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Letters, addressed to the people of Pennsylvania respecting the internal improvement, of the commonwealth; by means of roads and canals

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Author
Duane, William J.
Date of Publication
1811.
Call Number
Book 461 1811b
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Responsibility
By William J. Duane.
Author
Duane, William J.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Jane Aitken, No. 71, North Third street,
Date of Publication
1811.
Physical Description
1 preliminary leaf, 125 pages 23 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 461 as assigned by Yeates.
Bound with Oration on masonry: delivered at St. John's church in the city of Philadelphia, at the request of the right worshipful Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, on St. John's day, June 24, 1811, by James Milnor. Philadelphia: J. Maxwell, 1811 -- Proposals, by Farrand and Nichholas for publishing by subscription ...The American Review of history and politics. Place not identified: publisher not identified, 1810 -- Proposals for publishing by subscription, a translation from the French, of. LeSages's historical genealogial chronological and geographical atlas. Philadelphia: Jane Aiken, 1819 -- A description of the chain bridge; invented by Judge Finley, of Fayette County Pennsylvania...Uniontown, Pa: William Campbell, 1811 -- The pioneeer, vol. I, no. IV, May 5, 1812 -- The Port folio (new series) by Oliver Oldschool, Esq. Philadelphia, Saturday, March 12, 1808 -- Annual discourse, delivered before the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on the 13th of November 1810 by Joseph Hopkinson. Philadelphia: published by Bradford and Inskeep; Inseeep and Bradford, New York: and William M'Ilhenry, Boston, Sweeny & M'Kenzie, printers, 1810 -- Reply to Mr. Burke's invective against Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Watt, in the House of Commons on the30th of April, 1792, by Thomas Cooper. London: printed for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church Yard; and M Falkner and Co., Manchester, M,DCC,XCII (1792) -- Narrative of the proceedings against Thomas Cooiper, exquire, president judge of the eighth judiciary district of Pennsylvania, on a charge of official misconduct. Lancaster: printed by William Hamilton, 1811; -- [Narrative on the title of West Florida]. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Observations on the conduct of our executive towards Spain. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified -- Letters, addressed to the people of Pennsylvania respecting the internal improvement, of the commonwealth; by means of roads and canals by William J. Duane. Philadelphia: printed by Jane Aiken, No 71, North Third Street, 18ll --An address of the members of theHouse of Representatives, of the Congress of the United States, to their consitutents, on the subject of the war with Great Britain. Philadelphia: printed at the office of the United States' Gazette, date not identified; Documents and facts, relative to military events, during the late war by Jno. P. Boyd. Place not identified:published not identified. date not identified-- Darstellung des in Baltimore am 27 und 28sten Julii, 1812, gemachten Angriffs auf die presfreyheit, und das leben der Bertheidiger defelben. Philadelphia: gedruct bey Conrad Zentler, in der Zwenten Stresse, unterhalb der Regs Strasse, 1812 -- Plan of an improved system of the money-concerns of the Union by Erick Bollman, M.D. Philadelphia: printed for the auther. Wiliam Fry, printer, Walnut, near Fifth Street, 1816; Articles of the Farmer's Bank of Lancaster. Place not idenifiied: Printed by Hugh Hamilton, date not identified.
Subjects
Canals - Pennsylvania.
Roads - Pennsylvania.
Canals.
Roads.
CHR 1811.
PRO Norris, Charles Camblos, 1876- (donor) (RBC copy 2)
Pennsylvania.
Three-quarter leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 461 1811b
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"Prophesies and revelations" : German Cabbalists in early Pennsylvania

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Author
Fisher, Elizabeth W.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.109
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Responsibility
by Elizabeth W. Fisher.
Author
Fisher, Elizabeth W.
Physical Description
299-333 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v.109 (July 1985)
Subjects
Kelpius, John, - 1673-1708.
The Society of the Woman in the Wilderness.
Rosicrucians
Secret societies.
Cabala - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.109
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History of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike : the first long turnpike in the United States

