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Agreement

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Terms of manumission of Fanny

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F009_It02

Date Range: 1809, 1813

1 document

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Terms of manumission of Fanny

Description: Terms of manumission of Fanny, presented to the Justices of the Peace of Maryland by Jeremiah Heaton. Received and recorded in Harford County, 22 July 1809. Certified 4 November 1813.

Date Range: 1809, 1813

Creation Date: 1809 and 1813

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Fanny; Heaton, Jeremiah

Subjects: African Americans--History; Liberty; Slaveholders; Slavery; Enslaved persons--Emancipation

Search Terms: Emancipation; Enslaved persons; Harford County, Maryland; Persons of color; Slaveholders; Slavery

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Agreement

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F009_It02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

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.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@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. 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-240, Series 2

Other Number: MG-240, Series 2, Folder 9, Item 2

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection, Case 1 and cataloged June 2007. Added to database on 26 January 2022.; The items in Folder 9 are all attached at the corner with sealing wax.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Agreement

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Collection: Sally E. Nungesser Papers

Title: Rental agreement between Joshua Stevens and Fountain Black

Object ID: MG0839_F002

Date Range: 1833/07/08

1 document

Collection: Sally E. Nungesser Papers

Title: Rental agreement between Joshua Stevens and Fountain Black

Description: Manuscript copy of a rental agreement between Joshua Stevens of Indiana and Fountain Black of Kentucky for Stevens' house on Washington Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. The document includes a description of the house and terms of the agreement. Signatures of Joshua Stevens, Fountain Black, and [B. M. Hatton].

Date Range: 1833/07/08

Creation Date: 8 July 1833

Creator: Stevens, Joshua, 1790-1858

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Black, Fountain; Stevens, Joshua

Subjects: African Americans--History; Contracts

Search Terms: Agreements; Dwellings; Houses; Indianapolis, Indiana; Leases; Persons of color; Rental properties; Stevens and Smith Center; Washington Street

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Agreement

Language: English

Object ID: MG0839_F002

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115)

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).

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.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@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. 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: Gift of Peggy Kellermeyer in honor of Kenneth and Sally Nungesser.

Accession Number: 2021.007

Other Numbers: MG-839

Other Number: MG-839, Folder 2

Classification: MG0839

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 29 December 2023.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Announcement

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

Title: Notice for the sheriff's sale of the property of William White

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F030_In01_It03

Date Range: 1773/03/04

1 document

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

Title: Notice for the sheriff's sale of the property of William White

Description: Notice for the sheriff's sale of the house and personal property of William White, innkeeper, in Derry Township, and the real property of John Sample, adjoined by William White, Robert McKee, and Samuel Clark. Peter, an enslaved man, is noted. Frederick Stone, sheriff. Printed by Francis Bailey. Lancaster.

Date Range: 1773/03/04

Creation Date: 4 March 1773

Creator: Lancaster County (Pa.). Sheriff

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0002

People: Bailey, Francis; Clark, Samuel; McKee, Robert; Peter; Sample, James; Sample, John; Stone, Frederick; White, William

Subjects: African Americans--History; Lancaster County (Pa.). Sheriff; Real property; Real property auctions

Search Terms: Derry Twp., Lancaster County; Enslaved persons; Innkeepers; Lancaster County Sheriff; Persons of color; Real estate; Sheriff's sales; Sheriffs

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan

Object Name: Announcement

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F030_In01_It03

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), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

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.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@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. 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-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 30, Insert 1, Item 3

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 26 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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Archive

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Collection: Bushong Diary Collection

Title: Bushong Diary Collection

Object ID: MG0278

Date Range: 1850-1862

Collection: Bushong Diary Collection

Title: Bushong Diary Collection

Description: This collection contains the diaries of Gilbert and Edith Bushong.; The first diaries in this collection (Folder #1), written by Gilbert Bushong who is 14 years old, are dated from 3m 17 1850 - 5m 29 1852 and April 20, 1853. The topics covered are the everyday events of family life and farming activities. He also writes about school life, and butchering hogs, and trips to visit family and friends.; The second part of this collection (Folder #2-5) was written by Edith Paxson Bushong and dates from December 31, 1858 - April 5, 1862, after Gilbert presents her with a new diary journal on his return from a trip to Lancaster. Edith writes mostly about the welfare of her family and friends, including news of marriages, births, illnesses, and deaths.; She also writes about life on the farm, her housework routine, and news of the Civil War, including the battle at Gettysburg.

