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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz

Title: Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz

Object ID: JBFP 7.1.1.006

Date Range: 1846/06/11

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz

Title: Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz

Description: Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz recounting and describing the current political climate in Mexico, much of the information comes from British soldiers Foltz meets. He describes a recent meeting of the Mexican Congress, support for Santa Anna, and the current state of certain Mexican ports. U.S. Ship Raritan off Vera Cruz.

Date Range: 1846/06/11

Creator: Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith, 1810-1877

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 7, Box 1

People: Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith; Buchanan, James; Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de

Subjects: Mexico; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico); Raritan (Frigate); Mexico--Politics and government; Harbors; Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Mexico; Mexico, Politics and government; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Veracruz, Veracruz-Llave, Mexico; USS Raritan; Ports; Harbors; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 20 x 32 cm.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 7 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 7.1.1.006

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.722

Other Number: JBFP Part 7, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 6

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz

Title: Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz

Object ID: JBFP 7.1.1.009

Date Range: 1847/05/29

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 7 Jonathan Messersmith Foltz

Title: Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz

Description: Letter to James Buchanan from J. M. Foltz recounting a letter Foltz heard about, from a captain stationed in Mexico City, which describes the current state of Mexican politics—especially regarding Santa Anna. U.S. Hotel Philadelphia.

Date Range: 1847/05/29

Creator: Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith, 1810-1877

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 7, Box 1

People: Foltz, Jonathan Messersmith; Buchanan, James; Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de

Subjects: Mexico; Mexico--Politics and government; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Mexico City (Mexico); Letters

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Mexico; Mexico, Politics and government; Mexican War, 1846-1848; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; Mexico City, Mexico; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 19 x 24.50 cm.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 7 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 7.1.1.009

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.725

Other Number: JBFP Part 7, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 9

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Scrapbook

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Title: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Object ID: MG0184_S01

1 document

Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Title: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Description: The George Steinman Papers, Series 1 contains an album, compiled by George Steinman, with many photographs of buildings, tombstones, monuments and scenes of Lancaster city and county. Ephemera and newspaper articles are among the photographs. Represented in the album are Postlethwaite's Tavern, hotels and taverns, fire houses, the Conestoga massacre, churches, cemeteries, Ephrata Cloister, prominent citizens and their homes, Stehli Silk Mill, and schools. The four boxes contain orginal correspondence, documents, photographs and ephemera or and pertaining to the same subject matter as the album.

System of Arrangement: This collection is divided into two series:; Series 1 The Steinman Album; Series 2 Documents, Photographs, Ephemera

