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Proclamation

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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Proclamation establishing April 23 as “Buchanan Day” in Lancaster
Object ID
MG0096 F050 In01
Date Range
1949/04/23
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Proclamation establishing April 23 as “Buchanan Day” in Lancaster
Description
Proclamation of Dale E. Cary, Mayor of Lancaster City, establishing April 23 as “Buchanan Day” in Lancaster. Lancaster. 23 April 1949.
Date Range
1949/04/23
Creator
Cary, Dale Emerson, 1880-1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Buchanan, James
Cary, Dale Emerson
Subjects
Proclamations
Search Terms
Proclamations
Buchanan Day
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 1 page to scan, 33 x 22.5 cm
Object Name
Proclamation
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F050 In01
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
Notes
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 050, Insert 01
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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Sidelights on an early political campaign

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1914
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.18
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Responsibility
by W. U. Hensel, Esq.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
90-95 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 4
Summary
This article features letters from James Buchanan to Henry A. Muhlenberg and letters from Simon Cameron to Muhlenberg indicating their support for him in the upcoming election for governor of Pennsylvania in 1844. Muhlenberg was nominated by the Democratic party for that position, but he died prior to the election.
Subjects
Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus Philip, - 1782-1844.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Correspondence.
Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889 - Correspondence.
Electioneering - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.18
Websites
https://archive.org/details/drabrampgarbera00keidgoog/page/n101?q=journal+of+the+lancaster+county+historical+society
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Report of the committee on the W. U. Hensel tablet unveiling

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Date of Publication
1915
family of the late W. U. Hensel, for- mally presented to Mr. Paul Heine, owner of the magnificent hostelry, a marble tablet to commemorate the visit to the old Cadwell House of Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan, Horace Greeley, General Winfield S. Hancock and Theodore Roosevelt. These distinguished
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1915
Physical Description
[88]-120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 4
Subjects
Hensel, W. U. - 1851-1915.
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Greeley, Horace, - 1811-1872.
Hancock, Winfield Scott, - 1824-1886.
Roosevelt, Theodore, - 1858-1919.
Grant, Ulysses S. - 1822-1885.
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Hotel Brunswick (Lancaster, Pa.)
Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 4 (1915), p. 89-120Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19
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The religious convictions and character of James Buchanan, fifteenth president of the United States - a citizen of Lancaster County - a member of the Presbyterian church

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1912.
Call Number
923.173 B918he
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a paper by W.U. Hensel in the course of "Profitable Evenings," Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Gap, Pa., November 10, 1911.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Intelligencer Print,
Date of Publication
1912.
Physical Description
34 p. 23 cm.
Notes
"A considerable part of this paper has been published heretofore as an address on 'A Pennsylvania Presbyterian president, ' before the Presbyterian social union, at Philadelphia, November 25, 1907. Since that time much new matter has been found and added."
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918he
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The Attitude of James Buchanan : a citizen of Lancaster county ; towards the institution of Slavery in the United States

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
923.173 B918ha
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Responsibility
by W.U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Press of the New Era Printing Co.,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
20 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Slavery - United States.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ha
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t9086c73f;view=1up;seq=5
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James Buchanan as a lawyer : an address before the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, March 28, 1912

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1912?]
Call Number
923.173 B918hj
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by W.U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia, Pa.?
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1912?]
Physical Description
36 p. ; 27 cm.
Notes
"Reprinted from the University of Pennsylvania law review and American law register, 1912."
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Lawyers - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918hj
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The attitude of James Buchanan (a citizen of Lancaster County) towards the institution of slavery in the United States

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1911
The Attitude of James Buchanan (a Cit- izen of Lancaster County) towards the Institution of Slavery in the United States It is the happy and appropriate function of an historical society, with even the local limitations of ours, to fearlessly explore and faithfully chron- icle the events of general
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Responsibility
by W. U. Hensel, Esq.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
142-159 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 5
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Views on slavery.
Slavery - United States
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 5 (1911), p. 142-159Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15
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James Buchanan : a political portrait, 1856; according to his friends and enemies

