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Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F086 I010
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
1911
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Gerlach, Edwin M.
Guthrie, William H.
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F086 I010
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Additional name: William H. Guthrie.
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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Court of Quarter Sessions

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22216
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Physical Description
1 volume ; 29 cm
Notes
Ttranscribed by Barbara Hunserber, 2015-2018.
RG 02-00 0905 v. 040 Lancaster Cojunty Historical Society.
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Contents
1782-1787.
Summary
A record of criminal offenses including tippling larceny, assault and battery, and other offenses.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Subjects
Court calendars - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
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Court of Quarter Sessions, (Lancaster County) 1782-1787

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22215
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Call Number
347.3748 QQ1 1782-1787
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Contents
1878-1917.
Summary
A record of warrants issued to open streets in the city of Lancaster. Pages are pre-printed forms with spaces to record date, court term, name of street, petitioner, jurors and viewers, court order, condemnation proceeding, costs, and signature of clerk. Arranged chronologically and indexed by street name.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
Court calendars - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Court calendars.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
347.3748 QQ1 1782-1787
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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Cloth identifying strip
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01_F001_It01
Date Range
No date
  1 document  
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Cloth identifying strip
Description
Cloth identifying strip from the original file drawer: "Slave Registers, 1780-1788."
Date Range
No date
Creation Date
Undated
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
Subjects
African Americans--History
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
Court of Quarter Sessions
Enslaved persons
Labels
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Label
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01_F001_It01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Copies of MG0240, Series 1, Folders 1-9 are found in the Research Center Library on microfilm (Drawer 3, sec. 2, #206) and bound (326 R294p Oversized)
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 1
Other Number
MG-240, Series 1, Folder 1, Item 1
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 10 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents

MG0240_Ser01_F001_It01.pdf

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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Label from the original file drawer
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01_F001_It02
Date Range
No date
  1 document  
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Label from the original file drawer
Description
Label from the original file drawer: "Entries of Negro and Mulatoe children born after the year 1780."
Date Range
No date
Creation Date
Undated
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
Subjects
African Americans--History
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
Court of Quarter Sessions
Enslaved persons
Labels
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Label
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01_F001_It02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Copies of MG0240, Series 1, Folders 1-9 are found in the Research Center Library on microfilm (Drawer 3, sec. 2, #206) and bound (326 R294p Oversized)
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 1
Other Number
MG-240, Series 1, Folder 1, Item 2
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 10 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents

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Lancaster remembers the fabulous fifties through the pages of Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era, Sunday News

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12666
Date of Publication
c1994.
Call Number
070 F134 Oversize
Alternate Title
Fabulous '50s in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Fabulous fifties
ISBN
0896770583
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[Historical Briefs, Inc.],
Date of Publication
c1994.
Physical Description
ca. 250 p. : ill., facsims. ; 35 cm.
Notes
"An HBI book."
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Sources.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Sources.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Additional Title
Intelligencer journal.
Lancaster new era.
Sunday news.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
070 F134 Oversize
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-15-05-24
Date Range
November 4, 1952
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Winners of the "Get-Out-the-Vote" Campaign with their new bicycles.
Date Range
November 4, 1952
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster Jaycees
Contests
Elections
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-15-05-24
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-05-31
Date Range
January 2, 1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
View of Council Chamber in the Municipal Building as Mayor Cary was making his farewell address. Old and new commissioners are seated in foreground. Left to right are commissioners Rineer, Schnitzer, Bowman, Kreisle, Spidle and Shirk.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Date Range
January 2, 1950
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Politics
Lancaster City Hall
Lancaster County Commissioners
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-25-05-31
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-05-32
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Officers of the Lancaster Chapter, American War Mothers, sell the first carnation to Mayor Kendig C. Bare in the municipal building as the drive gets underway throughout the state.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bare, Kendig
Studio
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mayors
Lancaster City Hall
American War Mothers
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-25-05-32
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-25-05-33
Date Range
January 2, 1950
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Left to right: commissioners Harry A. Schnitzer and John E. Spidle repeat their oaths of office before Mayor Kendig C. Bare. The three men were elected in November and sworn in at Monday's Municipal Inauguration.
Provenance
Gift of David Towle. See MG-747 Papers of Mayor Kendig Bare.
Date Range
January 2, 1950
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Schnitzer, Harry A.
Spidle, John E.
Studio
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mayors
Lancaster City Hall
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-25-05-33
Images
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