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150th anniversary of the founding of the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1912

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Corporate Author: Lehigh County Historical Society

Date of Publication: [1912]

Call Number: 974.827 A425

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Corporate Author: Lehigh County Historical Society

Place of Publication: [Allentown]

Publisher: The Lehigh County historical society

Date of Publication: [1912]

Physical Description: cover-title, [20] p. : illus. (incl. ports. facsims.) ; 24 cm.

Notes: At head of title: 1762.

Subjects: Allentown (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.827 A425

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Aaron Eshleman

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Author: Demuth, C. B.

Date of Publication: 1912

--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1912 Description: 247-250 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 8 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.16 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room

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Responsibility: by C. B. Demuth.

Author: Demuth, C. B.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1912

Physical Description: 247-250 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 8

Subjects: Eshleman, Aaron, - 1827-; Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 8 (1912), p. 247-250Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16

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Abraham Witmer's bridge

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Author: Landis, Charles Israel,

Date of Publication: 1916

, and I will briefly relate them. The Act of April 2, 1811, P. L. 223, declared that, "Whereas, it appears that there is due to the Common- wealth from the estate of William Henry, deceased, formerly treasurer of Lancaster county, the sum of $12,018.34, being part of the arrears of State tax due from

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Responsibility: by Judge C. I. Landis.

Author: Landis, Charles Israel,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1916

Physical Description: 155-174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 6

Subjects: Witmer, Abraham.; Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Conestoga Bridge (Lancaster, Pa.); Witmer's Bridge (Lancaster, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 20, number 6 (1916), p. 155-174Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.20

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Act

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Date Range: 1855/04/06

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church

Description: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church signed by Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the Senate, William Mulhenberg Hiester and Governor, James Pollock . An act to confirm and legalize the election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Congregation of the City of Lancaster signed by Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the House of Representatives, William M. Hiester, Speaker of the Senate, and James Pollock, Governor, and certified by John M. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth confirming the election of several trustees after failing to do so according to the charter of the church. This act upholds the action of the Golden seal with red ribbon on last page. Lancaster, PA.

Date Range: 1855/04/06

Creator: Pennsylvania. General Assembly

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 8, Box 1

People: Strong, Henry K.; Hiester, William Muhlenberg; Pollock, James; Sullivan, John M.

Subjects: Boards of directors; Presbyterian Church; Business records

Search Terms: Boards of directors; Second Presbyterian Church; Business records; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 8 pages to scan, 8.75 x 14 in.

Object Name: Act

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.032

Other Number: JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 5

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Address delivered by Tho. H. Burrowes, before the Educational Society of Lancaster County, October 4, 1851

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Author: Burrows, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry) ,

Date of Publication: [1851]

Call Number: 370 B972a

Responsibility: by Thomas Burrowes.

Author: Burrows, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry) ,

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Publisher: M.D. Holbrook, Pr. ,

Date of Publication: [1851]

Physical Description: 16 p. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Includes table comparing pay for male and female teachers, 1835-1851.

Subjects: The Educational Society (Lancaster, Pa.); Education - Pennsylvania.; Public Schools - Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 370 B972a

Address of General Henry Shippen Huidekoper at the commencement exercises of the Shippen School For Girls of Lancaster, Pa. : June 6, 1916

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Author: Huidekoper, H. S.

Date of Publication: [1916]

Call Number: 370 H899

Author: Huidekoper, H. S.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Press of the New Era Print. Co.,

Date of Publication: [1916]

Physical Description: 16 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.; Slavery - Pennsylvania.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Corporate Author: Shippen School for Girls.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 370 H899

Address on religious intolerance and political proscription, delivered at Lancaster, Pa., on the evening of the 24th of September

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Author: Forney, John W.

Date of Publication: 1855.

Call Number: 814 F727

Responsibility: By John W. Forney.

Author: Forney, John W.

Place of Publication: Washington

Date of Publication: 1855.

Physical Description: 51 p. 22 cm.

Subjects: American Party.; Catholic Church - United States.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 814 F727

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760; James Buchanan Family Papers; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph Collection; Curatorial Collection; Wheatland Collection; Wheatland Mansion

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Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.

Other Number: MG-0096, Folder 027, Insert 01

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Aftermath supplementary to Christiana Riot, 1851

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Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1912

delivered to Dickinson Gorsuch, who is hereby authorized to receive and convey him to the State of Mary- land, there to be dealt with according to law. In Witness Whereof, I have here- unto affixed my name and the Great Seal of the State, this thirty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord one

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Responsibility: by W. U. Hensel.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1912

Physical Description: 133-141 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 5

Subjects: Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.; Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 5 (1912), p. 133-141Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16

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Agreement

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Agreement for amount due for bridge repair

Object ID: Bridge F0460 I002

Date Range: 1854

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Agreement for amount due for bridge repair

Description: [Lancaster City and West Lampeter Twp.]; Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].; Document type: Agreement for amount due for bridge repair

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1854

Year: 1854

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0007

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Agreements; Bridges; Conestoga Creek; Creeks; Lancaster; Old Factory Bridge; West Lampeter Twp.

Place: Lancaster and West Lampeter Twp.

Extent: 1 item, 1 piece

Object Name: Agreement

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0460 I002

Box Number: 007

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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150th anniversary of the founding of the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1912

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Aaron Eshleman

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo267

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Abraham Witmer's bridge

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Act

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Address delivered by Tho. H. Burrowes, before the Educational Society of Lancaster County, October 4, 1851

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18081

Address of General Henry Shippen Huidekoper at the commencement exercises of the Shippen School For Girls of Lancaster, Pa. : June 6, 1916

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15283

Address on religious intolerance and political proscription, delivered at Lancaster, Pa., on the evening of the 24th of September

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Advertisement

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Aftermath supplementary to Christiana Riot, 1851

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Agreement

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