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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/12d38730-b001-4793-8f7e-789115182352

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Thomas Strawbridge Dickey, b. October 23, 1807, and Letitia Ann Wilson Dickey, b. October 31, 1810, d. June 7, 1884, and their children. They were married May 14, 1829. Babe in arms of Letitia is Margaret Andres Dickey, b. Feburary 2, 1850. Babe in arms of Thomas is James Wilson Dickey, b. August 31, 1848. Between parents is Hannah Dickey, b. February 2, 1845. Standing boy is David Dickey, b. November 5, 1842. First row extreme right is Jane Patterson Dickey, b. November 3, 1840. Left to right in back row: Mary Jackson Dickey, b. September 8, 1843; Harriet Dilworth Dickey, b. October 30, 1838; Rebecca Wilson Dickey, b. November 19, 1832; Ann Maffitt Dickey, b. March 16, 1830, named for her grandmother, Ann Maffitt, wife of David Dickey; and Letitia Strawbridge Dickey, b. January 22, 1837.

Object ID: 1-02-01-33

Date Range: c. 1850

1 image

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Thomas Strawbridge Dickey, b. October 23, 1807, and Letitia Ann Wilson Dickey, b. October 31, 1810, d. June 7, 1884, and their children. They were married May 14, 1829. Babe in arms of Letitia is Margaret Andres Dickey, b. Feburary 2, 1850. Babe in arms of Thomas is James Wilson Dickey, b. August 31, 1848. Between parents is Hannah Dickey, b. February 2, 1845. Standing boy is David Dickey, b. November 5, 1842. First row extreme right is Jane Patterson Dickey, b. November 3, 1840. Left to right in back row: Mary Jackson Dickey, b. September 8, 1843; Harriet Dilworth Dickey, b. October 30, 1838; Rebecca Wilson Dickey, b. November 19, 1832; Ann Maffitt Dickey, b. March 16, 1830, named for her grandmother, Ann Maffitt, wife of David Dickey; and Letitia Strawbridge Dickey, b. January 22, 1837.

Description: Thomas Strawbridge Dickey, b. October 23, 1807, and Letitia Ann Wilson Dickey, b. October 31, 1810, d. June 7, 1884, and their children. They were married May 14, 1829. Babe in arms of Letitia is Margaret Andres Dickey, b. Feburary 2, 1850. Babe in arms of Thomas is James Wilson Dickey, b. August 31, 1848. Between parents is Hannah Dickey, b. February 2, 1845. Standing boy is David Dickey, b. November 5, 1842. First row extreme right is Jane Patterson Dickey, b. November 3, 1840. Left to right in back row: Mary Jackson Dickey, b. September 8, 1843; Harriet Dilworth Dickey, b. October 30, 1838; Rebecca Wilson Dickey, b. November 19, 1832; Ann Maffitt Dickey, b. March 16, 1830, named for her grandmother, Ann Maffitt, wife of David Dickey; and Letitia Strawbridge Dickey, b. January 22, 1837.

Date Range: c. 1850

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Dickey, Letitia Ann Wilson; Dickey, Thomas Strawbridge; Dickey, Margaret Andrews; Dickey, James Wilson; Dickey, Hannah; Dickey, David; Dickey, Jane Patterson; Dickey, Mary Jackson; Dickey, Harriet Dilworth; Dickey, Rebecca Wilson; Dickey, Ann Maffitt

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Families

Place: Colerain Twp.

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Print Size: 6.75 x 4.75 inches

Object ID: 1-02-01-33

Images

Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b27c3746-aede-4ae9-8dbc-344786240476

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Shenk family portrait: Christian Shenk; Mary Warfell Shenk; and children from left to right: Elizabeth Shenk Fahnestock; Anna Shenk Kendig; Abraham Shenk; Rudolph Shenk. The Shenks were proprietors of the Sorral Horse Hotel, West King Street, Lancaster. Photograph of a cased image.

Object ID: 1-02-04-55

Date Range: 1852

1 image

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Title: Photograph- Shenk family portrait: Christian Shenk; Mary Warfell Shenk; and children from left to right: Elizabeth Shenk Fahnestock; Anna Shenk Kendig; Abraham Shenk; Rudolph Shenk. The Shenks were proprietors of the Sorral Horse Hotel, West King Street, Lancaster. Photograph of a cased image.

Description: Shenk family portrait: Christian Shenk; Mary Warfell Shenk; and children from left to right: Elizabeth Shenk Fahnestock; Anna Shenk Kendig; Abraham Shenk; Rudolph Shenk. The Shenks were proprietors of the Sorral Horse Hotel, West King Street, Lancaster. Photograph of a cased image.

