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Collection
Letters to Absalom Dubree
Title
Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor
Object ID
MG0956
Date Range
1835-1842
Collection
Letters to Absalom Dubree
Title
Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor
Description
Letter to Absalom Dubree, surveyor in Little Britain Twp. from James [ ] in Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, regarding a delay in settlement on a house for John Kirk & Hambleton. 22 March 1835.
Letter to Absalom Dubree at Buck, Drumore Twp. from Jeremiah Brown in Goshen asking him to survey a piece of land they wish to sell. 18 November 1841.
Letter to Absalom Dubree in Buck, Drumore Twp. from someone compiling a history of Lancaster County and looking for Dr. Chandler's papers with history on Little Britain Twp., Colerain Twp., and Drumore Twp. that the doctor thought were with Dubree. 31 December 1842.
Admin/Biographical History
Absalom Dubree (1780-1859) was a noted scrivener and surveyor. He was born in Chester County, lived in Drumore Twp. and Little Britain Twp., and is buried at Penn Hill Friends Burial Ground in Fulton Twp.
Jeremiah Brown was a congressman and abolitionist. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1826 and to the PA Constitutional Convention of 1837. He represented Pennsylvania's 4th and 8th Districts in the United States House of Representatives from 1841 to 1845 and served as an associate judge for Lancaster County from 1851 to 1856.
Date Range
1835-1842
Year Range From
1835
Year Range To
1842
Date of Accumulation
1835-1842
Creator
Lefever, Mark
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Brown, Jeremiah
Chandler, Dr.
Dubree, Absalom
Search Terms
Buck, Drumore Twp.
Colerain Twp.
Drumore Twp.
Dwellings
Goshen, Fulton Twp.
Houses
Little Britain Twp.
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Real estate
Surveyors
Extent
3 items, 8 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0956
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
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).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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.
Accession Number
2023.008
Other Numbers
MG-956
Classification
MG0956
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter of compliance
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I004
Date Range
1812
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter of compliance
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Letter of compliance
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1812
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Letters
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I004
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter concerning bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I002
Date Range
1817
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter concerning bridge
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].
Document type: Letter concerning bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1817
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Letters
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I002
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter asking opinion; opinion
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I003
Date Range
1818
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter asking opinion; opinion
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
1818-1819.
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].
Document types: Letter asking opinion.
Opinion.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1818
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Letters
Opinions
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I003
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail