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Revolutionary War patriots of Chestnut Level Presbyertian Church

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Author
McMullen, Roberta Patton.
Date of Publication
[2016]
Call Number
285.1 M168
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Responsibility
by Roberta Patton McMullen.
Author
McMullen, Roberta Patton.
Place of Publication
Place not identified
Publisher
Roberta Patton McMullen,
Date of Publication
[2016]
Physical Description
iv, 76 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Latta, James, - Dr. - 1732-1801.
Smith, Samson, - Rev. - c1727-c1781.
Ankrim, Archibald, - c1730-1800.
Barnes, James, - 1757-1827.
Bigham, James, - 1738-1804.
Boyd, John, - Captain, - 1736-1807.
Buchanan, James, - 1727-1797.
Caldwell, Andrew, - Jr., - 1734-1808.
Caldwell, John, - Lieutenant, - 1736-1812.
Caldwell, Oliver, - 1757-1813.
Calhoun, James, - Lieutenant, - 1756-1822.
Calhoun, William, - Second Lieutenant, - 1747-1823.
Campbell, Patrick, - 1742-1817.
Clark, Thomas, - c. 1726-c1803.
Culley, Thomas, - c. 1735- c1798.
Gamble, James, - Captain - 1737-1795.
Gryder, Jacob, - 1743-1814.
Irwin, Moses, - Esquire, - 1722- 1805.
King, Rober, - Major, - 1744-1827.
Long, Hugh, - 1760-1832.
Long, James, - 1735-1803.
Long, John, - 1726-1783.
Long, Robert, - 1743-1806.
McElroy, John, - 1728-1804.
McIntire, William, - c1719-1803.
McPherson, James, - Lieutenant, - 1733-1821.
McPherson, William, - 1698-1783.
Martin, Samuel, - 1729-1795.
Morrison, James, - Captain, - 1748-1810.
Morrisonm, Samuel, - 1730-1811.
Neel, Thomas, - Lieutenant, - 1744-1824.
Pegan, James, - Jr., - 1754-1934.
Penny, Hugh, - Esquire, - 1748-1809.
Reed, George, - Esquire, - 1728-1789.
Reed, John, - 1754-1832.
Robinson, Thomas, - 1736-1803.
Steele, William, - Sr., - 1707-1780.
Steele, William, - Captain, - 1750-1822.
Wilson, John, - 1715-1812.
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church (Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Revolutionary War 1775-1783
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Registers
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 M168
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The value of Lutheran records for Pennsylvania German Mennonite records

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Author
Weiser, Frederick S.
Call Number
905.748 MFH v.2
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Responsibility
by Frederick S. Weiser.
Author
Weiser, Frederick S.
Physical Description
14-15 p.
Notes
In: Mennonite Family History, v.2 (1983)
Subjects
Genealogy.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 MFH v.2
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Frontier rebels : the fight for independence in the American West, 1765-1776

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Author
Spero, Patrick,
Date of Publication
2018.
Call Number
974.802 S749f
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Responsibility
Patrick Spero.
Author
Spero, Patrick,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
W W. Norton & Company,
Date of Publication
2018.
Physical Description
xvii [1], 268, [1]] pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Autographed by the author.
Includes author's note, notes, about the author and index.
"The Black Boys, also known as the Brave Fellows and the Loyal Volunteers, were members of a white settler movement in the Conococheague Valley of colonial Pennsylvania sometimes known as the Black Boys Rebellion. The Black Boys, so-called because they sometimes blackened their faces during their actions, were upset with British policy regarding American Indians following Pontiac's War. When that war came to an end in 1765, the Pennsylvania government began to reopen trade with the Native Americans who had taken part in the uprising. Many settlers of the Conococheague Valley were outraged, having suffered greatly from Indian raids during the war. The 1764 Enoch Brown School Massacre, in which ten school children had been killed and scalped, was the most notorious example of these raids." [from Wikipedia]
Summary
"The American Revolution has traditionally been depicted as a struggle between North American settlers and British imperial forces, but this intensively researched study from Spero, the director of Philadelphia's American Philosophical Society Library, analyzes the crucial role of settler attitudes toward Native Americans in sparking the conflict. While administrators in London viewed Native people as important trading partners within their American empire, many white colonists saw them as a terrifying menace and 'wanted to be free of the Indians as much as they wanted to be free of their imperial overlords.' Spero tells of the little-studied Pennsylvania backcountry rebels called the Black Boys, who in 1765 revolted against Britain's willingness to accommodate Native interests. Readers who have been accustomed to considering the Revolutionary War as a conflict between American liberty and British oppression may find this account discomfiting, but Spero presents convincing support for his thesis that hatred of Indians and desire for their lands played a pivotal role in fomenting the revolution and 'produced the roadmap' for the next century of American history, delving deeply into previously underutilized sources, including the journals of fur trader George Croghan. Spero's thoughtful work is an important contribution to ongoing reassessments of the nature and meaning of the American founding." (from Publishers Weekly.com)
Subjects
Callendar, Robert.
Johnson, William, - Sir.
Insurgency - Pennsylvania
Croghan, George, - 1720?-1782
Frontier and pioneer life - Ohio River Valley
Black Boys Rebellion - Colonial period ca 1600-1775.
Illinois - Colonial peiod ca 1600-1775
Ohio - Colonial period ca 1600-1775.
Indians of North America - Ohio River Valley.
Indians of North Americd
Indiana - Colonial period ca 1600-1775.
Gage, Thomas, - 1721-1787,
Pontiac's Conspiracy, - 1763-1765
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Frontier
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 S749f
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Orders, Military

