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Exploring Pennsylvania: its geography, history, and government

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Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Date of Publication
[1953]
Call Number
974.8 P5415e
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[by] Sylvester K. Stevens, Ralph W. Cordier [and] Florence O. Benjamin. Maps by Harold Faye.
Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace
Date of Publication
[1953]
Physical Description
624 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1865-
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 P5415e
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Thomas Mifflin and the politics of the American Revolution

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Author
Rossman, Kenneth R.
Date of Publication
[1952]
Call Number
923.2 M633r
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Author
Rossman, Kenneth R.
Place of Publication
[Chapel Hill]
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Date of Publication
[1952]
Physical Description
344 p. illus. 22 cm.
Notes
"Bibliographical note": p. [326]-330.
Subjects
Mifflin, Thomas, - 1744-1800.
United States - Politics and government - Revolution.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 M633r
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The journals of Lewis and Clark

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Author
Lewis, Meriwether,
Date of Publication
1953.
Call Number
923.9 L675d
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edited by Bernard De Voto. Maps by Erwin Raisz.
Author
Lewis, Meriwether,
Uniform Title
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
iii, 504 p. maps. 23 cm.
Notes
"This condensation ... is based on ... Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites ... published in 1904-05."
Subjects
West (U.S.) - Description and travel.
Missouri River.
Columbia River.
West (U.S.) - History - To 1848.
Additional Author
Clark, William,
De Voto, Bernard Augustine,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.9 L675d
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By-laws of Lodge No. 43, free and accepted masons, of Lancaster, Pa. : together with extracts of the warrant of the lodge, a short sketch of masonry in Lancaster County, and a list of officers, past-officers and members of Lodge No. 43 ; approved by Grand Lodge, June 6, 1956

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Corporate Author
Freemasons. Lodge No. 43 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1956.
Call Number
366.1 F855Lo
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Alternate Title
Lodge No. 43, F. & A.M., Lancaster, Pa.
Corporate Author
Freemasons. Lodge No. 43 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1956.
Physical Description
75 p. ; 15 cm.
Subjects
Freemasons. - Lodge No. 43 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Freemasonry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 F855Lo
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Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789

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Date of Publication
1959-
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 3
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Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
National Archives and Records Service,
Date of Publication
1959-
Physical Description
204 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Series
National Archives microfilm publications ; microcopy no. 247
Notes
Library owns: Roll 9, Item No. 1, Rough Journals 1774-1789 -- Roll 13, Item No. 1 Rough Journals 1774-1789 -- Roll 60, Item No. 46, Proposals on locating the seat of government and printing the journals -- Roll 83, Item No. 69, Pennsylvania State Papers 1775-1791 -- Roll 178, Item Nos. 159 and 160, Letters from Generals Putnam, Mercer, Lewis, Thompson, Ward, Weedon, Hand, Conway, Sullivan, and Howe 1775-1785 -- Roll 183, Item No. 166, Letters and Papers Relating to Canadian Affairs, Sullivan's Expedition, and the Northern Indians 1775-1779.
Listed in "Microfilm resources for research," 1986 as: M247.
Indexes compiled by John P. Butler.
"The records reproduced in the microfilm publication are from Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention record group 360 in the National Archives."
Reproduced from original documents issued under the title Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789.
Subjects
United States. - Continental Congress - Indexes.
Constitutional history - United States - Sources.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783 - Sources.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1789 - Sources.
United States - History - Revolution - Sources.
Additional Author
Butler, John P.,
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Additional Title
Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 3
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Some account of the singular beginnings of Philadelphia

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Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Date of Publication
1957]
Call Number
974.811 S594 Oversize
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Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia
Publisher
Carpenters' Co., Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects,
Date of Publication
1957]
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) illus., facsims. 35 cm.
Notes
Cover title: The beginning of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1682.
"[Published] on the occasion of the ... centenaries [of] the opening to the public of the Carpenters' Hall and the founding of the American Institute of Architects."
Subjects
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Corporate Author
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.
American Institute of Architects. Philadelphia Chapter.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 S594 Oversize
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Pennsylvania politics and the growth of democracy, 1740-1776

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Author
Thayer, Theodore,
Date of Publication
1953.
Call Number
974.80272 T369
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Author
Thayer, Theodore,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
x, 234 p. illus., ports., map 24 cm.
Notes
Binder's title: The growth of democracy, 1740-1776.
Appendices (p. 205-227): 1. The Charter of privileges, 1701.--2. The Constitution of Pennsylvania, 1776.
Bibliography: p. 199-203.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - To 1775.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80272 T369
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The Jacksonian heritage; Pennsylvania politics, 1833-1848

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Author
Snyder, Charles McCool.
Date of Publication
1958.
Call Number
974.80321 S675
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Author
Snyder, Charles McCool.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1958.
Physical Description
x, 256 p. ports., map. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 231-241.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80321 S675
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The Republicans and Federalists in Pennsylvania, 1790-1801; a study in national stimulus and local response

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Author
Tinkcom, Harry Marlin.
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
974.803 T589
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Author
Tinkcom, Harry Marlin.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
viii, 354 p. port. 23 cm.
Notes
One of a series of studies published by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission on the political history of the Commonwealth.
Published also without thesis statement.
Bibliography: p. 329-338.
Subjects
Political parties - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.803 T589
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When Lancaster was Pennsylvania's capital

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1951
capital came at the legislative session of 1798 when the House passed a resolution to take the seat of government to Wright's Ferry. The Senate amended the House bill by striking out Wright's Ferry and inserting Harrisburg. Neither the House nor the Senate would move from its position, so that bill was
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Responsibility
by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1951
Physical Description
[1]-48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 1
Copy of entire series bound at LC 09 H465.
Subjects
Mifflin, Thomas, - 1744-1800.
McKean, Thomas, - 1734-1817.
Jefferson, Thomas, - 1743-1826.
Elections - United States.
Elections - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Capital and capitol.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 1 (1951), p. 1-48Lancaster History Library - Lancaster CountyLancaster History Library - Journal974.815 LACI H465974.9 L245 v.55
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