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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Object ID
MG0166
Date Range
1738-1920
Methodist Episcopal Church Armor’s Old Bookstore Articles of agreement Beaver Creek Black Horse Farm Bonds Business records Certificates Charles E. Wentz & Bros. Christ Lutheran Church Cocalico Creek Conestoga Steam Mills Constables Correspondence Court records Farmer’s Bank of Lancaster Farmer’s Hay and
  1 document  
Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Description
The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military papers. The people and businesses represented include George Ross, Jasper Yeates, A. Herr Smith, Timothy Matlack, Mount Hope Furnace, and the Lancaster, Elizabethtown & Middletown Turnpike Road Company.
System of Arrangement
Collection retains original arrangement.
Date Range
1738-1920
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1920
Date of Accumulation
1738-1920
Creator
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Adams, John Quincy
Adreas, Agnes
Albright, W.
Anderson, James
Andrews, Jacob W.
Andrews, James P.
Ashbridge, Elizabeth
Ashbridge, J. H.
Ashbridge, Sarah
Ashbridge, Sidney
Atlee, Samuel
Attlee, Samuel
Autstch, Adam
Bare, Martin
Barlow, Thomas
Barnitz, Joseph
Barr, John
Barton, David R.
Barton, W.
Bauer, Adam
Beams, Jacob
Beard, Robert
Bearn, John
Beck, Martha
Beck, Paul
Beck, Samuel
Bender, Leonard
Benezet, Daniel
Benner, Henrich
Berntheisel, Henry
Berry, William
Bickham, F. A.
Bickman, George
Bletz, Jacob
Blumer, Abraham
Bollinger, Esther
Bombarger, Martin
Bomberger, John
Bower, Samuel P.
Bowman, Henry
Bowman, J.
Bowman, Samuel
Bowman, W.
Boyd, James
Boyd, Samuel
Bradford, Samuel J.
Breck, Samuel
Bredenstein, Philip
Brown, David
Brown, Matthew
Brown, William
Broud, Bill
Bruener, G.
Bryan, George
Bryan, George I.
Burd, Edward
Burkholder, E.
Burt, Nathaniel
Caldwell, James
Caldwell, Oliver
Caldwell, Robert
Calhoun, John C.
Cameron, James
Cameron, John
Campbell, Sarah
Carpenter, Abraham
Carpenter, Daniel
Carpenter, Jacob
Carpenter, William
Cather, Robert
Chambers, Stephen
Chambers, W.
Charlton, Thomas
Clark, Brice
Clark, John
Clark, Washington
Clemson, Joseph
Cochran, A.
Cochran, William
Coleman, William
Connor, Kitty
Cookson, Thomas
Cooper, William
Creasy, Solomon
Creasy, Solomon M.
Crone, Robert
Cunningham, Hugh
Cunningham, Thomas
Damant, James
Damisch, Fred
Davis, Zaccheus
Deckert, Jacob
Dederick, Henry
Dering, Henry
Derward, Jonas
Detrick, P.
Dickert, Jacob
Dieterick, Jacob
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderfer, Michael
Diffenderfer, Philip
Diller, Peter
Doerses, Frederick
Dougherty, William
Douglass, George
Douglass, James
Doyle, Thomas
Dryer, Andrew
Dubbs, Joseph H.
Duck, Geotge
Duncan, Daniel
Eagen, James
Eagen, Thomas
Eberman, John
Eberman, Philip
Eckert, George
Eckman, John
Eftwein, Johannes
Eichholtz, H.
Eichholtz, Leonard
Eliot, Daniel
Emanuel, John
Ench, Jacob
Espy, George R.
Evans, Frances
Evans, Isaac
Evans, James C.
Evans, Samuel
Ewing, John
Faghterin, Mary
Fahnestock, Samuel
Fehl, Andrew
Feltman, George
Ferree, Conrad
Ferree, Polly
Fissel, Michael
Flowers, Christian
Foltz, Bernard
Fordney, Casper
Fouts, Martin
Franklin, Thomas
Franklin, Thomas E.
Franklin W. B.
Frantz, Phil
Frey, J.
Fultz, John
Galbraith, Bertram
Galloway, Joseph
Geddis, Samuel
Gibble, L. W.
Gibbons, William
Gildersleve, Jonathan H.
Gildersleve Sarah
Gill, Deborah
Gill, Eramus
Gill, James
Gill, Matthew
Givler, Mary
Golden, Jeffery
Graass, Jacob
Graeff, Matthias
Graeff, W.
Graff, Benjamin
Graff, Henry
Graff, Jacob
Gratz, Hyman
Groff, Abraham
Groff, David
Groff, Isaac
Gross, Michael
Grove, Abraham
Grubb, Baird
Grubb, Curtis
Grubb, Henry
Habacker, George
Habacker, Wager
Hartz, John
Hake, Elizabeth
Hake, Jacob
Hale, Charles
Hambright, Henry
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
Hand, Edward
Hart, Elizabeth
Hartand, John
Hartmyer, Frederick
Haton, James
Hatz, John
Hayn, Christopher
Hehl, Matthew
Henderson, Mary
Henry, Christopher
Henry, Elizabeth
Henry, Joseph
Henry, Josiah
Henry, John Joseph
Henry, Mary
Herr, Christian
Hensel, William Uhler
Hibshman, Henry
Hoff, John
Hoofnagle, P.
Hoover, Jacob
Host, Catharine
Host, Michael
Howell, William H.
Howell, William Wilson
Huber, J.
Huber, John
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Hubley, M.
Hubner, Nathanael
Huston, Alex
Hutchinson, E.
Jacks, James
Jenkins, Ron
Johns, Elizabeth
Johns, Jacob
Johns, Paul
Johnston, Sam
Jones, John
Jones, Owen
Jones, Paul T.
Jordan, J.
Kauffman, Abraham
Kauffman, Joseph
Kehler, Andrew
Kelly, Joseph P.
Kelly, William
Kenedy, John
Kittera, John Wilkes
Kittera, Thomas
Kline, David
Kline, George
Kline, Michael
Kling, M.
Konigmaker, James
Krebil, John
Krieg, Philip
Krug, Edward
Krug, H. V.
Krug, Jacob
Krug, Valentine
Kuhn, Frederick
Kuhn, Jacob
Lanck, Jacob
Landes, John
Lauman, Ludwig
Lechler, John
Leman, H. E.
Lewis, Abraham
Lewis, Ellis
Liews, Eliza
Lightner, Nathaniel
Likens, James
Lind, John
Long, Charles E.
Long, Jacob
Longenecker, David
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Lowman, Ludwig
Lutz, Peter
Lynch, Thomas
MacGonigle, Jonathan T.