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Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Order for militia to guard Lancaster
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F039_In01_It03
Date Range
1781/12/07
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Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Order for militia to guard Lancaster
Description
An order issued by Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council to Colonel Adam Hubley for the militia of Lancaster County to guard Lancaster. Extract from the minutes, Timothy Matlack, secretary.
Date Range
1781/12/07
Creation Date
7 December 1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Storage Container
Series 02, Box 0002
People
Elder, Robert
Hubley, Adam
Matlack, Timothy
Rogers, John
Subjects
Military orders
Pennsylvania
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Search Terms
Lancaster
Military orders
Militia
Revolutionary War
Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Extent
1 item, 2 pages scanned
Object Name
Orders, Military
Language
English
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F039_In01_It03
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-184, Series 2
Other Number
MG-184, Series 2, Folder 39, Insert 1, Item 3
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 21 February 2024.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
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The Indian Walking purchase of September 19 and 20, 1737 and the lunching place of the walkers at noon on the first day of the walk

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Author
Fackenthal, B.F.
Date of Publication
1932.
Call Number
974.821 B926 v.6.
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Responsibility
address by Dr. F. F. Faclemthal, Jr.
Author
Fackenthal, B.F.
Publisher
Bucks County Historical Society ;
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
7-24 p. : maps, photog. ; 22 cm.
Series
A Collection of Papers read before the Bucks County Historical Society ; v.6
Subjects
Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.821 B926 v.6.
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Making history : documenting the 1737 Walking Purchase

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Author
Harper, Steven C.
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Steven C. Harper.
Author
Harper, Steven C.
Physical Description
217-233 p.
Subjects
Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Contained In
Pennsylvania History v.77, no.2, Spring 2010Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 PHA v. 77 #2 2010
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Genealogy of the Rettew's family (1658-1986) : the French Huguenot (Northern France) and his descendants

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Author
Rettew, Rae Edna,
Date of Publication
1986.
Call Number
929 R439r
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Alternate Title
Rettew's genealogy
Responsibility
compiled by Rae Edna Rettew.
Author
Rettew, Rae Edna,
Place of Publication
Gordonville, PA
Publisher
Print Shop,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
553 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Rettew family.
Beam family.
Buckwalter family.
Davis family.
Geiger family.
Heisey family.
Kauffman family.
Longnecker family.
Martin family.
Murray family.
Shreiner family.
Wilson family.
Buchanan family.
Burkholder family.
Eyrich family.
Good family.
Jones family.
Lutz family.
Long family.
Moore family.
Ramsey family.
Shearer family.
Trego family.
Zook family.
Genealogy - United States.
Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R439r
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Archive

