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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Object ID: MG0294

Date Range: 1865-1961

County, Pennsylvania Correspondence Death Decedents' estates Earl Twp. East Earl Twp. Ephrata Estate settlement Farmers National Bank Finding aids Florida Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania Funerals Gap, Salisbury Twp. Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota Health Hotel

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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Description: The Geist Family Papers include correspondence, tax records, legal documents, and other items related to the Geist family. Some correspondence is personal, while other letters relate to legal proceedings concerning estates and inheritances. A number of wills and associated materials, generally related to adjudications involving family members. Numerous local tax notices and federal income tax returns largely pertain to Daniel W. and Bertha W. Geist. Other materials include notebooks and receipts from Daniel W. Geist's time at Millersville State Normal School, visiting cards, and newspaper clippings.

Date Range: 1865-1961

Year Range From: 1865

Year Range To: 1961

Date of Accumulation: 1865-1961

Creator: Geist family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Alexander, James K.; Anderson, Howard; Bachman, Julie C.; Bard, Bertha; Brown, George; Bulleit, Edward Banister; Dague, Isaac W.; Dague, Lily C. Geist; Diller, Luther R.; Eshleman, John H.; Fox, Christian, Jr.; Geist, Adam; Geist, Agnes; Geist, Bertha Wanner; Geist, Daniel W.; Geist, Ettie G.; Geist, Everett S.; Geist, Harry Kohler; Geist, Lilly Kate; Groff, John M.; Heisher, Daniel; Hobson, Jesse; Hobson, Maria; Horst, Jacob G.; Kjorlien, Alvin C.; Leaman, William; Lyte, Eliphalet Oram; Martin, Luke W.; Milledge, Stanley; Miller, Helen Mildred Diller; Miller, Leon H. B.; Miller, Ruth; Ott, Janet F.; Overly, Herman Witmer; Overly, Richard Geist; Pond, B. C.; Pool, Virginia L.; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano; Rush, Charles William; Rush, Harriet Geist; Shaub, Sadie; Shirk, H. S.; Shirk, Henry; Shirk, Lawrence; Stoner, H. K.; Weaver, C. R.; Weaver, George A.; Werner, John Thomas; Witmer, Clara; Wolf, Lemon A.; Wolfe, Helen

Subjects: Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Letters; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Taxation

Search Terms: A. Geist and Son; Adams County, Pennsylvania; Albert Pick Company; Births; Bismarck, North Dakota; Blue Ball Bank; Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.; Calling cards; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Correspondence; Death; Decedents' estates; Earl Twp.; East Earl Twp.; Ephrata; Estate settlement; Farmers National Bank; Finding aids; Florida; Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania; Funerals; Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Grand Forks Herald; Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Health; Hotel Gladstone; Hunters; Inheritance; Internal Revenue Service; Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota; Johnson City, Broome County, New York; K. Aslesen Company; Lancaster; Lancaster New Era; Leland-Parker Hotel; Letters; Manuscript groups; Masons; McClure House; Miami, Florida; Millersville; Millersville State Normal School; Millersville University; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Minot, Ward County, North Dakota; Mountville Farm Women's Society; New Berlin, Ephrata Twp.; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey; Parades; Patterson Hotel; Pennsylvania State Normal School; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Postage stamps; Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Receipts; Republican Party; San Francisco, California; Schools; Stamps; Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.; Stocks; Tax returns; Taxation; Trusts and trustees; United Commercial Travelers of America; Vienna Bakery Company; Visiting cards; Washington, DC; West Cocalico School District; Wheeling, West Virginia; Wills; YMCA; Young Men's Christian Association

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0294

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 collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Accession Number: 2002.Hawbaker

Other Numbers: MG-294

Classification: MG0294

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 19 January 2022.

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Book, Account

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Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account Book of Henry Ammon, Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Caernarvon, Lancaster and Berks Counties.

Object ID: MG0963_F001

Date Range: 1845-1847

Collection: Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books

Title: Account Book of Henry Ammon, Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Caernarvon, Lancaster and Berks Counties.

