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Act

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Date Range: 1855/04/06

2 documents 10 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church

Description: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church signed by Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the Senate, William Mulhenberg Hiester and Governor, James Pollock . An act to confirm and legalize the election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Congregation of the City of Lancaster signed by Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the House of Representatives, William M. Hiester, Speaker of the Senate, and James Pollock, Governor, and certified by John M. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth confirming the election of several trustees after failing to do so according to the charter of the church. This act upholds the action of the Golden seal with red ribbon on last page. Lancaster, PA.

Date Range: 1855/04/06

Creator: Pennsylvania. General Assembly

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 8, Box 1

People: Strong, Henry K.; Hiester, William Muhlenberg; Pollock, James; Sullivan, John M.

Subjects: Boards of directors; Presbyterian Church; Business records

Search Terms: Boards of directors; Second Presbyterian Church; Business records; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 8 pages to scan, 8.75 x 14 in.

Object Name: Act

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.032

Other Number: JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 5

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Agreement

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Agreement between F. Benedict and John M. Cooper

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.010

Date Range: 1866/08/03

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Agreement between F. Benedict and John M. Cooper

Description: Agreement between F. Benedict of Bedford Township (seller) and John M. Cooper of Lancaster (buyer) to purchase property located in Bedford Township, PA.

Date Range: 1866/08/03

Creator: Benedict, F.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 8, Box 1

People: Benedict, F.; Cooper, John M.

Subjects: Real property; Bedford Township (Bedford County, Pa.)

Search Terms: Real estate; Bedford Twp., Bedford County, Pennsylvania; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 18.5 x 23.5 cm.

Object Name: Agreement

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.010

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.429

Other Number: JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 10

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Agreement

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Agreement to settle Mrs. Bachman's debt

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F025_In03

Date Range: No date

1 document

Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Agreement to settle Mrs. Bachman's debt

Description: Agreement. Settles debt of Mrs. Bachman with real estate and Lancaster Bank stock. Thaddeus Stevens is among the representatives of Lancaster Bank.

Date Range: No date

Creation Date: No date

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Bank stocks; Contracts; Real property; Stocks

Search Terms: Agreements; Bank stocks; Lancaster Bank; Real estate; Stevens and Smith Center; Stocks

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Agreement

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F025_In03

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: 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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Accession Number: 1973.MG0115F25

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 25, Insert 3

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 22 September 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Agreement

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Articles of agreement between Thaddeus Stevens and John F. Caven

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F025_In05

Date Range: 1862/07/17

1 document

Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Articles of agreement between Thaddeus Stevens and John F. Caven

Description: Articles of agreement between Thaddeus Stevens and John F. Caven. Stevens agrees to sell land in Luzerne County to Caven, and Caven agrees to sell Stevens stock in the Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company in Kansas.; Transcription of the 17 July 1862 articles of agreement between Thaddeus Stevens and John F. Caven. Stevens agrees to sell land in Luzerne County to Caven, and Caven agrees to sell Stevens stock in the Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company in Kansas. No date for the transcription.

Date Range: 1862/07/17

Creation Date: 17 July 1862

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Caven, John F.; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Contracts; Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company; Selling--Real property; Stocks

Search Terms: Articles of agreement; Kansas; Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Real estate; Stevens and Smith Center; Stocks

Extent: 2 items, 6 pages to scan

Object Name: Agreement

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F025_In05

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: 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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Accession Number: 1973.MG0115F25

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 25, Insert 5

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 22 September 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Announcement

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Notice of evidence to be filed in the case of Abraham Minnich v. Benjamin Minnich and William Wamley

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F025_In04

Date Range: 1856/02/12

1 document

Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Notice of evidence to be filed in the case of Abraham Minnich v. Benjamin Minnich and William Wamley

Description: Notice of evidence. Evidence to be filed in the case of Abraham Minnich v. Benjamin Minnich and William Wamley, administrators of Michael Minnich, decedent. Submitted by Thaddeus Stevens as attorney for defendants.

Date Range: 1856/02/12

Creation Date: 12 February 1856

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Minnich, Abraham; Minnich, Benjamin; Minnich, Michael; Stevens, Thaddeus; Wamley, William

Subjects: Actions and defenses; Inheritance and succession

Search Terms: Estate settlement; Lawsuits; Stevens and Smith Center

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Announcement

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F025_In04

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: 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).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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Accession Number: 1973.MG0115F25

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 25, Insert 4

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 22 September 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Appraisal

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Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral appraisement for Melchoir and Mary Hackman, deceased

Object ID: Coll App 1866 F001 H

Date Range: 1866

1 document

Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral appraisement for Melchoir and Mary Hackman, deceased

Admin/Biographical History: 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.

