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Collection
Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection
Title
Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection
Object ID
MG0308
Date Range
1815-1853
, Jacob Govett, William Hansson, Joseph Harrison, John Hayes, Jacob Hovey, Roswell Jones, J. Jones, J. C. Keller, John Lewis, Edward Martin, George McNeely, William T. Miller, Samuel Morris, William Mullins, Edward Pinkerton, William C. Reigart, Adam Slaymaker, Henry Edwin Steinman, George Michael Strenge
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Collection
Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection
Title
Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection
Description
This collection contains receipts and invoices from the Pinkerton & Slaymaker business. The receipts date primarily from May 1851, with one receipt from May 1853, and are for a wide variety of items. The collection also contains letters from the Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Company and an undated check from the National Bank of Pottstown.
Admin/Biographical History
Henry Edwin Slaymaker and William C. Pinkerton went into the hardware business as Pinkerton & Slaymaker ca. 1850. The store was located on North Queen Street in Lancaster. The business was closed out in 1857.
Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, p. 94.
Date Range
1815-1853
Year Range From
1914
Year Range To
1978
Date of Accumulation
1815-1853
Creator
Pinkerton & Slaymaker
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Bickford, Bacon
Boon, Philip T.
Brady, William
Dale, W. P.
Eberley, Jacob
Govett, William
Hansson, Joseph
Harrison, John
Hayes, Jacob
Hovey, Roswell
Jones, J.
Jones, J. C.
Keller, John
Lewis, Edward
Martin, George
McNeely, William T.
Miller, Samuel
Morris, William
Mullins, Edward
Pinkerton, William C.
Reigart, Adam
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Steinman, George Michael
Strenge, George
Thompson, T. S.
Trollezlov, N.
Tucker, Samuel
Wilstach, William P.
Wilt, Peter
Wolf, W. W.
Wyman, Isaac
Subjects
Letters
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Invoices
Business records
Hardware
Hardware stores
Search Terms
Bowlby and Brenner
Business records
Colemanville Works
Correspondence
Cuscaden and Company
E. Van Antwerp and Company
Eagles and Lockwood
F. Curtis and Company
Finding aids
Hanline and Ostheimer
Hardware
Hardware stores
Harrison Brothers and Company
Heaton and Denckla
Invoices
Justice, Steinmetz, and Justice
Letters
M. and J. M. Rowe
Manuscript groups
Meade and Long
National Bank of Pottstown
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company
Pinkerton and Slaymaker
Pinkerton and Smeltz
Potter and Carmichael
Receipts
Russell and Erwin Manufacturing Company
William H. Horstmann and Sons
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0308
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Pinkerton & Slaymaker Collection (MG0308), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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.
Other Numbers
MG-308
Other Number
MG-308
Classification
MG0308
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared by MEB, Spring 2006. Added to database 1 October 2021.
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #110
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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 0010
People
Barr, Benjamin
Barr, John
Kurtz, Levi
Morris, William
Rinear, Christly
Rinear, Esther
Skelly, Gustavus E.
String, Margaret
String, Ellenor
String, Eliza
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Martic Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
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 1830 #110
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/06/04.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Barr, Benjamin.
Barr, John.
Kurtz, Levi.
Morris, William.
Rinear, Christly.
Rinear, Esther.
Skelly, Gustavus E. Teacher.
String, Margaret. Mother of String, Ellenor; String, Eliza.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #368
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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
Year
1830
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Shissler, Daniel
Morris, William
Nissley, Peter
Coleman, William
Search Terms
West Donegal Twp.
Coroners' Inquests
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
West Donegal Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #368
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 22, 2002.
Additional Notes
Coroners' Inquests.
Shissler, Daniel. Coroner.
Morris, William. Deceased. Nissley, Peter. Owned the property where found.
Coleman, William. Deceased.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Order for Payment

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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #304A
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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
Year
1822
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Anderson, William
Bachman, John
Bausman, John
Bell, Jesse
Black, Robert
Boggs, Francis
Bunting, Agness
Bunting, William
Burnet, John
Caldwell, John
Carpenter, Joel
Carswell, George
Charles, Abraham
Child, William
Crow, George
Duffy, James
Eberly, John
Ferrey, John Jr.
Fundersmith, David
Furnace, Gardener
Gall, Frederick
Gamber, Jacob
Gisch, Jacob
Gochenower, Joseph
Greider, Martin
Hess, Daniel
Hess, John
Hoffman, George
Housekeeper, Philip
Hummer, Jacob
Jackson, Leven H.
Jones, Jonas
Light, Martin
McCralb, Henry
McKnight, Henry
McLaughlin, James
Miller, Alexander
Milner, Cyrus
Moore, Samuel
Morris, William
Morry, Henry
Paxton, Joseph
Peoples, Joseph
Powel, Levi
Pusey, Samuel
Quigley, George
Red, James
Redsecker, George
Reinhold, Henry
Reynolds, Jacob
Reynolds, Josiah
Reynolds, Samuel
Rush, Henry
Russel, John
Rutter, Nathaniel
Shower, Christopher
Shultes, John
Streng, Christian
Walton, Ames
Whiteside, John
Wilkinson, William
Willough, Thomas
Withers, George
Yackey, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #304A
Box Number
003
Notes
Partially entered into Q&A Aug 28, 2003.
Additional Notes
Courthouse
Payment for various expenses: Road viewing; Damages sustained; Fox scalps; Public school.
Payments to road viewers.
Moore, Samuel.
Bausman. John.
Gall, Frederick.
Hoffman, George Esq.
Reinhold, Henry.
Bachman, John Esq.
Housekeeper, Philip.
McCralb, Henry.
Charles, Abraham.
Light, Martin.
Milner, Cyrus.
Pusey, Samuel.
Willough, Thomas.
Boggs, Francis.
Duffy, James.
Ferrey, John Jr.
Wilkinson, William Esq.
Hummer, Jacob.
Gamber, Jacob.
Russel, John.
Redsecker, George.
Gisch, Jacob.
Child, William. Esq.
Red, James Esq.
Yackey, Joseph.
Greider, Martin.
Rush, Henry Esq.
Bunting, William.
Caldwell, John.
Powel, Levi.
Rutter, Nathaniel.
Shultes, John.
Anderson, William.
Streng, Christian Esq.
Quigley, George.
Eberly, John.
Gochenower, Joseph.
Whiteside, John.
Jackson, Leven H.
Gall, Frederick.
Shower, Christopher.
Black, Robert.
Carpenter, Joel.
Paxton, Joseph.
Morry, Henry.
Payments for damages .
Withers, George.
Bunting, Agness; Bunting, William.
Bunting, William; Bunting, Agness.
Furnace, Gardener; McLaughlin, James.
Reynolds, Jacob. Deceased.
Morris, William.
Reynolds, Samuel.
Bell, Jesse; Peoples, Joseph.
Payments for fox scalps.
Reynolds, Josiah. 5 foxes.
Fundersmith, David. 1 wolf.
Hess, John. 6 foxes.
Crow, George. 2 foxes.
Walton, Ames. 1 fox.
Hess, Daniel, 5 foxes.
Jones, Jonas. 6 foxes.
McKnight, Henry. 1 fox.
Burnet, John. 7 foxes.
Jones, Jonas. 4 foxes.
Carswell, George.3 foxes.
Payment per order of the directors of the first section, second school district.
Miller, Alexander.
1 item. 12 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
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