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Journal of Capt. Jonathan Heart on the march with his company from Connecticut to Fort Pitt, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from the seventh of September, to the twelfth of October, 1785, inclusive : to which is added the Dickinson-Harmar correspondence of 1784-5 ; the whole illustrated with notes and preceded by a biographical sketch of Captain Heart by Consul Willshire Butterfield

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3954
Author
Heart, Jonathan,
Date of Publication
1885.
Call Number
923.5 H436b
Author
Heart, Jonathan,
Place of Publication
Albany
Publisher
J. Munsell's Sons,
Date of Publication
1885.
Physical Description
xv, 94 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Edition of 150 copies."
Includes Dickinson-Harmar correspondence of 1784-5.
Subjects
Heart, Jonathan, - 1748-1791.
United States. - Army. - Infantry, 1st.
Indians of North America - Ohio River Valley.
Ohio River Valley - History.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) - History.
United States - History - Confederation, 1783-1789.
Additional Author
Butterfield, Consul Willshire,
Dickinson, John,
Harmar, Josiah,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 H436b
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Extempore on a wagon : A metrical narrative of a journey from Bethlehem, Pa., to the Indian town of Goshen, Ohio, in the autumn of 1803

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3790
Author
Loskiel, George Henry,
Date of Publication
1887.
Call Number
974.80085 L879
Responsibility
by George Henry Loskiel. Tr. with notes by J. Max Hark.
Author
Loskiel, George Henry,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
S. H. Zahm,
Date of Publication
1887.
Physical Description
v, [7]-45, [1] p. front. (port.) 25 cm.
Notes
"Only 200 copies printed."
Summary
The book was written by a Moravian priest, George Henry Loskiel, describing his trip from Bethlehem, PA, to Goshen, Ohio, in 1803 to attend a missionary conference. The book is unique in that his lengthy description of the trip is entirely in rhyming verse.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Ohio - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Hark, Joseph Maximilian,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80085 L879
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Allegheny county's hundred years

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1658
Author
Thurston, George H.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
974.885 A422
  1 website  
Responsibility
by George H. Thurston.
Author
Thurston, George H.
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh
Publisher
A. A. Anderson & Son, book and job printers,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
312 p., [4] leaves of plates (3 fold.) : ill., maps, plans ; 20 cm.
Notes
Advertising matter printed throughout book.
LCHS copy missing title page.
Contents
Contents: Chapters 1 thru 8 - Covers 1754 to 1888 9 - boat building in Allegheny County 10 - coal and coke trade 11 - Iron and steel trade 12 - Glass manufacturing 13 - Natural gas 14 - Oil trade in Allegheny County 15 - Copper,lead, brass and tin 16 - Mercantile interests 17. From pack horse to railroads 18. Financial institutions 19. Insurance companies 20. Electrical appliances 21. Churches , schools, and newspapers 22. Music, art, and benevolent institutions
Subjects
Allegheny County (Pa.) - History.
Allegheny County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.885 A422
Websites
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Resources and industries of the city of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., with some account of its historical importance

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19126
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1887.
Call Number
381 L245r
  1 website  
Responsibility
Compiled ... for the Lancaster Board of Trade.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
["Intelligencer" Printing Establishment]
Date of Publication
1887.
Physical Description
viii, 98, v, 70 p. plates, fold. map, fold. plan. 24 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.). Board of Trade.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
381 L245r
Websites
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The occasional writings of Isaac Moorhead : with a sketch of his life

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5397
Author
Moorhead, Isaac,
Date of Publication
1882.
Call Number
928.8 M825c
  1 website  
Responsibility
by A.H.C.
Author
Moorhead, Isaac,
Place of Publication
Erie, Pa
Publisher
A.H. Caughey,
Date of Publication
1882.
Physical Description
iv, 258 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents
Isaac Moorhead / by A.H. Caughey -- Some things as seen on the cars -- A visit to Gettysburg -- Virginia battlefields -- Old times in Erie -- Selections from the history of the Barnett family -- Old Hanover church.
Notes
Issac Morehead lived most of his life in Erie, PA. He was a railroad conductor, a bookstore owner, a government clerk in Harrisburg, and postmaster at Erie. He was a traveler and an amateur historian who wrote many articles for local newspapers.
Subjects
Moorhead, Isaac, - 1828-1881.
Barnett family.
Erie (Pa.)
Virginia - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Caughey, Andrew Harvey,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
928.8 M825c
Websites
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History of the Underground railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4319
Author
Smedley, Robert C.,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
973.7115 S637
Responsibility
By R.C. Smedley, M.D. ...
Author
Smedley, Robert C.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Office of the Journal,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
3 p. ø., [ix]-xxiv, [25]-407 p. front., illus., ports. 19 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Fugitive salves - Pennsylvania
Chester County (Pa.) - Biography.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.7115 S637
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History of Chester county, Pennsylvania : with genealogical and biographical sketches

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6899
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
974.813 F996 Oversize
Responsibility
by J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Louis H. Everts,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
782, xliv p., [340] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
Notes
"Biographical and genealogical" : p. 461-782.
Includes bibliography : p. 311-325 and index.
Subjects
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Chester County (Pa.) - Bibliography.
Additional Author
Cope, Gilbert,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 F996 Oversize
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Souvenir of the re-union of the blue and the gray, on the battlefield of Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1888. How to get there, and what is to be done during the year

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1642
Author
Tregaskis, John.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
973.6349 G394g
Author
Tregaskis, John.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The American graphic co.,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
[271] p. front., illus. fold. map. 23 cm.
Notes
At head of title: Authorized and copyright edition.
Advertising matter interspersed.
Prefatory editorial note signed John Tregaskis; followed by an announcement of the publishing firm Tregaskis & co.
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.6349 G394g
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The Indians of Berks County, Pa., being a summary of all the tangible records of the aborigines of Berks County, and containing cuts and descriptions of the varieties of relics found within the county

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Author
Brunner, D. B.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
974.816 B894
  1 website  
Responsibility
Written for the Society of Natural Sciences, Reading, Pa., by D.B. Brunner ...
Author
Brunner, D. B.
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
The Spirit of Berks Book and Job Printing Office,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
177 p. incl. illus., 34 pl. 23 cm.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - Antiquities.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 B894
Websites
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History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys embraced in the counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union, and Snyder : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8536
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
974.84 H673 v. 1
974.84 H673 v. 2
Responsibility
edited by F. Ellis and A.N. Hungerford.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Everts, Peck & Richards,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
2 v., [27] leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
v. 1. General history -- Mifflin County -- Juniata County. v. 2. Perry County -- Union County -- Snyder County.
Subjects
Susquehanna Valley (Pa.) - History.
Juniata River Valley (Pa.) - History.
Mifflin County (Pa.) - History.
Mifflin County (Pa.) - Biography.
Juniata County (Pa.) - History.
Juniata County (Pa.) - Biography.
Perry County (Pa.) - History.
Perry County (Pa.) - Biography.
Union County (Pa.) - History.
Union County (Pa.) - Biography.
Snyder County (Pa.) - History.
Snyder County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Hungerford, Austin N.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.84 H673 v. 1
974.84 H673 v. 2
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