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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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An act to incorporate the city of Lancaster with the several subsequent acts relating thereto; and the ordinances for the regulation of the said city, passed by the Select and Common Councils

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Corporate Author: Lancaster (Pa.).

Date of Publication: 1834.

Call Number: 090 L224mh 1834

Responsibility: Arr. and published by Councils.

Corporate Author: Lancaster (Pa.).

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Publisher: Printed by Hugh Maxwell,

Date of Publication: 1834.

Physical Description: 1 v. (various pagings) 20 cm.

Notes: Library copy missing title page.

Subjects: Lancaster (Pa.). - H. Maxwell - (1834); Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L224mh 1834

The Anti-slavery record. Vol. I, for 1835

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Date of Publication: 1835.

Call Number: 973.7115 A627

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Published by R.G. Williams, for The American Anti-slavery Society,

Date of Publication: 1835.

Physical Description: iv, 174 p. 19 cm.

Notes: Joseph Gibbons embossed on front cover; Autographed by Joseph Gibbons, 1835.

Subjects: Slavery - United States

Additional Corporate Author: American Anti-Slavery Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 973.7115 A627

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Collection: City of Lancaster Records

Title: City of Lancaster Records

Object ID: MG0420

Date Range: 1763-1919

Company Mellert and Company Miller and Detz Contractors Mrs. H. Miller and Son Oaths of office Payroll Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Telephone Company Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company Philip Lebzelter and Company Pontz and Brothers Regulations Regulators

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Collection: City of Lancaster Records

Title: City of Lancaster Records

Description: Series 1 contains invoices, arrest warrants, and tax collector books for the city of Lancaster. Invoices that were approved by the city council in 1878, 1883 and 1884 for payroll and supplies include road and bridge maintenance, water works, fire departments, clerk and inspection work, and costs incurred by the city during an outbreak of small pox. Arrest warrants for 1918-1919 show names of defendant(s) and police officer, the charge, date and case number. There are also tax collector records for 1860-1889, incomplete.; Series 2 contains documents regarding the market houses, waterworks, lamps, roads, railroad and city ordinances. Petitions support a candidate for night watchman, seek to repeal an ordinance for hanging signs and regulations for public scales, and request a reward for the apprehension of a murderer. There is an 1815 naturalization certificate for James Williams and a resolution regarding a visit of Gen. Andrew Jackson.; Series 3 contains miscellaneous items related to the Borough of Lancaster (1742 to 1818) found in the Document Collection. Items include an act regulating the buildings and keeping in repair the streets, lanes, and alley of Lancaster, passed 14 January 1774; oaths of office sworn by various men from 1764 to 1769; and an extract of Lancaster Borough laws enacted 22 January 1774 reporting the regulations and fines of this borough.

