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The counter-revolution in Pennsylvania, 1776-1790

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Author
Brunhouse, Robert Levere,
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
974.8029 B895
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Responsibility
[by] Robert Levere Brunhouse.
Author
Brunhouse, Robert Levere,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
viii, 368 p. incl. maps. 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 299-318.
Contents
The Background -- The Rise of the Radicals (1776-1778) -- Triumph of Radicalism (1778-1780) -- The Conservatives Emerge (1780-1782) -- Conservatives Ride to Power (1782-1784) -- Counter-Revolution Halter(1783-1786) -- Triumph of the Counter-Revolution (1786-1790).
Summary
From the Preface: "Only with the detailed story of the struggle between radical and conservative forces in each state can one gain a more complete understanding of the history of the Revolution and the Confederation."
Subjects
United States - Politics and government - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1789.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8029 B895
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004303635;view=1up;seq=7
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Guide to the manuscript collections in the Historical society of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Historical Records Survey of Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1941.
Call Number
974.80084 G946
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Corporate Author
Historical Records Survey of Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The Historical society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
350 p.
Subjects
Manuscripts - United States
Pennsylvania - History - Sources - Bibliography.
United States - History - Sources - Bibliography.
Additional Author
Bleyden, Paul,
Levin, Bernard S.,
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80084 G946
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Inventory of the county archives of Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1941.
Call Number
974.816 P415
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Responsibility
prepared by the Pennsylania Historical Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration .
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
Board of County Commissioners,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
409 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Archives - Pennsylvania - Berks County
Berks Count (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Berks County (Pa.) - Politics and government - Sources.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylania Historical Survey.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 P415
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A Rhode Island chaplain in the Revolution; letters of Ebenezer David to Nicholas Brown, 1775-1778

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Author
David, Ebenezer,
Date of Publication
1949.
Call Number
974.502 D249
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Responsibility
ed. by Jeannette D. Black and William Greene Roelker.
Author
David, Ebenezer,
Place of Publication
Providence
Publisher
Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati,
Date of Publication
1949.
Physical Description
xxxi, 82 p. illus., fold, map. 26 cm.
Notes
"Published ... from original materials in the John Carter Brown Library."
Ebenezer David , very soon after his ordination in the Seventh - Day Baptist Church , Joined the Continental Army at the siege of Boston during the Revolutionary War. This book contains his letters written mostly to to a friend , David Brown, during his service.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
A Journey to Philadelphia 1775 The Siege of Boston 1776 New York and Brooklyn 1776 Ticonderoga 1776 Peekskill 1776 The Hudson River Highlands 1777 The Defense of the Delaware 1777 Valley Forge 1777 - 1778
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Religious aspects.
Additional Author
Brown, Nicholas,
Black, Jeannette Dora,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.502 D249
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American Revolutionary soldiers of Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Fendrick, Virginia Shannon.
Date of Publication
1944
Call Number
974.844 F331
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Responsibility
compiled by Virginia Shannon Fendrick for the Franklin County, chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Chambersburg, Penna.
Author
Fendrick, Virginia Shannon.
Place of Publication
Chambersburg, Pa
Publisher
Historical Works Committee of the Franklin County Chapter,
Date of Publication
1944
Physical Description
295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Franklin County (Pa.) - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
Additional Corporate Author
Daughters of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania. Franklin County Chapter, Chambersburg.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.844 F331
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Tories at the "Dutch" Mill : a Tale of Colonial Fifth Columnists

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Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Date of Publication
30 Dec. 1940.
Call Number
974.95 E12s
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Responsibility
by Oliver S. Sprout.
Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
30 Dec. 1940.
Notes
A greatly revised version of this essay appeared in the Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v.56, no.2, p.36-44.
Subjects
American Loyalists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.95 E12s
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Archive

