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The ladies of the White House, or, In the home of the presidents : being a complete history of the social and domestic lives of the presidents from Washington to the present time

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1678
Author
Holloway, Laura C.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
920.7 H745
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Laura C. Holloway.
Author
Holloway, Laura C.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Bradley, Garretson,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
736 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Summary
Biographical sketches of the First Ladies of the White House from presidents Washington to Garfield.
Subjects
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Presidents - United States
Women
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.7 H745
Websites
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Catalogue of the Mechanics' Library Association of Lancaster, Penna

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo206
Date of Publication
1884.
Call Number
020 M486
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Press of Inquirer Printing Company
Date of Publication
1884.
Physical Description
unp. 14 cm.
Notes
Instituted 1828.
Supplement 1 entitled Catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City, with Supplement containing list of books purchased from 1884 to 1889 inclusive (1890); Supplement 2 entitled Supplement to catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City,containing list of books purchased from 1889 to 1889 inclusive (1890).
Subjects
Library catalogs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mechanics' Library, Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
020 M486
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Date of Publication
1854-1922.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245i
Date of Publication
1854-1922.
Physical Description
2 vol. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
A series of pamphlets bound together.
Contents
Vol 1: Father Ferdinand Farmer, an apostolic missionary in three states by John F. Quirk--A discourse, delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854 by P.J. Timlow--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, July 21st, 1892 by P.J. Timlow--Christ Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa.--Report of the commissioners appointed to examine the affairs of the Lancaster Savings Institution.
Vol.2: Resources and industries of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa.--Historical sketch of St. Anthony's Church, Lancaster, Penna., 1870-1895 by Anthony F. Dorley--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, July 21st, 1892 by P.J. Timlow--Historical sketch of Zion's Reformed Church [Millersville] by D.H. Landis.
Subjects
Timlow, P.J.
St. Anthony's Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Christ Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Lancaster Savings Institution - Report.
Leacock Presbyterian Church (Lancaste County, Pa.) - History.
Sacred Heart Academy (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. Anthony's Parochial School (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterian Church (Lancaste County, Pa.)
Reformed Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Roman Catholic Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lutheran Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Millersville (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245i
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Constitution and by laws of the Mechanics' Library Association

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9675
Date of Publication
1888
Call Number
020 M486c
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Intelligencer Print,
Date of Publication
1888
Physical Description
11 pgs.; 19 cm.
Subjects
Mechanics Library Association (Lancaster, Pa.).
Libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
020 M486c
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Ferris Bros.' Directory of Lancaster city and county for 1886

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18014
Date of Publication
1886
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1886 reprint
Place of Publication
Wilmington, De
Publisher
Ferris Bros. ;
Date of Publication
1886
Physical Description
34-766 p. : ill. : 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint of original.
Pages 311-420 missing.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories
Elizabethtown (Pa.) - Directories
Manheim (Pa.) - Directories
Marietta (Pa.) - Directories
Mount Joy (Pa.) - Directories
Strasburg (Pa.) - Directories
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1886 reprint
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A digest of the ordinances of the city of Lancaster and of the acts of Assembly relating thereto

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18898
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1880.
Call Number
352.008 E855 1880
Alternate Title
City ordinances
Responsibility
Arranged and digested by William Leaman and George Nauman.
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John A. Hiestand, "Examiner" Print.
Date of Publication
1880.
Physical Description
216 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Published by authority of councils."
Includes index.
Contents
Charter of the city of Lancaster -- A digest of the acts of Assembly and ordinances -- Rules for the government of the Common Council of the city of Lancaster -- Rules for the government of the Select Council of the city of Lancaster -- Rules for regulating the intercourse and business between the Select and Common Councils.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.). - Common Council - Rules and practice.
Lancaster (Pa.). - Select Council - Rules and practice.
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Charters.
Additional Author
Nauman, George,
Leaman, William.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.). Common Council.
Lancaster (Pa.). Select Council.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.008 E855 1880
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In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District, January term 1883, no. 174 Amos Slaymaker, executor of James L. Reynolds, who was Adminisrator of Wm. Mathiot, dec'd, plaintiff in error and plaintiff below, vs.The Farmers' National Bank of Lancaster, defendant in error, and defendant below