Description: Account Book of Henry Ammon, Gap, Salisbury Township, Caernarvon, Lancaster and Berks Counties.; Contains 49 leaves, with a mixed pagination, plus a 12 page name index (mostly by first name).; Front cover inside has "Henry Ammon; His Day Book Bot (sic); Eliza Ball the 17 Day of April - 1845; Henry Ammon" written at the top. Also calculation numbers.; Inside back cover has account notes written on it.; Pages 6 and facing page, and 7 are blank.; Book references to work done, plowing, harrowing, calf skins, mutton, veal and purchase of rails, beef, tallow, pork, liver, etc.; Insert 1 - Blue donor card; Insert 2 - Three sheets:; o Item 1 First National Bank of Honeybrook, Pennsylvania, blank check. 189x.; o Item 2 Harry (sic) D. Ammon received orders from Sharpless & Carpenter, Manufactures of Fertilizers and Fertilizing Supplies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 23 March 1899.; o Item 3 Harry D. Ammon received orders from Sharpless & Carpenter, Manufactures of Fertilizers and Fertilizing Supplies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2 September 1899.

Admin/Biographical History: From: Donor Card, 1850 Census; o From 1850 Census: age 20, Carpenter; o Buried in Pequea Presbyterian Cemetery; o 1900: Assistant Baker with son Lemuel; o 1863: Exempt from draft to "loss of teeth"; o 1868 & 1869: Application for tavern license

Date Range: 1845-1847

Creation Date: 13 April 1845 to 7 October 1847

Year Range From: 1845

Year Range To: 1847

Creator: Ammon, Henry, 1830-1912

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Acely, Isaac; Albright, David; Alon, William; Baker, Ely; Baker, Jacob; Baker, William; Bear, George; Beard, Rebeca; Beard, Samuel; Bittler, Charles; Booth, Benemel; Boyer, William; Brook, Boyer; Brown, Peter; Brumer, John; Bruner, J.; Buchwalter, Martin; Buckwalter, Cyrus; Buckwalter, Seth; Bull, Elijah; Bush, John; Byler, Jacob; Cerswill, Samuel; Colman, George; Corswel, Mrs.; Cring, John; Cuitmor, Robert; Dampman, Evan; Dantard, James; Dehaven, James; Delzel, Ross; Dickinson, Ely; Dickinson, Nelson; Diehm, William; Dingler, Jacob; Donwoody, Edward; Dorwate, Joseph; Drumbeber, Jacob; Early, Isaac; Elms, Evan; Emmery, John; Evens, John C.; Evens, Lot; Everhart, James; Fair, Lewis; Fink, David; Forman, Daniel; Fowler, Edward; Fox, Oyla; Fox, Silas; Freshcorn, Lennerd; Gabet, John; Galasp, John; Gerhart, James; Gest, William; Giger, Jacob; Giger, James; Giger, John; Giger, Michael; Giger, Paul; Goheen, George; Grago, Lewis; Hamdork, Henry; Hamilton, Wilson; Handwork, Andrew; Handwork, George; Handwork, Nicholas; Hart, Elias; Hattery, Michael; Hinton, John; Hoffman, Peter; Homan, Samuel; Hoofman, Jacob; Horts, John; Hrafer, John; Huggerd, Rudolph; Hunter, George; Iport, Thomas; Jackson, John; Jacobs, Isaac; Jacobs, Richard; Jacobs, Samuel; James, Caleb; James, Jesse; Jamison, Phenias; Jenkins, Peter; Jones, John D.; Keller, Mathias; Kennedy, George; Kenny, Robison; Kid, James; Kiny, John; Konte, John; Koots, Thomas; Kremer, W.; Kurb, Christian; Kurtz, John; Landis, Henry; Lewis, James; Locherd, Samuel; Long, John; Long, Jonas D.; Lou, John; Lox, Nathan; Lukins, Aaron; Mager, Daniel; Mangle, Daniel; Mash, Syrus; Mast, Jacob; McCord, Benjamin; McCormick, James; McMichael, Lot; McMichiel, John; Mengle, Henry; Michel, John; Miligan, Isaac; Miller, Daniel; Miller, Henry; Mingle, Henry; Morgan, John; Moser, Rubin; Nelson, John; Noudy, William; O'Neil, James; Old, Daniel; Pail, James C.; Pawling, John; Pearce, Richard; Pears, Richard; Peck, John; Perkyhiser, Isaac; Perkyhiser, William; Peter, John; Plank, David; Plank, Samuel; Pots, Hartely; Potts, David; Potts, Hartely; Ratyen, Charles; Rigg, Samuel; Right, Anderson; Right, Robert; Riter, Cursy; Sands, James; Sheeler, Calvin; Sheeler, Evan; Sheeler, Henry; Sheeler, John; Sheeter, William; Shingle, John; Shingle, Samuel; Shoe, William; Simmers, Wilson; Smith, Joseph; Smith, Levi; Starate, John; Summers, Henry; Tempiben, Isaac; Thomson, John; Timmers, James; Toemoth, Philip; Train, Jacob; Troop, Samuel; Walk, Edward; Walk, John; Wbil, Kiter; Wels, William; White, David; Whitman, Daniel; Whitman, Isaac; Whitman, Johnathan; Whoes, James; Wibl, Smith P.; Widensaul, John; Wilson, Andrew; Wilson, James; Wilson, John; Wiman, Henry; Wip, Samuel; Witman, Peter; Witter, Abraham; Wofman, John; Wolf, William; Wright, Anderson; Yoes, James

