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Reports of cases taken and adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the reigns of King Charles I., Charles II., and James II. : being special cases and most of them decreed with the assistance of the judges, and all of them referring to the register books : wherein are setled several points of equity, law, and practice : to which are added learned arguments relating to the antiquity of the said Court, its dignity, power, and jurisdiction : as also the great case between the Dutchess of Albemarle and the Earl of Bathe : in two volumes

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Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Edition
The second edition, with large additions,
Date of Publication
1715.
Call Number
Book 522 1716
Book 521 1715
Book 520 1715
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Edition
The second edition, with large additions,
Place of Publication
In the Savoy [London]
Publisher
Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq., for J. Walthoe ...,
Date of Publication
1715.
Physical Description
2 v. ; 20 cm (8vo)
Notes
A third part was issued in 1716.
Vol. 1: [4], 288, 88, [28] p.; v. 2: [12], 437, [19] p.
Includes indexes.
Bookseller's advertisements: v. 1, p. [2] in front, p. [27-28] at end; v. 2: p. [2] in front.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page under two or three struck former owners; signature also on flyleaf.
Books numbers 520, 521, and 522 as assigned by Yeates,
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
English Short Title Catalogue,
Subjects
Great Britain. - Court of Chancery.
Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Equity pleading and procedure - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Equity pleading and procedure.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Great Britain.
Early works.
Full-blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Place
England London.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 522 1716
Book 521 1715
Book 520 1715
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The practical register in Chancery, or, A compleat collection of the standing orders and rules of practice in Chancery : together with the ruled points of practice there, collected from the printed Chancery cases, reports, and practical books, and from observation and experience : as also, the alterations made in practice by all the statutes to this time, and by usage and custom : the whole is interspers'd with rules and observations touching the drawing of bills, answers, and other pleadings : which render it useful not only to attorneys and sollicitors, but to all practicers and gentlemen that have business at that bar

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Date of Publication
1714.
Call Number
Book 525 1714
Alternate Title
Practical register in Chancery
Compleat collection of the standing orders and rules of practice in Chancery
Place of Publication
In the Savoy [London]
Publisher
Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer, for D. Brown, in Exeter-Exchange in the Strand, W. Mears at the Lamb, and J. Brown at the Black Swan, without Temple-Bar, and J. Woodward in Fleet-street,
Date of Publication
1714.
Physical Description
viii, 365, [11] p. ; 19 cm (8vo)
Notes
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2A⁸ 2B⁴.
Includes index.
Advertisement on page [ii].
Genealogy of Thomas Hunt Senior on back of front cover.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 525 as assigned by Yeates.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
English Short Title Catalogue,
Subjects
Equity pleading and procedure - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Equity pleading and procedure.
Great Britain.
Early works
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon title page.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Hunt, Thomas,
Additional Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Place
England London.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 525 1714
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The laws of Jamaica : pass'd by the Governours, Council and Assembly in that island, and confirm'd by the Crown

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Corporate Author
Jamaica.
Date of Publication
1716.
Call Number
Book 503 1716
Corporate Author
Jamaica.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by W. Wilkins, at the Dolphin in Little-Britain,
Date of Publication
1716.
Physical Description
xxx, [6], 457, [1] p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Initials; head and tail pieces.
The preface by William Wood gives a descriptive account of the island.
"Mr. Francis Hanson's account of the island and government of Jamaica, which was wrote in or about the year 1682": pages [446]-457.
Errata: p. [458].
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates signature at top of title page with one former owner struck and one removed.
Book number 503 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Politics and government
Travel.
Jamaica - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
Jamaica - Politics and government - To 1962.
Jamaica.
Jamaica - Politics and government - Early works to 1800.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Wood, William,
Hanson, Francis.
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 503 1716
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Praxis almae curiae cancellariae : in two volumes : being a collection of precedents, by bill and answer, plea and demurrer, in causes of the greatest moment (wherein equity hath been allowed) which have been commenced in the High Court of Chancery, for more than 30 years last past : with appeals (in several cases of great difficulty) to the House of Peers in Parliament, and the proceedings thereupon : also, a compleat collection of all the writs and process concerning the same, together with a praeliminary discourse, by way of rules, succinctly and methodically drawn up, containing the practice of the said court, in every particular branch of the equitable part thereof

