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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
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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
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Preparations for the Forbes expedition, 1758, in Adams County With particular focus on the Reverend Thomas Barton

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Date of Publication
1995
Call Number
974.842 A911p v.1, p.4
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by James P. Myers, Jr.
Place of Publication
Gettysburg, Pa
Publisher
Adams County Historical Society
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
4-26 p. ill. 23 cm.
Notes
In: Adams County, History, v.1, p.4
Summary
Thomas Barton was an Anglican minister. He was newly arrived in Pennsylvania, during the French and Indian War, when the British under General Braddock were defeated by the French in the western part of the state. The author of this article describes the resulting panic on the Pennsylvania frontier and the efforts to create a line of defense .Thomas Barton was an organizing figure in this effort. In 1758 British General Forbes led an army across Pennsylvania and defeated the French at Fort Duquesne in 1758. The author includes descriptive notes.
Subjects
Barton, Thomas, - 1730-1780.
Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne, 1758.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
974.842 A911p v.1, p.4
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Thomas Barton and the Forbes Expedition

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Author
Hunter, William A.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.95
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by William A. Hunter.
Author
Hunter, William A.
Physical Description
431-483 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v.95 (1971).
Subjects
Barton, Thomas, - 1730-1780.
Forbes expedition against Fort Duquesne, 1758.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.95
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/42789/42510
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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
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062015839;view=1up;seq=93
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Washington's expeditions (1753-1754) and Braddock's expedition (1755) with history of Tom Fausett, the slayer of General Edward Braddock

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Author
Hadden, James,
Edition
(2d ed.).
Date of Publication
[c1910]
Call Number
974.80283 H126
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By James Hadden.
Author
Hadden, James,
Edition
(2d ed.).
Place of Publication
Uniontown, Pa
Date of Publication
[c1910]
Physical Description
139 p. front., plates, ports., maps. 19 cm.
Subjects
Fausett, Thomas, - d. 1820?
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Braddock, Edward, - 1695-1755.
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 1st, 1753-1754.
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 2nd, 1754.
Braddock's Campaign, 1755.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80283 H126
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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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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
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=dul1.ark:/13960/t9864g86m&view=1up&seq=9
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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
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062015847;view=1up;seq=217
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Old Lancaster

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Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Date of Publication
1900
Material: Book Subject(s): 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
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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.
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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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Lewis Evans

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Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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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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"The rage of opposing government" : the Stump affair of 1768

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Author
Ries, Linda A.
Date of Publication
1984
Call Number
974.843 CCH v.1, no.1
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by Linda A. Ries.
Author
Ries, Linda A.
Place of Publication
Carlisle, Pa
Publisher
Cumberland County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1984
Physical Description
p. 21 - 45 ; 23 cm.
Series
Cumberland County History ; v.1, no.1
Subjects
Stump, Frederick.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Stump Affair, Pa., 1768.
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
974.843 CCH v.1, no.1
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