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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/14991bbc-6856-4a16-87ec-762258308615

Collection: Civil War Enlistment Certificates

Title: Civil War Enlistment Certificates

Object ID: MG0422

Date Range: 1864

, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org which the commutation clause had held them. For this reason, legal draft evasion became the prerogative of only the unusually well-to-do.” (“Substitutes, Civil War,” www.answers.com/topic/substitutes-civil-war) Source of Acquisition: Purchased

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Collection: Civil War Enlistment Certificates

Title: Civil War Enlistment Certificates

Description: This collection contains certificates of enlistment for volunteer soldiers from Lancaster City for April and May 1864. The documents show the name of the volunteer; the ward he was from; date; and signatures of volunteer, witness, and/or the draftee for which the volunteer was a substitute; and signatures of members of the Committee on Bounty Fund. These volunteers were "credited to the quota of the City of Lancaster, in the President's calls for troops."

Admin/Biographical History: "No conscription in the North during the Civil War was absolute. The drafted man could always hire a substitute if he could afford it. Starting in 1862, the U.S. government allowed this escape from military service on the theory that, so long as each name drawn from the wheel produced a man, it made no difference whether the drafted person or one hired to take his place appeared for muster. The Conscription Act of 3 March 1863 legalized this method of draft evasion. Until the act of 24 February 1864, the conscript could choose between hiring a substitute or paying the government $300 as commutation of service. Thereafter, the government only permitted substitution, except for conscientious objectors. Furthermore, exemption by furnishing a substitute extended only until the next succeeding draft, at which point the principal again became liable. Immediately, the prices of substitutes rose far above the $300 to which the commutation clause had held them. For this reason, legal draft evasion became the prerogative of only the unusually well-to-do."; "Substitutes, Civil War," www.answers.com/topic/substitutes-civil-war

Date Range: 1864

Creation Date: 1864

Creator: Committee on Bounty Fund (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 10

People: Acheson, Samuel; Allen, Robert; Amerly, John A.; Amieg, H. J.; Arment, Henry W.; Aument, James M.; Barber, Jacob; Bare, M. A.; Barnhart, John; Baymount, Isaac; Baymount, Mary; Benedict, George F.; Besore, John M.; Black, James; Boll, Oliver C.; Bowers, John; Brighton, Henry; Brown, Ernst; Bruar, Elias; Burns, John; Bushong, Elam; Carpenter, Charles M.; Carpenter, Henry; Carpenter, James; Carpenter, John; Carpenter, John C.; Carpenter, John E.; Carty, William N.; Chestbough, John; Christy, William; Cole, Abraham; Collins, William; Creamer, Robert; Croker, John; Day, Thomas; Dern, Charles P.; Devon, Jacob S.; Dickey, Oliver James; Dievler, Amos; Dorwart, David; Downy, Hiram; Dugan, Hugh; Eisler, John; Elliot, Urias; Enk, Edwin; Evans, Isaac; Evans, Robert A.; Evans, Robert K.; Farley, Joseph; Fielis, Henry M.; Fitzpatrick, Philip; Follmer, Aaron; Foster, Charles E.; Fraim, Jacob F.; Frank, Jacob; Frantz, Jacob J.; Geib, William F.; George, Henry; Gerber, H. P.; Gompf, John A.; Grau, Charles; Habecker, Abraham; Hackmen, Charles; Hartman, D.; Hegan, Gerend; Heinig, Isaac; Hess, Samuel; Hildebrand, Adam; Hildebrand, Henry; Holt, Isaac; Hoover, John; Hunt, John; Isenberry, Silas; Jeffries, James C.; Jennings, Henry; Johnson, John H.; Johnston, Oscar M.; Jones Cyrus; Jones, Harry; Kauffman, J. A.; Kauffman, J. B.; Killian, H. K.; King, Henry; Krapp, Dorothea; Krapp, Joseph; Lawson, Charles W.; Lechler, Anthony; Leiby, Jacob; Leonard, William; Lippincott, Charles H.; Lolter, James; Lugar, Samuel W.; Lutz, George; Martin, Joseph; Matthew, Harris; Maxwell, Thomas C.; May, Charles H.; McDonald, H. A.; Meekins, William; Metzler, Daniel W.; Miller, Benjamin; Miller, John; Miller, Martin; Moffit, James; Morton, William A.; Mull, William; Nale, James H.; Peterman, Charles; Pinkerton, George A.; Post, Henry; Regan, Lawrence; Reidenbauch, Aaron; Ridgway, Warren M.; Sandoe, John; Sauders, William; Sawyer, John; Shaum, William; Shenk, Albert; Shenk, R. W.; Shubert, Henry; Sichtenthaler, Charles A.; Skiles, John R.; Smith, William; Stephens, Nicholas; Stouter, Aaron; Stricker, Henry; Stules, George; Swenk, Jacob; Taggart, George; Tollson, Lewis; Underhaus, Henry; Unkle, George; Walton, Daniel; Wanzel, Christian; Wanzel, [Saran]; Weitzel, Irwin K.; White, Henry A.; Wilkin, John; Wolf, Emanuel; Worl, Samuel; Yeisly, George; Young, Charles

