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The life and public services of James Buchanan : late minister to England and formerly minister to Russia : Senator and Representative in Congress, and Secretary of State : including the most important of his state papers

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Author: Horton, R. G.

Edition: Authorized ed.

Date of Publication: 1856.

Call Number: 923.173 B918h

Responsibility: by R.G. Horton.

Author: Horton, R. G.

Edition: Authorized ed.

Place of Publication: New York : Cincinnati

Publisher: Derby & Jackson ; H.W. Derby & Co.,

Date of Publication: 1856.

Physical Description: xi, 13-428 p. : port. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Campaign literature, 1856

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 923.173 B918h

Old line Whigs for Buchanan & Breckinridge. Letters from Hon. James Alfred Pearce, and Hon. Thomas G. Pratt, to the Whigs of Maryland. Speeches of Hon. J.W. Crisfield, of Maryland, and Hon. James B. Clay, of Kentucky

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Author: Pearce, James Alfred,

Date of Publication: 1856]

Call Number: 324.273 P359

Author: Pearce, James Alfred,

Place of Publication: [N.p

Date of Publication: 1856]

Physical Description: 16 p. 23 cm.

Series: [Political pamphlets, v. 136, no. 15]

Subjects: Campaign literature, 1856

Additional Author: Pratt, Thomas George,; Crisfield, John Woodland,; Clay, James B.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 324.273 P359

Buchanan and Breckinridge. The democratic hand-book

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Author: Cluskey, M. W.

Date of Publication: 1856.

Call Number: 324.9 W317w 1856

Alternate Title: Democratic electoral hand-book

Responsibility: compiled by Mich. W. Cluskey, of Washington City, D.C. Recommended by the Democratic National Committee.

Author: Cluskey, M. W.

Place of Publication: Washington

Publisher: Printed by R.A. Waters,

Date of Publication: 1856.

Physical Description: 26 pamphlets in 1 volume 23 cm

Notes: Binder's title: Democratic electoral handbook.; Signature of H. B. Swarr, 1856 on back of front cover.; Marbled boards bound in three-quarters leather, gold-stamped title on spine.

Subjects: Campaign literature, 1808; Campaign literature, 1856; Political science.; United States - Politics and government - 1853-1857.; United States.

Additional Corporate Author: Democratic Party. National Committee, 1852-1856.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 324.9 W317w 1856

Brief replies to several charges against James Buchanan, Democratic candidate for president

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Date of Publication: 1856.

Call Number: 923.173 W317 1856

Responsibility: Comp. by a North Carolinian.

Place of Publication: Washington

Publisher: Capital City Press,

Date of Publication: 1856.

Physical Description: 16 p. 25 cm.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; North Carolina - Campaign Literature, 1856.

Additional Author: North Carolinian.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 923.173 W317 1856

The life and public services of James Buchanan

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Author: Horton, R. G.

Date of Publication: 1857.

Call Number: 923.173 B918h 1857

Responsibility: President of the United States ; including his inaugural address, and the most important of his state papers, by R.G. Horton.

Author: Horton, R. G.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Derby & Jackson,

Date of Publication: 1857.

Physical Description: 450 p. : port. ; 19 cm.

Notes: Bound in half leather and marbled papers with marbled endpapers.; Bookplate of Redmond Conygnham, No. 3429.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 923.173 B918h 1857

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

Great speech of the Honourable James Buchanan, delivered at the mass meeting of the Democracy of western Pennsylvania, at Greensburg ... Oct. 7, 1852

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Author: Buchanan, James,

Date of Publication: 1852.

Call Number: 923.173 B918bg

Author: Buchanan, James,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Date of Publication: 1852.

Physical Description: 15 p. 22 cm.

Subjects: Campaign literature, 1852; Campaign literature - 1852 - Democratic.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 923.173 B918bg

The life of Rev. Michael Schlatter; with a full account of his travels and labors among the Germans in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia; including his services as chaplain in the French and Indian War, and in the war of the revolution. 1716 to 1790

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Author: Harbaugh, Henry,

Date of Publication: 1857.

