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The meeting of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

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Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Date of Publication: 1927

%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener, 1875-1960. Title: The meeting of the Continental Congress in Lancaster / by Herbert H. Beck. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): United States. Continental Congress. Constitutional history--United States. United States--Politics

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Responsibility: by Herbert H. Beck.

Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 101-103 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7

Subjects: United States. - Continental Congress.; Constitutional history - United States.; United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 7 (1927), p. 101-103Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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Letters of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1927

, to meet in Lancaster, Pa. To prevent them from being captured by the British, the governmental documents and the small amount of money then in the treasury, were sent to Bethlehem in wagons, carefully guarded by troops. Shortly after midnight, September 18th, or, more correctly, very early on morning

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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: 31-34 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 3

Subjects: United States. - Continental Congress.; Constitutional history - United States.; United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 3 (1927), p. 31-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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The nine capitals of the United States

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Author: Fortenbaugh, Robert,

Edition: 2d ed.

Date of Publication: 1975.

Call Number: 973.3 F737 1975

Responsibility: Robert Fortenbaugh.

Author: Fortenbaugh, Robert,

Edition: 2d ed.

Place of Publication: York, Pa

Publisher: York Graphic Services,

Date of Publication: 1975.

Physical Description: 68 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Limited edition.; Click on Table of Contents for more information.

Contents: Philadelphia -- Baltimore -- Lancaster -- Princeton -- Annapolis -- Trenton -- New York -- Philadelphia -- Washington.

Subjects: United States. - Continental Congress.; United States. - Congress - History.; United States - Capital and capitol.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.3 F737 1975

The nine capitals of the United States

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Author: Fortenbaugh, Robert,

Date of Publication: 1948.

Call Number: 973.3 F737

Author: Fortenbaugh, Robert,

Place of Publication: York, Pa

Publisher: Maple Press Co.,

Date of Publication: 1948.

Physical Description: ix, 104 p. col. illus. 27 cm.

Notes: Click on Table of Contents for more information.

Contents: Philadelphia -- Baltimore -- Lancaster -- York -- Princeton -- Annapolis -- Trenton -- New York -- Washington

Subjects: United States. - Continental Congress.; United States. - Congress - History.; United States - Capital and capitol.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.3 F737

"Villainy and Maddness" : Washington's Flying Camp

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Author: Baker, Richard Lee,

Date of Publication: 2011.

Responsibility: by Richard Lee Baker.

ISBN: 9780806355061; 0806355069

Author: Baker, Richard Lee,

Place of Publication: Baltimore, Maryland

Publisher: Genealogical Publisher Company,

Date of Publication: 2011.

Physical Description: 115 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113) and index.

Contents: A grand view -- "Spirits form the vastly deep" -- Delaware --- Maryland -- Pennsylvania -- New Jersey -- From North and South -- Glory forgotten.; Introduction -- A grand view -- "Spirits from the vastly deep" -- Delaware -- Maryland -- Pennsylvania -- New Jersey -- From North and South -- Glory forgotten.

Summary: "The "Flying Camp" is a vaguely understood episode of the American Revolution. In May 1776 the Continental Congress authorized the formation of a force of 10,000 militia, conceived by General George Washington as a "mobile reserve" that would both defend the army's garrisons in the Middle States and spread alarm amongst the British. Most, but not all, of the putative organization was to come from the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. In point of fact, the Flying Camp as an idea and actuality barely survived the year. In the wake of the New York and New Jersey campaigns of 1776 it became abundantly clear that what Washington needed was a reliable and substantial Continental Army, not short-term, undersubscribed militia haphazardly organized under the chimera of a "Flying Camp." Despite its unsustainability as a military concept, the officers and noncommissioned members of the various elements of the Flying Camp rendered important service to the Nation in the campaigns of Long Island, Trenton, and Princeton, among others. Drawing on original sources, particularly the correspondence of the Continental Congress, state committees of safety, the George Washington papers, and more, Baker fills in the gaps in the history of the Flying Camp that have eluded historians until now. In his able hands, we trace the Flying Camp from its beginnings in Washington's imagination, to the dispatches of the new Congress enjoining the Middle States to commit specified numbers of militiamen to this important cause, to the logistical difficulties in achieving the objectives in General Washington's master plan, and to the actual service of Flying Camp militia in the campaigns of 1776." -- Publisher.

Subjects: Washington, George, - 1732-1799.; United States. - Continental Army.; Delaware - Genealogy.; Maryland - Genealogy.; Pennsylvania - Genealogy.; New Jersey - Genealogy.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Campaigns.; United States - Militia - History - 18th century.

Party politics in the Continental Congress

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Author: Henderson, H. James

Date of Publication: [1974]

Call Number: 973.3 H496

Responsibility: [by] H. James Henderson.

ISBN: 0070281432

Author: Henderson, H. James

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Date of Publication: [1974]

Physical Description: xvii, 475 p. 24 cm.

Series: Bicentennial of the American Revolution

Notes: Bibliography: p. 447-457.

Contents: Chapters: Radical Whigs and the Resistance Movement -- Congressional Factionalism and the Decision to Revolt -- Factions and the Spirit of Seventy-Six -- The Politics of War, 1776-1778 -- Confederation -- Congressional Parties, 1777-1779 -- The Second Resistance: The Politics of Foreign Affairs, 1778-1779 -- Currency Finance and Corruption, 1776-1779 -- Crisis, Confederation, Consolidation -- The Nationalist Dilemma: Finance, France, and the West, 1781-1782 -- The Failure of the Nationalists -- The Ascendancy of the South: 1784-1785 -- The Crisis of the Confederation --Epilogue: The Genesis of the First Party System.

Summary: "Reexamines the immense documentation still extant for the Congress, and judiciously evaluates the Congress's accomplishments and points out its frailties. The book's most distinctive feature is its focus on congressional politics and factions. The author examines the voting patterns and personal and geographical divisions existing in the Continental Congress, uncovering all the elements of a concealed party system taking form as early as 1774." [from the publisher]