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Letter

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Amos Ellmaker to Thaddeus Stevens

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F002_In06

Date Range: 1850/07/16

MG0115 F002 In03 It02 Lancaster July 16 1850 D. Sir Of all the plans reconciling the North and South, that of extending the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific, appears to me to be the worst. It would cut off more than half of New Mexico; and almost half of California. In theory it is plausible

2 documents

Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Amos Ellmaker to Thaddeus Stevens

Description: Letter from Amos Ellmaker to Thaddeus Stevens with plans to reconcile the North and South by extending the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific. The letter contains suggestions and observations about slaveholders, slavery and the western states. Lancaster.

Date Range: 1850/07/16

Creation Date: 16 July 1850

Creator: Ellmaker, Amos, 1787-1851

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Ellmaker, Amos; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Letters; Missouri compromise; Slaveholders; Slavery

Search Terms: Correspondence; Letters; Missouri Compromise; Slaveholders; Slavery; Stevens and Smith Center

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F002_In06

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 2, Insert 6

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 14 April 2022.; Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 2, Insert 3, Item 2; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Ticket, Political

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Collection: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 3

Title: "The Platform and Principles of the Organization"

Object ID: MG0268_S03_F014_In03

Date Range: 1855

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Collection: Samuel R. Slaymaker II, White Chimneys Collection, Series 3

Title: "The Platform and Principles of the Organization"

Description: "The Platform and Principles of the Organization," as adopted at a regular meeting of the National Council of the American Party on 5 June 1855. On reverse: Announcement of meeting in Salisbury Twp., 17 August [1855].

Date Range: 1855

Creation Date: 1855

Creator: American Party

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 07

Storage Container: Box 0002

Subjects: American Party; Political parties--Platforms; Slavery

Search Terms: American Party; Political parties, Platforms; Slavery

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Ticket, Political

Language: English

Object ID: MG0268_S03_F014_In03

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: American Party's stance on slavery (MG0268_S03_F014_In02)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

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Other Numbers: MG-268, Series 3

Other Number: MG0268, Series 3, Folder 14, Insert 3

Classification: MG0268

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 9 August 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Letter

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Ed. McPherson

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F002_In08

Date Range: 1855/09/22

MG0115_F002_In04_It01 Lancaster Septr. 22, 1855 Dear Sir In answer to your letter of yesterday I have to say that I know Peter Martin to be a fine Antislavery man, and as much opposed to the Kansas outrage; and as much in favor of the restoration of the Missouri Compromise as any man in the Union

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Ed. McPherson

Description: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Ed McPherson regarding Peter Martin, a firm anti-slavery man who is opposed to the Kansas outrage and favors the restoration of the Missouri Compromise. Lancaster. With transcription.

Date Range: 1855/09/22

Creation Date: 22 September 1855

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Martin, Peter; McPherson, Edward; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Antislavery movements; Letters; Missouri compromise

Search Terms: Antislavery movements; Correspondence; Letters; Missouri compromise; Stevens and Smith Center

Extent: 2 items, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F002_In08

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 2, Insert 8

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 14 April 2022.; Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 2, Insert 4, Item 1; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Newspaper

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: The Norwich Aurora - Extra

Object ID: MG0096_Oversized_F002

Date Range: 1857/03/11

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: The Norwich Aurora - Extra

Description: The Norwich Aurora - Extra, Norwich, Connecticut. The issue is dedicated to Buchanan's inauguration. It provides an eighteenth century play-by-play of Buchanan's life beginning with the Presidential election, travel from Wheatland to Washington, and his inaugural address. There are other articles of national importance regarding the Missouri Compromise and the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case; Kansas; President Pierce; and George Washington. The local news pertains to the upcoming Connecticut state and local elections. Corner of pages 3 and 4 is missing.

Date Range: 1857/03/11

Creation Date: 1857/03/11

Creator: Norwich Aurora (Norwich, Conn.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Buchanan, James; Pierce, Franklin; Washington, George; Scott, Dred

Subjects: Newspapers; Norwich Aurora (Norwich, Conn.); Elections--Connecticut; Elections; Presidential elections; Missouri compromise; United States. Supreme Court

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Elections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Newspapers; Norwich Aurora (Norwich, Conn.); Presidential elections; Wheatland; Inaugurations; Missouri compromise; United States Supreme Court; Dred Scott decision

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Newspaper

Language: English

Condition: Corner of pages 3 and 4 is missing.

