Alta California : embracing notices of the climate, soil, and agricultural products of northern Mexico and the Pacific seaboard : also, a history of the military and naval operations of the United States directed against the territories of northern Mexico, in the year 1846-'47 : with documents declaratory of the policy of the present administration of the national government in regard to the annexation of conquered territory to this union, and the opinion of the Hon. James Buchanan on the Wilmot Proviso, &c
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18954
- Author
- Captain of volunteers.
- Date of Publication
- 1847.
- Call Number
- 979.4403 C254
1 website
- Responsibility
- by a Captain of volunteers.
- Author
- Captain of volunteers.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- H. Packer & Co. ...,
- Date of Publication
- 1847.
- Physical Description
- [2], 5-64 p. (first leaf blank) ; 25 cm.
- Notes
- This copy is a reproduction ISBN 0548410593.
- Description of area: p. 9-12; history and documentation: p. 13-64.
- Anti-annexation tract.
- Summary
- The 1847 publication briefly address climate soil and agriculture in Alta and Baja California in chapter I. The following eight chapters consist of communications from the U.S. Government consisting of instructions in the event Mexico declared war, justification of and motives for war, various reports to Washington, communications with Mexican officials in Alta California, accounts of the military operations in California, the articles of capitulation entered into at Rancho of Cowanga on January 13, 1847, all of which are interspersed with personal observations and comments by the author. The final chapter deals with the question of whether slavery would be allowed in California, the policy of the South and its motive for a slave market and emigrants to California and Northern Mexico [from California State University's Digital Commons]
- Subjects
- Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
- Mexican War, 1846-1848.
- California - Description and travel.
- California - History - 1846-1850.
- Mexico, North - Description and travel.
- California - Annexation to the United States.
- Place
- United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Book
- Call Number
- 979.4403 C254
Websites
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Object ID
- Coll App 1910 F001 N
- Date Range
- 1910
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Description
- Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
- Date Range
- 1910
- Date of Accumulation
- 1849-1913
- Year
- 1910
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0011
- People
- Nolt, Mary
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Collateral appraisement
- East Hempfield Twp.
- Inventories
- Place
- East Hempfield Twp.
- Extent
- 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
- Object Name
- Appraisal
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Coll App 1910 F001 N
- Box Number
- 011
- Additional Notes
- Includes inventory.
- 2 items, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 03-00 0312
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Object ID
- Coll App 1912 F001 N
- Date Range
- 1912
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Description
- Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
- Date Range
- 1912
- Date of Accumulation
- 1849-1913
- Year
- 1912
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0011
- People
- Nolt, Elizabeth
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Collateral appraisement
- East Hempfield Twp.
- Inventories
- Place
- East Hempfield Twp.
- Extent
- 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
- Object Name
- Appraisal
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Coll App 1912 F001 N
- Box Number
- 011
- Additional Notes
- Includes inventory.
- 2 items, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 03-00 0312
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Object ID
- Coll App 1879 F001 P
- Date Range
- 1879
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Description
- Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
- Date Range
- 1879
- Date of Accumulation
- 1849-1913
- Year
- 1879
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0012
- People
- Paul, Mary
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Collateral appraisement
- West Cocalico Twp.
- Inventories
- Place
- West Cocalico Twp.
- Extent
- 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
- Object Name
- Appraisal
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Coll App 1879 F001 P
- Box Number
- 012
- Additional Notes
- Only inventory as collateral appraisement.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 03-00 0312
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Object ID
- Coll App 1881 F001 P
- Date Range
- 1881
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Description
- Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
- Date Range
- 1881
- Date of Accumulation
- 1849-1913
- Year
- 1881
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0012
- People
- Peck, Benjamin
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Collateral appraisement
- East Donegal Twp.
- Inventories
- Place
- East Donegal Twp.
- Extent
- 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
- Object Name
- Appraisal
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Coll App 1881 F001 P
- Box Number
- 012
- Additional Notes
- Attached inventory.
- 2 items, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 03-00 0312
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Object ID
- Coll App 1874 F004 S
- Date Range
- 1874
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Description
- Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
- Date Range
- 1874
- Date of Accumulation
- 1849-1913
- Year
- 1874
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0013
- People
- Stauffer, Christian H.
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Collateral appraisement
- West Donegal Twp.
- Inventories
- Place
- West Donegal Twp.
- Extent
- 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
- Object Name
- Appraisal
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Coll App 1874 F004 S
- Box Number
- 013
- Additional Notes
- Only: inventory of personal property subject to collateral tax.
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 03-00 0312
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Object ID
- Coll App 1881 F009 B
- Date Range
- 1881
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Description
- Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
- Date Range
- 1881
- Date of Accumulation
- 1849-1913
- Year
- 1881
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0001
- People
- Brown, John D.
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Collateral appraisement
- West Earl Twp.
- Inventories
- Accounts
- Place
- West Earl Twp.
- Extent
- 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
- Object Name
- Appraisal
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Coll App 1881 F009 B
- Box Number
- 001
- Additional Notes
- Also: attached inventory and account.
