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The Swedish settlements on the Delaware : their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638-1664 : with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies, and the efforts of Sweden to regain the colony

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9063
Author
Johnson, Amandus,
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.802814 J71
Responsibility
by Amandus Johnson.
Author
Johnson, Amandus,
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia] : New York
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania ; D. Appleton, Agents,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
2 v. (xx, 879 p., [152] leaves of plates) : ill., facsims, maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Series
Americana Germanica ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, p. 767-812) and index.
Subjects
Swedes - United States.
Delaware - History.
Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802814 J71
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The life of Thaddeus Stevens; a study in American political history, especially in the period of the civil war and reconstruction

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1057
Author
Woodburn, James Albert,
Date of Publication
[c1913]
Call Number
923.2 S846wo
Responsibility
by James Albert Woodburn.
Author
Woodburn, James Albert,
Place of Publication
Indianapolis
Publisher
The Bobbs-Merrill company
Date of Publication
[c1913]
Physical Description
620 p. illus. 21 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.
United States - Politics and government - Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1865-1869.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 S846wo
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The first American movement west : transcripts from "The Gratz papers, 1750-1850, collected with related documents, maps and notes, 1913-1914"

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3972
Author
Byars, William Vincent,
Date of Publication
1915.
Call Number
923.8 G773f
Responsibility
William Vincent Byars, for the Illinois State Historical Library.
Author
Byars, William Vincent,
Date of Publication
1915.
Physical Description
70 leaves ; 29 cm.
Notes
Typescript.
"Sources and acknowledgements": leaves 65-70.
Includes facsim, of 1st issue (Aug. 20, 1773) of the Maryland journal and Baltimore advertiser, mounted on leaf at end.
Subjects
Gratz family.
Gratz, B. and M., merchants in Philadelphia.
United States - History - Sources.
United States - Territorial expansion.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.8 G773f
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Colonial folkways : a chronicle of American life in the reign of the Georges

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9391
Author
Andrews, Charles McLean,
Edition
Textbook ed.
Date of Publication
c1919.
Call Number
917.3 A565
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Charles M. Andrews.
Author
Andrews, Charles McLean,
Edition
Textbook ed.
Place of Publication
New Haven
Publisher
Yale University Press,
Date of Publication
c1919.
Physical Description
vii, 255 p. ; 18 cm.
Series
Chronicles of America series ;
Notes
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
Subjects
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.3 A565
Websites
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American and English genealogies in the Library of Congress

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6111
Corporate Author
Library of Congress
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
1919.
Call Number
929.1 U58
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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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4910
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania cavalry. 17th regt.,
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.8003 P415
  1 website  
Responsibility
compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters ; with an appendix by H. P. Moyer.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania cavalry. 17th regt.,
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Sowers printing company,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
472 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary
Compiled from records of the rebellion, official reports, recollections, reminiscences, incidents, diaries and company rosters, with an appendix, by H. P. Moyer.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865).
Pennsylvania Cavalry. - 17th Regt., 1862-1865.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Cavalry - 17th.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
Additional Author
Moyer, H. P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8003 P415
Websites
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The Christiana riot and the treason trials of 1851 : an historical sketch

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17928
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Edition
2nd and rev. ed.
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.80323
  1 website  
Responsibility
by W.U. Hensel ; With some account of the commemoration of these events, September 9, 1911.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Edition
2nd and rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Press of the New Era Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
ix, 158 p. : ill., facsim., ports. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
United States.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Trials (Treason) - Pennsylvania.
Fugitive slaves - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323
Websites
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The Iron division, National guard of Pennsylvania, in the world war, the authentic and comprehensive narrative of the gallant deeds and glorious achievements of the 28th division in the world's greatest war

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4385
Author
Proctor, H. G.
Date of Publication
[c1919]
Call Number
974.80432 P964
Responsibility
by H. G. Proctor.
Author
Proctor, H. G.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The John C. Winston company
Date of Publication
[c1919]
Physical Description
297 p. front. (facsim.) plates. 20 cm.
Subjects
World War, 1914-1918 - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80432 P964
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Red: white: and blue badge, Pennsylvania veteran volunteers. A history of the 93rd regiment, known as the "Lebanon infantry" and "One of the 300 fighting regiments" from September 12th, 1861, to June 27th, 1865

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4908
Author
Mark, Penrose G.
Date of Publication
1911]
Call Number
974.8033 M345
Responsibility
By Penrose G. Mark...Authorized by the executive committee of the 93rd Pennsylvania veteran volunteer association.
Author
Mark, Penrose G.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
The Aughinbaugh press
Date of Publication
1911]
Physical Description
577 p. front., plates, ports. 23 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania infantry. - 93d regiment., 1861-1865.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Infantry - 93rd.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 M345
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Object ID
1995.994.1
Date Range
1900-1940
Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Description
Voting box, nailed butt joint construction, pine, original varnish finish, in gold lettering, "Post 118 / GAR / Swamp Angel" Box fitted with bracket to hold miniature wooden cannon barrel with original gold paint decoration, Canon swivels on bracket and has an extension that acts as a stopper for the hole where balls are placed into drawer to vote.
Date Range
1900-1940
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Subcategory
Regulative & Protective T&E
Search Terms
Voting boxes
Grand Army of the Republic
Object Name
Box, Ballot
Material
Wood
Height (in)
7
Length (in)
13
Width (in)
5
Condition
Good
Object ID
1995.994.1
Accession Number
1995.994
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