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Papers relating to provincial affairs in Pennsylvania, 1682-1750

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Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
974.802 P415
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Edwin K. Myers, State Printer,
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
887 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Great Britain - Colonies - Pennsylvania.
Great Britain - Colonies - Administration.
Pennsylvania - History - Sources.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 P415
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Impress of early names and traits

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Author
Franklin, Walter M.
Date of Publication
1899
M. Franklin, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Names, Geographical. Pennsylvania--Names. Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Names. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1898-99 Description: [45]-53 p. ; 23 cm. Series
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Responsibility
by Walter M. Franklin, Esq.
Author
Franklin, Walter M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[45]-53 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 2/3
Summary
The author of this journal article wishes to show the importance of various nationalities that settled in Pennsylvania - the Dutch, English, German and Scotch Irish are discussed.
Subjects
Names, Geographical.
Pennsylvania - Names.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Names.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 2/3 (1899), p. 45-53Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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The making of Pennsylvania; an analysis of the elements of the population and the formative influences that created one of the greatest of the American states

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Author
Fisher, Sydney George,
Edition
[8th ed.]
Date of Publication
1908 [c1896]
Call Number
974.8009 F536
Author
Fisher, Sydney George,
Edition
[8th ed.]
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott,
Date of Publication
1908 [c1896]
Physical Description
viii, 380 p. front. (map) 20 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - Population.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 F536
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The oldest daily paper of Lancaster County

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1897
County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--18th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--19th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97 Description: [72]-84 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 3 Call Number
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[72]-84 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster Gazette (Lancaster, Pa.)
American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
German American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 3 (1897), p. 72-84Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Penn's city on the Susquehanna

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1898
--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1897-98 Description: [223]-237 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 8 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.2 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room
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Responsibility
by Julius F. Sachse, Esq.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[223]-237 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 8
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Susquehanna River.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 8 (1898), p. 223-237Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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The German Pietists of provincial Pennsylvania : 1694-1708

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1895
Call Number
974.802814 S121g
Responsibility
by Julius Friedrich Sachse.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for the author,
Date of Publication
1895
Physical Description
xviii, 504 p., [22] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Pietism - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802814 S121g
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Notices of Col. Armstrong and Col. Henry Bouquet

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1897-98
Responsibility
contributed by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897-98
Physical Description
106-107 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4
Subjects
Armstrong, John, - 1717-1795.
Bouquet, Henry, - 1719-1765.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 4 (1897-98), p. 106-107Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Letter by Col. John Armstrong

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Date of Publication
1898
--Correspondence. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1897-98 Description: [104]-105 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.2
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Alternate Title
An old letter.
Responsibility
contributed by Rev. P. B. Stauffer.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[104]-107 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4
Summary
John Armstrong was an army officer during the French and Indian war and the Revolutionary War. In 1758 during the French and Indian War , Armstrong writes a letter from Lancaster, PA, to General George Washington.They were both part of the expedition of British General Forbes to dislodge the French from Fort Duquesne. Colonel Bouquet was second in command under General Forbes.
Subjects
Bouquet, Henry, - 1719-1765.
Armstrong, John, - 1717-1795 - Correspondence.
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Stauffer, P. B.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 4 (1898), p. 104-107Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Marshall's diary in its relation to Lancaster city and county

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1899
period that have come down to us. Indeed, I know of nothing of a similar nature concern- ing Lancaster city and county at the period covered by this diary that is at all comparable with it. He was an educated man, a man of affairs, much concerned and connected with what was going on around him, a person
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[131]-161 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 6
Subjects
Marshall, Christopher, - 1709-1797 - Diaries.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Personal narratives.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Personal narratives.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 6 (1899), p. 131-161Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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A Quaker experiment in government

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Author
Sharpless, Isaac,
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
974.802 S532
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Author
Sharpless, Isaac,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Ferris,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
4 p. 1., 280 p. illus. 20 cm.
Series
History of Quaker government in Pennsylvania. v.1
Notes
Continued under title: A history of Quaker government in Pennsylvania. Vol. II: The Quakers in the revolution.
Subjects
Society of Friends - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 S532
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Author
Fisher, George Park,
Date of Publication
1892.
Call Number
973.2 F533
Responsibility
by George Park Fisher.
Author
Fisher, George Park,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
C. Scribner's Sons,
Date of Publication
1892.
Physical Description
xviii, 348 p. maps. 19 cm.
Series
The American history series. [v. 1]
Notes
"Bibliographical note": p. 325-335.
Contents
Physical geography; The Indians; Discoveries and settlements prior to the first permanent english colony; Virginia until 1688; Maryland until 1688; Carolinas until 1688; New England to the planting of Connecticut in 1636; New England from the planting of Connecticut in 1636-1688; New York to 1688; New Jersey to 1688; Pennsylvania to 1688; Effect of the colonies of the Revolution of 1688; New England from 1688 to 1756; New York from 1688 to 1756; New Jersey from 1688 to 1756; Pennsylvania and Delaware from 1688 to 1756; Maryland from 1688 to 1756; Virginia from 1688 to 1756; Carolinas from 1688 to 1756; Georgia from its settlement to 1756; Literature in the colonies.
Subjects
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 F533
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Some of the lost industries of the Octorara Valley

