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An old petition from citizens of Martic Township

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Author: Evans, Samuel,

Date of Publication: 1897

the Rev olu - tionary War, and I notice some who were the ancestors of prominent families who �now reside in the west and south. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Evans, Samuel, 1823-1908. Title: An old petition from citizens of Martic

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Responsibility: by Samuel Evans, Esq.

Author: Evans, Samuel,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1897

Physical Description: [160]-166 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 5

Subjects: Martic (Pa. : Township) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 5 (1897), p. 160-166Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1

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Early local history as revealed by an old document

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Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Date of Publication: 1898

Lancaster county is written the historian will have to �scheme detailed so fully in this old paper, and put on record how it was proposed to erect a county out of this garden spot two hundred years ago. Every scrap of writing of that early t i m e h a s i t s v a l u e . W e c a n h a r d l y overestimate

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Responsibility: by F. R. Diffenderffer.

Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1898

Physical Description: [3]-27 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 1

Summary: This journal article discusses a plan in 1701 for a group to buy a large piece of land east of the Susquehanna River from William Penn and make it the fourth county of Pennsylvania. Penn had set forth an offer for a particular parcel, but the group that was interested in purchasing the land was unable to raise enough money to buy it.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 1 (1898), p. 3-27Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2

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Old mills and country ordinaries

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Author: Evans, Samuel,

Date of Publication: 1897

gi nal s, or t he i r de - scendants, were willing to renew the work, and that some of them were the immediate predecessors of Henfrey's company. [TO BE CONTINUED.] �Old Mills and Country Ordinaries. The pioneer settlers in the " Upper End" of what is now Lancaster county dame from the north of

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Responsibility: by Samuel Evans, Esq.

Author: Evans, Samuel,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1897

Physical Description: [299]-322 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 7&8

Notes: The first part of this article was published in issue 7, pages 299-310. The second part was published in issue 8, pages 313-322.; "Ordinaries" is a term that is primarily used by the British. They were "a complete meal provided at a fixed price" or "a tavern or inn providing such a meal" [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/ordinaries]

Subjects: Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Taverns (Inns) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Sawmills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 7&8 (1897), p. 299-322Lancaster History Library - Book974.9 L245 v.1