LancasterHistory Research Collections

A general abridgment of cases in equity, argued and adjudged in the High court of chancery, &c. [1667-1744] With several cases never before published, alphabetically digested under proper titles; with notes and references to the whole. And three tables, the first of the names of the cases, the second of the several titles, with their divisions and subdivisions; and the third, of the matter under general heads

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21751
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Date of Publication
M. DCC. XXXII-LVI. [1732-1756]
Call Number
Book 697 1756
Book 696 1732
Responsibility
By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Place of Publication
[London] In the Savoy
Publisher
Printed by E. and R. Nutt, R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for H. Lintot,
Date of Publication
M. DCC. XXXII-LVI. [1732-1756]
Physical Description
2 volumes 33 cm
Notes
Attributed variously to Robert Foley, Sir Geoffrey Gilbert, Matthew Bacon, and Henry Pooley. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue.
Subtitle of v. 2 varies.
Vol. 2 printed by H. Lintot, for T. Waller.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title pages.
Book numbers 696 and 697 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Equity - England - Early works to 1800.
Equity - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Law reports, digests, etc - England - Early works to 1800.
Law reports, digests, etc - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Equity.
Law reports, digests, etc.
England.
Great Britain.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Foley, Robert.
Gilbert, Geoffrey,
Bacon, Matthew,
Pooley, Henry.
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 697 1756
Book 696 1732
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Reports of cases in the Court of Exchequer, from the beginning of the reign of King George the First, until the fourteenth year of the reign of King George the Second. [1713-1741]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21539
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer.
Date of Publication
1755.
Call Number
Book 580 1755
Responsibility
By William Bunbury ... Taken in court by himself, and published from his own manuscript by his son in law, George Wilson.
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer.
Place of Publication
[London] In the Savoy
Publisher
Printed by H. Lintot, for D. Browne
Date of Publication
1755.
Physical Description
viii, 348, [48] pages 33 cm
Notes
"At the end of the preface, the name of the editor, 'George Wilson', is written, not printed."--J.W. Wallace, The reporters, 1882.
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 580 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Law reports, digests, etc - Great Britain.
Jurisprudence - Recueils, répertoires, etc. - Grande-Bretagne - Ouvrages avant 1800.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Great Britain.
Bookplates (Provenance)
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine title(Binding)
Additional Author
Bunbury, William,
Wilson, George,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 580 1755
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Reports of cases argued and adjudged in the Court of King's bench, in the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of His present Majesty King George the Second, [1737-1738]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20978
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.
Date of Publication
1754.
Call Number
Book 141 1754
Alternate Title
Andrews reports
Responsibility
by George Andrews ...
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.
Place of Publication
[London] In the Savoy
Publisher
Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Worrdl,
Date of Publication
1754.
Physical Description
[8], 397, [36] pages 33 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 141 as assigned by Yeates.
Handwritten marginal notes.
Subjects
Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Andrews, George,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 141 1754
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Cases in equity during the time of the late Lord Chancellor Talbot, 1730-1737 : with tables of the names of the cases and principal matters

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Edition
2nd ed. /
Date of Publication
1753.
Call Number
Book 706 1753
Edition
2nd ed. /
Place of Publication
[London] In the Savoy
Publisher
Printed by Henry Lintot for T. Waller,
Date of Publication
1753.
Physical Description
vi, 286, [18] pages ; 33 cm
Notes
The preface to the 3rd edition, 1792, states that the cases were taken from ms. notes of Mr. Forrester, and they are sometimes cited under his name.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 706 as assigned by Yeates.
Hand-written marginalia.
Subjects
Law reports, digests, etc - Great Britain.
Equity - Great Britain - Cases.
Equity.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Great Britain.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Talbot, Charles Talbot,
Forrester, Alexander,
Additional Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 706 1753
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Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery and of some special cases adjudged in the Court of King's Bench

