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The Lane family of Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1962
. These children - most with the name of Lane - were related to John N. Lane, merchant, and James Buchanan, lawyer and president, both of Lancaster; the former worth $250,000, the latter a mere $120,000. small in relation to modern fortunes, but a huge sum for those days.' Jane, the sister of James
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962
Physical Description
[176]-186 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 4
Subjects
Lane family.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 4 (1962), p. 176-186Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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Andrew Ellicott : surveyor of the capital of our nation

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1950
scholars as the Rev. Henry E. Muhlenberg and Andrew Ellicott. To the Baron, Major Ellicott gave the following note of introduc- tion to Aaron Burr, vice-president of the United States : Lancaster, June 11, 1804. "Dear Sir I beg leave to introduce to your acquaintance and civilities the bearer, the Baron De
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[1]-14 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 1
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Surveyors - Pennsylvania.
City planning - Washington (D.C.)
United States - Capital and capitol.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 1 (1950), p. 1-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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The Gallant Seventy-Ninth Regiment

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1962
, Jim. The paper which Commissionary Sergeant James H. Marshall alluded to as "this rebel stuff" was Form No. 11, a Return of all slaughtered hogs, "in accordance with the provisions of section 12, of 'an act to lay taxes for the common defence and carry on the government of the Confederate States
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962
Physical Description
[107]-129 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 3
Subjects
Pennsylvania Infantry - 79th Regiment
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 79th (1861-1865)
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 3 (1962), p. 107-129Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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The art of photography in Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1947
city. Wm. L. Gill's gallery, 19 East King Street, is in the building in which for a time President James Buchanan lived. B. Frank Saylor's gallery, 42-44 West King Street, Was the home for many years of Colonel Reah Frazer, prominent lawyer and Democratic leader, a contemporary of Buchanan and Stevens
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
[93]- 114 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 4
Subjects
Fahnestock, William Baker, - 1804-1886.
Damant, James.
Photography
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 4 (1947), p. 93-114Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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Count Nicholaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf : an account of the exercise incident to the unveiling of the tablet in his memory

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1936
Count Zinzendorf's native country, and as guests of the Historical Society, Dr. Hans Luther, the German ambassador to the United States, directed the two German envoys, Dr. J. von Rantzau, vice consul in New York city, and Arno Mowitz, consul in Philadelphia, to attend the exercises. The Society was
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1936
Physical Description
[73]-78 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 40, no. 5
Subjects
Zinzendorf, Nicolaus Ludwig, - Graf von, - 1700-1760.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Moravian Church - History.
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lititz (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 40, number 5 (1936), p. 73-78Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.40
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Were imported bricks used in Colonial America?

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1946
by clay holes.” 19 William Willis, skillful bricklayer and builder, erected the walls of York County’s first courthouse between the years 1754-56, and lived to see his masterpiece of Georgian colonial architecture become the capitol of the United States during the period from September, 1777, to June
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[81]-93 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 3
Subjects
Bricks.
Clay industries.
Brickmakers - Pennsylvania.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 3 (1946), p. 81-93Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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Cotillions of the Lancaster Assembly

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1963
. Franklin," on North Queen Street. A copy of the list of subscribers was preserved and reprinted in later years, and revealed a veritable "Who's Who" of Lancastrians. From among the many we give a few of the names shown: William Bausman, James Buchanan, Robert Coleman, Jacob Eichholtz, Walter Franklin, Wm
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1963
Physical Description
[44]-47 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 1
Subjects
Cotillions.
Dance - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 1 (1963), p. 44-47Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67
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Along the streets of old Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1957.
boys were reprimanded for their delinquency and given memory tasks of such selections as "The Village Blacksmith," "Breathes There a Man With Soul So Dead," or portions of the Constitution of the United States. Long will Dad Stamy be remembered for his severity and for his ability to cram a boy's mind
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
[62]-73 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 2 (1957), p. 62-73Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61
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The Indian Treaty of 1744

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1944
English and would fight for them and not against them. . . . 6 Many were the treaties, prior to and following this one, with the Indians, but few, if any, had such a vital bearing upon the security and expansion of what later became the United States of America. Here, hugging the At- lantic seaboard
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1944
Physical Description
[57]-70 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 48, no. 3
Subjects
Indians of North America.
Iroquois Indians
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 48, number 3 (1944), p. 57-70Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.48
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The makers of pottery in Lancaster County