Date of Accumulation: ca. 1860-1920

Creator: Steinman, George Michael, 1847-1920

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Shelf: Top shelf

People: Altee, John; André, John; Appel, T. Roberts; Armstrong, Elizabeth; Atlee, Samuel John; Atlee, Washington Lemuel; Atlee, William Augustus; Atlee, William Pitt; Baer, John; Baily, Francis; Bair, Daniel; Baker, James G.; Baldwin, Edith L.; Barr, Elias; Barton, Thomas; Bausman, Elizabeth; Bausman, William; Bear, Henry; Beck, Herbert Huebener; Beck, Martin; Beecher, William C.; Beissel, Conrad; Beissel, John Conrad; Bender, Henry; Bethel, Samuel; Bezellon, Martha Coombe; Bezellon, Peter; Boehm, Henry; Boyle, Philip; Breneman, Benjamin Franklin; Breneman, Gideon; Breneman, Franklin Henry; Broll, John; Brown, J. H.; Bryan, George; Buchanan, James; Buchmiller, Dulon Frank; Burkhart, Anna Margarita; Burkhart, George; Burrowes, Francis Smith; Burrowes, Thomas Henry; Burt, Nathaniel; Calder, George, Jr.; Cameron, James; Carpenter, John; Carpenter, William; Cheves, Langdon; Clay, Henry; Clemson, James; Coleman, Elizabeth; Coleman, Robert; Coleman, William; Cope, Caleb; Cope, Thomas P.; Cox, John; Crawford, James; Crowel, Mary R.; Damant, James; Davis, Benjamin Franklin; Dering, Henry; Detwiler, Thomas Craig; Diffenbaugh, Henry; Diffenderfer, Milton Hess; Diffenderffer, Frank Reid; Diller, Graybill; Donnley, Felix; Downing, Samuel; Dufresne, Samuel; Duvel, P. S.; Eberly, Michael; Edge, Walter Warren; Eichholtz, Jacob; Ellicott, Andrew; Elliot, Robert; Ellmaker, Nathaniel; Eshleman, Frank; Fahnestock, Samuel; Ferree, Philip; Fordney, Melchoir; Forney, J. A.; Fox, Cyrus; Frailey, Jacob; Franklin, George F.; Franklin, Walter; Fraser, Susan; Frazer, Reah; Fulton, Robert; Funck, John; Funk, John; Galbreath, John; Geist, M. W.; Germon, W. L.; Gill, William; Gingrich, Amos; Graff, Andreas; Grant, Hamilton; Graybill, Jacob; Groff, John M.; Groff, Sebastian; Grosh, John; Grove, Annie C.; Grubb, Daisy; Grubb, Peter; Hager, Walter C.; Haldeman, Samuel Steman; Hall, Charles; Hamilton, Andrew; Hamilton, James; Hammond, Frederick W.; Hamond, E. R.; Hand, Edward; Hand, John; Hand, Mollie; Harpel, Charlotte; Hayes, Alexander Laws; Hazen, Moses; Heinitsh, August; Heintzelman, Samuel Peter; Heister, Joseph; Henderson, Barton; Henderson, Thomas G.; Henry, John Joseph; Hensel, George Washington, Jr.; Hensel, William Uhler; Herr, Christian; Herr, Hans; Herr, Rudy; Hews, George H.; Hoffnagle, Peter; Hood, Alexander H.; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Hughes, Edward; Hutter, Christian; Jacobs, Cyrus; Jenkins, David; Jenkins, William; Kevinski, John B.; King, George H.; Kirkpatrick, William; Konigmacher, Joseph; Kroome, Hiram; Krug, George; Kuhn, Simon; Kuhn, Simon Adam; Landis, David Bachman; Landis, David H.; Landis, Harry; Landis, Jacob; Light, John B.; Lightner, Michael; Lincoln, Abraham; Lippold, John W.; Loeb, Jacob; Long, Henry Grimler; Long, Isaac; Lowery, Alexander; Lowery, Lazarus; Ludlow, Robert Fulton; Magee, David Francis; Marshall, Christopher; Marshall, John; Martin, C. H.; Mason, S.; Mathiot, John; Matlack, Timothy; Mayer, Christian B.; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; McClain, Francis Bernard; McClellan, George Brinton; McCormick, D. R.; McFarquahr, Colin; McGrann, Bernard John; Melsheimmer, Frederick Valentine; Metzger, Samuel H.; Mifflin, Thomas; Miller, Dave "Devil"; Miller, John; Miller, Susanna; Mishler, Benjamin; Montgomery, John R.; Montgomery, William; Morton, William Augustus; Mulhatten, Barney; Musser, Yost; Myers, Albert; Mylin, Martin; Neff, John; Nevin, John D.; North, Hugh McAlister; Old, James; Parks, Jake; Pastor, John; Peiper, William L.; Penn, William; Pitt, William; Porter, Andrew; Porter, George B.; Pyle, Howard; Ramsey, David; Raub, Galen John Peoples; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Emanuel C.; Reilly, Mary Gertrude Costigan; Reinmansnyder, Helen; Reynolds, George Nelson; Reynolds, John Fulton; Reynolds, William; Rogers, Milton C.; Rose, Frederick; Ross, George; Ross, Patton; Sauber, Charles Alvin; Sener, Samuel Miller; Seyfert, Augustus G.; Shober, Emanuel; Shreiner, Philip; Slaymaker, Henry; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, L.; Slaymaker, William; Sloane, S.; Slough, Elizabeth; Smith, Charles; Snavely, Harry H.; Stahr, John Summers; Stambauch, Samuel; Stauffer, David McNeely; Stedman, Alexander; Steinman, George Michael; Stevens, Thaddeus; Stiegel, Henry William; Strong Wolf, Chief; Summy, Levi; Sutter, John Augustus; Tener, John C.; Thornburg, Robert; Todd, Charles; Tomlinson, George; Urban, John; Vogan, John; Washington, George; Webb, James; West, Benjamin; Wharton, Thomas; Whiteside, John; Wiley, William; Williamson, Henry Stackhouse; Willson, George Bolivar; Willson, John; Winover, Peter; Wise, Charles; Wise, John; Witmer, Abraham; Witmer, David; Witmer, Esther Elizabeth; Worner, William Frederic; Wright, James; Wright, John; Yeates, Catharine; Yeates, Jasper; Zahm, Godfried; Zahm, Mathias; Zahm, Samuel H.; Zantzinger, Paul; Zehmer, Anthony; Zinzendorf, Nicholaus