Admin/Biographical History: Gilbert Bushong was the son of Henry Bushong and Esther Valentine. He was born on 2 December 1836 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and died on 10 December 1911 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer in Eden Twp., Lancaster County. Gilbert was a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and an abolitionist who helped, with family members Henry and Jacob Bushong, to run the Underground Railroad for runaway slaves during the Civil War at Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania.; Edith D. Kinsey Paxson was born on 14 January 1836 and died 2 December 1914 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She was the second daughter of Elwood H. Paxson and Elizabeth Moore White. She married Gilbert Bushong on 20 December 1855. The Bushongs owned a farm along what is now Valley Road, Route 372, on the eastern side of Eden Twp. and received their mail at May Post Office. They are buried together at Sadsbury Meeting Cemetery in Chester County.; Children of Gilbert and Edith Bushong:; 1. Dr. Charles Henry Bushong (1 October 1856-20 December 1903). He was married twice, to sisters who were twins, Anna W. Keene and Nora E. Keene. One died and he married the other.; 2. Frances E. Bushong (18 May 1858-16 November 1861).; 3. Marion E. Bushong (20 March 1860-March 1937). She married Sanders M. Collins on 20 December 1884. Their children were Edith Bushong Collins (1886-1966) and Wallace Collins (b. 1899). Edith never married. She kept house for her father and was a school teacher. Wallace married Marion Chandler.; 4. Marvin E. Bushong (7 June 1878-27 October 1936). He married Lydia Rakestraw on 10 September 1903. Their children were Henry Rakestraw Bushong (b. 28 July 1904) and Gertrude (b. 4 August 1909). At 21, Marvin was appointed a Justice of the Peace of Eden Twp. and in 1908 was elected Clerk of Quarter Sessions at Lancaster County. Later, he was associated with the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company, and in 1933 was vice-president of the Safe Harbor Water Power Corp.

