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Blueprint

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0680 I005

Date Range: 1905

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1905

Year: 1905

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0010

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Beaver Creek; Blueprints; Bridges; Creeks; Lancaster; Providence Twp.; Quarryville; Refton, Strasburg Twp.; Strasburg Twp.

Place: Providence Twp. and Strasburg Twp.

Object Name: Blueprint

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0680 I005

Box Number: 010

Additional Notes: Location: On road from Lancaster to Quarryville, near Refton, Strasburg Twp.; Document type: Bridge blueprints.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Bond, Legal

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Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Recognizance for Christopher Burkholder and Thomas Patterson

Object ID: AUG 1808 F030 QS

Date Range: 1808/08

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Recognizance for Christopher Burkholder and Thomas Patterson

Date Range: 1808/08

Year: 1808

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Burkholder, Christopher; Patterson, Thomas

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Charge: stealing; Quarter Sessions; Recognizance; Susquehanna River; York County, Pennsylvania

Place: York County, Pennsylvania

Object Name: Bond, Legal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: AUG 1808 F030 QS

Additional Notes: Also: Thomas Patterson.; Recognizance, charged with stealing two platforms of boards on the Susquehanna River.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Bond, Legal

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Indemnity bond for bridge

Object ID: Bridge F0220 I007

Date Range: 1896

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Indemnity bond for bridge

Description: Location: Over Conestoga Creek near Hinkletown, Earl Twp.; Document type: Indemnity bond for bridge

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1896

Year: 1896

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0003

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bonds; Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Creeks; Earl Twp.; Ephrata Twp.; Hinkletown Bridge; Hinkletown, Earl Twp.

Place: Earl Twp. and Ephrata Twp.

Extent: 2 items, 2 pieces

Object Name: Bond, Legal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0220 I007

Box Number: 003

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Chart

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Conestoga Traction Company chart

Object ID: MG0123_Framed02

Date Range: ca. 1899

1 document

Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Conestoga Traction Company chart

Description: Conestoga Traction Company chart. A white-line printed chart showing the street railway companies that merged to become the Pennsylvania Traction Company in 1893 and then the Conestoga Traction Company in 1899. Framed.

Date Range: ca. 1899

Creation Date: ca. 1913

Creator: Conestoga Traction Company

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 11

Storage Cabinet: Section 03

Storage Shelf: Top Shelf

Subjects: Street-railroads

Search Terms: Brandywine Street Railway Company; Charts; Christiana and Coatesville Street Railway Company; Coatesville and Western Street Railway Company; Coatesville Rapid Transit Company; Coatesville Traction Company; Columbia and Donegal Railway Company; Columbia and Ironville Street Passenger Railway Company; Conestoga Traction Company; East End Passenger Railway Company; Elizabethtown and Florin Street Railway Company; Ephrata and Adamstown Railway Company; Lancaster and Columbia Railway Company; Lancaster and Eastern Street Railway Company; Lancaster and Lititz Electric Railway Company; Lancaster and Millersville Railroad Company; Lancaster and New Holland Railway Company; Lancaster and Quarryville Street Railway Company; Lancaster and Rocky Springs Railway Company; Lancaster and Terre Hill Street Railway Company; Lancaster City Street Railway Company; Lancaster Traction Company; Lancaster, Mechanicsburg and New Holland Railway Company; Lancaster, Petersburg and Manheim Railway Company; Lancaster, Willow Street, Lampeter and Strasburg Railway Company; New Holland, Blue Ball and Terre Hill Street Railway Company; Parkesburg and Coatesville Street Railway Company; Pennsylvania Traction Company; Rohrerstown, Landisville and Mount Joy Street Railway Company; Street railroads; Trolleys; West Chester Street Railway Company; West End Street Railway Company

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan

Object Name: Chart

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Date: 2024-01-29

Condition Notes: Faded and brittle. Tears along the right side and top, left of center.

