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Collection: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Title: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Object ID: MG0410

Date Range: 1691-1963

, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Conestoga River Correspondence Deeds Drowning Earl Twp. England Estate settlement Finding aids German Reformed Church of New Holland Haupt Elementary School Hutchings Printing House King Street

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Collection: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Title: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Description: The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.

Date Range: 1691-1963

Year Range From: 1691

Year Range To: 1963

Date of Accumulation: 1691-1963

Creator: Diffenderffer family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 10

People: Brubaker, John; Brubaker, Margaret; Brubaker, Philip; Davis, Sarah; Diffenderfer, David; Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk; Diffenderfer, John; Diffenderffer, Christina; Diffenderffer, David; Diffenderffer, David, Sr.; Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz; Diffenderffer, Frank Ried; Diffenderffer, Harold F.; Diffenderffer, John, Jr.; Diffenderffer, John, Sr.; Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein; Diffenderffer, Michael; Freymyer, Jacob; Grim, Henry; Haupt, Charles Elvin; Hoch, Herman E.; Holl, Wendel; Hubley, Bernard; Kennerly, John; Kinzer, John; Kinzer, Magdalena; Koch, Mary; Koch, Melchior; Law, James D.; Markley, Henry; McCaskey, Donald G.; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; Nevin, Blanche; Painter, John; Penn, William; Rodman, John H.; Shirk, Henry; Smith, Oliver; Smith, William Evans; Sneider, Christian; Stone, David; Stone, George; Stone, Leonard; Stone, Mary; Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer; Thomson, Bill "Tommy"; Winter, John; Young, Matthias

Other Creators: Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009; Diffenderffer, David

Subjects: Deeds; Letters; Real property

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Conestoga River; Correspondence; Deeds; Drowning; Earl Twp.; England; Estate settlement; Finding aids; German Reformed Church of New Holland; Haupt Elementary School; Hutchings Printing House; King Street; Lancaster; Land drafts; Lemon Street School; Letters; Manuscript groups; Mortgages; New Design, Earl Twp.; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Programs; Real estate; Real property surveys; Reigart's Landing; Susquehanna River; Texas; Texas Frontier Forces; Windsor Forge

Extent: 1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0410

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.; Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection 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.

Accession Number: 2006.MG0410_NOV

Other Numbers: MG-410

Classification: MG0410

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.

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The arguments and reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen ... in some special cases; by him argued during the time of his practice at the barr. [1669-1685]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21540

Corporate Author: Great Britain. Courts.

Date of Publication: 1702.

Call Number: Book 581 1702

Responsibility: Together with divers decrees in the High Court of Chancery. Upon limitations of trusts of terms for years. The whole printed from the authors original manuscript. Revised and corrected with his own hand. And published with the allowance and approbation of the lord keeper, and all the judges.

Corporate Author: Great Britain. Courts.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for R. Smith,

Date of Publication: 1702.

Physical Description: 6 preliminary leaves, 250 (i. e. 246), 369-664, [8] pages 33 cm

Notes: Signatures: 2 l. unsigned, AÂ², aÂ², B-ZÂ², Aa-ZzÂ², AaaÂ²-RrrÂ¹, Aaaaa-ZzzzzÂ², Aaaaaa-ZzzzzzÂ², 7A-7ZÂ², 8A-8GÂ².; Errors in paging: p. 173-176, 649 and 652 incorrectly numbered 176-179, 652 and 629, respectively; nos. 181-184, 188 omitted, no. 189 duplicated.; Includes index.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 581 as assigned by Yeates.; Printedn and hane-written marginalia.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.; Remainders (Estates) - Great Britain.; Trusts and trustees - Great Britain.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Remainders (Estates); Trusts and trustees.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Pollexfen, Henry,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of Chancery.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 581 1702

Le beau-pledeur. A book of entries, containing declarations, informations and other select and approved pleadings: with special verdicts and demurrers, in most actions, real, personal, and mixt, which have been argued and adjudged in the courts at Westminster. Together with faithful references to the most authentick printed law-books now extant, where the cases of these entries are reported; and a more copious and useful table than hath been hitherto printed in any book of entries. The whole comprehending the very art and method of good pleading

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21772

Author: Winch, Sir Humphrey,

Date of Publication: 1680.

Call Number: Book 727 1680

Responsibility: By the Reverend Sir Humphrey Winch, knight ...

Author: Winch, Sir Humphrey,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by G. Sawbridge, W. Rawlins, and S. Roycroft, assigns or R. and E. Atkins, for T. Basset

Date of Publication: 1680.