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Author
Brown, William,
Edition
The third edition, with additions.
Date of Publication
1714.
Call Number
Book 519 1714
Book 518 1714
Author
Brown, William,
Edition
The third edition, with additions.
Place of Publication
In the Savoy [London]
Publisher
Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of Edward Sayer Esq. for Abel Roper, and Samuel Butler ...,
Date of Publication
1714.
Physical Description
2 v. ; 20 cm (8vo)
Notes
"By William Brown"--T.p. of v. 2.
Sometimes attributed to Sir Robert Heath. Cf. Halkett & Laing.
Vol. 1: [8], 576 p.; v. 2: [8], 103, [1]; 176; 401-720, [40] p.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 518 and 519 as assigned by Yeates.
Signature of B. Crosby on flyleaf struck.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
English Short Title Catalogue,
Subjects
Great Britain. - Court of Chancery.
Equity pleading and procedure - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Equity pleading and procedure.
Great Britain.
Publishers' advertisements - Great Britain.
Early works.
Vol 1: linen boards (Binding)
Vol 2: Full blind-tooled leather(Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Heath, Robert,
Bay, Elihu Hall,
Yeates, Jasper,
Place
England London.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 519 1714
Book 518 1714
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Collection
Temperance Collection
Title
Temperance Collection
Object ID
MG0154
Date Range
1815-1959
: The Temperance Collection includes convention programs of the Lancaster County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.); a history of the group from 1884-1959; Pennsylvania State W.C.T.U. function programs; and a minute book from the Bart Chapter. Included are handwritten notes on some of the
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Collection
Temperance Collection
Title
Temperance Collection
Description
The Temperance Collection includes convention programs of the Lancaster County Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.); a history of the group from 1884-1959; Pennsylvania State W.C.T.U. function programs; and a minute book from the Bart Chapter. Included are handwritten notes on some of the conventions, pro-temperance booklets and newspapers (Moral Reformer and American Reformer), and miscellaneous addresses and articles. Of special interest is a booklet "Operation Interview" in which 36 prominent Lancastrians comment on the question, "Is social drinking necessary for success?", and a newspaper article reminiscing on the temperance movement in Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Date Range
1815-1959
Year Range From
1815
Year Range To
1959
Date of Accumulation
1815-1959
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Aikin, Francis
Alexander, Eleanor B.
Brosius, Letitia
Brubaker, George
Eckman, Benjamin F.
Geist, Jacob Miller Willis
Harlan, E. W.
Heiges, George Leonard
Jackson, Josephine
Richardson, Benjamin W.
Rineer, A. Hunter
Rosalind, Countess of Carlisle
Seberry, Cora E.
Thomas, A. Elizabeth
Willard, Frances Elizabeth
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Minutes (Records)
Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Programs (Publications)
Temperance
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Search Terms
Associations, institutions, etc.
Bart Society
Business records
Chestnut Level, Drumore Twp.
Christiana
Churches
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Columbia
Conventions
Dauphin County Historical Society
Eastland Female Temperance Society
Finding aids
Friends Academy
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Lancaster County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Lititz
Locust Valley, Long Island, New York
Manheim
Manuscript groups
Minutes
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pageants
Pennsylvania Senior Loyal Temperance Union
Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Poetry
Programs
Reports
Songs
Strasburg
Temperance
Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Extent
1 box, 11 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0154
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Temperance Collection (MG0154), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-154
Classification
MG0154
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999. Added to database 29 September 2021.
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The law of evidence : wherein all the cases that have yet been printed in any of our law books or tryals, and that in any wise relate to points of evidence, are collected and methodically digested under their proper heads : with necessary tables to the whole

