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The ambitions of William Henry

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17509
Author
Gordon, Scott Paul.
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by Scott Paul Gordon.
Author
Gordon, Scott Paul.
Physical Description
p. 254-284.
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on the publisher's official online repository.
Summary
HISTORIANS HAVE TRAPPED William Henry of Lancaster (1729–86) in the identity of gunsmith. Though meant as a compliment— most accounts portray Henry as the most important gunsmith in the "rifle-making hub of colonial America," Lancaster County— - this confinement is ironic, since Henry escaped this occupation as soon as he was able. The term gunsmith, then as now, could describe men who repaired guns, who produced specialized gun parts (such as barrels or locks), who created an entire gun from scratch (lock, stock, and barrel), or who ran a factory that employed other men. Henry seems not to have engaged in any of these activities after 1760. By the last decade of his life, Henry had achieved a level of financial security (and apparently embodied the virtuous independence thought to derive from it) that led his peers to entrust him with positions of responsibility and that left Henry free to accept them. He served first in local and state governments and was later appointed an administrator and financier for the Continental army and elected twice to the Continental Congress. We have failed to register the shape of his career, the magnitude of his transformation; instead, historians have imagined that during all these varied activities, Henry continued to work as a gunsmith. Indeed, the belief that Henry "was engaged in the manufacture of firearms for over thirty years," that he produced the rifles or muskets carried by soldiers from the French and Indian War through the Revolution, has been central to stories about him. [abstract]
Subjects
Henry, William, - 1729-1786.
Simon, Joseph, - 1712-1804.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Contained In
The Pennsylvania Magazine orf History and Biography, v. 136, no. 3.Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v. 136, no.3.
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/60720/60546
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The American soul : rediscovering the wisdom of the founders

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Author
Needleman, Jacob.
Date of Publication
©2002.
Call Number
973.21 N374
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Jacob Needleman.
ISBN
1585421383
9781585421381
Author
Needleman, Jacob.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
J.P. Tarcher/Putnam,
Date of Publication
©2002.
Physical Description
xxii, 371 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361).
Summary
Examines how the spiritual beliefs and vision of America's founders shaped the country's history and culture and assesses the influence of the spiritual traditions of African slaves, Native Americans, and early mystical communities on colonial America.
"An eclectic mixture of autobiography, U.S. intellectual history, philosophical inquiry, and spiritual wonderment, this extended meditative essay examines "America as an Idea" by uncovering the latent wisdom of many of its shining lights: Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman. Needleman, a philosophy professor and author of Money and the Meaning of Life, reinterprets the lives of each of these leaders in the context of their strong spiritual beliefs and their contributions to unifying a deeply divided body politic. The author liberally quotes classical philosophers, historians, biographers, and the subjects themselves, and he often interjects his own life experiences and spiritual beliefs into his loosely structured narrative. Needleman also tackles what he considers to be America's two most grievous historical blemishes: the murder of Native American culture and slavery and suggests how America should confront these wrongs." [from the "Library Journal"]
Subjects
Beissel, Conrad - 1690-1768.
Miller, Peter - 1709-1796.
Widman, Michael.
Ephrata Cloister (Pa.).
National characteristics, American.
Social values - United States.
Spirituality - United States.
Moral conditions.
Social values.
Spirituality.
United States - History.
United States - Moral conditions.
United States.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.21 N374
Websites
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2001046311-b.html
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2001046311-d.html
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Ceremonies at the dedication of the equestrian statue of Major-General Anthony Wayne, Commander-in-chief of the U. S. Army : Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the revolutionary camp ground at Valley Forge, June 20, 1908

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Date of Publication
1909.
Call Number
923.5 W359p
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Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Harrisburg publishing co.,
Date of Publication
1909.
Physical Description
81 p. : plates, map (1 fold.) ; 23 cm.
Summary
Includes text of oration by former Governor Samuel Pennypacker.
Subjects
Wayne, Anthony, - 1745-1796.
Valley Forge (Pa.) - History.
United States - History - Revolution - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 W359p
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070226561&view=1up&seq=9
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Col. Henry Bouquet and his campaigns of 1763 and 1764

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Author
Cort, Cyrus,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
923.5 B765c
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by Rev. Cyrus Cort.
Author
Cort, Cyrus,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Steinman & Hensel, printers,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
96 p. : ill ; 19 cm.
Notes
Prepared in accordance with a resolution of a committee of citizens of Westmoreland Co., Pa.
Henry Louis Bouquet was a prominent British Army officer in the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over a Native American force at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during Pontiac's War. [from Wikipedia]
Subjects
Bouquet, Henry, - 1719-1765.
Bouquet's Expedition, 1763.
Bouquet's Expedition, 1764.
Additional Corporate Author
Westmoreland County (Pa.). Bouquet Memorial Committee, 1883.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 B765c
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b305997;view=1up;seq=13
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Descendants of Conrad Rutter

