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The Lancaster Federalists and the War of 1812

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Author: Madonna, G. Terry.

Date of Publication: 1967

-bent Federalist party. After 1810, as conditions grew worse between the United States and Britain and foreign relations became strained, the Federalists of Pennsylvania united, determined to prevent a declaration of war against England. In Lancaster, the Federalists' first real opposition to the Madi

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Responsibility: by G. Terry Madonna.

Author: Madonna, G. Terry.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1967

Physical Description: [137]-164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 3

Subjects: Federal Party (U.S.); Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.; United States - History - War of 1812.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 3 (1967), p. 137-164Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71

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The causes of the War of 1812

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Author: Horsman, Reginald.

Date of Publication: [1962]

Call Number: 973.521 H817

Author: Horsman, Reginald.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Date of Publication: [1962]

Physical Description: 345 p. 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliography.

Summary: In the years immediately preceding the war (1803-1812), England was dominated by a faction that pledged itself not only to defeat Napoleon but also to maintain British commercial supremacy. The two main points of contention between England and America during this periodâ€” -impressment and the restrictions imposed by the Orders in Councilâ€”- were direct results of these commitments. America finally had no alternative but to oppose with force British maritime policy, which, although partly caused by jealousy of American commercial growth, stemmed in large measure from involvement in total war with France. In addition to tracing the gradual drift to war in America, Reginald Horsman shows that the Indian problem and American expansionist designs against Canada played small part in bringing about the struggle. He examines the efforts made by America to avoid conflict through means of economic coercion, efforts whose failure confronted the nation with two choices: war or submission to England. Since the latter alternative presented more terrors to the recent colonists, America went to war. [publisher's comments]; Chapters: 1. Background of the Conflict/ 2. The Threat of Invasion/ 3. American Indecision/ 4. A Whig Interlude/ 5. The Monroe- Pinkney Treaty/ 6. Embargo and Orders in Council/ 7. The Failure of Embargo/ 8. Erskine Agreement/ 9. The Problem Of the West/ 10. The Turn Of The Tide/ 11. The Growth of Opposition/ 12. Crisis In The Northwest/ 13. The War Hawks/ 14. America Goes To War/ 15. Conclusion

Subjects: United States - History - War of 1812 - Causes.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.521 H817

Records of the revolutionary war: containing the military and financial correspondence of distinguished officers; names of the officers and privates of regiments, companies, and corps, with the dates of their commissions and enlistments; general orders of Washington, Lee, and Greene, at Germantown and Valley Forge; with a list of distinguished prisoners of war; the time of their capture, exchange, etc. To which is added the half-pay acts of the Continental Congress; the revolutionary pension laws; and a list of the officers of the Continental Army who acquired the right to half-pay, commutation, and lands

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Author: Saffell, William Thomas Roberts,

Date of Publication: 1860.

Call Number: 973.3 S128

Responsibility: By W. T. R. Saffell.

Author: Saffell, William Thomas Roberts,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: G. G. Evans,

Date of Publication: 1860.

Physical Description: 554 p. 20 cm.

Notes: First published 1858.

Subjects: Pensions, Military - United States; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.

Additional Author: Washington, George,; Lee, Charles,; Greene, Nathanael,

Additional Corporate Author: United States. Continental Congress.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.3 S128

The cause of the war shown; or, The inquiries: Who are responsible for the Civil War in America? and, What are the designs of its authors? answered

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Author: Harris, Alexander,

Date of Publication: 1863.

Call Number: 090 P544 1863

Responsibility: By Alex. Harris.

Author: Harris, Alexander,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Date of Publication: 1863.

Physical Description: 86 p. 22 cm.

Notes: African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society

Subjects: Slavery - United States; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Causes.; United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 P544 1863

Life in southern prisons; from the diary of Corporal Charles Smedley, of Company G, 90th regiment Penn'a volunteers, commencing a few days before the "battle of the Wilderness", in which he was taken prisoner, in the evening of the fifth month fifth, 1864: also, a short description of the march to and battle of Gettysburg, together with a biographical sketch of the author

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Author: Smedley, Charles,

Date of Publication: 1865.

Call Number: 973.781 S637

Author: Smedley, Charles,

Place of Publication: [Lancaster? Pa.]

Publisher: Ladies' and gentlemen's Fulton aid society,

Date of Publication: 1865.

Physical Description: 60 p. front. (port.) 19 cm.

Notes: LCHS copy - photocopy. Original in MG-18, Box 9 - Folder 8.

Subjects: United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Prisoners and prisons.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.

Additional Corporate Author: Pearsol & Geist.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.781 S637

Life of Jefferson Davis, with a seceret history of the Southern Confederacy, gathered "behind the scenes in Richmond." Containing curous and extraordinary information of the principal southern characters in the late war, in connection with President Davis, and in relation to the various intrigues of his administration

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Author: Pollard, Edward Alfred,

Date of Publication: [1869]

Call Number: 923.5 D262p

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Responsibility: By Edward A. Pollard...

ISBN: 0836950747

Author: Pollard, Edward Alfred,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Chicago [etc]

Publisher: National Pub. Co.

Date of Publication: [1869]

Physical Description: viii, 536 p. front. (port.) 23 cm.

Notes: LCHS copy lacks title page.; The author was a pro-slavery and pro-secession journalist and writer. A detailed article about him can be found at Encyclopedia.com : https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/energy-government-and-defense-magazines/edward-pollard