Date Range: 1850-1862

Year Range From: 1850

Year Range To: 1862

Creator: Bushong, Gilbert, 1836-1911

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Albright, Esther; Alexander, James; Alexander, Rachel; Bacon, Martha; Bacon, Tom; Baer, Joel; Baily, Rachel; Bair, David; Barnhouse, Pusey; Barton, Mavis; Beatol, Ely; Beecher, Henry Ward; Bernard, Louisa; Bolton, Mary; Bolton, Sallie; Bolton, Susanna; Bonsall, Daniel; Bower, Hiram; Bowers, H.; Bromell, Isaac; Brown, Elas; Brown, John; Bushing, Francis Elwood; Bushong, Jesse G.; Bushong, Anna W. Keene; Bushong, Charles Henry; Bushong, Edith D. Kinsey Paxson; Bushong, Edith K.; Bushong, Edwin; Bushong, Esther Valentine; Bushong, Frances E.; Bushong, Gilbert; Bushong, Henry; Bushong, Henry Rakestraw; Bushong, Israel; Bushong, Jacob; Bushong, John; Bushong, Lydia Rakestraw; Bushong, Margaret; Bushong, Marion E.; Bushong, Marvin E.; Bushong, Mary; Bushong, Nora E. Keene; Bushong, Gertrude; Carter, Benjamin; Carter, John; Carter, Tish; Cato, Jesse; Chanley, Hannah; Clarkson, Mary Ann; Coats, Simmons; Colfax, Schuyler; Collins, Edith Bushong; Collins, Marion Chandler; Collins, Marion E. Bushong; Collins, Sanders M.; Collins, Wallace; Cooper, Elwood; Cooper, H. W.; Cooper, Mary; Cramer, Cyrus; Cramer, Sheldon; Davis, Abner; Dewberries, Nathan; Dickinson, Annie; Dingee, Hannah; Dubell, Lydia Ann; Dubree, Nathan; Eavensen, Mary; Eavensham, Alvin; Eavensham, Martha Ellen; Eavenson, Albin; Eavenson, Alvin; Eavenson, Elwood; Eavenson, Emily; Eavenson, Jones; Eavenson, Mary; Eckhart, William; Eckman, Isaac; Evenson, Pierce; Everett, Hamilton; Everett, Rebecca; Everson, Reese; Ferguson, Annie; Field, Mary; Fisher, Conrad; Garrettson, Oliver; Garrison, P.; Garrison, William Lloyd; Gauge, Elizabeth; Gilbert, Abama; Gilbert, Alben; Gilbert, Amos; Gilbert, Bell; Gilbert, Catherine; Gilbert, Emily; Gilbert, Florence; Gilbert, Hannah; Gilbert, Harding; Gilbert, Howard W.; Gilbert, Jesse; Gilbert, Joshua; Gilbert, Mary; Gilbert, Newton; Gilbert, Omar; Gilbert, Sallie; Gilbert, Sarah; Gillton, Theodore; Gockley, Annie; Gockley, Sebastian; Grant, Ulysses S.; Green, Louisa; Griest, Ellwood; Hanna, Edie; Harding, Isaac; Haslem, William; Hauches, Phebe; Hauser, Edie; Hawkes, Joseph; Hayes, Mrs. William; Hayes, Nathaniel; Heaslem, William; Heidelbaugh, Margaret; Heidlebaugh, Albert; Heidlebaugh, Milton; Heidlebaugh, Samuel; Heidlebaugh, Susan; Hensel, George; Herr, Anna; Hicks, Rachel; Hobson, Jane; Hobson, Phebe; Hobson, Thebe; Hobson, Thomas; Hodson, John; Holson, Irene; Hood, James; Hopkins, Hannah; Hopkins, Maria; Hopkins, Samuel; Hopkins, Stanton; Hoskens, John; Houston, Joseph; Hunt, John; Hunter, Joe; Hunter, John; Hunter, Mary; Jackson, James; James, Harriet; Johns, John; Johns, Scott; Johns, Susan; Johnson, Hannah; Johnson, Henry; Johnson, Jacob; Johnson, Martha; Johnson, Mattie; Johnson, Moses; Johnson, Rachel; Johnson, Sarah; Johnston, Henry; Johnston, Moses; Jones, Emerson; Jones, Emma; Jones, Jael; Jones, Mary; Kauffman, Lewis; Kennedy, Hal Patterson; Kent, Nancy; Kent, Vince; Kern, Frank; King, Anna; King, Jerry; King, Samuel; Kirk, Benjamin; Kirk, Sarah; Kuhn, Lizzie; Lamborne, Alicia; Livingston, John B.; Love, Alfred H.; Lyle, William; Marsh, Mary; Marshlands, Belle; Massey, Isaac; Massey, Mary; Massey, Samuel; Matthew, Lydia; Matthews, Thomas; McClintick, Martha; McGill, Eliza; McGill, Sarah; Mercer, Rachel; Miller, Frank; Miller, Joseph; Minnich, Isaac; Moore, Gainer; Moore, Isaac; Moore, Mary; Morrison, Caroline; Morrison, Emma; Morrison, Henry; Morrison, Joseph; Moses, Thomas; Murry, Harvey; Neal, Susan; Newswanger, Joseph E.; Oran, James; Parke, William; Paxson, Alice; Paxson, Alvin; Paxson, Elizabeth Moore White; Paxson, Elwood H.; Paxson, Frankie; Paxson, James; Paxson, Matilda; Paxson, Mavis; Paxson, Tillie; Peart, Lewis; Peart, Rebecca; Peart, Roland; Pennock, Maggie; Pickering, M. H.; Pickering, Elias; Pierce, Edith; Pierce, George; Pierce, Levi; Proctor, Caroline; Rakestraw, Abraham; Rakestraw, Carrie; Rakestraw, Connie; Rakestraw, Eliza; Rakestraw, Ester; Rakestraw, Henry; Rakestraw, Liddy; Rakestraw, Mary; Rakestraw, Sarah; Rakestraw, William; Resh, James; Reynolds, John F.; Rich, Sallie; Risk, James; Risk, Mary; Ritz, Jack; Roberts, Anna; Roberts, Henry; Roberts, Martha; Robinson, Moses; Rockey, Mrs. Jacob; Royer, Hannah; Rusel, James; Russell, Mary B.; Scott, Barbara; Scott, John; Sheldon, Hannah; Sheldon, William; Slate, Henry; Slater, John; South, Benjamin; Sprecher, Jonathan; Sproul, Anne; Stauffer, Jacob; Stauffer, John; Stauffer, Mattie; Stauffer, Mrs.; Stauffer, Peter; Stevens, Thaddeus; Stowe, Mrs.; Stuart, Mary; Sutter, Joe; Swisher, Patrick; Taylor, Jacob; Taylor, Joseph C.; Thomas, Ann; Thomas, Callie; Thomas, Caroline; Thomas, John; Thomas, Orza A.; Thompson, George; Thompson, Harriet; Valentine, Anna L.; Valentine, Emmaline; Valentine, Francis; Valentine, Joseph; Valentine, Rachel; Valentine, Rebecca; Valentine, Thomas; Walker, John; Walker, Washington; Walter, Jesse; Walters, George; Watson, Matilda; Way, Martha; Webb, John P.; Webster, Elizabeth; Webster, Ezra; Wells, Gilbert; Wells, Joseph; Wells, Mary; Westley, Ellen; Westley, Joseph; Westly, John; Whinney, Sarah Pusey; White, Addie; White, Clara; White, Lettie; White, Oliver; Whitson, Ester; Whitson, George; Whitson, Jacob; Whitson, Matilda; Whitson, Merce; Whitson, Micah; Whitson, Moses; Whitson, Thomas; Whitson, Webster; Whitson, William; Wilhelm, Mrs.; William, Henry; Williams, Carrie; Williams, Edwin; Williams, Frank; Williams, Henry; Williams, Sue; Wilson, Tillie; Winston, George; Withers, Anna; Withers, Augustus; Withers, William; Zook, Morris

