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Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Title
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Object ID
MG0331
Date Range
1762-2003
Otto, Jacob S. Otto, John C. Pennington, Edward Peters, Abraham Phinney, Zina Price, Joseph Price, Richard Reigart, Adam Reigart, Adam, Jr. Reigart, Ann Reigart, Emanuel Reigart, Henrietta Reigart, Maria Wager Reigart, Mary Reigart, Mary C. Reigart, Philip Wager Reigart, Susan Rimfast, John Sample
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Collection
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Title
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Description
The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.
Admin/Biographical History
Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.
Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.
Date Range
1762-2003
Year Range From
1762
Year Range To
2003
Date of Accumulation
1762-2003
Creator
Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Arnold, Benedict
Baker, W.
Bare, Jacob
Blight, Peter
Boughter, Charles
Breidenhart, George
Brien, Edward
Brown, Luke
Butter, Charles
Cassidy, Edward
Clarke, John
Clendenin, Samuel
Coleman, Edward
Coleman, William
Edwards, Susanna
Ehler, John
Fisher, Sammy
Fox, Sam M.
Frey, John
Gaskill, Edmund
Gay, Edward F.
Getz, John
Givens, John
Graeff, George
Greland, D.
Hahn, B. Christian
Harrison, George
Haverstick, William
Hopkins, A. R.
Hopkins, Ann
Houston, James
Hubley, Frederick
Hubley, Joseph
Hultzheimer, N.
Hyde, Charles
Irving, Robert
Jack, Joshua
Kauffman, Jacob
King, George
Kirkpatrick, William
Kline, Jacob
Lane, John
Leiper, George G.
Lowry, Robert
Lowry, Robert K.
Mayer, George Louis
Metzger, Emanuel
Metzger, George
Metzger, Jacob
Miller, Barbara
Miller, Henry
Miller, Martin
Miller, Philip
Montgomery, William
Morris, John
Mosher, Joseph
Murphy, John Slaughter
Myer, John
Myers, John
Newlin, Nathaniel
Nice, Levi
Nimrod, Maxwell
Ogilby, Joseph
Otto, Jacob S.
Otto, John C.
Pennington, Edward
Peters, Abraham
Phinney, Zina
Price, Joseph
Price, Richard
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Adam, Jr.
Reigart, Ann
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Henrietta
Reigart, Maria Wager
Reigart, Mary
Reigart, Mary C.
Reigart, Philip Wager
Reigart, Susan
Rimfast, John
Sample, Joseph
Schaubel, Johannis
Sener, Samuel Miller
Sewell, Charles S.
Shaeffer, Jacob
Shenk, Abraham
Shenk, Christian
Shippen, Peggy
Singer, A.
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Slaymaker, Mary Steele
Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran
Smith, Ann
Smith, Anthony
Smith, Ralph
Stein, Philip
Steinman, George
Stewart, William
Sullivan, Susannah
Wager, George
Wager, Hannah
Wager, James
Wager, Mary
Wager, Peter
Wager, Philip H.
Wager, Sally
Wager, Sophia
Wager, William
Walsh, Christopher
Wentz, Thomas
Wertz, Christian
Wharton, Charles
Whitaker, George
Whitaker, John
Wimer, Michael
Winroth, Margaret
Witmer, David
Woodmund, William
Yeiser, Philip
Other Creators
Reigart family
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Invoices
Letters
Obituaries
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Adam Reigart and Son
Albums
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
Brenner and Reed
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cape May, New Jersey
Charles C. and J. Watson
Christ Church Burial Ground
Cincinnati, Ohio
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Delaware
Dixon Walker and Company
Earp and Brothers
Finding aids
Grape Hotel
Greene County, New York
H. Behlen and Company
Illnesses
Invoices
J. Walker and Company
John Warden and Sons
Kentucky
Lancaster
Lancaster County Almshouse
Lancaster Bar Association
Lancaster Intelligencer
Lancaster Journal
Lancaster New Era
Lancaster Sunday News
Lane Slaymaker and Company
Letters
London, England
Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Lowry and Myers
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Margaretta Furnace
Marietta Bank
Morning News
Mount Auburn Cemetery
New York, New York
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Ohio
Pennsylvania German Society
Pensacola, Florida
Peter Wager and Company
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pratt and Kintzing
Race Street
Receipts
Reeve's Tavern
South Carolina
Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spain
St. James Episcopal Church
Union Fire Company
Vintners
Wager and Company
Washington Fire Company
West Point Military Academy
William Noyes and Company
Wine merchants
York Springs Boarding House
York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Extent
2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0331
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Gig trunk (2003.078)
Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
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
2003.078
Other Numbers
MG-331
Classification
MG0331
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.