Subjects: Bounties, Military; Recruiting and enlistment; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Search Terms: Civil War; Draft; Finding aids; Lancaster; Manuscript groups; Military bounties; Signatures; Soldiers

Extent: 1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0422

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Record of Recruits, 1863-1864. City Archives Collection (CA 08-01 1604-005); Civil War Collection (MG0018)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Enlistment Certificates (MG0422), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request at the 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.

Accession Number: 2007.MG0422

Other Numbers: MG-422

Classification: MG0422

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 22 February 2022.

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Index of Berks County, Pennsylvania; wills and administration records, 1752-1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5122

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Date of Publication: 1973.

Call Number: 974.816 W726i

Responsibility: Compiled by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams.

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Place of Publication: Danboro, Pa

Date of Publication: 1973.

Physical Description: 242 p. map. 29 cm.

Subjects: Wills - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Berks County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Williams, Mildred C.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.816 W726i

Index of Bucks County, Pennsylvania wills and administration records, 1684 to 1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7192

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Date of Publication: 1971.

Call Number: 974.821 W725

Responsibility: Compiled by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams.

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Place of Publication: Danboro, Pa

Date of Publication: 1971.

Physical Description: 192 p. map. 29 cm.

Subjects: Wills - Pennsylvania - Bucks County

Additional Author: Williams, Mildred C.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.821 W725

Index of wills and administrative records, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1812-1850, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5033

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Date of Publication: 1971.

Call Number: 974.822 I38

Responsibility: compiled by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams.

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Place of Publication: Danboro, Pa

Publisher: R.T. & M.C. Williams,

Date of Publication: 1971.

Physical Description: 169 p. : map ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Wills - Pennsylvania - Northampton County; Wills - Pennsylvania - Lehigh County; Northampton County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Lehigh County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Williams, Mildred C.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.822 I38

Oaths of allegiance, Allegiance Book #1, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1777 : copy of oaths of allegiance taken before justices of Bucks County, Pennsylvania as recorded in the above named book in the office of the Register of Wills at Doylestown, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7194

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Date of Publication: 1973.

Call Number: 974.821 W726o

Responsibility: compiled & published by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams.

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Place of Publication: Danboro, Pa

Publisher: Published by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams,

Date of Publication: 1973.

Physical Description: 99 p. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Cover title: Oaths of allegiance, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1777-1786.; Includes index.

Subjects: Loyalty oaths - Pennsylvania - Bucks County.; Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.; Bucks County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Williams, Mildred C.; Brittingham, Janet R.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.821 W726o

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c946d4db-5792-40e4-8236-122127799833

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Jail calendar

Object ID: JAN 1816 F002 QS

Date Range: 1816/01

Collection: Quarter Sessions

Title: Jail calendar

Date Range: 1816/01

Creation Date: 1816

Year: 1816

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

People: Allen, Robert; Berry, Elisha; Bixler, David; Blessing, John; Brown, Dina; Camp, Stephen; Charles, George; Crase, Phineas; Crawford, David; Eors, James; Hamman, Hercules; Hantsch, John; Herman, Lewis; Inglish, William; Jackson, John; Jones, Thomas; Lorentz, Jacob; Lowery, Samuel; Marks, John; Marsh, Henry; Meloney, James; Menaugh, John; Merrel, Michael; Nicolous, Henry; O'Harra, James; Reed, King; Robison, William; Shooman, Michael; Shorter, Thomas; Trusty; Woods, Samuel

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Subjects: African Americans--History; Prisoners

Search Terms: Incarcerated persons; Jails; Persons of color; Prisons; Quarter Sessions

Extent: 1 item, 1 piece

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: JAN 1816 F002 QS

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: 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: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0908

Description Level: Item

Transcript tax of the fourteenth, eighteenth pence rate for the County of Chester, Pennsylvania, 1771 : transcribed and rearranged alphabetically from The Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume XI

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6011

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Date of Publication: [1976?].

Call Number: 974.813 W726t

Responsibility: Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams.

Author: Williams, Richard T.

Place of Publication: Danboro, Pa

Publisher: Williams,

Date of Publication: [1976?].

Physical Description: 130 p. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Cover title: 1771 tax list, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Subjects: Taxation - Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania - Genealogy - Sources; Chester County (Pa.) - Genealogy - Sources.

Additional Author: Williams, Mildred C.

Additional Title: Pennsylvania archives.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.813 W726t

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