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Date of Publication
1741-1350 [i.e. 1750?]
Call Number
Book 700 1741
Book 701 1741a
Book 702 1750
Responsibility
collected by William Peere Williams ...
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
Printed by and for Oli. Nelson, at Milton's Head in Skinner-Row,
Date of Publication
1741-1350 [i.e. 1750?]
Physical Description
3 volumes ; 32 cm
Notes
"Published with notes and references, and two tables to each volume; one of the names of the cases, the other of the principal matters: by his son William Peere Williams, of the Inner Temple, Esq."
Title varies slightly.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title pages.
Book numbers 700-702 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Equity - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Equity.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Great Britain.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Williams, William Peere,
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 700 1741
Book 701 1741a
Book 702 1750
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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
  1 document  
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
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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.
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Jacob Ream Collection
Title
Jacob Ream Collection
Object ID
MG0164
Date Range
1744-1848
, [ ]. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 2 1. Land Agreement between Samuel Smith of Mount Joy Twp. and Jacob Rihm of Cocalico Twp. Re purchase of 400 acres for 1150 Pounds. Samuel Carpenter and Presbyterian Church mentioned, 1769
  1 document  
Collection
Jacob Ream Collection
Title
Jacob Ream Collection
Description
The Jacob Ream collection contains original documents pertaining to business conducted by Jacob Ream and his family of Donegal Township. Includes bonds, receipts, land agreement, mortgage, and fire insurance policy. The surname has various spellings, including Riem, Rihm, and Reeme.
Date Range
1744-1848
Year Range From
1744
Year Range To
1848
Date of Accumulation
1744-1848
Creator
Ream family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Baller, Samuel
Balmer, Jacob
Balmer, Samuel
Barthemer, John
Beck, Conrad,
Berringer, Elizabeth
Blaser, Peter
Boll, Jacob
Brightbill, John
Carpenter, Samuel
Coble, David
Colt, James
Cunningham, James
Difenbaugh, Isaac
Eckenrode, Henry
Eckenroth, John
Elliott, Robert U.
Fletcher, John
Greene, Daniel
Hart, Barbara
Huber, Jacob
Hughes, Samuel
Jenkins, David
Lauger, Philip
Myers, Henry
Musselman, Christian
Negely, Leonard
Nicholas, Michael
Parthemer, John
Parthimer, Esther
Patimore, John
Ream, Abraham
Ream, Christina
Ream, Daniel
Ream, Elizabeth
Ream, Isaac
Ream, Jacob
Ream, Samuel
Reem, Jamy
Reeme, Jacob
Riem, Jacob
Rihm, Daniel
Rihm, Jacob
Rihm, Samuel
Sheaffer, Philip
Smith, Samuel
Snyder, John
Stauffer, John
Stump, J.
Subjects
Deeds
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Agreements
Bonds
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Cocalico Twp.
Deeds
Donegal Twp.
Finding aids
Green Twp., Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Harford County, Maryland
Insurance policies
Letterkenny Twp., Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lower Paxton Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
Mount Joy Twp.
Presbyterian Church
Real estate
Receipts
Releases
Taxes
West Donegal Twp.
West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Wills
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0164
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Jacob Ream Collection (MG0164), 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-164
Classification
MG0164
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared in 1998. Added to database 7 September 2021.
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Collection
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection
Title
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection
Object ID
MG0007
Date Range
1744-1927
  1 document  
Collection
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection
Title
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection
Description
The Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Collection contains church records, property records, legal documents, a songbook, and a liturgy book.
Admin/Biographical History
Peace United Church of Christ was formed in the late 1960s by the joining of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Adamstown and Muddy Creek United Church of Christ. Muddy Creek UCC is one of the earliest German Reformed churches in the area, its founding marked with the first recorded baptisms in January of 1731.
Date Range
1744-1927
Year Range From
1744
Year Range To
1927
Date of Accumulation
1744-1927
Creator
Muddy Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bechtolt, Catherine
Bechtolt, William
Becker, Jacob E.
Egly, Marcus
Frey, Jacob
Frey, Peter
Grill, Adam
Haller, Henry
Hartung, Maria
Hartung, Richard
Hartung, Solomon
Hefft, George
Lauch, Henry
Laush, Mary
Lesher, Samuel
Lutz, Casper
Penn, Richard
Penn, Thomas
Schnider, Valantin
Schober, Philip
Shoup, Christopher
Swartz, Levi P.
Swartz, Lydia
Weiss, Peter
Subjects
Lutheran Church
Reformed Church
German Reformed Church
Church records and registers
Deeds
Hymnals
Liturgies
Search Terms
Calvinist Reformation Congregation
German Reformed Congregation of Muddy Creek Church
Lutheran Congregations of Muddy Creek Church
Muddy Creek Church
Lutheran Church
Reformed Church
German Reformed Church
Financial records
Surveys
Church records and registers
Deeds
Hymnals
Liturgies
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 10 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0007
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folder 3: Please use photocopy in Folder 3a; make an appointment with the Director of Archival Services to use original.
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-7
Classification
MG0007
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 8 February 2018.
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Notes of cases in points of practice: taken in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster. From Michaelmas term, 1732, to Hilary term, 1754, inclusive

