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Collection
Geist Family Papers
Title
Geist Family Papers
Object ID
MG0294
Date Range
1865-1961
County, Pennsylvania Correspondence Death Decedents' estates Earl Twp. East Earl Twp. Ephrata Estate settlement Farmers National Bank Finding aids Florida Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania Funerals Gap, Salisbury Twp. Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota Health Hotel
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Collection
Geist Family Papers
Title
Geist Family Papers
Description
The Geist Family Papers include correspondence, tax records, legal documents, and other items related to the Geist family. Some correspondence is personal, while other letters relate to legal proceedings concerning estates and inheritances. A number of wills and associated materials, generally related to adjudications involving family members. Numerous local tax notices and federal income tax returns largely pertain to Daniel W. and Bertha W. Geist. Other materials include notebooks and receipts from Daniel W. Geist's time at Millersville State Normal School, visiting cards, and newspaper clippings.
Date Range
1865-1961
Year Range From
1865
Year Range To
1961
Date of Accumulation
1865-1961
Creator
Geist family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Alexander, James K.
Anderson, Howard
Bachman, Julie C.
Bard, Bertha
Brown, George
Bulleit, Edward Banister
Dague, Isaac W.
Dague, Lily C. Geist
Diller, Luther R.
Eshleman, John H.
Fox, Christian, Jr.
Geist, Adam
Geist, Agnes
Geist, Bertha Wanner
Geist, Daniel W.
Geist, Ettie G.
Geist, Everett S.
Geist, Harry Kohler
Geist, Lilly Kate
Groff, John M.
Heisher, Daniel
Hobson, Jesse
Hobson, Maria
Horst, Jacob G.
Kjorlien, Alvin C.
Leaman, William
Lyte, Eliphalet Oram
Martin, Luke W.
Milledge, Stanley
Miller, Helen Mildred Diller
Miller, Leon H. B.
Miller, Ruth
Ott, Janet F.
Overly, Herman Witmer
Overly, Richard Geist
Pond, B. C.
Pool, Virginia L.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Rush, Charles William
Rush, Harriet Geist
Shaub, Sadie
Shirk, H. S.
Shirk, Henry
Shirk, Lawrence
Stoner, H. K.
Weaver, C. R.
Weaver, George A.
Werner, John Thomas
Witmer, Clara
Wolf, Lemon A.
Wolfe, Helen
Subjects
Decedents' estates
Estates (Law)
Letters
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Taxation
Search Terms
A. Geist and Son
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Albert Pick Company
Births
Bismarck, North Dakota
Blue Ball Bank
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Calling cards
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Correspondence
Death
Decedents' estates
Earl Twp.
East Earl Twp.
Ephrata
Estate settlement
Farmers National Bank
Finding aids
Florida
Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania
Funerals
Gap, Salisbury Twp.
Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Health
Hotel Gladstone
Hunters
Inheritance
Internal Revenue Service
Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota
Johnson City, Broome County, New York
K. Aslesen Company
Lancaster
Lancaster New Era
Leland-Parker Hotel
Letters
Manuscript groups
Masons
McClure House
Miami, Florida
Millersville
Millersville State Normal School
Millersville University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota
Mountville Farm Women's Society
New Berlin, Ephrata Twp.
New Holland
Newspaper clippings
Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey
Parades
Patterson Hotel
Pennsylvania State Normal School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Postage stamps
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Receipts
Republican Party
San Francisco, California
Schools
Stamps
Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.
Stocks
Tax returns
Taxation
Trusts and trustees
United Commercial Travelers of America
Vienna Bakery Company
Visiting cards
Washington, DC
West Cocalico School District
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wills
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0294
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 collection 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
Accession Number
2002.Hawbaker
Other Numbers
MG-294
Classification
MG0294
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 19 January 2022.
Documents
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
COMMISSIONERS' ORDERS FOR
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 Room
Archives North
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
COMMISSIONERS' ORDERS FOR
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Fonds
Less detail
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Daybook of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Township and Waterloo.
Object ID
MG0963_F006
Date Range
1841-1842
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Daybook of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Township and Waterloo.
Description
Daybook of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Township and Waterloo.
Book references purchase of goods, e.g., turpentine, molasses, oil, sundries, coffee, butter, tobacco, old iron, ax, whisky, muslin, potatoes, postage, blocking, hat salt, saltpeter, cigars, etc.
Contains 346 leaves of ruled paginated pages. 2 front leaves (The first page has "Memorandum; Itinards for Jame & Jacob" and account information. The next 2 pages are blank. The last page has "Robt. Baldwin --- Coln. Samuel & Jacobs" written on it.) 1 end leaf with account information.
