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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

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Author
Captain of volunteers.
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
979.4403 C254
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by a Captain of volunteers.
Author
Captain of volunteers.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
H. Packer & Co. ...,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
[2], 5-64 p. (first leaf blank) ; 25 cm.
Notes
This copy is a reproduction ISBN 0548410593.
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]
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
California - Description and travel.
California - History - 1846-1850.
Mexico, North - Description and travel.
California - Annexation to the United States.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
979.4403 C254
Websites
https://archive.org/details/altcaliforniembr00strerich/page/n7/mode/2up
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James Buchanan, the squire from Lancaster

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Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1931.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.55
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by Philip G. Auchampaugh.
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
pp. 288-300 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 55.
Regards Buchanan's relationship to Lancaster. Includes a detailed description of Lancaster in his day.
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Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.55
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28232/27988
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The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties; containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events, incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs, towns, villages, &c. with an appendix, embellished with several engravingsj compiled from numerous authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp

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Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Call Number
974.84 R946
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Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa. [Carlisle, Pa
Publisher
Gilbert Hills, Cumberland Historical Society
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Physical Description
xii, 723 p.; illus; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index by John Cecil Fralish, Jr.; p. 609-723.
Another edition, pub. the same year, includes the history of Somerset, Cambria and Indiana counties.
Subjects
Dauphin Co., Pa. - History.
Cumberland County, Pa. - History.
Franklin County, Pa. - History.
Bedford Co., Pa. - History.
Adams Co., Pa. - History.
Perry Co., Pa. - History.
Additional Author
Fralish, John Cecil.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.84 R946
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t7zk5mr2f&view=1up&seq=9
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James Buchanan

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Date of Publication
1932
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.36
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1932
Physical Description
59-83 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 36, no. 2
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.36
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Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion; a paper read before the Cliosophic Society, Lancaster, Pa., January 24, 1908

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1908.
Call Number
923.173 B918a
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By W.U. Hensel ...
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Date of Publication
1908.
Physical Description
41 p. 22 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918a
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Reply of John Davis, of Massachusetts, to Mr. Buchanan, of Pennsylvania on the reduction of wages and of the value of property : delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 23, 1840. Together with extracts from the speeches of Messrs. Buchanan, Walker, Benton and Calhoun

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Author
Davis, John,
Date of Publication
1840.
Call Number
923.173 B918da
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Author
Davis, John,
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Printed at the Madisonian Office,
Date of Publication
1840.
Physical Description
31 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Currency question - United States - Speeches in Congress.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.173 B918da
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James Buchanan, the squire from Lancaster (concluded)

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Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1932.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.56
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by Philip G. Auchampaugh.
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
pp. 15-32 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 56.
Describes Buchanan and Wheatland.
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.56
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28240/27996
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Two Buchanan letters

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1905
Buchanan letters / by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 --Correspondence. Caldwell, James A. Barton, George W., 1807-1851. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1904/1905 Description: [37
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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
[37]-42 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 2
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Correspondence.
Caldwell, James A.
Barton, George W., - 1807-1851.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 2 (1905), p. 37-42Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9
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The unveiling of the tablet commemorating the joint sesqui-centennial of the Constitution of the United States and Franklin College

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Author
Barnes, Horace Richards.
Date of Publication
1937
The Unveiling of the Tablet Commemorating the Joint Sesqui-Centennial of the Constitution of the United States and Franklin College By DR. HORACE R. BARNES The four days, October 14 to 17 inclusive, will go down in the history of Lancaster County as one of the outstanding periods in the long and
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by Dr. Horace R. Barnes.
Author
Barnes, Horace Richards.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
[173]-181 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 7
Subjects
Franklin and Marshall College - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
United States. - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 41, number 6 (1937), p. 173-181Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.41
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List of the Benjamin Franklin papers in the Library of Congress

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Corporate Author
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division.
Date of Publication
1905.
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comp. under the direction of Worthington Chauncey Ford, chief, Division of Manuscripts.
Corporate Author
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Govt. Print. Off.,
Date of Publication
1905.
Physical Description
322 pages ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Franklin, Benjamin, - 1706-1790 - Manuscripts.
Manuscripts - United States - Catalogs.
United States - History - Sources.
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The Church of England in Lancaster County

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Date of Publication
1933.
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by William Frederic Worner.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1933.
Physical Description
[65]-97 p. : (v. 37, no. 4) ; [79]-92 p. (v. 40, no. 5) ; [25]-54 p. (v. 41, no. 2) ; [57]-92 p. (v. 41, no. 3) ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 37, no. 4 ; v. 40, no. 5 ; v. 41, no. 2 ; v. 41, no. 3
Subjects
St. James Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bangor Protestant Episcopal Church (Churchtown, Pa.)
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church (Pequea, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 41, number 2 & 3 (1937), p. 25-92Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 40, number 5 (1936), p. 79-92Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 37, number 4 (1933), p. 65-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.37,40,41
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Lancaster County Papers