Other Creators: Bushong, Edith K., 1836-1914.

Subjects: African Americans--History; Agriculture; Bereavement; Canning and preserving; Enslaved persons--Emancipation; Farms; Health; Housekeeping; Mental health; Quakers; Seances; Slavery; Spiritualism; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Search Terms: Agriculture; Barr's Bookstore; Bereavement; Births; Canning and preserving; Civil War; Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge; David Bear's Dry Goods; Death; Diaries; Emancipation; Farming; Funerals; Gardening; Health; Housekeeping; Illnesses; Lancaster County Mutual Insurance Company; McGlaughlin's Auction; Mental health; Octoraro Relief Association; Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind; Persons of color; Quakers; Quarryville Aid Society; Sadsbury Friends Meeting; Seances; Slavery; Spiritualism; Travel; York Furnace

Extent: 1 box, 5 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0278

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: Family Papers, 1833-1872 at Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.

Credit: Bushong Diary Collection (MG-278), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org

Classification: MG0278

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed, finding aid started by PK, Spring-Summer 2010; Finding aid completed by NS, RS, 2013.

Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/524daacf-a133-49f0-93de-852778290413

Collection: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Title: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Object ID: MG0721

Date Range: 1762-1855

. Manuscript groups Persons of color Philadelphia Providence Twp. Saddlery Tinsmiths Weavers Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, July 2014; updated March 2015. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The

1 document

Collection: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Title: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Description: The Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents include legal contracts between apprentice, or the parent or guardians, and master; as well as one contract between an indentured servant and master. The contracts identify the parties involved, municipalities, trade to be learned, and terms of contract.

Date Range: 1762-1855

Creation Date: 1762-1855

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 1855

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Boyd, Nickolas C.; Brant, John; Carver, Seneca; Convery, Patrick; Daly, James; Eshleman, Guy; Eversole, Jacob; Fenney, Catherine; Ganter, George; Hess, John; Humerich, Christian; Humphreville, Frank; Humphreville,Henry; Humphreville, Susanna; Ihling, John; Johns, Jacob; Johnston, Abraham; Lesher, John; Long, George; Messner, Christian; Moore, David; Moore, Zacharias; Parsons, Mary; Peddin, John; Porter, John; Porter, William; Quick, Philip; Reinhard, Jacob; Reinhard, Mary; Remo, Jenetta; Remo, Samuel; Remo, Susanna; Ruch, John; Ruch, Peter; Seeger, Fredrich; Steele, William W.; Stewart, Peter; Welsh, James

Subjects: Apprentices; Blacksmiths; Carpenters; Contract labor; Contracts; Joiners; Saddlery; Tinsmiths; Weavers

Search Terms: Apprentices; Blacksmiths; Brecknock Twp.; Carpenters; Contract labor; Cocalico Twp.; Colerain Twp.; Donegal Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Finding aids; Indentures; Joiners; Lancaster; Little Britain Twp.; Manuscript groups; Persons of color; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Providence Twp.; Saddlery; Tinsmiths; Weavers

Extent: 1 box, 6 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0721

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents (MG0721), 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-721

Classification: MG0721

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, July 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.