MacGregor, John
MacGregor, Peter
Machold, Lewis Frederick
Marshall, Christopher
Matlack, Timothy
Mattes, George
Mauer, Peter
Maus, Peter
Mayer, John
Mayer, Lewis
McGown, William
McClure, David
McClure, Randle
McKim, James
McKinney, Mordecai
Mease, James
Mease, John
Mercer, John Q.
Messersmith, George
Metzer, Jonas
Metzer, Norman
Miller, David
Miller, Harry
Miller, Henry
Miller, James
Miller, John
Miller, T. H.
Minnich, Lizzie
Mohler, Henry
Montgomery, Jane
Montgomery, S. H.
Moore, James
Moore, John
Musser, John
Myer, John
Myer, John P.
Myer, Josephine
Myers, Christian
Myers, Eckert
Myers, Henry
Myers, Jacob
Myers, John
Myers, Joseph
Myers, Josephine
Myers, S. H.
Myers, Sidney
Muhlenberg, F. A.
Muhlenberg, G. H. E.
Muhlenberg, Henry
Muhlenberg, Henry A.
Munster, Paul
Nager, Ben Willis
Nagle, John
Neal, John
Nees, Adam
Neisser, G. Br.
Nelson, William
Nicholson, John
Norgrave, H.
Odonel, Charles
Old, James
Parvin, Francis
Passmore, John
Patton, James
Pendleton, George H.
Pennypacker, Samuel W.
Penrose, Clement
Petersby, Richard
Physick, Edmund
Pine, Michael
Pohlman, Abraham
Price, Eli K.
Purviance, Samuel
Ralston, Robert
Ramsay, Catharine
Ramsay, David
Ramsay, James
Ramsay, Nathaniel
Ramsay, William
Randall, Samuel
Rank, Samuel
Redsecker, Jacob
Reed, E. L.
Reed, George
Reedly, George
Reedly, John
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Jacob
Riche, Thomas
Rieger, Ann
Rohrer, John
Ross, George
Ross, James
Roth, Jacob
Schaum, Philip
Scheaffer, John
Schnierer, John, Mrs.
Schweinhaupt, Br.
Sell, Henry
Seward, Hugh
Shafer, John
Shaffer, Jacob
Sharer, David
Shearer, Jacob
Sheef, William
Sheldon, William
Shippen, Edward
Shireman, Jacob
Shol, Peter
Shware, Peter
Simon, Joseph
Simon, William
Sindersmith, S. V.
Singer, Casper
Singer, Emanuel
Skiles, William
Slaugher, Hiram
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry
Slough, Matthias
Smith, A. Herr
Smith, Eliza
Smith, Joanna
Smith, Thomas
Smith, William
Snapp, Samuel
Solomon, Myer
Spencer, S. S.
Sprecher, Frank L.
Stauffer, Henry
Stedman, Alex
Stedman, Charles
Steinert, Christian
Steinman, Charles
Steinman, Frederick
Steinman, George
Steinman, John F.
Stevens, R. S.
Stevenson, George
Stone, John
Stoneman, Tobias
Stones, John
Stuart, Robert
Swan, John G.
Swain, R.
Swentzel, H. Y.
Swift, Joseph
Tanger, David R.
Titball, Joseph
Trimble, James
Trissler, John
Trissler, Joseph David
Turner, Ambrose
Turner, Catharine
Wagen, Philip
Walk, Deetrick
Walker, John
Wallace, John
Wallace, William
Warden, M.
Warfel, John
Washington, Samuel
Watson, David
Webb, James
Weber, Adam
Wegman, Mary
Weitzel, George
Wenger, Roland
Werner, Jacob
Wertsburger, Henry
West, William
Wetherill, Samuel P.
White, George
White, T.
Whitaker, George
Wildred, Daniel
Williams, Evans P.
Williams, John
Wistar, Thomas
Witlow, Hugh
Witman, John
Witman, Michael
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, Benjamin
Witmer, David
Witmer, Henry
Wolford, Ludwig
Wood, George
Work, Joseph
Wright, James
Wright, John
Wright, S. W.
Yaner, Jacob
Yeates, Jasper
Yeates, John
Young, Henry
Young, Mattias
Zahm, Godfrey
Zantzinger, Adam
Zantzinger, Ester
Zeigler, George
Zimmer, Henry
Subjects
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Court records
Finance, Personal
Invoices
Letters
Lotteries
Minutes (Records)
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Schools
Stocks
Search Terms
Accounts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Armor's Old Bookstore
Articles of agreement
Beaver Creek
Black Horse Farm
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Charles E. Wentz and Bros.
Christ Lutheran Church
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Steam Mills
Constables
Correspondence
Court records
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Farmer's Hay and Straw Market Association
Finance, Personal
Finding aids
Franklin Savings and Building Association
Grosh and Levering
Hamilton Lots
Indentures
Indian Queen Hotel
Invoices
Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster County Agricultural Park
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Company
Letters
Lotteries
Manuscript groups
McDowell's Mill
Minutes
Mount Hope Furnace
Northern Central Railway Company
Pennsylvania Council
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Probate records
Protestant Episcopal Church
Receipts
Sam Wetherill and Sons
Schools
Shaffner and Ziegler
St. James Episcopal Church
Steinman and Son
Stocks
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Kirkpatrick and Company
Zahm and Jackson Jewelers
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0166
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Frank R. Diffenderfer Collection (MG0166), 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.
Accession Number
1964.013
Other Numbers
MG-166
Classification
MG0166
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 September 2021.
Accession # L64-13
Documents
Less detail
Collection
George Steinman Papers
Title
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 and 2
Object ID
MG0184
Date Range
1738-1955
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Collection
George Steinman Papers
Title
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 and 2
Description
The George Steinman Papers, Series 1 contains an album, compiled by George Steinman, with many photographs of buildings, tombstones, monuments and scenes of Lancaster city and county. Ephemera and newspaper articles are among the photographs. Represented in the album are Postlethwaite's Tavern, hotels and taverns, fire houses, the Conestoga massacre, churches, cemeteries, Ephrata Cloister, prominent citizens and their homes, Stehli Silk Mill, and schools. The four boxes contain orginal correspondence, documents, photographs and ephemera or and pertaining to the same subject matter as the album.
The George Steinman Papers, Series 2 is a collection of original correspondence, documents, photographs, and ephemera primarily compiled by George Steinman. The contents of Series 2 represent Lancaster city and county events, prominent citizens, buildings, monuments, churches, cemeteries, schools, and businesses. Most of what Steinman collected relates to 18th and 19th century Pennsylvania, highlighting Lancaster and Philadelphia. One of the key events highlighted is the Revolutionary war; with documents and images related to Philadelphia, George Washington, the Atlee family, and General Edward Hand. There are images relating to the Christiana Riot and to various buildings in early Lancaster; including but not limited to the Old Jail, the British Prison, and Postlethwaite's Tavern. Also included in the collection is currency printed by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1764, and Confederate States currency and bonds.
