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The papers of Henry Bouquet

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Author: Bouquet, Henry,

Date of Publication: 1972.

Call Number: 974.80283 B765

Responsibility: edited by S.K. Stevens, Donald H. Kent [and] Autumn L. Leonard.

Author: Bouquet, Henry,

Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Publisher: The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,

Date of Publication: 1972.

Physical Description: v. <1-5 > illus. (part fold.) ports. 24 cm.

Notes: "The Library of Congress ... photostatic reproductions of ... the Bouquet Papers in the British Museum ... were the chief source for our transcripts."; "The letters and documents have been rearranged in chronological order, instead of retaining the British Museum's serial arrangement as in the mimeographed edition."; Vol. 5 has title: The papers of Henry Bouquet.; Includes bibliographies and indexes.; "Henry Louis Bouquet, generally known as Henry Bouquet, was a Swiss mercenary who rose to prominence in British service during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over a Native American force at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac's War." [from Wikipedia]

Contents: v. 1. December 11, 1755-May 31, 1758.--v. 2. The Forbes expedition.--v. 3. January 1, 1759-August 31, 1759. Edited by D.H. Kent, L.M. Waddell, A.L. Leonard.--v. 4. September 1, 1759-August 31, 1760. Edited by L.M. Waddell, J.L. Tottenham, D.H. Kent.--v. 5. September 1, 1760-October 31, 1761. Edited by L.M. Waddell, J.L. Tottenham, D.H. Kent.

Subjects: Bouquet, Henry, - 1719-1765 - Correspondence.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.; Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.

Additional Author: Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,; Kent, Donald H.; Leonard, Autumn L.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80283 B765

Penn's settlement on the River of Susquehannagh

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Author: Bradley, A. Day

Date of Publication: 1971.

Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 2 (1892), 224 by Julius F. Sachse. It was re- produced in facsimile as the frontispiece to the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 28 (1904). �

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Responsibility: by A. Day Bradley.

Author: Bradley, A. Day

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1971.

Physical Description: [125]-128 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 3

Subjects: Penn, William, - 1644-1718.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Susquehanna River.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 3 (1971), p. 125-128Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75

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Conestoga crossroads : Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1790

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Author: Wood, Jerome H.

Date of Publication: 1979.

Call Number: 974.815 LACI W876

Responsibility: by Jerome H. Wood, Jr.

Author: Wood, Jerome H.

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, Pa. : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Date of Publication: 1979.

Physical Description: ix, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: This book was derived from the author's PhD thesis, "Conestoga Crossroads: The Rise of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1789", call number 974.815 LACI W876t.; LCHS copy inscribed by author.; "Notes and bibliographical essay": p. 257-296.

Summary: PART ONE- Concentrates on the political and administrative history of Lancaster as a borough. PART TWO- Discusses the town's economic structure and it's role as a regional marketing center and "western emporium " including a description of the structure of inland trade. PART THREE- Focuses on the economic class structure of the community, on the characteristics of it's religious life, on the social and cultural interaction between "Dutchmen" and "Engellanders" and on the role of the town as an intellectual center.

Subjects: Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACI W876

Life and times in colonial Philadelphia

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Author: Kelley, Joseph J.

Date of Publication: [1973]

Call Number: 974.811 K29

Responsibility: [by] Joseph J. Kelley, Jr.

ISBN: 0811709493

Author: Kelley, Joseph J.

Place of Publication: [Harrisburg, Pa.]

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Date of Publication: [1973]

Physical Description: 256 p. illus. 24 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. 243-256.

Contents: Chapter subtitles: Wm Penn founds a new world "Experiment " --- Penn's Philadelphia becomes a living community -- Business and community grow together-- Medicine and progress didn't always march hand in hand -- Philadelphia loved the theater, but not all Philadelphians -- Music calmed many a savage Philadelphian -- The painter's brush found fertile ground in Penn's model city -- The battle between good andevil is well fought in Philadelphia -- Pleasure was where theyfound it, and often in a noggin -- Love wasn't always brotherly in Philadelphia -- Philadelphia's press reflected the growing Colonial metropolis -- Politics, as everywhere, consumed the "Holy Experiment"

Summary: The author says that he wished to portray a more realistic view of 18th century Philadelphia, rather than the often seen, romanticized version of the city. He wanted to show the down to earth life in a bustling, but less than perfect, community.

Subjects: Philadelphia (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; Philadelphia (Pa.) - Social life and customs - To 1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.811 K29

Pennsylvania 1776

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Date of Publication: c1975.

Call Number: 974.8029 P412

Responsibility: Robert Secor, general editor ; John M. Pickering, associate editor ; Irwin Richman, picture editor ; Glenn Ruby, designer ; editorial board, Irwin Feller ... [et al.].