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A practical politician: the boss tactics of Matthew Stanley Quay

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Author
Blair, William Alan.
Call Number
905.748 PHA v.56
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Author
Blair, William Alan.
Physical Description
77-92 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania History, v.56 (April 1989).
Summary
This is an article in the journal " Pennsylvania History " The author states: "This article examines how Quay used money and patronage as the foundation for gaining and maintaining power. The techniques suggest how practical politicians in the post-Civil war era practiced their trade ." Quay was born in Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing Beaver County, was Secretary of the State of Pennsylvania, and was Treasurer of the State .He was also Chairman of the Republican National Committee and served in the U.S. Senate.This article has numerous footnotes.
Subjects
Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.
Cameron, Donald.
Quay, Matthew Stanley, - 1833-1904.
Pennsylvania - History - 1865-1900.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1865-1900.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PHA v.56
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The complete domestic Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments, together with the Apocrypha, concordance, and Psalms of David in metre

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Date of Publication
[1883?]
Call Number
220 S669 1883?
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Alternate Title
Holy Bible
Responsibility
translated out of the original tongues ; and with all former translations diligently compared and revised.
Place of Publication
Buffalo, N.Y
Publisher
Baker & Company,
Date of Publication
[1883?]
Physical Description
viii, [8], 28, 112, 52, 8, 8, 22, 16, 640, 104, 24, 392, 837-848, 44, 36, 24, 12, [16], 14 p., [74] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 33 cm.
Notes
"To which is added a profusely illustrated pronouncing dictionary of the Bible, a history of the books of the Bible, a history of all religious sects, biographies of eminent Bible characters, a history of the coins of the Bible, a gallery of scripture incidents and illustrations, the Jewish Tabernacle and priesthood, with chromatic plates, the travels of the Israelites, Christ and Paul, with colored maps, the parables of our Lord, also the proverbs of Solomon, and many other valuable aids and elegant embellishments."
"Beautifully illustrated."
New Testament t.p. : "The comparative New Testament, both the King James' Version of 1611 and the Revised Version of 1881 in parallel columns, retaining all the marginal notes and references of both versions. Text of old version, American Bible Society's octavo edition; text of New version, Oxford, large pica edition."
Some color plates are copyrighted 1873; "The parables of our Lord" is copyrighted 1883 by R. G. Moses.
Includes index.
Tables.
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appointment may be required.
Taped on front of first flyleaf and on spine: Presented to Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Snavely by Gen. Simon Cameron, Dec. 25, 1885.
Four pages of genealogy ripped from the end of the Apocrypha.
Marriage license of Henry Johnson of Maytown, and Sarah Ann Jeffries of Maytown, married on 17 February 1848, removed to MG-399; Snavely family bible; copy to Johnson family file.
Morocco binding with decorative gold tooling and raised center piece; gilted edges.
Subjects
Snavely, Abraham
Johnson, Henry.
Jeffries, Sarah Ann.
Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.
Snavely family - Genealogy.
Sects - Dictionaries.
Fine bindings.
Sects.
Dictionaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Bible
Call Number
220 S669 1883?
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The deal for Philadelphia : Simon Cameron and the genesis of a political machine, 1867-1872

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Author
Stewart, John D.
Date of Publication
1973
The Deal for Philadelphia: Simon Cameron and the Genesis of a Political Machine, 1867-1872 by John D. Stewart II Moisei Ostrogorski observed in 1904: Sometimes an ambitious and specially gifted politician quickens or anticipates the process of natural evolution, he 'builds a machine' from top to
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Responsibility
by John D. Stewart II.
Author
Stewart, John D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1973
Physical Description
[41]-56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 1
Subjects
Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.
Republican Party (Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 1 (1973), p. 41-56Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77
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Simon Cameron's adventure in iron, 1837-1846; new biographical material including an account of the formation and dissolution of a partnership of Simon Cameron, S.F. Headley, Samuel Humes, and Thomas McNair for the manufacture and sale of iron (principally to what is now the Pennsylvania Railroad) and its political connotations

