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Affidavit

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Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F01 I04
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Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
May, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Civil War
Petitions
Object Name
Affidavit
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F01 I04
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
203rd Regiment, Company A, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Civil War.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
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Announcement

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9640716f-efa3-4bdf-923f-245567999171
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.
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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Appraisal

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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1849 F001 R
Date Range
1849
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Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1849
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1849
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Ranck, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Earl Twp.
Petitions
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1849 F001 R
Box Number
012
Additional Notes
Also petition for collateral appraisement.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
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Appraisal

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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1899 F004 B
Date Range
1899
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Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1899
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1899
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Bollinger, Anna
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Lititz
Petitions
Place
Lititz
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1899 F004 B
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Only: Petition
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
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Archive

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Collection
Elias S. Nolt Collection
Title
Elias S. Nolt Collection
Object ID
MG0348
Date Range
1889-1946
. Subject Headings: Guardian and ward Probate records Search Terms: Finding aids Guardians Iowa Manuscript groups Petitions Probate records Real estate Real property surveys Receipts West Hempfield Twp. Related Materials: Processing History: This collection has been documented, preserved and managed
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Elias S. Nolt Collection
Title
Elias S. Nolt Collection
Description
The Elias S. Nolt Collection contains documents related to Nolt's guardianship of the Fry and Railing children.
Date Range
1889-1946
Year Range From
1889
Year Range To
1946
Date of Accumulation
1889-1946
Creator
Nolt, Elias Robert, 1915-2008
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Erb, Mary Railing
Fry, Abraham Warren
Fry, Kate B.
Fry, Lizzie May
Hess, Annie B.
Hess, Mario B.
Kreider, Fanny
Mueller, Paul A.
Nolt, Elias S.
Nolt, Elias Robert
Nolt, Robert
Railing, Andrew
Railing, Harry
Railing, Lottie
Seachrist, M. S.
Subjects
Guardian and ward
Probate records
Search Terms
Finding aids
Guardians
Iowa
Manuscript groups
Petitions
Probate records
Real estate
Real property surveys
Receipts
West Hempfield Twp.
Extent
1 folder, 18 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0348
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. 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
2003.MG0348
Other Numbers
MG-348
Classification
MG0348
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 31 January 2022.
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Archive

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Collection
Hubley Collection
Title
Hubley Collection
Object ID
MG0002
Date Range
1741-1864
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Collection
Hubley Collection
Title
Hubley Collection
Description
The Hubley Collection contains legal documents, case papers, family and military papers, wills, deeds, bills and receipts, indentures for servants and enslaved persons, correspondence, petitions, and church-related information.
Admin/Biographical History
John Hubley and Joseph Hubley were Lancaster attorneys.
System of Arrangement
The legal papers are arranged chronologically. Case papers are arranged
alphabetically by surname of the plaintiff or defendant. Family papers are grouped by the family member's name and chronologically within that name. Box 6 is arranged chronologically.
Date Range
1741-1864
Year Range From
1741
Year Range To
1864
Date of Accumulation
1741-1864
Creator
Hubley family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
App, Michael
Barr, John
Deshler, Adam
Ferree, Polly
Foulke, Caleb
Franklin, Thomas
Fromberger, John
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, Frederick
Hubley, George
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Hubley, Michael
Jones, Owen, Jr.
Lauman, Ludwig
Musser, John
Porter, Andrew
Rieger, Jacob
Rieger, Catherine
Thomas, Adam
Subjects
Court records
Deeds
Depositions
Family records
Indentured servants
Judgments
Law offices
Letters
Promissory notes
Slavery
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Wills
Search Terms
Correspondence
Court records
Deeds
Depositions
Enslaved persons
Family records
Finding aids
Indentured servants
Judgments
Law offices
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military
Promissory notes
Revolutionary War
Slavery
Warder, Parker and Company
Wills
Yeiser & Weaver
Extent
6 boxes, 84 folders, 2.25 cu. ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0002
Related Item Notes
Hubley Family File in the library.
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-2
Classification
MG0002
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection was cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 1 March 2018.
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Archive

