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Appraisal

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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
COLLATERAL APPRAISEMENTS
Date Range
1848-1913
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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
1848-1913
Year Range From
1849
Year Range To
1913
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
COLLATERAL APPRAISEMENTS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory and Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
RG 03-00 0312
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Fonds
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Archive

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Collection
Harry Lincoln Long Collection
Title
Harry Lincoln Long Collection
Object ID
MG0380
Date Range
1739-1883
Note: The Harry Lincoln Long Collection contains documents of the Long family of Drumore Twp. Most papers pertain to property of the Long and Worrell families, and the estate of Robert H. Long. The documents include a broadside, deeds, land drafts, receipts, insurance policies, and correspondence
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Harry Lincoln Long Collection
Title
Harry Lincoln Long Collection
Description
The Harry Lincoln Long Collection contains documents of the Long family of Drumore Twp. Most papers pertain to property of the Long and Worrell families, and the estate of Robert H. Long. The documents include a broadside, deeds, land drafts, receipts, insurance policies, and correspondence.
Date Range
1739-1883
Year Range From
1739
Year Range To
1883
Date of Accumulation
1739-1883
Creator
Long, Harry Lincoln, 1865-1948
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Ball, John
Ball, Joseph
Barclay, James
Barclay, Mary
Black, James
Boyd, Ann Margaret
Boyd, Hugh
Boyd, Isabella R.
Boyd, Samuel
Buchanan, James
Calvert, John
Churchman, George
Churchman, John
Clark, Nathaniel
Clerk, Nathan
Collins, Cornelius
Crawford, David
Crawford, Edward
Crawford, Robert
Dickson, Samuel
Ensminger, Samuel
Fairman, George Walter
Findlay, William
Forsh, Jonathan
Gardner, Valentine
Gill, George
Gryder, Jacob
Harrah, Patrick
Hecket, Frank
Hibshman, Jacob
James, John
King, Robert
Lamborn, Robert
Long, Harry Lincoln
Long, Hugh
Long, James
Long, Robert H.
Martin, Hugh
McElray, John
McPherson, James
McPherson, Martha
Mitchell, John
Mitchell, Samuel
Moore, Alexander
Neel, Thomas
Pennepacker, Henry W.
Penny, Hugh M.
Penny, John Joseph
Porter, Thomas
Quin, Bryan
Rippey, Matthew
Robertson, James
Robinson, James
Seiple, Samuel
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Smith, Howard
Smith, Joseph
Stevens, Thaddeus
Walker, John
Warner, Rily
White, William
Widmyer, C.
Worrell, Elijah
Worrell, Elizabeth
Worrell, Joseph
Yost, Jacob
Subjects
Deeds
Letters
Real property surveys
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Accounts
Agreements
Altick and McGinnis
Baltimore, Maryland
Bank of the United States
Barns
Broadsides
Correspondence
Deeds
Drumore Twp.
Estate settlement
Finding aids
Fishing Creek
Independent Whig Steam Press
Insurance policies
Invoices
Land drafts
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
Promissory notes
Real estate
Real property surveys
Receipts
Southern Mutual Insurance Company of Lancaster County
Surveys
Extent
1 box, 9 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0380
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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2005.MG0380
Other Numbers
MG-380
Classification
MG0380
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Harry Lincoln Long was the donor's maternal grandfather; he kept these documents for the family.
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Archive

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Collection
Property Records of the Neel Family of Drumore Twp.
Title
Property Records of the Neel Family of Drumore Twp.
Object ID
MG0463
Date Range
1756-1867
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Property Records of the Neel Family of Drumore Twp., 1756-1867 Object ID: MG0463 1 box 4 folders .25 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South
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Property Records of the Neel Family of Drumore Twp.
Title
Property Records of the Neel Family of Drumore Twp.
Description
This collection contains documents pertaining to property owned by the Neel family in Drumore Township, Lancaster County. The land along the Susquehanna River was originally deeded to William Mitchell by Thomas and Richard Penn. The land drafts show property lines and owners of the adjoining tracts.
Date Range
1756-1867
Year Range From
1756
Year Range To
1867
Date of Accumulation
1756-1867
Creator
Neel family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Campbell, Jacob M.
Churchman, George
Churchman, John
Denny, William
Geary, John W.
Hibshman, Jacob
McCandle, John
McCullough, George
Mitchell, Ann
Mitchell, David
Mitchell, William
Morrison, Daniel
Neel, Hugh
Neel, Margaret
Neel, Mary Ann
Neel, Thomas
Penn, Richard
Penn, Thomas
Robison, Thomas
Subjects
Deeds
Real property
Real property surveys
Search Terms
Deeds
Drumore Twp.
Finding aids
Land drafts
Manuscript groups
Real estate
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0463
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Property Records of the Neel Family of Drumore Twp. (MG0463), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The land drafts in Folder 2 are very fragile; patrons may use photocopies of the documents.
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
2004.MG0463
Other Numbers
MG-463
Classification
MG0463
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Archive

