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Record of soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of others who gave service during the period of 1784-1815

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1938
Record of Soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of Others Who Gave Service During the Period of 1784 -1815 By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS and ELEANORE J. FULTON. Note—The following comprehensive list of soldiers, who served their country as active participants in the War of
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by (Mrs. D.B.) Bertha Cochran Landis and Eleanore J. Fulton.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1938
Physical Description
[157]-178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 6
Subjects
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Fulton, Eleanore Jane,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 6 (1938), p. 157-178Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42
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First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster (city) Pa. [Church records, 1821-1874 includes communicants, baptisms and marriages; also record of pew rentals 1805-1900]

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Corporate Author
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Pa.
Call Number
Drawer 2, sec. 3: #242
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Corporate Author
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Pa.
Physical Description
1 reel , 35 mm.
Series
LancasterHistory Series of Transcribed Data.
Notes
Baptisms, 1811-1874 and marriages 1821-1874 available in an ACCESS database in the Library of LHO.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 199 #7.
Box labeled #242.
Subjects
First Presbyterian Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 2, sec. 3: #242
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Record of the returns made in writing and delivered to me as Clerk of Lancaster by possessor of Negro or mulatto children born after March 1, 1780...agreeably to an Act of Assembly of the State of Pa. entitled "An Act to explain and amend an Act entitled an Act for the gradual abolition of slavery"

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326.9 R294p Oversize
785. -swo1·n. Au3ust 11;-~olomon Etting of .the Boro1Jt3h of Lancaster Merchant re- turns a negro female child named Mar garet a bout the age of 3 years. Als o a neero chil named Henry abou~ the age of six months.- ·worn. Au·~ust 1 2 ;-James Jacks of the Boro1 e;h of T1ancaster "i~sq., returns R
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Physical Description
Various pagings; 29 x 43 cm.
Notes
Original manuscript on microfilm #206.
This volume includes the years 1788 to 1834.
Spine title: Records of return slave children born after March 1, 1780, Book no.2 1788, Index of Slaves 1780, 1788-1834.
Subjects
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Registers.
Slave records.
Blacks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Registers.
Additional Author
Hubley, John.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
326.9 R294p Oversize
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The history of the gas and electric industries in Lancaster County

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Author
Barnes, Horace Richards.
Date of Publication
1948
quarter of a century, The Lancaster Gas Company operated without competition and with success. Among the records showing the attitudes of the public towards this new method of lighting the following is cited from the account books and consistory minutes of the German Reformed Church, now the First
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Responsibility
by Horace Richards Barnes.
Author
Barnes, Horace Richards.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1948
Physical Description
[101]-131 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 5
Subjects
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company - History.
Lancaster Gas Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Lancaster (Pa.)
Electric utilities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public utilities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Gas companies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 5 (1948), p. 101-131Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52
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Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Date of Publication
1901
Cadwalader, Esq., of Philadelphia, dated June 8, 1843, and of record at Lancaster in Letter of Attor- ney Book, No. 5, at page 178. George Cadwalader was also attorney-in-fact for George Gregory Gardiner, et al., of Bath, England, also heirs of the Hamil- tons. (Evidenced in the deed from him to Gerhart
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Responsibility
by S. M. Sener, Esq.
Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1901
Physical Description
[121]-133 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 5, no. 6
Summary
''How, when and where (Lancaster,Pa ) laid out by the Hamiltons in1730 . The Hamilton ancestry and coat of arms.The ground rents, the market houses and the public spring . The population at various periods. "
Subjects
Lancaster Townstead (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.5
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Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Date of Publication
1900
houses and 2,000 inhabitants. It had been incorporated as a borough in 1742. Its first newspaper, the Lancaster Ga- zette, was issued by H. Miller and S. Holland in 1752. It was published fort- nightly, in parallel columns, German and English. The first school of which we have record is in 1748, under
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Responsibility
by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1900
Physical Description
[97]-109 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 4, no. 5/6
Summary
Assorted observations of events in 18th century Lancaster County.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 4, number 5/6 (1900), p. 97-109Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.4
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The oldest daily paper of Lancaster County

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1897
:. Mechanics' Coun- cillor. The Scott Bugle. The Daily Free Press, (Liquor organ.) 1856. The Daily Express. The Pathfinder. 1858. Lancaster Union. The Temperance Advocate. 1859. The Church Advocate. The Morn- ing Herald. (Daily). 1860. The Educational Record. The Con- . stitution. 1862. The Daily inquirer
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[72]-84 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster Gazette (Lancaster, Pa.)
American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
German American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 3 (1897), p. 72-84Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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The Female Sunday-School Society of Saint James's Church, Lancaster

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927
THE FEMALE SUNDAY-SCHOOL SOCIETY OF SAINT JAMES'S CHURCH, LANCASTER William Frederic Worner Mr. William A. B. Halbach, a member of one of Lancaster's oldest fami- lies, has kindly presented to the Lancaster County Historical Society a pam- phlet, 4 by 5 inches in size, that contains much of local
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
134-139 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 9 & 10
Subjects
St. James Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Female Sunday-School Society of Saint James's Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sunday schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Episcopalians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 9/10 (1927), p. 134-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Brief outline on the care of the poor, the sick, and insane of Lancaster County, Pa

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Author
Showalter, Henry A.
Date of Publication
1951
election by the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions, met the first Monday in November 1798. After some minor preliminary business the Board adjourned to meet December 26, 1798. January 22, 1799. It is the opinion of this Board that the farm be let for one year to a person who shall reside thereon in the
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Responsibility
by Henry A. Showalter.
Author
Showalter, Henry A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1951
Physical Description
[97]-[124] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 4
Subjects
Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public welfare - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Mentally ill - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 4 (1951), p. 97-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55
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City Hall and its history

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1918
Shaffner, Esquire, Second Burgess, Jacob Krug, John Hubley, Jacob Frey, George Musser and William Ross, Assistants, it is concluded and agreed that the Commissioners of the County of Lancaster, with the approbation of the Judges of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, may erect a Building
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Responsibility
by Judge C. I. Landes.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1918
Physical Description
[105]-122 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22, no. 7
Subjects
City Hall (Lancaster, Pa.)
Public buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Marketplaces - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Municipal buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 7 (1918), p. 107-122Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.22
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