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Collection: Jacob Ream Collection

Title: Jacob Ream Collection

Object ID: MG0164

Date Range: 1744-1848

Real estate Receipts Releases Taxes West Donegal Twp. West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County Wills Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared in 1998. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The finding aid was updated

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Collection: Jacob Ream Collection

Title: Jacob Ream Collection

Description: The Jacob Ream collection contains original documents pertaining to business conducted by Jacob Ream and his family of Donegal Township. Includes bonds, receipts, land agreement, mortgage, and fire insurance policy. The surname has various spellings, including Riem, Rihm, and Reeme.

Date Range: 1744-1848

Year Range From: 1744

Year Range To: 1848

Date of Accumulation: 1744-1848

Creator: Ream family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Baller, Samuel; Balmer, Jacob; Balmer, Samuel; Barthemer, John; Beck, Conrad,; Berringer, Elizabeth; Blaser, Peter; Boll, Jacob; Brightbill, John; Carpenter, Samuel; Coble, David; Colt, James; Cunningham, James; Difenbaugh, Isaac; Eckenrode, Henry; Eckenroth, John; Elliott, Robert U.; Fletcher, John; Greene, Daniel; Hart, Barbara; Huber, Jacob; Hughes, Samuel; Jenkins, David; Lauger, Philip; Myers, Henry; Musselman, Christian; Negely, Leonard; Nicholas, Michael; Parthemer, John; Parthimer, Esther; Patimore, John; Ream, Abraham; Ream, Christina; Ream, Daniel; Ream, Elizabeth; Ream, Isaac; Ream, Jacob; Ream, Samuel; Reem, Jamy; Reeme, Jacob; Riem, Jacob; Rihm, Daniel; Rihm, Jacob; Rihm, Samuel; Sheaffer, Philip; Smith, Samuel; Snyder, John; Stauffer, John; Stump, J.

Subjects: Deeds; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Agreements; Bonds; Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; Cocalico Twp.; Deeds; Donegal Twp.; Finding aids; Green Twp., Franklin County, Pennsylvania; Harford County, Maryland; Insurance policies; Letterkenny Twp., Franklin County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Lower Paxton Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Mortgages; Mount Joy Twp.; Presbyterian Church; Real estate; Receipts; Releases; Taxes; West Donegal Twp.; West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Wills

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0164

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Jacob Ream Collection (MG0164), 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-164

Classification: MG0164

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared in 1998. Added to database 7 September 2021.

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Bookplate

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: P.98.52.1

Date Range: c. 1750

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Bookplate on a page from a Martyrs Mirror, done in the style of Ephrata Cloister with a flowing hand using strong, bold letters. Letters are black with green and orange infill. Bookplate simply reads: "Carl/ Christo/ phel." One flower is at top right and a stylized pot with plant having 3 flowers is at lower left. Page is float-mounted in a window mat with a handmade cherry frame.; Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster Co.; Removed from Martyrs Mirror by a previous owner (Evelyn Good) due to water damage to the book which was then discarded. The opposing page was also saved and is mounted in Mylar on reverse side of frame. It carries a ghost image of the bookplate; string from binding is visible.; Acquired with typewritten inscription mounted on back of frame states: "BOOKPLATE MADE FOR CARL CHRISTOPHEL FOR/ HIS COPY OF THE EPHRATA MARTYR'S MIRROR-1748./ WORK OF SISTER ANASTASIA THE PEN-ARTIST OF THE CLOISTER ABC PATTERN BOOK OF LETTERS."; According to Clarke Hess, the penwork is by an unknown Ephrata Cloister artist. Clarke notes that Carl Christophel was a deacon at New Danville Mennonite Church in Conestoga Twp.(now Pequea Twp.) He died in 1767.; In Masonic Lodge Fraktur exhibit for several years. Removed circa 2008.; On short-term exhibit at Historical Society of Cocalico Valley, 2010.; Unknown Ephrata Cloister artist

Provenance: Dr. Robbins purchased framed pages from Evelyn Yingst Good's sale, Sat., May 11, 1991, lot #152, for $3,800. Evelyn Good was an Ephrata librarian. Valued at $5000, Robbins sold to museum for $2,500, donating the other half. Irene Walsh then reimbursed museum for the $2,500.

Date Range: c. 1750

Year Range From: 1750

Year Range To: 1760

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 5

Storage Cabinet: Unit 43

Storage Shelf: Shelf 2

Storage Drawer: Slot 7

People: Christophel, Carl

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subject: Bookplate; Fraktur

Search Terms: Bookplates; Fraktur; Ephrata Cloister

Object Name: Bookplate

Oither Names: Fraktur

Material: Paper, Ink

Height (in): 14

Width (in): 8.75

Dimension Details: Frame is H: 18" W: 13.5

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2016-10-24

Condition Notes: Acid burned edges are brown; soiled along outside edges; stains and foxing. Moisture stain at top left. Remains of binding still attached at left. Moisture staining at upper left corner. Two minor tears at top center, with ragged edges overall. Paper losses within black ink.; Conserved by Marilyn Kemp Weidner of Phila.

