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A history of the original settlements on the Delaware : from its discovery by Hudson to the colonization under William Penn : to which is added an account of the ecclesiastical affairs of the Swedish settlers, and a history of Wilmington, from its first settlement to the present time

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7586
Author
Ferris, Benjamin,
Date of Publication
1846.
Call Number
974.802814 F394
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Benjamin Ferris.
Author
Ferris, Benjamin,
Place of Publication
Wilmington
Publisher
Wilson & Heald,
Date of Publication
1846.
Physical Description
312 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Delaware - History.
Delaware - Church history.
Wilmington (Del.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.802814 F394
Websites
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History of Lancaster and York Counties : from the earliest settlements made within them; in the former, from 1709; in the latter from 1719, to the present time; to which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania, from A.D., 1681, to the year 1710: with an appendix

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11868
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Date of Publication
1845.
Call Number
090 L244hi 1845
Responsibility
Compiled from authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp.
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Gilbert Hills,
Date of Publication
1845.
Physical Description
743, [4] p. : ill.; 21 cm.
Notes
"History of York County, from one thousand seven hundred and nineteen to the present time...by I. Daniel Rupp, Lancaster, Pa., G. Hills, 1845": p. [526]--743.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
York County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244hi 1845
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18954
Author
Captain of volunteers.
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
979.4403 C254
  1 website  
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
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The veto power : its nature and history; the danger to the country from its exercise, and the true position of parties and presidential candidates in relation to it

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16098
Author
Drake, Charles D.
Date of Publication
1848?]
Call Number
815 P769 # 9
Responsibility
by Charles D. Drake.
Author
Drake, Charles D.
Place of Publication
[Washington, D.C
Publisher
C.W. Fenton, Print.,
Date of Publication
1848?]
Physical Description
16 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
In: Political Speeches.
Subjects
Veto - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 9
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The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties; containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events, incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs, towns, villages, &c. with an appendix, embellished with several engravingsj compiled from numerous authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16890
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Call Number
974.84 R946
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Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa. [Carlisle, Pa
Publisher
Gilbert Hills, Cumberland Historical Society
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Physical Description
xii, 723 p.; illus; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index by John Cecil Fralish, Jr.; p. 609-723.
Another edition, pub. the same year, includes the history of Somerset, Cambria and Indiana counties.
Subjects
Dauphin Co., Pa. - History.
Cumberland County, Pa. - History.
Franklin County, Pa. - History.
Bedford Co., Pa. - History.
Adams Co., Pa. - History.
Perry Co., Pa. - History.
Additional Author
Fralish, John Cecil.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.84 R946
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Communication from the canal commissioners, relative to the number of officers and their compensation on the public works of this commonwealth

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15726
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of Canal Commissioners.
Date of Publication
1845.
Call Number
815 P769 # 27
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Board of Canal Commissioners.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
J. M. G. Lescure,
Date of Publication
1845.
Physical Description
8 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
In: Political Speeches.
Subjects
Canals - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Public works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 27
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The freemason's monitor : containing a delineation of the fundamental principles of freemasonry, operative and speculative, as well in a religious as a moral view : with explanations and plates of all the emblems of the degrees

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18293
Author
Davis, Z. A.
Date of Publication
1843.
Call Number
366.1 P544 1843
Responsibility
compiled and arranged from the most approved writers ; with additions, notes, and remarks, also charges and songs by Z.A. Davis ; embellished with a correct likeness of Joseph R. Chandler.
Author
Davis, Z. A.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Desilver & Muir,
Date of Publication
1843.
Physical Description
312 p., 26 leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Freemasons - Rites and ceremonies.
Freemasonry.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
366.1 P544 1843
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The army and navy of America: containing a view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents, and glorious achievements in the cause of freedom, from the period of the French and Indian Wars to the close of the Mexican War; independent of an account of warlike operations on land and sea

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9157
Author
Neff, Jacob K.
Date of Publication
1849.
Call Number
090 L244hi 1849
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Author
Neff, Jacob K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
G. Hills,
Date of Publication
1849.
Physical Description
684 p. illus. 22 cm.
Subjects
Military art and science.
United States - History, Military - To 1900.
United States - History, Naval - To 1900.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244hi 1849
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The farmer's companion; or, Essays on the principles and practice of American husbandry. : With the address, prepared to be delivered before the agricultural and horticultural societies of New Haven County, Connecticut, and an appendix, containing tables and other matter useful to the farmer

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18953
Author
Buel, Jesse,
Edition
Second edition.
Date of Publication
1840.
Call Number
630 B928
Responsibility
By the late Honorable Jesse Buel, conductor of 'The cultivator.'
Author
Buel, Jesse,
Edition
Second edition.
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Marsh, Capen, Lyon, and Webb.,
Date of Publication
1840.
Physical Description
3326 + (last pages missing) p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes
Copyright 1839 by Marsh, Capen, Lyon, and Webb.
"Education Press."--verso of title page.
Last page blank.
"The school advertiser no. II. August, 1839."--16, 138 [i.e., 8] p. at end. Contains a prospectus and sample pages for "The School Library," published by Marsh, Capen, Lyon, and Webb.
Checklist Amer. imprints
Subjects
Agriculture.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
630 B928
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Report of the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives : to which was referred so much of the Governor's message, as relates to the election of State Printers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15494
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Joint Committee of Investigation on the Public Printing.
Date of Publication
1844.
Call Number
815 P769 # 21
Alternate Title
Election of State Printers
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Joint Committee of Investigation on the Public Printing.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
I.G. M'Kinley, Printer,
Date of Publication
1844.
Physical Description
64 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
In: Political Speeches.
Subjects
Printing, Public - Pennsylvania.
Elections - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 21
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