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Brief outline on the care of the poor, the sick, and insane of Lancaster County, Pa

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Author: Showalter, Henry A.

Date of Publication: 1951

Zachariah Moore were appointed trustees to fix and designate a site for the erection of the House of Employment. These trustees selected a tract belonging to Matthias Slough, located adjoining the boundary of the City of Lancaster on the east, south of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, near the city

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Responsibility: by Henry A. Showalter.

Author: Showalter, Henry A.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1951

Physical Description: [97]-[124] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 4

Subjects: Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Public welfare - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Mentally ill - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 4 (1951), p. 97-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55

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James Buchanan, "Big wheel" of the railroads

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Author: Sprout, Oliver S.

Date of Publication: 1952.

receiving a charter to construct the Columbia, Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad, capitalized for $650,000, with permission to in- crease that figure to one million dollars. (5) Included in that group were James Buchanan, General George Porter, member of the Legislature, and Amos Ellmaker, all of

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Responsibility: by Oliver S. Sprout.

Author: Sprout, Oliver S.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1952.

Physical Description: [21]-34 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 56, no. 2

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Columbia, Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad (Pa.); Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company (Pa.); Pennsylvania Railroad.; Canals - Pennsylvania

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 56, number 2 (1952), p. 21-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.56

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James Logan as the first political boss of Lancaster County when it was the wild frontier

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Author: Benson, Evelyn Abraham.

Date of Publication: 1955.

COLONIAL POLITICS In 1729, the year in which Lancaster County was erected, both James Logan, the Penn's business representative in Philadelphia, de facto governor of Pennsylvania, and Governor Calvert of Maryland commented upon a situa- tion alarming to the established order. Logan spoke of the "people

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Responsibility: by Evelyn A. Benson.

Author: Benson, Evelyn Abraham.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1955.

Physical Description: [57]-77 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 59, no. 3

Subjects: Logan, James, - 1674-1751.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 59, number 3 (1955), p. 57-77Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.59

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Lancaster City (Red Rose city of Pennsylvania), streets and rural routes directory : including index maps of city and Lancaster County

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Corporate Author: Lancaster Striping Co.

Date of Publication: 1956

Call Number: 917.4815 L244d

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Corporate Author: Lancaster Striping Co.

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Publisher: Lancaster Striping Co.,

Date of Publication: 1956

Physical Description: 64 p. , 15 cm.

Notes: "Vol. 1, July, 1956" and "Vol. 2, 1958 edition"; Issued with Lancaster Automobile Club's map of Lancaster County.; Shows development or community were streets located".; Includes advertising.

Subjects: Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 917.4815 L244d

Copy Info: 1956; 1958

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A Lancaster County businessman and the War of 1812

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Author: Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker,

Date of Publication: 1959.

tender their services to the governor for the defense of their country, as a part of the quota of Pennsylvania." It all sickened Amos. Free from political duties in Lancaster, he soli- tarily read his Lancaster Journalin the east front room of the mansion, and fretted. He wandered across the pasture to

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Responsibility: by S. R. Slaymaker, II.

Author: Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1959.

Physical Description: [57]-78 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 2

Subjects: Slaymaker, Amos.; Slaymaker family.; Pennsylvania - History - War of 1812.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 2 (1959), p. 57-78Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63

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James Buchanan and Ann Coleman

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Author: Klein, Philip Shriver,

Date of Publication: 1955

attraction overcame parental disapproval and James and Ann became engaged in the late sum- mer of 1819. Shortly thereafter James went to Philadelphia to argue a very important case before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He had planned to be gone a month, but the case stretched out to six weeks. During all

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Responsibility: by Philip Shriver Klein.

Author: Klein, Philip Shriver,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1955

Physical Description: 1-20 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 59, no. 1

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Coleman, Ann Caroline, - 1796-1819.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 59, number 1 (1955), p. 1-20Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.59

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The inauguration of President James Buchanan

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Author: Klein, Philip Shriver,

Date of Publication: 1957.

check, that the President-elect "footed it" from Wrightsville to Lancaster.35 Back at Wheatland the visits continued, Bright, Douglas, Dan Sickles of New York, and a stream of Pennsylvania Democrats. All reported that Buck was still planning cabinet appointments, but the more likely truth is that he was

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Responsibility: Philip Shriver Klein.

Author: Klein, Philip Shriver,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1957.

Physical Description: [145]-168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 4

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Presidents - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 4 (1957), p. 145-168Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61

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A Lancaster schoolboy views the Civil War : (diary of Immanuel C. Pehrson, 1862-1863. Collection of the Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College)

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Author: Pehrson, Immanuel C.

