LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Washington Fire Company Records
Title
Washington Fire Company Records, 1820-1879
Object ID
MG0521
Date Range
1820-1879
  1 document  
Collection
Washington Fire Company Records
Title
Washington Fire Company Records, 1820-1879
Description
The Washington Fire Company Records contain the eleven articles and a list of members for the Washington Fire Company of Lancaster in 1820, a minute book for 1857-1879, constitution and by-laws printed in 1857, and an undated account sheet.
Admin/Biographical History
The Washington Fire Company was organized in 1820 at the home of John Landis. (Ellis and Evans, History of Lancaster County, pp. 389-390)
Date Range
1820-1879
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1879
Date of Accumulation
1820-1879
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Ackerman, Jacob
Albright, Jacob
Albright, William
Allen, Ezekial
Bachman, Christian
Barnett, Joseph
Barter, Martin
Beam, William
Beitler, John
Bitner, Abraham
Bowman, Joseph
Brady, David
Bruner, Casper
Buckins, William
Bundel, Jacob
Calder, George
Carpenter, Michael
Dewees, Paul
Dorwart, Henry
Dorwart, Jacob
Dorwart, John
Dorwart, Martin
Faesig, Jacob
Fetter, Jacob
Flick, Christian
Flick, George
Flick, Henry
Frailey, Jacob
Gable, Jacob
Garver, Jacob
Gast, Conrad
Gibbs, Henry
Greiner, John
Gross, Michael
Gumpf, Jacob
Gundaker, George
Haldy, Lewis
Hartman, John
Heitshu, Daniel
Holsworth, William
Hoover, George
Hoover, George Taylor
Hoover, Joseph
Kautz, George
Kessler, Michael
Kreider, John
Kuntz, George
Kuntz, Jacob
Kurtz, William
Lind, William
Longenecker, Henry
Lorentz, Benjamin
Lutz, Peter
McCully, Jacob
McGeehan, Edward
McGloughlin, John
McComsey, William
Metzger, John
Metzger, Philip
Milchsock, Augustus
Miller, John P.
Murray, Thomas
Myers, Jackson
Nagle, Henry
Pontz, George
Ramsey, William
Reed, John
Reitzel, John
Remley, Frederick
Roth, George
Russel, William
Sener, Jacob
Sener, John
Shaeffer, Charles
Shufflebottom, Josiah
Smith, Arnold
Stone, James A.
Stone, John
Stormfeltz, Peter
Tripple, Joseph
Trissler, George
Weigand, George
Westheffer, Michael
Westwood, Thomas
White, H. M.
Williams, James W.
Williams, Nelson
Wineow, Henry
Wineow, Jacob
Young, George
Young, Henry
Zecher, Christian
Zecher, Jacob
Zeller, Ephraim
Zimmerman, John
Subjects
Business records
Fire stations
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Business records
Finding aids
Fire departments
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Washington Fire Company
Extent
4 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0521
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Washington Fire Company Records (MG0521), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
Accession Number
2022.MG0521
Other Numbers
MG-521
Other Number
MG-521
Classification
MG0521
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Noted at item level
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1845 F10 I02
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0017
People
Bowman, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1845 F10 I02
Box Number
017
Additional Notes
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Fordney, Jacob L. Hershey, [signature in German], Henry Imhoff, D. S. Bare, John Smith, J. H. Kurtz, Tobias M. Miller, Philip Brehm, Daniel Grabill Jr., Andrew Hershey, Samuel Parker.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1846 F13 I16
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1846
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0017
People
Werntz, Nelson
Bowman, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1846 F13 I16
Box Number
017
Additional Notes
Formerly granted to Joseph Bowman.
Transfer granted.
August term.
Signers of petition: Henry Imhoff, Samuel Parker, John Stauffer, Tobias M. Miller, John Hoffman, D. S. Bare, Jacob Fordney, Isaac Evans, Joseph Kinsch, Henry M. Reigart, Jacob L. Hershey, Andrew L. Hershey, John L. Hershey.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1846 F13 I19
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1846
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0017
People
Werntz, Nelson
Bowman, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1846 F13 I19
Box Number
017
Additional Notes
Lately kept by Joseph Bowman.
Petition to transfer.
April term.
Signers of petition: Samuel Parker, Tobias M. Miller, Peter Swar, Joseph Bowman, Adam Reigart, John Stauffer, Isaac Evans, Andrew [Holtsworth], Jacob L. Hershey, John Hoffman, Andrew Hershey, John L. Hershey, Henry M. Reigart, Henry Imhoff.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1843 F12 I16
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0015
People
Bowman, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1843 F12 I16
Box Number
015
Additional Notes
Sign of the Petersburg Inn.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: J. H. Kurtz, Martin B. Peifer, David Gottshall, Robert Beard, Jacob Zarfess, [signature in German], Henry M. Reigart, Thomas Grosh, Philip Brehm, Jacob Workman, Isaac Kauffman, John A. Lutz, John Dunkel, Jacob S. Kauffman, Jacob Schwar, John McGovern, John Kauffman, John Minnick, Philip Hottenstein, Daniel Hoffman, Daniel Kapp, Jacob L. Hershey, Benjamin Workman, Michael Gochnauer, John Hernly, Joseph Kinsch, Henry Kauffman, Tobias M. Miller, Samuel Parker, [signature in German], Jacob Forney, Daniel Grabill, John K. Landis, John Johns, John Johns Jr., Emanuel Shober, Francis Ruth, Henry M. Bear, Henry Hottenstein, John Stauffer, John Gochnauer, Andrew Kauffman, John S. Hershey, Reuben Bowman.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1844 F12 I02
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1844
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0016
People
Bowman, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1844 F12 I02
Box Number
016
Additional Notes
Known as the Petersburg Inn.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: Daniel Grabill, John Hoffman, [signature in German], Tobias M. Miller, Jacob Fordney, Andrew Kauffman, John Stauffer, J. H. Kurtz, Henry Imhoff, [signature in German], Jacob [Zarfess], Jacob L. Hershey.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1811 F012 B
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1811
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Bowman, Joseph
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1811 F012 B
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1892 F018 B
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1892
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0016
People
Bowman, Joseph
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1892 F018 B
Box Number
016
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1832 F007 B
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1832
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Bowman, Joseph
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1832 F007 B
Box Number
009
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1839 F011
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1839
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bowman, Joseph
Kling, Magdelena
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1839 F011
Additional Notes
Fornication and bastardy.
Mother of child: Kling, Magdelena.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail