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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13303
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
Responsibility
Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Additional Author
Britton, William W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Presbyterian Records Donegal: [Minutes of Donegal Presbytery1732-1750, 1759-1765, 1766- 1786]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18782
Corporate Author
Synod of New York and Philadelphia (1758-1788). Presbytery of Donegal.
Date of Publication
1732-1786.
Call Number
Drawer 3, sec. 1: #837
Corporate Author
Synod of New York and Philadelphia (1758-1788). Presbytery of Donegal.
Date of Publication
1732-1786.
Physical Description
4 v. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Organized 1732 by the Synod [of Philadelphia]; divided and dissolved 1765; continued in part by Presbytery of Carlisle. Reconstituted as Donegal in 1766 by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia; dissolved 1786.
Affiliation: 1732-1745, the Synod; 1745-1758, Synod of Philadelphia; 1758-1786, Synod of New York and Philadelphia.
Vol. 3 includes minutes of Carlisle Presbytery, May 23, 1765-Apr. 25, 1766.
Labeled as #837.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Subjects
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - Presbytery of Donegal - History.
Presbyterian Church - Records and correspondence
Donegal (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
History.
Additional Corporate Author
Synod of Philadelphia (1717-1757). Presbytery of Donegal.
Synod of New York and Philadelphia (1758-1788). Presbytery of Carlisle.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 3, sec. 1: #837
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The law of inheritances in fee, laid down in a new method : with a kalendar of the persons inheritable, curiously engraved: to which is added, a supplement, containing a review of the said discourse

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22159
Author
Robinson, Robert,
Edition
The second edition.
Date of Publication
[1740?]
Call Number
Book 1032 1740?
Responsibility
by a Barrister of Lincoln's Inn.
Author
Robinson, Robert,
Edition
The second edition.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for and sold by Ward and Chandler at the Ship without Temple-Bar, and at their shops in Coney-street, York, and at Scarborough Spaw,
Date of Publication
[1740?]
Physical Description
[2], xiv, 104, 24 p., [1] leaf of plates (folded) ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Publication date suggested by ESTC.
"A catalogue of books printed for, and sold by Caesar Ward and Richard Chandler, booksellers at the Ship just without Temple-Bar, London, at at their shops in Coney-street, York, and the Corner of the Long-Room-street, at Scarborough-Spaw ..." 24 pages, final sequenece. With special title page.
Folded engraved plate signed: G. Child, Sculp.
Signatures: A-F⁸( -F6-F8) ²A⁴( -A1) ²B-²D⁴ ³A-C⁴.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page and on front fly learf under that of struck former owner.
Book number 1032 as assigned by Yeates.
ESTC
Subjects
Inheritance and succession - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Inheritance and succession.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Early works.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Child, G.,
Additional Corporate Author
Caesar Ward and Richard Chandler (London, England),
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 1032 1740?
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A general abridgment of cases in equity, argued and adjudged in the High court of chancery, &c. [1667-1744] With several cases never before published, alphabetically digested under proper titles; with notes and references to the whole. And three tables, the first of the names of the cases, the second of the several titles, with their divisions and subdivisions; and the third, of the matter under general heads

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21751
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Date of Publication
M. DCC. XXXII-LVI. [1732-1756]
Call Number
Book 697 1756
Book 696 1732
Responsibility
By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.
Place of Publication
[London] In the Savoy
Publisher
Printed by E. and R. Nutt, R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for H. Lintot,
Date of Publication
M. DCC. XXXII-LVI. [1732-1756]
Physical Description
2 volumes 33 cm
Notes
Attributed variously to Robert Foley, Sir Geoffrey Gilbert, Matthew Bacon, and Henry Pooley. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue.
Subtitle of v. 2 varies.
Vol. 2 printed by H. Lintot, for T. Waller.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title pages.
Book numbers 696 and 697 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Equity - England - Early works to 1800.
Equity - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Law reports, digests, etc - England - Early works to 1800.
Law reports, digests, etc - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Equity.
Law reports, digests, etc.
England.
Great Britain.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Foley, Robert.
Gilbert, Geoffrey,
Bacon, Matthew,
Pooley, Henry.
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 697 1756
Book 696 1732
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The practical register: or, A general abridgment of the law, relating to the practice of the several courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer : digested by way of common-place, under alphabetical heads; with great variety of cases extracted from the reports and statutes; together with all the rules of the said courts

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21815
Author
Lilly, John.
Edition
2d ed.
Date of Publication
1745.
Call Number
Book 771 1745
Book 772 1745
Responsibility
By John Lilly ...
Author
Lilly, John.
Edition
2d ed.
Place of Publication
[London]
Publisher
In the Savoy, printed by H. Lintot and sold by J. Shuckburgh,
Date of Publication
1745.
Physical Description
2 volumes 32 cm
Notes
Two issues of the 2d edition appeared in 1745, the 2d issue containing later rules and orders of the several courts and acts of Parliament. Paging of this issue v. 1, [18], 882 (i.e. 874), [6], 58 p. v. 2, 880, [6], 58 p.
Vol. 1: p. 145-154 omitted in numbering; p. 233-234 repeated in numbering.
"Some books lately printed for Messieurs Ward and Wicksteed in the Inner-Temple lane": v. 1, [1] page preceding text.
"Law books printed for and sold by Messieurs Ward and Wicksteed, in Inner-temple lane": v. 2, [1] page preceding supplement.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 771-772 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Law - Great Britain.
Equity pleading and procedure - Great Britain.
Criminal procedure - Great Britain.
Civil procedure - Great Britain.
Court rules - Great Britain.
Civil procedure.
Court rules.
Criminal procedure.
Equity pleading and procedure.
Law.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled decorated leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 771 1745
Book 772 1745
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A select collection of remarkable trials : in one volume. Viz. of The Duke of Norfolk, and the Lady Mary Mordaunt, for a divorce. ... Christopher Layer, Esq. ; for high treason