System of Arrangement
This collection is divided into two series:
Series 1 The Steinman Album
Series 2 Documents, Photographs, Ephemera
Date Range
1738-1955
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1955
Date of Accumulation
ca. 1860-1920
Creator
Steinman, George Michael, 1847-1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Altee, John
André, John
Appel, T. Roberts
Armstrong, Elizabeth
Atlee, Samuel John
Atlee, Washington Lemuel
Atlee, William Augustus
Atlee, William Pitt
Baer, John
Baily, Francis
Bair, Daniel
Baker, James G.
Baldwin, Edith L.
Barr, Elias
Barton, Thomas
Bausman, Elizabeth
Bausman, William
Bear, Henry
Beck, Herbert Huebener
Beck, Martin
Beecher, William C.
Beissel, Conrad
Beissel, John Conrad
Bender, Henry
Bethel, Samuel
Bezellon, Martha Coombe
Bezellon, Peter
Boehm, Henry
Boyle, Philip
Breneman, Benjamin Franklin
Breneman, Gideon
Breneman, Franklin Henry
Broll, John
Brown, J. H.
Bryan, George
Buchanan, James
Buchmiller, Dulon Frank
Burkhart, Anna Margarita
Burkhart, George
Burrowes, Francis Smith
Burrowes, Thomas Henry
Burt, Nathaniel
Calder, George, Jr.
Cameron, James
Carpenter, John
Carpenter, William
Cheves, Langdon
Clay, Henry
Clemson, James
Coleman, Elizabeth
Coleman, Robert
Coleman, William
Cope, Caleb
Cope, Thomas P.
Cox, John
Crawford, James
Crowel, Mary R.
Damant, James
Davis, Benjamin Franklin
Dering, Henry
Detwiler, Thomas Craig
Diffenbaugh, Henry
Diffenderfer, Milton Hess
Diffenderffer, Frank Reid
Diller, Graybill
Donnley, Felix
Downing, Samuel
Dufresne, Samuel
Duvel, P. S.
Eberly, Michael
Edge, Walter Warren
Eichholtz, Jacob
Ellicott, Andrew
Elliot, Robert
Ellmaker, Nathaniel
Eshleman, Frank
Fahnestock, Samuel
Ferree, Philip
Fordney, Melchoir
Forney, J. A.
Fox, Cyrus
Frailey, Jacob
Franklin, George F.
Franklin, Walter
Fraser, Susan
Frazer, Reah
Fulton, Robert
Funck, John
Funk, John
Galbreath, John
Geist, M. W.
Germon, W. L.
Gill, William
Gingrich, Amos
Graff, Andreas
Grant, Hamilton
Graybill, Jacob
Groff, John M.
Groff, Sebastian
Grosh, John
Grove, Annie C.
Grubb, Daisy
Grubb, Peter
Hager, Walter C.
Haldeman, Samuel Steman
Hall, Charles
Hamilton, Andrew
Hamilton, James
Hammond, Frederick W.
Hamond, E. R.
Hand, Edward
Hand, John
Hand, Mollie
Harpel, Charlotte
Hayes, Alexander Laws
Hazen, Moses
Heinitsh, August
Heintzelman, Samuel Peter
Heister, Joseph
Henderson, Barton
Henderson, Thomas G.
Henry, John Joseph
Hensel, George Washington, Jr.
Hensel, William Uhler
Herr, Christian
Herr, Hans
Herr, Rudy
Hews, George H.
Hoffnagle, Peter
Hood, Alexander H.
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Hughes, Edward
Hutter, Christian
Jacobs, Cyrus
Jenkins, David
Jenkins, William
Kevinski, John B.
King, George H.
Kirkpatrick, William
Konigmacher, Joseph
Kroome, Hiram
Krug, George
Kuhn, Simon
Kuhn, Simon Adam
Landis, David Bachman
Landis, David H.
Landis, Harry
Landis, Jacob
Light, John B.
Lightner, Michael
Lincoln, Abraham
Lippold, John W.
Loeb, Jacob
Long, Henry Grimler
Long, Isaac
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Ludlow, Robert Fulton
Magee, David Francis
Marshall, Christopher
Marshall, John
Martin, C. H.
Mason, S.
Mathiot, John
Matlack, Timothy
Mayer, Christian B.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
McClain, Francis Bernard
McClellan, George Brinton
McCormick, D. R.
McFarquahr, Colin
McGrann, Bernard John
Melsheimmer, Frederick Valentine
Metzger, Samuel H.
Mifflin, Thomas
Miller, Dave "Devil"
Miller, John
Miller, Susanna
Mishler, Benjamin
Montgomery, John R.
Montgomery, William
Morton, William Augustus
Mulhatten, Barney
Musser, Yost
Myers, Albert
Mylin, Martin
Neff, John
Nevin, John D.
North, Hugh McAlister
Old, James
Parks, Jake
Pastor, John
Peiper, William L.
Penn, William
Pitt, William
Porter, Andrew
Porter, George B.
Pyle, Howard
Ramsey, David
Raub, Galen John Peoples
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel C.
Reilly, Mary Gertrude Costigan
Reinmansnyder, Helen
Reynolds, George Nelson
Reynolds, John Fulton
Reynolds, William
Rogers, Milton C.
Rose, Frederick
Ross, George
Ross, Patton
Sauber, Charles Alvin
Sener, Samuel Miller
Seyfert, Augustus G.
Shober, Emanuel
Shreiner, Philip
Slaymaker, Henry
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Slaymaker, L.
Slaymaker, William
Sloane, S.
Slough, Elizabeth
Smith, Charles
Snavely, Harry H.
Stahr, John Summers
Stambauch, Samuel
Stauffer, David McNeely
Stedman, Alexander
Steinman, George Michael
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stiegel, Henry William
Strong Wolf, Chief
Summy, Levi
Sutter, John Augustus
Tener, John C.
Thornburg, Robert
Todd, Charles
Tomlinson, George
Urban, John
Vogan, John
Washington, George
Webb, James
West, Benjamin
Wharton, Thomas
Whiteside, John
Wiley, William
Williamson, Henry Stackhouse
Willson, George Bolivar
Willson, John
Winover, Peter
Wise, Charles
Wise, John
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, David
Witmer, Esther Elizabeth
Worner, William Frederic
Wright, James
Wright, John
Yeates, Catharine
Yeates, Jasper
Zahm, Godfried
Zahm, Mathias
Zahm, Samuel H.
