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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2002.144
Date Range
1683-1920
Collection
History Collection
Description
Reproduced copies of seals of citizens of Lancaster County, Casts were taken from documents of the Lancaster County Courthouse - deeds, justice of the peace, notary public, personal. Includes Penn's Grant seal.
Finding Aid can be found in Object File.
Date Range
1683-1920
Year Range From
1683
Year Range To
1920
Collector
Albert Shertz, LCHS
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 10
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0546
People
Cookson, Theodore
Hubley, Michael
Riegart, A.
Edwards, Thomas
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
courthouses
Object Name
Wax, Sealing
Material
Wax
Object ID
2002.144
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Annual discourse delivered before the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on the 13th of November, 1810

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21207
Author
Hopkinson, Joseph,
Date of Publication
1810.
Call Number
Book 461 1810b
Responsibility
by Joseph Hopkinson.
Author
Hopkinson, Joseph,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Bradford and Inskeep,
Date of Publication
1810.
Physical Description
36 pages ; 22 cm.
Series
Wolcott pamphlets ; vol. 75, no. 23
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonnial Law Library.
At top of title page: With the respects of the author.
Book number 461 as assigned by Yeates.
Bound with Oration on masonry: delivered at St. John's church in the city of Philadelphia, at the request of the right worshipful Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, on St. John's day, June 24, 1811, by James Milnor. Philadelphia: J. Maxwell, 1811 -- Proposals, by Farrand and Nichholas for publishing by subscription ...The American Review of history and politics. Place not identified: publisher not identified, 1810 -- Proposals for publishing by subscription, a translation from the French, of. LeSages's historical genealogial chronological and geographical atlas. Philadelphia: Jane Aiken, 1819 -- A description of the chain bridge; invented by Judge Finley, of Fayette County Pennsylvania...Uniontown, Pa: William Campbell, 1811 -- The pioneeer, vol. I, no. IV, May 5, 1812 -- The Port folio (new series) by Oliver Oldschool, Esq. Philadelphia, Saturday, March 12, 1808 -- Annual discourse, delivered before the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on the 13th of November 1810 by Joseph Hopkinson. Philadelphia: published by Bradford and Inskeep; Inseeep and Bradford, New York: and William M'Ilhenry, Boston, Sweeny & M'Kenzie, printers, 1810 -- Reply to Mr. Burke's invective against Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Watt, in the House of Commons on the30th of April, 1792, by Thomas Cooper. London: printed for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church Yard; and M Falkner and Co., Manchester, M,DCC,XCII (1792) -- Narrative of the proceedings against Thomas Cooiper, exquire, president judge of the eighth judiciary district of Pennsylvania, on a charge of official misconduct. Lancaster: printed by William Hamilton, 1811; -- [Narrative on the title of West Florida]. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Observations on the conduct of our executive towards Spain. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Letters, addressed to the people of Pennsylvania respecting the internal improvement, of the commonwealth; by means of roads and canals by William J. Duane. Philadelphia: printed by Jane Aiken, No 71, North Third Street, 18ll --An address of the members of theHouse of Representatives, of the Congress of the United States, to their consitutents, on the subject of the war with Great Britain. Philadelphia: printed at the office of the United States' Gazette, date not identified; Documents and facts, relative to military events, during the late war by Jno. P. Boyd. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified-- Darstellung des in Baltimore am 27 und 28sten Julii, 1812, gemachten Angriffs auf die presfreyheit, und das leben der Bertheidiger defelben. Philadelphia: gedruct bey Conrad Zentler, in der Zwenten Stresse, unterhalb der Regs Strasse, 1812 -- Plan of an improved system of the money-concerns of the Union by Erick Bollman, M.D. Philadelphia: printed for the auther. Wiliam Fry, printer, Walnut, near Fifth Street, 1816; Articles of the Farmer's Bank of Lancaster. Place not idenifiied: Printed by Hugh Hamilton, date not identified.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Three-quarters leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 461 1810b
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
Young Woman of Leman Family
Object ID
1923.005.1
Date Range
after 1815
Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
Young Woman of Leman Family
Description
Oil on wood panel. Profile painting, half length, of a young woman facing left front, hands not showing; medium light reddish hair, center part with comb at top of head. Curls in front of ears, grey eyes; high-waisted white gown with double lace ruffle collar around neck, pink rose at collar opening, gold double chain necklace, red shawl around shoulders covering arms; gold colored chair back right, greenish-grey background. (Beal)
Inscriptions: Ink script at top of frame back is "Elizabeth Cecilia Leman / Born 1814 died 1834." This is repeated in script at board back. At top left in script is "Adelia Leman / 1880."