Documents
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #240
Date Range
1832
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
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 Range
1832
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Armstrong, John
Barton, David
Bender, John
Blucher, David
Boggs, Samuel
Bonder, John
Book, Jacob
Bossly, John
Bray, Michael
Brown, David
Brown, Ellen
Brown, Nancy
Bunting, William
Burk, Jean
Butcher, Sarah
Caldwell, James
Campher, Alexander
Cayton, Oliver
Charles, John
Clendenin, James
Conner, William
Crane, Gabriel
Crosset, Robert
Cunningham, Robert
Curry, John
Darlington, Robert
Davie, Richard
Davis, James
Debutts, Martha
Debutts, Matty
Desser, George
Doersch, Elizabeth
Doll, Samuel
Donnelly, Robert
Eddings, Maria
Fergusun, James
Ford, James
Foster, Nathan
Galligher, Hugh
Geason, Richard
Gilman, David
Glisson, Thomas
Graham, Jacob
Graves, Emelia
Graves, Rachel
Green, Abraham
Green, John
Green, Richard
Groff, David
Grove, Emelia
Grove, Franey
Hackerty, Ann
Harden, Elizabeth
Haupt, Andrew
Heaton, David
Henning, Richard
Henny, Nathan
Henny, Rachael
Henry, Nathan
Henshaw, George
Hess, Daniel
Hess, David
Hetty, Elena
Hill, Aaron
Hill, Howard
Hill, John
Hilliard, George
Hilliard, Henry
Hubert, George
Hughes, Margerett
Jacobs, Ann
Jenkins, Daniel
Johnston, Alexander
Johnston, Ben
Johnston, David
Johnston, Ellen
Johnston, Emelia
Johnston, Henry
Johnston, Maria
Johnston, Thomas
Jones, Elena
Jones, Jacob
Katz, Elena
Katz, Eliza
Keaton, David
Keatz, Eliza
Kegwood, Benjamin
Kidder, Carter
Kief, John
King, Conrad
Lane, James
Lawry, Samuel
Mathes, Samuel
McAlear, Mary
McGrath, James
McIlvain, James
McKennen, Michael O.
McKittrick, Nancy
McMichael, Hugh
McNulty, Patrick
Miller, Eliza
Miller, John
Moore, John
Murray, John
Nagle, Richard
O'Neil, Bernard
Pearson, Edward
Peters, Abraham
Powers, Robert
Pyle, Elizabeth
Pyle, Henry
Quinn, John
Quinn, Michael
Reese, Joseph
Rerig, Charles
Reynolds, John
Richey, William
Riegs, William
Robinson, Margerett S.
Rumpel, Isaac
Scott, Fanny R.
Scott, James
Sellars, Hariet
Silbert, George
Simmes, Jarret
Simmons, Peat
Smith, Arnold
Smith, William
Snyder, John F.
Spiece, John
Stahl, Catherine
Stern, Margerett
Steward, Ann
Steward, Diana
Still, Aaron
Sullins, Margerett
Swartz, Joseph
Thompson, John
Trapper, Edward
Tullins, Margerett
Tully, Margaret
Wagoner, Isaac
West, Isaac
Wiley, Alexander
Willet, Jarret
Williams, Ben
Williams, Bill
Williams, Jerry
Williams, John
Williams, Julian
Wright, James
Young, Henry
Search Terms
Lancaster
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 1832 #240
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/07/09.
Additional Notes
Courthouses.
Payment for arresting, examining, and disposing of disorderly persons 8 January 1831 through 21 April 1832.
Mathiot, John.
Disorderly persons and disposition:
Kidder, Carter. Discharged.
Smith, Arnold. Committed.
Stern, Margerett. Committed.
O'Neil, Bernard. Discharged.
Doll, Samuel. Discharged.
Cayton, Oliver. Discharged.
Kegwood, Benjamin. Committed.
Riegs, William. Discharged.
Darlington, Robert. Discharged.
Geason, Richard. Discharged.
Scott, James. Discharged.
Still, Aaron. Discharged.
McIlvain, James. Discharged.
Lane, James. Discharged.
Desser, George. Committed.
Wiley, Alexander. Committed.
Smith, William. Dismissed.
Hackerty, Ann. Committed.
Plye, Elizabeth. Committed.
Johnston, David. Committed.
Gilman, David. Discharged.
Johnston, Emelia. Committed.
Henny, Nathan. Committed.
Hilliard, Henry. Discharged.
Rerig, Charles. Committed.
Wagoner, Isaac. Committed.
Blucher, David. Discharged.
Hess, David. Discharged.
Clendenin, James. Dismissed.
Debutts, Martha. Committed.
Miller, Eliza. Committed.
Hess, Daniel. Committed.
