J.B. Lippincott, For the Historical society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1864.
Physical Description
1 p. 1., v-xx, 13-495 p. 25 cm.
Notes
With additions to contents of original edition.
Contents
Includes notices of the life and character of Robert Proud, by Charles West Thomson and Biographical sketch of Sir William Keith one of the former governors of the Province of Pennsylvania .
School history of Pennsylvania, from the earliest setlements to the present time. Designed for common schools, academies, colleges, families, and libraries
This is a book written in 1869 to instruct school students in the history of Pennsylvania. It is not a history of schools. Chapters address various periods in the history of the state from the first settlements to the Civil War. Several appendices include names of government officials, a chronology of events, data on railroads and canals, and other information.
The Western harp. containing a collection of sacred music, original and selected; and adapted to the use of woshiping assemblies in general, together with a concise introduction to the art of singing
Historical sketch of Nazareth Hall from 1755 to 1869; with an account of the reunions of former pupils and of the inauguration of a monument at Nazareth on the 11th of June, 1868, erected in memory of alumni who fell in the late rebellion
Historical collections of the State of Pennsylvania : containing a copious selection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to its history and antiquities, both general and local, with topographical descriptions of every county and all the larger towns in the state
The United States album embellished with the arms of each state and other appropriate engravings, containing the autographs of the President and Cabinet, Twenty-eighth Congress, Supreme Court, ministers, and other officers of government
[52] blank leaves, [63] leaves of plates (part col.) : coats of arms, facsims., col. ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes
"One hundred pages of the finest writing paper are attached, intended for the insertion of the signatures of the governors, heads of departments, and members of the legislatures of each state..." Cf. Preface.
Includes text of the Constitution of the United States.
Life of Jefferson Davis, with a seceret history of the Southern Confederacy, gathered "behind the scenes in Richmond." Containing curous and extraordinary information of the principal southern characters in the late war, in connection with President Davis, and in relation to the various intrigues of his administration
The author was a pro-slavery and pro-secession journalist and writer. A detailed article about him can be found at Encyclopedia.com : https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/energy-government-and-defense-magazines/edward-pollard
Names of persons who took the oath of allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania, between the years 1777 and 1789, with a history of the "Test laws" of Pennsylvania
