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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

5 Scope and Content Note: 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

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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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The arguments and reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen ... in some special cases; by him argued during the time of his practice at the barr. [1669-1685]

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Corporate Author: Great Britain. Courts.

Date of Publication: 1702.

Call Number: Book 581 1702

Responsibility: Together with divers decrees in the High Court of Chancery. Upon limitations of trusts of terms for years. The whole printed from the authors original manuscript. Revised and corrected with his own hand. And published with the allowance and approbation of the lord keeper, and all the judges.

Corporate Author: Great Britain. Courts.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for R. Smith,

Date of Publication: 1702.

Physical Description: 6 preliminary leaves, 250 (i. e. 246), 369-664, [8] pages 33 cm

Notes: Signatures: 2 l. unsigned, AÂ², aÂ², B-ZÂ², Aa-ZzÂ², AaaÂ²-RrrÂ¹, Aaaaa-ZzzzzÂ², Aaaaaa-ZzzzzzÂ², 7A-7ZÂ², 8A-8GÂ².; Errors in paging: p. 173-176, 649 and 652 incorrectly numbered 176-179, 652 and 629, respectively; nos. 181-184, 188 omitted, no. 189 duplicated.; Includes index.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 581 as assigned by Yeates.; Printedn and hane-written marginalia.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.; Remainders (Estates) - Great Britain.; Trusts and trustees - Great Britain.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Remainders (Estates); Trusts and trustees.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Pollexfen, Henry,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of Chancery.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 581 1702

La Bible : qui est toute la saincte escriture du Vieil et du Nouueau Testament: autrement l'anciene & la nouuelle alliance, le tout reueu & confereÃŒÂ¹ sur les textes Hebrieux & Grecs par les pasteurs & professeurs de l'eglise de Geneue. AugmenteÃŒÂ¹ d'indices & figures necessaires pour le contentement du lecteur

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Date of Publication: 1608.

Call Number: 220 L493 1608

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Alternate Title: Bible, qvi est tovte la saincte escritvre dv Vieil & du Novveav Testament

Place of Publication: A Geneve

Publisher: [Iacob ChoueÃŒâ¸t],

Date of Publication: 1608.

Physical Description: [8], 456, [1], 99, 133, [90] leaves : music ; 25 cm

Notes: Signatures: ii, iij, iiij, AÂ¹ÌÃ¾-ZÂ¹ÌÃ¾, Aaâ„—Ã¸-LLâ„—Ã¸, Aâ„—Ä‘-Nâ„—Ä‘, AAÂ¹ÌÃ¾-XXÂ¹ÌÃ¾, AAaÂ¹ÌÃ¾-IIhÂ¹ÌÃ¾.; Includes indexes.; Title vignette.; Double column text; historiated initials; head- and tail-pieces; printed marginalia.; Preliminary material includes an introductory epistle, preface by Calvin.; "Les sous-nommeÃŒÂ¹s marchans libraires & imprimeurs ont par la permission des spectables ministres de l'Eglise de Geneue fait imprimer ceste bible ... Ce premier Iuillet. M. DCVIII. Iean le Preux, Iacob ChoueÃŒâ¸t, & Samuel Boreau", p. [11].; Books of Exodus and I Kings with illustrative figures.; "Les pseaumes de David mis en rime Francoise par Clement Marot, & Theodore de Beze," "La forme des prieres ecclesiastiques ...," "Le cathechisme ..." : l. [21]-[77] at end.; Contains "Les livres apocryphes."; Title page missing; some information written on first leaf.; Conserved in 1997 by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia; Poem, recipe, and song in older French not translated.; Genealogy of Isaac Lefevre and siblings (1660-1680) on back of leaf 104.; Genealogy of the children of Isaac Lefevre and Feree (1706-1719) on front of leaf 456.; Genealogy of Joseph Lefevre and Salome (1785-1826) on back of leaf 134 and continued on the front of leaf [1].; Genealogy of John Lefever and Elizabeth McClung and children (1823-1861) on front of second flyleaf.; Translations of some information on leaf 105 and leaf 456 attached on back of second and third flyleaves.; Letter of transmittal dated 22 April 1935 from Farmers Trust Company of Lancaster to the Lancaster Historical Society of the Lefevre family bible per the wishes of Elizabeth Lefevre.; Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appointment is required.; Lefevre family bible.; Obituary of Mary Lefever, age 45. (newspaper clipping, dated February 25?); "Full leather over wooden boards, brass clasps with (missing) leather straps trhough the fold onto four raised cords." Note of conservator.

Subjects: Lefevre, Isaac.; Lefevre, Samuel , - 1719 -1789.; Lefevre family - Genealogy.; Lefever, John.

