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Collection
Fraktur Collection
Object ID
2003.076
Date Range
c. 1797
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Collection
Fraktur Collection
Description
Fraktur is a birth & baptismal certificate (taufschein) for Johann Kupper, drawn, lettered and colored by hand on laid paper. Text block written with iron gall ink is centered in bottom half of the horizontal sheet of paper. Border on top and sides composed of fantastical flowers in yellow, red, black and green. Identical flowering plants fill each side of text, rising from a basket-like containers. Top has tulips and other flowers rising from wide and shallow baskets(?).
Text begins with "Johannes Kupper" in large fraktur-type letters followed by nine lines of German script regarding his birth in ?? Township, Dauphin County, 30 June 1797. Father was Johann Adam(?) Kupper and mother was Christina ?? Baptised 1 October 1797. The baptismal witnesses were Johannes Matter and his wife Elisabetha.
Mounted in a modern brown natural wood frame with white window mat. Kraft paper dust paper on back. Several puncture tears at left. In pencil at bottom right corner is "#9".
Upper Dauphin Artist, attributed by Fred Weiser
Date Range
c. 1797
Year Range From
1797
Year Range To
1810
Creator
"Upper Dauphin Artist"
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 6
People
Kupper, Johannes
Cooper, John
Matter, John
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Search Terms
Fraktur
Object Name
Fraktur
Material
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Height (cm)
31.75
Height (ft)
1.0416666667
Height (in)
12.5
Width (cm)
19.05
Width (ft)
0.625
Width (in)
7.5
Dimension Details
Size of certificate is approximate according to what is visible through the window mat. Size of frame is H: 11.25" W: 16.75"
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2017-06-12
Condition Notes
Colors are still vibrant. Foxing and other brown stains, especially along center vertical fold line (tape residue?). This fold line is almost entirely broken. Approximately 16 large holes are found on flowers where iron gall ink was concentrated. Some edges of holes are folded over. Additional breaks along some fold lines and elsewhere. A long tear extends downward about 1.25" from top edge near right corner.
In need of conservation.
Object ID
2003.076
Notes
Appraisal conducted by Pastor Fred. Weiser, 2 Sept 1988.
Johann Kupper (John Cooper) was born 1797 and died November 1883. He married Mary Miller (1798-1882) and both are buried in Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Rife, Dauphin County.
Johann was the son of John Adam Kupper (Cooper) and Christina Margaretta Schott Kupper. He was a farmer, living in Washington Twp. in northern Dauphin County, vicinity of Lykens and Elizabethville.
Confirmation of John Cooper is found in the Price Rominger Family Tree, Ancestry.com.
This is related to other Kupper family fraktur in this collection:
2004.749 Sara
2004.752 Allen
2017.999.11 Johann Adam Kupper 1788
Place of Origin
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Role
Artist
Usage
Kupper, Johann
Accession Number
2003.076
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1812 F005 C
Date Range
1812
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1812
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0047
People
Cooper, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1812 F005 C
Box Number
047
Additional Notes
Cooper, James; Cooper, Jeremiah. Administrators.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #445
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Albright, Joseph
Algire, Joseph
Algire, Michael
Allen, John
App, John
Bailey, Thomas
Baker, Henry
Baker, John
Balmer, Daniel
Barber, John
Bauman, Emanuel
Bear, Benjamin
Bear, George
Bear, John
Beatty, William P.
Beidler, Henry
Beitz, George
Bently, Seth
Bier, Peter Jr.
Binkley, David
Binkley, Samuel
Bitner, Jacob
Black, Peter
Blanceford, Joseph
Block, John
Bowman, Ephraim
Bowman, Joshua
Breckhill, Henry
Breneman, John
Breneman, Martin
Bretz, William
Briceland, Benjamin
Brown, John
Brown, Luke
Brown, Martin
Buckwalter, Abraham
Buckwalter, Henry
Buckwalter, Joseph
Bur, Peter
Burkholder, John
Carpenter, Anthony
Carpenter, Joel
Carrell, Abraham
Choffin, Robert
Clyde, James
Conelly, John
Conrod, Isaac
Cooper, Jeremiah
Cooper, John
Cooper, Truman
Cordish, Charles H.
