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Lewis Evans

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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 SimitiÃ¨re 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

Writings of General John Forbes relating to his service in North America

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Author: Forbes, John,

Date of Publication: 1938.

Call Number: 923.5 F692j

Responsibility: compiled and edited by Alfred Procter James for the Allegheny County Committee of the Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America.

Author: Forbes, John,

Place of Publication: Menasha, Wis

Publisher: Collegiate Press,

Date of Publication: 1938.

Physical Description: xv, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; "This edition is limited to 750 copies."; John Forbes (5 September 1707-11 March 1759) was a British general in the French and Indian War. He is best known for leading the Forbes Expedition that captured the French outpost at Fort Duquesne and for naming the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after British Secretary of State William Pitt the Elder.

Summary: This book consists of letters Forbes wrote to British secretary of state William Pitt, Governor Denny of Pennsylvania, and Governor Sharpe of Maryland . A few letters by other persons were included due to their relevance to the subject of the letters. A biographical sketch of General Forbes is also included.

Subjects: Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne, 1758.; United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.

Additional Author: James, Alfred Procter.

Additional Corporate Author: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Pennsylvania. Allegheny County Committee.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.5 F692j

Squire Adam Reed : the East Hanover pioneer of the French and Indian War

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Author: Stein, Thomas S.

Date of Publication: 1925.

Call Number: 974.819 L441 no. 9, no. 2

Responsibility: by Thos. S. Stein.

Author: Stein, Thomas S.

Place of Publication: Lebanon, Pa

Publisher: Lebanon County Historical Society ,

Date of Publication: 1925.

Physical Description: [55] - 75 : 19 cm.

Notes: In: Lebanon County Historical Society papers, v. 9, no.2.

Subjects: Reed, Adam, - 1703 - 1769.; Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - History - French and Indian War, 1755 - 1763..

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.819 L441 no. 9, no. 2

History of Fort Freeland / by Hon. Frederic A. Godcharles. Record of the Society, 1920-1922

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Author: Godcharles, Frederic A.

Date of Publication: 1922.

Call Number: 974.851 G577

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Alternate Title: Fort Freeland.; Record of the Society, 1920-1922.

Author: Godcharles, Frederic A.

Place of Publication: Williamsport, Pa

Publisher: Lycoming Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1922.

Physical Description: 36 p. : front., ill. 24 cm.

Series: Lycoming Historical Society. Proceedings and Papers ;

Notes: "Fort Freeland, on north side Warrior Run about six miles north of Milton, Northumberland County." c.f. p. 7.

Subjects: Indians of North America - Penn. - Northumberland County.; Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.; Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Fort Freeland (Pa.).

Additional Corporate Author: Lycoming Historical Society (Lycoming County, Pa.).

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.851 G577

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Lancaster County in province, state, and nation : a bi-centennial review

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Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Date of Publication: 1929

, calls this the critical period of American history ; and wrongly the schools give it very little attention. The service of Lancaster County in the French and Indian War, was indispensable. Our county was engaged in all of the classes of war services of that conflict. We furnished a major amount of the

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Responsibility: by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.

Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1929

Physical Description: 21-43 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 3

Subjects: Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 3 (1929), p. 21-43Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33

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Journal of an English emigrant farmer : a record of the journey of an unknown Englishman to America in the year 1838 and his sojourn for a summer among the early pioneer settlers of Muncy Valley

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Date of Publication: 1928.

Call Number: 974.851 J86

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Responsibility: edited by T. Kenneth Wood.

Place of Publication: Williamsport [Pa.]

Publisher: Lycoming Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1928.

Physical Description: 38 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Proceedings and papers - Lycoming Historical Society ; no. 6

Notes: "Occasional Publication No. 6."

Subjects: Farmers; United States - Description and travel - 1783-1848.; Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Personal narratives.

Additional Author: Wood, T. Kenneth.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.851 J86

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Lancaster County in province, state and nation : a bi-centennial review

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Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Date of Publication: 1929

close of the French and Indian War, by the Treaty of Paris in 1763 (as soon as the question of what part of its cost America should pay, came up) in many quarters of our land the position taken was that, Great Britain had con- cluded "an ignominious" and "humiliating" peace in not compell- ing conquered

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Responsibility: by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.

Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1929

Physical Description: 45-63 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 4

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 4 (1929), p. 45-63Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33

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Collection: Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection

Title: Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)

Object ID: MG0029

Date Range: 1916-1993

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Collection: Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection

Title: Lt. General Daniel B. Strickler Collection (MG-0029)

Description: General Strickler was a three star general who served in the Mexican Conflict, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Far East Command in Japan. He was born in Columbia, Pa., educated as a lawyer, and served as Pennsylvania's Republican Lieutenant Governor from 1947-1950. Collection includes military citations and certificates, correspondence when elected, speaking engagements, clubs and organizations, and photographs.

