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Collection: Military Collection

Title: Military Collection

Object ID: MG0078

Date Range: 1764-present

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Collection: Military Collection

Title: Military Collection

Description: This collection contains documents beginning with the American Revolution and continuing through the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. There are account books, notes and written letters, vouchers, inspections of camps, receipts of payments, honorable discharge certificates, lists of absentees, envelopes used during the Civil War, and lists of unpaid fines during the service of the Pennsylvania Militia soldiers. There are also newsletters and articles relating to World Wars I and II and the Korean War for advertisement and description of items including the history of the Philadelphia Naval Base.

Date Range: 1764-present

Date of Accumulation: 1764-present

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Alexander, Peter; Andre, John; Andrews, George; Auxer, Jacob; Barton, David R.; Baughman, George; Bausman, Frederick; Bethel, Samuel; Bevins, George; Biddle, George; Bietz, George; Billman, William L.; Bitner, Abraham; Bowers, George; Bowers, Lerina; Bowers, M. F.; Bradd, John; Brant, John; Brenner, Henry; Brush, George; Buchanan, James; Calwell, James; Cassidy, John; Cockley, David; Coleman, Robert; Comstock, Elmo; Comstock, Willard; Conyngham, G.; Cooke, Jacob; Crider, David; Dallas, A. L.; Demuth, William D.; Diffenderfer, Jacob; Diller, Adam; Duchman, John H.; Eshleman, John; Eugstler, Philip; Ewing, William; Fulton, Eleanore J.; Gardner, Daniel; Garrison, Lindley M.; Gidy, Peter; Graeff, Matthias; Haerrs, Dane; Hamilton, William; Hamilton, Robert; Hand, Edward; Haughman, George; Hayes, Rutherford Birchard; Heitler, Richard R.; Hiester, Gabriel; Hubley, Adam; Irvine, William; Jackson, Cyrus E.; Jacobs, Barnet; Jameson, Samuel; Johnson, Edward; Johnson, Relief; Johnson, Thomas; Kearns, Christian; Keller, Adam; Kendig, Adam; Kendig, Benjamin F.; King, Alexander; King, Robert, Jr.; Kirkpatrick, William; Kissel, Frederick; Landis, Bertha Cochran; Landis, Charles; Light, John; Lloyd, Thomas; Longenecker, John; Lutz, John; McCarty, Isaiah; McConnel, Abraham; McElhattan, Alexander; McKean, Thomas; McSherry, J. L., III; Megrady, Patrick; Mifflin, Thomas; Morgan, Thomas; Morrison, A. K.; Morrison, Alexander W.; Morrison, Samuel W.; Neal, Thomas; Nicholson, John; Ohlen, John; Paster, Peter; Patterson, James; Price, Rebecca L.; Price, Robert C.; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Christopher; Reinoehl, Adolphus; Roath, E. D.; Ross, James; Russell, A. L.; Sample, Nathaniel W.; Scarritt, Jeremiah M.; Scott, Hugh; Shippen, Joseph; Skiles, William; Skillings, Charles W.; Smith, John M.; Smith, Richard; Snyder, Eberhart Michael; Snyder, Eugene; Speel, Alexander R.; Strickler, M. M.; Sutherland, Thomas Jefferson; Thompson, R. W.; Wager, Philip; Weller, John; White, John; Witmer, David M.; Witmer, Sarah; Wolf, Joseph; Work, Joseph; Wright, Horatio G.; Zahm, Mary; Zeilin, William F.; Buchen, Martin L.; Hildebran, James; Pratt, J. E.; Elias, C. Harry; Martin, E. K.; McClain, Frank B.; Hewitt, A. G.; Negley, J. S.; Ritner, Joseph; Burrowes, Thomas; Eckman, Joseph

Subjects: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--War of 1812; Mexican War, 1846-1848; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953; Letters; Business records; Programs (Publications)

Search Terms: Business records; Civil War; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Discharge certificates; Envelopes; Finding aids; Jackson Riflemen; Korean War; Lancaster Militia; Letters; Manuscript groups; Mexican War; Military history; Military records; Monuments; Newsletters; Pennsylvania Militia; Programs; Receipts; Revolutionary War; Soldiers and Sailors Monument; War of 1812; World War I; World War II; Reunions

Extent: 2 boxes, 36 folders, 1 oversized item 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0078

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Curatorial Collection

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-78

Classification: MG0078

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by DD, Summer 2000. Updated by HST, 2010, 2011.

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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

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

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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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Collection: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Title: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Object ID: MG0410

Date Range: 1691-1963

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Diffenderffer Family Papers, 1691-1963 Object ID: MG0410 1 box 23 folders .5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 10 Scope and Content

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Collection: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Title: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Description: The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.

