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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Letters patent for the consolidation of Conestoga Traction Company and eleven other transportation companies
Object ID
MG0123_F028
Date Range
1931/12/04
Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Letters patent for the consolidation of Conestoga Traction Company and eleven other transportation companies
Description
1931 Letters Patent for the consolidation of the following public transportation companies: Conestoga Traction Company; Lancaster, Mechanicsburg and New Holland Railway Company; Lancaster, Petersburg and Manheim Railway Company; Lancaster, Willow Street, Lampeter and Strasburg Railway Company; Ephrata and Adamstown Railway Company; Lancaster and Rocky Springs Railway Company; New Holland, Blue Ball and Terre Hill Street Railway Company; Lancaster and Quarryville Street Railway Company; Rohrerstown, Landisville and Mount Joy Street Railway Company; Lancaster and Eastern Street Railway Company; Elizabethtown and Florin Street Railway Company; Christiana and Coatesville Street Railway Company.
Recorded in Lancaster County, Charter Book, volume 6, page 438. Signed by Governor Gifford Pinchot, Secretary of the Commonwealth Richard J. Beamish, and Deputy Recorder George L. Keith.
Date Range
1931/12/04
Creation Date
4 December 1931
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Storage Container
Oversized Box 01
People
Beamish, Richard J.
Keith, George L.
Pinchot, Gifford
Subjects
Letters patent
Street-railroads
Search Terms
Christiana and Coatesville Street Railway Company
Conestoga Traction Company
Elizabethtown and Florin Street Railway Company
Ephrata and Adamstown Railway Company
Lancaster and Eastern Street Railway Company
Lancaster and Quarryville Street Railway Company
Lancaster and Rocky Springs Railway Company
Lancaster, Mechanicsburg and New Holland Railway Company
Lancaster, Petersburg and Manheim Railway Company
Lancaster, Willow Street, Lampeter and Strasburg Railway Company
Letters patent
New Holland, Blue Ball and Terre Hill Street Railway Company
Rohrerstown, Landisville and Mount Joy Street Railway Company
Street railroads
Trolleys
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Patent, Letters
Language
English
Object ID
MG0123_F028
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Conestoga Traction Company chart (MG0123_Framed02)
Transportation Collection (MG0123) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ebadea02-7f2c-4998-b1d2-392759509150
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original document may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
This item 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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2023.028
Other Numbers
MG-123
Other Number
MG-123, Folder 28
Classification
MG0123
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 30 October 2023.
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Collection
Dodge Family Papers
Title
Record of Patent Transfers from Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company
Object ID
MG0836_F021_in01
Date Range
October 6, 1894
Collection
Dodge Family Papers
Title
Record of Patent Transfers from Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company
Description
Patent Transfer Document: Record of Patent transfer for the following:
Patent No. 428,835: One half part of patent from Paris Erb to Alfred H. Worrest by Deed of Assignment, May 14 1894; Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company in consideration of the sum of $1000, September 22, 1894. Recorded in the U.S. Patent Office, October 6, 1894. Very fragile.
Patent No. 488,237: Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company in consideration of the sum of $9000, September 22, 1894. Recorded in the U.S. Patent Office, October 6, 1894. Very fragile.
Date Range
October 6, 1894
Creator
Clifford Dodge
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Erb, Paris
Worrest, Alfred H.
Search Terms
Patents
Safety Buggy Company
Object Name
Patent, Letters
Object ID
MG0836_F021_in01
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Dodge Family Papers
Title
Record of Patent Transfer from Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company
Object ID
MG0836_F021_In02
Date Range
August 6, 1895
Collection
Dodge Family Papers
Title
Record of Patent Transfer from Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company
Description
Patent Transfer Document: Record of Patent transfer for the following:
Patent No. 542,671: Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company in consideration of the sum of $1, July 30, 1895. Recorded in the U.S. Patent Office, August 6, 1895. Very fragile
Date Range
August 6, 1895
Creator
Clifford Dodge
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Worrest, Alfred H.
Search Terms
Patents
Safety Buggy Company
Object Name
Patent, Letters
Object ID
MG0836_F021_In02
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Description Level
Item
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