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The complete parish-officer : containing I. The authority and duty of high constables ... II. Of church-wardens, how chosen, their business in repairing of churches ... III. Of overseers of the poor, and their office ... IV. Of surveyors of the highways, and scavengers ... V. Of watchmen, their original and power : together with the statutes relating to hackney coaches and chairs, watermen, & c

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Author: Jacob, Giles,

Edition: The fourteenth edition /

Date of Publication: 1757.

Call Number: Book 444 1757

Responsibility: by Giles Jacob.

Author: Jacob, Giles,

Edition: The fourteenth edition /

Place of Publication: [London]

Publisher: In the Savoy, printed by Henry Lintot, for C. Hitch [and 15 others],

Date of Publication: 1757.

Physical Description: 227, [16], 8 pages ; 17 cm (12mo)

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 444 as assigned by Yeates.; Includes bibliographical references.; Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature,

Subjects: Parishes (Local government) - Great Britain.; Constables - Great Britain.; Local government - Great Britain - Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Constables.; Local government.; Parishes (Local government); Social conditions.; Great Britain - Social conditions - 18th century.; Great Britain.; Handbooks and manuals.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)

Additional Author: Durning-Lawrence, Edwin,; Lintot, Henry,; Bacon, Francis,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 444 1757

Book, Account

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Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account Book of Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill, Book A, Little Britain Township, Fulton Twp.

Object ID: MG0963_F009

Date Range: 1785-1798

Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account Book of Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill, Book A, Little Britain Township, Fulton Twp.

Description: Account Book of Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill, Book "A", Little Britain Township, Fulton Township.; Book references itemized lists of profits and expenses, the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling and grinding corn, wheat, and rye as well as sawing boards. The recorded expenses for the mill include items such as employee wages, transportation costs, and a pair of new shoes.; Contains 225 leaves that are paginated, and a 10 page index of clients made by the book owner by cutting the page margins, and writing index tabs on the remaing margins.; Front cover has an "A" carved on it.; Front 2 leaves were incorporated into the index and end 2 leaves were used to continue accounting.; Insert 1 - 1 loose item:; Item 1 Blue donor card.; Insert 2 - 7 loose items:; Item 1 Yellow Join the Great American Smoke book marker rom the Lancaster County Unit American Cancer Society.; Item 2 Six pieces of paper with names and calculations.

Admin/Biographical History: From: Donor Card; Jeremiah Brown was born 1750, descended from Joshua Brown. He received his father’s mill in 1775. Jeremiah’s business became quite prosperous and with the help of other prominent figures in Lancaster County, he helped establish the Farmers Bank of Lancaster. Jeremiah’s fathered several children including the honorable Judge Jeremiah Brown and Slater Brown, later leaving the mill to Slater. At the time of his death in 1831, he was thought to be one of the largest stockholders, if not the largest, of the Farmers Bank of Lancaster at 1,000 shares.

Date Range: 1785-1798

Creation Date: 5 March 1785 to 16 February 1798

Year Range From: 1785

Year Range To: 1798

Creator: Brown, Jeremiah, 1750-1831

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Atchison, John; Barns, Robert; Boyd, John; Boyd, Samuel; Boyd, William Porter; Brooks, John; Brown, Elisha; Brown, Isaiah; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Patrick; Buchanan, Walter; Buchannan, James; Burns, Thomas; Campbell, James; Campbell, John; Churchman, George; Clark, Thomas; Colbert, Mary; Cooper, Josiah Brown; Cooper, Nicholas; England, Elisha; England, John; England, Joseph; Ewing, Alexander; Ferguson, Robert; Fits, William; Fitz, William; Gibson, William; Giles, Thomas; Grant, Abraham; Harlan, Joseph; Hawkins, John; Henry, George; Jones, John; Jones, William; King, James; King, Robert; King, Vincent; King, William; Knox, James; Long, John; Long, Robert; Long, Stephen; Maule, Ebenezer; Maule, Lewis; Maule, Thomas; Maxwell, Robert; Mconnell, Thomas; Miles, John; Miles, Jonas; Miles, Nancy; Montgomery, David; Nelson, William; Nicholson, Andrew; Paden, Benjamin; Patterson, John; Pennel, Hugh; Pennel, John; Pennel, Robert; Pennel, William; Porter, Thomas; Porter, William; Reed, John; Reed, Samuel; Reynolds, Joshua; Reynolds, Reuben; Scott, Alexander; Scott, John; Sharpe, Thomas; Smith, Alexander; Snodgrass, Alexander; Stewart, Henry; Stubbs, Joseph; Stubbs, Vincent; Townsend, Caleb; Warden, George; Webster, John; Williamson, John; Woodrow, Henry

