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The Bristol registers of servants sent to foreign plantations, 1654-1686

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6761
Author
Coldham, Peter Wilson.
Date of Publication
1988.
Call Number
929.3 C688br
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Responsibility
Peter Wilson Coldham.
ISBN
0806312238 :
Author
Coldham, Peter Wilson.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
vii, 491 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
In 1654 the Bristol City Council passed an ordinance requiring that a register of servants destined for the colonies be kept, the purpose being to prevent the practice of dumping innocent youths into servitude. The registers, covering the period 1654 to 1686, are the largest body of indenture records known, and they also are a unique record of English emigration to the American colonies.Of the total of 10,000 servants in these registers, almost all came from the West Country, the West Midlands, or from Wales. Most entries give the name of the servant, his place of origin (until 1661), length of service, destination (usually Virginia, Maryland, or the West Indies), name of master, and, after 1670, the name of the ship. Four indexes have been included, one each for servants, masters, places of origin, and ships. [from Ancestry.com]
Subjects
Indentured servants - United States
Indentured servants - Virginia
Indentured servants - England - Bristol
England - Emigration and immigration - History - 17th century.
United States - Emigration and immigration - History - 17th century.
United States - Genealogy - Sources.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 C688br
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Emigrants to America : indentured servants recruited in London, 1718-1733

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7137
Author
Wareing, John.
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
929.3 W273
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Responsibility
John Wareing.
ISBN
0806311045
Author
Wareing, John.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
111 p. ; 23 cm.
Summary
"In the record office of the City of London is a register containing the names of 3,398 servants bound out for service in the American colonies and the West Indies. Details concerning nearly 2,000 of these indentured servants, taken from the original indenture forms, were published over twenty years ago. Yet information on 1,544 additional servants, whose names appear in the register but for whom no indentures survive, had never been published. With this present work, however, we now have a published list of these missing servants as well as a digest of associated data. In addition to the servant's name and the name of the transporting agent, the tabulation includes the name of the colony to which the servant was shipped and the date--either the date of the indenture form itself or the Assize at which it was registered. The majority of these servants were destined for Maryland, Pennsylvania, or the West Indies." [from GoogleBooks]
Subjects
Indentured servants - United States
Indentured servants - West Indies, British
United States - Genealogy.
West Indies, British - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 W273
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White servitude in colonial America : an economic analysis

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo105
Author
Galenson, David W.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
331.62 G153
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Responsibility
David W. Galenson.
ISBN
052123686X
Author
Galenson, David W.
Place of Publication
Cambridge, [England] ; New York
Publisher
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
xii, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Harvard University, 1979) with the title: The indenture system and the colonial labor market.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 279-283.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Contents
Chapters: Part I. Introduction: 1. The significance and origins of the colonial indenture system - Part II. Characteristics of the servant population - 2. The age and sex distributions of the indentured servants - 3. The occupations of the indentured servants in the seventeenth-century - 4. Occupations of the eighteenth-century indentured servants - 5. Literacy and the occupations of the indentured servants - Part III. Migration and the transatlantic market for indentured servants - 6. Patterns of servant migration from England to America - 7. The market for indentured servants - Part IV. White servitude in the colonial labour market: - 8. The role of the indenture system in the colonial labour market - 9. The indenture system and the colonial labour market - Part V. Indentured servitude in American history - 10. Indentured labour in the Americas
Appendices include the following: English laws and documents related to servant registration / Possible biases in the age distribution of the indentured servants / Destinations of the indentured servants within the colonies
Summary
Amazon Books description: "White servitude was one of the major institutions in the economy and society of early colonial British America. In fact more than half of all the white immigrants to the British colonies sold themselves into bondage for a period of years in order to migrate to the New World. Professor Galenson's study of the system of indentured servitude analyses rigorously the composition of this labour force and provides a quantitative description of the demographic, social and economic characteristics of more than 20,000 indentured immigrants. The author examines the interactions between indentured, free and slave labour and provides a framework for analysing why black slavery prevailed over white servitude in the British West Indies and the southern mainland colonies and why both types of bound labour declined to insignificance in the northern colonies of the mainland." Appendices include: English laws and documents related to servant registration/ Possible biases in the age distribution of the indentured servants/ Destinations of the indentured servants within the colonies
Subjects
Indentured servants - United States
Emigration and immigration.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
331.62 G153
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The complete book of emigrants

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo189
Author
Coldham, Peter Wilson.
Date of Publication
1987-1993
Call Number
929.3 C688be
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Responsibility
Peter Wilson Coldham
Author
Coldham, Peter Wilson.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
1987-1993
Physical Description
4 v. ill. 24 cm.
Contents
v. 1 (1607-1660), v. 2 (1661-1699), v. 3 (1700-1750), v. 4 (1751-1776)
Subjects
British - United States
Immigrants - United States
Indentured servants.
Ship lists.
England - Emigration and immigration - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 C688be
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"To serve well and faithfully" : labor and indentured servants in Pennsylvania, 1682-1800

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3202
Author
Salinger, Sharon V.
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
331.62 S165
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Responsibility
Sharon V. Salinger.
ISBN
052133442X
Author
Salinger, Sharon V.
Place of Publication
Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York
Publisher
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
xiii, 192 p., [1] leaf of plates : facsim. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Indentured servants - Pennsylvania.
Slave labor - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
331.62 S165
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Runaways, rascals, and rogues : missing spouses, servants, and slaves ; abstracts from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, newspapers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17436
Date of Publication
c1987-
Call Number
911.2 H389
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Responsibility
edited by Gary T. Hawbaker.
Place of Publication
Hershey, Pa. (P.O. Box 207, Hershey 17033)
Publisher
G.T. Hawbaker,
Date of Publication
c1987-
Physical Description
v. <1 > : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
v. 1. Lancaster journal, 1794-1810.
Subjects
Runaway husbands - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Runaway wives - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Indentured servants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Abstracts.
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Hawbaker, Gary T.
Additional Title
Lancaster County journal.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
911.2 H389
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White servitude in colonial America : an economic analysis

