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Collection
Patents Collection
Title
Patents Collection
Object ID
MG0632
Date Range
1827-1927
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Collection
Patents Collection
Title
Patents Collection
Description
This collection contains patents issued to inventors in Lancaster County. The patents have the technical information about the invention and also drawings and/or blueprints. Some of the patents are for a horse hay rake, pinions, a railroad car brake, and improvements in threshing machines, balancing mill stones, kitchen slicing utensils and a still. Two of the documents are signed by Secretary of State Henry Clay and President Andrew Jackson.
Date Range
1827-1927
Creation Date
1827-1927
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1927
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Becker, Henry
Bennett, T. F.
Blake, James H.
Bomberger, Elias B.
Butler, B. F.
Clay, Henry
Eberly, John A
Fenstermaker, Emanuel Lively
Fenstermaker, Gerald Burkhart
Fellenbaum, David
Gantz, David Zook
Iske, Anthony
Jackson, Andrew
Kauffman, C. L.
Keller, J. Frank
Lutz, Jacob
McLane, Louis
Musser, Peter
Price, Edward F.
Reigart, J. Franklin
Seitz, John
Sieger, P. George
Slaymaker, Amos Fleming
Spillinger, Joseph
Way, Andrew
Weitzel, Jacob
Whitehill, James
Withers, Michael
Subjects
Drawings
Inventions
Inventors
Patents
Search Terms
Blueprints
Brakes, Peerless track
Brakes, railroad car
Canon pinions
Certificates
Double rack and pinions
Drawings
East Cocalico Twp.
Finding aids
Garbage furnaces
Inventions
Inventors
Investments
Kitchen slicing utensils
Manuscript groups
Mill gudgeons
Mill stones, balancing
Nut locks
Patents
Plough-plates
Rakes, horse hay
Salisbury Twp.
Sanitary Engineering and Construction Company
Stills
Threshing machines
Watch mechanisms
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0632
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
An original watercolor drawing by J. F. Reigart of Jacob Weitzel's still (Folder 10) is in the Curatorial Collection (2014.005).
Emanuel Fenstermaker's watch parts (Folder 1) are in the Curatorial Collection (1972.004.2 and 1972.004.4)
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-632
Other Number
MG-632
Classification
MG0632
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, February 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.
Documents
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Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
Object ID
MAR 1850 F014 ML
Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date filed.
Year
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Weitzel, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lititz
Object Name
Claim
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAR 1850 F014 ML
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Dwelling.
Imhof, John A. Contractor.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 01-00 0202
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
Object ID
APR 1850 F017 ML
Date Range
1850/04
Collection
Mechanics' Liens
Title
Mechanics' Liens
Description
Liens filed by contractors showing names of parties including owner of property; description of property including location; nature of claim; description of materials and work done on property; volume and page number of recording in Mechanics' Liens Docket; and date filed.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date filed.
Date Range
1850/04
Year
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Weitzel, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lititz
Object Name
Claim
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1850 F017 ML
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Dwelling.
Graver, Jacob. Contractor.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 01-00 0202
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #594
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 of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Dick, John
Ditlow, Joanna
Eppenheimer, William
Eppenheinner, Samuel
Gear, Sarah
Geigly, John
Gunder, Ann
Jacobs, William
Steffy, Henry
Stehle, Mary
Stehle, William
Ulrich, Susanna
Wade, Elizabeth
Weaver, Mary Ann
Weitzel, Jacob
Weitzel, John
Wickell, John
Wickell, Mary
Search Terms
Poor children
Earl Twp.
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #594
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/08/13.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Dick, John. Teacher.
Ditlow, Joanna.
Eppenheimer, William.
Eppenheinner, Samuel.
Gear, Sarah.
Geigly, John.
Gunder, Ann.
Jacobs, William.
Steffy, Henry.
Stehle, Mary.
Stehle, William.
Ulrich, Susanna.
Wade, Elizabeth.
Weaver, Mary Ann.
Weitzel, Jacob.
Weitzel, John.
Wickell, John.
Wickell, Mary.
