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The account book of Jacob Tanger (1796-1849) : continued by his son Jacob (1825-1870)

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Author: Tanger, Jacob ,

Date of Publication: 2001.

Call Number: 664.9 T164

Responsibility: by Jacob Tanger and Jacob Tanger.

Author: Tanger, Jacob ,

Place of Publication: Computer printout

Date of Publication: 2001.

Notes: The Tangers operated a butcher shop. The elder Tanger apparently was a day-laborer before becoming a butcher.

Subjects: Business records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Business records - Pennsylvania - York County.

Additional Author: Tanger, Jacob ,; Weiser, Frederick.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 664.9 T164

Act

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Date Range: 1855/04/06

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Description Level: Item

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Description: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church signed by Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the Senate, William Mulhenberg Hiester and Governor, James Pollock . An act to confirm and legalize the election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Congregation of the City of Lancaster signed by Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the House of Representatives, William M. Hiester, Speaker of the Senate, and James Pollock, Governor, and certified by John M. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth confirming the election of several trustees after failing to do so according to the charter of the church. This act upholds the action of the Golden seal with red ribbon on last page. Lancaster, PA.

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.

Date Range: 1855/04/06

Creator: Pennsylvania. General Assembly

People: Strong, Henry K.; Hiester, William Muhlenberg; Pollock, James; Sullivan, John M.

Subjects: Boards of directors; Presbyterian Church; Business records

Search Terms: Boards of directors; Second Presbyterian Church; Business records; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 8 pages to scan, 8.75 x 14 in.

Object Name: Act

Language: English

Accession Number: JBMS1996.032

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

Other Number: JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 5

Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Room: Archives South

Container: JBFP Part 8, Box 1

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: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

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Active Fire Company records

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Corporate Author: Active Fire Company (Lancaster, Pa.)

Call Number: MG-518, Archives South

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Corporate Author: Active Fire Company (Lancaster, Pa.)

Physical Description: .25 cubic ft.

Summary: This collection contains the minutes and a partial transcription of the minutes for the Active Fire Company of Lancaster.

Rights: May not be photocopied.

Notes: Finding aid available at LancasterHistory.org.

Subjects: Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Business records.

Location: Lancaster History Archive - Manuscript Group

Call Number: MG-518, Archives South

Websites

https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/active-fire-company-records-1808-1853/

The Adam Reigart collection

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Author: Reigart, Adam.

Call Number: MG-122, Archives South

1 website

Author: Reigart, Adam.

Physical Description: .5 cubic ft.

Arrangement of Material: Organized by subject.

Summary: This local merchant's collection includes many items related to his business. They include his licenses to sell wines and spirits, his postage accounts, financial and legal transactions, many orders for wines and spirits, correspondence, statements, an invoice, and numerous receipts. There is also a stock certificate and some items relating to his household.

Rights: May not be photocopied.

Notes: Finding aid is available at LancasterHistory.org.

Subjects: Business records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Family records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Letters.; Stock certificates - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Archive - Manuscript Group

Call Number: MG-122, Archives South

Websites

https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/reigart-adam-reigart-collection-1795-1906/

Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy collection

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Author: Murphy, John S.

Call Number: MG-331, Archives South

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Author: Murphy, John S.

Physical Description: 1.5 cu. ft.

Summary: Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. and his family in Lancaster and Philip Wager and his family in Philadelphia. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Rights: May not be photocopied.

Notes: Finding aid is available at LancasterHistory.org.

Subjects: Reigart, Adam, - 1765-1844.; Business records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Family records.; Merchants - Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Archive - Manuscript Group

Call Number: MG-331, Archives South

Websites

https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/reigart-adam-reigart-jr-john-s-murphy-collection-1762-2003/

Agreement

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Object ID: MG0846_F016

Date Range: 1831/07

; 5 volumes of business records Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives North, Side 28 Scope and Content Note: The Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records contain letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and business records from three generations of the

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Description: Agreement by Daniel Gibbons and six others to pay the sums posted beside their names for the purpose of erecting the Friends meeting house on 9th Street near Spruce Street in Philadelphia.

Admin/Biographical History: Some of the names of the signers in the document are hard to read.

Custodial History: Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 28 July 2021.

Date Range: 1831/07

Creation Date: July 1831

People: Gibbons, Daniel; Conard, Abraham; Conard, Isaac; Peart, Thomas

Subjects: Business records; Contracts; Quaker church buildings; Quakers; Society of Friends

Search Terms: Agreements; Business records; Financial records; Hicksite Friends' Meeting House; Meeting houses; Quakers; Society of Friends

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Agreement

Language: English

Accession Number: 2021.008

Object ID: MG0846_F016

Other Numbers: MG-846

Other Number: MG-846, Folder 16

Classification: MG0846; MG0846_F016

Location: LancasterHistory

Room: Archives North

Wall: Side 28

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.; Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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The American Association of University Women collection

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Call Number: MG3, Archives South

1 website

Physical Description: 2.25 cubic ft.