Zantzinger, Paul
Zehmer, Anthony
Zinzendorf, Nicholaus
Subjects
Ephemera
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Abbeville (Historic estate)
Abbeville Mill
Advent Lutheran Church
Albright's Transportation Depot
All Saints Episcopal Church
American Hose Company
Balloons
Bangor Episcopal Church
Berks County Historical Society
Binkley's Bridge
Bird-In-Hand Friends Meetinghouse
Boehm's Chapel
Buch Tavern
Buchanan Park
Caledonia Furnace
Carpenter's Union Church
Cat Tavern
Cemeteries
Central Cigar Store
Chalices
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Christian Herr House
Christiana Resistance
Churches
Clare Point Stock Farm
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Columbia Friends Meetinghouse
Conestoga Furnace
Conestoga Glue Factory
Conestoga Navigation Company
Conestoga wagon
Cosgrove's Tavern
County House
Courthouses
Covered bridges
Disasters
Donegal Presbyterian Church
Downing's Mill
Eagle Hotel
Eden Iron Works
Edge Tool Forge
Elizabeth Furnace
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel
Exchange Hotel
Feagleyville
Federal Hall
Finding aids
Fire departments
Fires
First National Store
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
First Reformed Church, Lancaster
Fites Eddy Hotel
Fountain Inn
Franklin and Marshall College
Franklin College
Franklin House
Fulton Cotton Mill
General Sutter Inn
Golden Swan Hotel
Grace Lutheran Church
Graeff's Landing
Grape Tavern
Gravestones
Graveyards
Green Cottage
Grubb Mansion
Halfway House
Hans Herr House
Hardwicke
Harmony Hall
Heinitsh Drug Store
Historical markers
Hope Episcopal Church
Hopewell Forge
Hotels
Humane Fire Company
Humes Woolen Mill
Hutter's Folly
Indian Queen Tavern
Indigenous peoples
J. B. Distillery
Keener's Mill
Kepler Lodge
Krug House
Lafayette Hill
Lamb Tavern
Lamparter's Row
Lancaster Academy
Lancaster County Courthouse
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster County National Bank
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster Curling Club
Lancaster Fencibles
Lancaster Moravian Church
Landisville Mennonite Meetinghouse
Leacock Presbyterian Church
Linden Hall
Lititz Moravian Church
Manuscript groups
Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Company
Markets
Martic Forge, Martic Twp.
Martin Meylin's Gunshop
Masonic halls
Masonic lodges
Massasoit Hall
Mechanics Library
Mellinger Mennonite Church
Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church
Millersville Academy
Millersville State Normal School
Millersville University
Mills
Mischler's Exchange
Mishler's Beer Garden
Montgomery House
Monuments
Moss Cigar Factory
Mount Bethel Mansion
Mount Hope Furnace
Native Americans
Odd Fellows Hall
Old City Hall
Old Welsh Graveyard
Paper mills
Parish houses
Paxton Boys
Penn Square
Pennsbury Manor
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pequea Presbyterian Church
Petroglyphs
Photographs
Plough Tavern
Poole Forge
Postlethwaite's Tavern
Powder houses
Practical Farmer Hotel
Ranck's Mill
Reigart's Landing
Reigart's Old Wine Store
Relay Hotel
Revolutionary War
Rock Ford
Ruth's Fine Groceries
Sadsbury Friends Meetinghouse
Safe Harbor Rolling Mill
Schools
Scrapbooks
Shiffler Fire Company
Ship Tavern
Shippen School
Sign of the Bull Tavern
Sign of the Hat Tavern
Sorrel Horse Hotel
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church
St. James Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John's United Church of Christ
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Michael's Lutheran Church
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Stamps
Stehli Silk Mill
Stock certificates
Strasburg Academy
Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery
Strasburg Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunflower Inn
Swamp Church
Swan Hotel
Tavern signs
Taverns
Ten Hour House
Three Crowns Tavern
Trinity Lutheran Church
Union Bethel Church
Union Fire Company
Union Hotel
Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Vermont Historical Society
Voganville Hotel
Wabank House
Washington Hotel
Washington Memorial Chapel
Waterloo Tavern
Waterworks
Watt and Shand
Weaverland Mennonite Church
Wheatland
White Horse Hotel
White Swan Hotel
William Pitt Tavern
Windsor Forge
Witmer's Bridge
Witness Tree
Woodward Hill Cemetery
F. W. Woolworth Co.
York Furnace
Young Men's Christian Association
Zion Lutheran Church
Extent
1 scrapbook, 4 boxes, 112 folders, 3.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0184
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
"Mr. Geo. Steinman who started this collection of pictures. This book was presented to the Lanc. Co. Historical Society after his death by Mr. Geo. S. Franklin."
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Other Numbers
MG-184
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Series 1 processed and finding aid prepared PK and MSH, 2008. Series 2 finding aid prepared by JE, 2018. Added to database 20 July 2021.
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Documents
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #063
Date Range
1825
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
1825
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Bartholomew, Adison
Bartholomew, Catharine
Bartholomew, Henry
Bartholomew, John
Bartholomew, Mary
Brenbariger, Frederick
Brenbariger, Margaret
Brenbariger, Susanna
Campbel, Hiram
Campbel, Richard
Duhen, Hannah
Duhen, Mary
Duhen, Susanna
Dunn, James
Dunn, John
Dunn, Robert
Ebert, Jacob
Ebert, Jane
Ebert, Mary
Fineffrock, George
Fineffrock, Sarah
Finefrock, Isaac
Fogel, Frederick
Fogel, John
Hase, James
Hase, Mary
Hastings, Kityann
Hastings, Mrs.
Hurley, Charls
Hurley, Mary
Hurley, Samuel
Hurley, Searah
Kline, Eliza
Kline, John
Kline, Susanna
McAfee, Benjamin
McAfee, David
McAfee, Rebeccah
MIller, Benjamin
Miller, David
Miller, John
Miller, Samuel
Milley, Chicheley
Milley, Edward
Milley, Mary Ann
Milley, Thomas
Newport, Elizabeth
Newport, James
Newport, John
Newport, Susanna
Nilson, Abigail
Nilson, Stephen
Peters, Abraham
Peters, Isaac
Peters, Mary
Rees, Andrew
Rees, Elizabeth
Rees, Emanuel
Rees, Fanny
Rees, Henry
Rineer, Benjamin
Rineer, Daniel
Rineer, Jese
Rineer, Joseph
Rudey, Henry
Rudey, Rachel
Rudey, Samuel
Rudey, Theoflaus
Shank, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Martic Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #063
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/08/16.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
McAfee, David. Father of McAfee, Benjamin, age 11; McAfee, David,age 9; McAfee, Rebeccah, age 7.
Brenbariger, Frederick. Father of Brenbariger, Margaret, age 9; Brenbariger, Susanna, age 7.
Campbel, Richard. Father of Campbel, Hiram, age 8.
Nilson, Stephen. Father of Nilson, Abigail, age 10.
Kline, John. Stepfather of Shank, Jacob, age 11. Father of Kline, Susanna, age 7; Kline, Eliza, age 5.
