Signers of petition: Gyger, John; Gillespie, L. W.; [Gillespie, M.]; Ronk, J. P.; Beiler, George; Stauffer, Henry; Johns, Peter; Long, Valentine; Dunlap, John; Brubaker, R. H.; Harr, Jacob R.; Miller, A. M.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 piece
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Confirmation Certificate of Lydia Zellers Carpenter
Description
Confirmation certificate of Lydia Zellers Carpenter, confirmed 20 March 1910, Palm Sunday, at the Lutheran Church in Mount Joy. Rev. Richard C. Rengier, pastor. Color lithograph by P. Schnorr, published by Ernst Kaufman, New York.
Baptismal certificate of Lydia Zellers Carpenter, born 25 March 1894, baptized 5 August 1894. Daughter of Harvey Carpenter and Annie J. Geistweit. Baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mount Joy, M. J. Bieber, Pastor.
Half-tone print, "Remembrance of the First Holy Communion" of "John Tragesser / Holy Trinity Church, Columbia, Pa , 11 June 1916." Signed in ink by Rev. P. G. Bruegeman
Picture of Jesus Christ holding a glowing circular medallion with a cross and IHS. Distributed by "The Diederich-Schaefer Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (No. 2022); and "Printed in Germany."
Marriage certificate for Jacob K. Umble and Amanda Esbenshade
Description
Marriage certificate of Jacob K. Umble of East Lampeter and Amanda Esbenshade of Lancaster, married 24 March 1881 by Rev. Sylvanus Stall of St. John's Lutheran Church, Lancaster. Also included cartes de visite of the bride and groom taken by B. Frank Saylor in Lancaster. Thomas Hunter, Lithograph, Philadelphia. Certificate copyright 1880 by H. M. Crider, York, Pennsylvania.
Has cutouts for carte de visite photographs. Photographs transferred to Photograph Collection.
Daguerreotype of Harriet Lane. Full bust length view, facing right. Her hair is coiled and pinned back. She is wearing a dark jacket over a white blouse, with a white lace collar. Broach at her neck and long earrings are prominent. Gold matting around image. Image mounted inside of book-type case of black leather and red velvet inner lining. Two hook clasps.
This daguerreotype represents the earliest known image of Harriet Lane, niece of President James Buchanan. This likeness might have been photographed ca. 1845, Harriet Lane would have been about fifteen years old.
Signers of petition: James Murphey, David Groff, Abram Esbenshade, Abraham Siegrist, J. P. Ronk, James Manahan, Samuel Miller, Robert Miller, S. W. Gillespie, A. Roberts, [ ] B. Groff, Amos Bushong, Henry Kendig, [ ] B. Groff, Valentine Long, Jacob Brown.
1 item, 1 piece
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