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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
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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
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.
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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.
Images
Documents
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Bicentennial anniversary of the United States Constitution : September 18, 1987, 10:30 p.m

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19802
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Call Number
974.815 LACO P415
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Physical Description
18 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
From cover letter: "official transcripts of the Lancater County Court's special sessions om September 17 and 18, 1987 [sic] to commemorate the bicentennial of the signing of the United States Constitution."
Present: D. Richard Eckman, President Judge, Ronald L. Buckwalter, Michael J. Perezous, Wayne G Hummer, Jr., Michael A Georgelis, Louis J. Farina, Louise G Herr, Wilson Bucher, and Paul A. Mueller, Jr.
Subjects
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO P415
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Common Pleas of lancaster County sitting in equity between Clement B. Grubb, plaintiff, and Alfred Bates Grubb, defendant: Defendant's answer

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17243
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Date of Publication
[1875]
Call Number
347.0770269 G885
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
[1875]
Physical Description
12 p.; 27 cm.
Notes
Also see volume with call number 347.0770269 G855d in the Rare Books Collection.
Also see volume with call number 343.0770269 G885e in the Rare Books Collection.
Multiple estates or entities are mentioned in this legal document: "Ore Banks and Mine Hills", Mount Hope Estate, Mount Hope Furnace, Elizabeth Furnace, Cornwall Mine Holes, Cornwall Furnace Estate, Mount Vernon Estate, Codorus Estate, Manada Estate.
Subjects
Cornwall Ore Bank Company.
Mount Hope Furnace (Mount Hope, Pa.)
Iron ores - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Lebanon County (Pa.)
Additional Author
Coleman, Robert.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
347.0770269 G885
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #414
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 0006
People
Drake, John
Drake, Miriam
Drake, William
Kilpatrick, J. M.
Maxwell, Amos
Maxwell, Margaret
Peters, Robert
Swigart, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #414
Box Number
006
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/07/29.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Drake, John.
Drake, Miriam.
Drake, William.
Kilpatrick, J. M. Teacher.
Maxwell, Amos.
Maxwell, Margaret.
Peters, Robert.
Swigart, Jacob.
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 1826 #415
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 0006
People
Drake, John
Drake, Miriam
Drake, William
Kilpatrick, J. M.
Maxwell, Amos
Maxwell, Margaret
Peters, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #415
Box Number
006
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/07/29.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Drake, John.
Drake, Miriam.
Drake, William.
Kilpatrick, J. M. Teacher.
Maxwell, Amos.
Maxwell, Margaret.
Peters, Robert .
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 1827 #094
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Drake, Hiram
Drake, John
Drake, Miriam
Evans, Thomas
Johnson, Jane
King, Hiram R.
Maxwell, Amos
Maxwell, Margaret
Peters, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Little Britain Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #094
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1993/06/15.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Drake, Hiram.
Drake, John.
Drake, Miriam.
Evans, Thomas.
Johnson, Jane.
King, Hiram R. Teacher.
Maxwell, Amos.
Maxwell, Margaret.
Peters, Robert.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Frank Musser, by his father and next friend, Isaac Musser, vs The Lancaster City Street Railway Company

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18708
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
343.0983 M989
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Examiner Printing House,
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
245 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
At head of title: In the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County.
Subjects
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Frank Musser,
The Lancaster City Street Railway,
Musser, Isaac.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
343.0983 M989
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In the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County in equity : Edward B. Grubb vs. Clement B. Grubb, Equity Docket , No. 1, page 98, August 21, 1860. By agreement between complainant and respondent, filed this day

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16948
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Date of Publication
1862.
Call Number
343.0770269 G885e
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1862.
Physical Description
63 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Also see volume with call number 347.0770269 G885 in the Rare Books Collection.
Also see volume with call number 347.0770269 G855d in the Rare Books Collection.
Multiple estates or entities are mentioned in this legal document: Middletown Furnace, Chestnut Hill mines, St. Charles Furnace, Henry Clay Furnace, Cornwall ore Bank.
Subjects
Iron ores - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Lebanon County (Pa.)
Additional Author
Coleman, Robert.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
343.0770269 G885e
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #395
Date Range
1823
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
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.
