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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.

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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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Brownlow LatinÃ¨ redivivus : a book of entries : of such declarations, informations, pleas in barr and abatement, replications, rejoynders, issues, verdicts, bills of exception to verdicts, judgments, demurrers, and other parts of pleadings, (now in use) in personal and mixt actions : contained in the first and second parts of the declarations and pleadings of Richard Brownlow

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20867

Author: Brownlow, Richard,

Date of Publication: MDCXCIII [1693]

Call Number: Book 63 1693

Alternate Title: Book of entries

Responsibility: (unskilfully turned into English, and) printed in the years 1653 and 1654 ; now published in Latin, their original language, with additions of authentick modern precedents, inserted under every title, and a copious table, after the method of Mr. Townsend.

Author: Brownlow, Richard,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkyns ... and are to be sold by S. Heyrick ... T. and G. Sawbridge ... and M. Gillyflower ...,

Date of Publication: MDCXCIII [1693]

Physical Description: [6], 260, 361-506, [46] p. ; 33 cm. (fol.)

Notes: Signatures: piÂ² aÂ¹ B-2Kâ´ 2LÂ² 3A-3Sâ´ 3T-4GÂ².; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Signature of Witt. Cowper, Dec. 9.92. Pr 14s struck through.; Book number 63 as assigned by Yeates.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: Pleading - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Forms (Law) - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.

Additional Author: Wythe, George,; Pollock, Frederick,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 63 1693

Cases in Parliament resolved and adjudged, upon petitions and writs of error

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Corporate Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords.

Date of Publication: 1698.

Call Number: Book 738 1698

Responsibility: [1694-1698].

Corporate Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: A. and J. Churchill,

Date of Publication: 1698.

Physical Description: 6 preliminary leaves, 224, [2] pages 33 cm

Notes: Reported by Sir Bartholomew Shower.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page beside former owner E. Biddle.; Book number 738 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Great Britain.; Law reports, digests, etc - Early works to 1800 - Great Britain; Early works.; Early works to 1800.; Full blind-tolled leather.

Additional Author: Shower, Bartholomew,; Yeates, Jasper,; Biddle, E.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 738 1698

A collection of entries : of declarations, barres, replications, rejoynders, issues, verdicts, judgements, executions, proces, continuances, essoynes, and divers other matters

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20861

Author: Rastell, William,

Edition: The last edition carefully corrected.

Date of Publication: MDCLXX [1670]

Call Number: Book 59 1770

Responsibility: by William Rastell, Esq.

Author: Rastell, William,

Uniform Title: Colleccion of entrees

Edition: The last edition carefully corrected.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, and are to be sold by George Sawbridge ... [and 13 others],

Date of Publication: MDCLXX [1670]

Physical Description: [4], 704 leaves ; 36 cm. (fol.)

Notes: Author statement follows edition statement on t.p.; Signatures: [par.]â´ A-4Tâ¸.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 59 as assigned by Yeates.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: Forms (Law) - Great Britain.; Pleading - Great Britain.; Forms (Law); Pleading.; Great Britain.

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 59 1770

A collection of entries : of declarations, barres, replications, rejoynders, issues, verdicts, judgements, executions, proces, continuances, essoynes, and divers other matters

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20862

Author: Rastell, William,

Edition: The last edition carefully corrected.

Date of Publication: MDCLXX [1670]

Responsibility: by William Rastell, Esq.

Author: Rastell, William,

Uniform Title: Colleccion of entrees

Edition: The last edition carefully corrected.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, and are to be sold by George Sawbridge ... [and 13 others],

Date of Publication: MDCLXX [1670]

Physical Description: [4], 704 leaves ; 36 cm. (fol.)

Notes: Author statement follows edition statement on t.p.; Signatures: [par.]â´ A-4Tâ¸.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: Forms (Law) - Great Britain.; Pleading - Great Britain.; Forms (Law); Pleading.; Great Britain.