Front and back inside covers have names and account information.
Book spine is embossed with "DAY-BOOK".
Insert 1 - 1 loose item:
Item 1 Blue donor card.
.
Insert 2 - 4 loose items:
Item 1 Memorandum 12 February 1840 between Christian Oberholser, Salisbury Township, Lancaster County & William Rochyfellow, West Calm Township, Chester County.
Item 2 Rent received by Christian Oberholser from William Rockyfellow.
Item 3 Bargain at Tahlia Sale.
Item 4 Memorandum List
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card and Salisbury website
Robert Baldwin (1805-1888)
1827 - Robert Baldwin, school teacher came to Cains to reside at The Bull's Head.
1830 - Robert Baldwin and John Cains opened a store in Cains.
1843 - Robert Baldwin built his store and home on the corner of Cains Road and the Old Philadelphia Pike.
1849 - Robert Baldwin was elected to the State Legislature.
Quaker buyers.
Date Range
1841-1842
Creation Date
29 February 1841 to 21 June 1842
Year Range From
1841
Year Range To
1842
Creator
Baldwin, Robert
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Baldwin, Robert
Subjects
Business records
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Salisbury Twp.
Waterloo, Salisbury Twp.
Extent
702 pages to scan.
Size (L x W): 12-3/4" x 8-1/2"
Object Name
Daybook
Language
English
Condition Date
2023-12-14
Condition Notes
Book is intact except for a loose second front page. Cover has red rot and cut marks on front cover. Binding has begun to separate from spine. Foxing on most pages, minor water damage to a number of pages, small burn holes on pp. 375, 428.
Object ID
MG0963_F006
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
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.021
Other Numbers
MG-963
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Fonds
Less detail
Collection
Henry Slaymaker Collection
Title
The Henry Slaymaker Collection
Object ID
MG0004
Date Range
1790-1835
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Collection
Henry Slaymaker Collection
Title
The Henry Slaymaker Collection
Description
Collection includes waste books and an account book from the Salisbury Store, Justice of the Peace dockets, child's school exercise books, receipts, summons, letters, and other papers.
Date Range
1790-1835
Creation Date
1790-1835
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1835
Creator
Slaymaker, Henry F. (Henry Fleming), 1789-1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Chambers, P.
Leech, George
Slaymaker, Henry Fleming
Slaymaker, Isabella
Slaymaker, Jasper
Small, Henry
Other Creators
Slaymaker family
Subjects
Business records
Court calendars
Family records
Legal documents
Letters
Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
School notebooks
Search Terms
Bethania Seminary
Business records
Correspondence
Court calendars
Family records
Finding aids
Legal documents
Letters
Manuscript groups
Promissory notes
Salisbury Store
Salisbury Twp.
School notebooks
Extent
2 boxes, 12 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0004
Related Item Notes
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, MG0268
Curatorial Collection
Photograph Collection
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use the photocopies provided for items in Folders 6 and 7.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-4
Classification
MG0004
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection was cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 1 March 2018.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account Book of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Twp.
Object ID
MG0963_F002
Date Range
1831-1836
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account Book of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Twp.
Description
Account Book of Robert Baldwin,Salisbury Township with reference to Waterloo, Salisbury Township in the second pagination.
Book references to cash paid on accounts, purchase of sundries, whisky, tobacco, butter, Cheese, apples, beef, bacon, wool, calico, leather, cattle, coffee, fur hat, molasses, etc.
NOTE: This is a combination Account and Day Book. The first part is an account book and the back part is a day book.
Contains 249 leaves plus an 22 page index. Covers are marbleized inside. The 1st leaf has accounting information written on it and the second leaf is blank. There are 2 separate paginations: The front pagination (pp. 1-390) is a listing of accounts of various customers. The back pagination (pp. 1-112 + 3 additional leaves and the first 2 leaves are p. 1) is a day book of daily transactions.
Three newspaper articles are glued to front leaves 2 and 3: Recipes for Raspberry Syrup, Blackberry Syrup, Current wine, White Wine, Elder Wine, Black Current Wine and Current Jelly; Acceptance letters of July 1850 Whig Candidates from Bucks County, and Selins Grove (sic), and Washington, Pa.
Insert 1 - 1 loose item:
Item 1 Blue donor card.
Insert 2 - 4 loose items:
Item 1 - Contains Robt. Baldwin signature.
Item 2 - Contains reference to William Ross.
