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Regina, the German captive

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Date of Publication: 1904

Call Number: 974.819 L441 v. II no. 2

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Date of Publication: 1904

Physical Description: p. 79-97. : 21 cm.

Series: Lebanon County Historical Society papers and addresses, ,vol. II., no. 2, 1901 - 1904.

Notes: Part I : The location, by Capt. H. M. M. Richards : Part II : The story, by S. P. Heilman.

Summary: On the morning of Oct. 16, 1755, the Hartman family house was attacked by native Americans. The father and son were killed, and two daughters, Regina and Barbara, were carried off. Much of this account includes qualifiers, such as "...as per tradition". The author states, "The latter story is a tradition, but tradition, which differs only from written history in being oral history, transmitted orally from ancestors to posterity, is often quite as reliable as the written kind."

Subjects: Hartman, Regina.; Indian captivities - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.; United States - History - French and Indian War 1755 - 1763; Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War 1755 - 1763

Additional Author: Richards, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.; Heilman, Samuel P.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 974.819 L441 v. II no. 2

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Old Lancaster

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Author: Robinson, Mary N.

Date of Publication: 1900

Catholic) was begun. The Presbyterians date back to 1763, and the Hebrews had a con- gregation and cemetery as early as 1747, the third in point of age in the United States. In their quiet grave- yard are interred the parents of Re- becca Gratz, the heroine of "Ivanhoe." In 1754 Lancaster contained 500

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Responsibility: by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson.

Author: Robinson, Mary N.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1900

Physical Description: [97]-109 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 4, no. 5/6

Summary: Assorted observations of events in 18th century Lancaster County.

Subjects: Lancaster (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 4, number 5/6 (1900), p. 97-109Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.4

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"The rage of opposing government" : the Stump affair of 1768

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Author: Ries, Linda A.

Date of Publication: 1984

Call Number: 974.843 CCH v.1, no.1

Responsibility: by Linda A. Ries.

Author: Ries, Linda A.

Place of Publication: Carlisle, Pa

Publisher: Cumberland County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1984

Physical Description: p. 21 - 45 ; 23 cm.

Series: Cumberland County History ; v.1, no.1

Subjects: Stump, Frederick.; Indians of North America - Pennsylvania; Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.; Stump Affair, Pa., 1768.; Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 974.843 CCH v.1, no.1

Indian trader troubles

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Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Date of Publication: 1905

, William, 1715-1774. Indians of North America. Fur trade--United States. United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1904/1905 Description: [305]-326 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9

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Responsibility: by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.

Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1905

Physical Description: [305]-326 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 10

Subjects: Johnson, William, - Sir, - 1715-1774.; Indians of North America.; Fur trade - United States.; United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 10 (1905), p. 305-326Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9

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Lebanon County in the French and Indian War. Paper read before the Lebanon County Historical Society, April 21, 1901

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Author: Richards, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg,

Date of Publication: 1904]

Call Number: 974.819 L441 v. 2 no. 2

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Responsibility: by Capt. H.M.M. Richards ...

Author: Richards, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg,

Place of Publication: [Lebanon, Pa

Date of Publication: 1904]

Physical Description: 57-77 p. 8vo.

Notes: Excerpt: Lebanon County Historical Society. Papers and addresses. v. 2, no. 2.

Subjects: United States - History: French and Indian War, 1755-63.; Lebanon County, Pa. - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.819 L441 v. 2 no. 2

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The diaries of Willam T. Clark of Chestnut Level, Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : Dating from his enlistment in Co. B 79th Penna. Vet. Vols. September 12, 1861 to November 30, 1865

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Author: Clark, William T.,

Date of Publication: 1988.

Call Number: 973.781 C596

pursuing the Army ofNorthern Virginia on the Peninsula in 1862 as occurring " ...by some fat stove.. .". He was also a deeply religious man, reading his bible daily, and eventually organizing first regimental, then brigade level prayer meetings in the field. Clark went to war a farmer, being raised on a

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Responsibility: Transcribed by William G. Davis and Janet B. Davis.

Author: Clark, William T.,

Place of Publication: Computer printout

Date of Publication: 1988.

Physical Description: 10 vols. ; 28 cm.

Notes: "Transcribed from six volumes of daily entries while in the field with the U. S. Army of the West during the CIvil War, and three volumes of miscellaneous entries."; Library has v. 1-7; copy 2 (v.1-6 )has information about William Clark and the 79th Pennsylvania and computer disc inserted.

Contents: vol 1. 9/12/61 - 5/21/62 Enlistment; Departure; Louisville, Ky.; Tennessee; Raid into Alabama -- v. 2. 5/22/62 - 2/9/63 Tennessee; Kentucky; Battle of Chaplin Hills (Perryville, Ky.; Kentucky hospitals; Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro), Tenn. -- v. 3. 2/10/63 - 10/4/63 Tennessee; Raid into Alabama; Furlough home to recruit during Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Chickamauga, Tenn. -- v. 4. 10/5/63-6/10/64 Georgia; Tennessee; Battles of Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Ringgold, Tunnel Hill; Regimental furlough home; Battles of Resaca, Buzzard's Roost, Etoway, Georgia -- v. 5. 6/11/64 - 2/11/65 Battles of Kennesaw Mountain, Allatoona, Marietta; The campaign for Altanta; Sherman's March to the Sea;The campaign for Savannah -- v. 6. 2/12/65 - 11/30/65 North through the Carolinas; The capture of Columbia; Battle of Bentonsville, N. C.; Surrender of Gen. Johnston; March to Washinton via Richmond;Victory parade; Return to Chestnut Level -- v. 7. Company B muster list; Original roll of Company B; Reenlistment as Veteran Volunteers (2/8/64); Miscellaneous expenses from January 1864 -- v. 8. Lists of rations issued as Regimental Commissary Sergeant, 1865 -- v. 9. Addenda and maps; Brief histories of W. T. Clark, 79th Regt. P.V.V.; The Clark family; Information on a few persons of note mentioned in the diaries -- v. 10. Rewrite of volume one.