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Collection
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Title
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Object ID
MG0224
Date Range
1758-1940
Moorehead, William Morris, Roland S. Parker, Robert Patterson, Samuel Patton, Robert Pepley, Elizabeth Porter, William Quigley, James Reese, John Rodgers, William Scott, Phillip Slaymaker, Matthias Smith, Robert Stewart, George Tetley, John Timlow, P. J. Torbet, John Tout, Jacob Truslow, John Van Tyne
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Collection
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Title
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Description
The Jacob N. Beam Collection contains information and papers relevant to Dr. Beam's research and writing on the history of the Leacock Presbyterian Church, which he presented in the church's bicentennial address in 1940. Materials in this collection include letters and correspondences, family histories, military and land records, and other publications, as well as copies of drafts and final publication of the bicentennial address.
Date Range
1758-1940
Year Range From
1758
Year Range To
1940
Date of Accumulation
1758-1940
Creator
Beam, Jacob Newton, 1869-1954
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Adams, John Quincy
Anderson, Robert
Barton, John
Bausman, Lottie M.
Beam, Jacob Newton
Beam, Victor S.
Bishop, Louis Faugeres Jr.
Boehm, John Philip
Bower, Michael
Boyd, John
Brown, George
Buyers, William B.
Carpenter, Henry
Carpenter, Jacob
Clark, John
Clark, Robert L. Jr.
Clark, William
Connell, Moore
Cooke, William B.
Cooper, John
Craig, John
Crawford, David
Crawford, James
Crawford, Jessie
Creighton, Thomas
Creighton, William
Ellmaker, Watson
Ferree, David
Finley, John H.
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
Hasson, Alexander
Hawthorn, James
Hawthorn, Samuel
Hawthorn, William
Henry, John
Herbert, Stewart
Hinke, William J.
Huston, Alex
Kaufman, Jay Warren
Knox, James
LeFevre, Samuel
Le Rue, Jonas
Lyon, John
McCamant, Isaac
McCaskey, John
McCausland, John
McCausland, Mary W.
McCausland, William
McClung, Charles
McClung, Matthew
McCurdy, James
McCurdy, Robert
McFadden, Alexander
McGowan, John
McIlwain, Robert
McIlwain, William B.
Mercer, James
Montgomery, James
Moorehead, William
Morris, Roland S.
Parker, Robert
Patterson, Samuel
Patton, Robert
Pepley, Elizabeth
Porter, William
Quigley, James
Reese, John
Rodgers, William
Scott, Phillip
Slaymaker, Matthias
Smith, Robert
Stewart, George
Tetley, John
Timlow, P. J.
Torbet, John
Tout, Jacob
Truslow, John
Van Tyne, Claud Halstead
Vernor, John
Watson, John
Whitehill, James
Whitehill, John
Williston, Seth
Winslow, Ola Elizabeth
Wood, George
Woodhull, John
Woodhull, Sally
Woods, Adam
Woods, Thomas
Workman, David R.
Zimmerman, Heinrich
Subjects
Churches
Genealogy
Letters
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Churches
Correspondence
Donegal Presbyterian Church
Dr. Robert Smith's Academy
Family history
Finding aids
Genealogy
Lancaster Morning News
Leacock Presbyterian Church
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Paradise Twp.
Pennsylvania State Archives
Presbyterian Historical Society
Revolutionary War
Scrapbooks
Strasburg Twp.
Extent
2 boxes, 26 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0224
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Jacob N. Beam Collection (MG0224), Box #, 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.
Other Numbers
MG-224
Classification
MG0224
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, Fall 2013. Added to database 3 February 2022.
Documents
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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley & Kirk Prospect Mills Daybook D
Object ID
MG0963_F051
Date Range
1841-1844
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Smedley & Kirk Prospect Mills Daybook D
Description
Smedley & Kirk Prospect Mills Daybook D contains an itemized list of their profits and expenses and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling corn, wheat, bran, oats, and flour, as well as sawing boards and planks. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages, and transportation costs. The daybook also contains a lock of hair with root attached (pg. 86-87). The hair is a brown with red highlights and is wryly; the source is unknown.
Admin/Biographical History
Joel Smedley was born in 1799 to parents Joseph Smedley and Rebecca Lewis Smedley. Joel married Martha Wildman and fathered six children including Charles, Mary, John, Lewis, Anne, and Ellwood. Joel inherited the mill from his father in 1833 and expanded it by building a sorghum factory. Joel died in 1872.
