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Order for Payment

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Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Invoice from and order to pay Abraham Laroy
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F015_In04
Date Range
1757/03/26
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Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Invoice from and order to pay Abraham Laroy
Description
Invoice to the Lancaster County Commissioners from Abraham Laroy repair the town clock. 1757.
On reverse: Order from the Lancaster County Commissioners to pay Abraham Laroy. 26 March 1757.
Date Range
1757/03/26
Creation Date
1757
Creator
Leroy, Abraham, d. 1765
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Storage Container
Series 02, Box 0001
People
Davis, Zaccheus
Hubley, Michael
Leroy, Abraham
Steel, Samuel
Taylor, David
Subjects
Clock and watch makers
Clocks and watches
Clocks and watches--Repairing
Invoices
Search Terms
Clock and watch makers
Clocks
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Invoices
Lancaster
Extent
1 item, 2 pages scanned
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F015_In04
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-184, Series 2
Other Number
MG-184, Series 2, Folder 15, Insert 4
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 11 May 2024.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
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Poor school children record Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1810-1836

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Date of Publication
1992
Call Number
974.813 P823
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Responsibility
compiled by Lucy Simler and Chester County Archives.
Place of Publication
West Chester, Pa
Publisher
Chester County Historical Society
Date of Publication
1992
Physical Description
iii, 239 p. 29 cm.
Subjects
Poor - Chester County.
Taxation - Chester County.
School children
Chester County - Poor.
Additional Author
Simler, Lucy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 P823
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Archive

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Collection
World War I Collection
Title
World War I Collection
Object ID
MG0045
Date Range
1916-1972
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Collection
World War I Collection
Title
World War I Collection
Description
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
Date Range
1916-1972
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1972
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Andrews, David F.
Benda, W. T.
Beneker, Gerrit A.
Boyce, C. M.
Breitigan, Abraham
Brenner, William A.
Brown, Arthur William
Bryson, Raymond
Bull, Charles Livingston
Carbaugh, Calvin A.
Chambers, Charles E.
Christy, Howard Chandler
Cover, Martin
Culp, Guy
Daugherty, James A.
Davis, Robert Courtney
De Maris, Walter
Dommel, Elmer
Drepperd, C. W.
Eschbach, H. H.
Fergeson, George
Fisher, Harrison
Foringer, A. E.
Forsythe, Clyde
France, Charles
Fulton, Hugh R.
Gibble, Ammon
Griest, William Walton
Habel, Albert A.
Harner, Marvin
Helwig, John W.
Hendee, A.
Hiemenz, Edward A.
Hiestand, Benjamin
Hottenstein, H.
Kahl, William
Kellish, William
Kimmel, Harry
Krone, Herbert D.
Landis, Estes B.
Leber, Paul Revere
Lundy, Edwin H.
Lyons, Julius
Matricardi, Frank
McFarland, Owen
McKee, W. M.
Miller, Peter
Moore, Luther
Musser, John W.
Myers, S. W.
O'Bryen, Benjamin Frank
Orr, Alfred Everitt
Palm, Elam B.
Shafer, L. A.
Shenk, Roy
Shoop, J. M.
Small, W. F.
Snyder, James H.
Tittle, Walter
Usner, Isaac L.
Volk, Douglas
Wauk, S. J.
Worthington, Henry H.
Zellers, George
Subjects
Alco-Gravure
American Lithographic Co.
E. Ketterlinus & Co.
Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.
Fatherless Children of France (Organization)
Lithography
Posters
Rusling Wood, Litho.
Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Prt. Co.
Scrapbooks
Strobridge Lithographing Company
United States. Army
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
W.F. Powers Co.
William H. Forbes & Company
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
YMCA of the USA
Search Terms
28th Division
Alco-Gravure
Ambulance Company No. 111
American Expeditionary Forces, Ambulance Company No. 111
American Lithographic Company
American Red Cross
Committee on Public Information Division of Pictorial Society
E. Ketterlinus and Company
Edwards and Deutsch Lithographic Company
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Fatherless Children of France (Organization)
Finding aids
Haywood Strasser and Voigt Lithographic Company
Lithography
Manuscript groups
Military draft cards
Posters
Prohibition
Rotoprint Gravure Company
Rusling Wood, Litho.
Sackett and Wilhelms Lithographing and Printing Company
Scrapbooks
Strobridge Lithographing Company
United States Army
United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces
United States Army, Infantry Division, 28th
Veterans
W. F. Powers Company
William H. Forbes and Company
World War I
WWI
YMCA
Commission for Relief in Belgium
Extent
1 box, 49 folders, 31 posters, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0045
Related Item Notes
MG-28 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
MG-0028 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Additional Notes
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
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-45
Classification
MG0045
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged before 1997. Items have been added to the collection since 1997 and the finding aid has been revised accordingly. Added to database on 19 July 2017.
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f4287766-2cd7-4678-8f87-840138496613
Collection
General Collection
Title
Bunker Hill School
Object ID
1-08-08-42
Date Range
1910/03/11
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Bunker Hill School
Description
Bunker Hill School, March 11, 1910
Date Range
1910/03/11
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bunker Hill School
Children
Students
Teachers
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.375 x 5.375 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-08-08-42
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/35d1ae06-6193-4003-85b2-977837375065
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1755 F003 QS
Date Range
1755/02
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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
1755/02
Year
1755
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Young, John
Snider, Anthony
Ruly, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Orders
Overseers of the Poor
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1755 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Additional petitioner: Snider, Anthony.
Petition of overseers of the poor of the Borough of Lancaster, regarding James Ruly.
Order.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2698918f-de1a-4bde-bc86-715912573060
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Object ID
A-10-01-20
Date Range
October 31, 1939
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Description
Halloween party at the Home for Friendless Children on South Ann Street.
Date Range
October 31, 1939
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Home for Friendless Children
Halloween
Orphanages
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-10-01-20
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
PC-331
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1016de3b-3335-4e77-9c53-281584598142
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1754 F003 QS
Date Range
1754/02
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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
1754/02
Year
1754
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shutts, Anna Margaretha
Patrick, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Orders
Children
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1754 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Petition against Joseph Patrick for the return of her two children.
Order.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Society for the Promotion of Industry and Prevention of Pauperism

