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Collection
Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Title
Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Object ID
MG0721
Date Range
1762-1855
. Manuscript groups Persons of color Philadelphia Providence Twp. Saddlery Tinsmiths Weavers Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, July 2014; updated March 2015. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The
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Collection
Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Title
Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Description
The Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents include legal contracts between apprentice, or the parent or guardians, and master; as well as one contract between an indentured servant and master. The contracts identify the parties involved, municipalities, trade to be learned, and terms of contract.
Date Range
1762-1855
Creation Date
1762-1855
Year Range From
1762
Year Range To
1855
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Boyd, Nickolas C.
Brant, John
Carver, Seneca
Convery, Patrick
Daly, James
Eshleman, Guy
Eversole, Jacob
Fenney, Catherine
Ganter, George
Hess, John
Humerich, Christian
Humphreville, Frank
Humphreville,Henry
Humphreville, Susanna
Ihling, John
Johns, Jacob
Johnston, Abraham
Lesher, John
Long, George
Messner, Christian
Moore, David
Moore, Zacharias
Parsons, Mary
Peddin, John
Porter, John
Porter, William
Quick, Philip
Reinhard, Jacob
Reinhard, Mary
Remo, Jenetta
Remo, Samuel
Remo, Susanna
Ruch, John
Ruch, Peter
Seeger, Fredrich
Steele, William W.
Stewart, Peter
Welsh, James
Subjects
Apprentices
Blacksmiths
Carpenters
Contract labor
Contracts
Joiners
Saddlery
Tinsmiths
Weavers
Search Terms
Apprentices
Blacksmiths
Brecknock Twp.
Carpenters
Contract labor
Cocalico Twp.
Colerain Twp.
Donegal Twp.
Drumore Twp.
Finding aids
Indentures
Joiners
Lancaster
Little Britain Twp.
Manuscript groups
Persons of color
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Providence Twp.
Saddlery
Tinsmiths
Weavers
Extent
1 box, 6 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0721
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents (MG0721), 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-721
Classification
MG0721
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, July 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.
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Bond, Legal

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Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F098 I002
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Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Description
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.
Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927
Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.
Creation Date
1809-1927, inc.
Date of Accumulation
1809-1927, inc.
Year
1915
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Cramer, Edgar J.
Hess, John
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Strasburg Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F098 I002
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Additional name: John Hess.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy or PDF made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0558
Description Level
Item
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Book, Account

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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account Book of William Brown
Object ID
MG0963_F011
Date Range
1808-1818
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Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Account Book of William Brown
Description
William Brown’s blacksmith account from Fulton Township
Contains 119 paginated leaves plus 5 end unpaginated pages, and a 2 page index.
Front Cover - Outside: "William Brown" written upside down; Inside: ""LEDGER OF WILLIAM BROWN; BLACKSMITH, QUAKER; FULTON TWNSHP; $175--/Sum" written at top and miscellaneous account information on rest of cover.
Spine has a faint "13" written on it.
Back Cover - Inside: Has miscellaneous account information.
Front 2 leafs - First leaf is an index; second leaf has account information.
The book references an itemized list of profits and expenses. The profits list ranges from selling steel shoes, hinges, smithing tongs, nails, chains, steel point shears as well as listing out repairs made to equipment and carriages. The recorded expenses for the mill include cloth, steel from Baltimore, and goat milk.
Insert 1 - A donor card and "The Book Haven" description.
Insert 2 - Right cover front corner of book cover.
Insert 3 - Three sheets pieces.
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card
William Brown was a Quaker and a blacksmith, probably from Fulton Township.
Date Range
1808-1818
Creation Date
1808-1818 (no specific dates provided)
Year Range From
1808
Year Range To
1818
Creator
Brown, William
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Allen, Isaac
Andrew, Daniel
Barns, Robert
Black, Robert
Boyd, Nicholas
Brown, Jeremiah
Brown, Joshua
Campbell, Robert
Carman, Andrew
Churchman, David
Churchman, Dinah
Field, John
George Milner
Gryder, Christ
Gryder, Martin
Hambleton, James
Hanes, Timothy
Hess, Abraham
Hess, John
Heston, Charles
Heston, Mordicai
Howell, John
Jackson, Leven
James, Samuel
Kenehen, Thomas
King, Joseph
King, Joshua
King, Vincent
Kurtz, John
Kurtz, Vincent
Livley, Johnathan
Luinly, Aron
Mason, Benjamin
Maxwell, Robert
Mcullough, Hugh
Milner, Daniel
Milner, Isa
Miullough, James
Montgomry, David
Moore, Samuel
Murry, George
Patton, Robert
Patton, William
Pennel, Robert
Perry, Roland
Peters, Abraham
Reed, William
Robert Warden
Robinson, James
Robinson, John
Robinson, Joseph
Rubin, Reynolds
Shafer, Frederich
Shafer, Henry
Sprat, John
Steel, Joseph
Suiter, John
Swift, Joseph
Warden, George
Warden, Joseph
Warden, William
Subjects
Blacksmithing
Business Records
Carriage and wagon making
Forge shops
Search Terms
Account books
Fulton Twp.
