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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0090 I005

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: 1875

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0001

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Colerain Twp.; Octoraro Creek, East Branch; Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania; Nine Points, Bart Twp.; Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Long Ford; Bell Road; Fords; Roads; Creeks; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0090 I005

Box Number: 001

Additional Notes: Bridge over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek; Court term: January 1875.; Location: On road leading from Nine Points, Bart Twp., to Oxford, Chester County, at Long Fording on the Bell Road.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 4 items, 2 pieces

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

Case Number: 7.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0090 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: 1876

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0001

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Octoraro Creek, East Branch; Colerain Twp.; Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania; Long Ford; Fords; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Inspections; Bridges

Place: Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0090 I006

Box Number: 001

Additional Notes: Bridge over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek; Colerain Twp. and [Lower Oxford Twp.], Chester County; Court term: January 1876.; Location: At Long Fording.; Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.; Order for inspection and inspection report.; 2 items, 2 pieces

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

Case Number: 502.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Petition

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0530 I008

Date Range: 1877/01

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1877/01

Year: 1877

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0008

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Blackburn's Ford; Bridges; Chester County, Pennsylvania; Colerain Twp.; Creeks; Fords; Inspections; Little Britain Twp.; Octoraro Creek; Orders; Petitions; Reports

Place: Little Britain Twp. and Chester County

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0530 I008

Box Number: 008

Additional Notes: Little Britain Twp. and [Chester County]; Court term: January 1877.; Location: On public highway at Blackburn's Ford. [Document lists location of Lancaster County township as Colerain Twp.].; Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.; Order for inspection and inspection report.; 2 items, 2 pieces

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

Case Number: 12.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Contract

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0530 I009

Date Range: 1876

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1876

Year: 1876

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0008

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Blackburn's Ford; Bonds; Bridges; Chester County, Pennsylvania; Contracts; Creeks; Fords; Little Britain Twp.; Octoraro Creek

Place: Little Britain Twp. and Chester County

Object Name: Contract

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0530 I009

Box Number: 008

Additional Notes: [Little Britain Twp.] and Chester County; Location: On public highway at Blackburn's Ford.; Document type: Contract and bond for abutments for 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

Agreement

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0530 I010

Date Range: 1876

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1876

Year: 1876

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0008

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Agreements; Blackburn's Ford; Bonds; Bridges; Chester County, Pennsylvania; Creeks; Fords; Little Britain Twp.; Octoraro Creek

Place: Little Britain Twp. and Chester County

Object Name: Agreement

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0530 I010

Box Number: 008

Additional Notes: Location: At Blackburn's Fording in Little Britain Twp.; Document type: Agreement and bond for 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

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0720 I007

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: 1873

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0011

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Octoraro Creek; Sadsbury Twp.; West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County; Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.; Proposals; Bridges

Place: Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster County and West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0720 I007

Box Number: 011

Additional Notes: Sadsbury Twp. and [West Fallowfield Twp.], Chester County; Location: At Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.; Document type: Proposal for bridge repair.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Archive

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Collection: Thomas Baker's Surveying Records

Title: Thomas Baker's Surveying Records

Object ID: MG0734

Date Range: 1856-1902

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Collection: Thomas Baker's Surveying Records

Title: Thomas Baker's Surveying Records

Description: This collection contains Thomas Baker's three surveying books which document land and property ownership in southern Lancaster County, primarily Colerain Township from 1856-1902. Octorara Creek, Kirkwood, Christiana and Upper Oxford Twp. are among the place names.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Baker traces his ancestry back to Sir Richard Baker (1568), born in the county of Kent, England. In 1685, seven generations before Thomas Baker was born, Joseph Baker immigrated to Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Born in Chatham, Chester County to Lewis and Diana Baker, Thomas was well-educated; a teacher until 1840, when he commenced the study of surveying. Land surveying is the location of points on, above and below the surface of the earth and the relation of those points to a common reference system. Employed at Jonathon Goss, at Unionville Academy in Chester, he surveyed over 650 farms in Lancaster County's Colerain Township. He married in 1855; his family adhering to his Quaker faith. The Biographical Annals in Lancaster, published in 1903, describes Baker as "…a man esteemed by his neighbors for his many good qualities and excellent character, and in disposition he is a man of warm heart and kindly feeling."

