Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 2
Summary
This journal article details the expulsion of the French Acadians of Canada to the American Colonies during the French and Indian War. Some of the Acadians arrive in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The acts of Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania, carefully compared with the originals. And an appendix, containing such acts and parts of acts, relating to property, as are expired, altered, or repealed. Together with the royal, proprietary, city, and borough charters; and the original concessions of the Honourable William Penn to the first settlers of the province
The acts of the General assembly, of the common-wealth of Pennsylvania, enacted into laws, since the Declaration of independence on the fourth day of July, A.D. 1776
Page [1], caption title: Laws enacted in the first sitting of the First General assembly, of Pennsylvania, which began at Philadelphia, November 28, 1776, and was continued by adjournments to March 21, 1777.
Page [51], caption title: Laws enacted in the second sitting of the First General assembly, of the common-wealth of Pennsylvania, which commenced at Philadelphia, the twelfth day of May one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, and continued to the nineteenth day of June in the same year.
"A reprint of the first two sessions on a smaller page than the original editions, unpaged, and with a general title page."--Evans, American bibl. #16427.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 584 as assigned by Yeates.
Evans
Sabin
Contents
LCHS copy has bound in a copy of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as established by the General Convention elected for that purpose. and held at Philadelphjia, July 15th 1776: Philadelphia: printed by John Dunlap, in Market-Street, 1777, and 24 pages of handwritten index.
Bound with the Laws enacted in the second General Assembly of the Representatives of the Freemen of the Common-weatlh of Pennsylvania, Lancaster: ,John Dunlap, 1778 - Laws enacted in the third General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which met at Philadelphia,... Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1778 - Laws enacted in the third General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennshylvania, Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1778 - Laws enacated by the second sitting of the third General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylania..., 1779; Laws enacted in the third sitting of the third General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania..., 1779; - Laws enacted in the first sitting of the fourth General Assembly of the Commonweath of Pennsylvania...1779; Laws enacted in the second sitting of the fourth General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,...1780 - Laws enacted by the third sitting of the fourth General Assembly, of the Commonwealth of Pennylvania...1780.- Hand-written index to the laws enacted by the General Assembly of the Common Wealth of Pennsylvania since the Declaration of Independence.
Address in commemoration of the inauguration of George Washington as first president of the United States, delivered before the two houses of Congress, December 11, 1889
Hamilton Watch Co. advertisement for new grades of jewel movements, which appeared in The Keystone, vol. 20, no. 4, April 1899. With the masthead and date of The Keystone issue.
Admin/Biographical History
The Keystone was published by B. Thorpe, 19th and Brown Streets, Philadelphia.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Hamilton Watch Company Collection (MG0127), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Advice from a lady of quality, to her children; in the last stage of a lingering illness, in a series of evening-conferences on the most interesting subjects