Object ID: MG0123_Framed02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Letters patent for the consolidation of Conestoga Traction Company (MG0123_F028)

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).

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: 2023.055

Classification: MG0123

Description Level: Item

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Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #035

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Ralston, William R.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Drumore Twp.; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Drumore Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #035

Box Number: 005

Notes: Never entered into Q & A.

Additional Notes: Payment for searching the river for fish pots.; Ralston, William R. Constable.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #038

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0005

People: Sweeney, James

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Courthouses; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #038

Box Number: 005

Notes: Entered into Q & A May 29, 2001.

Additional Notes: Courthouse.; Payment to constable.; Sweeney, James.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #475

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0006

People: Kline, Henry

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: West Hempfield Twp.; Constables; Susquehanna River; Fishing; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: West Hempfield Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #475

Box Number: 006

Notes: Entered into Q & A May 31, 2001.

Additional Notes: Susquehanna.; Fishing.; Payment for pulling down fish baskets and dams on the Susquehanna.; Kline, Henry. Constable of West Hempfield Twp.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #480

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0006

People: Hess, Christian

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Susquehanna River; Fishing; Manheim Twp.; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #480

Box Number: 006

Notes: Never entered into Q & A.

Additional Notes: Susquehanna River.; Fishing.; Payment for destroying fish dams and baskets.; Hess, Christian. Constable. Manheim Twp.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #600

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Stauffer, George; Carpenter, Samuel; Adams, Levi; Anderson, Nancy; Anderson, Pompey; Anthony, Samuel Will; Boyles, Mary; Cammel, Alexander; Berg, Mary; Carlan, Jane; Conner, Mary Jane; Doebler, Joseph; Fitzgeralds, George W.; Flemmer, Henry; Flick, Christian; Flood, Thomas; Galligher, John; Harrison, Robert; Graeff, James; Harberson, Windfan; Hickman, Sarah; Hileker, Catharine; Ingham, Benjamin; Jefferies, Polly; Kain, Barney; Kawman, John Henry; Kearns, Robert; Kilheffer, Christopher; Lee, Hagar; Linch, Hanna; McClean, Benjamin; McClenn, Benjamin; McCollough, Jane; McDonnal, Donnal; McGinnis, William; McGranighan, Alexander; McGrann, Jane; McKitrick, Nancy; Mellon, James; Milford, John; Neel, David; Paice, John; Pots, Martin; Punton, Isaac; Roose, Frainey; Rupley, Christian; Sharp, Bernhard; Sheppert, Benjamin; Taylor, John A.; Taylor, William; Tibbe, Freaney; Tolly, James; Tolly, Margaret; Watt, Jane; Weise, Catharine; Wilson, Isaac

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Courthouses; Constables; African Americans; Persons of color; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #600

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 5, 2001.

Additional Notes: Courthouse.; Payment to High Constable for apprehending the listed vagrants and disorderly persons and bring them before the mayor.; Stauffer, George. High Constable.; Carpenter, Samuel. Mayor.; Adams, Levi.; Anderson, Nancy.; Anderson, Pompey.; Anthony, Samuel Will. A Spaniard.; Boyles, Mary.; Cammel, Alexander.; Berg, Mary.; Carlan, Jane.; Conner, Mary Jane.; Doebler, Joseph.; Fitzgeralds, George W.; Flemmer, Henry.; Flick, Christian.; Flood, Thomas.; Galligher, John.; Harrison, Robert.; Graeff, James.; Harberson, Windfan.; Hickman, Sarah.; Hileker, Catharine.; Ingham, Benjamin.; Jefferies, Polly.; Kain, Barney.; Kawman, John Henry.; Kearns, Robert.; Kilheffer, Christopher.; Lee, Hagar. African American.; Linch, Hanna.; McClean, Benjamin.; McClenn, Benjamin.; McCollough, Jane.; McDonnal, Donnal.; McGinnis, William.; McGranighan, Alexander.; McGrann, Jane.; McKitrick, Nancy.; Mellon, James.; Milford, John.; Neel, David.; Paice, John.; Pots, Martin.; Punton, Isaac.; Roose, Frainey.; Rupley, Christian.; Sharp, Bernhard.; Sheppert, Benjamin.; Taylor, John A.; Taylor, William.; Tibbe, Freaney.; Tolly, James.; Tolly, Margaret.; Watt, Jane.; Weise, Catharine.; Wilson, Isaac.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #019

Date Range: 1827

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Hess, Christian

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Manor Twp.; Susquehanna River; Fishing; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Manor Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #019

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 5, 2001.

