- Collection
- Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
- Title
- Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
- Object ID
- MG0205
- Date Range
- 1699-1934
includes letters, receipts, articles, eviction
notice, advertisement, estate inventories, wills, deeds, treaty, court transcript, drawings,
photographs, copy of house plan, post road distances, daybook, letter book, catalog of
books in Jasper Yeates' library, and an alphabetical catalog of law books
1 document
- Title
- Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
- Description
- Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection provides insight into the Yeates family, local social history, and details of legal business from 1743-1870. These documents have been collected by the Lancaster County Historical Society over many years. Collection includes letters, receipts, articles, eviction notice, advertisement, estate inventories, wills, deeds, treaty, court transcript, drawings, photographs, copy of house plan, post road distances, daybook, letter book, catalog of books in Jasper Yeates' library, and an alphabetical catalog of law books.
- Date Range
- 1699-1934
- Year Range From
- 1699
- Year Range To
- 1934
- Date of Accumulation
- 1699-1934
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 05
- People
- Atkinson, Matthew
- Bausman, William
- Bond, Phineas
- Bowman, Valentine
- Bradford, W.
- Brien, Edward
- Burd, Edward
- Carson, John
- Coates, Samuel
- Conyngham, David
- Conyngham, Elizabeth Yeates
- Conyngham, Redmond
- Dallas, George M.
- Davis, Jonathan
- Davison, Benjamin
- Dickey, Robert
- Duncannon, Thomas
- Edward, Thomas
- Erter, Henry
- Ewing, John
- Ferguson, John
- Fohren, Michael
- Gibson, John
- Gillchrist, John
- Godcharles, Frederic A.
- Graff, Conrad
- Gregg, Andrew
- Grubb, Peter
- Hamilton, Charles
- Hamilton, James
- Hamilton, John
- Hamilton, William
- Hand, Edward
- Hand, Jasper
- Hayes, A. L.
- Henry, John
- Hess, David
- Jago, John
- Javin, William
- Keeportz, Daniel
- Kittera, William
- Kremer, Philip
- Krug, Jacob
- Kurtz, William
- Lindsay, William
- Loudersmith, Wendel
- Lyon, Joseph Barnet
- Magaw, David
- Marshall, J.
- McClellan, John
- McKean, Thomas
- Millar, John
- Miller, Michael
- Minich, Henry
- Muhlenberg, William Augustus
- Nesbitt, John
- Nissley, Martin
- Ord, John
- Philips, David
- Postlethwaite, John
- Poultney, Thomas
- Price, Eli K.
- Probst, John
- Ramsey, Robert
- Rawle, William
- Riegart, Adam
- Rine, Widow
- Ross, George
- Ross, J.
- Scott, James
- Sergeant, Thomas
- Shippen, Edward
- Shippen, Evans Wallis
- Shippen, Robert
- Simpson, John
- Smith, Charles
- Smith, Mary Yeates
- Stein, Charles
- Steinman, Fredrick
- Stevenson, Henry
- Stewart, Charles
- Sturmii, Johannis Christophorus
- Thomas, John
- Tilghman, Benjamin C.
- Tilghman, E.
- Tilghman, Edward
- Tilghman, William
- Tilghman, William B.
- Towson, William
- Underwood, John
- Wallace, George
- Wallace, William
- Waln, Nicholas
- Warden, J.
- White, William
- Wickersham, Elijah
- Willson, Samuel
- Yeates, Catharine
- Yeates, Jasper
- Yeates, Jasper, Jr.
- Yeates, John, Jr.
- Yeates, John, Sr.
- Yeates, Margaret
- Yeates, Sarah Burd "Sally"
- Zantzinger, Paul
- Search Terms
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Family records
- Finding aids
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Wills
- Extent
- 6 boxes, 49 folders, 13 books, 6 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0205
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Copies
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Yeates, Aungst Collection (MG0206)
- Yeates, Carson Collection (MG0207)
- George M. Steinman Collection (MG0184)
- Jasper Yeates Colonial Law Library
- Objects in the Curatorial Collection
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection (MG0205), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Restrictions noted at the item level. The letter copybooks in Folders 31 and 36 are restricted--please use the transcriptions available in the library.