Armstrong, John. Committed.
Hill, Howard. Committed.
Henshaw, George. Discharged.
Scott, Fanny R. Discharged.
King, Conrad. Discharged.
Crane, Gabriel. Discharged.
Donnelly, Robert. Discharged.
Rumpel, Isaac. Dismissed.
Foster, Nathan. Dismissed.
Reese, Joseph. Discharged.
Jacobs, Ann. Committed.
Burk, Jean. Discharged.
Mathes, Samuel. Committed.
Steward, Ann. Committed.
Johnston, Ellen. Discharged.
Bonder, John/ Committed.
Johnston, Henry. Committed.
Henning, Richard. Discharged.
Keatz, Eliza. Dismissed.
Graves, Rachel. Committed.
Graves, Emelia. Committed.
Jones, Jacob. Committed.
Galligher, Hugh. Committed.
Swartz, Joseph. Committed.
Haupt, Andrew. Committed.
Robinson, Margerett S. Discharged.
Bray, Michael. Discharged.
Spiece, John. Discharged.
Snyder, John F. Dismissed.
Williams, Jerry. Discharged.
Stahl, Catherine. Dismissed.
Keaton, David. Committed.
Henshaw, George. Committed.
Curry, John. Committed.
Reynolds, John. Committed.
Richey, William. Discharged.
Brown, Nancy. Committed.
Brown, Ellen. Committed.
Johnston, Maria. Committed.
Butcher, Sarah. Committed.
Johnston, Ben. Committed.
Charles, John. Committed.
Bunting, William. Discharged.
Willet, Jarret. Discharged.
McKennen, Michael O. Committed.
Doersch, Elizabeth. Committed.
Simmes, Jarret. Dismissed.
Cunningham, Robert. Dismissed.
Ford, James. Discharged.
Tullins, Margerett. Discharged.
Charles, John. Discharged.
Caldwell, James. Committed.
Johnston, Emelia. Discharged.
Foster, Nathan. Committed.
Bender, John. Committed.
Katz, Eliza. Dismissed.
Graves, Rachael. Committed.
Spiece, John. Dismissed.
Heaton, David. Committed.
Sullins, Margerett. Discharged.
Calwell, James. Committed.
Book, Jacob. Committed.
Green, John. Committed.
Williams, Ben. Committed.
Steward, Diana. Committed.
Campher, Alexander. Committed.
Kief, John. Discharged.
Brown, David. Committed.
Simmons, Peat. Committed.
Barton, David. Discharged.
Trapper, Edward. Discharged.
Katz, Elena. Committed.
Pyle, Henry. Committed.
Williams, John. Committed.
Williams, Julian. Committed.
Silbert, George. Committed.
McNulty, Patrick. Dismissed.
Henny, Rachael. Committed.
Peters, Abraham. Committed.
Debutts, Matty. Committed.
Hughes, Margerett. Committed.
Grove, Franey. Discharged.
Grove, Emelia. Committed.
Hubert. George. Committed.
Young, Henry. Committed.
McKittrick, Nancy. Discharged.
Crosset, Robert. Dismissed.
Pearson, Edward. Dismissed.
Murray, John. Discharged.
Green, Abraham. Discharged.
Green, Richard. Discharged.
Fergusun, James. Discharged.
Boggs, Samuel. Discharged.
West, Isaac. Discharged.
McMichael, Hugh. Dismissed.
Glisson, Thomas. Discharged.
Quinn, John. Discharged.
Hariet Sellars. Discharged.
Davis, James. Discharged.
Davie, Richard. Dismissed.
Conner, William. Dismissed.
Groff, David. Dismissed.
Quinn, Michael. Dismissed.
Graham, Jacob. Dismissed.
Lawry, Samuel. Discharged.
Moore, John. Discharged.
Eddings, Maria. Discharged.
Jones, Elena. Committed.
Henry, Nathan. Discharged.
Johnston, Alexander. Discharged.
Jones Elena. Committed.
Katz, Eliza. Committed.
Henry, Nathan, Committed.
Hetty, Elena. Committed
Jenkinds, Daniel. Committed.
Johnston, Thomas. Committeed.
Thompson, John. Committed.
Hilliuard, George. Committed.
Tully, Margaret. Committed.
Williams, Bill. Discharged.
Wright, James. Discharged.
Hill, Aaron. Discharged.
Hill, John. Committed.
Powers, Robert. Discharged.
Williams, Ben. Discharged.
Miller, John. Discharged.
McAlear, Mary. Committed.
Harden, Elizabeth. Committed.
McGrath, James. Discharged.
Bossly, John. Discharged.
Kegwood, Ben, Discharged.
Nagle, Richard. Discharged.
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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