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An examination of the Connecticut claim to lands in Pennsylvania : with an appendix, containing extracts and copies taken from original papers

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Author: Smith, William,

Date of Publication: 1774.

Call Number: Book 468 1774

Author: Smith, William,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, in Market Street,

Date of Publication: 1774.

Physical Description: 94, 32 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : map (folded, color) ; 20 cm.

Series: Pamphlets ; v. 4, no. 5

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signagture at top of title page.; Book number 468 as assigned by Yeates.; Sabin,; Evans,

Subjects: Susquehanna Claim, 1753-1808.; Boundaries.; Politics and government.; Pennsylvania - Boundaries.; Connecticut - Boundaries.; Pennsylvania - Politics and government - To 1775.; Connecticut - Politics and government - To 1775.; Connecticut.; Pennsylvania.; Full vellum (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 468 1774

An interesting appendix to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the laws of England : containing, I. Priestley's Remarks on some paragraphs in the fourth volume of Blackstone's Commentaries, relating to the dissenters. II. Blackstone's Reply to Priestley's Remarks. III. Priestley's Answer to Blackstone's Reply. IV. The case of the late election of the county of Middlesex considered on the principles of the Constitution and the authorities of law. V. Furneaux's Letters to the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone concerning his Exposition of the Act of Toleration, and some positions relative to religious liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries on the laws of England. VI. Authentic copies of the argument of the late Mr. Justice Foster in the Court of Judges Delegates, and of the speech of the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, in the cause between the City of London and the dissenters

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Date of Publication: 1772.

Call Number: Book 950 1772

Place of Publication: America

Publisher: Printed for the subscribers, by Robert Bell ..., Philadelphia,

Date of Publication: 1772.

Physical Description: [4], iv, [1], 6-119, [1], xii, 155, [1] p. ; 24 cm. (4to)

Notes: Also issued in the same year in an octavo edition.; Signatures: piâ¶ Bâ¸ D-Fâ´ [G]â´ H-2Mâ´.; Part I-V have special t.p.; t.p. for V is dated 1773.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 950 as assigned by Yeaetes.; Cohen, M.L. Bib. of early Amer. law,; Eller; Evans

Contents: I. Priestley's Remarks on some paragraphs in the 4th vol. of Blackstone's Commentaries, relating to the dissenters.--II. Blackstone's Reply to Priestley's Remarks.--III. Priestley's Answer to Blackstone's Reply.--IV. The case of the late election of the county or Middlesex considered on the principles of the constitution and the authorities of law.--V. Furneaux's Letters to the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone concerning his exposition of the Act of toleration, and some positions relative to religious liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries.--VI. Authentic copies of the Argument of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Foster in the Court of judges delegates, and of the Speech of the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield in the House of lords, in the cause between the city of London and the dissenters.

Subjects: Great Britain. - Parliament - Elections.; Great Britain. - Parliament.; Dissenters, Religious - England - Early works to 1800.; Law - Great Britain.; Dissenters, Religious.; Elections.; Law.; England.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Prospectuses - Great Britain - 18th century.; Full leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Foster, Michael,; Mansfield, William Murray,; Blackstone, William,; Furneaux, Philip,; Priestley, Joseph,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Title: Case of the late election of the county of Middlesex considered on the principles of the Constitution and the authorities of the law.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 950 1772

Articles of Confederation and perpetual union between the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia

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Corporate Author: United States.

Date of Publication: 1777.

Call Number: Book 587 1777

Corporate Author: United States.

Uniform Title: Articles of Confederation

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Publisher: Printed by Francis Bailey,

Date of Publication: 1777.

Physical Description: 26 pages ; 30 cm

Notes: Title within ornamental border; symbolic woodcut (Christ on the Emmaus Road?) at head of first p. of text.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeaates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 587 as assigned by Yeates.; Handwrittne Index precedes text.; Evans

Subjects: United States. - Early works to 1800.; Constitutional history - United States - Sources - Early works to 1800.; Constitutional history.; Politics and government.; United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783 - Early works to 1800.; United States.; Paper bindings (Binding); Stabbing (Binding); Chainlines (Paper); Catchwords (Printing); Printers' devices (Publishing); Marginalia (Provenance); Autographs (Provenance); Early works.; Sources.

