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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection, Series 1
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01
Date Range
1780-1834
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection, Series 1
Description
Series 1, Register of enslaved women and their children who were born after 1780, is a compilation of papers filed by holders of enslaved persons that show date; name and place of residence of slaveholder; name of mother (usually an enslaved person) and child; date of birth; sex of child; age when the child will be freed; official seal and signatures; and date when filed.
Date Range
1780-1834
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1834
Date of Accumulation
1780-1834
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Anderson, James
Atchinson, John
Baker, John H.
Barton, William
Bayly, James
Bigham, William
Black, Aaron
Boggs, Alexander
Boyd, William
Breading, David
Caldwell, Andrew
Carpenter, Samuel
Clark, Bryce
Clemson, James
Conkle, William
Cook, James
Cooke, Samuel
Crawford, James
Cunningham, Janett
Currin, James
Davis, Edward
Dewers, Thomas
Edwards, Susanna
Edwards, Thomas
Evans, James
Evans, John
Evans, Mrs. Frances
Ewing, John
Fordney, William B.
Franklin, Benjamin
Frazier, Phebe
Galbraith, Bertram Gillespie
Gale, Anthony
Gamble, James
Gibbons, Daniel
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Gibson, William
Givens, Joseph
Graves, B.
Grubb, Peter
Harrison, Thomas
Haydon, George
Heaton, Jeremiah
Henderson, Archibald
Henry, William
Hubley, John
Hudson, Edward
Jacobs, Cyrus
Jenkins, John Carmichael
Johnson, Henry
Johnston, John
King, Robert
Leman, Christian
Lockhart, Josiah
Long, Stephen
Lownes, Caleb
Martin, James
Maxwell, Robert
McCally, James
McCamant, Isaac
McClure, William
McIntire, William
McLaughlin, George
Michener, James B.
Middleton, Anne
Middleton, John
Miller, John
Moore, Zachary
Neal, Thomas
Neel, Thomas
Nicholas, Michael
Old, James
Oldden, John
Patterson, James
Peden, Hugh
Porter, Andrew
Porter, William
Potts, David
Ramsey, Elizabeth
Reigert, Christopher
Ross, George
Samson, George W.
Sanderson, George
Scott, Alexander
Sewell, Charles S.
Skiles, Henry
Slaymaker, Amos
Smith, Joseph
Smith, Margaret
Smith, William
Spear, Robert
Steel, William
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, Mary B.
Walker, Isaac
Wallace, Robert
Watson, John
Weld, Theodore D.
Whitehill, James
Wilson, Samuel
Work, Joseph
Yeates, James
Zantzinger, Paul
Other Creators
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Subjects
African Americans--History
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
Court of Quarter Sessions
Enslaved persons
Finding aids
Labels
Manuscript groups
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
17 folders, 89 items, 648 pages to scan, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Copies of MG0240, Series 1, Folders 1-9 are also on microfilm in the Research Center Library (Drawer 3, sec. 2, #206) and bound (326 R294p Oversized)
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, these items reflect the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit. Restricted access for the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication of items in MG0240_Ser01.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 1
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 10 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Title
Jacob N. Beam Collection
Object ID
MG0224
Date Range
1758-1940
, Claud Halstead Vernor, John Watson, John Whitehill, James Whitehill, John Williston, Seth �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Winslow, Ola Elizabeth Wood, George Woodhull, John Woodhull, Sally Woods, Adam Woods, Thomas Workman, David R
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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
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
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection
Object ID
MG0240
Date Range
1780-1984
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection
Description
This collection contains papers and local government records related to Black history in Lancaster County, including an index to Lancaster County's register of enslaved persons, Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons or Negro Entry Book, and a biographical account of Rev. James William Charles Pennington. There are official records for enslaved persons and their children in Lancaster County, as well as freemen within Lancaster City. The collection also contains a manumission paper from the state of Virginia, a certificate for free persons of color, and letters from anit-slavery societies.
System of Arrangement
Series 1 consists of the "Slave Registers," official county records registering enslaved women and their children after 1780.
Series 2 contains the "Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons," a manumission paper, correspondence, and other records.