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Collection
Revolutionary War Collection
Title
Revolutionary War Collection
Object ID
MG0098
Date Range
1776-1976
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Collection
Revolutionary War Collection
Title
Revolutionary War Collection
Description
The Revolutionary War Collection contains a variety of materials from and about the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. The original records include correspondence, military pay certificates, court records, and an orderly book kept by Lt. Col. Adam Hubley, Jr. during the Sullivan Campaign of 1779. There are also research notes and secondary sources, including a list of prisoners of war, a list of males in Lancaster County in 1776, Continental Hospital Returns 1777-1780, articles, information on soldiers buried in Lancaster County, and an article about John Paul Jones.
Date Range
1776-1976
Creation Date
1776-1976
Year Range From
1776
Year Range To
1976
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Beddulph, Robert
Boyd, John
Burd, James Edward
Chambers, Stephen
Coedans, James
Cooke, William
Ferree, John
Getty, Christian
Gurney, Francis
Hubley, Adam
Jolly, James A. "Jim"
Joy, Daniel
Kieffer, Henry Martyn
Moore, William
Neal, James
Patterson, Alex
Porter, Thomas
Ramsay, David
Rapp, Brandon
Reid, George W.
Worner, William Frederic
Zellty, John A.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Letters
Military history
Military regulations
Newtown, Battle of, Newtown, N.Y., 1779
Prisoners of war
Soldiers
Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779
Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Battle of Newtown
Battle of Stony Point
Cemeteries
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Finding aids
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military history
Military records
Military regulations
Prisoners of war
Receipts
Revolutionary War
Soldiers
Sullivan Campaign, 1779
Extent
3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0098
Notes
Harmful Language Warning: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this orderly book reflects the racial prejudices of the era and the violence perpetrated against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during the American War of Independence. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content. This volume contains language that is offensive, oppressive, graphic, and may cause distress. LancasterHistory does not condone the use of this language.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Copyright
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Credit
Revolutionary War Collection (MG-98), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-98
Other Number
MG-98
Classification
MG0098
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Letters relating to Colonial military hospitals in Lancaster County

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1948
Letters Relating to Colonial Military Hospitals in Lancaster County By GEORGE L. HEIGES I N THE archives of the Pennsylvania Historical Society there are several collections in which may be found letters which give us some very definite information about military hospitals in Lancaster County
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Responsibility
by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1948
Physical Description
[73]-96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 4
Subjects
Potts, Jonathan, - 1745-1781.
Craik, James, - 1730-1814.
Shippen, William, - 1736?-1808.
Rush, Benjamin, - 1746-1813.
Morgan, John.
Military hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Hospitals.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 4 (1948), p. 73-96Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52
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Some of the earliest oaths of allegiance to the United States of America

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Author
Waldenmaier, Nellie Protsman,
Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
973.3 W161
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Responsibility
[edited by] Nellie Protsman Waldenmaier ...
Author
Waldenmaier, Nellie Protsman,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Priv. print. [by Lancaster Press, Inc.]
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
2 p. β., iii-v, 93 p. front., illus. (map, facsims.) 24 cm.
Contents
Preface.--Introduction.--Oaths of allegiance in the National Archives.--Oaths of allegiance in the Library of Congress.--Alphabetical index of names of signers of oaths of allegiance.
Subjects
Oaths - United States.
Allegiance.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 W161
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Journal of the ... of the ... House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
-1942.
Call Number
345.12 R425 Session 15
325.12 R425
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Alternate Title
Journal of the ... House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
House journal
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Printed by George Helmbold,
Date of Publication
-1942.
Physical Description
v. ; 21-35 cm.
Publication Frequency
Annual
Dates of Publication
Began with 1st (1790/1791).
-extraordinary session (1942).
Notes
Title varies slightly.
Includes extra sessions.
Some vols. have appendices consisting of reports of various States offices.
Description based on: 13th (1802).
LCHS has session 15 (Lancaster: Benjamin Grimler, 1804) and session 18 (Lancaster: Benjamin Grimler, 1807).
Subjects
Legislative journals - Pennsylvania - Periodicals.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - Periodicals.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
345.12 R425 Session 15
325.12 R425
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