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Regina, the German captive, or, True piety among the lowly

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14321
Author
Weiser, R.
Date of Publication
1860.
Call Number
920.7 W427 1860
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Rev. R. Weiser.
Author
Weiser, R.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
T. Newton Kurtz,
Date of Publication
1860.
Physical Description
252 p. illus., 16 cm.
Summary
A story of the Hartman family's immigration to America from Germany, the attack by Indians in their American home, and the abduction of two daughters by native Indians.
Subjects
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763. - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
920.7 W427 1860
Websites
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Date of Publication
1864.
Call Number
973.781 H387
  1 website  
Responsibility
pub. by the Committee on Hospitals for the Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
H.B. Ashmead, printer,
Date of Publication
1864.
Physical Description
60 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Sketches of army and navy life.
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Reminiscences of prison life by one of the rank and file -- Soldier life of John W. Whaples -- The father's lament -- Union refreshment saloons, Phila. -- Description of a battle -- What a Union woman suffered -- Died of his wounds
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.781 H387
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Proceedings of the Virginia Assembly, on the answers of sundry states to their resolutions, passed in December, 1798

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21192
Corporate Author
Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.
Date of Publication
1800.
Call Number
Yeates Book 450 1800a
  1 website  
Corporate Author
Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by James Carey ...,
Date of Publication
1800.
Physical Description
59, [1] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-G⁴ H².
Publisher's advertisement: p. [1] at end.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page
Book number 459 as assigned by Yeates.
Bound with An address, &c. recommendations to the states by the United States in Congress assembled. Philadelphia: printed by David C. Claypoole, 1783 -- An examination of the Constitution for the United States of America, submitted to the people fy the General Convention....Philadelphia: Printed by Zacharariah Poulson, Junr...1788 -- Proceedings in the House of Representatives of the United States of America respecting the contested election for the eastern district of Georgia. : Philadelphia, printed by Parry Hall...1792 -- A calm appeal to the people of the State of Delaware. ... Philadelphia: Printed by Zachariah Poulson, Junr... date not specified -- An enquiry into the principles and tendency of certain public measures. Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson... 1784; -- A vindication of Mr. Randophs's resignation. Philadelphia: printed by Samuel Smith...1795 -- The pretensions of Thomas Jefferson to the presidency examined; and the charges against John Adams refuted...United States, October 1796 -- Observations on the speech of Albert Gallatin, in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the foreign intercourse bill. Washington: Printed by John Colerick, 1798 -- The speech of Mr. Bayard on the foreign intecourse bill delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on the third day of March 1798. -- The address of the minority in the Virginia Legislature to the people of that state; containing a vindication of the constitutionality of the alien and sedition laws Printer not specified, date not specified -- Letter from the Secfretary of State enclosing the reports of the late and present director of the mint....Philadelphia: Printed by Francis and Robert Bailey...1795 -- Analysis of the report of the committee of the Virginia Assembly, on the preceedings of sundry of the other States in answer to their resolutions. Philadelphia, printed by Zachariah Poulson, junior, 1800
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Subjects
Alien and Sedition laws, 1798.
Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798.
Politics and government
United States - Politics and government - 1797-1801.
United States.
Three quarters leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Yeates Book 450 1800a
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Erschreckende Thatsachen! : Leset -- uuberlegt -- und erwaget sie!

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19596
Date of Publication
September 14, 1808.
Call Number
324.5 E73 1808
  1 website  
Place of Publication
[Pennsylvania]
Publisher
[publisher not identified] ,
Date of Publication
September 14, 1808.
Physical Description
40 pages : 20 cm.
Notes
"Den 14ten September, 1808".
Attributed to Henrich Schweitzer, Philadelphia, printer based on typographical evidence.
Shaw and Shoemaker 14953.
"First century of German language printing in the United States of America" by Arndt and Ect 1635.
Contains statements by various Pennsylvania officials.
Translatation available as: Horrifying facts ! : read - consider- and weigh them!
Unbound pamphlet with cover title.
Subjects
Snyder, Simon - 1759-1819.
Ross, James - 1762-1847.
Campaign literature, 1808 - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Governor - Elections.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
324.5 E73 1808
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3925
Author
Pollard, Edward Alfred,
Date of Publication
[1869]
Call Number
923.5 D262p
  1 website  
Responsibility
By Edward A. Pollard...
ISBN
0836950747
Author
Pollard, Edward Alfred,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Chicago [etc]
Publisher
National Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[1869]
Physical Description
viii, 536 p. front. (port.) 23 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy lacks title page.
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
Subjects
Davis, Jefferson, - 1808-1889.
Confederate States of America - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
923.5 D262p
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Notes on the Rebel invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania, and the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d and 3d, 1863