Hastings, Widow. Mother of Hastings, Kityann, age 9.
Duhen, Mary. Mother of Duhen, Hannah, age 8; Duhen, Susanna, age 10.
Rees, Henry. Father of Rees, Elizabeth, age 9; Rees, Fanny, age 11.
Rees, Andrew. Father of Rees, Elizabeth, age 8; Rees, Emanuel, age 11.
Dunn, James. Father of Dunn, John, age 9; Dunn, Robert, age 11.
Rineer, Jese. Father of Rineer, Benjamin, age 7; Rineer, Joseph, age 11; Rineer, Daniel.
Hase, James. Father of Hase, Mary, age 10.
Fogel, Frederick. Father of Fogel, John, age 7.
Peters, Isaac. Father of Peters, Abraham, age 10; Peters, Isaac, age 5; Peters, Mary, age 8.
Rudey, Henry. Father of Rudey, Rachel, age 6; Rudey, Samuel, age 9; Rudey, Theoflaus, age 8.
Fineffrock, George. Father of Finefrock, Isaac, age 9; Fineffrock, Sarah, age 11.
Bartholomew, Henry. Father of Bartholomew, Adison, age 6; Bartholomew, Catharine,age 8; Bartholomew, John, age 7; Bartholomew, Mary, age 10.
Hurley, Charls. Father of Hurley, Mary, age 5; Hurley, Samuel, age 10; Hurley, Searah, age 7.
Newport, James. Father of Newport, Elizabeth, age 9; Newport, John, age 7; Newport, Susanna, age 11.
Miller, John. Carpenter. Father of MIller, Benjamin, age 9; Miller, David, age 7; Miller, Samuel, age 11; Miller, John, age 5.
Ebert, Jacob. Father of Ebert, Jane, age 8; Ebert, Mary, age 5.
Milley, Chicheley. Father of Milley, Edward, age 7; Milley, Mary Ann, age 10; Milley, Thomas, age 12.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #234
Date Range
1829
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
1829
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Albright, John
Botthoff, Elizabeth
Botthoff, John
Conklen, Samuel
Dangbertz, Benjamin
Etter, Sally
Furniss, Samuel
Geltmaker, Barbary
Keller, Amos
Keller, Ira
Horncomb, George
Kalm, Jacob
Kalm, John
Lewis, Levy
Meyer, Margaret
Miller, Frederick
Miller, John
More, William
Mosey, Mary
Meyer, Elizabeth
Road, Fanny
Sharrer, Howey
Sharrer, Susan
Spangler, David
Spangler, Samuel
Sweeney, Charles
Sweeney, William
Way, George
Way, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Rapho Twp.
West Hempfield Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #234
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/04/22.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Rapho Twp. unless noted.
Albright, John. West Hempfield Twp.
Botthoff, Elizabeth. West Hempfield Twp.
Botthoff, John. West Hempfield Twp.
Conklen, Samuel. West Hempfield Twp.
Dangbertz Benjamin.
Etter, Sally.
Furniss, Samuel. Teacher.
Geltmaker, Barbary.
Keller, Amos. West Hempfield Twp.
Keller, Ira. West Hempfield Twp.
Horncomb, George.
Kalm, Jacob.
Kalm, John.
Lewis, Levy.
Meyer, Margaret.
Miller, Frederick.
Miller, John.
More, William.
Mosey, Mary.
Meyer, Elizabeth.
Road, Fanny. West Hempfield Twp.
Sharrer, Howey.
Sharrer, Susan.
Spangler, David.
Spangler, Samuel.
Sweeney, Charles.
Sweeney, William.
Way, George. West Hempfield Twp.
Way, John. West Hempfield Twp.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #052
Date Range
1832
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
1832
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Colm, John
Cooper, Elizabeth
Cooper, Sophia
Fredrick, David
Fredrick, Elizabeth
Geltmacher, Barbara
Geltmacher, Jacob
Hayes, Augustus
Lewis, Isaac
Lewis, Levi
Lou, Elizabeth
Lou, Jacob
Loux, Elizabeth
Loux, Jacob
Miller, Fredrick
Miller, John
Moore, Ann
Myers, Elizabeth
Myers, Samuel
Snyder, Ann
Sweney, Nancy
Sweney, William
Wright, Christopher
Wright, Elizabeth
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Poor children
Rapho Twp.
Students
Teachers
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #052
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1993/10/01.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Rapho Twp. unless noted.
Colm, John.
Cooper, Elizabeth. West Hempfield Twp.
Cooper, Sophia. West Hempfield Twp.
Fredrick, David.
Fredrick, Elizabeth.
Geltmacher, Barbara.
Geltmacher, Jacob.
Hayes, Augustus. Teacher.
Lewis, Isaac.
Lewis, Levi.
Lou [Loux?], Elizabeth.
Lou [Loux?], Jacob.
Miller, Fredrick.
Miller, John.
Moore, Ann.
Myers, Elizabeth.
Myers, Samuel.
Snyder, Ann.
Sweney, Nancy.
Sweney, William.
Wright, Christopher.
Wright, Elizabeth.
1 item. 1 piece.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Object ID
MG0846
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
Society of Friends Westtown Boarding School Search Terms: Business records Correspondence Deeds Diaries Lampeter Twp. Leacock Twp. Letters Mills Philadelphia Quakers Society of Friends Westtown Boarding School �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633
  1 document  
Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Description
This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
Creator
Gibbons family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Bonsall, Daniel
Bonsall, Edward Horne
Bonsall, Rachel
Brinton, William
Brown, Ellen
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Conrad, Abraham
Dunbar, Andrew
Dunbar, Mary
Eaby, Christian
Eaby, Samuel
Earle, Mary Hussey
Evans, Thomas
Evans, Rebecca
Evans, William
Gibbons, Abraham
Gibbons, Caroline
Gibbons, Daniel
Gibbons, Deborah
Gibbons, Joseph
Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle
Gibbons, Rachel
Gibbons, Samuel
Gibbons, William
Grigs, Joseph
Hamilton, James
Hertzkey, John
Kendall, John
Kirk, Jeremiah
Lightfoot, Jepthat
Miller, Eliza
Miller, John
Reynolds, Margaret
Stauffer, Christian
Steer, Joseph
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, William B.
Wartnaby, Elizabeth
Subjects
Business records
Deeds
Letters
Mills and mill-work
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Search Terms
Business records
Correspondence
Deeds
Diaries
Finding aids
Lampeter Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Mills
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Folders 1-30 processed and finding aid prepared from the donor's notes by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 12 July 2021.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #064
Date Range
1825
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.
Date Range
1825
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Armstrong, Edward
Armstrong, Francis
Armstrong, Jacob
Brown, Samuel
Brown, Thomas
Carrell, Elizabeth
Carrell, James
Carrell, Joseph
Carrell, William
Clark, Abner
Clark, John
Clark, Tom
Cooper, Alexander
Cooper, James
Cooper, Pamela
Cooper, Rebecca
Crothers, Alphies
Crothers, Eliza
Crothers, John
Crothers, John W.