Physical Description: 4 preliminary leaves, 1183 (i.e. 1067), [84] pages 36 cm

Notes: Text in Latin.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book numbaer 727 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Great Britain. - Courts.; Pleading - Great Britain.; Pleading.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 727 1680

The exact pleader : a book of entries of choice, select and special pleadings in the Court of Kings-Bench in the reign of His present Majesty King Charles II : with the method of proceeding in all manner of actions in the same court

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20864

Author: Vidian, Andrew.

Date of Publication: MDCLXXXIV [1684]

Call Number: Book 61 1684

Responsibility: by Andrew Vidian ...

Author: Vidian, Andrew.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and H. Sawbridge, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, for Christopher Wilkinson, Tho. Dring, and Charles Harper, at their shops in Fleet-Street,

Date of Publication: MDCLXXXIV [1684]

Physical Description: [24], 266 [i.e. 268], [20] p. ; 31 cm. (fol.)

Notes: Signatures: piÂ² a-eÂ² B-2Lâ´ 2M-2RÂ².; Errors in paging: p. 137-140 omitted, p. 103-104, 133-136 repeated in the numbering; p. 113, 116, 214, 250 and 251 misnumbered 413, 416, 216, 242 and 243 respectively.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 61 as assigned by Yeates.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: Pleading - Great Britain.; Forms (Law) - Great Britain.; Civil procedure - Great Britain.; Criminal procedure - Great Britain.; Civil procedure - England; England, civil procedure; Civil procedure.; Criminal procedure.; Forms (Law); Pleading.; Great Britain.

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 61 1684

Fleta, seu, Commentarius juris Anglicani sic nuncupatus, sub Edwardo rege primo, seu circa annos abhinc CCCXL

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21871

Edition: Editio secunda, multis erroribus purgata.

Date of Publication: 1685.

Call Number: Book 820 1685

Alternate Title: Fleta; Commentarius juris Anglicani sic nuncupatus, sub Edwardo rege primo, seu circa annos abhinc CCCXL

Responsibility: ab anonymo conscriptus, atque Ã¨ codice veteri, autore ipso ipso aliquantulÃ¹m recentiori, nunc primÃ¹m typis editus ; accedit tractatulus vetus de agendi excipiendique formulis Gallicanus, fet assavoir dictus ; subjungitur etiam Joan. Seldeni ad Fletam dissertatio historica.

Edition: Editio secunda, multis erroribus purgata.

Place of Publication: Londini

Publisher: Typis S.R. prostant apud H. Twyford, T. Bassett, J. Place, & S. Keble ...,

Date of Publication: 1685.

Physical Description: [8], 64, 63-452, [2], 453-553, [1] p. : 1 ill. ; 22 cm. (4to)

Notes: Signatures: A-4Aâ´ 4Bâ´( -4B4).; Errors in paging: p. 59, 85, and 483 are misnumbered 95, 58, and 384 respectively.; Leaf 3M4 is blank.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page over that of William Temple of Trawbridge, 1764.; Book number 820 as assigned by Yeates.; Includes bibliographical references.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: Law - England.; Law.; England.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Selden, John,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 820 1685

Hugonis Grotii De jure belli ac pacis libri tres, in quibus jus naturÃ¦ & gentium, item juris publici prÃ¦cipua explicantur

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22019

Author: Grotius, Hugo,

Edition: Editio novissima cum annotatis auctoris, ex postrema ejus ante obitum cura.

Date of Publication: 1680.

Call Number: Book 836 1680

Author: Grotius, Hugo,

Uniform Title: De jure belli ac pacis libri tres

Edition: Editio novissima cum annotatis auctoris, ex postrema ejus ante obitum cura.

Place of Publication: Hagae comitis

Publisher: Apud A. Leers,

Date of Publication: 1680.

Physical Description: [1088] pages portrait 21 cm

Notes: Various paging.; Added t.p., engr.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates signature at top of title page above struck that of former owner.; Book number 836 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: International law.; War.; Commentaries.; Full vellum (Binding); Title in ink on spine (Binding)

Additional Author: Blankaart, Nikolaas,; Gronovius, Joannes Fredericus,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 836 1680

The law of ejectments, or, A treatise shewing the nature of ejectione firme, the difference between it and trespass, and how to be brought or removed where the lands lie in franchises. ... As also who are good witnesses or not in the trial on ejectment, and what shall be allowed good evidence or not ... Together with the learning of special verdicts at large, relating to titles of land and estates in several rules, and of judgments with their several forms of entries in special cases ... Very necessary for all lawyers, attornies, and other persons, especially at the assises, &c ?

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20997

Date of Publication: 1700.

Call Number: Bookk 197 1700

Alternate Title: Treatise shewing the nature of ejectione firme

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for John Deeve at Bernards Inn Gate in Holbourn,

Date of Publication: 1700.