Coxe, Thomas
Craig, John
Davis, Richard
Demuth, Jacob
Dengert, John
Deobler, George
Diffenderfer, David
Diller, Adam
Doersh, John
Dorwart, Henry
Dorwart, Jacob
Dorwart, John
Dorwart, Jonas
Eberly, John
Eberman, Joseph
Eckman, Daniel Jr.
Eckman, Jacob
Ehler, John
Ehrman, Michael
Eichholtz, Henry
Eichholtz, Leonard
Elser, George
Elser, John
Engle, John
Erb, Isaac
Eshleman, John
Evans, John
Fautz, John Jr.
Fergeson, Samuel
Ferrel, Richard
Fesig, John
Fetter, Jacob
Fisher, John
Flick, Willilam Jr.
Foltz, Henry
Fordney, Jacob
Fordney, Melchor
Forney, John
Frank, David
Frank, John
Frey, Jacob Jr.
Frick, John
Fritz, Jacob
Fry, John
Ganter, John Jr.
Gantz, Frederick
Gantz, George
Getz, John
Gibson, John
Gibson, WIlliam Jr.
Given, James
Good, Jacob
Graeff, Michael
Graff, John
Graybill, Abraham
Grebill, Christian
Greider, Jacob
Greider, Michael
Grosh, Daniel
Gross, Peter
Gumpf, Jacob
Haberstick, Jacob
Hagendobler, Joseph
Haggy, William
Hakman, George
Haldeman, John
Hamaker, Daniel
Hambright, George
Hartman, Joseph
Hatz, John
Hawman, Peter
Heck, William
Heffer, Henry
Heitshue, William
Heller, Joseph
Henderson, John
Herr, David
Hess, Abraham
Heuber, David
Heubly, Joseph
Hibshman, John
Hiester, William
Hinkle, Jonathan
Hinkle, Thomas
Hoenigmacher, William
Hoffman, John
Hook, Anthony
Huber, George
Huber, Isaac
Hubley, Joseph
Huffman, George
Hurst, David
Huss, John
Ihling, William
Jackson, David
Jameson, John
Jamison, Samuel
Jenkins, Robert
Johns, Jacob
Johns, Paul
Johnson, James
Jordan, Thomas R.
Kauffman, Benjamin
Kauffman, Christian
Kehler, Joshua
Kendig, John
Kendig, Samuel
Kimper, David
Kinzer, William
Knight, Henry
Kuntz, John
Kurtz, Christopher
Lambert, Henry
Lambert, William
Landis, David
Landis, John
Lawber, Francis
Lefever, Daniel
Lefever, Joseph
Lemmon, Christian
Lieb, Christian
Lightner, William
Lind, Michael Jr.
Lindemuth, Martin
Long, Benjamin
Long, George
Long, Jacob
Long, John
Longenecker, Daniel
Lovit, Thomas
Lutz, Abraham
Maglaughlin, John
Markly, Daniel
Martin, Abraham
Martin, Christian
Martin, George
Martin, George Jr.
Martin, Hugh
Martin, Samuel
McCurdy, Robert
McLaughlin, John
McLenegan, Archibald
Mentzer, Jacob
Messersmith, George
Metzgar, Adam
Metzker, Philip
Meyer, George
Michael, William
Miller, Abraham
Miller, Alexander
Miller, Jacob
Miller, William
Milner, Isaac
Minert, Jacob
Mishler, Jacob
Moore, John
Morrison, Alexander
Mosher, Joseph
Mulford, Jonathan
Musser, Joseph
Myer, Henry
Myer, Jacob
Myer, John
Myers, Christian
Myers, Soloman
Nagle, Frederick
Neas, Joseph
Neel, James
Neel, John
Nestlerote, Israel
Newswanger, Jacob
Noble, William
Oberholtzer, Abraham
Oberholtzer, Martin
Owen, Benjamin
Patterson, James
Pennock, Simon
Peterman, George
Philles, Peter
Pluffer, John
Porter, Samuel
Rathfon, Jacob
Rea, James
Redsecker, George
Reemsnyder, Samuel
Reiff, Samuel
Reigart, John
Reist, Christian Jr.
