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Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
Responsibility
by Lawrence Henry Gipson; to which is added Evans' A brief account of Pennsylvania, together with facsimiles of his Geographical, historical, political, philosophical, and mechanical essays, numbers I and II ... Also facsimiles of Evans' maps.
Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
8 p. l., 246 p. incl. 5 maps (4 fold.) front. (fold. map) 31 cm.
Notes
"As to ... 'A brief account of Pennsylvania' which is presented herewith, two copies of this are in existence, neither of which is the original manuscript: the so-called George Fox copy, belonging to the Historical society of Pennsylvania, and the Du Simitière copy, possessed by the Library company of Philadelphia ... The text of the Fox copy has been followed."--Pref.
Contents
pt. 1. Early scientific activities in Pennsylvania. The mapping of the middle Atlantic region, 1749. Pennsylvania boundary disputes. The mapping of the Ohio valley in 1755. The passing of Evans and the early history of his maps.--pt. 2. A brief account of Pennsylvania, 1753.--pt. 3. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number I." 1755. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number II," 1756.--pt. 4. A map of the Indian walking purchase, 1737. A map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and the three Delaware counties, 1749. A revision of the 1732 edition of the foregoing map of 1749. Evans' Map of the middle Atlantic region drawn for Peter Kalm in 1750. A map of the area in dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1753. A general map of the middle British colonies, 1755.
Subjects
Evans, Lewis, - 1700?-1756.
Iroquois Indians.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries - Maryland.
Maryland - Boundaries - Pennsylvania.
Middle Atlantic States - Description and travel.
Ohio River Valley - Description and travel.
Middle Atlantic States - Maps.
Ohio River Valley - Maps.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
United States - Politics and government - 1755-1763.
Additional Author
Evans, Lewis,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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Writings of General John Forbes relating to his service in North America

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Author
Forbes, John,
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
923.5 F692j
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Alfred Procter James for the Allegheny County Committee of the Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
Author
Forbes, John,
Place of Publication
Menasha, Wis
Publisher
Collegiate Press,
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
xv, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
"This edition is limited to 750 copies."
John Forbes (5 September 1707-11 March 1759) was a British general in the French and Indian War. He is best known for leading the Forbes Expedition that captured the French outpost at Fort Duquesne and for naming the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after British Secretary of State William Pitt the Elder.
Summary
This book consists of letters Forbes wrote to British secretary of state William Pitt, Governor Denny of Pennsylvania, and Governor Sharpe of Maryland . A few letters by other persons were included due to their relevance to the subject of the letters. A biographical sketch of General Forbes is also included.
Subjects
Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne, 1758.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Additional Author
James, Alfred Procter.
Additional Corporate Author
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Pennsylvania. Allegheny County Committee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 F692j
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History of Fort Freeland / by Hon. Frederic A. Godcharles. Record of the Society, 1920-1922

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Author
Godcharles, Frederic A.
Date of Publication
1922.
Call Number
974.851 G577
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Alternate Title
Fort Freeland.
Record of the Society, 1920-1922.
Author
Godcharles, Frederic A.
Place of Publication
Williamsport, Pa
Publisher
Lycoming Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922.
Physical Description
36 p. : front., ill. 24 cm.
Series
Lycoming Historical Society. Proceedings and Papers ;
Notes
"Fort Freeland, on north side Warrior Run about six miles north of Milton, Northumberland County." c.f. p. 7.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Penn. - Northumberland County.
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
Fort Freeland (Pa.).
Additional Corporate Author
Lycoming Historical Society (Lycoming County, Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.851 G577
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Lancaster County in province, state, and nation : a bi-centennial review

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1929
religious." (3 V. 45). They originated the religious exemption from bearing arms in the United States, together with the Quakers, and at least to as great an extent as the latter did. (3 V. 46). In latter day wars those who cannot for conscience sake bear arms can be made as efficient in war as those who
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Responsibility
by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
21-43 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 3
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 3 (1929), p. 21-43Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33
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Squire Adam Reed : the East Hanover pioneer of the French and Indian War

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Author
Stein, Thomas S.
Date of Publication
1925.
Call Number
974.819 L441 no. 9, no. 2
Responsibility
by Thos. S. Stein.
Author
Stein, Thomas S.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
1925.
Physical Description
[55] - 75 : 19 cm.
Notes
In: Lebanon County Historical Society papers, v. 9, no.2.
Subjects
Reed, Adam, - 1703 - 1769.
Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - History - French and Indian War, 1755 - 1763..
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 no. 9, no. 2
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Lancaster County in province, state and nation : a bi-centennial review

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1929
Battalion, and John P. De Haas, Adjutant of Third Battalion. (Do. 132). Thus ended the year 1757. As the year 1758 proceeded the prominence of Lancaster in the French and Indian War was evident. Gen. Forbes' opera- tions, which were to end successfully in the fall, against the French and Indians at the head
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Responsibility
by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
45-63 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 4
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 4 (1929), p. 45-63Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33
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Journal of an English emigrant farmer : a record of the journey of an unknown Englishman to America in the year 1838 and his sojourn for a summer among the early pioneer settlers of Muncy Valley

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Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
974.851 J86
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Responsibility
edited by T. Kenneth Wood.
Place of Publication
Williamsport [Pa.]
Publisher
Lycoming Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928.
Physical Description
38 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Proceedings and papers - Lycoming Historical Society ; no. 6
Notes
"Occasional Publication No. 6."
Subjects
Farmers
United States - Description and travel - 1783-1848.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Wood, T. Kenneth.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.851 J86
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Report of the committee to place and unveil a marker designating and commemorating the Indian town of Conestoga, in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Penna

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Date of Publication
1924
to make the Indian resentful, treacherous and bloodthirsty and the accumulated vices of a civilization growing stale in Europe were fast infect- ing him. To Zeisberger and Grube the Indians always remained, as they called them, "the dear brown hearts" worthy of fair dealing and elevation. The
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
129-149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 9
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Indian Town (Conestoga, Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conestoga Indians.
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - History.
Additional Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Landis, David H.,
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 9 (1924), p. 129-152Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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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
Cataloged prior to 1997. Items have been added and the finding aid has been updated since 1997.
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A brief historical review of the achievements of German nationals in the early days of American colonization. The period from 1564 to 1682 inclusive

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Author
Lohr, Otto,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
974.8002 L833
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Responsibility
by Otto Lohr.
Author
Lohr, Otto,
Place of Publication
Hoboken [N.J.]
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
7, [1] p. 21 cm.
Series
Historical bulletin ; no. 1
Subjects
Germans - United States.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8002 L833
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