Date Range: 1691-1963

Year Range From: 1691

Year Range To: 1963

Date of Accumulation: 1691-1963

Creator: Diffenderffer family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 10

People: Brubaker, John; Brubaker, Margaret; Brubaker, Philip; Davis, Sarah; Diffenderfer, David; Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk; Diffenderfer, John; Diffenderffer, Christina; Diffenderffer, David; Diffenderffer, David, Sr.; Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz; Diffenderffer, Frank Ried; Diffenderffer, Harold F.; Diffenderffer, John, Jr.; Diffenderffer, John, Sr.; Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein; Diffenderffer, Michael; Freymyer, Jacob; Grim, Henry; Haupt, Charles Elvin; Hoch, Herman E.; Holl, Wendel; Hubley, Bernard; Kennerly, John; Kinzer, John; Kinzer, Magdalena; Koch, Mary; Koch, Melchior; Law, James D.; Markley, Henry; McCaskey, Donald G.; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; Nevin, Blanche; Painter, John; Penn, William; Rodman, John H.; Shirk, Henry; Smith, Oliver; Smith, William Evans; Sneider, Christian; Stone, David; Stone, George; Stone, Leonard; Stone, Mary; Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer; Thomson, Bill "Tommy"; Winter, John; Young, Matthias

Other Creators: Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009; Diffenderffer, David

Subjects: Deeds; Letters; Real property

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Conestoga River; Correspondence; Deeds; Drowning; Earl Twp.; England; Estate settlement; Finding aids; German Reformed Church of New Holland; Haupt Elementary School; Hutchings Printing House; King Street; Lancaster; Land drafts; Lemon Street School; Letters; Manuscript groups; Mortgages; New Design, Earl Twp.; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Programs; Real estate; Real property surveys; Reigart's Landing; Susquehanna River; Texas; Texas Frontier Forces; Windsor Forge

Extent: 1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0410

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.; Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection 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.

Accession Number: 2006.MG0410_NOV

Other Numbers: MG-410

Classification: MG0410

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.

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Collection: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2

Title: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2

Object ID: MG0268_S02

Date Range: 1759-1928

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Collection: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2

Title: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2

Description: The Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2 was carefully curated by Mr. Slaymaker and contains papers dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. This series is primarily composed of correspondence related to business, railroads, legal affairs, and personal matters. The personal letters are rich in details of social history and genealogy. Legal documents include estate papers for the Fleming, Slaymaker, Leech, and Boyd families. The remaining documents include land surveys, receipts, tickets, accounts, bonds, and wills.

System of Arrangement: The Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection is divided into six series according to the original order; Series 1, 2 and 4 have been cataloged and are available for research.; Series 1 Trunk: SRS I and Minnie; Series 2 Document Boxes; Series 3 Family Papers; Series 4 Museum Cases and Metal Box; Series 5 Slaymaker Lock Company Records; Series 6 Papers of Samuel R. Slaymaker II

Date Range: 1759-1928

Year Range From: 1759

Year Range To: 1928

Date of Accumulation: 1759-1928

Creator: Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker, 1923-1989

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 07

People: Slaymaker, Amos; Slaymaker, Henry Fleming; Slaymaker, Minnie Louise Cohr; Slaymaker, Samuel Cochran, 1828-1894; Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker

Other Creators: Slaymaker family

Subjects: African Americans--History; Business records; Court records; Deeds; Family records; Invitation cards; Legal documents; Letters; Postmasters; Railroads--Pennsylvania; Railroads--Records and correspondence; Real property surveys--Pennsylvania; Kinzers (Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.); Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)

Search Terms: Accounts; Business records; Columbia Store; Correspondence; Court records; Deeds; Enslaved persons; Family records; Finding aids; Invitations; Kinzers, Paradise Twp.; Legal documents; Letters; Manuscript groups; Persons of color; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Postmasters; Railroads; Railroads, Records and correspondence; Reading and Chesapeake Railroad; Reading and Columbia Railroad Company; Reading, Lancaster and Baltimore Railroad; Real property surveys; Receipts; Salisbury Twp.; White Chimneys; Wilmington and Reading Railroad

Extent: 7 boxes, 113 folders, 3.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0268_S02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: See also Photograph and Object Collections

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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-268, Series 2

Classification: MG0268

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 8 August 2022.; Much of this series was microfilmed by the Pennsylvania State Archives. The microfilmed items are noted within the finding aid and the microfilm is available in LancasterHistory's Research Center.

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Collection: Danner Family Correspondence

Title: Danner Family Correspondence

Object ID: MG0515

Date Range: 1745-1857

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Danner Family Correspondence, 1745-1857 Object ID: MG0515 1 box 8 folders .25 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 11 Scope and Content

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Collection: Danner Family Correspondence

Title: Danner Family Correspondence

Description: The Danner Family Correspondence contains letters to and from members of the Danner family who lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and Georgia, 1745-1857. The collection also includes poetry and property records. Most documents are written in English and others are in German. One letter from Mary Danner in Lancaster mentions Gen. Lafayette's visit in 1824.

Date Range: 1745-1857

Year Range From: 1745

Year Range To: 1857

Date of Accumulation: 1745-1857

Creator: Danner family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

People: Baker, A. H.; Baker, Eliza; Baker, Samuel; Batebenner, George; Bohn, John Henry; Brenneman, Elizabeth; Clay, Henry; Cunningham, Francis Alanson; Dannar, Ulrick; Danner, Alexander; Danner, Alexandria; Danner, Catharine; Danner, Elizabeth; Danner, George L.; Danner, Hetty; Danner, Isaac; Danner, John Owen; Danner, John A.; Danner, Mary; Danner, Mary B.; Danner, Mary M.; Danner, Mary Magdelenah; Danner, Polly; Danner, Samuel; Demuth, William Danner; Donnellan, Nelson; Donner, Samuel; Gagan, Elizabeth; Hautz, Anthony; Hautz, Catharina; Hoffman, Peter; Hoffman, Valentine; Hopkins, James; Hoster, Mary; Johnson, Jacob; Keller, Maria; Kirkbride, Thomas S.; Koft, Frederick; Koft, Jacob; Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de; Lineweaver, William; Locher, Cecelia Margaretta; Locher, Henry C.; Loyle, John; Madison, Catharine; Madison, John; Murrey, Charles; Murrey, Margaret; Nicholes, Abbey; Preston, William; Ranninger, Emma L.; Rigg, Elisha; Rigg, Jane; Stewart, James; Strein, Eliza; Strine, Elizabeth; Strine, Jacob; Waver, Elizabeth; Waver, Jacob; Waver, John; Waver, John Jacob; Waver, John Joseph; Webster, John; Whitlock, Isaac

Other Creators: Waver family

Subjects: Letters; Poetry

Search Terms: Baltimore, Maryland; Bedford County, Pennsylvania; Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland; Camden, Preble County, Ohio; Chester County, Pennsylvania; Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio; Correspondence; Eaton, Preble County, Ohio; Elizabethtown; Finding aids; George Philippe's Tavern; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Hempfield Twp.; Lancaster; Letters; Manuscript groups; Maytown, Donegal Twp.; Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania; Poetry; Salisbury Twp.; Savannah, Georgia; Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Washington County, Maryland; West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio; Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Wilmington Pike Road

Extent: 1 box, 8 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0515

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. 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.

Accession Number: 2008.MG0515

Other Numbers: MG-515

Classification: MG0515

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 12 March 2022.

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of John Hay

Object ID: Inv 1764 F005 H

Date Range: 1764

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of John Hay

Date Range: 1764

Year: 1764

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0048

People: Hay, John

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subjects: African Americans--History; Probate records; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Children; Enslaved persons; Estate inventories; Persons of color; Probate records; Women

Place: None

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1764 F005 H

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 048

Additional Notes: Enslaved persons listed, one woman and one child.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.

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

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Duncan Thompson

Object ID: Inv 1767 F001 T

Date Range: 1767

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Duncan Thompson

Date Range: 1767

Year: 1767

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0124

People: Thompson, Duncan

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subjects: African Americans--History; Probate records; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Boys; Children; Enslaved persons; Estate inventories; Persons of color; Probate records

Place: None

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1767 F001 T

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 124

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Also administrators' bond.; Enslaved boy listed.; 2 items, 4 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.

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

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

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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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Thomas Sawyers

Object ID: Inv 1769 F002 S

Date Range: 1769

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Thomas Sawyers

Date Range: 1769

Year: 1769

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0108

People: Sawyers, Thomas

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subjects: African Americans--History; Probate records; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Enslaved persons; Estate inventories; Persons of color; Probate records

Place: Londonderry Twp., Lancaster County

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1769 F002 S

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 108

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Enslaved man listed.; Ink faint on inventory.; 1 item, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.

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

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

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Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Isaac Richardson

Object ID: Inv 1766 F001 R

Date Range: 1766

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Isaac Richardson

Date Range: 1766

Year: 1766

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0099

People: Richardson, Isaac

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subjects: African Americans--History; Probate records; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Boys; Children; Enslaved persons; Estate inventories; Persons of color; Probate records; Women

Place: None

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1766 F001 R

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 099

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Enslaved persons listed, one woman and one boy.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

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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Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of George McDill

Object ID: Inv 1760 F009 M

Date Range: 1760

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of George McDill

Date Range: 1760

Year: 1760

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0080

People: McDill, George

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History; Probate records; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Enslaved persons; Estate inventories; Persons of color; Probate records; Women

Place: None

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1760 F009 M

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 080

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Enslaved woman listed.; 1 item, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.

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

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

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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