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Statement, Financial

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Executors’ account of Edward Young Buchanan and H. B. Swarr of the biographical funds

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.097

Date Range: 1883/11/07

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Executors’ account of Edward Young Buchanan and H. B. Swarr of the biographical funds

Description: Executors’ account of Edward Young Buchanan and H. B. Swarr of the biographical funds to date with funds being distributed to J. B. Baker, William B. Reed, John Cadwalader, H. B. Swarr, secretary, copyist, travel, office rent, insurance policies, sundries, registrar’s fees, and clerk of D.C. Court’s fees. Lancaster.

Date Range: 1883/11/07

Creator: Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Swarr, Hiram Behm; Buchanan, James; Buchanan, Edward Young; Baker, Joseph Boyd; Reed, William Bradford; Cadwalader, John

Subjects: Biographies; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Decedents' estates; Probate records

Search Terms: Biographies; Executors' accounts; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; Decedents' estates; Probate records; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 32.25 x 8.75 in.

Object Name: Statement, Financial

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.097

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.509

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 97

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Probate

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release of Elliott E. Lane to H. B. Swarr and Edward Young Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.098

Date Range: 1884/08/22

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release of Elliott E. Lane to H. B. Swarr and Edward Young Buchanan

Description: Release of Elliott E. Lane to H. B. Swarr and Edward Young Buchanan, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan has received $16,159.06 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. 5 July 1883. Lancaster. Recorded 22 August 1884.

Date Range: 1884/08/22

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Swarr, Hiram Behm; Buchanan, James; Lane, Elliott Eskridge; Buchanan, Edward Young

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Decedents' estates; Wills; Probate records

Search Terms: Releases; Beneficiaries; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; Decedents' estates; Wills; Probate records; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 14 x 8.75 in.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.098

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.224c

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 98

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Probate

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release of Harriet Lane Johnston, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.099

Date Range: 1884/08/22

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr

Title: Release of Harriet Lane Johnston, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan

Description: Release of Harriet Lane Johnston, one of the legatees in the will of James Buchanan has received $44,063 in full satisfaction of the terms of the will. 29 May 1884.

Date Range: 1884/08/22

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 6, Box 2

People: Buchanan, James; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Swarr, Hiram Behm

Subjects: Beneficiaries; Estates (Law); Executors and administrators; Decedents' estates; Wills; Probate records

Search Terms: Releases; Beneficiaries; Estate settlement; Executors and administrators; Decedents' estates; Wills; Probate records; James Buchanan; Harriet Lane Johnston; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 14.25 x 8.75 in.

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 6 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 6.2.1.099

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.224d

Other Number: JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 99

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Statement, Financial

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Account of Edward Y. Buchanan and H. B. Swarr, guardians of E. Elliott Lane

Object ID: JBFP 1.2.4.005

Date Range: 1883/05/17

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Account of Edward Y. Buchanan and H. B. Swarr, guardians of E. Elliott Lane

Description: Account of Edward Y. Buchanan and H. B. Swarr, guardians of E. Elliott Lane, the will of James Buchanan, late of Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, deceased, showing the amount debited and credited on behalf of Elliott Lane in the amount of $16,542.22. Signed by the guardians and certified by C. F. Jones. Lancaster. [Probably Elliott Eskridge Lane, son of James Buchanan Lane.]

Date Range: 1883/05/17

Creator: Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: JBFP Oversized Box 1

People: Buchanan, Edward Young; Swarr, Hiram Behm; Lane, E. Elliott; Jones, C. F.

Subjects: Probate records; Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Guardianship accounts; Probate records; Orphans' Court; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 8.5 x 14 in.

Object Name: Statement, Financial

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 1.2.4.005

Location of Originals: Housed in JBFP Oversized Box 1.