Item 3 - Contains the name Mr. Thomas.
Item 4 - Scrap of paper.
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card and Salisbury website
Robert Baldwin (1805-1888)
1827 - Robert Baldwin, school teacher came to Cains to reside at The Bull's Head.
1830 - Robert Baldwin and John Cains opened a store in Cains.
1843 - Robert Baldwin built his store and home on the corner of Cains Road and the Old Philadelphia Pike.
1849 - Robert Baldwin was elected to the State Legislature.
Quaker buyers.
Date Range
1831-1836
Creation Date
1
Year Range From
1831
Year Range To
1836
Creator
Baldwin, Robert
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Adams, Andrew
Anderson, John
Andrews, George
Armons, Nancy
Armstrong, John
Ash, Phinehas
Asmour, Nancy
Ayer, Jacob
Ayers, Jacob
Ayers, Mifflin
Backson, John
Baker, P.
Baldwin, George W.
Baldwin, Levi
Baldwin, Phebe
Baldwin, Robert
Bane, Alexander
Beaumant, Thomas
Becanon, Edward Y.
Beech, Benjamin
Beecher, Benjamin
Beecher, John
Bender, Joseph
Bibbs, Samuel
Bills, William
Binows, Henry
Boyd, James
Boyer, Hiram
Boyer, James
Brindel, William
Brown, Andrew
Brown, Jacob
Bryson, Jesse
Buchanan, Edward Y.
Buchanan, Levi
Buchwalter, Martin
Buckley, G. W.
Buckley, George
Buckley, George W.
Buckwalter, Martin
Burnside, Nancy
Byran, John
Cainant, Isaac
Caineist, Isaac M.
Camant, Eliker J.
Camant, Isaac M.
Cament, Isaac
Carmant, Isaac M.
Carpenter Moses
Carpenter, George
Carpenter, J.
Carpenter, John
Carpenter, Joseph
Carpenter, Moses
Cashner, John
Cashwiler, George
Cashwit, George
Chamberlin, Lewis
Charrow, William
Cleamant, Isaac
Clemson, David
Cobesan, Michael
Cochran, John
Cocks, William
Cofsoad, John
Coleman, Nicholas
Colwell, John
Conaway, Amos
Cooper, Nabash
Cooper, Naboth
Coproad, Michael
Cossoad, Michael
Cowan, Ann M.
Cowan, Robert
Cowan, Robert M.
Cox, William
Crunden, Nancy
Dague, Andrew
Danfield, Conrad
Danfield, James
Danfield, Joseph
Danfield, Robert
Deague, Andrew
Deague, Andrew Jr.
Deague, David
Deague, Leah
Deague, Rachel
Dearfield, Conrad
Dougherty, Gavence
Doughton, John
Eaby, Isaac
Eagle, George
Edwards, Jacob
Embrce, William
Enbriken, James
Entrehin, Thomas
Entrekin, Samuel
Erven, James
Erwin, William
Esworth, Nathan
Esworthy, Nathan
Evans, Evan
Everholsher, Christopher
Fainful, John
Farlan, James, M. C.
Feag, Leah
Feaster, Martha
Fele, John
Fell, Joshua R.
Fell, Thomas
Finney, Samuel
Fipe, Joseph
Follance, James
Foukheyer, John
Frankhiser, John
Frankhizer, John
Frankhouzer, John
Frankyen, John
Frouhberger, John
Frouhoyer, John
Froukhizer, John
Froukhysen, John
Frouldburger, John
Fsonklym, John
Full, Joshua R.
Fullerton, Philip
Gable, Henry
Gable, Jacob
Gable, John
Gable, Peter
Galaher, James
Gange, Thomas
Gardener, Jacob
Gardner, Isaac
Gardner, Jacob
Gardner, John
Garett, John
Gaug, Thomas
Gault, John
Gault, William
George, Nicholas
George, Thomas
Gibb, James
Gibb, Susanna
Gibbles, James
Gibbs, James
Gibbs, Jane
Gibbs, Susanna
Gibbs, William
Gibbs, William A.
Gillis, William
Gills, Susanna
Glaker, James
Glaughlin, James M.
