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A final word as to Regina, the German captive

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Author
Heilman, Samuel P. ,
Date of Publication
1905.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 3, no. 8
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Responsibility
by S. P. Heilman.
Author
Heilman, Samuel P. ,
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
1905.
Physical Description
p. 202 - 251 : 19 cm.
Notes
In: Lebanon County Historical Society papers , vol. III, no. 8.
Subjects
Hartman, Regina.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755 - 1763 - Personal narratives.
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755 - 1763 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 3, no. 8
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Regina, the German captive, or, True piety among the lowly

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Author
Weiser, R.
Date of Publication
1860.
Call Number
920.7 W427 1860
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Responsibility
by Rev. R. Weiser.
Author
Weiser, R.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
T. Newton Kurtz,
Date of Publication
1860.
Physical Description
252 p. illus., 16 cm.
Summary
A story of the Hartman family's immigration to America from Germany, the attack by Indians in their American home, and the abduction of two daughters by native Indians.
Subjects
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763. - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
920.7 W427 1860
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Regina, the German captive

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Date of Publication
1904
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. II no. 2
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Date of Publication
1904
Physical Description
p. 79-97. : 21 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Society papers and addresses, ,vol. II., no. 2, 1901 - 1904.
Notes
Part I : The location, by Capt. H. M. M. Richards : Part II : The story, by S. P. Heilman.
Summary
On the morning of Oct. 16, 1755, the Hartman family house was attacked by native Americans. The father and son were killed, and two daughters, Regina and Barbara, were carried off. Much of this account includes qualifiers, such as "...as per tradition". The author states, "The latter story is a tradition, but tradition, which differs only from written history in being oral history, transmitted orally from ancestors to posterity, is often quite as reliable as the written kind."
Subjects
Hartman, Regina.
Indian captivities - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
United States - History - French and Indian War 1755 - 1763
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War 1755 - 1763
Additional Author
Richards, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.
Heilman, Samuel P.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. II no. 2
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Diary of a Hessian soldier, Johannes Reuber

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Author
Reuber, Johannes.
Date of Publication
n.d.
Call Number
973.342 R442
day of March. I was confirmed in 1773 and on the 15th of September 1775 I was com- pelled to be sworn in at the Land Grenadier Regiment with the Major Matteus Company, and then I went home again. There was a lot of noise about a war in America and this went on un- til 1776. January 1- On January 1st
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Responsibility
typescript & translation by Herbert H. Freund.
Author
Reuber, Johannes.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
n.d.
Physical Description
44p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Original in German housed in the archives.
Summary
The diary follows Hessian soldier Johannes Reuber from 1776 to 1783. He describes his sea voyages in detail, the hardships involved and the weather. He saw action in New York and was captured at Trenton at the time of Washington's surprise crossing of the Delaware river. He spent time as a prisoner in Philadelphia, then Lancaster,Pa. and in Winchester, Virginia. After being freed,the remainder of the war was mostly spent in Savannah,Georgia and other parts of the South. He returned to Germany in 1783.
Subjects
Reuber, Johannes - Diaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Freund, Herbert H.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 R442
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General Francis Nichols (1737-1812) Pottstown's other Revolutionary War hero : a biographical sketch

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Author
Graham, Daniel A.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
923.5 N618
Responsibility
Daniel A. Graham.
Author
Graham, Daniel A.
Place of Publication
Montrose Pa
Publisher
Daniel A Graham,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Nichols, Francis, - 1737-1812.
Landowners - Pennsylvania - Pottstown - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 N618
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Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
Responsibility
by Lawrence Henry Gipson; to which is added Evans' A brief account of Pennsylvania, together with facsimiles of his Geographical, historical, political, philosophical, and mechanical essays, numbers I and II ... Also facsimiles of Evans' maps.
Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
8 p. l., 246 p. incl. 5 maps (4 fold.) front. (fold. map) 31 cm.
Notes
"As to ... 'A brief account of Pennsylvania' which is presented herewith, two copies of this are in existence, neither of which is the original manuscript: the so-called George Fox copy, belonging to the Historical society of Pennsylvania, and the Du Simitière copy, possessed by the Library company of Philadelphia ... The text of the Fox copy has been followed."--Pref.
Contents
pt. 1. Early scientific activities in Pennsylvania. The mapping of the middle Atlantic region, 1749. Pennsylvania boundary disputes. The mapping of the Ohio valley in 1755. The passing of Evans and the early history of his maps.--pt. 2. A brief account of Pennsylvania, 1753.--pt. 3. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number I." 1755. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number II," 1756.--pt. 4. A map of the Indian walking purchase, 1737. A map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and the three Delaware counties, 1749. A revision of the 1732 edition of the foregoing map of 1749. Evans' Map of the middle Atlantic region drawn for Peter Kalm in 1750. A map of the area in dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1753. A general map of the middle British colonies, 1755.
Subjects
Evans, Lewis, - 1700?-1756.
Iroquois Indians.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries - Maryland.
Maryland - Boundaries - Pennsylvania.
Middle Atlantic States - Description and travel.
Ohio River Valley - Description and travel.
Middle Atlantic States - Maps.
Ohio River Valley - Maps.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
United States - Politics and government - 1755-1763.
Additional Author
Evans, Lewis,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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Date of Publication
1941.
Call Number
971.018 P416
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Responsibility
by J. C. B. Prepared by Pennsylvania Historical Survey (Frontier Forts and Trails Survey) Division of Community Service Projects, Work Projects Administration. Edited by Sylvester K. Stevens, Donald H. Kent and Emma Edith Woods.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Public Instruction, The Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
xiv, 167 p. front., illus., plates (incl. map) 24 cm.
Notes
Maps on lining papers.
"The present translation is based on Casgrain's edition."--p. vi.
Summary
"A French soldier set down his memories of life and adventure in western Pennsylvania and other parts of North America during the thrilling events of the French and Indian War, and called the book 'Voyage au Canada dans le nord de l' Amerique Septentrionale, fait depuis l'an 1751 A 1761'...The author is known only by his initials, J.C.B...These reminiscences of life and events in the wilderness, in the towns of New France, and as a prisoner in New York City, give vivid pictures of the experiences of an ordinary man in an age which was full of significance for the future of America. [from the foreword]
Subjects
Indians of North America.
Canada - History - 1663-1713 (New France).
Canada - Description and travel.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Kent, Donald H.,
Woods, Emma Edith,
Casgrain, H. R.
J.-C. B.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Survey.
Frontier Forts and Trails Survey.
Pennsylvania Historical Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
971.018 P416
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Braddock's defeat; the journal of Captain Robert Cholmley's batman, the journal of a British officer [and] Halkett's orderly book

