The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military papers. The people and businesses represented include George Ross, Jasper Yeates, A. Herr Smith, Timothy Matlack, Mount Hope Furnace, and the Lancaster, Elizabethtown & Middletown Turnpike Road Company.
The Lancaster County Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company Records, 1869-1891
Description
This collection contains records of the Lancaster County Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company including articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, promissory notes, reports on claims, and letters from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Admin/Biographical History
The Lancaster County Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company was incorporated in 1869.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), The Lancaster County Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company Records (MG0878), Box #, 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
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0878
Other Numbers
MG-878
Other Number
MG-878
Classification
MG0878
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection, Box 7, Folder 4, Items 1-11.
The Jacob N. Beam Collection contains information and papers relevant to Dr. Beam's research and writing on the history of the Leacock Presbyterian Church, which he presented in the church's bicentennial address in 1940. Materials in this collection include letters and correspondences, family histories, military and land records, and other publications, as well as copies of drafts and final publication of the bicentennial address.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Jacob N. Beam Collection (MG0224), Box #, 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-224
Classification
MG0224
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, Fall 2013. Added to database 3 February 2022.
Bond between Margaret Hamilton, George B. Hamilton, and John Clark, and Morton C. Rogers and James Buchanan
Description
Bond from Margaret Hamilton of Salisbury Twp., George B. Hamilton of Salisbury Twp., John Clark of Donegal Twp. to Morton C. Rogers and James Buchanan.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 028
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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.
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.
Bolton, William. Father of Bolton, Harriet, age 8.
Bowers, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Bowers, Isabella Eliza, age 11; Bowers, Mary Ann, age 11.
Bowers, Christian. Father of Bowers, Mary Matilda, age 10.
Bucher, Charles. Father of Bucher, Mary Ann, age 8; Bucher, Usilla, age 6.
Caffry, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Caffry, James, age 7.
Caffry, William. Father of Caffry, John, age 11.
Church, John. Father of Church, William, age 10.
Clark, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Clark, Catharine, age 8.
Clark, John. Father of Clark, Samuel. age 7.
Clark, Thomas. Father of Clark, Joseph, age 7.
Cowen, David. Father of Cowen, Sarah, age 11; Cowen, Margaret, age 9.
Dalby, John. Father of Dalby, Jacob, age 7; Dalby, Lydia, age 9.
Doyle, Rosetta. Mother of Doyle, Caroline, age 7.
Dunlap, Enoch. Father of Dunlap, Andrew, age 6.
Evans, Nathan. Father of Evans, Caroline, age 9; Evans, John, age 11.
Evans, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Evans, David, age 7; Evans, John, age 10.
Fielty, James. Father of Fielty, Catharine, age 8; Fielty, Patrick, age 11.
Fiester, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Fiester, James, age 10.
Fiester, Rudolph. Father of Fiester, Catharine, age 8; Fiester, Rudolph, age 6.
Galagher, James. Age 10.
Gault, William. Father of Gault, James B., age 11; Gault, William, age 10.
Gilbert, Benjamin. Father of Gilbert, Benjamin, age 7; Gilbert, Rebecca, age 8.
Goodman, Samuel. Father of Goodman, George, age 11; Goodman, Nancy, age 9.
Green, Benjamin. African American. Father of Green, Mary, age 8; Green, Nancy, age 10.
Griffith, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Griffith, George, age 7; Griffith, Isaac, age 9.
Harrington, Samuel. Father of Harrington, Rebecca, age 8.
Holliday, William. Father of Holliday, Jane, age 9; Holliday, John, age 10.
Iler, John. Father of Iler, Davis, age 10; Iler, George, age 8.
Irwin, James. Father of Irwin, Christian, age 8; Irwin, George, age 6.Irwin, Robert. Father of Irwin, John, age 10; Irwin, William, age 7.
Johnson, Jane. Orphan. Age 7.
Keller, Benjamin. Father of Keller, Samuel, age 8; Keller, Sarah, age 9.
Landis, Margaret. Mother of Landis, Jane E., age 7.
Lawry, Jacob. Father of Lawry, Barbara, age 8; Lawry, Mary, age 6.
Lemmon, Archibald. Father of Lemmon, Jacob, age 11.
Linecum, Peter. Father of Linecum, Catharine, age 9; Linecum, Elias, age 7; Linecum, Peter Longnecker, Jacob. Father of Longenecker, Henry, age 11; Longnecker, Joseph, age 7.
Lynch, Joseph. Father of Lynch, Alexander, age 11; Lynch, Ann, age 10.
Martin, John. Father of Martin, Joseph, age 10.
Mayberry, William. Father of Mayberry, Jane, age 7.
McCormic, Nathan. Father of McCormic, Thomas, age 11; McCormic, Margaret, age 9.
McNelly , Michael. Father of McNelly, James, age 10; McNelly, Jacob, age 8.
Miller, Catharine. Mother of Miller, Philip, age 10.
Miller, Peter. Father of Miller, Hugh, age 9; Miller, James, age 11.
Moore, Moses. Father of Moore, Hiram, age 9; Moore, James, age 8.
Morris, Stacy. Father of Morris, Joseph, age 8; Morris, Ruth Ann, age 11.
Murphy, John. Father of Murphy, Jane, age 10; Murphy, Washington, age 8.
Murray, Thomas. Father of Murray, Livina, age 8; Murray, Mary, age 6.
Noker, _____ Mrs. Widow. African American. Mother of Noker, Martha, age 10; Noker, Mary, age 10.
Platt, Henry. Father of Platt, Richard, age 9.
Russel, David. Father of Russel, Ann , age 11; Russel, Maria, age 9.
Shaw, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Shaw, Jane, age 11.
Shaw, _____ Mrs. Mother of Shaw, Johanna, age 7.
Showalter, Daniel. Father of Showalter, Amos , age 7; Showalter, Rueben, age 10.
Simons, Charles. Father of Simons, James, age 11, Simons, Margaret, age 7.
Smith, Stephen. African American. Father of Smith, Elizabeth, age 8; Smith, Harriett, age 10.
Spece, William. Father of Spece, Maria, age 8.
Spots, John. Father of Spots, Catharine, age 10; Spots, Ellin, age 8.
Stewart, Benjamin. Father of Stewart, Samuel L., age 7.
Stewart, John. Father of Stewart, James, age 8; Stewart, Margaret, age 6.
Strammel, Elisha. Father of Strammel, John, age 7.
Taylor, Elizabeth. Mother of Sargason, Edmund, age 9.
Thorn, Charles. Father of Thorn, Barraba, age 7; Thorn, Charlotte, age 8.
Todd, Enos. father of Todd, John, age 9; Todd, Sally Ann, age 8.
Townley, Elizabeth. Mother of Olds, Rosetta. age 10.
Trouger. Susana. Mother of Trouger, Sarah, age 6.
Walton, Henry. Father of Walton, Isaac, age 11; Walton, Richard, age 10.
Walton, William. Father of Walton, Juliann, age 9;Walton, Isaac, age 7.
Weaver, Daniel. Father of Weaver, Jacob, age 10; Weaver, John, age 8.
Wood, James. Father of Wood, Edward, age 8; Wood, Mary Ann, age 10.
Worthington, Mary. Mother of Worthington, Margaret, age 11.
Zell, Peter. Father of Zell, Adam, age 10.
Zell, Houston. Father of Zell, Sally, age 6; Johnson, Jane, age [not given].
Zell, Catharine. Mother of Hays, Oliver H., age 11.
Zell, Susanna. Mother of Clemson, Davis, age 11.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
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.
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.
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.