Subjects: Account books; Business records

Search Terms: Account books; Business records; Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Salisbury Twp.; Caernarvon Twp.; Caernarvon Twp., Berks County

Extent: 108 pages to scan.; Size (L x W): 12" x 7-5/8"

Object Name: Book, Account

Language: English

Condition Date: 2023-10-24

Condition Notes: Book binding has minor damage but is intact. Spine is worn through at places. There are 4 loose leaves (p. 9, 26, 28 and last page). The first leaf and 3 index pages are incomplete with portions torn off. Some pages are loosely held in place.; Spine is worn and missing at bottom.; Front inside leaf has ~3/4 torn out and has account notes written on it.; Index pages ABCD, JKLM AND NOP have section torn out.

Object ID: MG0963_F001

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; NOTE: Index is by first name. Also, indexed name may appear on multiple pages.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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: 2022.021

Other Numbers: MG-963

Classification: MG0963

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

Object ID: Tav 1853 F32 I01

Collection: Liquor License Papers

Title: Liquor License Papers

System of Arrangement: Arranged by municipalities by year.

Year: 1853

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0020

People: Hambright, Adam H.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Gap, Salisbury Twp.

Place: Gap, Sadsbury Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Excellent

Object ID: Tav 1853 F32 I01

Box Number: 020

Additional Notes: April term.; Signers of petition: George Varns, Philip Hathaway, Amos Townsend, John Rhea, George Todd, George Summers, Isaac Walker, Christopher Williams, John Williams Sr., William F. Rea, Eber A. Rea, James Shaw.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0602

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0510 I006

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1861

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0008

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Pequea Creek; Leacock Twp.; Salisbury Twp.; Newport Road; Roads; Intercourse, Leacock Twp.; Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: Leacock Twp. and Salisbury Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0510 I006

Box Number: 008

Additional Notes: Court term: August 1861.; Location: On the Newport Road from Intercourse, Leacock Twp., to Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 2 items, 2 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 66.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0735 I001

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: none

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0011

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Pequea Creek; Salisbury Twp.; Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Springville, Salisbury Twp.; Millwood, Salisbury Twp.; Specifications; Bridges

Place: Salisbury Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0735 I001

Box Number: 011

Additional Notes: Location: On road from Gap, Salisbury Twp., to Springville, Salisbury Twp., at Millwood, Salisbury Twp.; Document type: Specifications for bridge repair.; 3 items, 3 pieces