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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 3
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 3 Bridges
Object ID
MG0545_Series03
Date Range
1835-1887
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 3
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 3 Bridges
Description
The documents in MG0545 Series 3 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to building bridges. Petitions, proposals and reports pertain to building bridges over the railroad at the alley between Duke Street and Lime Street in 1835 and 1837. Invoices for labor, stone and posts show bridge maintenance from 1858-1887.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1835-1887
Creation Date
1835-1887
Year Range From
1835
Year Range To
1887
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Armstrong, James
Cooper, J.
Black, John
Subjects
Invoices
Petitions
Bridges
Business records
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Invoices
Petitions
Bridges
Business records
Lancaster
New Holland Turnpike Company
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 11 folders, .2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series03
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
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-545, Series 3
Other Number
MG-545, Series 3
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
Organized and preserved by JP, Summer 2011. Added to database 10 May 2021.
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4 Railroads
Object ID
MG0545_Series04
Date Range
1833-1896
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  1 document  
Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4 Railroads
Description
The documents in MG0545, Series 4 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad, including correspondence, invoices and a petition.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1833-1896
Creation Date
1833-1896
Year Range From
1833
Year Range To
1896
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Ihling, Charles C.
Flick, Henry
Zimmerman, John
Subjects
Business records
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad
Invoices
Lancaster (Pa.)
Pennsylvania Railroad
Petitions
Railroads
Search Terms
Business records
Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad
Correspondence
Finding aids
Invoices
Lancaster
Letters
Manuscript groups
Pennsylvania Railroad
Petitions
Railroads
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series04
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
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-545, Series 4
Other Number
MG-545, Series 4
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
Collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011.
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Collection
Patents Collection
Title
Patents Collection
Object ID
MG0632
Date Range
1827-1927
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Collection
Patents Collection
Title
Patents Collection
Description
This collection contains patents issued to inventors in Lancaster County. The patents have the technical information about the invention and also drawings and/or blueprints. Some of the patents are for a horse hay rake, pinions, a railroad car brake, and improvements in threshing machines, balancing mill stones, kitchen slicing utensils and a still. Two of the documents are signed by Secretary of State Henry Clay and President Andrew Jackson.
Date Range
1827-1927
Creation Date
1827-1927
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1927
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Becker, Henry
Bennett, T. F.
Blake, James H.
Bomberger, Elias B.
Butler, B. F.
Clay, Henry
Eberly, John A
Fenstermaker, Emanuel Lively
Fenstermaker, Gerald Burkhart
Fellenbaum, David
Gantz, David Zook
Iske, Anthony
Jackson, Andrew
Kauffman, C. L.
Keller, J. Frank
Lutz, Jacob
McLane, Louis
Musser, Peter
Price, Edward F.
Reigart, J. Franklin
Seitz, John
Sieger, P. George
Slaymaker, Amos Fleming
Spillinger, Joseph
Way, Andrew
Weitzel, Jacob
Whitehill, James
Withers, Michael
Subjects
Drawings
Inventions
Inventors
Patents
Search Terms
Blueprints
Brakes, Peerless track
Brakes, railroad car
Canon pinions
Certificates
Double rack and pinions
Drawings
East Cocalico Twp.
Finding aids
Garbage furnaces
Inventions
Inventors
Investments
Kitchen slicing utensils
Manuscript groups
Mill gudgeons
Mill stones, balancing
Nut locks
Patents
Plough-plates
Rakes, horse hay
Salisbury Twp.
Sanitary Engineering and Construction Company
Stills
Threshing machines
Watch mechanisms
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0632
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
An original watercolor drawing by J. F. Reigart of Jacob Weitzel's still (Folder 10) is in the Curatorial Collection (2014.005).
Emanuel Fenstermaker's watch parts (Folder 1) are in the Curatorial Collection (1972.004.2 and 1972.004.4)
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-632
Other Number
MG-632
Classification
MG0632
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, February 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.
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Collection
David and John Pollock's Patents
Title
David and John Pollock's Patents
Object ID
MG0713
Date Range
1855-1867
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Collection
David and John Pollock's Patents
Title
David and John Pollock's Patents
Description
This collection contains patents granted to David Pollock and John Pollock for a fan blower, improved ore cleaner, improved feed water heater for locomotives, and an improved rack for holding implements and utensils. There are also related documents, such as correspondence, advertising, an application, and a petition.
Date Range
1855-1867
Year Range From
1855
Year Range To
1867
Date of Accumulation
1855-1867
Creator
Pollock, John, 1798-1875
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Finn, Andrew C.
Pollock, David
Pollock, John
Other Creators
Pollock, David, 1801-1867
Subjects
Advertising
Drawings
Inventions
Inventors
Letters
Patents
Search Terms
Advertising
Applications
Correspondence
Drawings
Finding aids
Inventions
Inventors
Letters
Manuscript groups
Patents
Petitions
Extent
1 box, 9 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0713
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Andrew B. Rote Collection, 1806-1950 (MG0363)
Dodge Family Papers (MG0836)
Groff Family Papers, 1865-1969 (MG0333)
Henry Charles Collection, 1892-1922 (MG0335)
Patents Collection, 1827-1927 (MG0632)
William Walton Griest Collection, Series 20 Patents, 1908-1915 (MG0065_Ser20)
Notes
Preferred Citation: David and John Pollock's Patents (MG0713), 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-713
Other Number
MG-713
Classification
MG0713
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from the Document Collection February 2014.
Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, February 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.
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