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.696

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 2, Subseries 4, Folder 5

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Fraktur

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: G.77.50.12

Date Range: 1791-1801

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Birth & baptismal certificate, with printed 3-heart form with text in all three hearts. Blank spaces infilled by hand in thin red ink by Speyer. Fraktur done for Peter Scholl, son of Peter Andreas and his wife Elizabeth Margretha, nee Illick. Son Peter was born September 7, 1772, in Heidelberg Township, Lancaster Co. (Now Berks Co., likely in Stouchsburg area of Marion Twp.); Infill & decoration Berks Co. (formerly Lancaster Co.) by Georg Friederich Speyer (active c. 1774-1801) and printers Barton & Jungman, Reading.; Densely paint-decorated by Speyer with cross-legged angels in the top corners and bottom center, mermen and winged heads of angels in lower corners, parrots along the sides, a crown at top center, and birds holding flowers in their beaks at the top of the main text block. Dominant colors are red, green, yellow, and blue.; Certificate printed on laid paper with an "FS" watermark, indicating papermaker Frederick Schutz(Scheetz) of Lower Merion Twp. in Montgomery Co. (See American Watermarks). Mounted with window mat in a brown frame

Provenance: Fraktur was given to the Lancaster County Historical Society by donors with the understanding that it would become part of the Heritage Center collection when that institution was established.

Date Range: 1791-1801

Year Range From: 1791

Year Range To: 1801

Creator: Speyer, Georg Friederich

Made By: Barton & Jungman

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 5

Storage Cabinet: Unit 42

Storage Shelf: Bin 2-F

People: Scholl, Peter; Speyer, Georg Friederich; Scholl, Elizabeth

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subject: Fraktur art; Frakturs (Documents); Baptismal records

Search Terms: Fraktur; Baptismal records; Birth records

Object Name: Fraktur

Material: Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Height (in): 16

Width (in): 13

Dimension Details: Frame is H: 20.25" x W: 17.25"

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2016-10-17

Condition Notes: Significant horizontal crease across the middle, and three vertical creases. Smaller creases and crinkles appear overall. The paper has browned, and there are stains in the lower half.; A treatment proposal was offered by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts in 1986, followed by treatment in 1988-89 -- consolidated pigment, dry and wet cleaned, mended and reinforced, filled losses, flattened, and matted. More details available in the object file.

Object ID: G.77.50.12

Notes: Earnests note that "neatness was of little concern to Speyer, but he did seem concerned about filling white space." He normally infilled with words done in a thin red ink which does not stand up well over time. He worked mostly in northern Lancaster Co.and in southern Berks and Dauphin Counties. Speyer used the 3-heart print more frequently from about 1790 on.; On-line Nissen family genealogy (internet, 2010) states Peter Scholl married Eva Elizabeth Rieth on Apr. 28, 1800 in Reeds Church, Stouchsburg, Berks, Co. He died Feb. 25, 1839. His parents were also married in Stouchsburg.; References:; Klaus Stopp, Printed B&BC of the Pa Germans, Vol. IV, pp.. 81 & 89.; Earnests, "Papers for Birth Dayes", pp 722 ff.; Gravell, Miller & Walsh, American Watermarks, 1690-1835, 2002, pp. 79 & 305.; Slide # 27-1-4 in Archives West

Role: Artist

Credit: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection

Accession Number: G.77.50

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: G.77.50.1

Date Range: c. 1789

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Birth & baptismal certificate on laid paper. Printed form with central textblock in German within a multiple line border. Infilled and decorated around textblock by Speyer; cross-legged angel at top, pelicans feeding young at sides and flowers at sides and bottom. Watercolors are red, blue, yellow, green and brown.; Infilled for Johannes, son of Valiendein (Valentine) and Eliesabetha (Elisabetha) Bohmer of Brecknock Township in Lancaster Co., born Dec. 13, 1788.; Georg Friederich Speyer (active 1774-1801) used this printed form produced c. 1789 by Barton & Johnson of Reading. See Notes.

Date Range: c. 1789

Year Range From: 1789

Year Range To: 1895

Creator: Speyer, Georg Friederich

Made By: Barton & Johnson

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 5

Storage Cabinet: Unit 43

Storage Shelf: Bin 2-F

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subject: Fraktur art; Frakturs (Documents); Baptismal records

Search Terms: Fraktur; Baptismal records

Object Name: Fraktur

Oither Names: Taufschein

Material: Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Height (in): 16.5

Width (in): 13

Dimension Details: Frame is 19.75 x 16'.

