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Massacre of the Conestogas : on the trail of the Paxton Boys in Lancaster County

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Author
Brubaker, John H.
Date of Publication
2010.
Call Number
974.802 B886
Responsibility
by Jack Brubaker.
ISBN
9781609490614
1609490614
Author
Brubaker, John H.
Place of Publication
Charleston, SC
Publisher
History Press,
Date of Publication
2010.
Physical Description
188 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [177]-188.
Contents
pt. 1. Telling the story -- "Drive the heathen out of the land" -- "Some hot headed ill advised persons" -- "The same spirit & frantic rage" -- "Persons of undoubted probity & veracity" -- pt. 2. Retelling the story -- "I never heard one word of it till it was just over" -- "A mighty noise and hubbub" -- "Shot, scalped, hacked, and cut to pieces" -- "One of those youthful ebullitions of wrath" -- "The innocent were destined to share the fate of the guilty" -- "A zone of vicious racial violence" -- pt. 3. Killers and abettors -- "The most respectable of men" -- "They had possession and would keep it" -- "Eternal shame & reproach" -- pt. 4. Death and reconciliation -- "The remains of the victims of a terrible crime" -- "Slaughter'd, kill'd, and cut off a whole tribe" -- "Who was left to mourn for these people?"
Subjects
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Indians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Massacres - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Race relations - History - 18th century.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 B886
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History and topography of Northumberland, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, Union, Columbia, Juniata and Clinton counties, Pa. : embracing local and general events, leading incidents, description of the principal boroughs, towns, villages, etc., etc. ; with a copious appendix: embellished by engravings

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Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
974.8009 R946
Responsibility
compiled from authentic sources by I. D. Rupp.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Published by G. Hills,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
551 p., [9] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Names of subscribers": p. [557]-566.
Includes index.
Pages 1-145 general history of Pennsylvania, chiefly during the colonial period.
Subjects
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History.
Huntingdon County (Pa.) - History.
Mifflin County (Pa.) - History.
Centre County (Pa.) - History.
Union County (Pa.) - History.
Columbia County (Pa.) - History.
Juniata County (Pa.) - History.
Clinton County (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.8009 R946
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History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon, and Schuylkill counties : containing a brief history of the first settlers, topography of townships, notices of leading events, incidents, and interesting facts in the early history of these counties; with an appendix, containing matters of deep interest

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Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Date of Publication
197-.]
Call Number
974.82 R946
Responsibility
compiled from various authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp.
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Place of Publication
[Exton, Pa
Publisher
Schiffer Ltd.,
Date of Publication
197-.]
Physical Description
xiv, 568 p. : ill. 22 cm.
Notes
Facsimile reprint of the 1845 ed. published by G. Hills, Lancaster, Pa., printed by Hickok and Cantine, Harrisburg, Pa.
"A journal of James Young, commissary general, of musters--from June 19 to June 26, 1756": p. [407]-420; "A journal of Captain John Van Etten, at Fort Hyndshaw and Fort Hamilton, in the Pennsylvania forces, from Dec. 1, 1756 to July 21, 1757": p. [421]-455; "A journal of Colonel James Burd, from Feb. 16th, 1758 to Mar. 10th, 1758": p. [447]-459; "Fragment of a journal containing an account of doings at Fort North Kill ... June 13 to Aug. 31 [1754]": p. [463]-477.
Subjects
Coal - Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County.
Northampton County (Pa.) - History.
Lehigh County (Pa.) - History.
Monroe County (Pa.) - History.
Carbon County (Pa.) - History.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Young, James.
Van Etten, John.
Burd, James,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.82 R946
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The location of Susquehannock Fort

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Author
Landis, David H.,
Date of Publication
1910
movements of the Susquehannocks covering this period mainly through references from the Maryland Ar- chives and Jesuit Relations. As I did not have access to these, I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to the valuable work on Lancaster County Indian History recently pub- lished by H. Frank Eshleman for
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Responsibility
by D. H. Landis.
Author
Landis, David H.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1910
Physical Description
81-117 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 3
Subjects
Susquehannock Fort (York County, Pa.)
Susquehanna Indians.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Antiquities.
York County (Pa.) - Antiquities.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 14, number 3 (1910), p. 81-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.14
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Peter Bezaillion's Road