Additional Corporate Author: Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)

The countrey justice : containing the practice of the justices of the peace out of their sessions, gathered for the better help of such justices of peace, as have not been much conversant in the study of the laws of this realm

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21805

Author: Dalton, Michael,

Date of Publication: 1677.

Call Number: Book 753 1677

Responsibility: by Michael Dalton ... ; to which is now added, the duty and power of justices of peace in their sessions, an abridgment (under proper titles) of all statutes relating thereunto, a large table of the principal matters herein contained, with two other tables, one of the chapters in this book and the other of such acts of Parliament as concern the office of a justice of peace.

Author: Dalton, Michael,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by G. Sawbridge, T. Roycroft and W. Rawlins, assigns of Richard Atkyns and Edward Atkyns Esquires, and are to be sold by H. Twyford ... [and 14 others],

Date of Publication: 1677.

Physical Description: [16], 416, 437-555, [25] p. ; 34 cm. (fol.)

Notes: Signatures: [superscript pi]A-Bâ´ B-2Mâ¶ 2Nâ´ 3A-3Kâ¶ 3L-3MÂ² a-dÂ².; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top to title page by struck signatures of former owners.; Book number 753 as assigned by Yeates.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: Justices of the peace - Great Britain.; Justices of the peace.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leathr (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 753 1677

The entring clerk's vade mecum : being an exact collection of precedents for declarations and pleadings in most actions, especially such as are brought for, or against heirs, executors, or administrators, executrices, administratices, and their husbands, in personal actions : also upon bills of exchange, pollicies of assurance, &c., and such process and parts of pleading as relate thereunto : being very practicable and useful to all entring-clerks, and attornies in His Majesties Courts of Kings-Bench and Common Pleas, as also to the attornies and practicers of every inferieur court and county-judicature

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22154

Author: Brown, William,

Edition: The second edition, with divers alternations and amendments and the addition of several curious entries throughout.

Date of Publication: 1695.

Call Number: Book 1028 1695

Responsibility: collected by William Brown, Gent.

Author: Brown, William,

Edition: The second edition, with divers alternations and amendments and the addition of several curious entries throughout.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, for Nathaniel Ponder, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster,

Date of Publication: 1695.

Physical Description: [8], 600, [64] p. 29 cm. (8vo)

Notes: Author statement follows edition statement on t.p.; Signatures: [A]â´ B-2Pâ¸ 2Qâ´ 2R-2Uâ¸.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number1023 as assigned by Yeates.; Wing (2nd ed., 1994); ESTC

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

Additional Author: Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 1028 1695

Jurisdictions, or, The lawful authority of courts leet, courts baron, Court of Marshalseys, Court of Pypowder, and ancient demesn : together with the most necessary learning of tenures, and all their incidents of essoyns, imparlance, view, of all manner of pleadings, of contracts, of the nature of all sorts of actions, of maintenance, of divers other things very profitable for all students of inns of court and chancery, and a most perfect directory for all stewards of any the said courts : with the return and forms of several original and judicial writs now in use, relating to writs of error, writs of false judgment, and other proceedings of frequent use in the courts at Westminster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21137

Author: Kitchin, John.

Edition: The fifth edition corrected and enlarged, with two tables.

Date of Publication: 1675.

Call Number: Book 437 1675

Alternate Title: Jurisdictions; Lawful authority of courts leet, courts baron, Court of Marshalseyes, Court of Pypowder, and ancient demesn; Brevia selecta, or, Choice writs

Responsibility: written by the methodically learned John Kitchin ... ; to which is also added, Brevia selecta ... by Richard Antrobus and Thomas Impey ...

Author: Kitchin, John.

Uniform Title: Court leete et court baron.

Edition: The fifth edition corrected and enlarged, with two tables.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for Hen. Twyford ... and Sam. Herrick ...,

Date of Publication: 1675.