- 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-205
- Classification
- MG0205
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Folders 1-34 and Books 1-2 were processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to PP on 26 March 2022.
Documents
- Collection
- Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
- Title
- Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
- Object ID
- MG0761
- Date Range
- 1793-1906
2 images
- Title
- Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
- Description
- Historic documents, 1793-1906
- Letters:
- Buchanan regarding a lawsuit, 1817
- Stevens regarding a financial matter, 1865
- M. Quay to Col. Franklin regarding the promotion of Capt. McGovern, 122 PA Vols, Lancaster County, 1862
- Edwin S. Stuart, soliciting Lancaster County's vote for governor, 1906
- Vendue conditions for Christian Woldy, 1830
- Arbitration, 1842
- Unrecorded deed, Garber to Bomberger in Brownstown, 1864
- Letters of administration for John Steman of Manor Twp., 1793
- Payroll for roadwork off of Rte 999 in Manor Twp., 1817
- Wertz items from Manor Twp.:
- Arbitration notice, 1842
- Subpoena, 1822
- Summons for selling butter contrary to Columbia ordinance, 1832
- County tax receipts, 1828
- Receipts
- Date Range
- 1793-1906
- Year Range From
- 1793
- Year Range To
- 1906
- Date of Accumulation
- 1793-1906
- Creator
- Landis, Ralph Shelley, 1891-1987
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 15
- Subjects
- Letters
- Search Terms
- Columbia
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Finding aids
- Legal documents
- Letters
- Manor Twp.
- Manuscript groups
- Payroll
- Receipts
- Route 999
- Stevens and Smith Center
- Subpoenas
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0761
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_01)
- Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_02)
- Notes
- Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- This collection has not been cataloged. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2016.MG0761
- Other Numbers
- MG-761
- Classification
- MG0761
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Not cataloged, July 2023.
Images
- Collection
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Title
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Object ID
- MG0344
- Date Range
- 1799-1977
- Collection
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Title
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Description
- The S. S. Haldeman Papers are an overview of Haldeman's career. The collection contains biographical information about and published works of Samuel Steman Haldeman on the freshwater univalve mollusca, language, and agriculture. There is also a handwritten biography on Ben Keywood.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Samuel Steman Haldeman was born in Locust Grove, Lancaster County circa 1812. He was the eldest of seven children of Henry Haldeman and Frances Steman. (Haldeman genealogy chart) Samuel was raised in the family mansion in Bainbridge and developed an interest in science and nature by wading in the Susquehanna River. There he collected shells, eels, Indian relics, minerals and insects. (Barber, 53) He was educated in public schools and attended Dickinson College for two years before withdrawing. Samuel left Dickinson because he found college to be irksome and that he could learn more on his own. After college Samuel educated himself by going to lectures, analyzing specimens, and studying books.
- Also after college he moved into the mansion near Chickies Creek, which he designed. In 1835 S. S. Haldeman married Mary Hough of Bainbridge and they had four children. (Haldeman genealogy) Haldeman was not a religious man and was born protestant, but when he was in his thirties he converted to Roman Catholic and was a member of St. Mary's Church in Lancaster City.
