copy 2: From the collections of the Heritage Center, P05.29.1.; LC Land ownership maps,; Copy 2: green boards.; Copy 1: Marble boards, three-quarater red leather, spine taped.

Subjects: Election districts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.; Election districts.; Landowners.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.; Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 912.74815 L244 1824

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The proceedings of the General County Anti-Masonic Meeting : held in Lancaster, Penn. April 23, 1829

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Date of Publication: 1829.

Call Number: 324.274 A629

Meeting: General County Anti-Masonic Meeting (1829 : Lancaster, Pa.)

Place of Publication: Lancaster [Pa.]

Publisher: Fenn and Fenton, printers,

Date of Publication: 1829.

Physical Description: 28 p. ; 17 cm.

Subjects: Antimasonic Party (Pa.).; Freemasonry; Freemasonry - Pennsylvania

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 324.274 A629

Articles of association of the Lancaster Reading Room to which are added, the rules and regulations of the room, and of the library; a list of the officers and subscribers, &/ together with a catalogue of the books, & belongint to the Institution

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Date of Publication: 1827

Call Number: 021 R287

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: printed by Hugh Maxwell,

Date of Publication: 1827

Physical Description: 19 pgs.; 19 cm.

Notes: Inscribed on front cover "Doctor I. Carpenter' and inside front cover has a small label "Library of Julius F. Sachse, Section Americana".

Subjects: Libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 021 R287

Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Robert W. Houston, plaintiff in error, versus Daniel Moore and others, defendants in error

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Corporate Author: United States. Supreme Court.

Date of Publication: 1820.

Call Number: 090 L244di 1820; 345.025 H843m

Responsibility: delivered by Bushrod Washington.

Corporate Author: United States. Supreme Court.

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Publisher: Printed by Wm. Dickson,

Date of Publication: 1820.

Physical Description: 16 p. ; 21 cm.

Notes: Original housed in Rare Books (090 L244di 1820).

Subjects: Moore, Daniel; Houston, Robert W.; Trials (Military offenses) - Pennsylvania.

Additional Author: Houston, Robert W.; Moore, Daniel.; Washington, Bushrod,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books; Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 090 L244di 1820; 345.025 H843m

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Object ID: MG0123

Date Range: 1819-1977

is privately owned and spans the Little Conestoga Creek near Lancaster City in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It has one span of about 55 feet and was built in 1868. The owners use the old Mill for Church and School functions. There is a Datestone on the Mill which reads ‘Erbauen Von Andreas

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Description: The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.

Date Range: 1819-1977

Year Range From: 1819

Year Range To: 1977

Date of Accumulation: 1819-1977

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bitner, John R.; Boardman, Harris; Bowman, John Jacob; Boyer, Zaccur Prall; Cirt, Anna N.; Griest, William Walton; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Kemrer, Clarence M.; Knapp, Walter; Kreider, Kate; Kriebel, Howard Wiegner; McClellan, Oliver Eldridge; Royer, David; Shuman, James P.; Wohlsen, Anna; Wohlsen, Peter

Subjects: Letters; Minutes (Records); Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.); Posters; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading & Columbia Railroad Company; Street-railroads; Trolley cars

Search Terms: Adamstown; Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Blueprints; Booklets; Brochures; Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Center Square Road Station; Chestnut Street; Christiana; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Columbia; Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad; Conestoga Traction Company; Conestoga Transportation Company; Conewago Water and Power Company; Correspondence; Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania; Drawings; Duke Street; East Belt line; East King Street; East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.; Elizabethtown; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata; Express Printing Company; Greeting cards; Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania; Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.; J. G. Brill Company; Kinport Road; Lancaster; Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway; Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company; Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company; Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike; Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Lititz; Maple Grove; Maps; Marietta Avenue; North Market Street; Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.; Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.; Minutes; Mount Joy; Mulberry Street; National Railway Historical Society; Neffsville, Manheim Twp.; North End Photo Finishing House; North Lime Street; North Queen Street; Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Penn Square; Pequea Twp.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Photographs; Placards; Substations; President Avenue; Princess Street; Prospect Street; Quarryville; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading and Columbia Railroad Company; Receipts; Red Rose Transit Authority; Reports; Roads; Rocky Springs Railroad Company; Schuylkill Navigation Company; Scrapbooks; South Mountain Railroad; South Queen Street; Stock certificates; Susquehanna Railroad; Tickets; Tolls; Trolley car barns; Trolley car yards; Trolley cars; Trolleys; Turnpikes; Walnut Street; WGAL (television station); Williams Park Station; Willow Street Turnpike; Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; WLAN (radio station); Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania; York Bus Company; York Fair; York Railway Company