Arrangement of Material: Organized by subject. Arranged chronologically.

Summary: Papers of the Lancaster College Club, later the Lancaster, Pa. branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Contains histories, handbooks, minutes of meetings and committees, and reports of the research committee. Yearbooks from 1928-1984, incomplete.

Rights: May not be photocopied.

Notes: Finding aid available at LancasterHistory.org.

Subjects: Lancaster College Club.; Associations, institutions, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Clubs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Business records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Yearbooks.

Location: Lancaster History Archive - Manuscript Group

Call Number: MG3, Archives South

Websites

https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/american-association-of-university-women-1921-1993/

American Fire Engine and Hose Company records

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Corporate Author: American Fire Engine and Hose Company (Lancaster, Pa.)

Call Number: MG-522

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Corporate Author: American Fire Engine and Hose Company (Lancaster, Pa.)

Physical Description: .5 cubic ft.

Summary: This collection contains an agreement, constitution and by-laws, and minutes for the American Fire Engine and Hose Company of Lancaster.

Rights: May not be photocopied.

Notes: Finding aid available at LancasterHistory.org.

Subjects: Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Business records.

Location: Lancaster History Archive - Manuscript Group

Call Number: MG-522

Websites

https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/american-fire-engine-and-hose-company-records-1834-1883/

The American Revolution Bicentennial in Lancaster County collection

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Call Number: MG-20, Archives South; MG-20, Archives South, Book 1, Bicentennial Celebration, April 1; MG-20, Archives South, Book 2, Bicentennial Celebration, May 197; MG-20, Archives South, Book 3, Bicentennial Celebration, October; MG-20, Archives South, Book 4, Bicentennial Celebration, March 1; MG-20, Archives South, Book 5, Bicentennial Celebration, June 19; MG-20, Archives South, Book 6, Bicentennial Celebration, Septemb

1 website

Physical Description: 6 cubic ft.

Arrangement of Material: Arranged by subject and area celebrations.

Summary: Collection contains materials relating to the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution in 1976. Most of the material is from countywide activities, but includes records from some towns. Contains minutes, newspaper clippings, program correspondence, photographs, and audio-tapes.; The six volumes that make up the Bicentennial Celebration, April 1971- February 1977 scrapbooks are a compilation of published materials such as newspaper articles, magazine articles, broadsides, brochures and pamphlets. The materials relay information about the actions of the Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee including meetings, mailings and events. The committee chose the "Hands of Liberty" theme for the committee and upcoming celebration. The theme was present on every mailing sent out by the committee and can be found on most of the materials within the scrapbooks. See finding aid for details and conditions for access.

Rights: May not be photocopied.

Notes: The Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee was established in order to arrange events throughout the county to celebrate the 200th year anniversary of the American Revolution. The committee officers were as follows: Donald G. Goldstrom, president; Frank C. Fryburg, vice-president; Harold E. Frey, treasurer; Jack W. W. Loose, secretary; and Sally Jarvis, publicity committee chairman. The Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee was commissioned by the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce. The committee met from 1971-1977.; Finding aid available at LancasterHistory.org.

Subjects: United States; American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Business records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Scrapbooks.; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Location: Lancaster History Archive - Manuscript Group

Call Number: MG-20, Archives South; MG-20, Archives South, Book 1, Bicentennial Celebration, April 1; MG-20, Archives South, Book 2, Bicentennial Celebration, May 197; MG-20, Archives South, Book 3, Bicentennial Celebration, October; MG-20, Archives South, Book 4, Bicentennial Celebration, March 1; MG-20, Archives South, Book 5, Bicentennial Celebration, June 19; MG-20, Archives South, Book 6, Bicentennial Celebration, Septemb

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https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/american-revolution-bicentennial-of-lancaster-county-collection-1971-1977/

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The account book of Jacob Tanger (1796-1849) : continued by his son Jacob (1825-1870)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12640

Act

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b5fbab84-9b54-4b7a-8826-627445567640

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Active Fire Company records

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19818

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The Adam Reigart collection

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12723

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Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy collection

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13909

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Agreement

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/00bc013c-5e90-4962-9813-872334522435

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The American Association of University Women collection

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3745

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American Fire Engine and Hose Company records

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19434

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The American Revolution Bicentennial in Lancaster County collection

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2886

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