Please keep your eyes open for any info on these stolen items - forward as appropriate - From: Terry Gruber <[email protected]> STOLEN DOCUMENTS & FRAKTUR, York PA. We have been asked to post this to various lists. Our apologies for any duplication - Ron Booksellers / Manuscript Specialists / Antique Dealers / Librarians / and Archivists - Please Note: FRAKTUR AND TWO HISTORIC DOCUMENTS STOLEN FROM THE YORK COUNTY HERITAGE TRUST HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM On Thursday, January 16, 2003, an 1846 Fraktur and two documents were stolen from one of the Galleries at the York County Historical Society Museum and Library 250 East Market Street, York, Pennsylvania. The theft has been reported to the York City Police Department and the York County Heritage Trust, which oversees the Historical Society Museum, is working with the Police to recover these items. The Fraktur, a Taufschein for Lucyana Stambach, attributed to Daniel Peterman is 13 x 16 inches, predominantly yellow, orange and green. This is a manuscript Pennsylvania German� birth and baptismal certificate. The other documents that were taken are:� A letter, 13 x 16 inches from James Smith to the Continental Congress dated York Town, July 1, 1775 and signed by James Smith, Thomas Hartley and four others; plus and an enlistment form, 8 x 13 inches, used by Minute Men of York County Battalion, 1775. Photos or JPEGs of the missing items are available upon request. CONTACT:� DELAINE TOERPER Interim President/CEO York County Heritage Trust Office:� 848-1587 Ext. 217 Home:� 767-4898 ===============