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2015-07-27

Condition Notes: General wear with numerous creases and wrinkles; one pronounced vertical centerline crease. Repaired tears, esp at left edge. All edges are ragged and uneven, esp. at right.; Conserved by CCAHA in 1989 (see report in file). Hinged into window mat & back mat. Relaced in its original frame using UF-3 Plexiglas and acid-free cardboard on reverse with a taped mylar dust shield.

Object ID: G.77.50.1

Notes: Printed form by Reading printers Thomas Barton and Benjamin Johnson, circa 1789 (see Klaus Stopp, The Printed Birth & Baptismal Certificates of the Pa. Germans, v. 4, p. 84). Speyer used this printed form for Johannes Bohmer who was born the previous year in1788.

Place of Origin: Lancaster County

Role: Artist

Credit: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection

Accession Number: G.77.50

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Fraktur

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Collection: Fraktur Collection

Object ID: 1980.01.2

Date Range: c. 1800

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Collection: Fraktur Collection

Description: Printed Birth & Baptismal Certificate infilled in German script for Elizabeth Meyle, born 12 Feb 1788 to parents Martin and Barbara (nee Bar(in) ) Meyle in Lampeter Twp. Even though the certificate is printed with a space to record the baptism, there was no child baptism because of being Mennonite.; Three heart form has one large heart created with a foliate line. Flanking the tip are two small slanted hearts. A fancy urn is in each bottom corner with flowering vine running around sides and top. Large heart has text block arranged in two sections; small hearts have religious verse. Decorated with some dark watercolors; red, blue-gray and yellowish tan are used. This 3-heart form was the first edition printed by Lepper alone, c. 1799.; On back at top in cursive is "Elizabeth Miller(?) / died March 10/67"; Printed by Wilhelm Lepper. Infill and decoration by unknown artist.; Infill & decoration likely done in Lampeter Twp.; Printed in Hanover, York Co.

Date Range: c. 1800

Year Range From: 1799

Year Range To: 1810

Made By: Lepper, Wilhelm

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Cabinet: Cabinet 2

Storage Shelf: Shelf 5

Storage Container: Box 0537

People: Meyle, Martin; Bar, Barbara; Meyle, Barbara; Meyle, Elizabeth; Lepper, Wilhelm

Subject: Fraktur art; Frakturs (Documents); Baptismal records

Search Terms: Fraktur; Taufscheins; Baptismal records

Object Name: Fraktur

Oither Names: Taufschein

Material: Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Height (cm): 32.385

Height (ft): 1.0625

Height (in): 12.75

Width (cm): 39.37

Width (ft): 1.2916666667

Width (in): 15.5

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 0017-09-07

Condition Notes: Fragile certificate is pasted onto a brown paper backing, with some taped mends at some breaks. There are multiple breaks at fold lines and many irregularly shaped holes. Dark with soil and stains. Abrasions/loss of definition in some places, as in upper right corner.

Object ID: 1980.01.2

Notes: In Fraktur Collection appraised by Rev. Fred Weiser, Sept. 1988. Numbered #30.; Copy of the original typed accession card found in Fraktur Box #537. It records both 80.1.1 and 80.1.2, framed. Donor is Mr. Norman B. McCulloch of Durham, NC, dated Dec. 30, 1979.; See Klaus Stopp, The Printed B & BCs of the German Americans, Vol. 2, pp. 226-227. This B & BC is listed on page 226. Form was printed c. 1799.

Credit: Gift of Norman B. McCulloch

Accession Number: 1980.01

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Fraktur

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Collection: Fraktur Collection

Object ID: 2017.999.29

Date Range: last quarter, 19th c.

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Collection: Fraktur Collection

Description: Mounted Family Record on 2 pages of laid paper, almost certainly from a Bible, with entries for children of Abraham Tschantz (See his record by the same artist/scrivener as 2017.999.20). Page edges have a border decorated with dotted line zig zag motif with squiggles. In fraktur hand in German, the birth entries are listed under a heading "Verzeichnis" (record/list) on first page that translates "Register of my children when they were born." Lettering is done in either black or red ink.; Two births listed on first page are Jacob born 31 Dec 174(?) on St. Silvester's Day in the Sign of Aquarius. Next is Johannes born 29 Feb 1748 on St. Nestor's Day in the Sign of the Lion. Horizontal border under heading and also between birth entries. Each has a few religious lines exhorting them to follow Jesus.; Second page lists Barbara born 28 Jan 1754 on St. Charles Day in the Sign of the Ram, immediately followed by "In the year 1767 on Sept 4th the Lord took her from this world into eternity. Next entry is David born 17 Sept 1759 on St. Lambert's Day in the Sign of the Lion, but in the year 1767 on Aug 25 the Lord took him into eternity. Both children died within about 10 days of each other.

