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1860--the year before the war

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1961.

there in a big barn of a structure dubbed the "Wigwam," Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was nominated for the office of President and Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for the office of Vice-president. From Lancaster newspaper items of 1860 we have attempted in this paper to piece together the campaign of that year

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1961.

Physical Description: [113]-135 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 3

Subjects: Republican Party (Pa.) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Chronology.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 3 (1961), p. 113-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65

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Apothecaries of Lancaster County 1760 to 1900

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1946

Apothecaries 0/ Lancaster County 1760 to 1900 By GEORGE L. HEIGES The business of mixing and preparing substances for purposes of medi- cation, which we are pleased to call the art of the apothecary, has a definite history of more than four thousand years. However, the art of the apothe- cary has

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1946

Physical Description: [33]-69 p. ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 2

Subjects: Heinitsch Family.; Pharmacy; Materia medica.; Pharmacists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 2 (1946), p. 33-69Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50

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Archive

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Collection: Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection

Title: Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection

Object ID: MG0308

Date Range: 1815-1853

. 1 May 1851. Jacob Hayes of Lancaster received payment from Pinkerton & Slaymaker for wire and whetstones. 1 May 1851. Invoice from Wm. H. Horstmann & Sons to Pinkerton & Slaymaker for coach fringe and coach lace. Billhead of Wm. H. Horstmann & Sons, Philadelphia. 2 May 1851. Invoice from George

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Collection: Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection

Title: Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection

Description: 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 an undated check from the National Bank of Pottstown.

Admin/Biographical History: Henry Edwin Slaymaker and William C. Pinkerton went into the hardware business as Pinkerton & Slaymaker ca. 1850. The store was located on North Queen Street in Lancaster. The business was closed out in 1857.; Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, p. 94.

Date Range: 1815-1853

Year Range From: 1914

Year Range To: 1978

Date of Accumulation: 1815-1853

Creator: Pinkerton & Slaymaker

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Bickford, Bacon; Boon, Philip T.; Brady, William; Dale, W. P.; Eberley, Jacob; Govett, William; Hansson, Joseph; Harrison, John; Hayes, Jacob; Hovey, Roswell; Jones, J.; Jones, J. C.; Keller, John; Lewis, Edward; Martin, George; McNeely, William T.; Miller, Samuel; Morris, William; Mullins, Edward; Pinkerton, William C.; Reigart, Adam; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Steinman, George Michael; Strenge, George; Thompson, T. S.; Trollezlov, N.; Tucker, Samuel; Wilstach, William P.; Wilt, Peter; Wolf, W. W.; Wyman, Isaac

Subjects: Letters; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Invoices; Business records; Hardware; Hardware stores

Search Terms: Bowlby and Brenner; Business records; Colemanville Works; Correspondence; Cuscaden and Company; E. Van Antwerp and Company; Eagles and Lockwood; F. Curtis and Company; Finding aids; Hanline and Ostheimer; Hardware; Hardware stores; Harrison Brothers and Company; Heaton and Denckla; Invoices; Justice, Steinmetz, and Justice; Letters; M. and J. M. Rowe; Manuscript groups; Meade and Long; National Bank of Pottstown; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company; Pinkerton and Slaymaker; Pinkerton and Smeltz; Potter and Carmichael; Receipts; Russell and Erwin Manufacturing Company; William H. Horstmann and Sons

Extent: 1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0308

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection (MG0308), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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-308

Other Number: MG-308

Classification: MG0308

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared by MEB, Spring 2006. Added to database 1 October 2021.

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Bishop Francis Asbury and the Reverend Henry Boehm

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1966

Boehm's Chapel was erected on the old Boehm farmstead, at the time oper- ated by Jacob, a son of Martin Boehm. Henry Boehm wrote the following history of the building of the chapel. Boehm's Chapel is distinguished for its antiquity, It was the first Methodist house of worship in Lancaster County. The plan

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1966

Physical Description: [129]-162 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 70, no. 3

Subjects: Asbury, Francis, - 1745-1816.; Boehm, Henry, - 1775-1875.; Boehms Chapel (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.; Methodists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 70, number 3 (1966), p. 129-162Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.70

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Claim

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Collection: Mechanics' Liens

Title: Mechanics' Liens

Object ID: OCT 1868 F053 ML

Collection: Mechanics' Liens

Title: Mechanics' Liens

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date filed.

Year: 1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Miller, Samuel

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Place: West Earl Twp.