Extent
266 pages to scan
Size (L x W): 12-1/2" x 7-3/4"
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Condition Date
2024-01-30
Condition Notes
Book is intact. Front cover missing upper right corner (4" diagonal measurement). Front and back covers heavily worn on edges.
Spine has red rot.
Front inside cover is peeling.
Page 36: Bottom 2" are torn off.
Page 120 has been torn out.
Object ID
MG0963_F011
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).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks 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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.021
Other Numbers
MG-963
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1861 F33 I02
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0028
People
Hess, John
McNeil, Thomas A.
Skiles, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Salisbury Twp.
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1861 F33 I02
Box Number
028
Additional Notes
Bond: Thomas A. McNeil, Henry Skiles.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1865 F08 I06
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0033
People
Kendig, John
Hess, John
Shoff, George
Search Terms
Liquor License
Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1865 F08 I06
Box Number
033
Additional Notes
Known as Black Bear.
Bond: Hess, John; Shoff, George.
13 signatures in support of petition.
Approved.
April term.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #287
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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
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Barnitz, Charles
Brady, Sophia
Brooks, William
Brubaker, Benjamin
Cary, William
Crummel, David
Crummel, Jones
Doebler, Ann
Ellet, Susan
Fullerston, Mary
Hart, Thomas
Hess, John
Martin, Denis
Martin, Lewis
McMullen, Ann
Morrison, Joseph
Morrison, Sarah
Russel, Susan
Sickman, John
Smith, Franklin
Smith, Mary
Wright, Ann
Wright, Hannah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Conestoga Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #287
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/11/29.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Barnitz, Charles. Teacher.
Brady, Sophia.
Brooks, William.
Brubaker, Benjamin.
Cary, William.
Crummel, David.
Crummel, Jones.
Doebler, Ann.
Ellet, Susan.
Fullerston, Mary.
Hart, Thomas.
Hess, John.
Martin, Denis.
Martin, Lewis.
McMullen, Ann.
Morrison, Joseph.
Morrison, Sarah.
Russel, Susan.
Sickman, John.
Smith, Franklin.
Smith, Mary.
Wright, Ann.
Wright, Hannah.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1863 F38 I01
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0031
People
Hess, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Salisbury Twp.
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1863 F38 I01
Box Number
031
Additional Notes
12 signatures in support of petition.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1862 F38 I04
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0030
People
Zercher, Michael
McHugh, Andrew
Hess, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Pequea Twp.
Place
Pequea Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1862 F38 I04
Box Number
030
Additional Notes
Bond: Andrew McHugh, John Hess.
Signers of petition: Rudolph Herr, Cornelius Tyson, John Peals, Andrew McHugh, John Hess, Henry Conrad, Abraham Snavely, Christian B. Herr, William T. Youart, Charles F. Riedel, John L. Brenneman, Christian R. Herr, Benjamin Snavely, Henry S. Hersh.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1862 F42 I03
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0030
People
Hess, John
Eby, Henry W.
Rutter, Henry S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Salisbury Twp.
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1862 F42 I03
Box Number
030
Additional Notes
Known as the Pequea Inn.
Bond: Henry W. Eby, Henry S. Rutter.
Signers of petition: Jacob Umble, Joseph Umble, John M. Skiles, John Wallace Jr., [ ] Henderson, Henry Worst Sr., John Umble, George G. Worst, Christian Eby, David Worst, Christian Kurtz, Martin Wanner, Isaac Diller.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
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Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/731217c4-9a84-49b4-bee3-251340312862
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1875 F150 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1875
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Thomas, Albert
Hess, John
Smith, John C.
Conrad, John
Groff, Mrs.
Kreider, Frank
Hess, J. B.
Reese, Simon
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constable's return
Constables
Providence Twp.
Place
Providence Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1875 F150 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
141.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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