- During his life, Samuel was the author of scientific works, as well as many works on the study of language. One of his more famous works was A Monograph of the Limniades and other Fresh-Water Univalve Mollusca of United States. Samuel published these volumes during the 1840s. These volumes on mollusca were viewed as authoritative by most of the scientific world including Charles Darwin. (Sunday News, Lancaster, Pa.) Haldeman was considered an expert of many of the subjects he wrote about because of his attention to detail. He worked 16-hour days going over different specimens and spent time practicing the correct way to pronounce words and letters in different languages. (Croll)
- Haldeman was the author of over 150 articles on natural science, zoology, ethnology, language, natural history, and archaeology. His publications include several newspaper articles for Lancaster County newspapers, the Marietta Times and the Intelligencer Journal. Additionally, he was the editor of the Pennsylvania Farm Journal for three years. Haldeman's articles were also published in Silliman's Journal, better known as The American Journal of Science, and Popular Science Monthly. (Croll)
- However, Haldeman's career was not limited to publishing. His interest in the sciences led to careers in teaching and geology. In 1836 he began working for the State Geological Survey in New Jersey as an assistant and later held the same position in Pennsylvania. He received his first professorship to teach zoology at the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia in 1841. Haldeman was elected professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania in 1851, and then in 1855 he became a professor of natural history at the University of Delaware. He returned to the University of Pennsylvania as a professor in 1876 and retained that position until his death in 1888. (Barber)
- Haldeman did not limit his career solely to science. He managed the First National Bank of Marietta. He was also a partner with his brothers in the iron business that his father had built. The original name of the furnace was Chiqusalungo. It operated under the name E. Haldeman and Co. The brothers later built another blast furnace, and called the two furnaces Chickies 1 and Chickies 2. These furnaces were located along the Susquehanna south of Marietta. Haldeman perfected the practice of smelting iron with anthracite coal. Some of his articles on the use of anthracite coal in blast furnaces were published in Silliman's Journal during the 1840s. (Gramm)
- Samuel Steman Haldeman brought the forefront of science to Lancaster County. He worked on issues relevant to his home and community. He was never involved in any business that did not affect his home or family and worked hard to the end of his life. He returned home, tired and exhausted, from a convention in Boston in 1888. Samuel Steman Haldeman died six days later of a heart attack at age 68. "Thus peacefully ended a useful life, full of years and honors." (Barber)
- Works Cited:
- Barber, Edwin A. "The Late Professor S.S. Haldeman" The Museum; 1885. MG-344 S. S. Haldeman Papers, Lancaster County Historical Society.
- Croll, P. C. "Famous Pennsylvania Germans; Professor Samuel S. Haldeman, LL.D." The Pennsylvania German, v.6 1905.
- Gramm, Bertha Sue, The Ironmasters of Marietta and vicinity during the period 1848-1878, Lancaster County Historical Society: Lancaster, Pa. 1948.
- Haldeman genealogy chart prepared by Horace L. Haldeman, 1893. Haldeman Family file, Lancaster County Historical Society.
- Date Range
- 1799-1977
- Year Range From
- 1799
- Year Range To
- 1977
- Date of Accumulation
- 1799-1977
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 08
- People
- Haldeman, Frances
- Haldeman, Henry
- Haldeman, Samuel Steman
- Hough, Mary
- Keywood, Ben
- Munsell, Joel
- Subjects
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Letters
- Linguistics
- Mollusks
- Proofs (Printing)
- Scientists
- Scientists' writings
- Search Terms
- Agriculture
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Farming
- Finding aids
- Letters
- Linguistics
- Manuscript groups
- Mechanics' Society
- Mollusks
- Newspaper clippings
- Pennsylvania Farm Journal
- Proofs (Printing)
- Scientists
- Extent
- 1 box, 24 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English, German, and Latin
- Object ID
- MG0344
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Associated Material
- Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society https://haldeman-mansion.org/
- Related Item Notes
- Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records (MG0736)
- Curatorial Collection
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), S. S. Haldeman Papers (MG0344), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- See the attached finding aid for a list of S. S. Haldeman's publications.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use photocopies of newspaper articles.
- 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-344
- Classification
- MG0344
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged and finding aid prepared by AV, Fall semester 2006. Added to database 22 August 2017.
- Collection
- Black History Collection
- Title
- Black History Collection, Series 2
- Object ID
- MG0240_Ser02
- Date Range
- 1779-1984
- Collection
- Black History Collection
- Title
- Black History Collection, Series 2
- Description
- Series 2, Black History Records, contains the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons or Negro Entry Book, a census of free persons of color living in Lancaster city; a biographical account of Rev. James William Charles Pennington; and items related to early twentieth century Black History in Lancaster County. The collection also contains letters from anti-slavery societies, papers related to abolitionist activity, a letter regarding the American Colonization Society, and a manumission paper from the state of Virginia.
- Date Range
- 1779-1984
- Year Range From
- 1779
- Year Range To
- 1984
- Date of Accumulation
- 1779-1984
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 06
- People
- Allen, Richard
- Anderson, George L.
- Anderson, Mildred
- Bailey, Bessie
- Bailey, Charles
- Ball, James H.