Subjects: Ephemera; Photographs; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Abbeville (Historic estate); Abbeville Mill; Advent Lutheran Church; Albright's Transportation Depot; All Saints Episcopal Church; American Hose Company; Balloons; Bangor Episcopal Church; Berks County Historical Society; Binkley's Bridge; Bird-In-Hand Friends Meetinghouse; Boehm's Chapel; Buch Tavern; Buchanan Park; Caledonia Furnace; Carpenter's Union Church; Cat Tavern; Cemeteries; Central Cigar Store; Chalices; Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church; Christ Lutheran Church; Christian Herr House; Christiana Resistance; Churches; Clare Point Stock Farm; Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge; Columbia Friends Meetinghouse; Conestoga Furnace; Conestoga Glue Factory; Conestoga Navigation Company; Conestoga wagon; Cosgrove's Tavern; County House; Courthouses; Covered bridges; Disasters; Donegal Presbyterian Church; Downing's Mill; Eagle Hotel; Eden Iron Works; Edge Tool Forge; Elizabeth Furnace; Emmanuel Lutheran Church; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata Cloister; Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel; Exchange Hotel; Feagleyville; Federal Hall; Finding aids; Fire departments; Fires; First National Store; First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster; First Reformed Church, Lancaster; Fites Eddy Hotel; Fountain Inn; Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College; Franklin House; Fulton Cotton Mill; General Sutter Inn; Golden Swan Hotel; Grace Lutheran Church; Graeff's Landing; Grape Tavern; Gravestones; Graveyards; Green Cottage; Grubb Mansion; Halfway House; Hans Herr House; Hardwicke; Harmony Hall; Heinitsh Drug Store; Historical markers; Hope Episcopal Church; Hopewell Forge; Hotels; Humane Fire Company; Humes Woolen Mill; Hutter's Folly; Indian Queen Tavern; Indigenous peoples; J. B. Distillery; Keener's Mill; Kepler Lodge; Krug House; Lafayette Hill; Lamb Tavern; Lamparter's Row; Lancaster Academy; Lancaster County Courthouse; Lancaster County Historical Society; Lancaster County National Bank; Lancaster County Prison; Lancaster Curling Club; Lancaster Fencibles; Lancaster Moravian Church; Landisville Mennonite Meetinghouse; Leacock Presbyterian Church; Linden Hall; Lititz Moravian Church; Manuscript groups; Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Company; Markets; Martic Forge, Martic Twp.; Martin Meylin's Gunshop; Masonic halls; Masonic lodges; Massasoit Hall; Mechanics Library; Mellinger Mennonite Church; Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church; Millersville Academy; Millersville State Normal School; Millersville University; Mills; Mischler's Exchange; Mishler's Beer Garden; Montgomery House; Monuments; Moss Cigar Factory; Mount Bethel Mansion; Mount Hope Furnace; Native Americans; Odd Fellows Hall; Old City Hall; Old Welsh Graveyard; Paper mills; Parish houses; Paxton Boys; Penn Square; Pennsbury Manor; Pennsylvania Railroad; Pequea Presbyterian Church; Petroglyphs; Photographs; Plough Tavern; Poole Forge; Postlethwaite's Tavern; Powder houses; Practical Farmer Hotel; Ranck's Mill; Reigart's Landing; Reigart's Old Wine Store; Relay Hotel; Revolutionary War; Rock Ford; Ruth's Fine Groceries; Sadsbury Friends Meetinghouse; Safe Harbor Rolling Mill; Schools; Scrapbooks; Shiffler Fire Company; Ship Tavern; Shippen School; Sign of the Bull Tavern; Sign of the Hat Tavern; Sorrel Horse Hotel; St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church; St. James Episcopal Church; St. John's Episcopal Church; St. John's Lutheran Church; St. John's United Church of Christ; St. Mary's Catholic Church; St. Michael's Lutheran Church; St. Paul's United Church of Christ; St. Peter's Catholic Church; Stamps; Stehli Silk Mill; Stock certificates; Strasburg Academy; Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery; Strasburg Methodist Episcopal Church; Sunflower Inn; Swamp Church; Swan Hotel; Tavern signs; Taverns; Ten Hour House; Three Crowns Tavern; Trinity Lutheran Church; Union Bethel Church; Union Fire Company; Union Hotel; Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Vermont Historical Society; Voganville Hotel; Wabank House; Washington Hotel; Washington Memorial Chapel; Waterloo Tavern; Waterworks; Watt and Shand; Weaverland Mennonite Church; Wheatland; White Horse Hotel; White Swan Hotel; William Pitt Tavern; Windsor Forge; Witmer's Bridge; Witness Tree; Woodward Hill Cemetery; F. W. Woolworth Co.; York Furnace; Young Men's Christian Association; Zion Lutheran Church