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Collection
Henry Slaymaker Collection
Title
The Henry Slaymaker Collection
Object ID
MG0004
Date Range
1790-1835
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Collection
Henry Slaymaker Collection
Title
The Henry Slaymaker Collection
Description
Collection includes waste books and an account book from the Salisbury Store, Justice of the Peace dockets, child's school exercise books, receipts, summons, letters, and other papers.
Date Range
1790-1835
Creation Date
1790-1835
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1835
Creator
Slaymaker, Henry F. (Henry Fleming), 1789-1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Chambers, P.
Leech, George
Slaymaker, Henry Fleming
Slaymaker, Isabella
Slaymaker, Jasper
Small, Henry
Other Creators
Slaymaker family
Subjects
Business records
Court calendars
Family records
Legal documents
Letters
Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
School notebooks
Search Terms
Bethania Seminary
Business records
Correspondence
Court calendars
Family records
Finding aids
Legal documents
Letters
Manuscript groups
Promissory notes
Salisbury Store
Salisbury Twp.
School notebooks
Extent
2 boxes, 12 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0004
Related Item Notes
Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, MG0268
Curatorial Collection
Photograph Collection
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use the photocopies provided for items in Folders 6 and 7.
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-4
Classification
MG0004
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection was cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 1 March 2018.
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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
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Archive

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Collection
Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Title
Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents
Object ID
MG0721
Date Range
1762-1855
Subject Headings: 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
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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
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Collection
Danner Family Correspondence
Title
Danner Family Correspondence
Object ID
MG0515
Date Range
1745-1857
Elizabethtown Finding aids George Philippe’s Tavern Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Hempfield Twp. Lancaster Letters Manuscript groups Maytown, Donegal Twp. Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania Poetry Salisbury Twp. Savannah, Georgia Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Washington County, Maryland West
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Danner Family Correspondence
Title
Danner Family Correspondence
Description
The Danner Family Correspondence contains letters to and from members of the Danner family who lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and Georgia, 1745-1857. The collection also includes poetry and property records. Most documents are written in English and others are in German. One letter from Mary Danner in Lancaster mentions Gen. Lafayette's visit in 1824.
Date Range
1745-1857
Year Range From
1745
Year Range To
1857
Date of Accumulation
1745-1857
Creator
Danner family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Baker, A. H.
Baker, Eliza
Baker, Samuel
Batebenner, George
Bohn, John Henry
Brenneman, Elizabeth
Clay, Henry
Cunningham, Francis Alanson
Dannar, Ulrick
Danner, Alexander
Danner, Alexandria
Danner, Catharine
Danner, Elizabeth
Danner, George L.
Danner, Hetty
Danner, Isaac
Danner, John Owen
Danner, John A.
Danner, Mary
Danner, Mary B.
Danner, Mary M.
Danner, Mary Magdelenah
Danner, Polly
Danner, Samuel
Demuth, William Danner
Donnellan, Nelson
Donner, Samuel
Gagan, Elizabeth
Hautz, Anthony
Hautz, Catharina
Hoffman, Peter
Hoffman, Valentine
Hopkins, James
Hoster, Mary
Johnson, Jacob
Keller, Maria
Kirkbride, Thomas S.
Koft, Frederick
Koft, Jacob
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de
Lineweaver, William
Locher, Cecelia Margaretta
Locher, Henry C.
Loyle, John
Madison, Catharine
Madison, John
Murrey, Charles
Murrey, Margaret
Nicholes, Abbey
Preston, William
Ranninger, Emma L.
Rigg, Elisha
Rigg, Jane
Stewart, James
Strein, Eliza
Strine, Elizabeth
Strine, Jacob
Waver, Elizabeth
Waver, Jacob
Waver, John
Waver, John Jacob
Waver, John Joseph
Webster, John
Whitlock, Isaac
Other Creators
Waver family
Subjects
Letters
Poetry
Search Terms
Baltimore, Maryland
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland
Camden, Preble County, Ohio
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio
Correspondence
Eaton, Preble County, Ohio
Elizabethtown
Finding aids
George Philippe's Tavern
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Hempfield Twp.
Lancaster
Letters
Manuscript groups
Maytown, Donegal Twp.
Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Poetry
Salisbury Twp.
Savannah, Georgia
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Maryland
West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Wilmington Pike Road
Extent
1 box, 8 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0515
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
2008.MG0515
Other Numbers
MG-515
Classification
MG0515
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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License, Marriage

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Collection
Marriage Licenses
Title
Marriage Licenses
Object ID
Marriage Licenses
Date Range
1892-1932, incomplete
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Marriage Licenses
Title
Marriage Licenses
Description
Marriage licenses contain the names of the groom and bride, marital status, and if a parental consent form had been filed if under age. These are photocopies of the originals at the Lancaster County Archives.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year and then by application number within each year.
Date Range
1892-1932, incomplete
Year Range From
1892
Year Range To
1932
Date of Accumulation
1895-1932, incomplete
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Marriage licenses
Search Terms
Marriage licenses
Object Name
License, Marriage
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Marriage Licenses
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request photocopy or PDF at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory and the Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
RG 04-00 0401
Classification
RG 04-00 0401
Description Level
Fonds
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
COMMISSIONERS' ORDERS FOR
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Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
COMMISSIONERS' ORDERS FOR
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Fonds
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Petition

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Collection
Petitions to Make Sheriffs Deeds
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Object ID
PETITIONS TO MAKE SHERIFF
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Petitions to Make Sheriffs Deeds
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Description
Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
Date of Accumulation
1783, 1800, 1823-1827, 1895, 1902
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
PETITIONS TO MAKE SHERIFF
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. Photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 01-00 [1840]
Description Level
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