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The history of Pennsylvania : from its discovery by Europeans, to the Declaration of Independence in 1776

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Author: Gordon, Thomas Francis,

Date of Publication: 1829.

Call Number: 974.802 G666

Responsibility: by Thomas F. Gordon.

Author: Gordon, Thomas Francis,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Carey, Lea & Carey,

Date of Publication: 1829.

Physical Description: vii, 628 p. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Signatures: [pi]â´ 1â´-79Â²; Sabin,

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 974.802 G666

Letters and papers relating chiefly to the Provincial history of Pennsylvania : with some notices of the writers

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Date of Publication: 1855.

Call Number: 974.8028 B174

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Crissy and Markley, Printers,

Date of Publication: 1855.

Physical Description: cxxxviii, 312 p. ; 21 cm.

Notes: A selection from the "Shippen mss." in possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; with other letters, papers, etc.; Privately printed.

Subjects: Shippen family.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.; United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Sources.

Additional Author: Balch, Thomas,; Shippen, Edward,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8028 B174

[Colonial records of Pennsylvania]

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Date of Publication: 1838-1853.

Call Number: 974.8 P415

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Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Publisher: Printed by T. Fenn,

Date of Publication: 1838-1853.

Physical Description: 16 volumes illustrations (volumes 7) tables 22 cm

Notes: The first three volumes of the Colonial records are from the first edition. Their pagination does not correspond to the references from Dunn's "Index to the Colonial Records". Dunn's index refers to the second edition. Patrons can find the second editions of volumes 1-3 online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010447960. A link to this webpage is near the bottom of this library record. Look for the field "Electronic Location".; Collection of documents, supplemented by the companion series "Pennsylvania archives". (See preliminary reports of the committees, and of the editors, S. Hazard, and the Act providing for the publication, 1837, in Pennsylvania archives, v. 1, p. 1-23, especially p. 7 and 17-23, where the present collection is officially designated as the "Colonial records", a title not used in printing, the volumes having special titles only, as given in "Contents" below).; Errors in paging: nos. 158-167, 499 ommitted, v. 3; nos. 209-224 repeated, v. 16; numerous other errors.; V. 12, minutes of the Supreme executive council from May 21, 1779-July 12, 1781; v. 13, July 13, 1781-Dec. 31, 1783; v. 14, Jan. 1, 1784-Apr. 3, 1786; v. 15, July 4, 1786-Feb. 6, 1789; v. 16, Feb. 7, 1789-Dec. 20, 1790.

Contents: v. 1-10. Minutes of the Provincial council of Pennsylvania, from the organization to the termination of the proprietary government: v. 1, Mar. 10, 1683-Nov. 27, 1700; v. 2, Dec. 18, 1700-May 16, 1717; v. 3, May 31, 1717-Jan. 23, 1735-6: v. 4, Feb. 7, 1735-6-Oct. 15, 1745: v. 5, Dec. 17, 1745-Mar. 20, 1754: v. 6, Apr. 2, 1754-Jan. 29, 1756: v. 7, Jan. 29, 1756-Jan. 11, 1758: v. 8,Jan. 13, 1758-Oct. 4, 1762; v. 9, Oct. 15, 1762-Oct. 17, 1771; v. 10, Oct. 18, 1771-Sept. 27, 1775, with minutes of the Council of safety from June 30, 1775, to Nov. 12, 1776.--v. 11-16. Minutes of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, from its organization to the termination of the revolution: v. 11, Proceedings of Council of safety, Nov. 13, 1776-Mar. 17 [i.e. 13] 1777, Oct. 17-Dec. 4, 1777; memorandum from Dec. 31, 1776-Mar. 17, 1777; minutes of the Supreme executive council Mar. 4, 1777-May 20, 1779.

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.; Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.; Pennsylvania.; United States.; History.; Sources.

Additional Author: Hazard, Samuel,

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Provincial Council.; Pennsylvania. Committee of Safety.; Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Council.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 974.8 P415

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A history of Maryland; from its settlement in 1634 to the year 1848, with an account of its first discovery, and the various explorations of the Chesapeake Bay, anterior to its settlement; to which is added, a copious appendix, containing the names of the officers of the old Maryland line: the lords proprietary of the province, and the governors of Maryland, from its settlement to the present time ... For the use of schools

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Author: McSherry, James,

Date of Publication: 1852.

Call Number: 975.2 B197 1852

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Responsibility: By James McSherry, esq.

Author: McSherry, James,

Place of Publication: Baltimore

Publisher: J. Murphy & Co.; Cushings & Bailey [etc]

Date of Publication: 1852.

Physical Description: 418 pages 20 cm

Notes: Lists of Maryland officers in service during the revolution, 1776-1781: p. 381-393.; Discarded from the Pennsylvania Farm Museum, Lancaster, :Pa.

