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Act

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Act concerning bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I012
Date Range
1812
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Act concerning bridge
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Act concerning bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1812
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Acts, Legislative
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Act
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I012
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Agreement

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/62ce05e8-0558-4dac-a3a1-283964861940
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Terms of manumission of Fanny
Object ID
MG0240_Ser02_F009_It02
Date Range
1809, 1813
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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Terms of manumission of Fanny
Description
Terms of manumission of Fanny, presented to the Justices of the Peace of Maryland by Jeremiah Heaton. Received and recorded in Harford County, 22 July 1809. Certified 4 November 1813.
Date Range
1809, 1813
Creation Date
1809 and 1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Fanny
Heaton, Jeremiah
Subjects
African Americans--History
Liberty
Slaveholders
Slavery
Enslaved persons--Emancipation
Search Terms
Emancipation
Enslaved persons
Harford County, Maryland
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser02_F009_It02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site 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.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 2
Other Number
MG-240, Series 2, Folder 9, Item 2
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection, Case 1 and cataloged June 2007. Added to database on 26 January 2022.
The items in Folder 9 are all attached at the corner with sealing wax.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Agreement

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Collection
Sally E. Nungesser Papers
Title
Rental agreement between Joshua Stevens and Fountain Black
Object ID
MG0839_F002
Date Range
1833/07/08
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Collection
Sally E. Nungesser Papers
Title
Rental agreement between Joshua Stevens and Fountain Black
Description
Manuscript copy of a rental agreement between Joshua Stevens of Indiana and Fountain Black of Kentucky for Stevens' house on Washington Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. The document includes a description of the house and terms of the agreement. Signatures of Joshua Stevens, Fountain Black, and [B. M. Hatton].
Date Range
1833/07/08
Creation Date
8 July 1833
Creator
Stevens, Joshua, 1790-1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Black, Fountain
Stevens, Joshua
Subjects
African Americans--History
Contracts
Search Terms
Agreements
Dwellings
Houses
Indianapolis, Indiana
Leases
Persons of color
Rental properties
Stevens and Smith Center
Washington Street
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Object ID
MG0839_F002
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Gift of Peggy Kellermeyer in honor of Kenneth and Sally Nungesser.
Accession Number
2021.007
Other Numbers
MG-839
Other Number
MG-839, Folder 2
Classification
MG0839
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 29 December 2023.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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American convention for promoting the abolition of slavery and improving the condition of the African race at Philadelphia, in October, 1819, to the people of the United States

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Date of Publication
1819.
Call Number
326 P544 1819
326 A512
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Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by S.W. Conrad,
Date of Publication
1819.
Physical Description
43 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Meeting convened in Philadelphia, October 15, 1819.
Report from the Columbia, Pa. Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, p. 11-14.
Subjects
Slavery - United States
Abolitionists - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 P544 1819
326 A512
Websites
https://lancasterh.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=55e049bdc9735c5b538619a265e883ca
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The American law journal and miscellaneous repertory

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Date of Publication
1808-1810.
Call Number
B ook 409 1809
Book 408 1808
Book 410 1810
Book 410 1813
Book 410 1814
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Alternate Title
American law journal
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa. : Boston, Mass
Publisher
W.P. Farrand and Co. ; Farrand, Mallory and Co.,
Date of Publication
1808-1810.
Physical Description
3 volumes.
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1808)-v. 3, no. 11/12 (Oct. 1810).
Vol 4 published under title The American Law Journal, vol.IV being the first of a new series, Philadelphia, published by Moses Thomas, Sergeant Hall, printer, 1813.
Vol 5 published under title The American Law Journal vol V being the second of a new serices, Baltimore, published by Edward J. Coale, et al, printed by William Fry, 1814.
Notes
Title from running title.
Editor: John E. Hall.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Subjects
Law - United States - Periodicals.
Law.
United States.
Periodicals.
Full blind tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Hall, John E.
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
B ook 409 1809
Book 408 1808
Book 410 1810
Book 410 1813
Book 410 1814
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Announcement

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notice of meeting to estimate cost of bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I001
Date Range
1812
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notice of meeting to estimate cost of bridge
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Notice of meeting to estimate cost of bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1812
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Announcements
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Estimates
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Meetings
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I001
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Announcement

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notification of appointment of Commissioners on behalf of Abraham Witmer
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I002
Date Range
1812
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Notification of appointment of Commissioners on behalf of Abraham Witmer
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Notification of appointment of Commissioners on behalf of Abraham Witmer
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1812
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Witmer, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Announcements
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I002
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Annual discourse delivered before the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on the 13th of November, 1810