Date Range
1780-1984
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1984
Date of Accumulation
1780-1984
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Allen, Richard
Anderson, George L.
Anderson, James
Anderson, Mildred
Atchinson, John
Bacon, Izard
Bailey, Bessie
Bailey, Charles
Baker, John H.
Ball, James H.
Barber, Florence
Barton, William
Bayly, James
Beaubian, Beulah
Beaubian, Charles S.
Bigham, William
Black, Aaron
Blonden, Louisa
Boggs, Alexander
Book, Anna H.
Book, Simon
Boyd, William
Bradley, Daniel
Breading, David
Bridgett, Alexander
Broadnax, Joseph
Brown, E. D.
Brown, Ernest
Brown, H. H.
Brubaker, Jack
Cain, Annie
Cain, Jennie
Cain, John
Cain, Louisa
Caldwell, Andrew
Carpenter, Samuel
Carter, John C.
Carter, John W.
Carter, Laura
Carter, Nettie
Clark, Bryce
Clark, Josephine
Clark, Russia
Clark, Ruth
Clemson, James
Cohn, Jason
Conkle, William
Cook, James
Cooke, Samuel
Cooper, Bella
Craig, Mary
Craig, Samuel
Crawford, James
Cunningham, Janett
Currin, James
Davis, Edward
Davis, Emily
Davis, Robert
Dewers, Thomas
Dorsey, Steven
Edwards, Mary
Edwards, Susanna
Edwards, Thomas
Edwards, Thomas L.
Evans, James
Evans, John
Evans, Frances
Ewing, John
Fordney, William B.
Foster, Carrie
Foster, Daniel
Franklin, Benjamin
Frazier, Phebe
Galbraith, Bertram Gillespie
Gale, Anthony
Gamble, James
George, H. E., Mrs.
George, Harriet
Gibbons, Daniel
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Gibson, William
Givens, Joseph
Goins, Dora
Graves, B.
Green, Annie
Green, Charles
Green, Cora
Green, Jane
Green, Mary A.
Grubb, Peter
Hardy, Laura
Harrison, Thomas
Haydon, George
Hayes, Hannah
Hayes, O. H.
Heard, William Henry
Heaton, Jeremiah
Henderson, Archibald
Henry, Ella
Henry, Mary
Henry, William
Hill, Emily
Hill, Harriet
Hood, Solomon Porter
Hopkins, Ada
Hopkins, Sadie
Hopkins, Stanton
Hubley, John
Hudson, Edward
Hunter, Mabel
Hunter, Rosie
Hurdle, Emma
Hurdle, James
Jacks, James
Jackson, Florence
Jackson, Letitia
Jackson, Rebecca
Jacobs, Cyrus
Jenkins, John Carmichael
Johnson, Chester A.
Johnson, Estella Book
Johnson, Florence
Johnson, Henry
Johnston, John
Kelley, Calvin
Kelley, David
Keyes, Emma
King, Robert
La Barre, John
Leman, Christian
Link, John Lewis
Lockhart, Josiah
Long, Stephen
Lownes, Caleb
Lynch, Dora
MacNeal, William
Martin, James
Mason, Alice
Maxwell, Robert
McCally, James
McCamant, Isaac
McClure, William
McIntire, William
McLaughlin, George
Michener, James B.
Middleton, Anne
Middleton, John
Miller, John
Mitchell, Blanche
Moore, Martha
Moore, Zachary
Morrison, J. S.
Morrison, J. S., Mrs.
Moton, Charles
Murray, Clara P.
Neal, Thomas
Neel, Thomas
Nicholas, Michael
Nickumn, Theresa
Old, James
Oldden, John
Palmer, John M.
Patterson, James
Payne, Benedine
Peden, Hugh
Pembroke, Stephen
Pennington, James William Charles
Polite, Abraham L.
Polite, Blanche
Porter, Andrew
Porter, William
Potts, David
Price, J. C.
Ramsey, Elizabeth
Reigert, Christopher
Richardson, Ella M.
Robinson, Sara
Rosenthal, Isidore
Ross, George
Samson, George W.
Sanderson, George
Scott, Alexander
Sewell, Charles S.
