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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ac7af0ef-475e-4b35-9a7a-639735714473
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0560 I004
Date Range
1933/12
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1933/12
Year
1933
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Fords
Little Britain Twp.
New Texas, Fulton Twp.
Octoraro Creek
Petitions
Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland
West Nottingham Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Wood's Ford
Place
Little Britain Twp. and West Nottingham Twp., Chester County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0560 I004
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Court term: December 1933.
Location: On public road from [New] Texas, Fulton Twp., to Rising Sun, Maryland, at Wood's Fording.
Document type: Petition to close, vacate, and abandon inter-county bridge.
2 items, 8 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
336.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition of inhabitants of Lancaster to Hon. John Penn not to grant repeal of law providing for a night watch

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931
Divine. The guilt is great, the cry is loud, And justice comes when comes a shroud." PETITION OF INHABITANTS OF LANCAS- TER TO HON. JOHN PENN NOT TO GRANT REPEAL OF LAW PROVID- ING FOR A NIGHT WATCH By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN the manuscripts department of The Historical Society of Penn- sylvania, 1300
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931
Physical Description
70-72 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 3
Subjects
Watchmen - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 3 (1931), p. 70-72Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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Citizens of Lancaster petition legislature for a city charter in 1798

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1930
Citizens of Lancaster Petition Legislature for a City Charter in 1798 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE Lancaster Intelligencer and Journal of Tuesday, June 15th, 1841, announced that an old document—a petition for a char- ter to change Lancaster's form of government from that of a borough into a
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1930
Physical Description
177-179 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 8
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Charters.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 8 (1930), p. 177-179Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e0ca6fd2-7e58-4d5b-a477-296275906340
Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Naturalization Petitions
Object ID
RG 01-00 0103
Date Range
1800-1940
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Collection
Lancaster County Historical Government Records
Title
Naturalization Petitions
Description
Petitions filed for admission to citizenship. Documents may contain: petition number, date, name, nationality, declaration of intention, oath of allegiance, affidavits of witnesses, date admitted in court, and official signatures. Twentieth century petitions may include notes of testimony.
System of Arrangement
Arranged numerically by petition number.
Date Range
1800-1940
Creation Date
1800-1940
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1940
Creator
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Microfilm Room
Subjects
Emigration and immigration
Naturalization--United States
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Search Terms
Court of Common Pleas
Immigration
Naturalization papers
Notes of testimony
Extent
Microfilm
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Object ID
RG 01-00 0103
Location of Originals
Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 01-00 0103
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
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Record, Marriage

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/97d2e7c8-d106-4918-9dde-700507731830
Collection
Marriage Applications and Consent Forms
Title
Marriage Applications and Consent Forms
Object ID
MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS
Date Range
1894-1940, incomplete
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Collection
Marriage Applications and Consent Forms
Title
Marriage Applications and Consent Forms
Description
Marriage applications completed by the bride and groom contain the names, ages, places of birth, current residences, occupation of groom, if either party had been married before and the results of that union, signatures of applicants, if African-American, and degree of kinship, if any. Parental consent forms, filed with marriage applications, were completed by parent or guardian of under-age applicants and contain the name of parent or guardian, place of current residence, residence of child or ward, and signature of parent or guardian. Files may contain both an application and consent form or forms, an application, or a consent form or forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year and then by application number within that year. Box 2 has additional files for 1895 that were not able to be included in Box 1.
Date Range
1894-1940, incomplete
Year Range From
1894
Year Range To
1940
Date of Accumulation
June 1894-September 1940, inc.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Extent
Application #9846-25024, incomplete
Object Name
Record, Marriage
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory and the Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG 04-00 0401
Description Level
Fonds
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Music, Sheet

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6b160130-687a-4356-9c30-298997773530
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.2005.003.001
Date Range
1930's
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Sheet music for the 'Wheatland Polka- Composed & Respectfully Dedicated to James Buchanan President of the US.' This text has swirly designs around it. On bottom half of this front page, drawing of Wheatland with the words 'Wheatland Home of James Buchan
Date Range
1930's
Year Range From
1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Music, Sheet
Material
paper
Length (in)
12
Width (in)
9
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2006-03-31
Object ID
W.2005.003.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
W.2005.003
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Map

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ffea88e9-917f-40c1-8bc7-891404322336
Collection
Education Collection
Object ID
E.2003.43
Date Range
1913-1944
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Collection
Education Collection
Description
Collection of Maps related to World War I and II
Date Range
1913-1944
Year Range From
1913
Year Range To
1944
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Map
Material
Paper
Object ID
E.2003.43
Accession Number
E.2003.043
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Invitation

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2de255cf-adbb-47c5-baa7-124771243236
Collection
Ephemera Collection
Object ID
1984.007.11
Date Range
1938
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Collection
Ephemera Collection
Description
Invitation, Spring Concert, Lancaster Choral Club, 1938 at the Hotel Brunswick
Date Range
1938
Year Range From
1938
Year Range To
1938
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Invitation
Material
Paper
Object ID
1984.007.11
Accession Number
1984.007
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Invitation

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/370eb9ef-204f-4796-a926-364689068307
Collection
Ephemera Collection
Object ID
1984.007.12
Date Range
1938
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Collection
Ephemera Collection
Description
Invitation, Spring Concert, Lancaster Choral Club, 1938 at the Hotel Brunswick
Date Range
1938
Year Range From
1938
Year Range To
1938
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Invitation
Material
Paper
Object ID
1984.007.12
Accession Number
1984.007
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Medal, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0cb7c59d-f068-44df-8854-552497145610
Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2003.132
Date Range
1932
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Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative Medal, Plaster of Paris medallion with bronze paint.
Face: side profile of George Washington in center, "Bi-Centennial, George Washington, 1732-1932"
Date Range
1932
Year Range From
1932
Year Range To
1932
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Plaster of Paris
Depth (in)
0.5
Diameter (in)
4.375
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
some wear along outer edge.
Object ID
2003.132
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