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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

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Date of Publication: 1734 - 1935.

Call Number: Drawer 15, Sec. 1

Responsibility: Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;

Date of Publication: 1734 - 1935.

Physical Description: 4 reels ; 35 mm.

Notes: Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.; Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.; Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.

Subjects: Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.; Land grants - Pennsylvania.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.

Additional Author: Britton, William W.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 15, Sec. 1

The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original tongues, with a complete concordance ... 100,000 marginal references and readings. Apocrypha and Psalms in metre. Dr. William Smith's Standard Bible dictionary ... A comprehensive and critical description of the tabernacle and its sacred furniture ; together with an account of the priesthood and the worship and sacrifices of the Israelites. Compiled expressly for this edition of the Holy Bible, chiefly from the writings of Dr. William Smith, Dean Milman, Rev. John Kitto ... [et al.] ... A history of all the religious denominations of the world, and many other important and useful aids to the study of the Holy Scriptures ... with over 2500 ... illustrations, on steel, wood, and in colors

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Date of Publication: 1870.

Call Number: 220 F534 1870

Place of Publication: Millersville, PA

Publisher: B.R. Witmer,

Date of Publication: 1870.

Physical Description: [1690] pages : color frontispiece, illustrations (inc. portraits) plates (some color), map ; 32 x 24 cm

Notes: Pagination : 2p. l., 9-11, [1], v-viii, [2], 14, 18, 32, 128, 16, 178, 10, 12, 9-740, 104, [24], 33-48, viii, 643-1029. [4], 12, 44, 36 p.; Album for "Family portraits" (2 leaves at end).; New Testament has special t.p. :[Contrasted editions]. Both versions of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, translated out of the original Greek ; being the version set forth A.D. 1611. Compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1881. The old (King James)--version and the revised version arranged in parallel columns for convenience in reference and comparison ...; Genealogy of John R. Fisher and Alice Herr on four pages following the Apocrypha.; Viewing bibles contingent of staff availability, an appointment may be required.; Full morocco binding with elababote gold tooling on both covers, Holy Bible in circular recess; part of tooling at base of spine missing; edge gilding.

Subjects: Fisher family - Genealogy.; Concordances.; Dictionaries.

Additional Author: Fisher, John B.; Herr, Alice

Additional Title: Bible.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Bible

Call Number: 220 F534 1870

Historical sketch of old Hanover church

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Author: T. H. R.

Date of Publication: 1878.

Call Number: 974.818 R664

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Responsibility: by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D. With a notice of the church at Conewago, by A. Boyd Hamilton.

Author: T. H. R.

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, Pa

Publisher: Dauphin County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1878.

Physical Description: 59 p. illus. 26 cm.

Subjects: Hanover Presbyterian Church, Dauphin Co., Pa.; Conewago Church, Dauphin Co., Pa.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.; Dauphin County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Hamilton, A. Boyd

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.818 R664

Websites

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Parish register of Christ Church, Leacock, Pa

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Date of Publication: 1828-1879.

Call Number: 283 C554Le

Place of Publication: [Leacock, Pa.]

Publisher: Christ Church,

Date of Publication: 1828-1879.

Physical Description: 2, 279 l. (some blank); 23 x 35 cm.

Notes: Photocopy.; "Original records are located at St. James' Church, Lancaster, Pa."; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 246 #2.

Contents: Baptisms (Dec. 23, 1828 - June 2, 1879), pages 30-69 - Confirmations (June 12,1833 - April 9, 1873, pages 127-132 - Communicants (Dec. 25, 1828 - Alpril 17, 1878, pages 170-185 - Marriages (March 26, 1829 - June 21 1866, pages 194-197 - Marriages (June 10, 1873 - June 10, 1879), pages 198-199 - Burials (April 23, 1837 - April 20, 1872), pages 243-247 - Burials (April 26, 1873 -April 18, 1879), pages 248-249.

Subjects: Christ Episcopal Church (Leacock, Lancaster County, Pa.); Chuch records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Leacock (Township); Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Couinty.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Church Record

Call Number: 283 C554Le

A celebrated case : the Raber murder : containing a detailed and accurate account of the murder of Joseph Raber by drowning in Indiantown Creek, Union Township, Lebanon Co., PA., on the 7th day of December, 1878, for the amount of insurance money upon his life, with a verbatim report of the trial and conviction of six men for the crime, and a full history of their lives and confessions

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Author: Drews, Charles,

Date of Publication: 1879.

Call Number: 345.02523 L442 1879

Alternate Title: Raber murder

Author: Drews, Charles,

Place of Publication: Lebanon, Pa

Publisher: C.M. Bowman,

Date of Publication: 1879.