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11490
Author
Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
346.082 S631
Author
Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John A Hiestand, printer;
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
16 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
January term, 1883, no.174.
Bound with: Slaymaker's Paper book of the defendant.
Subjects
Reynolds, James L..
Mathiot, William.
Slaymaker, Amos
Farmers' National Bank of Lancaster (Pa) - Trials, Litigation, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
346.082 S631
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A treatise upon wills and codicils, with an Appendix of the statutes, and a copious collection of useful precedents, with notes, practical and explanatory

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21043
Author
Roberts, William,
Date of Publication
1809.
Call Number
Book 277 1809
Responsibility
By William Roberts.
Author
Roberts, William,
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J. Butterworth, Law-bookseller, Fleet-Street, and J. Cooke, Ormond-Quay, Dublin
Date of Publication
1809.
Physical Description
xix, [1], 701, [21] pages 25 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 277 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Wills - Great Britain.
Wills.
Great Britain.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 277 1809
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A treatise on the revocation and republication of wills and testaments : together with tracts upon the law concerning baron and feme : including curtesy, dower, jointures, leases, settlements, separation, discontinuances, &c

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21431
Author
Roper, R. S. Donnison
Date of Publication
1803.
Call Number
Book 492 1803
Responsibility
by R.S. Donnison Roper.
Author
Roper, R. S. Donnison
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for P. Byrne,
Date of Publication
1803.
Physical Description
239 pages ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 492 as assigned by Yeates.
Shaw & Shoemaker
Cohen, M.L. Bib. of early Amer. law,
Subjects
Wills - England.
Husband and wife - England.
Husband and wife.
Wills.
England.
Full leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 492 1803
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Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Date of Publication
1889.
Call Number
367 C641 v.1
Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
printed for the club,
Date of Publication
1889.
Physical Description
31 p. 29 cm.
Subjects
Franklin and Marshall College.
Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Clubs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 C641 v.1
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Date of Publication
1803-
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 1.
Alternate Title
Lancaster hive
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
McDowell,
Date of Publication
1803-
Physical Description
2 v. ; 27 cm.
Publication Frequency
Weekly
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 22, 1803)-
Ceased with v. 2 (June 12, l805).
Notes
LCHS has: June 22, 1803 - June 12, 1805
Labeled on box N-142.
Published every Wednesday.
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1946. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (American periodical series, 1800-1850 ; 22).
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Additional Author
M'Dowell, Charles.
Greer, William.
Additional Title
Lancaster true American.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 1.
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Der Wahre Amerikaner. [microfilm]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18712
Date of Publication
1804-
Call Number
LCHS Drawer 18, Sec. 3
Alternate Title
Grimlers Zeitung ..... Extra
Place of Publication
Lancaster [Pa.]
Publisher
H. und B. Grimler,
Date of Publication
1804-
Physical Description
v. ; 27 cm.
Publication Frequency
Weekly
Dates of Publication
Nr. 1 (10. Nov. 1804)-
Ceased in 1849.
Notes
LCHS has: Nov. 10, 1804 - Dec. 28, 1811.
Labeled on box N-213.
See Bound Newspaper Database for additional issues.
Subtitle: Eine Zeitung fuer den Bauer und Stadtmann, Dec. 20, 1806-<1822>.
Subjects
Germans - Pennsylvania - Newspapers.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Additional Author
Grimler, Henry,
Grimler, Benjamin,
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
LCHS Drawer 18, Sec. 3
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Index, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men by Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13145
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47i
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Everts & Peck,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
337, 12 leaves ; 28 cm.
Notes
Photocopy. [S.l. : s.n., 197-?]. 28 cm. Copied from a volume owned by the University of Delaware Library.
Subjects
Ellis, Franklin, - 1828-1885.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Indexes.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography - Indexes.
Additional Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47i
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The Holy Bible ... with complete concordance ... Apocrypha and Psalms

