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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.

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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The arguments and reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen ... in some special cases; by him argued during the time of his practice at the barr. [1669-1685]

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Corporate Author: Great Britain. Courts.

Date of Publication: 1702.

Call Number: Book 581 1702

Responsibility: Together with divers decrees in the High Court of Chancery. Upon limitations of trusts of terms for years. The whole printed from the authors original manuscript. Revised and corrected with his own hand. And published with the allowance and approbation of the lord keeper, and all the judges.

Corporate Author: Great Britain. Courts.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for R. Smith,

Date of Publication: 1702.

Physical Description: 6 preliminary leaves, 250 (i. e. 246), 369-664, [8] pages 33 cm

Notes: Signatures: 2 l. unsigned, AÂ², aÂ², B-ZÂ², Aa-ZzÂ², AaaÂ²-RrrÂ¹, Aaaaa-ZzzzzÂ², Aaaaaa-ZzzzzzÂ², 7A-7ZÂ², 8A-8GÂ².; Errors in paging: p. 173-176, 649 and 652 incorrectly numbered 176-179, 652 and 629, respectively; nos. 181-184, 188 omitted, no. 189 duplicated.; Includes index.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 581 as assigned by Yeates.; Printedn and hane-written marginalia.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.; Remainders (Estates) - Great Britain.; Trusts and trustees - Great Britain.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Remainders (Estates); Trusts and trustees.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Pollexfen, Henry,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of Chancery.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 581 1702

De successionibus apud Anglos : the law of hereditary descents, shewing the rise, progress and successive alterations thereof : also the law of descent as now in rule

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Author: Hale, Matthew,

Date of Publication: 1700.

Call Number: Book 441 1700

Responsibility: by Sir Matthew Hale.

Author: Hale, Matthew,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for S.S. and are to be sold at the corner of Gutter-lane in Cheapside,

Date of Publication: 1700.

Physical Description: [10], 104 pages, 1 folded leaf ; 18 cm (8vo)

Notes: Chapter 11 of the author's "The history and analysis of the common law of England," which was published in 1713.; The folded leaf has "A scheme of pedigrees: and also the degrees of parentage and consanguinity."; Another ed. was published in this same year by R. Battersby.; Includes advertisement on p. [2].; "This treatise I think may be truly said to be PrimÃ¦ Impressionis" ... p. [8].; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 441 as assigned by Yeates.; Wing

Subjects: Inheritance and succession - Great Britain.; Kinship.; Land tenure - Great Britain.; Law - Great Britain - Sources.; Inheritance and succession.; Land tenure.; Law.; Great Britain.; Sources.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 441 1700

The first part of the institutes of the laws of England, or, A commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it self : haec ego grandaevus posui tibi candide lector

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Author: Coke, Edward,

Edition: The tenth edition, carefully corrected from the errors of the former impressions, with an alphabetical table, to which are added two learned tracts of the same author, the first, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward the First, entituled The statute of levying fines, and the second, of Bail and mainprize, in this tenth edition is also added his compleat copy-holder, a learned treatise of the authors never before printed in any of his works in folio, with many thousands of new references to the modern law cases, by an eminent lawyer, never printed before, and distingushed from the old references by this mark [double dagger].

Date of Publication: 1703.

Call Number: Book 755 1703

Alternate Title: Commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it self

Responsibility: authore Edwardo Coke, milite.

Author: Coke, Edward,

Uniform Title: First part of the institutes of the laws of England

Edition: The tenth edition, carefully corrected from the errors of the former impressions, with an alphabetical table, to which are added two learned tracts of the same author, the first, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward the First, entituled The statute of levying fines, and the second, of Bail and mainprize, in this tenth edition is also added his compleat copy-holder, a learned treatise of the authors never before printed in any of his works in folio, with many thousands of new references to the modern law cases, by an eminent lawyer, never printed before, and distingushed from the old references by this mark [double dagger].

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by William Rawlins, Samuel Roycroft, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, and are to be sold by Charles Harper at the Flower-de-luce against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street and J. Walthoe in Vine-Court, Middle-Temple, adjoyning to the Cloysters,

Date of Publication: 1703.

Physical Description: [5] leaves, 88 p., 394, [32] leaves, [1] folded leaf, [2] leaves of plates ; 32 cm. (fol.)

Notes: A reprint of Littleton's Tenures, with a translation in English from Anglo-Norman (Law French), and commentary. Printed in parallel columns.; Some errors in foliation.; Signatures: pi1 [superscript pi]Aâ´ a-yÂ² A-3Dâ´ [superscript chi]3DÂ² 3E-5Eâ´ 5Fâ¶ Â²A-Â²Eâ¶.; "Le Reading del mon Seignior Coke, 34 Eliz. anno 1592, sur lestatute de 27 E.I. appelle lestatute de finibus levatis" and "A treatise of bail & mainprize, written by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 1-27 of the 88 p. sequence; "The compleat copy-holder, being a learned discourse of the antiquity and nature of manors and copy-holds, with all things thereunto incident by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 29-88 of the 88 p. sequence.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; John Yeate's signature at top of title page under that of former owner J. Hartleys; Book number 755 as assigned by Yeates.; Includes bibliographical references, and index: "A table to the first part of the institutes of the laws of England."; ESTC

Subjects: Land tenure - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Real property - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Fines and recoveries - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Bail - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Manors - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Copyhold - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Bail.; Copyhold.; Fines and recoveries.; Land tenure; Manors.; Real property.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Spine title missing (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,; Littleton, Thomas,; Coke, Edward,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 755 1703

The fourth and last part of Modern reports, being a collection of several special cases argued and adjudged in the Court of King & Queen's Bench : in the 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th years of the reigns of King William and Queen Mary, and 7th year of King William, and judgments thereupon : with several of the pleadings at large, being carefully examined by the records : and also the number-rolls of most of the other cases : very few of these cases were ever printed before

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20954

Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.

