Located at Binkley's Bridge, on the New Holland turnpike.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Stouffer, Henry H. Kurtz, Andrew Balmer, Henry Althouse, Isaac Landis, Jacob L. Landis, Jacob Esbenshade, Isaac Hostetter, Henry Forney, Michael Martin, William Witman, John Gerber.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Kohr Jr., Francis Ruth, Christian B. Landis, Christian Grube, Martin Musser, Abraham Stauffer, John L. Sharp, Jacob Sechrist, Jacob Landis, Christian Ward, William Hamilton, Jacob Reidenbach, Henry Brown.
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Signers of petition: Peter Balmer, John M. Stauffer, John L. Sharp, Joseph W. Brener, Henry Shenk, Christian Hess Jr., Samuel Shirk, Peter Hunsecker, John S. Hostetter, George Eshelman, Francis Ruth, Henry Frick, Emanuel [Keese], Andrew Balmer.
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Signers of petition: John S. Wissler, Isaac Landis, Henry L. Landis, John Hess, Benjamin Lanids, Abraham Shenk, Jacob Reist, Jacob Landis, David Binkly, Jacob Esbenshade, Henry Shreiner, Thomas Grosh, Jacob Rohrer, Abraham Forney.
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Signers of petition: Michael Martin, Christian B. Landis, Absalom Fairer, Jacob Landis, Christian Ward, Abraham Lehn, John Frank, Abraham Stauffer, Jacob L. Landis, Isaac Landis, Jacob Bassler, John Shenk, Isaac Sherk.
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Signers of petition: Abraham Eberly, Abraham Landis, Joseph W. [Foremen], Arthur Quin, Jacob Freed, Reuben Carothers, Martin Musser, Daniel Andrews, [signature in German], Adam Keller, Emanuel B. Keller, Benjamin Landis.
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Signers of Petition: Henry H. Kurtz, Andrew Balmer, John Landis, George Hambright, John Hostetter, John S. Hostetter, Joseph Royer Jr., David Grube, George A. Shreiner, H. B. Bowman, John Evans, Abraham Hershey, Christian B. Landis, Isaac Landis, [signature in German], Benjamin [Kenny].
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Located at intersection of Lititz and Reading road, about 2 miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Joseph W. Brenen, David Mayer, Daniel Royer, [signature in German], Benjamin Myer, Adam Dietrich, Emanuel P. Keller, Daniel Andrews, [signature in German], Henry Hamilton, Henry Decker, Adam Keller.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Shreiner, John Evans, Emanuel Hamin, [signature in German], C. Hunsecker, Abraham Forney, Jacob Landis, Daniel Landis, George Weidler, Jacob K. Landis Jr., Hanry Landis, John Weidler, Jacob Reidenbach.
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Located on and fronting the Lancaster & Harrisburg turnpike, about 2 miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Hanry Landis, Daniel Landis, Jacob Metzger, David Harnish, Jacob Schwar, Adam Dietrich, Samuel Beecher, John Dunkel, Peter Stormfellz, Christian Bomberger, William Frank, John Eshleman.
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Signers of petition: [signature in German], Joseph Adams, John L. Sharp, Samuel J. Black, Philip Sprecher, Peter Steitz Sr., David Gingrich, William Frank, Jacob B. Brubaker, John Eshleman, Jacob Landis, Michael Martin.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: John Hostetter, Cornelius Lehn, Abraham Forney, George Weidler, John Weidler, Benjamin Landis, Daniel Landis, Henry Rudy, Hanry Lendis, Jacob Landis, Jacob Landis Sr., Daniel Royer.
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Signers of petition: Isaac Landis, Hanry Lendis, Jacob Rohrer, David Mayer, Benjamin Myers, [signature in German], John Eshleman, Martin Musser, Benjamin H. Kauffman, Jacob Metzger, Hugh T. Lytle, Peter Stormfeltz, David Harnish.
