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Charter to William Penn, and laws of the province of Pennsylvania, passed between the years 1682 and 1700, preceded by Duke of York's laws in force from the year 1676 to the year 1682, with an Appendix containing laws relating to the organization of the provincial courts and historical matter

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Corporate Author: Zonnehof Cultureel Centrum.

Date of Publication: 1879.

Call Number: 340.9 C486

Responsibility: Pub. under the direction of John Blair Linn, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Comp. and ed. By Staughton George, Benjamin M. Nead, Thomas McCamant.

Corporate Author: Zonnehof Cultureel Centrum.

Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Publisher: L.S. Hart, State Printer,

Date of Publication: 1879.

Physical Description: iv, 614 p. front. (port.) illus., facsims. (part fold.) 25 cm.

Notes: In pocket of volume is a "Fac-simile of the charter granted by Charles the Second to William Penn for the 'province of Pensilvania,' engraved from the original on file in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth."

Subjects: Pennsylvania. - Courts.; Law - Pennsylvania.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; New Sweden - History.

Additional Author: George, Staughton.; Nead, Benjamin Matthias,; McCamant, Thomas,

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania.; Great Britain.; Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 340.9 C486

Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery and of some special cases adjudged in the Court of King's Bench

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Date of Publication: 1741-1350 [i.e. 1750?]

Call Number: Book 700 1741; Book 701 1741a; Book 702 1750

Responsibility: collected by William Peere Williams ...

Place of Publication: Dublin

Publisher: Printed by and for Oli. Nelson, at Milton's Head in Skinner-Row,

Date of Publication: 1741-1350 [i.e. 1750?]

Physical Description: 3 volumes ; 32 cm

Notes: "Published with notes and references, and two tables to each volume; one of the names of the cases, the other of the principal matters: by his son William Peere Williams, of the Inner Temple, Esq."; Title varies slightly.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title pages.; Book numbers 700-702 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Equity - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Equity.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Williams, William Peere,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of Chancery.; Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 700 1741; Book 701 1741a; Book 702 1750

An illustrated history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, civil, political, and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time including historical descriptions of each county in the state, their towns, and industrial resources

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Author: Egle, William Henry,

Date of Publication: 1876.

Call Number: 974.8009 H313 1876; 974.8009 E31

Responsibility: by William Henry Egle.

Author: Egle, William Henry,

Place of Publication: Harrisburg

Publisher: DeWitt C. Goodrich,

Date of Publication: 1876.

Physical Description: xii, 13-1186 p., front., illus. (ports., maps, facsim.), 25 cm.

Notes: Bound in three-quarter red leather and red linen.; Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham No. 2658

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History.; Pennsylvania - Local history.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books; Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8009 H313 1876; 974.8009 E31

Historical map of Pennsylvania. Showing the Indian names of streams, and villages, and paths of travel; the sites of old forts and battle-fields; the successive purchases from the Indians; and the names and dates of counties and county towns; with tables of forts and proprietary manors

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Corporate Author: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Date of Publication: 1875.

Call Number: 974.80091 P415s

Responsibility: Ed. by P. W. Sheafer and others.

Corporate Author: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Publication fund of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania,

Date of Publication: 1875.

Physical Description: 26 p. fold. map. 30 cm.

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History.

Additional Author: Sheafer, P. W.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80091 P415s

The history of Pennsylvania from the earliest discovery to the present time. Including an account of the first settlements by the Dutch, Swedes, and English, and of the colony of William Penn, his treaty and pacific measures with the Indians; and the gradual advancement of the state to its present aspect of opulence, culture and refinement. By William Mason Cornell

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Author: Cornell, William Mason,

Date of Publication: 1876.

Call Number: 974.8009 C814

1 website

Author: Cornell, William Mason,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Quaker City Pub. House,

Date of Publication: 1876.

Physical Description: 575, [1] p. illus. 24 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. [576]

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8009 C814

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A tribute to the principles, virtues, habits and public usefulness of the Irish and Scotch early settlers of Pennsylvania

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Author: Chambers, George,

Date of Publication: 1871.

Call Number: 974.80091 P412

Responsibility: By a descendant.

Author: Chambers, George,

Place of Publication: Chambersburg, Pa

Publisher: M. A. Foltz, printer,

Date of Publication: 1871.

Physical Description: 172 p. 22 cm.

Notes: "Preface" signed: G. C.; First edition published 1856.

Subjects: Scotch-Irish in Pennsylvania.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80091 P412

Pennsylvania and the Centennial exposition: comprising the preliminary and final reports of the Pennsylvania board of Centennial managers, made to the Legislature at the sessions of 1877-8; together with a list of the officers and members of the Board and of the associated committees; and historical sketch of the exhibition; an alphabetical catalogue of Pennsylvania exhibitors; and a series of articles relative to the industries, resources and capabilities of the commonwealth

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Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Board of Centennial managers.

Date of Publication: 1878.

Call Number: 974.80421 P415

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Board of Centennial managers.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Printed for the Pennsylvania board of Centennial managers, by Gillin & Nagle,

Date of Publication: 1878.

Physical Description: 3 pt. in 2 v. fronts. (v. 2; fold. map) plates, plans. 26 cm.

Subjects: Pennsylvania - Industries.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80421 P415

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Date Range: 1879-1919

volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Description: Known as The Marietta Scrapbook, this volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many articles on the Pennsylvania Dutch, personal histories, crime, and genealogical information within the book. Histories for the following municipalities are included: Marietta, Christiana, Columbia, Donegal, Erie, Lancaster, Lititz, Manheim, Maytown, Mountville, Peach Bottom, Salunga, and Wrightsville.

Date Range: 1879-1919

Creation Date: 1879-1919

Year Range From: 1879

Year Range To: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Job descriptions; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population; Local taxation; Marietta (Pa.); Murder; Occupations; Pennsylvania Dutch; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Christiana; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Education; Lancaster; Lititz; Manheim; Marietta; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mountville; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Pennsylvania Germans; Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.; Scrapbooks; Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box R010

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 88.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

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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

Martial deeds of Pennsylvania

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Author: Bates, Samuel P.

Edition: Author's ed.

Date of Publication: 1875.

Call Number: 974.8033 B329m

Responsibility: By Samuel P. Bates ...

Author: Bates, Samuel P.

Edition: Author's ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: T.H. Davis & Co.,

Date of Publication: 1875.

Physical Description: 1116 p. incl. front. pl., port., maps (1 fold.) 26 cm.

Notes: A history of Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

Contents: pt. I. General history.--pt. II. Biography.--pt. III. Civil and miscellaneous.

Subjects: Gettysburg Campaign, 1863.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; Pennsylvania - Biography.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 974.8033 B329m

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