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Collection: Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection

Title: Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection

Object ID: MG0205

Date Range: 1699-1934

Term 1782 and Ending April Term 1886 (Both Inclusive) No 6 Cumberland. Jasper Yeates signature on flyleaf. This volume was originally housed with the Jasper Yeates Colonial Law Library. Book 3 Contains signature of Jasper Yeates on flyleaf with date March 1, 1770. Lancaster County Execution Docket

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Collection: Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection

Title: Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection

Description: Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection provides insight into the Yeates family, local social history, and details of legal business from 1743-1870. These documents have been collected by the Lancaster County Historical Society over many years. Collection includes letters, receipts, articles, eviction notice, advertisement, estate inventories, wills, deeds, treaty, court transcript, drawings, photographs, copy of house plan, post road distances, daybook, letter book, catalog of books in Jasper Yeates' library, and an alphabetical catalog of law books.

Date Range: 1699-1934

Year Range From: 1699

Year Range To: 1934

Date of Accumulation: 1699-1934

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 05

People: Atkinson, Matthew; Bausman, William; Bond, Phineas; Bowman, Valentine; Bradford, W.; Brien, Edward; Burd, Edward; Carson, John; Coates, Samuel; Conyngham, David; Conyngham, Elizabeth Yeates; Conyngham, Redmond; Dallas, George M.; Davis, Jonathan; Davison, Benjamin; Dickey, Robert; Duncannon, Thomas; Edward, Thomas; Erter, Henry; Ewing, John; Ferguson, John; Fohren, Michael; Gibson, John; Gillchrist, John; Godcharles, Frederic A.; Graff, Conrad; Gregg, Andrew; Grubb, Peter; Hamilton, Charles; Hamilton, James; Hamilton, John; Hamilton, William; Hand, Edward; Hand, Jasper; Hayes, A. L.; Henry, John; Hess, David; Jago, John; Javin, William; Keeportz, Daniel; Kittera, William; Kremer, Philip; Krug, Jacob; Kurtz, William; Lindsay, William; Loudersmith, Wendel; Lyon, Joseph Barnet; Magaw, David; Marshall, J.; McClellan, John; McKean, Thomas; Millar, John; Miller, Michael; Minich, Henry; Muhlenberg, William Augustus; Nesbitt, John; Nissley, Martin; Ord, John; Philips, David; Postlethwaite, John; Poultney, Thomas; Price, Eli K.; Probst, John; Ramsey, Robert; Rawle, William; Riegart, Adam; Rine, Widow; Ross, George; Ross, J.; Scott, James; Sergeant, Thomas; Shippen, Edward; Shippen, Evans Wallis; Shippen, Robert; Simpson, John; Smith, Charles; Smith, Mary Yeates; Stein, Charles; Steinman, Fredrick; Stevenson, Henry; Stewart, Charles; Sturmii, Johannis Christophorus; Thomas, John; Tilghman, Benjamin C.; Tilghman, E.; Tilghman, Edward; Tilghman, William; Tilghman, William B.; Towson, William; Underwood, John; Wallace, George; Wallace, William; Waln, Nicholas; Warden, J.; White, William; Wickersham, Elijah; Willson, Samuel; Yeates, Catharine; Yeates, Jasper; Yeates, Jasper, Jr.; Yeates, John, Jr.; Yeates, John, Sr.; Yeates, Margaret; Yeates, Sarah Burd "Sally"; Zantzinger, Paul

Subjects: Business records; Deeds; Family records; Law libraries; Letters; Library catalogs; Wills

Search Terms: Business records; Correspondence; Deeds; Family records; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Wills

Extent: 6 boxes, 49 folders, 13 books, 6 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0205

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Copies: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Yeates, Aungst Collection (MG0206); Yeates, Carson Collection (MG0207); George M. Steinman Collection (MG0184); Jasper Yeates Colonial Law Library; Objects in the Curatorial Collection

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection (MG0205), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions noted at the item level. The letter copybooks in Folders 31 and 36 are restricted--please use the transcriptions available in the library.

