Located on East King Street in the North East Ward.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Lewis Sprecher, D. Killinger, W. Gable, William Cox, John Fondersmith, Robert A. Evans, Solomon Sprecher, Emlen Franklin, Zuriel Swope, T. C. Wiley, David May, John K. Reed.
1 item, 1 piece
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The work of Eleanor Fulton, a professional researcher. Contains information on the Presbyterian Church in Lancaster County, including First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Donegal Presbyterian Church. Also, genealogy notes for local families and St. James Episcopal Church.
Signers of petition: Abraham McConnel, A. D. Whiteside, James Hastings, Alexander Morrison, William S. Barkley, H. R. Whiteside, [Frederick McLaughee], Francis H. Manahan, Josiah Walker, William N. Galbraith, James Clark, Samuel McConnel, James Murphy, William Neely, Samuel G. Morrison, Joseph Parker, David Walker, James Finday, John Harrar.
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Signers of petition: William Cox, D. Killinger, John Carr, David Shultz, John K. Reed, Simon Stevens, Robert Loag, Robert A. Evans, Emlen Franklin, A. S. Henderson, William B. Wiley, John J. Porter, D. G. Eshleman.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Two documents: top - civil case about debt owed to Jasper Slaymaker, James Buchanan was attorney, 1820. bottom: list of improvements to the farm, no date?
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Signers of petition: Robert Long, H. B. Parry, Amos S. Henderson, John K. Reed, D. G. Eshleman, John S. Dougherty, David King, W. Carpenter, Zuriel Swope, Emlen Franklin, John L. Atlee Jr., Robert A. Evans.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Photostatic copy of a letter from Thaddeus Stevens stating that he had expected to be back sooner, but had a touch of rheumatism; mentions that humiliations go on and states that Buchanan is a traitor. Caledonia.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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