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Extracts from the diary of Christopher Marshall : kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster, during the American Revolution, 1774-1781

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Author
Marshall, Christopher,
Date of Publication
1877.
Call Number
973.38 M367
  1 website  
Responsibility
edited by William Duane.
Author
Marshall, Christopher,
Place of Publication
Albany
Publisher
Joel Munsell,
Date of Publication
1877.
Physical Description
iv, [5]-330 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes
First edition, covering only the years 1774-1776, published in Philadelphia by the same editor in 1839.
Summary
From The History Society of Pennsylvania: Christopher Marshall was born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 6, 1709. He was educated in England and sailed to America sometime in the late 1720s. By 1729, he had established a pharmacy shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His success as a pharmacist and chemist allowed him to retire from business in 1774, but he remained a vital public figure. In 1776, he became a delegate to the Philadelphia Provincial Council, and he was twice appointed to the Continental Committee of Council and Safety. His retirement afforded him the time to keep diaries of public and personal events. He wrote these "remembrances" almost daily from about 1774 to at least 1795. In 1777, Marshall relocated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to improve his health and to avoid the British armies. After hostilities ceased, Marshall moved back to Philadelphia where he died on May 7, 1797.
Subjects
Marshall, Christopher, - 1709-1797.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Additional Author
Duane, William,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.38 M367
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Hand-book of the locomotive : including the construction, running, and management of locomotive engines and boilers : with illustrations

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Author
Roper, Stephen,
Edition
4th ed., rev.
Date of Publication
1875.
Call Number
385 R784
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Stephen Roper.
Author
Roper, Stephen,
Edition
4th ed., rev.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger,
Date of Publication
1875.
Physical Description
324, 4 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
This book, written in 1875, is intended for "those who are intrusted with the care and management of locomotive engines and boilers." The book provides technical descriptions of the components of a locomotive and its operation.
Subjects
Locomotives
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
385 R784
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John Penn's Journal of a visit to Reading, Harrisburg, Carlisle, and Lancaster, in 1788

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14126
Author
Penn, John,
Date of Publication
1879.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.3
  1 website  
Responsibility
John Penn.
Author
Penn, John,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1879.
Physical Description
pp. 284-295 ; 23 cm.
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on JSTOR's online repository.
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 3
A description of Lancaster--p.294.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.3
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Addresses delivered before the Dauphin County Historical Society in the State Capitol, Harrisburg, July 4, 1876

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4945
Date of Publication
1876
Call Number
974.818 D242a
  1 website  
Place of Publication
Harrisburg? Pa
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1876
Physical Description
85 p. ; 26 cm.
Series
[Contributions to the historical literature of Dauphin County ; v. 1]
Contents
Ecclesiastical history of Dauphin County / by Thomas H. Robinson -- The Revolutionary soldiers of Dauphin County / by A. Boyd Hamilton -- Historical review of Dauphin County / by William H. Egle.
Subjects
Dauphin County (Pa.) - Church history.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Robinson, Thomas Hastings,
Hamilton, A. Boyd
Egle, William Henry,
Additional Corporate Author
Dauphin County Historical Society (Dauphin County, Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.818 D242a
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Centennial : The settlement, formation and progress of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1785 to 1876

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Author
Morgan, George H.
Date of Publication
1877.
Call Number
974.818 M848
  1 website  
Responsibility
Prepared under the direction of the commisioners of said county, by George H. Morgan.
Author
Morgan, George H.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Telegraph steam book and job printing house,
Date of Publication
1877.
Physical Description
239 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Edited by the Dauphin County historical society.
Summary
A detailed history of Dauphin County with many primary sources quoted. Though the title states that the period covered is 1785 to 1876, the book also addresses the Native Americans in the area before Europeans arrived. The French and Indian War and the American Revolution are also included.
Subjects
Dauphin County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of Dauphin County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.818 M848
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Date of Publication
1848-1892.
Call Number
391 P485
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Alternate Title
Ladies' national magazine
Peterson's magazine of art, literature and fashion
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
C.J. Peterson,
Date of Publication
1848-1892.
Physical Description
90 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Publication Frequency
Monthly
Dates of Publication
Vol. 13, no. 1 (Jan. 1848)-v. 102, no. 5 (Nov. 1892).
Notes
Founded in Jan. 1842, by Charles J. Peterson, this women's magazine included serial installments, short stories, poems, patterns, publisher's notes, and book reviews. Among its contributors were Mrs. Ann S. Stephens and Emily H. May Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900.
Title from caption.
Library has: 1870 ; 1871 ; 1872 ; 1876.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
391 P485
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Black diamonds; or, The curiosities of coal

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Author
Dyer, Sidney,
Date of Publication
1873.
Call Number
553.6 D996
  1 website  
Responsibility
By Rev. Sidney Dyer.
Author
Dyer, Sidney,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The Bible and Publication Society
Date of Publication
1873.
Physical Description
320 p. illus., plates. 17 cm.
Notes
Added t.p., illustrated in red and black.
Summary
Coal and its use by mankind is examined from a religious perspective.
Subjects
Coal.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
553.6 D996
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The art of single-entry book-keeping : improved by the introduction of the proof or balance

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Author
Marsh, C. C.
Edition
4th ed., rev. and corr.
Date of Publication
1844, c1836.
Call Number
657 A784
  1 website  
Responsibility
by C.C. Marsh.
Author
Marsh, C. C.
Edition
4th ed., rev. and corr.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
J.C. Riker,
Date of Publication
1844, c1836.
Physical Description
128 p. : forms ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Bookkeeping.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
657 A784
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Date of Publication
1834-
Call Number
391 L155
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Alternate Title
Ladies companion, and literary expositor
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y
Publisher
William W. Snowden,
Date of Publication
1834-
Physical Description
21 v. : ill., music ; 26 cm.
Publication Frequency
Monthly
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1 (May 1834)-
Ceased with Vol. 21 (1844).
Notes
"A monthly magazine, embracing every department of literature embellished with original engravings, and music arranged for the piano-forte, harp and guitar."
Description based on: Vol. 11 (May 1839); title from caption.
Lancaster County Historical Society has 1842 only.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
391 L155
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A new gazetteer, or Geographical dictionary, of North America and the West Indies

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Date of Publication
1832.
Call Number
974.8009 D247 1832
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Geographical dictionary of North America and the West Indies
Responsibility
compiled from the most recent and authentic sources by Bishop Davenport.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
G. M'Dowell,
Date of Publication
1832.
Physical Description
471 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes
Corrections and additions p. 469-471.
Includes index of statistical tables (p. 459).
Contents
I.A general description of North America. -- II. A general description of the United States; the Declaration of Independence and constitution of the United States. -- III. A description of all the states, counties, cities, towns, villages, forts, seas, harbors, capes, rivers, lakes, canals, rail-roads, mounts, &c. connected with North America; with the extent, boundaries and natural productions of each state; the bearing and distance of remarkable places from each other and of each from the City of Washington, with the population according to the census of 1830. -- Containing likewise many tables relating to the commerce, population, revenue, debt, and various institutions of the United States.
Subjects
North America - Gazetteers.
West Indies - Gazetteers.
Additional Author
Davenport, Bishop,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.8009 D247 1832
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