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Collection: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Title: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Object ID: MG0721

Date Range: 1762-1855

Subject Headings: Apprentices Blacksmiths Carpenters Contract labor Contracts Joiners Saddlery Tinsmiths Weavers Search Terms: Apprentices Blacksmiths Brecknock Twp. Carpenters Contract labor Cocalico Twp. Colerain Twp. Donegal Twp. Drumore Twp. Finding aids Indentures Joiners Lancaster Little Britain Twp

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Collection: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Title: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Description: The Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents include legal contracts between apprentice, or the parent or guardians, and master; as well as one contract between an indentured servant and master. The contracts identify the parties involved, municipalities, trade to be learned, and terms of contract.

Date Range: 1762-1855

Creation Date: 1762-1855

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 1855

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Boyd, Nickolas C.; Brant, John; Carver, Seneca; Convery, Patrick; Daly, James; Eshleman, Guy; Eversole, Jacob; Fenney, Catherine; Ganter, George; Hess, John; Humerich, Christian; Humphreville, Frank; Humphreville,Henry; Humphreville, Susanna; Ihling, John; Johns, Jacob; Johnston, Abraham; Lesher, John; Long, George; Messner, Christian; Moore, David; Moore, Zacharias; Parsons, Mary; Peddin, John; Porter, John; Porter, William; Quick, Philip; Reinhard, Jacob; Reinhard, Mary; Remo, Jenetta; Remo, Samuel; Remo, Susanna; Ruch, John; Ruch, Peter; Seeger, Fredrich; Steele, William W.; Stewart, Peter; Welsh, James

Subjects: Apprentices; Blacksmiths; Carpenters; Contract labor; Contracts; Joiners; Saddlery; Tinsmiths; Weavers

Search Terms: Apprentices; Blacksmiths; Brecknock Twp.; Carpenters; Contract labor; Cocalico Twp.; Colerain Twp.; Donegal Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Finding aids; Indentures; Joiners; Lancaster; Little Britain Twp.; Manuscript groups; Persons of color; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Providence Twp.; Saddlery; Tinsmiths; Weavers

Extent: 1 box, 6 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0721

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents (MG0721), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

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-721

Classification: MG0721

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, July 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.

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Two notable mining industries of Lancaster County

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Author: Willig, H. Luther.

Date of Publication: 1924

at the Gap mine, together with the obsolete pumps and machinery rendered further operations unprofitable and the final closing down of the mine, the entire Prop erty being disposed of by Mr. Wharton to his competitors. CHROME MINES The chrome mines of Little Britain and Fulton Townships enjoy with

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Responsibility: by H. Luther Willig.

Author: Willig, H. Luther.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1924

Physical Description: 73-76 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 5

Notes: The last third of this article is entitled "(Comments by W. Frank Gorrecht) on the preceding paper".

Subjects: Gap Copper Mine (Bart Township, Pa.); Tyson Mining Company (Little Britain Township, Pa.); Gap Mining Company.; Wood Mine (Little Britain Township, Pa.); Nickel industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Brucite - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Chromium industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Chromium ores - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Copper mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Nickel mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Gap Nickel Mines (Bart Township, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 5 (1924), p. 73-78Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28

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Little Britain Presbyterian Church

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Author: Stubbs, Charles H.

Date of Publication: 1978

Little Britain Presbyterian Church by Dr. Charles H. Stubbs The migration of the Scotch-Irish into these parts was coeval with that of the English Friends. They embraced the Presbyterian faith, and in those days not being sufficiently numerous to form a congregation, received oc- casional visits

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Responsibility: by Dr. Charles H. Stubbs.

