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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
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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.
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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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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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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #153
Date Range
1821
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
1821
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Axford, Samuel
Bard, Daniel
Bard, Martin
Bartle, Barbara
Bear, Martin
Becket, Maria
Bevis, Samuel
Bisco, Sally
Boshart, Joseph
Boston, Peter
Boyle, George
Brown, Benjamin
Brown, James
Brown, Mary
Butler, William
Carlisle, Mary
Carter, Charles
Chapman, Barbara
Cosey, James
Crayton, James
Davis, Samuel
Deppe, Julius
Derr, Jacob
Derredinger, John
Eberman, Mathias
Ehler, Christian
England, John
Evans, John
Flanagan, Margaret
Flanagan, Thomas
Fogle, Frederick
Fogle, Sarah
Folk, Mary
Fowler, Peter
Freeman, Clarkson
Gardner, Robert
Gibbony, Nancy
Green, Hester
Green, Joseph
Haines, Thomas
Hamilton, William
Hantsh, Polly
Hoke, Elizabeth
Hoke, John
Hoke, Mary
Hope, John
Johnson, Abraham
Lick, Margaret
Lyons, Mary
Madden, Catharine
Mann, Erhart F.
Marshall, James
Martin, Maria
Mayberry, Samuel
McArdle, Peter
McDonald, Ann
McDonald, David
McDonald, Hugh
McIntire, Margaret
McKitrick, John
McMahan, John
Miller, John
Montgomery, Jane
Mooney, John
Murphy, Thomas
Musketnuss, Susanna
Nixfdorf, Henry
Norbeck, William
O'Donnel, Hugh
Parker, James
Peters, Else
Protzman, John
Quinn, John
Robinson, William
Rogers, David
Rogers, Samuel
Russel, William
Schreder, Lewis
Shaeffer, Jacob
Smith, Sophia
Thomas, George
Watts, Jane
Welsh, Hugh
Wilson, James
Wilson, Mary
Yellets, Mary
Yost, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #153
Box Number
001
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Clerk of the Mayors Court's fees.
Becket, Maria.
Chapman, Barbara.
Bisco, Sally.
Hamilton, William.
Nixfdorf, Henry.
Boston, Peter.
Thomas, George.
Carter, Charles.
Ehler, Christian.
Brown, Benjamin.
Brown, Mary.
Bevis, Samuel.
Rogers, David.
Bard, Daniel.
Bard, Martin.
Lick, Margaret.
Bear, Martin.
England, John.
Cosey, James.
Mooney, John.
McDonald, Hugh.
Quinn, John.
Miller, John. Alias Hoke, John.
Russel, William.
Evans, John.
Montgomery, Jane.
Gibbony, Nancy.
McDonald, Ann.
Watts, Jane.
O'Donnel, Hugh.
Marshall, James.
Shaeffer, Jacob.
Yellets, Mary.
Derredinger, John.
Smith, Sophia.
Parker, James.
Hope, John.
Eberman, Mathias.
Fogle, Frederick.
Fogle, Sarah.
Robinson, William.
Boyle, George.
Mann, Erhart F.
Haines, Thomas.
Wilson, James.
Crayton, James.
McMahan, John.
Axford, Samuel.
Deppe, Julius.
Green, Joseph.
Derr, Jacob.
Folk, Mary.
McDonald, David.
Protzman, John.
Miller, John.
Wilson, Mary.
McIntire, Margaret.
Hoke, Mary.
Freeman, Clarkson.
Lyons, Mary.
Hoke, Elizabeth.
Boshart, Joseph.
Murphy, Thomas.
Peters, Else.
Yost, Benjamin.
Flanagan, Thomas.
Rogers, Samuel.
Flanagan, Margaret.
Johnson, Abraham.
Butler, William.
Mayberry, Samuel.
Brown, James.
Davis, Samuel.
Green, Hester.
Martin, Maria.
Hantsh, Polly.
Madden, Catharine.
Carlisle, Mary.
Welsh, Hugh.
Bartle, Barbara.
