Manuscripts
Birth and Christening Certificate of John Himmelreich
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Birth Certificate of Sara Sternerin
Manuscripts
A birth certificate for Sara Sternerin, daughter of Joseph Sterner(?) and Elizabetha Sternerin(?), in Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Note: Certificate in German, printed in 1803, embellished with watercolor drawings.
mssHM 79996
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Stock certificates
Manuscripts
This is a collection of nine stock certificates made by the Merced Mining Company. All are cancelled by Smyth Clark. Printed forms filled in and signed by hand. Dated between 1851, August 22 and 1854, May 13. Includes single facsimile copy of one certificate dated 1853, December 10.
mssHM 273
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Certificate of birth & baptism
Visual Materials
The Jay T. Last collection of religion prints and ephemera contains approximately 60 printed items related to beliefs and practices usually involving devotional and ritual observances concerning God, creation of the universe, spirituality, and the moral conduct of human affairs. The materials were made and used in the United States from approximately 1828 to 1921, with the bulk of the content dating from 1850 to 1900. Certificates pertaining to biblical societies and other theological organizations are represented, as are items relating to baptism and other formal or ceremonial religious rites and initiations. Images of sacred scenes, verses, and parables; portraits of saints or spiritual leaders; and views of houses of worship are also found here. Especially noteworthy are eight woodcut and hand-colored Pennsylvania-German certificates of birth and baptism dating from 1837-1853 (priJLC_002917-002923 and priJLC_004970), mostly printed and/or handwritten in German. They relate to illuminated Fraktur drawings popular in Pennsylvania-German culture during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The collection supports various fields of research related to religion and Christianity in the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This includes regional baptism records, places and patterns of worship, and Christian iconography. The images also provide a rich visual resource for studying American interpretations of Bible stories and figures common during this period. As graphic materials, the collection highlights developing techniques and trends in printmaking while documenting the artists, engravers, lithographers, printers, and publishers involved in the creative process.
priJLC_REL_004970
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Certificate regarding Steamboat Experiment
Manuscripts
This certificate certifies that the Steamboat Experiment, owned by Charles Bush and George Lobdell, has had a "thorough examination of the Hull of said Boat" and that it is "sea-worthy, and fit to be used in the Transportation of Freight and passengers." It also certifies that the boat is between three and four years old and was built in Pottsville, Pennsylvania in 1845. It is signed by Thomas Young and Jacob Alrichs at Wilmington, Delaware.
mssHM 75991
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Reynolds family record of births, marriages, and deaths
Manuscripts
A manuscript volume containing the records of the births, marriages, and deaths of the Reynolds and Wathern Loderidge family over a span of 112 years, with a gap in entries beginning in August 1923 and resuming after July 1843. The entries vary in detail and length, some simply record the birth or death, while others provide the names of family members present and the emotions felt by various family members. The small volume is in moderately good condition, with contemporary limp green calf wrappers, inscribed on the front wrapper "Family Records;" there are four pages loosely inserted into the volume.
mssHM 83788
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Noah Webster signed certificate of a share in Union School House owned by John Miles
Manuscripts
Certificate, signed by Noah Webster, stating that John Miles owned one share of the property and interest in Union School House, New Haven, Connecticut, 1802 January 20. There is also one engraving of Noah Webster and two photographs of Adella Pepper Webster, one of her as a young girl, and one of her as an older woman.
mssHM 84490