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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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Collection
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Title
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Object ID
MG0187
Date Range
1866-1984
  1 document  
Collection
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Title
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Description
The Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection contains papers and personal documents of Dr. Levi W. Pownall, Eliza Pownall, Sarah Pownall, and the Broomell family.
Date Range
1866-1984
Year Range From
1866
Year Range To
1984
Date of Accumulation
1866-1984
Creator
French, Richard W.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Pownall, Levi W.
Broomell, Henry
Broomell, Martha Frances Turner
Pownall, Emilie Broomell
Pownall, Sarah H.
Pownall, Eliza H.
Subjects
Business records
Farms
Invoices
Letters
Search Terms
Business records
Christiana National Bank
Correspondence
Farms
Finding aids
Invoices
Jay N. Schroeder and Co.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 18 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0187
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Bart Self-Culture Society Collection (MG0271), 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-187
Other Number
MG-187
Classification
MG0187
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to database 7 October 2021.
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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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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
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Letter to Dr. L. W. Pownall from W. U. Hensel
Object ID
Christiana S01 F10
Date Range
1911
  2 images  
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Letter to Dr. L. W. Pownall from W. U. Hensel
Description
Letter to Dr. L. W. Pownall, Christiana, from W. U. Hensel, Lancaster, regarding a 60th anniversary celebration of the
Christiana Riot. 30 January 1911.
Admin/Biographical History
The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.
System of Arrangement
Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955
Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date
Date Range
1911
Creation Date
1911
Creator
Hensel, W. U. (William Uhler), 1851-1915
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Pownall, Levi W.
Hensel, William Uhler
Subjects
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Letters
Anniversaries
Christiana (Pa.)
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Letters
Correspondence
Anniversaries
Extent
1 item
Physical Characteristics
The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Object Name
Letter
Container
Moores Memorial Library Series 1 Container 10 Letter Letter to Dr. L. W. Pownall, Christiana, from W. U. Hensel, Lancaster, regarding a 60th anniversary celebration of the Christiana Riot. 30 January 1911.
30 January 1911.
Language
English
Object ID
Christiana S01 F10
Location of Originals
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Related Item Notes
Christiana Resistance Collection (CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1287a022-e430-4f3f-bc97-330571018105
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Copyright
The attached images may be used for research purposes only.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 1, Folder 10, Moores Memorial Library
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S01 F10
Description Level
Folder
Custodial History
Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.
The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.
The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
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Naturalization notes of testimony

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14084
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Call Number
RG 01-00 0129, Microfilm Drawer #5
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Physical Description
4 reels.
Arrangement of Material
Arranged numerically by petition number.
Summary
Stenographic notes taken in naturalization proceedings, showing court term; petition number; names of petitioner, judge, and attorneys; nature of testimony; place of birth; official signatures; and date filed.
Rights
May not be photocopied.
Notes
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Subjects
Naturalization records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas.
Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
RG 01-00 0129, Microfilm Drawer #5
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Naturalization petitions

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14083
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Call Number
Microfilm Drawer #5
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Physical Description
18 reels.
Arrangement of Material
Arranged numerically by petition number.
Notes
This set of government records was transferred back to the Lancaster County Archives. Please contact the Lancaster County Archives for this collection.
Finding aid in the repository: Local government records.
Summary
Petitions filed for admission to citizenship. Documents may contain petition number, date, name, nationality, declaration of intention, oath of allegiance, affidavits of witnesses, date admitted in court, and official signatures. Twentieth century petitions may include notes of testimony.
Subjects
Naturalization records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas.
Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Microfilm Drawer #5
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The opinion of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County in the case of Robert W. Houston against Gen. John Dicks and others : on the question respecting the authority under which courtsmartial should be constituted, for the trial of militiamen charged with delinquency

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18753
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Date of Publication
1817.
Call Number
090 L244di 1817
345.025 H843
Responsibility
as delivered on the 10th of February, 1817 by President Franklin.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Place of Publication
Lancaster [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by William Dickson,
Date of Publication
1817.
Physical Description
21 p. ; 17 cm.
Notes
Original copy housed in Rare Books (090 L244di 1817).
Shaw & Shoemaker,
Subjects
Houston, Robert W.
Dicks, John, - fl. 1812-1817.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - Pennsylvania.
Military offenses - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Houston, Robert W.
Dicks, John,
Franklin, Walter,
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
090 L244di 1817
345.025 H843
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