Date Range: 1763-1919

Year Range From: 1763

Year Range To: 1919

Creator: City Council (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 10

People: Able, John F.; Allen, Samuel; Althouse, Henry F.; Amer, William; Amwake, William F. H.; Arnold, John. L.; Atkins, Bessie; Aument, Charles F.; Baer, John; Bair, G. D.; Bair, L. D.; Baker, Edward W.; Barber, Samuel; Barr, Charles H.; Barr, J. K.; Barr, Jacob K.; Bauer, Peter J.; Bauman, Ray; Beamsderfer, Howard; Beck, William; Beck, William D.; Beidle, John; Beitz, Philip; Bender, Frantz; Benedict, H. F.; Best, John; Betz, Philip; Bickham, James; Bitner, D. P.; Bitner, David; Bletz, David; Blickenderfer, R.; Bolbach, Philip; Bolenius, R. M.; Bowman, Martin; Bowman, William; Brimmer, Frederick; Brown, B. J.; Brown, C. H.; Brown, George W.; Brown, J. S.; Brown, Jesse S.; Burkholder, Clayton; Burrowes, F. S.; Bushong, Walter G.; Calder, George; Callahan, George B.; Carpenter, James C.; Carr, James; Casini, Frank; Cassel, A. N.; Castner, Frank; Charles, Walter; Cherry, Patrick; Churchill, Marion; Clark, William; Clendman, E. S.; Cochran, H. B.; Cooper, Thomas F.; Cranley, Ambrogi; Cummings, Samuel; Curry, Joseph; Daily, D. G.; Daily, David G.; Deacon, Edward; Deem, David L.; Deen, D. L.; Deiby, Philip; Deichler, Harry; Dickee, Frederick; Dickle, Fred; Diffenbaugh, A. L.; Diller, Harry A.; Doerley, Henry; Doerson, Philip; Dommel, Harry; Dorley, Harry; Dorley, Henry; Dornbaugh, Graybill; Douts, Walter; Druckemiller, Jacob; Dull, Walter W.; Eaby, George W.; Eberman, H. F.; Eberts, Jasper; Eckert, Henry; Eckert, Leonard; Ehler, Henry; Eichholtz, Robert L.; Eleight, James M.; Elligott, James M.; Elliott, Samuel; Ellis, Charles T.; Embich, Christian; Ensurian, H. M.; Erb, J. B.; Erisman, C. Y.; Eshleman, D. Y.; Evans, Samuel; Faesig, Frank J.; Fellman, John; Fetter, Jacob; Finefrock, B. Frank; Finney, W. B.; Finney, William B.; Fisher, William; Fisher, Henry; Fisher, Wilson; Fitzpatrick, J. A.; Flora, Charles W.; Fondersmith, G. L.; Fox, Benjamin; Franciscus, Stofel; Franklin, Witney; Frantz, Andrew F.; Freh, John; Fries, George; Fritchey, J. U.; Furniss, Joseph; Gable, Jacob; Gerhart, William R.; Gill, John; Goodman, Jonas; Gorman, John; Gormley, Charles; Grauer, George; Greenwalt, Charles; Greivetz, D.; Groff, B. F.; Groff, H. D.; Groff, H. L.; Groff, Raymond; Grubley, John; Gundaker, Jacob; Hagen, Patrick; Haines, Harry; Halbach, J.; Halbach, Jacob; Haley, James; Hamilton, J. A.; Hamilton, John A.; Hardy, George; Harkins, W. E.; Harsh, Benjamin; Hart, John; Hartman, J.; Heinitsh, Charles A.; Henry, Benjamin; Henry, William; Herr, L. B.; Hinchey, Edward; Hindie, Robert; Hogarth, Joseph; Holman, I. D.; Holman, Janice; Hopson, John; Hostetter, Simon; Howell, H. N.; Howell, Henry H.; Huber, Joseph H.; Hubley, Isaac; Jeffries, John R.; Johnson, George; Johnson, J. W.; Johnson, John F.; Kachel, Elvin; Kahle, William; Karer, Henry; Kauffman, Isaac; Kauffman, J. R.; Keller, John; Keller, Kauffman; Kepler, Aaron Conrad; Kiehl, John C.; Kirkpatrick, William; Kirsch, John; Kitch, Davis; Kline, G. M.; Kreckovich, Michael; Kuhns, John; Kurtz, George; Landis, D. B.; Landis, F. F.; Landis, A. B.; Landis, Philip; Laucks, John H.; Lauman, Ludwig; Lawrence, George; Lawrence, William; Lebzelter, Philip; Leonard, H.; Leonard, Henry; Levan, S. H.; Levan, William A.; Levengood, John; Lichty, J. B.; Long, Abram; Long, John F.; Lorentz, William; Loucks, J. H.; Loucks, John H.; Lyons, Harry; MacGonigle, John T.; Madden, Thomas; Markley, J. B.; Martin, Henry; Massaline, Frank; Mastenna, Antonio; Maxwell, Abram; May, Henry; Mayer, David M.; Mayer, George; Maynard, Walter; McDonald, Alexander; McCarter, A. W.; McCarter, Arthur; McCormick, D. R.; McCue, George W.; McCulley, R. C.; McCully, R. G.; McDonnell, Samuel; McElligott, Thomas F.; McGeehan, John; McKilchey, Charles; McLaughlin, Daniel; Mencher, M. H.; Metzger, M. A.; Metzger, M. I.; Miller, Fred J.; Miller, H.; Miller, Harry; Miller, Herman; Miller, Howard; Miller, Philip; Mohr, Malin; Montooth, Samuel; Montor, Benny; Moore, Harry; Moowawer, Oliver; Morgan, Thomas H.; Morrow, R. M.; Moyer, H. M.; Murray, John; Musser, F. W.; Musser, John; Myers, C. F.; Myers, John C.; Myers, William; Nagle, Peter; Neff, Abraham; Negley, Frank L.; Netscher, C. E.; Nickel, Albert; Noll, Lewis; Nolls, F. Lewis; O'Conner, Thomas; O'Donell, Frank; Orem, William; Orem, William J.; Oster, R. S.; Ostheim, Joseph; Overly, H.; Pavenger, Gertrude; Pearsol, John H.; Pennington, William; Pinkerton, Elizabeth; Pool, Samuel J.; Price, Thomas P.; Price, William W.; Pryor, Fred; Puck, Thomas P.; Pyott, J. D.; Quade, C. F.; Raub, M. W.; Raum, Samuel; Rawlings, Henry; Rawlins, John; Reeder, T. L.; Reily, James; Reiner, Henry; Reinir, Anslem; Remley, John; Richardson, William; Ricker, Frank A.; Ringwalt, Amos; Rogers, Harry; Rogers, Henry; Rohrer, DuBois; Rohrer, J. B.; Roy, William H.; Rudy, Philip; Ruhl, Cyrus; Russel, Charles; Samson, Benjamin; Schaum, George H.; Schindler, A.; Schwartz, John; Schwebel, Charles; Sehner, George; Seibley, Andrew; Seran, S. H.; Sevan, S. H.; Shaffner, Caspar; Sheil, Raymond F.; Shenck, H. C.; Shenk, Joseph; Shroder, F.; Shulmyer, Russel; Siegler, John A.; Skinner, John; Smallvachs, Alexander; Smith, C. Henry; Smith, John; Smith, Michael; Snyder, E. E.; Snyder, Elmer; Snyder, George; Solsky, Samuel; Sorenze, William; Spurrier, A. K.; Staices, George; Stainz, George W.; Stauffer, John F.; Steel, Charles; Stehman, W. H.; Steinman, G. M.; Steinman, George M.; Steinwandel, A.; Stone, John; Stone, Lodwick; Sussner, Henry; Thran, John W.; Thurlow, Thomas; Tillinghast, B. C.; Tillotson, L. G.; Tomlinson, George; Trapnell, David N.; Voght, Christian; Waitz, Gustave; Walker, Edward; Warfel, Bertha; Weiles, Lewis F.; Welchans, Edward; Wenger, D. H.; Westhaffer, H. E.; Wetzel, Edward; Wetzel, John; White, Henry A.; Whitlock, Isaac; Wiley, W. B.; Wilhelm, F.H.; Wimer, J. A.; Winower, Harry J.; Winower, Peter; Wise, Christian; Wisler, J. L.; Wolf, Joseph; Wolpert, L.; Worthington, Henry P.; Worthington, Henry R.; Zell, William D.; Ziegler, J. A.