Date of Publication: 1950

the diary itself. An ordinary "blank book" (6 by 7 inches) with ruled pages and red-lined margins, it bears the embossed stamp of "John Sheaffer, Bookseller and Stationer, North Queen St., Lancaster, Pa." Inside the front cover, are pasted words clipped from some periodical, "War for the Union. Men of

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Responsibility: reviewed by Elizabeth C. Kieffer.

Author: Pehrson, Immanuel C.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1950

Physical Description: [17]-37 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 2

Subjects: Pehrson, Immanuel - Diaries.; Diaries.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.

Additional Author: Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 2 (1950), p. 17-37Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54

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Historical survey of the First Church of God, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Author: Yohn, Richard

Date of Publication: 1959.

Call Number: 286.73 Y54

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Author: Yohn, Richard

Place of Publication: Typescript

Date of Publication: 1959.

Physical Description: 34 p. ; 28 cm.

Notes: "Prepared for denominational distinctions (Dr. Mason)"; Includes bibliographic references.

Subjects: First Church of God (Lancaster, Pa.); Church of God - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 286.73 Y54

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A survey of 19th century iron industry in Lancaster County

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1954.

extensively in railway-building. In Lancaster County the first furnace to employ the hot blast and anthracite coal was that of the Shawnee in Columbia. �This furnace, consisting of a stack, 46 feet high and 16 feet across the boshes, was built in 1844 by Robert and James Colvin. It was located north of

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Responsibility: by Jack Ward Willson Loose.

Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1954.

Physical Description: [85]-105 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 58, no. 4

Subjects: Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 58, number 4 (1954), p. 85-105Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.58

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The history of a flintlock pistol and the Peter Grubbs of Cornwall / by Samuel E. Dyke

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Author: Dyke, Samuel E.

Date of Publication: 1955.

, "An Orphans Court held at Lancaster for the County of Lancaster, the 4th day of June 1754, before Emmanuel Carpenter, Robert Thompson, Adam Simon Kuhn, William Jerom, and James Smith, Esqs., Jus- tices, upon the petition of Peter Grubb, an orphan son of Peter Grubb de- ceased, to this court to have a

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Author: Dyke, Samuel E.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1955.

Physical Description: [81]-107 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 59, no. 4

Subjects: Grubb family.; Pistols - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 59, number 4 (1955), p. 81-107Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.59

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John Pearson's description of Lancaster and Columbia in 1801

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Author: Mast, John H.

Date of Publication: 1957.

.) Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Lancaster, 1792-1801), IV, 199-204. Eighty-nine acres and four perches of land were chosen and purchased from Matthias Slough and his wife for 3129 pounds 17/6d. See Record Book III, E, 299-304. (in the office of the recorder of deeds

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Responsibility: by John H. Mast.

Author: Mast, John H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1957.

Physical Description: [49]-61 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 2

Summary: John Pearson's observations of Lancaster came about when he came to Lancaster, the state capital at the time, as a state senator representing Philadelphia city and County and Delaware County.

Subjects: Pearson, John, - 1740-1829.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.; Columbia (Pa.) - History - 19th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 2 (1957), p. 49-61Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61

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Index of educational opportunities in Lancaster City and County

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Corporate Author: Lancaster County (Pa.). Community Council.

Date of Publication: 1954]-

Call Number: 370.025 L245

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Responsibility: prepared by Lancaster County Community Council.

Corporate Author: Lancaster County (Pa.). Community Council.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: The Council,

Date of Publication: 1954]-

Physical Description: v. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Title varies.; 1962-63 title: Directory of cultural and educational opportunitiesfor adults in Lancaster City and County. Published by Culture and Education Division of the Council.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Education - Directories.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Education - Directories.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 370.025 L245

Copy Info: 1954; 1962

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Cholera in Lancaster and Columbia in 1854

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Author: Atlee, John L.

Date of Publication: 1958.

., Lancaster County Di- rector of the Pennsylvania Department of Health; Frances R. Houston, librarian of the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; and Alene Lowe White, li- brarian of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio. JOHN WARD WILLSON LOOSE, Editor JOHN LIGHT ATLEE, M.D

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Responsibility: by John L. Atlee, M.D.

Author: Atlee, John L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1958.

Physical Description: [109]-146 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 62, no. 2

Subjects: Communicable diseases - Lancaster County.; Cholera - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 62, number 2 (1958), p. 109-146Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.62

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John W. Forney, journalist and politician

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Author: Dowdell, George R.

Date of Publication: 1951

Theatre in Lancaster. The couple were the parents of five children. They were: Capt. James; John W., Jr.; Mrs. W. W. Weigley; and the Misses Emma and Tillie.28 He died in Philadelphia early Friday morning on December 9, 1881, of Bright's disease. 29 He had been confined to bed for about a week after

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Responsibility: by George R. Dowdell.