Shissler, Simon
Shorter, George
Skiles, Henry
Slaymaker, Amos
Smith, Joseph
Smith, Margaret
Smith, William
Snow, Josephine
Spear, Robert
Spraggan, R. F.
Steel, William
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stewart, J. O.
Tall, Rebecca
Thomas, Mary B.
Thomas, Virginia
Thornton, Elizabeth
Toney, Joseph M.
Trout, Henry Leightner "Harry"
Tryman, Mary
Turner, Ruth
Walker, Isaac
Wallace, Robert
Waters, Ruth
Watson, John
Webster, Frank T. M.
Weld, Theodore D.
Whitehill, James
William, Ella
Williams, Mary
Wilson, Albert E., Sr.
Wilson, Edith
Wilson, Helen
Wilson, Laura
Wilson, Maude
Wilson, Samuel
Winston, Charity
Winston, William
Witcher, W. E.
Wolford, Edward
Woods, Elizabeth
Work, Joseph
Yeates, James
Zantzinger, Paul
Other Creators
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Subjects
African Americans--History
Free Black people
Freedmen
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Certificates
Court of Quarter Sessions
Enslaved persons
Finding aids
Free persons of color
Freedmen
Manuscript groups
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 box, 33 folders, 128 items, 1,178 pages to scan, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this collection reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit. Restricted access for the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.
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-240
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was formerly called "The Slave Records of Lancaster County Collection." Name changed to "African American Records Collection" and arrangement changed on 13 June 2007. Name changed again in 2022 to "Black History Collection."
Added to database on 19 July 2017.
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #589
Date Range
1827
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 Range
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Ash, Phineas
Bitner, Abraham
Bixler, Abraham
Caldwell, Timothy
Connell, Moore
Diller, Solomon
Eggert, Christian
Fogle, Adam
Hall, Samuel
Hart, Jacob
Haverstick, Michael
Heitler, R. R.
Hoffman, Henry
May, David
Morrison, Samuel
Patterson, Robert
Richardson, Robert
Robinson, John
Rohrer, John
St. John, Stephen
Turner, Alexander
Weidman, Peter
Whitehill, James
Wright, Ebenezer
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Elections
Courthouses
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #589
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jun 26, 2001.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to return judges for the election held 12-26-1827.
Ash, Phineas. Little Brititan Township.
Bitner, Abraham. Columbia.
Bixler, Abraham. Brecknock Township.
Caldwell, Timothy. Maytown.
Connell, Moore. Leacock Township.
Diller, Solomon. New Holland.
Eggert, Christian. Petersburg.
Fogle, Adam. Sadsbury Township.
Hall, Samuel. Warwick Township.
Hart, Jacob. Martic Township.
Haverstick, Michael. Conestoga Township.
Heitler, R. R. Cocalico Township.
Hoffman, Henry. Churchtown.
May, David. Manheim Township.
Morrison, Samuel. Drumore Township.
Patterson, Robert. Bart Township.
Richardson, Robert. Mount Joy Township.
Robinson, John. Salisbury Township.
Rohrer, John. Lampeter Township.
St. John, Stephen. Marietta.
Turner, Alexander. Colerain Township.
Weidman, Peter. Elizabeth Township.
Whitehill, James. Strasburg Township.
Wright, Ebenezer. Lancaster City.
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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Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1822 F010 W
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1822
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0130
People
Whitehill, James
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1822 F010 W
Box Number
130
Additional Notes
Only inventory of real estate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #182
Date Range
1824
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
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.
Date Range
1824
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Ackerman, George
Amweg, William
Bair, John
Bassler, Christian
Bauman, Jacob
Bauman, William
Bence, Jacob
Bier, Peter
Black, David
Black, James
Bomberger, John Jr.
Bomberger, Moses
Boys, William
Brady, David
Brenen, Christopher
Brenisen, John
Brown, David Jr.
Brown, William
Brubaker, Henry
Brubaker, Michael
Bruner, Peter
Buchnies, William
Buckwalter, Benjamin
Buckwalter, David
Bunting, William
Bushong, Jacob
Buyers, John
Caldwell, James A.
