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Christopher Marshall's home in which he lived and wrote his diary in year 1777 and 1781 inclusive

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1927
wrote his diary in year 1777 and 1781 inclusive / by D. F. Magee, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Marshall, Christopher, 1709-1797 --Diaries. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 118-120 p. ; 23 cm. Series
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by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
118-120 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 8
Notes
Christopher Marshall, a politically active resident of Philadelphia, lived in Lancaster County during the American Revolution. He had begun writing a diary in Philadelphia that included observations on events of the day. He continued this while in Lancaster. The diary shows much about life in Lancaster during the Revolution.
Subjects
Marshall, Christopher, - 1709-1797.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 8 (1927), p. 118-121Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Extracts from the diary of Christopher Marshall : kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster, during the American Revolution, 1774-1781

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Author
Marshall, Christopher,
Date of Publication
1877.
Call Number
973.38 M367
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edited by William Duane.
Author
Marshall, Christopher,
Place of Publication
Albany
Publisher
Joel Munsell,
Date of Publication
1877.
Physical Description
iv, [5]-330 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes
First edition, covering only the years 1774-1776, published in Philadelphia by the same editor in 1839.
Summary
From The History Society of Pennsylvania: Christopher Marshall was born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 6, 1709. He was educated in England and sailed to America sometime in the late 1720s. By 1729, he had established a pharmacy shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His success as a pharmacist and chemist allowed him to retire from business in 1774, but he remained a vital public figure. In 1776, he became a delegate to the Philadelphia Provincial Council, and he was twice appointed to the Continental Committee of Council and Safety. His retirement afforded him the time to keep diaries of public and personal events. He wrote these "remembrances" almost daily from about 1774 to at least 1795. In 1777, Marshall relocated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to improve his health and to avoid the British armies. After hostilities ceased, Marshall moved back to Philadelphia where he died on May 7, 1797.
Subjects
Marshall, Christopher, - 1709-1797.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Additional Author
Duane, William,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.38 M367
Websites
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A clash of cultures : Native Americans and colonialism in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Martin, Darvin L.
Date of Publication
c2008.
Call Number
974.8011 M379
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Darvin L. Martin.
Author
Martin, Darvin L.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c2008.
Physical Description
30 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Lancaster County contains the most concentrated record of Native American habitation in all of Pennsylvania, with 1,470 unique archeological sites cataloged as of January 2008. Topics in this resource include the following: the Susquehannocks; the Schultz Site; the Washington Boro Site; the Roberts Site; the Frey-Haverstick Site; the Strickler Site; the Oscar Leibhart Site; the Byrd Leibhart Site; the Nanticokes; Peter Bezaillion; Martin Chartier; the Conestoga Massacre; and others.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Excavations (Archaeology) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 M379
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The 1869 diary of Samuel R. Hess of Clay Township, Lancaster County : Mennonite, farmer & nurseryman

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Author
Hess, Samuel R.,
Date of Publication
c1997
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 22
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introduction, transcribed & indexed by Clarence Edwin Spohn.
Author
Hess, Samuel R.,
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
c1997
Physical Description
viii, 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ;
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
This issue contains the transcription of the 1869 diary of Clay Township resident Samuel R. Hess, and provides a day-to-day look at the life of a typical Mennonite farmer and businessman. The diary has been indexed by name and provides a list of local residents with whom Hess had contact with.
Subjects
Hess, Samuel R., - 1830-1906 - Diaries.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Farmers - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Spohn, Clarence E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 22
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A running story of Lancaster County : (from Hazard's Register--1613-1835)

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1923
on Pennsylvania's roads, bridges and canals was made March 23, 1822, and is interesting since Lancaster County had its considerable share therein. V. 2 p. 291. In a fine review of the provisions made in Pennsylvania for education from 1682 to 1828, it is stated that in 1822 the city and incorporated
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Register of Pennsylvania
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compiled by H. Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1923
Physical Description
39-70 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 3
Notes
Book entitled "Register of Pennsylvania" by Samuel Hazard.
Summary
From the 16 volumes of Hazard's "Register of Pennsylvania", Eshleman compiled the entries associated with Lancaster County in chronological order. The Register was "devoted to the preservation of facts and every other kind of useful information respecting the state of Pennsylvania."
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Chronology.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Additional Author
Hazard, Samuel,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 27, number 3 (1923), p. 39-70Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.27
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Diary of Francis X. Ziegler , 1854-1867

