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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1903
of the general subject of the Loyalist element in this State and country. John Connolly was born in Manor township, this county, about the year 1742 or 1743, on the farm at present in the ownership of Mr. George Brene- man, formerly Jacob Shuman's place. It was located within half a mile of the line
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by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1903
Physical Description
[109]-139 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 7, no. 6
Subjects
Connolly, John, - 1750?-1813.
American loyalists.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 7, number 6 (1903), p. 109-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.7
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Lancaster County loyalists

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1908
against their own Government. If it did not mean the block or the scaf- fold, it assuredly meant the confisca- tion of their estates, and, as many of them were persons of great wealth, that swayed them in the course they took. We can, therefore, at this dis- tant day, look upon their final ac- tion with
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by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[243]-278 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 7
Subjects
American loyalists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 7 (1908), p. 243-278Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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The Rev. John D. Woodhull, D.D. : "the fighting chaplain"

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Author
Buyers, William Buchanan.
Date of Publication
1939
these qualities in an army are more essential than physical equipment. With other gallant Lancaster County battalions, Colonel Crawford's bat- talion had an active part in the northern Jersey Campaign, including the bat- tles of Long Island and King's Bridge. In this connection the following letters to
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Responsibility
by Rev. William Buchanan Buyers.
Author
Buyers, William Buchanan.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[131]-136 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 4
Subjects
Woodhull, John, - 1744-1824.
Chaplains, Military - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 4 (1939), p. 131-136Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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Grandfathers' clocks : their making and their makers in Lancaster County

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1939.
Grandfathers' Clocks: Their Making and Their Makers in Lancaster County * By D. F. MAGEE, ESQ. Whilst Lancaster County is not the first or only home of the so-called "Grandfathers' Clock," yet the extent and the excellence of the clock industry in this type of clocks entitle our county to claim
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Responsibility
by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
[137]-[164] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 5
Notes
Second edition of paper originally read April 6, 1917. Contains corrections and additions.
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Longcase clocks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Coldren, Charles M.,
Gorgas, Harry S.
Heisey, M. Luther,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 5 (1939), p. 137-164Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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Grandfathers' clocks : their making and their makers in Lancaster County

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1917
clocks than some of the better known makers. Samuei Breneiser also had a brother in the business, at Womels- dorf, Berks county. His clocks are not rated as of a high grade of workman- ship. ELIAS AND JOHN LEINBACH made grandfather clocks in Reamstown, and their period was from 1788 to 1810, a few of
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Responsibility
by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1917
Physical Description
63-77 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 21, no. 4
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 4 (1917), p. 63-77Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.21
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Lancaster county farm life : farming families & their commitment to the land

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Author
Barton, Sara.
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
630 B293
Alternate Title
Farm life
Responsibility
Gini L. Wagner, photographer, Sara Barton, author.
ISBN
0970270607
0970270615 (Limited Edition)
Author
Barton, Sara.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Farmland Trust,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
119 p. : ill. ; 26 x 26 cm.
Notes
Errata slip tipped in.
Contents
Beiler Family--Frey Family--Greenleaf Family--Ludwig Family--Wenger Family--Miller Family--Scheetz Family.
Table of contents.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Wagner, Gini L.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Farmland Trust.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
630 B293
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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1904.
, 1833-1921. Other Author(s): Ellmaker, Amos, 1787-1851. Title: Politics 75 years ago / F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt. D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Ellmaker, Amos, 1787-1851. Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. United States--Politics and government--1783-1865. Publisher
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Responsibility
F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt. D.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1904.
Physical Description
[36]-47 p. : 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.8, no. 2
Subjects
Ellmaker, Amos, - 1787-1851.
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1865.
Additional Author
Ellmaker, Amos,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 8, number 2 (1904), p. 36-47Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.8
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Clockmakers of Lancaster County and their clocks, 1750-1850

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
681 W879
Responsibility
Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr., Stephen E. Kramer, III ; with a study of Lancaster County clock cases by John J. Snyder, Jr.
ISBN
0442295316
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Van Nostrand Reinhold,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
224 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Kramer, Stephen E.
Snyder, John J.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 W879
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"The wealth of years" : collecting and remembering Lancaster County; an exhibit at the Lancaster County Historical Society December 2000-June 2001

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Date of Publication
2001.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
52-104 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society v.103, no.2.
Contents
From slavery to freedom--middle class African-Americans in Lancaster County (Hannah Bosley, William Whipper, Stephen Smith, Dinah McIntire)--Joseph Simon: Jewish merchant and philanthropist of the eighteenth century--Firefighting in early Lancaster--Family history at the Lancaster County Historical Society (Demuth family history)--Cooking in the County--Blanche Nevin--Lloyd Mifflin: artist and sonneteer--The bridge at Columbia--Ephrata Cloister--A distinguished military family (Henry A. Hambright)--A midwife (Susana Rohrer Mueller)--John Wise, balloonist (1808-1879)--Jasper Yeates, attorney and Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice--Thaddeus Stevens--Robert Fulton, engineer and artist--"Gold!" (John Augustus Sutter)--George Washington--Oddities and the END.
Subjects
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - Exhibitions.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 103, number 2 (2001), p. 52-104Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.103, no.2
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Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Date of Publication
1912
JOHN LANDIS, PAINTER. The first of a series of historical papers bearing on early Lancaster portrait painters, as arranged for by a joint committee of the Lancaster County Historical Society and the Iris Club, which is planning for the portraiture exhibition in November, were submitted at the
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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
1912
Physical Description
179-185 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 7
Subjects
Landis, John, - b. 1805.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 7 (1912), p. 179-185Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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Early Lancaster artists : John Jay Libhart, merchant, druggist, judge and artist