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Date of Publication
1854-1922.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245i
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Date of Publication
1854-1922.
Physical Description
2 vol. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
A series of pamphlets bound together.
Contents
Vol 1: Father Ferdinand Farmer, an apostolic missionary in three states by John F. Quirk--A discourse, delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854 by P.J. Timlow--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, July 21st, 1892 by P.J. Timlow--Christ Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa.--Report of the commissioners appointed to examine the affairs of the Lancaster Savings Institution.
Vol.2: Resources and industries of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa.--Historical sketch of St. Anthony's Church, Lancaster, Penna., 1870-1895 by Anthony F. Dorley--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, July 21st, 1892 by P.J. Timlow--Historical sketch of Zion's Reformed Church [Millersville] by D.H. Landis.
Subjects
Timlow, P.J.
St. Anthony's Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Christ Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Lancaster Savings Institution - Report.
Leacock Presbyterian Church (Lancaste County, Pa.) - History.
Sacred Heart Academy (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. Anthony's Parochial School (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterian Church (Lancaste County, Pa.)
Reformed Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Roman Catholic Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lutheran Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Millersville (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245i
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Meeting held in Lancaster to nominate Buchanan for Vice-President of the United States

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1930
-citizen, James Buchanan, in introducing him to public attention as a suitable candidate for Vice-President of the United States ; and believe that a time has arrived when it would be culpable to withhold the expression of the sentiments of Lancaster county on this important subject. They, therefore, give
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1930
Physical Description
209-213 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 9
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 9 (1930), p. 209-213Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34
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James Buchanan during the administrations of Lincoln and Johnson

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Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1939
James Buchanan During the Administrations of Lincoln and Johnson By PHILIP G. AUCHAMPAUGH, PH.D. Author of "James Buchanan and His Cabinet on the Eve of Secession," and "Robert Tyler, Southern Rights Champion, 1845-1861." CHAPTER I BUCHANAN VIEWS THE SCENE. 1861-1868. Buchanan's return to Wheatland
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by Philip G. Auchampaugh, Ph.D.
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[67]-110 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 3
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.
Johnson, Andrew, - 1808-1875.
United States - Politics and government - 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 3 (1939), p. 67-110Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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Jackson, Buchanan and the corrupt bargain--calumny

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Author
Stenberg, Richard R.
Date of Publication
1934.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.58
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by Richard R. Stenberg.
Author
Stenberg, Richard R.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1934.
Physical Description
pp. 61-85 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 58
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-186.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.58
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28306/28062
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Earliest Reformed Church in Lancaster County

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Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Date of Publication
1901
Earliest Reformed Church in Lancaster County. The early history of Lancaster county gathers around its ancient churches. In colonial days, far more than at pre- sent, the church was the centre of so- cial life; and those who would study that life in its more recent develop- ments should not fail to
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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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An authentic history of Donegal Presbyterian Church : located in East Donegal Township, Lancaster Co., Pa

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Author
Ziegler, J. L.
Date of Publication
1902
Call Number
285.1 D681z
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by J.L. Ziegler.
Author
Ziegler, J. L.
Place of Publication
Mount Joy, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1902
Physical Description
173, xii p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes tombstone inscriptions from adjoining cemetery and Donegal Moravian Church information with partial gravestone inscriptions.
Some included family names are: Agnew, Armstrong, Bayly, Boggs, Boyd, Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Dodge, Duffey, Ellmaker, Evans, Ferree, Galbraith, Hatfield, Hayes, Lowery, Lytle, McClean, McConaughy, Mehappey, Moore, Park, Patterson, Pedan, Pinkerton, Richards, Schock, Scott, Sheller, Spangler, Spear, Stahl, Sterrett, Watson, Whitehill and Woods.
Subjects
Donegal Presbyterian Church (East Donegal, Pa.) - History.
Donegal Moravian Church (Donegal, Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 D681z
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Abraham Lincoln's connections with Lancaster and its citizens

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1934
Stevens, who represented Lancaster county in the congress of the United States from 1849 to 1853, and from 1859 to the date of his death in 1868, would in itself be an interesting study; likewise the conference with John W. Forney, born in Lancaster, newspaper editor, leader in Penn- sylvania Democratic
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by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1934
Physical Description
[13]-32 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 1
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865 - Family.
Presidents - United States
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 1 (1934), p. 13-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38
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Flag presented to Lancaster Fencibles in 1841

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1933.
East King street and Penn square. 2 George M. Kline was admitted to the Lancaster bar in 1842. See Mom- bert's "Authentic History of Lancaster county," published in 1869, p. 432. �peace, as reflecting honor on your city, they know and feel, should occasion ever require you to leave your peaceful
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1933.
Physical Description
62-64 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 37, no. 3
Subjects
Brown, James H.
Lancaster Fencibles.
Flags - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Militia - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 37, number 3 (1933), p. 62-64Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.37
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Dedication of "Wheatland," residence of James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States : [program]

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Date of Publication
1937.
Call Number
728.37 D299
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland,
Date of Publication
1937.
Physical Description
[4] p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Additional Corporate Author
Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 D299
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