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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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George Washington in Lancaster

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927
, Pa. George Washington ate breakfast in this old tavern on June 4, 1773. �1767, this old hostelry is designated as "Miller's Tavern" and is situated a few hundred feet east of the "English Church", which is old Saint John's Protestant Episcopal church. At the time of Washington's visit, it may have
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
3-5 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 1
Notes
"The Diaries of George Washington, 1748-1799"
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Fitzpatrick, John Clement, - 1876-1940.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 1 (1927), p. 3-5Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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George Washington : a biography in social dance

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Author
Keller, Kate Van Winkle.
Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
929.173 W318ke
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Alternate Title
A Biography in social dance.
Responsibility
Kate Van Winkle Keller and Charles Cyril Hendrickson.
Author
Keller, Kate Van Winkle.
Place of Publication
Sandy Hook, CT
Publisher
The Hendrickson Group,
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
144 p. : music ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
"The dances in this collection commemorate George Washington's life and career. Selected chiefly from 18th-century American sources, they reflect those he may have danced or observed. They are presented with a narrative on each page linking to historical events dance titles such as The Brandywine, Independence Cotillion, The Congress Minuet, Hessian Camp, Washington's Resignation, and The New Constitution. Others are more personal: Mount Vernon, Washington's Reel, The President and The Free Masons. Lady Washington and Saw You My Hero George commemorate Martha Washington. A transcription of Washington's hand-written "Rules of Civility" is included. [from a review of this book by the Colonial Music Institute]
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1773-1799
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Dance
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
929.173 W318ke
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An old atlas

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1926
atlas / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Washington, George, 1732-1799. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1926 Description: 105-106 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1926
Physical Description
105-106 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 30, no. 8
Notes
Book entitled The Life of George Washington.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Maps.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 30, number 8 (1926), p. 105-106Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.30
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Did Louis XVI of France present a rug to George Washington?

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927
: "Washington being President of the United States, could not receive a present from any foreign power. Consequently, the rug was sold. Judge Jasper Yeates, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, then living in Lan- caster, Pa., bought it and laid it on the parlor floor of his house (now occupied by The Inquirer
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
12-14 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 1
Subjects
Louis - XVI, - King of France, - 1754-1793.
Yeates, Jasper, - 1745-1817.
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Rugs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Gobelin tapestry.
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society.. Volume 31, number 1 (1927), p. 12-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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The foundation of the town of Reading in Pennsylvania

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Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
974.816 N788f
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Responsibility
by J. Bennett Nolan ... published under the auspices of School district of Reading, Pennsylvania.
Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Place of Publication
[Reading, Pa.]
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
210 p. illus., ports., maps. 24 cm.
Subjects
Reading (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 N788f
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The Washington Association of Lancaster

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1929
Association of Lancaster / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington Association of Lancaster (Lancaster, Pa.) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1929 Description: 160-167 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
160-167 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 8
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Washington Association of Lancaster (Lancaster, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 8 (1929), p. 160-167Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33
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Virtutis praemium : the men who founded the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania

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Author
Kilbourne, John Dwight,
Date of Publication
c1998.
Call Number
369.13 K48
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Alternate Title
Men who founded the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania
Responsibility
by John Dwight Kilbourne.
ISBN
0897253345 (acidfree paper)
Author
Kilbourne, John Dwight,
Place of Publication
Rockport, Me
Publisher
Picton Press,
Date of Publication
c1998.
Physical Description
2 v. (xvi, 1484 p.) : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369.13 K48
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Corporal Fox's memoir of service, 1766-1783 : Quebec, Saratoga, and the Convention Army

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Author
Houlding, J. A.
Date of Publication
1990?]
Call Number
973.33 H838
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Responsibility
by J.A. Houlding and G. Kenneth Yates.
Author
Houlding, J. A.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1990?]
Physical Description
37 p. : map ; 28 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published in the Journal for the Society for Army Historical Research, volume LXVIII, no. 275 (Autumn 1990).
Subjects
Fox, George, - ca. 1745-1809.
Great Britain. - Army. - Royal Fusiliers - Biography.
Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776
Saratoga Campaign, 1777
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives, British.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons, American.
Additional Author
Fox, George,
Yates, G. Kenneth.
Additional Title
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.33 H838
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The German regiment of Maryland and Pennsylvania in the Continental Army, 1776-1781

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Author
Retzer, Henry J.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
973.34 R441
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ISBN
1585492027
Author
Retzer, Henry J.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Westminster, Md
Publisher
Willow Bend Books,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
ix, 183 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"WB0529"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes index.
Subjects
United States. - Continental Army. - Maryland German Regiment - Registers.
United States. - Continental Army. - Pennsylvania German Regiment - Registers.
Soldiers - Maryland - Registers.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Registers.
German Americans - Maryland - Genealogy.
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
Maryland - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.34 R441
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