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The age of homespun : objects and stories in the creation of an American myth

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15172
Author
Ulrich, Laurel.
Date of Publication
2002.
Call Number
974.03 U45
Responsibility
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
ISBN
0679766448 (pbk.)
Author
Ulrich, Laurel.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Vintage Books,
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
501 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-478) and index.
Summary
"They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial America-ranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sock-relinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history.In an age when even meals are rarely made from scratch, homespun easily acquires the glow of nostalgia. The objects Ulrich investigates unravel those simplified illusions, revealing important clues to the culture and people who made them. Ulrich uses an Indian basket to explore the uneasy coexistence of native and colonial Americans. A piece of silk embroidery reveals racial and class distinctions, and two old spinning wheels illuminate the connections between colonial cloth-making and war. Pulling these divergent threads together, Ulrich demonstrates how early Americans made, used, sold, and saved textiles in order to assert their identities, shape relationships, and create history." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Textile fabrics - New England
Textile crafts - New England
Weaving - New England
Clothing and dress - New England
Material culture - New England
National characteristics, American.
New England - History - 1775-1865.
New England - Social conditions - 19th century.
New England - Economic conditions - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.03 U45
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Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
813.54 A523h
  2 websites  
Responsibility
by Richard Ammon ; illustrated by Pamela Patrick.
ISBN
0689826230
9780689826238
Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary
An Amish boy cares for the horses that work on his family's farm.
Subjects
Amish - Juvenile fiction.
Horses - Juvenile fiction.
Farm life - Juvenile fiction.
Pennsylvania - Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Additional Author
Patrick, Pamela,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 A523h
Websites
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The Amish of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18102
Author
Kraybill, Donald B.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
289.71 K89
Responsibility
text by Donald B. Kraybill ; photography by Daniel Rodriguez.
ISBN
9780811734783 (pbk.)
0811734781 (pbk.)
Author
Kraybill, Donald B.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
88 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Community life - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Ethnic relations.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Rodriguez, Daniel
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 K89
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Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
813.54 A523
  2 websites  
Alternate Title
An Amish year.
Responsibility
by Richard Ammon ; illustrated by Pamela Patrick.
ISBN
0689826222
9780689826221
Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Summary
An Amish girl describes a year in her life and the activities that fill it, from early spring through the following winter.
Subjects
Amish - United States - Juvenile literature.
Amish children - United States - Juvenile literature.
Amish
Pennsylvania Dutch
Amish children
United States.
Juvenile works.
Additional Author
Patrick, Pamela,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 A523
Websites
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Ancestral roots of certain American colonists who came to America before 1700 : lineages from Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcolm of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and other historical individuals

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17554
Author
Weis, Frederick Lewis,
Edition
8th ed. /
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
929.7 W429
Alternate Title
Ancestral roots
Responsibility
created by Frederick Lewis Weis ; continued by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr.
ISBN
0806317523 (alk. paper)
Author
Weis, Frederick Lewis,
Edition
8th ed. /
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
xxi, 359 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. xiii-xvii) and index.
Subjects
Families of royal descent.
New England - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Sheppard, Walter Lee,
Beall, William Ryland.
Beall, Kaleen E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.7 W429
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Andy's Peach Bottom Railroad adventures

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20433
Author
Boomsma, Mary Lousie.
Date of Publication
2009.
Call Number
813.6 B 724
Responsibility
by Mary Louise Boomsma; illustrations by Mike Abel.
Author
Boomsma, Mary Lousie.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Brookshire Printing ,
Date of Publication
2009.
Physical Description
166, [3] p. :ill. ; 21 cm.
Summary
A fictional story that follows 12-year-old Lancaster resident Andy Grove through the summer of 1912, when he lived with his grandparents in McSparran. The youth gets a job carrying water for a track-laying gang on the railroad.(The railroad of the story did in real life exist in southern Lancaster County. It was a narrow gauge railroad that ran between Peach Bottom and Oxford.)
Subjects
Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railroad - Fiction.
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Fiction.
Additional Author
Abel, Michael,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
813.6 B 724
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Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Object ID
MG0410
Date Range
1691-1963
Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006. Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006. Custodial History (Provenance): �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Accruals: No further accruals are
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Collection
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Title
Diffenderffer Family Papers
Description
The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.
