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An epitome of all the common & statute laws of this nation, now in force. Wherein more then fifteen hundred of the hardest words or terms of the law are explained; and all the most useful and profitable heads or titles of the law by way of common place, largely, plainly, and methodically handled. With an alphabetical table. By William Sheppard, Esq; Published by His Highness special command

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Author
Sheppard, William,
Date of Publication
1656.
Call Number
Book 94 1656
Author
Sheppard, William,
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
printed for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, J. Wright, H. Twyford, G. Bedell, Tho. Brewster, Ed. Dod, and J. Place,
Date of Publication
1656.
Physical Description
[22], 1131, [1] p. ; (fol.)
Notes
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at at top of title page preceded by five others struck out and another on the back of the front fly leaf.
Book number 94 as assigned by Yeates.
Book plate of Beniamin Price on back of front cover.
Wing (CD-Rom, 1996),
ESTC (RLIN),
Subjects
Law - England - Early works to 1800.
Law reports, digests, etc. - England - Early works to 1800.
Law.
Law reports, digests, etc.
England.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)34191000148566
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 94 1656
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An exact book of entries, of the most select judiciall writs used in the common-law

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Author
Moyle, Robert.
Date of Publication
1658.
Call Number
Book 77 1658
Alternate Title
Exact book of entries, of the most select judicial writs used in the common-law
Exact book of entries, of the most select judiciall vvrits used in the common-law
Judicial writs used in the common-law
Responsibility
translated from the originall manuscript, which was collected by the hands of that eminent clerk, Robert Moyle, Esq. ... quoting ... book-cases, opinions of judges, number rolls, and many other requisites, for the confirmation of every entry, whereof none have been ever published before by J.H. Gent.
Author
Moyle, Robert.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Crofts,
Date of Publication
1658.
Physical Description
[2] 214 [14] pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Pages from 128- numbered irregularly; pagination skips to p. 137.
"A work of much industry, as may appeare by the authors great paines in quoting of book cases, opinions of judges, number rolls, and many other requisites, for the confirmation of every entry, whereof none have been ever published before."
"Printed now for the use and benefit of all, but aimed most especially for such as are most conversant in the common-law."
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 77 as assigned by Yeates.
Notes on title page
Subjects
Writs - Great Britain.
Common law - England - Early works to 1800.
Law - England - Sources - Early works to 1800.
Additional Author
Gent, J. H.
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 77 1658
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An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania in America : the richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation ... the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English with the number of its inhabitants : as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers : with a map

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Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
974.801 T456
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Responsibility
by Gabriel Thomas ; edited, with copious notes, &c. by A. Monroe Aurand, Jr.
Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Aurand Press,
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
32 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Originally published: London : A. Baldwin, 1698. Reprinted at the Aurand Press, 1935.
Cover title: History of Pensilvania, published in London in 1698.
"Privately printed for the editor and his friends".
Filmed with: Good order established in Pennsylvania and New Jersey / by Thomas Budd. Cleveland : Burrows Co., 1902.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Early works to 1800.
Additional Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.801 T456
Websites
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Architect's drawing of the original building of St. James's Church