Condition Date: 2021-05-15

Parent Object ID: MG0096

Object ID: MG0096_Oversized_F002

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; James Buchanan Family Papers; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2012.MG0096.OF2

Other Number: MG-0096 Oversized Folder 2

Classification: MG0096

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Scanned by LancasterHistory.

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Newspaper

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: A “stupendous sheet of pictures” published by The Brother Jonathon (newspaper) boasts portraits of the Presidential candidates of the election of 1856

Object ID: JBFP 1.3.1.001

Date Range: 1856/12/01

1 document 2 images

Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: A “stupendous sheet of pictures” published by The Brother Jonathon (newspaper) boasts portraits of the Presidential candidates of the election of 1856

Description: A “stupendous sheet of pictures” published by The Brother Jonathon (newspaper) boasts portraits of the Presidential candidates of the election of 1856: James Buchanan and John C. Breckenridge (Democrats), John C. Fremont and William L. Dayton (Republicans), and Millard Fillmore and Andrew J. Donelson (Know Nothings). New York, NY.

Date Range: 1856/12/01

Creator: Brother Jonathan

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: JBFP Oversized Box 1

People: Buchanan, James; Breckenridge, John Cabell; Fremont, John Charles; Dayton, William Lewis; Fillmore, Millard; Donelson, Andrew Jackson

Subjects: Newspapers; Presidential candidates; Political campaigns; Democratic Party (U.S.); Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); American Party

Search Terms: Newspapers; Brother Jonathan; Presidential candidates; Political campaigns; Illustrations; Democratic Party; Republican Party; Know-Nothing Party; American Party; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan,2.25 x 34 in.

Object Name: Newspaper

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 3

Object ID: JBFP 1.3.1.001

Location of Originals: Housed in JBFP Oversized Box 1.

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS2000.029.1

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 3, Subseries 1, Folder 1

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to C. Van Dyke

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.068

Date Range: 1855/05/04

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to C. Van Dyke

Description: Letter from James Buchanan to C. Van Dyke telling him of his feelings for England and rebukes Van Dyke for some of his views of the British; defending his views of the Ostend Conference and Mr. Soulé; berating the London Times for its support of the Know Nothing party; speaking of the coming campaign in the United States must confront the Know Nothing party, the difficulties with Spain and the serious difficulties with England; expressing his happiness over Senator Bright’s favorable comments; wondering why General Cass is his enemy; and asserting that he can take care of himself even if he is a candidate for the Presidency. Legation of the United States, London

Date Range: 1855/05/04

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 1

People: Bright, Jesse D.; Buchanan, James; Cass, Lewis; Soulé, Pierre; Van Dyke, James C.

Subjects: Letters; American Party; Elections; Presidential candidates; Presidential elections; Ostend Manifesto

Search Terms: Letters; Correspondence; Ostend Conference; Ostend Manifesto; Know-Nothing Party; American Party; Elections; Presidential candidates; Presidential elections; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 7.5 x 9 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.068

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.133

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 68

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Nativism and slavery : the northern Know Nothings and the politics of the 1850's

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17712

Author: Anbinder, Tyler.

Date of Publication: 1992.

Call Number: 320.973 S532

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Responsibility: Tyler Anbinder.

ISBN: 0195072332; 9780195072334

Author: Anbinder, Tyler.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication: 1992.

Physical Description: xv, 330 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-310) and index.

Summary: Although the United States has always portrayed itself as a sanctuary for the world's victim's of poverty and oppression, anti-immigrant movements have enjoyed remarkable success throughout American history. None attained greater prominence than the Order of the Star Spangled Banner, a fraternal order referred to most commonly as the Know Nothing party. Vowing to reduce the political influence of immigrants and Catholics, the Know Nothings burst onto the American political scene in 1854, and by the end of the following year they had elected eight governors, more than one hundred congressmen, and thousands of other local officials including the mayors of Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago. After their initial successes, the Know Nothings attempted to increase their appeal by converting their network of lodges into a conventional political organization, which they christened the "American Party." Recently, historians have pointed to the Know Nothings' success as evidence that ethnic and religious issues mattered more to nineteenth-century voters than better-known national issues such as slavery. In this important book, however, Anbinder argues that the Know Nothings' phenomenal success was inextricably linked to the firm stance their northern members took against the extension of slavery. Most Know Nothings, he asserts, saw slavery and Catholicism as interconnected evils that should be fought in tandem. Although the Know Nothings certainly were bigots, their party provided an early outlet for the anti-slavery sentiment that eventually led to the Civil War. Anbinder's study presents the first comprehensive history of America's most successful anti-immigrant movement, as well as a major reinterpretation of the political crisis that led to the Civil War.

Subjects: American Party.; American Party; Nativism.; Antislavery movements - United States.; Know-Nothings.; United States - Politics and government - 1853-1857.; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.; Politics - History, 1845-1861; United States

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 320.973 S532

Websites

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Letter

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to Henry A. Wise

Object ID: MG0096 F080

Date Range: 1851/08/12

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to Henry A. Wise

Description: Letter from James Buchanan to future Governor and Confederate General Henry A. Wise of Virginia in which he discusses his stance on the Fugitive Slave Law, the political issues of the day, and his long-standing ambition to be elected President. The Compromise of 1850 had just been enacted and the issue of the Fugitive Slave Law was foremost on the minds of the American people. Discussing the gubernatorial campaign of William A. Bigler, Buchanan states: "... wherever he addresses the people he maintains the inviolate character of the Fugitive Slave Law as a portion of the compromise & urges the repeal of our odious Obstruction Law which deprives the slave owners of the use of our jails for the detention of fugitive slaves. The issue is fairly joined & I entertain no doubt it will be decided by a large majority in favor of the Democratic Party." After criticizing Governor Johnston, he turns his commentary towards President Fillmore. "I observe that Fillmore has been making a triumphant passage through the valley of Virginia to the White Sulphur Springs. I presume his return will not be hailed by the acclamation of thousands. A more disgraceful surrender on the part of his friends, the imbecile 'silver greys' to Seward & his forces by the adoption of the Albany platform has rarely been witnessed... The platform explicitly repudiates the idea that the Fugitive Slave Law is to be held inviolate as a part of the Compromise, for the sake of the peace of the Union, & sanctions & encourages agitation for the modification or repeal of that measure... This is the platform erected for General Scott. Is it possible that Southern Whigs will agree to take their station upon it?" On his presidential aspirations, Buchanan makes more than one reference. "I have a letter from one of our leading Cincinnati editors who has recently been travelling through Ohio. He says, to employ his own language, 'The universally prevailing sentiment among Democrats of Ohio is now, 'Any man but Cass.' He speaks favorably of my prospects there, but what can I expect from a Democracy so tinctured with Free Soilism." Wheatland near Lancaster.

Date Range: 1851/08/12

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Bigler, William; Buchanan, James; Cass, Lewis; Fillmore. Millard; Johnston, William Freame; Scott, Winfield; Seward, William Henry; Wise, Henry Alexander

Subjects: Democratic Party (U.S.); Elections; Free Soil Party (U.S.); Governors; Letters; Political science; Presidential candidates; United States. Fugitive slave law (1850); Whig Party (U.S.)

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Correspondence; Democratic Party; Elections; Free Soil Party; Fugitive slave law; Governors; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Letters; Politics; Presidential candidates; Whig Party

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0096

Object ID: MG0096 F080

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; James Buchanan Family Papers; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; Wheatland Mansion

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2019.MG0096.F80

Other Numbers: MG-96, Folder 80

Other Number: MG-0096, Folder 080

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Address on religious intolerance and political proscription, delivered at Lancaster, Pa., on the evening of the 24th of September

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11519

Author: Forney, John W.

Date of Publication: 1855.

Call Number: 814 F727

Responsibility: By John W. Forney.

Author: Forney, John W.

Place of Publication: Washington

Date of Publication: 1855.

Physical Description: 51 p. 22 cm.

Subjects: American Party.; Catholic Church - United States.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 814 F727

History of the rise, progress and downfall of Know-nothingism in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16386

Date of Publication: 1856.

Call Number: 090 L244 1856

Responsibility: by two expelled members.

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Date of Publication: 1856.

Physical Description: 30 p. 22 cm.

Notes: Bound in green half leather and marbled paper.; Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham, No. 3579.; With: The Goss-Udderzook tragedy / Baltimore Gazette. Baltimore : Baltimore, 1873 -- Memoirs of the Family De Poly / Antoinette Baroness De Poly. Northampton (England) : J. Abel, 1822.

Subjects: American Party.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244 1856

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