Date Range: 1856-1902

Creation Date: 1856-1902

Year Range From: 1856

Year Range To: 1902

Creator: Baker, Thomas, b. 1822

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Alexander, Sara; Andrews, Arthur; Armstrong, Lapsley; Ash, Daniel; Aument, Frank; Bailey, Thomas; Bailey, William M.; Bair, William M.; Baker, George; Baker, Harlan; Baker, John; Baker, Thomas; Baldwin, Joseph B.; Baptis, Joseph; Bea, John; Bear, Jacob; Bernard, James J.; Beyer, Andrew; Beyer, Daniel; Beyer, Margaret; Beyer, Robert; Black, Margaret; Blackburn, Cromwell; Blank, Christian; Borland, William; Bosland, William; Brinton, Howard; Brinton, Moses; Brinton, Samuel; Broomell, B. J.; Broomell, Samuel H.; Brosius, Clarkson; Brosius, Jesse; Brosius, John Comly; Brosius, Joseph H.; Brosius, Joshua; Brosius, Levi; Brosius, Mahlon J.; Brosius, William; Brown, J. W.; Brown, James; Brown, K.; Brown, Thomas W.; Bush, Fred; Bushong, Jacob; Carlow, James; Carter, Benjamin; Carter, John C.; Chamberlain, Jonas; Clark, Henry; Cloud, Charles; Coates, Ellis; Coates, Lewis; Coates, Samuel; Coates, Truman; Cochran, Joseph S.; Cohan, Thomas H.; Connar, James; Conner, John; Cooper, Truman; Crossen, James; Dale, George; Davis, Abner; Davis, Christopher; Davis, John; Davis, Joseph B.; Davis, Joseph E.; Davis, Lucretia H.; Davis, William; Dean, Thomas; Doneby, Philip; Donelly, Henry; Donelly, Hugh; Drumm, Earl; Eby, Henry S.; Edwards, Charles; Edwards, James; Elias, Emery; Elizabeth, Mary; Elliott, Cloud; Ernery, Hannah E.; Evans, Carrie R.; Evans, John; Evans, William; Fagler, John; Ferguson, Benjamin; Ferguson, Robert; Ferguson, William; Fleming, Martin J.; Foulk, Mrs.; Fox, William; Frames, David; Fritz, Abby Ann; Gill, John; Goodman, Charles; Gowan, William M.; Graham, Harrison; Graham, John T.; Gray, Ezra; Haines, Eugene M.; Hall, Hiram S.; Hamil, Armor; Hamil, R. A.; Hamilton, J. E.; Hannun, Eurch; Harper, J. D.; Harrar, Daniel; Harrar, Miller; Harray, P.; Harrett, William; Harting, George R.; Hastings, Jeremiah; Hastings, Joseph; Henning, James; Hevenson, Ann; Heyberger, Jacob; Hodgson, Annie C.; Hodgson, Ellis P.; Hollis, William; Holmes, John; Hoopes, Thomas G.; Houston, David; Hoy, P.; Hoy, William; Hudson, Alex; Hurley, John; Jackson William Clark; Jackson, Annetta L.; Jackson, Clark; Jackson, David W.; Jackson, Ellwood; Jackson, Hayes; Jackson, James J.; Jackson, Lydia; Jackson, Thomas; Jackson, Thomas E.; Jackson, Thomas S.; Jeffries, Benjamin; Jenkins, Annie E.; Jones, Emmos S.; Jones, John; Jones, John C.; Jones, John G.; Kalbach, A. M.; Keene, Rebecca J.; Kennedy, Anna; Kennedy, James H.; Kent, Daniel; Kimble, Isaac W.; King, Judson B.; Lamborn, Jacob H.; Lamborn, Kirk; Lechman, Benjamin; Lewis, Alex; Lewis, Elijah; Lewis, Isaac; Lewis, John C.; Lewis, Thompson; Luckenbach, J. S.; Lynch, Philemena C.; Mahaney, Jeremiah; Mahon, Jeremiah; Markey, Pat; Martin, Elijah P.; Martin, James; Martin, Samuel; Martin, William S.; Massey, Isaac; Mayhu, William; McCardle, Eli; McCarter, Henry C.; McCarter, Henry G.; McCarter, John Jones; McCarter, Thompson; McCimans, Mike; McClure, John; McClure, Thomas; McConnel, Samuel; McCord, James; McCord, William; McCullough, James; McCullough, Robert; McElwain, David; McElwain, James; McElwain, Josiah; McElwain, Robert; McHenry, John; McLinaus, John; McLinaus, W. F.; McNeil, George A.; McSparren, James B.; Miller, Andrew; Miller, H. Jackson; Miller, Henry H.; Miller, Joanna; Miller, Lemuel H.; Miller, Minnie R.; Mimm, Jesse; Montgomery, John; Montgomery, Sam E.; Morrison, Caroline B.; Morrison, Emma B.; Morrison, Robert; Morrison, Samuel; Newhauser, John; Nixon, A. W.; Nixon, Joseph; Noble, William M.; Oatman, Eliza; Oatman, Zachariah; Ortlip, Andrew; Patterson, Bordley Shippen; Pennington, Robert H.; Pennington, Thomas; Pennock, F. J.; Pennock, Francis J.; Pennock, Joseph; Pennock, Margaretta Walker; Pennock, William E.; Penny, Joseph; Peters, Abraham; Peters, Abraham K.; Pierce, G.; Pinkerton, James; Purnal, Levis; Pusey, Joseph; Rakestraw, Abraham; Rambo Elijah W.; Rambo, David; Rambo, Elisha; Ramsay, James; Reeses, Peter; Reyburn, James H.; Reylin, John; Reylon, Henry S.; Rhoads, Levi S.; Richey, George; Ricky, Immanuel; Rigg, Hiram F.; Robinson, Amy; Robison, Joseph; Roney, Pat; Ross, George E.; Ross, Hamilton; Russel, Joseph; Rutter, Adam; Rynear, Charles; Sampson, John; Sampson, William; Sellers, Thomas W.; Seltzer, Sara R.; Shaw, Ben; Shivery, Demison; Shivery, Elisha J.; Shivery, George; Shultz, Frank; Simmons, Henry; Siner, John T.; Slack, Hall; Slokom, Samuel; Smith, Abram; Smith, Jackson; Smith, Jesse J.; Smith, S. W.; Smith, Samuel; Sproul, James; Stewart, James; Stump, B. O.; Sutton, Edwin; Sweigert, John W.; Swift, Joseph; Taylor, Jacob; Taylor, Jesse; Thomas, Arthur; Thomas, Edward; Thomas, Margaret; Thompson, James; Thompson, Jane M.; Thompson, Mary Jane; Turner, James; Walker, David; Wallace, Arthur; Walton, Abner Brinton; Walton, Alban; Walton, Brinton; Walton, Elizabeth C.; Walton, Isaac; Walton, Joseph L.; Walton, Joseph B.; Walton, Joseph P.; Watts, Mollie; Webster, Chalkley; Webster, Charles; Webster, Daniel; Webster, George; Webster, Joseph; Webster, Margaret C.; White, Alexander; Whiteside, Mrs.; Whitman, James; Whitson, Martha; Whitson, Moses; Whitson, Samuel; Whitson, Thomas; Whitson, William; Willard, Agnes; Williams, Abner; Williams, David; Williams, William B.; Wood, James; Wood, Joshua; Wood, Thomas; Wood, William N.; Woodruff, John; Woods, Joshua; Woods, Peter; Woods, Thomas; Work, Robert; Worth, Albert B.; Worth, William C.