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Author
Libhart, Antonio Canova.
Date of Publication
1912
Early Lancaster Artists JOHN JAY LIBHART Merchant, Druggist, Judge and Artist. The ancestors of John Jay Libhart emigrated to America about the year 1728, and settled in York county, then on the frontier of Pennsylvania civili- zation, in or near the village of Hel- lam. His father, Henry Liebhart
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Responsibility
by Antonio Canova Libhart.
Author
Libhart, Antonio Canova.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
241-246 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 8
Subjects
Libhart, John Jay, - 1806-
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 8 (1912), p. 241-246Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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The ironmasters of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : including Henry Steigel, Robert Coleman, the Grubb dynasty, Henry Haldeman, Henry Watts, and many others

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Author
Martin, Richard E.
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Call Number
672 M382
Responsibility
by Richard E. Martin.
ISBN
9780615967578
0615967574
Author
Martin, Richard E.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Richard E. Martin,
Printed by Masthof Press
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Physical Description
vi, 193 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm
Notes
"Over 120 illustrations."
Includes bibliographical references (171-172) and index.
Contents
Labor on the plantation -- Charcoal making -- Furnaces operation -- Refining the iron -- Lancaster furnaces -- Rolling mills -- Ironworks sequence -- The ironmasters -- Ore mines -- Preserved iron furnaces -- Paths and trails -- Fords and ferries.
Subjects
Stiegel, Henry William, - 1729-1785.
Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.
Coleman family.
Grubb family.
Haldeman, Henry B.
Haldeman family.
Watts, Henry.
Jacobs family.
Potts family.
Taylor family.
Watts family.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Charcoal industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Iron and steel workers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672 M382
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A history of aviation in Lancaster County

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Author
Nevin, Hugh W.
Date of Publication
1935
matter of fact, the history of aeronautics, or aviation, if you please, dates back, in Lancaster county to 1835, just one hundred years ago, when that really distinguished citizen of this city, John Wise, placed himself in the small cockpit, or carriage, as he described it, of a half-inflated balloon and
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Responsibility
by Hugh W. Nevin.
Author
Nevin, Hugh W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1935
Physical Description
[21]-48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 39, no. 2
Subjects
Wise, John, - 1808-1879.
Balloons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Airports - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 39, number 2 (1935), p. 21-48Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.39
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Lancaster County waysides

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Author
Kendig, John D.
Date of Publication
c1979.
Call Number
974.815 LACO K33L
Responsibility
by John D. Kendig.
Author
Kendig, John D.
Place of Publication
[Manheim, Pa.]
Publisher
Kendig,
Date of Publication
c1979.
Physical Description
vi, 170 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Kendig, John D.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History, Local.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO K33L
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Short sketches of the president judges of Lancaster County whose portraits have been placed in the county court house, by Hon. Charles I. Landis

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Author
Landis, Charles I.
Date of Publication
1913.
Call Number
343.334 L257
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Author
Landis, Charles I.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Press of the New era Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
1913.
Physical Description
20 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Rebound in one-quarter brown leather and linen with marbled end papers.
Rebound with original letters from the judges, signatures cut from other documents affixed under photrographs of the judges, inerspersed photograms and engravings taken from other texts.
With: History of the District Court of the city and county of Lancaster / Charles I Landis. Lancaster, Pa. : The New Era Printing Company, 1914.
Subjects
Judges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
343.334 L257
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Short sketches of the president judges of Lancaster County whose portraits have been placed in the county court house, by Hon. Charles I. Landis

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Author
Landis, Charles I.
Date of Publication
1913.
Call Number
923.4 L257
Author
Landis, Charles I.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Press of the New era printing company,
Date of Publication
1913.
Physical Description
20 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Biographical sketches include: William Augustus Atlee, John Joseph Henry, Walter Franklin, Oristus Collins, Benjamin Champneys, Ellis Lewis, Henry Grimler Long, John Boyd Livingston.
Subjects
Judges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.4 L257
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Record of soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of others who gave service during the period of 1784-1815

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1938
Record of Soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of Others Who Gave Service During the Period of 1784 -1815 By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS and ELEANORE J. FULTON. Note—The following comprehensive list of soldiers, who served their country as active participants in the War of
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Responsibility
by (Mrs. D.B.) Bertha Cochran Landis and Eleanore J. Fulton.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1938
Physical Description
[157]-178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 6
Subjects
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Fulton, Eleanore Jane,
Contained In
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Report on the true character, time and place of the first regular settlement in Lancaster County

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1910
Switzerland, called Mennonites— persecuted, imprisoned and exiled by the Government and the established churches. At the very beginning of the settle- ment in Lancaster county their names were: Jacob Miller, Martin. Meily,Mar- tin Kundig, Hans or John Herr, Chris- tian Herr, John Rudolph Bundery, Wendall
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Responsibility
by Henry Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1910
Physical Description
21-71 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 2
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Hostetler, A. K.
Steigerwalt, Charles T.
Contained In
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Report of the Committee of the Lancaster County Historical Society

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Date of Publication
1909
Lancaster County, one that will live for years in the memory of the participants, was over. The New York party of Fulton descendants returned the same evening, very much delighted and gratified with their experi- ence, and all of them have acknowledged the courtesies re- ceived in communications expressing
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1909
Physical Description
193-228 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 13, no. 8
Subjects
Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815 - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 13, number 8 (1909), p. 193-228Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.13
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Address of General Henry Shippen Huidekoper at the commencement exercises of the Shippen School For Girls of Lancaster, Pa. : June 6, 1916

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Author
Huidekoper, H. S.
Date of Publication
[1916]
Call Number
370 H899
Author
Huidekoper, H. S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Press of the New Era Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
[1916]
Physical Description
16 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.
Slavery - Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Shippen School for Girls.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 H899
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