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250th birthday anniversary George Washington 1732-1799

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Author: Gainter, J. Richard.

Date of Publication: 1981

twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and thirty two, a celebration should take place in the United States commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest men that ever lived — George Washington — the first pres- ident of the United States. There have been more stamps issued by

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Responsibility: by J. Richard Gaintner.

Author: Gainter, J. Richard.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1981

Physical Description: 40-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.85, no. 2

Subjects: Washington, George, - 1732-1799.; Commemorative postage stamps - United States.; Stamp collecting.; Postcards.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 85, number 2 (1981), p. 40-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.85

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1696 visit to "Quanestagua"

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Author: Hunter, Charles E.

Date of Publication: 1982

, William Scott Myers History. (Book) 1909. Neff, Larry M. and Weiser, Frederick S. Friedrich Henrich Gelwicks, Shoemaker and Distiller accounts, 1760-1783. (Book) 1979. Norton, Thomas, ed. Homage to Charles Demuth Still life painter of Lancaster. (Book) 1978. Noyes, William. Armstrong in Aircraft World War

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Responsibility: by Charles E. Hunter.

Author: Hunter, Charles E.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1982

Physical Description: 24-26 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 1

Notes: Pages 27-33 lists "Accessions to LCHS Library"

Subjects: Indians of North America; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 1 (1982), p. 24-26Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86

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1860--the year before the war

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1961.

Fedderson's United States Hotel in South Queen Street. Alderman J. T. McGonigle was chairman. Mayor Sander- son, Col. W. S. Amweg and Abram Shank spoke. 22 The Republicans held a meeting at the public house of Messrs. Hahn in Manheim. Addresses by Thad. Stevens, Jr., and R. W. Shenk. 22 A Republican meeting

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1961.

Physical Description: [113]-135 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 3

Subjects: Republican Party (Pa.) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Chronology.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 3 (1961), p. 113-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65

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Abraham Lincoln and the seventy-fifth anniversaries

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1939

, where he supported himself as clerk, mill-hand, captain of company in the Black Hawk War, storekeeper, postmaster, and deputy sur- veyor. While here, in 1834, he was elected a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, and re-elected in 1836. In addition, during these years, he studied grammar

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1939

Physical Description: [50]-58 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 2

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.; Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.; Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Veterans.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 2 (1939), p. 50-58Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43

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Abraham Lincoln's connections with Lancaster and its citizens

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1934

Stevens, who represented Lancaster county in the congress of the United States from 1849 to 1853, and from 1859 to the date of his death in 1868, would in itself be an interesting study; likewise the conference with John W. Forney, born in Lancaster, newspaper editor, leader in Penn- sylvania Democratic

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1934

Physical Description: [13]-32 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 1

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865 - Family.; Presidents - United States; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 1 (1934), p. 13-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38

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Act

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports

Object ID: JBFP 1.6.3.001

Date Range: 1832/07/00

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports

Description: An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports. Washington, D.C.

Date Range: 1832/07/00

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 6

People: Buchanan, James

Subjects: Legislation; Statutes and codes

Search Terms: Acts, Legislative; Legislation; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan, 10 x 8 in.

Object Name: Act

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 6

Object ID: JBFP 1.6.3.001

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Accession Number: JBMS1995.373

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 6, Subseries 3, Folder 1

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: An Act supplementary to the “Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution”

Object ID: JBFP 1.6.3.003

Date Range: 1832/06/07

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: An Act supplementary to the “Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution”

Description: An Act supplementary to the “Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution.” Accompanied by envelope from James Buchanan to Col. R. R Heitler, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Washington, D.C.

Date Range: 1832/06/07

Creator: United States. Congress

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 6

People: Buchanan, James; Heitler, Richard R.

Subjects: United States. Congress; Legislation; Statutes and codes

Search Terms: Acts, Legislative; Legislation; United States Congress; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, 8.25 x 8 in.

Object Name: Act

Language: English

Condition Notes: Pasted to boards.

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 6

Object ID: JBFP 1.6.3.003

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Accession Number: JBMS1996.461

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 6, Subseries 3, Folder 3

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Act

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Date Range: 1855/04/06

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church

Description: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church signed by Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the Senate, William Mulhenberg Hiester and Governor, James Pollock . An act to confirm and legalize the election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Congregation of the City of Lancaster signed by Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the House of Representatives, William M. Hiester, Speaker of the Senate, and James Pollock, Governor, and certified by John M. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth confirming the election of several trustees after failing to do so according to the charter of the church. This act upholds the action of the Golden seal with red ribbon on last page. Lancaster, PA.

Date Range: 1855/04/06

Creator: Pennsylvania. General Assembly

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 8, Box 1

People: Strong, Henry K.; Hiester, William Muhlenberg; Pollock, James; Sullivan, John M.

Subjects: Boards of directors; Presbyterian Church; Business records

Search Terms: Boards of directors; Second Presbyterian Church; Business records; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 8 pages to scan, 8.75 x 14 in.

Object Name: Act

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1996.032

Other Number: JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 5

Description Level: Item

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Address delivered at the unveiling of a bronze tablet to John Wright, pioneer ferryman

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Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Date of Publication: 1931

fishing and wildfowl shooting. And always when I come here I visualize Columbia as the capital of the United States. Picking up one of the mysterious "ifs" of history (and the history of the individual as well as of the nation is deeply indented with "ifs") I visualize this river incline, and more

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Responsibility: by Prof. Herbert H. Beck.

Author: Beck, Herbert Huebener,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1931

Physical Description: 199-201 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 8

Subjects: Wright, John, - 1667-1749.; Columbia (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 8 (1931), p. 199-204Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35

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Address to President John Adams from the citizens of Lancaster Borough and County supporting the government in its attitude toward France

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1928

nation;" and "exhorting" Congress to prepare for war. The effect of this information upon public opinion was instantaneous and far-reaching. Marshall's disclosures in the dispatches "produced such a shock upon the Republican mind as had not been seen since our independence." Public meetings were held

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1928

Physical Description: 53-54 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 3 & 4

Subjects: Adams, John, - 1735-1826.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.; France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 3/4 (1928), p. 53-54Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32

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Address delivered at the unveiling of a bronze tablet to John Wright, pioneer ferryman

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