Recent paper label by previous owner William Shand, at frame bottom is: "Young Woman of Leman Family / Possibly Elizabeth Cecilia Leman / (1814-1834), by Jacob Eichholtz / #459 in 'Jacob Eichholtz' by / Rebecca J. Beal / See Ellis & Evans 'History of / Lancaster County', p. 523 / W.S." Smaller paper sticker alongside reads "Young Woman / of the / Leman Family / by Eichholtz".
The number G.80.130.2 is painted at top right of wood panel. This was a Heritage Center number, due to an ownership dispute. See File.
Provenance
Beal writes on page 136, "Collections: Miss Adelia Leman, Lancaster; Mr. and Mrs. William Shand, Lancaster."
Date Range
after 1815
Year Range From
1815
Year Range To
1820
Creator
Eichholtz, Jacob
Painted By
Jacob Eichholtz
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-B
People
Eichholtz, Jacob
Subcategory
Art
Subject of Painting
Young Woman of the Leman family
Frame
Gold; wide cove with line of beads within
Object Name
Painting
Oither Names
Portrait
Material
Paint, Canvas, Wood
Medium
Painting, Oil
Height (in)
9.25
Width (in)
7
Depth (in)
0.375
Dimension Details
Frame size is H: 11.626 inches x W: 9.375 inches.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-11
Condition Notes
Painting is mounted in reproduction gold frame, held in place with four mending plates at sides. Remnant of old paper dust cover on back along frame. Conserved in 2002.
Object ID
1923.005.1
Accession Number
1923.005
Other Number
Ptg. # 020
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Mystische theologie, oder Wahrer wegweisser nach unserm ursprung und vaterland! Bestehend in 3 theilen, 1. theil, von den irr- und abwegen gutmeinender frommen. 2. theil, ist eine erklärung über Mathai 24, 3. theil, ist eine erklärung der sechstägigen schöpfung und den zeitlauften dieser welt

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17916
Author
Sangmeister, Ezechiel,
Edition
1. aufl.
Date of Publication
im jahr 1819 und 20.
Call Number
090 E63bjo 1819
Responsibility
Gestellt nach dem hohen licht und erkenntnis durch Ezechiel Sangmeister...
Author
Sangmeister, Ezechiel,
Edition
1. aufl.
Place of Publication
Ephrata
Publisher
Gedruckt und zu haben bey Joseph Bauman,
Date of Publication
im jahr 1819 und 20.
Physical Description
168 p. 18 cm.
Notes
Parts 2-3 have special title-pages.
Decorated boards with leather spine.
Subjects
Church of the Brethren.
Theology.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 E63bjo 1819
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Darstellung des in Balitmore am 27 und 28sten Julii, 1812, germachten Angriffs auf die Pressfreyheit und das Leben der vertreidiger derselben

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21224
Date of Publication
1812.
Call Number
Book 461 1812b
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Gedurct bey Conrad Zentler, in der Zwehten Strasse, unterhalb der Rehs Strasse,
Date of Publication
1812.
Physical Description
67 p.: 21 cm.
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 461 as assigned by Yeates.
At top of title page: Baltimore masacre.