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 587 1777

Bond

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Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Administrators' bond, caveat, and notice for John Wright

Object ID: Inv 1771 F009 W

Date Range: 1771

Collection: Estate Inventories

Title: Administrators' bond, caveat, and notice for John Wright

Date Range: 1771

Year: 1771

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0128

People: Wright, John; McCormick, James

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subjects: Probate records

Search Terms: Administrators' bonds; Bonds; Probate records; York County, Pennsylvania

Place: York County, Pennsylvania

Object Name: Bond

Object ID: Inv 1771 F009 W

Box Number: 128

Additional Notes: Only: caveat, notice, administrators' bond.; Noted: James McCormick's mother and the deceased's father were full cousins.; 3 items, 3 pieces

Classification: RG-03-00-0133

Description Level: Item

Bottle, Drinking

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: P.94.13.1

Date Range: c. 1776

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Pewter dram bottle, canteen or flask. Flattened round body with flat bottom having a thin oval foot. Seam at center of rounded sides. Very short, tapered, threaded neck has a fitted and threaded 3/4" high thimble-shaped cap. Decorative concentric circles incised on flattened sides.; Touchmark stamped on bottom is "I.C H/ LANCASTER" in lettering with serifs. Mark is a Laughlin touch #532, 533.; W. King Street, Lancaster

Provenance: Bottle was in the attic of Samuel R. Haldeman's home until he died and Harry, the youngest son, surreptitiously took it along with other belongings to Buffy's Auction in Lebanon where the bottle was sold in a box lot to Mahlon Keith for 30 cents. Keith later sold it to friend William Snyder of Bleak House in Paradise for about $400. Snyder then sold it at the Bleak House sale through A.R. Cox Antiques of Kinzer on May 4, 1965 to donor Dr. Scott, who purchased it for $5,000. Heritage Center purchased at Scott sale (Christie's) for $18,400 on June 10, 1994.

Date Range: c. 1776

Made By: Heyne, Johann Christoph, 1715-1781

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: West Wall

Storage Cabinet: Unit 32

Storage Shelf: Shelf 4

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Object Name: Bottle, Drinking

Material: Pewter

Height (in): 5.5

Length (in): 4.875

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2014-08-06

Condition Notes: Multiple scratches, nicks and pitting overall. Several large dents on body. Cap has significant nicks and dents. Strong wear on concentric circles.

Object ID: P.94.13.1

Place of Origin: Lancaster

Credit: **See accession description

Accession Number: P.94.13

Box, Trinket

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: G.03.35.1

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Trinket chest of dovetail construction, hinged lid, turned feet and polychrome decoration. Bottom secured with square nails. Keyhole at front; key missing. On a burnt orange ground are 5 large decals (4 of fruit and 1 of flowers) and one small decal at front center of spread eagle, shield and banner. Chest sides and top have centered line decoration of 3 concentric rectangles with hollow corners (black, ochre, white). Feet are black. Edge moldings of lid and base painted black with yellow-green double line decoration enclosing leafy scrolling vines. Interior and underside unfinished.; Inked # 00.43.1 on bottom. Two old stickers: "65603" on back and "65625" on bottom.; Attributed to Joseph Lehn (1798-1892). South of Clay, Elizabeth Township.

Provenance: Transferred from the James Buchanan Foundation where chest was "found in collection" with history/provenance.

Year Range From: 1860

Year Range To: 1890

Made By: Lehn, Joseph, attributed

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Cabinet: Unit 30

Storage Shelf: Shelf 1

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Object Name: Box, Trinket

Material: Wood

Height (in): 8.25

Length (in): 13.75

Width (in): 7.25

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2014-08-12

Condition Notes: Paint soiled and darkened. Large scar on left end of lid molding. Arc scored into top at right front of lid. Wear/abrasions overall, especially lid and base molding. Loose left front foot and paint loss of right back foot. Pristine interior. One hing screw missing.

Object ID: G.03.35.1

Place of Origin: Elizabeth Twp.

Credit: Gif ot James Buchanan Foundation, Heritage Center Collec

Accession Number: G.03.35

Broadside

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Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Object ID: P.97.16.1

Date Range: Late 19th c.

Collection: Heritage Center Collection

Description: Broadside commercially printed on wove paper in Pa. German script. Geometric border surrounds text block of 4 long paragraphs. Modern frame.; Title is "Kraftiges Gebet, / Wodurch man sich vor Kugel und Degen, vor sichtbarlichen und un- / sichtbarlichen Feinden, so wie vor allem moglichen / Uebel beschutzen und bewahren konne."; Place of origin is unknown.; Seller's translation: "A Powerful Prayer whereby one can protect himself from shot and sword, of a visible or invisible enemy, just as from all other possible wounds that one need protect against."; Rows of letters at bottom with more text with a title "Vor die fallende Sucht, oder Gicht," which seems to mean "For those who've come down with an ailment (addiction?), or gout."

Provenance: Unknown

Date Range: Late 19th c.

Year Range From: 1880

Year Range To: 1900

Made By: Unknown

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 5

Storage Cabinet: Unit 43

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Object Name: Broadside

Material: Paper, Ink

Height (in): 14.125

Width (in): 7.375

Dimension Details: Frame is H: 17.75" W: 11"

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2016-04-29

Condition Notes: Two horizontal creases where folded in thirds. Stain in upper right corner. Some age darkening.; Framed by Lancaster Galleries

Object ID: P.97.16.1

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: P.97.16

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An examination of the Connecticut claim to lands in Pennsylvania : with an appendix, containing extracts and copies taken from original papers

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Articles of Confederation and perpetual union between the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia

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Bond

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Bottle, Drinking

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Box, Trinket

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Broadside

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