Date Range
1823
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Airs, George
Airs, John
Brown, Hannah
Butcher, Sarah
Curlet, James
Curlet, Lewis
Deaver, Elenor
Deaver, Samuel
Drake, Miriam
Drake, William
Dun, Eliza
Dun, John
Dun, Sarah
Fodders, Jesse
Fodders, Sarah Ann
Gray, Willhelmina
Greenfield, Hannah
Greenfield, James
Greenfield, Mary
Greenfield, Rachel
Kennedy, Margaret
Keys, James
Keys, John
Keys, Margaret
Kurtz, Christopher
Kurtz, Jacob
Lewis, Andrew
Lewis, James
Lewis, Mary
Long, Abner
Long, Kersey
Long, Mary
Mathews, John
Maxfield, James
Maxwell, Margaret
Maxwell, Mary
McGuigin, Agnus
McGuigin, Charles
McGuigin, John
McGuigin, Rosanna
Millburn, Abraham
Millburn, Ann
Millburn, James
Millburn, William
Norris, D. C.
Norris, Elenor
Norris, Levi
Norris, William
Peters, William
Peters, Abraham
Peters, Joshua
Peters, Robert
Reynolds, George
Reynolds, Gregg
Reynolds, Michael
Swagart, Andrew
Swagart, Jacob
Swagart, Mrs.
Towson, Isaac
Towson, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
African Americans--History
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Little Britain Twp.
Persons of color
Poor children
Students
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #395
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
004
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/08/04.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Names taken from Lancaster County tax lists.
Airs, John. Father of Airs, George, age 11.
Brown, Hannah. Mother of Gray, Willhelmina, age 7.
Curlet, James. Father of Curlet, Lewis, age 10.
Deaver, Samuel. Father of Deaver, Elenor, age 8.
Drake, William. Father of Drake, Miriam, age 7; Drake, William, age 6.
Dun, John. Father of Dun, Eliza, age 10; Dun, Sarah, age 7.
Fodders, Jesse, age 9.
Fodders, Sarah Ann, age 7.
Greenfield, James. Father of Greenfield, James, age 11; Greenfield, Rachel, age 9; Greenfield, Mary, age 8; Greenfield, Hannah, age 6.
Kennedy, Margaret, age 10.
Keys, John. Father of Keys, James, age 9; Keys, Margaret, age 7; Keys, John, age 5.
Kurtz, Christopher. Father of Kurtz, Jacob, age 6.
Lewis, Mary. Mother of Lewis, James, age 10; Lewis, Andrew, age 5.
Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Kersey, age 8; Long, Abner, age 6.
Mathews, John, age 8.
Maxfield, James. Father of Maxwell, Mary, age 10; Maxwell, Margaret, age 7.
McGuigin, Agnus. Parent of McGuigin, John, age 11; McGuigin, Charles, age 9; McGuigin, Rosanna, age 8.
Millburn, James. Father of Millburn, William, age 10; Millburn, Ann, age 7; Millburn, Abraham, age 6.
Norris, Levi. Father of Norris, William, age 11; Norris, Elenor, age 9; Norris, D.C., age 6.
Peters, Abraham. Father of Peters, Joshua, age 9; Peters, William, age 11; Peters, Robert, age 5.
Reynolds, Michael. Father of Reynolds, George, age 7; Reynolds, Gregg, age 6.
Butcher, Sarah. African American. Age 7.
Swagart, Widow. Mother of Swagart, Andrew, age 10; Swagart, Jacob, age 8.
Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Joseph, age 6.
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 1825 #025
Date Range
1825
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
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.
Date Range
1825
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Armstrong, Edward
Armstrong, Francis
Armstrong, Jacob
Brown, Samuel
Brown, Thomas
Carrell, Elizabeth
Carrell, James
Carrell, Joseph
Carrell, WIlliam
Clark, Abner
Clark, John
Clark, Samuel
Cooper, Rebeca
Cooper, Alexander
Cooper, James
Cooper, Permela
Crothers, Elizabeth
Crothers, John
Crothers, John W.
Crothers, Richard N.
