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Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #448

Date Range: 1828

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.

Date Range: 1828

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0009

People: Bacon, Joshua; Bacon, Nathan; Basset, Mary; Bausman, John; Bilestone, Mary; Bilestone, Rachel; Birney, Mary; Brunan, Arthur; Buckram, Joseph; Butt, Matty; Campbell, John; Casey, Charles; Caskey, Mary; Cavender, John; Chany, WIlliam; Clare, Richard; Cook, Maria; Criswell, Jacob; Curran, John; Davis, Jesse; Davis, Sanford; Dellet, Mary; Denney, William; Dougherty, Samuel; Drain, Anthony; Drisman, William; Eading, Alexander; Frederick, Jacob; Getz, Philip; Gibbons, Mary; Gillmore, Andrew; Goldin, Jeremiah; Green, Abner; Green, Abraham; Griswell, Jacob; Hickman, Sarah; Inzey, Charles; Jackson, Nelson; Jackson, Richard; Jacobs, Benjamin; Jeffries, Mary; Johnson, Charles L.; Johnson, Peggy; Jones, Thomas; Karns, Robert; Kauffman, Joseph; Keller, Catharine; Keller, Daniel; Keuchler, John; Lambert, Peter; Len, Jaco; Lockhart, John; Lynch, Hannah; Marks, John; McDonald, Ann; Miller, Richard; Muirs, Joseph; Musketnuss, Mrs.; Nagley, Martin; Pinker, William; Rank, Fanny; Remick, Harriet; Remmick, Harriet; Richardson, Betsy; Shindle, John; Smith, Mathias; Stewart, William; Swigert, John; Thompson, Peggy; Walker, Edward; Weaver, John; West, James; Whipper, Sally; Wolf, Maria

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: Prisoners

Search Terms: Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Incarcerated persons; Lancaster; Prisons; Women

Place: Lancaster

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1828 #448

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 009

Notes: Never entered into Q & A.

Additional Notes: Prison.; Payment for the cost of maintaining the following prisoners in the jail.; Johnson, Charles L.; Smith, Mathias.; Inzey, Charles.; Drisman, William.; Johnson, Peggy.; Keller, Daniel.; Jackson, Richard.; Lynch, Hannah.; Bacon, Nathan.; Lockhart, John.; Clare, Richard.; McDonald, Ann.; Casey, Charles.; Buckram, Joseph.; Davis, Sanford.; Swigert, John.; Bacon, Joshua.; Miller, Richard.; West, James.; Criswell, Jacob.; Kauffman, Joseph.; Remmick, Harriet.; Basset, Mary.; Cavender, John.; Jacobs, Benjamin.; Griswell, Jacob.; Drain, Anthony.; Butt, Matty.; Goldin, Jeremiah.; Denney, William.; Pinker, William.; Shindle, John.; Eading, Alexander.; Len, Jaco.; Musketnuss, Mrs.; Dellet, Mary.; Brunan, Arthur.; Cook, Maria.; Gillmore, Andrew.; Weaver, John.; Nagley, Martin.; Curran, John.; Keuchler, John.; Green, Abner.; Campbell, John.; Getz, Philip.; Stewart, William.; Thompson, Peggy.; Muirs, Joseph.; Dougherty, Samuel.; Remick, Harriet.; Wolf, Maria.; Birney, Mary.; Hickman, Sarah.; Marks, John.; Jeffries, Mary.; Whipper, Sally.; Chany, WIlliam.; Caskey, Mary.; Frederick, Jacob.; Walker, Edward.; Rank, Fanny.; Keller, Catharine.; Green, Abraham.; Gibbons, Mary.; Richardson, Betsy.; Bausman, John.; Lambert, Peter.; Jones, Thomas.; Basset, Mary. Alias Bilestone, Mary.; Bilestone, Rachel.; Davis, Jesse.; Jackson, Nelson.; Karns, Robert.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456

