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Abstracts of Snyder county probate and Orphans court records (1772-1855)

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Author
Fisher, Charles Adam,
Date of Publication
1940]
Call Number
974.849 F533
Responsibility
by Dr. Charles A. Fisher...
Author
Fisher, Charles Adam,
Place of Publication
[Selinsgrove? Pa
Date of Publication
1940]
Physical Description
1 p.l., 77 numb. l., 9 l. 28 x 22 cm.
Notes
Mimeographed.
Subjects
Wills - Pennsylvania - Snyder County.
Court records - Pennsylvania - Snyder County.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Snyder County)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.849 F533
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Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F01 I04
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
May, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Civil War
Petitions
Object Name
Affidavit
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F01 I04
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
203rd Regiment, Company A, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Civil War.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0095 I006
Date Range
1893
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
Description
Also Bridge No. 5.
Location: Over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek.
Document type: Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1893
Year
1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Bridges
Calculations
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Mills
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Worth's Bridge
Worth's Mill
Place
Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
Extent
3 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0095 I006
Box Number
001
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Object ID
2002.154.54
Date Range
1850-1890
Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Description
Portrait of young gentleman. Fairly faded out. Water marks/stains, one around right eye of man (viewer's left) in decorative bronze-colored frame with glass narrow gold-colored braid around edge. All with a red velvet rectangle. On the red velvet lining of the lid/cover: "Addis (?) s Lancaster Gallery/ NE Corner of Centre Square & N. Queen St." Black container has decorative motifs on front and back.
Date Range
1850-1890
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1890
Creator
Addis's Lancaster Gallery
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 20
Storage Container
Box 0615
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Ambrotype
Height (in)
0.625
Length (in)
3.75
Width (in)
3.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2018-09-21
Condition Notes
Fabric hinge torn: ambrotype and cover are separated.
Image somewhat faded. Water marks/stains, one around right eye of man (viewer's left) Wear on outside where black has rubbed off
Object ID
2002.154.54
Accession Number
2002.154
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American Indians : the who, what and whence of the Pre-Columbian dwellers, or the misnomered peoples, Indians, of Lancaster County

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Author
Urban, Theodore L.
Date of Publication
1898
with each distinct tribe, for the latter,like families,sprung from one fountain-head. The science of ethnology furnishes us with very meagre information; simply the color of the skin and hair, stature and mode of living. Failing, however, to associ- ate them with any of the races of the Eastern
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Responsibility
by Theodore L. Urban, Esq.
Author
Urban, Theodore L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[89]-103 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4
Summary
This late 19th century article asks the question, "Were the indians of Pennsylvania the descendants of the Lost tribe of Israel ?"
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Delaware Indians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 4 (1898), p. 89-103Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
Documents

vol2no4pp89_103_430415.pdf

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An Indian battle at Rocky Springs?

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1946
protection. According to the records of Donegal Church one William McDowell died there on September 12, 1759, aged 77 years, having fled from his home on the "Conecaeheague" in Cumberland (now Franklin) County 1 Archibald Loudon's Narratives, Carlisle, Pa., 1811. 2 Rupp's History of Lancaster and Y ork
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Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[153]-154 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 6
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 6 (1946), p. 153-154Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
Documents

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Anthony's History of the battle of Hanover (York county, Pennsylvania) Tuesday, June 30, 1863

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Author
Anthony, William,
Date of Publication
1945.
Call Number
973.734 P962
Responsibility
compiled from writings of George R. Prowell and others by William Anthony, editor, printer and publisher.
Author
Anthony, William,
Place of Publication
Hanover, Pa
Date of Publication
1945.
Physical Description
4 p. ø., 160 p. incl. front., illus., pl., ports. 24 cm.
Contents
Chapters: 1. The Battle of Hanover / 2. Newspaper reports,illustrations, etc / 3. Newspaper reports furnished by the HanoverPublic Library / 4. Dedications and reminiscences.
Summary
"This is the second of three battles fought on Pennsylvania soil from the time of the American Revolution...material for this book was selected from the historical writings of George R. Powell...,from others who have made available material from family records, and from researches made at the Public Library from old newspapers" [from the forward]
Subjects
Hanover, Pa., Battle of, 1863.
Hanover (York County, Pa.)
Additional Author
Prowell, George Reeser,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.734 P962
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Application for reviewers
Object ID
Bridge F0310 I004
Date Range
1892
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Application for reviewers
Description
Court term: August 1892.
Location: South of Ranck's Mill, at Orange Street extension.
Document type: Application for reviewers
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1892
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Applications
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Mills
Orange Street
Ranck's Mill
Streets
Place
East Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 3 pieces
Object Name
Application
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0310 I004
Box Number
005
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1849 F001 K
Date Range
1849
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
1849
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1849
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Kauffman, Christian
Kauffman, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Place
None
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1849 F001 K
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Cover sheet has Kauffman, John.
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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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1852 F001 K
Date Range
1852
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
1852
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1852
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Kober, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Rapho Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp.
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1852 F001 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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