Date Range
1841-1844
Creation Date
1841-1844
Year Range From
1841
Year Range To
1844
Creator
Smedley, Joel, 1802-1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Black, Adam
Black, James
Black, Robert
Brown, Samuel
Burns, James
Butler, Henry
Clark, Thomas
Devonshire, Thomas
Ewing, Alexander
Ford, John
Gryder, Chistian
Hill, Isaac
Johnson, Joseph
King, Jacob
Markley, John
Marshall, Abraham
Maxwell, Samuel
Moore, Cyrus
Morrison, George
Morrison, Samuel
Parker, James
Patterson, Samuel
Perry, John
Phillip, Joseph
Reynolds, David
Smedley, Joel
Stub, James
Swift, Joseph
Walker, Washington
Watson, John
Wright, Thomas
Subjects
Business records
Corn
Gristmills
Mills and mill-work
Sawmills
Wheat
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Corn
Fulton Twp.
Gristmills
Mills
Prospect Mills
Sawmills
Wheat
Extent
1 item, 1-137 pages
Object Name
Daybook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0963_F051
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennslyvania
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org for permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-963
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1863 F20 I08
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0031
People
Copland, John
Barthel, Jacob
Sing, Daniel
Peters, Charles
Cox, Samuel B.
Reigart, John H.
Swilkey, Gottieb
Fitzpatrick, B.
Cox, Benjamin F.
Gable, Jacob
Slaymaker, H. E.
Killian, H. K.
Patterson, Samuel
Messenkop, Albert A.
Ditlow, John
Heinitsh, Charles A.
Evans, Walter G.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1863 F20 I08
Box Number
031
Additional Notes
Signers petition for eating house: Barthel, Jacob; Sing, Daniel; Peters, Charles; [signature in German]; Cox, Samuel B.; Reigart, John H.; Swilkey, Gottieb; Fitzpatrick, B.; Cox, Benjamin F.; Gable, Jacob,; Slaymaker, H. E.; Killian, H. K.; Patterson, Samuel; Messenkop, Albert A.; Ditlow, John; Heinitsh, Charles A.; Evans, Walter G.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #072
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
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Brennen, Nancy Ellen
Clark, Joseph
Colton, Harriet
Irwin, John
Irwin, William
Lince, Jane Mayberry
Longnecker, Henry
Longnecker, Joseph
Mayberry, Jane
Patterson, Daniel Laman
Patterson, Samuel
Platt, Richard
Ward, T. G.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Salisbury Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #072
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/05/10.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Brennen, Nancy Ellen. Berks [Co.]
Clark, Joseph.
Colton, Harriet.
Irwin, John.
Irwin, William.
Lince, Jane Mayberry.
Longnecker, Henry.
Longnecker, Joseph.
Mayberry, Jane.
Patterson, Daniel Laman.
Patterson, Samuel.
Platt, Richard.
Ward, T. G. Teacher.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #381
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
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
McDonald, John
Irwin, Robert
Irwin, John
Irwin, William
Longenecker, Jacob
Longenecker, Henry
Longenecker, Joseph
Platt, Henry
Platt, Richard
Walton, William
Walton, Juliann
Walton, Isaac
Patterson, James
Patterson, Daniel Lemon
Patterson, Samuel
Branin, Arthur
Branin, Nancy Ellen
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bart Twp.
Sadsbury Twp.
Salisbury Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #381
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/27.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Salisbury Twp. unless noted.
McDonald, John. Teacher.
Irwin, Robert. Salisbury Twp. Father of Irwin, John; Irwin, William.
Longenecker, Jacob. Salisbury Twp. Father of Longenecker, Henry; Longenecker, Joseph.
Platt, Henry. Salisbury Twp. Father of Platt, Richard.
Walton, William. Salisbury Twp. Father of Walton, Juliann; Walton, Isaac.
Patterson, James. Sadsbury Twp. Father of Patterson, Daniel Lemon; Patterson, Samuel.
Branin, Arthur. Bart Twp. Father of Branin, Nancy Ellen.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #525
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
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Chamberlin, Ann
Hoven, Davis
Hoven, Jacob
Menough, Catharine E.
Patterson, Daniel L.
Patterson, Joseph J.
Patterson, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #525
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/07/01.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Chamberlin, Ann. Teacher.
Hoven, Davis.
Hoven, Jacob.
Menough, Catharine E.
Patterson, Daniel L.
Patterson, Joseph J.
Patterson, Samuel.
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
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1758 F001 P
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1758
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0096
People
Patterson, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
None
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1758 F001 P
Box Number
096
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond.
2 items, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1772 F001 P
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1772
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0096
People
Patterson, Samuel
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
None
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1772 F001 P
Box Number
096
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1777 F001 P
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1777
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0097
People
Patterson, Samuel
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1777 F001 P
Box Number
097
Additional Notes
Servants listed. 1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1831 F001 P
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0097
People
Patterson, Samuel
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1831 F001 P
Box Number
097
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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