Commemoration of Lancaster County in the Revolution : at "Indian Rock", Williamson Park, near "Rockford", the home of General Edward Hand, M.D., Friday P.M., September 20, cmmxii
Program from the ceremony to commemorate Lancaster County's involvement in the American Revolution. The order of events in the ceremony is included. Also includes a chronology of Lancaster County's participation in events related to the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, citing General Edward Hand's activities. A genealogy of the Hand family is included in the program.
This article was serialized across several issues. This record provides links to each installment. Most of the links are from the publisher's official online repository, although two parts were only available on the HathiTrust online depository.
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, volumes 42 (p. 1-28, 127-140, 235-258, & 358-360) & 43 (p. 84-90 and 182-190).
Summary
The author writes about the " Kings Highway ", the first road from Philadelphia to the Lancaster area, and he then recounts the building of the Philadelphia to Lancaster Turnpike. The third part of his article describes the various taverns and points of interest along the Lancaster County portion of the Turnpike.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.
Contents
Chapters : The Land and The People -- Town and Country -- Colonial Houses -- Habiliments ( clothing ) and Habits -- Everyday Needs and Diversions -- The Intellectual Life -- The Cure Of Souls ( religion ) -- The Problem of Labor -- Colonial Travel
The life of William Henry, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1729-1786, patriot, military officer, inventor of the steamboat ; a contribution to revolutionary history
History of the Seventeenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, or One hundred and sixty-second in the line of Pennsylvania volunteer regiments, war to suppress the rebellion, 1861-1865
compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters ; with an appendix by H. P. Moyer.
Compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters, with an appendix, by H. P. Moyer.
Rebound in one-quarter brown leather and linen with marbled end papers.
Rebound with original letters from the judges, signatures cut from other documents affixed under photrographs of the judges, inerspersed photograms and engravings taken from other texts.
With: History of the District Court of the city and county of Lancaster / Charles I Landis. Lancaster, Pa. : The New Era Printing Company, 1914.
This record provides a link to this resource on JSTOR's online repository.
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography , v.40.
Letter written by Edward Hand to U.S. Representatives and Senators, Mar. 17, 1789, presenting reasons why Lancaster should be considered for the permanent capital of the U.S.
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.
Lebanon County Historical Society (Lebanon County, Pa.) Historical papers and addresses, vol. VI, no. 2
Contents
Chapters: Pioneer and colonial period -- Religious beginnings -- First Sunday Schools -- Educational beginnings -- Medical and Law Organizations -- Towns and Townships -- Transportation affairs -- The Court House, courts and Civics -- Lebanon : It's boroughs and the city -- The County jail and certain tragedies -- Taverns -- Early Mills -- Furnaces, forts, banks , fire companies , and newspapers , The Lebanon County Historical Society
