- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Object ID
- Bridge F0450 I006
- Date Range
- 1807/04
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Description
- Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
- System of Arrangement
- Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
- Date Range
- 1807/04
- Year
- 1807
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0007
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Bridges
- Creeks
- Lampeter Twp.
- Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike
- Pequea Creek
- Petitions
- Roads
- Strasburg Twp.
- Strasburg
- Turnpikes
- Place
- Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
- Object Name
- Petition
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0450 I006
- Box Number
- 007
- Additional Notes
- Court term: April 1807.
- Location: On public road from the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike to Strasburg, Strasburg Twp.
- Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Object ID
- Bridge F0450 I007
- Date Range
- 1807/08
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Date Range
- 1807/08
- Year
- 1807
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0007
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Bridges
- Creeks
- Lampeter Twp.
- Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike
- Orders
- Pequea Creek
- Reports
- Roads
- Strasburg Twp.
- Strasburg
- Turnpikes
- Place
- Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
- Object Name
- Report
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0450 I007
- Box Number
- 007
- Additional Notes
- Court term: August 1807.
- Location: On public road from the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike to Strasburg, Strasburg Twp.
- Document type: Order and report of viewers.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Object ID
- Bridge F0450 I008
- Date Range
- 1808/01
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Date Range
- 1808/01
- Year
- 1808
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0007
- People
- Herr, John
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Bridges
- Creeks
- Dams
- Lampeter Twp.
- Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike
- Pequea Creek
- Petitions
- Roads
- Strasburg Twp.
- Strasburg
- Turnpikes
- Place
- Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
- Object Name
- Petition
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0450 I008
- Box Number
- 007
- Additional Notes
- Bridge over [Pequea Creek]
- Court term: January 1808.
- Location: On public road from the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike to Strasburg, Strasburg Twp., at John Herr's Dam.
- Document type: Petition for a bridge.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Object ID
- Bridge F0450 I009
- Date Range
- 1809/08
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Bridge Records
- Date Range
- 1809/08
- Year
- 1809
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0007
- People
- Herr, John
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Bridges
- Creeks
- Dams
- Lampeter Twp.
- Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike
- Pequea Creek
- Petitions
- Roads
- Strasburg Twp.
- Strasburg
- Turnpikes
- Place
- Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
- Object Name
- Petition
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0450 I009
- Box Number
- 007
- Additional Notes
- Court term: August 1809.
- Location: On public road from the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike to Strasburg, Strasburg Twp., at John Herr's Dam.
- Document type: Petition for a bridge.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Title
- Schlauch Children
- Description
- Oval, cut photo glued on paper with two bands - concentric, one thicker than the other, around photo. Photo shows four children - three girls sitting in a row, one boy standing to their left, 3/4 front, facing girls. Each girl is holding a different doll.
- Photo of Schlauch siblings taken by their father. Written on wood backing the photo: "Ed Schlauch (with drum)/ Alice O. Schlauch (Zell)/ "Lill" Schlauch (Hoover)/ Ida Schlauch (Haag-Steel)/ Taken by their father." Unknown in which direction the girls are named. One can assume the names in parentheses are later married names of the females.
- Date Range
- mid 1800's
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Wall
- Island 5
- Storage Cabinet
- Unit 43
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Storage Drawer
- Bin 2-H
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Material
- Wood, Paper, Glass
- Height (in)
- 7.875
- Width (in)
- 6.937
- Depth (in)
- 0.875
- Dimension Details
- Frame: Width: 6.937' Height: 7.875' Depth: 0.875' Picture: Width: 3.375' Height: 4.312'
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-05-26
- Condition Notes
- White mat around photo is tan with age, lines of dust in corners and around edges of frame that is open in back. One piece of wood partially covers the back with exposed space on both lengthwise edges.
- Wood frame with dark glossy finish and gold painted edge next to glass. Wood exposed on all corners, many scratches throughout.
- Object ID
- W.89.24
- Role
- Photographer
- Accession Number
- W.89.24
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- Object ID
- AUG 1805 F017 QS
- Date Range
- 1805/08
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Date Range
- 1805/08
- Year
- 1805
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- People
- Bartle, Michael
- Bartle, Catharine
- Burg, Elizabeth
- Melone, Elizabeth
- Bausman, Elizabeth
- Slayter, John
- Speese, Francis
- Bartle, Andrew
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Quarter Sessions
- Recognizance
- Charge: desertion
- Charge: assault and battery
- Charge: surety of the peace
- Orders
- Directors of the Poor and House of Employment
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- AUG 1805 F017 QS
- Additional Notes
- Recognizance, charged with deserting his children and wife, Catharine Bartle; assault and battery on Elizabeth Burg; surety of the peace towards Elizabeth Melone.
