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An essay towards the further elucidation of the law of descents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21435
Author
Watkins, Charles,
Date of Publication
1794.
Call Number
Book 496 1794
Responsibility
by Charles Watkins, Esq..
Author
Watkins, Charles,
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
Printed for John Exshaw, Grafton Street, and Henry Watts, Christ-Church Lane,
Date of Publication
1794.
Physical Description
viii, 192, [16] p., [1] folded leaf of plates ; 1 illustration (engraving) ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Signatures: a⁴ B-O⁸.
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbe 496 as assigned by Yeates.
ESTC
NUC pre-1956
Subjects
Inheritance and succession - Great Britain.
Inheritance and succession.
Great Britain.
Full leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 496 1794
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An historical account of the original and nature, as well as the law of devises and revocations

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21010
Author
Gilbert, Geoffrey,
Date of Publication
1739.
Call Number
Book 214 1739
Responsibility
by a ... Learned judge.
Author
Gilbert, Geoffrey,
Place of Publication
[London]
Publisher
Walthoe,
Date of Publication
1739.
Physical Description
xii, 174 pages [28] 19 cm
Notes
Later editions issued under title: The law of devices, revocations and last wills.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 214 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Inheritance and succession - England
Inheritance and succession.
England.
History.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 214 1739
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Notice of evidence to be filed in the case of Abraham Minnich v. Benjamin Minnich and William Wamley
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F025_In04
Date Range
1856/02/12
  1 document  
Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Notice of evidence to be filed in the case of Abraham Minnich v. Benjamin Minnich and William Wamley
Description
Notice of evidence. Evidence to be filed in the case of Abraham Minnich v. Benjamin Minnich and William Wamley, administrators of Michael Minnich, decedent. Submitted by Thaddeus Stevens as attorney for defendants.
Date Range
1856/02/12
Creation Date
12 February 1856
Creator
Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Minnich, Abraham
Minnich, Benjamin
Minnich, Michael
Stevens, Thaddeus
Wamley, William
Subjects
Actions and defenses
Inheritance and succession
Search Terms
Estate settlement
Lawsuits
Stevens and Smith Center
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F025_In04
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1973.MG0115F25
Other Numbers
MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 25, Insert 4
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 22 September 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill account book "B" Little Britain Township, Fulton Township
Object ID
MG0963_F010
Date Range
1796-1831
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Collection of Business and Personal Record Books
Title
Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill account book "B" Little Britain Township, Fulton Township
Description
Jeremiah Brown’s gristmill account book "B" Little Britain Township, Fulton Township
Contains 200 pages, plus a 12 page index of clients and what pages they appear on.
Front cover has a "B" written on it.
"LEDGER" is printed on spine.
BAck cover inside has an "X" written on it.
Book references itemized list of profits and expenses, and the employees of the mill and what they were being compensated for. The profits list ranges from selling and grinding corn, wheat, and rye as well as sawing boards. The recorded expenses for the mill include employee wages, transportation costs, and dry goods such as salt.
This account book also contains several sections of estate planning for multiple individuals.
o Jeremiah Brown records his will and what his children are to inherit from his estate on pg. 1.
o Jeremiah Brown later records a detailed list of what he gave to his daughter Sarah as she married Timothy Hanes on pg. 10.
o Vincent King estate on pg. 102
o Richard Stedman real estate on pg. 104.
Insert 1 - Blue donor card and "The Book Haven" description.
Insert 2 - Nine account loose pieces of paper and a note dated 1814 outlining the transition of the mill from Jeremiah to his son Slater that was found on pg. 171.
Insert 3 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.