Bound with Oration on masonry: delivered at St. John's church in the city of Philadelphia, at the request of the right worshipful Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, on St. John's day, June 24, 1811, by James Milnor. Philadelphia: J. Maxwell, 1811 -- Proposals, by Farrand and Nichholas for publishing by subscription ...The American Review of history and politics. Place not identified: publisher not identified, 1810 -- Proposals for publishing by subscription, a translation from the French, of. LeSages's historical genealogial chronological and geographical atlas. Philadelphia: Jane Aiken, 1819 -- A description of the chain bridge; invented by Judge Finley, of Fayette County Pennsylvania...Uniontown, Pa: William Campbell, 1811 -- The pioneeer, vol. I, no. IV, May 5, 1812 -- The Port folio (new series) by Oliver Oldschool, Esq. Philadelphia, Saturday, March 12, 1808 -- Annual discourse, delivered before the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on the 13th of November 1810 by Joseph Hopkinson. Philadelphia: published by Bradford and Inskeep; Inseeep and Bradford, New York: and William M'Ilhenry, Boston, Sweeny & M'Kenzie, printers, 1810 -- Reply to Mr. Burke's invective against Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Watt, in the House of Commons on the30th of April, 1792, by Thomas Cooper. London: printed for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church Yard; and M Falkner and Co., Manchester, M,DCC,XCII (1792) -- Narrative of the proceedings against Thomas Cooper, esquire, president judge of the eighth judiciary district of Pennsylvania, on a charge of official misconduct. Lancaster: printed by William Hamilton, 1811; -- [Narrative on the title of West Florida]. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Observations on the conduct of our executive towards Spain. Place not identified:publisher not identified. date not identified -- Letters, addressed to the people of Pennsylvania respecting the internal improvement, of the commonwealth; by means of roads and canals by William J. Duane. Philadelphia: printed by Jane Aiken, No 71, North Third Street, 18ll --An address of the members of the House of Representatives, of the Congress of the United States, to their consitutents, on the subject of the war with Great Britain. Philadelphia: printed at the office of the United States' Gazette, date not identified; Documents and facts, relative to military events, during the late war by Jno. P. Boyd. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified-- Darstellung des in Baltimore am 27 und 28sten Julii, 1812, gemachten Angriffs auf die presfreyheit, und das leben der Bertheidiger defelben. Philadelphia: gedruct bey Conrad Zentler, in der Zwenten Stresse, unterhalb der Regs Strasse, 1812 -- Plan of an improved system of the money-concerns of the Union by Erick Bollman, M.D. Philadelphia: printed for the auther. Wiliam Fry, printer, Walnut, near Fifth Street, 1816; Articles of the Farmer's Bank of Lancaster. Place not idenifiied: Printed by Hugh Hamilton, date not identified.
Subjects
Freedom of the press - Maryland - Baltimore.
Journalists - Maryland - Baltimore.
Three-quarters leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 461 1812b
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Documents and facts, relative to military events, during the late war

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21218
Author
Boyd, John Parker,
Date of Publication
1816
Call Number
Book 461 1816
  1 website  
Author
Boyd, John Parker,
Place of Publication
[Place of publication not identified]
Publisher
[publisher not identified],
Date of Publication
1816
Physical Description
28 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Caption title.
Defending the author's generalship.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates signature at top of title page.
Book number 461 as assigned by Yeates.