Author: Dowdell, George R.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1951

Physical Description: [49]-67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 2

Subjects: Forney, John W. - 1817-1881.; Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Journalists.; Politics, Practical.; Politicians - Pennsylvania.; United States - History - 19th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 2 (1951), p. 49-67Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55

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Some fraternal leaders of Lancaster County

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Author: Pyle, James I.

Date of Publication: 1954.

, attended the Diamond Jubi- lee of the Order in August 1923 at Philadelphia. The entire con- vention rose to its feet as he was brought into the room on a wheel chair. He died January 9, 1924, at his home in Sayre, Pa., and after services in Lancaster city was laid to rest with military honors in the

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Responsibility: by James I. Pyle.

Author: Pyle, James I.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1954.

Physical Description: [33]-56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 58, no. 2

Summary: This article deals with fraternal leaders of Lancaster County who ascended to the highest office in the state organization of their respective bodies. It presents a representative group of leaders in eight of the many fraternal lodges in the county: Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights of Malta, Junior Order United American Mechanics, Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, The Knights Of The Golden Eagle, Rough Riders Of America, Benevolent And Protective Order Of Elks, and Artisans Order Of Mutual Protection.

Subjects: Friendly societies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 58, number 2 (1954), p. 33-56Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.58

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Less-known biologists of Lancaster County

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Author: Rightmyer, Eugene R.

Date of Publication: 1953.

. But the sole contributors to this treasure have always remained the same— the minds of human beings. This article concerns such persons, in particular those scientists of one geographical and historic political and cultural component of Pennsylvania — Lancaster County. The English statesman and

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Responsibility: by Eugene R. Rightmyer.

Author: Rightmyer, Eugene R.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1953.

Physical Description: [49]-67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 57, no. 3

Subjects: Stauffer, Jacob, - 1808-1880.; Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, - 1812-1880.; Rathvon, Simon Snyder, - 1812-1891.; Porter, Thomas C. - 1822-1901.; Biologists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 57, number 3 (1953), p. 49-67Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.57

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Short history of Lancaster Fire Department since 1882

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Author: Villee, Claude E.

Date of Publication: 1959.

householders or industrial executives. Although the Lancaster Fire Department is ap- proaching its 78th year of existence as a paid organization, it remains to this day a pioneer among paid companies in cities of Pennsylvania. Firefighting in Lancaster has had to keep pace with the growth of industry and

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Responsibility: by Claude E. Villee.

Author: Villee, Claude E.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1959.

Physical Description: [137]-148 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 3

Notes: Includes chronology of major fires in Lancaster City 1882-1956.

Subjects: Lancaster Fire Department (Lancaster, Pa.); Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 3 (1959), p. 137-148Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63

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Archive

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip’s son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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When Lancaster was Pennsylvania's capital

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1951

seat of government. The Supreme Executive Council which was then the governing body of Pennsylvania (Constitution of 1776) fled Philadelphia and met in Lancaster from October 1, 1777 through June 20, 1778. �In February, 1795, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution in favor of removing the

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1951

Physical Description: [1]-48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 1; Copy of entire series bound at LC 09 H465.

Subjects: Mifflin, Thomas, - 1744-1800.; McKean, Thomas, - 1734-1817.; Jefferson, Thomas, - 1743-1826.; Elections - United States.; Elections - Pennsylvania.; Pennsylvania - Capital and capitol.; Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865.; Pennsylvania - Politics and government.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 1 (1951), p. 1-48Lancaster History Library - Lancaster CountyLancaster History Library - Journal974.815 LACI H465974.9 L245 v.55

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Brief outline on the care of the poor, the sick, and insane of Lancaster County, Pa

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James Buchanan, "Big wheel" of the railroads

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James Logan as the first political boss of Lancaster County when it was the wild frontier

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Lancaster City (Red Rose city of Pennsylvania), streets and rural routes directory : including index maps of city and Lancaster County

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A Lancaster County businessman and the War of 1812

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James Buchanan and Ann Coleman

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The inauguration of President James Buchanan

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A Lancaster schoolboy views the Civil War : (diary of Immanuel C. Pehrson, 1862-1863. Collection of the Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College)

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Historical survey of the First Church of God, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Index of educational opportunities in Lancaster City and County

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Cholera in Lancaster and Columbia in 1854

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John W. Forney, journalist and politician

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Some fraternal leaders of Lancaster County

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Less-known biologists of Lancaster County

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Short history of Lancaster Fire Department since 1882

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Archive

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When Lancaster was Pennsylvania's capital

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