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931.
its obscurity, and has given to us the only out- line, so far as known, of the original building of St. James's church. LETTERS OF JAMES BUCHANAN By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN 1908, the J. B. Lippincott Company, of Philadelphia and Lon- don, published, in twelve volumes, "The Works of James Buchanan
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
182-189 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 8
Subjects
St. James Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 8 (1931), p. 182-189Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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Collection
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Title
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Object ID
MG0086
Date Range
1931-1973
Collection
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Title
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Description
Collection consists of the minutes, bylaws, financial records and membership lists for the Lancaster County Librarian Association, originally the Lancaster County School Librarian Association.
Date Range
1931-1973
Year Range From
1931
Year Range To
1973
Date of Accumulation
1931-1973
Creator
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Bolbach, Dorothy H.
Doering, Laura
Einolf, A. L.
Eshelman, Mabel S.
Graham, Robert L.
Groff, Betty
Hacker, Ray K.
Herr, Harold D.
Hess, E. Pearl
Jenkins, Mr.
Jones, C. R.
Jones, Carroll
McCracken, Bonnie L.
Other Creators
Lancaster County School Librarian Association
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Librarians
Business records
Search Terms
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Conestoga National Bank
Correspondence
Dutch Town and Country Inn
Feldser Printing and Office Supplies
Financial records
Hotel Douglas
Invoices
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Librarians
Meadow Hills Dining House
Metzger Publicity Service, Inc.
Millersville State College
Millersville University
Minutes
Receipts
Silver Skillet
Extent
1 box 8 folders .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0086
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Credit
Lancaster County Librarian Association (MG-86), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Classification
MG0086
Description Level
Fonds
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James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Object ID
MG0753
Date Range
1920-2010
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Collection
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Description
This collection contains the minutes of the James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star.
Admin/Biographical History
The James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star was founded in 1920 and was dissolved in 2011.
Date Range
1920-2010
Creation Date
1920-2010
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
2010
Creator
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
Subjects
Fraternal organizations
Lancaster (Pa.)
Minutes (Records)
Order of the Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Search Terms
Finding aids
Fraternal organizations
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Lancaster
Extent
6 boxes, 30 volumes, 3 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0753
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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-753
Other Number
MG-753
Classification
MG0753
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by RR and SM in Summer and Fall 2015; and SW in Spring 2016. Added to database 23 May 2021.
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Collection
Lancaster Post Office Collection
Title
Lancaster Post Office Collection
Object ID
MG0642
Date Range
1880, 1930
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Collection
Lancaster Post Office Collection
Title
Lancaster Post Office Collection
Description
The Lancaster Post Office Collection contains a copy of Rates and Postage and Classification of Mail Matter (published in 1880) by James H. Marshall, Postmaster of Lancaster, and a program for the dedication of Lancaster's new post office in 1930.
Date Range
1880, 1930
Creation Date
1880, 1930
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1930
Creator
Lancaster Post Office (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Stormfeltz, Charles H.
Marshall, James Henry
McLain, Frank Xavier
Subjects
Lancaster Post Office (Lancaster, Pa.)
Programs (Publications)
Postal rates
Search Terms
Finding aids
Lancaster Post Office
Manuscript groups
Post offices
Postal rates
Programs
Rates of Postage and Classification of Mail Matter
Extent
2 folders, 2 items, 38 pages to scan
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0642
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Lancaster Post Office Collection (MG0642), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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-642
Other Number
MG-642
Classification
MG0642
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, May-June 2014. Added to database 2 July 2021.
Documents
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Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Object ID
MG0410
Date Range
1691-1963
., and Henry Markley. 23 May 1771. Folder 5 Mortgage. James and Sarah Davis of Lampeter Twp., a fuller, and Michael Diefenderffer of Lancaster, are bound to Bernard Hubley of Lancaster regarding the purchase of property on King Street in Lancaster. 11 June 1772. Folder 6 Deed from Leonard Stone of Earl
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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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Collection
Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster Collection
Title
Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster Collection
Object ID
MG0142
Date Range
1858-1976
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Collection
Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster Collection
Title
Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster Collection
Description
The Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster Collection contains legal documents concerning property and lease agreements for 26-28 N. Queen Street and the Woolworth Building. The material also includes a membership directory, annual reports, conference materials, and correspondence for the Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster.
Date Range
1858-1976
Year Range From
1858
Year Range To
1976
Date of Accumulation
1858-1976
Creator
Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Chamblin, Walter
Dodd, Alvin E.
Dyke, Samuel Eugene
Kress, A. L.
Jones, Thomas Roy
Lovejoy, Frank
Miller, Walter C.
Prentis, Henning Webb
Other Creators
Dyke, Samuel Eugene, 1900-1985
Subjects
Annual reports
Leases
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Real property
Search Terms
Annual reports
Correspondence
Finding aids
Leases
Letters
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Real estate
Extent
1 box, 17 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0142
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Chamber of Commerce Collection (MG0060)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Manufacturers' Association of Lancaster Collection (MG0142), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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-142
Other Number
MG-142
Classification
MG0142
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; Folders 16-17 was added in 2006. Added to database 4 August 2021.
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Invoice and Receipt Collection
Title
Invoice and Receipt Collection
Object ID
MG0253
Date Range
1852-1956
business, date of purchase, and date of payment. Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization) System of Arrangement: Arranged by subject. Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research
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Collection
Invoice and Receipt Collection
Title
Invoice and Receipt Collection
Description
The Invoice and Receipt Collection contains billheads for purchases from Lancaster County businesses or by residents of the county. These invoices and receipts show some or all of the following information: the name of the customer, item(s) purchased, cost, location and description of business, date of purchase, and date of payment.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Date Range
1852-1956
Year Range From
1852
Year Range To
1956
Date of Accumulation
1852-1956
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Brinton, Susana
Brunner, A.
Crosley, T. T.
Donnelly, Mary T.
Griel, H. M.
Hale, Joseph P.
Hauck, Samuel M.
Heinekamp, William
Leib, J. C.
Miller, Bert
Miller, Edward F.
Miller, John Brubaker
Packer, Roy
Rengier, Charles F., Jr.
Renno, David
Root, Harvey Shimp
Rutter, Eugene M.
Scott, E. S.
Scott, S. H.
Shaibley, C. W.
Shaub, Percy H.
Shindle, B. S.
Shortlage, Helen
Simon, Lewis
Stuckenholz, Justus
Trout, A. S.
Trout, A. W.
Wild, James F.
Subjects
Billheads
Invoices
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Billheads
Clarion Printing House
Columbia Wagon Company
E. M. Rutter and Company
Edison Electric Company
Finding aids
Freed, Ward and Freed
Heinitsh Paint Company
Hoffmeier Brothers
Invoices
J. Bowman and Sons
J. C. Budding Company
J. C. Leib and Company
Keystone Metal Weather Strip Company
Lancaster County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Long and Davidson
Maennerchor Hotel
Manuscript groups
Mary T. Donnelly Suit Shop
Metzger Brothers and Company
Musselman Bros.
New Holland Water Department
Overly and Good
Philip Schum, Son and Company
Piersol Carpet Company
Receipts
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Stauffer Home Improvements, Inc.
Steam Cracker and Biscuit Bakery
Steinman Hardware
Sylvan View Dairy
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .15 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0253
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Business and Industry Collection (MG0107)
Business Letterhead Collection (MG0254)
Billheads from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection (MG0182)
Advertising and Promotional Collection (MG0153)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Invoice and Receipt Collection (MG0253), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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-253
Classification
MG0253
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The Invoice and Receipt Collection was formerly called the Bills of Sale Collection. The title of the collection was changed on 25 August 2021 to reflect the items in the collection.
This collection was originally cataloged prior to 1997 and the finding aid is updated as items are added. Added to database 25 August 2021.
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