• Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 13 Insert 1 Honorable Discharge of Capt. John Q. Mercer. 1865. Insert 2 Letter. W. B. Franklin, Washington to Thomas E. Franklin regarding his entry into the Army. 1861. Insert 3 Letter. W. B. Franklin to Thomas Franklin

Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip’s son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and

Content Note: This collection contains receipts and invoices from the Pinkerton & Slaymaker business. The receipts date primarily from May 1851, with one receipt from May 1853, and are for a wide variety of items. The collection also contains letters from the Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Company and

collection contains the official records of the Sphinx Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The minute books date from 1912-1985. Histories of the club were prepared in 1934 and 1962. Dinner programs, membership lists, meeting and speaker schedules, correspondence and speeches make up the bulk of the collection

. Insert 4 Certificate of letters patent issued to the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company by the Executive Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 6 February 1894. Insert 5 Conditions of sale for lots of the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company. Signatures of purchasers of lots. 1 June