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Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
c1946.
Call Number
923.173 B918au
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by Philip G. Auchampaugh.
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
[Reno, Nev.?
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
c1946.
Physical Description
42 p. : port., ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
This copy is a reproduction ISBN 0548387745
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918au
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James Buchanan and some far western leaders, 1860-1861

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Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1943]
Call Number
923.173 B918auc
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Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1943]
Physical Description
p. 169-180 ; 23 cm.
Notes
Reprint: The Pacific historical review, v. 12, no. 2. June 1943.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918auc
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James Buchanan, the conservatives' choice, 1856 : a political portrait

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Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
c1945.
Call Number
923.173 B918aj
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Responsibility
Philip G. Auchampaugh.
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
c1945.
Physical Description
p.77-90 ; 24 cm.
Notes
Reprinted from Spring, 1945, Historian.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918aj
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Buchanan's campaign in Lancaster County

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Author
Brady, Gerard.
Date of Publication
1949
throughout the United States swung its support to Mr. Buchanan. On January 8 there appeared on her masthead: For President JAMES BUCHANAN (subject to the decision of the Democratic National Convention)3 1 Auchampaugh, "Buchanan a Political Portrait," p. 12. 2 Minnigerode, "Presidential Years," p. 321. 3
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Responsibility
by Gerard Brady.
Author
Brady, Gerard.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1949
Physical Description
[97]-135 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 53, no. 4
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Politics, Practical - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Elections - United States
Presidents - United States
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 53, number 4 (1949), p. 97-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.53
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Libraries in Lancaster

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Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Date of Publication
1944.
Library was the only library for the common people of Lancaster. This does not mean that there were no other sources of literature for the people of the community. Gentlemen's libraries grew to a great extent, some of them becoming quite famous. After a call upon James Buchanan, at Wheatland, in 1852, a
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Responsibility
by Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer.
Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
[71]-80 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 48, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster Library Company.
Mechanics' Society of the City and County (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster Free Public Library (Lancaster, Pa.)
Libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 48, number 3 (1944), p. 71-80Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.48
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Assigned estate of Chas. Steigerwalt, Esq. of Lancaster, Pa. ... : valuable collection of autograph letters and historical documents ... to be sold ... January 31, 1911

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Corporate Author
Stan. V. Henkels (Firm)
Date of Publication
1911]
Call Number
017.7 S818
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Responsibility
catalogue compiled and sale conducted by Stan. V. Henkels.
Corporate Author
Stan. V. Henkels (Firm)
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Stan. V. Henkels,
Date of Publication
1911]
Physical Description
74 p., [2] folded leaves of plates : facsims. ; 26 cm.
Series
Catalogue / Stan. V. Henkels ; no. 1023
Subjects
Steigerwalt, Charles.
Autographs - Collections.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
017.7 S818
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American and English genealogies in the Library of Congress

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Corporate Author
Library of Congress
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
1919.
Call Number
929.1 U58
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Responsibility
comp. under the direction of the chief of the Catalogue division.
Corporate Author
Library of Congress
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
G.P.O.,
Date of Publication
1919.
Physical Description
iv, 1332 p. 27 cm.
Notes
Compiled and edited by M.A. Gilkey. cf. Prefatory note.
Subjects
Library of Congress - Catalogs.
United States - Genealogy - Bibliography - Catalogs
Great Britain - Genealogy - Bibliography - Catalogs
Additional Author
Gilkey, M. A.
Additional Corporate Author
Library of Congress. Catalog Division.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 U58
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The Juliana Library Company in Lancaster

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1919.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.43
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Responsibility
Charles I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1919.
Physical Description
pp. 228-250 23 cm.
Notes
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography , v. 43.
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Juliana Library Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Subscription libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.43
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/27537/27293
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Microfilm no. 153: [Miscellaneous and family notes copied from the Lancaster County Historical Society]

