Hand towel, plain-weave linen, elaborately decorated with blue and red cotton cross stitch as well as drawn thread panels. Hanging tabs are plain-weave linen tape, 3/8" wide and very long.
Panel #1 has "MARIA" at the top flanked by large floral trees growing out of hearts. Second line reads: "MACDALLNA DAMY" and 3rd line is: "MY HAND AND NWEDLE." Below are 5 large tree motifs grounded on a horizontal embroidered line, followed by 8 small grounded trees.
Panel #2 is a drawn thread panel w/ cotton darn-stitched designs. Drawn threads stop short of sides -- unusual.
Panel # 3 has five blue and red motifs: star at center flanked by crowned peacocks, in turn flanked by geometric motifs.
Panel # 4 is a tripartite design: center has "HF" within an ornately embroidered red and blue heart, flanked by drawn thread panels w/ cotton darn-stitched trees surmounted by birds. (Initials stand for future husband Henry Fenstermacher, married the following year,1837.)
Panel #5 is very similar to panel #3.
Panel #6 is another drawn thread panel stopping short of sides, decorated w/ cotton darn-stitched geometric designs.
Panel #7 has upper case alphabet ending with the date 1836.
Panel #8 has three lines: "CHRISTOPHER/ DAMY CATHARINE/ DAMY A D 1836." (parents)
Plain self fringe at bottom has an applied short panel of linen with an elaborate knotted self fringe.
Made by Maria/Mary Magdalena Demmy (1811-1884).
Seller pinned on a note stating the mate to this towel (made by sister Elizabeth) was sold in the Rich and Joan Smith sale for $2400, inventory # CB29. Both towels illustrated in This is the Way I Pass My Time, p. 31.
Note: Older sister Maria/Mary Demmy's taufschein is P.06.15.1.
Signers of Petition: John Getz Jr., John Landis, John Swar, Martin Schwar, Henry Bear, Peter Swar, George Getz, Christian Hoffman, Henry Musselman, Henry M. Rugart, Andrew Kauffman, John Betz, Jacob Kauffman, Christian Heistand, Benjamin Bear, Henry Lichty.
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Signers of Petition: Christian Landis, Benjamin Bear, [signature in German], Tobias Kauffman, Peter Schwar, Christian Beker, Christian Hoffman, Christian Heistand, [signature in German], Jacob Johnson, John Bringoff, Henry Musselman, [signature in German], [signature in German], David Kauffman, Michael Seitz.
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Located on the Columbia and Lancaster turnpike, 3 miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Hornberger, Benjamin Bear, Michael Seitz, George Brown, Jacob Mayer, John Lehman, [signature in German], Jacob Eshleman, Jacob Gamber, Jacob Harnish, Abraham Hoefgen, Jacob Frank.
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Located 3 miles from Lancaster, on the Harrisburg turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Bear, Michael Seitz, Andrew Kauffman, Schwar Peter, Daniel Kurtz, Andrew Bear, Jacob Myers, Jacob Hershey, John Johns, Simon Minich, John Bostick, Henry M. Reigart, Christian Eggert, John Swar.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Aker, Christian Eggert, John Lutz, Benjamin Hershey, John Bostick, Jacob Hottenstein, John Stauffer, Andrew Bear, Henry M. Reigart, [signature in German], Jacob Hershey, Philip Brehm, Andrew Kauffman, Michael Moore, Simon Minich, John Minnich, John Workman, Peter L. Grosh, Peter Summy, Jacob Brown, Andrew Kauffman, John Kaufman, John Miller, Henry Miller, Jacob Snyder, Thomas Grosh, Samuel Parker, John Kauffman.
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Located at the Marietta turnpike road, 4 miles west of Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Baer, John Landis, Christian Habecker, Michael Seitz, Abraham Hoefgen, George Brown, Benjamin Bear, John Lehman, Henry Baer, [signature in German], John Shyrich, [signature in German].
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Signers of Petition: Christian Snyder, Jacob Myers, Joseph Harnish, William Myers, John Miller, Henry G. Hornberger, Henry Getz, David Brubaker, [signature in German], Anthony Fisher, John Bear, Benjamin Bear.
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Signers of Petition: Peter Swar Jr., James Hollinger, Benjamin K. Kauffman, George Gross Jr., J. H. Kurtz, Philip Hottenstein, William Parker, Christian Brubaker, Samuel Parker, John Landis, Henry Bear, John E. Grosh, John Swar, David Dunkel, John Miller, John Shenk.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Signers of Petition: John Johns, Philip Brehm, Henry Steman, Philip Hottenstein, George Lenhert, David Culberton, Robert Beard Jr., John Swar, [signature in German], John Stauffer, John Bostick, [signature in German], Jacob Fordney, Jacob Cassler, Jacob Hershey, Henry Imhoff, Andrew Hattsworth, [John Groff].
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Signers of Petition: John Witmer, Tobias Miller, Henry Heiny, [signature in German], Jacob Bower, Abraham Bower, John Froelich, Henry Baker, Henry H. Strickler, Christian Habecker, Henry Getz, John Miller, William Saylor, Henry Livergood.
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Located at intersection of road leading from New Holland to Marietta and road leading from John Shenk's Mill.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Christian Heistand, Samuel Parker, John Lutz, Andrew Bear, Jacob Grubb, [signature in German], John Helman, Peter Bell, [unknown signature], Henry M. Reigart, John Getz Jr., Jacob Lutz, Jacob Kline, George Danner.
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Located on the Public Road from the Harrisburg turnpike to New Holland about 2 miles from Chiques Bridge.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Shenck, Peter Grider, Jacob Cappenheffer, John Miller, Abraham Long, [signature in German], John Johns, John Miller, [signature in German], Samuel Parker, Simon Minnick, Henry Imhoff, John Harnly, Jacob Hershey.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Myers, [signature in German], Jacob Hershey, Samuel Parker, Martin Schwar, Henry Musselman, Benjamin Landis, [signature in German], Christian Hoffman, Jacob White, Joseph Baker, Peter Swar, Brooks Campbell.
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