Object ID: CommOrder 1832 #240

Date Range: 1832

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456

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: 1832

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0012

People: Armstrong, John; Barton, David; Bender, John; Blucher, David; Boggs, Samuel; Bonder, John; Book, Jacob; Bossly, John; Bray, Michael; Brown, David; Brown, Ellen; Brown, Nancy; Bunting, William; Burk, Jean; Butcher, Sarah; Caldwell, James; Campher, Alexander; Cayton, Oliver; Charles, John; Clendenin, James; Conner, William; Crane, Gabriel; Crosset, Robert; Cunningham, Robert; Curry, John; Darlington, Robert; Davie, Richard; Davis, James; Debutts, Martha; Debutts, Matty; Desser, George; Doersch, Elizabeth; Doll, Samuel; Donnelly, Robert; Eddings, Maria; Fergusun, James; Ford, James; Foster, Nathan; Galligher, Hugh; Geason, Richard; Gilman, David; Glisson, Thomas; Graham, Jacob; Graves, Emelia; Graves, Rachel; Green, Abraham; Green, John; Green, Richard; Groff, David; Grove, Emelia; Grove, Franey; Hackerty, Ann; Harden, Elizabeth; Haupt, Andrew; Heaton, David; Henning, Richard; Henny, Nathan; Henny, Rachael; Henry, Nathan; Henshaw, George; Hess, Daniel; Hess, David; Hetty, Elena; Hill, Aaron; Hill, Howard; Hill, John; Hilliard, George; Hilliard, Henry; Hubert, George; Hughes, Margerett; Jacobs, Ann; Jenkins, Daniel; Johnston, Alexander; Johnston, Ben; Johnston, David; Johnston, Ellen; Johnston, Emelia; Johnston, Henry; Johnston, Maria; Johnston, Thomas; Jones, Elena; Jones, Jacob; Katz, Elena; Katz, Eliza; Keaton, David; Keatz, Eliza; Kegwood, Benjamin; Kidder, Carter; Kief, John; King, Conrad; Lane, James; Lawry, Samuel; Mathes, Samuel; McAlear, Mary; McGrath, James; McIlvain, James; McKennen, Michael O.; McKittrick, Nancy; McMichael, Hugh; McNulty, Patrick; Miller, Eliza; Miller, John; Moore, John; Murray, John; Nagle, Richard; O'Neil, Bernard; Pearson, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Powers, Robert; Pyle, Elizabeth; Pyle, Henry; Quinn, John; Quinn, Michael; Reese, Joseph; Rerig, Charles; Reynolds, John; Richey, William; Riegs, William; Robinson, Margerett S.; Rumpel, Isaac; Scott, Fanny R.; Scott, James; Sellars, Hariet; Silbert, George; Simmes, Jarret; Simmons, Peat; Smith, Arnold; Smith, William; Snyder, John F.; Spiece, John; Stahl, Catherine; Stern, Margerett; Steward, Ann; Steward, Diana; Still, Aaron; Sullins, Margerett; Swartz, Joseph; Thompson, John; Trapper, Edward; Tullins, Margerett; Tully, Margaret; Wagoner, Isaac; West, Isaac; Wiley, Alexander; Willet, Jarret; Williams, Ben; Williams, Bill; Williams, Jerry; Williams, John; Williams, Julian; Wright, James; Young, Henry

Search Terms: Lancaster; 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 1832 #240

Box Number: 012

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/07/09.

