A sketch of the life and character of the Rev. David Caldwell, D. D. near sixty years pastor of the churches of Buffalo and Alamance. Including two of his sermons; some account of the Regulation, together with the revolutionary ... incidents in which he was concerned; and a very brief notice of the ecclesiastical and moral condition of North-Carolina while in its colonial state
The American loyalists; or, Biographical sketches of adherents to the British crown in the war of the revolution; alphabetically arranged; with a preliminary historical essay
American historical and literary curiosities : consisting of fac-similes of original documents relating to the events of the revolution, &c. &c. with a variety of reliques, antiquities, and modern autographs
The history of my travels : through the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey
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.
Part 2 has special t.p.: Unpartheyisches Gesang-Buch, zum allgemeinen Gebrauch des wahren Gottesdienstes ... 1865.
Part 1 includes 62 psalms; part 2 includes 390 hymns plus 3 appendices containing 35, 32 and 14 hymns. Name of melody to be used with each hymn keyed with melody index; melody printed at beginning of hymn for which it is named.
Includes indexes.
From the Collection of the Heritage Center Museum, P99.29.1.
Bookplate attributed to Barbara Ebersol pasted on inside front cover: Vining border is around perimeter with geometric floral motif at each corner; interior is divided into three sections by horizontal bars; top section reads "This book belongs to me, Susanna Herr"; middle section has date of 29 April 1873, and bottom section has a large flower of red, green, brown, and ochre; vining is done in black with green leaves and orange flowers.
Speech by Mr. Cooper of Pennsylvania : on the bill to appropriate the proceeds of the public lands delivered in the House of Representatives, July 2nd, 1841
Includes early minutes under the Synods of Philadelphia, and New York and Philadelphia.
Affiliation: 1716-1745, The Synod; 1745-1758, "Old Side," Synod of Philadelphia; "New Side," Synod of New York; 1758-1789, Synod of New York & Philadelphia; 1789-1814, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
The farmer's companion; or, Essays on the principles and practice of American husbandry. : With the address, prepared to be delivered before the agricultural and horticultural societies of New Haven County, Connecticut, and an appendix, containing tables and other matter useful to the farmer
"The school advertiser no. II. August, 1839."--16, 138 [i.e., 8] p. at end. Contains a prospectus and sample pages for "The School Library," published by Marsh, Capen, Lyon, and Webb.
Alta California : embracing notices of the climate, soil, and agricultural products of northern Mexico and the Pacific seaboard : also, a history of the military and naval operations of the United States directed against the territories of northern Mexico, in the year 1846-'47 : with documents declaratory of the policy of the present administration of the national government in regard to the annexation of conquered territory to this union, and the opinion of the Hon. James Buchanan on the Wilmot Proviso, &c
Description of area: p. 9-12; history and documentation: p. 13-64.
Anti-annexation tract.
Summary
The 1847 publication briefly address climate soil and agriculture in Alta and Baja California in chapter I. The following eight chapters consist of communications from the U.S. Government consisting of instructions in the event Mexico declared war, justification of and motives for war, various reports to Washington, communications with Mexican officials in Alta California, accounts of the military operations in California, the articles of capitulation entered into at Rancho of Cowanga on January 13, 1847, all of which are interspersed with personal observations and comments by the author. The final chapter deals with the question of whether slavery would be allowed in California, the policy of the South and its motive for a slave market and emigrants to California and Northern Mexico [from California State University's Digital Commons]
Contains Matthew and Mark only; apparently all published.
Druckfehler und Verbesserungen: p. [426]-428.
From the collection of the Heritage Center Museum, P98.38.5.
Two items, a small basket-weave scherenschnitte on small rectangle of white paper and a small heart-shaped cut-out with five rows of letters inked in cross stitch style, and scored width-wise five times in Heritage Center folder.
Tipped into inside cover: bookplate in brown ink on wove paper with double ink border reading in German: Magadalena Eby the daughter of Abraham Eby and his wife Susanna was born on June 22 in the year1817.
Tipped into inside back cover is a fraktur drawing of ink and watercolor (green, brown, and red) with a border resembling fish scales; the center is a potted, flowering plant with a large bird perched on top and two smaller ones at the side; at the lower left corner is written in German script: "Elias Burbacher."
From the Collections of the Heritage Society, P00.35.2
Bookplate on second fly leaf is in ploychrone fraktur lettering with scrolled accents and reads: "The Property/ of/ Miss Fianna S. Grube/ Kissel Hill/ Lancaster County, Pa/ 1893; colors include yellow, green, pink and brown. Possibly by J. Doell.
With: 1 title of 268 p. with title page and part of foreword missing; -- Sabastiani Edzardi, Prof. Publ. Vertheidigungder christlichen Lehre vom Binde Schüssel... 1714 -- Pastor divinitus electus et legitime vocatus... Luebeck und Leipzig: Printed by Johann Wiedemehyer, 1695. Bound together subsequent to publication.