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Call Number
021 L257
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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Physical Description
83 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
Reprinted from The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, v. 42-43, 1918-1919.
Summary
The spine of this book reads "Juliana Library Co. Lancaster". This book contains reprints of three articles that were penned by Charles Landis. The first article is entitled "The Julianan Library Company in Lancaster". It is followed by "History of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike". And the last article is entitled "Jasper Yeates and his times".
The author writes about the " Kings Highway ", the first road from Philadelphia to the Lancaster area, and he then recounts the building of the Philadelphia to Lancaster Turnpike. The third part of his article describes the various taverns and points of interest along the Lancaster County portion of the Turnpike.
Subjects
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company.
Roads - Pennsylvania.
Toll roads - Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
021 L257
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History of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike : the first long turnpike in the United States

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel ,
Date of Publication
1919.
Call Number
905.748 HSP, vols. 42 & 43
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Responsibility
Charles I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel ,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1919.
Physical Description
pp. 84-90 , 182-190 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
This article was serialized across several issues. This record provides links to each installment. Most of the links are from the publisher's official online repository, although two parts were only available on the HathiTrust online depository.
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, volumes 42 (p. 1-28, 127-140, 235-258, & 358-360) & 43 (p. 84-90 and 182-190).
Summary
The author writes about the " Kings Highway ", the first road from Philadelphia to the Lancaster area, and he then recounts the building of the Philadelphia to Lancaster Turnpike. The third part of his article describes the various taverns and points of interest along the Lancaster County portion of the Turnpike.
Subjects
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company.
Roads - Pennsylvania.
Toll roads - Pennsylvania.
Phladelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP, vols. 42 & 43
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Documentary history of the Evangelical Lutheran ministerium of Pennsylvania and adjacent states. Proceedings of the annual conventions from 1748 to 1821. Compiled and translated from records in the archives and from the written protocols

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Corporate Author
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Adjacent States.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
284.1 E92
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Corporate Author
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Adjacent States.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Board of Publication of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
iv, 619 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Lettered on cover: Jubilee memorial, 1748-1898.
"Sources": p. 1-2.
Subjects
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Adjacent States - History.
Lutheran Church
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
284.1 E92
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The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1899-1900.
Call Number
974.802814 S121
  2 websites  
Responsibility
by Julius Friedrich Sachse.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for the author,
Date of Publication
1899-1900.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes
LCHS has no. 326.
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
v. 1. 1708-1742 -- I. Ephrata of the present day -- II. Beyond the Cocalico -- III. Advent of the Palatines -- IV. German pilgrims -- V. The Weaver's apprentice -- VI. The Labadists on the Bohemia Manor -- VII. The hut in the forest -- VIII. The German Baptist Brethren -- IX. The New Dunkers on the Conestoga -- X. The Cradle of German literature -- XI. Alexander Mack -- XII. Koch-Halekung, the serpent's den -- XIII. A retrospect -- XIV. A eventful year -- XV. The awakening of the Tulpehoken -- XVI. Kedar -- XVII. Jacob's Kampff und Ritter-platz -- XVIII. The monastery on the Wissahickon -- XIX. Unitas Fratrum -- XX. The habits of the orders -- XXI. Roster of the celibates -- XXII. The Weyrauchs Hugel -- XXIII. The Zionitic Brotherhood -- XXIV. The Amwell Dunkers -- XXV. The house of prayer -- XXVI. Peniel -- XXVII. A celestial visit -- XXVIII. The Skippack Brethren -- XXIX. The Pennsylvania Synods -- XXX. The order of the mustard seed -- XXXI. Hebron -- XXXII. Saron -- XXXIII. Bethania.
v.2. 1742-1800 -- I. Christopher Sauer and his German Bible -- II. Magister Johannes Hildebrand -- III. The great comet of 1743 -- IV. The pilgrimage to New England -- V. Industrial feature of the community -- VI. The music of the Cloister -- VII. The mystic of the Cocalico -- VIII. The rule of the Sisterhood -- IX. The Eckerlins -- X. The Ephrata Press -- XI. The Nantmel revival -- XII. The Gimsheim revival -- XIII. Conrad Weiser -- XIV. Educational departments -- XV. The visit of Israel Acrelius -- XVI. The Valleys of Virginia -- XVII. Snow Hill -- XVIII. Exoricism of fire -- XIX. Friedsam Gottrecht -- XX. Prior Jaebez -- XXI. Issues of the Kloster Press -- The Ephrata register (burial record)
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Church of the Brethren.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
German Americans - Pennsylvania.
Printing - Pennsylvania
Ephrata (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802814 S121
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Andrew Ellicott, his life and letters