Extent: 1 scrapbook, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Copies: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710; Photograph Collection

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).; "Mr. Geo. Steinman who started this collection of pictures. This book was presented to the Lanc. Co. Historical Society after his death by Mr. Geo. S. Franklin."; John M. Gibson is recorded as the donor, 1968, in LancasterHistory's accession records.; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.; The use of the original album is restricted. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org with questions.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Number: MG-184, Series 1

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared PK and MSH, 2008. Added to database 20 July 2021.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.

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Picture

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Image of Lancaster County National Bank

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F071_It05

Date Range: Ca. 1872-1881

1 document

Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Image of Lancaster County National Bank

Description: Reproduction of a photograph of Lancaster County National Bank on the north side of East King Street, west of Duke Street, Lancaster. William L. Peiper, president, and "T. F. H. Breneman," cashier, are standing at the entrance. To the left are the awning and sign of Hoar & McNabb Dry Good & Notions.

Date Range: Ca. 1872-1881

Creation Date: Circa 1872-1881

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0004

People: Breneman, Franklin Henry; Peiper, William L.

Subjects: Banks and banking

Search Terms: Banks; East King Street; Hoar and McNabb; Lancaster County National Bank

Extent: 1 item, 1 page scanned

Object Name: Picture

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F071_It05

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650; George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Other Numbers: MG-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 71, Item 5

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 17 February 2024.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Petition

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0355 I006

Date Range: 1847/08

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1847/08

Year: 1847

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0005

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Cocalico Creek; Creeks; Ephrata Twp.; Lancaster; Orders; Petitions; Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Reports; Sinking Spring, Spring Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania

Place: Ephrata Twp.

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0355 I006

Box Number: 005

Additional Notes: Court term: August 1847.; Location: On public highway from Lancaster City, via Sinking Spring, Berks County to Reading, Berks County.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Date Range: 1879-1919

volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many

2 documents

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Description: Known as The Marietta Scrapbook, this volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many articles on the Pennsylvania Dutch, personal histories, crime, and genealogical information within the book. Histories for the following municipalities are included: Marietta, Christiana, Columbia, Donegal, Erie, Lancaster, Lititz, Manheim, Maytown, Mountville, Peach Bottom, Salunga, and Wrightsville.

Date Range: 1879-1919

Creation Date: 1879-1919

Year Range From: 1879

Year Range To: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Job descriptions; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population; Local taxation; Marietta (Pa.); Murder; Occupations; Pennsylvania Dutch; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Christiana; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Education; Lancaster; Lititz; Manheim; Marietta; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mountville; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Pennsylvania Germans; Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.; Scrapbooks; Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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: Restricted access.; Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original volume may be used by appointment only-contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; 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.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box R010

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 88.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Petition

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0765 I003

Date Range: 1847/11

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1847/11

Year: 1872

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0012

People: Lutz, Jesse

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Berks County; Bridges; Cocalico Creek; Creeks; Jesse Lutz's Sawmill; Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Mills; Orders; Petitions; Reports; Sawmills; West Cocalico Twp.