Glendening, William
Goge, Mises
Goheen, Ann Elizabeth
Good, Samuel
Goug, Thomas
Gouge, Thomas
Gourer, John
Grinonus, Nancy
Gutery, Jacob
Hager, D. William
Hager, William
Hages, William
Hagu, Leah
Hain, Joshua
Haine, Joshua
Haines, Isaac
Haines, Jacob
Haines, Joshua
Haines, Reuben
Hale, Isaac
Hallowway, James
Hamal, Joshua
Hanes, Joshua
Hanid, Henry
Hanis, Joshua
Harhew, Daniel
Harkens, Daniel
Harkert, Daniel
Harman, Godfrey
Harmer, Godfrey
Harmon, Godford
Hayes, William
Heilas, Lawrance
Heines, Joshua
Heines, Reuben
Heison, Jacob
Henderson, Abraham
Henderson, Amos S.
Henderson, Archibald
Henderson, James
Henderson, John
Henderson, Mathew
Henderson, Thomas
Henderson, Thomas G.
Heney, John
Henkind, Daniel
Henry, John
Herdeson, Frank G.
Hess, Elizabeth
Heyney, John
Hilton, Usiah
Hilworth, Morris
Hinger, Peter
Holloway, James
Hollowday, James
Hood, Samuel
Hoofman, Philip
Hrileswilson, William
Hrman, Nancy]
Hugh, John
Hughs, John
Hull, John
Hyest, Jacob
Ingle, John
Irvin, George
Irwin, James
Irwin, Janice
Irwin, Margaret
Irwin, Samuel
Irwin, William
Iwrin, James
Jackson, Griffith
Jackson, James
Jacobs, William
James, John
Jenkind, Robert
Jenthins, John
John, Stanley C.
Johnson, Maylon
Jones, John
Jscoin, James
Keiser, Jacob
Kowan, Ann M.
Kurtz, John
Lambert, John
Landis, Christian
Landon, Jacob
Larah, John
Larance, John
Laura, John
Laurence, Andrew
Laurence, Christ
Laurence, John
Laurence, Mary
Laurener, Christ
Laurener, Christ Jr.
Laurer, John
Lawener, Christian
Lawrence, Andrew
Lawrence, Christ
Lawrence, John
Leaman, George
Lemon, George
Lemon, James
Lerah, John
Ligot, John
Lilley, Walter
Limand, Charles
Linbell, Arthur
Linville, Arthur
Livil, Arthur
Llanes, Joshua
Llues, Margaret
Loara, George
Loara, John
Londy, Daniel
Losa, John
Loslnce, Christ
Loucen, Christian
Loura, John
Lowen, John
Lummant, Jacob
Lummes, Jacob
Lunmen, John
M'Cowan, Ann
Magloclen, James
March, John
March, William
Marshall, Henry
Martin, David
Martin, Elija
Martin, Eliza
Martin, Hugh
Martin, Jacob
Martin, Samuel
Martin, William
Mast, Jacob
Mathews, Samuel
Matthews, Jesse
Mayers, James
Mayez, James
McBride, Mariah
McCamant, Eliher
McCamant, Elihn
McCamant, Elihu
McCamant, Isaac
McCamment, Isaac
McCanenat, Isaac
McCauglhin, James
McCorwan, Robert
McCullah, Daniel
McDonald, John
McGlaughlan, James
McGlaughlin, James
McGlauglen, Hull
McGlocklen, James
McPherson, John
McWright, James
Mearnant, Isaac
Megsaus, Thomas
Mekouan, Robert
Mevason, James
MGlaughlin, James
Micammet, Isaac
Micunton, Thomas G.
Miller, John
Miller, Thomas
Miller, William Gault
Mingle, Jamie
Moore, James
Morris, Stacy
Mullen, John
Murphy, James
Murry, Joseph
Neely, Alexander
Nelson, Jacob
Nelson, Margaret
Nelson, Peggy
Nelson, Samuel
Nocho, Jacob
Nocho, Samuel
O'Hamon, William
Oberholzen, Christian
Oberholzer, Charles
Oberholzer, Christ
Oberholzer, Christian
Oberhoutzer, Christ
Oharrow, William
Olley, Baken
Olley, Philip P.
Osboner, Peter
Osborn, Peter
Osborne, Peter
Otte, Philip B.
Ottey, Babra
Ottey, Baker
Overholster, Christ
Overhulser, Christian
Pachson, James
Paphenson, James
Parth, Jonathan
Paterson, Elis
Paterson, Thomas
Patten, Thomas, H.