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Located at intersection of roads leading from the New Holland Turnpike to Columbia and from Manheim to Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [signature in German], Henry Shreiner, Adam Dietrich, Andrew Balmer, Abraham Forney, John B. Bassler, Isaac Powl, Samuel Royer, Nelson Werntz, Philip Sprecher, [signature in German], Jacob Rohrer.
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Signers of Petition: Henry Rudy, Isaac Landis, Michael Martin, Benjamin Landis, John Kurtz, John Stouffer, Daniel Brubacher, Jacob Bassler, Daniel Landis, Isaac Sherk, Jacob Landis, Martin Trout, Jacob Landis Sr.
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Signers of Petition: Christian Buckwalter, Benjamin Royer Jr., Paul Black, John Frantz, Joseph Shenk, Andrew Balmer, Jacob Kohr Jr., John Eshleman, John Dunkel, David Gingrich, William Frank, Peter Stormfeltz.
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Signers of Petition: John Eshleman, John Evans, John Blessing, William Shup, John [Mellinger], Peter Gans, Joseph Adams, John Shanck, E. Hunsecker, [signature in German], Andrew Balmer, George Gall.
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Miniature Empire chest of drawers. Cherry case with mahogany veneer on drawer fronts and edges of top and bottom. Large top drawer overhangs three graduated drawers, all with cock beaded molding. Pressed glass pulls. Overhang of top is supported by S-scrolls at sides. Turned bulbous feet. Small nails with oblong heads used throughout.
Inscriptions in pencilled script: Under bottom drawer is "Made in 1845 by Daniel Kurtz, Lancaster, Pa." On back of 2nd bottom drawer is "Mrs. Kurtz Lancaster, Pa." Chest back has: "Made in 1845 by Daniel Kurtz" and chest bottom has "Flora Kurtz got 1889 from Grandmam when I was 13 years".
A business card, now in file, reads "DANIEL KURTZ./NO. 130 CHARLOTTE STREET,/LANCASTER, PA." On reverse side is written: "Made by Daniel Kurtz in the/ midsumer [sic] of 1845 and/ presented to Miss Lizzy Stoner/ as a token of respect/ Lizzie Stoner who in the/ same year 1845 became his/ wife, later the mother of/ E.S. Kurtz."
Daniel Kurtz, son of Conrad, was raised in the Golden Triangle area. In 1847 he renovated the "Overlook" house on Fruitville Pike and lived there until listed in 1860 Census in the SE Ward of the City
Provenance
File states donor (Mary Herr Glenn) acquired this piece from her neighbor Florence Kurtz, later Mrs. Daniel Musselman Groff.
Maker Daniel Kurtz was a carpenter/builder. Son Emanuel S. Kurtz became a job printer, resided on Church St. and Florence (Flora) was his daughter. She, at age 13, was the recipient of the chest from her "grandmam" (Lizzie Kurtz) in 1889. How and when donor acquired this chest from her neighbor Florence is unknown.
Under bottom drawer is "Made in 1845 by Daniel Kurtz, Lancaster, Pa." On back of 2nd bottom drawer is "Mrs. Kurtz Lancaster, Pa." On chest back is: "Made in 1845 by Daniel Kurtz" and chest bottom: "Flora Kurtz got 1889 from Grandmam when I was 13 years".
Inscription Type
Inscription
Object Name
Chest of Drawers
Oither Names
Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Material
Wood, Glass
Height (in)
11.25
Width (in)
8.75
Depth (in)
5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-05-12
Condition Notes
Multiple blemishes overall. Top has 2 losses of veneer at right and 1 at left end. Bottom has veneer at back left edge, as well as a repaired break of this corner with leg. Long crack along grain at back.
Located on road leading from Columbia to New Holland, about 3 miles west of Binkley's Bridge.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Christian Grub, John Shroemer, Jacob Landes, Christian Loug, John Kauffman, Henry Landis, John Basler, John Krauss, Samuel Shenk, David Meyer, John Light, and four others.
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