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-205

Classification: MG0205

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Folders 1-34 and Books 1-2 were processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to PP on 26 March 2022.

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Baron and feme : a treatise of the common law concerning husbands and wives : wherein is contained the nature of a feme covert, and of marriages, bastardy, the privileges of feme coverts, what alterations are made by marriage as to estates, leases, goods, and actions, what things of the wife accrue to the husband by the intermarriage or not, what acts, charges, forfeitures by the husband shall bind the wife after his death or not, of jointures and pleadings, fines and recovery, conveyances, and other law titles relating to baron and feme

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Edition: The 2nd ed., with large additions.

Date of Publication: 1719.

Call Number: Book 887 1719

Edition: The 2nd ed., with large additions.

Place of Publication: In the Savoy [London]

Publisher: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq.) for John Walthoe ...,

Date of Publication: 1719.

Physical Description: [28], 422, [42] pages ; 20 cm

Notes: Signatures: Aâ¸ aâ´ bÂ² B-2Gâ¸.; Advertisements on first and last leaves.; "Precedents": p. 395-422.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 887 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Husband and wife - Great Britain.; Marriage law - Great Britain.; Forms (Law) - Great Britain.; Forms (Law); Husband and wife.; Marriage law.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled decorated leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 887 1719

The common and statute law of England concerning trials in high-treason, misprision of treason, and in all other crimes and offences relating to the Crown : briefly collected out of the common and statute law-books and trials relating to that subject, alphabetically digested under proper titles, wherein the learning of appeals is at large set forth under the same head : the whole is brought down to the present year 1710, with an exact table

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Author: W. J.

Date of Publication: 1710.

Call Number: Book 436 1710

Responsibility: by W.J., Barrister at law.

Author: W. J.

Place of Publication: In the Savoy [London]

Publisher: Printed by John Nutt, assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq. for John Walthoe ...,

Date of Publication: 1710.

Physical Description: [8], 405, [27] p. ; 20 cm. (8vo)

Notes: "Very useful for all barristers, attorneys, justices of peace, and for all others that have, or may have occasion to be concern'd in such matters."; Signatures: Aâ´ B-2Eâ¸.; Bookseller's advertisements: p. [23-27] at end.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 436 as assigned by Yeates.; ESTC

Subjects: Criminal law - England - Early works to 1800.; Criminal procedure - England - Early works to 1800.; Criminal law.; Criminal procedure.; England.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Damaged gilt title on maroon spine label (Binging)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,Ud1745-1817,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 436 1710

A continuation of the Practical register : in two parts, wherein are contained many rules of court, and also practical cases

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Author: Lilly, John.

Date of Publication: 1710.

Call Number: Book 1010 1710; Book 1011 1710

Alternate Title: Practical register

Responsibility: by John Lilly.

Author: Lilly, John.

Place of Publication: [London] In the Savoy

Publisher: Printed by John Nutt, assignee of Edw. Sayer esq. for Charles Harper,

Date of Publication: 1710.

Physical Description: 2 volumes ; 21 cm

Notes: Includes indexes.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 1010 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Law - Great Britain.; Equity pleading and procedure - Great Britain.; Criminal procedure - Great Britain.; Civil procedure - Great Britain.; Court rules - Great Britain.; Civil procedure.; Court rules.; Criminal procedure.; Equity pleading and procedure.; Law.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon title page (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 1010 1710; Book 1011 1710

The embassador and his functions

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Author: Wicquefort, Abraham de,

Date of Publication: [1716]

Call Number: Book 712 1716

Responsibility: By Monsieur de Wicquefort. To which is added, an historical discourse, concerning the election of the emperor and the electors. By the same author. Translated into English by Mr. Digby.

Author: Wicquefort, Abraham de,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for B. Lintott

Date of Publication: [1716]

Physical Description: 4 preliminary leaves, 570, [28] pages 31 cm

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates'ssignature at top of title page.; Book number 712 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Ambassadors.; Constitutional law - Holy Roman Empire.; Constitutional law.; Europe - Holy Roman Empire.; Ambassadors; Constitutional law - Holy Roman Empire; Full decorated leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding); Blue marbled end papers (Binding)

Additional Author: Digby, John,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 712 1716

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

The law-French dictionary alphabetically digested : very useful for all young students in the common laws of England. To which is added, The law-Latin dictionary: being an alphabetical collection of such law-Latin words as are found in several authentic manuscripts, and printed books of precedents

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Edition: 2nd ed., corr. and enl.

