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A digest of the ordinances of corporation of the city of Lancaster and of the acts of assembly relating thereto

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo870
Date of Publication
1855
Call Number
352.008 C855 1855
Responsibility
Revised and arranged by William R. Wilson & Jas C. Carpenter; published by authority of councils.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, (Pa.)
Publisher
W.B. Wiley
Date of Publication
1855
Physical Description
164 p., 34 p. : 23 cm.
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Carpenter, Jas C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
352.008 C855 1855
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo963
Author
Caruthers, E. W.
Date of Publication
1842.
Call Number
922.3 C147c
Responsibility
by the Rev. E. W. Caruthers, A. M.
Author
Caruthers, E. W.
Place of Publication
Greensborough, N.C
Publisher
Printed by Swaim and Sherwood,
Date of Publication
1842.
Physical Description
vi, [7]-302 p. 1 β. 23 cm.
Subjects
Caldwell, David, - 1725-1824.
North Carolina - History - Regulator Insurrection, 1766-1771.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
922.3 C147c
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The life of Rev. Michael Schlatter; with a full account of his travels and labors among the Germans in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia; including his services as chaplain in the French and Indian War, and in the war of the revolution. 1716 to 1790

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Author
Harbaugh, Henry,
Date of Publication
1857.
Call Number
922.57 S338h
Responsibility
by H. Harbaugh.
Author
Harbaugh, Henry,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lindsay and Blakiston,
Date of Publication
1857.
Physical Description
xxxi, 27-375 p. front. 19 cm.
Notes
"A true history of the real condition of the destitute congregations in Pennsylvania, by Michael Schlatter" (a translation of Getrouw verhaal van den waren toestant der meest herderloze gemeentens in Pennsylvanien ... Amsterdam, 1751): p. 87-234.
Reverend Michael Schlatter was a minister of the German Reformed church who came to America to serve German immigrants. He was pastor in churches in Germantown and Philadelphia, and he also made missionary tours among the German Reformed settlers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York State.
Subjects
Schlatter, Michael, - 1716-1790.
Reformed Church in the United States.
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
922.57 S338h
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The life of Benjamin Franklin

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Author
Holley, O. L.
Date of Publication
1848.
Call Number
923.2 F831h
Responsibility
by O.L. Holley.
Author
Holley, O. L.
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Sanborn, Carter, Bazin,
Date of Publication
1848.
Physical Description
468 p. : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
Notes
The engravings are by Alexander Anderson.
Added t.-p., engraved.
Subjects
Franklin, Benjamin, - 1706-1790.
Additional Author
Anderson, Alexander,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.2 F831h
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Memoirs of Jacob Ritter / a faithful minister in the Society of Friends

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Author
Foulke, Joseph,
Date of Publication
1844.
Call Number
922.86 R614f
Responsibility
By Joseph Foulke.
Author
Foulke, Joseph,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia : New York
Publisher
T. E. Chapman; Baker & Crane,
Date of Publication
1844.
Physical Description
111 p. ; 16 cm.
Subjects
Ritter, Jacob, - 1757-1841.
Quakers
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
922.86 R614f
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The life and public services of James Buchanan : late minister to England and formerly minister to Russia : Senator and Representative in Congress, and Secretary of State : including the most important of his state papers

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Author
Horton, R. G.
Edition
Authorized ed.
Date of Publication
1856.
Call Number
923.173 B918h
Responsibility
by R.G. Horton.
Author
Horton, R. G.
Edition
Authorized ed.
Place of Publication
New York : Cincinnati
Publisher
Derby & Jackson ; H.W. Derby & Co.,
Date of Publication
1856.
Physical Description
xi, 13-428 p. : port. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Campaign literature, 1856
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.173 B918h
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The presidents of the United States : from Washington to Pierce, comprising their personal and political history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1122
Author
Frost, John,
Date of Publication
1857.
Call Number
923.173 F939
Responsibility
by John Frost.
Author
Frost, John,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Phillips, Sampson,
Date of Publication
1857.
Physical Description
455 p. : ports. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Presidents - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.173 F939
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Autobiography of Abel C. Thomas: including recollections of persons, incidents, and places

