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Collection: Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection

Title: Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection

Object ID: MG0166

Date Range: 1738-1920

Turnpike Company Letters Lotteries Manuscript groups McDowell’s Mill Minutes (Records) Mount Hope Furnace Northern Central Railway Company Pennsylvania Council Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Probate records Protestant Episcopal Church �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125

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Collection: Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection

Title: Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection

Description: The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military papers. The people and businesses represented include George Ross, Jasper Yeates, A. Herr Smith, Timothy Matlack, Mount Hope Furnace, and the Lancaster, Elizabethtown & Middletown Turnpike Road Company.

System of Arrangement: Collection retains original arrangement.

Date Range: 1738-1920

Year Range From: 1738

Year Range To: 1920

Date of Accumulation: 1738-1920

Creator: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Adams, John Quincy; Adreas, Agnes; Albright, W.; Anderson, James; Andrews, Jacob W.; Andrews, James P.; Ashbridge, Elizabeth; Ashbridge, J. H.; Ashbridge, Sarah; Ashbridge, Sidney; Atlee, Samuel; Attlee, Samuel; Autstch, Adam; Bare, Martin; Barlow, Thomas; Barnitz, Joseph; Barr, John; Barton, David R.; Barton, W.; Bauer, Adam; Beams, Jacob; Beard, Robert; Bearn, John; Beck, Martha; Beck, Paul; Beck, Samuel; Bender, Leonard; Benezet, Daniel; Benner, Henrich; Berntheisel, Henry; Berry, William; Bickham, F. A.; Bickman, George; Bletz, Jacob; Blumer, Abraham; Bollinger, Esther; Bombarger, Martin; Bomberger, John; Bower, Samuel P.; Bowman, Henry; Bowman, J.; Bowman, Samuel; Bowman, W.; Boyd, James; Boyd, Samuel; Bradford, Samuel J.; Breck, Samuel; Bredenstein, Philip; Brown, David; Brown, Matthew; Brown, William; Broud, Bill; Bruener, G.; Bryan, George; Bryan, George I.; Burd, Edward; Burkholder, E.; Burt, Nathaniel; Caldwell, James; Caldwell, Oliver; Caldwell, Robert; Calhoun, John C.; Cameron, James; Cameron, John; Campbell, Sarah; Carpenter, Abraham; Carpenter, Daniel; Carpenter, Jacob; Carpenter, William; Cather, Robert; Chambers, Stephen; Chambers, W.; Charlton, Thomas; Clark, Brice; Clark, John; Clark, Washington; Clemson, Joseph; Cochran, A.; Cochran, William; Coleman, William; Connor, Kitty; Cookson, Thomas; Cooper, William; Creasy, Solomon; Creasy, Solomon M.; Crone, Robert; Cunningham, Hugh; Cunningham, Thomas; Damant, James; Damisch, Fred; Davis, Zaccheus; Deckert, Jacob; Dederick, Henry; Dering, Henry; Derward, Jonas; Detrick, P.; Dickert, Jacob; Dieterick, Jacob; Diffenderffer, David; Diffenderffer, Frank Ried; Diffenderffer, Harold F.; Diffenderfer, Michael; Diffenderfer, Philip; Diller, Peter; Doerses, Frederick; Dougherty, William; Douglass, George; Douglass, James; Doyle, Thomas; Dryer, Andrew; Dubbs, Joseph H.; Duck, Geotge; Duncan, Daniel; Eagen, James; Eagen, Thomas; Eberman, John; Eberman, Philip; Eckert, George; Eckman, John; Eftwein, Johannes; Eichholtz, H.; Eichholtz, Leonard; Eliot, Daniel; Emanuel, John; Ench, Jacob; Espy, George R.; Evans, Frances; Evans, Isaac; Evans, James C.; Evans, Samuel; Ewing, John; Faghterin, Mary; Fahnestock, Samuel; Fehl, Andrew; Feltman, George; Ferree, Conrad; Ferree, Polly; Fissel, Michael; Flowers, Christian; Foltz, Bernard; Fordney, Casper; Fouts, Martin; Franklin, Thomas; Franklin, Thomas E.; Franklin W. B.; Frantz, Phil; Frey, J.; Fultz, John; Galbraith, Bertram; Galloway, Joseph; Geddis, Samuel; Gibble, L. W.; Gibbons, William; Gildersleve, Jonathan H.; Gildersleve Sarah; Gill, Deborah; Gill, Eramus; Gill, James; Gill, Matthew; Givler, Mary; Golden, Jeffery; Graass, Jacob; Graeff, Matthias; Graeff, W.; Graff, Benjamin; Graff, Henry; Graff, Jacob; Gratz, Hyman; Groff, Abraham; Groff, David; Groff, Isaac; Gross, Michael; Grove, Abraham; Grubb, Baird; Grubb, Curtis; Grubb, Henry; Habacker, George; Habacker, Wager; Hartz, John; Hake, Elizabeth; Hake, Jacob; Hale, Charles; Hambright, Henry; Hamilton, James; Hamilton, William; Hand, Edward; Hart, Elizabeth; Hartand, John; Hartmyer, Frederick; Haton, James; Hatz, John; Hayn, Christopher; Hehl, Matthew; Henderson, Mary; Henry, Christopher; Henry, Elizabeth; Henry, Joseph; Henry, Josiah; Henry, John