Peersal, Margaret
Peimore, James
Pemington, Parker
Pemmington, Daniel
Pemmington, Parker
Pennington, Nancy
Pennington, Packer
Persol, David
Persol, Margret
Philip, William
Phinder, Priston
Pieisol, David
Pieisol, Margaret
Piersol, Archibald
Piersol, Charlotte
Piersol, David
Piersol, Margaret
Pieshol, David
Piesol, Margaret
Piesot, David
Pirtol, Margaret
Place, Henry
Place, Llenopy
Planh, John
Plank, David
Plank, Jacob
Plank, John
Plank, Nicholas
Plank, Nickles
Porvel, Harvey
Potter, James
Potter, Margaret
Potter, Robert
Potter, Sarah
Price, Jage
Price, William
Prinamen, Nancy
Prinan, Nancy
Prirsol, Davis
Prisol, Margaret
Prmon, Nancy
Puisor, Margant
Pumant, John I.
Punmert, Jacob
Purinone, Jacob
Pursal, Cysut
Pyle, Joseph
Pyle, Reuben
Quaintance, Joce
Ray, Ann
Ray, John
Reeder, Barbara
Reeder, Jacob
Reeder, John
Reeder, Nicholas
Reeser, Jacob
Reeser, John
Remsey, William
Reonald, Joshua
Resorto, Barbara
Reuben, James
Rheem, John
Rheme, John
Rieten, John
Robinson, Cuff
Robinson, John
Ross, John
Ross, William
Ross, William P.
Rowan, Samuel
Russell, James
Sciles, William
Sebols, Daniel
Segal, Davis
Seley, Lasha
Seller, Samuel
Seloe, Lasha
Semon, James
Semore, James
Senders, Christ
Shaw, William
Sheen, Stephen
Sheich, William
Sheile, Hopkins
Shempless, Joseph I.
Shield, Hopkins
Shield, Susanna
Shield, William
Shien, William
Shies, William
Shiled, Susanna
Shiles, James
Shiles, William
Shilis, Susanna
Shippen, Joseph
Silknitter, Michael
Silky, Elashua
Simmon, James
Simmons, Charles
Simon, Charles
Simon, James
Simons, Charles
Simons, Jacob
Sinout, Charles
Skiles, Hopkins
Skiles, James
Skiles, Jane
Skiles, Lance
Skiles, Sam
Skiles, Susanna
Skiles, William
Skiles, William W.
Skyler, William
Smith, Pansy
Smith, Robert
Snyder, Henry
Sonders, Christian
Souant, Christ
Sounders, Christian
Spencer, Preston
Stanley, John C.
Stepleton, Isaiah
Stepleton, Joshua
Steward, John
Stewart, James
Stewart, John
Stinson, James
Stroud, Isaac
Summer, John
Summers, John
Sumnent, Jacob
Syex, William
Tague, Dave
Tamence, Christ
Taylor, Lewis, W.
Teinore, James
Thirty, John
Thomas, Henry
Thomas, Henry H.
Thompson, Jacob
Thomson, Hugh
Thomson, William
Thurty, John
Timilli, Arthur
Toughton, John
Trego, John
Tsego, William
Tsouk, George
Tunnerd, John
Waddle, Betty
Wagganor, Drmour
Wagner, Eliza
Wagner, Jacob A,
Wagner, James
Wagner, James A.
Wagner, James H.
Wagner, Mary
Wagner, Muriat
Wagner, Peter
Waldon, William
Wallace, Harriot
Wallon, William
Waltan, Jacob
Wance, Jacob
Waner, John
Warner, Jacob
Warner, John
Wasua, Jacob
Waun, Jacob
Way, Hannah
Weaver, Carpenter
Weaver, John
Weim, John
Weinger, Nancy
Welsh, John
Wener, Jacob
Werner, Jacob
Whitman, Samuel
Whitson Samuel
Whitson, Daniel
Whitson, James
Whitson, Samuel
Wilson, Adam
Wilson, Elisha
Wilson, Elisha D.
Wilson, John
Wilson, John D.
Wilson, Margaret
Wilson, Martha
Wilson, Samuel
Wilson, William Shiles
Wilson, William Shriles
Winger, Ann
Winger, Daniel
Winger, Isaac
Winger, John
Winger, Joseph
Winger, Nancy
Winger, Peter
Withrow, Andrew
Wright, David
Yerty, John
Zeasler, Rudolph
Zook, Phebe
Subjects
Account books
Business records
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Salisbury Twp.
Waterloo, Salisbury Twp.
Stephen and Sheen
Carpenter and Son Company
Carpenter, Francis and Son Company
Walton & Hill
Seal, Burnett & Wishart
P. & P. Law
Lewis Taylor & Son
Extent
546 pages to scan.
Size (L x W): 12-3/4" x 8-1/2"
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Condition Date
2023-11-09
Condition Notes
Book covers are worn, have red rot but are intact; two index tabs P-Q and R-S are missing. Pages have foxing. 15 leaves have been cut out or torn out: (pp. 4-5), (pp.18-27) and (pp.84-105).
