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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Object ID
MG0166
Date Range
1738-1920
, Solomon Creasy, Solomon M. Crone, Robert Cunningham, Hugh Cunningham, Thomas Damant, James Damisch, Fred Davis, Zaccheus Deckert, Jacob Dederick, Henry Dering, Henry Derward, Jonas Detrick, P. Dickert, Jacob Dieterick, Jacob Diffenderffer, David Diffenderffer, Frank Ried Diffenderffer, Harold F
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Collection
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Description
The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military papers. The people and businesses represented include George Ross, Jasper Yeates, A. Herr Smith, Timothy Matlack, Mount Hope Furnace, and the Lancaster, Elizabethtown & Middletown Turnpike Road Company.
System of Arrangement
Collection retains original arrangement.
Date Range
1738-1920
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1920
Date of Accumulation
1738-1920
Creator
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Adams, John Quincy
Adreas, Agnes
Albright, W.
Anderson, James
Andrews, Jacob W.
Andrews, James P.
Ashbridge, Elizabeth
Ashbridge, J. H.
Ashbridge, Sarah
Ashbridge, Sidney
Atlee, Samuel
Attlee, Samuel
Autstch, Adam
Bare, Martin
Barlow, Thomas
Barnitz, Joseph
Barr, John
Barton, David R.
Barton, W.
Bauer, Adam
Beams, Jacob
Beard, Robert
Bearn, John
Beck, Martha
Beck, Paul
Beck, Samuel
Bender, Leonard
Benezet, Daniel
Benner, Henrich
Berntheisel, Henry
Berry, William
Bickham, F. A.
Bickman, George
Bletz, Jacob
Blumer, Abraham
Bollinger, Esther
Bombarger, Martin
Bomberger, John
Bower, Samuel P.
Bowman, Henry
Bowman, J.
Bowman, Samuel
Bowman, W.
Boyd, James
Boyd, Samuel
Bradford, Samuel J.
Breck, Samuel
Bredenstein, Philip
Brown, David
Brown, Matthew
Brown, William
Broud, Bill
Bruener, G.
Bryan, George
Bryan, George I.
Burd, Edward
Burkholder, E.
Burt, Nathaniel
Caldwell, James
Caldwell, Oliver
Caldwell, Robert
Calhoun, John C.
Cameron, James
Cameron, John
Campbell, Sarah
Carpenter, Abraham
Carpenter, Daniel
Carpenter, Jacob
Carpenter, William
Cather, Robert
Chambers, Stephen
Chambers, W.
Charlton, Thomas
Clark, Brice
Clark, John
Clark, Washington
Clemson, Joseph
Cochran, A.
Cochran, William
Coleman, William
Connor, Kitty
Cookson, Thomas
Cooper, William
Creasy, Solomon
Creasy, Solomon M.
Crone, Robert
Cunningham, Hugh
Cunningham, Thomas
Damant, James
Damisch, Fred
Davis, Zaccheus
Deckert, Jacob
Dederick, Henry
Dering, Henry
Derward, Jonas
Detrick, P.
Dickert, Jacob
Dieterick, Jacob
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderfer, Michael
Diffenderfer, Philip
Diller, Peter
Doerses, Frederick
Dougherty, William
Douglass, George
Douglass, James
Doyle, Thomas
Dryer, Andrew
Dubbs, Joseph H.
Duck, Geotge
Duncan, Daniel
Eagen, James
Eagen, Thomas
Eberman, John
Eberman, Philip
Eckert, George
Eckman, John
Eftwein, Johannes
Eichholtz, H.
Eichholtz, Leonard
Eliot, Daniel
Emanuel, John
Ench, Jacob
Espy, George R.
Evans, Frances
Evans, Isaac
Evans, James C.
Evans, Samuel
Ewing, John
Faghterin, Mary
Fahnestock, Samuel
Fehl, Andrew
Feltman, George
Ferree, Conrad
Ferree, Polly
Fissel, Michael
Flowers, Christian
Foltz, Bernard
Fordney, Casper
Fouts, Martin
Franklin, Thomas
Franklin, Thomas E.
