Call Number:

0488

Repository:

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Extent:

2.4 linear feet (; 6 boxes, 1 flat file)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Pennsylvania Counties miscellaneous records (Collection 488), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Date:

1757-1882 (bulk) and 1708-1901 (inclusive)

Abstract:

This collection contains a miscellaneous assortment of records, the bulk of which date from the late 1750s to the 1880s, from several Pennsylvania counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Clearfield, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Lancaster, Lehigh, Lebanon, Lycoming, Luzerne, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, McKean, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Snyder, Susquehanna, Tioga, Washington, Wayne, and Westmoreland. The amount of records pertaining to each county varies from single documents to several folders worth, and they are primarily official papers, such as deeds, surveys, and patents. However, there are scattered personal papers and correpondence from county residents.

A few highlights from the collection include a narrative by C. Van Horn describing the Connecticut invasion, pioneering, colonial warfare, and incidents during the Revolution, 1772-1837, in Crawford County; a history of Monroe County and of the Indian Walk, 1746; a history of Luzerne County, 1793-1823; a history of Lehigh County townships, n.d., and the journal, 1757, of Lieutenant A. Engel, stationed at Leckley Township; and letters and accounts of David Franks, Bernard Gratz, L. Andrew Levy, Joseph Simon, and others, of Lancaster, relating to provisioning of British and American soldiers and prisoners during the Revolution, 1777-1778. There are also indentures, court records of indictments, penal records, jury lists, muster rolls, among other items.

Box 1, folder 1: Allegheny County, 1788-1849, undated

Box 1, folder 2: Armstrong County, 1812

Box 1, folder 3: Beaver County, 1816-1817

Box 1, folder 4: Bedford County, 1784-1803

Box 1, folders 5-6: Berks County, 1740-1910

Box 1, folders 7-12: Bucks County, 1708-1889, undated

Box 2, folders 1-8: Bucks County, 1731-1863, undated

Flat file 1: Bucks County, undated

Box 3, folder 1: Carbon County, circa 1792-1839

Box 3, folder 2: Centre County, 1811-1823

Box 3, folder 3: Clearfield County, 1785

Box 3, folder 4: Crawford County, 1793-1877

Box 3, folder 5: Cumberland County, 1773-1787

Box 3, folders 6-7: Dauphin County, including papers relating to Middle Paxton Meeting House, 1786-1839

Box 3, folder 8: Delaware County, 1772-1811

Box 3, folder 9: Fayette County, 1790-1874, undated

Box 3, folder 10: Franklin County, 1788-1813, undated

Box 3, folders 11-15: Lancaster County, 1737-1854

Box 4, folders 1-10: Lancaster County, 1733-1859, 1900, 1901

Box 5, folders 1-5: Lebanon County, including Glominger deeds, 1761-1890

Box 5, folders 6-7: Lehigh County, circa 1757-1883

Box 5, folders 8-9: Luzurne County, 1793-1823, undated

Box 5, folder 10: Lycoming County, 1785-1816

Box 6, folder 1: McKean County, 1806

Box 6, folder 2: Mifflin County, 1789

Box 6, folder 3: Monroe County, 1757-1838, undated

Box 6, folders 4-5: Montgomery County, 1787-1844, 1882

Box 6, folders 6-7: Northumberland County, 1772-1825

Box 6, folder 8: Perry County, 1823

Box 6, folder 9: Philadelphia County, 1729-1807

Box 6, folder 10: Snyder County, 1863

Box 6, folder 11: Susquehanna County, undated

Box 6, folder 12: Tioga County, 1792

Box 6, folder 13: Washington County, 1781-1790, undated

Box 6, folder 14: Wayne County, 1801-1814

Box 6, folder 15: Westmoreland County, 1774-1824