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Archive

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Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Object ID: MG0258

Date Range: 1855-1865, 1972

Collection: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Title: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers

Description: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers contain letters from Lebkicher family members before and during the Civil War. There are discharge papers for Jonah R. Duke and William H. Lebkicher who enlisted with Captain J. Miller Raub's Company D, 122nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in August 1862. William (1846-1929) re-enlisted and his letters continue to 1865. Some of the letters concern transportation by train and subsequent wrecks and derailments, the rioting in Lancaster, the shortage of food and feed for animals, and the soldiers getting used to the shelling of their camp by the rebels. The majority of letters were written during the Civil War.

Admin/Biographical History: For more information about William H. Lebkicher, please see the Hershey Community Archives website. https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/lebkicher-william-henry-lebbie-1845-1929/

Date Range: 1855-1865, 1972

Year Range From: 1855

Year Range To: 1972

Date of Accumulation: 1855-1865, 1972

Creator: Lebkicher family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Lebkicher, William Henry "Lebbie"; Lebkicher, Edwin M.; Lebkicher, David McGran

Subjects: Letters; Military discharge; Personal correspondence; United States. Army--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence, Personal; Discharge papers; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Military discharge; Military life; Persons of color; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0258

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4b929d84-1c6a-4e1f-8bc2-523672636170

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lebkicher Family Civil War Letters and Discharge Papers (MG0258), 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.

Accession Number: 1998.MG0258

Other Numbers: MG-258

Other Number: MG-258

Classification: MG0258

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Organized and finding aid prepared by JM. Finding aid typed by KS and SH, 2013. Added to database 10 January 2022.

Archive

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Black History Collection, Series 1

Object ID: MG0240_Ser01

Date Range: 1780-1834

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Black History Collection, Series 1

Description: Series 1, Register of enslaved women and their children who were born after 1780, is a compilation of papers filed by holders of enslaved persons that show date; name and place of residence of slaveholder; name of mother (usually an enslaved person) and child; date of birth; sex of child; age when the child will be freed; official seal and signatures; and date when filed.

Date Range: 1780-1834

Year Range From: 1780

Year Range To: 1834

Date of Accumulation: 1780-1834

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Anderson, James; Atchinson, John; Baker, John H.; Barton, William; Bayly, James; Bigham, William; Black, Aaron; Boggs, Alexander; Boyd, William; Breading, David; Caldwell, Andrew; Carpenter, Samuel; Clark, Bryce; Clemson, James; Conkle, William; Cook, James; Cooke, Samuel; Crawford, James; Cunningham, Janett; Currin, James; Davis, Edward; Dewers, Thomas; Edwards, Susanna; Edwards, Thomas; Evans, James; Evans, John; Evans, Mrs. Frances; Ewing, John; Fordney, William B.; Franklin, Benjamin; Frazier, Phebe; Galbraith, Bertram Gillespie; Gale, Anthony; Gamble, James; Gibbons, Daniel; Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons; Gibson, William; Givens, Joseph; Graves, B.; Grubb, Peter; Harrison, Thomas; Haydon, George; Heaton, Jeremiah; Henderson, Archibald; Henry, William; Hubley, John; Hudson, Edward; Jacobs, Cyrus; Jenkins, John Carmichael; Johnson, Henry; Johnston, John; King, Robert; Leman, Christian; Lockhart, Josiah; Long, Stephen; Lownes, Caleb; Martin, James; Maxwell, Robert; McCally, James; McCamant, Isaac; McClure, William; McIntire, William; McLaughlin, George; Michener, James B.; Middleton, Anne; Middleton, John; Miller, John; Moore, Zachary; Neal, Thomas; Neel, Thomas; Nicholas, Michael; Old, James; Oldden, John; Patterson, James; Peden, Hugh; Porter, Andrew; Porter, William; Potts, David; Ramsey, Elizabeth; Reigert, Christopher; Ross, George; Samson, George W.; Sanderson, George; Scott, Alexander; Sewell, Charles S.; Skiles, Henry; Slaymaker, Amos; Smith, Joseph; Smith, Margaret; Smith, William; Spear, Robert; Steel, William; Stevens, Thaddeus; Thomas, Mary B.; Walker, Isaac; Wallace, Robert; Watson, John; Weld, Theodore D.; Whitehill, James; Wilson, Samuel; Work, Joseph; Yeates, James; Zantzinger, Paul