Franklin W. B.
Frantz, Phil
Frey, J.
Fultz, John
Galbraith, Bertram
Galloway, Joseph
Geddis, Samuel
Gibble, L. W.
Gibbons, William
Gildersleve, Jonathan H.
Gildersleve Sarah
Gill, Deborah
Gill, Eramus
Gill, James
Gill, Matthew
Givler, Mary
Golden, Jeffery
Graass, Jacob
Graeff, Matthias
Graeff, W.
Graff, Benjamin
Graff, Henry
Graff, Jacob
Gratz, Hyman
Groff, Abraham
Groff, David
Groff, Isaac
Gross, Michael
Grove, Abraham
Grubb, Baird
Grubb, Curtis
Grubb, Henry
Habacker, George
Habacker, Wager
Hartz, John
Hake, Elizabeth
Hake, Jacob
Hale, Charles
Hambright, Henry
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
Hand, Edward
Hart, Elizabeth
Hartand, John
Hartmyer, Frederick
Haton, James
Hatz, John
Hayn, Christopher
Hehl, Matthew
Henderson, Mary
Henry, Christopher
Henry, Elizabeth
Henry, Joseph
Henry, Josiah
Henry, John Joseph
Henry, Mary
Herr, Christian
Hensel, William Uhler
Hibshman, Henry
Hoff, John
Hoofnagle, P.
Hoover, Jacob
Host, Catharine
Host, Michael
Howell, William H.
Howell, William Wilson
Huber, J.
Huber, John
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Hubley, M.
Hubner, Nathanael
Huston, Alex
Hutchinson, E.
Jacks, James
Jenkins, Ron
Johns, Elizabeth
Johns, Jacob
Johns, Paul
Johnston, Sam
Jones, John
Jones, Owen
Jones, Paul T.
Jordan, J.
Kauffman, Abraham
Kauffman, Joseph
Kehler, Andrew
Kelly, Joseph P.
Kelly, William
Kenedy, John
Kittera, John Wilkes
Kittera, Thomas
Kline, David
Kline, George
Kline, Michael
Kling, M.
Konigmaker, James
Krebil, John
Krieg, Philip
Krug, Edward
Krug, H. V.
Krug, Jacob
Krug, Valentine
Kuhn, Frederick
Kuhn, Jacob
Lanck, Jacob
Landes, John
Lauman, Ludwig
Lechler, John
Leman, H. E.
Lewis, Abraham
Lewis, Ellis
Liews, Eliza
Lightner, Nathaniel
Likens, James
Lind, John
Long, Charles E.
Long, Jacob
Longenecker, David
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Lowman, Ludwig
Lutz, Peter
Lynch, Thomas
MacGonigle, Jonathan T.
MacGregor, John
MacGregor, Peter
Machold, Lewis Frederick
Marshall, Christopher
Matlack, Timothy
Mattes, George
Mauer, Peter
Maus, Peter
Mayer, John
Mayer, Lewis
McGown, William
McClure, David
McClure, Randle
McKim, James
McKinney, Mordecai
Mease, James
Mease, John
Mercer, John Q.
Messersmith, George
Metzer, Jonas
Metzer, Norman
Miller, David
Miller, Harry
Miller, Henry
Miller, James
Miller, John
Miller, T. H.
Minnich, Lizzie
Mohler, Henry
Montgomery, Jane
Montgomery, S. H.
Moore, James
Moore, John
Musser, John
Myer, John
Myer, John P.
Myer, Josephine
Myers, Christian
Myers, Eckert
Myers, Henry
Myers, Jacob
Myers, John
Myers, Joseph
Myers, Josephine
Myers, S. H.
Myers, Sidney
Muhlenberg, F. A.
Muhlenberg, G. H. E.
Muhlenberg, Henry
Muhlenberg, Henry A.
Munster, Paul
Nager, Ben Willis
Nagle, John
Neal, John
Nees, Adam
Neisser, G. Br.