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21196
Author
Galenson, David W.
Date of Publication
1981.
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Responsibility
by David W. Galenson.
ISBN
052123686X
Author
Galenson, David W.
Place of Publication
Cambridge, [England] ; New York
Publisher
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
xii, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Harvard University, 1979) with the title: The indenture system and the colonial labor market.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 279-283.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Indentured servants - United States
Emigration and immigration.
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2f5113cf-e646-46e9-877d-537459210451
Collection
Broadsides Collection
Title
Broadsides Collection
Object ID
MG0357
Date Range
1775-1958
717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: Advertisements Announcements Arithmetic Boys Work Fund Broadsides Camons Island Cheap Job Printer, Lancaster Inquirer Steam Book and Job Printing Court of Quarter Sessions Cromwell & Bomberger Finding aids Flyers Frantz’s Mill Ku Klux Klan (1915
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Collection
Broadsides Collection
Title
Broadsides Collection
Description
This collection contains broadsides for lectures, stores, businesses, and organizations.
Date Range
1775-1958
Year Range From
1775
Year Range To
1958
Date of Accumulation
1775-1958
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Bailey, Francis
Becker, John
Bomberger, M.
Bowman, Michael
Brinton, F.
Bryson, J. H.
Chryst, Drue Young
Chryst, James
Conyngham, Redmond
Cromwell, J.
Deshong, P. M.
Eply, John
Eshleman, Elam Witmer
Fahnestock, William B.
Funk, Amos H.
Gable, Jacob
Haines, Samuel B.
Harbaugh, Henry
Hershey, Benjamin
Jefferies, Thomas
Kennedy, J. P. M.
Landis, Benjamin
Landis, David
Landis, Jesse
Landis, John
Lefever, John
Lehman, John S.
Lindsay, John J.
List, Friedrich
Mathiot, John
Maxwell, Hugh
McCall, H. W.
Mercer, J. Q.
Messersmith, Jacob
Metzler, Christian E.
Michael, J.
Roosevelt, Theodore
Scott, Joseph
Shreiner, Martin
Steele, John F.
Stevens, Enos
Witmer, A. K.
Witmer, Henry
Wylie, S. A.
Subjects
Broadsides
Political posters
Posters
Search Terms
Advertisements
Announcements
Arithmetic
Boys Work Fund
Broadsides
Camons Island
Cheap Job Printer, Lancaster Inquirer
Court of Quarter Sessions
Cromwell & Bomberger
Finding aids
Flyers
Frantz's Mill
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Lancaster Adler
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster Soil Conservation District
Lancaster Unemployed Council
Lititz Turnpike Company
Manor Turnpike Company
Manuscript groups
Mayors
Mount Vista Gold and Silver Mining Company
New York and Pennsylvania Oil and Coal Mining Company
Newspapers
Notices
Paradise Lyceum
Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives
Petitions
Philadelphia Mourning Store, Jones & Fisher
Poetry
Political posters
Posters
Programs
Railroads
Reports
Review Print
Russel & Myers
S. B. Cox and Company
Sheriffs
Slackwater Turnpike
Steam Book and Job Printing
Stockholders
Stocks
Tolls
Union and Tribune Office
Youth Appreciation Week
Extent
2 boxes, 23 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German, and Pennsylvania German
Object ID
MG0357
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--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.
Other Numbers
MG-357
Classification
MG0357
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 3 January 2022.
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Documents

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Collection
Farmers' Southern Market House Company Records
Title
Petition, charter, contract
Object ID
MG0534_F002
Date Range
1887-1935
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Collection
Farmers' Southern Market House Company Records
Title
Petition, charter, contract
Description
Loose papers from the Farmers' Southern Market House Company minute book.
Insert 1 Petition and issue of letters patent for incorporation of Farmers' Southern Market House Company. 1887.
Insert 2 Charter for Farmers' Southern Market House Company. 1887.
Insert 3 Legal document from Farmers' Southern Market House Company presenting the City of Lancaster with the option to purchase the market house. 1926.
Insert 4 Contract between Farmers' Southern Market House Company and the City of Lancaster for the city to lease the market house. 1926.
Date Range
1887-1935
Creation Date
1887-1935
Year Range From
1887
Year Range To
1935
Creator
Farmers' Southern Market House Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
Subjects
Business records
Charters
Contracts
Farmers' markets
Petitions
Search Terms
Business records
Charters
Contracts
Farmers' markets
Farmers' Southern Market House
Farmers' Southern Market House Company
Minutes
Petitions
Extent
4 items
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Object ID
MG0534_F002
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Farmers' Southern Market House Company Records (MG0534), Object ID, 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. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-534
Other Number
MG-534, Folder 2
Classification
MG0534
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
These items was transferred from MG0266, Daybook and Ledger Collection, Series 5 Municipal Records on 18 March 2009. Added to database 12 March 2022.
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Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F14 I02
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Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1915
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Weaver, Henry N.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Petitions
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F14 I02
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
9th Regiment, Company F, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Civil War.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
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