Other Creators: Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)

Subjects: African Americans--History; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery; Court of Quarter Sessions; Enslaved persons; Finding aids; Labels; Manuscript groups; Persons of color; Slaveholders; Slavery

Extent: 17 folders, 89 items, 648 pages to scan, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Copies of MG0240, Series 1, Folders 1-9 are also on microfilm in the Research Center Library (Drawer 3, sec. 2, #206) and bound (326 R294p Oversized); Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, these items reflect the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

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. Restricted access for the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication of items in MG0240_Ser01.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-240, Series 1

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 10 January 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Black History Collection, Series 2

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02

Date Range: 1779-1984

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Black History Collection, Series 2

Description: Series 2, Black History Records, contains the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons or Negro Entry Book, a census of free persons of color living in Lancaster city; a biographical account of Rev. James William Charles Pennington; and items related to early twentieth century Black History in Lancaster County. The collection also contains letters from anti-slavery societies, papers related to abolitionist activity, a letter regarding the American Colonization Society, and a manumission paper from the state of Virginia.

Date Range: 1779-1984

Year Range From: 1779

Year Range To: 1984

Date of Accumulation: 1779-1984

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Allen, Richard; Anderson, George L.; Anderson, Mildred; Bailey, Bessie; Bailey, Charles; Ball, James H.; Barber, Florence; Beaubian, Beulah; Beaubian, Charles S.; Blonden, Louisa; Book, Anna H.; Book, Simon; Bradley, Daniel; Bridgett, Alexander; Broadnax, Joseph; Brown, E. D.; Brown, Ernest; Brown, H. H.; Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons; Cain, Annie; Cain, Jennie; Cain, John; Cain, Louisa; Carter, John C.; Carter, John W.; Carter, Laura; Carter, Nettie; Clark, Josephine; Clark, Russia; Clark, Ruth; Cohn, Jason; Cooper, Bella; Craig, Mary; Craig, Samuel; Davis, Emily; Davis, Robert; Dorsey, Steven; Edwards, Mary; Edwards, Thomas L.; Foster, Carrie; Foster, Daniel; George, H. E., Mrs.; George, Harriet; Goins, Dora; Green, Annie; Green, Charles; Green, Cora; Green, Jane; Green, Mary A.; Hardy, Laura; Hayes, Hannah; Hayes, O. H.; Heard, William Henry; Henry, Ella; Henry, Mary; Hill, Emily; Hill, Harriet; Hood, Solomon Porter; Hopkins, Ada; Hopkins, Sadie; Hopkins, Stanton; Hunter, Mabel; Hunter, Rosie; Hurdle, Emma; Hurdle, James; Jackson, Florence; Jackson, Letitia; Jackson, Rebecca; Johnson, Chester A.; Johnson, Estella Book; Johnson, Florence; Kelley, Calvin; Kelley, David; Keyes, Emma; La Barre, John; Link, John Lewis; Lynch, Dora; MacNeal, William; Mason, Alice; Mitchell, Blanche; Moore, Martha; Morrison, J. S.; Morrison, J. S., Mrs.; Moton, Charles; Murray, Clara P.; Nickumn, Theresa; Palmer, John M.; Payne, Benedine; Polite, Abraham L.; Polite, Blanche; Price, J. C.; Richardson, Ella M.; Robinson, Sara; Rosenthal, Isidore; Shissler, Simon; Shorter, George; Snow, Josephine; Spraggan, R. F.; Stewart, J. O.; Tall, Rebecca; Thomas, Virginia; Thornton, Elizabeth; Toney, Joseph M.; Trout, Henry Leightner "Harry"; Tryman, Mary; Turner, Ruth; Waters, Ruth; Webster, Frank T. M.; William, Ella; Williams, Mary; Wilson, Albert E., Sr.; Wilson, Edith; Wilson, Helen; Wilson, Laura; Wilson, Maude; Winston, Charity; Winston, William; Witcher, W. E.; Wolford, Edward; Woods, Elizabeth

Other Creators: Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)

Subjects: Abolitionists; African Americans--History; Antislavery movements; Free Black people; Freedmen; Letters; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Abolitionists; Antislavery movements; Certificates; Correspondence; Court of Quarter Sessions; Enslaved persons; Free persons of color; Freedmen; Letters; Persons of color; Slaveholders; Slavery

Extent: 17 folders, 35 items, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136; Conestoga Elks Lodge Records (MG0760)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

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. Restricted access for the "Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons" found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.