Extent: 2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0123

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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-123

Classification: MG0123

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 23 September 2021.

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Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Judicable Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : from September 1804 to March term, 1822

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Corporate Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court.

Date of Publication: 1808-1823.

Call Number: Book 412 1808; Book 413 1808; Book 414 1809; Book 415 1810; Book 416 1811; Book 417 1812; Book 418 1813; Book 418 1814; Book 418 1815

Corporate Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court.

Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts

Publisher: Tileston and Weld,

Date of Publication: 1808-1823.

Physical Description: 17 volumes

Notes: Vol. 1 by Ephraim Williams; v. 2-17 by Dudley Atkins Tyng.; Imprint varies.; Library has vols 2-10.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book numbers 412-423 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc.; United States, Massachusetts - Court records.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Williams, Ephraim,; Tyng, Dudley Atkins,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 412 1808; Book 413 1808; Book 414 1809; Book 415 1810; Book 416 1811; Book 417 1812; Book 418 1813; Book 418 1814; Book 418 1815

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

the county for a month or so. 18 June 1805. Letter from Peter Wager to Adam Reigart. He was planning on going to Bethlehem and Lancaster with a group of others but the trip fell through. Has not been involved with business for the past three months. 28 August 1805. Letter from Peter Wager to Adam

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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Parish register of Christ Church, Leacock, Pa

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Date of Publication: 1828-1879.

Call Number: 283 C554Le

Place of Publication: [Leacock, Pa.]

Publisher: Christ Church,

Date of Publication: 1828-1879.

Physical Description: 2, 279 l. (some blank); 23 x 35 cm.

Notes: Photocopy.; "Original records are located at St. James' Church, Lancaster, Pa."; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 246 #2.

Contents: Baptisms (Dec. 23, 1828 - June 2, 1879), pages 30-69 - Confirmations (June 12,1833 - April 9, 1873, pages 127-132 - Communicants (Dec. 25, 1828 - Alpril 17, 1878, pages 170-185 - Marriages (March 26, 1829 - June 21 1866, pages 194-197 - Marriages (June 10, 1873 - June 10, 1879), pages 198-199 - Burials (April 23, 1837 - April 20, 1872), pages 243-247 - Burials (April 26, 1873 -April 18, 1879), pages 248-249.

Subjects: Christ Episcopal Church (Leacock, Lancaster County, Pa.); Chuch records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Leacock (Township); Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Couinty.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Church Record

Call Number: 283 C554Le

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The dying confession of John Lechler : who was convicted for the murder of his wife Mary Lechler and sentenced to be executed on the 25th day of October, 1822, made in the presence of Samuel Carpenter, mayor of the city of Lancaster & others

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Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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The proceedings of the General County Anti-Masonic Meeting : held in Lancaster, Penn. April 23, 1829

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Articles of association of the Lancaster Reading Room to which are added, the rules and regulations of the room, and of the library; a list of the officers and subscribers, &/ together with a catalogue of the books, & belongint to the Institution

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Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Robert W. Houston, plaintiff in error, versus Daniel Moore and others, defendants in error

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Archive

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Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Judicable Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : from September 1804 to March term, 1822

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Parish register of Christ Church, Leacock, Pa

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