Other Creators: Tax Assessor (Lancaster, Pa.); Bureau of Police (Lancaster, Pa.).

Subjects: Business records; Criminal records; Lancaster (Pa.)--Bureau of Police; Lancaster (Pa.)--Tax Assessor; Tax collection

Search Terms: American Fire Engine and Hose Company; American Life Insurance Company; Arrests; Bartle and Snyder; Baumgardner, Eberman and Company; Bowers and Hurst; Brimmer and Tucker; Chain Carrier; Christian Wise and Brothers; Common Sense Metallic Packing Manufacturing Company; Conestoga Steam Mills; D. H. Wenger and Brother; Declarations; Directors of the Poor of Lancaster County; Empire Hook and Ladder Company; Everts and Overdeer; F. Shroder and Company; Fines; Flinn and Breneman; Friendship Fire Company; G. L. FonDersmith; G. Sener and Sons; George Fries and Company; George M. Steinman and Company; George Martin and Company; Givler, Bowers and Hurst; Gorrecht and Company; H. Baumgardner and Company; Humane Fire Company; Humphreville and Keiffer; Invoices; J. Stewart and Son; James W. Queen and Company; John Baer's Sons; John Best and Son; John Mingle and Son; Kauffman and Keller; Kauffman Keller and Company; Kepler and Slaymaker; L. G. Tillotson and Company; Lancaster and Williams Town Pike Company; Lancaster City Bureau of Police; Lancaster City Steam Soap and Candle Works; Lancaster County Prison; Lancaster Examiner; Lancaster Freie Presse; Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Lamp Committee; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Waterworks; Leonard and Ellis; Market House No. 1; Market House No. 2; Market House No. 3; Maxim Electric Light and Power Company; Mellert and Company; Miller and Detz Contractors; Mrs. H. Miller and Son; Oaths of office; Payroll; Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company; Pennsylvania Railroad; Pennsylvania Telephone Company; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philip Lebzelter and Company; Pontz and Brothers; Regulations; Regulators; Shiffler Fire Company; Snyder and Price; Sprecher and Pfeiffer; Station houses; Steinman and Hensel; Stoner, Shreiner and Company; Sun Fire Company; Union Fire Company; Washington Fire Company; Weimer and Carter; West Reading Pipe and Machine Works

