Leather multi-compartment Wallet. Some remnants of a red printed logo on interior flap. Contained the Civil War discharge papers of William Sweigart, Private, 195th Regiment.
Foldable eyeglasses with D-shaped blue-tinted lenses and similar side panel lenses. Worn by Amos Ellmaker (1787-1851) and are seen in portrait.
Provenance
Amos Ellmaker (1787-1851) wore these glasses, including during his sitting for accomplished Lancaster portrait painter Jacob Eichholtz. Amso graduated from Princeton before embarking on a long and successful career as both an officer in the army and a lawyer; rising to positions such as State Representative and Attorney General of the Commonwealth. Amos almost became a state senator as well, but lost to the future president, James Buchanan.
Ornate chased finial of cane or walking stick. Cane itself is not attached. Foliate and floral motifs. Thin metal filled with heavy-weight, dark substance. Tip engraved with: "Presented/ H L/ to/ Trout/Upon his Retirement/ From Lancaster City Council/ After/ Fifteen Years Service/ April 3 1907".
Paddle-shaped softwood fan is decorated with a carved/woodburned and pencil-scored line drawing of a woman's head in profile with the date "MAY First 1903" inscribed below neck. Adjacent to face in bold lettering is "YEATES". The woman has a comb or crest mounted on top of her pinned-up hairdo with the letter "Y". Opposite side of fan has pencil inscription that appears to read in part, "Alice Potter Fordney" and "Yeates School / Lancaster / Pa." (See Notes)
Unfinished wood is strongly darkened from oxidation and soil, with some liquid staining on both sides. Pencil inscription difficult to read.
Object ID
2002.617.6
Notes
The Yeates School was a boys preparatory school operated by the Episcopal Church. It was last located along the Lincoln Highway in East Lampeter Twp. at the site of the present-day Lancaster Mennonite School. The property and buildings has been abandoned by the time the Mennonites began to clean up and build on the site in 1942.
It is likely this is the same school that was called the Yeates Institute in the 19th century, as that school is described in Ellis and Evans' History of Lancaster County, pp. 227, 413, 468 and 484.
Page 227 - Catharine Yeates (1783-1866), unmarried daughter of Jasper Yeates, founded the Yeates Institute initially for the education of poor young men for the ministry.
Page 413 - The institute was incorporated Aug. 18, 1857 for "the education of young men in all the customary branches of a thorough academicl course of learning" as well as for "mercantile pursuits, for universities and higher colleges, and also for holy orders, if desired." It was endowed by Miss Yeates and governed by a board of 7 men including the rector of St. James parish. The school declined, but reopened Sept. 1, 1878 south of the Duke St. parish until a brick structure could be built at the NW corner of N. Duke and E. Walnut Sts. It had about 45 students circa 1883.
Page 468 Endowed through the influence of Episcopal Bishop Samuel Bowman.
Page 484 Rev. Theodore Hopkins served as pricipal of Yeates School.
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Pin is in shape of sideways Latin cross with crown around it. 'Lancaster Comy. No. 13 K.T.' Hanging from pin front, connected by two metal links is a flat oval with relief on one side of large capit L-like building and 'K.T.'. Around edge is 'Grand Comma
Epaulets (2) and case. Object ID changed to 1956.009.3
Case: Sheet iron construction, bean shaped case with internal support for epaulets, painted black. Central bail handle on hinged lid with hasp type clasp at front.
Epaulets A & B: Gold, brass, silk.
**** Note: Appears to be epaulets described in 1956.009 and belonging to General John Fulton Reynolds. See object file for additional information.
Reproduced copies of seals of citizens of Lancaster County, Casts were taken from documents of the Lancaster County Courthouse - deeds, justice of the peace, notary public, personal. Includes Penn's Grant seal.
Silver two-handled bowl or loving cup. Engraved, "To: Ezra B. Fritz / from some of his friends / 1844 June 22 1909 / Quarryville, PA " engrave on back of object, the list of friends.