Carpenter, Daniel
Cassel, Abraham
Chambers, Joseph
Christ, John
Cober, Joel
Cooke, Ezekiel
Cope, David
Crawford, John
Dayle, George
Deitrich, MIchael
Derrick, Richard
Diffenbach, Henry
Diffenderfer, John
Diller, George
Doersh, John
Dorwart, Martin
Dreppert, Jacob
Dunkle, George Jr.
Dyer, George
Eberly, Henry
Eby, Jacob
Erisman, John
Eshleman, Benjamin
Ewing, Samuel
Feather, John
Fellenbaum, Isaac
Fetter, Frederick
Fisher, John
Fitzgerald, Thomas
Foesig, William
Foltz, Adam
Ford, George
Fordney, Jacob
Fordney, Philip
Forrer, Martin
Frailey, Jacob
Frey, Peter
Freymyer, Henry
Fry, Jacob
Gamberling, Jacob
Garber, Charles
Gibbons, Abraham
Gibbs, Henry
Glatz, William
Goan, Daniel
Good, Henry
Good, John
Goodyear, William
Gormly, John
Graff, John
Gray, Richard
Graybill, Jacob
Grayham, Nathan
Grimler, Benjamin
Groff, Abraham
Groff, David
Gumph, Christian
Hagg, Bernard
Haines, Timothy
Hambright, George
Hambright, Michael
Hamilton, John
Hantsh, John
Hatz, John
Haubecker, Daniel
Hauck, George
Haug, George
Haverstick, George
Hawthorn, Samuel
Heinitsh, Frederick
Heiss, Solomon
Heitshue, Daniel
Hensel, John
Herr, Joseph
Hershey, Andrew
Hess, Henry
Hinkle, Aaron
Hoffman, Valentine
Holsinger, Jacob
Holtzapple, Leonard
Hood, Thomas
Hook, David
Huber, Abraham
Huber, George
Huber, Joseph
Hubley, Isaac
Hubly, Isaac
Hutton, William
Jackson, Samuel
Kapp, Martin
Kauffman, Benjamin
Keller, Frederick
Keller, Jacob
Keller, Samuel Jr.
Kline, Jacob
Kramer, John
Kurtz, Ludwig
Lefever, Daniel
Lefever, Henry
Lehman, Benjamin
Lehner, John
Lenegan, Samuel
Leonard, George
Leonard, Philip
Leuber, John
Lightner, John
Lindy, Jacob
Long, John
Longenecker, Henry
Manderbauch, Martin
Martin, Abraham
Martin, George Jr.
Martin, John
Martin, William
Maxwell, Hugh
Maxwell, William
McCrab, David
McCrob, David
McFadian, Daniel
McGlerm, Anthony
McGuiness, James
McSparren, James
Meister, Conrad
Menold, Andrew
Mentzer, Simon
Messersmith, George
Messersmith, John
Miller, Christian
Miller, Jacob
Miller, John
Miller, Joseph
Mohler, John
Morgan, Isaac
Mundorf, Isaac
Musser, Mathias
Neff, Martin
Oster, John
Palmer, Moses
Parry, David
Penny, Joseph
Peter, George
Peters, Abraham
Pinkerton, Henry
Powell, John
Raub, Jonas
Ream, Curtis
Reed, Peter
Reed, Robert
Reigart, John
Remley, Frederick
Remley, Frederick Jr.
Remley, Henry
Rettich, Jacob
Richardson, Robert
Ringwalt, Isaac
Robinson, John
Roeser, Michael
Rogers, Levi
Roth, Henry
Rush, Henry
Schenck, Jacob
Schrantz, Samuel
Schreiner, Henry
Shaeffer, Emanuel
Shaffner, George
Sheiner, Martin
Shenk, Michael
Shirk, Joseph
Shirk, Philip
Shoff, Frederick
Shreiner, Martin
Sides, John
Sillhart, Jacob
Sneader, Isaac
Sommers, Leonard
Spear, Robert
Sprecher, George
Stauffer, Jacob
Steffy, George
Stein, David
Steinman, John F.
