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A digest of the ordinances of corporation of the city of Lancaster and of the acts of assembly relating thereto

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo870
Date of Publication
1855
Call Number
352.008 C855 1855
Responsibility
Revised and arranged by William R. Wilson & Jas C. Carpenter; published by authority of councils.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, (Pa.)
Publisher
W.B. Wiley
Date of Publication
1855
Physical Description
164 p., 34 p. : 23 cm.
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Carpenter, Jas C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
352.008 C855 1855
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The life of Rev. Michael Schlatter; with a full account of his travels and labors among the Germans in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia; including his services as chaplain in the French and Indian War, and in the war of the revolution. 1716 to 1790

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo965
Author
Harbaugh, Henry,
Date of Publication
1857.
Call Number
922.57 S338h
Responsibility
by H. Harbaugh.
Author
Harbaugh, Henry,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lindsay and Blakiston,
Date of Publication
1857.
Physical Description
xxxi, 27-375 p. front. 19 cm.
Notes
"A true history of the real condition of the destitute congregations in Pennsylvania, by Michael Schlatter" (a translation of Getrouw verhaal van den waren toestant der meest herderloze gemeentens in Pennsylvanien ... Amsterdam, 1751): p. 87-234.
Reverend Michael Schlatter was a minister of the German Reformed church who came to America to serve German immigrants. He was pastor in churches in Germantown and Philadelphia, and he also made missionary tours among the German Reformed settlers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York State.
Subjects
Schlatter, Michael, - 1716-1790.
Reformed Church in the United States.
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
922.57 S338h
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The life and public services of James Buchanan : late minister to England and formerly minister to Russia : Senator and Representative in Congress, and Secretary of State : including the most important of his state papers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1046
Author
Horton, R. G.
Edition
Authorized ed.
Date of Publication
1856.
Call Number
923.173 B918h
Responsibility
by R.G. Horton.
Author
Horton, R. G.
Edition
Authorized ed.
Place of Publication
New York : Cincinnati
Publisher
Derby & Jackson ; H.W. Derby & Co.,
Date of Publication
1856.
Physical Description
xi, 13-428 p. : port. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Campaign literature, 1856
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.173 B918h
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Pageant of liberty, commemorating Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the American revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1082
Author
Burrell, Percy Jewett.
Date of Publication
c1926]
Call Number
974.815 LACO B969
Responsibility
Percy Jewett Burrell, pageant director and co-author with Laura F. Kready and H. Clifton Thorbahn. Presented upon Williamson athletic field by the people of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, July 5th, 6th and 7th, 1926.
Author
Burrell, Percy Jewett.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster press, inc.,
Date of Publication
c1926]
Physical Description
136 p. 24 cm.
Subjects
Pageants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Revolution - Drama.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution - Drama.
Additional Author
Kready, Laura Fry,
Thorbahn, H. Clifton,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO B969
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The presidents of the United States : from Washington to Pierce, comprising their personal and political history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1122
Author
Frost, John,
Date of Publication
1857.
Call Number
923.173 F939
Responsibility
by John Frost.
Author
Frost, John,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Phillips, Sampson,
Date of Publication
1857.
Physical Description
455 p. : ports. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Presidents - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.173 F939
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Autobiography of Abel C. Thomas: including recollections of persons, incidents, and places

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1123
Author
Thomas, Abel Charles,
Date of Publication
1852.
Call Number
922.81 T454
Author
Thomas, Abel Charles,
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
J.M. Usher,
Date of Publication
1852.
Physical Description
408p. front. (port.) 20cm.
Subjects
Thomas, Abel Charles, - 1807-1880.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
922.81 T454
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James Buchanan and his cabinet on the eve of secession

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1126
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
923.173 B918a
Responsibility
by Philip Gerald Auchampaugh ...
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Priv. Print.,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
ix, 224 p. front. (port.) 24 cm.
Notes
Label attached to t.-p.: This volume, subsequently expanded by the results of further research, was a dissertation submitted to the Graduate board of Clark university ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy ... [1926]
Bibliography: p. 202-210.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918a
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James Patterson of Conestoga manor and his descendants

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1144
Author
Bell, Edmund Hayes,
Date of Publication
1925.
Call Number
929 P317b
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Edmund Hayes Bell and Mary Hall Colwell.
Author
Bell, Edmund Hayes,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Wickersham Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
1925.
Physical Description
x p., 2 l. [3]-314 p. front.,plates,ports.,maps,facsims.(1 fold.) 26 cm.
Subjects
Patterson family.
Additional Author
Colwell, Mary Hall.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 P317b
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The Engle history and family records of Dauphin and Lancaster counties. The numerous lineal descendants of Ulrich Engel. Short sketches of Engle families not related. A sketch of the arrival and record of the origin of the brethren in Christ church of which a large number of these descendants are menbers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1204
Author
Engle, Morris M.,
Date of Publication
[1927]
Call Number
929 E585e
Alternate Title
History of the Engle Family in America 1754-1927.
Responsibility
Compiled, arranged, indexed and published by Morris M. Engle ...
Author
Engle, Morris M.,
Place of Publication
Mt. Joy, Pa
Publisher
The Bulletin press
Date of Publication
[1927]
Physical Description
161 p. illus. (incl. ports., maps) 24 cm.
Subjects
Engle family (Ulrich Engel, fl. 1753)
Groff family.
Kauffman family.
Miller family.
Stauffer family.
Brubaker family.
Hershey family.
Musser family.
Oberholtzer family.
Stoner family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E585e
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Camp-fires of the Revolution : or, The War of Independence illustrated by thrilling events and stories by the old Continental soldiers

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Author
Watson, Henry C.
Date of Publication
1851, c1850.
Call Number
973.3 W338
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Responsibility
by Henry Watson ; with original illustrations by Croome.
Author
Watson, Henry C.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lindsay and Blackiston,
Date of Publication
1851, c1850.
Physical Description
447 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes the camp -fire on the Susquehanna (p. 268).
Contents
Chapters: Dorchester Heights -- Cambridge -- Mount Independence -- Long Island -- Skippack Creek -- Germantown -- Valley Forge -- Whitemarsh -- White Plains -- Saratoga -- Middlebrook -- On The Susquehanna -- Springfield -- Morristown -- Old Pedee -- The Swamp -- Hills of Santee -- Near Charlestown -- Officer's Carouse
Summary
"Here we have the incidents of various battles, and the exploits of chieftains, told as if by eyewitnesses, and told in the familiar, easily comprehended language of the farmer and mechanic soldiers of the American army." [from the preface]
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution - Anecdotes.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.3 W338
Websites
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