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Remarks of Mr. Champneys, of Lancaster Country, on the bill to reduce the state debt, and to incorporate the Pennsylvania Canal and Railroad Co., in connexion with his former remarks on the same bill

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15679
Author
Champneys, Benjamin,
Date of Publication
1844.
Call Number
815 P769 # 34
Author
Champneys, Benjamin,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Isaac G. M'Kinley & Co., printers,
Date of Publication
1844.
Physical Description
8 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
In: Political Speeches.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Canal and Railroad Co.
Finances - Pennsylvania.
Railroads - Pennsylvania.
Canals - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 34
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Report of the Committee on Vice and Immorality, relative to the repeal of the law of Seventeen Hundred and Five, which prohibits persons from tippling on the sabbath

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16101
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Senate. Committee on Vice and Immorality.
Date of Publication
1844.
Call Number
815 P769 # 28
Responsibility
Mr. Craig, chairman.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Senate. Committee on Vice and Immorality.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Isaac G. M'Kinley, State printer,
Date of Publication
1844.
Physical Description
5 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
In: Political Speeches.
Subjects
Liquor laws - Pennsylvania.
Place
Harrisburg M'Kinley 1844.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 28
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A geography of Pennsylvania : containing an account of the history, geographical features, soil, climate, geology, botany, zoology, population, education, government, finances, productions, trade, railroads, canals &c. of the state : with a separate description of each county, and questions for the convenience of teachers : to which is appended, a travellers' guide, or table of distances on the principal rail road, canal and stage routes in the state

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18340
Author
Trego, Charles B.,
Date of Publication
1843.
Call Number
917.48 T784
  2 websites  
Responsibility
by Charles B. Trego ; illustrated by a map of the state and numerous engravings.
Author
Trego, Charles B.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Edward C. Biddle,
Date of Publication
1843.
Physical Description
384 p. : ill., fold. map ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Travel.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania.
History.
Additional Corporate Author
Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
917.48 T784
Websites
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Alta California : embracing notices of the climate, soil, and agricultural products of northern Mexico and the Pacific seaboard : also, a history of the military and naval operations of the United States directed against the territories of northern Mexico, in the year 1846-'47 : with documents declaratory of the policy of the present administration of the national government in regard to the annexation of conquered territory to this union, and the opinion of the Hon. James Buchanan on the Wilmot Proviso, &c

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18954
Author
Captain of volunteers.
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
979.4403 C254
  1 website  
Responsibility
by a Captain of volunteers.
Author
Captain of volunteers.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
H. Packer & Co. ...,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
[2], 5-64 p. (first leaf blank) ; 25 cm.
Notes
This copy is a reproduction ISBN 0548410593.
Description of area: p. 9-12; history and documentation: p. 13-64.
Anti-annexation tract.
Summary
The 1847 publication briefly address climate soil and agriculture in Alta and Baja California in chapter I. The following eight chapters consist of communications from the U.S. Government consisting of instructions in the event Mexico declared war, justification of and motives for war, various reports to Washington, communications with Mexican officials in Alta California, accounts of the military operations in California, the articles of capitulation entered into at Rancho of Cowanga on January 13, 1847, all of which are interspersed with personal observations and comments by the author. The final chapter deals with the question of whether slavery would be allowed in California, the policy of the South and its motive for a slave market and emigrants to California and Northern Mexico [from California State University's Digital Commons]
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
California - Description and travel.
California - History - 1846-1850.
Mexico, North - Description and travel.
California - Annexation to the United States.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
979.4403 C254
Websites
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Lancaster directory for 1843 : containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business, and residences; also a list of the streets, lanes, alleys, etc.; city officers, public institutions, and banks, besides other useful information

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13763
Author
Bryson, James H.
Date of Publication
[1843]
Call Number
090 L244 bry 1843
Author
Bryson, James H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
James H. Bryson,
Date of Publication
[1843]
Physical Description
43 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Includes advertisements.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244 bry 1843
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The experienced botanist or Indian physician, being a new system of practice, founded on botany; containing: 1. A description of medicinal plants--their properties, &c. and the method of preparing and using them. 2. A treatise on the causes, symptoms and cure of disease incident to the human frame; with a safe and sovereign mode of treatment. For the use of families and practitioners

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4382
Author
Cooper, J. W.
Date of Publication
1840.
Call Number
580 C777
Responsibility
By J. W. Cooper.
Author
Cooper, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Printed for the author and publishers. J. Bear, printer,
Date of Publication
1840.
Physical Description
xxi, [23]-303 p. 16 cm.
Subjects
Botany, Medical
Medicine, Popular.
Plants, Medicinal
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
580 C777
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A history of the original settlements on the Delaware : from its discovery by Hudson to the colonization under William Penn : to which is added an account of the ecclesiastical affairs of the Swedish settlers, and a history of Wilmington, from its first settlement to the present time

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7586
Author
Ferris, Benjamin,
Date of Publication
1846.
Call Number
974.802814 F394
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Benjamin Ferris.
Author
Ferris, Benjamin,
Place of Publication
Wilmington
Publisher
Wilson & Heald,
Date of Publication
1846.
Physical Description
312 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Delaware - History.
Delaware - Church history.
Wilmington (Del.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.802814 F394
Websites
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Speech by Mr. Cooper of Pennsylvania : on the bill to appropriate the proceeds of the public lands delivered in the House of Representatives, July 2nd, 1841

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18822
Author
Cooper, James,
Date of Publication
1841.
Call Number
815 P769 # 5
Author
Cooper, James,
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1841.
Physical Description
12 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
In: Political Speeches.
Subjects
Public land sales.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 5
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The army and navy of America: containing a view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents, and glorious achievements in the cause of freedom, from the period of the French and Indian Wars to the close of the Mexican War; independent of an account of warlike operations on land and sea

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9157
Author
Neff, Jacob K.
Date of Publication
1849.
Call Number
090 L244hi 1849
  1 website  
Author
Neff, Jacob K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
G. Hills,
Date of Publication
1849.
Physical Description
684 p. illus. 22 cm.
Subjects
Military art and science.
United States - History, Military - To 1900.
United States - History, Naval - To 1900.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244hi 1849
Websites
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The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments : translated from the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised : with Canne's marginal notes and references, to which are added an index, an alphabetical table of all the names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations, table of scripture weights, measures, and coins, &c

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19700
Date of Publication
1846.
Call Number
220 W742 1846
Place of Publication
Philadelphia : New York
Publisher
John B. Perry ; Nafis and Cornish,
Date of Publication
1846.
Physical Description
829, cxlvii, xxi, 56, 19 pages, [10] leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 30 cm
Notes
Includes Apocrypha; A brief concordance to the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New testaments, by John Brown; and the Psalms of David, in metre.
Includes index.
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appointment may be required.
Willson family bible.
Willson and Rettew family genealogy 1779-1929 on three pages preceding New Testament.
Subjects
Willson, George, - 1799-1879.
Rettew, Mary Ann, - 1817-1886.
Willson family - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Brown, John,
Additional Title
Bible.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Bible
Call Number
220 W742 1846
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