Crothers, William
Dailey, James
Dailey, John
Dailey, Mary
Drake, John
Drake, Minerva
Drake, William
Eavons, Joel
Evans, Thomas
Gray, WIllimina
Johnson, Christmas
Johnson, David
Johnson, Jane
Keys, John
Keys, Margaret
Leek, Elizabeth
Lewis, Andrew
Lewis, James
Lewis, Mary
Long, Abner
Long, Kersey
Long, Mary
Maxwell, Amos
Maxwell, George
Maxwell, Margaret
McCullough, John
McCullough, Margaret
McCullough, Rebecca
McCullough, Reubin
McGuigin, Agness
McGuigin, Ruthanna
Milburn, Abram
Milburn, Ann
Milburn, James
Miller, Addiline
Miller, Charlotta
MIller, John
Ness, Elias
Ness, Jonas
Norris, Daniel
Norris, Eliner
Norris, Levi
Norris, Sarah
Oldham, Harriet
Oldham, James
Oldham, John
Peaters, Abram
Peters, Robert
Peters, William
Richardson, Stephen
Richardson, William
Ross, Isabell
Ross, Reason
Scotton, Joel
Scotton, John
Scotton, Minerva
Scotton, WIlliam
Swagars, Jacob
Swagars, Mrs.
Towson, Ephraim
Towson, Isaac
Towson, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Little Britain Twp.
Persons of color
Poor children
Students
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #025
Box Number
005
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Taken from Lancaster county tax list.
Leek, Elizabeth. Mother of Johnson, David, age 10; Richardson, William, age 6; Richardson, Stephen, age 5.
Lewis, Mary. Mother of Lewis, Andrew, age 7; Lewis, James, age 10.
Eavons, Joel. Father of Evans, Thomas, age 8.
Cooper, Alexander. Father of Cooper, Rebeca, age 9; Cooper, Permela, age 6; Cooper, James, age 5.
Keys, John. Father of Keys, Margaret, age 8; Keys, John, age 6.
Crothers, John. Father of Crothers, WIlliam, age 11; Crothers, John W., age 9; Crothers, Richard N., age 7; Crothers, Elizabeth, age 6.
Carrell, Joseph. Father of Carrell, James, age 11; Carrell, WIlliam, age 9; Carrell, Elizabeth, age 6.
McGuigin, Agness. Mother of McGuigin, Ruthanna, age 10.
Johnson, Christmas. Father of Johnson, Jane, age 5. African American.
Clark, Samuel. Father of Clark, John, age 8; Clark, Abner, age 5. African American.
Oldham, James. Father of Oldham, John, age 7; Oldham, Harriet, age 5.
Brown, Samuel. Father of Brown, Thomas, age 6; Gray, WIllimina, age 9.
Swagars, Widow. Mother of Swagars, Jacob, age 10.
Scotton, Joel. Father of Scotton, WIlliam, age 9; Scotton, John, age 7; Scotton, Minerva, age 6.
Dailey, John. Father of Dailey, Mary, age 11; Dailey, James, age 9.
MIller, John. Father of Miller, Charlotta, age 9; Miller, Addiline, age 7.
Norris, Levi. Father of Norris, Eliner, age 11; Norris, Daniel, age 9; Norris, Sarah, age 7.
Maxwell, George. Father of Maxwell, Margaret, age 9; Maxwell, Amos, age 6.
Long, Mary. Mother of Long, Kersey, age 11; Long, Abner, age 8.
Ross, Isabell. Mother of Ross, Reason, age 11.
Drake, William. Father of Drake, Minerva, age 9; Drake, William, age 7; Drake, John, age 5.
Armstrong, Edward. Father of Armstrong, Jacob, age 10; Armstrong, Francis, age 7.
Peaters, Abram. Father of Peters, William, age 10; Peters, Robert, age 8.
Milburn, James. Father of Milburn, Ann, age 9; Milburn, Abram, age 8.
Towson, Isaac. Father of Towson, Joseph, age 8; Towson, Ephrem, age 7.
McCullough, John. Father of McCullough, Margaret, age 9; McCullough, Rebecca, age 7; McCullough, Reubin, age 6.
Ness, Jonas. Father of Ness, Elias, age 6.
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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