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The doctrine of the new birth, : exemplified in the life and religious experience of Onesimus, from the eleventh to the twenty-fifth year of his age, or from the year 1779 to 1793, inclusive. : Also, the visions which he saw concerning the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, in the days when George Washington was the president of the United States of North America, and in the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 1792. The visions with several of the special events of his life shall be illustrated with twenty plates, and the whole designed as a defence of the truth of the Gospel, and proof of the immortality of the human soul. Written in twenty letters, and dedicated to Elder Joseph Maylin. Onesimus

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Author
Hewson, John,
Date of Publication
1839.
Call Number
248 P544 1839
Author
Hewson, John,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by William F. Rackliff. Corner of George and Swanwick streets.,
Date of Publication
1839.
Physical Description
164 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Copyright 1839 by John Hewson.
Error in paging: p. 84 misnumbered 48.
Missing title page through page 2.
Yellow fever in Philadelphia page 156.
Checklist Amer. imprints
Subjects
Immortality.
Yellow fever - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Visions.
Authority
Yellow fever.
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Half-cloth bindings (Binding) - 1839.
Letters.
Allegories.
Additional Author
Maylim, Joseph.
Rackliff, William F.,
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
248 P544 1839
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Prelude to professional life : an historical analysis of the diary of Mary Eleanor Hoak, 1910-1911, a young Pennsylvania school teacher

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Author
Pringle, Diane Hoffman.
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
922.7 H678
Author
Pringle, Diane Hoffman.
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
iii, 77, 4, 19, 13, 9 leaves. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes diary transcript of Mary Eleanor Hoak from July 1, 1910 to February 23, 1911.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-77)
Summary
The author examines the diary of a female relative of the early 20th century. The relative had decided not to marry,went to college ,and worked as a school teacher in Lancaster, PA, and other areas. The author viewed her as an example of the "new woman" of the time and wished to know more about the motivation not to become the traditional married homemaker.
Subjects
Hoak, Mary Eleanor.
Pennsylvania State Normal School of the Second District.
Women teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Biography.
Students - Pennsylvania - Millersville - Biography.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.7 H678
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The amazing story of the Ausbund : the oldest hymnal in the world known to still be in continuous use

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Author
Blank, Benuel S.
Date of Publication
c2001
Call Number
245 B642
Responsibility
[Ben S. Blank].
Author
Blank, Benuel S.
Place of Publication
Narvon, PA
Publisher
B.S. Blank,
Date of Publication
c2001
Physical Description
xi, [1], 120 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Author's name from spine and p. xi.
Subjects
Hymns, German.
Anabaptists
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
245 B642
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Letters of the Democratic members of the Legislature to Hon. G.M. Dallas & Hon. J. Buchanan, together with their replies; and the proceedings of the convention of Democratic members in relation to the late senatorial election

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Corporate Author
Democratic Party (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1845]
Call Number
815 P769 # 39
Corporate Author
Democratic Party (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg?
Date of Publication
1845]
Physical Description
16 p.
Notes
In: Political Speeches.
Additional Author
Dallas, George Mifflin,
Buchanan, James,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 39
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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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Responsibility
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
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Love letters : an intinate look at love in Lancaster ; an exhibition at the Lancaster County Historical Society December 2004 - March 2005

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Author
Tennies, Heather Suzanne.
Date of Publication
2004.
Responsibility
by Heather Suzanne Tennies.
Author
Tennies, Heather Suzanne.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
p. 106 - 143.
Notes
In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 106, no. 3 (Winter 2005).
The photographs and letters of the exhibition are described and shown.
Subjects
Lancaster County Historical Society - Exhibitions.
Love letters - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 106, number 3 (2004), p. 106-143Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.106 no. 3
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Where the saints have trod : an overview of the history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Author
Lamparter, Robert M.
Date of Publication
2002.
Call Number
284.1 L237
Author
Lamparter, Robert M.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
55 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Autographed.
Contents
Evangelical Lutheran Curch of the Holy Trinity--Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church--St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church--Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church--Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church--St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church--Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church--St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church--Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church--Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer--Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension--Word of Life Deaf Evangelical Lutheran Church--St. Matthew Church--Church of the Good Shepherd--Church of the Ascension--St. Paul Church--Church of the Holy Spirit--St. Peter's Church--Mount Calvary Church.
Subjects
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.).
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 L237
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An act to incorporate the city of Lancaster with the several subsequent acts relating thereto; and the ordinances for the regulation of the said city, passed by the Select and Common Councils

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Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.).
Date of Publication
1834.
Call Number
090 L224mh 1834
Responsibility
Arr. and published by Councils.
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.).
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Printed by Hugh Maxwell,
Date of Publication
1834.
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) 20 cm.
Notes
Library copy missing title page.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.). - H. Maxwell - (1834)
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L224mh 1834
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The creation of the almshouse : solutions to the problem of poverty

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Author
Bourque, Monique
Date of Publication
2000.
Responsibility
by Monique Bourque.
Author
Bourque, Monique
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
56-81 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.102, no. 2/3.
Subjects
Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.).
Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Almhouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 102, number 2/3 (2000), p. 56-81Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.102, no.2/3
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German religious groups and slavery in Lancaster County prior to the Civil War

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Author
Ebersole, Mark C.
Date of Publication
2005.
Responsibility
by Mark C. Ebersole.
Author
Ebersole, Mark C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
p. 158 - 187 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 107, no. 4 (Winter 2005-2006).
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Moravians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
German Reformed Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lutherans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 107, number 4 (2005), p. 158-187Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 107
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