Crothers, Richard H.
Crothers, William
Dailey, James
Dailey, John
Dailey, Mary
Drake, John M.
Drake, Mariam C.
Drake, William
Drake, William B.
Evans, Joel
Evans, Thomas
Gray, Willimina
Hess, Elias
Hess, Jonas
Johnson, Christmas
Johnson, David
Johnson, Jane
Keys, John
Keys, Margaret
Leek, Elizabeth
Lewis, Andrew
Lewis, James
Lewis, Mary
Long, Abner
Long, Kersey
Long, Mary
Maxwell, Amos
Maxwell, George
Maxwell, Margaret
McCullough, John
McCullough, Margaret
McCullough, Rebecca
McCullough, Reubin
McGuigin, Agness
McGuigin, Ruthanna
Milburn, Ann
Milburn, James
Millburn, Abram
Miller, Addilene
Miller, Charlotta
Miller, John
Norriss, Daniel
Norriss, Eliner
Norriss, Levi
Norriss, Sarah
Oldham, Harriet
Oldham, James
Oldham, John
Peters, Abram
Peters, Robert
Peters, William
Pyle, John
Pyle, Rebecca
Pyle, Sarah
Renolds, Job
Renolds, Lydia
Renolds, Phebe
Richardson, Stephen
Richardson, William
Ross, Isabele
Ross, Reason
Scotton, Joel
Scotton, John
Scotton, Minerva
Scotton, William
Swagars, Mrs.
Swagers, Jacob
Towson, Ephrim
Towson, Isaac
Towson, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Little Britain Twp.
Persons of color
Poor children
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #064
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/08/23.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
McGuigin, Agness. Mother of McGuigin, Ruthanna, age 10.
Johnson, Christmas. African American. Father of Johnson, Jane, age 5.
Clark, Tom. African American. Father of Clark, Abner, age 5; Clark, John, age 8.
Oldham, James. Father of Oldham, Harriet, age 5; Oldham, John, age 7.
Brown, Samuel. Father of Brown, Thomas, age 6; Gray, Willimina, age 9.
Swagars, Widow. Mother of Swagers, Jacob, age 10.
Scotton, Joel. Father of Scotton, John, age 7; Scotton, Minerva, age 6; Scotton, William, age 9.
Dailey, John. Father of Dailey, James, age 9; Dailey, Mary, age 11.
Miller, John. African American. Father of Miller, Addilene, age 7; Miller, Charlotta, age 9.
Leek, Elizabeth. Mother of Johnson, David, age 10; Richardson, Stephen, age 5; Richardson, William, age 6.
Lewis, Mary. Mother of Lewis, Andrew, age 7; Lewis, James, age 10.
Evans, Joel. Father of Evans, Thomas, age 8.
Cooper, Alexander. Father of Cooper, James, age 5; Cooper, Pamela, age 6; Cooper, Rebecca, age 9.
Keys, John. Father of Keys, John, age 6; Keys, Margaret, age 8.
Crothers, John. Father of Crothers, Alphies, age 5; Crothers, Eliza, age 6; Crothers, John W., age 9; Crothers, Richard H., age 7; Crothers, William, age 11.
Carrell, Joseph. Father of Carrell, Elizabeth, age 6; Carrell, James, age 11; Carrell, William, age 9.
Norriss, Levi. Father of Norriss, Daniel, age 9; Norriss, Eliner, age 11; Norriss, Sarah, age 7.
Maxwell, George. African American. Father of Maxwell, Amos, age 6; Maxwell, Margaret, age 9.
Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Abner, age 8; Long, Kersey, age 11.
Ross, Isabele. Mother of Ross, Reason, age 11.
Drake, William. Father of Drake, John M., age 5; Drake, Mariam C., age 9; Drake, William B., age 7.
Armstrong, Edward. African American. Father of Armstrong, Francis, age 7; Armstrong, Jacob, age 10.
Peters, Abram. Father of Peters, Robert, age 8; Peters, William, age 10.
McCullough, Rebecca, age 7; McCullough, Reubin, age 6.
Milburn, James. Father of Millburn, Abram, age 8; Milburn, Ann, age 9.
Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Ephrim, age 7; Towson, Joseph, age 8.
McCullough, John. Father of McCullough, Margaret, age 9; McCullough, Rebecca, age 7; McCullough, Reubin, age 6.
Renolds, Job. Father of Renolds, Lydia, age 6; Renolds, Phebe, age 9.
Hess, Jonas. Father of Hess, Elias, age 6.
Pyle, John. Father of Pyle, Rebecca, age 7; Pyle, Sarah, age 9.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #301A
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 0005
People
Aekin, George
Aekin, William
Aekin, Ebnezer
Brown, Samuel
Gray, William
Brown, Thomas
Burnite, D.
Ross, Reason
Carl, Joseph
Carl, William
Corthers, John
Corthers, William
Corthers, White
Corthers, Richard
Dever, Samuel
Dever, Elenor
Dever, John
Evans, Joel
Evans, Thomas
Leek, Elizabeth
Richardson, William
Johnson, David
Lewis, Mary
Lewis, James
Lewis, Andrew
Long, Mary
Long, Kersey
Long, Abner
Maxfield, George
Maxfield, Margaret
Maxfield, Amos
McGuigin, Agnes
McGuigin, Charles
McGuigin, Rosanna
Millburn, James
Millburn, Nancy
Millburn, William
Millburn Abram
Miller, John
Miller, Charlotte
Miller, Addaline
Norris, Levi
Norris, Elenor
Norris, D.C.
Norris, Sarah Ann
Peters, Abram
Peters, Joshua
Peters, William
Peters, Robert
Tobias, Samuel
Tobias, Lydi Ann
Tobias, Darias
Towson, Isaac
Towson, Joseph
Towson, Ephraim
Whipper, John
Whipper, Washington
Whipper, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #301A
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/08/05
.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
Aekin, George. Father of Aekin, William age 8; Aekin, Ebnezer, age 7.
Brown, Samuel. Father of Gray, William, age 7; Brown, Thomas, age 5.
Burnite, D. Parent of Ross, Reason, age 9.
Carl, Joseph. Father of Carl, William, age 9.
Corthers, John. Father of Corthers, William, age 10; Corthers, White, age 8; Corthers, Richard, age 6.
Dever, Samuel. Father of Dever, Elenor, age 7; Dever, John, age 9.
Evans, Joel. Father of Evans, Thomas, age 6.
Leek, Elizabeth. Mother of Richardson, William, age 5; Johnson, David, age 9.
Lewis, Mary. Mother of Lewis, James,age 9; Lewis, Andrew, age 6.
Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Kersey, age 9; Long, Abner, age 7.
Maxfield, George. Father of Maxfield, Margaret, age 9; Maxfield, Amos, age 5.
McGuigin, Agnes. Mother of McGuigin, Charles, age 9; McGuigin, Rosanna.
Millburn, James. Father of Millburn, Nancy, age 10; Millburn, William, age 8; Millburn Abram, age 7.
Miller, John. Father of Miller, Charlotte, age 8; Miller, Addaline, age 6.
Norris, Levi. Father of Norris, Elenor, age 10; Norris, D.C., age 7; Norris, Sarah Ann, age 6.
Peters, Abram. Father of Peters, Joshua, age 11; Peters, William, age 9; Peters, Robert, age 7.
Tobias, Samuel. Father of Tobias, Samuel, age 9; Tobias, Lydi Ann, age 7; Tobias, Darias, age 5.
Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Joseph, age 10; Towson, Ephraim, age 9.
Whipper, John. Father of Whipper, Washington, age 10; Whipper, James, age 6.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #645
Date Range
1829
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
1829
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Blattenberger, Barbara
Blattenberger, Catharine
Blattenberger, Christ
Blattenberger, Daniel
Blattenberger, Polly
Cowhock, Samuel
Dacherty, Benjamin
Deyer, Emanuel
Deyer, Faney
Deyer, William
Diffinderfer, John
Diffinderfer, Sally
Druckamiller, Castner
Druckamiller, Emanual
Druckamiller, Susan
Eachelberger, Catharn
Eachelberger, John
Earman, Henry
Etter, Sally
Faby, Jacob
Faby, Mary
Farguson, Joseph
Frey, Catharine
Frey, Mary
Gabel, Elizabeth
Gallacher, John
Gantz, Elizabeth
Gantz, Susan
Geldmacher, Carbrin
Geldmacher, Jacob
Gensman, John
Grider, Sarah
Hagy, George
Hagy, Henry
Hagy, Jacob
Hagy, Polly
Hallawell, Mary
Hallawell, William
Hess, Mary
Hickman, Henry
Hoffmaster, Catharin
Hoffmaster, Wilhelm
Horncomb, George
Hummer, George
Hummer, Polly
Kalm, Jacob
Kalm, John
Klein, Ann
Klein, Elizabeth
Lehmy, Hanah
Lehmy, Mary
Lincy, Elizabeth
Lincy, William
Loucks, Charles
Loucks, Jacob
Louis, Levi
McCarren, Charles
Meyer, Christ
Miller, Fred
Miller, John
Moore, William
Morgan, Christian
Mosey, Mary
Moyer, Elizabeth
Moyer, Margaritt
Mushgrove, Jacob
Nauman, Christ
Nees, George
Nees, Susan
Peffer, George
Price, James
Prutzman, Francis
Rowan, Catharine
Rowan, Joseph
Rowan, Mary
Russel, Elizabeth
Russel, Henry
Segrist, Abraham
Segrist, John
Shaeffer, Abra
Shaeffer, Emanuel
Shaeffer, Jacob
Shaeffer, John
Shaffner, Catharin
Sharer, Henry
Sharer, Susan
Smith, Benjamin
Smith, Susan
Spangler, David
Spangler, Samuel
Sweney, Charles
Sweney, William
Whiland, Henry
White, Levi
White, Sarah
Wisslar, Abrah
Wisslar, Jacob
Witzan, John
Wright, Christ
Wright, David
Wright, Elizabeth
Zink, John
Zink, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Rapho Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #645
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/01/03.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Blattenberger, Daniel. Father of Blattenberger, Barbara, age 9; Blattenberger, Catharine, age 9 years 9 months.
Blattenberger, Christ. Father of Blattenberger, Christ, age 8; Blattenberger, Polly, age 11.
Cowhock, Samuel. Age 9.
Dacherty, Benjamin. Age 9.
Deyer, Emanuel. Age 10.
Deyer, Faney. Age 10 years 11 months.
Deyer, William. Age 7.
Diffinderfer, John. Age 9.
Diffinderfer, Sally. Age 11.
Druckamiller, Cas[yner], age 6.
Druckamiller, Emanual. Age 10.
Druckamiller, Susan. Age 7.
Eachelberger, Catharn. Age 10.
Eachelberger, John. Age 8.
Earman, Henry. Age 8.
Etter, Sally. Age 8.
Faby, Jacob. Age 9
Faby, Mary. Age 7.
Farguson, Joseph. Age 8.
Frey, Catharine. Age 10.
Frey, Mary. Age 11.
Gabel, Elizabeth. Age 7.
Gallacher, John. Age 11.
Gantz, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Gantz, Susan. Age 9.
Gensman, John. Age 10.
Geldmacher, Carb[rin]. Age 9.
Geldmacher, Jacob. Age 5.
Grider, Sarah. Age 9.
Hagy, George. Age 11.
Hagy, Henry. Age 10.
Hagy, Jacob. Age 7.
Hagy, Polly. Age 8.
Hallawell, Mary. Age 7.
Hallawell, William. Age 8.
Hess, Mary. Age 7.
Hickman, Henry. Age 9.
Hoffmaster, Catharin. Age 9.
Hoffmaster, Wilhelm. Age [7 or 8].
Horncomb, George. Age 7.
Hummer, George. Age 9.
Hummer, Polly. Age 10.
Kalm, Jacob. Age 9.
Kalm, John. Age 8.
Klein, Ann. Age 8.
Klein, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Lehmy, Hanah. Age 9.
Lehmy, Mary, Age 7.
Lincy, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Lincy, William. Age 8.
Loucks, Charles.
Loucks, Jacob.
Louis, Levi, Age 5.
McCarren, Charles. Age 9.
Meyer, Christ. Age 8.
Miller, Fred. Age 8.
Miller, John. Age 7.
Moore, William. Age 7.
Morgan, Christ[ian]. Age 11.
Mosey, Mary. Age 7.
Moyer, Elizabeth. Age 6.
Moyer, Margaritt. Age 10.
Mushgrove, Jacob. Age 6.
Nauman, Christ. Age [8].
Nees, George. Age 11.
Nees, Susan. Age 6.
Peffer, George. Age 6.
Price, James. Age 9.
Prutzman, Francis.
Rowan, Catharine . Age 6.
Rowan, Joseph. Twin. Age 10.
Rowan, Mary. Twin. Age 10.
Russel, Elizabeth. Age 7.
Russel, Henry. Age 9.
Segrist, Abraham. Age 8.
Segrist, John. Age 9.
Shaeffer, Abra. Age 11.
Shaeffer, Emanuel. Age 9.
Shaeffer, Jacob. Age 9.
Shaeffer, John. Age 7.
Shaffner, Catharin . Age 11.
Sharer, Henry. Age 6.
