A story of the Hartman family's immigration to America from Germany, the attack by Indians in their American home, and the abduction of two daughters by native Indians.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1972.
Physical Description
v. <1-5 > illus. (part fold.) ports. 24 cm.
Notes
"The Library of Congress ... photostatic reproductions of ... the Bouquet Papers in the British Museum ... were the chief source for our transcripts."
"The letters and documents have been rearranged in chronological order, instead of retaining the British Museum's serial arrangement as in the mimeographed edition."
Vol. 5 has title: The papers of Henry Bouquet.
Includes bibliographies and indexes.
"Henry Louis Bouquet, generally known as Henry Bouquet, was a Swiss mercenary who rose to prominence in British service during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over a Native American force at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac's War." [from Wikipedia]
Contents
v. 1. December 11, 1755-May 31, 1758.--v. 2. The Forbes expedition.--v. 3. January 1, 1759-August 31, 1759. Edited by D.H. Kent, L.M. Waddell, A.L. Leonard.--v. 4. September 1, 1759-August 31, 1760. Edited by L.M. Waddell, J.L. Tottenham, D.H. Kent.--v. 5. September 1, 1760-October 31, 1761. Edited by L.M. Waddell, J.L. Tottenham, D.H. Kent.
Life in southern prisons; from the diary of Corporal Charles Smedley, of Company G, 90th regiment Penn'a volunteers, commencing a few days before the "battle of the Wilderness", in which he was taken prisoner, in the evening of the fifth month fifth, 1864: also, a short description of the march to and battle of Gettysburg, together with a biographical sketch of the author
Joshua Gilpin (1765-1840) and his brother Thomas had a business in Philadelphia as general merchants, and on the Brandywine Creek as manufacturers of paper, and woolen and cotton textiles. He travelled quite a bit in Europe at the end of the 18th century seeking to learn about industrial practices. In 1809 Joshua Gilpin combined a famly vacation with a business survey of the Redstone area (the vicinity of Brownsville), Pittsburgh, and Indiana County. He described the country through which he drove from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and return. He discussed land values and business prospects with innkeepers, businessmen, and legal experts all along the way; noted the presence of natural resources; and spent some time in Pittsburgh in conferences with men who were able to supply him with the ind of information he desired.His route west took him through Lancaster. His return trip east took him through Harrisburg, Lebanon, and Reading.Contents :1. From Philadelphia to the Redstone/ 2. In the Redstone Country/ 3. Pittsburg Business prospects/ 4. Pittsburgh to Bedford via Indiana County/ 5. Bedford to Philadelphia
Guide to the microfilm of the miscellaneous manuscripts of the Revolutionary War era, 1771-1791 (manuscript group 275) in the Pennsylvania State Archives, 1 roll : a microfilm project of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
History of Cumberland and Adams counties, Pennsylvania. Containing history of the counties, their townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc.; Portraits of early settlers and prominent men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc
Reproduction...through the sponsorship of the Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle, Pa. and the Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, Pa.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
vii, 156 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 153-56.
Summary
Joshua Gilpin (1765-1840) and his brother Thomas had a business in Philadelphia as general merchants, and on the Brandywine Creek as manufacturers of paper, and woolen and cotton textiles. He travelled quite a bit in Europe at the end of the 18th century seeking to learn about industrial practices. In 1809 Joshua Gilpin combined a famly vacation with a business survey of the Redstone area (the vicinity of Brownsville), Pittsburgh, and Indiana County. He described the country through which he drove from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and return. He discussed land values and business prospects with innkeepers, businessmen, and legal experts all along the way; noted the presence of natural resources; and spent some time in Pittsburgh in conferences with men who were able to supply him with the ind of information he desired.His route west took him through Lancaster. His return trip east took him through Harrisburg, Lebanon, and Reading.Contents :1. From Philadelphia to the Redstone/ 2. In the Redstone Country/ 3. Pittsburg Business prospects/ 4. Pittsburgh to Bedford via Indiana County/ 5. Bedford to Philadelphia
History of the Pennsylvania reserve corps: a complete record of the organization; and of the different companies, regiments and brigades; containing descriptions of expeditions, marches, skirmishes, and battles; together with biographical sketches of officers and personal records of each man during his term of service
Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the olden time : being a collection of memoirs, anecdote, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania, from the days of the founders : intended to preserve the recollections of olden time, and to exhibit society in its changes and manners and customs, and the city and country in their local changes and improvements
