Pennsylvania Auxiliary Police Minuteman Uniform consisting of (a)pair of white cotton gloves with braided ornament on back; (b)gray cotton shirt; (c)wool slacks with black trim, (f)holster and belt made of black leather, (e)clip-on tie, set of 9 pieces of insignia all used by Harry Hogan
a: White cotton finger gloves. Small or medium for a man--they would stretch.
b: Shirt (15" collar); Gray, 100% combed cotton long-sleeved button down shirt with 2 front pockets with single button tab and two shoulder tabs with single buttons. Badge buttress above left chest pocket. Upper left sleeve, sewn on is blue and yellow keystone with "PENNA MINUTE MEN" with PA state seal embroidered on it. Sewn on below: "Aux Police" patch. Ink stamp on front lower left: 695 SSBT 279. Black clip-on tie (18" long; 1.75" wide).
571 36 16 (with '2' superscript)
c. Uniform slacks, gray wool with 1-in. black strip sewn down the length of both outside legs. 2 front diagonal pockets. Right read has 1 pocket with a 6" opening (5.25" deep) and a narrow second pocket below it with a 3/25" opening (6.5"). Left rear has a 6"x5.25" pocket. Pocket linings are a durable and strong fabric (white/off-white in color). 8" front zipper has metal teeth. Label says: "United States Testing Co., Inc."
d. 8 extra decals to be sewn on. Blue and gold: 3 keystones with PA state seal and "Penna Minute Men". 2 strips : "Aux. Police." 3 navy & Army green chevrons with 2 stripes/v-shaped.
e. Black leather belt and gun holster. 39.5" long x 2" wide leather belt has removable buckle, snap cover container, and piece to hold ten bullets and swivel revolver hold with strap that snaps closed. This piece has 2 metal 'D' loops at the top.
Silhouette mounted on paper, with gold accents. On reverse, "Susan Carpenter (Frazer) (Mrs. William Clark Frazer) Descended from the Ferree and LeFevre Families."
Silhouette mounted on paper with gold accents. On reverse, "Hon. William Clark Frazer, Lancaster Penn / Taken 1835."
On reverse of modern mat in ink, "Judge of Supreme Court in Wisconsin for two years descended from Clark on his Mother's side - from Sir Lehman Frazer who was knighted for saving Robert Bruce's life in the Battlefield"
Added later, "Actually district" in place of "supreme" graduated Princeton 1797 Died in Wisc. in 1840s.
Silhouette mounted on paper with gold accents. On reverse, "Reah Frazer, Brother of Lt. William Frazer and Mary Clark Frazer (Mrs. J. P. Wilson Jr.) gave oration at Ind. Hall, July 4, 1826"
"Colonel Reah Frazer, Given to Susan W. Dwight by her Mother"
Pennsylvania Coat of Arms once hung over the judge's bench at the old Lancaster county courthouse (1786-1853). Lancaster served as the capitol of of the Commonwealth of PA from 1799 to 1812. Made of oak,
Dispatch case of Major John Hubley; walnut construction.
On top, inlay shell in an oval with green background, all within an 2 fine-line band border. Metal outlined key on front center. 2 movable metal handles, one on each end. Entire wood panel in lid folds out to reveal a mirror secured by a swivel tab. A metal ring for pulling panel down/ Circular inlay designs on green background in center of closed lid portion. Intricate spiral adorn edges of all 8 sections and green felt-lined tray. 2 narrow divisions hold slide-in tops with metal pull rings fit into compartment. Portion that holds 2 small drawers can be lifted out to reveal .5" storage area. The entire lower portion can be lifted out. Bottom covered with black felt.
Corn knife used by one of the Black resistors in the Christiana Riot on September 11, 1851. Wrought iron long curved blade of 19.5" is fitted into oak or ash turned handle rounded terminal end. Tang of blade extends through length of handle and protrudes at terminal where it is clinched.
The Christiana Resistance resulted from the efforts of a Maryland slave holder to claim fugitives hiding in the home of Willam Parker, a free black man living in Chritiana, PA. This corn knife was used by one of the black resistors during this confict. The bloody confrontation, occurring in September of 1851, resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, the slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker and the fugitive slaves to freedom in Canada.
White silk political campaign ribbon, "Henry Clay / The people's choice" at top and bottom of oval black and white portrait of Henry Clay. Oval is wreathed with corn stalks on left and spray of oak leaves and acorns on the right.
Underneath a mounted horseman on a country road : "The Pride of America."
Lightner Mansion on N. Duke St. in 1857 by Melissa M. Coleman. Doorway was installed on this building after being removed from George Ross' Mansion on E. King St. at corner of Duke St., the site of the present courthouse.
Photographs of the members of the 1969 Lancaster Bar Association. In center are photos of 3 judges of the Court of Common Pleas and President Judge of the Orphans' Court below. At bottom: "Bench and Bar of Lancaster County 1969." At lower right: "Bar Publishers Div. division of Enterprises Affiliated, Ltd. Publishers Valley stream, N.Y. 11???."
