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Items from letters : (relating to early events in Lancaster, Pa.)

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Date of Publication
1923
arrive who arc going to Gen. Washington. Many people fleeing from Philada. to Lancaster. Among' them Geo. Schlosser with all his children (wife remains at home); Jacob Franklin, Jr., wife and children; Herrguth and daughter and her children. Wm. Henry has been �in Philada. these days; now returned. The
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made by Dr. John W. Jordan.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1923
Physical Description
96-97 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 5
Subjects
Letters.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 27, number 5 (1923), p. 96-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.27
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A surgeon's duty : The World War II memoir of John L. Farmer, M.D

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Author
Farmer, Andrew H.
Date of Publication
20 cm.
Call Number
940.5481 F233
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by Andrew H. Farmer.
Author
Farmer, Andrew H.
Place of Publication
[s.n
Publisher
s.l.]
Date of Publication
20 cm.
Physical Description
vii, 155 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography : p.151-155.
Summary
"In the 50 days that followed the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, John L. Farmer put his civilian surgical practice on hold to join a hastily organized U.S. Army evacuation hospital that was one of the first medical units to go overseas. Letters and diaries written during the three and a half years Farmer was in the Pacific record his experiences from the hectic days assembling the hospital in early 1942 through the campaign to retake the Philippines in 1945." [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Letters.
United States - History - World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Farmer, John Lawrence
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.5481 F233
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