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American and French flags of the Revolution, 1775-1783

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Author
Schermerhorn, Frank Earle,
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
929.9 S326
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Schermerhorn, Frank Earle,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
148 p. 10 col. plates. 26 cm.
Notes
Bibliographical footnotes.
Subjects
Flags - United States.
Flags - France.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Regimental histories.
Additional Corporate Author
Sons of the Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.9 S326
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Secret history of the American revolution, an account of the conspiracies of Benedict Arnold and numerous others, drawn from the Secret service papers of the British headquarters in North America, now for the first time examined and made public

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Author
Van Doren, Carl,
Date of Publication
1941.
Call Number
973.381 V246
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by Carl Van Doren.
Author
Van Doren, Carl,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Viking press,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
3 p. l., [v]-xiv p., 2 l., [3]-534 p. illus. (map) ports., facsims. 24 cm.
Notes
Based largely on the Clinton papers in the William L. Clements library at the University of Michigan. Other sources cited are the Washington papers and the Papers of the Continental Congress at the Library of Congress. cf. Pref.
"This first edition is limited to five hundred ninety numbered copies signed by the author." This copy not numbered.
"Appendix ... Arnold-André correspondence [and] Clinton's narrative": p. [437]-495.
"General bibliography": p. [496]-499. "Chapter references": p. [500]-512.
Subjects
Arnold, Benedict, - 1741-1801.
Treason - United States.
Secret service - Great Britain.
United States. - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Additional Author
Clinton, Henry,
André, John,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.381 V246
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The counter-revolution in Pennsylvania, 1776-1790

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Author
Brunhouse, Robert Levere,
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
974.8029 B895
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[by] Robert Levere Brunhouse.
Author
Brunhouse, Robert Levere,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
viii, 368 p. incl. maps. 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 299-318.
Contents
The Background -- The Rise of the Radicals (1776-1778) -- Triumph of Radicalism (1778-1780) -- The Conservatives Emerge (1780-1782) -- Conservatives Ride to Power (1782-1784) -- Counter-Revolution Halter(1783-1786) -- Triumph of the Counter-Revolution (1786-1790).
Summary
From the Preface: "Only with the detailed story of the struggle between radical and conservative forces in each state can one gain a more complete understanding of the history of the Revolution and the Confederation."
Subjects
United States - Politics and government - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1789.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8029 B895
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004303635;view=1up;seq=7
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A brief history of the colonial wars in America from 1607 to 1775

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Author
Wade, Herbert T.
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
973.2 W119
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Author
Wade, Herbert T.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
viii, 120 p. illus., ports. 23 cm.
Notes
"List of preferred reading, the American colonial period": p. 114-120.
Subjects
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States - History, Military.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 W119
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Letters relating to Colonial military hospitals in Lancaster County

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1948
Lancaster Convalescents April 16th, 1778 (Reading)—Lodged the night in Mr. McIlhanies. This day rode to Rheims Town where I supposed there was a hospital—very wet and poor entertainment. Met with Capt. Collens from Rhode Island. April 17th—Rode five miles to Dunker Town—visited and prayed with all the sick
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by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1948
Physical Description
[73]-96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 4
Subjects
Potts, Jonathan, - 1745-1781.
Craik, James, - 1730-1814.
Shippen, William, - 1736?-1808.
Rush, Benjamin, - 1746-1813.
Morgan, John.
Military hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Hospitals.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 4 (1948), p. 73-96Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52
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The backwoodsman and the Kentucky rifle

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1947
valleys of the Pequea and Conestoga. It is recorded in Rupp's "History of Lancaster County" that Martin Meylin erected a boring mill near the Big Spring, in 1719. These pioneers brought with them their ideas on the art of riflemaking and soon, necessity — their own protection — compelled them to invent
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by Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
[117]-119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 5
Subjects
Rifles.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - 1783-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 5 (1947), p. 117-119Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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Some of the earliest oaths of allegiance to the United States of America

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Author
Waldenmaier, Nellie Protsman,
Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
973.3 W161
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[edited by] Nellie Protsman Waldenmaier ...
Author
Waldenmaier, Nellie Protsman,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Priv. print. [by Lancaster Press, Inc.]
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
2 p. β., iii-v, 93 p. front., illus. (map, facsims.) 24 cm.
Contents
Preface.--Introduction.--Oaths of allegiance in the National Archives.--Oaths of allegiance in the Library of Congress.--Alphabetical index of names of signers of oaths of allegiance.
Subjects
Oaths - United States.
Allegiance.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 W161
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George Schaffner : an American Revolutionist who died in the French Royalist cause

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Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Date of Publication
1946.
be a major in the Partisan Corps, and after the Revolution, went to France, where he was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati in that country. This was all I knew, at the time, of the romantic history of this young officer. A year or so after the publication of that paper, I received
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by Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer.
Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946.
Physical Description
[1]-27 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 1
Subjects
Schaffner, John George, - 1757-
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 1 (1946), p. 1-27Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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The background of the revolution in Maryland

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Author
Barker, Charles Albro,
Date of Publication
1940.
Call Number
975.2 B255
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by Charles Albro Barker.
Author
Barker, Charles Albro,
Place of Publication
New Haven, London
Publisher
Yale university press; H. Milford, Oxford university press,
Date of Publication
1940.
Physical Description
x, 419 p. incl. tables. 23 cm.
Series
Yale historical publications. Miscellany, 38
Notes
"Bibliographical note": p. [385]-399. Bibliographical foot-notes.
Subjects
Maryland - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Maryland - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 B255
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American Revolutionary soldiers of Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Fendrick, Virginia Shannon.
Date of Publication
1944
Call Number
974.844 F331
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compiled by Virginia Shannon Fendrick for the Franklin County, chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Chambersburg, Penna.
Author
Fendrick, Virginia Shannon.
Place of Publication
Chambersburg, Pa
Publisher
Historical Works Committee of the Franklin County Chapter,
Date of Publication
1944
Physical Description
295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Franklin County (Pa.) - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
Additional Corporate Author
Daughters of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania. Franklin County Chapter, Chambersburg.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.844 F331
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