Date of Publication: 1703.

Alternate Title: Modern reports

Responsibility: carefully collected by a learned hand.

Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins Esqrs. for Charles Harper ...,

Date of Publication: 1703.

Physical Description: [8], 424, [24] pages ; 32 cm (fol.)

Notes: "Some books printed for, and sold by Charles Harper ... ": last page.; Signatures: [A]â´ B-3Hâ´ 3I-3OÂ².; Includes index.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 128 as assigned by Yeates.; Information struck on title page.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.; Publishers' advertisements - Great Britain.

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of Queen's Bench.

The gamesters law; wherein is treated, of unlawful games, and what are esteemed such in our law ... Of the power of the justices by the common and statute law in punishing offenders, and searching gaming-houses

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Date of Publication: 1708.

Call Number: Book 446 1700

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for Arthur Collins ... and Sam. Butler ...

Date of Publication: 1708.

Physical Description: [16], 120, [8] pages 17 cm

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page with two struck former owners.; Book number 446 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Gambling - Great Britain.; Gambling.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 446 1700

Instructor clericalis

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Author: R. G.

Edition: [1st-5th eds.].

Date of Publication: 1706-1715.

Call Number: Book 1026 1721; Book 1027 1715; Book 1028 1713; Bookk 1029 1717; Book 1031 1713; Book 1030 1713

Author: R. G.

Edition: [1st-5th eds.].

Place of Publication: [London] In the Savoy : For

Publisher: Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of Edward Sayer Esq ; Thomas Bever, at the Hand and Star within Temple Bar.,

Date of Publication: 1706-1715.

Physical Description: 5 volumes in 6 ; 20 cm (8vo)

Notes: Mixed set: v.1, 6h ed., 1721; v.2, 4th ed., 1715; v.3, 3d ed., 1713; v.4, 2nd ed., 1717; v.5:1, [1st] ed., 1713; v.5:2, [1st] ed., 1713; v.6 ("Sixth part" also called "Vol. VII"), [1st] ed., 1714. -- Imprint taken from v.1; publisher varies.; Subtitle varies: v.1: Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas: in the abbreviation and contraction of words ... in the filling up and suing out writs of first process, in drawing declarations, making up issues, ingrossing records, entring[sic] judgments, and suing out executions: also pleas and demurrers, &c. ... ; v.2: Being a collection of choice and usual precedents for declarations in the King's-Bench and Common Pleas ... ; v.3: Being a collection of choice and useful precedents for pleadings ... ; vols.4-5: Being a continuance of bars ("barrs" v.4) and other pleadings ....; On t-ps of v.3-5: by R.G., a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas; in v.1, "To the reader" subscribed: R.G.; on t.p. v.2: By the author of the first part.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book numbers 1026-1031 as asssigned by Yeates.

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

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.; Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 1026 1721; Book 1027 1715; Book 1028 1713; Bookk 1029 1717; Book 1031 1713; Book 1030 1713

Lex spuriorum: or, The law relating to bastardy. Collected from the common, civil and ecclesiastical laws

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Author: Brydall, John,

Date of Publication: 1703.

Call Number: Book 439 1703

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Responsibility: By John Brydall ...

Author: Brydall, John,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, for T. Osbone,

Date of Publication: 1703.

Physical Description: 4 preliminary leaves, 127, [8] pages 18 cm

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature and that of two former owners struck.; Book number 439 as assigned by Yeates.

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

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 439 1703

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A report of divers cases in pleas of the crown, adjudged and determined in the reign of the late King Charles II. [1662-1669] with directions for justices of the peace and others

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Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.

Date of Publication: 1708.

Call Number: Book 761 1708

Responsibility: Collected by Sir John Kelyng, knt. ... From the original manuscript under his own hand. To which is added, the reports of three modern cases, viz. Armstrong and Lisle; the King and Plumer; the Queen and Mawgridge.

Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for I. Cleave,

Date of Publication: 1708.

Physical Description: 3 preliminary leaves, 138, [14] pages 29 cm

Notes: "Holt reported the three cases at the end ... of the volume, pp. 89-138"--Wallace's Reporters.; "Formerly cited as 1 Kelyng, as distinguished from W. Kelyng Ch., which was known as 2 Kelyng."--Soule, Lawyer's ref. manual, 1884.; Includes index.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates signature at top of titlt page.; Book number 761 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Kelyng, John,; Holt, John,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 761 1708

Les reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz, : jades un del justices del Common Bank, en trois parts: commencant en le 12 an de Roy Charles II. & fini en le 8 an de son Majesty William III

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Author: Levinz, Creswell,

Date of Publication: 1702.

Call Number: Book 578 1702; Book 579 1702

Author: Levinz, Creswell,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins esq; for S. Keble ... D. Browne ... T. Benskin ... and J. Walthoe ...,

Date of Publication: 1702.

Physical Description: 3 v. : port. ; 31 cm. (fol in 4s)

Notes: Parts 2-3 have special t.p.s. Parts I and II contain King's Bench cases (12 Car. II-31 Car. II); pt. III, cases in the Court of Common Pleas (33 Car. II-8 Will. III).; Includes indexes.; LCHS copy Parts I and II bound together.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book numbers 578 and 579 as assigned by Yeates.; Ex Libris note in Latin on back of front cover.; ESTC

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled decorated leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper

Additional Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.; England and Wales. Court of Common Pleas.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 578 1702; Book 579 1702

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