Call Number: 922.57 S338h

Responsibility: by H. Harbaugh.

Author: Harbaugh, Henry,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Lindsay and Blakiston,

Date of Publication: 1857.

Physical Description: xxxi, 27-375 p. front. 19 cm.

Notes: "A true history of the real condition of the destitute congregations in Pennsylvania, by Michael Schlatter" (a translation of Getrouw verhaal van den waren toestant der meest herderloze gemeentens in Pennsylvanien ... Amsterdam, 1751): p. 87-234.; Reverend Michael Schlatter was a minister of the German Reformed church who came to America to serve German immigrants. He was pastor in churches in Germantown and Philadelphia, and he also made missionary tours among the German Reformed settlers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York State.

Subjects: Schlatter, Michael, - 1716-1790.; Reformed Church in the United States.; Germans - Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 922.57 S338h

Guide to the microfilm edition of the James Buchanan papers at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication: 1974.

Call Number: 923.173 B918g

Responsibility: Lucy Fisher West, editor.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Historical Society of Pennsylvania,

Date of Publication: 1974.

Physical Description: 55 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Manuscripts

Additional Author: West, Lucy Fisher.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.173 B918g

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

To what extent did Harriet Lance influence the public policies of James Buchanan?

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Author: Rosenberger, Homer Tope,

Date of Publication: 1970.

childhood with her uncle and his political friends, her observations in England and on the Continent, living with her uncle during his "Front Porch" campaign for the presidency, and her qualities of leadership and her devotion to Buchanan seem naturally and logical- ly to indicate that she would advise him

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Responsibility: by Homer T. Rosenberger.

Author: Rosenberger, Homer Tope,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1970.

Physical Description: [1]-22 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 1

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.; Presidents - United States; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 1 (1970), p. 1-22Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74

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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 : enlivened by a variety of the most interesting anecdotes and embellished with engravings

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Author: Neff, Jacob K.

Date of Publication: 1856.

Call Number: 090 L244p 1856

1 website

Alternate Title: Army & Navy of America

Responsibility: by Jacob K. Neff.

Author: Neff, Jacob K.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: John H. Pearsol,

Date of Publication: 1856.

Physical Description: viii, 687 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Military art and science - United States; United States - History, Military - To 1900.; United States - History, Naval - To 1900.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244p 1856

Websites

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The political class-book of the state of Pennsylvania; comprising a familiar exposition of its constitution, and of some of the more important features of the political institutions established in accordance therewith; together with copious remarks on the general principles of governmental power

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Author: Fuller, Daniel,

Date of Publication: 1853.

Call Number: 375 F969

Responsibility: By Daniel Fuller.

Author: Fuller, Daniel,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: E. C. & J. Biddle,

Date of Publication: 1853.

Physical Description: 120 p. 19 cm.

Subjects: Pennsylvania - Politics and government.; Pennsylvania. Constitution. 1838-1958.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 375 F969

Rural Pennsylvania clothing : being a study of the wearing apparel of the German and English inhabitants both men and women, who resided in southeastern Pennsylvania in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century : also including sewing instructions and patterns which are profusely illustrated!

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Author: Gehret, Ellen J.

Date of Publication: 1976.

Call Number: 646.4 G311

Responsibility: By Ellen J. Gehret ; Janet Gray Crosson, technical editor.

ISBN: 0873870646

Author: Gehret, Ellen J.

Place of Publication: York, Pa

Publisher: Liberty Cap Books,

Date of Publication: 1976.

Physical Description: 309 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. 292-302.

Subjects: Dressmaking - Pennsylvania; Tailoring - Pennsylvania; Costume - Pennsylvania

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 646.4 G311

Joseph England and his descendants : an historical genealogy of the England family as descending from Joseph England, 1680-1748 : a Quaker family of Cecil County, Maryland (prior to 1767, Chester County, Pennsylvania) since 1723 : with a supplement on Lewis England and his descendants

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Author: England, C. Walter

Date of Publication: 1975-1978.