Date Range: last quarter, 19th c.

Year Range From: 1775

Year Range To: 1800

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Cabinet: Cabinet 2

Storage Shelf: Shelf 5

Storage Container: Box 0537

People: Tschantz, Abraham; Tschantz, Jacob; Tschantz, Johannes; Tschantz, Barbara; Tschantz, David

Subject: Fraktur art; Frakturs (Documents); Family records

Search Terms: Family records; Fraktur

Object Name: Fraktur

Material: Paper, Ink

Related Publications: See related half page birth entry for father Abraham Tschantz (2017.999.20) executed by same scrivener/artist who recorded births of Tschantz children.; Tschantz Family Bible in LHO collections records Abraham Johns, born 15 Feb 1750 on fustinus day, sign of Scorpion. He married Maria, born 1 June 1757, died 6 Aug 1822. Abraham died 26 May 1838.

Height (cm): 30.48

Height (ft): 1

Height (in): 12

Width (cm): 17.78

Width (ft): 0.5833333333

Width (in): 7

Dimension Details: Mount is 16" x 20"

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2017-10-02

Condition Notes: Mounted together in double window. Pages are brown with age and have some small stains. All edges are battered with small tears, small-to-medium losses, and folds. Significant number of red letters have bled. Most edges of each page have cellophane type tape on back to stabilize.; Conservation needed.

Object ID: 2017.999.29

Notes: Appraised by Rev. Fred Weiser 2 Sept 1988 as # 25. Valued at $800.; Abraham "Shannts", born 1750, is listed in Ten "Series" of "Pennsylvania Archives", Vol. 156, p. 423.; A Lancaster Menno. Hist. Society record states he is listed in the Hannes Eby Burial Record: death ca.26 May 1838 in Leacock, PA.; In 1810 Census, an Abraham Tschantz is listed with 9 household members in Warwick Twp.; LHO library's Family File for JOHNS family notes Abraham is buried near Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp., apparently along with his brothers Jacob (b. 1746) and Johannes (b. 1748). Reference is made to the Tschantz Family Bible in LHO collections which records Abraham Johns, born 15 Feb 1750 on fustinus day, sign of Scorpion. He married Maria, born 1 June 1757, died 6 Aug 1822.; Transcription & translation Oct 2017 by Elsbeth Steffensen.

Place of Origin: Lancaster County

Accession Number: 2017.999.29

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Collection: Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers

Title: Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers

Object ID: MG0837_F001_In04

Date Range: 1883/08/27

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Collection: Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers

Title: Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers

Description: Note from John Schum to William McLean, Esq. Schum is requesting amount due for birds.

Admin/Biographical History: For information about Philip Schum, John Schum, and Philip Schum, Son & Co., see Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. https://books.google.com/books?id=HuxHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA350&lpg=PA350&dq=philip+schum+son+%26+co&source=bl&ots=kNLKl4SUmM&sig=ACfU3U3APEU8LXaqzX4bKc5unU9gW4wu3w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih95i8g-n0AhUul3IEHU2iABoQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=philip%20schum%20son%20%26%20co&f=false

Date Range: 1883/08/27

Creation Date: 27 August 1883

Creator: Philip Schum, Son & Co.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: McLean, William; Schum, John; Schum, Philip

Subjects: Advertising; Advertising cards; Business records; Ephemera; Weavers

Search Terms: Advertising; Advertising cards; Business records; Ephemera; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Philip Schum, Son & Co.; Trade cards; Weavers

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0837_F001_In04

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: See the Curatorial Collection; See the Photograph Collection

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Philip Schum, Son & Co. Papers, MG0837_F001_In04, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2019.009

Other Numbers: MG-837

Other Number: MG-837, Folder 1, Insert 4

Classification: MG0837

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by KEF, 04 December 2020. Added to database 16 December 2021.

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