Joseph; Henry, Mary; Herr, Christian; Hensel, William Uhler; Hibshman, Henry; Hoff, John; Hoofnagle, P.; Hoover, Jacob; Host, Catharine; Host, Michael; Howell, William H.; Howell, William Wilson; Huber, J.; Huber, John; Hubley, Adam; Hubley, John; Hubley, Joseph; Hubley, M.; Hubner, Nathanael; Huston, Alex; Hutchinson, E.; Jacks, James; Jenkins, Ron; Johns, Elizabeth; Johns, Jacob; Johns, Paul; Johnston, Sam; Jones, John; Jones, Owen; Jones, Paul T.; Jordan, J.; Kauffman, Abraham; Kauffman, Joseph; Kehler, Andrew; Kelly, Joseph P.; Kelly, William; Kenedy, John; Kittera, John Wilkes; Kittera, Thomas; Kline, David; Kline, George; Kline, Michael; Kling, M.; Konigmaker, James; Krebil, John; Krieg, Philip; Krug, Edward; Krug, H. V.; Krug, Jacob; Krug, Valentine; Kuhn, Frederick; Kuhn, Jacob; Lanck, Jacob; Landes, John; Lauman, Ludwig; Lechler, John; Leman, H. E.; Lewis, Abraham; Lewis, Ellis; Liews, Eliza; Lightner, Nathaniel; Likens, James; Lind, John; Long, Charles E.; Long, Jacob; Longenecker, David; Lowery, Alexander; Lowery, Lazarus; Lowman, Ludwig; Lutz, Peter; Lynch, Thomas; MacGonigle, Jonathan T.; MacGregor, John; MacGregor, Peter; Machold, Lewis Frederick; Marshall, Christopher; Matlack, Timothy; Mattes, George; Mauer, Peter; Maus, Peter; Mayer, John; Mayer, Lewis; McGown, William; McClure, David; McClure, Randle; McKim, James; McKinney, Mordecai; Mease, James; Mease, John; Mercer, John Q.; Messersmith, George; Metzer, Jonas; Metzer, Norman; Miller, David; Miller, Harry; Miller, Henry; Miller, James; Miller, John; Miller, T. H.; Minnich, Lizzie; Mohler, Henry; Montgomery, Jane; Montgomery, S. H.; Moore, James; Moore, John; Musser, John; Myer, John; Myer, John P.; Myer, Josephine; Myers, Christian; Myers, Eckert; Myers, Henry; Myers, Jacob; Myers, John; Myers, Joseph; Myers, Josephine; Myers, S. H.; Myers, Sidney; Muhlenberg, F. A.; Muhlenberg, G. H. E.; Muhlenberg, Henry; Muhlenberg, Henry A.; Munster, Paul; Nager, Ben Willis; Nagle, John; Neal, John; Nees, Adam; Neisser, G. Br.; Nelson, William; Nicholson, John; Norgrave, H.; Odonel, Charles; Old, James; Parvin, Francis; Passmore, John; Patton, James; Pendleton, George H.; Pennypacker, Samuel W.; Penrose, Clement; Petersby, Richard; Physick, Edmund; Pine, Michael; Pohlman, Abraham; Price, Eli K.; Purviance, Samuel; Ralston, Robert; Ramsay, Catharine; Ramsay, David; Ramsay, James; Ramsay, Nathaniel; Ramsay, William; Randall, Samuel; Rank, Samuel; Redsecker, Jacob; Reed, E. L.; Reed, George; Reedly, George; Reedly, John; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Jacob; Riche, Thomas; Rieger, Ann; Rohrer, John; Ross, George; Ross, James; Roth, Jacob; Schaum, Philip; Scheaffer, John; Schnierer, John, Mrs.; Schweinhaupt, Br.; Sell, Henry; Seward, Hugh; Shafer, John; Shaffer, Jacob; Sharer, David; Shearer, Jacob; Sheef, William; Sheldon, William; Shippen, Edward; Shireman, Jacob; Shol, Peter; Shware, Peter; Simon, Joseph; Simon, William; Sindersmith, S. V.; Singer, Casper; Singer, Emanuel; Skiles, William; Slaugher, Hiram; Slaymaker, Amos; Slaymaker, Henry; Slough, Matthias; Smith, A. Herr; Smith, Eliza; Smith, Joanna; Smith, Thomas; Smith, William; Snapp, Samuel; Solomon, Myer; Spencer, S. S.; Sprecher, Frank L.; Stauffer, Henry; Stedman, Alex; Stedman, Charles; Steinert, Christian; Steinman, Charles; Steinman, Frederick; Steinman, George; Steinman, John F.; Stevens, R. S.; Stevenson, George; Stone, John; Stoneman, Tobias; Stones, John; Stuart, Robert; Swan, John G.; Swain, R.; Swentzel, H. Y.; Swift, Joseph; Tanger, David R.; Titball, Joseph; Trimble, James; Trissler, John; Trissler, Joseph David; Turner, Ambrose; Turner, Catharine; Wagen, Philip; Walk, Deetrick; Walker, John; Wallace, John; Wallace, William; Warden, M.; Warfel, John; Washington, Samuel; Watson, David; Webb, James; Weber, Adam; Wegman, Mary; Weitzel, George; Wenger, Roland; Werner, Jacob; Wertsburger, Henry; West, William; Wetherill, Samuel P.; White, George; White, T.; Whitaker, George; Wildred, Daniel; Williams, Evans P.; Williams, John; Wistar, Thomas; Witlow, Hugh; Witman, John; Witman, Michael; Witmer, Abraham; Witmer, Benjamin; Witmer, David; Witmer, Henry; Wolford, Ludwig; Wood, George; Work, Joseph; Wright, James; Wright, John; Wright, S. W.; Yaner, Jacob; Yeates, Jasper; Yeates, John; Young, Henry; Young, Mattias; Zahm, Godfrey; Zantzinger, Adam; Zantzinger, Ester; Zeigler, George; Zimmer, Henry