The front third leaf is unattached.
Object ID
MG0963_F002
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
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.021
Other Numbers
MG-963
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Daybook of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Twp.
Object ID
MG0963_F003
Date Range
1836-1838
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Daybook of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Twp.
Description
Daybook of Robert Baldwin, Salisbury Township with reference to Waterloo, Salisbury Township.
Book references purchase of consumables; coffee, tea, butter, tobacco, sugar, whiskey, molasses, rum, etc. and non-consumables; bolts, screens, candles, gloves, nails, shot, flints, etc.
Contains 445 pages that are paginated, except 2 blank front leaves.
"Robert Baldwin; Book, Posheph L" is written on inside front cover.
"Waterloo; Hanlan, Baldwin [3 times]' is written on the 2second front blank leave.
"Baldwin", "James Boyd paid 5 Dollars to the firm" and ~17 names upsidedown are written in the inside back cover.
Cover spine has "DAY BOOK" embossed on it.
Insert 1 - 1 loose item.
Item 1 Blue donor card.
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card and Salisbury website
Robert Baldwin (1805-1888)
1827 - Robert Baldwin, school teacher came to Cains to reside at The Bull's Head.
1830 - Robert Baldwin and John Cains opened a store in Cains.
1843 - Robert Baldwin built his store and home on the corner of Cains Road and the Old Philadelphia Pike.
1849 - Robert Baldwin was elected to the State Legislature.
Quaker buyers.
Date Range
1836-1838
Creation Date
29 August 1836 to 5 February 1838
Year Range From
1831
Year Range To
1836
Creator
Baldwin, Robert
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subjects
Business records
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Salisbury Twp.
Waterloo, Salisbury Twp.
Stephen and Sheen
Carpenter and Son Company
Carpenter, Francis and Son Company
Walton & Hill
Seal, Burnett & Wishart
P. & P. Law
Lewis Taylor & Son
Extent
452 pages to scan.
Size (L x W): 16" x 6"
Object Name
Daybook
Language
English
Condition Date
2023-12-05
Condition Notes
Book cover is worn and spine is separated from rear cover. Cover has red rot.
Object ID
MG0963_F003
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
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.021
Other Numbers
MG-963
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Fonds
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Advertising and Promotional Collection
Title
Advertising and Promotional Collection
Object ID
MG0153
Date Range
1862-1987
Woolworth Building Related Materials: Business and Industry Collection (MG0107) Invoice and Receipt Collection (MG0253) Billheads from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection (MG0182) Business Letterhead Collection (MG0254) Processing History: This collection was originally cataloged in 1998 and
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Collection
Advertising and Promotional Collection
Title
Advertising and Promotional Collection
Description
The Advertising and Promotional Collection contains materials for a wide variety of businesses and organizations in Lancaster County, including manufacturers, department and clothing stores, entertainment venues, grocery stores, restaurants, service providers, and social clubs. Of special interest is the use of both English and German in a brochure from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., as well as in the soap-making directions from the Pennsylvania Salt Co. There are also a 1921 program from Lancaster's Colonial Theatre and boxing programs that list Lancaster native, Leo Houck.
Date Range
1862-1987
Year Range From
1862
Year Range To
1987
Date of Accumulation
1862-1987
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Bogle, George
Bortzfield, Jere
Butler, Smedley D.
Correll, Clint
Eberly, Jay M.
Evans, Melvern R,
Frueauff, W. Herman T.
Hawbaker, Gary
Houck, Leo
Huss, Arlene Rider
Jackson, J. T.
Jenner, Edward
Kelly, P. B.
Kepler, Aaron Conrad
Lynch, Charles O.
Manning, Peggy Sheets
Martin, John W.
Miller, Charles F.
Musser, Andrew J.
Miller, J. R.
Rohrer, Willis
Ross, Betsy
Schuneman, Ray
Skiles, John D.
Slaymaker, R. M.
Smith, Lynn A.
Smith, Marjorie A.
Stauffer, Sarah Ann
Stumpf, Ed
Suydam, Henry
Tobias, Richard J.
Yecker, Paul C.
Rowe, Ceylon
Landes, Lizzie
Stehman, Henry L.
Subjects
Advertising
Ephemera
Advertising fliers
Fliers (Ephemera)
Search Terms
A&P
A. F. Huber Food Store
Advertisements
Advertising
Advertising fliers
Announcements
Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Aunt Betty's Playhouse
Big Boy Restaurants
Boston Insurance Company
Brochures
Brownstown, West Earl Twp.
