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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Object ID
MG0151
Date Range
1847-1869
of Abraham Lincoln. The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson. Creator: Whitson & Sproul. Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing Reproductions
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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Description
This collection consists of business records for Whitson & Sproul of Christiana, Lancaster County and documents related to estate settlements. The business records include a ledger, letters and statements concerning the sale and purchase of various materials. One letter mentions the 1860 election of "Old Abe." The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson.
Date Range
1847-1869
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1869
Date of Accumulation
1847-1869
Creator
Whitson & Sproul
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Armstrong, James
Aulthouse, George
Boyd, John A.
Brady, John
Brown, Jeremiah
Coates, Lindley
Collins, Eliza
Collins, James
Cooper, James
Cooper, John
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Frame, Benjamin
Hamilton, T. J.
Hawthorn, G. C.
Hess, J. G.
Iddings, Harriet J.
Irwin, Ellis P.
Irwin, George W.
Johnston, James
Johnston, Robert
Lefever, Daniel
Lewis, Samuel
Lincoln, Abraham
May, Daniel W.
Meiditch, John
Moore, Jeremiah
Morrison, George
Paxson, Elma E.
Paxson, Franklin G.
Paxson, Latitia Ann
Pownall, Joseph
Pownall, Moses
Pusey, John
Retzer, John
Rohrer, J. S.
Roland, John
Russel, John N.
Smith, Edward K.
Sproul, Annie
Sproul, Charles N.
Sproul, James
Steele, Margaret
Steele, William W.
Thompson, Jesse
Whitson, Jacob T.
Whitson, Micah
Whitson, Moses
Wright, James
Subjects
Business records
Letters
Probate records
Search Terms
Agreements
Bart Twp.
Boldin and Wartmun
Business cards
Business records
Christiana
Coal
Columbia
Correspondence
Drumore Twp.
Dunwoody, Philadelphia
Finding aids
Grain
Guardians
Ledgers
Letters
Lumber
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Philadelphia Railroad
Probate records
Receipts
Sadsbury Forge
Sadsbury Twp.
Stocks
Strasburg
Tobacco
Vetterlein Co.
West Philadelphia Railroad
Whitson and Sproul
Widows
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0151
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Whitson & Sproul Collection (MG0151), 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-151
Classification
MG0151
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999 by DT. Added to database 29 September 2021.
Documents
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