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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Date Range: 1879-1919

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 Custodial History: Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 88. Cataloged

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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.

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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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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #365

Date Range: 1827

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: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Deitrich, Michael; Dietrich, Philip

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Bridges; Conestoga River; Witmer's Bridge; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #365

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 7, 2001.

Additional Notes: Bridges.; Payment for Witmer's Bridge.; Deitrich, Michael. Administrator for Dietrich, Philip, deceased.; See also CommOrder 1827 #356 and CommOrder 1827 #357.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1831 #108

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: 1831

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0011

People: Eberman, John

Search Terms: Bridges; Lancaster; Conestoga River; Witmer's Bridge; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1831 #108

Box Number: 011

Notes: Entered into Q&A Aug 7, 2001.

Additional Notes: Bridges.; Payment of interest on mortgage on Abraham Witmer's bridge.; Eberman, John. Cashier, Farmers First Bank.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Corporate Lancaster

Object ID: MG0434_Box030

Date Range: 1890-1927

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Corporate Lancaster

Description: Corporate Lancaster encompasses a large variety of businesses throughout the county. Many of these businesses are power companies including electric, water and coal. Some of the major companies mentioned include Atglen Water Company, Susquehanna Canal Water and Power Company, Pennsylvania Water and Power Company, Lititz Water Works, Edison Electric Illuminating Company, and Holtwood Coal Company. These comprise the majority of the scrapbook, however, many retail, savings and insurance companies are also mentioned. Recognizable names are F. W. Woolworth and Company, City Savings and Trust, Lancaster Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Steinman Hardware Store, and the Hager Store. Information about taxes, population, censuses and stocks are featured in some of the newspaper clippings. Many modes of transportation were written about, such as trolley lines, railroads and canals. The materials available in this book include an account book, newspaper clippings, photographs, advertisements, and postcards.

Date Range: 1890-1927

Creation Date: 1890-1927

Year Range From: 1890

Year Range To: 1927

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

Subjects: Account books; Advertisements; Cadastral maps; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Electric industries; Energy industries; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population; Local taxation; Manufacturing industries; Maps; Photographs; Postcards; Scrapbooks; Service industries; Trolley cars

Search Terms: Bangor Episcopal Church; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Lancaster; Newspaper clippings; Scrapbooks

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box030

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: No restrictions. Please request this item by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit.

Copyright: This item 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.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box 30

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 23 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 171; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #350

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

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Porter, George B.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Lancaster; Conestoga River; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #350

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/05/05.

Additional Notes: Bridges.; Payment for advice and services relative to the purchase of Witmer's bridge.; Porter, George B.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #406

Date Range: 1827

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: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Kirkpatrick, William; Witmer, Abraham; Crabb, William; Witmer, David

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Bridges; Conestoga River; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #406

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 14, 2001.

Additional Notes: Bridges.; Payment in full of mortgage on Witmer's Bridge.; Kirkpatrick, William.; Witmer, Abraham.; Crabb, William.; Witmer, David.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #409

Date Range: 1827

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: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Groff, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Lancaster; Conestoga River; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #409

Box Number: 008

Notes: Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.

Additional Notes: Bridges.; Payment pertaining to the purchase of Witmer's Bridge.; Groff, John.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #417

Date Range: 1827

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: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Carpenter, Henry

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Bridges; Conestoga River; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #417

Box Number: 008

Notes: Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.

Additional Notes: Bridges.; Payment for preparing and drawing the title for the bridge formerly called Witmer's.; Carpenter, Henry.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Index

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Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Index to Sheriff's Deeds (Lancaster City)

Object ID: RG 01-00 1847-005

Date Range: 1825-1900

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Index to Sheriff's Deeds (Lancaster City)

Description: One hardbound volume of what appears to be an index to sheriff's deeds. Lists names of grantor and grantee, book number and page number, location and description of property, date of entry, and name of previous owner. The Partition Docket records the division of land between the listed parties, gives the date, book number and page number, describes some properties and the value, and records the action taken. The Ejectment Docket records give the date and judgments for one case.; Contents of Vol. 1:; Book 1 (Apr 1825-Aug 1846); Book 2 (Dec 1846-Nov 1859); Book 3 (Apr 1859-Nov 1872); Book 4 (Jan 1873-Apr 1880); Book 5 (Aug 1880-Jan 1887); Book 6 (Apr 1887-Aug 1892); Book 7 (Dec 1892-Apr 1893); Partition Docket 1 (6 Jan, Apr 1887-Aug 1892); Partition Docket 2 (Aug 1864-Apr 1883); Ejectment Docket (Apr 1877-May 1880); Book 8 (Aug 1893-Sep 1896); Book 9 (Jun 1896-Sep 1899); Book 10 (Nov 1899-Jan 1900)

Date Range: 1825-1900

Creation Date: 1825-1900

Year Range From: 1825

Year Range To: 1900

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subjects: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County); Real property

Search Terms: Court calendars; Court of Common Pleas; Dockets; Indexes; Lancaster; Property records; Real estate

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Index

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 1847-005

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 1847

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #021

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

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Hughes, Theophilus; Watts, Thomas

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Columbia; Lancaster; Prisons; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Columbia

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #021

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A Aug 2, 2001.

Additional Notes: Prison.; Payment to; Hughes, Theophilus; for arresting and conveying to jail; Watts, Thomas. Vagrant.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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