- Barber, Florence
- Beaubian, Beulah
- Beaubian, Charles S.
- Blonden, Louisa
- Book, Anna H.
- Book, Simon
- Bradley, Daniel
- Bridgett, Alexander
- Broadnax, Joseph
- Brown, E. D.
- Brown, Ernest
- Brown, H. H.
- Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
- Cain, Annie
- Cain, Jennie
- Cain, John
- Cain, Louisa
- Carter, John C.
- Carter, John W.
- Carter, Laura
- Carter, Nettie
- Clark, Josephine
- Clark, Russia
- Clark, Ruth
- Cohn, Jason
- Cooper, Bella
- Craig, Mary
- Craig, Samuel
- Davis, Emily
- Davis, Robert
- Dorsey, Steven
- Edwards, Mary
- Edwards, Thomas L.
- Foster, Carrie
- Foster, Daniel
- George, H. E., Mrs.
- George, Harriet
- Goins, Dora
- Green, Annie
- Green, Charles
- Green, Cora
- Green, Jane
- Green, Mary A.
- Hardy, Laura
- Hayes, Hannah
- Hayes, O. H.
- Heard, William Henry
- Henry, Ella
- Henry, Mary
- Hill, Emily
- Hill, Harriet
- Hood, Solomon Porter
- Hopkins, Ada
- Hopkins, Sadie
- Hopkins, Stanton
- Hunter, Mabel
- Hunter, Rosie
- Hurdle, Emma
- Hurdle, James
- Jackson, Florence
- Jackson, Letitia
- Jackson, Rebecca
- Johnson, Chester A.
- Johnson, Estella Book
- Johnson, Florence
- Kelley, Calvin
- Kelley, David
- Keyes, Emma
- La Barre, John
- Link, John Lewis
- Lynch, Dora
- MacNeal, William
- Mason, Alice
- Mitchell, Blanche
- Moore, Martha
- Morrison, J. S.
- Morrison, J. S., Mrs.
- Moton, Charles
- Murray, Clara P.
- Nickumn, Theresa
- Palmer, John M.
- Payne, Benedine
- Polite, Abraham L.
- Polite, Blanche
- Price, J. C.
- Richardson, Ella M.
- Robinson, Sara
- Rosenthal, Isidore
- Shissler, Simon
- Shorter, George
- Snow, Josephine
- Spraggan, R. F.
- Stewart, J. O.
- Tall, Rebecca
- Thomas, Virginia
- Thornton, Elizabeth
- Toney, Joseph M.
- Trout, Henry Leightner "Harry"
- Tryman, Mary
- Turner, Ruth
- Waters, Ruth
- Webster, Frank T. M.
- William, Ella
- Williams, Mary
- Wilson, Albert E., Sr.
- Wilson, Edith
- Wilson, Helen
- Wilson, Laura
- Wilson, Maude
- Winston, Charity
- Winston, William
- Witcher, W. E.
- Wolford, Edward
- Woods, Elizabeth
- Other Creators
- Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
- Subjects
- Abolitionists
- African Americans--History
- Antislavery movements
- Free Black people
- Freedmen
- Letters
- Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- Search Terms
- Abolitionists
- Antislavery movements
- Certificates
- Correspondence
- Court of Quarter Sessions
- Enslaved persons
- Free persons of color
- Freedmen
- Letters
- Persons of color
- Slaveholders
- Slavery
- Extent
- 17 folders, 35 items, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0240_Ser02
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
- Conestoga Elks Lodge Records (MG0760)
- 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.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit. Restricted access for the "Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons" found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.
- 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-240, Series 2
- Classification
- MG0240
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 17 January 2022.
- Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
- Collection
- Harry Lincoln Long Collection
- Title
- Harry Lincoln Long Collection
- Object ID
- MG0380
- Date Range
- 1739-1883
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Smith, Howard
Smith, Joseph
Stevens, Thaddeus
Walker, John
Warner, Rily
White, William
Widmyer, C.