Stone, John
Strenge, Christian
Strohm, David
Summy, Christian
Tindal, WIlliam
Upperman, John
Uriah, Joseph
Weaver, Christian
Webster, Isaac
Weidler, John
Weiganh, George
Wenger, John
Whitehill, James
Wiley, John
Wilson, John
Winter, John
Wisler, Lewis
Witmer, John
Wood, John
Worrell, Elijah
Yordy, Joseph
Zerfass, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Courthouses
Jurors
Lancaster
Occupations
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1824 #182
Box Number
004
Notes
Never entered into Q & A.
Additional Notes
Courthouse.
Payment to jurors.
Kapp, Martin.
Schenck, Jacob.
Morgan, Isaac.
Huber, George.
Strenge, Christian. Esq.
Peters, Abraham.
Lefever, Daniel.
Bauman, William.
Neff, Martin.
Bunting, William.
Strohm, David.
Hambright, Michael.
Richardson, Robert.
Witmer, John.
Shirk, Joseph.
Palmer, Moses.
Miller, Jacob.
Lightner, John Esq.
Dunkle, George Jr.
Wisler, Lewis.
Foltz, Adam.
Brubaker, Henry.
Heiss, Solomon.
Frailey, Jacob.
Eby, Jacob.
Amweg, William.
Parry, David.
Robinson, John Esq.
Shirk, Philip.
Worrell, Elijah.
Raub, Jonas.
Mundorf, Isaac.
Crawford, John.
Brown, David Jr.
Glatz, William.
Sides, John.
Shaffner, George.
Menold, Andrew.
Cooke, Ezekiel.
Buckwalter, David.
Eshleman, Benjamin.
Good, Henry.
Feather, John.
Tindal, WIlliam.
Sommer, Leonard.
Gray, Richard.
Heinitsh, Frederick.
Lindy, Jacob.
Remley, Frederick.
Huber, Joseph.
Steinman, John F.
Stone, John.
Sheiner, Martin.
Boys, William.
Powell, John.
Messersmith, George.
Bomberger, Moses.
Cassel, Abraham.
Winter, John.
Schrantz, Samuel.
Maxwell, Hugh.
Hawthorn, Samuel.
Caldwell, James A.
Keller, Samuel Jr.
Steffy, George.
Schreiner, Henry.
Webster, Isaac.
Buckwalter, Benjamin.
Buyers, John.
Jackson, Samuel.
Penny, Joseph.
McCrob, David.
Kramer, John.
Bence, Jacob.
Leuber, John.
Haubecker, Daniel.
Weidler, John.
Reigart, John. Conveyancer.
Eberly, Henry. Clerk.
Dorwart, Martin. Shoemaker.
Brown, William. Baker.
Shaeffer, Emanuel. Saddler.
Messersmith, John. Merchant.
Remley, Henry. Painter.
Haug, George. Tanner.
Fetter, Frederick. Turner.
Dreppert, Jacob. Ropemaker.
Hensel, John. Carpenter.
Bomberger, John Jr. Tailor.
Hoffman, Valentine. Cattler.
Reed, Robert. Joiner.
Diffenbach, Henry. M.D.
Gumph, Christian. Gunsmith.
Gibbs, Henry. Mason.
Reed, Peter, Saddler.
Doersh, John. Bookbinder.
Deitrich, MIchael. Catler [or Cutter?]
Buchnies, William. Shoemaker.
Grimler, Benjamin.
Wiley, John.
Fitzgerald, Thomas.
Bair, John.
Shreiner, Martin.
Oster, John.
Hambright, George.
Pinkerton, Henry.
Fordney, Jacob.
Longenecker, Henry.
Lenegan, Samuel.
Long, John.
Musser, Mathias.
Hatz, John.
Hubley, Isaac.
Ford, George.
Erisman, John.
Leonard, Philip.
Upperman, John.
Chambers, Joseph.
Christ, John.
Sommers, Leonard.
Remley, Frederick Jr.
Rogers, Levi.
Heitshue, Daniel.
Tindal, William.
McSparren, James.
Sprecher, George.
Mohler, John.
Martin, Abraham.
Ackerman, George.
Wilson, John.
Brenisen, John.
Hershey, Andrew.
Garber, Charles.
Fordney, Philip.
Rettich, Jacob.
