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Two centuries of Reading, Pa., 1748-1948; a history of the county seat of Berks County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4731
Author
Albright, Raymond Wolf,
Edition
[Official bicentennial ed.]
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
974.816 R287a
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Author
Albright, Raymond Wolf,
Edition
[Official bicentennial ed.]
Place of Publication
Reading
Publisher
Historical Society of Berks County,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
xi, 307 p. illus., ports. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. [299]-301.
Subjects
Reading (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 R287a
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000402234&view=1up&seq=7
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Southeastern Pennsylvania, a history of the counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia and Schuylkill

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Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Date of Publication
[1943]
Call Number
974.800912 N791
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Responsibility
J. Bennett Nolan, supervising editor ...
Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, New York
Publisher
Lewis historical publishing company, inc.
Date of Publication
[1943]
Physical Description
3 v. fronts., ill. (incl. maps) plates, ports., facsims. (part col. 1 double) col. coats of arms, col. geneal. tables. 27 1/2 cm.
Notes
Vols. 1 and 2 paged continuously.
Vol. 3 consists of biographies.
LCHS has vols. 1 and 3 only.
Includes bibliographies.
Subjects
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Bucks County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Delaware County (Pa.) - History.
Montgomery County (Pa.) - History.
Philadelphia County (Pa.) - History.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.800912 N791
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Annals of the Conestoga Valley in Lancaster, Berks, and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania / compiled and published by C.Z. Mast and Robert E. Simpson

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4291
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
974.815 CAER M423
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Place of Publication
Elverson, Pa. ; Churchtown, Pa
Publisher
The Authors,
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
xviii, 689 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Separate index volume compiled by J. Lemar and Lois Ann Mast in 1981.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Conestoga Valley (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Mast, C. Z.
Simpson, Robert Emmett,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 CAER M423
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The Lords Baltimore; contemporary portraits of the founder and the five proprietaries of Maryland, now the possession of the people of Maryland through the initiative and generosity of Dr. Hugh Hampton Young, who presented five of these paintings

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Corporate Author
Enoch Pratt Free Library.
Date of Publication
[1942]
Call Number
975.2 B197
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Corporate Author
Enoch Pratt Free Library.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
The Enoch Pratt free library
Date of Publication
[1942]
Physical Description
1 p. l., 13, [1] p. illus. (map) pl., ports., facsim. 22 cm.
Notes
"Text by James W. Foster and Beta K. Manakee."
Subjects
Calvert family.
Maryland - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Foster, James W.,
Manakee, Beta Ennis Kaessmann.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 B197
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Bicentennial addresses delivered at the two hundredth anniversary of Leacock Presbyterian Church, Paradise, Penna

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14131
Date of Publication
1940.
Call Number
285.1 K21
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Responsibility
edited by Jay Warren Kaufman.
Place of Publication
[Paradise, Pa.]
Publisher
Leacock Presbyterian Church,
Date of Publication
1940.
Physical Description
vii, 147 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes
Cover title: the Leacock United Presbyterian Church, a history 1740-1940.
Copy two cover title: The Leacock United Presbyterian Church, a history 1740-1976 and includes pages 73-147, a history of the church 1940-1976.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Leacock Presbyterian Church (Paradise, Pa.).
Pennsylvania - Church history.
Additional Author
Kaufman, Jay Warren,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 K21
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Two-hundredth anniversary of Lancaster's incorporation as a borough

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
an impressive expression of a people's belief in a government organized on the basis of the Common Law. We celebrate tonight the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the granting of a Charter to the borough of Lancaster. What is a Charter? It is an instru- ment for permitting and encouraging the free
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Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[83]-[97] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 2 & 3
Subjects
Lancaster Corporation Book.
Holidays.
Charters.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 2/3 (1942), p. 83-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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Law miscellanies: containing an introduction to the study of the law : notes on Blackstone's Commentaries, shewing the variations of the law of Pennsylvania from the law of England, and what acts of Assembly might require to be repealed or modified; observations on Smith's edition of the laws of Pennsylvania; strictures on decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, and on certain acts of Congress, with some law cases, and a variety of other matters, chiefly original

