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Record, Judicial

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Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: AUG 1820 F001 QS

Date Range: 1820/08

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Date Range: 1820/08

Year: 1820

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Lytle, William; Gordan, Francis; Groff, Marks; McCready, Daniel; Clavenstine, Christian; Stoner, Jacob; Guy, John; Hamilton, James; Hammon, Benjamin; Hill, Frederick; Hunter, Andrew

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Returns; Taverns; Liquor License; Salisbury Twp.; Marietta; Lampeter Twp.; Columbia; Cocalico Twp.; Conestoga Twp.; West Hempfield Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Manor Twp.; Martic Twp.

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: AUG 1820 F001 QS

Additional Notes: Return of tavernkeepers.; 2 items, 2 pieces

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Probate

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Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Object ID: Ren 1822 F017

Date Range: 1822

Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Description: Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

Date Range: 1822

Date of Accumulation: 1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906

Year: 1822

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Hamilton, James; Hamilton, Martha; McConkey, Andrew

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; Little Britain Twp.

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1822 F017

Box Number: 001

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Renouncer: Hamilton, Martha.; Administrator: McConkey, Andrew.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Classification: RG 03-00 0115

Description Level: Item

Probate

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Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Object ID: Ren 1831 F011

Date Range: 1831

Collection: Renunciations

Title: Renunciations

Description: Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

Date Range: 1831

Date of Accumulation: 1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906

Year: 1831

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Coleman, James; Coleman, Harriet; Coleman, William; Reynolds, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Renunciation; Elizabeth Twp.

Place: Elizabeth Twp.

Extent: 12 cubic feet

Object Name: Probate

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Ren 1831 F011

Box Number: 002

Associated Material: Administrators Accounts; Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers

Additional Notes: Renouncer: Coleman, Harriet.; Administrators: Coleman, William; Reynolds, John.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Classification: RG 03-00 0115

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #368

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: 1830

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Shissler, Daniel; Morris, William; Nissley, Peter; Coleman, William

Search Terms: West Donegal Twp.; Coroners' Inquests; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: West Donegal Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #368

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A Aug 22, 2002.

Additional Notes: Coroners' Inquests.; Shissler, Daniel. Coroner.; Morris, William. Deceased. Nissley, Peter. Owned the property where found.; Coleman, William. Deceased.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Archive

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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

Invoices J. Walker & Co. John Warden & Sons Kentucky Lancaster Lancaster Almshouse Lancaster Bar Association Lancaster Intelligencer Lancaster Journal Lancaster New Era Lancaster Sunday News Lane Slaymaker & Co. Letters London, England Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania Lowry & Myers Luzerne

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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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Record, Judicial

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Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: NOV 1801 F002 QS

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Year: 1801

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Lewis, John; Barclay, William; Wahob, Edward; Hamilton, James; Young, John; Good, John; Good, Mrs.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Returns; Liquor License; Hempfield Twp.; Little Britain Twp.; Bart Twp.; Salisbury Twp.; Caernarvon Twp.

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: NOV 1801 F002 QS

Additional Notes: Treasurer's return for liquor licenses.; John Lewis, Hempfield Twp.; William Barclay, Little Britain Twp.; Edward Wahob, Bart Twp., deceased.; James Hamilton, Salisbury Twp.; John Young, Salisbury Twp., deceased.; John Good, Caernarvon Twp., deceased, license taken out by his widow.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1821 #279

Date Range: 1821

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Admin/Biographical History: 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.

Date Range: 1821

Year: 1821

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Buchter, Charles; Buchter, Elenor; Buchter, Jacob; Buchter, William; Church, Thomas M.; Clark, Cyrus; Clark, Samuel; Dolby, Abram; Dolby, Catharine; Dolby, Elizabeth; Dolby, Isaac; Dolby, Sarah; Ford, David; Ford, Eliza; Ford, John; Ford, Thomas; Hamilton, James; Hamilton, Samuel; Jameson, Charles; Jameson, Jacob; Jameson, Uriah; Jones, Ann; Jones, John; Jones, Mary; March, Jesse; March, John; March, Samuel; Pealer, David; Pealer, Joseph; Pealer, Lydia; Sewerling, George; Sheen, Eliza; Sheen, Isaiah; Sheen, James; Sheen, Joseph; Squibb, Elisha; Squibb, Elizabeth; Squibb, Enoch; Squibb, Mary

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Brecknock Twp.; Caernarvon Twp.; Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Poor children; Students; Teachers

Place: Caernarvon Twp. and Brecknock Twp.

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1821 #279

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 001

Notes: Never entered into Q&A.

Additional Notes: Poor Children.; Church,Thomas M. Teacher.; Buchter, Jacob. Father of William Buchter; Elenor Buchter; and Charles Buchter.; Squibb, Elisha. Mother of Mary Squibb; Enoch Squibb; and Elizabeth Squibb.; Ford, John. Father of Eliza Ford; David Ford; and Thomas Ford.; Jameson, Charles. Father of Uriah Jameson; and Jacob Jameson.; Clark, Samuel. Father of Cyrus Clark; and Samuel Clark.; Hamilton, James. Father of Samuel Hamilton.; Jones, Mary. Mother of Ann Jones; and John Jones.; Pealer, David. Father of Lydia Pealer; and Joseph Pealer.; Dolby, Isaac. Father of Catharine Dolby; Sarah Dolby; Elizabeth Dolby; Abram Dolby.; March, Jesse. Father of John March; Samuel March; Jesse March.; Sewerling, George. Father of George Sewerling.; Sheen, Joseph. Father of Eliza Sheen; James Sheen; Isaiah Sheen.; 1item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

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Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

Object ID: FEB 1798 F008 QS

Date Range: 1798/02

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Quarter Sessions

System of Arrangement: Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.; Arranged by case number within each term.

Date Range: 1798/02

Year: 1798

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Hill, John; Hamilton, James

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Quarter Sessions; Treasurers; Returns; Little Britain Twp.; Salisbury Twp.

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: FEB 1798 F008 QS

Additional Notes: Treasurer's return, list of persons who neglected to take out their tavern license.; Additional names: John Hill, James Hamilton.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

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