Extent: 3 boxes 37 folders 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0420

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Lancaster City Archives; George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records (MG0545)

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: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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-420

Classification: MG0420

Description Level: Fonds

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting

Object ID: MG0545_Series05

Date Range: 1834-1895

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting

Description: The documents in MG0545 Series 5 pertain to providing street lighting around Lancaster City. Series begins in 1834 with the City Council receiving bids for oil to burn in street lamps and concludes in 1895 with an invoice from the Citizens' Electric, Heat and Power Co. This series also includes invoices for parts, payment receipts for various labors connected to the city power system, petitions to have lamps installed or removed, and bids from companies to receive the city contract to provide citizens of Lancaster with light.

System of Arrangement: This collection is organized into series by subject:; Series 1 Market Houses; Series 2 Fire Department; Series 3 Bridges; Series 4 Railroads; Series 5 Lamps and Lighting; Series 6 Relief Fund; Series 7 Administrative Records

Date Range: 1834-1895

Year Range From: 1834

Year Range To: 1895

Date of Accumulation: 1834-1895

Creator: Lancaster (Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

People: Algier, Michael; Althouse, Henry; Baumgardner, Henry; Bietz, Jacob; Blickenderfer, R.; Brown, George W.; Brown, Theodore; Carpenter, Dr.; Corcoran, Hugh; Cosgrove, Johannes; Ecinaras, C.; Ernst, George, Jr.; Fairer, A.; Flick, John; Frain, Davis M.; Gable, Jacob; Garber, Abraham; Geiger, E.; Getz, Elleanor; Hambright, Henry; Harman, Daniel; Hawthorn, H. C.; Henry, J.; Hess, Josiah; Hildebrand, Casper; Hildebrand, Henry; Howister, Ken; Kautz, Jacob F.; Kerfoot, George B; Lamparter, Ehrhart; Lamparter, Elizabeth; Lamparter, Mrs.; Long, John F.; Mackley, J. R.; Magendabler, John; Mathiot, John; McCuhley, J.; Mefsenkop, John; Miller, Herman; Morningstar, Jacob; Morton, William; Oberman, J.; Raub, M.; Renard, Henry; Richard, Luther; Ringwalt, A. S.; Sanderson, George; Schaeffer, Bartram; Schaum, Henry; Schaum, John P.; Sewars, William; Simpson, Jacob G.; Skiles, John D.; Smith, John; Sturgis, B. R.; Tyle, Henry; Wagner, J. Jacob; Werz, Jacob; Wiley, John; Yeisley, George

Subjects: Lamps; Street lighting; Business records; Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: Boon and Cockley; Business records; Citizens' Electric Light; Contracts; Coonley and Woodward; Finding aids; Gable and Company; Heat and Power Company; Heintish and Carter House; Heupel and Huber; Invoices; Isaac Diller and Sons; John Bush and Son; Lamp Committee; Lamps; Lancaster City Waterworks; Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company; Manuscript groups; Morris Tasker and Company; Ordinances; Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company; Pinkerton and Slaymaker; Proposals; Receipts; Shenk and Long; State Electric Lighting Company; Street lighting

Extent: 1 box, 17 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0545_Series05

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory

Related Item Notes: Lancaster City Archives; George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

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-545, Series 5

Other Number: MG-545, Series 5

Classification: MG0545

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.; The collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by KR, April 2012.