Subjects: Bonds; Business records; Certificates; Court records; Finance, Personal; Invoices; Letters; Lotteries; Minutes (Records); Probate records; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Schools; Stocks

Search Terms: Accounts; African Methodist Episcopal Church; Armor's Old Bookstore; Articles of agreement; Beaver Creek; Black Horse Farm; Bonds; Business records; Certificates; Charles E. Wentz and Bros.; Christ Lutheran Church; Cocalico Creek; Conestoga Steam Mills; Constables; Correspondence; Court records; Farmers Bank of Lancaster; Farmer's Hay and Straw Market Association; Finance, Personal; Finding aids; Franklin Savings and Building Association; Grosh and Levering; Hamilton Lots; Indentures; Indian Queen Hotel; Invoices; Lancaster Cemetery; Lancaster County Agricultural Park; Lancaster County Historical Society; Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Company; Letters; Lotteries; Manuscript groups; McDowell's Mill; Minutes; Mount Hope Furnace; Northern Central Railway Company; Pennsylvania Council; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Probate records; Protestant Episcopal Church; Receipts; Sam Wetherill and Sons; Schools; Shaffner and Ziegler; St. James Episcopal Church; Steinman and Son; Stocks; Trinity Lutheran Church; W. Kirkpatrick and Company; Zahm and Jackson Jewelers