Insert 4 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.
Insert 5 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.
Insert 6 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.
Insert 7 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.
Insert 8 - Ten account loose pieces of paper.
Admin/Biographical History
From: Donor Card and "The Book Haven" description card
Jeremiah Brown was born 1750, descended from Joshua Brown. He received his father’s mill in 1775. Jeremiah’s business became quite prosperous and with the help of other prominent figures in Lancaster County, he helped establish the Farmers Bank of Lancaster. Jeremiah’s fathered several children including the honorable Judge Jeremiah Brown and Slater Brown, later leaving the mill to Slater. At the time of his death in 1831, he was thought to be one of the largest stockholders, if not the largest, of the Farmers Bank of Lancaster at 1,000 shares.
Date Range
1796-1831
Creation Date
March 1796 to August 1831
Year Range From
1796
Year Range To
1831
Creator
Brown, Jeremiah, 1750-1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Anderson, John
Barclay, William
Barns, James
Barns, Joseph
Betts, Samuel
Boyd, Cooper
Boyd, Samuel
Boyd, Stephen
Brown, Joshua, Jr.
Brown, David
Brown, Elisha
Brown, Isaiah
Brown, Joshua
Brown, Lydia
Carman, Andrew
Cooper, Stephen
Drake, Mary
Evans, John
Ewing, Alexander
Gorsuch, William
Haines, Sarah
Haines, Timothy
Hambleton, James
Harlan, Ezekael
Herd, James
Hollingsworth, Levi
James, Phillip
Jones, John
Keilah, Thomas
King, James
King, Joshua
King, Vincent
Kirk, John
Kirk, Roger
Leek, John
Long, John
Long, Robert
Mason, Benjamin
Maule, Edith
Maule, Jacob
Maxwell, Robert
Mglaughlin, James
Midcalf, Moses
Mitchell, John
Montgomery, David
Moore, Edward
Moore, Thomas
Neal, Andrew
Patterson, Thomas
Patton, Robert
Pedan, Benjamin
Pennel, Hugh
Pennel, Thomas
Pyle, Abraham
Reynolds, Elijah
Rodney, Margaret
Runner, William
Scott, Francis
Shafer, Frederick
Smedley, Joseph
Snodgrass, Alexander
Steele, Elisabeth
Stewart, Adam
Stewart, Henry
Stubbs, Joseph
Stubbs, Vincent
Swift, Joseph
Tumbleson, Joseph
Edmond
Hannah
Patrick
Wallace, David
Wallace, Robert
Warden, Joseph
Warden, Robert
Webb, Johnathan
Webster, John
Webster, Joshua
Webster, Rachel
Whiteside, John
Williamson, John
Young, James
Subjects
Business records
Corn
Estate planning
Gristmills
Inheritance and succession
Mills and mill-work
Rye
Sawmills
Wheat
Search Terms
Account books
Business records
Forges
Fulton Twp.
Gristmills
Little Britain Twp.
Mills
Octorara Forge
Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.
Sawmills
Extent
1 570 pages to scan.
Size (L x W): 13" x 8"
Object Name
Book, Account
Language
English
Condition Date
2024-01-24
Condition Notes
Book is in poor condition. Front and back covers are unattached with most of the leather worn off. Spine is completely worn through at places. Paper has foxing and some pages have water damage. Nine pages are unattached. Index tabs A-B, C-D, N-O, W-X and W-Z are missing.
There is no page 2. Pages 201 to 206 are not paginated.
Object ID
MG0963_F010
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Edmond is recorded as "Black Edmond"
Hannah is recorded as "Black Hannah"
Patrick is recorded as "Black Patrick"
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
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.
Accession Number
2022.021
Other Numbers
MG-963
Classification
MG0963
Description Level
Item
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Considerations on the law of forfeitures, for high treason. With an appendix concerning estates-tail in Scotland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22153
Author
Yorke, Charles,
Edition
4th ed., cor. and enl., with notes, references, &c.
Date of Publication
1775.
Call Number
Book 1022 1775
Author
Yorke, Charles,
Edition
4th ed., cor. and enl., with notes, references, &c.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J. Williams,
Date of Publication
1775.
Physical Description
x, [6], 193 pages 22 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 1022 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Treason - Great Britain.
Inheritance and succession - Great Britain.
Land tenure - Scotland.
Inheritance and succession.
Land tenure
Treason.
Great Britain.
Scotland.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 1022 1775
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De successionibus apud Anglos : the law of hereditary descents, shewing the rise, progress and successive alterations thereof : also the law of descent as now in rule