Physical Description: [18], 268, [26] pages ; (8vo)

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates signature at top of title page under struck former owner.; Book number 197 as assigned by Yeates.; With an index.; Pages 202-208 misnumbered 182-187 and 108.; Signatures: pi1 A-Tâ¸ Uâ´.; With a preliminary advertisement leaf.; ESTC; Wing (2nd ed.)

Subjects: Ejectment - England - Early works to 1800.; Ejectment.; England.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding); Early works.

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Place: Great Britain England London.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Bookk 197 1700

Lex vadiorum : the law of mortgages, wherein is treated the nature of mortgages, and the several sorts of proviso's in the same deed, or by deed absolute : defeazance, demise and redemise, or by covenant, and otherwise : with special clauses, conditions, and covenants, explained and illustrated by many adjudged cases at common law, and by presidents : likewise of the payments of the mortgage-money, by whom and to whom, and several cases and rules of tender : also of assignments of mortgages, and the manner of assignees transferring, accounting, &c. : with proper and well-pen'd presidents, according to the circumstances of cases : and further, of the equity of redemption and the nature of it, and how it is governed by the rules of equity : and of releases of equity of redemption and how transferrable or extinguishable : with the niceties of buying in precedent incumbrances : and several other matters and cases adjudged in the High Court of Chancery (with presidents of bills, answers, pleas) &c. : to which are added several cases of pawns and pledges, adjudged at common law

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21134

Author: Carter, Samuel

Date of Publication: MDCCVI [1706]

Call Number: Book 433 1709

Alternate Title: Law of mortgages

Author: Carter, Samuel

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs. for M. Wotton ... and F. Cogan ...,

Date of Publication: MDCCVI [1706]

Physical Description: [16], 223, [25] p. ; 20 cm (8vo)

Notes: By Samuel Carter.; Signatures: A-Qâ¸ Râ´.; Includes index.; Bookseller's advertisement: p. [25] at end.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 433 as assigned by Yeates.; Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,; English short title catalogue,

Subjects: Mortgages - England - Early works to 1800.; Mortgages.; England.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,Ud1745-1817,

Place: England London.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 433 1709

Modus intrandi placita generalia : the entring clerk's introduction : being a collection of such precedents of declarations, and other pleadings, with process as well mesn as judicial, as are generally used in every days practice : with notes and observations thereupon composed, for the benefit of the students of the common law of England, as also of the attorneys, entring clerks, and sollicitors of the courts of Common Pleas and King's Bench, acquainting them with the rudiments of clerkship, and such general pleadings and process as are used at this day in the courts of record at Westminster

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Author: Brown, William,

Edition: The third edition, with considerable corrections and amendments throughout the whole book, with the addition of the true directions fo [sic] writs, according to the style of the latest grants to each corporation of England.

Date of Publication: 1702-1703.

Call Number: Book 1024 1702; Book 1025 1703

Alternate Title: Entring clerk's introduction

Responsibility: by William Brown, Gent., author of Formulae bene placitandi.

Author: Brown, William,

Edition: The third edition, with considerable corrections and amendments throughout the whole book, with the addition of the true directions fo [sic] writs, according to the style of the latest grants to each corporation of England.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of R. and Edw. Atkins Esquires for J. Walthoe ...,

Date of Publication: 1702-1703.

Physical Description: 2 v. ; 20 cm (8vo)

Notes: Vol. 2 has no ed. statement.; Vol. 1: [24], 406, [34] p.; v. 2: [8], 315, [15] p.; Bookseller's advertisement: v. 1, p. [2] in front; v. 2, p. [2] in front.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page under that of struck owner.; Book numbers 1024 and 1025 as assigned by Yeates.; Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,; English short title catalogue,

Subjects: Pleading - England - Early works to 1800.; Forms (Law) - England - Early works to 1800.; Forms (Law); Pleading.; England.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Place: England London.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 1024 1702; Book 1025 1703

The nature and practice of real actions : in their writs and process, both original and judicial ; together with some records in the court ... of the County Palatine of Chester

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Author: Booth, George,

Date of Publication: 1701.

Call Number: Book 105 1701

Responsibility: by George Booth ...

Author: Booth, George,

Place of Publication: London : For Awnsham and John Churchil at the Black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row ; and sold by John Deeve at Bernard-Inn-Gate in Holborn

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires ;

Date of Publication: 1701.

Physical Description: [8], 297 [i.e. 295], [25] pages ; 2Â°.

Notes: With an index.; Pages 10, 12, 13, 295 misnumbered 12, 13, 12, 297.; A later issue is entitled: The law of real actions.; Jasper Yeate's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 105 as assigned by Yeates.; ESTC,

Subjects: Law - England - Early works to 1800.; Actions and defenses - England - Early works to 1800.

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins,

Place: England London.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 105 1701

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