Subjects: Maryland. - Militia.; Maryland - History.; Untied States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Regimental histories.; History.; Annotations (Provenance)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 975.2 B197 1852

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Letter from Peter Wager to Adam Reigart. Received the check from James Housten for $989.33. The city troupes have returned. W. Lowry, the proprietor of York Springs, has been courting Henrietta; got

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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The life of Benjamin Franklin : containing the autobiography, with notes and a continuation

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Author: Franklin, Benjamin,

Date of Publication: 1856.

Call Number: 923.2 F831s

Alternate Title: Sparks's Life of Franklin

Responsibility: by Jared Sparks.

Author: Franklin, Benjamin,

Place of Publication: Boston

Publisher: Whittemore, Niles, and Hall,

Date of Publication: 1856.

Physical Description: xv, 612 p. : 2 ports., 1 facsim. ; 24 cm.

Notes: On verso of title page: "Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty, by Hilliard, Gray, and Company."; First published as v. 1 of Sparks' edition of Franklin's works.

Subjects: Unites States foreign relations; United States history, 1600-1775 (Colonial Period); United States history, 1783-1789 (Confederation)

Additional Author: Sparks, Jared,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.2 F831s

A narrative of the mission of the United Brethren among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians : from its commencement, in the year 1740, to the close of the year 1808 ; comprising all the remarkable incidents which took place at their missionary stations during that period ; interspersed with anecdotes, historical facts, speeches of Indians, and other interesting matter

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Author: Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus,

Date of Publication: 1820.

Call Number: 974.8011 H449

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Responsibility: by John Heckewelder.

Author: Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: McCarty & Davis,

Date of Publication: 1820.

Physical Description: xii, 429 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Moravian Indians; Delaware Indians; Mohegan Indians

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8011 H449

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The diplomatic correspondence of the American revolution: being the letters of Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, John Adams, John Jay, Arthur Lee, William Lee, Ralph Izard, Francis Dana, William Carmichael, Henry Laurens, John Laurens, M. Dumas, and others, concerning the foreign relations of the United States during the whole revolution; together with the letters in reply from the secret committee of Congress, and the secretary of foreign affairs. Also, the entire correspondence of the French ministers, Gerard and Luzerne, with Congress

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12887

Corporate Author: United States. Dept. of State.

Edition: New ed.

Date of Publication: 1857.

Call Number: 973.32 U58

Responsibility: Pub. under the direction of the President of the United States, from the original manuscripts in the Department of State, conformably to a resolution of Congress, of March 27th, 1818. Ed. by Jared Sparks.

Corporate Author: United States. Dept. of State.

Edition: New ed.

Place of Publication: Washington

Publisher: J.C. Rives,

Date of Publication: 1857.

Physical Description: 6 v. 24 cm.

Notes: The same correspondence, with Sparks' omissions supplied, was published under direction of Congress by Francis Wharton as "The revolutionary diplomatic correspondence of the United States", Washington, 1889.; Each volume autographed by Thaddeus Stevens.

Subjects: United States - Foreign relations - 1775-1783.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.

Additional Author: Sparks, Jared,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 973.32 U58

A system of aeronautics, comprehending its earliest investigations, and modern practice and art. Designed as a history for the common reader, and guide to the student of the art. In three parts. Containing an account of the various attempts in the art of flying by artificial means, from the earliest period down to the discovery of the aeronautic machine by the Montgolfiers, in 1782, and to a later period. With a brief history of the author's fifteen years' experience in aerial voyages. Also, full instructions in the art of making balloons

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7340

Author: Wise, John,

Date of Publication: 1850.

Call Number: 629.13322 W812

Responsibility: By John Wise ...

Author: Wise, John,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: J.A. Speel,

Date of Publication: 1850.

Physical Description: xvi, [17]-310 p. front. (port.) plates. 23 cm.

Notes: An enlarged edition was issued in 1873 under title "Through the air."

Access Restrictions: Restricted acess;

Subjects: Aeronautics; Balloon ascensions; Balloons.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 629.13322 W812

The history of Mason & Dixon's Line : contained in an address delivered by John H.B. Latrobe of Maryland, before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, November 8, 1854

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Author: Latrobe, John H. B.

Date of Publication: 1855.

Call Number: 974.802 L364

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Author: Latrobe, John H. B.

Place of Publication: [Philadelphia]

Publisher: The Society,

Date of Publication: 1855.

Physical Description: 52 p. ; octavo.

Subjects: Mason & Dixon's line.; Mason-Dixon Line - History.; Pennsylvania - Boundaries - Maryland - History.; Maryland - Boundaries - Pennsylvania - History.; Addresses - 1854.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 974.802 L364

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The history of Pennsylvania : from its discovery by Europeans, to the Declaration of Independence in 1776

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Letters and papers relating chiefly to the Provincial history of Pennsylvania : with some notices of the writers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3551

[Colonial records of Pennsylvania]

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Archive

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The life of Benjamin Franklin : containing the autobiography, with notes and a continuation

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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4200

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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12887

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7340

The history of Mason & Dixon's Line : contained in an address delivered by John H.B. Latrobe of Maryland, before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, November 8, 1854

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15107

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