LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Alice Ferree Todd Papers
Title
Alice Ferree Todd Papers
Object ID
MG0698
Date Range
1857-1927
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Collection
Alice Ferree Todd Papers
Title
Alice Ferree Todd Papers
Description
The Alice Ferree Todd Papers collection contains 119 letters and documents created by, sent to, or kept by Alice Ferree Todd (1845-1930). The majority of the letters are from Alice Ferree Todd to her husband Moses Hampton Todd (1945-1935). The remaining are correspondences between Alice and her family (sisters and other relatives) as well as mortgages/deeds signed by James Barr Ferree, Alice's father.
Admin/Biographical History
Elizabeth, Martha, Mary, and Alice were the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Ferree, a prominent merchant in Philadelphia and a descendent of Daniel and Marie Ferree.
Date Range
1857-1927
Year Range From
1857
Year Range To
1927
Date of Accumulation
1857-1927
Creator
Todd, Alice Euphemia Ferree, 1845-1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Brand, Walter E.
Brinckerhoff, Hampton Todd
Brinckerhoff, Matthew
Elsasser, Paul M.
Ferree, Elizabeth "Lizzie/Lizzy"
Ferree, James Barr
Ferree, Martha Rebecca "Bec"
Ferree, Mary
Ferree, Mary Ann Patterson
Ferree, Rebecca
Ferree, Samuel Patterson
Fifer, Charles A.
Haines, James B.
Haldeman, Mary Jane Spangler
Hampton, Annie T.
Hirst, Anthony A.
Leeds, William R.
McAllister, John
Patterson, James A.
Patterson, James E.
Patterson, James
Patterson, Mary
Perkinson, Thomas
Roosevelt, Edith
Roosevelt, Theodore
Smith, H. Augustus
Spangler, Rebecca J. Patterson
Spangler, Adeline
Sterrett, Martha P.
Todd, Alice Euphemia Ferree
Todd, Annie H.
Todd, Effie
Todd, Frank
Todd, Hampton
Todd, James, Jr.
Todd, Jean
Todd, Jeanie Miller
Todd, Jeanie R.
Todd, Mary
Todd, Mary Hunt
Todd, Moses Hampton
Trout, Harry
Witman, Sallie R.
Witmer, E. F.
Ziegler, Peter W.
Subjects
Deeds
Family records
Invitation cards
Letters
Maps
Mortgages
Search Terms
Bonds
Contracts
Correspondence
Deeds
Family records
Finding aids
Invitations
Letters
Manuscript groups
Maps
Marriage certificates
Mortgages
Extent
1 box, 34 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0698
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
LeFevre Bible
Ferree Family Genealogy, MG0384
Notes
Preferred Citation: Alice Ferree Todd Papers (MG0698), Folder #, Insert #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Given in memory of Dr. Charles Heisterkamp.
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
2013.MG0698
Other Numbers
MG-698
Other Number
MG-698
Classification
MG0698
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, December 2013-February 2014. Added to database 23 January 2018.
Documents
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #195
Date Range
1827
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
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
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Drevensted, Jacob
Hawthorn, John
Hawthorn, William
Kelly, George
Kelly, Mary
Lenix, Mary
Markley, Jane
Martin, Margaret
Patterson, A. S.
Shrull, Daniel
Shrull, Henry
Shrull, Jacob
Todd, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Donegal Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #195
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1993/09/09.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Drevensted, Jacob.
Hawthorn, John.
Hawthorn, William.
Kelly, George.
Kelly, Mary.
Lenix, Mary.
Markley, Jane.
Martin, Margaret.
Patterson, A. S. Teacher.
Shrull, Daniel.
Shrull, Henry.
Shrull, Jacob.
Todd, James.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #326
Date Range
1827
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
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
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Hawthorn, James
Hawthorn, William
Kelly, George
Lenix, Margaret
Markley, Jane
Morison, Margaret
Patterson, A. S.
Shrull, Daniel
Shrull, Henry
Shrull, Jacob
Swords, Thomas
Todd, James
Uplinger, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Donegal Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #326
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/03/29.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Hawthorn, James.
Hawthorn, William.
Kelly, George.
Lenix, Margaret.
Markley, Jane.
Morison, Margaret.
Patterson, A. S. Teacher.
Shrull, Daniel.
Shrull, Henry.
Shrull, Jacob.
Swords, Thomas.
Todd, James.
Uplinger, John.
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
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #448
Date Range
1827
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
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
1827
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0008
People
Hawthorn, James
Hawthorn, William
Kelly, George
Kelly, Mary
Lenix, Mary
Markley, Jane
Morrison, Margaret
Patterson, Alexander S.
Shrull, Henry
Shrull, Jacob
Swords, Thomas
Todd, James
Uplinger, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Donegal Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Donegal Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1827 #448
Box Number
008
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/04/26.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Hawthorn, James.
Hawthorn, William.
Kelly, George.
Kelly, Mary.
Lenix, Mary.
Markley, Jane.
Morrison, Margaret.
Patterson, Alexander S. Teacher.
Shrull, Daniel.
Shrull, Henry.
Shrull, Jacob.
Swords, Thomas.
Todd, James.
Uplinger, John.
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
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1895 F002 T
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1895
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0126
People
Todd, James
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1895 F002 T
Box Number
126
Additional Notes
1 item, 3 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1783 F002 T
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1783
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0124
People
Todd, James Sr.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
None
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1783 F002 T
Box Number
124
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
JAN 1808 F019
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Todd, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
JAN 1808 F019
Additional Notes
Tippling house
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
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
AUG 1808 F039
Date Range
1808/08
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1808/08
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Todd, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
AUG 1808 F039
Additional Notes
Disorderly house
Tippling house
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
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1808 F037
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1808
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Todd, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1808 F037
Additional Notes
Tippling house
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
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #040
Date Range
1825
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Admin/Biographical History
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.
