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Benjamin Franklin in Lancaster County

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1957.
-House." Here, final presents were pre- sented to the Indians "as a Mark of the Affection and Regard of the good people. of the Province for them." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN and SUSANNA WRIGHT In the history of the formative years of Lancaster County, no name stands higher than that of Quaker John Wright, 4 who
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Responsibility
by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
[1]-26 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 1
Subjects
Franklin, Benjamin, - 1706-1790.
Wright, Susanna, - 1697-1784.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 1 (1957), p. 1-26Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61
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Brief outline on the care of the poor, the sick, and insane of Lancaster County, Pa

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Author
Showalter, Henry A.
Date of Publication
1951
this particular phase of activity. Mrs. William Rote, Jr., and Mr. M. Luther Heisey, members of the Lancaster County Historical Society, advise that Dr. Samuel W. Miller, then recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical College, became superintendent and resident physician in 1895
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Responsibility
by Henry A. Showalter.
Author
Showalter, Henry A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1951
Physical Description
[97]-[124] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 4
Subjects
Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public welfare - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Mentally ill - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 4 (1951), p. 97-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55
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Ancestors-descendants, James Wilson Wright, Sr. who married Cynthia Rebecca Jones, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky

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Author
McCann, William Ray,
Date of Publication
1955?]
Call Number
929 W951
Responsibility
[by W. R. & R. L. McCann.
Author
McCann, William Ray,
Place of Publication
Hopewell? Va
Date of Publication
1955?]
Physical Description
21 p. 28 cm.
Subjects
Wright family.
Additional Author
McCann, R. L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 W951
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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

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Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
Responsibility
Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Additional Author
Britton, William W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Pennsylvania Dutch Hex signs

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Author
Zook, Jane.
Date of Publication
c1957.
Call Number
745.44 Z87 Oversize
Responsibility
Jane Zook.
Author
Zook, Jane.
Place of Publication
Paradise, (Lancaster, Co., Pa.)
Publisher
Jane Zook,
Date of Publication
c1957.
Physical Description
1 p., 3 folded leaves ; 32 cm.
Notes
On cover: 22 all different designs in sizes 21/2" to 18" : Complete painting instructions.
In portfolio.
Subjects
Folk art, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Decorative arts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Stencil work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Hex signs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Decoration and ornament.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745.44 Z87 Oversize
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Author
Hartman, W. F.
Date of Publication
1959.
Ages Britten—Old Clocks and Watches, 7th Edition Dreppard—American Clocks and Clockmakers Eckhardt—Early Pennsylvania Clocks Eckhardt—Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers Magee—Grandfather Clocks, Their Making and Makers in Lancaster County Moore—The Old Clock Book Nutting—The Clock Book Palmer—The Book
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Responsibility
by William F. Hartman.
Author
Hartman, W. F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
[1]-16 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 1
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Longcase clocks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 1 (1959), p. 1-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63
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A history of the Little Britain Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 1804 to 1954 : an address at the Sesqui centennial celebration, August 28, 1954

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Author
Shortlidge, Helen Wood.
Date of Publication
1954]
Call Number
289.6 L778h
Alternate Title
Little Britain Monthly Meeting
Responsibility
by Helen Wood Shortlidge.
Author
Shortlidge, Helen Wood.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1954]
Physical Description
15 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Society of Friends. - Little Britain Monthly Meeting.
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Little Britain (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.6 L778h
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
Edition
Revised December 1954.
Date of Publication
1954.
Call Number
974.815 LACO 130 1957
974.815 LACO 130
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
Edition
Revised December 1954.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Department of Highways ,
Date of Publication
1954.
Physical Description
1 map ; 41 x 55 cm.
Notes
Shows state highways.
Subjects
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Map.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 130 1957
974.815 LACO 130
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Directory community services : health recreation welfare

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Date of Publication
1958
Call Number
362 L244h 1958
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.] ;
Date of Publication
1958
Physical Description
45 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Community information services - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - DIrectories
Community health services - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Directories
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
362 L244h 1958
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Local names on American ships

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1959.
her as a prize of war. In 1867 she was sold and renamed. In the spring of 1884 the former Harriet Lane was abandoned after grounding off the coast of Brazil. �WARSHIPS NAMED FULTON Robert Fulton, American inventor, was born in Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1765. At the age of 13 he
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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
1959.
Physical Description
[17]-36 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 1
Subjects
Names, Personal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Ship names - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 1 (1959), p. 17-36Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63
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