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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1849 F002 R
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 0012
People
Rupp, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Lancaster
Collateral inheritance tax
Place
Lancaster
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1849 F002 R
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
Also collateral inheritance tax readjustment.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #037
Date Range
1827
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
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Remmich, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Commissioners' Office
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #037
Box Number
007
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Commissioners' Office.
Payment for sawing, splitting, and carrying in firewood.
Remmich, Peter.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #052
Date Range
1827
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
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Michael, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' office
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #052
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 7, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Commissioners' office.
Payment for work as messenger.
Michael, William.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #057
Date Range
1827
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
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Commissioners' office
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #057
Box Number
007
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Commissioners' office.
Payment for sewing notions.
Ober & Kline.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #578
Date Range
1827
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
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Baker, Elias
Bartruff, John
Baughman, George
Bowman, Daniel
Chamberlain, Joshua
Collins , Thomas
Diller, Solomon
Elser, George
Files, Peter
Hagy, Samuel
Hartman, Joseph
Hoober, Martin
Kemmerer, Peter
Knox, Robert
McCullough, William
Mehaffy, Hugh
Meyers, David
Miller, Jacob
Nagle, Frederick
Neff, Henry
Ringwalt, William
Showalter, Joseph
Snyder, Henry
Swarr, Martin
Wein, George
Wiker, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Assessors
Tax collectors
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #578
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 26, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
List of township tax assessors.
Baker, Elias. Salisbury Township.
Bartruff, John. Rapho Township.
Baughman, George. Bart Township.
Bowman, Daniel . Brecknock Township.
Chamberlain, Joshua. Sadsbury Township.
Collins , Thomas. Colerain Township.
Diller, Solomon. Earl Township.
Elser, George. Elizabeth Township.
Files, Peter. Warwick Township.
Hagy, Samuel. Cocalico Township.
Hartman, Joseph. Lampeter Township.
Hoober, Martin. Martic Township.
Kemmerer, Peter. Mount Joy Township.
Knox, Robert. Leacock Township.
McCullough, William. Little Britian Township.
Mehaffy, Hugh. Conestoga Township.
Meyers, David. Manheim Township.
Miller, Jacob. Lancaster Township.
Nagle, Frederick. Donegal Township.
Neff, Henry. Manor Township.
Ringwalt, William. Caernarvon Township.
Showalter, Joseph. Drumore Township.
Snyder, Henry. West Hempfield Township.
Swarr, Martin. East Hempfield Township.
Wein, George. Lancaster City.
Wiker, George. Strasburg Township.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Elliott Eskridge Lane
Object ID
Inv 1857 F002 L
Date Range
1857
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Elliott Eskridge Lane
Description
Estate inventory of Elliott Eskridge Lane
Date Range
1857
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0076
People
Lane, Elliott Eskridge
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Estate inventories
Probate records
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1857 F002 L
Box Number
076
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of John N. Lane
Object ID
Inv 1856 F008 L
Date Range
1856
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of John N. Lane
Description
Estate inventory of John N. Lane
Date Range
1856
Creation Date
1856
Year
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0076
People
Lane, John N.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate inventories
Probate records
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1856 F008 L
Box Number
076
Additional Notes
1 item, 15 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #002C
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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1822
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Riddel, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Tax exonerations
Tax collectors
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
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 1822 #002C
Box Number
002
Notes
Entered into Q&A Mar 14, 2001.
Additional Notes
Tax Exoneration. Pay for collecting taxes.
Riddel, John.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
2018.007.001
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Empire straight-front sideboard with crotch-grain veneered oblong gallery. The upper front has a shallow overhang with a wide center drawer and two replacement glass pulls. Front also has two end drawers with original spiral cut glass pulls. Below the frieze is a double-door cupboard flanked by single door cupboards faced with crotch-grain veneer with slightly sunk oblong panels, each fitted with brass-keyhole surrounds. The freeze surmounts four turned and reeded pilasters with bull-nose trim along the apron. The piece stands on eight turned legs terminating on bun feet.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To Harriet Lane Johnston
Purchased by Julius Friedrick Sachse at a Lancaster Auction
Bequeathed to Samuel B. Sadtler, Great Grandson to Mr. Sachse
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1856
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
West Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Sideboard
Material
Pine, Mahogany Veneer
Height (cm)
114.935
Height (ft)
3.7708333333
Height (in)
45.25
Length (cm)
185.42
Length (ft)
6.0833333333
Length (in)
73
Width (cm)
59.69
Width (ft)
1.9583333333
Width (in)
23.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-02-17
Condition Notes
Several pieces of veneer missing.
Object ID
2018.007.001
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
2018.007
Images
Less detail
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.179.001
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Dark Brown Leather, Tan Suede, Stitched Seat. Red, Blue, Green, and Cream Woven Girth. Quilted Padding Underneath. Tulip Motif Painted on Saddle in Red, Green and Brown. Maker's Mark - 'H. Pinkerton, Maker, Lancaster'
Provenance
Johnston, Harriet Lane
To - Landis, Bertha Lefever
To - James Buchanan Foundation LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1860
Made By
Pinkerton, H.
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subcategory
Land Transportation -- Accessory
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Sidesaddle
Material
Leather/Cloth/Metal/Straw
Height (in)
23
Length (in)
23
Width (in)
14.5
Dimension Details
length between horns 10 5/8'
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-06-14
Object ID
W.1935.179.001
Notes
Sidesaddle Accession Record contains a photograph of engraving 'General Grant & His Family', that was used when sidesaddle was on exhibit (1989)
Photo of saddle was taken at the White House ca. 1860 on one of Harriet Lane's horses.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Miss Bertha Lefevre Landis, Granddaughter of John Reynolds
Accession Number
W.1935.179
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