Sharer, Susan. Age 9.
Smith, Benjamin. Age 11.
Smith, Susan. Age 8.
Spangler, David. Age 6.
Spangler, Samuel . Age 8.
Sweney, Charles. Age 9.
Sweney, William. Age 6.
Whiland, Henry. Age 7.
White, Levi. Age 7.
White, Sarah. Age 8.
Wisslar, Abrah. Age 10.
Wisslar, Jacob. Age 9.
Witzan, John. Age 7.
Wright, Christ. Age 8.
Wright, David. Age 10.
Wright, Elizabeth. Age 5.
Zink, John. Age 9.
Zink, Samuel. Age 10.
1 item, 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #619
Date Range
1830
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
1830
Year
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Abt, Henry
Albert, John
Bartol, Elizabeth
Bartol, Margaret
Bernhard, Anthony
Blattenberger, Sophia
Bosler, Jacob
Brannon, Susana
Brannon, William
Breneman, Abraham
Brubaker, David
Camp, Stephen
Campbell, David
Capp, Ann
Clepper, John
Clepper, Joseph
Daves, George
Daves, James
Densel, Peter
Densel, Susan
Dougherty, Eliza
Duffy, Charles
Dunn, Hannah
Etter, Jacob
Etter, Mary
Fertig, Sarah Lovina
Foster, Eli
Groff, Benjamin
Hamilton, Joseph
Hart, Harris
Hart, Saleme
Hess, Michael
Hogenberger, George
Hogenberger, Peter
Holtzapple, Ann Elizabeth
Holtzapple, Mary Jane
Hornefuis, Catharine
Hummel, Joseph
Idle, Levi
Idle, Marian
Idler, Maria
Inly, Elizabeth
Inly, Susan
Kelly, John
Kelly, Sally
Killwell, Catharine
Klugh, Barbara
Kuster, Henry
Kuster, Mary Ann
Kuster, Michael
Lewis, Abraham
Lockard, Thomas
May, Frederick
Mayer, Michael
McClelland, Catharine
McClelland, Joseph
Miller, Ann
Miller, Barbara
Miller, George
Miller, John
MIller, Lewis
Miller, Nancy
Miller, William
Mitchell, Joseph
Murphey, Catharine
Murphey, Nancy
Nicholas, John
Nicholas, Susana
Nunamaker, Daniel
Nunamaker, Samuel
Oliver, John
Oliver, Mary Ann
Oliver, William
Reedly, Magdalena
Schwilckey, Catharine
Sharer, Catharine
Sheffer, Anthony
Sheffer, John
Sheffer, William
Shutter, Catharine
Siple, S. Simon
Stineruck, Bartram
Stineruck, Catharine
Swords, Barbara
Walter, Susana
Ward, Elizabeth
Wesley, Quigley
Young, Catharine
Search Terms
West Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
West Donegal Twp.
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #619
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A Mar 12, 1996.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
NAMES TAKEN FROM LANCASTER COUNTY TAX LISTS.
West Donegal Twp. unless noted.
Abt, Henry. Age 5.
Albert, John. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Bartol, Elizabeth. Age 11. Elizabethtown.
Bartol, Margaret. Age 11. Elizabethtown.
Bernhard, Anthony. Age 6.
Blattenberger. Sophia. Age 9. Newville, Youtstown.
Bosler, Jacob. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Brannon, Susana. Age 7.
Brannon, William. Age 6.
Breneman, Abraham. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Brubaker, David. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Camp, Stephen. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Campbell, David. Age 11.
Capp, Ann. Age 10. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Clepper, John. Age 8. Bainbridge and Centerville
Clepper, Joseph. Age 5.Bainbridge and Centerville.
Daves, George. Age 9. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Daves, James. Age 11. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Densel, Peter. Age 6.
Densel, Susan. Age 9.
Dougherty, Eliza. Age 11. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Duffy, Charles. Age 7. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Dunn, Hannah. Age 10. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Ebekey, _____. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Etter, Jacob. Age 8.
Etter, Mary. Age 10.
Fertig, Sarah Lovina. Age 7. Newville, Youtstown.
Foster, Eli. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Groff, Benjamin. Age 8.
Hamilton, Joseph. Age 11. Elizabethtown.
Hart, Harris. Age 5.
Hart, Saleme. Age 8.
Hess, Michael. Age 11.
Hogenberger, George. Age 7. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Hogenberger, Peter. Age 5. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Holtzapple, Ann Elizabeth. Age 11. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Holtzapple, Mary Jane. Age 11. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Hornefuis, Catharine. Age 10. Elizabethtown.
Hummel, Joseph. Age 6. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Idle, Levi. Age 7. Newville, Youtstown.
Idle, Marian. Age 5. Newville, Youtstown.
Idler, Maria. Age 8. Newville, Youtstown.
Inly, Elizabeth. Age 9.
Inly, Susan. Age 11.
Kelly, John. Age 7.
Kelly, Sally. Age 8.
Killwell, Catharine. Age 10.
Klugh, Barbara. Age 8.
Kuster, Henry. Age 7. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Kuster, Mary Ann. Age 9. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Kuster, Michael. Age 10. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Lockard, Thomas. Age 6. Bainbridge and Centerville.
May, Frederick. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Mayer, Michael. Age 5. Newville, Youtstown.
McClelland, Catharine. Age 8.
McClelland, Joseph. Age 11.
Miller, Ann. Mother of Miller, William, age 7; Miller, Barbara, age 9.
Miller, George. Father of Miller, George, age 7; Miller, Nancy, age 9.
Miller, John. Father of MIller, Lewis, age 11; Lewis, Abraham, age 9. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Mitchell, Joseph. Age 11. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Murphey, Catharine. Age 9. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Murphey, Nancy. Age 5. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Nicholas, John. Age 5. Elizabethtown.
Nicholas, Susana. Age 7. Elizabethtown.
Nunamaker, Daniel. Age 10. Newville, Youtstown.
Nunamaker, Samuel. Age 8. Newville, Youtstown.
Oliver, John. Age 10. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Oliver, Mary Ann. Age 10.Bainbridge and Centerville.
Oliver, William. Age 8. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Reedly, Magdalena. Age 6.
Schwilckey, Catharine. Age 9.
Sharer, Catharine. Age 11. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Sheffer, John. Father of Sheffer, Anthony, age 10; Sheffer, John, age 8.
Sheffer, William. Age 9.
Shutter, Catharine. Age 10.
Siple, S. Simon. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Stineruck, Bartram. Age 7. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Stineruck, Catharine. Age 10. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Swords, Barbara. Age 6. VBainbridge and Centerville.
Walter, Susana. Age 7.
Ward, Elizabeth. Age 7. Bainbridge and Centerville.
Wesley, Quigley. West Donegal Twp. Teacher.
Young, Catharine. Age 9.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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