Object ID: P.98.52.1

Place of Origin: Ephrata

Credit: Acquired through the generosity of Irene Walsh and Dr. Warren Robbins, Heritage Center Collection

Accession Number: P.98.52

Certificate, Citizenship

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: G.96.37.107

Date Range: 24 Sept 1765

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Printed document is a naturalization certificate infilled for "Jacob Dickart" (sic), a prolific gunmaker of Lancaster. Printed on now-brown laid paper, it is a printed form for naturalizing foreigners who did not swear oaths. Now mounted in a modern black frame.; The certificate was designed for non-Quakers who had resided in the Commonwealth for seven years and who had never taken an oath of allegiance to King George II because of conscience, eg. Mennonites, Moravians & other sectarians who believe the Bible prohibits the swearing of oaths. Although Jacob is believed to have been raised in a Lutheran home, he later followed the Moravian faith.; Edward Shippen, Jr., Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of the Province of PA filled out this form for Dickert, who appeared before Judges William Atlin, William Coleman, and Alexander Stedman, in Phila. on Sept 24, 1765. An embossed seal is created out of a small square of paper and affixed to the upper left corner of the document.; HJ Kauffman notes that Dickert was born in Mainz, Germany in 1740, came to America with his parents in 1748. Family settled in Berks Co. and later, son Jacob moved to Lancaster in 1756, where he likely apprenticed with the gunmaker Matthias Roessor (as did Wm. Henry). Dickert worked c. 1760-1820. In 1764, he married Johanetta Hofer of York, PA, and the following year he travelled to Phila. to obtain this document. Kauffman states he was active in the Moravian church.; He died 1822.; See G90.7.1 file on Dickert rifle with family info. Transparency of a document with; Dickert's signature, in file.

Provenance: Provenance unknown before donor.

Date Range: 24 Sept 1765

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 5

Storage Cabinet: Unit 42

Storage Shelf: Shelf 2

Storage Drawer: Bin 2-I

People: Shippen, Edward Jr.; Dickert, Jacob

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Object Name: Certificate, Citizenship

Oither Names: Naturalization Certificate

Material: Paper, Ink

Height (in): 12.625

Width (in): 7.375

Dimension Details: Frame dimensions are H: 8.5" W: 13.25".

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2016-04-21

Condition Notes: General signs of age: soiling, minor foxing, dog eared corners with some minor losses. Fold line 3" from top, small holes along bottom. There is a backing of acidic paper which is attached with adhesive.; Mounted in a modern black frame by Lancaster Galleries for 2006 exhibit.

Object ID: G.96.37.107

Place of Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: G.96.37.

Chalice

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: P.97.08.3

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Pewter chalice, part of the Warwick Congregation's (now known as the Brickerville United Lutheran Church) communion service.; High straight-sided flaring cup on a stem wih knop created by joining two pewter salt stems. A tankard lid is used for the base. Both the knop and edge of base are beaded. Attributed to William Will (working 1764-1798) .; Engraved on the side of the cup are the initials "HIA/ MWM" within a decorative wreath with bow. Engraved on the bottom of the base is "1799", likely indicating the year the chalice was presented to the church for ceremonial use. Segments of wrigglework are also found nearby.

Provenance: The engraved date of 1799 likely signifies the year the chalice was presented to the church. The two sets of initials on the cup are certainly the individuals who presented it. The entire communion service remained in use over the years until the congregation decided in 1997 to find a safe place for this valuable communion set. Purchased by the Heritage Center of Lancaster County

Year Range From: 1764

Year Range To: 1798

Made By: Will, William, attributed

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Cabinet: Unit 32

Storage Shelf: Shelf 4

Subcategory: Ceremonial Artifact

Object Name: Chalice

Material: Pewter

Height (in): 8

Diameter (in): 4.5

Dimension Details: Diameter of bottom is listed. Diameter of top is 3.5".

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2014-08-28

Condition Notes: Some distortion of rim; dents at base; wear visible at beading; large dent in knop. Overall abrasions, small dents and staining.

Object ID: P.97.08.3

Place of Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Credit: Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation and Friends of the Heritage Center Museum, Heritage Center Collection

Accession Number: P.97.08

Estate Inventory

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Object ID: Inv 1767 F003 S

Collection: Estate Inventories

Year: 1767

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0108

People: Sheffer, Isaac

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Place: Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County

Object Name: Estate Inventory

Object ID: Inv 1767 F003 S

Box Number: 108

Additional Notes: Please use photocopy.; Servant listed.; Also administrators' bond, administrators' account 1770, administrators' account 1771.; 4 items, 7 pieces