Parts of four documents: 1. Inventory of Amos Slaymaker. 2. Will of Henry Slaymaker. 3. Account of Laurence Slaymaker. 4. Inventory of Henry Slaymaker.
Bills of sale of items purchased by Henry F. Slaymaker: 1. William A. Drown, umbrella maker, Philadelphia. 2. Gideon Cox, cedarware, Philadelphia. 3. Wetherill Bros., paint, Philadelphia. 4. Town & Bros., stationery, Philadelphia. 5. W. B. & T. Hunt, merchants, Philadelphia.
Document commissioning Henry F. Slaymaker captain of the 7th Company of the 98th Regiment of the Militita of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth, Second Brigade, Fourth Division of Militia of Lancaster County, August 3, 1811.
Land draft of two tracts of land in Salisbury Twp. - one surveyed February 1812 containing 79 1/4 acres and 6 perches, the other surveyed in 1797 containing 10 acres.
Three documents: 1. Stock certificated of Joseph C. Baker for two shares of Susquehanna Bridge at Colubmia dated January 6, 1815. 2. Amos Slaymaker stock certificate for 28 shares of the Good Intent Company dated October 22, 1834. 3. Certificated showing that Amos Slayaker paid ten dollars for first installment of payment for two shars of company erecting bridge over Susquehanna River dated August 18, 1812.
Pageant of Liberty - held July 5, 6, and 7, 1926 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lancaster in the Revolutionary War. Men and women in costume, men have muskets, perhaps acting out episode three from the fist movement - Formation of the Companies.
Peach Bottom Hotel near former Pennsylvania Railroad station - Lancaster County terminus of Peach Bottom ferry. Torn down or flooded when Conewingo Dam was built.
Provenance
From Museum Storage. Note on envelope: "received 5/9/74 from Chester Co. Archives".