Date Range: 1852

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Shenk, Christian; Shenk, Mary Warfel; Fahnestock, Elizabeth Shenk; Kendig, Anna Shenk; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Rudolph

Studio: Addis Gallery

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Families; Hotels; Taverns; West King Street

Place: Lancaster

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Film Size: 35 mm

Print Size: 5.5 x 7 inches

Object ID: 1-02-04-55

Negative Number: yes

Images

Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/7546085a-6bdd-4321-85f8-107072252723

Collection: General Collection

Object ID: 2-10-03-96

Date Range: 1905

1 image

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Collection: General Collection

Description: The Boehler family in 1905 lived at 537 S. Christian Street in Lancaster. From left, standing, are Marie Louise Boehler Bowman, Ernest F. Boehler Jr., Anna Boehler Dorwart, Adolph Boehler, Frederick R. Bowman. Sitting, left to right are Ernest F. Boehler, Helen Boehler Owens, Anna Marie Renk Boehler. Children standing are Marie Louise Bowman Marion (left) and Alva Boehler Kahl (right).

Provenance: Original image owned by Robert Marion.

Date Range: 1905

Year Range From: 1850

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Bowman, Marie Louise Boehler; Boehler, Ernest F. Jr.; Dorwart, Anna Boehler; Boehler, Adolph; Bowman, Fredrick R.; Boehler, Ernest F.; Owens, Helen Boehler; Boehler, Marie Renk; Marion, Marie Louise Bowman; Kahl, Alva Boehler

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Christian Street; Families

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Print Size: 4 x 6 inches

Object ID: 2-10-03-96

Notes: Digital image only.

Images

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1a3b28ee-b396-4774-918d-901692085280

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #361

Date Range: 1827

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Admin/Biographical History: 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.

Date Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Webb, Jonathan P.; Webb, Jonathan

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Chickies Creek; Chiques Creek; Commissioners' Orders for Payment; Creeks; Octoraro Creek

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #361

Box Number: 007

Notes: Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.

Additional Notes: Bridges; Payments to Jonathan P. Webb, administer of Jonathan Webb, deceased, for; 1. building a bridge across the Chiquesalunga Creek near Manheim.; 2. building a bridge across Octoarara Creek near Pusey's Mill; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/a1a1c72e-02fa-4d12-a65b-501720849315

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #559

Collection: 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 Container: Box 0007

People: McCardel, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Martic Twp.; Susquehanna River; Fishing; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Martic Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #559

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 5, 2001.

Additional Notes: Susquehanna River.; Fishing.; Payment for pulling down fish dams and baskets in the Susquehanna River.; McCardel, John. Martic Twp. constable.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4f44fb9e-41ad-419e-910e-227355535806

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #019

Date Range: 1827

Collection: 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 Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Hess, Christian

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Manor Twp.; Susquehanna River; Fishing; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Manor Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #019

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 5, 2001.

Additional Notes: Payment for pulling down fish dams in the Susquehanna River.; Hess, Christian. Constable.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9b4de791-6299-4031-8ea6-121572397527

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #022

Date Range: 1827

Collection: 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 Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0007

People: Price, Joseph

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Little Britain Twp.; Susquehanna River; Fishing; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Little Britain Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #022

Box Number: 007

Notes: Entered into Q & A Jun 5, 2001

Additional Notes: Susquehanna River.; Fishing.; Payment for pulling down fish dams in the Susquehanna. River; Price, Joseph. Constable.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0d5bbde6-6dc6-41c7-84c8-152002871600

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #475

Collection: 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 Container: Box 0006

People: Kline, Henry

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: West Hempfield Twp.; Constables; Susquehanna River; Fishing; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: West Hempfield Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #475

Box Number: 006

Notes: Entered into Q & A May 31, 2001.

Additional Notes: Susquehanna.; Fishing.; Payment for pulling down fish baskets and dams on the Susquehanna.; Kline, Henry. Constable of West Hempfield Twp.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6780c76a-e803-46f2-9c94-254377377396

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #480

Collection: 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 Container: Box 0006

People: Hess, Christian

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Susquehanna River; Fishing; Manheim Twp.; Constables; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1826 #480

Box Number: 006

Notes: Never entered into Q & A.

Additional Notes: Susquehanna River.; Fishing.; Payment for destroying fish dams and baskets.; Hess, Christian. Constable. Manheim Twp.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e2444386-3bea-4475-b93c-250254088181

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #244

Collection: 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 Container: Box 0004

People: Webb, Jonathan

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Manheim; Chickies Creek; Chiques Creek; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #244

Box Number: 004

Notes: Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.