- 3 items, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 03-00 0312
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Object ID
- Coll App 1912 F003 F
- Date Range
- 1912
- Collection
- Collateral Appraisements
- Title
- Collateral Appraisements
- Description
- Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
- Date Range
- 1912
- Date of Accumulation
- 1849-1913
- Year
- 1912
- Creator
- Register of Wills
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0005
- People
- Forney, A. Elizabeth
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Collateral appraisement
- East Lampeter Twp.
- Inventories
- Place
- East Lampeter Twp.
- Extent
- 16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
- Object Name
- Appraisal
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Coll App 1912 F003 F
- Box Number
- 005
- Additional Notes
- Also: copy of inventory.
- 2 items, 1 piece
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 03-00 0312
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Title
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Object ID
- MG0116
- Date Range
- 1805-1984
1 document
- Collection
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Title
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
- Description
- Collection consists largely of information on the descendants of Edward Hand and on the Hand Family Reunion. Contains correspondence, genealogical materials, family charts, photographs, and commemorative booklet 1912, on Lancaster County in the Revolutionary War. Also, three documents concerning the settling of the Hand estate.
- Date Range
- 1805-1984
- Year Range From
- 1805
- Year Range To
- 1984
- Date of Accumulation
- 1805-1984
- Creator
- Hand family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Subjects
- Genealogy
- Family records
- Letters
- Search Terms
- Genealogy
- Family records
- Family reunions
- Rock Ford
- Correspondence
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Finding aids
- Extent
- 1 box, 27 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0116
- 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
- Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection (MG-116), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Other Numbers
- MG-116
- Classification
- MG0116
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Added to database 1 May 2019.
Documents
- Collection
- Hager Store Collection
- Title
- Hager Store Collection
- Object ID
- MG0104
- Date Range
- 1774-1953
the Hager family papers are
deeds, land patents, and probate records.
Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)
Conditions for Access: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact
Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit
1 document
- Collection
- Hager Store Collection
- Title
- Hager Store Collection
- Description
- The Hager Store Collection contains anniversary booklets, invoices, advertisements, family papers, and newsletter of the Hager Department Store which was founded in Lancaster. The collection includes a children's book that was distributed by the store and a Christmas catalog. Among the Hager family papers are deeds, land patents, and probate records.
- Date Range
- 1774-1953
- Year Range From
- 1774
- Year Range To
- 1953
- Date of Accumulation
- 1774-1953
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- People
- Arnold, Anna
- Arnold, Frank W.
- Cain, James M.
- Cain, Kathryn
- Conyngham, David H.
- Dehaven, J. Harry
- Demuth, Jacob
- Diller, Isaac
- Dowd, M. Jane
- Dubbs, T. Wilson
- Frey, Caroline
- Frey, Jacob L.
- Frosart, John
- Gast, Emma L.
- Gast, Henry
- Graybill, Daniel
- Hager, Anne Graham
- Hager, Betty Rick
- Hager, Charles F.
- Hager, Christopher
- Hager, Edward T.
- Hager, Frances
- Hager, Helen R.
- Hager, John C.
- Hager, John C., Jr.
- Hager, John J.
- Hager, Katherine
- Hager, Margaret H.
- Hager, Mary W.
- Hager, Nathaniel E.
- Hager, Redmond
- Hager, Sarah Ellen
- Hager, Susan B.
- Hager, William H.
- Hager, William H., Jr.
- Hamilton, Margaret
- Hartman, Annie M.
- Hartman, George H.
- Herr, Alice
- Herr, C. S.
- Herr, Magdalena
- Herr, Rudolph
- Hull, William
- Keller, H.
- Landis, Jacob
- Lefevre, Mrs.
- Miller, Charles
- Randolph, Grace Lee
- Randolph, John H.
- Randolph, Margaret H.
- Reigart, E. L.
- Roy, Sue
- Slaymaker, Henry
- Stark, Martin N.
- Steinman, George Michael
- Stewart, Charles
- Weber, George
- Wentz, Jacob H.
- Zimmerman, Mary Regina Malone
- Zimmerman, Simon Ralph
- Search Terms
- Advertisements
- Anniversaries
- Business Historical Society Bulletin
- Catalogs
- Deeds
- Department stores
- Express (Lititz)
- Financial records
- Finding aids
- Frank T. Riley Publishing Company
- Fulton Theatre
- Hager's Department Store
- Hamilton Watch Company
- Invoices
- Lancaster Agricultural Fair Association
- Lancaster Free Press Weekly
- Lancaster New Era
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Maps
- N. Trotter and Company
- Newsletters
- Newspaper clippings
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- Philadelphia Electric Company
- Postcards
- Quarter Century Club
- Receipts
- Stocks
- Stores
- Stores, Retail
- Taxes
- UGI Corporation
- Wills
- Wondertown
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 37 folders, 1 framed document, 1 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0104
- 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).
- 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.
- Copyright
- Collection 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.
- Other Numbers
- MG-104
- Classification
- MG0104
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Recataloged by MM, Summer 2011. Added to database 7 February 2019.
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