Worrell, Elijah
Worrell, Elizabeth
Worrell, Joseph
Yost, Jacob
Subject Headings:
Deeds
Letters
Real property surveys
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
�230 North President Avenue • Lancaster
1 document
- Collection
- Harry Lincoln Long Collection
- Title
- Harry Lincoln Long Collection
- Description
- The Harry Lincoln Long Collection contains documents of the Long family of Drumore Twp. Most papers pertain to property of the Long and Worrell families, and the estate of Robert H. Long. The documents include a broadside, deeds, land drafts, receipts, insurance policies, and correspondence.
- Date Range
- 1739-1883
- Year Range From
- 1739
- Year Range To
- 1883
- Date of Accumulation
- 1739-1883
- Creator
- Long, Harry Lincoln, 1865-1948
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 09
- People
- Ball, John
- Ball, Joseph
- Barclay, James
- Barclay, Mary
- Black, James
- Boyd, Ann Margaret
- Boyd, Hugh
- Boyd, Isabella R.
- Boyd, Samuel
- Buchanan, James
- Calvert, John
- Churchman, George
- Churchman, John
- Clark, Nathaniel
- Clerk, Nathan
- Collins, Cornelius
- Crawford, David
- Crawford, Edward
- Crawford, Robert
- Dickson, Samuel
- Ensminger, Samuel
- Fairman, George Walter
- Findlay, William
- Forsh, Jonathan
- Gardner, Valentine
- Gill, George
- Gryder, Jacob
- Harrah, Patrick
- Hecket, Frank
- Hibshman, Jacob
- James, John
- King, Robert
- Lamborn, Robert
- Long, Harry Lincoln
- Long, Hugh
- Long, James
- Long, Robert H.
- Martin, Hugh
- McElray, John
- McPherson, James
- McPherson, Martha
- Mitchell, John
- Mitchell, Samuel
- Moore, Alexander
- Neel, Thomas
- Pennepacker, Henry W.
- Penny, Hugh M.
- Penny, John Joseph
- Porter, Thomas
- Quin, Bryan
- Rippey, Matthew
- Robertson, James
- Robinson, James
- Seiple, Samuel
- Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
- Smith, Howard
- Smith, Joseph
- Stevens, Thaddeus
- Walker, John
- Warner, Rily
- White, William
- Widmyer, C.
- Worrell, Elijah
- Worrell, Elizabeth
- Worrell, Joseph
- Yost, Jacob
- Search Terms
- Accounts
- Agreements
- Altick and McGinnis
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Bank of the United States
- Barns
- Broadsides
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Drumore Twp.
- Estate settlement
- Finding aids
- Fishing Creek
- Independent Whig Steam Press
- Insurance policies
- Invoices
- Land drafts
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Mortgages
- Promissory notes
- Real estate
- Real property surveys
- Receipts
- Southern Mutual Insurance Company of Lancaster County
- Surveys
- Extent
- 1 box, 9 folders, .25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0380
- 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).
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- 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
- 2005.MG0380
- Other Numbers
- MG-380
- Classification
- MG0380
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Harry Lincoln Long was the donor's maternal grandfather; he kept these documents for the family.
- Added to database 20 February 2022.
Documents
- Collection
- George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
- Title
- George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
- Object ID
- MG0184_S02
- Date Range
- 1738-1955
(day, month, year), George
Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster,
Pennsylvania.
People:
Cameron, James Donald
Cameron, Simon
Steinman, George Michael
Stevens, Thaddeus
Yeates, Jasper
Subject Headings:
Search Terms:
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript
1 document
- Title
- George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
- Description
- The George Steinman Papers, Series 2 is a collection of original correspondence, documents, photographs, and ephemera primarily compiled by George Steinman. The contents of Series 2 represent Lancaster city and county events, prominent citizens, buildings, monuments, churches, cemeteries, schools, and businesses. Most of what Steinman collected relates to 18th and 19th century Pennsylvania, highlighting Lancaster and Philadelphia. One of the key events highlighted is the Revolutionary war; with documents and images related to Philadelphia, George Washington, the Atlee family, and General Edward Hand. There are images relating to the Christiana Riot and to various buildings in early Lancaster; including but not limited to the Old Jail, the British Prison, and Postlethwaite's Tavern. Also included in the collection is currency printed by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1764, and Confederate States currency and bonds.