Rettig, Jacob. Jr.
Rinehard, David
Ripley, Jacob
Road, John
Roberts, John
Rollison, George
Rudy, William
Russel, William
Ruth, George
Ruth, Henry
Ruth, Jacob
Rysinger, Charles
Sasman, John
Senseman, WIlliam
Shaeffer, George
Sheaffer, Adam
Sheaffer, Isaac
Sheffer, Christian
Shenck, Henry
Shindel, Peter
Shirk, John
Shirk, Samuel
Showalter, Jacob
Shuman, Jacob
Simpson, Ross
Slaugh, Jacob
Smith, Christian
Snyder, Jacob
Stauffer, Jacob
Stehman, John
Steinmetz, Charles
Steip, Henry
Stoner, Jacob
Sweeny, James
Thomas, Eli
Tripple, Joseph
Trout, Isaac
Trout, Paul
Urban, Lewis
Varly, Abraham
Voight, John F.
Wallace, John
Weaver, Joseph
Weaver, Michael
Weaver, Samuel
Wenger, Abraham
Wenger, Christian
Wenger, Samuel
White, John
Wigant, George
Wiley, WIlliam
Wind, John
Wolf, Henry
Wolf, John
Yost, Conrad
Zeigler, George
Zell, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #445
Box Number
005
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to jurors for mileage.
Eckman, Jacob.
Carrell, Abraham.
Breckhill, Henry.
Kendig, John.
Haggy, William.
Weaver, Samuel.
Lieb, Christian.
Musser, Joseph.
Rinehard, David.
Grebill, Christian.
Maglaughlin, John.
Knight, Henry.
Fritz, Jacob.
Fordney, Melchor.
Greider, Jacob. Rapho.
Miller, Abraham.
Lightner, William.
Oberholtzer, Martin.
Huber, Isaac.
Ruth, Jacob.
Hoffman, John.
Hibshman, John.
Zeigler, George.
Rettig, Jacob. Jr.
Sweeny, James.
Herr, David.
Martin, Samuel.
Morrison, Alexander.
Albright, Joseph.
Fordney, Jacob.
Martin, George.
Baker, Henry.
Cooper, John.
Redsecker, George.
White, john.
Hinkle, Thomas.
Ihling, William.
Snyder, Jacob.
Bailey, Thomas.
Neel, John.
Hook, Anthony.
Mulford, Johnathan.
McCurdy, Robert.
Myers, Christian.
Erb, Isaac.
Long, John.
Noble, William.
Rollison, George.
Myers, Soloman.
Wolf, Henry.
Buckwalter, Abraham. Leacock.
Heubly, Joseph.
Choffin, Robert.
Pennock, Simon.
Cordish, Charles H.
Wallace, John.
Buckwalter, Abraham. Earl.
Fergeson, Samuel.
Myer, Jacob.
Owen , Benjamin.
Lemmon, Christian.
Burkholder, John.
Landis, John.
Haldeman, John.
Trout, Isaac.
Lefever, Joseph.
Hurst, David.
Lefever, Daniel.
Weaver, Michael.
Cooper, Truman.
Reemsnyder, Samuel.
Cooper, Jeremiah.
Zell, John Esq.
Landis, David.
Neel, James.
Hiester, William Esq.
Briceland, Benjamin
Balmer, Daniel.
Moore, John.
Graybill, Abraham.
Michael. William.
Miller, Alexander.
Reiff, Samuel.
Minert, Jacob.
Kauffman, Benjamin.
Tripple, Joseph.
Kimper, David.
Stoner, Jacob.
Greider, Michael.
Deobler, George.
Steinmetz, Charles.
Breneman, Martin.
Varly, Abraham.
Algire, Michael.
Beitz, George.
Henderson, John.
Binkley, David.
McLaughlin, John.
Gantz, Frederick.
Davis, Richard.
Hartman, Joseph.
Bear, George.
Elser, John.
Oberholtzer, Abraham.
Binkley, Samuel.
Mentzer, Jacob.
Wenger, Abraham.
Hamaker, Daniel.
