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"The rage of opposing government" : the Stump affair of 1768

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Author: Ries, Linda A.

Date of Publication: 1984

Call Number: 974.843 CCH v.1, no.1

Responsibility: by Linda A. Ries.

Author: Ries, Linda A.

Place of Publication: Carlisle, Pa

Publisher: Cumberland County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1984

Physical Description: p. 21 - 45 ; 23 cm.

Series: Cumberland County History ; v.1, no.1

Subjects: Stump, Frederick.; Indians of North America - Pennsylvania; Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.; Stump Affair, Pa., 1768.; Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 974.843 CCH v.1, no.1

The papers of Henry Bouquet

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Author: Bouquet, Henry,

Date of Publication: 1972.

Call Number: 974.80283 B765

Responsibility: edited by S.K. Stevens, Donald H. Kent [and] Autumn L. Leonard.

Author: Bouquet, Henry,

Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Publisher: The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,

Date of Publication: 1972.

Physical Description: v. <1-5 > illus. (part fold.) ports. 24 cm.

Notes: "The Library of Congress ... photostatic reproductions of ... the Bouquet Papers in the British Museum ... were the chief source for our transcripts."; "The letters and documents have been rearranged in chronological order, instead of retaining the British Museum's serial arrangement as in the mimeographed edition."; Vol. 5 has title: The papers of Henry Bouquet.; Includes bibliographies and indexes.; "Henry Louis Bouquet, generally known as Henry Bouquet, was a Swiss mercenary who rose to prominence in British service during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over a Native American force at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac's War." [from Wikipedia]

Contents: v. 1. December 11, 1755-May 31, 1758.--v. 2. The Forbes expedition.--v. 3. January 1, 1759-August 31, 1759. Edited by D.H. Kent, L.M. Waddell, A.L. Leonard.--v. 4. September 1, 1759-August 31, 1760. Edited by L.M. Waddell, J.L. Tottenham, D.H. Kent.--v. 5. September 1, 1760-October 31, 1761. Edited by L.M. Waddell, J.L. Tottenham, D.H. Kent.

Subjects: Bouquet, Henry, - 1719-1765 - Correspondence.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.; Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.

Additional Author: Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,; Kent, Donald H.; Leonard, Autumn L.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80283 B765

The diaries of Willam T. Clark of Chestnut Level, Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : Dating from his enlistment in Co. B 79th Penna. Vet. Vols. September 12, 1861 to November 30, 1865

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Author: Clark, William T.,

Date of Publication: 1988.

Call Number: 973.781 C596

FORWARD About William Clark and the 79th Pennsylvania The 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a three-year regiment formed in the wake of Lincoln's second call for troops. Its cadre were men who had drilled in the pre-war militia units in and around Lancaster, and others who had seen

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Responsibility: Transcribed by William G. Davis and Janet B. Davis.

Author: Clark, William T.,

Place of Publication: Computer printout

Date of Publication: 1988.

Physical Description: 10 vols. ; 28 cm.

Notes: "Transcribed from six volumes of daily entries while in the field with the U. S. Army of the West during the CIvil War, and three volumes of miscellaneous entries."; Library has v. 1-7; copy 2 (v.1-6 )has information about William Clark and the 79th Pennsylvania and computer disc inserted.