Admin/Biographical History: Daniel Bursk Strickler; Personal Life:; Daniel Bursk Strickler was born on 17 May 1897 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents, Calvin Ruby Strickler and Harriet Bursk Strickler, raised him in Columbia. Strickler married Caroline Grace Bolton on 11 October 1924. Daniel and Caroline Strickler had two children, Nancy Cupper Strickler and Daniel Bursk Strickler, Jr. Daniel Bursk Strickler, Sr. died on 21 June 1992.; Military Career:; Daniel Strickler enlisted in the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard under the command of General Edward C. Shannon as a private on 31 January 1916. By April, Strickler was promoted to corporal and in July was assigned to the Mexican Border Conflict as a sergeant. He soon showed his value as a soldier and leader, and in April of 1917 was elected second lieutenant of Company C of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army National Guard.; In September, Strickler was promoted once again to first lieutenant, at the same time that Company C became Company B of the 109th Machine Gun Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division of the United States Army. His company was deployed to France in September 1917 during World War I. Strickler served in five French campaigns including the Battle of Argonne Forest, which was when he received his Purple Heart. He obtained several commissions over the next eleven years including captain in 1918, major in 1922 and lieutenant colonel in 1928.; Just seven years after being promoted to colonel, Strickler was sent to France for a second time. He was in command of the 28th Division, Infantry Regiment during World War II. In 1942, he started command with the 109th Unit and then the 110th Unit of the 28th Division. In June of 1944, Strickler and his men landed at Omaha Beach. Strickler commanded troops during the Battle of the Bulge in the following December. He returned to the United States after three years of fighting.; Strickler was presented the honor of brigadier general in March of 1946 and on 24 December 1947, he was promoted to major general. Strickler remained in the Army and served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. Afterwards, he served as an advisor for the Army as a diplomat to Korea until his retirement in 1957. Strickler's final commission occurred on 8 February 1960 to lieutenant general. He had been honored many times and received military decorations for valor, heroism, and dedication including three stars.; Education:; Daniel Strickler attended Columbia area public schools until he graduated from Columbia High School in 1916. He was the captain of the track team, president of the junior and senior class, and a member of the baseball and basketball teams. Upon his return from World War I in 1918, Strickler enrolled at Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, New York. He took on many more responsibilities at this stage of his life. Not only did he receive his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1922, but he was also a member of various organizations, clubs and teams during his three years at Cornell University. He was captain of the track team and a member of the Senior Honor Society. Strickler was also president of the following organizations: Senior Class, Student Council, Quill and Dagger Society and Alpha Kappa Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.; Professional Career:; Daniel Strickler was admitted to the Bar of several courts during the 1920s including Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Courts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Superior Court of Pennsylvania; United States District Court; and United States Supreme Court. He worked with several law firms after obtaining his degree and in 1930, between the births of his two children, he established his own law firm in Lancaster. His legal career was not much different from his military or educational careers. He was involved with various professional organizations such as Pennsylvania Bar Association, Lancaster Bar Association, The American Bar Association, the Blackstonian Club of Lancaster, and the Republican Club. Strickler served as Auditor for Lancaster County from 1927 to 1929 and on a Special Counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. In 1931, Strickler was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature to serve in the House of Representatives, thus jump-starting his political career.; Political Career:; The political career of Daniel Strickler brought him several new titles including auditor, special counsel member, representative, commissioner, solicitor, committeeman, delegate and lieutenant governor. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives during 1931 and 1932, General and Special Sessions. In 1931, Strickler served as the delegate for Pennsylvania at the National Young Republican Conference in Washington, DC. He was the temporary president of the Young Republican State Committee (YRSC) during 1931 as well. After his temporary appointment, he became an executive committee member of YRSC until 1936 and was also appointed as treasurer from 1934 until 1936.; From April to December of 1932, Strickler became the commissioner of the police department of Lancaster City as a special temporary appointment. During this time, he was in charge of cleaning up the police department and taking a stand against corruption and crime. He was a strong prohibitionist and cleaned up the city. Upon selection, he became the solicitor for Lancaster County, the York-Lancaster Inter-County Bridge Commission, and the Lancaster Municipal Airport from 1933 to 1941. He also served as the Republican County Committeeman for the 1st Precinct, 6th Ward, in Lancaster City until 1941. In 1946, Strickler was elected lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, which he fulfilled from 1947 until 1950 when he resigned to serve in the Korean War.

