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Act

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Transcription of an Act of Maryland Legislature

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.007

Date Range: 1862/03/10

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Transcription of an Act of Maryland Legislature

Description: Transcription of an Act of Maryland Legislature by unknown regarding the extension of time to execute judgments on loans.

Date Range: 1862/03/10

Creator: Maryland. General Assembly

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 8, Box 1

Subjects: Judgments; Loans; Maryland. General Assembly

Search Terms: Judgments; Loans; Maryland. General Assembly; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 8 x 12.5 in.

Object Name: Act

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.007

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: JBMS2000.046.1

Other Number: JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 7

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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Ambrotype

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Collection: James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection

Object ID: JB-06-07-01

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Object Name: Ambrotype

Collection: James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection

Description: Unidentified man in dark suit with tinted cheeks. "Bisbee's Sphereotypes" and "Patent May 27, 1856" etched under image.

Provenance: Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Object Name: Ambrotype

Print Size: 4 x 5 inches

Condition: Good

Object ID: JB-06-07-01

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 96.16.1

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Ambrotype

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Collection: James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection

Object ID: JB-07-01-01

Date Range: c. 1856

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Object Name: Ambrotype

Collection: James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection

Description: Ambrotype of James Buchanan in stained decorative case with pearl inlay in shape of flowers on front.

Provenance: Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.

Date Range: c. 1856

Creator: Holmes, Silas A.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Buchanan, James

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: James Buchanan Presidential Library

Object Name: Ambrotype

Print Size: 2.5 x 3 inches

Condition: Good

Object ID: JB-07-01-01

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Appraisal

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Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Object ID: Coll App 1878 F001 K

Date Range: 1878

Collection: Collateral Appraisements

Title: Collateral Appraisements

Admin/Biographical History: 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.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.

Date Range: 1878

Year: 1878

Creator: Register of Wills

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: King, Eliza

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Colerain Twp.; Collateral appraisement; Financial statements

Place: Colerain Twp.

Object Name: Appraisal

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Coll App 1878 F001 K

Box Number: 008

Additional Notes: Also: account statement.; 2 items, 2 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 03-00 0312

Description Level: Item

Archive

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Collection: Columbia Bridge Company Collection

Title: Columbia Bridge Company Collection

Object ID: MG0217

Date Range: 1809-1843

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Collection: Columbia Bridge Company Collection

Title: Columbia Bridge Company Collection

Description: The Columbia Bridge Company Collection is a valuable source of information concerning construction of bridges in the early 1800s. Documents concern the building of the first two bridges across the Susquehanna River in 1814 and 1832. Items in the collection include minutes, form for stock certificate, invoices, legal papers, proposals, receipts, stockholders, promissory notes, by-laws, settlement of stage tolls with Samuel Slaymaker 1813, salary receipts, circulars and announcements, bridge tolls, orders for payment, correspondence, and a stock certificate from 1842

Admin/Biographical History: First Bridge; Construction of the first Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was begun in 1812 and completed December 5, 1814, by J. Wolcott, H. Slaymaker, S. Slaymaker at a total cost of $231,771, which was underwritten by the newly formed Columbia Bank and Bridge Company. The bridge was 5,690 feet (1,730 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and had 54 piers and twin carriageways. Constructed of wood and stone, the covered bridge also included a wooden roof, a whitewashed interior and openings in its wooden sides to view the river and surrounding areas. It was considered the longest covered bridge in the world at the time. The bridge accommodated east-west traffic across the Susquehanna River for 14 years before being destroyed by ice, high water and severe weather on February 5, 1832.; Second bridge; Construction of the second Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, also covered, started mid-1832 and was completed in 1834 (opening on July 8, 1834) by James Moore and John Evans at a cost of $157,300. It was 5,620 feet (1,710 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) wide and also enjoyed the distinction of being the world's longest covered bridge. The wood and stone structure had 27 piers, a carriageway, walkway, and two towpaths to guide canal traffic across the river. Much of the mostly oak timber used in its construction was salvaged from the previous bridge. Its roof was covered with shingles, its sides with weatherboard, and its interior was whitewashed. The structure was modified in 1840 by the Canal Company at a cost of $40,000 concurrent with the construction of the Wrightsville Dam. Towpaths of different levels and with sidewalls were added to prevent horses from falling into river, as happened several times when the river flooded. The roof of the lower path formed the floor of upper path. In this way, canal boats were towed across the river from the Pennsylvania Canal on the Columbia side to the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal at Wrightsville. Sometime after 1846, a double-track railway was added, linking the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad to the Northern Central Railway. Due to fear of fire caused by locomotives, rail cars were pulled across the bridge by teams of mules or horses.; Information from "Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%E2%80%93Wrightsville_Bridge. Accessed 3 February 2020.

System of Arrangement: The papers of the First Columbia Bridge built in 1814 are filed in folders #1 to 157. The papers of the Second Columbia Bridge built in 1832 are filed in folders #158 to 181.

Date Range: 1809-1843

Year Range From: 1809

Year Range To: 1843

Date of Accumulation: 1809-1843

Creator: Goodell, Robert Hilliard, 1899-1992.