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Author
Hopkinson, Joseph,
Date of Publication
1810.
Call Number
Book 461 1810b
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Responsibility
by Joseph Hopkinson.
Author
Hopkinson, Joseph,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Bradford and Inskeep,
Date of Publication
1810.
Physical Description
36 pages ; 22 cm.
Series
Wolcott pamphlets ; vol. 75, no. 23
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonnial Law Library.
At top of title page: With the respects of the author.
Book number 461 as assigned by Yeates.
Bound with Oration on masonry: delivered at St. John's church in the city of Philadelphia, at the request of the right worshipful Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, on St. John's day, June 24, 1811, by James Milnor. Philadelphia: J. Maxwell, 1811 -- Proposals, by Farrand and Nichholas for publishing by subscription ...The American Review of history and politics. Place not identified: publisher not identified, 1810 -- Proposals for publishing by subscription, a translation from the French, of. LeSages's historical genealogial chronological and geographical atlas. Philadelphia: Jane Aiken, 1819 -- A description of the chain bridge; invented by Judge Finley, of Fayette County Pennsylvania...Uniontown, Pa: William Campbell, 1811 -- The pioneeer, vol. I, no. IV, May 5, 1812 -- The Port folio (new series) by Oliver Oldschool, Esq. Philadelphia, Saturday, March 12, 1808 -- Annual discourse, delivered before the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on the 13th of November 1810 by Joseph Hopkinson. Philadelphia: published by Bradford and Inskeep; Inseeep and Bradford, New York: and William M'Ilhenry, Boston, Sweeny & M'Kenzie, printers, 1810 -- Reply to Mr. Burke's invective against Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Watt, in the House of Commons on the30th of April, 1792, by Thomas Cooper. London: printed for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church Yard; and M Falkner and Co., Manchester, M,DCC,XCII (1792) -- Narrative of the proceedings against Thomas Cooiper, exquire, president judge of the eighth judiciary district of Pennsylvania, on a charge of official misconduct. Lancaster: printed by William Hamilton, 1811; -- [Narrative on the title of West Florida]. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Observations on the conduct of our executive towards Spain. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Letters, addressed to the people of Pennsylvania respecting the internal improvement, of the commonwealth; by means of roads and canals by William J. Duane. Philadelphia: printed by Jane Aiken, No 71, North Third Street, 18ll --An address of the members of theHouse of Representatives, of the Congress of the United States, to their consitutents, on the subject of the war with Great Britain. Philadelphia: printed at the office of the United States' Gazette, date not identified; Documents and facts, relative to military events, during the late war by Jno. P. Boyd. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified-- Darstellung des in Baltimore am 27 und 28sten Julii, 1812, gemachten Angriffs auf die presfreyheit, und das leben der Bertheidiger defelben. Philadelphia: gedruct bey Conrad Zentler, in der Zwenten Stresse, unterhalb der Regs Strasse, 1812 -- Plan of an improved system of the money-concerns of the Union by Erick Bollman, M.D. Philadelphia: printed for the auther. Wiliam Fry, printer, Walnut, near Fifth Street, 1816; Articles of the Farmer's Bank of Lancaster. Place not idenifiied: Printed by Hugh Hamilton, date not identified.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Three-quarters leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 461 1810b
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c1cbb732-78da-40f9-8b03-547384460904
Collection
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Object ID
MG0081
Date Range
1753-2007
Ephrata Cloister Brief Story of Historic Ephrata: An Important Link in the Chain of Early American Development. Printed and for sale at Review Book Store, Ephrata. No date. Insert 1 “A Peculiar People,” by Howard Pyle. Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. (article is not complete) No date. Insert 2 “A Study of
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Collection
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Description
Collection of items relating to the Society of Seventh Day Baptists and Ephrata Cloister. Legal papers deal with a dispute concerning the election of trustees and mismanagement of the estate. There are brief histories of the Cloister, poems, publications, programs, tourist brochures, and a booklet describing treatments for various ailments.
Date Range
1753-2007
Year Range From
1753
Year Range To
2007
Date of Accumulation
1753-2007
Creator
Ephrata Cloister
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Aurand, A. Monroe, Jr.
Baer, Johann
Bar, Johann
Bowman, John
Daniel, N. J.
Doll, Eugene E.
Downes, J. A.
Dunkelberger, Ralph D.
Elsen, John
Franck, Ira S.
Hagen, F. F.
Heatwole, Daniel R.
Hocker, Ludwig
Hollinger, J. Daryl
Keller, James
Kimmel, Jacob
Leber, A. P.
Lollich, P. M.
Loose, John W. W.
Miller, Henry
Mitton, Juliet
Nevin, [ ]
Plessinger, F. P.
Pyle, Howard
Raber, [ ]
Senseman, John
Stubsky, Georg
Subjects
Pamphlets
Watermarks
Search Terms
Aurand Press
Brochures
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Cloister Associates, Inc.
Ephrata Cloister Chorus
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Hocking Printing Company, Inc.
Legal papers
Mennonite Publishing House
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pow wow
Review Book Store
Seventh Day Baptists
Society of the Seventh Day Baptists of Ephrata
Watermarks
Ye Village Inne
Extent
2 boxes, 22 folders, 1 volume, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English and German
Object ID
MG0081
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph and Library collections
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level. Original documents may be used--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 site 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.
Classification
MG0081
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Originally cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 01 November 2018.
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Archive

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Collection
John Erisman Collection
Title
John Erisman Collection
Object ID
MG0101
Date Range
1796-1847
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Collection
John Erisman Collection
Title
John Erisman Collection
Description
This collection consists of papers generated by John Erisman in his position as Justice of the Peace. These papers are largely receipts, contracts, promissory notes, and judgments. There are many names listed on the documents.
Date Range
1796-1847
Year Range From
1796
Year Range To
1847
Date of Accumulation
1796-1847
Creator
Erisman, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Erisman, John
Subjects
Contracts
Judicial bonds
Justices of the peace
Promissory notes
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Summons
Search Terms
Contracts
Judgment bonds
Justices of the peace
Promissory notes
Receipts
Summons
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0101
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-101
Other Number
MG-101
Classification
MG0101
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 5 February 2019.
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