Samuel E. Dyke was a noted authority on the Pennsylvania rifle and wrote on this subject. Collection consists of articles, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and working papers on firearms. Also included is information on gunsmiths, the Rockford Foundation, the Heritage Center, cabinetmakers, grandfather clocks, and the Armstrong Cork Company. 1670-1985
Signers of petition: John Fondersmith, Archibald Warren, Amos Bowman, John Dinkelberg, Henry Hersh, Jay Cadwell, Philip Ginder, Abraham Gibbs, John Schleich, S. W. P. Boyd, William Hensel, Amos S. Henderson.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
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Signers of petition: James C. Carpenter, Amos S. Henderson, John K. Reed, David Shultz, W. S. Peifer, B. Champneys Jr., Philip S. Baker, John Fondersmith, H. C. Locher, Henry Hersh, John Metzger, James Smith.
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Signers of petition: Dennis Coyle, C. Shertz, Jacob King, Michael Triples, [unknown signature], William Gumpf, James Barnes, James Coyle, John Deaner, William M. Gormley, Jacob Gable, Philip Leonard.
2 items, 2 pieces
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