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Date of Publication
1717.
Call Number
Book 218 1717
Place of Publication
In the Savoy [London]
Publisher
Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling (assignees of Edward Sayer Esq.) for R. Gosling ...,
Date of Publication
1717.
Physical Description
[16], 243, [77] p. ; 20 cm (8vo)
Notes
Published anonymously. Attributed to Geoffrey Gilbert. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Also attributed to William Nelson. Cf. BM.
Signatures: A-X⁸.
Advertisements on verso of p. [1-2] in front and p. [76-77] at end.
Errata on p. [75] at end.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates signature at top of title page.
Book number 218 as assigned by Yeates.
Small bookplate of David Franch affixed to back of front cover.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints
British Museum. General catalogue of printed books,
English short title catalogue,
Subjects
Evidence (Law) - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Evidence (Law)
Great Britain.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather [Binding]
Gilt title on maroon spine label[Binding]
Name of David French embossed on both covers.
Additional Author
Gilbert, Geoffrey,
Nelson, William,
Jefferson, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper,
French, David,
Additional Corporate Author
Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
Place
England London.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 218 1717
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The practick part of the law: shewing the office of an attorney, and a guide for solicitors in all the courts of Westminster: ... As also, the practice of the courts in the city of London ... With the exact table of fees of all the said courts ... with the abstract of the Parchment and Paper-Act

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Edition
The fourth edition, with large additions by several practisers of the several courts, and brought down to the year 1711. With a new and exact table to the whole.
Date of Publication
1711.
Call Number
Book 431 1711
Edition
The fourth edition, with large additions by several practisers of the several courts, and brought down to the year 1711. With a new and exact table to the whole.
Place of Publication
[London]
Publisher
In the Savoy: printed by John Nutt, assignee of Edward Sayer Esq; for John Walthoe,
Date of Publication
1711.
Physical Description
[8], 599, [25]; [2], 16; [8], 120 pages ; 8vo
Notes
Originally published with the title 'The practick part of the law shewing the office of a compleat attorney . composed and collected by G.T. of Staples-Inne, and T.P. of Barnards-Inne', London, 1652, which itself was based on 'The attourney of the Court of Common Pleas. . Written by G.T. of Staples Inne', London, 1642.
Running title: 'The compleat attorney and solicitor.' - 'An abstract of the act' and 'An exact table of fees' have separate title pages, pagination, and registers; 'An abstract' has imprint: printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Tho. Newcomb: and sold by J. Walthoe, 1702; 'An exact table' is "The fifth edition, with additions."
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 431 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Courts - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Courts.
Great Britain.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Additional Author
Nutt, John,
Walthoe, John,
Yeates, Jasper,
Place
England London.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 431 1711
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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
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
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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Reports of special cases argued and decreed in the Court of Chancery, in the reigns of King Charles I., King Charles II. and King William III. [1625-1693]

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Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Date of Publication
1717.
Call Number
Book 523 1717
Responsibility
None of them ever before printed. Published by W. Nelson.
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Place of Publication
[London] In the Savoy
Publisher
Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assignees of E. Sayer) for B. Lintott,
Date of Publication
1717.
Physical Description
8 preliminary leaves, 207, [15] pages 20 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates signature at top of title page.
Book number 523 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Law reports, digests, etc - Great Britain.
Equity - Great Britain.
Equity.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Great Britain.
Court decisions and opinions.
Linen boards (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label.
Additional Author
Nelson, William,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 523 1717
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Reports and pleadings of cases in assise, for offices, nusances, lands and tenements : shewing the manner of porceeding in assises of novel disseisin ... : With observations on every case ... : To which are added, writs of assise, &c

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Author
Lilly, John.
Date of Publication
1719.
Call Number
Book 739 1719
Alternate Title
Novel disseisin
Responsibility
by John Lilly ... ; To which is added, a prefatory discourse, shewing the nature of this action, and reasons for putting it in practice.
Author
Lilly, John.
Place of Publication
[London] In the Savoy
Publisher
Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling, Assigns of Edward Sayer, for John Hook, and Tho. Woodward,
Date of Publication
1719.
Physical Description
[2], xxxii, 129, [8] pages ; 33 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Bookplate of former owner partially removed from back of front cover.
Book number 739 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Writs - Great Britain.
Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Writs.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 739 1719
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