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Items from letters : (relating to early events in Lancaster, Pa.)

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Date of Publication
1923
arrive who arc going to Gen. Washington. Many people fleeing from Philada. to Lancaster. Among' them Geo. Schlosser with all his children (wife remains at home); Jacob Franklin, Jr., wife and children; Herrguth and daughter and her children. Wm. Henry has been �in Philada. these days; now returned. The
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Responsibility
made by Dr. John W. Jordan.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1923
Physical Description
96-97 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 5
Subjects
Letters.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 27, number 5 (1923), p. 96-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.27
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The journal of Johann Michael Lindenmuth (1737-1812)

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Author
Lindenmuth, Johann Michael,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
973.2 L744
Responsibility
transcribed and translated by Brigitte Burkett ; foreword by Lewis Bunker Rohrbach.
ISBN
0897254058 (alk. paper)
Author
Lindenmuth, Johann Michael,
Place of Publication
Rockport, Me
Publisher
Picton Press,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
128 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
"Johann Michael Lindenmuth has left us one of the better day-to-day journals of the French & Indian War as well as a brief journal of his service in the Revolutionary War...When Lindenmuth was discharged in December 1759, he had fought through a multitude of the battles, skirmishes, and ambushes in western Pennsylvania. In a laconic, direct, and simple style he tells of what happened, who did it, and why. Amid the tales of scalping, looting, murder, mayhem, and of boredom, fatigue, huger, and desparir, Lindemuth also tells us of his family and friends, his ancestors, and his children and grandchildren." [from the back cover]
Subjects
Lindenmuth, Johann Michael, - 1737-1812
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Diaries.
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Diaries.
Farmers - Pennsylvania - Diaries.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1776-1783 - Personal narratives.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Burkett, Brigitte.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 L744
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A surgeon's duty : The World War II memoir of John L. Farmer, M.D

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Author
Farmer, Andrew H.
Date of Publication
20 cm.
Call Number
940.5481 F233
Responsibility
by Andrew H. Farmer.
Author
Farmer, Andrew H.
Place of Publication
[s.n
Publisher
s.l.]
Date of Publication
20 cm.
Physical Description
vii, 155 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography : p.151-155.
Summary
"In the 50 days that followed the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, John L. Farmer put his civilian surgical practice on hold to join a hastily organized U.S. Army evacuation hospital that was one of the first medical units to go overseas. Letters and diaries written during the three and a half years Farmer was in the Pacific record his experiences from the hectic days assembling the hospital in early 1942 through the campaign to retake the Philippines in 1945." [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Letters.
United States - History - World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Farmer, John Lawrence
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.5481 F233
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Regina, the German captive, or, True piety among the lowly

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Author
Weiser, R.
Date of Publication
1860.
Call Number
920.7 W427 1860
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Responsibility
by Rev. R. Weiser.
Author
Weiser, R.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
T. Newton Kurtz,
Date of Publication
1860.
Physical Description
252 p. illus., 16 cm.
Summary
A story of the Hartman family's immigration to America from Germany, the attack by Indians in their American home, and the abduction of two daughters by native Indians.
Subjects
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763. - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
920.7 W427 1860
Websites
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Date of Publication
1941.
Call Number
971.018 P416
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Responsibility
by J. C. B. Prepared by Pennsylvania Historical Survey (Frontier Forts and Trails Survey) Division of Community Service Projects, Work Projects Administration. Edited by Sylvester K. Stevens, Donald H. Kent and Emma Edith Woods.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Public Instruction, The Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
xiv, 167 p. front., illus., plates (incl. map) 24 cm.
Notes
Maps on lining papers.
"The present translation is based on Casgrain's edition."--p. vi.
Summary
"A French soldier set down his memories of life and adventure in western Pennsylvania and other parts of North America during the thrilling events of the French and Indian War, and called the book 'Voyage au Canada dans le nord de l' Amerique Septentrionale, fait depuis l'an 1751 A 1761'...The author is known only by his initials, J.C.B...These reminiscences of life and events in the wilderness, in the towns of New France, and as a prisoner in New York City, give vivid pictures of the experiences of an ordinary man in an age which was full of significance for the future of America. [from the foreword]
Subjects
Indians of North America.
Canada - History - 1663-1713 (New France).
Canada - Description and travel.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Kent, Donald H.,
Woods, Emma Edith,
Casgrain, H. R.
J.-C. B.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Survey.
Frontier Forts and Trails Survey.
Pennsylvania Historical Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
971.018 P416
Websites
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