Musketnuss, Susanna.
Schreder, Lewis.
Norbeck, William.
McKitrick, John.
McArdle, Peter.
Gardner, Robert.
Fowler, Peter.
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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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #017
Date Range
1821
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
1821
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Axford, Lamuel
Bard, Daniel
Bard, Martin
Bear, Martin
Bogle, George
Bortle, Barbara
Boshard, Joseph
Boston, Peter
Burges, Edward
Butler, William
Cahey, James
Carlisle, Mary
Carman, Henry
Carter, Charles
Cobey, James
Creighton, James
Depper, Julius
Derr, Jacob
Derringer, Polly
Eberman, Mathias
England, John
Evans, John
Flanagan, Thomas
Flangen, Margaret
Fogel, Frederick
Fogle, Frederick
Fogle, Sarah
Foltz, Mary
Ford, James
Freeman, Clarkson
Gibony, Nancy
Gordon, Robert
Green, Hester
Green, Joseph
Hains, Thomas
Hantsh, Polly
Hoke, Elizabeth
Hoke, Mary
Hope, John
Johnson, Abraham
Lick, Margaret
Lyons, Mary
Madden, Catherine
Mann, Erhart F.
Marshal, James
Martin, Maria
McCardle, Peter
McDonnald, Ann
McDonnel, Ann
McDonnel, Hugh
McInten, Margaret
McKitrick, John
Miller, John
Montgomery, James
Mooney, James
Murphey, Thomas
Musketnuss, Susanna
Norbeck, William
O'Donnel, Hugh
Parker, James
Peters, Alse
Peters, Elde
Protzman, John
Quinn, John
Robinson, William
Rogers, Samuel
Russel, William
Smith, Sophia
Watts, Jane
Welsh, Hugh
Wilson, James
Wilson, Mary
Yost, Benjamin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #017
Box Number
001
Notes
Not entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Bill for services as Deputy District Attorney for the Mayors Court, City of Lancaster.
Slaymaker, Jasper. Deputy DIstrict Attorney.
November Sessions 1819
Bard, Daniel.
Bard, Martin.
Lick, Margaret.
Bear, Martin.
Cohey, James.
England, John.
Cahey, James.
Burges, Edward.
Mooney, James.
McDonnel, Hugh.
Quinn, John.
Miller, John. Alias Hoke.
Russel, William.
Evans, John.
Montgomery, James.
Gibony, Nancy.
McDonnel, Ann.
Watts, Jane.
O'Donnel, Hugh.
Marshal, James.
Boston, Peter.
January Sessions 1820
Smith, Sophia.
Parker, James.
Hope, John.
Parker, James.
May Sessions 1820
Eberman, Mathias.
Fogle, Frederick.
Fogle, Sarah.
Robinson, William.
Bogle, George.
Carter, Charles.
Mann, Erhart F.
Hains, Thomas.
Wilson, James.
Creighton, James.
McMahan, John.
Depper, Julius.
Axford, Lamuel.
Green, Joseph.
Derr, Jacob.
Foltz, Mary.
September Sessions 1820
Protzman, John.
Miller, John.
Wilson, Mary.
McInten, Margaret.
Hoke, Mary.
Freeman, Clarkson.
Lyons, Mary.
Hoke, Elizabeth.
Boshard, Joseph.
Murphey, Thomas.
Peters, Alse.
Yost, Benjamin.
Flanagan, Thomas.
Rogers, Samuel.
Flangen, Margaret.
Johnson, Abraham.
December Sessions 1820
Cobey, James.
Butler, William.
Ford, James.
Green, Hester.
Martin, Maria.
Derringer, Polly.
Madden, Catherine.
Carlisle, Mary.
McDonnald, Ann.
Welsh, Hugh.
Fogel, Frederick.
Carman, Henry.
Musketnuss, Susanna.
Bortle, Barbara.
Peters, Elde.
Norbeck, William.
McKitrick, John.
Hantsh, Polly.
McCardle, Peter.
Gordon, Robert.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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