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Author
Thomas, Abel Charles,
Date of Publication
1852.
Call Number
922.81 T454
Author
Thomas, Abel Charles,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
J.M. Usher,
Date of Publication
1852.
Physical Description
408p. front. (port.) 20cm.
Subjects
Thomas, Abel Charles, - 1807-1880.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
922.81 T454
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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

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Author
Sabine, Lorenzo,
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
973.314 S116
Responsibility
By Lorenzo Sabine.
Author
Sabine, Lorenzo,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
C.C. Little and J. Brown,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
1 p.l., v, 733 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Published in 1864 under title: Biographical sketches of loyalists of the American Revolution.
Subjects
American loyalists.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.314 S116
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1209
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
Responsibility
Collected and ed. by J. Jay Smith and John F. Watson.
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lloyd P. Smith,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1. : ill. (65 pl.) ; 35 x 28 cm.
Notes
The plates, part printed on both sides, include 1 mounted illustration and 2 mounted portraits.
Includes letter of Robert Fulton; poem and profiles cut by John Andre.
Subjects
Autographs - United States
United States - History - Revolution - Sources.
Additional Author
Watson, John F.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
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Camp-fires of the Revolution : or, The War of Independence illustrated by thrilling events and stories by the old Continental soldiers

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Author
Watson, Henry C.
Date of Publication
1851, c1850.
Call Number
973.3 W338
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Henry Watson ; with original illustrations by Croome.
Author
Watson, Henry C.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lindsay and Blackiston,
Date of Publication
1851, c1850.
Physical Description
447 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes the camp -fire on the Susquehanna (p. 268).
Contents
Chapters: Dorchester Heights -- Cambridge -- Mount Independence -- Long Island -- Skippack Creek -- Germantown -- Valley Forge -- Whitemarsh -- White Plains -- Saratoga -- Middlebrook -- On The Susquehanna -- Springfield -- Morristown -- Old Pedee -- The Swamp -- Hills of Santee -- Near Charlestown -- Officer's Carouse
Summary
"Here we have the incidents of various battles, and the exploits of chieftains, told as if by eyewitnesses, and told in the familiar, easily comprehended language of the farmer and mechanic soldiers of the American army." [from the preface]
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution - Anecdotes.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.3 W338
Websites
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Pastoral records 1808-1835

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Author
Shaffner, Henry B.
Date of Publication
1808-1835.
Call Number
285.8 S525
Author
Shaffner, Henry B.
Date of Publication
1808-1835.
Physical Description
3 vol.; 28 x40 cm.
Notes
Photocopy of manuscripts at Maytown Reformed Church; each page of photocopy contains two pages of manuscript.
Contents
v. 1. Baptisms (Marietta) 1808-1833 (Rineer page 302 #2); Baptisms (Elizabethtown) 1809-1839 (Riner page 165 #1); Baptisms (Manheim) 1810-1837 (Rineer page 260 #2);, Baptisms (Rapho) 1810-1833, Marriages 1808-1837, Burials 1807-1837 (Rineer page 366 #1); v. 2. Baptisms, Baptisms (Elizabethtown); Baptisms (Columbia), (Rineer page 67 #3); Baptisms (Manheim), Marriages 1830-1847, Burials; v. 3. Record of Preaching.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
285.8 S525
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History of York and Lancaster Counties [Two histories bound into one volume]

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Date of Publication
1834/1844
Call Number
974.815 LACO C323
Alternate Title
History of York County, from its erection to the present time/
History of Lancaster County, to which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania. Compiled from authentic sources/
Place of Publication
York, Pa./Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
A. J. Glossbrenner/Gilbert Hills
Date of Publication
1834/1844
Physical Description
21 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Bound with I. Daniel Rupp's History of Lancaster County, 1844. Spine title: History of York and Lancaster Counties, Pa.
Subjects
York County (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO C323
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Kansas and the Supreme court. Speech of John P. Hale, of New Hampshire. Delivered in the United States Senate, January 19 and 21, 1858