Business
Christmas carols
Clarion Steam Printing House
Clipper Magazine
Colonial Theatre
Columbia
Columbia Flour Mills
Columbia Herald Job Printing Office
Columbian Printing Company
Cope Brothers
Dr. Raub's Egg White Soap
Drawings
E. H. Gochnauer and Sons
East Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Ed Stumpf's Service Stations
Engle and Hambright
Ephemera
Express Steam Printers
Finding aids
Finks Baked Products
Flyers
Gardner and Craver
Gates Dental Company, Inc.
Glitsch' Imperial Russian Mustard
Grandview Heights
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Harrison Brothers and Company
Heinitsh Furniture Company
Hershey and Groff
Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc. (Maryland)
Invitations
John D. Skiles, Dry Goods and Clothing
John Herr's Mill
Kelly Cadillac
Kunkel and Brother
L. B. Herr & Son
Lakeland Stabling Company
Lancaster
Lancaster Advertiser's Club
Lancaster Bar Association
Lancaster Chemical Company
Lancaster Country Store
Lancaster County Heritage Magazine
Lancaster Dispensing Company
Lancaster Outdoor Advertising Company
Lime Spring Farm
Lorillard Tobacco Company
Lynch Drop Center Fifth Wheel and Gear Connections
Manuscript groups
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Mill Bridge Village & Camp Resort
Mills
Moderne Manor
Musselman and Slaymaker
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Pacquin's Dentist's and Physician's hand cream
Peach Bottom Slate Mining Company
Pennsylvania Salt Company
Pequea Lime
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place Marie
Restaurants
Restore 'N More
Rohrerstown, East Hempfield Twp.
Russo Answer-Phone Service
Sayres, Scheid & Sweeton
Steinman Hardware
Stockyard Inn
Stores
Sunday News
Trivers Clothes
Trout and Shank
F. W. Woolworth Co.
H. L. Stehman and Co.
Heitshu's Drug Store
Extent
1 box, 13 folders, .2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0153
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Business and Industry Collection (MG0107)
Invoice and Receipt Collection (MG0253)
Billheads from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection (MG0182)
Business Letterhead Collection (MG0254)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Advertising and Promotional Collection (MG0153), Folder #, 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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-153
Other Number
MG-153
Classification
MG0153
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was originally cataloged in 1998 and the finding aid is updated as items are added. Added to database 25 August 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Clara L. Myers' 1909 Diary
Title
Diary of Clara L. Myers
Object ID
MG0868
Date Range
1909
Collection
Clara L. Myers' 1909 Diary
Title
Diary of Clara L. Myers
Description
Diary of Clara L. Myers, a young teacher in Terre Hill, Pennsylvania. She may have been an assistant teacher before she took the certification exam. The day-in-the-life entries include weather, family outings, updates about animals, school assignments, daily chores, family health reports, and local news. On April 8, Clara recorded that there was a fire at Diller's Stables. There is a brief record of salary and expenses, as well as a list of letters received and answered from January to May. The Standard Diary, published by The Standard Diary Co.
Date Range
1909
Creation Date
January-July 1909
Creator
Myers, Clara L.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Myers, Clara L.
Subjects
Diaries
Weather
Search Terms
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Diaries
Diller's Stables
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Terre Hill, East Earl Twp.
Weather
Extent
1 item, 430 pages, 4 x 2.5 x .75 in.
Object Name
Diary
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2021-11-30
Condition Notes
Front cover is loose, worn at hinge and spine.
Object ID
MG0868
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Clara L. Myers' 1909 Diary, MG0868, 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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2019.MG0868
Other Numbers
MG-868
Other Number
MG-868
Classification
MG0868
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Object ID
MG0410
Date Range
1691-1963
staff assistance.) Folder 2 Deed from Melcher and Mary Cook of New Design, Earl Twp. to Leonard Stone of Earl Twp., a cordwainer, for 11 perches of land in New Design. 24 April 1765. Folder 3 Deed from Leonard and Mary Stone of Earl Twp. to Melcher Cook of New Design, Earl Twp., a laborer, for 12
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Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Description
The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.
Date Range
1691-1963
Year Range From
1691
Year Range To
1963
Date of Accumulation
1691-1963
Creator
Diffenderffer family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Brubaker, John
Brubaker, Margaret
Brubaker, Philip
Davis, Sarah
Diffenderfer, David
Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk
Diffenderfer, John
Diffenderffer, Christina
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, David, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderffer, John, Jr.