Date Range
1825
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Baumgartner, Elizabeth
Baumgartner, Samuel
Bayer, Margrad
Bayer, Mrs.
Bell, Adam
Bell, James
Bell, John
Bell, William
Clarck, Dabran
Clarck, Luis
Clarck, Mary
Clarck, Rachal
Cowhack, Daniel
Cowhack, Samuel
Dickson, Mrs.
Dickson, Thomas
Druckmillar, Emanual
Druckmillar, Frederick
Druckmillar, Madalina
Druckmillar, Margret
Eavins, Hannah
Eavins, John
Eisaberger, Martin
Flauar, Barbara
Flauar, Jacob
Flauar, Mary
Gallacher, John
Gallacher, Mathew
Gallacher, Mrs.
Geltmacher, Aaron
Geltmacher, Jacob
Hallowall, Joel
Hallowall, Mrs.
Hallowall, Peter
Inhoff, Jacob
Inhoff, Joseph
Lewis, Catharine
Marden, Christophal
Marden, Jacob F.
Marden, John
Marden, Morgan
Mayer, Frederick
Mayer, John
Mayer, Mr.
McGragor, Denes
McGragor, George
McGragor, James
Minnig, David
Minnig, Elisabeth
Minnig, Mrs.
Moore, Adam
Moore, John
Moore, Susan
Moore, Thomas
Morfa, Elisabeth
Morfa, Sam
Morgan, Barbara
Morgan, Christ
Morgan, Mrs.
Roand, Batte
Roand, John
Roand, Joseph
Roand, Mary
Robison, Mrs.
Robison, John
Russel, Marean
Russel, Rebacka
Russel, William
Sarver, Henry
Shaffer, Gabarill
Shaffer, Mrs.
Snyder, Henry
Tatcher, Mathew
Tatcher, Mrs.
Tatcher, William
Todd, James
Todd, John
Todd, Thomas
Wellauar, Elisabeth
Wellauar, Joseph
What, Catharina
What, John
Wiland, Henry
Wright, David
Wright, Margaretta
Wright, Robert
Young, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Poor children
Rapho Twp.
Students
Place
Rapho Twp.
Object Name
List
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1825 #040
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
005
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jan 8, 2003.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Taken from township tax records.
Note: The Commissioners' Order marked #041 is actually just a piece that was separated from the document #040. The two numbers have been combined here as #040, 1 item, 2 pieces.
Gallacher, Widow. Mother of Gallacher, Mathew, age 11; Gallacher, John, age 8.
Tatcher, Widow. Mother of Tatcher, Mathew, age 9; Tatcher, William, age 7.
Moore, Thomas [mason]. Father of Moore, John, age 11; Moore, Susan, age 9; Moore, THomas, age 8.
Robison, Widow. Mother of Robison, John, age 8.
Dickson, Widow. Mother of Dickson, Thomas, age 10. Stepmother of Lewis, Catharine, age 10.
Morgan, WIdow. Mother of Morgan, Barbara, age 9; Morgan, CHrist, age 7.
Moore, Adam. Father of Moore, Thomas, age 11.
Cowhack, Daniel. Father of Cowhack, Samuel, age 11. Lame boy.
Bell, John. Father of Bell, James, age 10; Bell, Adam, age 8; Bell, William, age 6.
Wright, Robert. Father of Wright, Margaretta, age 11; Wright, Robert, age 9; Wright, David, age 7.
Geltmacher, Jacob. Father of Geltmacher, Aaron,age 8; Stepfather of Snyder, Henry, age 8.
Baumgartner, Samuel. Father of Baumgartner, Elizabeth, age 10.
Eisaberger, Martin. Father of Eisaberger, Martin, age 10.
Eavins, John. Father of Eavins, Hannah, age 7.
Inhoff, Jacob. Father of Inhoff, Joseph, age 9.
McGragor, James. Father of McGragor, Denes, age 7; McGragor, George, age 5.
Hallowall, Widow. Mother of Hallowall, Joel, age 8; Hallowall, Peter, age 6.
Clarck, Luis. Father of Clarck, Rachal, age 10; Clarck, Dabran, age 8; Clarck, Mary, age 11.
Young, Samuel. Father of Young, Samuel, age 7.
Morfa, Sam. Father of Morfa, Elisabeth, age 10.
Mayer, Frederick. Father of Mayer, _____, age 10; Mayer, John, age 8.
Druckmillar, Frederick. Father of Druckmillar, Madalina, age 10; Druckmillar, Margred, age 8; Druckmillar, Emanual, age 7.
Wiland, Henry, age 9.
What, Catharina. Widow. Mother of What, John, age 10.
Minnig, Widow. Mother of Minnig, Elisabeth, age 8; Minnig, David, age 10.
Flauar, Jacob. Father of Flauar, Barbara, age 10; Flauar, Mary, age 8.
Todd, James. Father of Todd, Thomas, age 9; Todd, John, age 7.
Wellauar, Joseph. Father of Wellauar, Elisabeth, age 7.
Shaffer, Widow. Mother of Shaffer, Gabarill, age 7.
Bayer, Widow. Mother of Bayer, Margrad, age 9.
Marden, John. Father of Marden, Morgan, age 11; Marden, Jacob F., age 9; Marden, Christophal, age 7.
Sarver, Henry. Age 10.
Russel, WIlliam. Father of Russel, Marean, age 8; Russel, Rebacka, age 7.
Roand, John. Father of Roand, Batte, age 9; twins: Roand, Joseph, age 7; Roand, Mary, age 7.
1 item. 2 pieces.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail