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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a48ccbf3-c431-40e7-8b91-497478847046
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1900 F051 QS
Date Range
1900/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1900/08
Year
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gerstly, Gottleib David
Gerstly, Henry Franklin
Gerstly, William F.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: selling liquor without a license
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1900 F051 QS
Additional Notes
Selling liquor without a license.
Gerstley, Henry F.
Gerstley, William F.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
52.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1901 F099 QS
Date Range
1901/01
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Date Range
1901/01
Year
1901
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: nuisance
Conestoga Traction Company
Quarter Sessions
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1901 F099 QS
Additional Notes
Nuisance.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
101.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Possible Joseph Gorgas tall case clock located

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1973.
Possible Joseph Gorgas Tall Case Clock Located by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr. Certified Clockmaker I was recently engaged by a local moving firm to prepare a "rare Grandfather's clock" for shipment to the West Coast. While making arrangements, I inquired as to the maker and was informed it was Joseph
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Alternate Title
Clock and watchmakers of Lancaster County, 1750-1850
Responsibility
by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr., certified clockmaker.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
[171]-182 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 4
Subjects
Gorgas, Joseph, - 1770-
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 4 (1973), p. 171-182Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77
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Mold, Cigar

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Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Object ID
2002.079.4
Date Range
1870-1905
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Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Description
Wooden cigar mold box for making cigar "crooks." From the factory of Albert Hunsberger Loose (1869-1905) in Clay Twp. Open, 3-sided box with pegged construction consist of a base with 2 shallow curved grooves for the mold surrounded by three sides and a corresponding, unattached lid.
Date Range
1870-1905
Year Range From
1870
Year Range To
1905
Last Owner
Loose, Albert Hunsberger
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Cigar Making T&E
Object Name
Mold, Cigar
Material
Wood
Height (in)
3.75
Length (in)
15
Width (in)
5.625
Object ID
2002.079.4
Accession Number
2002.079
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Willow, oak & rye : basket traditions in Pennsylvania

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Author
Lasansky, Jeannette.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
746.41 L294
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Responsibility
Jeannette Lasansky ; [photography, William W. Irwin].
ISBN
0271002298
Author
Lasansky, Jeannette.
Place of Publication
University Park, Pa
Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University Press,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
60 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
"An oral traditions project."
"Keystone Books."
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 58-59.
Summary
"This book examines the 19th- and 20th-century baskets made by immigrants and their descendants, and points out in what ways these baskets resemble or differ from those made in other parts of the country. Regional styles within the state are identified and baskets are discussed in terms of changing construction methods, materials, and the forms or shapes used by the makers." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Basket making - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
746.41 L294
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Chester County clocks and their makers

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Author
James, Arthur Edwin,
Edition
2d, enl. and rev. ed.
Date of Publication
c1976.
Call Number
974.813 J28
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Responsibility
by Arthur E. James.
ISBN
0916838048
Author
James, Arthur Edwin,
Edition
2d, enl. and rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Exton, Pa
Publisher
Schiffer Pub.,
Date of Publication
c1976.
Physical Description
222 p. : ill., map (on lining papers) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 217-219.
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 J28
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The Chinese bead and the romance of the bead-jewelry trail

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Author
Fenstermaker, G. B.
Date of Publication
c1979.
Call Number
739.27 F341
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Responsibility
by G.B. Fenstermaker, Alice T. Williams.
Author
Fenstermaker, G. B.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
G.B. Fenstermaker,
Date of Publication
c1979.
Physical Description
iv, 51 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Translation of cover characters: "For wisdom is better than rubies"."--Verso of t.p.
Bibliography: p. 48.
Subjects
Beadwork.
Jewelry - China.
Jewelry making.
Additional Author
Williams, Alice T.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
739.27 F341
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Clockmakers of Lancaster County and their clocks, 1750-1850