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Christiana Resistance Collection

Object ID: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE

Date Range: 1803-1971

Jackson in Philadelphia, regarding whereabouts of Nelson Ford, Joshua Hammond, and others; who occupied Parker’s house; who was in Parker’s house that night; and how long Parker, Pinkney, and Johnson had lived in Pennsylvania. [Possibly written to the Pownall family.] 10 November 1851. Folder 3 Notes on

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Christiana Resistance Collection

Description: The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot," occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker (1821-1891), a free Black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the Freedom Seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.; The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was; wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a; precursor to the Civil War.; The collection contains 2 distinct series: documents and photographs, from 1803-1971. Documents include: land drafts and deeds, correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts of the event, memorializations, announcements and a radio drama related to or inspired by the Christiana Resistance event of 1851.; Contained in the photograph series are photographs of: the event place and places related to the Christiana Resistance, the Pownall farm, event monuments, daguerreotypes of key figures and survivors of the resistance.; Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.; Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

Admin/Biographical History: The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free Black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.; The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.

System of Arrangement: Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1803-1971

Year Range From: 1803

Year Range To: 1971

Date of Accumulation: 1803-1971

Creator: Moores Memorial Library

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Christiana (Pa.)

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance

Extent: 1 box, 37 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Physical Characteristics: The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE

Location of Originals: Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Access Conditions / Restrictions: The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Copyright: The attached images may be used for research purposes only.; Please contact Moores Memorial Library for high resolution images and permission to publish:; Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Credit: Christiana Resistance Collection, Series #, Folder #, Moores Memorial Library

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.; The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.; The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

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Collection: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Title: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Object ID: MG0071

Date Range: 1726-1922

been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The finding aid was updated using DACS conventions. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Cochran, Thomas B. Eichholtz, Jacob Elder

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Collection: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Title: John Leonard Ellmaker Collection

Description: Collection of Ellmaker family papers, including original papers of the first immigrant, John Leonard Ellmaker of Germany. Papers include correspondence, genealogy charts, deeds and legal papers. newspaper clippings, photographs, articles on Jacob Eichholtz, and a diploma and teachers' certificate. There is also a blank book with paper made at Ephrata Cloister in 1796.

Date Range: 1726-1922

Year Range From: 1726

Year Range To: 1922

Date of Accumulation: 1726-1922

Creator: Ellmaker family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 02

People: Cochran, Thomas B.; Eichholtz, Jacob; Elder, Thomas; Ellmaker, Alfred; Ellmaker, Amos; Ellmaker, Ana Margareta; Ellmaker, Benjamin Ellmaker; Ellmaker, E. Ben; Ellmaker, Edgar O.; Ellmaker, Elizabeth; Ellmaker, Enos; Ellmaker, John Leonard; Ellmaker, John Watson; Ellmaker, Leonard; Ellmaker, Lucy H.; Ellmaker, Nathaniel; Ellmaker, Thomas; Graunnon, Christiana Margaretta; Haverstick, H. B.; Hoofgardner, Ferdinand; Hornberger, Maria; Hubbard, Elbert; Huston, R. M.; Koning, P.; Mayor, Robert; Moor, John; Nicolaas, I.; Pancoast, Dr.; Schnierer, Jacob; Snyder, Edwin L.; Snyder, John A.; Snyder, Mrs. Edwin L.

Other Creators: Ellmaker, John Leonard

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Deeds; Family records; Genealogy; Letters; Marriage records; Stocks; Wills

Search Terms: Aoelian Hall; Carnegie Hall; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Deeds; Ephrata Cloister; Family records; Finding aids; Genealogy; Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia; Letters; Manuscript groups; Marriage records; Metropolitan Opera House; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Philharmonic Society of New York; Roycroft; Stocks; Wills

Extent: 2 boxes, 58 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German, Dutch

Object ID: MG0071

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Photograph Collection

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: No restrictions. Please request at Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection 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: MG0071

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 October 2018.

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Collection: Hubley Collection

Title: Hubley Collection

Object ID: MG0002

Date Range: 1741-1864

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Collection: Hubley Collection

Title: Hubley Collection

Description: The Hubley Collection contains legal documents, case papers, family and military papers, wills, deeds, bills and receipts, indentures for servants and enslaved persons, correspondence, petitions, and church-related information.

