This collection contains various deeds and land drafts for property owned by the Galbreath family in Donegal Township, Lancaster County; tracts of land in Warren County and McKean County, Pennsylvania; lands owned by Martin Mylin in Lampeter Township; lots in the borough (now city) of Lancaster; and a letter form James Buchanan to Col. Henry Carpenter regarding property in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Land Records from Elain Ewing Holden, 1747-1848 (MG0903), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Accession Number
2001.MG0903
Other Numbers
MG-903
Other Number
MG-903
Classification
MG0903
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection Box 30, Folder 13, 17 March 2022
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.
Family sitting on front porch of home. Note from back of picture: "Location Martin Lefever Homestead near Lampeter. Front row: Jacob Mylin, Mary Seitz, Martin Lefever, Verna Lefever, Florence Lefever, Abram Mylin. Second Row: Martha Mylin holding Robert Mylin, Martin Lefever holding Irene Mylin, Aldos Lefever, Amanda Lefever holding Marjorie Lefever. Back Row: Frank Mylin, Minnie Lefever Harnish, Martha Tout, Edna Lefever Wimer, Harry Lefever, John Lefever, Mary and George Lefever (husband and wife)"
Seated are Eli Kendig Mylin, Sr. and his wife, Martha Charles Mylin. Between them is son Walter Mylin (b. 1883). Standing from left to right are their children Ceclia May Mylin (b. 1879), Eli Charles Mylin (b. 1973), Bertha Belle Mylin (b. 1876), and Jacob Mylin (b. 1871).
Family and dog seated on porch of Christ Huber homestead southeast of Lampeter. Front row, from left: unknown child, Annie Huber Keeports, Katie Huber Bear, Jacob Mylin, Martha Lefever Mylin, Abram Mylin, Lizzie Lefever Huber, Daisy Huber Fenstermaker, Varna Lefever Shimp, Amanda Mylin Lefever and Iren Mylin Herr. Back row, from left: Harry L. Huber, Benjamin Bear, Frank Mylin, John Houser, Christian Huber and Martin Lefever.
Family group outside in yard. Front row, from left: Verna Lefever Shimp, Martha Lefever Mylin, Jacob Mylin, Mary B. Lefever, Mary Kreider, Irene Mylin Herr, Florence Lefever Dagen. Second row: Martin Lefever and Aldus Lefever. Third row, from left: John Buch Kreider, Harry Lefever, John Lefever, Frank Mylin, George Lefever.
Lefever family on steps of Martin Lefever homestead near Lampeter. Front row, left to right: Jacob Mylin, Mary Seitz, Martin Lefever, Verna Lefever, Florence Lefever and Abram Mylin. Second row, left to right: Martha Mylin holding Robert Mylin, Martin Lefever holding Irene Mylin, Aldus Lefever, Amanda Lefever holding Marjorie Lefever. Back row, left to right: Frank Mylin, Minnie Lefever Harnish, Martha Trout, Edna Lefever Wimer, Harry Lefever, John Lefever, Mary Lefever, George Lefever.