Place: Switzerland Geneva.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Bible

Call Number: 220 L493 1608

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De successionibus apud Anglos : the law of hereditary descents, shewing the rise, progress and successive alterations thereof : also the law of descent as now in rule

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Author: Hale, Matthew,

Date of Publication: 1700.

Call Number: Book 441 1700

Responsibility: by Sir Matthew Hale.

Author: Hale, Matthew,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for S.S. and are to be sold at the corner of Gutter-lane in Cheapside,

Date of Publication: 1700.

Physical Description: [10], 104 pages, 1 folded leaf ; 18 cm (8vo)

Notes: Chapter 11 of the author's "The history and analysis of the common law of England," which was published in 1713.; The folded leaf has "A scheme of pedigrees: and also the degrees of parentage and consanguinity."; Another ed. was published in this same year by R. Battersby.; Includes advertisement on p. [2].; "This treatise I think may be truly said to be PrimÃ¦ Impressionis" ... p. [8].; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 441 as assigned by Yeates.; Wing

Subjects: Inheritance and succession - Great Britain.; Kinship.; Land tenure - Great Britain.; Law - Great Britain - Sources.; Inheritance and succession.; Land tenure.; Law.; Great Britain.; Sources.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 441 1700

Eirenarcha, or, Of the office of the iustices of peace : in foure bookes

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Author: Lambarde, William,

Edition: Reuised, corrected, and enlarged, in the 4th yeare of the peaceable raigne of Our Most Gracious King Iames.

Date of Publication: 1607.

Call Number: Bookk 229 1607

Alternate Title: Eirenarcha; Of the office of the iustices of peace; Of the office of the justices of peace

Responsibility: first collected by William Lambard ...

Author: Lambarde, William,

Uniform Title: Eirenarcha

Edition: Reuised, corrected, and enlarged, in the 4th yeare of the peaceable raigne of Our Most Gracious King Iames.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for the Company of Stationers,

Date of Publication: 1607.

Physical Description: [2], 621, [81] pages ; 17 cm (8vo)

Notes: Author statement follows edition statement on t.p.; Printed by Adam Islip. Cf. STC.; Signatures: A-2Xâ¸.; Errors in paging: p. 315, 317, and 619 incorrectly numbered 215, 217, and 519 respectively.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Signature of Yeates at top of title page.; Signature of Richard Dauxell on back of title page.; Book number 229 as assigned by Yeates.; With: Lambarde, William. The duties of constables, borsholders, tythingmen ... London : Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1606. Bound together subsequent to publication.; STC (2nd ed.); ESTC

Subjects: Justices of the peace - Great Britain.; Justices of the peace.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Initials HD etched at bottom of fron cover (Binding); Embem of Queen Elizabeth in gold on both covers (Binging)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,; Dauxell, Richard,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Bookk 229 1607

The first part of the institutes of the laws of England, or, A commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it self : haec ego grandaevus posui tibi candide lector

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Author: Coke, Edward,

Edition: The tenth edition, carefully corrected from the errors of the former impressions, with an alphabetical table, to which are added two learned tracts of the same author, the first, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward the First, entituled The statute of levying fines, and the second, of Bail and mainprize, in this tenth edition is also added his compleat copy-holder, a learned treatise of the authors never before printed in any of his works in folio, with many thousands of new references to the modern law cases, by an eminent lawyer, never printed before, and distingushed from the old references by this mark [double dagger].

Date of Publication: 1703.

Call Number: Book 755 1703

Alternate Title: Commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it self

Responsibility: authore Edwardo Coke, milite.

Author: Coke, Edward,

Uniform Title: First part of the institutes of the laws of England

Edition: The tenth edition, carefully corrected from the errors of the former impressions, with an alphabetical table, to which are added two learned tracts of the same author, the first, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward the First, entituled The statute of levying fines, and the second, of Bail and mainprize, in this tenth edition is also added his compleat copy-holder, a learned treatise of the authors never before printed in any of his works in folio, with many thousands of new references to the modern law cases, by an eminent lawyer, never printed before, and distingushed from the old references by this mark [double dagger].

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by William Rawlins, Samuel Roycroft, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, and are to be sold by Charles Harper at the Flower-de-luce against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street and J. Walthoe in Vine-Court, Middle-Temple, adjoyning to the Cloysters,

Date of Publication: 1703.

Physical Description: [5] leaves, 88 p., 394, [32] leaves, [1] folded leaf, [2] leaves of plates ; 32 cm. (fol.)