Admin/Biographical History: John Hubley and Joseph Hubley were Lancaster attorneys.

System of Arrangement: The legal papers are arranged chronologically. Case papers are arranged; alphabetically by surname of the plaintiff or defendant. Family papers are grouped by the family member's name and chronologically within that name. Box 6 is arranged chronologically.

Date Range: 1741-1864

Year Range From: 1741

Year Range To: 1864

Date of Accumulation: 1741-1864

Creator: Hubley family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: App, Michael; Barr, John; Deshler, Adam; Ferree, Polly; Foulke, Caleb; Franklin, Thomas; Fromberger, John; Hubley, Adam; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, George; Hubley, John; Hubley, Joseph; Hubley, Michael; Jones, Owen, Jr.; Lauman, Ludwig; Musser, John; Porter, Andrew; Rieger, Jacob; Rieger, Catherine; Thomas, Adam

Subjects: Court records; Deeds; Depositions; Family records; Indentured servants; Judgments; Law offices; Letters; Promissory notes; Slavery; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Wills

Search Terms: Correspondence; Court records; Deeds; Depositions; Enslaved persons; Family records; Finding aids; Indentured servants; Judgments; Law offices; Letters; Manuscript groups; Military; Promissory notes; Revolutionary War; Slavery; Warder, Parker and Company; Wills; Yeiser & Weaver

Extent: 6 boxes, 84 folders, 2.25 cu. ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0002

Related Item Notes: Hubley Family File in the library.

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-2

Classification: MG0002

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Collection was cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 1 March 2018.

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Collection: Henry Slaymaker Collection

Title: The Henry Slaymaker Collection

Object ID: MG0004

Date Range: 1790-1835

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Collection: Henry Slaymaker Collection

Title: The Henry Slaymaker Collection

Description: Collection includes waste books and an account book from the Salisbury Store, Justice of the Peace dockets, child's school exercise books, receipts, summons, letters, and other papers.

Date Range: 1790-1835

Creation Date: 1790-1835

Year Range From: 1790

Year Range To: 1835

Creator: Slaymaker, Henry F. (Henry Fleming), 1789-1860

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Chambers, P.; Leech, George; Slaymaker, Henry Fleming; Slaymaker, Isabella; Slaymaker, Jasper; Small, Henry

Other Creators: Slaymaker family

Subjects: Business records; Court calendars; Family records; Legal documents; Letters; Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township); School notebooks

Search Terms: Bethania Seminary; Business records; Correspondence; Court calendars; Family records; Finding aids; Legal documents; Letters; Manuscript groups; Promissory notes; Salisbury Store; Salisbury Twp.; School notebooks

Extent: 2 boxes, 12 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0004

Related Item Notes: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, MG0268; Curatorial Collection; Photograph Collection

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use the photocopies provided for items in Folders 6 and 7.

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-4

Classification: MG0004

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Collection was cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 1 March 2018.

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Collection: Linden Hall Seminary Collection

Title: Linden Hall Seminary Collection

Object ID: MG0010

Date Range: 1817-1996

Yearbooks Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The finding aid was updated using DACS conventions. �230 North President Avenue · Lancaster, PA 17603

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Collection: Linden Hall Seminary Collection

Title: Linden Hall Seminary Collection

Description: The Linden Hall Seminary Collection contains school catalogs and Linden Hall Echo, the school yearbook. Other items include financial records, fundraising information, school workbooks, and a diploma from 1886.

Admin/Biographical History: Linden Hall Seminary is a girls' school located in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1742 by the Moravian community, it is the oldest continuously operated girls' school in the United States.

Date Range: 1817-1996

Year Range From: 1817

Year Range To: 1996

Date of Accumulation: 1817-1996

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Beverly, Jane B.; Kepler, Mary

Subjects: Girls' schools; Linden Hall (Lititz, Pa.); School catalogs; School notebooks; School yearbooks; Women--Education

Search Terms: Broadsides; Finding aids; Girls' schools; Linden Hall; Linden Hall Echo; Manuscript groups; School catalogs; School notebooks; Yearbooks

Extent: 2 boxes, 22 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Linden Hall Seminary Collection (MG0010), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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-10

Classification: MG0010

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database 8 Febraury 2018.

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