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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Receipt from David Witmer to James Crawford
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.1.003
Date Range
1787/02/12
  2 documents     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Receipt from David Witmer to James Crawford
Description
Receipt from David Witmer to James Crawford 10 pounds and 2 shillings in full on account.
Date Range
1787/02/12
Creator
Witmer, David
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
Witmer, David
Crawford, William
Subjects
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Finance, Personal
Search Terms
Receipts
Financial matters
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 11 x 7 cm.
Object Name
Receipt
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.1.003
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 3
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1838 F009 W
Date Range
1838
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1838
Year
1838
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0411
People
Witmer, David
Witmer, David Jr.
Witmer, Henry
Witmer, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Paradise, Paradise Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1838 F009 W
Box Number
411
Additional Notes
Witmer, David Jr.; Witmer, Henry; Witmer, Jacob. Executors.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
Object ID
AdAcct 1876 F025 W
Date Range
1876
Collection
Administrators Accounts
Title
Administrators Accounts
System of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by year.
Date Range
1876
Year
1876
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0425
People
Witmer, David
Witmer, David R.
Witmer, Jacob R.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Statement, Financial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AdAcct 1876 F025 W
Box Number
425
Additional Notes
Witmer, David R.; Witmer, Jacob R. Executors.
2 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 04-00 0150
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1801 F013 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
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Witmer, David
Witmer, David Jr.
Witmer, Daniel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Complaints
Charge: obstructing a road
Supervisors of the Roads
Strasburg Twp.
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1801 F013 QS
Additional Notes
Also: David Witmer Jr., Daniel Witmer.
Complaint, charged with obstructing the Supervisors of the Highways of Strasburg Twp. from opening a highway.
Recognizance.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1801 F014 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
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Buchbill, John Jr.
Stauffer, Christian
Gibbons, James
Eshleman, Jacob Jr.
Groff, David
Crawford, James Jr.
Breneman, Henry
Witmer, David
Abraham, John
Thomas, John
Ferree, Philip
Lefever, Samuel
Witmer, David Jr.
Witmer, Daniel Jr.
Hollingsworth, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: forcible entry
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1801 F014 QS
Additional Notes
Multiple defendants.
Recognizance, charged with forcible entry on the plantation of David Witmer.
Recognizance to testify.
Additional names: John Abraham, John Thomas, Philip Ferree, Samuel Lefever, David Witmer Jr., Daniel Witmer Jr., Jacob Hollingsworth.
7 items, 7 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
MAY 1801 F006 QS
Date Range
1801/05
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
1801/05
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Witmer, David
Witmer, David Jr.
Witmer, Daniel
Lefever, Joseph
Killian, William
Dick, Alexander
Jacks, James
Kalbaugh, Frederick
Baily, John
Patterson, Arthur
Lafferty, James
McCloskey, Patrick
McCloskey, Mary
Moore, John
Baily, Francis
McDonald, Francis
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
MAY 1801 F006 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
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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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1801 F022 QS
Date Range
1801/08
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
1801/08
Year
1801
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Killian, Susan
McCloskey, Patrick
Long, Joseph
Light, John
Witmer, David
Witmer, David Jr.
Stouffer, Christian
Erwin, Samuel
Algoe, Thomas
Ferree, Abraham
Erwin, Benjamin
Lefever, Samuel
Lefever, Margaret
Hubley, Samuel
Brungard, George
Taggart, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Charge: forcible entry
Charge: aiding a robbery
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1801 F022 QS
Additional Notes
List of recognizance.
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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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph of portraits of Jane Lightner Witmer and David Witmer
Object ID
1-20-03-51
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph of portraits of Jane Lightner Witmer and David Witmer
Description
Photograph of portraits of Jane Lightner Witmer and David Witmer.
Provenance
Transferred from MG0132 Benajmin Witmer Collection on 17 November 2017.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Witmer, David
Witmer, Jane Lightner
Classification
1-20-03-51
Search Terms
Portraits
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-20-03-51
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Number
MG0132
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- David Witmer's store. Also the Sign of the Stage Inn, c. 1795, and later Eden Hall Seminary, c. 1855, and Soldiers Orphans School, c. 1868.
Object ID
1-02-04-12
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- David Witmer's store. Also the Sign of the Stage Inn, c. 1795, and later Eden Hall Seminary, c. 1855, and Soldiers Orphans School, c. 1868.
Description
David Witmer's store. Also the Sign of the Stage Inn, c. 1795, and later Eden Hall Seminary, c. 1855, and Soldiers Orphans School, c. 1868.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Witmer, David
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Eden Hall Seminary
Schools
Education
Taverns
Inns
Civil War
Place
Paradise Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
1-02-04-12
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1858 F23 I09
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 0025
People
Witmer, David M.
Martin, James B.
Gillespie, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1858 F23 I09
Box Number
025
Additional Notes
Located in the Southwest Ward.
Bond: James B. Martin, Charles Gillespie.
Receipt.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
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