- Order to the Directors of the Poor.
- Additional names: Elizabeth Bausman, John Slayter, Francis Speese, Andrew Bartle.
- 5 items, 5 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1805
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Smith, John
- Williams, James
- Whitaker, John
- Henry, John
- Causland, Maxwell
- Kenny, John
- Conner, John
- Dewes, Paul
- Weiss, Elizabeth
- Ehrman, Casper
- McElroy, Daniel
- Hamilton, James
- Nisly, Daniel
- Clark, James
- Holl, John
- Lewis, Richard
- Dixler, Frederick
- Sausman, Henry
- Sawer, Jacob
- Sawer, John
- Riley, Edward
- Youndt, Samuel
- Miller, Samuel
- Ash, John
- Morrison, John
- Kaffrode, Jacob
- Laughren, James
- Haas, Christian
- Brenisen, George
- Flinn, Luke
- Jones, Peter
- Zimmerman, Cornelius
- Bricker, David Jr.
- Goodhard, Jacob
- Lutz, Mary
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Quarter Sessions
- Recognizance
- Charge: larceny
- Charge: assault and battery
- Charge: fornication and bastardy
- Charge: tippling house
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- NOV 1805 F016 QS
- Additional Notes
- List of recognizance.
- John Smith, larceny, goods of James Williams.
- John Henry, assault and battery on Maxwell McCausland.
- Paul Dewes, fornication and battery on Elizabeth Weiss.
- Daniel McElroy, assault and battery on James Hamilton.
- Daniel Nisly, tippling house.
- Richard Lewis, assault and battery on Samuel Youndt.
- Samuel Miller, assault and battery on Hugh Ferguson.
- John Morrison, assault and battery on Michael Dougherty.
- James Laughren, tippling house.
- Peter Jones.
- David Bricker Jr.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- Object ID
- NOV 1809 F005 QS
- Date Range
- 1809/11
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- Date Range
- 1809/11
- Year
- 1809
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- People
- Dunbar, Isaac
- Erisman, Daniel
- Erisman, John
- Harkless, James
- Harkless, James Jr.
- Hurdow, John
- Kann, Christina
- Kann, Henry
- Longenecker, John
- Paines, Glasgow
- Sharer, John
- Shepler, William
- Swenk, John
- Tobias
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Charge: assault and battery with intent to kill
- Charge: assault and battery with intent to rob
- Depositions
- Examinations
- Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Persons of color
- Quarter Sessions
- Recognizance
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- NOV 1809 F005 QS
- Notes
- 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.
- Additional Notes
- African-American.
- Also: James Harkless, pilot from Middletown; Tobias.
- Recognizance, suspicion of assault and battery on John Swenk, with intent to kill and rob.
- Recognizance, suspicion of robbing John Erisman.
- Depositions and examinations of Glasgow Paines, Henry Kann, Christina Kann, Isaac Dunbar, William Shepler, John Hurdow, Daniel Erisman, John Longenecker, John Sharer, John Swenk.
- 14 items, 14 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of Robert Spear
- Object ID
- Inv 1800 F010 S
- Date Range
- 1800
1 document
- Collection
- Estate Inventories
- Title
- Estate inventory of Robert Spear
- Date Range
- 1800
- Year
- 1800
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0111
- People
- Fanny
- Juliana
- Prince
- Spear, Robert
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Subjects
- African Americans--History
- Probate records
- Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- Search Terms
- Boys
- Children
- Enslaved persons
- Estate inventories
- Girls
- Persons of color
- Probate records
- Place
- None
- Extent
- 1 item, 6 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Estate Inventory
- Object ID
- Inv 1800 F010 S
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Box Number
- 111
- Notes
- 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.
- Additional Notes
- Enslaved children listed, one boy and two girls.
- 1 item, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment-contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
- Credit
- Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Classification
- RG-03-00-0133
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Documents
- Collection
- Quarter Sessions
- Title
- Quarter Sessions
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
- Arranged by case number within each term.
- Year
- 1800
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Quarter Sessions
- Recognizance
- Charge: assault and battery
- Object Name
- Record, Judicial
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- JAN 1800 F001 QS
- Additional Notes
- No date on document.
- Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Joseph Lefever.
- Additional names: Adam Reigart, Jacob Strickler, Thomas Barker.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0908
- Description Level
- Item