Extent: 1 box, 27 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0166

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Frank R. Diffenderfer Collection (MG0166), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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: 1964.013

Other Numbers: MG-166

Classification: MG0166

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 September 2021.; Accession # L64-13

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), 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.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account Book of Slater Brown form Little Britain Township and Fulton Township

Object ID: MG0963_F014

Date Range: 1832-1852

Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account Book of Slater Brown form Little Britain Township and Fulton Township

Description: Account Book of Slater Brown’s gristmill book D, from Little Britain Township and Fulton Township.; Contains 219 paginated ruled leaves with vertical column lines, plus 1 end leaf that is not paginated, and an 20 page index of clients, the last page of which has account information only.; Front Cover: "D." written in black on outside at top; inside has "ISAAC P. COOK" sold by book stamp. Inside cover is marbleized.; Back Cover - Inside cover is marbleized; Spine - "LEDGER" is stamped on the spine and the letter D was written at 3 places.; Front leaves - 2 leaves. The first leaf is marbleized on one side and has x'ed out 2 lines at the top.; second leaf has "Slater Brown Bern?" written on one side.; Back leaf - Only one that is marbleized on one side.; The letter "D" in written in black on the front cover and three times on the spine.; Book references an itemized list of customers profits and expenses, and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling and grinding corn, wheat, clover seed, and rye as well as sawing boards. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages, transportation costs, and rent.; Insert 1 - Blue donor card.; Insert 2 - 8 loose sheets, 3 are small pieces of paper.

Admin/Biographical History: From Donor Card:; Son of Jeremiah Brown and brother of Judge Jeremiah Brown, Slater Brown was born in 1787 and inherited his father's mill in 1820. After continuing to grow the family mill and business, Slater died in 1855, leaving the mill to his son, Jeremiah Brown Jr.

Date Range: 1832-1852

Creation Date: 4 January 1832 to 20 March 1852

Year Range From: 1832

Year Range To: 1852

Creator: Brown, Slater, 1787-1855

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Black, Robert; Boyd, Samuel; Bowman, Henry; Brannon, Francis; Brown, Isaac; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, John; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Josiah; Brown, Samuel; Brown, William; Burk, Thomas; Carman, Andrew; Churchman, David; Clark, Thomas; Davis, William; Evans, John; Ewing, Alexander; Gray, Jacob; Haines, Jacob; Haines, Timothy; Hambleton, James; Hambleton, Joseph; Harlan, Thomas; Harrison, James; Hawkins, Nathaniel; Hess, Abraham; Heston, Charles; Hill, William; Jackson, Peter; Jones, Benjamin; King, James; King, Joshua; Kirk, John; Lefever, John; Long, John; Martin, Smauel; Maxwell, Robert; Mclaughlin, James; Montgomery, Joseph; Moore, William; Nivin, David; Patterson, Thomas; Patton, William; Ratoo, Sarah; Reynolds, Henrey; Reynolds, Samuel; Rose, Robert; Scott, Francis; Snodgrass, Samuel; Sprout, John; Stewart, Adam; Swift, Joseph; Warden, James; Warden, Robert; Webb, Johnathan; Wilson, John

Subjects: Business records; Corn; Gristmills; Mills and mill-work; Rye; Sawmills; Wheat

Search Terms: Account books; Business records; Forges; Fulton Twp.; Gristmills; Little Britain Twp.; Mills; Octorara Forge; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Sawmills; Schoolhouses

Extent: 488 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 15-1/2" x 6-5/8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2024-02-03

Condition Notes: Book cover is damaged but intact. Red rot of cover and spine is present and the leather has worn to the base at places on the edges. Spine has separated at the top rear seam. Spine had "LEDGER" printed on it and what appears to be a vertical 1/2" burn mark at the top.; The following stamp in on the inside cover.; SOLD BY; ISAAC P. COOK,; BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER,; No. 37 Market street,, Baltimore,; Where a general assortment of; Books and Stationary may be; obtained at low prices.; Orders thankfully received.; The front and back page have separated from the spine. Pages are in good condition, except pages 212 through 218, that have a 6 inch section of lower edges roughly worn. This is minor damage.