Additional Notes: Bridges.; Payment for building a bridge on Chickies Creek near Manheim.; Webb, Jonathan.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/29964e21-c6ed-4705-9f60-545120101029

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #267

Collection: 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 Container: Box 0004

People: Webb, Jonathan

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Rapho Twp.; Chickies Creek; Chiques Creek; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Rapho Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1824 #267

Box Number: 004

Notes: Date entered into Q & A was not recorded.

Additional Notes: Bridges.; Payment for building a bridge over Chicquesalungo Creek near Manheim.; Webb, Jonathan.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3361f1a7-70e4-4a62-a59f-075523801036

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Notice of bridges needing repair

Object ID: Bridge F0900 I004

Date Range: 1854

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Notice of bridges needing repair

Description: Document type: Notice of bridges needing repair; 1. Old Factory Bridge; [Lancaster City and West Lampeter Twp.]; Location: Over Conestoga Creek.; 2. Bridge over Pequea Creek; [Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]; Location: Near Henry Herr's Mill.

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

Date Range: 1854

Year: 1854

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

People: Herr, Henry

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Creeks; Factories; Henry Herr's Mill; Lancaster; Mills; Notices; Old Factory Bridge; Pequea Creek; Strasburg Twp.; West Lampeter Twp.

Extent: 1 item, 1 piece

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0900 I004

Box Number: 013

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c6d2ffe6-ba4b-4475-b0e7-454082123029

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0900 I005

Date Range: 1858/11

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1858/11

Year: 1858

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Beaver Creek; Bridges; Creeks; Inspections; Miley's Mill; Mills; Orders; Pequea Creek; Petitions; Providence Twp.; Reports; Strasburg Twp.; West Lampeter Twp.; Zercher's Mill

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0900 I005

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: Court term: November 1858.; Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.; Order for inspection and inspection report.; 1. Bridge over Beaver Creek; Providence Twp. and Strasburg Twp.; Location: Near Miley's Mill.; 2. Bridge over Pequea Creek; Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.; Location: Near Zercher's Mill.; 2 items, 2 pieces

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5a8b0f80-1cec-425c-94a2-477579477510

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0900 I006

Date Range: 1859/01

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1859/01

Year: 1859

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0013

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Beaver Creek; Bridges; Creeks; Inspections; Miley's Mill; Mills; Pequea Creek; Providence Twp.; Reports; Strasburg Twp.; West Lampeter Twp.; Zercher's Mill

Extent: 1 item, 1 piece

Object Name: Record, Judicial

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0900 I006

Box Number: 013

Additional Notes: Court term: January 1859.; Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.; 1. Bridge over Beaver Creek; Providence Twp. and Strasburg Twp.; Location: Near Miley's Mill.; 2. Bridge over Pequea Creek; Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.; Location: Near Zercher's Mill.

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e463590d-f8c2-4196-b91a-543543121340

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0625 I008

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: 1854

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0009

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Mount Joy Twp.; Rapho Twp.; Creeks; Little Chiques Creek; Little Chickies Creek; Colebrook, Lebanon County; Manheim; Sporting Hill, Rapho Twp.; Mount Joy; Elizabethtown; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: Mount Joy Twp. and Rapho Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0625 I008

Box Number: 009

Additional Notes: Court term: August 1854.; Location: On public highway to Colebrook, Lebanon County; Manheim; Sporting Hill, Rapho Twp.; Mount Joy; and Elizabethtown.; Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers.; 1 item, 1 piece

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dbd907ca-3024-41f0-a1fd-131828501130

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0625 I009

Date Range: 1855/08

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1855/08

Year: 1855

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0009

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Creeks; Inspections; Little Chickies Creek; Little Chiques Creek; Mills; Mount Joy Twp.; Orders; Petitions; Rapho Twp.; Reports; Rider's Mill

Place: Mount Joy Twp. and Rapho Twp.

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0625 I009

Box Number: 009

Additional Notes: Court term: August 1855.; Location: Near Rider's Mill.; Document type: Petition for appointment of inspectors.; Order for inspection and inspection report.; 2 items, 2 pieces

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ef557b20-22c5-4796-8b88-045995431003

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0650 I002

Date Range: 1855/08

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Date Range: 1855/08

Year: 1855

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Snavely, Henry

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Chickies Creek; Chiques Creek; Penn Twp.; Rapho Twp.; Roads; Colebrook Road; Henry Snavely's Mill; Mills; Lancaster, Petersburg, and Manheim Plank Road; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: Penn Twp. and Rapho Twp.

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0650 I002

Box Number: 010

Additional Notes: Court term: August 1855.; Location: On public highway from the Colebrook Road, near Henry Snavely's Mill, to the Lancaster, Petersburg, and Manheim Plank Road.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 2 items, 2 pieces

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

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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