LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1882 F002 G
Date Range
1882
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
1882
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1882
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Grabill, Peter
Graybill, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1882 F002 G
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Or Graybill, Peter.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1894 F022 G
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1894
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0046
People
Graybill, Peter
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1894 F022 G
Box Number
046
Additional Notes
1 item, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1867 F008 G
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0044
People
Graybill, Peter
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1867 F008 G
Box Number
044
Additional Notes
And Graybill, Elizabeth. 1 item, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1895 F023 G
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1895
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0046
People
Graybill, Peter
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1895 F023 G
Box Number
046
Additional Notes
1 item, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1882 F086
Date Range
1882/11
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1882/11
Year
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Graybill, Peter
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1882 F086
Additional Notes
Violating Fish Laws
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
85.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #001
Date Range
1832
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment 1831 #456
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date Range
1832
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Bare, Adam
Bennedint, F. F.
Buckwalter, Henry
Eshbach, Christian
Eshbach, John
Graybill, Jacob
Graybill, Peter
Harnish, Michael
Huber, John
Jones, William
Landis, Jacob
Shaub, Jacob
Sheaffer, Daniel
Sheaffer, James
Sheaffer, Nathaniel
Smith, David
Yetten, Peter
Yost, Henry
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Lancaster
Prisons
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #001
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 16, 2001.
Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for various costs to the jail.
Bare, Adam. Sheriff. Received payment.
Smith, David.
Eshbach, Christian, provided wood for the jail.
Yetten, Peter, wood.
Shaeffer, Nathaniel, wood.
Eshbach. John, wood.
Huber, John, wood.
Landis, Jacob, wood.
Graybill, Peter, wood.
Graybill, Jacob, wood.
Buckwalter, Henry, wood.
Shaub, Jacob, wood.
Jones, William, masonry work.
Yost, Henry, cartage.
Harnish, Maicael, wood.
Bennedint, F. F., plastering.
Payment for summoning witnesses from Fredericktown, Maryland in the trial of Shaeffer, Daniel.
Sheaffer, James, wood.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-01-05-03
Date Range
1904
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Mill Creek School, Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County, 1904. Samuel Finley, teacher, Identifeid are: Back row, from left: ?, Isaac Leaman, Anna Leaman, ?, William Cochran, Quay Kochel. Third row, from left: Paul Steffy, John Steffy, Martha Lutz, Llewellyn Leaman, Elsie Leaman, Harry Steffy, Bertha Kochel, Elmer Steffy, ?, Albert Cunningham. Second row, from left: ?, Mary Graybill, Paul Kochel, Elizabeth Kochel, Ira Kreider, Bertha Witmer, Ruth Kochel. Front row, from left: ?, William Cunningham, Peter Graybill, Paul Leaman, John Stoltzfus,
Date Range
1904
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Finley, Samuel
Steffy, Paul
Steffy, John
Lutz, Martha
Leaman, Llewellyn
Leaman, Elsie
Steffy, Harry
Kochel, Bertha
Steffy, Elmer
Leaman, Isaac
Leaman, Anna
Cochran, William
Kochel, Quay
Graybill, Mary
Kochel, Paul
Kochel, Elizabeth
Kreider, Ira
Witmer, Bertha
Kochel, Ruth
Cunningham, Albert
Cunningham, William
Graybill, Peter
Leaman, Paul
Stoltzfus, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Education
Students
Place
Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 8 inches
Object ID
2-01-05-03
Images
Less detail
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1834 F016
Date Range
1834
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1834
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1834
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Harris, William
Harris, Feronica
Graybill, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
Drumore Twp.
Place
Drumore Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1834 F016
Box Number
003
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Harris, Feronica.
Administrator: Graybill, Peter.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Object ID
Ren 1858 F046
Date Range
1858
Collection
Renunciations
Title
Renunciations
Description
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Date Range
1858
Date of Accumulation
1762-1820, 1821-1842, 1880-1906
Year
1858
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Wenger, Michael
Wenger, Susan
Wenger, Joel
Graybill, Peter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Renunciation
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Extent
12 cubic feet
Object Name
Probate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Ren 1858 F046
Box Number
007
Associated Material
Administrators Accounts
Miscellaneous Orphans' Court Papers
Additional Notes
Renouncer: Wenger, Susan.
Administrators: Wenger, Joel; Graybill, Peter.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Classification
RG 03-00 0115
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1780 F004 QS
Date Range
1780/02
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
1780/02
Year
1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Graybill, Peter
Grayable, Peter
Kauffman, Jacob
Hoff, George
Funk, Henry
Kauffman, Michael
Whitmore, John
King George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: making treasonous statements
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1780 F004 QS
Additional Notes
Or Grayable, Peter.
Recognizance, charged on testimony of Jacob Kauffman and George Hoff for drinking to the health of King George
Additional names: Henry Funk, Michael Kauffman, John Whitmore.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail