Quarryville Land and Improvement Company, 1883-1909
Call Number: MG-302
1 box 8 folders .25 cubic ft.
Repository: LancasterHistory.org (Lancaster, Pa.)
Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8
Description: The Quarryville Land and Improvement Company was formed to purchase, hold, lease, and sell real estate. Collection contains correspondence and legal documents pertaining to the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company, Quarryville Water Company, and other organizations and businesses.
Creator: Quarryville Land and Improvement Company.
Conditions for Access: No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Language: English
Source of Acquisition: Folders 1-7, gift of John S. Phillips, Lancaster County National Bank, Quarryville, April 1963; Folder 8, gift of William W. Cambell, 6 March 2014.
Folder 1 List of Subscribers. Gift of John S. Phillips, Lancaster County National Bank, Quarryville, April 1963.
Insert 1 Signatures of subscribers for stock in the Quarryville Water Company and Quarryville Land and Improvement Company. No date.
Insert 2 Signatures of subscribers for capital stock in the Quarryville Foundry Company. No date.
Insert 3 Signatures of subscribers for capital stock in the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company and Quarryville Water Company. No date.
Folder 2 Specifications and Memorandum. Gift of John S. Phillips, Lancaster County National Bank, Quarryville, April 1963.
Insert 1 Specifications for a reservoir, mains, etc. for the Quarryville Water Company. No date.
Insert 2 Memorandum of the state of accounts in lands of George W. Hensel’s estate and the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company. Quarryville. No date.
Folder 3 Correspondence, Report, Legal Documents. Gift of John S. Phillips, Lancaster County National Bank, Quarryville, April 1963.
Insert 1 General Preliminary Report for the Quarryville Water Works. Prepared by Howard Murphy, C.E., civil, hydraulic and sanitary engineer. Philadelphia. 8 December 1893.
Insert 2 Bond. Edgar B. Kay and B. G. Coon (principals) and John E. Bell and A. C. Coon (sureties) bound to the Quarryville Water Company. 1894.
Insert 3 Application for incorporation of the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company. 9 January 1894.
Letter to W. U. Hensel from William F. Harrity, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regarding the application for charter of the Quarryville Water Company and the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company. 12 January 1894.
Insert 4 Certificate of letters patent issued to the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company by the Executive Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 6 February 1894.
Insert 5 Conditions of sale for lots of the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company. Signatures of purchasers of lots. 1 June 1894.
Insert 6 Deed between the executors of George W. Hensel and the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company. 7 July 1894.
Insert 7 Letter from Allan A. Herr to the Directors of the Quarryville Water Company regarding the work on the reservoir and water mains in Quarryville and the contract for that work. 25 September 1894.
Folder 4 Correspondence, Legal Documents, Specifications. Gift of John S. Phillips, Lancaster County National Bank, Quarryville, April 1963.
Insert 1 Specifications for the construction of modern cottages to be built for W. U. Hensel in Quarryville. 22 August 1895.
Insert 2 Letter from the office of G. S. W. Brubaker, electrical engineer and contractor, to W. U. Hensel regarding the estimates for construction , operating expenses, and revenue for an electrical power plant in Quarryville. Lancaster. With envelope. 6 May 1896.
Letter from W. U. Hensel to A. S. Harkness regarding an electric light plant in Quarryville. Lancaster. 7 May 1896.
Insert 3 Letter from J. Frank Snyder to W. U. Hensel regarding a client, Mr. Reed. 26 January 1897.
Letter from J. Frank Snyder to W. U. Hensel regarding reaching an agreement in the matter of his clients Andrew Reed and James Reed. 9 February 1897.
Letter from J. Frank Snyder to W. U. Hensel regarding the receipt of a deed for examination which Andrew Reed signed before being passed on to James L. Reed. 6 March 1897.
Insert 4 Right of way agreement between the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company and the Lancaster and Reading Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. 20 August 1898.(2 copies)
Insert 5 Copy of agreement between the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company and D. T. Hess for water drainage. 8 February 1899.
Folder 5 Legal Documents. Gift of John S. Phillips, Lancaster County National Bank, Quarryville, April 1963.
Insert 1 Release of dower by C. M. Hess’ heirs to the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company. 3 January 1900.
Insert 2 Decree discharging lands of the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company from the charge of the dower of the heirs of C. M. Hess. 30 January 1901.
Insert 3 Waiver of notice to increase indebtedness. Filed by the stockholders of the Quarryville Water Company with signatures of stockholders. 25 May 1901.
Insert 4 Agreement between W. Galen L. Eckman, and G. J. P. Raub and Ezra B. Fritz to lay a waterline through Mr. Eckman’s farm and to establish a pumping station. 1 April 1905.
Insert 5 Bond. W. G. Fritz (principal) and E. B. Fritz and H. G. Fritz (sureties) bound to the Quarryville Water Company. 16 June 1904.
Insert 6 Search against Ezra B. Fritz showing extracts from legal papers. No date.
Folder 6 Correspondence and Legal Documents. Gift of John S. Phillips, Lancaster County National Bank, Quarryville, April 1963.
Insert 1 Letter from Robert McAfee to W. U. Hensel regarding election for the Quarryville Water Company. 2 May 1909. With two checks from Quarryville National Bank made out to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the capital increase and the bonus on that increase. 19 May 1909.
Insert 2 Memorandum from W. U. Hensel to George W. Hensel and A. S. Harkness regarding the process of the election. 11 May 1909.
Insert 3 Waiver of notice to increase capital stock. Filed by the stockholders of the Quarryville Water Company with signatures of stockholders. Original and copy. 11 May 1909.
Insert 4 Letter from Percy A. Shaw for F. H. Shaw to W. U. Hensel regarding the Reed Spring and its water supply. 18 May 1909.
Insert 5 Letter from W. U. Hensel regarding [the election for the Quarryville Water Company.] 25 May [1909].
Folder 7 Other Quarryville Organizations. Gift of John S. Phillips, Lancaster County National Bank, Quarryville, April 1963.
Insert 1 Signatures of subscribers for stock in the Quarryville Park Association for the purpose of establishing a public park for the development of training, athletic sports, and other popular amusements. 26 July 1895.
Insert 2 Charter for the Quarryville Park Association. 12 September 1895.
Insert 3 Charter for the Quarryville Helicon Band. 17 August 1883.
Folder 8 Bond. Levi F. McAllister bound to Ezra B. Fritz, both of Quarryville, to secure the purchase money for property. 31 December 1903. Bond was later transferred to the Quarryville Land and Improvement Company. 11 February 1904. Gift of William W. Campbell, 6 March 2014.