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21666
Date of Publication
1744.
Call Number
Book 496 1744
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Select trials
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Henry Anderson,
Date of Publication
1744.
Physical Description
524 pages ; 21 cm
Notes
A re-issue, with a cancel titlepage, of volume 8 of 'State trials and proceedings upon high treason'.
The imprint is probably false.
Originally published as 'A compleat collection of state-tryals'.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 596 as assigned by Yeates.
Summary
This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansion.
Subjects
Trials - Great Britain.
Trials (Divorce) - Great Britain.
Trials (Treason) - Great Britain.
Trials (Perjury) - Great Britain.
Trials (Piracy) - Great Britain.
Trials (Murder) - Great Britain.
Trials.
Trials (Divorce)
Trials (Murder)
Trials (Perjury)
Trials (Piracy)
Trials (Treason)
Great Britain.
Full leather (Binding)
Guilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 496 1744
Websites
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Reports of select cases in all the court of Westminster-hall, also the opinion of all the judges of England relating to the grandest prerogative of the royal family, and some observations relating to the prerogative of a queen consort

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21768
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.
Date of Publication
1748.
Call Number
Book 719 1748
Responsibility
By the Right Honourable John Lord Fortescue.
Corporate Author
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.
Place of Publication
[London] In the Savoy
Publisher
Printed for H. Lintot,
Date of Publication
1748.
Physical Description
1 preliminary leaf, xxxvi, [8], 440, [24] pages 33 cm
Notes
Chiefly cases in the Court of King's Bench, 1695-1738, with the preface that appeared in Lord Fortescue's new edition of Sir John Fortescue's work "The difference between an absolute and limited monarchy", 1714; and followed by articles entitled: Precedence, etc. of the judges: p. 382-397; Aurum reginæ: p. 398-400; The grand opinion for the prerogative concerning the royal family: p. 401-440.
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates signature at top of title page among those of four previous owners.
Book number 719 as assigned by Yeates.
Contents
Precedence, etc. of the judges -- Aurum reginæ -- The grand opinion for the prerogative concerning the royal family.
Subjects
Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Fortescue-Aland, John,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 719 1748
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A journal of the life of Thomas Story, containing an account of his remarkable convincement of and embracing the principles of truth as held by the people called Quakers and also of his travels and labours in the service of the gospel, with many occurrences and observations

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Author
Story, Thomas,
Date of Publication
1747.
Call Number
289.6 N536 1747 Oversize
Author
Story, Thomas,
Place of Publication
Newcastle upon Tyne
Publisher
Printed by Isaac Thompson,
Date of Publication
1747.
Physical Description
[4], iv, 768, 8 pages 32 cm
Notes
Error in paging: p. 556 mispaged 566.
One of a number issued by Isaac Thompson at his own expense by leave of the trustees of the author's estate. CF. prelim. p. 3.
Sabin 92324.
Ex Libris John C. Mendenhall.
Genealogy of Whitelock family from 1712-1848 on verso of first flyleaf and recto of second flyleaf.
Signature of Isaac Whitelock 1752 on front of first flyleaf.
Signature of Isaac Whitleock 1776 on back of first flyleaf.
Signature of Isaac Whitelock giving the book his wife Sarah Whitelock during Twelveth Month 1778 on first page of the introduction.
Signature of Isaac Whitelock 1752 appears twice on the title page.
Note on inheriting the book on front of first flyeaf.
Note on inheriting the book on back of front cover under signature of John C. Mendenhall.
Note on marriage of Isaac and Mary Whitelock on back of last flyleaf.
Full leather blind-tooled binding; front cover detached; morocco spine label.
Subjects
Story, Thomas, - 1662-1742.
Quakers - Biography.
Quakers.
Biography.
Additional Author
Whitelock, Isaac,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
289.6 N536 1747 Oversize
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The history of England : during the reigns of K. William, Q. Anne, and K. George I

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18944
Author
Ralph, James,
Date of Publication
1744-46.
Call Number
Book 9 1744
Book 8 1744
Responsibility
by a lover of truth and liberty.
Author
Ralph, James,
Place of Publication
London : For F. Cogan, and T. Waller
Publisher
Printed by Daniel Browne ;
Date of Publication
1744-46.
Physical Description
2 volumes ; (fol.)
Notes
"Lover of truth and liberty" = James Ralph.--ESTC.
T.p.s in red and black.
Vol.2 t.p. reads : " ... reigns of King William, Queen Anne, and King George the first ... London : Printed by Daniel Browne, for T. Waller, 1746."
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Books numbers 8 and 9 as arranged by Yeates.
Signature of Yeates at top of title page.
ESTC,
Subjects
Great Britain - History - 1689-1714.
Great Britain.
History.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 9 1744
Book 8 1744
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Union Fire Company Number One, 231st anniversary, 1742-1973

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17738
Date of Publication
[1742-]
Call Number
352.3 U58u
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
[Union Fire Company Number 1] ,
Date of Publication
[1742-]
Physical Description
[26 p.], ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Includes advertisements.
Contents
Lancaster's first steam pumper: a Union Fire Company innovation / Jack W. W. Loose -- Soldiers and sailors minumnet [sic.] designated United States shrine / Frederic S. Klein.
Subjects
Union Fire Company Number One.
Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Klein, Frederic Shriver,
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.3 U58u
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