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Bond, Legal

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Collection: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Title: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Object ID: Constable F027 I005

Collection: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Title: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Description: Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.

Admin/Biographical History: The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.

System of Arrangement: Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.; Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.; Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927; Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.

Creation Date: 1809-1927, inc.

Date of Accumulation: 1809-1927, inc.

Year: 1893

Creator: Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Lane, William H.; Lenhert, S. B.

Search Terms: Constables' Bonds; Detectives' Bonds; Bonds; East Donegal Twp.; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.

Place: East Donegal Twp.

Extent: 4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.

Object Name: Bond, Legal

Language: English

Condition: Good

Object ID: Constable F027 I005

Box Number: 001

Additional Notes: Additional name: S.B. Lenhert.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0558

Description Level: Item

Bond, Legal

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Collection: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Title: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Object ID: Constable F038 I003

Collection: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Title: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Description: Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.

Admin/Biographical History: The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.

System of Arrangement: Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.; Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.; Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927; Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.

Creation Date: 1809-1927, inc.

Date of Accumulation: 1809-1927, inc.

Year: 1896

Creator: Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Landis, Solon Z.; Peirce, George; Pence, Jacob S.

Search Terms: Constables' Bonds; Detectives' Bonds; Bonds; East Donegal Twp.; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.

Place: East Donegal Twp.

Extent: 4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.

Object Name: Bond, Legal

Language: English

Condition: Good

Object ID: Constable F038 I003

Box Number: 001

Additional Notes: Additional names: Solon Z. Landis and Jacob S. Pence.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0558

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0190 I002

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1801

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0003

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Conewago Creek; Conoy Twp.; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Susquehanna River; Rivers; Maytown, Donegal Twp.; Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Orders; Bridges

Place: Donegal Twp. and Dauphin County

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0190 I002

Box Number: 003

Additional Notes: Court term: May 1801.; Location: At junction with Susquehanna River, on road from Maytown, Donegal Twp., to Middletown, Dauphin County.; Document type: Order for a grant of money for a bridge.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 1, 1937-1943; Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 2, 24 December 1971- 15 April 1987

Object ID: MG0434_Box079and080

Date Range: 1937-1943; 1971-1987

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 1, 1937-1943; Catharine B. Spitler Scrapbook, Book 2, 24 December 1971- 15 April 1987

Description: Catharine B. Spitler, a resident of Landisville, Pennsylvania, compiled these scrapbooks. Book one contains information primarily about World War II. The newspaper clippings include information about Lancaster natives, both men and women that were involved in World War II, including ranks and location of service. There are also articles about the United States involvement in World War II. Interesting local articles and programs discuss the World War II Memorial in West Hempfield Township. Columbia's Sesquicentennial was documented through a series of newspaper clippings located in this scrapbook.; Book two is a compilation of newspaper clippings, engagement announcements, wedding announcements and obituaries pertaining to Lancastrians. Locations around Lancaster County that were mentioned are as follows: Lancaster, Hempfield, Ephrata, Maytown and Mount Joy. An interesting subject within the second scrapbook is the1972 Flood of Lancaster (Hurricane Agnes).

Date Range: 1937-1943; 1971-1987

Creation Date: 1937-1943; 1971-1987

Year Range From: 1937

Year Range To: 1987

Creator: Spitler, Catharine Bard, 1911-1989, compiler

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Spitler, Catharine Bard

Subjects: Announcements; Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Ephrata Cloister; Floods--Pennsylvania; Hurricane Agnes, 1972; Hurricanes; Methodists--Pennsylvania; Obituaries; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks; World War, 1939-1945

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Ephrata; Lancaster; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mount Joy; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Scrapbooks; West Hempfield Twp.; World War II; WWII

Extent: 2 volumes

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box079and080

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request these items by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit.

Copyright: These 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.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Boxes 79 and 80

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 28 September 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Books 128 and 130.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

Archive

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Object ID: MG0123

Date Range: 1819-1977

Railroad Conestoga Traction Company Conestoga Transportation Company Conewago Water & Power Company Correspondence Dallastown, York County Drawings Duke Street East Belt line East King Street East Petersburg Elizabethtown Engleside, Lancaster Twp. Ephemera Ephrata Express Printing Co. Greeting cards

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Description: The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.