Bound with Proposals, by Farrand and Nichholas for publishing by subscription ...The American Review of history and politics. Place not identified: publisher not identified, 1810 -- Proposals for publishing by subscription, a translation from the French, of. LeSages's historical genealogial chronological and geographical atlas. Philadelphia: Jane Aiken, 1819 -- A description of the chain bridge; invented by Judge Finley, of Fayette County Pennsylvania...Uniontown, Pa: William Campbell, 1811 -- The pioneeer, vol. I, no. IV, May 5, 1812 -- The Port folio (new series) by Oliver Oldschool, Esq. Philadelphia, Saturday, March 12, 1808 -- Annual discourse, delivered before the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on the 13th of November 1810 by Joseph Hopkinson. Philadelphia: published by Bradford and Inskeep; Inseeep and Bradford, New York: and William M'Ilhenry, Boston, Sweeny & M'Kenzie, printers, 1810 -- Reply to Mr. Burke's invective against Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Watt, in the House of Commons on the30th of April, 1792, by Thomas Cooper. London: printed for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church Yard; and M Falkner and Co., Manchester, M,DCC,XCII (1792) -- Narrative of the proceedings against Thomas Cooiper, esquire, president judge of the eighth judiciary district of Pennsylvania, on a charge of official misconduct. Lancaster: printed by William Hamilton, 1811; -- [Narrative on the title of West Florida]. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Observations on the conduct of our executive towards Spain. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Letters, addressed to the people of Pennsylvania respecting the internal improvement, of the commonwealth; by means of roads and canals by William J. Duane. Philadelphia: printed by Jane Aiken, No 71, North Third Street, 18ll --An address of the members of theHouse of Representatives, of the Congress of the United States, to their consitutents, on the subject of the war with Great Britain. Philadelphia: printed at the office of the United States' Gazette, date not identified; Documents and facts, relative to military events, during the late war by Jno. P. Boyd. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified-- Darstellung des in Baltimore am 27 und 28sten Julii, 1812, gemachten Angriffs auf die presfreyheit, und das leben der Bertheidiger defelben. Philadelphia: gedruct bey Conrad Zentler, in der Zwenten Stresse, unterhalb der Regs Strasse, 1812 -- Plan of an improved system of the money-concerns of the Union by Erick Bollman, M.D. Philadelphia: printed for the auther. Wiliam Fry, printer, Walnut, near Fifth Street, 1816; Articles of the Farmer's Bank of Lancaster. Place not idenifiied: Printed by Hugh Hamilton, date not identified.
Summary
The writer is a General from the War of 1812 who had suffered defeats during the war and was not chosen to remain in the Army after the war. He defends his performance in this letter.
Subjects
Boyd, John Parker, - 1764-1830.
Military campaigns.
United States - History - War of 1812 - Campaigns.
United States.
History.
Three-quarters leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 461 1816
Websites
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A practical treatise on the law of nations, relative to the legal effect of war on the commerce of belligerents and neutrals : and on orders in council and licenses

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21889
Author
Chitty, Joseph,
Date of Publication
1812.
Call Number
Book 824 1812
Responsibility
by Joseph Chitty, Esquire. Of the Middle Temple. To which are added, extracts from Grotius, Bynkershoek, and Vattel: also, the letter of Sir William Scott, and of the Duke of Newcastle, &c. containing matters applicable to the law of prize.
Author
Chitty, Joseph,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Published by Bradford and Read : T. B. Wait & Co. printers,
Date of Publication
1812.
Physical Description
xii, 340, [4] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Signatures: pi⁶ 1-43⁴.
Sideglosses.
Advertisements on p. [341]-[344].
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 824 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
War (International law)
War, Maritime (International law)
Prize law.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon title page (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Bradford & Read.
Thomas B. Wait and Co.
Place
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 824 1812
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The opinion of Judge Cooper on the effect of a sentence of a foreign court of admiralty

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21100
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. High Court of Errors and Appeals.
Date of Publication
1810.
Call Number
Book 361 1810
Responsibility
published (with his permission) by Alexander James Dallas.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. High Court of Errors and Appeals.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for P. Byrne, law book-seller,
Date of Publication
1810.
Physical Description
xii, [1], xiii-xiv, [2], 10-79, [1] p. ; 22 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
"Frank Cooper with his best wishes to Judge Yates" at top of title page.
Book number 361 as assigned by Yeates.