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21040
Author
Brackenridge, H. H.
Date of Publication
1814.
Call Number
Book 264 1814
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Responsibility
by Hugh Henry Brackenridge.
Author
Brackenridge, H. H.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
P. Byrne,
Date of Publication
1814.
Physical Description
579 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 264 as assigned by Yeates.
Memorandum as to errata of this publication on back of page 579.
Subjects
Blackstone, William, - 1723-1780.
Law - Pennsylvania.
Law - Great Britain.
Law.
Great Britain.
Pennsylvania.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Smith, Charles,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 264 1814
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The story of Indian Steps : Addresses delivered on the occasion of the dedication of a tablet to John Edward Vandersloot

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19621
Date of Publication
[1941]
Call Number
917.4841 S887
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Place of Publication
[Place of publication not identified]
Publisher
[publisher not identified],
Date of Publication
[1941]
Physical Description
[5] pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Contents
Rides to fame on a hobby, an address by A.E. McCollough.- A tribute to the man who built Indian Steps, an address by William Kurtz.
Summary
"The story of Indian Steps Cabin begins over ten thousand years ago.The area gets its name from the 'steps' carved in the nearby Susquehanna River's rocks by early people of the region who used the footholds while gathering food along the river. The arrows, spear heads, stone axes and other relics embedded in the building were the belongings of the first residents of York County." [from Indiansteps.org]
Subjects
Vandersloot, John Edward.
Indian Steps, Pa.
Additional Author
Kurtz, William.
McCollough, A. E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.4841 S887
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A narrative of the proceedings of the religious society of the people called Quakers in Philadelphia against John Evans : to which is added, a report of the evidence delivered on the trial of the case of John Evans versus Ellis Yarnall and others : with an appendix

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Author
Evans, John,
Date of Publication
1811.
Call Number
Book 271a 1811
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Responsibility
compiled under the direction of John Evans.
Author
Evans, John,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Sold by Thomas Dobson,
Date of Publication
1811.
Physical Description
vii, 238 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Affixed to title page: Circular signed by John Evans advertising the book and bearing Yeate's signature at top of page.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 371a as assigned by Yeates.
With Report of the case of the commonweealth, vs. Tench Coxe, Esq. on a motion for a Mandamus in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania...Philadelphia: printed by Jane Aitken, 1803.
With The opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States...in the case of H. I. Huidekoper vs James Douglass...Philadalphia, Jane Aitken...no date.
With Report of the case of trespass & assault and battery wherein John Evans was pliantiff...Philadephhia, P. Byrne...1810.
Cohen, M.L. Bib. of early Amer. law,
Shaw & Shoemaker
Subjects
Evans, John, - 1741 or 1742-1814
Yarnall, Ellis, - 1757-1847
Evans, John, - 1741 or 1742-1814.
Yarnall, Ellis, - 1757-1847.
Society of Friends.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Three-quarters leather with marbled boards.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 271a 1811
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Jachin and Boaz: or An authentic key to the door of Free-Masonry, ancient and modern. : Calculated, not only for the instruction of every new made Mason, but also, for the information of all who intend to become brethren. : Illustrated with a beautiful frontispiece of the regalia, jewels and emblematical ornaments belonging to Masonry; and an accurate plan of the drawing on the floor of a lodge. : Interspersed with a variety of notes and remarks, necessary to explain and render the whole clear to the meanest capacity

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18359
Author
Gentleman belonging to the Jerusalem Lodge.
Date of Publication
1811.
Call Number
366.1 P544 1811
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Responsibility
By a gentleman, belonging to the Jerusalem Lodge; a frequent visitor at the Queen's Arms, St. Paul's Church-yard; the Horn, in Fleet-Street; Crown and Anchor, Strand; and the Salutation, Newgate-Street. ; Try me--prove me.
Author
Gentleman belonging to the Jerusalem Lodge.
Place of Publication
Poughkeepsie [N.Y.]
Publisher
Printed by C.C. Adams, for Richard Scott, bookseller, New-York.,
Date of Publication
1811.
Physical Description
107, [1] p. : ill. ; 15 cm.
Notes
Caption title: An authentic key to the door of Free-Masonry.
"Advertisement," p. [6], signed: R.S.
Last page blank.
"Odes, anthems and songs, sung in the best lodges."--p. 81-100.
Shaw & Shoemaker
Subjects
Freemasons - Rites and ceremonies.
Masonic music.
Songs.
Relief prints.
Quarter bindings (Binding)
Additional Author
Adams, Charles Chauncey,
Scott, Richard,
Place
United States New York Poughkeepsie.
United States New York New York.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
366.1 P544 1811
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