Call Number: 929 E58

Responsibility: compiled by C. Walter England.

Author: England, C. Walter

Place of Publication: [Silver Spring, Md.]

Publisher: England,

Date of Publication: 1975-1978.

Physical Description: 2 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Notes: LCHS has v.1 only.; Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Subjects: England family.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 E58

Important Americana, manuscript & printed ... from the collection of the Honorable and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, Richard M. Ahlstrom, the Long Island Historical Society and other owners ... : public auction Tuesday, February 24, 1976 ... Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., 980 Madison Avenue, New York 10021

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Corporate Author: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc.

Date of Publication: 1976.

Call Number: 017.3 M627

Alternate Title: Americana, printed and manuscript

Date/Time of Event: 19760224

Corporate Author: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc.,

Date of Publication: 1976.

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : facsims. ; 23 cm.

Notes: 387 lots.; Includes list of estimates.; Including early books, George Washington, other eighteenth-century material, Abraham Lincoln, other nineteenth-century material, and many fine and important historical manuscripts and documents.; Sale no.: 3841.; Date of sale: February 24, 1976.

Subjects: Middendorf, John William, - 1924- - Library; Middendorf, John William, - Mrs. - Library; Ahlstrom, Richard M. - Library; Long Island Historical Society.; Honorable and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II; Richard M. Ahlstrom; Auction catalogues.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 017.3 M627

Papers of James Buchanan and Harriet L. Johnston

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Author: Buchanan, James,

Date of Publication: 1977.

Call Number: Drawer 17, Sec. 1

Author: Buchanan, James,

Place of Publication: [Washington, D.C.]

Publisher: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,

Date of Publication: 1977.

Physical Description: 4 reels ; 35 mm.

Notes: Labeled on box #340-343; "Mss. 16,968."; Includes index: reel 1.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Presidents - United States; United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861 - Sources.

Additional Author: Johnston, Harriet Lane,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 17, Sec. 1

A system of aeronautics, comprehending its earliest investigations, and modern practice and art. Designed as a history for the common reader, and guide to the student of the art. In three parts. Containing an account of the various attempts in the art of flying by artificial means, from the earliest period down to the discovery of the aeronautic machine by the Montgolfiers, in 1782, and to a later period. With a brief history of the author's fifteen years' experience in aerial voyages. Also, full instructions in the art of making balloons

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Author: Wise, John,

Date of Publication: 1850.

Call Number: 629.13322 W812

Responsibility: By John Wise ...

Author: Wise, John,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: J.A. Speel,

Date of Publication: 1850.

Physical Description: xvi, [17]-310 p. front. (port.) plates. 23 cm.

Notes: An enlarged edition was issued in 1873 under title "Through the air."

Access Restrictions: Restricted acess;

Subjects: Aeronautics; Balloon ascensions; Balloons.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 629.13322 W812

Genealogy tables for some Garman families descended from immigrants Adam Germann, 1731?-1806 on ship Albany in Philadelphia, Sept. 2, 1749, and Johann Leonhardt Germann, 1724?-1813, fellow passenger : two members of the great wave of "Penna. Dutch" colonists from Germany & Switzerland to central Pennsylvania before the War of Independence from England in the mid-eighteenth century

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Author: Strock, Lester William.

Edition: 1st ed.

Date of Publication: 1979.

Call Number: 929 G233s Oversize

Responsibility: by Lester W. Strock, in cooperation with George Philip Garman.

Author: Strock, Lester William.

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Saratoga Springs, N.Y

Publisher: Strock,

Date of Publication: 1979.

Physical Description: 1 case ([69] leaves) : ill. ; 44 x 60 cm.

Notes: Caption title.; "200 copies of boxed 1st edition."; Includes index.

Subjects: Garman family.

Additional Author: Garman, George Philip,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 G233s Oversize

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

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