Date Range
1691-1963
Year Range From
1691
Year Range To
1963
Date of Accumulation
1691-1963
Creator
Diffenderffer family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Brubaker, John
Brubaker, Margaret
Brubaker, Philip
Davis, Sarah
Diffenderfer, David
Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk
Diffenderfer, John
Diffenderffer, Christina
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, David, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderffer, John, Jr.
Diffenderffer, John, Sr.
Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein
Diffenderffer, Michael
Freymyer, Jacob
Grim, Henry
Haupt, Charles Elvin
Hoch, Herman E.
Holl, Wendel
Hubley, Bernard
Kennerly, John
Kinzer, John
Kinzer, Magdalena
Koch, Mary
Koch, Melchior
Law, James D.
Markley, Henry
McCaskey, Donald G.
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Nevin, Blanche
Painter, John
Penn, William
Rodman, John H.
Shirk, Henry
Smith, Oliver
Smith, William Evans
Sneider, Christian
Stone, David
Stone, George
Stone, Leonard
Stone, Mary
Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer
Thomson, Bill "Tommy"
Winter, John
Young, Matthias
Other Creators
Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009
Diffenderffer, David
Subjects
Deeds
Letters
Real property
Search Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conestoga River
Correspondence
Deeds
Drowning
Earl Twp.
England
Estate settlement
Finding aids
German Reformed Church of New Holland
Haupt Elementary School
Hutchings Printing House
King Street
Lancaster
Land drafts
Lemon Street School
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
New Design, Earl Twp.
New Holland
Newspaper clippings
Programs
Real estate
Real property surveys
Reigart's Landing
Susquehanna River
Texas
Texas Frontier Forces
Windsor Forge
Extent
1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0410
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.
Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection 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, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2006.MG0410_NOV
Other Numbers
MG-410
Classification
MG0410
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Barney Ewell Collection
Object ID
MG0305
Date Range
1948-2018
, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year). People: Ewell, Henry Norwood “Barney” Spiese, Roberta L. Subject Headings: Athletes Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Olympic athletes Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England) Olympic Games (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.) Olympic
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Barney Ewell Collection
Description
The Barney Ewell Collection contains a program of athletic events celebrating Barney Ewell's achievements, newspaper articles, a postcard, and a dedication program for the installation of a state historical marker.
Admin/Biographical History
Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 1940 and 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned home to win more national titles in the long jump and earned his B.S. at Penn State.
Ewell, at age 30, finally had his chance to compete with the best athletes in the world at the 1948 Olympic Games which were held in London. He earned a place on the U.S. track team and won a gold medal in the 400-meter relay. He also received silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
After the Olympics, Ewell returned to Lancaster. He and his wife, Duella, raised their family on Rockland Street in Lancaster City and later moved to Green Street. The Lancaster City directories list him as an employee of several businesses throughout his lifetime, including Coatesville Steel.
Date Range
1948-2018
Year Range From
1948
Year Range To
2018
Date of Accumulation
1948-2018
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ewell, Henry Norwood "Barney"
Spiese, Roberta L.
Subjects
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)
Olympic Games (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England)
Postcards
Programs (Publications)
Track and field athletes
Search Terms
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th, 1948, London, England)
Olympic Games (23rd, 1984, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (30th, 2012, London, England)
Pennsylvania Senior Games
Postcards
Programs
Track and field athletes
Extent
1 box, 5 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0305
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Photograph Collection
Notes
Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305), Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-305
Classification
MG0305
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Title
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Object ID
MG0331
Date Range
1762-2003
8 Scope and Content Note: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness
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Collection
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Title
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Description
The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.
Admin/Biographical History
Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.
Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.
Date Range
1762-2003
Year Range From
1762
Year Range To
2003
Date of Accumulation
1762-2003
Creator
Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Arnold, Benedict
Baker, W.
Bare, Jacob
Blight, Peter
Boughter, Charles
Breidenhart, George
Brien, Edward
Brown, Luke
Butter, Charles
Cassidy, Edward
Clarke, John
Clendenin, Samuel
Coleman, Edward
Coleman, William
Edwards, Susanna
Ehler, John
Fisher, Sammy
Fox, Sam M.
Frey, John
Gaskill, Edmund
Gay, Edward F.
Getz, John
Givens, John
Graeff, George
Greland, D.
Hahn, B. Christian
Harrison, George
Haverstick, William
Hopkins, A. R.
Hopkins, Ann
Houston, James
Hubley, Frederick
Hubley, Joseph
Hultzheimer, N.