Object ID: MG0963_F014

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Slater Brown has a writ of habeas corpus against him from Letitia Kennedy.

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. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection 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. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2022.021

Other Numbers: MG-963

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Ephrata Cloister Collection

Title: Ephrata Cloister Collection

Object ID: MG0081

Date Range: 1753-2007

, John Stubsky, Georg Subjects: Pamphlets Watermarks Search Terms: Aurand Press Brochures Ephrata Cloister Ephrata Cloister Associates, Inc. Ephrata Cloister Chorus Harper's New Monthly Magazine Hocking Printing Company, Inc. Legal papers Mennonite Publishing House Pamphlets Pennsylvania Historical and

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Collection: Ephrata Cloister Collection

Title: Ephrata Cloister Collection

Description: Collection of items relating to the Society of Seventh Day Baptists and Ephrata Cloister. Legal papers deal with a dispute concerning the election of trustees and mismanagement of the estate. There are brief histories of the Cloister, poems, publications, programs, tourist brochures, and a booklet describing treatments for various ailments.

Date Range: 1753-2007

Year Range From: 1753

Year Range To: 2007

Date of Accumulation: 1753-2007

Creator: Ephrata Cloister

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Aurand, A. Monroe, Jr.; Baer, Johann; Bar, Johann; Bowman, John; Daniel, N. J.; Doll, Eugene E.; Downes, J. A.; Dunkelberger, Ralph D.; Elsen, John; Franck, Ira S.; Hagen, F. F.; Heatwole, Daniel R.; Hocker, Ludwig; Hollinger, J. Daryl; Keller, James; Kimmel, Jacob; Leber, A. P.; Lollich, P. M.; Loose, John W. W.; Miller, Henry; Mitton, Juliet; Nevin, [ ]; Plessinger, F. P.; Pyle, Howard; Raber, [ ]; Senseman, John; Stubsky, Georg

Subjects: Pamphlets; Watermarks

Search Terms: Aurand Press; Brochures; Ephrata Cloister; Ephrata Cloister Associates, Inc.; Ephrata Cloister Chorus; Harper's New Monthly Magazine; Hocking Printing Company, Inc.; Legal papers; Mennonite Publishing House; Pamphlets; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Pow wow; Review Book Store; Seventh Day Baptists; Society of the Seventh Day Baptists of Ephrata; Watermarks; Ye Village Inne

Extent: 2 boxes, 22 folders, 1 volume, .75 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English and German

Object ID: MG0081

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: See also the Photograph and Library collections

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

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level. Original documents may be used--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection 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. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: MG0081

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Originally cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 01 November 2018.

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Collection: Kirk Family Papers

Title: Kirk Family Papers

Object ID: MG0279

Date Range: 1835-1891

Manuscript groups Receipts School workbooks Scrapbooks Related Materials: See estate papers and court records for members of the Kirk family in the Lancaster County Government Records. Processing History: This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives

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Collection: Kirk Family Papers

Title: Kirk Family Papers

Description: The Kirk Family Papers contain items from the Kirk family, of Kirk's Mill, in Little Britain Twp. Ciphering and other school books of Lewis Kirk represent some of his schoolwork. Elisabeth's scrapbook from 1846 shows her interest in poetry. Legal and financial documents of Levi Kirk pertain to the sale of land, farming, medical expenses and the payment of bounties in 1864. Published works and the Columbian Almanac for 1836 are among the mid-nineteenth century items that the family saved.

