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Collection
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Title
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Object ID
MG0761
Date Range
1793-1906
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Collection
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Title
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Description
Historic documents, 1793-1906
Letters:
Buchanan regarding a lawsuit, 1817
Stevens regarding a financial matter, 1865
M. Quay to Col. Franklin regarding the promotion of Capt. McGovern, 122 PA Vols, Lancaster County, 1862
Edwin S. Stuart, soliciting Lancaster County's vote for governor, 1906
Vendue conditions for Christian Woldy, 1830
Arbitration, 1842
Unrecorded deed, Garber to Bomberger in Brownstown, 1864
Letters of administration for John Steman of Manor Twp., 1793
Payroll for roadwork off of Rte 999 in Manor Twp., 1817
Wertz items from Manor Twp.:
Arbitration notice, 1842
Subpoena, 1822
Summons for selling butter contrary to Columbia ordinance, 1832
County tax receipts, 1828
Receipts
Date Range
1793-1906
Year Range From
1793
Year Range To
1906
Date of Accumulation
1793-1906
Creator
Landis, Ralph Shelley, 1891-1987
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Buchanan, James
Steman, John
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stuart, Edwin S.
Woldy, Christian
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Columbia
Correspondence
Deeds
Finding aids
Legal documents
Letters
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Payroll
Receipts
Route 999
Stevens and Smith Center
Subpoenas
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0761
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_01)
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_02)
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection has not been cataloged. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
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.
Accession Number
2016.MG0761
Other Numbers
MG-761
Classification
MG0761
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Not cataloged, July 2023.
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Marriage certificate for Jacob K. Umble and Amanda Esbenshade
Object ID
1970.020.14
Date Range
1880-1881
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Marriage certificate for Jacob K. Umble and Amanda Esbenshade
Description
Large paper marriage certificate, pockets in rear hold photographs visible through cutouts in front. Lithograph in block ink with gold accents. Jacob K. Umble / Amanda Esbenshade / Lancaster, PA.
Photographs are marked on back, "b. Frank Saylor / 45 West King Street, Lancaster, Pa"
Copyright H. M. Crider, York, PA / Thomas Hunter, Philadelphia, PA, litho.
Date Range
1880-1881
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1881
Made By
Crider, H. M.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0037
People
Umble, Jacob K.
Umble, Amanda Binkley Esbenshade
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Marriage certificates
Object Name
Certificate, Marriage
Material
Paper
Height (in)
18
Width (in)
14
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Removed from frame, 1994.
Brown overall with some spots. Tears on all edges.
Object ID
1970.020.14
Notes
Copyright H. M. Crider, York, PA / Thomas Hunter, Philadelphia, PA, litho.
Place of Origin
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Usage
Umble, Jacob K. and Esbenshade, Amanda
Accession Number
1970.020
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #217
Date Range
1832
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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 Range
1832
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Smith, Stephen
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Prisons
Persons of color
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #217
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 30, 2001.
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for lumber for the use of the jail.
Smith, Stephen. Person of color.
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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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-024-010
Date Range
1882
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Early Postcard
Date Range
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Recipient
Mr. Michael Groff, Strasburg, Lancaster Co., Pa.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
911-024-010
Additional Notes
"Lancaster Pa. 9/12/82
Dear Sir,
Yours of the 8th inst. enclosing less ($10.00) is received. Paid into the Lodge and credit given you for the Same on the Books giving you a credit balance of less 13/100 dolls ($10.13) this date clear of all charges.
Jas. M. Channell, Secy."
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Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Photograph Collection
Title
Emily Lockard
Object ID
MDH-01-02-01
Date Range
1884
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Photograph Collection
Title
Emily Lockard
Description
Cabinet card of Emily Lockard.
Date Range
1884
Creator
Bailey, William
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Lockard, Emily
Subject
Photographs
Classification
MDH-01-02-01
Search Terms
Cabinet cards
Children
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
4.25 x 6.5 inches
Object ID
MDH-01-02-01
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2023.048
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Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Photograph Collection
Title
Family of Joseph Paxson and Mary Ann Kling Paxson
Object ID
MDH-01-09-19
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Photograph Collection
Title
Family of Joseph Paxson and Mary Ann Kling Paxson
Description
Meguigan - McGuigan family album. Joseph Paxson and wife Mary Ann Kling Paxson with their children Clayton Kling Paxson, David T. Paxson, Harry A. Paxson, and William Harsh Paxson.
Year Range From
1882
Year Range To
1885
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Paxson, Joseph
Kling, Mary Ann
Paxson, Mary Ann Kling
Paxson, Clayton Kling
Paxson, David T.
Paxson, Harry A.
Paxson, William Harsh
Subject
Photographs
Classification
MDH-01-09-19
Search Terms
Families
Children
Women
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
2.5 x 3.25 inches
Dimention Details
Album is a blue three ring binder. Photographs are glued to sheets of paper.
Object ID
MDH-01-09-19
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2023.048
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Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Carte de visite of a young boy sitting on a chari
Object ID
WBH-01-09-08
Date Range
1882
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Carte de visite of a young boy sitting on a chari
Description
Carte de visite. Young boy sitting on a chair in a photographer's studio. Identified as John Alfred Hornberger, c. 1882. Written on back: "John Hornberger brother".
Date Range
1882
Creator
Saylor, B. Frank
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hornberger, John Alfred
Subject
Photographs
Classification
WBH-01-09-08
Search Terms
Cartes de visite
Children
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
2 x 4 inches
Object ID
WBH-01-09-08
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.052
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-02-02-54
Date Range
1880
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Ornate fire hose reel of the Union Fire Company No. 1, which served as an auxiliary to the Union's steam pumper.
Date Range
1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Firefighting
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 6.5 inches
Object ID
2-02-02-54
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-02-02-55
Date Range
1880
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Frank Thurlow with Union Fire Co. No. 1 steam pumper.
Date Range
1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thurlow, Frank
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Firefighting
Firefighters
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 6 inches
Object ID
2-02-02-55
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- F.M. Richmond, Terre Hill, PA. Ancient Order, Knights of the Mystic Chain, Castle #116. Possibly Frank M. Richmond of Terre Hill, PA.
Object ID
1-05-03-30
Date Range
c. 1885
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- F.M. Richmond, Terre Hill, PA. Ancient Order, Knights of the Mystic Chain, Castle #116. Possibly Frank M. Richmond of Terre Hill, PA.
Description
F.M. Richmond, Terre Hill, PA. Ancient Order, Knights of the Mystic Chain, Castle #116. Possibly Frank M. Richmond of Terre Hill, PA.
Date Range
c. 1885
Creator
Fowler, Lewis C.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Richmond, Frank M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cabinet cards
Fraternal Organizations
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-05-03-30
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