The George Steinman Papers, Series 1 contains an album, compiled by George Steinman, with many photographs of buildings, tombstones, monuments and scenes of Lancaster city and county. Ephemera and newspaper articles are among the photographs. Represented in the album are Postlethwaite's Tavern, hotels and taverns, fire houses, the Conestoga massacre, churches, cemeteries, Ephrata Cloister, prominent citizens and their homes, Stehli Silk Mill, and schools. The four boxes contain orginal correspondence, documents, photographs and ephemera or and pertaining to the same subject matter as the album.
The George Steinman Papers, Series 2 is a collection of original correspondence, documents, photographs, and ephemera primarily compiled by George Steinman. The contents of Series 2 represent Lancaster city and county events, prominent citizens, buildings, monuments, churches, cemeteries, schools, and businesses. Most of what Steinman collected relates to 18th and 19th century Pennsylvania, highlighting Lancaster and Philadelphia. One of the key events highlighted is the Revolutionary war; with documents and images related to Philadelphia, George Washington, the Atlee family, and General Edward Hand. There are images relating to the Christiana Riot and to various buildings in early Lancaster; including but not limited to the Old Jail, the British Prison, and Postlethwaite's Tavern. Also included in the collection is currency printed by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1764, and Confederate States currency and bonds.
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"Mr. Geo. Steinman who started this collection of pictures. This book was presented to the Lanc. Co. Historical Society after his death by Mr. Geo. S. Franklin."
John M. Gibson is recorded as the donor, 1968, in LancasterHistory's accession records.
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Other Numbers
MG-184
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Series 1 processed and finding aid prepared PK and MSH, 2008. Series 2 finding aid prepared by JE, 2018. Added to database 20 July 2021.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
Located in town of Mount Joy on the turnpike road leading to Harrisburg, twelve miles from Lancaster.
Lately occupied by John Miller.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: N. Musselman Jr., Christian Hershey, Jacob Lindemuth, Alexander Patterson, Abraham Breneman, Simon Meredith, Jacob Niesley, Okey Hendrickson, Robert Leaman, Joseph Breneman, Samuel K. Bockius, Robert Dysart, James Laird, David Bender, James Patterson Jr., David Martin, James Mackey.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: David Shelly, John Hershey, Michael Horst, Peter Horst, Andrew Hayes, Edward McCreary, Jacob Stolar, Jacob Greider, Christian Chock, Thomas Sterrett, Jacob Wallich, Abraham Shelly, Abraham Breneman, Abraham Patterson, Christian Hershey, John Strickler, Abraham Brubaker, Miller Fraim, Christian Leib, Samuel Yetter, Henry Mellinger, Frederick Witz, William McFaddan, C. B. Siman, Robert Dysart, Isaac Hershey, Peter Lindamuth Jr., Joseph Breneman, Washington L. Atlee, Adam Schaeffer, James Patterson, George Spear, John Beaird, Samuel R. Bockius, James Patterson Jr., William B. Galbraith, Jacob Lindemuth, Jacob Niesley, David Zook, Henry Nissley, Alexander Dysart, Jacob L. Nagle, John Fenstermacher, George M. Bowman, John Herr, A. S. Patterson, John Hostetter, Jacob Opp, John Zook, Henry P. Carson.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Joshua Bishop, Adam Zell, James Johnston, Christian Leib, Jacob Kaufman, David Kolp, Samuel R. Bockius, Jacob Nissley, Samuel Nissley, Jacob Hollinger, Peter Horst, [signature in German].
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Adam Keller, William Lenix, John Miller, William McBride, Jacob Heistand, James Laird, [signature in German], John S. Sterrett, Miller Traim, Samuel R. Bockius, Jacob Stolar, James B. Ferree, Jacob Rohrer, Thomas J. Patterson, A. Hackman, Jacob Wallick, Jacob Hollinger, Christian Leib.
Second Sheet: John Miller, James B. Ferree, Thomas J. Patterson, John S. Sterrett, Abraham Eshleman, Jacob Wallich, Samuel R. Bockius, Christian Leib, Abraham Hertzler, [signature in German], Jacob Nissley, [signature in German], David Boyce, John Nissly, Jacob Hershy.
2 items, 1 piece
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Located on the corner of Jacob and turnpike streets.
Formerly kept by John Miller.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John S. Sterrett, William B. Galbraith, Samuel R. Bockius, Jacob Myers, James Dysart, Robert Richardson, John Moore, Jacob Stolar, Elias Hoffman, Tobias Miller, John Miller, Michael [Gormaly], William Esterling, Christian Leib, [signature in German], John Kreiner.
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Signers of Petition: Adam Shaeffer, Jacob Nissly, Mathias Shitz, James Laird, Washington L. Atlee, Frederick Witz, Martin Yetter, Adam Zell, Joshua Bishop, Abraham Hertzler, Jacob Bear, John Reesor.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of Petition: Washington L. Atlee, David Shelly, Miller Fraim, James Laird, Frederick Wetz, Samuel Bockius, Abraham Nissley, [signature in German], Jacob H. Mazer, Abraham Shelly, Christian Leib, Peter Horst.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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