Date Range: 1835-1891

Year Range From: 1835

Year Range To: 1891

Date of Accumulation: 1835-1891

Creator: Kirk Family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Adams, John Quincy; Bache, Anna; Brown, John; Brown, William; Cunningham, H. C.; Foley, James W.; Griest, William Walton; Haines, William P.; Kirk, Elisabeth; Kirk, Levi; Kirk, Lewis; Kirk, Lizzie; Lewis, John; McCaslin, Thomas; McDowell, Joseph; Miller, John; Peeples, J. A.; Reedy, Edward; Stubbs, J. B.; Wardens, George; Witmer, Cyrus; Wood, Samuel

Subjects: Advertisements; Problems and exercises; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Advertisements; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Receipts; School workbooks; Scrapbooks

Extent: 1 box 14 folders .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0279

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: See estate papers and court records for members of the Kirk family in the Lancaster County Government Records.

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Accession Number: 2000.MG0279

Other Numbers: MG-279

Classification: MG0279

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 1 August 2022.

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Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #275

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1822

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Allen, Thomas; Caldwell, Hannah; Cross, Elizabeth; Funfrock, Emanuel; Funfrock, Susan; Green, Eliza; Green, John; Green, Martha; Hinebaugh, Mary; Jamieson, Peter; Jordan, Eliza; Manning, Eliza; Miller, Eliza; Miller, Henry; Miller, Hugh; Miller, Sarah; Neddry , James; Neddry, John; Neddry, Mary; Porter, Fanny; Porter, Ralph; Porter, Rebecca; Reigart, Samuel; Shive, George; Shive, Jacob; Shive, Mary Ann; Shrite, Hugh; Smith, David; Smith, Elizabeth; Smith, Henry; Way, Mary; Way, Rebecca; Wolheter, George; Wolheter, Henry; Wolheter, Mary; Yetter, Catharine; Yetter, Peter

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Donegal Twp.; Mount Joy Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Donegal Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #275

Box Number: 002

Notes: Entered into Q&A Aug 28, 2003.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Donegal Twp. and Mount Joy Twp., as noted.; Allen, Thomas. Donegal Twp.; Caldwell, Hannah. Donegal Twp.; Cross, Elizabeth. Mount Joy Twp.; Funfrock, Emanuel. Mount Joy Twp.; Funfrock, Susan. Mount Joy Twp.; Green, Eliza. Mount Joy Twp.; Green, John. Mount Joy Twp.; Green, Martha. Mount Joy Twp.; Hinebaugh, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Jamieson, Peter. Teacher.; Jordan, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Manning, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Miller, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Miller, Henry. Mount Joy Twp.; Miller, Hugh. Donegal Twp.; Miller, Sarah. Donegal Twp.; Neddry , James. Donegal Twp.; Neddry, John. Donegal Twp.; Neddry, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Porter, Fanny. Donegal Twp.; Porter, Ralph. Donegal Twp.; Porter, Rebecca. Donegal Twp.; Reigart, Samuel. Donegal Twp.; Shive, George. Donegal Twp.; Shive, Jacob. Donegal Twp.; Shive, Mary Ann. Donegal Twp.; Shrite, Hugh. Mount Joy Twp.; Smith, David. Mount Joy Twp.; Smith, Elizabeth. Mount Joy Twp.; Smith, Henry. Mount Joy Twp.; Way, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Way, Rebecca. Donegal Twp.; Wolheter, George. Donegal Twp.; Wolheter, Henry. Donegal Twp.; Wolheter, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Yetter, Catharine. Mount Joy Twp.; Yetter, Peter. Mount Joy Twp.; 1 item 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1821 #280

Date Range: 1821

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date Range: 1821

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1821

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Caldwell, Hannah; Cross, Eliza; Finiffrock, Emmanuel; Finiffrock, Susan; Green, Martha; Hynebaugh, Mary; Jamieson, Peter; Manning, Eliza; McDonnell, William; Miller, Henry; Miller, Hugh; Miller, Sarah; Neddry, Mary; Porter, Fanny; Reigart, Samuel; Robertson, Caroline; Smith, Elizabeth; Smith, Henry; Wallace, Sarah; Way, Rebecca

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Mount Joy Twp.; Donegal Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Mount Joy Twp. and Donegal Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1821 #280

Box Number: 001

Notes: Never entered into Q&A.

