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An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania in America : the richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation ... the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English with the number of its inhabitants : as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers : with a map

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Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
974.801 T456
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by Gabriel Thomas ; edited, with copious notes, &c. by A. Monroe Aurand, Jr.
Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Aurand Press,
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
32 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Originally published: London : A. Baldwin, 1698. Reprinted at the Aurand Press, 1935.
Cover title: History of Pensilvania, published in London in 1698.
"Privately printed for the editor and his friends".
Filmed with: Good order established in Pennsylvania and New Jersey / by Thomas Budd. Cleveland : Burrows Co., 1902.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Early works to 1800.
Additional Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.801 T456
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.18343867;view=1up;seq=9
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Lewis Evans

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Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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by Lawrence Henry Gipson; to which is added Evans' A brief account of Pennsylvania, together with facsimiles of his Geographical, historical, political, philosophical, and mechanical essays, numbers I and II ... Also facsimiles of Evans' maps.
Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
8 p. l., 246 p. incl. 5 maps (4 fold.) front. (fold. map) 31 cm.
Notes
"As to ... 'A brief account of Pennsylvania' which is presented herewith, two copies of this are in existence, neither of which is the original manuscript: the so-called George Fox copy, belonging to the Historical society of Pennsylvania, and the Du Simitière copy, possessed by the Library company of Philadelphia ... The text of the Fox copy has been followed."--Pref.
Contents
pt. 1. Early scientific activities in Pennsylvania. The mapping of the middle Atlantic region, 1749. Pennsylvania boundary disputes. The mapping of the Ohio valley in 1755. The passing of Evans and the early history of his maps.--pt. 2. A brief account of Pennsylvania, 1753.--pt. 3. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number I." 1755. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number II," 1756.--pt. 4. A map of the Indian walking purchase, 1737. A map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and the three Delaware counties, 1749. A revision of the 1732 edition of the foregoing map of 1749. Evans' Map of the middle Atlantic region drawn for Peter Kalm in 1750. A map of the area in dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1753. A general map of the middle British colonies, 1755.
Subjects
Evans, Lewis, - 1700?-1756.
Iroquois Indians.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries - Maryland.
Maryland - Boundaries - Pennsylvania.
Middle Atlantic States - Description and travel.
Ohio River Valley - Description and travel.
Middle Atlantic States - Maps.
Ohio River Valley - Maps.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
United States - Politics and government - 1755-1763.
Additional Author
Evans, Lewis,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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The blue hills : rounds and discoveries in the country places of Pennsylvania

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Author
Weygandt, Cornelius,
Date of Publication
c1936.
Call Number
974.800912 W547b
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by Cornelius Weygandt.
Author
Weygandt, Cornelius,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company,
Date of Publication
c1936.
Physical Description
xx, 434 p., [15] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.800912 W547b
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Pilgrimage of the Historical Society of Berks County

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931.
East Conestogoe and Pequea townships was as follows: "To the worshippfull his Majesties Justices of the Peace at the Court of General Quarter Sessions, held at Chester ye 30th day of August, 1726. "The Humble petition of Hans Grove & William Clark most Humbly showeth: "That the Taxable Townships or
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
252-256 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 10
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 10 (1931), p. 252-256Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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The records of the genealogies of the Van Buskirk and Lesher families as compiled by G.W. Van Buskirk and C.C. Van Buskirk, 1878. The records of the genealogy of the Ellmaker family as compiled by Watson Ellmaker

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6949
Author
Van Buskirk, G. W.
Date of Publication
1937.
Call Number
929 V118
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by George Van Buskirk Buehler.
Author
Van Buskirk, G. W.
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
G.V. Buehler,
Date of Publication
1937.
Physical Description
16 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Van Buskirk family.
Ellmaker family.
Lesher family.
Additional Author
Van Buskirk, C. C.
Ellmaker, Watson.
Buehler, George Van Buskirk.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 V118
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Around the boundaries of Chester county, by Wilmer W. MacElree

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Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Date of Publication
1934.
Call Number
974.813 M141
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Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Place of Publication
West Chester, Pa
Date of Publication
1934.
Physical Description
2 p. β., 9-600 p. illus., (incl. ports., facsims.) plates, maps (1 fold.) diagr. 23 cm.
Subjects
Chester County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Chester County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 M141
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Pilgrimage of the Lancaster County Historical Society to Lebanon County

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1931
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by (Mrs. D. B.) Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931
Physical Description
194-196 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 8
Subjects
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 13 (1931), p. 194-196Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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History of the Grim family of Pennsylvania and its associated families, including the following: Merkle [and others]

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Author
Long, William Gabriel,
Date of Publication
1934.
Call Number
929 G861L
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Published by Mabel Estella Grim Smith [and others.
Author
Long, William Gabriel,
Place of Publication
Huntington, W. Va
Publisher
Huntington Pub. Co.]
Date of Publication
1934.
Physical Description
166 p. ports.
Subjects
Grim family.
Merkle family.
Greenawalt family.
Fertig family.
Zechman family.
Schaeffer family.
Smith family.
Felver family.
Conde family.
Garner family.
Robbins family.
Long family.
Kisling family.
Schartel family.
Manbeck family.
Giltner family.
Schreiner family.
Dreher family.
Kircher family.
Moyer family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 G861L
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A visit to historical scenes : (describing a visit to Lancaster, Pa., in July, 1926)

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Author
Ford, Harry Pringle.
Date of Publication
1935
A VISIT TO HISTORICAL SCENES* (Describing a visit to Lancaster, Pa., in July, 1926) By HARRY PRINGLE FORD It was a rare privilege recently to visit the attractive city of Lancaster, Pa., sixty-eight miles west of Philadelphia, with its wealth of historical asso- ciations and its many evidences of
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by Harry Pringle Ford.
Author
Ford, Harry Pringle.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1935
Physical Description
[66]-68 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 39, no. 3
Notes
Reprinted from The Presbyterian, of July 29, 1926
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 39, number 3 (1935), p. 66-68Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.39
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Little journeys through "America's garden spot" : historic and scenic Lancaster Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
[1938?]
Call Number
974.815 LACO L778
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prepared and published by the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,
Date of Publication
[1938?]
Physical Description
28 p. : ill., map ; 23 x 10 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Guidebooks.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Guidebooks.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L778
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