Nelson, William
Nicholson, John
Norgrave, H.
Odonel, Charles
Old, James
Parvin, Francis
Passmore, John
Patton, James
Pendleton, George H.
Pennypacker, Samuel W.
Penrose, Clement
Petersby, Richard
Physick, Edmund
Pine, Michael
Pohlman, Abraham
Price, Eli K.
Purviance, Samuel
Ralston, Robert
Ramsay, Catharine
Ramsay, David
Ramsay, James
Ramsay, Nathaniel
Ramsay, William
Randall, Samuel
Rank, Samuel
Redsecker, Jacob
Reed, E. L.
Reed, George
Reedly, George
Reedly, John
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Jacob
Riche, Thomas
Rieger, Ann
Rohrer, John
Ross, George
Ross, James
Roth, Jacob
Schaum, Philip
Scheaffer, John
Schnierer, John, Mrs.
Schweinhaupt, Br.
Sell, Henry
Seward, Hugh
Shafer, John
Shaffer, Jacob
Sharer, David
Shearer, Jacob
Sheef, William
Sheldon, William
Shippen, Edward
Shireman, Jacob
Shol, Peter
Shware, Peter
Simon, Joseph
Simon, William
Sindersmith, S. V.
Singer, Casper
Singer, Emanuel
Skiles, William
Slaugher, Hiram
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry
Slough, Matthias
Smith, A. Herr
Smith, Eliza
Smith, Joanna
Smith, Thomas
Smith, William
Snapp, Samuel
Solomon, Myer
Spencer, S. S.
Sprecher, Frank L.
Stauffer, Henry
Stedman, Alex
Stedman, Charles
Steinert, Christian
Steinman, Charles
Steinman, Frederick
Steinman, George
Steinman, John F.
Stevens, R. S.
Stevenson, George
Stone, John
Stoneman, Tobias
Stones, John
Stuart, Robert
Swan, John G.
Swain, R.
Swentzel, H. Y.
Swift, Joseph
Tanger, David R.
Titball, Joseph
Trimble, James
Trissler, John
Trissler, Joseph David
Turner, Ambrose
Turner, Catharine
Wagen, Philip
Walk, Deetrick
Walker, John
Wallace, John
Wallace, William
Warden, M.
Warfel, John
Washington, Samuel
Watson, David
Webb, James
Weber, Adam
Wegman, Mary
Weitzel, George
Wenger, Roland
Werner, Jacob
Wertsburger, Henry
West, William
Wetherill, Samuel P.
White, George
White, T.
Whitaker, George
Wildred, Daniel
Williams, Evans P.
Williams, John
Wistar, Thomas
Witlow, Hugh
Witman, John
Witman, Michael
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, Benjamin
Witmer, David
Witmer, Henry
Wolford, Ludwig
Wood, George
Work, Joseph
Wright, James
Wright, John
Wright, S. W.
Yaner, Jacob
Yeates, Jasper
Yeates, John
Young, Henry
Young, Mattias
Zahm, Godfrey
Zantzinger, Adam
Zantzinger, Ester
Zeigler, George
Zimmer, Henry
Subjects
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Court records
Finance, Personal
Invoices
Letters
Lotteries
Minutes (Records)
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Schools
Stocks
Search Terms
Accounts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Armor's Old Bookstore
Articles of agreement
Beaver Creek
Black Horse Farm
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Charles E. Wentz and Bros.
Christ Lutheran Church
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Steam Mills
Constables
Correspondence
Court records
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Farmer's Hay and Straw Market Association
Finance, Personal
Finding aids
Franklin Savings and Building Association
Grosh and Levering
Hamilton Lots
Indentures
Indian Queen Hotel
Invoices
Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster County Agricultural Park
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Company
Letters
Lotteries
Manuscript groups
McDowell's Mill
Minutes
Mount Hope Furnace
Northern Central Railway Company
Pennsylvania Council
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Probate records
Protestant Episcopal Church
Receipts
Sam Wetherill and Sons
Schools
Shaffner and Ziegler
St. James Episcopal Church
Steinman and Son
Stocks
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Kirkpatrick and Company
Zahm and Jackson Jewelers
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0166
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Frank R. Diffenderfer Collection (MG0166), 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
1964.013
Other Numbers
MG-166
Classification
MG0166
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 September 2021.