Object Name: Claim

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: OCT 1868 F053 ML

Box Number: 010

Additional Notes: Dwelling.; J. & F. Myers. Contractor.; 2 items, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 01-00 0202

Description Level: Item

Collections of Eichholtz paintings

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1963

: Thank you very much for your letter which has been referred to me. Other paintings by Eichholtz in the collections of the Na. tional Gallery of Art in addition to the three you mentioned are as follows: Mrs. Phoebe Freeman Mr. Kline George Leman Henry Eichholtz Leman Joseph Leman Margaret Adelia Leman

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1963

Physical Description: [201]-202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 4

Subjects: Eichholtz, Jacob, - 1776-1842.; Portrait painters.; Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 4 (1963), p. 201-202Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #391

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0009

People: Bitner, Abraham; Burton, Thomas; Carrow, Benjamin; Duck, George; Duncan, [Menahe]; Fitzpatrick, Samuel; Fordersmith, Benjamin; Hall, Mary; Heyden, George; Hughs, Theosophilus; Humberger, John; Irwin, John; Kutzen, David; Leuck, John; Lind, Mary; McDonald, Oliver; McGlaughlin, John; McNeil, John; Meloy, Rosana; Mendel, Benjamin; Miller, Samuel; Parke, Samuel; Proctor, Frisby; Ream, Curtis; Reed, James; Reynolds, Job; Richmond, Thomas; Roberts, Daniel; Rohrer,Jacob; Sheaffer, Jacob; Shealer, Elizabeth; Simon, George; Simpson, Ross; Thomas, John; Tweed, Jesse; Wenger, Samuel; Wike, Jacob; Williams, James

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Courthouses; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #391

Box Number: 009

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/05/27.

Additional Notes: Courthouse.; Payment to Parke, Samuel for work on the following cases (all are Commonwealth v.); Williams, James.; McGlaughlin, John.; Irwin, John.; McDonald, Oliver.; Miller, Samuel.; Tweed, Jesse.; Sheaffer, Jacob.; Reynolds, Job.; McNeil, John.; Wike, Jacob.; Rohrer, Jacob.; Simpson, Ross and others.; Leuck, John and others.; Humberger, John and others.; Burton, Thomas.; Hall, Mary.; Meloy, Rosana.; Thomas, John and others.; Fitzpatrick, Samuel.; Reed, James.; Simon, George.; Carrow, Benjamin.; Mendel, Benjamin.; Duck, George.; Duncan, [Menahe].; Heyden, George.; Lind, Mary.; Shealer, Elizabeth.; Hughs, Theosophilus.; Ream, Curtis.; Wenger, Samuel.; Roberts, Daniel.; Bitner, Abraham.; Fordersmith, Benjamin and others.; Richmond, Thomas.; Proctor, Frisby.; [Greer], Henry; Kutzen, David and others. Riot.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #444

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0006

People: Campbell, Charles; Fraseur, Margaret; Fraseur, Susan; Hudson, Joseph; Miller, Samuel; Proudfoot, Eliza; Proudfoot, Levi; Reafsnyder, William; Townsley, Robert; Van Camp, John C.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Earl Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Earl Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #444

Box Number: 006

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/08/02.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Campbell, Charles.; Fraseur, Margaret.; Fraseur, Susan.; Hudson, Joseph.; Miller, Samuel.; Proudfoot, Eliza.; Proudfoot, Levi.; Reafsnyder, William.; Townsley, Robert.; Van Camp, John C. Teacher.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #592

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Fraseur, Margaret; Frasure, Margaret; Frasure, Susan; Fraseur, Susan; Hudson, Joseph; Miller, Samuel; Proudfoot, Eliza; Proudfoot, Levi; Reafsnyder, William; Townsley, Robert; Van Camp, John C.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Earl Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Earl Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #592

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A 1994/08/09.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Fraseur, Margaret.; Frasure, Susan.; Hudson, Joseph.; Miller, Samuel.; Proudfoot, Eliza.; Proudfoot, Levi.; Reafsnyder, William.; Townsley, Robert.; Van Camp, John C. Teacher.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #513

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Albright, Thomas; Ford, George; Ford, John; Frasher, John; Jameson, Catharine; Jameson, Isaac; Jones, Anthony; Mee, Abraham; Mee, David; Mee, Isaac; Miller, George; Miller, Samuel; Russel, Sarahann; Skeen, Edward; Skeen, Samuel; Straway, Edward; Templin, Charles; Wurts, Harriet; Zell, Isaac

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Brecknock Twp.; Caernarvon Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Caernarvon Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1829 #513

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1993/06/24.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Caernarvon Twp. unless noted.; Albright, Thomas.; Ford, George.; Ford, John.; Frasher, John.; Jameson, Catharine.; Jameson, Isaac.; Jones, Anthony.; Mee, Abraham. Brecknock Twp.; Mee, David. Brecknock Twp.; Mee, Isaac. Brecknock Twp.; Miller, George.; Miller, Samuel.; Russel, Sarahann. Brecknock Twp.; Skeen, Edward.; Skeen, Samuel.; Straway, Edward.; Templin, Charles.; Wurts, Harriet.; Zell, Isaac. Teacher.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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1860--the year before the war

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Apothecaries of Lancaster County 1760 to 1900

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Archive

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Bishop Francis Asbury and the Reverend Henry Boehm

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Claim

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Collections of Eichholtz paintings

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