Author: Stubbs, Charles H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1978

Physical Description: [165]-168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 82, no. 3

Subjects: Little Britain Presbyterian Church (Fulton Twp., Pa.); Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 82, number 3 (1978), p. 165-168Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.82

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Collection: Lewis Wood Collection

Title: Lewis Wood Collection

Object ID: MG0311

Date Range: 1870-1915

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Collection: Lewis Wood Collection

Title: Lewis Wood Collection

Description: The Lewis Wood Collection contains items that were mailed or otherwise delivered to Lewis Wood at Kirks Mills in Little Britain Twp. The items include invitations to dances and picnics; programs and resolutions for the Pleasant Grove Lodge, International Order of Good Templars; and an advertising card for jeweler Edward J. Zahm.

Date Range: 1870-1915

Year Range From: 1870

Year Range To: 1915

Date of Accumulation: 1870-1882

Creator: Wood, Lewis, 1854-1918

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Barnard, J. T.; Brown, Sadie; Carter, Kate; Fite, Alice; Kellough, Jennie; Moore, Jacob; Patton, Robert; Rheas, Philip; Whitman, William; Wood, Lewis; Wood, Mary; Zahm, Edward J.; Wood, Ida Phoebe; Wood, Robert K.; Coates, Howard Bennett; Lamborn, C. Linneus

Subjects: Advertising cards; Ephemera; Invitation cards

Search Terms: Advertising cards; Brown's Orchestra; East Land School House; Ephemera; Finding aids; International Order of Good Templars; Invitations; Keffer's Orchestra; Kirks Mills, Little Britain Twp.; Manuscript groups; Millers' Orchestra; Pleasant Grove Lodge; Taylor's Orchestra; Trade cards

Extent: 4 folders, .15 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0311

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Lewis Wood Collection (MG0311), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

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-311

Other Number: MG-311

Classification: MG0311

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 5 October 2021.

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Petition

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Tavern petition of Peter Albert

Object ID: Tav 1862 F30 I01

Date Range: 1862

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Tavern petition of Peter Albert

System of Arrangement: Arranged by municipalities by year.

Date Range: 1862

Year: 1862

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0029

People: Albert, Peter; Mishler, Isaac; Greider, Peter G.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Liquor License; Manheim Twp.

Place: Manheim Twp.

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Tav 1862 F30 I01

Box Number: 029

Additional Notes: Known as the Roseville Inn.; Bond: Isaac Mishler, Peter G. Greider.; Signers of petition: C. H. Kryder, Martin S. Heiser, Samuel S. Geist, George Hauck, Jacob M. Mayers, Jacob Stoner, Solomon Martin, Michael Danner, Jacob Landis, Daniel S. Grosh, C. L. [ ], William Whitcraft, Henry H. Kurtz, Benjamin Eby.; Receipt to keep a tavern.; 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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Petition

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Tavern petition of John Bower

Object ID: Tav 1844 F08 I01

Date Range: 1844

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Tavern petition of John Bower

System of Arrangement: Arranged by municipalities by year.

Date Range: 1844

Year: 1844

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0016

People: Bower, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Buck Tavern; Drumore Twp.; Liquor License; Petitions; Sign of the Buck; Taverns

Place: Drumore Twp.

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Excellent

Object ID: Tav 1844 F08 I01

Box Number: 016

Additional Notes: Sign of the Buck.; Lately kept by Gordon, [ ].; Petition granted.; April term.; Signers of petition: David Bair, John Bair, George Clark, Alexander Gordon, John W. Kennedy, Charles T. Todd, William E. Smith, William Northamer, William R. Ralston, Jacob Leaman, Gardner Furness, T. W. Housekeeper, William W. Steele, Joshua M. Deaver.; 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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The early settlement and history of Little Britain Township, including Fulton Township

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Author: Magee, Daniel F.

Date of Publication: 1913

The Early Settlement and History of Little Britain Township, Including Fulton Township The first survey and grant of lands in Lancaster county was in this town- ship, Little Britain, which included in its early settlement the territory now called Fulton township, and consti- tutes the extreme

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Responsibility: by D. F. Magee, Esq.