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-240, Series 2

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 17 January 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Civil War Collection

Object ID: MG0018

Date Range: 1859-1990

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Civil War Collection

Description: The Civil War Collection consists of material acquired over many years from different sources. Coverage is of Lancaster County soldiers and of daily life in the county during the Civil War. The collection contains records of various military units, family correspondence, "Home Front" papers, Civil War era diaries, the Captain John R. Bricker/Dept. of Commissary papers, celebration and reunion materials, images, newspaper clippings, and general orders.

System of Arrangement: The collection is organized by category into ten series.; The oversized documents of Series A, C, F, and H are oversized and filed flat in Box 4.; Series A Military Units: Series A contains documents of military units, including muster rolls, enlistment papers, discharge certificates, assignment and promotion records, and papers of individual soldiers and officers.; Pennsylvania Volunteers; Pennsylvania Militia; Certificate of State Regiments; U.S. Regiments; Series B Civil War Families; Benjamin Reed Family; Soldier's Letters; Series C The Lancaster Home Front; The Bounty Funds; Pension Claims; Articles; Letters; Series D Lancaster Notables; Series E Civil War Era Diaries; Series F The Captain John R. Bricker/Dept. of PA Commissary Papers; Series G Celebrations & Reunions; Series H Appendix; Articles, Photographic Prints, Blank Forms; Series I Printed General Orders; Series J Books

Date Range: 1859-1990

Year Range From: 1859

Year Range To: 1990

Date of Accumulation: 1859-1990

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Clark, James; Fass, John; Flick, Henry; Harris, Samuel; Hess, Martin D., Mrs.; Watson, George W.

Subjects: Letters; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

Search Terms: Autobiographies; Civil War; Discharge papers; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Memoirs; Muster rolls; Persons of color; Soldiers; Soldiers, Black; United States Army

Extent: 15 boxes, 212 folders, 11 books, 9 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Abraham H. Good Family Papers (MG0542); Henry Seiger's Civil War Letters (MG0570); Lewis Jones Family Papers (MG0541); Robert Clark Morrison Family Papers (MG0543); Springer Family Letters (MG0540); William M. McClure Family Papers (MG0544); William McCaskey Civil War Letters (MG0355)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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-18

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Much of the collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 March 2022.

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Collection: William B. Arnold Collection

Title: William B. Arnold Collection

Object ID: MG0114

Date Range: 1816-1958

: The William B. Arnold Collection includes deeds, articles, newspaper clippings, a ledger book 1894, and daybook 1935. Includes Quarter Sessions 1856-1867, and items from Lancaster Vo-Tech Authority, Union Construction Co., Fulton Construction Co., and a list of bounty money to avoid the Draft in 1864

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Collection: William B. Arnold Collection

Title: William B. Arnold Collection

Description: The William B. Arnold Collection includes deeds, articles, newspaper clippings, a ledger book 1894, and daybook 1935. Includes Quarter Sessions 1856-1867, and items from Lancaster Vo-Tech Authority, Union Construction Co., Fulton Construction Co., and a list of bounty money to avoid the Draft in 1864.

Date Range: 1816-1958

Year Range From: 1816

Year Range To: 1958

Date of Accumulation: 1816-1958

Creator: Arnold, William B., 1901-1979

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Arnold, William B.; Bleecher, Jacob; Bleecher, Michael; Carpenter, Martin; Hershey, Eliza; Hershey, John L.; Muller, Hiram K.; Pinchot, Gifford; Shaub, Christian; Shaub, Henry; Shaub, Martin; Smith, Elizabeth; Smith, John; Withers, Anna; Withers, George

Subjects: Account books; Apprentices; Broadsides; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Contracts; Deeds

Search Terms: Apprentices; Broadsides; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Contracts; Daybooks; Deeds; Finding aids; Fulton Construction Company; Indentures; Lancaster Vo-Tech School Authority; Ledger books; Manuscript groups; Newspaper clippings; Persons of color; Union Construction Company of Lancaster

Extent: 2 boxes, 11 folders, 3 books, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0114

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), William B. Arnold Collection (MG114), 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-114

Classification: MG0114

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 24 March 2022.

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