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1946
Pottery and Porcelain of the United States, by Edwin Atlee Barber, New York, 1893, pp. 51, 118. �Potteries in Manheim Frederick Druckemiller was a potter in Manheim about 1780. John Gibble, Sr., had a pottery on the Fruitville Pike, on the left side of the road as one leaves Manheim, just beyond the
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[117]-128 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 4 & 5
Subjects
Swope family.
Gast Family.
Gans family.
Pottery, American.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 4/5 (1946), p. 117-128Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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The water supply of Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1937
per cent, after considerable advertising, was not obtainable at home. But, due to the efforts of Colonel William B. Fordney, a loan of $30,000 was negotiated with Nicholas Biddle, of Philadelphia, president of the United States Bank. This loan was obtained at a lower rate of interest, five per cent
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
[1]-24 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 1
Subjects
Water-supply - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Public works - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Conestoga River (Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 41, number 1 (1937), p. 1-24Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.41
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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
Places as is herein after directed." 1 Besides the names mentioned in the charter, other leading men of the town in 1742 were George Gibson, Michael and Bernard Hubley, Jacob Lough­ man, Casper Shaffner, Ulrich Reigart, Michael Hook, James Webb, George Hoffman, Joseph Pugh, Robert Thompson and a few
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[45]-82 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 2 & 3
Subjects
Cookson, Thomas, - 1709-1753.
Graff, Sebastian, - 1711-1763.
Streets - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Officials and employees.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Maps.
Hamilton lots (Lancaster, Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 2/3 (1942), p. 45-82Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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William Penn in the Conestoga Valley

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1944
wonderful "Tale of Two Cities" could have been written had Penn's vision materialize; a sister city on the Susquehanna as a friendly rival to the "City of Brotherly Love!" It is no far-fetched fancy to imagine this city becoming the Capital of the United States, for had it grown by the time Congress was
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1944
Physical Description
[140]-144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 48, no. 6
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 48, number 6 (1944), p. 140-144Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.48
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Baron Stiegel and the Muhlenbergs

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
Baron " Stiegel and the Muhlenbergs By M. LUTHER HEISEY In February, 1762, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg visited Heidelberg, Tulpe- hocken, Lebanon (in dreadfully cold weather), Ephrata and Canestoge; all points within the early bounds of Lancaster County. He was engaged in visiting and consoling the
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[154]-155 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 6
Subjects
Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, - 1750-1801.
Stiegel, Henry William, - 1729-1785.
Lutheran Church.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 6 (1942), p. 154-155Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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Lancaster in the Gettysburg Campaign

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1939
of the companies of Captains David Bair, Jr., Edward F. Hager, William A. Atlee and James F. Ricksecker can be found in the "Daily Evening Express" of July 6, 1863. A second company reported from Stras- burg; Captains Brenneman and Mulliken had charge of the men from this borough. The men from
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[59]-64 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 2
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 2 (1939), p. 59-64Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43, no.2
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The memorial marker to General John Augustus Sutter

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1939
American and Swiss citizens also plans to honor Sutter with a memorial. He told the audience that "among the men of Swiss origin, who contributed to the greatness of the United States, General John Augustus Sutter is an outstanding figure. Switzerland has ever been proud of this son. She conveys the
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[113]-127 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 4
Subjects
Sutter, John Augustus, - 1803-1880.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lititz (Pa.) - History.
Sacramento (Calif.) - History.
Additional Author
Buck, Frank H.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 4 (1939), p. 113-127Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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Philip Benedict, inventor of stoves

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1943.
. He lived at the site now known as 127 North Duke Street, and was by occupation a plasterer. Two patents for "stone coal stoves" were issued to him by the United States Patent Office, on February 27, 1830, and October 27, 1835. The drawing on page 60 was secured from the Patent Office, and illustrates
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
58-[60] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 3
Subjects
Benedict, Philip, - 1771-1862.
Stoves.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 3 (1943), p. 58-60Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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A biography of Paul Zantzinger

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1943.
Rennette, b. Aug. 17, 1784. William Paul, b. Jan. 30, 1786, d. Dec. 31, 1845. Caroline Amelia, b. Oct. 18, 1787, d. Dec. 17, 1793. Henry Richard, b. Aug. 24, 1789, d. July 12, 1790.* Henry David, b. March 24, 1791.* Richard Augustus, b. Oct. 24, 1792, major in the army of the United States, died at
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[113]-119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 5
Summary
Paul Zantzinger was according to the author a "prominent churchman, prosperous merchant, a promoter of numerous enterprises, a loyal soldier, and a civil leader" in Lancaster,Pennsylvania.He was born in 1744 . He began work as a tailor and later became a trader of iron. He was elected Burgess in Lancaster several times. During the Revolutionary War , although not involved in combat, he served as Lancaster's Captain of the Guard and was a commander of a company of the "Flying Camp" [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Camp for information on the "Flying Camp"]. He died in 1817.The article includes genealogical information.
Subjects
Zantzinger, Paul, - 1744-1817.
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Two-hundredth anniversary of Lancaster's incorporation as a borough

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
. The government of the United States under our Federal Constitution, in theory and ideal at least, makes possible the happy and har- monious living, together in peace, of a free people. We are fighting for self-preservation. The free and innocent men, women, and children of four continents, Europe
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[83]-[97] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 2 & 3
Subjects
Lancaster Corporation Book.
Holidays.
Charters.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 2/3 (1942), p. 83-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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A century of progress along Lime Street, Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1934
. Gara, Robert R. Underwood, dentist, and his wife,—Dr. Mary Adelaide Underwood, who, for a period of five years, was president of the Young Women's Christian Association; also Major B. Frank Breneman, and his niece, Ella Louisa, who was the wife of the Hungarian baron, Leon Von Ossko, "an artist of
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1934
Physical Description
[35]-47 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 2
Subjects
Lime Street (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 2 (1934), p. 35-47Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38
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