Physical Description: 65, [1], 81 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Notes: McDade, T.M. Murder,

Subjects: Raber, Joseph, - d. 1878.; Drews, Charles, - 1820-1879; Stichler, Franklin, - 1859-1879; Wise, Henry F., - 1845-; Trials (Murder) - Pennsylvania - Lebanon.

Additional Author: Stichler, Franklin,; Wise, Henry F.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 345.02523 L442 1879

Reports of cases argued and determined in the Courts of Common Pleas, and Exchequer Chamber, and in the House of Lords: from Easter term 36 Geo. III. 1796, to [Hilary term 44 Geo. III. 1804] ... both inclusive. With tables of the cases and principal matters

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Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas.

Date of Publication: 1804-05.

Call Number: Bookk 987 1800; Book 988 1803; Book 989 1805

Responsibility: By John B. Bosanquet ... and Christopher Puller.

Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Printed for Byrne & Hudson,

Date of Publication: 1804-05.

Physical Description: 3 v. 23 cm.

Notes: Vol 1 has imprint: Dublin, Printed by J. Moore, No. 45 College-Green, 1800.; Vol. 3 has imprint: Philadelphia: Printed for P. Byrne, no. 182, Market Street. 1805.; "The cases ... begin with 1797; but at the end of vol. 1 there are cases in 1796, from notes taken by Mr. A. Moore. In the folio edition (1800) these seem to have been sometimes bound separately, and to have been cited as A. Moore's reports."--Soule, Lawyer's ref. manual, 1884.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book numbers 987, 988, and 989 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Great Britain. - Parliament. - House of Lords - Early works to 1800.; Great Britain. - Parliament. - House of Lords.; Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Full leather; Vol. 3 blind tooled (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Bosanquet, John Bernard,; Puller, Christopher,; Moore, A.; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of Exchequer Chamber.; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Bookk 987 1800; Book 988 1803; Book 989 1805

Maryland reports, being a series of the most important law cases, argued and determined in the Provincial court and Court of appeals of the then province of Maryland, from the year 1700 [i.e. 1658] down to the [end of 1799] ... Selected from the records of the state, and from notes of some of the most eminent counsel who practised law within that period

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Corporate Author: Maryland. Provincial Court.

Date of Publication: 1809-18.

Call Number: Book 357 1812; Book 356 1809; Book 458 1813

Responsibility: By Thomas Harris, junior ... and John McHenry ...

Corporate Author: Maryland. Provincial Court.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Printed and published by I. Riley. For sale by Coale & Thomas, Baltimore; Seymour & Williams, Savannah

Date of Publication: 1809-18.

Physical Description: 4 volumes 24 cm

Notes: Vols. 2-4 have title: Maryland reports, being a series of the most important law cases argued and determined in the General court and Court of appeals of the state of Maryland ...; Imprint varies: v. 2 New York: Printed by C. Wiley, no. 28 Provost street. 1812.--v. 3. New York: Published by I. Riley, no. 55 Pine-street. 1813.--v. 4. Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green, printer to the state. 1818.; Library lacks volume 4.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book numbers 356, 357 and 358 as assigned by Yeates.

Contents: [I] From the year 1700 (i.e. 1658) down to the American revolution.--[II] From May, 1780, to May, 1790.--III. From October, 1790, to May, 1797.--IV. From May, 1797, to the end of 1799. With an appendix of cases argued and determined in the late Provincial court.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Maryland.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Maryland.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Harris, Thomas,; M'Henry, John,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: Maryland. Court of Appeals.; Maryland. General Court of the Eastern Shore.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 357 1812; Book 356 1809; Book 458 1813

Archive

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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Object ID: MG0294

Date Range: 1865-1961

Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: A. Geist and Son Adams County, Pennsylvania Albert Pick Company Births Bismarck, North Dakota Blue Ball Bank Blue Ball, East Earl Twp. Calling cards Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Coatesville, Chester

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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Description: The Geist Family Papers include correspondence, tax records, legal documents, and other items related to the Geist family. Some correspondence is personal, while other letters relate to legal proceedings concerning estates and inheritances. A number of wills and associated materials, generally related to adjudications involving family members. Numerous local tax notices and federal income tax returns largely pertain to Daniel W. and Bertha W. Geist. Other materials include notebooks and receipts from Daniel W. Geist's time at Millersville State Normal School, visiting cards, and newspaper clippings.