Additional Notes: Poor Children.; Jamieson, Peter.Teacher.; Robertson, Caroline.; Wallace, Sarah.; Finiffrock, Susan.; Finiffrock, Emmanuel.; Green, Martha.; Cross, Eliza.; Smith, Henry.; Smith, Elizabeth.; Miller, Henry.; Hynebaugh, Mary.; Neddry, Mary.; Porter, Fanny.; Manning, Eliza.; Reigart, Samuel.; Way, Rebecca.; Caldwell, Hannah.; Miller, Hugh.; Miller, Sarah.; McDonnell, William.; 1item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #162

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1822

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Allen, Thomas; Caldwell, Hannah; Finefrock, Susanna; Green, Eliza; Green, John; Himebaugh, Mary Ann; Jameson, Peter; Jordan, Eliza; Lenox, Mary; Manning, Eliza; Miller, Eliza; Miller, Henry; Miller, Hugh; Neddry, James; Neddry , John; Porter, Fanny; Porter, Ralph; Porter, Rebecca; Shire, George; Shire, Jacob; Shire, Mary; Shrite, Hugh; Way, Mary; Way, Rebecca; Wolheter, George; Wolheter, Henry; Wolheter, Mary; Yetter, Catharine; Yetter, Peter

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Donegal Twp.; Mount Joy Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Donegal Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #162

Box Number: 002

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/10/221.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Donegal Twp. or Mount Joy Twp. as noted below.; Allen, Thomas. Donegal Twp.; Caldwell, Hannah. Donegal Twp.; Finefrock, Susanna. Mount Joy Twp.; Green, Eliza. Mount Joy Twp.; Green, John. Mount Joy Twp.; Himebaugh, Mary Ann. Donegal Twp.; Jameson, Peter. Teacher.; Jordan, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Lenox, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Manning, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Miller, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Miller, Henry. Mount Joy Twp.; Miller, Hugh. Donegal Twp.; Neddry, James. Donegal Twp.; Neddry , John. Donegal Twp.; Porter, Fanny. Donegal Twp.; Porter, Ralph. Donegal Twp.; Porter, Rebecca. Donegal Twp.; Shire, George. Donegal Twp.; Shire, Jacob. Donegal Twp.; Shire, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Shrite, Hugh. Mount Joy Twp.; Way, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Way, Rebecca. Donegal Twp.; Wolheter, George. Donegal Twp.; Wolheter, Henry. Donegal Twp.; Wolheter, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Yetter, Catharine. Mount Joy Twp.; Yetter, Peter. Mount Joy Twp.; 1 item, 1 piece.

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Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1823 #086

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1823

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Allen, Thomas; Anderson, Isaac; Barlow, John; Caldwell, Hannah; Cross, Elizabeth; Cross, George; Dunn, Robert; Dunn, William; Funfrock, Benjamin; Funfrock, Emanuel; Funfrock, Susan; Green, Elizabeth; Green, John; Hinebaugh, Mary Ann; Jamieson, Peter; Jordan, Eliza; Lemmon, Hugh James; Manning, Eliza; Mateer, Jacob; Mateer, John; McCarren, Samuel; Miller, Eliza; Miller, Henry; Miller, Hugh; Minigan, Samuel; Neddry, James; Neddry, John; Porter, Fanny; Porter, Ralph; Porter, Rebecca; Reid, Elizabeth; Reid, Jacob; Shire, George; Shire, Jacob; Shire, Mary Ann; Simpson, Eliza; Simpson, Mary; Sweeney, Edward; Sweeney, Mary; Wallace, George; Wallace, Samuel; Way, Hannah; Way, Mary; Way, Rebecca; Willis, John; Yetter, Peter

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Donegal Twp.; Mount Joy Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Donegal Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1823 #086