Opinion delivered by the Pennsylvania High Court of Errors and Appeals in the case of Dempsey, assignee of Brown, vs. The Insurance Company of Pennsylvania.
Printed on wove paper.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B² 1² 2-10⁴.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
Shaw, R. American bibliography,
Cohen, M.L. Bibliography of early American law,
Subjects
Dempsey - (Assignee of Brown)
Dempsey, - assignee of Brown.
Insurance Company of Pennsylvania - Trials, litigation, etc.
Insurance Company of Pennsylvania.
Admiralty.
Prize law.
Judgments, Foreign.
Neutrality.
One-half leather and marlbled paper on boards (Binding)
Trials, litigation, etc.
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Dempsey
Dallas, Alexander James,
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Insurance Company of Pennsylvania.
Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 361 1810
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A treatise on the law of war

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21852
Author
Bijnkershoek, Cornelis van,
Date of Publication
1810
Call Number
Book 806 1810
  1 website  
Responsibility
translated from the original Latin of Cornelius van Bynkershoek, being the first book of his Quaestiones juris publici, with notes, by Peter Stephen Du Ponceau.
Author
Bijnkershoek, Cornelis van,
Uniform Title
De rebus bellicis.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia : Boston : Baltimore : Albany : Portland : Middlebury, (Vt.)
Publisher
Published by Farrand & Nicholas ; Farrand, Mallory & Co. ; P.H. Nicklin & Co. ; D. Farrand & Green ; Lyman, Mallory & Co. ; Swift & Chipman,
Date of Publication
1810
Physical Description
[2], xxxiv, 218, [2] p. ; 23 cm (8vo)
Notes
Signatures: pi² a-d⁴ A-2D⁴ 2E² (last leaf blank).
Signatures preceded by a dagger, e.g. [dagger]a, [dagger]A, [dagger]2E.
Errata: p. [199].
Issued also as The American law journal, v. 3, no. 11-12, Oct. 1810.
"An account of the life and writings of the author": pages [xiii]-xxi.
Half title: Treatise on the law of war.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 806 as assigned by Yeates.
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxiii-xxx) and index.
Shaw & Shoemaker
Cohen, M.L. Bib. of early Amer. law,
Contents
Of war in general -- Of a declaration of war -- Of war, considered as between enemies -- Of the capture of movable property, and particularly of ships -- Of the recapture of movable property -- Of the possession of immovables taken in war -- Of the confiscation of the enemy's actions and credits -- Of hostilities in a neutral port or territory -- Of neutrality -- Of contraband -- Of trade with blockaded and besieged places -- Of the mixture of lawful with contraband goods -- Of neutral goods found on board of the ships of enemies -- Of enemy's goods found on board of neutral ships -- Of the right of Postliminy on neutral territory -- Of the right of Postliminy, as applied to cities and states -- Of pirates -- Of privateers -- Of the responsibility of owners of privateers -- Of captures made by vessels not commissioned -- Of insuring enemy's property -- Of enlisting men in foreign countries, and incidentally, of expatriation -- Of the right of the several provinces of the United Netherlands, to declare and make war -- Of reprisals -- Miscellaneous maxims and observations.
Summary
"A brief alphabetical notice of several writers and works on the civil law and the law of nations: not generally known, and which are quoted or referred to in this book": pages [xxiii]-xxx.
Subjects
Bijnkershoek, Cornelis van, - 1673-1743.
Bijnkershoek, Cornelis van, - 1673-1743
War (International law)
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen,
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Farrand & Nicholas,
Farrand, Mallory and Co.,
Philip H. Nicklin & Co.,
D.W. Farrand & Green (Firm),
Lyman, Mallory, and Co.,
Swift & Chipman,
Fry and Kammerer,
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
United States Massachusetts Boston.
United States Maryland Baltimore.
United States New York Albany.
United States Maine Portland.
United States Vermont Middlebury.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 806 1810
Websites
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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13303
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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