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Author
McNair, James Birtley,
Date of Publication
[1949]
Call Number
923.2 C182m
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Author
McNair, James Birtley,
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, Calif
Date of Publication
[1949]
Physical Description
xi, 160 p. plates, port. 23 cm.
Notes
"A limited numbered edition of 500 copies."
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [111]-156)
Subjects
Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 C182m
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Guide to the microfilm of the Simon Cameron papers at the Historical Society of Dauphin County

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Author
Cameron, Simon,
Date of Publication
1971.
Call Number
016.9748 P415sc
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Responsibility
Edited by George R. Beyer.
Author
Cameron, Simon,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
91 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.
Additional Author
Beyer, George R.,
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of Dauphin County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 P415sc
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The chronicles of Middletown, containing a compilation of facts, biographical sketches, reminiscences, anecdotes, &c., connected with the history of one of the oldest towns in Pennsylvania

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Author
Hutchinson, C. H.
Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
974.818 H975
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Responsibility
by C. H. Hutchinson.
Author
Hutchinson, C. H.
Place of Publication
[Middletown, Pa.]
Publisher
Middletown Area Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
vii, 266 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Notes
Chapters 45-54 give war records of Middletown volunteers, 1861-1865. Chapters 55-56 give rolls of militia companies in 1862-1863.
Reprint of the 1906 ed. published by Hutchinson.
Includes index.
Subjects
Burd family.
Cameron famiy.
Smith family.
Fisher family.
Frey family.
Kendig famiy.
Landis family.
McClure family.
Snyder family.
Middletown (Pa.) - History.
Middletown (Pa.) - Biography.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.
Additional Corporate Author
Middletown Area Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.818 H975
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Donegal in the Revolution: patriotism and piety. An address at the unveiling of a monument to the memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Donegal, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, erected by the "Witness Tree Chapter," Daughters of the American Revolution, Thursday, October 5, 1899

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Author
Brosius, Marriott,
Date of Publication
[1899]
Call Number
973.36 B874
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Responsibility
by Hon. Marriott Brosius.
Author
Brosius, Marriott,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era printing co.,
Date of Publication
[1899]
Physical Description
18 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Scotch-Irish in Lancaster co., Pa.
Donegal (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
973.36 B874
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The Donegal Presbyterian Church : founded prior to 1721, church services held as early as 1714, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : the Donegal people, their history, and other historical documents

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Date of Publication
1935.
Call Number
285.1 D681s
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Responsibility
compiled by order of the Session, C. Benjamin Segelken.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Evangelical Press,
Date of Publication
1935.
Physical Description
100 p., [6] leaves of plates ; ill., geneal. tables ; 23 cm.
Contents
The Donegal people, their spirit and life and the historical movement of which they are a part / C.B. Segelken -- History of the Donegal Presbyterian Church to 1902 / J.L. Zeigler -- History of the Donegal Presbyterian Church 1902-1935 / C.B. Segelken -- The Penn patent deed -- The Charter of the Donegal Church -- The deed of trust for the cemetery -- List of pastors and supplies -- List of ruling elders -- The Glory of the oak (a poem) /D.L. Glatfelter.
Subjects
Segelken, Benjamin C.
Donegal Presbyterian Church - History.
East Donegal (Pa. : Township) - Church history.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 D681s
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A history of the Donegal Society of Lancaster County : in celebration of the seventy-fifth Annual Reunion, June 16, 1988

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Author
Good, D. Edward
Date of Publication
1988.
Call Number
285.1 D681h
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Responsibility
by D. Edward Good.
Author
Good, D. Edward
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Society] ,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
33 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"An organization to aid in the preservation of Donegal Church".
Subjects
Donegal Society, - 1913- - History.
Donegal Presbyterian Church (East Donegal, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 D681h
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History of the Donegal Church

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Author
Zeigler, J. L.
Date of Publication
1897
summer days, during his pupilage, around the grounds, springs and hurial ground of Old Donegal. The unlettered tombstones,how many ! What a history ! What trials and labors, patience and endurance, faith and hope, lie buried there! " Death is not rare, alas ! nor burials few, And soon the grassy coverlet
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. L. Ziegler.
Author
Zeigler, J. L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[258]-279 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6
Subjects
Donegal Presbyterian Church (East Donegal, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sepulchral monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
East Donegal (Pa. : Township) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 258-279Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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