Anno regni Georgii III. Regis, Magnae Britanniae, Franciae & Hiberniae, decimo. : At a General Assembly of the province of Pennsylvania, begun and holden at Philadelphia, the fourteenth day of October, anno Domini 1769 ... And from thence continued by adjournments to the twenty-ninth day of September, 1770
Printed and sold by D. Hall, and W. Sellers, at the new printing-office, near the market.,
Date of Publication
MDCCLXX. [1770]
Physical Description
p. [2], 41-50 ; (fol.)
Notes
Pagination continues session laws published from Feb. 1770 (Evans 11800).
Pennsylvania arms on title page.
Hand-wriiten notes on blank page at end of volume.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 583 as assigned by Yeates.
Evans
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania,
Contents
Bound with Anno Regni Georgii III Regis...And from thence continued by Adjournments to the Eighteen Day of February 1768, Philadelphia, D. Hall and W. Sellers,1768; - Anno Regni Georgii III Regis...And from thence continued by Adjourments to the Twenty-fourth Day of February 1769, Philadelphia: D. Hall, and W. Sellers, 1769 - Anno Regni Georgii II Regis...And from thence continued by Adjournments to the Twenty-first Day of March, 1772, Philadelphhia, D. Hall and W Sellers, 1772 - Anno Regni Gerogii III Regis...And from thence continured by Adjournments to the Twenty-sixth Day of February 1773, Philadelphia, Hall and Sellers, 1773.
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ; with Canne's marginal notes and references ; to which are added, an index ; an alphabetical table of all the names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations ; tables of Scripture weights, measures, and coins, &c
translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. ; With marginal references.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, no. 41, South Second Street,
Date of Publication
1799.
Physical Description
[752] p., [18] leaves of plates : ill., 2 maps ; 42 cm. (fol.)
Notes
Includes the Apocrypha. The New Testament (p. [589-735]) has separate title page.
Made up of the sheets of the 1796 edition printed by Jacob R. Berriman for Berriman & Co. (Evans 30065), the title page and title page to the New Testament having been reprinted. The plates are the same as those found in the 1796 issue, save the frontispiece ("A scheme of the lives of the Patriarchs, from Adam to Moses inclusive. By Jas. Purves. 1786.").
Signatures: [A]² B-7I² [7K]² 7L-9D².
Printed in two columns. Plates engraved by Alexander Anderson, Cornelius Tiebout, William Rollinson, and Amos Doolittle.
Note on back of photocopy of genealogical record: Lancaster Journal, Wed. Oct 30, 1799, James Armstrong ad on "A Stray" on p. 2.
Genealogical material available in family file.
Viewing bible contingent on staff availability, an appointment may be required.
"An index to the Holy Bible ..."--P. [737-748]. Tables, p. [748-750]. "List of subscribers' names."--p. [751-752].
Loose items removed to MG-399, Armstrong family bible including: a birthday post card, an evelope postmarked Saint Louis, Mo., and paid stamp addressed to Miss Lizzie Armstrong, Lancaster, Penna; a blue cutout valentine with blue ribbon and verse on reverse; a program of the Price Literary Society, C. S. N. S. Lock Have, Pa, November 30, 1883; a calling card of Jno. F. Shenk, Class of '84, Central State Normal School; a manuscript describing flowers by Mattie C. Hess, November 5, 1875, and a manuscript describing water by Mattie C. Hess, February 16, 1876.
Genealogical material on both sides of front flyleaf, 1796 - 1911
Evans
Hills, M.T. Engl. Bible in Amer.,
Full leather binding with marbled end papers and maroon leather title on spine; covers detached from spine.
Das neue und verbesserte Gesang-Buch : worinnen die Psalmen Davids samt einer Sammlung alter und neuer geistreicher Lieder sowohl für privat und Hausandachten, als auch für den öffentlichen Gottesdienst enthalten sind : nebst einem Anhang des Heydelbergischen Catechismus, wie auch erbaulicher Gebäter
"Sammlung alter und neuer geistreicher Lieder ..."--[8], 585, [10] p., with separate t.p.
"Catechismus, oder kurzer Unterricht christlicher Lehre ..."--P. [11-43], last count.
Copy 1 inscription on inside front cover: "This book was used by Marie Salome Le Roy Hall-Schnickel; born 1742 - died 1817. She was a daughter of Abram Le Roy and became wife of Charles Hall. After his death she was married to ____Schinckel. She was the Great-Great-Grandmother of Marion E. Breneman, of Dayton, Ohio. The line of descent being as follows: Salome Le Roy Hall, Elizabeth Hall Ford, Marian Ford Breneman, Edward Breneman, Marion E. Bredneman".