Hyde, Charles
Irving, Robert
Jack, Joshua
Kauffman, Jacob
King, George
Kirkpatrick, William
Kline, Jacob
Lane, John
Leiper, George G.
Lowry, Robert
Lowry, Robert K.
Mayer, George Louis
Metzger, Emanuel
Metzger, George
Metzger, Jacob
Miller, Barbara
Miller, Henry
Miller, Martin
Miller, Philip
Montgomery, William
Morris, John
Mosher, Joseph
Murphy, John Slaughter
Myer, John
Myers, John
Newlin, Nathaniel
Nice, Levi
Nimrod, Maxwell
Ogilby, Joseph
Otto, Jacob S.
Otto, John C.
Pennington, Edward
Peters, Abraham
Phinney, Zina
Price, Joseph
Price, Richard
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Adam, Jr.
Reigart, Ann
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Henrietta
Reigart, Maria Wager
Reigart, Mary
Reigart, Mary C.
Reigart, Philip Wager
Reigart, Susan
Rimfast, John
Sample, Joseph
Schaubel, Johannis
Sener, Samuel Miller
Sewell, Charles S.
Shaeffer, Jacob
Shenk, Abraham
Shenk, Christian
Shippen, Peggy
Singer, A.
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Slaymaker, Mary Steele
Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran
Smith, Ann
Smith, Anthony
Smith, Ralph
Stein, Philip
Steinman, George
Stewart, William
Sullivan, Susannah
Wager, George
Wager, Hannah
Wager, James
Wager, Mary
Wager, Peter
Wager, Philip H.
Wager, Sally
Wager, Sophia
Wager, William
Walsh, Christopher
Wentz, Thomas
Wertz, Christian
Wharton, Charles
Whitaker, George
Whitaker, John
Wimer, Michael
Winroth, Margaret
Witmer, David
Woodmund, William
Yeiser, Philip
Other Creators
Reigart family
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Invoices
Letters
Obituaries
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Adam Reigart and Son
Albums
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
Brenner and Reed
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cape May, New Jersey
Charles C. and J. Watson
Christ Church Burial Ground
Cincinnati, Ohio
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Delaware
Dixon Walker and Company
Earp and Brothers
Finding aids
Grape Hotel
Greene County, New York
H. Behlen and Company
Illnesses
Invoices
J. Walker and Company
John Warden and Sons
Kentucky
Lancaster
Lancaster County Almshouse
Lancaster Bar Association
Lancaster Intelligencer
Lancaster Journal
Lancaster New Era
Lancaster Sunday News
Lane Slaymaker and Company
Letters
London, England
Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Lowry and Myers
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Margaretta Furnace
Marietta Bank
Morning News
Mount Auburn Cemetery
New York, New York
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Ohio
Pennsylvania German Society
Pensacola, Florida
Peter Wager and Company
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pratt and Kintzing
Race Street
Receipts
Reeve's Tavern
South Carolina
Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spain
St. James Episcopal Church
Union Fire Company
Vintners
Wager and Company
Washington Fire Company
West Point Military Academy
William Noyes and Company
Wine merchants
York Springs Boarding House
York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Extent
2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0331
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Gig trunk (2003.078)
Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2003.078
Other Numbers
MG-331
Classification
MG0331
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Baron and feme : a treatise of the common law concerning husbands and wives : wherein is contained the nature of a feme covert, and of marriages, bastardy, the privileges of feme coverts, what alterations are made by marriage as to estates, leases, goods, and actions, what things of the wife accrue to the husband by the intermarriage or not, what acts, charges, forfeitures by the husband shall bind the wife after his death or not, of jointures and pleadings, fines and recovery, conveyances, and other law titles relating to baron and feme

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22076
Edition
The 2nd ed., with large additions.
Date of Publication
1719.
Call Number
Book 887 1719
Edition
The 2nd ed., with large additions.
Place of Publication
In the Savoy [London]
Publisher
Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq.) for John Walthoe ...,
Date of Publication
1719.
Physical Description
[28], 422, [42] pages ; 20 cm
Notes
Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ b² B-2G⁸.
Advertisements on first and last leaves.
"Precedents": p. 395-422.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 887 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Husband and wife - Great Britain.
Marriage law - Great Britain.
Forms (Law) - Great Britain.
Forms (Law)
Husband and wife.
Marriage law.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled decorated leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 887 1719
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