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Agreement

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Agreement for access to bridge site
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I011
Date Range
1840
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Agreement for access to bridge site
Description
Lampeter Twp. and [Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Near Abraham Hostetter's Mill. [Document states location as Manor Twp. and Lampeter Twp.]
Document type: Agreement to let county workers and public have access to bridge site through private lands
Date Range
1840
Year
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Hostetter, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Abraham Hostetter's Mill
Agreements
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Manor Twp.
Mills
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I011
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Agreement

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I009
Date Range
1868
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1868
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster
Manheim Twp.
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Roads
Strasburg, Neffsville, and Salunga Road
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0315 I009
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Location: On the Strasburg, Neffsville, Salunga Road and on road from New Holland, Earl Twp., to Lancaster.
Document type: Agreement between township supervisors and County Commissioners to withdraw from legal proceedings and agree to bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1861 F05 I04
Date Range
1861
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1861
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0027
People
Sourbeer, Reuben
Shober, Emanuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bonds
Receipts
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Taverns
Place
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1861 F05 I04
Box Number
027
Additional Notes
Also: Herr, [ ].
Signed as Lantz & Herr.
Bond: Reuben Sourbeer, Emanuel Shober.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1861 F12 I07
Date Range
1861
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1861
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0027
People
Eshleman, John
Davis, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
East Hempfield Twp.
Bonds
Receipts
Place
East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1861 F12 I07
Box Number
027
Additional Notes
Also: [ ] Davis.
Signed as Ringwalt & Davis.
Bond: John Eshleman, John Davis.
Receipt to sell liquor by the quart.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1861 F15 I01
Date Range
1861
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1861
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0027
People
Groff, Benjamin
Myers, F.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Eden Twp.
Bonds
Taverns
Place
Eden Twp.
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1861 F15 I01
Box Number
027
Additional Notes
Also: [ ] Zook.
Signed as McLaughlin & Zook.
Bond: Benjamin Groff, F. Myers.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1862 F25 I08
Date Range
1862
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1862
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0029
People
Homp, Christian
Potts, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bonds
Lancaster
Liquor license
National Hotel
Petitions
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1862 F25 I08
Box Number
029
Additional Notes
Also: [ ] Stambaugh.
Signed as Varens & Stambaugh.
Located in the Northwest ward.
Known as the National Hotel.
Bond: David Potts, Christian Homp.
Signers of petition: J. Gallagher, H. D. Musselman, V. P. Anderson, John A. Shultz, [ ] Michael, H. Michael, J. B. Amwake, J. B. Markley, Emanuel Gompf, Emanuel Shober, Joseph Strauss, Herman Strauss.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1864 F30 I08
Date Range
1864
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1864
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0032
People
Denlinger, John
Kauffman, Henry B.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bonds
Liquor license
Liquor stores
Manor Twp.
Petitions
Receipts
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1864 F30 I08
Box Number
032
Additional Notes
Bond: Denlinger, John; Kauffman, Henry B.
Liquor store petiton.
Receipt to sell liquor.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1865 F25 I02
Date Range
1865/04
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1865/04
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0034
People
Killinger, David
Sprecher, George D.
Sprecher, Solomon
Search Terms
Bonds
Lancaster
Liquor license
Petitions
Taverns
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1865 F25 I02
Box Number
034
Additional Notes
Known as Exchange Hotel.
Bond: Killinger, David; Sprecher, George D.
14 signatures in support of petition.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1860 F34 I06
Date Range
1860
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1860
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0027
People
Knotwell, H. R.
Skiles, John D.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bonds
Liquor license
Receipts
West Hempfield Twp.
Place
West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1860 F34 I06
Box Number
027
Additional Notes
Also: [ ] Knotwell.
Signed as Steacy & Knotwell.
Bond: H. R. Knotwell, John D. Skiles.
Receipt to sell liquor by the quart.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1860 F35 I01
Date Range
1860
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1860
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0027
People
Gensemer, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Ammon and Kerling
Bonds
Liquor license
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1860 F35 I01
Box Number
027
Additional Notes
Also: [ ] Kerling.
Signed as Ammon & Kerling.
Bond: Samuel Gensemer, [signature in German].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Bond and receipt for the tavern known as Bird-in-Hand
Object ID
Tav 1863 F15 I01
Date Range
1863
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Bond and receipt for the tavern known as Bird-in-Hand
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1863
Creation Date
1863
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0031
People
Bender, Michael
Weidman, Abraham
Graybill, Abraham D.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
East Lampeter Twp.
Taverns
Bird-In-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Place
East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1863 F15 I01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
031
Additional Notes
Known as Bird-in hand.
Bond: Weidman, Abraham; Graybill, Abraham D.
Signers of petition: Gyger, John; Gillespie, L. W.; [Gillespie, M.]; Ronk, J. P.; Beiler, George; Stauffer, Henry; Johns, Peter; Long, Valentine; Dunlap, John; Brubaker, R. H.; Harr, Jacob R.; Miller, A. M.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1868 F07 I06
Date Range
1868
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1868
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0037
People
Bucker, John C.
McDonald, N.
Hanauer, D.
Search Terms
Liquor License
Columbia
Bonds
Petitions
Receipts
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1868 F07 I06
Box Number
037
Additional Notes
Bond: McDonald N.; Hanauer, D.
Store petition.
Receipt to sell liquor.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Bond

