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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Notice of deposition from William McCausland, Jr. to James Crawford
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.001
Date Range
No date
  2 documents     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Notice of deposition from William McCausland, Jr. to James Crawford
Description
Notice of deposition from William McCausland, Jr. to James Crawford to depose witnesses for the Plaintiff in the matter of Wm. McCausland, Jr. and 2 others v. James Crawford & Wm. McCausland.
Date Range
No date
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
McCausland, William
Crawford, James
Subjects
Depositions
Legal documents
Search Terms
Legal documents
Depositions
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 21 x 11.5 cm.
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.001
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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
JBMS2000.011.1
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 1
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Documents
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Collection
Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection
Title
Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection
Object ID
MG0308
Date Range
1815-1853
  1 document  
Collection
Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection
Title
Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection
Description
This collection contains receipts and invoices from the Pinkerton & Slaymaker business. The receipts date primarily from May 1851, with one receipt from May 1853, and are for a wide variety of items. The collection also contains letters from the Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Company and an undated check from the National Bank of Pottstown.
Admin/Biographical History
Henry Edwin Slaymaker and William C. Pinkerton went into the hardware business as Pinkerton & Slaymaker ca. 1850. The store was located on North Queen Street in Lancaster. The business was closed out in 1857.
Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, p. 94.
Date Range
1815-1853
Year Range From
1914
Year Range To
1978
Date of Accumulation
1815-1853
Creator
Pinkerton & Slaymaker
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Bickford, Bacon
Boon, Philip T.
Brady, William
Dale, W. P.
Eberley, Jacob
Govett, William
Hansson, Joseph
Harrison, John
Hayes, Jacob
Hovey, Roswell
Jones, J.
Jones, J. C.
Keller, John
Lewis, Edward
Martin, George
McNeely, William T.
Miller, Samuel
Morris, William
Mullins, Edward
Pinkerton, William C.
Reigart, Adam
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Steinman, George Michael
Strenge, George
Thompson, T. S.
Trollezlov, N.
Tucker, Samuel
Wilstach, William P.
Wilt, Peter
Wolf, W. W.
Wyman, Isaac
Subjects
Letters
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Invoices
Business records
Hardware
Hardware stores
Search Terms
Bowlby and Brenner
Business records
Colemanville Works
Correspondence
Cuscaden and Company
E. Van Antwerp and Company
Eagles and Lockwood
F. Curtis and Company
Finding aids
Hanline and Ostheimer
Hardware
Hardware stores
Harrison Brothers and Company
Heaton and Denckla
Invoices
Justice, Steinmetz, and Justice
Letters
M. and J. M. Rowe
Manuscript groups
Meade and Long
National Bank of Pottstown
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company
Pinkerton and Slaymaker
Pinkerton and Smeltz
Potter and Carmichael
Receipts
Russell and Erwin Manufacturing Company
William H. Horstmann and Sons
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0308
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection (MG0308), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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-308
Other Number
MG-308
Classification
MG0308
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared by MEB, Spring 2006. Added to database 1 October 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account book of Emanuel R. Hershey, Paradise Township.
Object ID
MG0963_F033
Date Range
1877-1886
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account book of Emanuel R. Hershey, Paradise Township.
Description
Account book of Emanuel R. Hershey, Paradise Township. Book references cash amounts received, cords of wood hauled, hauling logs, tobacco, pair of shoes, potatoes, rolling the grass lot, ploughing, beef, load of tyes, planting corn, planting tobacco, making hay, weeding corn, harvesting, sewing clover seed, making fence, coal, hand thrashing, veal, lime, nails, meals, lumber, slate, cutting oats, loading manure, grape arbor, wheat, rye, sand, butter, Chestnut wood, etc.
Contains 120 leaves, ruled, and except for the front leaf and index, with vertical accounting lines, and paginated. Contains 4 blank pages).
"Ledger" is written on a piece f paper on the front cover.
"ERH=a" is written on front leaf.
Insert 1 - Blue donor card.
Insert 2 - 4 loose items.
London Vale Flouring Mills account page with picture of milling wheel.
Lower farm account
Isaac Leaman note
Samuel Miller note
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card.
Owner not identified. This could be Dr. Emanuel R. Hershey, Pharmacist (2 May 1847 - 22 October 1921), buried in the Paradise Cemetery. His father , Abraham Hershey (16 August 1819 - 18 December 1886) at his death had three tracts of land, two of them with improvements. Emanuel was the oldest son and may have kept these records.
Date Range
1877-1886
Creation Date
26 February 1877 to 6 Mar 1886
Year Range From
1877
Year Range To
1886
Creator
Harr, David
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Hershey, Emanuel R.
Leaman, Isaac
Miller, Samuel
Hershey, Abraham
Other Creators
Herr, William D.
Subjects
Account books
Business records
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Paradise Twp.
London Vale Mill
Extent
254 pages to scan.
Size (L x W): 12-3/8" x 7-1/2"
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Condition Date
2023-10-24
Condition Notes
Front and back covers are worn and have partially separated from the spine. Spine has worn through at places.
Paper has foxing.
Object ID
MG0963_F033
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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).
NOTE: Index is by first name. Also, indexed name may appear on multiple pages.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection items 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.
Accession Number
2022.021
Other Numbers
MG-963
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
Object ID
OCT 1868 F053 ML
Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date filed.
Year
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Miller, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Claim
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OCT 1868 F053 ML
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Dwelling.
J. & F. Myers. Contractor.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 01-00 0202
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #001
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Berge, Levi
Berge, Juliann
Detterline, Henry
Detterline, William
Dolbey, Hannah
Hinton, Nicholas
Hinton, Robert
Ffirth, Ezra
Ingleheart, Catharine
Ingleheart, John
King, Mary Ann
Search Terms
Caernarvon Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #001
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/01/15.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Styers School House.
Berge, Levi.
Berge, Juliann.
Detterline, Henry.
Detterline, William.
Dolbey, Hannah.
Hinton, Nicholas.
Hinton, Robert.
Ffirth, Ezra. Teacher.
Ingleheart, Catharine.
Ingleheart, John.
King, Mary Ann.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #002
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
McElroy, Benjamin
McElroy, Susanna
Forney, Sarah C.
Getz, Catherine
Good, Maria
Rudy, Amos
Rudy, Caroline
Search Terms
Earl Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #002
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/01/22.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Earl and Leacock Twp.
McElroy, Benjamin.
McElroy, Susanna.
Forney, Sarah C. Teacher.
Getz, Catherine.
Good, Maria.
Rudy, Amos.
Rudy, Caroline.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #003
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Brubaker, Tobias
Maholm, Barbara
Maholm, Mary
Search Terms
Lampeter Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #003
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/01/22.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Brubaker, Tobias. Teacher.
Maholm, Barbara.
Maholm, Mary.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #004
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Osterich, A. F.
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #004
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 7, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for small blank books.
Osterich, A. F.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #005
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Harnish, Michael
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #005
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 7, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment for firewood.
Harnish, Michael.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #006
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Eberman, John
Search Terms
Lancaster
Lancaster Twp.
Courthouses
Bridges
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #006
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/28.
Additional Notes
Bridges.
Interest payment on the mortgage for Witmer's Bridge.
Farmers Bank of Lancaster, Eberman, John, cashier.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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