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The Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad and its successor

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2475
Author
Wilson, William Hasell,
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
385 W754
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Responsibility
by William Hasell Wilson ; with introduction by Morris M. Green, Jr.
ISBN
0933788460 (pbk.)
Author
Wilson, William Hasell,
Uniform Title
Reminiscences of a railroad engineer
Place of Publication
York, PA
Publisher
American Canal & Transportation Center,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
72 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: Reminiscences of a railroad engineer. 1896. With new front matter and some minor deletions.
Bibliography: p. 66.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad - History.
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 W754
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002322001g&view=1up&seq=9
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The early telegraph

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4573
Author
Wilson, William Bender,
Date of Publication
1897
his post, displaying those powers of endurance and loyalty to duty that have characterized his career and made it suc- cessful. WILLIAM BENDER WILSON, Holmesburg, Philadelphia, 1897. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Wilson, William
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Responsibility
by W. B. Wilson, Esq.
Author
Wilson, William Bender,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[226]-250 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6
Summary
The article discusses several bridges that crossed the Susquehanna River from Columbia, PA and their destruction by weather and war. Then the article moves to the initiation of the telegraph between Lancaster and Harrisburg when the invention was still in its infancy.
Subjects
Columbia Bridge Company.
Telegraph - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Telegraph - Pennsylvania
Columbia Bridge (Columbia, Pa.)
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 226-250Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Harrisburg's successful City Beautiful Movement, 1900-1915

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11928
Author
Wilson, William H.
Call Number
905.748 PHA v.47, no.3
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Responsibility
by William H. Wilson.
Author
Wilson, William H.
Physical Description
213-233 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania History, v.47, no.3 (July 1980)
Subjects
Harrisburg (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Newspaper
Call Number
905.748 PHA v.47, no.3
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2e55a96c-b969-45a2-b50a-663600183916
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1861 F061 QS
Date Range
1861/04
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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
1861/04
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Wilson, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: surety of the peace
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1861 F061 QS
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
68.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6d54dfd1-722b-4a4e-8aac-115569019949
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
APR 1831 F002 QS
Date Range
1831/04
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1831/04
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, Hosea
Debutt, Martha
Downey, James
Fetter, Sarah
Gump, Henry
Hackert, Ann
Hoffman, David
Johnson, David
Judy, Jacob
Kearns, Robert
Kling, Jacob H.
Miller, Eliza
Plitt, William
Praves, Isaac
Slaiter, Amos
Slaiter, John
Slater, Amos
Slater, John
Smith, Mary Ann
Strohm, Conrad
Waggoner, David
Waggoner, Isaac
Weaver, Eliza
Welsh, Nathan
Wilson, William S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1831 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b9a5317f-2d64-4d35-a5f8-266226569300
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Object ID
AUG 1831 F002 QS
Date Range
1831/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Jail calendar
Date Range
1831/08
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Allen, Cyrus
Anderson, James
Avery, Thomas
Carver, Miles
Charles, John
Collins, Mary
Darling, Henry
Deake, Edward
Doersh, Elizabeth
Downey, James
Fetter, Sarah
Hoffman, David
Hood, John F.
Johnson, David
Johnson, George
Kearns, Robert
Kia, Jacob
Lowden, John
Mason, Charles
McComsey, Mathias
McFann, George
Paul, James
Peters, Abraham
Praves, Isaac
Reed, Francis
Slaiter, Amos
Slaiter, John
Slater, Amos
Slater, John
Smith, Lewis
Strawie, Solomon
Taylor, Elisha
Tolbert, George
Wagner, David
Weaver, Eliza
Welsh, Nathan
Wilson, William S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Prisoners
Search Terms
Incarcerated persons
Jails
Prisons
Quarter Sessions
Women
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1831 F002 QS
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes
Jail calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/44dcf8e7-c9db-450a-afe7-501326017685
Collection
War of 1812 Militia Trials
Title
War of 1812 Militia Trials
Object ID
Militia 1815 F483
Date Range
1815
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Collection
War of 1812 Militia Trials
Title
War of 1812 Militia Trials
Admin/Biographical History
Originating office not determined.
Court martial records of the Pennsylvania Militia from the War of 1812. Docket book entries include charges, pleadings, witness accounts, court minutes, and judgments. Summons papers include defendant's name, name of commanding officer, appearance date, and amount of fine.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by regiment and company, then numerically by case number.
Date Range
1815
Year
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Wilson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Militia 1815 F483
Box Number
002
Additional Notes
Captain Allison's Company.
Colonel Caldwell's Regiment.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
691.000
Classification
RG 99-00 0244
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0e2b803e-d2e7-4352-bab1-627301201215
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1845 F002 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Clarke, James
Parker, Nathaniel
Vance, William
Kane, Martha
Carle, James R.
Albert, Philip
Forsyth, William
Wright, Peter
Griffith, George
Henry, David
Shock, Frederick
Smith, William
Landon, Jacob
Gibbel, Jacob
Rinear, Isaac
Redman, J,
Fetter, Frederick
Lukens, Jackson
Lappen, Michael
Wilson, William
Johnson, Samuel
Hagy, Isaac
King, Alexander
Carter, Charles
Youtz, John
McLane, Mary
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Prisoners
Prisons
Jails
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1845 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Prison calendar.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0841118c-24c6-4506-a790-844555393233
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1845 F017 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wilson, William
Zell, Mary Ann
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault with intent to rape
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1845 F017 QS
Additional Notes
Assault with intent to commit rape on Mary Ann Zell.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/53e36c60-0861-43e0-b992-179941512177
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1852 F056 QS
Date Range
1852/04
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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
1852/04
Year
1852
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Roetting, Frederick
Roeting, Frederick
Rutter, Jacob
Wilson, William
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: riot
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1852 F056 QS
Additional Notes
Also: Jacob Rutter; William Wilson.
Riot; assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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