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Author
Vollmer, Edith W.
Date of Publication
1973.
Call Number
Drawer 1, Sec. 3: #247
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Alternate Title
Descendants of Conrad Rutter, 1651-1737
Author
Vollmer, Edith W.
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s. n.],
Date of Publication
1973.
Notes
For typed index, see 929 R9825m.
Microfilm. Salt Lake City : Genealogy Society of Utah, 1977. 1 reel, 35mm.
Subjects
Rutter, Conrad, - 1651-1737.
Rutter Family.
Additional Author
Rutter, Worthington J.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 1, Sec. 3: #247
Websites
https://lhdo-verso.auto-graphics.com/mvc/PersistentLink?key=zxudyiuOGyPHm9OwwRxYCQ%3d%3d
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Elizabeth Furnace Plantation Site : Archaeological information from the website of the Archaeology program at Millersville University

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Author
Millersville University.
Date of Publication
n.d.
Call Number
672 M646
carefully done by Henry William Stiegel, iron master, at Elizabeth Furnace in Lancaster County, on the most reasonable terms. Orders and applications made to Michael Hillegas in Second Street, Philadelphia will be carefully forwarded." Recent excavations conducted by Millersville University at Elizabeth
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Author
Millersville University.
Place of Publication
Millersville, PA
Publisher
Millersville University
Date of Publication
n.d.
Subjects
Elizabeth Furnace Plantation (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Excavations - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672 M646
Websites
https://www.millersville.edu/archaeology/research/elizabeth-furnace/index.php
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A faithful and duty-bound servant

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Author
Clarke, Patrick.
Date of Publication
2013.
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Patrick Clarke.
Author
Clarke, Patrick.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
pp. 26-31.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Franklin, Walter.
Wright, Ebenezer.
Frazer, William C.
Reynolds, John
Rogers, M. C.
Porter, George B.
Keffer, Henry.
Freemasons. - Lodge, No. 43 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 115, number 1/2 (2013), pp. 26-31Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.115
Websites
https://lancasterh.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=5af9e2535717992f34e2a9fa52413ac9
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Growing up free and black in mid-nineteenth century Lancaster County

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Author
Mitchell, Faith.
Date of Publication
2011.
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Faith Mitchell, Ph.D.
Author
Mitchell, Faith.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
pp. 102-113.
Summary
"By following the story of my great-grandmother Isabella Ford's life, and adding to it with information from available sources, I have been able to get a better understanding of the circumstances of Lancaster's free blacks. Her story provides a sense of life in mid-nineteenth century Lancaster County and shows how free black families held their own, despite an environment that was often unfriendly and that restricted their opportunities by both law and custom."
Subjects
Ford, Maria Proctor
Proctor, Jeremiah
Ford, Ellen Isabella
Proctor, James
Proctor, Hannah
Ford, John
Skerrett, Emma Victoria Crawford
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Fulton Township
African American families - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African American Methodists
Underground Railroad
Slavery - America - History
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 113, number 2/3 (2011), p. 102-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.113
Websites
https://lancasterh.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=26c0eacb34d45cdaf9bdaa6f6cac8b13
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The Lancaster Comb Factory, 1824-1906

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Author
Poole, H. Herbert,
Date of Publication
2012.
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H. Herbert Poole, Jr. and Robert E. Marion, Jr.
Author
Poole, H. Herbert,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory,
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
pp. 4-23.
Notes
Appendix: A partial list of comb-makers in Lancaster 1824-1899.
Subjects
Voorhis, Peter
Weitzel, Charlotte Elizabeth.
Hamersley, George.
Hambright, Adam F.
Shaffner, John.
Voohis, Michael.
Ziegler, Charles.
Graham, Dana.
Flagg, Charles.
The Lancaster comb factory.
Comb industry - Pennsylvania
Additional Author
Marion, Robert E.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 114, number 1/2 (2012), pp. 4-23Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.114
Websites
https://lancasterh.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=915bb13ee7b95c83af9b76123aae82e0
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Landis Valley Museum : the legacy of two brothers lives on

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Author
Callanan, Laura Knowles.
Call Number
905.748 PHMC v. 21
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by Laura Knowles Callanan.
Author
Callanan, Laura Knowles.
Physical Description
p. 28 - 37.
Notes
Pennsylvania Heritage, v. 21, no. 2 (Spring 1995).
Summary
" A visit to Landis Valley Museum, actually a complex of more than two dozen buildings and structures, offers a glimpse into the lives of those who settled in Lancaster County, beginning in the early eighteenth century. An assemblage of workplaces of early craftspeople (such as the tin shop and the seamstress house), tidy farmhouses, a stone tavern, wagon sheds, and rustic barns, Landis Valley Museum seems as if it has always existed in this locale in Manheim Township, where early roadways converged just north of the city of Lancaster.Using this site as a museum was first conceived by two unusual individuals, brothers George D. and Henry K. Landis." [from the author]
Subjects
Landis, Henry K., - 1865-1955.
Landis, George Diller, - 1867-1954.
Landis Valley Museum (Lancaster, Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PHMC v. 21
Websites
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/pa-heritage/landis-valley-museum-legacy-two-brothers.html
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