Box Number: 003

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/02/23.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Donegal or Mount Joy Twp, as noted.; Allen, Thomas. Donegal Twp.; Anderson, Isaac. Donegal Twp.; Barlow, John. Donegal Twp.; Caldwell, Hannah. Donegal Twp.; Cross, Elizabeth. Mount Joy Twp.; Cross, George. Mount Joy Twp.; Dunn, Robert. Mount Joy Twp.; Dunn, William. Mount Joy Twp.; Funfrock, Benjamin. Mount Joy Twp.; Funfrock, Emanuel. Mount Joy Twp.; Funfrock, Susan. Mount Joy Twp.; Green, Elizabeth. Mount Joy Twp.; Green, John. Mount Joy Twp.; Hinebaugh, Mary Ann. Donegal Twp.; Jamieson, Peter. Teacher.; Jordan, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Lemmon, Hugh James. Mount Joy Twp.; Manning, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Mateer, Jacob. Mount Joy Twp.; Mateer, John. Mount Joy Twp.; McCarren, Samuel. Donegal Twp.; Miller, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Miller, Henry. Mount Joy Twp.; Miller, Hugh. Donegal Twp.; Minigan, Samuel. Mount Joy Twp.; Neddry, James. Donegal Twp.; Neddry, John. Donegal Twp.; Porter, Fanny. Donegal Twp.; Porter, Ralph. Donegal Twp.; Porter, Rebecca. Donegal Twp.; Reid, Elizabeth. Donegal Twp.; Reid, Jacob. Donegal Twp.; Shire, George. Mount Joy Twp.; Shire, Jacob. Mount Joy Twp.; Shire, Mary Ann. Mount Joy Twp.; Simpson, Eliza. Donegal Twp.; Simpson, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Sweeney, Edward. Donegal Twp.; Sweeney, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Wallace, George. Mount Joy Twp.; Wallace, Samuel. Mount Joy Twp.; Way, Hannah. Donegal Twp.; Way, Mary. Donegal Twp.; Way, Rebecca. Donegal Twp.; Willis, John. Donegal Twp.; Yetter, Peter. Mount Joy Twp.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #237

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1822

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Jamieson, Peter; Allen, Thomas; Caldwell, Hamilton; Finefrock, Susanna; Green, Eliza; Green, John; Himebaugh, Mary; Jordan, Eliza; Lennox, Mary; Manning, Eliza; Miller, Eliza; Miller, Henry; Miller, Hugh; Miller, Sarah; Neddry, James; Neddry, John; Porter, Fanny; Porter, Ralph; Porter, Rebecca; Robertson, Caroline; Shire, George; Shire, Jacob; Shire, Mary A.; Shrite, Hugh; Way, Mary; Way, Rebecca; Wolheter, George; Wolheter, Henry; Wolheter, Mary; Yetter, Catherine; Yetter, Peter

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Donegal Twp.; Mount Joy Twp.; Poor Children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Mount Joy Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #237

Box Number: 002

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/12/02.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Mount Joy and Donegal Township.; Jamieson, Peter. Teacher.; Allen, Thomas. Donegal Township.; Caldwell, Hamilton. Donegal Township.; Cross, Eliza. Mount Joy Township.; Finefrock, Susanna. Mount Joy Township.; Green, Eliza. Mount Joy Township.; Green, John. Mount Joy Township.; Himebaugh, Mary. Donegal Township.; Jordan, Eliza. Donegal Township.; Lennox, Mary. Donegal Township.; Manning, Eliza. Donegal Township.; Miller, Eliza. Donegal Township.; Miller, Henry. Mount Joy Township.; Miller, Hugh. Donegal Township.; Miller, Sarah. Donegal Township.; Neddry, James. Donegal Township.; Neddry, John. Donegal Township.; Porter, Fanny. Donegal Township.; Porter, Ralph. Donegal Township.; Porter, Rebecca. Donegal Township.; Robertson, Caroline. Mount Joy Township.; Shire, George. Donegal Township.; Shire, Jacob. Donegal Township.; Shire, Mary A. Donegal Township.; Shrite, Hugh. Mount Joy Township.; Way, Mary. Donegal Township.; Way, Rebecca. Donegal Township.; Wolheter, George. Donegal Township.; Wolheter, Henry. Donegal Township.; Wolheter, Mary. Donegal Township.; Yetter, Catherine. Donegal Township.; Yetter, Peter. Mount Joy Township.; 1 item, 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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