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Errors corrected : letter of William F. Worner to the President of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927
stated that President Buchanan "returned to his home [Wheatland] following his term as President of the United States and prac- tised law at the Lancaster bar." James Buchanan was admitted to the bar, in Lancaster, November 17th, 1812, and practiced law here until he entered upon his political career
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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
1927
Physical Description
104-106 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7
Notes
"Seeing America's Garden Spot, Lancaster: the Red Rose City of Pennsylvania"
Subjects
Darmstaetter, Adolf C.
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.)
History
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Errors, inventions, etc.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 7 (1927), p. 104-106Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Thaddeus Stevens as a Lancaster politician, 1842-1868

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Author
Hoelscher, Robert J.
Date of Publication
1974.
the local bar, devoted themselves to politics. Among the politically active law- yers of the time were James Buchanan, who when Stevens arrived was Senator from Pennsylvania, Thomas Henry Burrowes, one of Stevens's old political allies, and Amos Ellmaker, who in 1832 was the Antimasonic party's
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by Robert J. Hoelscher.
Author
Hoelscher, Robert J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
[157]-213 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 78, no. 4
Subjects
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1849-1877.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 78, number 4 (1974), p. 157-213Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.78
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Lancaster 1870 : celebrated people lectured in the city one hundred years ago

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1974.
DANIEL PRATT 1809 . . . . 1887 "GENERAL DANIEL PRATT, the great American traveller and standing candidate for the Presidency, dropped into our sanc- tum this morning, looking as fierce and wide awake as ever and not a whit discouraged by his failure to reach the White House in his previous presidential
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a compilation by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
[81]-93 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 3
Subjects
Lyceums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 3 (1970), p. 81-93Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74
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Lancaster in 1876 observing the centennial year, October 1--December 31, 1876

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Date of Publication
1976.
retirement from the office of Collector of the Port of Philadelphia. Throughout his entire life he was active in political affairs and as the mentor of James Buchanan, he has been given prime credit for putting Mr. Buchanan in the White House. Later, differences arose between him and Buchanan and he became
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annotated by Dr. George L. Heiges.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
[193]-210 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 80, no. 4
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 80, number 4 (1976), p. 193-210Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.80
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Nativism or Sectionalism : a history of the Know-Nothing Party in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Keller, David R.
Date of Publication
1971.
abolitionists of dividing the party and defeating Johnston, calling for a universal return to conservative "Old Guard principles."' The Democrats took pleasure in announc- ing that Johnston's defeat would finally disintegrate the Whig party into a number of factional interests. James Buchanan, a native of
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by David R. Keller.
Author
Keller, David R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
[41]-100 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 2
Subjects
American Party.
Nativism.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1853-1857.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 2 (1971), p. 41-100Lancaster History Library - JournalLancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75974.9 L245 v.75
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The historical reputation of Thaddeus Stevens

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Author
Jolly, James A.
Date of Publication
1970.
Ben Wade. Wendell Phillips, Peter Cooper, and Henry Carey; the gold block included Garfield, Blaine, Conkling, Morrill, Fessenden, and Washburne.68 Stevens had limited respect for his fellow countian Simon Cam- eron and his regard for James Buchanan, a Lancaster Democrat, can be described as that of
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by James A. Jolly.
Author
Jolly, James A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
[33]-71 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 2
Subjects
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1865-1869.
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Early federal revenues of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1922
election as Governor. Also presided at a meeting held Mar. 16, 1831 in fur_ thering James Buchanan for Vice Pres. of the U. S. He also was presi- dent of meeting held Friday, Feb. 1, 1833 at which time Lancaster county was aroused at the threatened secession from the Union by South Carolina. The citizens
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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
1922
Physical Description
25-32 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 2
Subjects
Internal revenue - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 26, number 2 (1922), p. 25-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.26
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The deal for Philadelphia : Simon Cameron and the genesis of a political machine, 1867-1872