Diffenderffer, John, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein
Diffenderffer, Michael
Freymyer, Jacob
Grim, Henry
Haupt, Charles Elvin
Hoch, Herman E.
Holl, Wendel
Hubley, Bernard
Kennerly, John
Kinzer, John
Kinzer, Magdalena
Koch, Mary
Koch, Melchior
Law, James D.
Markley, Henry
McCaskey, Donald G.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Nevin, Blanche
Painter, John
Penn, William
Rodman, John H.
Shirk, Henry
Smith, Oliver
Smith, William Evans
Sneider, Christian
Stone, David
Stone, George
Stone, Leonard
Stone, Mary
Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer
Thomson, Bill "Tommy"
Winter, John
Young, Matthias
Other Creators
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009
Diffenderffer, David
Subjects
Deeds
Letters
Real property
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conestoga River
Correspondence
Deeds
Drowning
Earl Twp.
England
Estate settlement
Finding aids
German Reformed Church of New Holland
Haupt Elementary School
Hutchings Printing House
King Street
Lancaster
Land drafts
Lemon Street School
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
New Design, Earl Twp.
New Holland
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Real estate
Real property surveys
Reigart's Landing
Susquehanna River
Texas
Texas Frontier Forces
Windsor Forge
Extent
1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0410
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).
Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.
Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other 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 collection 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.
Accession Number
2006.MG0410_NOV
Other Numbers
MG-410
Classification
MG0410
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Danner Family Correspondence
Title
Danner Family Correspondence
Object ID
MG0515
Date Range
1745-1857
Mary Danner in Salisbury Twp., Lancaster County to Jacob Danner in Lancaster regarding sister Catharine’s illness and a plea for family to visit. 25 March 1824. Insert 10 Letter from A. Danner in Lancaster addressed to John Madison in Salisbury regarding moving and instructing his sister to come home
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Collection
Danner Family Correspondence
Title
Danner Family Correspondence
Description
The Danner Family Correspondence contains letters to and from members of the Danner family who lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and Georgia, 1745-1857. The collection also includes poetry and property records. Most documents are written in English and others are in German. One letter from Mary Danner in Lancaster mentions Gen. Lafayette's visit in 1824.
Date Range
1745-1857
Year Range From
1745
Year Range To
1857
Date of Accumulation
1745-1857
Creator
Danner family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Baker, A. H.
Baker, Eliza
Baker, Samuel
Batebenner, George
Bohn, John Henry
Brenneman, Elizabeth
Clay, Henry
Cunningham, Francis Alanson
Dannar, Ulrick
Danner, Alexander
Danner, Alexandria
Danner, Catharine
Danner, Elizabeth
Danner, George L.
Danner, Hetty
Danner, Isaac
Danner, John Owen
Danner, John A.
Danner, Mary
Danner, Mary B.
Danner, Mary M.
Danner, Mary Magdelenah
Danner, Polly
Danner, Samuel
Demuth, William Danner
Donnellan, Nelson
Donner, Samuel
Gagan, Elizabeth
Hautz, Anthony
Hautz, Catharina
Hoffman, Peter
Hoffman, Valentine
Hopkins, James
Hoster, Mary
Johnson, Jacob
Keller, Maria
Kirkbride, Thomas S.
Koft, Frederick
Koft, Jacob
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de
Lineweaver, William
Locher, Cecelia Margaretta
Locher, Henry C.
Loyle, John
Madison, Catharine
Madison, John
Murrey, Charles
Murrey, Margaret
Nicholes, Abbey
Preston, William
Ranninger, Emma L.
Rigg, Elisha
Rigg, Jane
Stewart, James
Strein, Eliza
Strine, Elizabeth
Strine, Jacob
Waver, Elizabeth
Waver, Jacob
Waver, John
Waver, John Jacob
Waver, John Joseph
Webster, John
Whitlock, Isaac
Other Creators
Waver family
Subjects
Letters
Poetry
Search Terms
Baltimore, Maryland
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland
Camden, Preble County, Ohio
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio
Correspondence
Eaton, Preble County, Ohio
Elizabethtown
Finding aids
George Philippe's Tavern
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Hempfield Twp.
Lancaster
Letters
Manuscript groups
Maytown, Donegal Twp.
Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Poetry
Salisbury Twp.
Savannah, Georgia
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Maryland
West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Wilmington Pike Road
Extent
1 box, 8 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0515
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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2008.MG0515
Other Numbers
MG-515
Classification
MG0515
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 12 March 2022.
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