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21140
Author
Hale, Matthew,
Date of Publication
1700.
Call Number
Book 441 1700
Responsibility
by Sir Matthew Hale.
Author
Hale, Matthew,
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for S.S. and are to be sold at the corner of Gutter-lane in Cheapside,
Date of Publication
1700.
Physical Description
[10], 104 pages, 1 folded leaf ; 18 cm (8vo)
Notes
Chapter 11 of the author's "The history and analysis of the common law of England," which was published in 1713.
The folded leaf has "A scheme of pedigrees: and also the degrees of parentage and consanguinity."
Another ed. was published in this same year by R. Battersby.
Includes advertisement on p. [2].
"This treatise I think may be truly said to be Primæ Impressionis" ... p. [8].
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 441 as assigned by Yeates.
Wing
Subjects
Inheritance and succession - Great Britain.
Kinship.
Land tenure - Great Britain.
Law - Great Britain - Sources.
Inheritance and succession.
Land tenure.
Law.
Great Britain.
Sources.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 441 1700
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Inheritance in America : from colonial times to the present

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15209
Author
Shammas, Carole.
Date of Publication
c1987.
Call Number
929.1 S528
Responsibility
Carole Shammas, Marylynn Salmon, Michel Dahlin.
ISBN
081351214X :
0813512662 (pbk.)
Author
Shammas, Carole.
Place of Publication
New Brunswick [N.J.]
Publisher
Rutgers University Press,
Date of Publication
c1987.
Physical Description
xiii, 320 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [271]-312.
Contents
Chapters: Introduction: The History of Inheritance in America - Part One: Inheritance under Family Capitalism - 1. English Inheritance Law and Its Transfer to the Colonies - 2. Colonial Testamentary Practice and Family Capitalism - 3. Tension in the System: Changes and Attempted Changes in Postrevolutionary Inheritance Law - Part Two: Family, Property, and the Rise of Corporate Capitalism - 4. Inheritance Law and the Rights of Women and Children in the Nineteenth Century - 5. Testamentary Behavior in the 1 790s and 1890s Part Three: State Capitalism and Inheritance Today - 6. The Federal Estate Tax and Inheritance - 7. Demographic Change, Old-Age Policy, and the Family - 8. Inheritance Law and the Unfinished Revolution - 9. Testamentary Behavior in the Late Twentieth Century - Conclusion: Inheritance, the Family, and Capitalism.
Subjects
Inheritance and succession - United States
Additional Author
Salmon, Marylynn,
Dahlin, Michel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 S528
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The law of inheritances in fee, laid down in a new method : with a kalendar of the persons inheritable, curiously engraved: to which is added, a supplement, containing a review of the said discourse

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22159
Author
Robinson, Robert,
Edition
The second edition.
Date of Publication
[1740?]
Call Number
Book 1032 1740?
Responsibility
by a Barrister of Lincoln's Inn.
Author
Robinson, Robert,
Edition
The second edition.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for and sold by Ward and Chandler at the Ship without Temple-Bar, and at their shops in Coney-street, York, and at Scarborough Spaw,
Date of Publication
[1740?]
Physical Description
[2], xiv, 104, 24 p., [1] leaf of plates (folded) ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Publication date suggested by ESTC.
"A catalogue of books printed for, and sold by Caesar Ward and Richard Chandler, booksellers at the Ship just without Temple-Bar, London, at at their shops in Coney-street, York, and the Corner of the Long-Room-street, at Scarborough-Spaw ..." 24 pages, final sequenece. With special title page.
Folded engraved plate signed: G. Child, Sculp.
Signatures: A-F⁸( -F6-F8) ²A⁴( -A1) ²B-²D⁴ ³A-C⁴.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page and on front fly learf under that of struck former owner.
Book number 1032 as assigned by Yeates.
ESTC
Subjects
Inheritance and succession - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Inheritance and succession.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Early works.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Child, G.,
Additional Corporate Author
Caesar Ward and Richard Chandler (London, England),
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 1032 1740?
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The law's disposal of a person's estate who dies without will or testament : shewing in a plain, clear, easy and familiar manner how a man's family and relations will be entitiled to his real and personal estate by the laws

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21473
Author
Lovelass, Peter,
Edition
The Second edition, revised , corrected , enlarged and improved. To which is added the disposal of a person's estate by will and testament; containing instructions and necessary forms for every person to make , alter and republish his own will : likewise directions for executors how to act after the testator's death , with respect to proving his will , getting in the effects , and paying debts and legacies /
Date of Publication
1787.
Call Number
Book 507 1787
Alternate Title
Lovelass on intestates and wills
Author
Lovelass, Peter,
Edition
The Second edition, revised , corrected , enlarged and improved. To which is added the disposal of a person's estate by will and testament; containing instructions and necessary forms for every person to make , alter and republish his own will : likewise directions for executors how to act after the testator's death , with respect to proving his will , getting in the effects , and paying debts and legacies /
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
Printed for Peter Hoey ... and John Jones ...,
Date of Publication
1787.
Physical Description
xii, [1], 330 pages ; 18 cm (12mo)
Notes
Originally published in 1785 under title: The will which the law makes or how it disposes of a person's estate in case he dies without will or testament ...
Signatures (summary): [pi/2] a/4 A/12 ( -A1) B-0/12.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 507 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Wills - Great Britain.
Inheritance and succession - Great Britain.
Inheritance and succession.
Wills.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 507 1787
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Letter from C. H. Robb to Elizabeth C. Hobson
Object ID
JBFP 8.1.1.023
Date Range
1905/01/16
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Letter from C. H. Robb to Elizabeth C. Hobson
Description
Letter from C. H. Robb to Elizabeth C. Hobson regarding the bequest of Harriet Lane Johnston’s paintings. Washington, DC. Original and carbon copy.
Date Range
1905/01/16
Creator
Robb, Charles Henry, 1867-1939
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
Robb, Charles Henry
Hobson, Elizabeth C.
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subjects
Inheritance and succession
Legacies
Art
Art--Collectors and Collecting
Paintings
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Bequests
Inheritance and succession
Legacies
Art
Art collections
Paintings
Buchanan Collections
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 20.5 x 25 cm.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 8.1.1.023
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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.362a-b
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 23
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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