Date Range: 1866

Year: 1866

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0006

People: Hackman, Mary; Hackman, Melchoir

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Collateral appraisement; Conestoga Twp.

Place: Conestoga Twp.

Extent: 1 item, 3 pages to scan

Object Name: Appraisal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Coll App 1866 F001 H

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 006

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).

Additional Notes: Second decedent: Hackman, Mary.; 1 item, 1 piece

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Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 03-00 0312

Description Level: Item

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Book, Account

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Account book for Caledonia Ironworks

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F030

Date Range: 1849-1853

1 document

Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Account book for Caledonia Ironworks

Description: Account book from Thaddeus Stevens' Caledonia Furnace, kept by Henry Tuckey, 1849-1853.

Date Range: 1849-1853

Creation Date: 1849-1853

Year Range From: 1849

Year Range To: 1853

Creator: Tuckey, Henry, 1829-1913

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Stevens, Thaddeus; Tuckey, Henry; Heller, Conrad; Foster, James; Shaeffer, William; Stewart, John

Subjects: Account books; Business records; Caledonia Iron Works

Search Terms: Account books; Business records; Caledonia Iron Works; Stevens and Smith Center

Extent: 1 item, 44 pages to scan

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2021-11-26

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F030

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: Preferred Citation: Thaddeus Stevens Collection, MG0115_Part01_F030, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Accession Number: 2020.MG0115F30

Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 30

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from the Document Collection, Box 27, Folder 7.; Added to database on 26 November 2021.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Contract

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Note and obligation from Abraham W. Russel

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.006

Date Range: 1858/03/25

2 documents 2 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Note and obligation from Abraham W. Russel

Description: Note and obligation from Abraham W. Russel to the 2nd Presbyterian Congregation to purchase property for $2,000.00. Lancaster, PA.

Date Range: 1858/03/25

Creator: Russel, Abraham Whiteside, 1814-1886

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 8, Box 1

People: Russel, Abraham Whiteside

Subjects: Presbyterian Church; Real property

Search Terms: Second Presbyterian Church; Real estate; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 22 x 36 cm.

Object Name: Contract

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.006

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.047

Other Number: JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 6

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1794 F007 K

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1794

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0065

People: Killhefer, Elizabeth

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Place: Hempfield Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Object ID: Inv 1794 F007 K

Box Number: 065

Additional Notes: 1 item, 1 piece

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1801 F003 G

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1804

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0041

People: Getz, Leonard

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Place: Cocalico Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Object ID: Inv 1801 F003 G

Box Number: 041

Additional Notes: 1 item, 2 pieces

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1841 F010 S

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1841

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0115

People: Sheaffer, Peter

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Place: Warwick Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Object ID: Inv 1841 F010 S

Box Number: 115

Additional Notes: Includes widow's allotment.; 1 item, 1 piece

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

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Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1901 F007 R

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1901

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0105

People: Rhoads, Abraham S.

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Place: East Donegal Twp.

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1901 F007 R

Box Number: 105

Additional Notes: 1 item, 1 piece

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

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Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Isaac Richardson

Object ID: Inv 1766 F001 R

Date Range: 1766

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Isaac Richardson

Date Range: 1766

Year: 1766

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0099

People: Richardson, Isaac

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subjects: African Americans--History; Probate records; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Boys; Children; Enslaved persons; Estate inventories; Persons of color; Probate records; Women

Place: None

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1766 F001 R

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 099

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Enslaved persons listed, one woman and one boy.; 1 item, 1 piece

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Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1886 F012 R

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1886

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0104

People: Risse, Philip

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Place: Lancaster

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1886 F012 R

Box Number: 104

Additional Notes: 1 item, 1 piece

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

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Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1882 F006 R

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1882

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0104

People: Risser, Christain

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Place: Elizabeth Twp.

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1882 F006 R

Box Number: 104

Additional Notes: May actually be Christian Risser.; 1 item, 1 piece

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

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Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1826 F008 R

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1826

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0101

People: Risser, Christian

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Place: Warwick Twp.

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1826 F008 R

Box Number: 101

Additional Notes: 1 item, 1 piece

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

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Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Joseph Ritter

Object ID: Inv 1775 F002 R

Date Range: 1775

1 document

Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Estate inventory of Joseph Ritter

Date Range: 1775

Year: 1775

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0100

People: Ritter, Joseph; Eve

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subjects: African Americans--History; Probate records; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Enslaved persons; Estate inventories; Persons of color; Probate records; Women

Place: Leacock Twp.

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1775 F002 R

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Box Number: 100

Notes: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Additional Notes: Enslaved woman listed.; 1 item, 1 piece

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Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.