Additional Notes: Courthouses.; Payment for arresting, examining, and disposing of disorderly persons 8 January 1831 through 21 April 1832.; Mathiot, John.; Disorderly persons and disposition:; Kidder, Carter. Discharged.; Smith, Arnold. Committed.; Stern, Margerett. Committed.; O'Neil, Bernard. Discharged.; Doll, Samuel. Discharged.; Cayton, Oliver. Discharged.; Kegwood, Benjamin. Committed.; Riegs, William. Discharged.; Darlington, Robert. Discharged.; Geason, Richard. Discharged.; Scott, James. Discharged.; Still, Aaron. Discharged.; McIlvain, James. Discharged.; Lane, James. Discharged.; Desser, George. Committed.; Wiley, Alexander. Committed.; Smith, William. Dismissed.; Hackerty, Ann. Committed.; Plye, Elizabeth. Committed.; Johnston, David. Committed.; Gilman, David. Discharged.; Johnston, Emelia. Committed.; Henny, Nathan. Committed.; Hilliard, Henry. Discharged.; Rerig, Charles. Committed.; Wagoner, Isaac. Committed.; Blucher, David. Discharged.; Hess, David. Discharged.; Clendenin, James. Dismissed.; Debutts, Martha. Committed.; Miller, Eliza. Committed.; Hess, Daniel. Committed.; Armstrong, John. Committed.; Hill, Howard. Committed.; Henshaw, George. Discharged.; Scott, Fanny R. Discharged.; King, Conrad. Discharged.; Crane, Gabriel. Discharged.; Donnelly, Robert. Discharged.; Rumpel, Isaac. Dismissed.; Foster, Nathan. Dismissed.; Reese, Joseph. Discharged.; Jacobs, Ann. Committed.; Burk, Jean. Discharged.; Mathes, Samuel. Committed.; Steward, Ann. Committed.; Johnston, Ellen. Discharged.; Bonder, John/ Committed.; Johnston, Henry. Committed.; Henning, Richard. Discharged.; Keatz, Eliza. Dismissed.; Graves, Rachel. Committed.; Graves, Emelia. Committed.; Jones, Jacob. Committed.; Galligher, Hugh. Committed.; Swartz, Joseph. Committed.; Haupt, Andrew. Committed.; Robinson, Margerett S. Discharged.; Bray, Michael. Discharged.; Spiece, John. Discharged.; Snyder, John F. Dismissed.; Williams, Jerry. Discharged.; Stahl, Catherine. Dismissed.; Keaton, David. Committed.; Henshaw, George. Committed.; Curry, John. Committed.; Reynolds, John. Committed.; Richey, William. Discharged.; Brown, Nancy. Committed.; Brown, Ellen. Committed.; Johnston, Maria. Committed.; Butcher, Sarah. Committed.; Johnston, Ben. Committed.; Charles, John. Committed.; Bunting, William. Discharged.; Willet, Jarret. Discharged.; McKennen, Michael O. Committed.; Doersch, Elizabeth. Committed.; Simmes, Jarret. Dismissed.; Cunningham, Robert. Dismissed.; Ford, James. Discharged.; Tullins, Margerett. Discharged.; Charles, John. Discharged.; Caldwell, James. Committed.; Johnston, Emelia. Discharged.; Foster, Nathan. Committed.; Bender, John. Committed.; Katz, Eliza. Dismissed.; Graves, Rachael. Committed.; Spiece, John. Dismissed.; Heaton, David. Committed.; Sullins, Margerett. Discharged.; Calwell, James. Committed.; Book, Jacob. Committed.; Green, John. Committed.; Williams, Ben. Committed.; Steward, Diana. Committed.; Campher, Alexander. Committed.; Kief, John. Discharged.; Brown, David. Committed.; Simmons, Peat. Committed.; Barton, David. Discharged.; Trapper, Edward. Discharged.; Katz, Elena. Committed.; Pyle, Henry. Committed.; Williams, John. Committed.; Williams, Julian. Committed.; Silbert, George. Committed.; McNulty, Patrick. Dismissed.; Henny, Rachael. Committed.; Peters, Abraham. Committed.; Debutts, Matty. Committed.; Hughes, Margerett. Committed.; Grove, Franey. Discharged.; Grove, Emelia. Committed.; Hubert. George. Committed.; Young, Henry. Committed.; McKittrick, Nancy. Discharged.; Crosset, Robert. Dismissed.; Pearson, Edward. Dismissed.; Murray, John. Discharged.; Green, Abraham. Discharged.; Green, Richard. Discharged.; Fergusun, James. Discharged.; Boggs, Samuel. Discharged.; West, Isaac. Discharged.; McMichael, Hugh. Dismissed.; Glisson, Thomas. Discharged.; Quinn, John. Discharged.; Hariet Sellars. Discharged.; Davis, James. Discharged.; Davie, Richard. Dismissed.; Conner, William. Dismissed.; Groff, David. Dismissed.; Quinn, Michael. Dismissed.; Graham, Jacob. Dismissed.; Lawry, Samuel. Discharged.; Moore, John. Discharged.; Eddings, Maria. Discharged.; Jones, Elena. Committed.; Henry, Nathan. Discharged.; Johnston, Alexander. Discharged.; Jones Elena. Committed.; Katz, Eliza. Committed.; Henry, Nathan, Committed.; Hetty, Elena. Committed; Jenkinds, Daniel. Committed.; Johnston, Thomas. Committeed.; Thompson, John. Committed.; Hilliuard, George. Committed.; Tully, Margaret. Committed.; Williams, Bill. Discharged.; Wright, James. Discharged.; Hill, Aaron. Discharged.; Hill, John. Committed.; Powers, Robert. Discharged.; Williams, Ben. Discharged.; Miller, John. Discharged.; McAlear, Mary. Committed.; Harden, Elizabeth. Committed.; McGrath, James. Discharged.; Bossly, John. Discharged.; Kegwood, Ben, Discharged.; Nagle, Richard. Discharged.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Archive

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Collection: Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection

Title: Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection

Object ID: MG0166

Date Range: 1738-1920

of militia to service. Other name: Col. Adam Hubley. 1781. Insert 8 Receipt for 2 kegs powder from John Hubley, signed by Erasmus Gill. 1779. Folder 2 Orders by Jacob W. Andrews, Justice of the Peace for townships of Donegal, Mount Joy and Rapho to Constables. Insert 1 Court Order to Leonard Bender

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

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Writ

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Object ID: Habeas 1844 F005

Date Range: 1844

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1844

Year: 1844

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Ehler, John; Frew, Thomas

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Charge: non-payment surety; Commitment papers; Habeas corpus; Jailors; Mittimus; Petitions; Sheriffs; Warrants

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1844 F005

Box Number: 004

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Additional Notes: Non-payment of surety.; Petitioner: Frew, Thomas.; Filed against: Ehler, John. Occcupation: Sheriff and jailor.; Petition, including copy of warrant of commitment.; Mittimus.; Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.; 3 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Case Number: 411.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

The opinion of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County in the case of Robert W. Houston against Gen. John Dicks and others : on the question respecting the authority under which courtsmartial should be constituted, for the trial of militiamen charged with delinquency

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18753

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Date of Publication: 1817.