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Author
Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt.
Date of Publication
1908
Call Number
925 E46m
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Catharine Van Cortlandt Mathews.
Author
Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Grafton press
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
x, 256 p. front., plates, ports., maps (1 fold.) plans, facsims. 23cm.
Notes
"One thousand copies of this book have been printed from type and the type distributed."
Summary
A U.S. surveyor who resided in Lancaster County. He helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District of Columbia, continued and completed Pierre Charles L'Enfant's work on the plan for Washington, D.C., and served as a teacher in survey methods for Meriwether Lewis.
Contents: 1. Parentage and early life 1754 - 1784. 2. Baltimore and the western boundary of Pennsylvania 1785. 3. Three boundaries and the first measurement of Niagara 1786-1790. 4. The city of Washington in the Territory of Columbia. 5. The road to Presqu' Isle Fort. 6. The Florida boundary 1796 - 1800. 7. The Florida boundary (continued). 8. The Florida boundary (continued). 9. The land office of Pennsylvania 1800 - 1812. 10. West Point and the last surveys 1812-1820. The book contains footnotes and an index.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Atlantic States - Surveys.
Southern boundary of the United States.
Washington (D.C.) - Surveys.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
925 E46m
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"Pennsylvania Dutch", and other essays

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Author
Gibbons, Phebe Earle,
Date of Publication
1872.
Call Number
301.452 G441 1872
301.452 G441 1874
301.452 G441 1882
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Responsibility
/ by Phebe Earle Gibbons.
Author
Gibbons, Phebe Earle,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lippincott,
Date of Publication
1872.
Physical Description
vii, 207 p. 18 cm.
Notes
First edition 1872. Second edition 1874. Third edition 1882.
Ms Gibbons lived in Bird In Hand, PA, Lancaster County.
Contents
"Pennsylvania Dutch".--An Amish meeting.--Swiss exiles.--The Dunker love-feast.--Ephrata.--A friend.--Cousin Jemima.
Subjects
Church of the Brethren - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania.
Amish.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
301.452 G441 1872
301.452 G441 1874
301.452 G441 1882
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Author
Miller, John K.
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Responsibility
by John K. Miller.
Author
Miller, John K.
Physical Description
17-22 p.
Notes
In: The Pennsylvania German, v.7, 1906.
Summary
The formation and the early history of this religious sect in Pennsylvania not far from Lancaster County.
Subjects
Engle, Jacob - 1753-1832.
Engle family.
Church of the Brethren - History.
Anabaptists.
Contained In
Pennsylvania German: A popular magazine of biography, history, genealogy, folklore, literature, etc. Volume 7 (January-December 1906), p. 17-22Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 PGA v.7
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Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
070.4 A517
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Alternate Title
Amish & the media
Responsibility
edited by Diana Zimmerman Umble and David L. Weaver-Zercher.
ISBN
9780801887895 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0801887895 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
ix, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Witnessing the Amish / Crystal Downing -- Reel Amish / Dirk Eitzen -- "Why we fear the Amish" / Julia Spicher Kasdorf -- Pursuing paradise / David L. Weaver-Zercher -- Heritage versus history / Susan Biesecker -- Hollywood rumspringa / Dirk Eitzen -- Amish informants / Donald B. Kraybill -- Inscribing community / Steven M. Nolt -- Publish or perish / Karen Johnson-Weiner -- "Wicked truth" / Diane Zimmerman Umble -- The Amish, the media, and the Nickel Mines School shooting / Diane Zimmerman Umble and David L. Weaver-Zercher.
Subjects
Mass media and the Amish.
Mass media - United States.
Amish.
Mass media.
United States.
Additional Author
Umble, Diane Zimmerman.
Weaver-Zercher, David,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
070.4 A517
Websites
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