Skip header and navigation

Revise Search

10 records – page 1 of 1.

Andrew Ellicott, the great surveyor

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18958
Author
Ely, Warren S.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
974.821 B926 v.5
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Warren S. Ely, Doylestowns, Pa.
Author
Ely, Warren S.
Publisher
Bucks County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
745 - 751 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
A Collection of papers read before the Bucks County Historical Society ; v. 5.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew , - 1754-1820
Surveyors - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.821 B926 v.5
Websites
Less detail

The army and navy of America : containing a view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents, and glorious achievements in the cause of freedom, from the period of the French and Indian Wars to the close of the Mexican War : independent of an account of warlike operations on land and sea : enlivened by a variety of the most interesting anecdotes and embellished with engravings

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19365
Author
Neff, Jacob K.
Date of Publication
1856.
Call Number
090 L244p 1856
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Army & Navy of America
Responsibility
by Jacob K. Neff.
Author
Neff, Jacob K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John H. Pearsol,
Date of Publication
1856.
Physical Description
viii, 687 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Military art and science - United States
United States - History, Military - To 1900.
United States - History, Naval - To 1900.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244p 1856
Websites
Less detail

The awakening and the early progress of the Pequea, Conestoga and other Susquehanna Valley settlements : as shown by official letters, etc., of the time

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3980
Author
Landis, David M.
Date of Publication
1921.
rapidly going on. Those letters are mounted in folios entitied "Lancaster County Miscellany" and "Taylor Pa- pers", etc., rstn the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia; but that does not stop the fading out of the ink. It is with the greatest diffi- culty even now that some of them may be
  1 document     1 website  
Responsibility
by David M. Landis.
Author
Landis, David M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1921.
Physical Description
5-16 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 1
Subjects
Land settlement - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Taylor papers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 25, number 1 (1921), p. 5-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.25
Websites
Documents

vol25no1pp5_16_554571.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF
Less detail

Battles of the United States, by sea and land: embracing those of the revolutionary and Indian wars, the war of 1812, and the Mexican war: with important official documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo691
Author
Dawson, Henry B.
Date of Publication
[1858]
Call Number
973 D272
  2 websites  
Responsibility
By Henry B. Dawson. Illustrated from original paintings by Alonzo Chappel.
Author
Dawson, Henry B.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Johnson, Fry, and Company,
Date of Publication
[1858]
Physical Description
5 v. fronts., plates, ports. 28 cm.
Notes
Title pages, preface, and content for the 2v. issue bound at the end of division 5.
LCHS has vols. 1 and 2 only.
Summary
Volume I - Covers the Revolutionary War from Lexington to Yorktown surrender
Volume II - Begins with the defeat of General Harman by native Americans in the Ohio Territory in 1790 and concludes with General Scott's campaign in 1847 in the Mexican War.
Subjects
Battles - United States.
United States - History, Military.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973 D272
Websites
Less detail

Boyd's Lancaster county business directory. The names of the citizens of Lancaster: state, county, and city record; and an appendix of much useful information. 1859-60

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16988
Date of Publication
[1859]
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1859-60
  1 website  
Responsibility
Comp. by William H. Boyd ...
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Penn
Publisher
Sprenger and Westhaeffer, 44 North Queen
Date of Publication
[1859]
Physical Description
316 p. illus. 20 cm.
Subjects
Directories.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1859-60
Websites
Less detail

A brief historical review of the achievements of German nationals in the early days of American colonization. The period from 1564 to 1682 inclusive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15504
Author
Lohr, Otto,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
974.8002 L833
  2 websites  
Responsibility
by Otto Lohr.
Author
Lohr, Otto,
Place of Publication
Hoboken [N.J.]
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
7, [1] p. 21 cm.
Series
Historical bulletin ; no. 1
Subjects
Germans - United States.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8002 L833
Websites
Less detail

Camp-fires of the Revolution : or, The War of Independence illustrated by thrilling events and stories by the old Continental soldiers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1212
Author
Watson, Henry C.
Date of Publication
1851, c1850.
Call Number
973.3 W338
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Henry Watson ; with original illustrations by Croome.
Author
Watson, Henry C.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lindsay and Blackiston,
Date of Publication
1851, c1850.
Physical Description
447 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes the camp -fire on the Susquehanna (p. 268).
Contents
Chapters: Dorchester Heights -- Cambridge -- Mount Independence -- Long Island -- Skippack Creek -- Germantown -- Valley Forge -- Whitemarsh -- White Plains -- Saratoga -- Middlebrook -- On The Susquehanna -- Springfield -- Morristown -- Old Pedee -- The Swamp -- Hills of Santee -- Near Charlestown -- Officer's Carouse
Summary
"Here we have the incidents of various battles, and the exploits of chieftains, told as if by eyewitnesses, and told in the familiar, easily comprehended language of the farmer and mechanic soldiers of the American army." [from the preface]
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution - Anecdotes.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.3 W338
Websites
Less detail

