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Absconders, runaways and other fugitives in the Baltimore City and County [Maryland] jail 1831-1864

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16151
Author
Hynson, Jerry M.
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
975.26 H997
Responsibility
Jerry M. Hynson.
ISBN
1585499439 (pbk.) :
9781585499434 (pbk.)
Author
Hynson, Jerry M.
Place of Publication
Westminster, MD
Publisher
Willow Bend Books,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
ix, 190 p. ; 21 cm.
Summary
Examination of the records of the Baltimore City and County Jail dockets for 1831 through 1864 showing records of prisoners who were identified as runaway slaves in addition to deserting seamen, runaway indentured servants, deserting soldiers, and runaway apprentices.
Subjects
African Americans - Maryland - Baltimore County
African Americans - Maryland - Baltimore
Prisoners - Maryland - Baltimore - Registers.
Prisoners - Maryland - Baltimore County - Registers.
Slaves - Maryland - Baltimore - Registers.
Slaves - Maryland - Baltimore County - Registers.
Baltimore County (Md.) - Genealogy.
Baltimore (Md.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.26 H997
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Abstracts from Ben Franklin's Pennsylvania gazette, 1728-1748

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7738
Author
Scott, Kenneth.
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
929.3 S527a
Responsibility
by Kenneth Scott.
ISBN
0806306610
Author
Scott, Kenneth.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
v, 720 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Abstracts.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
New Jersey - Genealogy.
Delaware - Genealogy.
Maryland - Genealogy.
Additional Title
Pennsylvania gazette.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 S527a
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Abstracts of Carroll County newspapers, 1831-1846 : items taken from the newspapers of the Carrolltonian and Baltimore & Frederick advertiser, the Democrat & Carroll County republican (Westminster), and the Regulator & Taneytown herald

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5570
Author
Bates, Marlene.
Date of Publication
c1988.
Call Number
929.3 B329
Responsibility
[by Marlene Bates & Martha Reamy ; index by Bill Reamy].
Author
Bates, Marlene.
Place of Publication
Westminster, Md
Publisher
Family Line Publications,
Date of Publication
c1988.
Physical Description
viii, 192 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
American newspapers - Maryland - Carroll County
Registers of births, etc. - Maryland - Carroll County.
Carroll County (Md.) - Genealogy.
Carroll County (Md.) - History - Sources.
Additional Author
Reamy, Martha.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 B329
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Abstracts of Kent County, Maryland wills

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19156
Author
Christou, Christos.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
975.236 C556
Responsibility
Christos Christou, Jr. & John Anthony Barnhouser.
ISBN
1585494178 (v. 1)
9781585494170 (v. 1)
1585494186 (v. 2)
9781585494187 (v. 2)
Author
Christou, Christos.
Place of Publication
Westminster, Md
Publisher
Willow Bend Books,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
2 v. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Originally copyrighted 1997.
Includes indexes.
Library owns v. 2 only.
Contents
v. 1. 1777-1816 -- v. 2. 1816-1867.
Subjects
Wills - Maryland - Kent County
Wills.
Kent County (Md.) - Genealogy.
Maryland - Kent County.
Genealogy.
Additional Author
Barnhouser, John Anthony,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.236 C556
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Transcription of an Act of Maryland Legislature
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.007
Date Range
1862/03/10
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Transcription of an Act of Maryland Legislature
Description
Transcription of an Act of Maryland Legislature by unknown regarding the extension of time to execute judgments on loans.
Date Range
1862/03/10
Creator
Maryland. General Assembly
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
Subjects
Judgments
Loans
Maryland. General Assembly
Search Terms
Judgments
Loans
Maryland. General Assembly
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 8 x 12.5 in.
Object Name
Act
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.007
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
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS2000.046.1
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 7
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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African American manumissions of Washington County, Maryland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14415
Author
Fuller, Marsha Lynne.
Date of Publication
2001, c1997.
Call Number
975.291 F967
Responsibility
Marsha Lynne Fuller.
ISBN
1585497169 :
Author
Fuller, Marsha Lynne.
Place of Publication
Westminster, MD
Publisher
Willow Bend Books,
Date of Publication
2001, c1997.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
African Americans - Maryland - Washington County - Genealogy.
Free African Americans - Maryland - Washington County.
Freedmen - Maryland - Washington County.
Washington County (Md.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.291 F967
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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Terms of manumission of Fanny
Object ID
MG0240_Ser02_F009_It02
Date Range
1809, 1813
  1 document  
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Terms of manumission of Fanny
Description
Terms of manumission of Fanny, presented to the Justices of the Peace of Maryland by Jeremiah Heaton. Received and recorded in Harford County, 22 July 1809. Certified 4 November 1813.
Date Range
1809, 1813
Creation Date
1809 and 1813
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Fanny
Heaton, Jeremiah
Subjects
African Americans--History
Liberty
Slaveholders
Slavery
Enslaved persons--Emancipation
Search Terms
Emancipation
Enslaved persons
Harford County, Maryland
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser02_F009_It02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 2
Other Number
MG-240, Series 2, Folder 9, Item 2
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection, Case 1 and cataloged June 2007. Added to database on 26 January 2022.
The items in Folder 9 are all attached at the corner with sealing wax.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents

MG0240_Ser02_F009_It02.pdf

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Allegheny passage : churches and families, West Marva District, Church of the Brethren, 1752-1990

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16887
Author
Bittinger, Emmert F.,
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
286.5 B624
Responsibility
by Emmert F. Bittinger.
ISBN
0929539664 (alk. paper)
Author
Bittinger, Emmert F.,
Place of Publication
Camden, Me
Publisher
Penobscot Press,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
xv, 856 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 818-824) and index.
Subjects
Church of the Brethren. - West Marva District - History.
West Virginia - Church history.
Maryland, Western - Church history.
West Virginia - Genealogy.
Maryland, Western - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
286.5 B624
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An illustrated atlas of Cecil County, Maryland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18988
Corporate Author
Lake, Griffing & Stevenson.
Date of Publication
1981?]
Call Number
912.75238 I29
Responsibility
compiled, drawn, and published from actual surveys by Lake, Griffing & Stevenson ; engraved by Worley & Bracher.
Corporate Author
Lake, Griffing & Stevenson.
Place of Publication
[Perryville, Md
Publisher
L.E. Alexander-Porter and S.L. Porter,
Date of Publication
1981?]
Physical Description
1 atlas (57 p. [i.e. 48] (10 folded)) : ill., maps ; 39 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Reprint. Originally published : An illustrated atlas of Cecil County, Maryland. Philadelphia, Pa. : Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1877.
Includes indexes.
Subjects
Real property - Maryland - Cecil County - Maps.
Railroads - Maryland - Maps.
Cecil County (Md.) - Maps.
Cecil County (Md.) - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Atlas
Call Number
912.75238 I29
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An index of the source records of Maryland : genealogical, biographical, historical

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8350
Author
Passano, Eleanor Phillips.
Date of Publication
1984, c1967.
Call Number
975.2 P286
Responsibility
by Eleanor Phillips Passano ; with a new introd. by P.W. Filby.
Author
Passano, Eleanor Phillips.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1984, c1967.
Physical Description
xii, 478 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Originally published ... 1940."
Bibliography: p. 363-478.
Subjects
Maryland - History - Sources - Bibliography.
Maryland - Biography - Bibliography.
Maryland - Genealogy - Bibliography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 P286
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