Author: Magee, Daniel F.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1913

Physical Description: 138-151 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 5

Subjects: Lewis, John C., - d. 1892.; Little Britain (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township); Fulton (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township); Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 5 (1913), p. 138-151Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17

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Little Britain Township 1754-1846 [Tax Records]

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Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Date of Publication: 1977

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 3: #19

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Alternate Title: Little Britain twp. tax lists; Little Britain taxes

Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Date of Publication: 1977

Physical Description: Microfilm.

Series: Lancaster County Pa. Tax Records, 1748-1855.

Notes: "The tax records for this township which are here reproduced cover the following years: 1754, 1756-59, 1763, 1769-77, 1779-83, 1785-89, 1791-93, 1797-1803, 1805-25, 1827, 1831, 1835, 1837-46, Undated. The later records (dating from 1827 and after) appear to have sustained water damage. On this microfilm, a circle in the upper left-hand corner of a frame indicates the beginning of a new document."

Subjects: Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Little Britain (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 3: #19

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Collection: Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver

Title: Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver

Object ID: MG0587

Date Range: 1960s-1970s

Content Note: This collection of Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver contains index cards prepared by Mr. Weaver with information about bridges over several creeks in Lancaster County. The waterways include the Beaver, Calamus, Big Chiques, Little Chiques, Cocalico, Conestoga, Little Conestoga

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Collection: Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver

Title: Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver

Description: This collection of Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver contains index cards prepared by Mr. Weaver with information about bridges over several creeks in Lancaster County. The waterways include the Beaver, Calamus, Big Chiques, Little Chiques, Cocalico, Conestoga, Little Conestoga, Conewago, Conowingo, Coon, Conoy, Hammer, Mill, Muddy, East Octoraro, West Octoraro, Pequea and Peters. Information includes the name, township(s), and type of each bridge, and may also include the date of construction, contractors, commissioners, size and weight limit, details on location and/or destruction or replacement of the bridge.

Admin/Biographical History: Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s.

Date Range: 1960s-1970s

Date of Accumulation: 1960s-1970s

Creator: Weaver, Benjamin

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Weaver, Benjamin

Subjects: Bridges

Search Terms: Beaver Creek; Big Chickies Creek; Big Chiques Creek; Conestoga River; Bridges; Calamus Run; Cocalico Creek; Conewago Creek; Conowingo Creek; Conoy Creek; Coon Creek; East Octoraro Creek; Finding aids; Hammer Creek; Little Chiques Creek; Little Chickies Creek; Little Conestoga Creek; Manuscript groups; Mill Creek; Muddy Creek; Pequea Creek; Peters Creek; West Octoraro Creek

Extent: 1 box, 3 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0587

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s; the slides are in the Photograph Collection.; Some of these cards correspond with the Bridge Records in the Lancaster County Government Records.

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver (MG0587), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

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.

Accession Number: 2010.MG0587

Other Numbers: MG-587

Classification: MG0587

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by HT, 10 September 2010. Added to database 26 December 2021.

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Survey, Land

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Land draft for property of Robert Bailey

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F005_In04_It04

Date Range: 1794/10/03

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Land draft for property of Robert Bailey

Description: Land draft for property along the Little Conemaugh River and Salt Lick Creek in Quemahoning Twp., Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Surveyed by Daniel Brodhead, surveyor general, for Robert Bailey. Adjoined by John Gregg, Peter Mock, William Todd, Elijah Adams, and Jonathan Bowan.

Date Range: 1794/10/03

Creation Date: 3 October 1794

Creator: Brodhead, Daniel

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0001

People: Adams, Elijah; Bailey, Robert; Bowan, Jonathan; Brodhead, Daniel; Gregg, John; Mock, Peter; Todd, William

Subjects: Real property; Real property surveys--Pennsylvania

Search Terms: Land drafts; Little Conemaugh River; Quemahoning Twp., Bedford County, Pennsylvania; Real estate; Real property surveys; Salt Lick Creek

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages scanned

Object Name: Survey, Land

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F005_In04_It04

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650; George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, 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--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 5, Insert 4, Item 4

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 18 September 2023.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.

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