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Items of local interest in the Pennsylvania Gazette : 1750 to 1760 inclusive

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1919
): Pennsylvania gazette. Newspapers--Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania--Social life and customs--To 1775. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1919 Description: 133-148 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the
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copies by H. Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1919
Physical Description
133-148 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 8
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 8 (1919), p. 133-148Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.23
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Pennsylvania Dutch, the plain and the fancy

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Author
Brenner, Scott Francis,
Date of Publication
[1957]
Call Number
917.48 B838
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Author
Brenner, Scott Francis,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Stackpole Co.
Date of Publication
[1957]
Physical Description
244 p. illus. 23 cm.
Subjects
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 B838
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The Pennsylvania Dutch country. Art [by] Malcolm R. Potteiger

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Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Date of Publication
c1954]
Call Number
917.48 S559
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Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Rudisill [for Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, Franklin and Marshall College,
Date of Publication
c1954]
Physical Description
1 v. (chiefly illus.)
Subjects
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 S559
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Pennsylvania agriculture and country life : 1840-1940

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Author
Fletcher, Stevenson Whitcomb,
Date of Publication
1955.
Call Number
974.802821 F615
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by Stevenson Whitcomb Fletcher ; illustrations by S.W. Fletcher, Jr.
Author
Fletcher, Stevenson Whitcomb,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1955.
Physical Description
xx, 619 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania
Country life - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802821 F615
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Pennsylvania agriculture and country life, 1640-1840

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Author
Fletcher, S. W.
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
974.802821 F615a
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Illus. by S.W. Fletcher, Jr.
Author
Fletcher, S. W.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
xiv, 605 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographies.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania
Country life - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802821 F615a
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Items in the Pennsylvania Gazette concerning Lancaster County

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1918
shillings per hundred weight. Household goods, boxes, etc., at the cheapest rates. The same to be performed by WILLIAM ATLEE, JOSEPH YEATES." Slavery in Pennsylvania did not extend alone to the negro race. An adver- tisement in the issue of June 26, 1740, states that "a Dutch servant man and his wife are to
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by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1918
Physical Description
21-26 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22, no. 2
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 18th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 2 (1918), p. 21-26Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.22
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3 myths about the Pennsylvania Dutch country : hex signs, seven sours and seven sweets, the Amish blue gate

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Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Date of Publication
[c1951]
Call Number
398.3 S559
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Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Dutch Folk-lore Center,
Date of Publication
[c1951]
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Folklore - Pennsylvania.
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Superstition.
Folklore.
Germans.
Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
398.3 S559
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Thirty-five years of "The Clio" a historical review of the Cliosophic Society of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; organized November nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine

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Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Date of Publication
1914
Call Number
367 C641 v.2
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Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
published by the Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
142 p. 29 cm.
Subjects
Franklin and Marshall College.
Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Clubs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 C641 v.2
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Days off : historical story of the Susquehanna Pirates and their cruises / by Edwin G. Searles

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Author
Searles, Edwin G.
Date of Publication
1950?
Call Number
367 P667s
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Author
Searles, Edwin G.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1950?
Physical Description
37, 5 leaves: ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Included are newsletters for August 7,September 19, 1925 - May 17, 1926.
Subjects
Susquehanna Pirates.
Clubs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 P667s
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Historic Philadelphia : from the founding until the early nineteenth century : papers dealing with its people and buildings, with an illustrative map

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Date of Publication
1953.
Call Number
974.811 P544t
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Place of Publication
[Philadelphia, Pa.]
Publisher
American Philosophical Society,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
331 p. : ill., fold. col. map, ports. 30 cm.
Series
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 43, pt. 1
Notes
"Part of old Philadelphia, a map showing historic buildings & sites from the founding until the early nineteenth century, compiled by Grant Miles Simon": 1 folded map in pocket.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Buildings.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Maps, Pictorial.
Additional Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Additional Corporate Author
American Philosophical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 P544t
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Blue book of Schuylkill County : who was who and why, in interior eastern Pennsylvania, in Colonial days, the Huguenots and Palatines, their service in Queen Anne's French and Indian, and Revolutionary Wars : history of the Zerbey, Schwalm, Miller, Merkle, Minnich, Staudt, and many other representative families

