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Letter

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Collection: Letters to Absalom Dubree

Title: Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor

Object ID: MG0956

Date Range: 1835-1842

Collection: Letters to Absalom Dubree

Title: Three letters to Absalom Dubree, surveyor

Description: Letter to Absalom Dubree, surveyor in Little Britain Twp. from James [ ] in Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, regarding a delay in settlement on a house for John Kirk & Hambleton. 22 March 1835.; Letter to Absalom Dubree at Buck, Drumore Twp. from Jeremiah Brown in Goshen asking him to survey a piece of land they wish to sell. 18 November 1841.; Letter to Absalom Dubree in Buck, Drumore Twp. from someone compiling a history of Lancaster County and looking for Dr. Chandler's papers with history on Little Britain Twp., Colerain Twp., and Drumore Twp. that the doctor thought were with Dubree. 31 December 1842.

Admin/Biographical History: Absalom Dubree (1780-1859) was a noted scrivener and surveyor. He was born in Chester County, lived in Drumore Twp. and Little Britain Twp., and is buried at Penn Hill Friends Burial Ground in Fulton Twp.; Jeremiah Brown was a congressman and abolitionist. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1826 and to the PA Constitutional Convention of 1837. He represented Pennsylvania's 4th and 8th Districts in the United States House of Representatives from 1841 to 1845 and served as an associate judge for Lancaster County from 1851 to 1856.

Date Range: 1835-1842

Year Range From: 1835

Year Range To: 1842

Date of Accumulation: 1835-1842

Creator: Lefever, Mark

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Brown, Jeremiah; Chandler, Dr.; Dubree, Absalom

Search Terms: Buck, Drumore Twp.; Colerain Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Dwellings; Goshen, Fulton Twp.; Houses; Little Britain Twp.; Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania; Real estate; Surveyors

Extent: 3 items, 8 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0956

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2023.008

Other Numbers: MG-956

Classification: MG0956

Documents

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

Object ID: Tav 1862 F11 I01

Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

System of Arrangement: Arranged by municipalities by year.

Year: 1862

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0028

People: Harbison, Samuel; Harbison, George W.; Neel, Walter F.; Brown, Jeremiah

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.

Place: Drumore Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Tav 1862 F11 I01

Box Number: 028

Additional Notes: Also George W. Harbison.; Known as the Buck Inn.; Signers of petition: John B. McCrabb, Thomas M. Sumption, William Davis, Robert Blackburn, J. M. Wilson, Felix Sweigert, Samuel Wiggins, Miles W. Downs, Benjamin F. Sides, [Lewis Gabel], Robert W. Moore, Thomas R. Neel.; Bond: Walter F. Neel, Jeremiah Brown.; Receipt to keep a tavern.; 3 items, 3 pieces

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0602

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

Object ID: Tav 1863 F19 I03

Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

System of Arrangement: Arranged by municipalities by year.

Year: 1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0031

People: Phillips, Joseph; Brown, Abner; Brown, Jeremiah

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Liquor License; Fulton Twp.

Place: Fulton Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Tav 1863 F19 I03

Box Number: 031

Additional Notes: Bond: Brown, Abner; Brown, Jeremiah.; Recipt to keep a tavern.; Approved.; April term.; 2 items, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0602

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #425

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 0006

People: Brown, Jeremiah; Tyson, Martha H.; Reynolds, Job

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Little Britain Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #425

Box Number: 006

Notes: Entered into Q & A May 7, 2003.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Payment for school books.; Brown, Jeremiah. Other names on document:; Tyson, Martha H.; Reynolds, Job.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #358

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1830

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Diffenderfer, Catharine; Diffenderfer, John; Quigley, Wesley

Search Terms: Rapho Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Rapho Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #358

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1995/02/28.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Diffenderfer, Catharine.; Diffenderfer, John.; Quigley, Wesley. Teacher.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

Object ID: Tav 1865 F20 I03

Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

System of Arrangement: Arranged by municipalities by year.

Year: 1865

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0033

People: Phillips, Joseph; Brown, Jeremiah; Towson, Isaac W.

Search Terms: Liquor License; Fulton Twp.