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
681 W879
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Responsibility
Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr., Stephen E. Kramer, III ; with a study of Lancaster County clock cases by John J. Snyder, Jr.
ISBN
0442295316
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Van Nostrand Reinhold,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
224 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Kramer, Stephen E.
Snyder, John J.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 W879
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #378
Date Range
1823
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date Range
1823
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Anderson, Hetty
Barth, Susanna
Bartholomew, William
Bartle, Catharine
Bartle, Jacob
Chambers, Joseph
Chapman, Barbara
Dorwart, Jacob
Dougherty, Charles
Eberman, Mathias
Eck, WIlliam
Ehler, Daniel
Elvis, Samuel
Flick, William
Foster, Catharine
Gundacker, John
Haines, Daniel
Henry, Michael
Hinkle, Jonathan
Keller, Jacob
Kendig, Sally
Kendig, Prudence
Kieler, Henry
Kranz, George
Kriner, Henry
Lightner, John
Lynch, William
Lyons, Charlotte
Lyons, John
Matter, George
McDonald, Ann
Miller, George
Miller, Jane
Mullen, John
Reitzel, John
Walter, Christiana
White, Joseph
Widley, Sarah
Wiedle, Sarah
Will, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Lancaster
Quarter Sessions
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #378
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted for larceny. Flick, William. Witness.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted for larceny. Kriner, Henry. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig Sally. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Bartholomew, William. Witness.
Comm. v. Chapman, Barbara. Barth, Susanna. Convicted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Elvis, Samuel. Convicted of keeping a disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Comm. v. Anderson, Hetty. Indicted for larceny. Haines, Daniel. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Gundacker, John. Witness.
Comm. v. Lynch, William. Convicted of larceny. Wiedle [or Widley], Sarah. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Keller, Jacob. Witness.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of being a common scold. Kranz, George. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of keeping a disorderly house. Miller, George. Witness.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of being a common scold. Witnesses: Lyons, John. Lyons, Charlotte. Will, John. Foster, Catharine. Miller, Jane.
Comm. v. Walter, Christiana. Acquitted of disorderly house. Eberman, Mathias. Witness.
Reitzel, John Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors Court two days November Sessions 1823.
Ehler, Daniel. Server as Cryer Mayors Court November Sessions 1823.
Constables at Mayors Court November Sessions 1823: Chambers, Joseph. Haines, Daniel. Henry, Michael.
Lightner, John Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors Court four days November Sessions 1823.
Comm. v. McDonald, Ann. Acquitted of common scold. Dorwart, Jacob. Witness.
Matter, George Esq. Sat on the bench of the Mayors court two days November Sessions 1823.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of disorderly house. Bartholomew, William.
Comm. v. Walter, Christiana. Acquitted of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Dougherty, Charles. Committed of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Eck, WIlliam. Convicted of larceny. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of disorderly house. Chambers, Joseph. Witness.
Comm. v. Kendig, Prudence. Kendig, Sally. Acquitted of disorderly house. Witnesses: Bartle, Jacob. Bartle, Catharine.
Comm. v. Hinkle, Jonathan. Acquitted of disorderly house. Witnesses: Mullen, John. White, Joseph. Kieler, Henry
1 item, 26 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2f5113cf-e646-46e9-877d-537459210451
Collection
Broadsides Collection
Title
Broadsides Collection
Object ID
MG0357
Date Range
1775-1958
717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: Advertisements Announcements Arithmetic Boys Work Fund Broadsides Camons Island Cheap Job Printer, Lancaster Inquirer Steam Book and Job Printing Court of Quarter Sessions Cromwell & Bomberger Finding aids Flyers Frantz’s Mill Ku Klux Klan (1915
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Collection
Broadsides Collection
Title
Broadsides Collection
Description
This collection contains broadsides for lectures, stores, businesses, and organizations.
Date Range
1775-1958
Year Range From
1775
Year Range To
1958
Date of Accumulation
1775-1958
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Bailey, Francis
Becker, John
Bomberger, M.
Bowman, Michael
Brinton, F.
Bryson, J. H.
Chryst, Drue Young
Chryst, James
Conyngham, Redmond
Cromwell, J.
Deshong, P. M.
Eply, John
Eshleman, Elam Witmer
Fahnestock, William B.
Funk, Amos H.
Gable, Jacob
Haines, Samuel B.
Harbaugh, Henry
Hershey, Benjamin
Jefferies, Thomas
Kennedy, J. P. M.
Landis, Benjamin
Landis, David
Landis, Jesse
Landis, John
Lefever, John
Lehman, John S.
Lindsay, John J.
List, Friedrich
Mathiot, John
Maxwell, Hugh
McCall, H. W.
Mercer, J. Q.
Messersmith, Jacob
Metzler, Christian E.
Michael, J.
Roosevelt, Theodore
Scott, Joseph
Shreiner, Martin
Steele, John F.
Stevens, Enos
Witmer, A. K.
Witmer, Henry
Wylie, S. A.
Subjects
Broadsides
Political posters
Posters
Search Terms
Advertisements
Announcements
Arithmetic
Boys Work Fund
Broadsides
Camons Island
Cheap Job Printer, Lancaster Inquirer
Court of Quarter Sessions
Cromwell & Bomberger
Finding aids
Flyers
Frantz's Mill
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Lancaster Adler
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster Soil Conservation District
Lancaster Unemployed Council
Lititz Turnpike Company
Manor Turnpike Company
Manuscript groups
Mayors
Mount Vista Gold and Silver Mining Company
New York and Pennsylvania Oil and Coal Mining Company
Newspapers
Notices
Paradise Lyceum
Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives
Petitions
Philadelphia Mourning Store, Jones & Fisher
Poetry
Political posters
Posters
Programs
Railroads
Reports
Review Print
Russel & Myers
S. B. Cox and Company
Sheriffs
Slackwater Turnpike
Steam Book and Job Printing
Stockholders
Stocks
Tolls
Union and Tribune Office
Youth Appreciation Week
Extent
2 boxes, 19 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German, and Pennsylvania German
Object ID
MG0357
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Other Numbers
MG-357
Classification
MG0357
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 3 January 2022.
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