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Author
Hale, John P.
Date of Publication
1858]
Call Number
973.891 B628
Author
Hale, John P.
Place of Publication
[Washington
Publisher
Buell & Blanchard, printers,
Date of Publication
1858]
Physical Description
16 p. 25 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
Subjects
United States. - Supreme Court.
Slavery - United States
Kansas - Politics and government - 1854-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.891 B628
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Scott's map of Lancaster County : State of Pennsylvania, 1858

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14056
Date of Publication
1858.
Call Number
974.815 LACO 119
Responsibility
from actual measurements by Joshua Scott, C.E.
Place of Publication
Phila
Publisher
James D. Scott ,
Date of Publication
1858.
Physical Description
1 map on 6 sheets : photocopy ; 86 x 96 cm.
Notes
Graphic scale in miles and perches represented on map.
Attributed to Joshua Scott.
Relief shown by hill shading.
Irregularly shaped.
Insets: Post offices in Lancaster County (table)--Business cards of subscribers in Columbia--Cards of Marietta subscribers--Business cards of subscribers in Lancaster city--Cedar Hill Female Seminary (ill.)--Residence of John H. Breneman, Mount Joy (ill.)--Moravian Church, Lititz (ill.)--Mount Joy Steam Mills (ill.)--Mount Joy Academy (ill.)--Millersville Normal School (ill.)--Lititz Springs Hotel (ill.)--Lancaster County Court House (ill.)--Mount Joy Car Manufactory (ill.)--Residence of B.M. Greider, Mount Joy (ill.)--Borough of Manheim (map)--Lititz (map)--New Haven (map)--Borough of Mount Joy (map).
Stamp: Library of Congress Maps and Charts, No. 4670.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 119
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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

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Author
Zercher, Jacob H.[Hartman]
Date of Publication
1847, 1997.
Call Number
917.73 Z58

A discourse delivered on Thanksgiving Day, in the Church of Cedar Grove, December 12, 1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo451
Author
Leaman, John.
Date of Publication
1851.
Call Number
Missing 10/2015 mrb
Responsibility
by Rev. John Leaman, M.D.
Author
Leaman, John.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, [Pa.]
Publisher
Published by the congregation, E.C. Darlington, printer,
Date of Publication
1851.
Subjects
Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church (East Earl township, Pa.).
Church and the world.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
Missing 10/2015 mrb
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An address delivered before the students of Strasburg Academy, September 8, 1845 on the means of obtaining happiness and true eminence of character

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo505
Author
Leaman, John..
Date of Publication
1845.
Call Number
814 L436
Responsibility
John Leaman.
Author
Leaman, John..
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
D.S. Kieffer,
Date of Publication
1845.
Physical Description
16 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
With: An address delivered before the Students' Literary Society, of Strasburg Academy, September 14, 1843.
With: History of the Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church and congregation of East Earl Twp. Lancaster County.
Subjects
Strasburg Academy (Strasburg, Pa.)
Christian education.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
814 L436
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Partition. Coleman vs. Grubb. Argued and decided in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg. June term, 1852

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12469
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.
Date of Publication
1852.
Call Number
340 C692
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia]
Date of Publication
1852.
Physical Description
168, 126 p. 24 cm.
Subjects
Cornwall Ore Bank.
Additional Author
Coleman, Robert W.
Coleman, William L.
Grubb, Edware B.
Grubb, Clement B.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
340 C692
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The American ladies and gentleman's manual of elegance, fashion, and true politeness

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Author
Day, Charles William,
Date of Publication
1855.
Call Number
395 D273
Responsibility
by Charles William Day.
Author
Day, Charles William,
Place of Publication
Auburn : Rochester
Publisher
Alden ; Beardsley,
Date of Publication
1855.
Physical Description
154 p. ; 16 cm.
Notes
Cover title: The book of fashion, and true politeness; half-title: Hints on etiquette.
"This work was originally published in London, where it had gone through twenty-two editions, and has been made the standard of modern society in England."
Subjects
Etiquette.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
395 D273
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