Additional Notes: Payment for pulling down fish dams in the Susquehanna River.; Hess, Christian. Constable.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #022

Date Range: 1827

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Price, Joseph

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Little Britain Twp.; Susquehanna River; Fishing; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #022

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 5, 2001

Additional Notes: Susquehanna River.; Fishing.; Payment for pulling down fish dams in the Susquehanna. River; Price, Joseph. Constable.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0345 I002

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1907

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0005

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Hammer Creek; Elizabeth Twp.; Warwick Twp.; Lititz; Clay, Clay Twp.; Bonds; Bridges

Place: Elizabeth Twp. and Warwick Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0345 I002

Box Number: 005

Additional Notes: Location: On public highway from Lititz to Clay, Clay Twp.; Document type: Bond for bridge construction.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0560 I002

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1904

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0008

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Octoraro Creek; Little Britain Twp.; West Nottingham Twp., Chester County; Quarryville; Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland; Proposals; Bridges

Place: Little Britain Twp. and West Nottingham Twp., Chester County

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0560 I002

Box Number: 008

Additional Notes: [Little Britain Twp. and West Nottingham Twp., Chester County]; Location: On road from Quarryville to Rising Sun, Maryland.; Document type: Proposal for bridge construction.; 1 item, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0685 I001

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1900

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0010

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Beaver Creek; Quarryville; Hawksville, Eden Twp.; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: Quarryville

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0685 I001

Box Number: 010

Additional Notes: Court term: April 1900.; Location: On public highway from Quarryville to Hawksville, Eden Twp.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 2 items, 10 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 68.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0685 I002

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1901

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0010

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Beaver Creek; Quarryville; Specifications; Bridges

Place: Quarryville

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0685 I002

Box Number: 010

Additional Notes: Document type: Specifications for bridge construction.; 1 item, 11 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0685 I003

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1901

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0010

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Beaver Creek; Quarryville; Blueprints; Bridges

Place: Quarryville

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0685 I003

Box Number: 010

Additional Notes: Document type: Bridge blueprints.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c8d0f566-86d7-4ff5-9d9b-463177990922

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0765 I006

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1898

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0012

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Cocalico Creek; West Cocalico Twp.; Schoeneck, West Cocalico Twp.; Reinholds Station, West Cocalico Twp.; Bonds; Contracts; Bridges

Place: West Cocalico Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0765 I006

Box Number: 012

Additional Notes: Location: On public highway from Schoeneck, West Cocalico Twp., to Reinhold's Station, West Cocalico Twp.; Document type: Bridge bond and contract.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1821 #018

Date Range: 1821

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date Range: 1821

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1821

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Butler, Henry; Ward, Jacob

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Courthouses; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1821 #018

Box Number: 001

Notes: Not entered into Q&A.

Additional Notes: Court house.; Constable on a charge of larceny August Session 1820 Commonwealth v. Henry Butler.; Ward, Jacob. Constable.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1821 #062

Date Range: 1821

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date Range: 1821

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1821

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Aaron, Benjamin; Cochran, Isaac; Gardner, Robert; Peters, Alse; Straus, George; Taylor, William

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1821 #062

Box Number: 001

Notes: Not entered into Q&A.

Additional Notes: Bill against the County.; Taylor, William. Constable.; Cochran, Isaac.; Straus, George.; Peters, Alse.; Aaron, Benjamin.; Gardner, Robert.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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