Papers, 1675-1936, bulk dates 1820-1870.

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Papers, 1675-1936, bulk dates 1820-1870.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80693128

Collection primarily consists of manuscript and printed items documenting several inter-related Pennsylvania German families whose last names were Martin, Marberger, Albright, Albrecht, Kiefer, Faust, and Kimmel. Items such as letters, essays, bills, promissory notes, birth certificates, marriage certificates, indentures, bonds, and bank deposit receipts record aspects of their daily lives. A number of documents have to do with the administration of various estates. These include letters of administration, wills, inventories, accounts, appraisals, and broadsides advertising an estate vendue. Several wills were contested in court, and a variety of documents regarding legal proceedings are also present, including subpoenas, notes of trial proceedings, transcriptions of testimony, and a judge's verdict. Other adjudication involved unpaid bills, malicious words and threats, but most concerned land disputes. As well, there are deeds and land surveys relating to real estate matters. Finally, there is a diary kept by Anna Weber at the end of her life; the diary is in German.

3 boxes : ill. (some col.) ; 3 cu. ft.

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Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)

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Weber, Anna, 1796-1876.

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Unger family.

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Bennetch, John H.

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Albrecht family.

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Socialist Party (U.S.)

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The Socialist Party (U.S.) was founded in 1901, bringing together moderate socialists from the Social Democratic Party, and dissident members of the Socialist Labor Party. In 1936 the ongoing differences between the “Old Guard” and “Militant” factions, resulted in a split, with the Militant group retaining the SP name and much of the membership, while the Old Guard faction retained most of the organizational and financial assets. From the guide to the Socialist Party (U.S.) Minutes, ...

Eisenhower family.

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Keefer family.

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Martin family.

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Unger, C. W.

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C.W. Unger was a rare book and printed ephemera dealer from Pottsville, PA. He became a member of the Pennsylvania German Society in 1935 and was active in researching eastern Pennsylvania German families. Anna Weber was born on January 16, 1796 to Anna Heatwole and Samuel Weaver (also spelled Weber). She was a Mennonite, never married, was nicknamed Anely, and kept a series of diaries and account books, most of which are in private hands. Anna died September 1, 1876, in...

Medler family.

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Marberger family.

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Albright family.

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Faust family.

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Kimmel family.

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Pennsylvania Railroad

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The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was the largest railroad in the United States in terms of corporate assets and traffic from the last quarter of the nineteenth century until the decline of the northeast's and midwest's dominance of manufacturing, caused by the evolution of the interstate highway system and the advancements in air transportation. Originally created by Philadelphia merchants in 1846, it sought to build a trunk route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via the Allegheny Mountains to c...