Subjects: Business records; Corn; Gristmills; Mills and mill-work; Rye; Sawmills; Wheat

Search Terms: Account books; Business records; Forges; Fulton Twp.; Gristmills; Little Britain Twp.; Mills; Octorara Forge; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Sawmills

Extent: 284 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 13-1/8" x 8-1/2"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2023-08-15

Condition Notes: Book is intact, cover shows signs of red rot, front and back cover, as well as the spine, have pieces that have worn off, front and back covers have water damage as well as several front and back pages.; Tab "CD" on index page is missing "D".

Object ID: MG0963_F009

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2022.021

Other Numbers: MG-963

Classification: MG0963

Description Level: Item

Little Britain Township. 1938

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Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Bureau of Land Records.

Edition: Rev. to Sept. 9, 1948.

Date of Publication: [1948]

Call Number: 500 971

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Bureau of Land Records.

Edition: Rev. to Sept. 9, 1948.

Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Date of Publication: [1948]

Physical Description: map 85 x 94 cm.

Series: [Pennsylvania warrantee township tract maps, Lancaster County] 22-5-1

Notes: Photocopy.; "In testimony that the above is a connected draft of all the tracts of land, situated in the township of Little Britain and county of Lancaster."; Scale 1:19,800;

Subjects: Land grants - Pennsylvania - Little Britain Township; Little Britain Township (Pa.) - Maps.; Warrant maps

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 500 971

Record, Judicial

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Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: FEB 1757 F003 QS

Date Range: 1757/02

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Date Range: 1757/02

Year: 1757

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Roach, Elinor

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Orders; Drumore Twp.; Little Britain Twp.

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: FEB 1757 F003 QS

Additional Notes: Order for removal from Drumore Twp. to Little Britain Twp.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Probate

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Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Object ID: Ren 1852 F040

Date Range: 1852

Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Description: Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

Date Range: 1852

Date of Accumulation: 1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906

Year: 1852

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0006

People: Leek, John; Leek, Jane; Leek, Timothy

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; Little Britain Twp.; Fulton Twp.

Place: Fulton Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1852 F040

Box Number: 006

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Now Little Britain Twp.; Renouncer: Leek, Jane.; Administrator: Leek, Timothy.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Classification: RG 03-00 0115

Description Level: Item

Probate

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Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Object ID: Ren 1848 F042

Date Range: 1848

Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Description: Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

Date Range: 1848

Date of Accumulation: 1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906

Year: 1848

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Kimble, John S.; Kimble, Ann Jane; Kirk, John Jr.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; Little Britain Twp.

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1848 F042

Box Number: 005

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Renouncer: Kimble, Ann Jane.; Administrator: Kirk, John Jr.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Classification: RG 03-00 0115

Description Level: Item

Probate

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Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Object ID: Ren 1848 F053

Date Range: 1848

Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Description: Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

Date Range: 1848

Date of Accumulation: 1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906

Year: 1848

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: McVey, Jacob; McVey, Elizabeth; McVey, Henry

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; Little Britain Twp.

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1848 F053

Box Number: 005

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Renouncer: McVey, Elizabeth.; Administrator: McVey, Henry.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Classification: RG 03-00 0115

Description Level: Item

Probate

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Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Object ID: Ren 1849 F033

Date Range: 1849

Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Description: Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

Date Range: 1849

Date of Accumulation: 1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906

Year: 1849

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Jackson, Leavin H. Sr.; Chandlee, Edward; Jackson, L. H. Jr.; Paxson, William; Retzer, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; Little Britain Twp.

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1849 F033

Box Number: 005

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Renouncers: Chandlee, Edward; Jackson, L. H. Jr.; Administrators: Paxon, William; Retzer, John; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Classification: RG 03-00 0115

Description Level: Item

Probate

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Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Object ID: Ren 1893 F015

Date Range: 1893

Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Description: Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

Date Range: 1893

Date of Accumulation: 1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906

Year: 1893

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0016

People: Brown, J. Nelson; Brown, Hannah J.; Reynolds, Alice E.; Tyson, Sallie E.; Reynolds, Lizzie A.; Reynolds, J. Gainer

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; Little Britain Twp.

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1893 F015

Box Number: 016

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Renouncers: Brown, Hannah J.; Reynolds, Alice E.; Tyson, Sallie E.; Reynolds, Lizzie A.; Administrator: Reynolds, J. Gainer.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Classification: RG 03-00 0115

Description Level: Item

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