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Date of Publication
1941.
Call Number
971.018 P416
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Responsibility
by J. C. B. Prepared by Pennsylvania Historical Survey (Frontier Forts and Trails Survey) Division of Community Service Projects, Work Projects Administration. Edited by Sylvester K. Stevens, Donald H. Kent and Emma Edith Woods.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Public Instruction, The Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
xiv, 167 p. front., illus., plates (incl. map) 24 cm.
Notes
Maps on lining papers.
"The present translation is based on Casgrain's edition."--p. vi.
Summary
"A French soldier set down his memories of life and adventure in western Pennsylvania and other parts of North America during the thrilling events of the French and Indian War, and called the book 'Voyage au Canada dans le nord de l' Amerique Septentrionale, fait depuis l'an 1751 A 1761'...The author is known only by his initials, J.C.B...These reminiscences of life and events in the wilderness, in the towns of New France, and as a prisoner in New York City, give vivid pictures of the experiences of an ordinary man in an age which was full of significance for the future of America. [from the foreword]
Subjects
Indians of North America.
Canada - History - 1663-1713 (New France).
Canada - Description and travel.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Kent, Donald H.,
Woods, Emma Edith,
Casgrain, H. R.
J.-C. B.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Survey.
Frontier Forts and Trails Survey.
Pennsylvania Historical Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
971.018 P416
Websites
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Washington's expeditions (1753-1754) and Braddock's expedition (1755) with history of Tom Fausett, the slayer of General Edward Braddock

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17187
Author
Hadden, James,
Edition
(2d ed.).
Date of Publication
[c1910]
Call Number
974.80283 H126
Responsibility
By James Hadden.
Author
Hadden, James,
Edition
(2d ed.).
Place of Publication
Uniontown, Pa
Date of Publication
[c1910]
Physical Description
139 p. front., plates, ports., maps. 19 cm.
Subjects
Fausett, Thomas, - d. 1820?
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Braddock, Edward, - 1695-1755.
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 1st, 1753-1754.
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 2nd, 1754.
Braddock's Campaign, 1755.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80283 H126
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The diary of Harriet Amelia Arndt for 1865

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1233
Author
Arndt, Harriet Amelia.
Date of Publication
1946
there was thrilled by performances by Signor Blitz, magician, by fires, lectures, holiday events, by cheer- ing war news — the fall of Richmond, and the surrender of Lee's army ; and depressed by the news of the shooting and death of Abraham Lincoln. "Harriet Amelia Arndt was born in Manheim, Lancaster
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Responsibility
by Harriet Amelia Arndt.
Author
Arndt, Harriet Amelia.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[73]-76 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 3
Summary
Harriet Amelia Arndt was a resident of Manheim.
Subjects
Arndt, Harriet Amelia, - 1834- - Diaries.
Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Manheim (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Personal narratives.
Manheim (Pa.) - History - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Kendig, John D.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 3 (1946), p. 73-76Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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[Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania]: Frontier forts within the north and west branches of the Susquehanna River

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20826
Author
Buckalew, John M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
Author
Buckalew, John M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 348-418
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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History of the Seventeenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, or One hundred and sixty-second in the line of Pennsylvania volunteer regiments, war to suppress the rebellion, 1861-1865

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4910
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania cavalry. 17th regt.,
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.8003 P415
  1 website  
Responsibility
compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters ; with an appendix by H. P. Moyer.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania cavalry. 17th regt.,
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Sowers printing company,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
472 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary
Compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters, with an appendix, by H. P. Moyer.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865).
Pennsylvania Cavalry. - 17th Regt., 1862-1865.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Cavalry - 17th.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
Additional Author
Moyer, H. P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8003 P415
Websites
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Memorial history of the patriotic soldiers, sailors, marines from the seventh ward of Lancaster, Pennsylvania who fought for the liberty of the world in the great war 1914-1918

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17181
Date of Publication
1919
Call Number
940.46 M533a
Responsibility
compiled by the Seventh Ward Jubilee and Memorial Association.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Seventh Ward Jubilee and Memorial Association,
Date of Publication
1919
Physical Description
52 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Availability: This book is fragile and currently is in the office of the Director of Library Services. It will be added to the Rare Book Collection. If you want to use this resource, please ask the Director of Library Services.
Contents
A brief history of the association -- To the boys of the Seventh / Charles Beaubian -- The celebration and parade -- History of the porch parties -- We shall not sleep -- Honor roll of the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School -- The 1919-1920 faculty of the Rockland Street School.
Subjects
Seventh Ward Jubilee and Memorial Association - History.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Sailors - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Marines - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
World War, 1914-1918 - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Seventh Ward Jubilee and Memorial Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
940.46 M533a
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Dreaming on the Conestoga : a collection of sonnets written on the stream of my childhood and the poems of idle hours in a busy man's life

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9524
Author
Urban, Benjamin F. W.
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
811 U72d
Responsibility
by B. F. W. Urban.
Author
Urban, Benjamin F. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Urban,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
xv, 312 p., [23] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes the author's "The story of Gettysburg": p. [257]-312.
Subjects
American poetry
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Urban, Benjamin F. W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
811 U72d
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[Frontier forts of Pennsylvania]: Frontier forts within the Wyoming Valley Region

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Author
Reynolds, Sheldon
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
Author
Reynolds, Sheldon
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 418-466
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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[Frontier forts of Pennsylvania]: Frontier forts in the Cumberland and Juniata Valleys

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Author
Weiser, Jay Gilfillan
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
Author
Weiser, Jay Gilfillan
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 466-627
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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[Frontier forts of Pennsylvania]: Indian forts of the Blue Mountains

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20825
Author
Richards, H. M. M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
Author
Richards, H. M. M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 3-347.
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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