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William Penn, 1644-1718 : new light thrown on the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, through heretofore unpublished documents on the Blumhaven Library. An exhibition of holograph letters and autograph documents, selected from source materials in the Blumhaven Collection

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Author
Blum, Herman,
Date of Publication
1950]
Call Number
923.2 P412b
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Author
Blum, Herman,
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia
Publisher
Blumhaven Library and Gallery,
Date of Publication
1950]
Physical Description
48 p. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Contains also material on Thomas Holme, surveyor for Penn in Pennsylvania.
Bibliography: p. 48.
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Holme, Thomas, - d. 1695.
Additional Corporate Author
Blumhaven Library and Gallery.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 P412b
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Some old documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo430
Author
Schnerer, Frank E.
Date of Publication
1906
SOME OLD DOCUMENTS. Quite recently a number of legal papers came into my possession, among them being an advertisement, letters of administration, confirmation of sale, and all in first-class condition. The advertisement is none of the elaborate or illuminated order as we see in our modern times
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by Frank Elser Schnerer.
Author
Schnerer, Frank E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1906
Physical Description
[109]-113 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 10, no. 4
Subjects
Schnerer, Jacob, - 1713-1790.
Elser, Peter, - d. 1786.
England, Theophelus, - d. 1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 10, number 4 (1906), p. 109-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.10
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Battles of the United States, by sea and land: embracing those of the revolutionary and Indian wars, the war of 1812, and the Mexican war: with important official documents

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Author
Dawson, Henry B.
Date of Publication
[1858]
Call Number
973 D272
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By Henry B. Dawson. Illustrated from original paintings by Alonzo Chappel.
Author
Dawson, Henry B.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Johnson, Fry, and Company,
Date of Publication
[1858]
Physical Description
5 v. fronts., plates, ports. 28 cm.
Notes
Title pages, preface, and content for the 2v. issue bound at the end of division 5.
LCHS has vols. 1 and 2 only.
Summary
Volume I - Covers the Revolutionary War from Lexington to Yorktown surrender
Volume II - Begins with the defeat of General Harman by native Americans in the Ohio Territory in 1790 and concludes with General Scott's campaign in 1847 in the Mexican War.
Subjects
Battles - United States.
United States - History, Military.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973 D272
Websites
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951002370650v?urlappend=%3Bseq=8
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951002370651t?urlappend=%3Bseq=10
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Assessment lists and other manuscript documents of Lancaster County prior to 1729

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1916.
Assessment Lists and Other Doc- uments of Lancaster County Prior to the Year 1729. About the only original Lancaster county manuscript documents, now known, dating before 1729 are: A cer- tified copy of the petition for the erec- tion of our county, signed in 1728; the letters, drafts, surveys and
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by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1916.
Physical Description
155-194 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 7
Subjects
Legal documents - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Tax assessment - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Deeds - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 20, number 7 (1916), p. 155-194Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.20
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The early life of Abraham Lincoln, containing many unpublished documents and unpublished reminiscences of Lincoln's early friends

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Author
Tarbell, Ida M.
Date of Publication
1896.
Call Number
923.173 L736c
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Responsibility
By Ida M. Tarbell assisted by J. McCan Davis ...
Author
Tarbell, Ida M.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
S. S. McClure,
Date of Publication
1896.
Physical Description
240 p. incl. front., illus., ports. 25 cm.
Series
McClure's magazine library ; no. 3
Notes
Ida Minerva Tarbell was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.
Additional Author
Davis, J. McCan
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 L736c
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015026646177&view=1up&seq=9
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American historical and literary curiosities : consisting of fac-similes of original documents relating to the events of the revolution, &c. &c. with a variety of reliques, antiquities, and modern autographs

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1209
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
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Collected and ed. by J. Jay Smith and John F. Watson.
Author
Smith, John Jay,
Edition
3rd ed. :
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lloyd P. Smith,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1. : ill. (65 pl.) ; 35 x 28 cm.
Notes
The plates, part printed on both sides, include 1 mounted illustration and 2 mounted portraits.
Includes letter of Robert Fulton; poem and profiles cut by John Andre.
Subjects
Autographs - United States
United States - History - Revolution - Sources.
Additional Author
Watson, John F.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 S651 Oversize
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Notes and documents concerning the manorial history of the town of York, York County, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1992
Call Number
974.841 N911
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Responsibility
compiled by Henry James Young. With commentary, additions and everyname index by Patricia A. Gross and Leonard A. Heilman.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society
Date of Publication
1992
Physical Description
45 p. 30 cm.
Series
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. Special Publication Number 47
Subjects
York (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Young, Henry James.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 N911
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History of the formation of the Union under the Constitution : with liberty documents and report of the Commission

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Corporate Author
United States.
Date of Publication
1943]
Call Number
973.4 B655
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Responsibility
Sol Bloom, Director General.
Corporate Author
United States.
Place of Publication
[Washington
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
Date of Publication
1943]
Physical Description
x, 885 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Formation of the Union under the constitution.
Summary
The book was written as part of the National celebration of the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. Constitution.
Subjects
United States.
United States - Constitutional history.
United States - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.4 B655
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015050625170&view=1up&seq=7
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James Buchanan : distinguished Pennsylvanian, president United States, 1857-1861 ; interpretation based on the documents of his life and public services

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16574
Author
Heathcote, C. W.
Date of Publication
194-?]
Call Number
923.173 B918hc
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by Charles William Heathcote.
Author
Heathcote, C. W.
Place of Publication
[West Chester, Pa.?
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
194-?]
Physical Description
[10] p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918hc
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Weiser family documents = Weisser urkundenbuch, 1475-1710

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Author
Weisser, Wolfgang.
Date of Publication
c1985.
Call Number
929 W427ww
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Responsibility
collected and edited by Wolfgang Weisser ; translated with an introduction by Frederick S. Weiser.
Author
Weisser, Wolfgang.
Place of Publication
New Oxford, PA
Publisher
John Conrad Weiser Family Association,
Date of Publication
c1985.
Physical Description
xxi, 66 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 folded leaf of plates.
Notes
800 copies of this book have been printed and numbered. This is copy 223.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Weiser family.
Wiser family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 W427ww
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