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Author
Stewart, John D.
Date of Publication
1973
Society of Pennsylvania hereinafter cited as HSP; Buchanan to James D. Ellis, 14 December 1867, Buchanan MSS, Library of Congress hereinafter cited as LC- Election re- turns are contained in The Tribune Almanac for the Y ears 1838 to 1868 In- clusive (New York, 1868) 2: 44. o A. K. McClure to Gratz [n-d
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by John D. Stewart II.
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Stewart, John D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1973
Physical Description
[41]-56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 1
Subjects
Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.
Republican Party (Pa.)
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Christian Myers, migrant iron master and a founder of Clarion County

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Author
Beck, Paul E.
Date of Publication
1927
were James Humes and George Hamilton. Their furnace was purchased from John F. Steinman, Humes' assignee, in 1843, by Hon. James Buchanan (afterwards president) and John Reynolds of Cornwall, Lebanon County. �Buchanan visited the furnace in June, 1843. The iron made at this furnace had a high
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by Paul E. Beck.
Author
Beck, Paul E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
143-149 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 9 & 10
Subjects
Myers, Christian, - 1796-1877.
Bear, Henry.
Clarion Furnace (Clarion County, Pa.)
Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Clarion County
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Clarion County
Clarion County (Pa.) - History.
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A running story of Lancaster County : (from Hazard's Register--1613-1835)

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1923
by the earli- est adventurers to the Chesapeake, one of whom, Sir James Argol, wrote to England in 1613 that he hoped to make a cut, "between our bay and the Dela- ware." Argol was apparently in the region of Lancaster County nearly as early as Captain John Smith and Stephen Brule. Vol. 4 p. 270
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Register of Pennsylvania
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compiled by H. Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1923
Physical Description
39-70 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 3
Notes
Book entitled "Register of Pennsylvania" by Samuel Hazard.
Summary
From the 16 volumes of Hazard's "Register of Pennsylvania", Eshleman compiled the entries associated with Lancaster County in chronological order. The Register was "devoted to the preservation of facts and every other kind of useful information respecting the state of Pennsylvania."
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Chronology.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Additional Author
Hazard, Samuel,
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Col James Duffy of Marietta entertains the Farmers' Club, 1881-1888

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1972.
of steel-framed spectacles. Nearly all were gray- headed, ruddy-cheeked, bright-eyed, and snowy-whiskered. Judging from his conversation, every man was either a school mate or a chum of George M. Dallas and James Buchanan. They talked not of the crops nor of the weather. They seemed to be far more
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by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1972.
Physical Description
[94]-116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 76, no. 2
Subjects
Duffy, James W., - 1818-1888.
Farmers' Club of Pennsylvania.
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Emanuel V. Gerhart : churchman, theologian and first president of Franklin and Marshall College

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Author
Yrigoyen, Charles.
Date of Publication
1974.
tangible results of his labor. In 1852 the corner- stone of the college's new academic building was laid. Shortly after it was occupied a library was established and a presidential house constructed. Enrollments in both the college and the seminary in- creased noticeably. In May, 1854, the synod's
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by Charles Yrigoyen, Jr.
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Yrigoyen, Charles.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
[1]-28 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 78, no. 1
Subjects
Gerhart, Emanuel V. - 1817-1904.
Reformed Church in the United States - Clergy.
Franklin and Marshall College.
Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, Pa.)
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Lancaster in 1876 observing the centennial years, July 1--September 30, 1876

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Date of Publication
1976.
, 1876 The house of Jacob Lindemuth in Manheim is today the Washing- ton House on Market Square. "JAMES BLACK, ESQ. of this city at the Prohibition State com- mittee meeting in Philadelphia yesterday was chosen as a Presidential Elector for the Ninth District." —September 6, 1876 Four years previous
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annotated by Dr. George L. Heiges.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
[129]-156 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 80, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Additional Author
Heiges, George L.
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Urban reform and the Musser Coalition in the city of Lancaster, 1921-1930

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Author
Gerz, Richard J.
Date of Publication
1974.
1896-1920 Lancaster County has been a Republican stronghold since the election of Lincoln in 1860. Following the Civil War, Lancaster County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate only once, Lyndon B. Johnson over Barry Goldwater in 1964 in one of the greatest landslide elections in history
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by Richard J. Gerz, Jr.
Author
Gerz, Richard J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
[49]-110 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 78, no. 2
Subjects
Griest, William Walton, - 1858-1929.
Musser, Frank C., - 1873-
Urban policy - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government - 20th century.
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