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Author
Jacobs, M.
Date of Publication
1864.
Call Number
973.7 J17
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Rebel invasion of Maryland
Responsibility
By M. Jacobs ...
Author
Jacobs, M.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott & Co.,
Date of Publication
1864.
Physical Description
iv, 5-47 p. front. (fold. map) 18 cm.
Summary
The author was a professor of mathematics and chemistry at Pennsylvania College in Gettysburg at the time of the Civil War. He was also the Lutheran pastor at the campus church.This book is a day-by-day account of the invasion beginning weeks before the Battle of Gettyburg. It was published in the year following the battle. The is no bibliography nor footnotes, but there is an excellent map of the battlefield.
Subjects
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Untied States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7 J17
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An essay on the origin of the Linnaean society of Lancaster city and county, its objects and progress. Read before the association on its 4th anniversary, at the Athenaeum rooms, February 24th, 1866

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15666
Author
Rathvon, Simon S.,
Date of Publication
1866.
Call Number
090 L244p 1866
  1 website  
Responsibility
By S.S. Rathvon. To which are appended its charter, and lists of its officers, its members, and its correspondents.
Author
Rathvon, Simon S.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pearsol & Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1866.
Physical Description
18 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Published by request and by authority of the Society.
Subjects
Linnaean society of Lancaster city and county, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244p 1866
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Index to the journal of the first House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20841
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
1808.
Call Number
Yeates Book 41 1808
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Index for 1790-1
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88, Chesnut Street.
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
[26] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Signature of Yeates at top of title page.
Book number 41 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly. - House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Yeates Book 41 1808
Websites
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Index to the journal of the second House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
1808.
Call Number
Book 41 1808a
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Index for 1791-2
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88, Chesnut Street.
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
[18] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 41 as assigned by Yeates
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly. - House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Jasper Yeates,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 41 1808a
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Index to the Journal of the third House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
1808.
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Index for 1792-3
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88, Chesnut Street.,
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
[24] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 41 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly. - House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
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Index to the Journal of the sixth House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
1808.
Call Number
Book 41 1808e
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Index for 1795-6
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88, Chesnut Street.,
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
[18] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 41 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly. - House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 41 1808e
Websites
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Index to the Journal of the seventh House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
1808.
Call Number
Book 41 1808f
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Index for 1796-7
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88, Chesnut Street.,
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
[16] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 41 as assigned by Yeates
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly. - House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 41 1808f
Websites
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Index to the Journal of the eighth House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
1808.
Call Number
Book 41 1808g
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Index for 1797-
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88, Chesnut Street.,
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
[18] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 41 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly. - House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 41 1808g
Websites
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Index to the Journal of the ninth House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
1808.
Call Number
Book 41 1808h
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Index for 1798-9
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88, Chesnut Street.,
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
[16] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 41 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly. - House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 41 1808h
Websites
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Index to the Journal of the tenth House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
1808.
Call Number
Book 41 1808 i
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Index for 1799. 1800
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88, Chesnut Street.,
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
[20] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 41 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly. - House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 41 1808 i
Websites
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Index to the Journal of the eleventh House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
1808.
Call Number
Yeates Book 41 1808j
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Index for 1800-1
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88, Chesnut Street.,
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
[20] p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 41 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly. - House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Yeates Book 41 1808j
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Early history of the Falls of Schuylkill, Manayunk, Schuylkill and Lehigh navigation companies, Fairmount waterworks, etc

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6313
Author
Hagner, Charles Valerius,
Date of Publication
1869.
Call Number
974.811 H141
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Charles V. Hagner.
Author
Hagner, Charles Valerius,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger,
Date of Publication
1869.
Physical Description
viii, [9]-102 p. front., port. 21 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographies.
Subjects
Falls of Schuylkill (Pa.) - History.
Manayunk (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.811 H141
Websites
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