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
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1866 F040 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Weitzel, Jacob
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: inciting to riot
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1866 F040 QS
Additional Notes
Inciting to riot.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
37.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #618
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 0011
People
Arment, Catharine
Arment, Elizabeth
Arment, Sophia
Becker, Israel
Becker, Jacob
Becker, Sarah
Beecher, Henry
Beecher, Marian
Beecher, William
Bender, Elias
Bender, Joseph
Bender, Samuel
Bewley, Charles
Bewley, Levi
Bewley, Marian
Bichard, Jacob
Bickhard, John
Bickhard, Margaret
Bixter, Charlotta
Bixter, David
Black, Joel
Bowman, Elizabeth
Bowman, Susanna
Brackenridge, Sarah
Brackenridge, William
Brubaker, Juliana
Brubaker, Mrs.
Butts, Jacob
Cadwallader, Elizabeth
Cadwallader, Marian
Camell, Susanna
Carpenter, Elizabeth
Carpenter, Henry
Carpenter, Jeremiah
Coleman, Michael
Coleman, Mrs.
Creek, Charles
Creek, Peter
Creek, Rebekah
Curley, Hugh
Curley, Leonard
Curley, Susanna
Davis, George
Davis, Henrietta
Davis, Rebekah
Dehaven, Else
Dehaven, Isaac
Ernst, Abraham
Ernst, Peter
Ernst, Rosinah
Fair, George
Fair, Levi
Fair, Margaret
Fetter, Henry
Fetter, John
Fetter, Leah
Frazer, Peter
Frazer, Susanna
Ganter, Anna
Ganter, Joseph
Gehr, Catharine
Gehr, Sarah
Gehr, Showers
Geigly, George
Geigly, John
German, George
German, Jacob
German, John
German, Sarah
German, Susanna
German, William
Getz, Catharine
Getz, Jacob
Glauner, Abraham
Glauner, Ann
Glauner, Jacob
Grismore, Esther
Grismore, Rachel
Gross, Benjamin
Haas, Catharine
Hains, Uriah
Harris, Joseph
Hildebrand, Carolina
Hildebrand, Elizabeth
Hildebrand, Urias
Houck, Andrew
Houck, David
Houck, William
Hutchison, Jacob
Hutchison, Mariann
Irvin, Archibald
Irvin, Isaac
Keiser, Jacob
Keiser, John
Kirkwood, Thomas
Kirkwood, Mrs.
Lane, Elizabeth
Lane, James A.
Martin, Ann
Martin, Isaac
McCowan, Isabella
McCowan, Joab
McCowen, Eliza
McCruder, Jackson
McCruder, Lavina
McIlroy, Benjamin
McIlroy, Elizabeth
McIlroy, Henry
McIlroy, James
McIlroy, Susanna
McKaraker, Daniel
McKaraker, David
McMullin, Adam
McMullin, Maria
Miller, George
Miller, Lavina
Miller, Mary
Miller, Samuel
Moll, Daniel
Moll, Elmyra
Moll, Eve
Moll, John
Morrow, Jacob
Morrow, Thomas
Murry, John
Murry, Lackey
Murry, Laticia
Myers, Susanna
Nagle, Catharine
Nagle, Simon
Neufer, Abraham
Neufer, Isaac
Neufer, Jacob
Norris, Mary
Oberly, Christina
Oberly, Daniel
Oberly, Elmyra
Pealor, Anna
Pealor, Margaret
Peters, Isaac
Peters, Michael
Peters, Susanna
Proudfoot, John
Proudfoot, Levi
Proudfoot, Margaret
Proudfoot, Robert
Rager, Maria
Rager, Samuel
Reichwine, David
Reichwine, Martin
Reifschneider, Andrew
Reifschneider, Isaac
Riter, Eliza
Riter, Marian
Riter, Michael
Rudy, Amos
Rudy, Carolina
Rudy, Samuel
Rumberger, Barbara
Rutter, Jane
Rutter, Levi
Rutter, Martha
Schlick, John
Siegel, George
Siegel, John
Slough, Hannah
Slough, Henry
Slough, John
Sower, Catharine
Sower, Lydia
Sower, Maria
Steger, John
Stover, Jacob
Stover, Julianna
Trout, Isaac
Trout, Jeremiah
Trout, Samuel
Ulrich, Adam
Ulrich, Lydia
Ulrich, Susanna
Wade, Elizabeth
Wade, Jane
Weitzel, Henry
Weitzel, Jacob
Weitzel, John
Wickel, Herman
Wickel, John
Wickel, Mariah
William, Jacobs
Witwer, Eli
Witwer, Jonas
Wolf, Henry
Wolf, Michael
Youndt, Andrew
Youndt, Julianna
Youndt, Rudy
Search Terms
Earl Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1830 #618
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A Mar 5, 1996.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
NAMES TAKEN FROM LANCASTER COUNTY TAX LISTS
Arment, Elizabeth. Mother of Arment, Catharine, age 9; Arment, Sophia, age 8.