Place: Fulton Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Tav 1865 F20 I03

Box Number: 033

Additional Notes: Known as Penn Hill Hotel.; Bond: Brown, Jeremiah; Towson, Isaac W.; 14 signatures in support of petition.; Receipt to keep a tavern.; Approved.; April term.; 3 items, 3 pieces

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0602

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1831 #117

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1831

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0011

People: Diffenderfer, Catharine; Diffenderfer, John; Krider, Levi; Krider, Martha; Quigby, Wesley

Search Terms: Rapho Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Rapho Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1831 #117

Box Number: 011

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/04/02.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Diffenderfer, Catharine; Diffenderfer, John; Krider, Levi; Krider, Martha; Quigby, Wesley. Teacher.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1831 #131

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1831

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0011

People: Diffenderfer, Catharine; Diffenderfer, John; Fry, Catherine; Fry, Joseph; Reich, Adam; Witsan, John

Search Terms: Rapho Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Rapho Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1831 #131

Box Number: 011

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/04/02.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Diffenderfer, Catharine.; Diffenderfer, John.; Fry, Catherine.; Fry, Joseph.; Reich, Adam. Teacher.; Witsan, John.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Book, Account

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Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account Book of Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill, Book A, Little Britain Township, Fulton Twp.

Object ID: MG0963_F009

Date Range: 1785-1798

Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account Book of Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill, Book A, Little Britain Township, Fulton Twp.

Description: Account Book of Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill, Book "A", Little Britain Township, Fulton Township.; Book references itemized lists of profits and expenses, the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling and grinding corn, wheat, and rye as well as sawing boards. The recorded expenses for the mill include items such as employee wages, transportation costs, and a pair of new shoes.; Contains 225 leaves that are paginated, and a 10 page index of clients made by the book owner by cutting the page margins, and writing index tabs on the remaing margins.; Front cover has an "A" carved on it.; Front 2 leaves were incorporated into the index and end 2 leaves were used to continue accounting.; Insert 1 - 1 loose item:; Item 1 Blue donor card.; Insert 2 - 7 loose items:; Item 1 Yellow Join the Great American Smoke book marker rom the Lancaster County Unit American Cancer Society.; Item 2 Six pieces of paper with names and calculations.

Admin/Biographical History: From: Donor Card; Jeremiah Brown was born 1750, descended from Joshua Brown. He received his father’s mill in 1775. Jeremiah’s business became quite prosperous and with the help of other prominent figures in Lancaster County, he helped establish the Farmers Bank of Lancaster. Jeremiah’s fathered several children including the honorable Judge Jeremiah Brown and Slater Brown, later leaving the mill to Slater. At the time of his death in 1831, he was thought to be one of the largest stockholders, if not the largest, of the Farmers Bank of Lancaster at 1,000 shares.

Date Range: 1785-1798

Creation Date: 5 March 1785 to 16 February 1798

Year Range From: 1785

Year Range To: 1798

Creator: Brown, Jeremiah, 1750-1831

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Atchison, John; Barns, Robert; Boyd, John; Boyd, Samuel; Boyd, William Porter; Brooks, John; Brown, Elisha; Brown, Isaiah; Brown, Jeremiah; Brown, Joshua; Brown, Patrick; Buchanan, Walter; Buchannan, James; Burns, Thomas; Campbell, James; Campbell, John; Churchman, George; Clark, Thomas; Colbert, Mary; Cooper, Josiah Brown; Cooper, Nicholas; England, Elisha; England, John; England, Joseph; Ewing, Alexander; Ferguson, Robert; Fits, William; Fitz, William; Gibson, William; Giles, Thomas; Grant, Abraham; Harlan, Joseph; Hawkins, John; Henry, George; Jones, John; Jones, William; King, James; King, Robert; King, Vincent; King, William; Knox, James; Long, John; Long, Robert; Long, Stephen; Maule, Ebenezer; Maule, Lewis; Maule, Thomas; Maxwell, Robert; Mconnell, Thomas; Miles, John; Miles, Jonas; Miles, Nancy; Montgomery, David; Nelson, William; Nicholson, Andrew; Paden, Benjamin; Patterson, John; Pennel, Hugh; Pennel, John; Pennel, Robert; Pennel, William; Porter, Thomas; Porter, William; Reed, John; Reed, Samuel; Reynolds, Joshua; Reynolds, Reuben; Scott, Alexander; Scott, John; Sharpe, Thomas; Smith, Alexander; Snodgrass, Alexander; Stewart, Henry; Stubbs, Joseph; Stubbs, Vincent; Townsend, Caleb; Warden, George; Webster, John; Williamson, John; Woodrow, Henry

Subjects: Business records; Corn; Gristmills; Mills and mill-work; Rye; Sawmills; Wheat

Search Terms: Account books; Business records; Forges; Fulton Twp.; Gristmills; Little Britain Twp.; Mills; Octorara Forge; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Sawmills

Extent: 284 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 13-1/8" x 8-1/2"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2023-08-15

Condition Notes: Book is intact, cover shows signs of red rot, front and back cover, as well as the spine, have pieces that have worn off, front and back covers have water damage as well as several front and back pages.; Tab "CD" on index page is missing "D".

Object ID: MG0963_F009

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Accession Number: 2022.021

Other Numbers: MG-963

Classification: MG0963

Description Level: Item

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