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Letter by Col. John Armstrong

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Date of Publication
1898
AN OLD LETTER. The following is an exact copy of a letter written by Colonel John Arm- strong to General Washington. The original is in the possession of the Rev. P. B. Stauffer, of St. Clair, Pa. The letter is given as it stands in the original. Not the least of its interest lies in the fact that
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An old letter.
Responsibility
contributed by Rev. P. B. Stauffer.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[104]-107 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4
Summary
John Armstrong was an army officer during the French and Indian war and the Revolutionary War. In 1758 during the French and Indian War , Armstrong writes a letter from Lancaster, PA, to General George Washington.They were both part of the expedition of British General Forbes to dislodge the French from Fort Duquesne. Colonel Bouquet was second in command under General Forbes.
Subjects
Bouquet, Henry, - 1719-1765.
Armstrong, John, - 1717-1795 - Correspondence.
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Stauffer, P. B.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 4 (1898), p. 104-107Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Williams' Lancaster city and county directory for 1896 : including a classified general and business directory of Lancaster city and the boroughs of Adamstown, Akron, Christiana, Columbia, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Lititz, Manheim, Marietta, Mount Joy, New Holland, Quarryville and Washington; and a general and business directory of the townships of Lancaster County ... Also an appendix, containing a list of county, city and borough officers, churches, societies, etc

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16994
Date of Publication
1896
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1896 reprint
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
J.E. Williams : On sale at John Baer's Sons,
Date of Publication
1896
Physical Description
xxiv, 33-727 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint of original
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Additional Author
Williams, J. E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1896 reprint
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The Military adventures of Enoch Crosby: a moral tale of the Revolution, for the young

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Date of Publication
1842 [c1831].
Call Number
811.2 C949
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Place of Publication
Rochester
Publisher
William Alling,
Date of Publication
1842 [c1831].
Physical Description
104 p. illus. 14 cm.
Subjects
Crosby, Enoch, - 1750-1835 - Fiction.
United States - History - Revolution - Fiction.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
811.2 C949
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The will of the late Stephen Girard, Esq. : procured from the Office for the Probate of Wills, with a short biography of his life

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Author
Girard, Stephen,
Date of Publication
1832.
Call Number
923.5 G518
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Author
Girard, Stephen,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
T. and R. Desilver,
Date of Publication
1832.
Physical Description
2 p. β., [iii]-ix, 36 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Girard, Stephen, - 1750-1831.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 G518
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A digest of the rules, ordinances & bye-laws, for the regulation and government of the directors, the poor and house employment, the farm, hospital and lunatic department. Also : a complete digest of the acts of the General Assembly

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Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.). Board of Directors of the Poor.
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
352.008 C855 1897
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Lancaster County (Pa.). Board of Directors of the Poor.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
W.A. Halbach,
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
96 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Poor laws - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.008 C855 1897
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A brief history of Bishop Henry Funck and other Funk pioneers : and a complete genealogical family register, with biographies of their descendants from the earliest available records to the present time

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Author
Fretz, A. J.
Date of Publication
1899.
Call Number
929 F979f
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by Rev. A.J. Fretz ; with an introduction by John F. Funk.
Author
Fretz, A. J.
Place of Publication
Elkhart, Ind
Publisher
Mennonite Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1899.
Physical Description
874 p. : front., plates, ports. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Funk family.
Funk, Henry, - d.1760 - Family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 F979f
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Letters to William Henry of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1777-1783

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Author
Jordan, John W.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.22
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Author
Jordan, John W.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
pp. 106-113 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 22.
Subjects
Henry, William , - 1729-1786.
Jordan, John W. - 1840-1921 - Correspondence.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.22
Websites
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20085784.pdf
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Williams' Lancaster city and county directory for 1890 : containing a general directory of Lancaster city, of the boroughs and townships of the county

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Date of Publication
1890
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1890 reprint
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Responsibility
compiled and published by J.E. Williams
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era Book and Job Print ;
Date of Publication
1890
Physical Description
6-616 p. : bill. : 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint from original.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Adamstown (Pa.) - Directories
Columbia (Pa.) - Directories
Elizabethtown (Pa.) - Directories
Lititz (Pa.) - Directories
Manheim (Pa.) - DIrectories
Marietta (Pa. ) - Directories
Mount Joy (Pa.) - Directories
Strasburg (Pa.) - Directories
Washington Boro (Pa.) - Directories
Additional Author
Williams, J.E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1890 reprint
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A gazetteer of the state of Pennsylvania. Part first ... general description of the state ... geological construction, canals and rail-roads, bridges, revenue, expenditures, public debt, &c. Part second ... counties, towns, cities, villages, mountains, lakes, rivers, creeks, &c., alphabetically arranged

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Author
Gordon, Thomas Francis,
Date of Publication
1832.
Call Number
974.8009 U58
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Responsibility
By Thomas F. Gordon. To which is added a table of all the post offices in the state, their distances from Washington and Harrisburg, and the names of the post masters ...
Author
Gordon, Thomas Francis,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
T. Belknap,
Date of Publication
1832.
Physical Description
2 p. β., 9-63, 508 p. front. (fold. map) 23 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Gazetteers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.8009 U58
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Speech of W.U. Hensel, Attorney General : before the Senate of Pennsylvania, convened in extraordinary session, to inquire into the official conduct of the Auditor General, the State Treasurer, and the police magistrates

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1891]
Call Number
353.9974 H526
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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1891]
Physical Description
42 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
"Friday, November 6, 1891."
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
353.9974 H526
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