Buckwalter, Henry.
Hambright, George.
Slaugh, Jacob.
Stauffer, Jacob.
Breneman, John.
Fesig, John.
Wiley, WIlliam.
Buckwalter, Joseph.
Shenck, Henry.
Myer, Henry.
Myer, John Esq.
Forney, John.
Gibson, WIlliam Jr.
Senseman, WIlliam Esq.
Graff, John.
Longenecker, Daniel.
Nestlerote, Israel.
Martin, Abraham.
Allen, John.
Haberstick, Jacob.
Shirk, Samuel.
Bear, Benjamin.
Roberts, John.
Thomas, Eli.
Milner, Isaac.
Meyer, George.
Stehman, John.
Barber, John.
Steip, Henry.
Carpenter, Joel.
Eberly, John.
Bur, Peter.
Hakman, George.
Foltz, Hnery.
Hinkle, Jonathan.
Johns, Jacob.
Patterson, James.
Huffman, George. Esq.
Long, Benjamin.
Jackson, David.
Given, James.
Frank, John.
Bently, Seth.
Ruth, George.
Conrod, Isaac.
Miller, Jacob.
Lovit, Thomas.
Pluffer, John.
Long, George.
Beidler, Henry.
Evans, John.
Markly, Daniel.
Heller, Joseph Esq.
Sasman, John.
Diller, Adam.
Trout, Paul.
Carpenter, Anthony.
Reigart, John.
Martin, George Jr.
Fautz, John Jr.
Lutz, Abraham.
Kuntz, John.
Shuman, Jacob.
Porter, Samuel.
Smith, Christian.
Ganter, John Jr.
Conelly, John.
Wenger, Samuel.
Urban, Lewis.
Sheaffer, Adam.
Martin, Hugh.
Black, Peter.
Frick, John.
Weaver, Joseph.
Lawber, Francis.
Clyde, James.
Fry, John.
Kinzer, William.
Eckman, Daniel Jr.
Ruth, Henry.
Reist, Christian Jr.
Wenger, Christian.
Shirk, John.
Kauffman, Christian.
Bretz, William.
Jameson, John.
Sheffer, Christian.
Flick, Willilam Jr.
Dengert, John.
Beatty, William P.
Rea, James Esq.
Gross, Peter.
Bauman, Emanuel.
Hagendobler, Joseph.
Heuber, David.
Elser, George.
Dorwart, John.
Martin, Christian.
Rudy, William.
Huss, John.
Nagle, Frederick.
RIpley, Jacob.
Showalter, Jacob.
Kehler, Joshua.
Diffenderfer, David.
Gibson, John.
Gantz, George.
Sheaffer, Isaac.
Lindemuth, Martin.
Blanceford, Joseph.
Bowman, Joshua.
Graeff, Michael.
Jordan, Thomas R.
Bowman, Ephraim.
Coxe, Thomas.
Doersh, John.
Huber, George.
Lambert, William.
Lambert, Henry.
Brown, Luke.
Demuth, Jacob.
Rysinger, Charles.
Voight, John F.
Wolf, John.
Rathfon, Jacob.
Dorwart, Jacob.
Frey, Jacob Jr.
Hubley, Joseph.
Mulford, Jonathan.
Russel, William.
Heffer, Henry.
Michael, William.
Lind, Michael Jr.
Kendig, Samuel.
Block, John.
Baker, Joghn.
Eberman, Joseph.
Eichholtz, Leonard.
Peterman, George.
Metzgar, Adam.
Wigant, George.
Yost, Conrad.
Bier, Peter Jr.
Jamison, Samuel.
Johnson, James Esq.
Hess, Abraham.
Jenkins, Robert Esq.
Mishler, Jacob.
Hatz, John.
Miller, William.
Johns, Paul.
Newswanger, Jacob.
Shaeffer, George.
Hoenigmacher, William.
Philles, Peter.
Bear, John.
Good, Jacob.
Eshleman, John.
Brown, Martin.
Ferrel, Richard.
Getz, John.
Fetter, Jacob.
Ehrman, Michael.
Engle, John.
McLenegan, Archibald.
Bitner, Jacob.