Date Range: 1819-1977

Year Range From: 1819

Year Range To: 1977

Date of Accumulation: 1819-1977

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bitner, John R.; Boardman, Harris; Bowman, John Jacob; Boyer, Zaccur Prall; Cirt, Anna N.; Griest, William Walton; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Kemrer, Clarence M.; Knapp, Walter; Kreider, Kate; Kriebel, Howard Wiegner; McClellan, Oliver Eldridge; Royer, David; Shuman, James P.; Wohlsen, Anna; Wohlsen, Peter

Subjects: Letters; Minutes (Records); Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.); Posters; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading & Columbia Railroad Company; Street-railroads; Trolley cars

Search Terms: Adamstown; Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Blueprints; Booklets; Brochures; Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Center Square Road Station; Chestnut Street; Christiana; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Columbia; Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad; Conestoga Traction Company; Conestoga Transportation Company; Conewago Water and Power Company; Correspondence; Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania; Drawings; Duke Street; East Belt line; East King Street; East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.; Elizabethtown; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata; Express Printing Company; Greeting cards; Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania; Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.; J. G. Brill Company; Kinport Road; Lancaster; Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway; Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company; Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company; Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike; Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Lititz; Maple Grove; Maps; Marietta Avenue; North Market Street; Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.; Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.; Minutes; Mount Joy; Mulberry Street; National Railway Historical Society; Neffsville, Manheim Twp.; North End Photo Finishing House; North Lime Street; North Queen Street; Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Penn Square; Pequea Twp.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Photographs; Placards; Substations; President Avenue; Princess Street; Prospect Street; Quarryville; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading and Columbia Railroad Company; Receipts; Red Rose Transit Authority; Reports; Roads; Rocky Springs Railroad Company; Schuylkill Navigation Company; Scrapbooks; South Mountain Railroad; South Queen Street; Stock certificates; Susquehanna Railroad; Tickets; Tolls; Trolley car barns; Trolley car yards; Trolley cars; Trolleys; Turnpikes; Walnut Street; WGAL (television station); Williams Park Station; Willow Street Turnpike; Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; WLAN (radio station); Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania; York Bus Company; York Fair; York Railway Company

Extent: 2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0123

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, 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.

Other Numbers: MG-123

Classification: MG0123

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 23 September 2021.

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Bond, Legal

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Collection: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Title: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Object ID: Constable F024 I007

Collection: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Title: Constables' and Detectives' Bonds

Description: Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.

Admin/Biographical History: The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.

System of Arrangement: Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.; Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.; Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927; Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.

Creation Date: 1809-1927, inc.

Date of Accumulation: 1809-1927, inc.

Year: 1893

Creator: Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Carrigan, William; Keen, Henry

Search Terms: Constables' Bonds; Detectives' Bonds; Bonds; East Donegal Twp.

Place: East Drumore Twp.

Extent: 4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.

Object Name: Bond, Legal

Language: English

Condition: Good

Object ID: Constable F024 I007

Box Number: 001

Additional Notes: Additional name: Henry Keen.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0558

Description Level: Item

Probate

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Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Object ID: Ren 1880 F045

Date Range: 1880

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: 1880

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

Year: 1880

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0012

People: Kreybill, Elizabeth; Hoerner, Barbara; Kreybill, I. E.; Hoerner, John G.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; East Donegal Twp.

Place: East Donegal Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1880 F045

Box Number: 012

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Renouncers: Hoerner, Barbara; Kreybill, I. E.; Administrator: Hoerner, John G.; 2 items, 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 1880 F051

Date Range: 1880

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: 1880

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

Year: 1880

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0012

People: Lightner, Augustus; Lightner, Mary S.; Lightner, N. W.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; East Donegal Twp.

Place: East Donegal Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1880 F051

Box Number: 012

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Renouncer: Lightner, Mary S.; Administrator: Lightner, N. W.; 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 1881 F050

Date Range: 1881

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: 1881

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

Year: 1881

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0012

People: Libhart, Jacob; Libhart, Christianna; Libhart, Benjamin

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; East Donegal Twp.

Place: East Donegal Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1881 F050

Box Number: 012

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Renouncer: Libhart, Christianna.; Administrator: Libhart, Benjamin.; 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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Bond, Legal

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