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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0105 I006
Date Range
1832/04
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1832/04
Year
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Crise, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Henry Crise's Mill
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0105 I006
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1832.
Location: On public highway from Lancaster City to Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp., near Henry Crise's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0105 I007
Date Range
1833/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1833/11
Year
1833
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Burkholder's Ferry, Conestoga Twp.
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Petitions
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0105 I007
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1833.
Location: On public highway from Lancaster City to Burkholder's Ferry, Conestoga Twp.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0105 I008
Date Range
1834/01
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1834/01
Year
1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Crise, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Creeks
Henry Crise's Mill
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Mills
Petitions
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0105 I008
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Court term: January 1834.
Location: On public highway from Lancaster to Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp., near Crise's Mill.
Document type: Petition for approving bridge.
6 items, 6 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2233eaab-6463-43c0-b788-149756332089
Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Object ID
MG0217
Date Range
1809-1843
• www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: Advertising Applications Board of Directors Bonds Bridges Broadsides Business records By-laws Checks Columbia Columbia Bridge Company Construction Contracts Correspondence Farmers Bank of Lancaster Financial records Finding aids Gatekeepers Invoices Letters Loans Manuscript groups
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Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Description
The Columbia Bridge Company Collection is a valuable source of information concerning construction of bridges in the early 1800s. Documents concern the building of the first two bridges across the Susquehanna River in 1814 and 1832. Items in the collection include minutes, form for stock certificate, invoices, legal papers, proposals, receipts, stockholders, promissory notes, by-laws, settlement of stage tolls with Samuel Slaymaker 1813, salary receipts, circulars and announcements, bridge tolls, orders for payment, correspondence, and a stock certificate from 1842
Admin/Biographical History
First Bridge
Construction of the first Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was begun in 1812 and completed December 5, 1814, by J. Wolcott, H. Slaymaker, S. Slaymaker at a total cost of $231,771, which was underwritten by the newly formed Columbia Bank and Bridge Company. The bridge was 5,690 feet (1,730 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and had 54 piers and twin carriageways. Constructed of wood and stone, the covered bridge also included a wooden roof, a whitewashed interior and openings in its wooden sides to view the river and surrounding areas. It was considered the longest covered bridge in the world at the time. The bridge accommodated east-west traffic across the Susquehanna River for 14 years before being destroyed by ice, high water and severe weather on February 5, 1832.
Second bridge
Construction of the second Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, also covered, started mid-1832 and was completed in 1834 (opening on July 8, 1834) by James Moore and John Evans at a cost of $157,300. It was 5,620 feet (1,710 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) wide and also enjoyed the distinction of being the world's longest covered bridge. The wood and stone structure had 27 piers, a carriageway, walkway, and two towpaths to guide canal traffic across the river. Much of the mostly oak timber used in its construction was salvaged from the previous bridge. Its roof was covered with shingles, its sides with weatherboard, and its interior was whitewashed. The structure was modified in 1840 by the Canal Company at a cost of $40,000 concurrent with the construction of the Wrightsville Dam. Towpaths of different levels and with sidewalls were added to prevent horses from falling into river, as happened several times when the river flooded. The roof of the lower path formed the floor of upper path. In this way, canal boats were towed across the river from the Pennsylvania Canal on the Columbia side to the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal at Wrightsville. Sometime after 1846, a double-track railway was added, linking the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad to the Northern Central Railway. Due to fear of fire caused by locomotives, rail cars were pulled across the bridge by teams of mules or horses.
Information from "Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%E2%80%93Wrightsville_Bridge. Accessed 3 February 2020.
System of Arrangement
The papers of the First Columbia Bridge built in 1814 are filed in folders #1 to 157. The papers of the Second Columbia Bridge built in 1832 are filed in folders #158 to 181.
Date Range
1809-1843
Year Range From
1809
Year Range To
1843
Date of Accumulation
1809-1843
Creator
Goodell, Robert Hilliard, 1899-1992.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Albright, William
Chew, Benjamin
Coleman, Robert
Dickson, William
Gilpin, Joshua
Gilpin, Thomas
Grimler, Benjamin
Haldeman, C.
Hamilton, William
Harbaugh, Leonard
Hoff, John
Hopkins, James
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Lloyd, Evan
Mifflin, Joseph
Poulson, Zachariah
Reynolds, John
Rittenhouse, Joseph
Shaffner, Casper
Slaymaker, Henry
Slaymaker, Samuel
Varle, Charles
Wilson, Edward
Wilson, Thomas A.
Witmer, A.
Wright, William
Wolcott, John
Subjects
Bridges
Business records
Columbia (Pa.)
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Search Terms
Advertising
Applications
Board of Directors
Bonds
Bridges
Broadsides
Business records
By-laws
Checks
Columbia
Columbia Bridge Company
Construction
Contracts
Correspondence
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Financial records
Finding aids
Gatekeepers
Invoices
Letters
Loans
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Murray Draper and Company
Promissory notes
Receipts
Reports
Salaries
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Taxes
Tollhouses
Tolls
Extent
5 boxes, 190 folders, 3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0217
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
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. The original items in Folder 69 may not be used due to their fragile condition. All other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-217
Classification
MG0217
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 13 January 2022.
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #476A
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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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Barber, John Jr.
Barbon, Jacob
Boatswain, John
Brenner, Adam
Deams, Samuel
Hess, David
Lutz, George
Lutz, Henry
Meister, Conrad Jr.