Contents: vol 1. 9/12/61 - 5/21/62 Enlistment; Departure; Louisville, Ky.; Tennessee; Raid into Alabama -- v. 2. 5/22/62 - 2/9/63 Tennessee; Kentucky; Battle of Chaplin Hills (Perryville, Ky.; Kentucky hospitals; Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro), Tenn. -- v. 3. 2/10/63 - 10/4/63 Tennessee; Raid into Alabama; Furlough home to recruit during Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Chickamauga, Tenn. -- v. 4. 10/5/63-6/10/64 Georgia; Tennessee; Battles of Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Ringgold, Tunnel Hill; Regimental furlough home; Battles of Resaca, Buzzard's Roost, Etoway, Georgia -- v. 5. 6/11/64 - 2/11/65 Battles of Kennesaw Mountain, Allatoona, Marietta; The campaign for Altanta; Sherman's March to the Sea;The campaign for Savannah -- v. 6. 2/12/65 - 11/30/65 North through the Carolinas; The capture of Columbia; Battle of Bentonsville, N. C.; Surrender of Gen. Johnston; March to Washinton via Richmond;Victory parade; Return to Chestnut Level -- v. 7. Company B muster list; Original roll of Company B; Reenlistment as Veteran Volunteers (2/8/64); Miscellaneous expenses from January 1864 -- v. 8. Lists of rations issued as Regimental Commissary Sergeant, 1865 -- v. 9. Addenda and maps; Brief histories of W. T. Clark, 79th Regt. P.V.V.; The Clark family; Information on a few persons of note mentioned in the diaries -- v. 10. Rewrite of volume one.

Subjects: Pennsylvania Infantry. - 87th Regiment, 1861-1864.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 79th.; Diaries.

Additional Author: Davis, William G.; Davis, Janet B.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.781 C596

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Pennsylvania soldier life, 1861-65

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Date of Publication: 1986.

Call Number: 973.74 P272

Responsibility: edited by William T. Parsons.

Place of Publication: Collegeville, PA : Huntingdon, PA

Publisher: Chestnut Books/Keschte Bicher ; Send orders to W.T. Parsons,

Date of Publication: 1986.

Physical Description: 240 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series: Juniata College research scholars series ;

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125).

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.

Additional Author: Parsons, William T.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.74 P272

Pleasure and business in western Pennsylvania : the journal of Joshua Gilpin, 1809

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Author: Gilpin, Joshua.

Date of Publication: 1975.

Call Number: 917.3 W181

Responsibility: Joseph E. Walker, editor.

Author: Gilpin, Joshua.

Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,

Date of Publication: 1975.

Physical Description: vii, 156 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. 153-156.; Bibliographical footnotes.

Summary: Joshua Gilpin (1765-1840) and his brother Thomas had a business in Philadelphia as general merchants, and on the Brandywine Creek as manufacturers of paper, and woolen and cotton textiles. He travelled quite a bit in Europe at the end of the 18th century seeking to learn about industrial practices. In 1809 Joshua Gilpin combined a famly vacation with a business survey of the Redstone area (the vicinity of Brownsville), Pittsburgh, and Indiana County. He described the country through which he drove from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and return. He discussed land values and business prospects with innkeepers, businessmen, and legal experts all along the way; noted the presence of natural resources; and spent some time in Pittsburgh in conferences with men who were able to supply him with the ind of information he desired.His route west took him through Lancaster. His return trip east took him through Harrisburg, Lebanon, and Reading.Contents :1. From Philadelphia to the Redstone/ 2. In the Redstone Country/ 3. Pittsburg Business prospects/ 4. Pittsburgh to Bedford via Indiana County/ 5. Bedford to Philadelphia

Subjects: Gilpin, Joshua.; Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Personal narratives.; Pennsylvania - History - Sources.

Additional Author: Gilpin, Joshua.; Walker, Joseph E.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 917.3 W181

Guide to the microfilm of the miscellaneous manuscripts of the Revolutionary War era, 1771-1791 (manuscript group 275) in the Pennsylvania State Archives, 1 roll : a microfilm project of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

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Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.

Date of Publication: 1978.

Call Number: 016.9748 P415mrw

Responsibility: Roland M. Baumann, project director and editor, Martha L. Simonetti, assistant editor, Douglas H. West, assistant editor.

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.

Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Publisher: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,

Date of Publication: 1978.

Physical Description: 22 p. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Subjects: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. - Division of Archives and Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.; Manuscripts, American - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg; Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.; Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.; Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865 - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.; Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865 - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.

Additional Author: Baumann, Roland M.; Simonetti, Martha L.; West, Douglas H.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 016.9748 P415mrw

History of Cumberland and Adams counties, Pennsylvania. Containing history of the counties, their townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc.; Portraits of early settlers and prominent men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc

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Date of Publication: 1886. 1974]

Call Number: 974.843 C969h

Responsibility: Illustrated.

