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Memorial souvenir, commemorating the 150th anniversary of York as the capital of the United States of America 1777-1778 : York, Pa., October thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth, 1927

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Corporate Author
Conservation Society of York County (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
974.841 M533 Oversize
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Corporate Author
Conservation Society of York County (Pa.)
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
The Society,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
64 p. (p. 53-64 advertisements) : ill. ; 32 cm.
Subjects
York (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 M533 Oversize
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150th anniversary of the founding of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ... September 8, 9 and 10, 1934

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Corporate Author
Montgomery County (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1934?]
Call Number
974.812 O58
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Alternate Title
One hundred fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Corporate Author
Montgomery County (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Norristown?
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1934?]
Physical Description
92 p. : ill., port. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
At head of title: 1784-1934.
"Historical tours, a general survey, by Howard W. Kriebel": p.7-75.
Subjects
Montgomery County (Pa.) - History.
Montgomery County (Pa.) - Anniversaries, etc.
Additional Author
Kriebel, Howard Wiegner.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.812 O58
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Archive

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Collection
Revolutionary War Collection
Title
Revolutionary War Collection
Object ID
MG0098
Date Range
1776-1976
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Collection
Revolutionary War Collection
Title
Revolutionary War Collection
Description
The Revolutionary War Collection contains a variety of materials from and about the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. The original records include correspondence, military pay certificates, court records, and an orderly book kept by Lt. Col. Adam Hubley, Jr. during the Sullivan Campaign of 1779. There are also research notes and secondary sources, including a list of prisoners of war, a list of males in Lancaster County in 1776, Continental Hospital Returns 1777-1780, articles, information on soldiers buried in Lancaster County, and an article about John Paul Jones.
Date Range
1776-1976
Creation Date
1776-1976
Year Range From
1776
Year Range To
1976
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Beddulph, Robert
Boyd, John
Burd, James Edward
Chambers, Stephen
Coedans, James
Cooke, William
Ferree, John
Getty, Christian
Gurney, Francis
Hubley, Adam
Jolly, James A. "Jim"
Joy, Daniel
Kieffer, Henry Martyn
Moore, William
Neal, James
Patterson, Alex
Porter, Thomas
Ramsay, David
Rapp, Brandon
Reid, George W.
Worner, William Frederic
Zellty, John A.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Letters
Military history
Military regulations
Newtown, Battle of, Newtown, N.Y., 1779
Prisoners of war
Soldiers
Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779
Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Battle of Newtown
Battle of Stony Point
Cemeteries
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Finding aids
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military history
Military records
Military regulations
Prisoners of war
Receipts
Revolutionary War
Soldiers
Sullivan Campaign, 1779
Extent
3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0098
Notes
Harmful Language Warning: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this orderly book reflects the racial prejudices of the era and the violence perpetrated against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during the American War of Independence. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content. This volume contains language that is offensive, oppressive, graphic, and may cause distress. LancasterHistory does not condone the use of this language.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Copyright
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Credit
Revolutionary War Collection (MG-98), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-98
Other Number
MG-98
Classification
MG0098
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Items have been added and the finding aid has been updated since 1997.
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The Indian wars of Pennsylvania : an account of the Indian events, in Pennsylvania, of the French and Indian war, Pontiac's war, Lord Dunmore's war, the revolutionary war, and the Indian uprising from 1789 to 1795 ; tragedies of the Pennsylvania frontier based primarily on the Penna. archives and colonial records / by C. Hale Sipe ; introduction by Dr. George P. Donehoo

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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
The Telegraph Press,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
793 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., fold. map (in pocket) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Tail-pieces.
"Principal sources utilized in the preparation of this work": p. [6]
"Officers of the colonies of the Delaware before the time of William Penn, and the governors of the province and the commonwealth from 1681 to 1799": p. [745]-746.
"Principal Indian towns in Pennsylvania": p. [747]-754.
"List of blockhouses not mentioned in the text of this history": p. [755]-761.
Includes information on the Conoy Indians, Conestoga Indians, Susquehanna Indians and Delaware Indians.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America
Fortification - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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The Hessian prisoners in the American War of Independence and their life in captivity

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Author
Volm, M. H.
Date of Publication
1937
Call Number
973.342 V926
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Responsibility
by M.H. Volm.
Author
Volm, M. H.
Place of Publication
[Charlottesville? Va
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
27 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Bibliography: p. 26-27.
Summary
This essay provides contextual information concerning how the English actually hired the soldiers and why the German princes, and not other nations who were asked, were willing to sell their men to English. It also discusses how the English and German public reacted to the hiring of German soldiers.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 V926
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015059428360;view=1up;seq=3
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General Washington and his army crossing the Delaware River, Christmas night, 1776 : historical address at Washington Crossing, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Sunday, May 13, 1934

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Author
Fackenthal, B. F.
Date of Publication
1934]
Call Number
923.173 W318fa
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Responsibility
by B.F. Fackenthal...
Author
Fackenthal, B. F.
Place of Publication
[S.β
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1934]
Physical Description
13 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Before the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Trenton, Battle of, 1776.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 W318fa
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George Washington and the town of Reading in Pennsylvania

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Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Date of Publication
1931.
Call Number
974.816 N788g
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Responsibility
by J. Bennett Nolan.
Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Place of Publication
[Reading, Pa.]
Publisher
Pub. under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce of Reading, Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
p. 7-162 p. front., illus., pl., ports., facsims. 24 cm.
Notes
Illustrated lining-papers.
"Notes and authorities": p. 151-156.
Contents
Chapters: Early Association // The Garrison Village // The campaign of the upper schuylkill // The choice of winter quarters- Reading or Valley Forge // The Conway Cabal // Warriors in undress , Part One, The native born // Warriors in undress , part 2 , The soldiers of fortune // Washington's visit to Reading in 1793 // Washington's visit to Reading in 1794 // The catafalque (response to Washington's death )
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Journeys - Pennsylvania.
Reading (Pa.) - History.
Reading (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 N788g
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3286541&view=1up&seq=5
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Lancaster County contributors to relief of Boston, 1774

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1924
(a) LANCASTER COUNTY CONTRIBUTORS TO RELIEF OF BOSTON, 1774 Among the manuscripts in the Manuscript Department of the Library of the Pennsylvania Historical Society at Philadelphia in a Volume entitled "Lancaster County Miscellaneous Papers," pp. 5 and 7 appear the following documents: "We whose
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Responsibility
by Henry Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
3-5 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 1
Subjects
Boston (Mass.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Boston (Mass.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 1 (1924), p. 3-5Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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1771-1921 Outline history and program : a souvenir of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Penryn, Pa., September 18 to 23, 1921

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Date of Publication
1931.
Call Number
284.1 S149pe
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Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s. n] ;
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
[12] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Penryn, Pa.) - History.
Lutheran Church in Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 S149pe
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Finnish tercentenary day : 300th anniversary of first Finnish settlement in America, Chester, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1938

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Corporate Author
Chester (Pa.). 300th Anniversary Celebration.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
974.814 F514
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Corporate Author
Chester (Pa.). 300th Anniversary Celebration.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Chester, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
[28] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
At head of title: Official program.
Cover title: First Finnish settlement in America, 1638.
Subjects
Finns - Pennsylvania.
Chester (Pa.) - History.
New Jersey - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.814 F514
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