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931.
women to make into garments, for which sewing they are paid, and the garments clothe the poor of the 'Dorcas' or the children of the `Children's Aid.' A pathetic scene occurred the day before last Christmas, when a woman was paid seventy-five cents for some sewing she had done at nights, after hard days
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
[122]-135 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 6
Subjects
Society for the Promotion of Industry and Prevention of Pauperism (Lancaster, Pa.)
Charity organization.
Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 6 (1931), p. 121-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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Collection
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Title
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Object ID
MG0277
Date Range
1798-1993
between the Directors of the Poor and House of Employment and Matthias Slough. Ninety acres south of the turnpike road leading from the borough of Lancaster to Abraham Witmer’s bridge. 27 November 1798. Transferred from a drawer of assorted county documents, 2005. RG 08-12. Folder 32 Blueprints for
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Collection
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Title
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Description
The Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection is comprised of accounts, registers, minutes, and other records kept by this county department. There are birth and death records, lists of inmates, supply and payroll books, and auditors' reports, and a scrapbook of Conestoga View.
Date Range
1798-1993
Year Range From
1798
Year Range To
1993
Date of Accumulation
1798-1993
Creator
Lancaster County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ash, Phineas
Bachman, J. M.
Bachman, John
Bair, Ivan
Baney, William
Bard, R. W.
Bare, Adam
Bausman, John
Bubach, Gerhart
Carpenter, Sam
Centini, Jane E.
Clark, Thomas
Coleman, Thomas
Colwell, James
Dale, Samuel
Dorwart, Jonas
Dunlap, Stephan
Eaby, George W.
Esler, P. O.
Gibbons, William
Good, William
Graybill, N. W.
Graybill, H.
Gryder, Christian
Haines, Timothy
Halbach, W. A.
Harnish, Jacob
Harnish, Samuel
Heck, Lewis
Herr, Christian
Hershey, W. E. H.
Hildebrant, W.
Hollinger, George
Humes, Samuel
Jackson, James J.
Kean, Thomas M.
Kready, David C.
Lane, P. C.
Lenegan, Archibald M.
Light, John
Livingston, J. B.
Long, Jacob
Metzger, John W.
Meyers, Samuel M.
Murray, William
Musser, George
Nauman, J. W.
Nicholson, John
Overholzer, H. D.
Patterson, D. W.
Reed, John K.
Schwartz, Conrad
Slaymaker, Henry
Snyder, Simon
Stone, Abraham
Strine, Jacob S.
Summy, A.
Sweigart, E.
Weaver, B. F.
Webb, Will
Wein, John
Wentz, Thomas
Witmer, Abraham
Witters, Jacob W.
Young, Mathias
Zantzinger, Paul
Other Creators
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Subjects
Almshouses
Almshouses--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History
Auditors' reports
Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.)
Poor--Services for--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Almshouses
Auditors' reports
Conestoga View
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Scrapbooks
Extent
3 boxes, 33 books and folders, 3.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0277
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection (MG0277), Folder or Book #, 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.
Classification
MG0277
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Most of the items in this collection are part of the Lancaster County Government Records, RG 08-12. They were transferred into MG-277 in 1999 during the planning of the Almshouse and Hospital exhibition. Other items are on loan from the Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation or were collected by LancasterHistory.
Added to database 21 July 2017.
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Virtue, industry, and independence : almshouses and labor in the Philadelphia region, 1791-1860

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Author
Bourque, Monique C.-E.
Date of Publication
1995.
Call Number
362.5 B749v
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Responsibility
by Monique C.-E. Bourque.
Author
Bourque, Monique C.-E.
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
xv, 372 leaves : ill., map, plan ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Almshouses - Pennsylvania.
Almshouses - New Jersey.
Almshouses - Delaware.
Poor - Pennsylvania.
Poor - New Jersey.
Poor - Delaware.
Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.)
Poor - Pennsylvania
Poor - New Jersey
Poor - Delaware
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
362.5 B749v
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