Date of Publication: 1718.

Call Number: Book 505 1718

Alternate Title: Law-Latin dictionary; Pleader's dictionary

Edition: 2nd ed., corr. and enl.

Place of Publication: [London] In the Savoy

Publisher: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for D. Brown, J. Walthoe,

Date of Publication: 1718.

Physical Description: 2 volumes in 1 (unpaged, approximately 648 pages) ; 20 cm

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Signature of Godfrey Moyle on fly leaf struck.; Book number 505 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Law - Dictionaries.; Anglo-Norman dialect - Dictionaries.; Latin language; English language - Dictionaries; Anglo-Norman dialect.; English language.; Law.; Dictionaries.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine title (Binding)

Additional Author: Moyle, Godfrey.; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 505 1718

The law of covenants. A treatise, explaining the nature and rules of the several sorts of covenants

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Author: Author of The law of ejectments.

Date of Publication: 1711.

Call Number: Book 889 1711

Responsibility: By the author of The law of ejectments.

Author: Author of The law of ejectments.

Place of Publication: [London] in the Savoy

Publisher: Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer, for S. Butler,

Date of Publication: 1711.

Physical Description: 18 preliminary leaves, 512 (i.e. 496), [26] pages 20 cm

Notes: Paged irregularly; p. 352-496 erroneously numbered 368-512.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 889 as assigned by Yeaes.

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

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 889 1711

The law of evidence : wherein all the cases that have yet been printed in any of our law books or tryals, and that in any wise relate to points of evidence, are collected and methodically digested under their proper heads : with necessary tables to the whole

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Date of Publication: 1717.

Call Number: Book 218 1717

Place of Publication: In the Savoy [London]

Publisher: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling (assignees of Edward Sayer Esq.) for R. Gosling ...,

Date of Publication: 1717.

Physical Description: [16], 243, [77] p. ; 20 cm (8vo)

Notes: Published anonymously. Attributed to Geoffrey Gilbert. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Also attributed to William Nelson. Cf. BM.; Signatures: A-Xâ¸.; Advertisements on verso of p. [1-2] in front and p. [76-77] at end.; Errata on p. [75] at end.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates signature at top of title page.; Book number 218 as assigned by Yeates.; Small bookplate of David Franch affixed to back of front cover.; Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,; National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints; British Museum. General catalogue of printed books,; English short title catalogue,

Subjects: Evidence (Law) - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Evidence (Law); Great Britain.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather [Binding]; Gilt title on maroon spine label[Binding]; Name of David French embossed on both covers.

Additional Author: Gilbert, Geoffrey,; Nelson, William,; Jefferson, Thomas,; Yeates, Jasper,; French, David,

Additional Corporate Author: Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress); Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)

Place: England London.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 218 1717

The laws of Jamaica : pass'd by the Governours, Council and Assembly in that island, and confirm'd by the Crown

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Corporate Author: Jamaica.

Date of Publication: 1716.

Call Number: Book 503 1716

Corporate Author: Jamaica.

Uniform Title: Laws, etc.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by W. Wilkins, at the Dolphin in Little-Britain,

Date of Publication: 1716.

Physical Description: xxx, [6], 457, [1] p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)

Notes: Initials; head and tail pieces.; The preface by William Wood gives a descriptive account of the island.; "Mr. Francis Hanson's account of the island and government of Jamaica, which was wrote in or about the year 1682": pages [446]-457.; Errata: p. [458].; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates signature at top of title page with one former owner struck and one removed.; Book number 503 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Politics and government; Travel.; Jamaica - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.; Jamaica - Politics and government - To 1962.; Jamaica.; Jamaica - Politics and government - Early works to 1800.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Wood, William,; Hanson, Francis.; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 503 1716

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