Accession # L64-13
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
JAN 1893 F002
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cunningham, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1893 F002
Additional Notes
Larceny
Receiving stolen goods
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
1.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #290
Date Range
1830
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
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Baum, Levi
Bausley, John
Beeler, Frederick
Beidleman, Solomon
Best, John
Boggs, Joseph
Boot, Catharine
Brown, Hannah
Brown, J.
Brown, Jacob S.
Brown, Samuel
Burton, Thomas
Campbell, John
Cassell, John
Coal, Christopher
Coldman, Jacob
Colp, John
Cook, Thomas
Cowan, John
Cunningham, James
Cunningham, Thomas
Curran, John
Davies, William
Davis, Richard
Delia, Godfried
Diller, Adam
Doersh, Elizabeth
Dolby, Jeremiah
Dolly, Margaret
Dolly, Mary
Dorsey, David
Dubrun, B.
Duncan, Melby
Dush, Elizabeth
Edens, Maria
Eicholtz, John
Esage, Warren
Etter, Hannah
Evans, John
Finfrock, Michael
Fletcher, Jacob
Fox, Joseph
Franklin, Thomas
Frazerer, Daniel
Fullerton, John
Gallacher, Daniel
Gallacher, Job
Gardner, Nancy
Gardner, Thomas
Gilkey, Isaac
Green, William
Gross, John
Hagan, Patrick
Hatz, Eliza
Hatz, Elizabeth
Henry, James
Henry, Rachael
Hill, George
Hilliard, Alexander
Hook, Balthis
Hornse, John
Insey, Charles
Isenberger, Nicholas
Jackson, Nelson
Johnson, Peggy
Johnson, Simon
Johnston, Ann
Johnston, James
Johnston, Nancy
Jolly, John
Jolly, Margaret
Jonathan, Andrew
Jones, Abraham
Jones, William
Kearns, Robert
Keller, Daniel
Kelly, John
Kingland, John
Kingsland, John
Kinslet, John
Kirkpatrick, John
Kope, George
Koshe, James
Lackey, Nancy
Leib, John
Leise, John
Long, Henry
Lyons, John
Mason, William
McCauly, William
McCormick, John
McIntire, Daniel
McKracken, John
McPhillips, Edward
Mock, George
Moloy, Rosina
Moore, George
Nixdorf, Henry
Norton, Robert
O'Donnell, Edward
Parker, Joseph
Patton, Anthony
Petry, John
Pile, Elizabeth
Pile, Philip
Rake, William
Reed, James
Reed, William
Remly, Frederick
Richison, Samuel
Riley, Samuel
Ringold, Richard
Rodgers, Joseph
Ruban, John
Ruth, Bernard
Sammons, John
Seacey, James
Shafer, Isaac
Sharp, Maria
Sharp, Thomas
Shelenberger, Christian
Smith, Charles
Smith, David
Smith, George
Smith, James
Smith, John
Star, Job
Steel, Ann
Stewart, Samuel
Stuart, William
Sunderland, Mary
Sunderland, Thomas
Sweeny, Charles
Taylor, Nelson
Thompson, John
Tripp, Catherine
Wallace, William
Walts, Thomas
Warfell, John
Watt, Jane
Weak, Isaac
Weidel, Daniel
Williams, George
Wilson, Josiah
Wise, George
Withers, Abraham
Withnow, Andrew
Wolf, Maria
Wood, Benjamin
Young, John
Young, John H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Incarcerated persons
Lancaster
Prisons
Sheriffs
Women
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #290
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
010
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Prison.
Diller, Adam. Sheriff.
List includes prisoners' names, by whom committed, crime, number of days, and fees.