Date Range: 1865-1961

Year Range From: 1865

Year Range To: 1961

Date of Accumulation: 1865-1961

Creator: Geist family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Alexander, James K.; Anderson, Howard; Bachman, Julie C.; Bard, Bertha; Brown, George; Bulleit, Edward Banister; Dague, Isaac W.; Dague, Lily C. Geist; Diller, Luther R.; Eshleman, John H.; Fox, Christian, Jr.; Geist, Adam; Geist, Agnes; Geist, Bertha Wanner; Geist, Daniel W.; Geist, Ettie G.; Geist, Everett S.; Geist, Harry Kohler; Geist, Lilly Kate; Groff, John M.; Heisher, Daniel; Hobson, Jesse; Hobson, Maria; Horst, Jacob G.; Kjorlien, Alvin C.; Leaman, William; Lyte, Eliphalet Oram; Martin, Luke W.; Milledge, Stanley; Miller, Helen Mildred Diller; Miller, Leon H. B.; Miller, Ruth; Ott, Janet F.; Overly, Herman Witmer; Overly, Richard Geist; Pond, B. C.; Pool, Virginia L.; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano; Rush, Charles William; Rush, Harriet Geist; Shaub, Sadie; Shirk, H. S.; Shirk, Henry; Shirk, Lawrence; Stoner, H. K.; Weaver, C. R.; Weaver, George A.; Werner, John Thomas; Witmer, Clara; Wolf, Lemon A.; Wolfe, Helen

Subjects: Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Letters; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Taxation

Search Terms: A. Geist and Son; Adams County, Pennsylvania; Albert Pick Company; Births; Bismarck, North Dakota; Blue Ball Bank; Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.; Calling cards; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Correspondence; Death; Decedents' estates; Earl Twp.; East Earl Twp.; Ephrata; Estate settlement; Farmers National Bank; Finding aids; Florida; Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania; Funerals; Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Grand Forks Herald; Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Health; Hotel Gladstone; Hunters; Inheritance; Internal Revenue Service; Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota; Johnson City, Broome County, New York; K. Aslesen Company; Lancaster; Lancaster New Era; Leland-Parker Hotel; Letters; Manuscript groups; Masons; McClure House; Miami, Florida; Millersville; Millersville State Normal School; Millersville University; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Minot, Ward County, North Dakota; Mountville Farm Women's Society; New Berlin, Ephrata Twp.; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey; Parades; Patterson Hotel; Pennsylvania State Normal School; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Postage stamps; Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Receipts; Republican Party; San Francisco, California; Schools; Stamps; Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.; Stocks; Tax returns; Taxation; Trusts and trustees; United Commercial Travelers of America; Vienna Bakery Company; Visiting cards; Washington, DC; West Cocalico School District; Wheeling, West Virginia; Wills; YMCA; Young Men's Christian Association

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0294

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).

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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: 2002.Hawbaker

Other Numbers: MG-294

Classification: MG0294

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 19 January 2022.

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Parish register of All Saints Church (Episcopal) Paradise, Pa., 1842-1877: Includes history, baptisms, marriages, and communicants

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Date of Publication: 1842-1877.

Call Number: 283 A416p

Place of Publication: [Paradise, Pa.]

Publisher: All Saints Church

Date of Publication: 1842-1877.

Physical Description: 3 vol.; 29 x 43 cm.

Notes: Photocopy.; Rineer"s "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 340 #3.

Subjects: All Saints Episcopal Church (Paradise, Pa.); Marriage records - Pennsylvania; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania

Location: Lancaster History Library - Church Record

Call Number: 283 A416p

Pastoral records 1808-1835

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Author: Shaffner, Henry B.

Date of Publication: 1808-1835.

Call Number: 285.8 S525

Author: Shaffner, Henry B.

Date of Publication: 1808-1835.

Physical Description: 3 vol.; 28 x40 cm.

Notes: Photocopy of manuscripts at Maytown Reformed Church; each page of photocopy contains two pages of manuscript.

Contents: v. 1. Baptisms (Marietta) 1808-1833 (Rineer page 302 #2); Baptisms (Elizabethtown) 1809-1839 (Riner page 165 #1); Baptisms (Manheim) 1810-1837 (Rineer page 260 #2);, Baptisms (Rapho) 1810-1833, Marriages 1808-1837, Burials 1807-1837 (Rineer page 366 #1); v. 2. Baptisms, Baptisms (Elizabethtown); Baptisms (Columbia), (Rineer page 67 #3); Baptisms (Manheim), Marriages 1830-1847, Burials; v. 3. Record of Preaching.

Subjects: Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Church Record

Call Number: 285.8 S525

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