Call Number: 090 L244di 1817; 345.025 H843

Responsibility: as delivered on the 10th of February, 1817 by President Franklin.

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Place of Publication: Lancaster [Pa.]

Publisher: Printed by William Dickson,

Date of Publication: 1817.

Physical Description: 21 p. ; 17 cm.

Notes: Original copy housed in Rare Books (090 L244di 1817).; Shaw & Shoemaker,

Subjects: Houston, Robert W.; Dicks, John, - fl. 1812-1817.; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - Pennsylvania.; Military offenses - Pennsylvania.

Additional Author: Houston, Robert W.; Dicks, John,; Franklin, Walter,

Place: United States Pennsylvania Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books; Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 090 L244di 1817; 345.025 H843

Writ

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d6238a9f-6598-44b7-9303-438210267118

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Object ID: Habeas 1821 F005

Date Range: 1821

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1821

Year: 1821

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Ox, Patty; Ox, Martha; Barber, Robert

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Jailors; Affidavits; Orders; Habeas corpus

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1821 F005

Box Number: 002

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Additional Notes: Signature is Ox, Martha.; Petitioner: Ox, Patty.; Filed against: Barber, Robert. His occupation: jailor.; Affidavit.; Order.; Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.; 3 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Case Number: 178.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Jacob Green

Object ID: Habeas 1814 F019

Date Range: 1814

1 document

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Jacob Green

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1814

Year: 1814

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Green, Jacob; Artemisa; Lovelace; Phyllis; Wright, William; Ringgold, James P.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History; Habeas corpus; Slaveholders; Slavery

Search Terms: Affidavits; Depositions; Enslaved persons; Habeas corpus; Interrogation questions; Orders; Persons of color; Slaveholders

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1814 F019

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 001

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Also: Artemisa.; Persons of color; Enslaved persons.; Documents include enslaved persons named Lovelace and Phyllis.; Petitioner: Wright, William.; Filed against: Ringgold, James P.; Affidavit.; Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.; Order to appear in court.; Interrogation questions.; Deposition.; 6 items, 6 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Case Number: 98.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Object ID: Habeas 1818 F001

Date Range: 1818

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1818

Year: 1818

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Foreman, Jane; Wood, Jesse

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Servants; Affidavits; Depositions; Habeas corpus; Orders

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1818 F001

Box Number: 002

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Additional Notes: Servant.; Petitioner: Foreman, Jane.; Filed against: Wood, Jesse.; Affidavit.; Deposition.; Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.; 3 items, 3 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Case Number: 143.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Writ

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Susanna

Object ID: Habeas 1809 F002

Date Range: 1809

1 document

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Paper of Susanna

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1809

Year: 1809

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Boyd, Andrew; Boyd, Jane; Lucky, John; Susan; Susanna

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History; Habeas corpus

Search Terms: Court orders; Habeas corpus; Persons of color; Writs

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1809 F002

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 001

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Or Susan.; Person of color.; Filed against: Boyd, Jane; Lucky, John.; Order to issue habeas corpus.; Order to issue a subpoena.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Case Number: 18.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

Documents

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Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Object ID: Habeas 1811 F004

Date Range: 1811

Collection: Habeas Corpus Papers

Title: Habeas Corpus Papers

Admin/Biographical History: A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.

Date Range: 1811

Year: 1811

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Kerble, John George; Sherer, Jacob; Atlee, William P.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Charge: disobedience to master's orders; Charge: refusal to work; Charge: making use of abusive and insulting language; Jailors; Commitment papers; Affidavits; Habeas Corpus

Object Name: Writ

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Habeas 1811 F004

Box Number: 001

Associated Material: Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:; 1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.; 1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.

Additional Notes: Disobedience to master's orders, refusal to work, and for making use of abusive and insulting language.; Petitioner: Sherer, Jacob.; Filed against: Atlee, William P. His occupation: jailor.; Commitment.; Affidavit.; Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.; 3 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.

Case Number: 27.000

Classification: RG 01-00 2313

Description Level: Item

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