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Author
Elliott, Ella Zerbey
Date of Publication
1916.
Call Number
974.817 E46
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by Mrs. Ella Zerbey Elliott.
Author
Elliott, Ella Zerbey
Place of Publication
Pottsville, Pa
Publisher
Pottsville, Pa. "Republican", Joseph Zerbey, proprietor,
Date of Publication
1916.
Physical Description
456 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Genealogy - Pennsylvania.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - History.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.817 E46
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89060732906&view=1up&seq=13
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The automobile blue book 1916. a touring hand-book of motor routes in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the South Atlantic states

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Corporate Author
Automobile Blue Book Publishing Company.
Date of Publication
c1916.
Call Number
917.3 A939 1916
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Alternate Title
Official automobile blue book 1916
Corporate Author
Automobile Blue Book Publishing Company.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Automobile Blue Book Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c1916.
Physical Description
1060 p. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Automobile travel - United States - Guidebooks.
New Jersey - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
South Atlantic states - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
917.3 A939 1916
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Early local historical items

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1913
, ca. 1600-1775. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 123-137 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 5 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.17
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by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
123-137 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 5
Subjects
American Weekly Mercury (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Newspapers - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 5 (1913), p. 123-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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Colonial folkways : a chronicle of American life in the reign of the Georges

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Author
Andrews, Charles McLean,
Edition
Textbook ed.
Date of Publication
c1919.
Call Number
917.3 A565
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by Charles M. Andrews.
Author
Andrews, Charles McLean,
Edition
Textbook ed.
Place of Publication
New Haven
Publisher
Yale University Press,
Date of Publication
c1919.
Physical Description
vii, 255 p. ; 18 cm.
Series
Chronicles of America series ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.
Contents
Chapters : The Land and The People -- Town and Country -- Colonial Houses -- Habiliments ( clothing ) and Habits -- Everyday Needs and Diversions -- The Intellectual Life -- The Cure Of Souls ( religion ) -- The Problem of Labor -- Colonial Travel
Subjects
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.3 A565
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A Lancaster schoolboy views the Civil War : (diary of Immanuel C. Pehrson, 1862-1863. Collection of the Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College)

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Author
Pehrson, Immanuel C.
Date of Publication
1950
until his death in 1858. As a member of the New Jerusalem Church, he applied the principles of his religion to the acts of his everyday life, and the results were beneficial to all around him. His third wife, who survived him, shared his belief that religion was best evidenced in the consistent practice
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reviewed by Elizabeth C. Kieffer.
Author
Pehrson, Immanuel C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[17]-37 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 2
Subjects
Pehrson, Immanuel - Diaries.
Diaries.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 2 (1950), p. 17-37Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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A bit of astrology

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Author
Buehrle, Robert K.
Date of Publication
1913
bit of astrology / by R. K. Buehrle. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Astrology. Superstition--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 268-271 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of
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by R. K. Buehrle.
Author
Buehrle, Robert K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
268-271 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 9
Subjects
Astrology.
Superstition - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 9 (1913), p. 268-271Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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Letters of Honorable John Strohm

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Author
Shenk, Hiram H.
Date of Publication
1919
%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Shenk, Hiram H. (Hiram Herr), 1872-1954. Title: Letters of Honorable John Strohm / by Hiram H. Shenk. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Strohm, John L. Legislators--United States. Pennsylvania--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County
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by Hiram H. Shenk.
Author
Shenk, Hiram H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1919
Physical Description
47-59 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 3
Subjects
Strohm, John L.
Legislators - United States.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 3 (1919), p. 47-59Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.24
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Early items of Lancaster County history

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1910
--Pennsylvania. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1910 Description: 293-300 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 10 Call Number: 974.9 L245
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by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1910
Physical Description
293-300 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 10
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 14, number 1 (1910), p. 293-300Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.14
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The passing of an old landmark

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1914
. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Shippen family. Architecture, Domestic--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1914 Description: 251-274 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County
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by W. U. Hensel, Esq.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
251-274 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 10
Summary
This journal article of 1914 laments the demolition of the historic Shippen family home at the northwest corner of the intersection of Lime and Orange streets in Lancaster,Pa. He gives a history of several other buildings in Lancaster which have disappeared as well over the years, though he writes in most detail about the Shippen house and the various people who have lived there.
Subjects
Shippen family.
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 10 (1914), p. 251-274Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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A newspaper relic

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Author
Hostetter, Albert K.
Date of Publication
1918
--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--18th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1918 Description: 77-86 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22
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by A. K. Hostetter.
Author
Hostetter, Albert K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1918
Physical Description
77-86 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22, no. 5
Subjects
Neue Unpartheyische Lancaster Zeitung und Anzeigs Nachrichten.
German American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 18th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 5 (1918), p. 77-86Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.22
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