Becker, Jacob. Father of Becker, Israel, age 7; Becker, Sarah, age 10.
Beecher, William. Father of Beecher, Henry, age 6; Beecher, Marian, age 7.
Bender, Joseph. Father of Bender, Elias, age 9; Bender, Samuel, age 10.
Bewley, Charles. Father of Bewley, Levi, age 7; Bewley, Marian, age 8.
Bickhard, John. Father of Bichard, Jacob, age 7; Bickhard, Margaret. Age 9.
Bixter, David. Father of Bixter, Charlotta, age 9.
Bowman, Elizabeth. Widow. Mother of Bowman, Susanna, age 10.
Brackenridge, Sarah. Mother of Myers, Susanna, age 9.
Brubaker, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Brubaker, Juliana, age 8.
Butts, Jacob. Father of Butts, Jacob, age 7.
Cadwallader, Elizabeth. Mother of Cadwallader, Marian, age 7.
Camell, Susanna. Mother of Black, Joel, age 6.
Carpenter, Elizabeth. Mother of Brackenridge, William, age 8.
Carpenter, Henry.Father of Carpenter, Jeremiah, age 11.
Coleman. _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Coleman, Michael, age 11.
Creek, Peter. Father of Creek, Charles, age 9; Creek, Rebekah, age 11.
Curley, Hugh. Father of Curley, Leonard, age 8; Curley, Susanna, age 6.
Davis, George. Father of Davis, Henrietta, age 9; Davis, Rebekah, age 10.
Dehaven, Isaac. Father of Dehaven, Else, age 9.
Ernst, Peter. Father of Ernst, Abraham, age 10; Ernst, Rosinah, age 10.
Fair, George. Father of Fair, Levi, age 8; Fair, Margaret, age 11.
Fetter, John. Father of Fetter, Henry, age 9; Fetter, Leah, age 10.
Frazer, Peter. Father of Frazer, Susanna, age 10.
Ganter, Joseph. Father of Ganter, Anna, age 9.
Gehr, Catharine. Widow. Mother of Gehr, Sarah, age 6; Gehr, Showers, age 10.
Geigly, John. Father of Geigly, George, age 11; Geigly, John, age 8.
German, George. Father of German, John, age 6; German, Susanna, age 6.
German, Jacob. Father of German, Sarah, age 7; German, William, age 6.
Getz, Jacob. Father of Getz, Catharine, age 8.
Glauner, Jacob., Father of Glauner, Abraham, age 8; Glauner, Ann, age 6.
Grismore, Rachel. Mother of Grismore, Esther, age 10.
Haas, Catharine. Mother of Hains, Uriah, age 7.
Hildebrand, Elizabeth. Mother of Hildebrand, Carolina, age 7; Hildebrand, Urias, age 6.
Houck, Andrew. Father of Houck, David, age 8; Houck, William, age 11.
Hutchison, Jacob. Father of Hutchison, Mariann, age 10.
Irvin, Archibald. Father of Irvin, Archibald, age 7; Irvin, Isaac, age 8.
Keiser, John. Father of Keiser, Jacob, age 8.
Kirkwood, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Kirkwood, Thomas, age 9.
Lane, Elizabeth. Mother of Lane, James A., age 7.
Martin, Ann. Widow. Mother of Martin, Isaac, age 8.
McCowan, Isabella. Mother of McCowen, Eliza, age 9; McCowan, Joab, age 11.
McCruder, Lavina. Mother of McCruder, Jackson, age 10.
