Articles of association of the Lancaster Reading Room to which are added, the rules and regulations of the room, and of the library; a list of the officers and subscribers, &/ together with a catalogue of the books, & belongint to the Institution
John Sanderson's name appears as above on t.-p. of v. 1-4.
Vols. 1-2 edited by John Sanderson, v. 3-6 by Robert Wain, jr. v. 7-9 are without editor's name, but were edited by Henry D. Gilpin, according to statement in Mrs. Eliza Gilpin's Memorial of Henry D. Gilpin, Phildelphia, 1860, p. 194. Volumes numbered on the half-titles.
A list of authors of the biographies (originally published in the New York times) may be found in Proc. of Mass. hist. soc., 1876-1877 [v. 15] p. 393.
Contents
John Hancock (v.1) ; Benjamin Franklin, George Wythe, Francis Hopkinson, Robert Treat Paine (v.2) ; Edward Rutledge, Lyman Hall, Oliver Wolcott, Richard Stockton, Button Gwinnett, Josiah Bartlett, Philip Livingston, Roger Sherman (v.3) ; Thomas Heyward, George Read, William Williams, Samuel Huntington, William Floyd, George Walton, George Clymer, Benjamin Rush (v.4) ; Thomas Lynch, Jr., Matthew Thornton, William Whipple, John Witherspoon, Robert Morris (v.5) ; Arthur Middleton, Abraham Clark, Francis Lewis, John Penn. James Wilson, Carter Braxton, John Morton, Stephen Hopkins, Thomas McKean (v.6) ; Thomas Jefferson, William Hooper, James Smith, Charles Carroll, Thomas Nelson Jr., Joseph Hewes (v.7) ; Elbridge Gerry, Cesar Rodney, Benjamin Harrison, William Paca, George Ross, John Adams (v.8) ; Richard Henry Lee, George Taylor, John Hart, Lewis Morris, Thomas Stone, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Samuel Chase, William Ellery, Samuel Adams (v.9).
Charter and by-laws of the Athenæum of Philadelphia, to which are added, a list of the directors, stockholders, and annual visitors, and of persons who have presented to, or deposited at the athenæum, books, maps, medals, &c. Together with a catalogue of the books, maps, &c. belonging to the institution
Die wandlende Seele, : das ist: Gesprache der wandlenden Seele mit Adam, Noah und Simon Cleophas; verfasset die Geschichten von Erschaffung der Welt an, bis zu und nach der Verwustung Jerusalems. : Daraus ordentlich zu ersehen, wie eine Monarchie und Konigreich auf die andere folgte, wie diese angefangen, jene aber vergangen, und auch der ausfuhrliche Verlauf der Zerstohrung Jerusalem
Translation of: Lusthof des gemoets. The translator is identified as Bernhart B. Brechbill in an English-language edition printed at Harrisburg in 1834.
Pinned on front of first flyleaf: "1875 Mother died the last day of September and was buried Oct the 3. She was only four days sick. stroke of apolexy aged 77 years 24 days. Fanny Nace was married to Andrew Hershey. He died and left one son Andrew then Aunt Fanny was maried [sic]to William Machen her son Andrew Hershey lives in Sterling Illinoise [sic]."
Attached to above note: "Died. Machen, February 12 1883, at Savanna Illinois, Mrs. Fanny Machen, formerly of Marietta, Lancaster county [sic], wife of William Machen, aged 67 years, 2 months,. and 18 days". In manuscript on obituary: Fanny Nace was first husban [sic] of Andrew Hershey.
On back of above note: "Maria Haverstick Oct 19 1875. This book was given to me after my mother's death."
On front of first flyleaf: Wandering Soul Alice H. Ament 1940.
The dying confession of John Lechler : who was convicted for the murder of his wife Mary Lechler and sentenced to be executed on the 25th day of October, 1822, made in the presence of Samuel Carpenter, mayor of the city of Lancaster & others
The English reader : or, Pieces in prose and poetry, from the best writers; designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect; improve their language and sentiments, and to inculcate the most important principles of piety and virtue
