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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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Responsibility
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
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A memorial of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: with an addendum at the time of the one hundredred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the corner-stone laying by Aden B. MacIntosh

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Author
Whiteker, J. E.
Date of Publication
1936.
Call Number
284.1 T833oa reprint
Responsibility
by J. E. Whitteker.
Author
Whiteker, J. E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Wickersham Printing Co ,
Date of Publication
1936.
Physical Description
52 p. ill. ; 19cm.
Dates of Publication
1905.
Subjects
Trinity Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
MacIntosh, Aden B.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 T833oa reprint
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Finnish tercentenary day : 300th anniversary of first Finnish settlement in America, Chester, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1938

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Corporate Author
Chester (Pa.). 300th Anniversary Celebration.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
974.814 F514
Corporate Author
Chester (Pa.). 300th Anniversary Celebration.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Chester, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
[28] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
At head of title: Official program.
Cover title: First Finnish settlement in America, 1638.
Subjects
Finns - Pennsylvania.
Chester (Pa.) - History.
New Jersey - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.814 F514
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Petition of inhabitants of Lancaster to Hon. John Penn not to grant repeal of law providing for a night watch

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931
Divine. The guilt is great, the cry is loud, And justice comes when comes a shroud." PETITION OF INHABITANTS OF LANCAS- TER TO HON. JOHN PENN NOT TO GRANT REPEAL OF LAW PROVID- ING FOR A NIGHT WATCH By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN the manuscripts department of The Historical Society of Penn- sylvania, 1300
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931
Physical Description
70-72 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 3
Subjects
Watchmen - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 3 (1931), p. 70-72Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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Some comments on colonial times in Pennsylvania; address before the Society of colonial wars in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, March 10, 1932

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Author
Atlee, Benjamin Champneys,
Date of Publication
1932.
Call Number
974.8028 A881
Responsibility
by Benjamin C. Atlee.
Author
Atlee, Benjamin Champneys,
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia?]
Publisher
Printed by order of the Society,
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
11 p. 23 cm.
Series
Historical publications of the Society of colonial wars in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. vol. IV, no. 5
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8028 A881
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Pennsylvania beginnings in the colony of New Sweden : remarks by Hon. C. Hale Sipe, Litt. D., before the Pennsylvania Senate, April 13, 1937

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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Date of Publication
1937.
Call Number
974.8013 S618
Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg?]
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
Date of Publication
1937.
Physical Description
[9] p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [9])
Subjects
Swedes - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8013 S618
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Benjamin Chew, 1722-1810 : head of the Pennsylvania judiciary system under Colony and Commonwealth

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Author
Konkle, Burton Alva,
Date of Publication
1932.
Call Number
923.4 C529k
Responsibility
by Burton Alva Konkle.
Author
Konkle, Burton Alva,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press,
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
xix, 316 p. : ports., plates, maps (1 double), facsims. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Title vignette (Chew coat of arms).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Chew, Benjamin, - 1722-1810.
Chew family.
Pennsylvania. - High Court of Errors and Appeals.
Judges - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.4 C529k
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The disposition of lands in provincial Pennsylvania

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Author
Bivens, Harry Robert.
Date of Publication
1932.
Call Number
333.16 B624
Responsibility
by Harry Robert Bivens.
Author
Bivens, Harry Robert.
Place of Publication
[State College, Pa.]
Publisher
Pennsylvania State College,
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
114 l. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: l. 103-114.
Photocopy. [S.l. : s.n., n.d.].
Subjects
Real property - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
333.16 B624
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Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
Responsibility
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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Twenty-fifth anniversary, charter, by-laws, members, annual report, activities : 250th anniversary of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1931.
Call Number
369.12 W442t
Responsibility
the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania.
Corporate Author
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Published by authority of the Council,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
117 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania - Directories.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369.12 W442t
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