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Collection
C. G. Herr Collection
Title
C. G. Herr Collection
Object ID
MG0381
Date Range
1867-1875
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Collection
C. G. Herr Collection
Title
C. G. Herr Collection
Description
The C. G. Herr Collection contains correspondence to Christian G. Herr. Most of the letters are related to his tobacco business. Although cigar brands and tobacco cuts are mentioned, most of the correspondence is about payments, orders, and samples.
Admin/Biographical History
Christian G. Herr (1839-1902) was the son of Daniel Herr and Susan Margaretta Hornberger, and a descendant of Rev. Hans Herr.
A tobacconist in Lancaster, he began as a clerk in the 1850s and soon owned a store. By 1877, he had a tobacco warehouse in the city and was manufacturing cigars with his business partners. His business was located at 45-47 N. Market Street for the majority of years, but he also had locations on N. Queen Street and N. Christian Street. C. G. Herr ordered from and shipped to tobacconists in Lancaster County, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New York. At the turn of the twentieth century, he was a manager at Julius Vetterline & Co.
Christian married Emma Miller circa 1860. They had two sons: William M. (b. 1863) and Charles C. (b. 1868). The family resided at 224 W. Orange Street. Emma is listed in the 1880 census as having consumption. She passed away in 1881 and is buried in Woodward Hill Cemetery. Charles was involved in the tobacco business in 1900; William was a physician, married to Lizzie with one daughter.
Date Range
1867-1875
Year Range From
1867
Year Range To
1875
Date of Accumulation
1867-1875
Creator
Herr, Christian G., 1839-1902
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 09
People
Brosey, S. G.
Douglass, John
Eby, J.
Hahn, J. M.
Herr, Christian G.
Herr, Daniel Hornberger
Kintzing, T. C.
Lewis, William
Polen, D. P.
Smith, R. E.
Wolf, Jacob
Subjects
Business records
Cigar industry
Cigars
Letters
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Search Terms
Adams Express Company
A. J. McConkey
Bagleys May Flower
Bucknor, McCammon and Company
Business records
Charles E. Spier and Company
Cigar industry
Cigars
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Commercial Hotel
Connecticut Cigars
Correspondence
Driftwood, Cameron County, Pennsylvania
Finding aids
Gibson House
Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company
Hiss and Chandler
Holl, Kirkpatrick and Company
Holl, Kirkpatrick and Whiteman
Howe Sewing Machines
Lancaster
Letters
Lewis Bremer's Sons
Lobenstein and Gans
Lock Haven Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Manheim
Manuscript groups
New York, New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pretzfeld Brothers
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Robb and McConkey
Royal Arms
S. Michaelis and Company
Schlichter and Townsend
Stationery
Ten Eyck Segar Machine Company
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Wilkens and Klier
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0381
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), C. G. Herr Collection (MG0381), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2005.MG0381
Other Numbers
MG-381
Classification
MG0381
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 03 January 2022.
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Freedom by degrees : emancipation in Pennsylvania and its aftermath

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Author
Nash, Gary B.
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
326 N249
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Responsibility
Gary B. Nash, Jean R. Soderlund.
ISBN
0195045831 (alk. paper)
Author
Nash, Gary B.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
xvi, 249 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-236) and index.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Summary
During the revolutionary era, in the midst of the struggle for liberty from Great Britain, Americans up and down the Atlantic seaboard confronted the injustice of holding slaves. Lawmakers debated abolition, masters considered freeing their slaves, and slaves emancipated themselves by running away. But by 1800, of states south of New England, only Pennsylvania had extricated itself from slavery, the triumph, historians have argued, of Quaker moralism and the philosophy of natural rights. With exhaustive research of individual acts of freedom, slave escapes, legislative action, and anti-slavery appeals, Nash and Soderlund penetrate beneath such broad generalizations and find a more complicated process at work. Defiant runaway slaves joined Quaker abolitionists like Anthony Benezet and members of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society to end slavery and slave owners shrewdly calculated how to remove themselves from a morally bankrupt institution without suffering financial loss by freeing slaves as indentured servants, laborers, and cottagers.
Subjects
Slaves - Pennsylvania.
Slavery - Pennsylvania
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865.
Slavery - Abolition - History
Pennsylvania
Additional Author
Soderlund, Jean R.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 N249
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Pennsylvania elections : statewide contests from 1950-2004

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Author
Kennedy, John J.
Date of Publication
c2006.
Call Number
324.9748 K35
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Responsibility
John J. Kennedy.
ISBN
0761832785 (clothbound : alk. ppr.)
9780761832782 (clothbound : alk. ppr.)
0761832793 (pbk. : alk. ppr.)
9780761832799 (pbk. : alk. ppr.)
Author
Kennedy, John J.
Place of Publication
Lanham, Md
Publisher
University Press of America,
Date of Publication
c2006.
Physical Description
viii, 203 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-192) and index.
Subjects
Elections - Pennsylvania
Elections - Pennsylvania - Statistics.
Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
324.9748 K35
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