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Author
Hamilton, Charles,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Date of Publication
[1959]
Call Number
923.5 B798h
Responsibility
Edited from the original MSS. with an introd. and notes.
Author
Hamilton, Charles,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Place of Publication
Norman
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Date of Publication
[1959]
Physical Description
xxi, 134 p. illus., ports., map, facsim. 24 cm.
Subjects
Braddock's Campaign, 1755.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Sources.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 B798h
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Collection
Revolutionary War Collection
Title
Revolutionary War Collection
Object ID
MG0098
Date Range
1776-1976
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Collection
Revolutionary War Collection
Title
Revolutionary War Collection
Description
The Revolutionary War Collection contains a variety of materials from and about the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. The original records include correspondence, military pay certificates, court records, and an orderly book kept by Lt. Col. Adam Hubley, Jr. during the Sullivan Campaign of 1779. There are also research notes and secondary sources, including a list of prisoners of war, a list of males in Lancaster County in 1776, Continental Hospital Returns 1777-1780, articles, information on soldiers buried in Lancaster County, and an article about John Paul Jones.
Date Range
1776-1976
Creation Date
1776-1976
Year Range From
1776
Year Range To
1976
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Beddulph, Robert
Boyd, John
Burd, James Edward
Chambers, Stephen
Coedans, James
Cooke, William
Ferree, John
Getty, Christian
Gurney, Francis
Hubley, Adam
Jolly, James A. "Jim"
Joy, Daniel
Kieffer, Henry Martyn
Moore, William
Neal, James
Patterson, Alex
Porter, Thomas
Ramsay, David
Rapp, Brandon
Reid, George W.
Worner, William Frederic
Zellty, John A.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Letters
Military history
Military regulations
Newtown, Battle of, Newtown, N.Y., 1779
Prisoners of war
Soldiers
Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779
Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Battle of Newtown
Battle of Stony Point
Cemeteries
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Finding aids
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military history
Military records
Military regulations
Prisoners of war
Receipts
Revolutionary War
Soldiers
Sullivan Campaign, 1779
Extent
3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0098
Notes
Harmful Language Warning: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this orderly book reflects the racial prejudices of the era and the violence perpetrated against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during the American War of Independence. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content. This volume contains language that is offensive, oppressive, graphic, and may cause distress. LancasterHistory does not condone the use of this language.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Credit
Revolutionary War Collection (MG-98), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-98
Other Number
MG-98
Classification
MG0098
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Items have been added and the finding aid has been updated since 1997.
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Corporal Fox's memoir of service, 1766-1783 : Quebec, Saratoga, and the Convention Army

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Author
Houlding, J. A.
Date of Publication
1990?]
Call Number
973.33 H838
Responsibility
by J.A. Houlding and G. Kenneth Yates.
Author
Houlding, J. A.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1990?]
Physical Description
37 p. : map ; 28 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published in the Journal for the Society for Army Historical Research, volume LXVIII, no. 275 (Autumn 1990).
Subjects
Fox, George, - ca. 1745-1809.
Great Britain. - Army. - Royal Fusiliers - Biography.
Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776
Saratoga Campaign, 1777
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives, British.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons, American.
Additional Author
Fox, George,
Yates, G. Kenneth.
Additional Title
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.33 H838
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