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Author
Brackbill, Martin Hervin.
Date of Publication
1939
longest stretch of all, between the New HoIland Pike and the river, except for short sections. But we can still Iocate it accurately enough by existing township lines, for when the magistrates and freeholders of the newly erected county of Lancaster met in the summer of 1729, to lay out townships, Peter's
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Responsibility
by Martin Hervin Brackbill.
Author
Brackbill, Martin Hervin.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[1]-48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 1
Subjects
Bezaillion, Peter, - 1662-1742.
Peters Road (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 1 (1939), p. 1-48Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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William Penn in the Conestoga Valley

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1944
Life of William, Penn. Philadelphia, 1852. Mombert's Authentic History of Lancaster County. Description of the Prov- ince, pp. 59-71; Frames of Government, pp. 16-45 Appendix. Pound, Arthur. The Penns of Pennsylvania and England. New York, 1932. Rupp's History of Lancaster and Y ork Counties. Lancaster
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Responsibility
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.
Contained In
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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Early local historical items

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1913
, Pennsylvania."—also Captain William Maxwell, Ensign James Wilkins, Feb- ruary 12, 1745-46 (raised in Rathmul- en township, Lancaster county). �These were likely employed in King George's War. It appears that some Lancaster county soldiers deserted, as under the date of July 24 it is sta- ted that Thomas
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Responsibility
by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
123-137 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 5
Subjects
American Weekly Mercury (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Newspapers - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 5 (1913), p. 123-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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Anno regni Georgii II. Regis Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, primo. : At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the ninth day of October, Anno Dom. 1722 ... And from thence continued by several prorogations to the twenty seventh day of June, 1727. Being the sixth session of this present Parliament

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Corporate Author
Great Britain.
Date of Publication
1727-1728.
Call Number
Book 462 1627-1728
Corporate Author
Great Britain.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by John Baskett ... and Tho. Norris, assignee to George Hills.,
Date of Publication
1727-1728.
Physical Description
42, 666, [2] p. ; 32 cm. (fol.)
Notes
Each act constitutes a chapter; each chapter has a caption title, and most have a general t.p.
LHS copy imperfect: all chapters except 5 (second occurrence), 9, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21 wanting. Transcription of title from general t.p. prefixed to chapter 1.
The general t.p. for the second group of paging has the phrase: At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the twenty third day of January, Anno Dom. 1727 ... being the first session of this present Parliament.
Final leaf blank.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 262 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
England and Wales. - Parliament - History - Early works to 1800.
England and Wales. - Parliament.
Politics and government
Great Britain - History - Charles II, 1660-1685 - Sources.
Great Britain - Politics and government - 1660-1688 - Early works to 1800.
Great Britain.
Early works.
History.
Sources.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 462 1627-1728
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Tracts, chiefly relating to the antiquities and laws of England By William Blackstone

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Author
Blackstone, William,
Edition
The third edition.
Date of Publication
1771.
Call Number
Book 647 1771
Author
Blackstone, William,
Edition
The third edition.
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Printed at the Clarendon Press,
Date of Publication
1771.
Physical Description
[4], 353, [3], lxxx, [20] pages, plate ; 4to
Notes
Drop-head title, p[iii]: 'Preface to the sixth edition, M. DCC. LXXI'.
Includes: 'An analysis of the laws of England', 'An essay on collateral consanguinity', 'Considerations on copyholders', 'Observations on the Oxford press' and 'The Great Charter, and charter of the forest, . To which is prefixed an introductory discourse. The charters themselves have a separate (Roman) pagination sequence, though the introduction to them continues the main sequence.
With an index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates signature at top of title page.
Book number 647 as asssigned by Yeates.
ESTC
Subjects
Law - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Inheritance and succession - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Constitutional history - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Constitutional history.
Inheritance and succession.
Law.
Great Britain.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 647 1771
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Impress of early names and traits

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Author
Franklin, Walter M.
Date of Publication
1899
M. Franklin, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Names, Geographical. Pennsylvania--Names. Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Names. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1898-99 Description: [45]-53 p. ; 23 cm. Series
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Responsibility
by Walter M. Franklin, Esq.
Author
Franklin, Walter M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[45]-53 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 2/3
Summary
The author of this journal article wishes to show the importance of various nationalities that settled in Pennsylvania - the Dutch, English, German and Scotch Irish are discussed.
Subjects
Names, Geographical.
Pennsylvania - Names.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Names.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 2/3 (1899), p. 45-53Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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