Subjects: Surveying; Surveyors; Lancaster County (Pa.); Chester County (Pa.)

Search Terms: Chester County, Pennsylvania; Christiana, Pennsylvania; Colerain Twp.; Finding aids; Kirkwood, Colerain Twp.; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Octoraro Creek; Surveying; Surveyors; Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County

Extent: 1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0734

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Surveyor's transit case, Object ID 1973.008

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-734

Other Number: MG-734

Classification: MG0734

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by AB, November 2014. Added to database 24 May 2021.

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0470 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: 1875

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Conewago Creek; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Kaylor's Ford; Fords; Specifications; Proposals; Bridges

Place: Lancaster County and Dauphin County

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0470 I003

Box Number: 007

Additional Notes: [1875]; Location: At Kaylor's Fording.; Document type: Specifications and proposal for bridge construction.; 1 item, 4 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 F0720 I008

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: 1878

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0011

People: Mercer

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Octoraro Creek; Sadsbury Twp.; West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County; Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.; Mercer's Ford; Fords; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: Sadsbury Twp., Lancaster County and West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0720 I008

Box Number: 011

Additional Notes: Court term: April 1878.; Location: On public highway to Christiana, Sadsbury Twp., at Mercer's Fording.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 2 items, 4 pieces

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

Case Number: 16.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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