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Date of Publication
1947.
Call Number
Drawer 1, sec. 2: #153
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Place of Publication
Salt Lake City
Publisher
Genealogical Society ,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
1 reel ; 35 mm.
Notes
Copies of published and unpublished materials, mostly family records.
Number on box #153.
Brackbill (Henry) Bible, Carmichael/Jenkins family, Church (Thomas) family, Michael Groff's Rec. of Deaths, West Earl Twp., Eshleman (David) History, Zug's Heinrich Eschelman family, Daskam's Fondersmith family, Heinrich Fry's history, Funk (Martin) Bible Record, Furness/Gardner/Hillborn/Hooten Chart, Good (Jacob) Bible, Salem (Heller's) Reformed Church Baptisms, 1825-1876 [Upper Leacock Township]
Subjects
Apple family.
Bowman family.
Boyer family.
Brackbill faimily.
Brubacher family.
Buchanan family.
Carmichael family.
Jenkins family.
Charles family.
Church family.
Clemson family.
Crone family.
Dillers family.
Ellmaker family.
Ensminger family.
Eshleman family.
Eschelman family.
Fondersmith family.
Fry family.
Funk family.
Furness family.
Gardner family.
Hillborn family.
Hooten family.
Good family.
Groff family.
Harley family.
Hallman family.
Hastings family.
Hershey family.
Habecker Mennonite Cemetery [family cemetery]
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Upper Leacock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
West Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 1, sec. 2: #153
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The political history and development of Lancaster County's first twenty years, 1729-1749

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1916
Powell and Emanuel Car- penter, its Assessors. As candidates from which the Governor should se- lect a Sheriff the county returned Rob- ert Buchanan and James Galbraith; �and as candidates for Coroner Joshua Lowe and William Caldwell; and the Governor selected Buchanan for Sher- iff and Lowe for Coroner
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by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
37-68 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 2
Subjects
Wright, John, - 1667-1749.
Hamilton, James, - 1710-1783.
Politics, Practical
Political parties - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 20, number 2 (1916), p. 37-68Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.20
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The Whitehills and Robert Jenkins in Congress

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Author
Clark, Martha Bladen.
Date of Publication
1911
THE WHITEHILLS AND ROB- ERT JENKINS IN CONGRESS James Whitehill, the pioneer ances- tor of this family of prominence, set- tled in Salisbury township, on Pequea creek, a short distance from its source and near the Pequea Presby- terian Church, about two miles from the Old Road and in provincial
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by Miss Martha B. Clark.
Author
Clark, Martha Bladen.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
266-273 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 9
Subjects
Whitehill, John, - 1729-1805.
Whitehill, James, - 1762-1822.
Whitehill, Robert, - 1735-1813.
Jenkins, Robert, - 1769-1848.
Legislators - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 9 (1911), p. 266-273Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15
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The art of photography in Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1947
, January 4. 1842. �Elizabeth Huber Reigart. Mr. Reigart was postmaster of Lan- caster from 1853 to 1856; he with Dr. Fahnestock were among the first to notify James Buchanan of his nomination for the presi- dency, driving to the latter's home at Wheatland for that purpose on June 6, 1856. Dr. Fahnestock
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
[93]- 114 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 4
Subjects
Fahnestock, William Baker, - 1804-1886.
Damant, James.
Photography
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 4 (1947), p. 93-114Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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James Burd, frontier defender, 1726-1793

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Author
Nixon, Lily Lee.
Date of Publication
1941.
Call Number
923.5 B949n
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by Lily Lee Nixon.
Author
Nixon, Lily Lee.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania press,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
vii, 198 p. front. (port.) illus. (map) 21 cm.
Notes
"Bibliographical note "* p. 187-189.
Summary
Scotland born, James Burd came to the American colonies in 1747. He first lived in Philadelphia,then Shippensburg, Pa, and finally moved to Lancaster County. During the French and Indian War, he was an officer in the British army. He was a builder of roads and forts on the Pennsylvania frontier. He briefly served in the American army during the Revolutionary War. He died in 1793 at his home in Dauphin County Pa.
Chapters: James Burd in Scotland/Merchant in Philadelphia/Roadbuilder for Braddock/Engineer: Builder of forts/Loyal Hanna and the Forbes Campaign/The Monongahela and the Redstone country/Fort Pitt and an indian treaty/Burd and Bouquet/Fort Augusta and Pontiac's conspiracy/Fighting Franklin's "Old Ticket"/Tinian/Revolutionary period/Independence/The last frontier.
Subjects
Burd, James, - 1726-1793.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 B949n
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