Dyer, George.
Hagg, Bernard.
Weiganh, George.
Diffenderfer, John.
Lehman, Benjamin.
Ringwalt, Isaac.
Gormly, John Esq.
Bauman, Jacob.
Spear, Robert Esq.
Bier, Peter.
Holtzapple, Leonard.
Hubly, Isaac.
Miller, Joseph.
Peter, George.
Shoff, Frederick.
Ream, Curtis Esq.
Freymyer, Henry.
Shenk, Michael.
Diller, George.
Rothe, Henry.
Herrr, Joseph.
Roeser, Michael.
Sillhart, Jacob.
Black, James Esq.
Leonard, George.
Derrick, Richard.
Gibbons, Abraham.
Holsinger, Jacob.
Sneader, Isaac.
Brady, David.
Hood, Thomas.
Miller, Christian.
Keller, Jacob.
Wenger, John.
Cober, Joel.
Mentzer, Simon.
Goodyear, William.
Ewing, Samuel.
Fry, Jacob.
Martin, William.
McGlerm, Anthony.
Summy, Christian.
Uriah, Joseph.
Bassler, Christian.
Haverstick, George.
Forrer, Martin.
Stein, David.
Huber, Abraham.
Bushong, Jacob Esq.
Foesig, William.
Zerfass, Samuel.
Groff, David.
Hantsh, John.
Meister, Conrad.
Martin, George Jr.
Hutton, William.
Groff, Abraham.
Cope, David.
Hook, David.
Weaver, Christian.
Stauffer, Jacob.
Hamilton, John Esq.
Maxwell, William.
Hinkle, Aaron.
Brubaker, Michael.
McFadian, Daniel.
Martin, John.
Lefever, Henry.
Rush, Henry Esq.
Yordy, Joseph.
Frey, Peter.
Goan, Daniel.
Wood, John.
Whitehill, James.
Graff, John.
Fisher, John.
Miller, John.
Hess, Henry.
Kauffman, Benjamin.
Fellenbaum, Isaac.
Kurtz, Ludwig.
Gamberling, Jacob.
Bruner, Peter.
Hauck, George.
Lehner, John.
McCrab, David.
Manderbauch, Martin.
Keller, Frederick.
Graybill, Jacob.
Grayham, Nathan.
Brenen, Christopher.
Dayle, George.
Kline, Jacob.
McGuiness, James.
Haines, Timothy.
Brown, William.
Black, David.
Carpenter, Daniel.
Good, John Esq.
1 item. 23 pieces.
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 1821 #303
Date Range
1821
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
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.
Date Range
1821
Year
1821
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Algiger, Joseph
Bard, George
Barr, Jacob
Becker, Christian Jr.
Briedand, Benjamin
Brown, Luke
Brubaker, Jacob
Brubaker, Michael
Bruner, Casper
Brungard, George
Buck, William
Buckwalter, David
Burton, James
Buyers, Daniel
Christ, John
Clark, Robert
Cover, John
Dehuff, John
Diller, Jonathan
Dorwart, Jonas
Duffy, James
Evans, John
Ewing, Samuel
Fetter, Jacob
Fordney, Philip
Gerber, Samuel
Getz, Daniel
Getz, John Jr.
Gibson, John
Good, Samuel
Graff, John
Greider, Benjamin
Greybill, Jacob
Grimler, Benjamin
Grosh, Jacob
Hambright, William
Hartman, John
Heinitsh, Augustus
Hendel, Jacob
Herman, Joseph
Hershey, John
Hershey, Joseph
Hoffman, John
Huber, Joseph
Huber, Martin
Hunkle, Thomas
Jameson, Samuel
John, Paul
King, Robert
KIng, Vincent
Kuntz, John
Landis, Joseph
Laux, Jacob
Leib, John
Leonard, John
Light, Martin
Long, Herman
Longenecker, Henry
McClung, Hugh
McConomy, Neal
Meanert, Jacob
Mehaffey, John
Mentzer, Michael
Mentzer, Simon
Messencope, George
Messenkope, Philip
Morry, George
Mosher, Jeremiah
Musselman, Michael
Nagle, Frederick
Peterman, George
Pugh, Jonathan
Reitenbach, Peter
Reynolds, Morris
Rind, Christian
Seitz, Andrew
Shaefer, Emanuel
Shertz, Jacob
Shultz, Christian
Silknitter, Michael
Sourbeer, Conrad
Sproul, James
Stauffer, Christian
Stauffer, George
Tresslen, Adam
Weigart, George
Whitehill, James
Whiteside, John
Wither, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Courthouses
Jurors
Lancaster
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1821 #303
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
001
Notes
Never entered into Q&A.
