First Presbyterian Church (Lancaster, Pa.) Records
Description
This collection of First Presbyterian Church (Lancaster, Pa.) Records contains a deed for property on Lime Street, Lancaster that was sold by trustees of the church in 1811.
This collection contains estate papers and financial documents of Dr. Charles Herbst.
Admin/Biographical History
Charles Herbst (1782-1865) studied medicine with Dr. William Fahnestock and started his practice in 1804. The following year he was a physician at the prison. In May 1813, he served as surgeon in Major Samuel Humes' Lancaster Battalion. Dr. Herbst is buried at Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.