Place of Publication: Chicago, [Evansville, Ind

Publisher: Warner, Beers & co., Unigraphic, Inc.

Date of Publication: 1886. 1974]

Physical Description: x,588, 92, 516, 106 p. illus. 24 cm.

Notes: Indexes added for each section; Reproduction...through the sponsorship of the Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle, Pa. and the Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, Pa.

Subjects: Cumberland Co, - Pennsylvania - History; Cumberland Co, - Pennsylvania - Biography.; Adams Co., - Pennsylvania - History.; Adams Co., - Pennsylvania - Biography.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.843 C969h

"Pennsylvania medical men of the American Revolution and era" : a history of the Revolution and era told through the lives of those who lived and made that history

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Author: Wright, Karl Eugene.

Date of Publication: 1981.

Call Number: 973.375 W951

Responsibility: Karl Eugene Wright.

Author: Wright, Karl Eugene.

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: K.E. Wright,

Date of Publication: 1981.

Physical Description: 36 p. : ill. : 28 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. [3] of cover.

Subjects: Kuhn, Adam, Jr.; Lenning, John.; Smith, William.; Hand, Edward.; Kuhn, Frederick.; Leidig, John.; Marshall, Christopher.; Ramsey, David.; Reinick, Christian.; Bear, John.; Huber, Anna Maria.; Millinger, Gertraut.; Miller, Heinrich.; McKenzie, Samuel.; Simonton, William.; Kimmel, Adam.; Funk, Martin.; Koch, Johannes.; Walter, Casper.; Bentz, Johann.; Angus, John Jacob.; Bentz, John.; Buck, Henry.; Kennedy, Samuel.; Physicians - Pennsylvania; Medicine - United States; Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Medical care.; Pennsylvania - Biography.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Medical care.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.375 W951

The GAR : its organization and the men of Post #37

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Author: Patton, Alfreda,

Date of Publication: c1989.

Call Number: 369.15 P322

Responsibility: by Alfreda Patton.

Author: Patton, Alfreda,

Place of Publication: York, PA (P.O. Box 1824, York 17405)

Publisher: South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society,

Date of Publication: c1989.

Physical Description: i, 95 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Series: Special publications / South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society ; no. 39 (Jan./Apr. 1989)

Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Grand Army of the Republic. - General John Sedgwick Post No. 37 (York, Pa.) - Registers.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.; Veterans - Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania - Genealogy.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.

Additional Corporate Author: South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 369.15 P322

The journal of Joshua Gilpin, 1809 : pleasure and business in western Pennsylvania

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Author: Gilpin, Joshua

Date of Publication: 1975.

Call Number: 974.80313 G489

Responsibility: Joseph E. Walker, editor.

Author: Gilpin, Joshua

Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Publisher: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,

Date of Publication: 1975.

Physical Description: vii, 156 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. 153-56.

Summary: Joshua Gilpin (1765-1840) and his brother Thomas had a business in Philadelphia as general merchants, and on the Brandywine Creek as manufacturers of paper, and woolen and cotton textiles. He travelled quite a bit in Europe at the end of the 18th century seeking to learn about industrial practices. In 1809 Joshua Gilpin combined a famly vacation with a business survey of the Redstone area (the vicinity of Brownsville), Pittsburgh, and Indiana County. He described the country through which he drove from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and return. He discussed land values and business prospects with innkeepers, businessmen, and legal experts all along the way; noted the presence of natural resources; and spent some time in Pittsburgh in conferences with men who were able to supply him with the ind of information he desired.His route west took him through Lancaster. His return trip east took him through Harrisburg, Lebanon, and Reading.Contents :1. From Philadelphia to the Redstone/ 2. In the Redstone Country/ 3. Pittsburg Business prospects/ 4. Pittsburgh to Bedford via Indiana County/ 5. Bedford to Philadelphia

Subjects: Gilpin, Joshua; Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Personal narratives.; Pittsburgh (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Washington County (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Indiana County (Pa.) - Description and travel.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80313 G489

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