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Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas.
Date of Publication
1754.
Call Number
Book 501 1754
Book 500 1754
Responsibility
With a table containing the names of the cases, and an index of the principal matters. By Henry Barnes.
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas.
Place of Publication
[London] In the Savoy
Publisher
Printed by H. Lintot, for J. Shuckburg,
Date of Publication
1754.
Physical Description
2 volumes 21 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page with thenames of struck two former owners.
Book numbers 500 and 501 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Great Britain.
Full leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Barnes, Henry,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 501 1754
Book 500 1754
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Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Object ID
MG0410
Date Range
1691-1963
perches of land in New Design. 24 April 1765. Folder 4 Deed from Leonard and Mary Stone to the High Dutch Presbyterian Reformed Church in Earl Twp. for 152 acres in Earl Twp. Members and trustees listed are John Dievenderfer Sr., John Dievenderfer Jr., John [Brubaker], John Painter, Christian Sneider Jr
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Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Description
The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.
Date Range
1691-1963
Year Range From
1691
Year Range To
1963
Date of Accumulation
1691-1963
Creator
Diffenderffer family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Brubaker, John
Brubaker, Margaret
Brubaker, Philip
Davis, Sarah
Diffenderfer, David
Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk
Diffenderfer, John
Diffenderffer, Christina
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, David, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderffer, John, Jr.
Diffenderffer, John, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein
Diffenderffer, Michael
Freymyer, Jacob
Grim, Henry
Haupt, Charles Elvin
Hoch, Herman E.
Holl, Wendel
Hubley, Bernard
Kennerly, John
Kinzer, John
Kinzer, Magdalena
Koch, Mary
Koch, Melchior
Law, James D.
Markley, Henry
McCaskey, Donald G.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Nevin, Blanche
Painter, John
Penn, William
Rodman, John H.
Shirk, Henry
Smith, Oliver
Smith, William Evans
Sneider, Christian
Stone, David
Stone, George
Stone, Leonard
Stone, Mary
Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer
Thomson, Bill "Tommy"
Winter, John
Young, Matthias
Other Creators
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009
Diffenderffer, David
Subjects
Deeds
Letters
Real property
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conestoga River
Correspondence
Deeds
Drowning
Earl Twp.
England
Estate settlement
Finding aids
German Reformed Church of New Holland
Haupt Elementary School
Hutchings Printing House
King Street
Lancaster
Land drafts
Lemon Street School
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
New Design, Earl Twp.
New Holland
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Real estate
Real property surveys
Reigart's Landing
Susquehanna River
Texas
Texas Frontier Forces
Windsor Forge
Extent
1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0410
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.
Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
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 collection 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
2006.MG0410_NOV
Other Numbers
MG-410
Classification
MG0410
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.
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