List of prisoners:
Burton, Thomas.
Hook, Balthis.
Curran, John.
Beeler, Frederick.
Dolby, Jeremiah.
Warfell, John.
Dorsey, David.
Baum, Levi.
Ruban, John.
Duncan, Melby.
Smith, David.
Riley, Samuel.
Moloy, Rosina.
Hatz, Eliza.
Edens, Maria.
Johnston, Ann.
Lackey, Nancy.
O'Donnell, Edward.
Rake, William.
Johnston, James.
Johnston, Nancy.
Henry, Raechael.
Withnow, Andrew.
Weak, Isaac.
Nicholas, Isenberger.
Dolly, Margaret.
Smith, John.
McCauly, William.
Kearns, Robert.
Hagan, Patrick.
Young, John H.
Sunderland, Thomas.
Sunderland, Mary.
Walts, Thomas.
Thompson, John.
Johnson, Simon.
Lyons, John.
Smith, James.
Brown, Hannah.
Insey, Charles.
Taylor, Nelson.
Fox, Joseph.
Evans, John.
Reed, James.
Coal, Christopher.
Delia, Godfried.
Reed, William.
Ringold, Richard.
Stuart, William.
Davies, William.
Franklin, Thomas.
Hilliard, Alexander.
Green, William.
Mason, William.
Kope, George.
Seacey, James.
Henry, Rachael.
Wolf, Maria.
Pile, Elizabeth.
Boot, Catharine.
Esage, Warren.
Shafer, Isaac.
Norton, Robert.
Watt, Jane.
Gallacher, Daniel.
Gallacher, Job.
Leib, John.
Smith, Charles.
Finfrock, Michael.
Kingsland, John.
Gardner, Nancy.
Kinslet, John.
Sharp, Thomas.
Sammons, John.
Gardner, Thomas.
Williams, George.
Jonathan, Andrew.
Kingland, John.
McIntire, Daniel.
Shelenberger, Christian.
Cunningham, Thomas.
Cook, Thomas.
Cassell, John.
Gross, John.
Brown, Jacob S.
Rodgers, Joseph.
Hornse, John.
Ruth, Bernard.
McPhillips, Edward.
Doersh, Elizabeth.
Steel, Ann.
Etter, Hannah.
Brown, Samuel.
Withers, Abraham.
Keller, Daniel.
Jones, Abraham.
Weidel, Daniel.
Dolly, Mary.
Nixdorf, Henry.
Wood, Benjamin.
Fullerton, John.
Jones. William.
Jackson, Nelson.
Jolly, Margaret.
Davis, Richard.
Fletcher, Jacob.
Pile, Philip.
Koshe, James.
Kirkpatrick, John.
Hatz, Elizabeth.
Patton, Anthony.
Tripp, Catherine.
Best, John.
Campbell, John.
Cowan, John.
Johnson, Peggy.
Parker, Joseph.
Frazerer, Daniel.
Colp, John.
Stewart, Samuel.
Bausley, John.
two unnamed Native Americans.
an unnamed "Frenchman and his lady".
Petry, John.
Young, John.
McCormick, John.
Leise, John.
Sharp, Maria.
Dubrun, B.
Beidleman, Solomon.
Jolly, John.
Remly, Frederick.
Smith, George.
Wise, George.
Star, Job.
Wallace, William.
Kelly, John.
Sweeny, Charles.
Brown, J.
Eicholtz, John.
Hill, George.
Richison, Samuel.
McKracken, John.
Coldman, Jacob.
Dush, Elizabeth.
Wilson, Josiah.
Moore, George.
Henry, James.
Boggs, Joseph.
Cunningham, James.
Mock, George.
Gilkey, Isaac.
Long, Henry.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1893 F034 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cunningham, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1893 F034 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
32.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1803 F003 C
Date Range
1803
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1803
Year
1803
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0047
People
Cunningham, Robert
Cunningham, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1803 F003 C
Box Number
047
Additional Notes
Cunningham, Thomas. Administrator.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
Less detail