Photograph- Carte de visite. Jeremiah G. Hess, Columbia coal merchant and ironmaster. He was a partner in the Henry Clay furnace and was treasurer of the Susquehanna Rolling Mill, as well as serving as president of the Columbia Board of Trade.
Photograph- Carte de visite. Jeremiah G. Hess, Columbia coal merchant and ironmaster. He was a partner in the Henry Clay furnace and was treasurer of the Susquehanna Rolling Mill, as well as serving as president of the Columbia Board of Trade.
Description
Carte de visite. Jeremiah G. Hess, Columbia coal merchant and ironmaster. He was a partner in the Henry Clay furnace and was treasurer of the Susquehanna Rolling Mill, as well as serving as president of the Columbia Board of Trade.
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.
Compiled by the Meneralogy Department of the North Museum, Lancaster. This album contains 43 photographs of machinery, company houses, employees, post office, church, cemetery, store and slag piles. Photographs date from 1880 to 1997 (many are photographs of photographs).
Picking house, circa 1880. Man at far right is Captain Charles Doble.
Provenance
Compiled by the Meneralogy Department of the North Museum, Lancaster. This album contains 43 photographs of machinery, company houses, employees, post office, church, cemetery, store and slag piles. Photographs date from 1880 to 1997 (many are photographs of photographs).
Compiled by the Meneralogy Department of the North Museum, Lancaster. This album contains 43 photographs of machinery, company houses, employees, post office, church, cemetery, store and slag piles. Photographs date from 1880 to 1997 (many are photographs of photographs).
