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Tobias Stoneman financial papers

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 61

Scope and Contents

Inventories, indenture to tenant farmers, security bonds, bills (nursing, housekeeping, and construction), public agreements, accounts against the estate and receipts of Tobias Stoneman of Lancaster County, Pa. ‡b Includes two documents signed by William Henry, treasurer of Lancaster County, Superintendent of Arms and Accoutrements, North Continental Army, and delegate to the Continental Congress.

Dates

  • Created: 1763-1792
  • Other: Date acquired: 12/07/1985

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Archives and Special Collections of Ganser Library will reproduce Special Collections material to the extent that physical condition and copyright or other legal restrictions permit. Reproduction is available in the form of photocopies and digital images. All reproduction requests must be approved by a member of the professional staff. Decisions will take into account the type and condition of the binding, the brittleness of the paper, the size and the general size and fragility of the item.

Conditions Governing Use

Archives and Special Collections adheres to the provisions of the 1976 Copyright Act and amendments, and follows the minimum standards of educational fair use established under Section 107. In applying these standards, Archives and Special Collections will copy up to 10% of a copyrighted work if the copy is to be used for the purpose of private study, scholarship or research. The department will not copy for the purpose of public performance. Physical condition permitting, the department will copy more than 10% of a copyrighted work only with the written permission of the copyright holder. Multiple copies are not permitted under fair use. For authored works created since 1978, copyright lasts from the creation of the work until 70 years after the author's death. The expiration term for corporate, anonymous, or pseudonymous works is 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever occurs first. For works published before 1978, with a copyright notice, the maximum duration of copyright protection is 75 years. Works published before 1978 without a copyright notice are assumed to be in the public domain. Since March 1, 1989, a copyright notice is no longer necessary. Archives and Special Collections reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

Extent

105.00 items

6.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Chronological

Technical Access Requirements

The processing fee for photocopying or scanning requests is $10.00/request. There is no charge for Millersville University students, faculty, or staff.

Custodial History

Seems to have descended from Christian Herr, Jr., sawmiller, to John Herr Smith to Rudy Herr (John's grandson), who sold the papers at an auction during the summer of 1986.

Source of Acquisition

Friends of Ganser Library

Method of Acquisition

Purchase

Existence and Location of Originals

multi-part note content

Related Materials

MS59 Herr Family financial papers. MS179  [Indenture] 1752 Aug. 1 to property sold by Phillip and Catrina Christian to Tobias Stoneman.

Processing Information

Originally processed as MG17 in 1991

Title
Archon Finding Aid Title
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository

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