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Collection
Circuses in Lancaster County Collection
Title
Circuses in Lancaster County Collection
Object ID
MG0890
Date Range
1894-1946
applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year). �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Forepaugh, Adam Pyle, James Shettel, James W. Welsh, George A. Welsh, John T. Welsh, Mike H. Subject Headings: Circus Search Terms: Manuscript groups
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Collection
Circuses in Lancaster County Collection
Title
Circuses in Lancaster County Collection
Description
The Circuses in Lancaster County Collection contains items relating to the history of circuses visiting, performing in or originating from Lancaster County.
Date Range
1894-1946
Year Range From
1894
Year Range To
1946
Date of Accumulation
1894-1946
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Forepaugh, Adam
Pyle, James
Shettel, James W.
Welsh, George A.
Welsh, John T.
Welsh, Mike H.
Subjects
Circus
Search Terms
Circuses
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Performing arts
Extent
3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0890
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Circuses in Lancaster County Collection (MG0890), 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
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0890
Other Numbers
MG-890
Other Number
MG-890
Classification
MG0890
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection, Box 28, Folder 1, Items 9 and 10, 1 March 2022
Documents
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Collection
McCaa Collection
Title
McCaa Collection
Object ID
MG0281
Date Range
1825-1922
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Collection
McCaa Collection
Title
McCaa Collection
Description
The McCaa Collection contains the papers of and collected by the family of James McCaa in northeastern Lancaster County. Among the items are account and ledger books, a physician's visiting book, legal papers, deeds, certificates for commissions, receipts, letters, and estate papers.
Date Range
1825-1922
Year Range From
1825
Year Range To
1922
Date of Accumulation
1825-1922
Creator
McCaa family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Bechard, Philip
Beichey, Abraham
Binney, Horace
Brinton, Edward Penrose
Brooks, E. G.
Brown, Bill
Brumbaugh, Martin G.
Burlingame, Daniel
Cadwalader, John
Cadwalader, Thomas
Compton, George W.
Curtin, Andrew Gregg
Dehaven, Philip
Eberly, A. J.
Eberman, Jacob
Fonts, Martin
Frantz, Joseph
Good, J. J.
Groff, Israel M.
Gundacker, John
Hahl, John N.
Hall, N. Franklin
Hamilton, Andrew
Handwork, George
Hertzler, John
Hohn, Leona J.
Hollinger, Moses
House, N. E.
Jacobs, Harrison B.
Jacobs, William B.
Jenkins, Robert
Johnson, Allen
Johnston, Libbie
Kauffman, S. S.
Kenney, William
Kieffer, Sarah Ann
Kinport, Martin
Kinsers, Saby
Konigmacher, Edwin
Kreider, Isabella
Kurtz, Catharine
Kurtz, Christian
Leaman, George
Lengel, Paul
Levy, William
Groff, Lizzie H.
McCaa, D. Galen
McCaa, David Jenkins
McCaa, James
McCaa, William J.
McGill, I.
McGill, John
Mintzer, Rebecca
Mintzer, William
Nevin, John W.
Packer, William F.
Patts, Clement R.
Robeson, Andrew
Robeson, James J.
Robinson, H. W.
Rohrer, George R.
Royer, George S.
Shurk , Francis R.
Slaymaker, Henry Young
Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran
Smith, Lessie
Snader, A. W.
Sparr, William
Spotts, Jacob
Stephenson, Anna J.
Stoutzenberger, David
Styer, David
Tener, John K.
Trout, Paul
Welch, George
Welch, Ruth Ann
Welsh, George
Welsh, George, Sr.
Wilson, Joseph N.
Winger, Frank
Witman, Amos
Wood, William
Wright, Benjamin
Subjects
Bonds
Business records
Deeds
Invoices
Letters
Mortgages
Probate records
Promissory notes
Real property
Real property surveys--Pennsylvania
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Wills
Search Terms
Bonds
Business records
Churchtown, Caernarvon Twp.