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1864 F25 I11
Date Range
1864
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Date Range
1864
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0032
People
Groff, Amos
Effinger, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bonds
Lancaster
Liquor license
Liquor stores
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1864 F25 I11
Box Number
032
Additional Notes
Signed as Kauffman & Shower.
Bond: Groff, Amos; Effinger, Jacob.
Petition for liquor store.
Transfer of petition.
Receipt to sell liquor.
Approved.
January term.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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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
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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
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Box

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b248b548-4085-4368-a1b0-090914088210
Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Object ID
2002.230
Date Range
1800-1835
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Description
Paper covered domed lid wooden box. Sheet iron hinges and latch, leather lashes. Interior covered in both English and German language newspapers of Lancaster County
Date Range
1800-1835
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1835
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Container
Object Name
Box
Material
Wood, Paper
Height (in)
4.25
Length (in)
7.75
Width (in)
5.75
Condition
Good
Object ID
2002.230
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Box, Jewelry

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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Object ID
1943.018.10
Date Range
1830-1860
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Description
Case with black lacquer finish and gilt Chinoiserie. Interior consists of multiple shelfs and storage areas. Top lid opens to reveal two closed compartments surrounding four open compartments. Front doors open to 4 drawers. Three drawers face the front below the doors.
Original contents list available in object file.
Date Range
1830-1860
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1860
Last Owner
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 12
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
People
Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Box, Jewelry
Material
Wood
Height (in)
11.625
Width (in)
9
Depth (in)
5
Condition
Stable
Condition Notes
Split in base of R side panel. Lid removed from hinges. Overall staining on finish.
Object ID
1943.018.10
Accession Number
1943.018
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Certificate

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0455 I011
Date Range
1840/11
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1840/11
Year
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Certificates
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike
Pequea Creek
Roads
Strasburg
Strasburg Twp.
Turnpikes
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0455 I011
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1840.
Location: On public highway from the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike to Strasburg.
Document type: Certificate of record concerning a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Certificate

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4e3acaa3-d95f-47c3-8e33-946417738940
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0785 I007
Date Range
1841/01
More detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1841/01
Year
1841
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Certificates
Coleman's Iron Works Forge
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Forges
Kafroth's Mill
Lititz, Warwick Twp.
Mills
West Earl Twp.
Wilmington, Delaware
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0785 I007
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
Court term: August 1841.
Location: On public road from Coleman's Iron Works and Lititz, Warwick Twp., to Wilmington, Delaware, at Kafroth's Mill.
Document type: Certificate of record for erection of bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Chair

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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Object ID
1942.012.1
Date Range
1850-1876
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Description
Chair used by General Ulysses S. Grant
Date Range
1850-1876
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1876
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Unit 52
Storage Shelf
Top Shelf, Back
People
Grant, Ulysses S.
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
Chairs
Object Name
Chair
Material
Wood
Condition
Good
Object ID
1942.012.1
Accession Number
1942.012
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Chair, Commode

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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Object ID
2018.001.001
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Description
Fancy painted Windsor style commode chair. Missing its pot. Unusually tall back, splayed back and sides. Slightly worn green paint with black painted stencils of floral and foliate designs.
Note: Chair moved to Wheatland, Northeast Bedchamber, room interpreted as Harriet's bedchamber (date unknown). 09/08/2022
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1830
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
East Wall
Object Name
Chair, Commode
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-22
Object ID
2018.001.001
Accession Number
2018.001
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