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Advanced grammar and composition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16183
Author
Lyte, Eliphalet Oram,
Date of Publication
c1899.
Call Number
816 L998a
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Responsibility
by E. Oram Lyte.
Author
Lyte, Eliphalet Oram,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Book Co.,
Date of Publication
c1899.
Physical Description
368 p. ; 19 cm.
Series
Lyte's language series
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
English language
English language - Composition and exercises.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
816 L998a
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Advertisement

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/db0c60ef-e009-4136-bcab-327144673240
Collection
Hamilton Watch Company Collection
Title
Hamilton Watch Company advertisement
Object ID
MG0127_F016
Date Range
1899/04
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Collection
Hamilton Watch Company Collection
Title
Hamilton Watch Company advertisement
Description
Hamilton Watch Co. advertisement for new grades of jewel movements, which appeared in The Keystone, vol. 20, no. 4, April 1899. With the masthead and date of The Keystone issue.
Admin/Biographical History
The Keystone was published by B. Thorpe, 19th and Brown Streets, Philadelphia.
Date Range
1899/04
Creation Date
April 1899
Creator
Hamilton Watch Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Other Creators
B. Thorpe
Subjects
Advertisements
Clock and watch making
Clocks and watches
Hamilton Watch Company
Search Terms
Advertisements
Hamilton Watch Company
Jewel movements
Keystone, The
Watches
Watchmaking
Extent
2 items, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Advertisement
Language
English
Object ID
MG0127_F016
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Hamilton Watch Company Collection (MG0127), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Item 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
2022.004
Classification
MG0127
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 9 April 2022.
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American pewter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2618
Author
Kerfoot, J. B.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
671 K39
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Responsibility
by J. B. Kerfoot, with illustrations from photographs by the author of specimens in his own collection.
Author
Kerfoot, J. B.
Place of Publication
Boston and New York
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
xxiii, 239 p. front., plates. 29 cm.
Subjects
Pewter.
Collectors and collecting.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
671 K39
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Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time; being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania, from the days of the founders

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6324
Author
Watson, John F.
Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
974.811 W339
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Responsibility
By John F. Watson ... Enlarged, with many revisions and additions, by Willis P. Hazard...
Author
Watson, John F.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
E. S. Stuart,
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
3 v. fronts., illus., plates, port. 25 cm.
Notes
The third volume of this ed. was prepared at the publisher's request, by W. P. Hazard.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Hazard, Willis P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 W339
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Announcement

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b8f69b40-86aa-4118-b12b-311443751841
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notification that bridge repairs were completed
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I005
Date Range
1921
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notification that bridge repairs were completed
Description
Document type: Notification that bridge repairs were completed.
1. Mercer's Mill Bridge
Sadsbury Twp. and West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County
Location: 1.5 miles below Christiana.
2. Steeleville Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 1
Location: At Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
3. Ross' Fording, also known as Octoraro No. 1.5
4. Newcomer's Bridge, also known as Octoraro No. 2.5
Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
5. Worth's Bridge
Colerain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County]
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1921
Year
1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Fords
Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Mercer's Mill
Mercer's Mill Bridge
Mills
Newcomer's Bridge
Notifications
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Ross Ford
Sadsbury Twp.
Steeleville Bridge
Steeleville, Sadsbury Twp.
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County
Worth's Bridge
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0925 I005
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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An old oil mill

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7769
Author
Hensel, L. W.
Date of Publication
1898
just back of the building, and had a first-class water power. He put in the best machinery of that day, and started business on an extensive scale. He ran it until the days of the war of 1812, and, it is said, had made money; but the panic succeeding the war ruin- ed him, and the property was sold by
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Responsibility
by L. W. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, L. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
213-215 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 7
Summary
This article discusses a mill property in Eden Township , Lancaster County. The mill had several owners during the 19th century, and the mill was used for various purposes: Processing wool, sawing wood, making whiskey, and pressing oil from flax seeds [hence the name "oil mill"].
Subjects
Old Oil Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Water mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Oil mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Linseed oil.
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 7 (1898), p. 213-215Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
Documents
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vol2no7pp213_215_94147.pdf

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Appendix to the journals of the City Council of the city of Reading for the year 1923

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17740
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
974.816 R287j
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Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
Weiler's Printing House ,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
781 p., 22 p. : tables ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Includes 49th annual report of the fiscal affairs of the city of Reading, Penna.
Subjects
Reading (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Reading (Pa.) - Appropriations and expenditures.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 R287j
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Appraisal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c315d097-760e-460b-ba9a-108126752960
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1891 F003 K
Date Range
1891
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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1891
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1891
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Knott, Jane
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1891 F003 K
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
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Appraisal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/55d399d3-d7c9-46b7-a1e6-528271706760
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1905 F004 K
Date Range
1905
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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1905
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1905
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Knott, Jane S.
Knodt, Jane S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Place
Christiana
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1905 F004 K
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Or Knodt, Jane S.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
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Appraisal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4c75232b-3607-4c16-95a0-467646609961
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1893 F004 S
Date Range
1893
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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1893
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1893
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0014
People
Simmons, Leah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1893 F004 S
Box Number
014
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
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