Gumpf, Jacob.
App, John.
Fisher, John.
Craig, John.
Metzker, Philip.
Heitshue, William.
Hawman, Peter.
Wind, John.
Ehler, John.
Messersmith, George.
Dorwart, Henry.
Algire, Joseph.
Brown, John.
Neas, Joseph.
Mosher, JOoseph Esq.
Road, John.
Heck, William.
Grosh, Daniel.
Dorwart, Jonas.
Long, Jocob.
Shindel, Peter.
Kurtz, Christopher.
Eichholtz, Henry.
Simpson, Ross.
Frank, David.
1 item. 31 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Object ID
MG0341
Date Range
1912-2000
, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year). People: Appel, Roberts R. Browne, George I. Cooper, John Wallace Cramer, Margaret Snader Cramer, William Stuart Davidson, Paul Dippell, Marion Fox Dippell, Victor William Distler, Theodore A. Donner, M. M. Dotterer, Ray H. Duke
  1 document  
Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Description
This collection contains the official records of the Sphinx Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The minute books date from 1912-1985. Histories of the club were prepared in 1934 and 1962. Dinner programs, membership lists, meeting and speaker schedules, correspondence and speeches make up the bulk of the collection. There are images of some of the earliest members, as well as articles about the statue of the Sphinx.
Date Range
1912-2000
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
2000
Date of Accumulation
1912-2000
Creator
Sphinx Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Appel, Roberts R.
Browne, George I.
Cooper, John Wallace
Cramer, Margaret Snader
Cramer, William Stuart
Davidson, Paul
Dippell, Marion Fox
Dippell, Victor William
Distler, Theodore A.
Donner, M. M.
Dotterer, Ray H.
Duke, Robert W.
Hager, E. M.
Hager, Nathaniel Ellmaker
Hamblin, Dora Jane
Hartman, Edwin Mitman
Hartman, Mr.
Herman, Emma Garrigan
Herman, Theodore F.
Honig, Margaret
Honig, Stanley
Jefferson, Thomas
Jordan, Paul
Jurgelski, Susan
Kell, R. M.
Kilby, Tom
Kunkel, Arthur King
Lincoln, Abraham
Maugans, David
Mencken, Henry Louis
Michalak, Beverly
Michalak, Stanley
Moore, C. Eugene
Parks, Cynthia
Poole, H. Herbert
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Roy, John
Rudisill, Carl
Rudisill, Flo
Sayres, Alfred Nevin
Schmitchew, Peter
Schwalm, Ted
Smith, Howard P.
Steinmetz, Rollin
Thornley, Richard
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Obituaries
Search Terms
Accomac Inn
Alfred's Victorian Restaurant
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Bynden Wood
Conestoga Bridge
Correspondence
Finding aids
Flyers
Franklin and Marshall College
Hamilton Club
Huachung University
Letters
Manuscript groups
Membership
Minutes
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Obituaries
Outings
Poetry
Republican Party
Restaurants
Sphinx Club
St. Peter's Village, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Trivia
World War II
WWII
Extent
1 box, 21 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0341
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
2004.MG0341
Other Numbers
MG-341
Classification
MG0341
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed by DW. Finding aid prepared by KK, March-April 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Title
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Object ID
MG0224
Date Range
1758-1940
, Lottie M. Beam, Jacob Newton Beam, Victor S. Bishop, Louis Faugeres Jr. Boehm, John Philip Bower, Michael Boyd, John Brown, George Buyers, William B. Carpenter, Henry Carpenter, Jacob Clark, John Clark, Robert L. Jr. Clark, William Connell, Moore Cooke, William B. Cooper, John Craig, John Crawford, David
  1 document  
Collection
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Title
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Description
The Jacob N. Beam Collection contains information and papers relevant to Dr. Beam's research and writing on the history of the Leacock Presbyterian Church, which he presented in the church's bicentennial address in 1940. Materials in this collection include letters and correspondences, family histories, military and land records, and other publications, as well as copies of drafts and final publication of the bicentennial address.