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1899
--Octorara Valley (Pa. and Md.)--History. Industries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--19th century. Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1898-99 Description: [103]-113 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. W. Houston.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[103]-113 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 5
Subjects
Industries.
Industries - Octorara Valley (Pa. and Md.)
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 5 (1899), p. 103-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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History of the Donegal Church

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Author
Zeigler, J. L.
Date of Publication
1897
, following up the eastern side of the Susquehanna, had reached the Valley of Chiquesalunga, now in Lancaster county, where Donegal Church was organized in that year."— West's Origin and History of Donegal and Carlisle Presbytery. And again : "Application was made by Andrew Galbrath to New Castle Pres- bytery
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. L. Ziegler.
Author
Zeigler, J. L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[258]-279 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6
Subjects
Donegal Presbyterian Church (East Donegal, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sepulchral monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
East Donegal (Pa. : Township) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 258-279Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Side glimpses from the colonial meeting-house

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Author
Bliss, William Root,
Date of Publication
1894.
Call Number
973.2 B649
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Responsibility
by William Root Bliss.
Author
Bliss, William Root,
Place of Publication
Boston, New York
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and Company,
Date of Publication
1894.
Physical Description
256 p. 20 cm.
Contents
Chapters: The Meeting House Devil // Rum and Slavery // The Composite Puritan // The Personality of the Meeting House // The Summons To Worship // The Seating of the People // The Wretched Boys // Disturbers of Public Worship // The Neighbors of the Meeting House // The Comedy and Tragedy of the Pulpit // The Poor Parsons // The Notorious Ministers // The Simple Evangelist // The Muse of Choral Song // The Bible and the Confessional // The Hour Glass
Summary
The author uses the Colonial Meeting House as a central focus of the New England town and from it looks to other practices and customs to better illuminate life in the town and New England.
Subjects
Puritans.
Witchcraft - New England.
Slavery - New England.
New England - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 B649
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Donegal in the Revolution: patriotism and piety. An address at the unveiling of a monument to the memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Donegal, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, erected by the "Witness Tree Chapter," Daughters of the American Revolution, Thursday, October 5, 1899

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Author
Brosius, Marriott,
Date of Publication
[1899]
Call Number
973.36 B874
Responsibility
by Hon. Marriott Brosius.
Author
Brosius, Marriott,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era printing co.,
Date of Publication
[1899]
Physical Description
18 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Scotch-Irish in Lancaster co., Pa.
Donegal (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
973.36 B874
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William Parker, the hero of the Christiana Riot

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Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Date of Publication
1897
Christiana Riot / by Thomas Whitson, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Parker, William. Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana. Christiana (Pa.)--History. Christiana (Pa.)--Race relations. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97 Description: [27]-34 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal
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Responsibility
by Thomas Whitson, Esq.
Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[27]-34 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 1
Subjects
Parker, William.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Christiana (Pa.) - Race relations.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 1 (1897), p. 27-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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History of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of the city of Lancaster, Pa., from 1807 to 1893 : with some account of earlier efforts to establish Methodism in Lancaster, also, an appendix containing a sketch of St. Paul's M.E. Church, by the pastor [C. Lee Gaul] and "Conestoga's" notes on the conference of 1855

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Author
McConnell, John S. Janes.
Date of Publication
1893
Call Number
287 M592h
Responsibility
by John S.J. McConnell.
Author
McConnell, John S. Janes.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1893
Physical Description
164 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
First Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Gaul, C. Lee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
287 M592h
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Early schools in the valley of the Octorara

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1898
served to prevent schools from being established in Lancaster county. The oldest of these schools was Faggs Manor classical school,called the "Log College," founded in 1739 by Rev. Samuel Blair, and continued for a period of three decades. In 1847, an attempt was made to revive Blair Hall on the old site
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Responsibility
by J. W. Houston, M.D.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[31]-51 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2
Summary
Contains interesting and entertaining vignettes of some of the school teachers , and schools established in the Octorar Valley, in the years before public education. Schools in Lancaster County, PA, and some bordering the county in Chester County are discussed.
Subjects
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Octorara Valley (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 31-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Ann Henry : Lancaster County's woman treasurer

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Author
Steinman, George.
Date of Publication
1897
/Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Steinman, George. Title: Ann Henry : Lancaster County's woman treasurer / by George Steinman, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Henry, Ann Wood, 1732-1798. Women--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--Biography. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--18th century
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Alternate Title
Ann Wood Henry:
Responsibility
by George Steinman, Esq.
Author
Steinman, George.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[69]-71 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 3
Subjects
Henry, Ann Wood, - 1732-1798.
Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 3 (1897), p. 69-71Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1 n.3
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American Indians : the who, what and whence of the Pre-Columbian dwellers, or the misnomered peoples, Indians, of Lancaster County

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Author
Urban, Theodore L.
Date of Publication
1898
who, what and whence of the Pre-Columbian dwellers, or the misnomered peoples, Indians, of Lancaster County / by Theodore L. Urban, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Indians of North America--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Delaware Indians--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster
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Responsibility
by Theodore L. Urban, Esq.
Author
Urban, Theodore L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[89]-103 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4
Summary
This late 19th century article asks the question, "Were the indians of Pennsylvania the descendants of the Lost tribe of Israel ?"
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Delaware Indians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 4 (1898), p. 89-103Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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