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Collection: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2

Title: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2

Object ID: MG0268_S02

Date Range: 1759-1928

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Collection: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2

Title: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2

Description: The Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 2 was carefully curated by Mr. Slaymaker and contains papers dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. This series is primarily composed of correspondence related to business, railroads, legal affairs, and personal matters. The personal letters are rich in details of social history and genealogy. Legal documents include estate papers for the Fleming, Slaymaker, Leech, and Boyd families. The remaining documents include land surveys, receipts, tickets, accounts, bonds, and wills.

System of Arrangement: The Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection is divided into six series according to the original order; Series 1, 2 and 4 have been cataloged and are available for research.; Series 1 Trunk: SRS I and Minnie; Series 2 Document Boxes; Series 3 Family Papers; Series 4 Museum Cases and Metal Box; Series 5 Slaymaker Lock Company Records; Series 6 Papers of Samuel R. Slaymaker II

Date Range: 1759-1928

Year Range From: 1759

Year Range To: 1928

Date of Accumulation: 1759-1928

Creator: Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker, 1923-1989

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 07

People: Slaymaker, Amos; Slaymaker, Henry Fleming; Slaymaker, Minnie Louise Cohr; Slaymaker, Samuel Cochran, 1828-1894; Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker

Other Creators: Slaymaker family

Subjects: African Americans--History; Business records; Court records; Deeds; Family records; Invitation cards; Legal documents; Letters; Postmasters; Railroads--Pennsylvania; Railroads--Records and correspondence; Real property surveys--Pennsylvania; Kinzers (Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.); Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)

Search Terms: Accounts; Business records; Columbia Store; Correspondence; Court records; Deeds; Enslaved persons; Family records; Finding aids; Invitations; Kinzers, Paradise Twp.; Legal documents; Letters; Manuscript groups; Persons of color; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Postmasters; Railroads; Railroads, Records and correspondence; Reading and Chesapeake Railroad; Reading and Columbia Railroad Company; Reading, Lancaster and Baltimore Railroad; Real property surveys; Receipts; Salisbury Twp.; White Chimneys; Wilmington and Reading Railroad

Extent: 7 boxes, 113 folders, 3.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0268_S02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: See also Photograph and Object Collections

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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-268, Series 2

Classification: MG0268

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 8 August 2022.; Much of this series was microfilmed by the Pennsylvania State Archives. The microfilmed items are noted within the finding aid and the microfilm is available in LancasterHistory's Research Center.

Documents

Finding Aid

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Captives' mansion

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Author: Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker,

Edition: [1st ed.]

Date of Publication: [1973]

Call Number: 728.37 S631

Responsibility: [by] S. R. Slaymaker, II. Foreword by Sir Denis Brogan.

ISBN: 0060139234

Author: Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker,

Edition: [1st ed.]

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Harper & Row

Date of Publication: [1973]

Physical Description: xx, 220 p. illus. 25 cm.

Subjects: Slaymaker family.; White Chimneys (Gap, Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 728.37 S631

A centennial event

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Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1907

richly decorated in the interior, but its original fine lines and admirable proportions are faith- fully preserved. The house, known as "White Chimneys," was built by Amos Slaymaker, in 1807, on land obtained from his father, Henry Slaymaker, who acquired it in 1783. Amos Slaymaker was born in 1755. He

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Responsibility: by Hon. W. U. Hensel.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1907

Physical Description: [277]-280 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 8

Subjects: Slaymaker family.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.; White Chimneys (Pa.)

Additional Author: Evans, Samuel,

Contained In: Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11

Documents

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[Ledger of Josiah K. Irwin and son Benjamin F. Irwin, 1811-1873

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Author: Irwin, Josiah Kennedy.

Call Number: 647.94 I72 Oversize

Author: Irwin, Josiah Kennedy.

Place of Publication: 1811-1815

Physical Description: 63 l. ; 34 x 22 cm.

Notes: Photocopy.; "Because of the size of the ledger, I only copied the early part pertaining to their life in Lancaster and in Ohio in the very early years. Actually the original ledger was kept up by Josiah all the while he lived in Fairfield Co. and then on to Putnam Co., Ohio in 1833, until his death in 1844. It was then kept by his son Benjamin Franklin Irwin until 1864." Letter of Marjorie Featheringill Waterfield attached to the ledger.; Note on the family's leaving Lancaster County on last page.

Subjects: Irwin, Josiah K.; Irwin, Benjamin F.; Taverns (Inns) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; White Chimneys (Gap, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 647.94 I72 Oversize

Negative

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Collection: General Collection

Object ID: 2-14-06-23

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Object Name: Negative

Collection: General Collection

Description: Card about Christiana trolley cars and when they leave Lancaster for Slaymakertown. Also invitation to reception of 100th Anniversary of White Chimneys, September 26, 1907. And title page to sermon given by Rev. Thomas Street at the Presbyterian Church in York on March 9, 1862 at the death of Jonathan S. Slaymaker.