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 05

People: Albright, William; Chew, Benjamin; Coleman, Robert; Dickson, William; Gilpin, Joshua; Gilpin, Thomas; Grimler, Benjamin; Haldeman, C.; Hamilton, William; Harbaugh, Leonard; Hoff, John; Hopkins, James; Hubley, John; Hubley, Joseph; Lloyd, Evan; Mifflin, Joseph; Poulson, Zachariah; Reynolds, John; Rittenhouse, Joseph; Shaffner, Casper; Slaymaker, Henry; Slaymaker, Samuel; Varle, Charles; Wilson, Edward; Wilson, Thomas A.; Witmer, A.; Wright, William; Wolcott, John

Subjects: Bridges; Business records; Columbia (Pa.); Letters; Minutes (Records); Stockholders; Stocks; Susquehanna River

Search Terms: Advertising; Applications; Board of Directors; Bonds; Bridges; Broadsides; Business records; By-laws; Checks; Columbia; Columbia Bridge Company; Construction; Contracts; Correspondence; Farmers Bank of Lancaster; Financial records; Finding aids; Gatekeepers; Invoices; Letters; Loans; Manuscript groups; Minutes; Murray Draper and Company; Promissory notes; Receipts; Reports; Salaries; Stockholders; Stocks; Susquehanna River; Taxes; Tollhouses; Tolls

Extent: 5 boxes, 190 folders, 3 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0217

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: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. The original items in Folder 69 may not be used due to their fragile condition. All other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection may be photographed. Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org with questions or 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. 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.

Other Numbers: MG-217

Classification: MG0217

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 13 January 2022.

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Bond

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Confederate States of America bond, $100

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F017_In02_It02

Date Range: 1863/02/20

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Confederate States of America bond, $100

Description: One hundred dollar Confederate States of America bond. No. 3833. "On the 1st day of July 1868, the Confederate States of America will pay to the bearer of this bond at the seat of government, or at such place of deposit as may be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury, the sum of five hundred dollars, with interest thereon from the date, at the rate of eight per cent per annum..."

Admin/Biographical History: With marginalia regarding Company C Bragonier Cavalry Division.

Date Range: 1863/02/20

Creation Date: 20 February 1863

Creator: Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0001

People: Bragonier, R. C.; Jones, H. C.; Rose, C. A.

Subjects: Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury

Search Terms: Bonds; Confederate States of America; Loans

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Bond

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F017_In02_It02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650; George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710; Photograph (1-08-07-91); Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 17, Item 2, Insert 2

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 14 October 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Bond

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Confederate States of America bond, $500

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F017_In02_It01

Date Range: 1863/02/20

Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Confederate States of America bond, $500

Description: Five hundred dollar Confederate States of America bond. No. 1498. "On the 1st day of July 1868, the Confederate States of America will pay to the bearer of this bond at the seat of government, or at such place of deposit as may be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury, the sum of five hundred dollars, with interest thereon from the date, at the rate of eight per cent per annum..."

Admin/Biographical History: With marginalia re Co. C Bragonier Cavalry Division.

Date Range: 1863/02/20

Creation Date: 20 February 1863

Creator: Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0001

People: Bragonier, R. C.; Read, E. S.; Rose, C. A.

Subjects: Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury

Search Terms: Bonds; Confederate States of America; Loans

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Bond

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F017_In02_It01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650; George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 17, Item 2, Insert 1

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 14 October 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

Claim

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Collection: Mechanics' Liens

Title: Mechanics' Liens

Object ID: FEB 1843 F026 ML

Date Range: 1843/02

Collection: Mechanics' Liens

Title: Mechanics' Liens

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date filed.

Date Range: 1843/02

Year: 1843

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0001

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Contractors; James Given and Company; Lancaster; Liens; Mechanics' liens; Shirk and Royer; Warehouses

Place: Lancaster

Object Name: Claim

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: FEB 1843 F026 ML

Box Number: 001

Additional Notes: Warehouse.; Shirk & Royer.; James Given & Co. Contractors.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 01-00 0202

Description Level: Item

Coin, Commemorative

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Collection: Currency Collection

Title: Commemorative coin

Object ID: 2016.004.1

Date Range: 2010

Collection: Currency Collection

Title: Commemorative coin

Description: On front, James Buchanan written along the top above a heatshot engraving of James Buchanan. Beneath the portrait, "IN GOD WE TRUST/15th President/1857-1861". On back, Statue of Liberty, showing top half only. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written alongside the outer edge of the back of the coin. Underneath arm holding torch is "$1". "DE" inscribed in tiny letters on the cover of the book the Statue of Liberty is holding. Copper colored edges. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" inscribed on edge. "2010 P" and 13 stars also inscribed on the edge.

Date Range: 2010

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: North Wall

Storage Cabinet: Unit 05

Storage Drawer: Drawer 20

People: Buchanan, James

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Coins; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Object Name: Coin, Commemorative

Diameter (in): 1

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2016-05-11

Object ID: 2016.004.1

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2016.004

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