Physical Description: [4], 581, [23], 122, [6] p. ; 18 cm. (8vo)

Notes: "The return of writs newly corrected": pages 514-581.; Signatures: AÂ² B-2Pâ¸ 2Qâ´, chiÂ² Â²A-Hâ¸.; Leaf 2Q4 is blank.; Includes index.; LC copy imperfect: blank leaf 2Q4 wanting.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page adjacent to struck signature of former owner.; Book number 437 as assinged by Yeates.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: England and Wales. - Marshalsea Court.; Courts baron and courts leet - Early works to 1800.; Real property - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Pleading - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Writs - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Courts baron and courts leet.; Pleading.; Real property.; Writs.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)

Additional Author: Impey, Thomas.; Antrobus, Richard.; Kitchin, John.; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 437 1675

March's actions for slander, and arbitrements. : The first, being a collection, under certain grounds and heads, of what words are actionable in the law, and what not: where an action de scandalis magnatum will lie: and of the nature of a libel. The other, a discourse, shewing what arbitrements are good in law, and what not: together with directions and presidents of conditions to perform awards, indentures of submission to awards, with covenants to perform the same; arbitrements of lands which the parties covenant to perform, or of debt, &c. upon submission by bond, and variety of pleadings therein. As also, certain quaeries, or doubtful cases, under proper titles, with the books cited pro & contra; very useful for all students in the law

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21141

Author: March, John,

Edition: And now reviewed and enlarged with many useful additions: By W.B.

Date of Publication: 1674.

Call Number: Book 440 1648

Alternate Title: Actions for slander, and arbitrements

Responsibility: First written by Jo. March of Grayes-Inn, barrister, in the year, 1648.

Author: March, John,

Edition: And now reviewed and enlarged with many useful additions: By W.B.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for Elizabeth Walbanck, at Grayes-Inn Gate in Grayes-Inn Lane,

Date of Publication: 1674.

Physical Description: [8], 219, p. 218, 223-320, 401-476, [18] p. ; (8vo)

Notes: Text is continuous despite pagination.; With three indexes.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial law library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 440 as assigned by Yeates.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: Libel and slander - England - Early works to 1800.; Arbitration and award - England - Early works to 1800.; Arbitration and award.; Libel and slander.; England.; Early works.; Half-leather linen (Binding)

Additional Author: W. B.,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 440 1648

Maxims and rules of pleading : in actions real, personal and mixt, popular and penal : describing the nature of declarations, pleas, replications, rejoynders, and all other parts of pleading, shewing their validity and defects, and in what cases they are amendable by the court, or remediable by statute-law, or otherwise : likewise, which of the parties in his plea shall first offer the issue, and where special matter may be given in evidence upon the general issue, of demurrers upon evidence, of verdicts, general and special, and of bills of exceptions to the same, of judgments, executions, writs of error and false judgment, and of appeals, indictments, and informations and the pleadings relating thereunto

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22072

Author: Heath, Robert,

Date of Publication: MDCXCIV [1694]

Call Number: Book 884 1694

Responsibility: published from the manuscript of Sir Robert Health ... ; with additions of new matter to euery title, from all the reports since his time.

Author: Heath, Robert,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for Abel Roper ...,

Date of Publication: MDCXCIV [1694]

Physical Description: [8], 332, [28] p. ; 19 cm. (8vo)

Notes: Signatures: Aâ´ B-Zâ¸ 2Aâ´.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 884 as assigned by Yeates.; Bookplate of Arthur Beardmore affixed to back of front cover.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: Pleading - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Pleading.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled decorated leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 884 1694

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Cases in Parliament resolved and adjudged, upon petitions and writs of error

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21783

A collection of entries : of declarations, barres, replications, rejoynders, issues, verdicts, judgements, executions, proces, continuances, essoynes, and divers other matters

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20861

A collection of entries : of declarations, barres, replications, rejoynders, issues, verdicts, judgements, executions, proces, continuances, essoynes, and divers other matters

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20862

The countrey justice : containing the practice of the justices of the peace out of their sessions, gathered for the better help of such justices of peace, as have not been much conversant in the study of the laws of this realm

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21805

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22154

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21137

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21141

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22072