McIlroy, Henry. Father of McIlroy, Benjamin, age 10; McIlroy, Susanna, age 8.
McIlroy, James. Father of McIlroy, Elizabeth, age 11.
McKaraker, David. Father of McKaraker, Daniel, age 7.
McMullin, Maria. Mother of McMullin, Adam, age 7; McMullin, Maria, age 8.
Miller, George. Father of MIller, Samuel, age 10; Miller, Lavina, age 8.
Miller, Samuel. Father of Miller, Mary.
Moll, John. Father of Moll, Daniel, age 8; Moll, Elmyra, age 9.
Moll, Eve. Mother of Gross, Benjamin, age 9.
Morrow, Thomas. Father of Morrow, Jacob, age 10; Morrow, Thomas, age 6.
Murry, Lackey. Father of Murry, John, age 11; Murry, Laticia, age 9.
Nagle, Simon. Father of Nagle, Catharine, age 10.
Neufer, Isaac. Father of Neufer, Abraham, age 9; Neufer, Jacob, age 7.
Norris, Mary . Mother of Harris, Joseph, age 9.
Oberly, Daniel. Father of Oberly, Christina, age 7; Oberly, Elmyra, age 5.
Pealor, Margaret. Mother of Pealor, Anna, age 9.
Peters, Michael. Father of Peters, Isaac, age 8; Peters, Susanna, age 10.
Proudfoot, John. Father of Proudfoot, Margaret, age 7.
Proudfoot, Robert. Father of Proudfoot, Levi, age 11.
Rager, Samuel. Father of Rager, Maria, age 7.
Reichwine, David. Father of Reichwine, Martin, age 9.
Reifschneider, Andrew. Father of Reifschneider, Isaac, age 11.
Riter, Michael. Father of Riter, Eliza age 7; Riter, Marian, age 10.
Rudy, samuel. Father of Rudy, Amos, age 10; Rudy, Carolina, age 11.
Rumberger, Barbara. Mother of William, Jacobs, age 6.
Rutter, Levi. Father of Rutter, Jane, age 9; Rutter, Martha, age 5.
Schlick, John. Father of Schlick, John, age 9.
Siegel, John. Father of Siegel, George, age 10; Siegel, John, age 8.
Slough, John. Father of Slough, Hannah, age 7; Slough, Henry, age 10.
Sower, Catharine. Mother of Sower, Lydia, age 10; Sower, Maria, age 7.
Steger, John. Father of Steger, John, age 11.
Stover, Jacob. Father of Stover, Jacob, age 7; Stover, Julianna, age 6.
Trout, Samuel. Father of Trout, Isaac, age 5; Trout, Jeremiah, age 6.
Ulrich, Adam. Father of Ulrich, Lydia, age 10; Ulrich, Susanna, age 8.
Wade, Jane. Widow. Mother of Wade, Elizabeth, age 9.
Weitzel, Henry. Father of Weitzel, Jacob, age 9; Weitzel, John, age 7.
Wickel, Herman. Father of Wickel, John, age 8; Wickel, Mariah, age 9.
Witwer, Jonas. Father of Witwer, Eli, age 8.
Wolf, Henry. Father of Wolf, Michael, age 11.
Youndt, Andrew. Father of Youndt, Julianna, age 11; Youndt, Rudy, age 9.
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
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1858 F44 I13
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0026
People
Weitzel, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lititz, Warwick Twp.
Place
Lititz, Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1858 F44 I13
Box Number
026
Additional Notes
Signers of petition for an eating house: Francis W. Christ, Francis M. Rauch, J. T. Beckler, C. W. Sturgis, Nathaniel S. Wolle, John William Rauch, George T. Greider, Edward Keller, F. A. Zitzman, Peter Fieles, Simon Eichler, Levi Hull, Adam Jones, Christian Rauch, W. Bear, J. M. Bicking.
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
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1797 F001 W
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1797
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0129
People
Weitzel, Jacob
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
None
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1797 F001 W
Box Number
129
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1857 F008 W
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1857
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0132
People
Weitzel, Jacob
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1857 F008 W
Box Number
132
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1866 F039
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Weitzel, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1866 F039
Additional Notes
Riot.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
39.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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