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George Washington in Lancaster

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927
, John Clement, 1876-1940. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--1775-1865. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 3-5 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 1
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
3-5 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 1
Notes
"The Diaries of George Washington, 1748-1799"
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Fitzpatrick, John Clement, - 1876-1940.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 1 (1927), p. 3-5Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1929
Lancaster Journal of Monday, April 27th, 1818, in com- menting on the tragic affair, said, "The damage is, on the whole, not quite so great as at first expected, for the wounded man is said to be out of danger; but in consequence of his sudden fall, the stock of the poor double barrel gun was broken and
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
257-258 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 12
Summary
This short journal article refers to a 1766 publication which gave a very positive report on the city of Lancaster. The publication speaks of great agricultural production, the city's 600 houses, its seven churches, and its industrious German population. It contends that "Lancaster stands foremost of all inland towns on the continent of America".
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 12 (1929), p. 257-258Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33
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Mittelberger's notes on Lancaster

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1928
West- cott's History of Philadelphia, Vol. 2, p. 864.) So far as I am, at pres- ent, able to discover, it was seventy years later before a representative of this "king of beasts" was seen in Lancaster. We know that in 1797 an African lion was placed on exhibition here, although this may not have been
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
144-145 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 9 & 10
Notes
Book is entitled Gottlieb Mittelberger's Reise nach Pennsylvanien im Jahr 1750; und Ruchreise nach Deutschland im Jahr 1754.
Subjects
Mittelberger, Gottlieb.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 9/10 (1928), p. 144-145Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32
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Date on state highway signs corrected

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927
organized. The name Lancaster was given to the new county by John Wright, who was born in Lancashire, England. On May 16th, 1730 Andrew Hamilton conveyed, in trust, "three several lots of land in the town of Lancaster" upon which were subsequently erected a court house, city hall, public market and county
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
41-43 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 3
Subjects
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 3 (1927), p. 41-43Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Address to President John Adams from the citizens of Lancaster Borough and County supporting the government in its attitude toward France

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1928
address was as follows: TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, PA. At this alarming crisis in our political existence, we approach you, Sir, to express our cordial approbation of the measures adopted by the Executive for the preservation of the
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
53-54 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 3 & 4
Subjects
Adams, John, - 1735-1826.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 3/4 (1928), p. 53-54Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32
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Citizens of Lancaster petition legislature for a city charter in 1798

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1930
single justice. "Your petitioners, therefore, pray that the honorable House of Repre- sentatives would grant them leave to bring in a Bill, to be passed into a Law, to change the charter of incorporation of the Borough of Lancaster, and to erect the same into a city corporate with adequate powers for the
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1930
Physical Description
177-179 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 8
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Charters.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 8 (1930), p. 177-179Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34
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Lodgings in Lancaster, of state senators for 1809-1810

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927
LODGINGS IN LANCASTER, OF STATE SENATORS FOR 1809-1810 By William Frederic Worner For one day, September 27th, 1777, the borough of Lancaster was the capital of the United States. On that day the Continental Congress held a brief session in the court house that stood in Penn Square. The borough was
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
35-36 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 3
Subjects
Legislators - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 3 (1927), p. 35-36Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Visits of John Adams to Lancaster in 1800

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1922
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.26
Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922
Physical Description
171-173 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 8
Subjects
Adams, John, - 1735-1826.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
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Lancaster History Library - Journal
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974.9 L245 v.26
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Errors corrected : letter of William F. Worner to the President of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927
; that Major Andre tutored Robert Fulton. This statement would be better omitted en- tirely as there is no foundation for it. According to authentic history, Andre was hanged, not shot, at Tappan, New York. On page 7, it is stated that Lancaster has one of the oldest drug stores— established in 1771. You
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
104-106 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7
Notes
"Seeing America's Garden Spot, Lancaster: the Red Rose City of Pennsylvania"
Subjects
Darmstaetter, Adolf C.
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.)
History
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Errors, inventions, etc.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 7 (1927), p. 104-106Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Meetings in Lancaster County to oppose slavery in District of Columbia

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
known that at least as late as 1816 the First 1 Presbyterian church of Lancaster, Pa., employed a clerk. The special duties of this official are not now known. In all probabil- ity, they corresponded to those of the parish clerk in the Church of England in America, which, after the Revolutionary War, be
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Physical Description
183-185 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 8
Subjects
Slavery - Washington (D.C.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 8 (1930), p. 183-185Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34
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