Date Range
1758-1940
Year Range From
1758
Year Range To
1940
Date of Accumulation
1758-1940
Creator
Beam, Jacob Newton, 1869-1954
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Adams, John Quincy
Anderson, Robert
Barton, John
Bausman, Lottie M.
Beam, Jacob Newton
Beam, Victor S.
Bishop, Louis Faugeres Jr.
Boehm, John Philip
Bower, Michael
Boyd, John
Brown, George
Buyers, William B.
Carpenter, Henry
Carpenter, Jacob
Clark, John
Clark, Robert L. Jr.
Clark, William
Connell, Moore
Cooke, William B.
Cooper, John
Craig, John
Crawford, David
Crawford, James
Crawford, Jessie
Creighton, Thomas
Creighton, William
Ellmaker, Watson
Ferree, David
Finley, John H.
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
Hasson, Alexander
Hawthorn, James
Hawthorn, Samuel
Hawthorn, William
Henry, John
Herbert, Stewart
Hinke, William J.
Huston, Alex
Kaufman, Jay Warren
Knox, James
LeFevre, Samuel
Le Rue, Jonas
Lyon, John
McCamant, Isaac
McCaskey, John
McCausland, John
McCausland, Mary W.
McCausland, William
McClung, Charles
McClung, Matthew
McCurdy, James
McCurdy, Robert
McFadden, Alexander
McGowan, John
McIlwain, Robert
McIlwain, William B.
Mercer, James
Montgomery, James
Moorehead, William
Morris, Roland S.
Parker, Robert
Patterson, Samuel
Patton, Robert
Pepley, Elizabeth
Porter, William
Quigley, James
Reese, John
Rodgers, William
Scott, Phillip
Slaymaker, Matthias
Smith, Robert
Stewart, George
Tetley, John
Timlow, P. J.
Torbet, John
Tout, Jacob
Truslow, John
Van Tyne, Claud Halstead
Vernor, John
Watson, John
Whitehill, James
Whitehill, John
Williston, Seth
Winslow, Ola Elizabeth
Wood, George
Woodhull, John
Woodhull, Sally
Woods, Adam
Woods, Thomas
Workman, David R.
Zimmerman, Heinrich
Subjects
Churches
Genealogy
Letters
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Churches
Correspondence
Donegal Presbyterian Church
Dr. Robert Smith's Academy
Family history
Finding aids
Genealogy
Lancaster Morning News
Leacock Presbyterian Church
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Paradise Twp.
Pennsylvania State Archives
Presbyterian Historical Society
Revolutionary War
Scrapbooks
Strasburg Twp.
Extent
2 boxes, 26 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0224
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Jacob N. Beam Collection (MG0224), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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-224
Classification
MG0224
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, Fall 2013. Added to database 3 February 2022.
Documents
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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1841 F017
Date Range
1841
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
1841
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1841
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Haldeman, Christian
Haldeman, Mira B.
Haldeman, Peter
Cooper, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Columbia
Place
Columbia
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1841 F017
Box Number
003
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Haldeman, Mira B.
Administrators: Haldeman, Peter; Cooper, 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
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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1882 F003 C
Date Range
1882
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1882
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1882
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Cooper, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Washington Boro
Place
Washington Boro
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1882 F003 C
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1854 F076
Date Range
1854
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
1854
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1854
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Smedley, Jeffrey
Smedly, Mary Ann
Cooper, John
Lloyd, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Columbia
Place
Columbia
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1854 F076
Box Number
006
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Occupation: Machinist.
Renouncer: Smedly, Mary Ann.
Administrators: Cooper, John; Lloyd, Thomas.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1813 F017 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cooper, John
Cooper, Thomas
McElwee, Roger
Johnson, David
Hines, James
Strouch, George
Strauch, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Sadsbury Twp.
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1813 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Thomas Cooper, Roger McElwee, David Johnson, James Hines.
Recognizance, riotuous assault and battery of George Strouch.
8 items, 8 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1813 F018 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cooper, John
Cooper, Thomas
McElwee, Roger
Johnson, David
Hines, James
Withers, Augustus
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1813 F018 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Thomas Cooper, Roger McElwee, David Johnson, James Hines.
Recognizance, riotuous assault and battery of Augustus Withers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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