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The diplomatic correspondence of the American revolution: being the letters of Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, John Adams, John Jay, Arthur Lee, William Lee, Ralph Izard, Francis Dana, William Carmichael, Henry Laurens, John Laurens, M. Dumas, and others, concerning the foreign relations of the United States during the whole revolution; together with the letters in reply from the secret committee of Congress, and the secretary of foreign affairs. Also, the entire correspondence of the French ministers, Gerard and Luzerne, with Congress

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Corporate Author: United States. Dept. of State.

Edition: New ed.

Date of Publication: 1857.

Call Number: 973.32 U58

Responsibility: Pub. under the direction of the President of the United States, from the original manuscripts in the Department of State, conformably to a resolution of Congress, of March 27th, 1818. Ed. by Jared Sparks.

Corporate Author: United States. Dept. of State.

Edition: New ed.

Place of Publication: Washington

Publisher: J.C. Rives,

Date of Publication: 1857.

Physical Description: 6 v. 24 cm.

Notes: The same correspondence, with Sparks' omissions supplied, was published under direction of Congress by Francis Wharton as "The revolutionary diplomatic correspondence of the United States", Washington, 1889.; Each volume autographed by Thaddeus Stevens.

Subjects: United States - Foreign relations - 1775-1783.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.

Additional Author: Sparks, Jared,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 973.32 U58

Speech of Hon. John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, on the admission of the state of Kansas

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Author: Crittenden, John J.

Date of Publication: [1858]

Call Number: 973.891 B628

Responsibility: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 17, 1858.

Author: Crittenden, John J.

Place of Publication: [Washington]

Publisher: Printed by L. Towers

Date of Publication: [1858]

Physical Description: 16 p. 25 cm.

Notes: Caption title.; Also published under title: Kansas -- the Lecompton constitution. Speech ...

Subjects: Kansas - Politics and government - 1854-1861 - Speeches in Congress.; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 973.891 B628

Visitation of American vessels by officers of the British navy : message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives calling for information in reference to reported acts of visitation by officers of the British navy of American vessels in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico

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Corporate Author: United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)

Date of Publication: 1858]

Call Number: 923.173 B918 1858 Oversize

Alternate Title: Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives calling for information in reference to reported acts of visitation by officers of the British navy of American vessels in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Corporate Author: United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)

Place of Publication: [Washington? D.C

Publisher: s.n.,

Date of Publication: 1858]

Physical Description: 16 p.

Series: Doc. / 35th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives. Ex. Doc ; no. 11.

Notes: Caption title.; "December 16, 1858. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and orderd to be printed."

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; United States - Foreign relations, - 1857-1861.; United States - Foreign relations - United Kingdom..

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 923.173 B918 1858 Oversize

The meeting of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

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Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Date of Publication: 1927

and government--1775-1783. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 101-103 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.31 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal

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Responsibility: by Herbert H. Beck.

Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 101-103 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7

Subjects: United States. - Continental Congress.; Constitutional history - United States.; United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 7 (1927), p. 101-103Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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The life of Benjamin Franklin : containing the autobiography, with notes and a continuation

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Author: Franklin, Benjamin,

Date of Publication: 1856.

Call Number: 923.2 F831s

Alternate Title: Sparks's Life of Franklin

Responsibility: by Jared Sparks.

Author: Franklin, Benjamin,

Place of Publication: Boston

Publisher: Whittemore, Niles, and Hall,

Date of Publication: 1856.

Physical Description: xv, 612 p. : 2 ports., 1 facsim. ; 24 cm.

Notes: On verso of title page: "Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty, by Hilliard, Gray, and Company."; First published as v. 1 of Sparks' edition of Franklin's works.

Subjects: Unites States foreign relations; United States history, 1600-1775 (Colonial Period); United States history, 1783-1789 (Confederation)

Additional Author: Sparks, Jared,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.2 F831s

Letters of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1927

, September 27th, in the court house, which stood in the center of Penn square. For this reason Lancaster claims the distinction of having been the capital of the United States, even though it was but for a day. As Howe was in possession of Philadelphia, then the largest city in America, only 62 miles distant

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 31-34 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 3

Subjects: United States. - Continental Congress.; Constitutional history - United States.; United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 3 (1927), p. 31-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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The Congressional Glove : containing the debates and proceedings of the second session of the thirty-fifth Congress also of the special session of the senate / by John C. Rives

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Author: Rives, John C.

Date of Publication: 1859.

Call Number: 328.7302 W317 1859 Oversize

Author: Rives, John C.

Place of Publication: City of Washington

Date of Publication: 1859.

Physical Description: xliv, 1042-1692; iii-xii; 1-364 p. 30 cm.

Dates of Publication: February 17, 1859 - March 11, 1859.

Notes: Includes index.; Estate of Simon Cameron.

Subjects: Political Science.; United States - Politics and government.; United States.

Additional Corporate Author: United States. Congress

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 328.7302 W317 1859 Oversize

The life and letters of Walter H. Page

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Author: Hendrick, Burton Jesse,

Date of Publication: 1922-25.

Call Number: 923.27 P133h

Responsibility: by Burton J. Hendrick ...

Author: Hendrick, Burton Jesse,

Place of Publication: Garden City, N.Y

Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company,

Date of Publication: 1922-25.

Physical Description: 3 v. fronts., plates, ports., facsims. 25 cm. (v. 3: 28 cm.)

Notes: Plates and portraits printed on both sides.; "First edition after the printing of 377 de luxe copies."; Vol. III: Containing the letters to Woodrow Wilson.; LCHS missing v. 2.

Subjects: Page, Walter Hines, - 1855-1918.; United States - Foreign relations - Great Britain.; Great Britain - Foreign relations - United States.

Additional Author: Wilson, Woodrow,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.27 P133h

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

Message from the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress at the commencement of the first session of the thirty fifth congress

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Corporate Author: United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)

Date of Publication: 1857.

Call Number: 923.173 B918 1857 v.2

Corporate Author: United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)

Place of Publication: Washington

Publisher: Cornelius Wendell, Printer,

Date of Publication: 1857.

Physical Description: 572 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Ex. doc. / House of Representatives, 35th Congress, 1st session ; no. 943

Notes: Entire volume is dedicated to Report of the Secretary of War, 1857.; Includes accompanying documents and reports.; Library has Vol. II

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Utah Expedition, 1857-1858.; United States - Politics and government - 1849-1861.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 923.173 B918 1857 v.2

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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12887

Speech of Hon. John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, on the admission of the state of Kansas

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10420

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19081

The meeting of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3370

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The life of Benjamin Franklin : containing the autobiography, with notes and a continuation

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1813

Letters of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

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The Congressional Glove : containing the debates and proceedings of the second session of the thirty-fifth Congress also of the special session of the senate / by John C. Rives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19530

The life and letters of Walter H. Page

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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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Message from the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress at the commencement of the first session of the thirty fifth congress

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