Place: West Cocalico Twp.

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0765 I003

Box Number: 012

Additional Notes: Court term: November 1847.; Location: On road between roads to Berks County and Lebanon County at Jesse Lutz's Saw Mill.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 7 items, 4 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 400.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Invitation

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Invitation to Hon. James Buchanan to attend a 4th of July celebration

Object ID: JBFP 1.5.1.033

Date Range: 1845/06/2

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Invitation to Hon. James Buchanan to attend a 4th of July celebration

Description: Invitation to Hon. James Buchanan to attend a 4th of July celebration from a committee of the Democratic Citizens of Cumberland County, signed by J. Ellis Bonham, George McFeely, M. MClellan, Adam Longsdorf, William Riley, William M. Mateer, Peter Gutshall, J. [Helman], Patrick Davidson, R. McClan Sr. and R. Snodgrass. Carlisle, Pa.

Date Range: 1845/06/2

Creator: Democratic Citizens of Cumberland County

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 6

People: Buchanan, James; Bonham, J. Ellis; McFeely, George; McClellan, Mitchell F.; Longsdorf, Adam; Riley, William; Gutshall, Peter; Helman, J.; Davidson, Patrick; McClan R.,; Snodgrass, Robert

Subjects: Invitation cards; Cumberland County (Pa.)

Search Terms: Invitations; Democratic Citizens of Cumberland County (Pa.); Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 8 x 9.75 in.

Object Name: Invitation

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 5

Object ID: JBFP 1.5.1.033

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.105

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 5, Subseries 1, Folder 33

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Book, Account

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

Title: Account Book of Henry Ammon, Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Caernarvon, Lancaster and Berks Counties.

Object ID: MG0963_F001

Date Range: 1845-1847

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

Title: Account Book of Henry Ammon, Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Caernarvon, Lancaster and Berks Counties.

Description: Account Book of Henry Ammon, Gap, Salisbury Township, Caernarvon, Lancaster and Berks Counties.; Book references to work done, plowing, harrowing, calf skins, mutton, veal and purchase of rails, beef, tallow, pork, liver, etc.; Contains 49 leaves, with a mixed pagination, plus a 12 page name index (mostly by first name).; Front cover inside has "Henry Ammon; His Day Book Bot (sic); Eliza Ball the 17 Day of April - 1845; Henry Ammon" written at the top. Also calculation numbers.; Inside back cover has account notes written on it.; Pages 6 and facing page, and 7 are blank.; Insert 1 - 1 loose item:; Item

Admin/Biographical History: From: Donor Card, 1850 Census; o From 1850 Census: age 20, Carpenter; o Buried in Pequea Presbyterian Cemetery; o 1900: Assistant Baker with son Lemuel; o 1863: Exempt from draft to "loss of teeth"; o 1868 & 1869: Application for tavern license