- System of Arrangement
- This collection is divided into two series:
- Series 1 The Steinman Album
- Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
- Date Range
- 1738-1955
- Year Range From
- 1738
- Year Range To
- 1955
- Date of Accumulation
- 1738-1955
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 04
- People
- Cameron, James Donald
- Cameron, Simon
- Steinman, George Michael
- Stevens, Thaddeus
- Yeates, Jasper
- Search Terms
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Persons of color
- Extent
- 4 boxes, 112 folders, 1029 items, 3125 pages to scan, 2 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0184_S02
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Copies
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
- Please see the Photograph Collection for photographs referenced in this finding aid.
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Restricted access. Patrons wishing to view the Steinman Album or the contents of the boxes must make an appointment with the Archives Staff at least two weeks prior to visit.
- 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-184, Series 2
- Classification
- MG0184
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Finding aid for Boxes 1-4 prepared by JE, 2018. Many of the documents, photographs, and ephemera from this collection were separated and placed in other collections in the mid to late twentieth century. In 2018, an intern was able to find most of those items and returned them to the folders within this collection.
- Added to database 26 March 2022.
- Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
Documents
- Collection
- Joseph Simon Papers
- Title
- Joseph Simon Papers
- Object ID
- MG0623
- Date Range
- 1754-1786
1 document
- Collection
- Joseph Simon Papers
- Title
- Joseph Simon Papers
- Description
- This collection contains financial and legal papers of Joseph Simon, including a mortgage, his will, and a bill of exchange. There is also a 1768 letter of introduction from Thomas Barton, rector of St. James Episcopal Church to William Johnson, First Baronet.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Joseph Simon was a successful trader and owned enormous tracts of land in the West. As the head of one of the earliest Jewish families in Lancaster County, he was also a religious leader in Lancaster,Pa. See Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 7 (1899), p. 165-172.
- https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/simon-joseph-simon-papers-1754-1786/
- https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/viewer?file=%2fmedia%2flibrary%2fdocs%2fvol3no7pp165_172_224559.pdf#search=Simon%2c%20Joseph&phrase=false
- https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/viewer?file=%2fmedia%2flibrary%2fdocs%2fedit_vol80no4pp211_322.pdf#search=Simon%2c%20Joseph&phrase=false
- Date Range
- 1754-1786
- Creation Date
- 1754-1786
- Date of Accumulation
- 1764-1766, 1795
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 13
- Subjects
- Letters
- Wills
- Indian traders
- Jewish businesspeople
- Search Terms
- Correspondence
- Jewish businesspeople
- Letters
- Merchants
- Mortgages
- Wills
- Extent
- 1 box, 2 folders
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0623
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Restrictions 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
- Papers regarding the Paxton Boys and the Conestoga Massacre Collection (MG-614), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Other Numbers
- MG-623
- Other Number
- MG-623
- Classification
- MG0623
- Description Level
- Fonds
Documents
- Collection
- Adam Reigart Collection
- Title
- Adam Reigart Collection
- Object ID
- MG0122
- Date Range
- 1795-1869
1 document
- Collection
- Adam Reigart Collection
- Title
- Adam Reigart Collection
- Description
- This Reigart family collection contains family papers and items related to Adam Reigart's business. The business items include licenses to sell wines and spirits, postage accounts, financial and legal documents, orders for wines and spirits, and correspondence. Receipts represent payments for direct tax, household furniture tax, water rent, and watch and lamp tax. An item of note is the 1795 stock certificate for the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company.
- Date Range
- 1795-1869
- Year Range From
- 1795
- Year Range To
- 1869
- Date of Accumulation
- 1795-1869
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 04
- People
- Reigart, Adam
- Reigart, Adam, Jr.
- Subjects
- Business records
- Letters
- Search Terms
- Business records
- Letters
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- Extent
- 1 box, 11 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0122
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Related Item Notes
- Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection, MG0331
- 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-122
- Other Number
- MG-122
- Classification
- MG0122
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Processed prior to 1997. Added to database 30 June 2021.