Correspondence
Deeds
Finding aids
Herr and Bowman
Invoices
Land drafts
Legal papers
Letters
Manuscript groups
Margaretta Furnace
Mortgages
New Garden Academy
Probate records
Promissory notes
Real estate
Receipts
Releases
Stauffer and Russell
Wills
Windsor Forge
Extent
2 boxes, 13 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0281
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Notes
Preferred Citation: McCaa Collection (MG0281), 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-281
Other Number
MG-281
Classification
MG0281
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The volumes in Folder 11-13 were transferred from MG-266 Daybook and Ledger Collection, Series 3 on 5 March 2009.
Added to database 5 October 2017.
Documents
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1873 F126 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
1873
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Welsh, George
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1873 F126 QS
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
156.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
MAY 1783 F009
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Welsh, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
MAY 1783 F009
Additional Notes
Tippling house.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
JAN 1871 F028
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1871
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Welsh, George H. Jr.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
JAN 1871 F028
Additional Notes
False pretense.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
30.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #008A
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 0002
People
Bench, William
Bice, Abram
Cafferty, William
Clark, Samuel
Edwards, David
Evans, Philip
Gaston, William
German, Jacob
Goheen, Hugh
Griffith, William
Henderson, Amos
Hudson, George
Kachel, John
Nordhamer, Adam
Peelor, David
Peula, Jesse
Rappart, John
Rich, William
Rogers, Robert
Rowe, Charles
Ruth, Peter
Shade, Christian
Shirk, Henry
Silknitter, Jacob
Warfel, Jacob
Weimert, William
Wells, Edward
Welsh, George
Wesley, Jacob
Willet, Walter
Zell, Sergison V.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Caernarvon Twp.
Tax exonerations
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Caernarvon Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #008A
Box Number
002
Notes
Entered into Q&A Mar 22, 2001.
Additional Notes
Tax exoneration
Shirk, Henry. Tax collector.
Bench, William. Gone.
Bice, Abram. Gone.
Cafferty, William. Gone.
Clark, Samuel. Gone.
Edwards, David. Gone.
Evans, Philip. Sold by sheriff Frederick Stambright.
Gaston, William. Died in the poorhouse.
German, Jacob. Not found.
Goheen, Hugh. Gone.
Griffith, William. Gone.
Henderson, Amos. Chester County.
Hudson, George. Poor.
Kachel, John. Not found.
Nordhamer, Adam. Poor.
Peelor, David. Poor.
Peula, Jesse. Not found.
Rappart, John. Poor.
Rich, William. Berks County.
Rogers, Robert. Poor.
Rowe, Charles. Poor.
Ruth, Peter. Poor.
Shade, Christian. Berks County.
Silknitter, Jacob. Poor.
Warfel, Jacob. Poor.
Weimert, William. Poor.
Wells, Edward. Gone.
Welsh, George. Poor.
Wesley, Jacob. Berks County.
Willet, Walter. Gone.
Zell, Sergison V. Sold by sheriff Frederick Stambright.
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 1782 F08 I02
Date Range
1782
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1782
Year
1782
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Welsh, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lebanon, Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1782 F08 I02
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Built by George Welsh.
Petition allowed.
Signers of petition: Frederick Stower, Philip Weiser, and several others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1873 F161 QS
Date Range
1873/08
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1873/08
Year
1873
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Tyson, Cornelius
Fritz, Lewis
Schlechermilch, John B.
Hummel, John
Fite, Jacob
Schlott, John
Mack, Valentine
Young, Gottleib
Creamer, John
Smith, Frederick
Welsh, George
Moltz, William
Bitner, Charles
Arms, Samuel
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constable's return
Constables
Columbia
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1873 F161 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return, Third Ward.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
190.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1874 F078 QS
Date Range
1874/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1874/04
Year
1874
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Fisher, Wilson J.
Fagan, Samuel
Wenninger, Gottleib
Bissinger, Mrs.
Neher, Eve
Short, Bernard
Roteweiler, Charles
Shober, John
Clark, Robert
Heckert, Charles
Huber, Bernard
Baker, Peter
Brecht, Francis
Cagley, J.
Wetzell, Casper
Munsion, Clemson
Hambright, Philip
Paltzman, Daniel
Welsh, George
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constables
Constable's return
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1874 F078 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return, Fourth Ward.
Case numbers: 92, 93.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1877 F145 QS
Date Range
1877/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1877/04
Year
1877
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Welsh, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1877 F145 QS
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
137.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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