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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I002
Date Range
1888/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1888/11
Year
1888
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Ephrata, Ephrata Twp.
Fahnestock's Mill
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I002
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1888.
Location: On road from Ephrata, Ephrata Twp., to road running from turnpike to Fahnestock's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
50.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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A noteworthy book : Der blutige Schau-Platz oder Martyrer Spiegel

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Author
Pennypacker, Samuel W.,
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.5
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Responsibility
Samuel W. Pennypacker.
Author
Pennypacker, Samuel W.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
pp. 276-289 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 5.
The translating from Dutch into German and printing of Martyrs Mirror, at Ephrata, Pa.
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Martyrs
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.5
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013123925&view=1up&seq=322
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The Ephrata story

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Author
Franck, Ira Stoner,
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
286.3 F822
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Responsibility
by Ira S. Franck. Illustrations by James Keller.
Author
Franck, Ira Stoner,
Place of Publication
[n.p.]
Publisher
Hocking printing co, inc.,
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
26, [4] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.3 F822
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Documents

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0370 I002
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Year
1885
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Erb, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Hammer Creek
Ephrata Twp.
Warwick Twp.
Rothsville, Warwick Twp.
Lincoln, Ephrata Twp.
Orders
Bridges
Place
Ephrata Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0370 I002
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Location: On public road from Rothsville, Warwick Twp., to Lincoln, Ephrata Twp., near Samuel Erb's.
Document type: Order to County Commissioners for a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Documents

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0370 I003
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Year
1885
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Hammer Creek
Ephrata Twp.
Warwick Twp.
Rothsville, Warwick Twp.
Lincoln, Ephrata Twp.
Petitions
Orders
Reports
Bridges
Place
Ephrata Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0370 I003
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1885.
Location: On public road from Rothsville, Warwick Twp., to Lincoln, Ephrata Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
40.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Ephrata: a history

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Author
Ernst, James Emanuel,
Date of Publication
1961 [c.1963]
Call Number
905.748 PGFS
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Responsibility
Posthumously edited, with an introd., by John Joseph Stoudt.
Author
Ernst, James Emanuel,
Place of Publication
Allentown, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Folklore Society,
Date of Publication
1961 [c.1963]
Physical Description
xxi, 354 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. [Yearbook] v.25
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Additional Author
Stoudt, John Joseph,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 PGFS
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A new look at Ephrata Cloister

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Author
Steirer, William F.
Date of Publication
1966
A New Look at the Ephrata Cloister William F. Steirer, Jr. When the day's last curious tourist has retreated from the worn paths where Conrad Beissel once trod, and the softly glowing moon- light illuminates the old graveyard at Ephrata's Cloister, once more the Saal seems filled with the strains
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Responsibility
by William F. Steirer, Jr.
Author
Steirer, William F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1966
Physical Description
[101]-116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 70, no. 2
Subjects
Beissel, Conrad, - 1690-1768.
Ephrata Cloister.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 70, number 2 (1966), p. 101-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.70
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Chronicon ephratense : a history of the community of Seventh Day Baptists at Ephrata, Lancaster County, Penn'a

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Author
Lamech,
Date of Publication
1889.
Call Number
286.3 F822e
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Responsibility
by "Lamech and Agrippa" ; translated from the original German by J. Max Hark.
Author
Lamech,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
S.H. Zahm & Co.,
Date of Publication
1889.
Physical Description
xvi, 288 p. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Translation of Chronicon ephratense, enthaltend den lebens-lauf des ehrwürdigen vaters in Christo Friedsam Gottrecht ... zusamen getragen von br. Lamech [i. e. Jacob Gass?] u. Agrippa [i. e. Johann Peter Miller also known as Prior Jaebez] ... Ephrata: Gedruckt anno M. DCCLXXXVI. cf. Seidensticker, First cent. of German printing in America, p. 117, and Sache, The German sectarians of Pennsylvania 142-1800, p. 471.
No. 10, no. 182, no. 232.
Subjects
Beissel, Conrad, - 1690-1768.
Ephrata Cloister.
Seventh-Day Baptists - Pennsylvania.
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Miller, Johann Peter,
Hark, J. Max
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.3 F822e
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Specification

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I003
Date Range
1889
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1889
Year
1889
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Hibshman, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Specifications
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I003
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Location: At George Hibshman's.
Document type: Specifications for masonry of iron bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Documents

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I004
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Year
1889
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Hibshman, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Cocalico Creek
Ephrata Twp.
Specifications
Proposals
Contracts
Bridges
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I004
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Location: At George Hibshman's.
Document type: Specifications, proposal, and contract for bridge construction.
1 item, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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