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19504
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
220 C535 1888
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Henry Altemus,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
640, 104, [641]-848, 44, vii, 649-820 pages 32 cm
Notes
At head of title: Altemus' edition.
N.T. has special t.p.
In recessed area on front cover: Presented to Manheim Public High School by George W. Childs.
In poor condition.
Viewing contingent on staff availability, an appoinment may be required.
Contains also: "The New Testament ... revised A.D. 1881", p. viii, 649-820.
Elaborately tooled maroon leather with title on spine; marbled end papers; front cover detached from spine.
Subjects
Childs, George W.
Manheim High School (Manheim, Pa.)
Manheim Central School District (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Additional Title
Bible.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Bible
Call Number
220 C535 1888
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An old turnpike-road; with mere mention of some persons and places incident therto

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3789
Author
Gossler, Jacob L.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
974.80085 G697
Responsibility
By Jacob L. Gossler. Printed for private distribution.
Author
Gossler, Jacob L.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Baker & Taylor co.,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
122 p. 21 cm.
Summary
Written in 1888 , the author writes about Pennsylvania history and his personal experiences.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Susquehanna River.
Columbia (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80085 G697
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A history of Bethany Charge of the Reformed Church : in Lancaster County, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3261
Author
Tobias, D. C.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
285.8 B562
Responsibility
by D.C. Tobias.
Author
Tobias, D. C.
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Record Print. Office,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
43 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Reformed Church in the United States - Pennsylvania.
Reformed Church in the United States. - Bethany Charge (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.8 B562
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Life of James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1045
Author
Curtis, George Ticknor,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
923.173 B918c
Responsibility
by George Ticknor Curtis ...
Author
Curtis, George Ticknor,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper & Brothers,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts. (ports.) 23 cm.
Notes
Includes note of explanation on p. 625-626 of v. 1, not found in another issue of the same year.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918c
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A few incidents in the life of Professor James P. Espy

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3922
Author
Morehead, L. M.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
923.7 E77m
  1 website  
Responsibility
by his niece, Mrs. L.M. Morehead.
Author
Morehead, L. M.
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
Publisher
R. Clarke & Co., Printers,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
5-22 p. ; 19 cm.
Summary
Mrs L.M. Moorehead wrote this short memoir of the life of her uncle James Pollard Espy. Mr Espy was born in Cumberland County in Pennsylvania in 1785. He trained as a lawyer and taught school for a time, but was best known for his work as a meteorologist. He worked at this for the U.S. War Department and the U.S. Navy. He continued this work at the Smithsonian Institute.Mr Espy developed a theory about the science of cloud formation and how storms were born. He began the use of the telegraph to collect weather data. His book "The Philosophy of Storms " was published in 1841.
Subjects
Espy, James P. - 1785-1860.
Meteorologists - United States.
Cumberland County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.7 E77m
Websites
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Date of Publication
1889-
Call Number
050 L245L oversize
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
T. B. & H. B. Cochran.,
Date of Publication
1889-
Physical Description
v. ill. ; 31 cm.
Notes
LCHS has v.1 no. 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-18, 20, 22-30, 32, 36, 38, 49, 5l; v.2 no 4, 7, 8, 11-15, 20, 23, 30.
General articles, poetry, essays, cartoons, as well as local social and cultural events and marriages.
Includes many advertisements.
Bound into a single volume.
Subjects
Periodicals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster, Pa. - Social life and customs
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
050 L245L oversize
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Rules, ordinances and charter of the Moravian Church at Lancaster, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15319
Corporate Author
Moravian Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
284.6 M831
Corporate Author
Moravian Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
E.S. Speaker,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
35 p. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Moravians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Churches.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.6 M831
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