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Author
Ziegler, Francis X. ,
Date of Publication
[2002]
Call Number
923.7 Z66
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transcribed by John Bennawit, Jr.
Author
Ziegler, Francis X. ,
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
[2002]
Physical Description
unp. 29 cm.
Notes
Original diary in Lancaster County Historical Society Archives.
Summary
Francis Ziegler was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania in 1817 and he died in 1902. He was a school teacher and a telegraph operator.He recorded in this diary sporadically between 1854 and 1857. His entries describe personal experiences, but many entries pertain to events of the day, both local and national. His discontent with politics and the times, in general, is clear. The diary begins at the time of a cholera epidemic in Columbia during which many people died. He presents a picture of a very frightening time. Another highlight of the diary was his description of the invasion of Pennsylvania by Confederate troops during the Civil War. He witnessed the burning of the bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville. This action closed off a potential route for the Confederates to reach Philadelphia and Harrisburg after Gettysburg.
Subjects
Ziegler, Francis X - Diaries.
Cholera - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Columbia (Pa.) - History - Personal narratives.
Susquehanna River Valley - History, Military - 19th century.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Bennawit, John,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.7 Z66
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Lancaster County miscellaneous papers, 1724-1816

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Date of Publication
n.d.
Call Number
Drawer 1, Sec. 3: #245
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Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
n.d.
Physical Description
1 reel , 35 mm.
Notes
Shares reel with Lancaster county docket of cases, 1743-1749 and the Hamilton family letterbook, 1782-1790.
Labeled on box # 245 Part 1.
500 items.
Miscellaneous papers relating to local government and economic affairs of Lancaster County: letters, 1733-1740, of Samuel Blunston to the proprietors, deal with the disputes between the Maryland and Pennsylvania authorities, land transactions, Indians on the Susquehanna, politics, legal matters, etc; letters of Thomas Cookson, George Craig, William Parsons, Richard Peters, George Smith, and others, 1739-1764; material on Conrad Weiser, 1756; accounts of Indian massacres, 1755; petitions, court records, surveys, indentures, land warrants, tax returns; petitions and lists of names of tavern keepers, 1766, 1769; account of the plan of the town of York, 1749; list of books added to the Lancaster library, ca. 1770; list of subscribers for the relief of inhabitants of Boston, Mass., 1774; military accounts and muster rolls, 1776; wills, estate papers, broadsides, and other items.
Original manuscript in collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
For a photocopied index to this collection see LC 016 I38 Oversize.
Subjects
Cookson, Thomas, - 1709-1753. . . .
Craig, George.
Parsons, William, - 1701-1757.
Peters, Richard, - 1704-1776.
Smith, George.
Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760.
Blunston, Samuel, 1689-1745.
Paxton Boys.
Cresap's War
Court records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Indexes.
Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Lists.
Taverns (Inns) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Bibliography
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Susquehana Indians.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Boundaries.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Militia.
York (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 1, Sec. 3: #245
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The diaries of Peter C. Hiller, Conestoga, Pennsylvania, 1875-1898 : a reflection of the life and times in Conestoga, Pennsylvania during the late 1800s

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Author
Hiller, Peter C.,
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
974.815 CONE H652
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[edited by] Pauline Benedict Eshelman.
Author
Hiller, Peter C.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
P.B. Eshelman,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
xx, 420 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Library's copy inscribed by Pauline Benedict Eshelman.
Summary
Peter Clinger Hiller was born in Conestoga, PA, and lived there with his wife and four daughters. He was a teacher and farmer. He also sold and repaired organs, bought and sold tobacco, was a clerk in the Internal Revenue office selling cigar stamps along with other duties, wrote deeds for the county Recorder's office, and served as Justice of the Peace. He belonged to several civic organization and had many hobbies.
Subjects
Hiller, Peter C., - 1847-1898 - Diaries.
Hiller family.
Conestoga (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History - Sources.
Conestoga (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Eshelman, Pauline Benedict.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 CONE H652
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A Pennsylvanian in blue : the Civil War diary of Thomas Beck Walton

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Author
Walton, Thomas Beck,
Date of Publication
1995
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edited by Robert A. Taylor
ISBN
0942597826 (softcover : alk. paper)
Author
Walton, Thomas Beck,
Place of Publication
Shippensburg, PA
Publisher
Burd Street Press,
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
xiv, 65 p. : ill ; 23 cm
Series
Civil War heritage series ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Subjects
Walton, Thomas Beck, - 1840-1913 - Diaries
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 195th (1864-1865)
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography
Additional Author
Taylor, Robert A.,
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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
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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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