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A report of the trial of John Lechler : on an indictment for the murder of his wife, Mary Lechler, before the Court of oyer & terminer of Lancaster County, held in the city of Lancaster on the third Monday of August 1822

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Author: Lechler, John,

Date of Publication: 1822.

Call Number: 090 L244st 1822

Responsibility: reported by a gentleman of the bar.

Author: Lechler, John,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Printed by William Albright,

Date of Publication: 1822.

Physical Description: 40 p. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Ends with page 36.; Bound with: The Dying confession of John Lechler.

Subjects: Lechler, Mary, - -1822.; Trials (Murder) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Murder - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Murder.; Trials (Murder); Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Court of oyer and terminer (Lancaster Co.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244st 1822

Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Scott, Joshua.

Date of Publication: 1824.

Call Number: 912.74815 L244 1824

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Responsibility: respectfully dedicated to the inhabitants by Joshua Scott.

Author: Scott, Joshua.

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Publisher: [s.n.],

Date of Publication: 1824.

Physical Description: 1 map : hand col., cloth backing ; 87 x 115 cm., folded to 93 x 61 cm.

Notes: General-content county map also showing election districts.; Hand col. to emphasize township boundaries and territories.; Relief shown by hachures.; Orientated with north toward the upper left.; Prime meridian: Washington (D.C.).; Published "Lancaster January 1st 1824".; Originally printed on 4 sheets (later conjoined).; Copy 2: From the collections of the Heritage Center, P05.29.1.; LC Land ownership maps,; Copy 2: green boards.; Copy 1: Marble boards, three-quarater red leather, spine taped.

Subjects: Election districts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.; Election districts.; Landowners.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.; Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 912.74815 L244 1824

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The Register of Pennsylvania : devoted to the preservation of facts and documents and every other kind of useful information respecting the state of Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication: 1828-36.

Call Number: 974.80083 H428

Responsibility: edited by Samuel Hazard.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Printed by W.F. Geddes ;

Date of Publication: 1828-36.

Physical Description: 16 v. ; 27 cm.

Notes: Includes indexes.; Vols. 9-16 have title: Hazard's Pregister of Pennsylvania ...

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History.

Additional Author: Hazard, Samuel,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80083 H428

The dying confession of John Lechler : who was convicted for the murder of his wife Mary Lechler and sentenced to be executed on the 25th day of October, 1822, made in the presence of Samuel Carpenter, mayor of the city of Lancaster & others

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Author: Lechler, John,

Date of Publication: 1822.

Call Number: 090 L244st 1822

Author: Lechler, John,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Penn

Publisher: S.C. Stambaugh, printer,

Date of Publication: 1822.

Physical Description: 16 pages ; 23 cm

Notes: Inscriped on first page: Jacob Bucher his book.; Bound with: A Report of the trial of John Lechler.

Subjects: Criminals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Confession of judgment - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Confession of judgment.; Criminals.; Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244st 1822

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

Henry Y. Slaymaker. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Source of Acquisition: Gift of John S. Murphy, October 2003. Custodial History (Provenance): Accruals: No further accruals are expected. Preferred Citation: Title or description

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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Trial of John Lechler for the murder of his wife, Mary Lechler : before the Court of Oyer and Terminer, held for the county of Lancaster, on the nineteenth day of August, 1822 : containing all the evidence with the particulars of the murder of Mrs. Haag : including the speeches of counsel, the charge and sentence of the court

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16135

Author: Lechler, John.

Date of Publication: 1822.

Call Number: 090 L244m 1822

Responsibility: reported by Daniel Fuller.

Author: Lechler, John.

Place of Publication: Lancaster [Pa.]

Publisher: Printed and published by Hugh Maxwell,

Date of Publication: 1822.

Physical Description: 64 p. ; 21 cm.

Notes: Bound in green three-quarter leather and green linen with marbled end papers.; Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham, No. 2671.; Shoemaker; McDade, T.M. Murder,

Subjects: Lechler, Mary, - d. 1822.; Haag, - Mrs., - d. 1822.; Murder - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Trials (Murder) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Uxoricide - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Additional Author: Fuller, Daniel.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Lancaster County)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244m 1822

Extracts from the Ahimon Rezon, for the use of the members of Lodge no. 43, A. Y. M. : arranged in chapters to correspond with their by-laws

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Corporate Author: Freemasons. Lodge, No. 43 (Lancaster, Pa.)

Date of Publication: [1825]

Call Number: 366.1 F855ex

Corporate Author: Freemasons. Lodge, No. 43 (Lancaster, Pa.)

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Publisher: Myers & Wylie, printers,

Date of Publication: [1825]

Physical Description: v. ; 13-14 cm.

Notes: p. [23] has title: By-laws of Lodge, no. 43. A. Y. M. Lancaster :Myers & Wylie, printers, 5853. Similar title page for each edition.; Library has 1825, 1865, 18790, 1878, 1900 and 1929.; Printers: Lancaster : Cooper, Sanderson, & Co, Printers, 1865 -- Lancaster : Intelligencer Print, 1870 -- [N. l : n. s.] , [1878] -- Lancaster : The New Era Printing Co, 1900 -- Lancaster : Lancaster Press, 1929

Subjects: Freemasonry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 366.1 F855ex

The history of Pennsylvania : from its discovery by Europeans, to the Declaration of Independence in 1776

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Author: Gordon, Thomas Francis,

Date of Publication: 1829.

Call Number: 974.802 G666

Responsibility: by Thomas F. Gordon.

Author: Gordon, Thomas Francis,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Carey, Lea & Carey,

Date of Publication: 1829.

Physical Description: vii, 628 p. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Signatures: [pi]â´ 1â´-79Â²; Sabin,

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 974.802 G666

The proceedings of the General County Anti-Masonic Meeting : held in Lancaster, Penn. April 23, 1829

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17558

Date of Publication: 1829.

Call Number: 324.274 A629

Meeting: General County Anti-Masonic Meeting (1829 : Lancaster, Pa.)

Place of Publication: Lancaster [Pa.]

Publisher: Fenn and Fenton, printers,

Date of Publication: 1829.

Physical Description: 28 p. ; 17 cm.

Subjects: Antimasonic Party (Pa.).; Freemasonry; Freemasonry - Pennsylvania

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 324.274 A629

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A report of the trial of John Lechler : on an indictment for the murder of his wife, Mary Lechler, before the Court of oyer & terminer of Lancaster County, held in the city of Lancaster on the third Monday of August 1822

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19554

Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19526

Websites

The Register of Pennsylvania : devoted to the preservation of facts and documents and every other kind of useful information respecting the state of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8828

The dying confession of John Lechler : who was convicted for the murder of his wife Mary Lechler and sentenced to be executed on the 25th day of October, 1822, made in the presence of Samuel Carpenter, mayor of the city of Lancaster & others

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19553

Archive

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Archive

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Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16135

Extracts from the Ahimon Rezon, for the use of the members of Lodge no. 43, A. Y. M. : arranged in chapters to correspond with their by-laws

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17394

The history of Pennsylvania : from its discovery by Europeans, to the Declaration of Independence in 1776

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4503

The proceedings of the General County Anti-Masonic Meeting : held in Lancaster, Penn. April 23, 1829

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17558