Williams, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bounties
Bart Twp.
Conestoga Twp.
Drumore Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Manor Twp.
Martic Twp.
Warwick Twp.
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #476A
Box Number
005
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Bounties.
Lutz, George. Lutz, Henry. For the head of one old red fox. Lancaster Twp.
Barber, John Jr. For the heads of three young red foxes and one old red fox. Drumore Twp.
Deams, Samuel. For the heads of three young foxes. Bart Twp.
Brenner, Adam. For the heads of two old foxes. Manor Twp.
Hess, David. For the head of one old red fox. David Hess lives in Conestoga Twp. Fox was killed in Martic Twp.
Williams, Samuel. For the scalps of two young red foxes. Martic Twp.
Barbon, Jacob. For the scalp of one old red fox. Drumore Twp.
Boatswain, John. For the scalps of three young red foxes. Drumore Twp.
Meister, Conrad Jr. For the heads of two old red foxes. Warwick Twp.
1 items. 9 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #084
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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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Walker, John
Clerk, John
Haines, Daniel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Constables
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
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 1824 #084
Box Number
004
Notes
Entered into Q & A May 15, 2001.
Additional Notes
Court house
Payment to constable for costs in the case of Commonwealth v. Walker, John. Alias Clerk, John, horse stealing.
Haines, Daniel. Constable.
1 item 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #185
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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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Albright, George
Albright, Henry
Dawson, E.C.W.
Fitzgerald, David
Gemberling, Jacob
Hinkle, Jonathan
Rodgers, Thomas
Selbert, Andrew
Stauffer, George
Zheaum, Mathias
Zaum, Mathias
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Constables
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
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 1824 #185
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to constables.
Fitzgerald, David.
Gemberling, Jacob.
Stauffer, George.
Dawson, E.C.W.
Hinkle, Jonathan.
Albright, George.
Albright, Henry.
Selbert, Andrew.
Rodgers, Thomas.
Zheaum, Mathias. [He signed his name as Zaum, Mathias.]
1 item. 9 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #084
Date Range
1821
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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
1821
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Fitzgerald, David
Albright, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Constables
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
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 1821 #084
Box Number
001
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Constables. Court of Common Pleas. March 1821.
Fitzgerald, David.
Albright, Henry.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #106
Date Range
1821
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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
1821
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Hamilton, William
Heckrotte, Henry
McGrand, Patrick
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Prisons
Constables
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #106
Box Number
001
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Heckrotte, Henry. Constable.
Jail fees for William Hamilton; Patrick McGrand.
2 items, 2 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #113
Date Range
1821
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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
1821
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Arkrim, Samuel
Ash, Phinias
Bert, Thomas
Black, Robert
Boyd, Nicholas
Boyd, Samuel
Boyd, Stephan
Boyer, Abraham
Brown, Jeremiah
Bunting, William
Chambers, Alexander
Chambers, John
Chambers, Samuel
Deihez, Daniel
Deihez, Samuel
Esbman, Benjamin
Fulton, Hugh
Fulton, Thomas
Gibson, John
Gibson, William
Hannah, John
Hill, John
Hutting, William
Jackson, Lewis
Jinkins, Nathaniel
King, Robert Jr.
King, Samuel
Kinsey, Abel
Lynch, Christopher
McClraith, Alexander
Miller, Simon
Montgomery, David
Patterson, James
Patterson, Thomas
Pearson, Francis
Peatston, Paul
Pennell, Robert
Ramsey, Robert
Ramsey, Samuel
Reynolds, Eli
Reynolds, Henry
Reynolds, Israel
Reynolds, Richard
Reynolds, Samuel
Robinson, Joseph
Roney, Hercules
Sappington, John K.
Scott, William
Simpson, Adam
Stewart, Alexander
Webb, Jonathan
White, Job
Wilson, Benjamin
Wilson, John
Wilson, Neidham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Constables
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #113
Box Number
001
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Payment to constable.
Bunting, William. Constable.
Montgomery, David.
Boyd, Nicholas.
Brown, Jeremiah.
Wilson, Neidham.
Pennell, Robert.
Black, Robert.
Stewart, Alexander.
Wilson, Benjamin.
Fulton, Hugh.
Fulton, Thomas.
Wilson, John.
Boyer, Abraham.
Sappington, John K.
Boyd, Stephan.
Boyd, Samuel.
Hill, John.
Gibson, John.
Chambers, Alexander.
King, Robert Jr.
Arkrim, Samuel.
Peatston, Paul.
Esbman, Benjamin.
Pearson, Francis.
Gibson, William.
Patterson, Thomas.
Jackson, Lewis.
Bunting, William.
Hutting, William.
Ramsey, Robert.
Ramsey, Samuel.
Deihez, Samuel.
Deihez, Daniel.
Bert, Thomas.
Hannah, John.
Reynolds, Eli.
Scott, William.
Kinsey, Abel.
White, Job.
Lynch, Christopher.
McClraith, Alexander.
Jinkins, Nathaniel.
Chambers, Samuel.
Miller, Simon.
Reynolds, Israel.
Reynolds, Samuel.
Robinson, Joseph.
Reynolds, Richard.
Reynolds, Henry.
Simpson, Adam.
King, Samuel.
Roney, Hercules.
Ash, Phinias.
Chambers, John.
Webb, Jonathan.
Patterson, James.
1 item, 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
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