System of Arrangement: Boxes 1-6 are organized by subject. Scrapbooks are organized by volume; Book 1: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, Military Records, November 1918-February 1933; Book 2: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, [1919-1922]; Book 3: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, October 1923-January 1947; Book 4: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, April 1932-November 1933; Book 5: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, February 1942-September 1975; Book 6: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, March 1945-January 1947; Book 7: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-May 1948; Book 8: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1947-October 1950; Book 9: Daniel B. Strickler Scrapbook, January 1958-March 1958

Date Range: 1916-1993

Creation Date: 1897-1992

Year Range From: 1916

Year Range To: 1993

Creator: Strickler, Daniel Bursk

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Bradley, Omar Nelson; Clark, Mark; Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"; Eisenhower, Mary Geneva Doud "Mamie"; Groff, John; Ridgeway, Matthew Bunker; Strickler, Daniel Bursk; Taylor, Lydia Happer; Taylor, Maxwell Davenport

Subjects: Broadsides; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College Student Government, Cornell University; Columbia (Pa.); Cornell University--Track and field; Cornell University. Law School; France; Germany; Harrisburg (Pa.); Ithaca (N.Y.); Korean War, 1950-1953; Lancaster (Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Letters; Mexican Border Conflict; Mexico; Military decorations--United States; Pennsylvania--Lieutenant Governor (1947-1951 : Strickler); Phi Delta Phi; Political cartoons; Politicians--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University); Scrapbooks; Swimmandos; United States. Army Reserves; Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945; Young Men's Christian Association of Lancaster, Pa.

Search Terms: Broadsides; College Student Government, Cornell University; Columbia; Cornell University Law School; Correspondence; France; Germany; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Ithaca, New York; Korean War; Lancaster; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Lieutenant Governor; Mexican Border Conflict; Mexico; Military decorations; Phi Delta Phi; Political cartoons; Politicians; Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University); Scrapbooks; Swimmandos; Track and field; Veterans; World War I; World War II; WWI; WWII; Young Men's Christian Association

Extent: 6 boxes, 54 folders, 9 scrapbooks, 6 cubic feet

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0029

Associated Material: Located at Pennsylvania State Archives:; Daniel B. Strickler Collection, 1916- 1919, 1943- 1957, 1967, & undated, 3 cu. ft., Manuscript Group 356

Related Item Notes: Located in the LancasterHistory.org research library:; Distinguished Military Men: Word Portraits of Eight of Columbia's Finest, by Wayne Von Stetten, Call No. 923.5 V945; Coming of Age in Columbia, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 905.748 SM (Oct. 1981); Memoirs of Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant General Daniel Bursk Strickler, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917; Lancaster Law Library Association, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, esq., Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 39; Soul of America, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 71; Daniel B. Strickler, World War I Diary, by Daniel Bursk Strickler, Call No. 923.5 S917d; 25 Cited as Most Influential Lancaster Countians of the Century, by John Ward Willson Loose, Call No. 974.9 L245 v. 102, no. 4; Please see the Curatorial Collection for objects and the Photograph Collection for photographs.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions for Boxes 1-6. Please fill out a call slip for viewing.; Scrapbooks:; Book 1: Please make an appointment with the archivist.; Book 2: Please make an appointment with the archivist.; Book 3: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.; Book 4: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.; Book 5: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.; Book 6: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.; Book 7: Please make an appointment with the archivist.; Book 8: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.; Book 9: Please make an appointment with the archivist.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-29

Classification: MG0029

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Boxes 1-6 were cataloged prior to July 1997. Scrapbooks 1-9 were cataloged in 2008. Added to database 5 September 2017.

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The day of our Abraham, 1811-1899

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Author: Rudisill, James Jefferson,

Date of Publication: 1936.

Call Number: 926.55 R916

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Responsibility: [by] James Jefferson Rudisill ...

Author: Rudisill, James Jefferson,

Place of Publication: York, Pa

Publisher: The York Printing Company,

Date of Publication: 1936.

Physical Description: 3 p. Ã¸., 9-14, [2] p., 1 Ã¸., 13-335, [2], 336-530 p. incl. front. (port) illus., facsim. plates, ports., maps, facsims., coat of arms, fold. geneal. tab. 24 cm.

Notes: Maps on lining-papers; folded genealogical table mounted on back lining-paper.; "There have been 200 copies ... printed--after which the type was destroyed."; Abraham Rudisill was born in Hanover PA on April 14, 1811, and entered the Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren Church in 1871 at the age of 60. A truly unique personality, he was a soldier throughout the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg. He was also a self-educated scientist who contributed many articles to scientific journals. As much at home with Greek and Hebrew as with English, he was also a scholar and writer - and for a while he published a paper called The Monthly Friend. More information about Abraham, along with many of his letters, can be found at https://www.lycoming.edu/umarch/chronicles/2012/RudisillCombined.pdf.

Subjects: Rudisill, Abraham, - 1811-1899.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 926.55 R916

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Lewis Evans

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Writings of General John Forbes relating to his service in North America

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Squire Adam Reed : the East Hanover pioneer of the French and Indian War

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History of Fort Freeland / by Hon. Frederic A. Godcharles. Record of the Society, 1920-1922

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Lancaster County in province, state, and nation : a bi-centennial review

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Journal of an English emigrant farmer : a record of the journey of an unknown Englishman to America in the year 1838 and his sojourn for a summer among the early pioneer settlers of Muncy Valley

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Lancaster County in province, state and nation : a bi-centennial review

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Archive

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Archive

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The day of our Abraham, 1811-1899

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