Additional Notes
Jurors pay.
Dorwart, Jonah.
Shaefer, Emanuel.
Algiger, Joseph.
Brown, Luke.
Getz, John Jr.
Leonard, John.
[McConomy], Neal.
Stauffer, George.
Christ, John.
Bruner, Casper.
Buck, William.
Tresslen, Adam.
Nagle, Frederick.
Huber, Joseph.
Hendel, Jacob.
Pugh, Jonathan.
Hunkle, Thomas.
Rind, Christian.
Peterman, George.
Buyers, Daniel.
McClung, Hugh.
Shertz, Jacob.
Laux, Jacob.
Meanert, Jacob.
Morry, George.
Reynolds, Morris.
King, Robert.
Hambright, William.
Wither, George.
Reitenbach, Peter.
Seitz, Andrew.
Mehaffey, John.
Gerber, Samuel.
Evans, John.
Clark, Robert.
Mentzer, Michael.
Fordney, Philip.
Kuntz, John.
Whitehill, James.
Good, Samuel.
Becker, Christian Jr.
Musselman, Michael.
Messencope, George.
Hartman, John.
Sourbeer, Conrad.
Hershey, John.
KIng, Vincent.
Fameson, Samuel.
Cover, John.
Herman, Joseph.
Stauffer, Christian.
Brungard, George.
Long, Herman.
Hoffman, John.
King, Vincent.
Graff, John.
Traverse jurors.
Dehuff, John.
Shultz, Christian.
Ewing, Samuel.
Mosher, Jeremiah.
Heinitsh, Augustus.
Greider, Benjamin.
Buckwalter, David.
Sproul, James.
Brubaker, Jacob.
Weigart, George.
Hershey, Joseph.
Messenkope, Philip.
Duffy, James.
Landis, Joseph.
Barr, Jacob.
John, Paul.
Briedand, Benjamin.
Dorwart, Jonas.
Gibson, John.
Diller, Jonathan.
Grosh, Jacob.
Greybill, Jacob.
Getz, Daniel.
Whiteside, John.
Fetter, Jacob.
Leib, John.
Bard, George.
Huber, Martin.
Light, Martin.
Brubaker, Michael.
Longenecker, Henry.
Silknitter, Michael.
Mentzer, Simon.
Grimler, Benjamin.
Burton, James.
8 items, 8 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Petitions to Make Sheriffs Deeds
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Object ID
Sheriff 1824 F045
Date Range
1824
Collection
Petitions to Make Sheriffs Deeds
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Description
Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
Date Range
1824
Date of Accumulation
1783, 1800, 1823-1827, 1895, 1902
Year
1824
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Whitehill, James
Miller, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Maytown, Donegal Twp.
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Sheriff 1824 F045
Additional Notes
Miller, George.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. Photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 01-00 [1840]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Petitions to Make Sheriffs Deeds
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Object ID
Sheriff 1824 F046
Date Range
1824
Collection
Petitions to Make Sheriffs Deeds
Title
Petitions to Make Sheriff's Deeds
Description
Petitions from landowners to the Court of Common Pleas requesting an order to the sheriff to issue deeds for property purchased at the previous sheriff's land sales. Petitions show names of petitioner, former owner, and former sheriff; signature of petitioner; a brief description of the property; location; purchase price; and date. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name. Most are handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by purchaser's name.
Date Range
1824
Date of Accumulation
1783, 1800, 1823-1827, 1895, 1902
Year
1824
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Whitehill, James
Miller, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Donegal Twp.
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Sheriff 1824 F046
Additional Notes
Miller, George.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. Photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 01-00 [1840]
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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