Documents
- Collection
- Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
- Title
- Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
- Object ID
- MG0846
- Date Range
- 1727 - 1980s
; 5
volumes of business records
Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7
Shelving Location: Archives North, Side 28
Scope and Content Note: The Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
contain letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and business records from three
generations of the
1 document
- Title
- Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
- Description
- This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.
- Date Range
- 1727 - 1980s
- Creator
- Gibbons family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Bonsall, Daniel
- Bonsall, Edward Horne
- Bonsall, Rachel
- Brinton, William
- Brown, Ellen
- Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
- Conrad, Abraham
- Dunbar, Andrew
- Dunbar, Mary
- Eaby, Christian
- Eaby, Samuel
- Earle, Mary Hussey
- Evans, Thomas
- Evans, Rebecca
- Evans, William
- Gibbons, Abraham
- Gibbons, Caroline
- Gibbons, Daniel
- Gibbons, Deborah
- Gibbons, Joseph
- Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle
- Gibbons, Rachel
- Gibbons, Samuel
- Gibbons, William
- Grigs, Joseph
- Hamilton, James
- Hertzkey, John
- Kendall, John
- Kirk, Jeremiah
- Lightfoot, Jepthat
- Miller, Eliza
- Miller, John
- Reynolds, Margaret
- Stauffer, Christian
- Steer, Joseph
- Stevens, Thaddeus
- Thomas, William B.
- Wartnaby, Elizabeth
- Subjects
- Business records
- Deeds
- Letters
- Mills and mill-work
- Quakers
- Society of Friends
- Westtown Boarding School
- Search Terms
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Diaries
- Finding aids
- Lampeter Twp.
- Leacock Twp.
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Mill Creek
- Mills
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Quakers
- Society of Friends
- Westtown Boarding School
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0846
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Copies
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2021.008
- Other Numbers
- MG-846
- Other Number
- MG-846
- Classification
- MG0846
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Folders 1-30 processed and finding aid prepared from the donor's notes by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 12 July 2021.
Documents
- Collection
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Title
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Object ID
- MG0098
- Date Range
- 1776-1976
2 documents
- Collection
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Title
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Description
- The Revolutionary War Collection contains a variety of materials from and about the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. The original records include correspondence, military pay certificates, court records, and an orderly book kept by Lt. Col. Adam Hubley, Jr. during the Sullivan Campaign of 1779. There are also research notes and secondary sources, including a list of prisoners of war, a list of males in Lancaster County in 1776, Continental Hospital Returns 1777-1780, articles, information on soldiers buried in Lancaster County, and an article about John Paul Jones.
- Date Range
- 1776-1976
- Creation Date
- 1776-1976
- Year Range From
- 1776
- Year Range To
- 1976
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- People
- Beddulph, Robert
- Boyd, John
- Burd, James Edward
- Chambers, Stephen
- Coedans, James
- Cooke, William
- Ferree, John
- Getty, Christian
- Gurney, Francis
- Hubley, Adam
- Jolly, James A. "Jim"
- Joy, Daniel
- Kieffer, Henry Martyn
- Moore, William
- Neal, James
- Patterson, Alex
- Porter, Thomas
- Ramsay, David
- Rapp, Brandon
- Reid, George W.
- Worner, William Frederic
- Zellty, John A.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Letters
- Military history
- Military regulations
- Newtown, Battle of, Newtown, N.Y., 1779
- Prisoners of war
- Soldiers
- Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779
- Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
- Search Terms
- Battle of Newtown
- Battle of Stony Point
- Cemeteries
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Haudenosaunee Confederacy
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Military history
- Military records
- Military regulations
- Prisoners of war
- Receipts
- Revolutionary War
- Soldiers
- Sullivan Campaign, 1779
- Extent
- 3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0098
- Notes
- Harmful Language Warning: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this orderly book reflects the racial prejudices of the era and the violence perpetrated against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during the American War of Independence. 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. This volume contains language that is offensive, oppressive, graphic, and may cause distress. LancasterHistory does not condone the use of this language.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
- Copyright
- Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@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
- Revolutionary War Collection (MG-98), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Other Numbers
- MG-98
- Other Number
- MG-98
- Classification
- MG0098
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged prior to 1997. Items have been added and the finding aid has been updated since 1997.
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