Chambersburg in the colony and the Revolution : a sketch

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7226
Author
Garrard, Lewis Hector,
Date of Publication
1856.
Call Number
974.844 H673
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Lewis H. Garrard.
Author
Garrard, Lewis Hector,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott and Co.,
Date of Publication
1856.
Physical Description
16, 60 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Half-title: Publications of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania...
Prefixed: Constitution of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, list of subscribers to the Publication fund, etc.
Subjects
Chambersburg (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.844 H673
Websites
Less detail

[Colonial records of Pennsylvania]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20686
Date of Publication
1838-1853.
Call Number
974.8 P415
  1 website  
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Printed by T. Fenn,
Date of Publication
1838-1853.
Physical Description
16 volumes illustrations (volumes 7) tables 22 cm
Notes
The first three volumes of the Colonial records are from the first edition. Their pagination does not correspond to the references from Dunn's "Index to the Colonial Records". Dunn's index refers to the second edition. Patrons can find the second editions of volumes 1-3 online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010447960. A link to this webpage is near the bottom of this library record. Look for the field "Electronic Location".
Collection of documents, supplemented by the companion series "Pennsylvania archives". (See preliminary reports of the committees, and of the editors, S. Hazard, and the Act providing for the publication, 1837, in Pennsylvania archives, v. 1, p. 1-23, especially p. 7 and 17-23, where the present collection is officially designated as the "Colonial records", a title not used in printing, the volumes having special titles only, as given in "Contents" below).
Errors in paging: nos. 158-167, 499 ommitted, v. 3; nos. 209-224 repeated, v. 16; numerous other errors.
V. 12, minutes of the Supreme executive council from May 21, 1779-July 12, 1781; v. 13, July 13, 1781-Dec. 31, 1783; v. 14, Jan. 1, 1784-Apr. 3, 1786; v. 15, July 4, 1786-Feb. 6, 1789; v. 16, Feb. 7, 1789-Dec. 20, 1790.
Contents
v. 1-10. Minutes of the Provincial council of Pennsylvania, from the organization to the termination of the proprietary government: v. 1, Mar. 10, 1683-Nov. 27, 1700; v. 2, Dec. 18, 1700-May 16, 1717; v. 3, May 31, 1717-Jan. 23, 1735-6: v. 4, Feb. 7, 1735-6-Oct. 15, 1745: v. 5, Dec. 17, 1745-Mar. 20, 1754: v. 6, Apr. 2, 1754-Jan. 29, 1756: v. 7, Jan. 29, 1756-Jan. 11, 1758: v. 8,Jan. 13, 1758-Oct. 4, 1762; v. 9, Oct. 15, 1762-Oct. 17, 1771; v. 10, Oct. 18, 1771-Sept. 27, 1775, with minutes of the Council of safety from June 30, 1775, to Nov. 12, 1776.--v. 11-16. Minutes of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, from its organization to the termination of the revolution: v. 11, Proceedings of Council of safety, Nov. 13, 1776-Mar. 17 [i.e. 13] 1777, Oct. 17-Dec. 4, 1777; memorandum from Dec. 31, 1776-Mar. 17, 1777; minutes of the Supreme executive council Mar. 4, 1777-May 20, 1779.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.
Pennsylvania.
United States.
History.
Sources.
Additional Author
Hazard, Samuel,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Provincial Council.
Pennsylvania. Committee of Safety.
Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Council.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
974.8 P415
Websites
Less detail

Courts and lawyers of Pennsylvania; a history, 1623-1923

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16955
Author
Eastman, Frank M.
Date of Publication
1922.
Call Number
379.748 E13
  4 websites  
Responsibility
by Frank M. Eastman.
Author
Eastman, Frank M.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The American historical society, inc.,
Date of Publication
1922.
Physical Description
3 v. fronts., illus. (facsim.) ports. 28 cm.
Notes
Paged continuously.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Courts - Pennsylvania.
Lawyers - Pennsylvania.
Judges - Pennsylvania.
Law - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
379.748 E13
Websites
Less detail

10 records – page 1 of 1.