Date Range: 1845-1847

Creation Date: 13 April 1845 to 7 October 1847

Year Range From: 1845

Year Range To: 1847

Creator: Ammon, Henry, 1830-1912

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Acely, Isaac; Albright, David; Alon, William; Baker, Ely; Baker, Jacob; Baker, William; Bear, George; Beard, Rebeca; Beard, Samuel; Bittler, Charles; Booth, Benemel; Boyer, William; Brook, Boyer; Brown, Peter; Brumer, John; Bruner, J.; Buchwalter, Martin; Buckwalter, Cyrus; Buckwalter, Seth; Bull, Elijah; Bush, John; Byler, Jacob; Cerswill, Samuel; Colman, George; Corswel, Mrs.; Cring, John; Cuitmor, Robert; Dampman, Evan; Dantard, James; Dehaven, James; Delzel, Ross; Dickinson, Ely; Dickinson, Nelson; Diehm, William; Dingler, Jacob; Donwoody, Edward; Dorwate, Joseph; Drumbeber, Jacob; Early, Isaac; Elms, Evan; Emmery, John; Evens, John C.; Evens, Lot; Everhart, James; Fair, Lewis; Fink, David; Forman, Daniel; Fowler, Edward; Fox, Oyla; Fox, Silas; Freshcorn, Lennerd; Gabet, John; Galasp, John; Gerhart, James; Gest, William; Giger, Jacob; Giger, James; Giger, John; Giger, Michael; Giger, Paul; Goheen, George; Grago, Lewis; Hamdork, Henry; Hamilton, Wilson; Handwork, Andrew; Handwork, George; Handwork, Nicholas; Hart, Elias; Hattery, Michael; Hinton, John; Hoffman, Peter; Homan, Samuel; Hoofman, Jacob; Horts, John; Hrafer, John; Huggerd, Rudolph; Hunter, George; Iport, Thomas; Jackson, John; Jacobs, Isaac; Jacobs, Richard; Jacobs, Samuel; James, Caleb; James, Jesse; Jamison, Phenias; Jenkins, Peter; Jones, John D.; Keller, Mathias; Kennedy, George; Kenny, Robison; Kid, James; Kiny, John; Konte, John; Koots, Thomas; Kremer, W.; Kurb, Christian; Kurtz, John; Landis, Henry; Lewis, James; Locherd, Samuel; Long, John; Long, Jonas D.; Lou, John; Lox, Nathan; Lukins, Aaron; Mager, Daniel; Mangle, Daniel; Mash, Syrus; Mast, Jacob; McCord, Benjamin; McCormick, James; McMichael, Lot; McMichiel, John; Mengle, Henry; Michel, John; Miligan, Isaac; Miller, Daniel; Miller, Henry; Mingle, Henry; Morgan, John; Moser, Rubin; Nelson, John; Noudy, William; O'Neil, James; Old, Daniel; Pail, James C.; Pawling, John; Pearce, Richard; Pears, Richard; Peck, John; Perkyhiser, Isaac; Perkyhiser, William; Peter, John; Plank, David; Plank, Samuel; Pots, Hartely; Potts, David; Potts, Hartely; Ratyen, Charles; Rigg, Samuel; Right, Anderson; Right, Robert; Riter, Cursy; Sands, James; Sheeler, Calvin; Sheeler, Evan; Sheeler, Henry; Sheeler, John; Sheeter, William; Shingle, John; Shingle, Samuel; Shoe, William; Simmers, Wilson; Smith, Joseph; Smith, Levi; Starate, John; Summers, Henry; Tempiben, Isaac; Thomson, John; Timmers, James; Toemoth, Philip; Train, Jacob; Troop, Samuel; Walk, Edward; Walk, John; Wbil, Kiter; Wels, William; White, David; Whitman, Daniel; Whitman, Isaac; Whitman, Johnathan; Whoes, James; Wibl, Smith P.; Widensaul, John; Wilson, Andrew; Wilson, James; Wilson, John; Wiman, Henry; Wip, Samuel; Witman, Peter; Witter, Abraham; Wofman, John; Wolf, William; Wright, Anderson; Yoes, James

Subjects: Account books; Business records

Search Terms: Account books; Business records; Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Salisbury Twp.; Caernarvon Twp.; Caernarvon Twp., Berks County

Extent: 108 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 12" x 7-5/8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2023-10-24

Condition Notes: Book binding has minor damage but is intact. Spine is worn through at places. There are 4 loose leaves (p. 9, 26, 28 and last page). The first leaf and 3 index pages are incomplete with portions torn off. Some pages are loosely held in place.; Spine is worn and missing at bottom.; Front inside leaf has ~3/4 torn out and has account notes written on it.; Index pages ABCD, JKLM AND NOP have section torn out.

Object ID: MG0963_F001

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Accession Number: 2022.021

Other Numbers: MG-963

Classification: MG0963

Description Level: Item

Appraisal

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Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Object ID: Coll App 1904 F001 R

Date Range: 1904

Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Description: Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.

Date Range: 1904

Date of Accumulation: 1849-1913

Year: 1904

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

People: Ream, Henry J.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Collateral appraisement; Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Place: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)

Object Name: Appraisal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Coll App 1904 F001 R

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 03-00 0312

Description Level: Item

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