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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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Down the Eastern and up the Black Brandywine

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Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Date of Publication
1906.
Call Number
974.813 M141d
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Responsibility
by Wilmer W. Mac Elree.
Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Place of Publication
[West Chester, Pa
Publisher
F. S. Hickman, printer]
Date of Publication
1906.
Physical Description
176 p. col. front., illus., plates. 28 cm.
Summary
The author gives a tour of this area in Chester County , PA, as it was in the early 1900's.
Subjects
Brandywine Creek.
Chester County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 M141d
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Callapatscink. The Yellow Breeches creek. Read before the Cumberland County Historical Society on Friday evening, November 26th, 1909

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Author
Miller, John R.
Date of Publication
1909]
Call Number
974.843 C969m v. 2
Responsibility
by John R. Miller.
Author
Miller, John R.
Place of Publication
[Carlisle, Pa
Date of Publication
1909]
Physical Description
36 p. 8vo.
Notes
Repr.: Shippenburg News.
Subjects
Cumberland County Historical Society.
Yellow Breeches Creek - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.843 C969m v. 2
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Some early county bridges

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Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Date of Publication
1907
, 1855-1911. Title: Some early county bridges / by S. M. Sener, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Burr, Theodore Bridges--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. McCall's Ferry Company (Holtwood, Pa.) Lancaster County (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County
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Responsibility
by S. M. Sener, Esq.
Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1907
Physical Description
[131]-144 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 4
Subjects
Burr, Theodore
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
McCall's Ferry Company (Holtwood, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Contained In
Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
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Bridges of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania : paper read before the Hamilton Library Association, Carlisle, Pa., February 17, 1905

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Author
Hemminger, J. D.
Date of Publication
1905]
Call Number
974.843 C969m v. 2
Responsibility
by J.D. Hemminger.
Author
Hemminger, J. D.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1905]
Physical Description
30 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
At head of title: Local history.
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Cumberland County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Additional Corporate Author
Hamilton Library and Historical Association of Cumberland County (Carlisle, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.843 C969m v. 2
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Earliest Reformed Church in Lancaster County

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Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Date of Publication
1901
Chester county, extending indefinitely westward from the Octo- rara. Even after the organization of Conestoga township, in 1718, a much more extensive region was popularly known as "Conestoga." In the eastern district the members of the Reformed and Lutheran Churches were in the majority, but in
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Responsibility
by Rev. Joseph H. Dubbs, D.D.
Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1901
Physical Description
[3]-16 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 5, no. 1
Subjects
Heller's Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Reformed Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.5
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Early Presbyterianism in Lancaster County

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1904
who came to Philadelphia settled in Dela- ware, Northeastern Maryland and Pennsylvania. Some located at Nesh- aminy, in Bucks county, others at the Gap, Donegal, Pequea and Southern Lancaster and Chester counties. In these localities they were in such num- bers that they formed congregations, built
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. W. Houston.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1904
Physical Description
[213]-229 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 8, no. 7
Subjects
Creaghead, Alexander, - ca. 1706-1766.
Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Scottish Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 8, number 7 (1904), p. 213-229Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.8
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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1906
township 4 Warwick township 4 Cocalico township 4 Strasburg township 2 Donegal township. 2 Earl township 2 Drumore township 2 Little Britain township 2 Lampeter township 1 Elizabeth township 1 Sadsbury township 1 The other eleven townships,namely, Conestoga, Manor, Manheim, Hemp- field, Mount Joy, Leacock
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1906
Physical Description
295-303 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 10, no. 8
Subjects
Woolen and worsted manufacture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Textile finishing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 10, number 8 (1906), p. 295-303Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.10
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Author
Futhey, J. Smith.
Date of Publication
1907
Pittsburg the name it so well deserves, of being the back- bone of Presbyterianism. The first settlement in this region os country was made by the Scotch-Irish about the year 1718. They gradually spread over the whole western portion of Chester county, from Maryland and Delaware on the south to the chain os
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Responsibility
by J. Smith Futhey.
Author
Futhey, J. Smith.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1907
Physical Description
[220]-231 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 6
Summary
This journal article provides historical context to the Scotch-Irish immigration to America and Lancaster County. It describes the persecution the Scots Irish had endured under English rule in both Scotland and Ireland.
Subjects
Scottish Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Irish Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Scots-Irish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 6 (1907), p. 220-231Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
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Flax culture in Lancaster County

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1900
. W. Houston. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Flax--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Linen--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Industries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1899-1900 Description: [155]-168 p. ; 23 cm
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. W. Houston.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1900
Physical Description
[155]-168 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 4, no. 7/8
Notes
Contains song "Kitty of Coleraine."
Summary
"In the present paper I propose to present another of the lost industries, as it was practiced severnty-five years ago. I refer to the growing and manufacture of flax into its various products in the region [of the Octorara Valley]"
Subjects
Flax - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Linen - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 4, number 7/8 (1900), p. 155-168Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.4
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