Notes: A reprint of Littleton's Tenures, with a translation in English from Anglo-Norman (Law French), and commentary. Printed in parallel columns.; Some errors in foliation.; Signatures: pi1 [superscript pi]Aâ´ a-yÂ² A-3Dâ´ [superscript chi]3DÂ² 3E-5Eâ´ 5Fâ¶ Â²A-Â²Eâ¶.; "Le Reading del mon Seignior Coke, 34 Eliz. anno 1592, sur lestatute de 27 E.I. appelle lestatute de finibus levatis" and "A treatise of bail & mainprize, written by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 1-27 of the 88 p. sequence; "The compleat copy-holder, being a learned discourse of the antiquity and nature of manors and copy-holds, with all things thereunto incident by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 29-88 of the 88 p. sequence.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; John Yeate's signature at top of title page under that of former owner J. Hartleys; Book number 755 as assigned by Yeates.; Includes bibliographical references, and index: "A table to the first part of the institutes of the laws of England."; ESTC

Subjects: Land tenure - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Real property - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Fines and recoveries - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Bail - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Manors - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Copyhold - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Bail.; Copyhold.; Fines and recoveries.; Land tenure; Manors.; Real property.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Spine title missing (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,; Littleton, Thomas,; Coke, Edward,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 755 1703

The fourth and last part of Modern reports, being a collection of several special cases argued and adjudged in the Court of King & Queen's Bench : in the 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th years of the reigns of King William and Queen Mary, and 7th year of King William, and judgments thereupon : with several of the pleadings at large, being carefully examined by the records : and also the number-rolls of most of the other cases : very few of these cases were ever printed before

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Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.

Date of Publication: 1703.

Alternate Title: Modern reports

Responsibility: carefully collected by a learned hand.

Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins Esqrs. for Charles Harper ...,

Date of Publication: 1703.

Physical Description: [8], 424, [24] pages ; 32 cm (fol.)

Notes: "Some books printed for, and sold by Charles Harper ... ": last page.; Signatures: [A]â´ B-3Hâ´ 3I-3OÂ².; Includes index.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 128 as assigned by Yeates.; Information struck on title page.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.; Publishers' advertisements - Great Britain.

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of Queen's Bench.

The gamesters law; wherein is treated, of unlawful games, and what are esteemed such in our law ... Of the power of the justices by the common and statute law in punishing offenders, and searching gaming-houses

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Date of Publication: 1708.

Call Number: Book 446 1700

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for Arthur Collins ... and Sam. Butler ...

Date of Publication: 1708.

Physical Description: [16], 120, [8] pages 17 cm

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page with two struck former owners.; Book number 446 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Gambling - Great Britain.; Gambling.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 446 1700

The law of ejectments, or, A treatise shewing the nature of ejectione firme, the difference between it and trespass, and how to be brought or removed where the lands lie in franchises. ... As also who are good witnesses or not in the trial on ejectment, and what shall be allowed good evidence or not ... Together with the learning of special verdicts at large, relating to titles of land and estates in several rules, and of judgments with their several forms of entries in special cases ... Very necessary for all lawyers, attornies, and other persons, especially at the assises, &c ?

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Date of Publication: 1700.

Call Number: Bookk 197 1700

Alternate Title: Treatise shewing the nature of ejectione firme

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for John Deeve at Bernards Inn Gate in Holbourn,

Date of Publication: 1700.

Physical Description: [18], 268, [26] pages ; (8vo)

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates signature at top of title page under struck former owner.; Book number 197 as assigned by Yeates.; With an index.; Pages 202-208 misnumbered 182-187 and 108.; Signatures: pi1 A-Tâ¸ Uâ´.; With a preliminary advertisement leaf.; ESTC; Wing (2nd ed.)

Subjects: Ejectment - England - Early works to 1800.; Ejectment.; England.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding); Early works.

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Place: Great Britain England London.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Bookk 197 1700

Lex spuriorum: or, The law relating to bastardy. Collected from the common, civil and ecclesiastical laws

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Author: Brydall, John,

Date of Publication: 1703.

Call Number: Book 439 1703

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Responsibility: By John Brydall ...

Author: Brydall, John,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, for T. Osbone,

Date of Publication: 1703.

Physical Description: 4 preliminary leaves, 127, [8] pages 18 cm

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature and that of two former owners struck.; Book number 439 as assigned by Yeates.

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

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 439 1703

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The arguments and reports of Sr. Hen. Pollexfen ... in some special cases; by him argued during the time of his practice at the barr. [1669-1685]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21540

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19643

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De successionibus apud Anglos : the law of hereditary descents, shewing the rise, progress and successive alterations thereof : also the law of descent as now in rule

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21140

Eirenarcha, or, Of the office of the iustices of peace : in foure bookes

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21022

The first part of the institutes of the laws of England, or, A commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it self : haec ego grandaevus posui tibi candide lector

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21808

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20954

The gamesters law; wherein is treated, of unlawful games, and what are esteemed such in our law ... Of the power of the justices by the common and statute law in punishing offenders, and searching gaming-houses

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21146

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20997

Lex spuriorum: or, The law relating to bastardy. Collected from the common, civil and ecclesiastical laws

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21142

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