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The wilderness trail; or, The ventures and adventures of the Pennsylvania traders on the Allegheny path

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Author
Hanna, Charles A.
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.8028 H243
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with some new annals of the old West, and the records of some strong men and some bad ones, by Charles A. Hanna ... with eighty maps and illustrations.
Author
Hanna, Charles A.
Place of Publication
New York, London
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's sons,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts., plates, maps (part fold.) facsim. 25 cm.
Notes
"Of this work one thousand copies have been printed from type, and the type destroyed."
Contents
Chapters in volume 1: The debatable land // The Iroquoians of the Susquehanna // The Petticoat indians of Petticoat land // The Shawnees // The early traders of Conestoga, Donegal and Paxtang // The young red man goes west // The Shamokin traders and the Shamokin Path // Andrew Montour, the "Half Indian" // The Frankstown Path // The Raystown Path // The traders at Allegheny on the main path; with some annals of Kittanning and Chartier's Town // The Ohio Mingoes of the White River and the Wendats // Kuskuskies on the the Beaver // Logstown on the Ohio.
Chapters in volume 2: George Croghan , the king of the traders // The Ohio Valley before the white man came // The Lower Shanee town; or Chillicothe on the Ohio // The Chonchake Route and other Ohio paths // John Finley and Kentucky before Boone // Pickawillany Path // The Indian trade and Pennsylvania traders // The perils of the path.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Ohio River Valley.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Ohio River Valley - History - To 1795.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8028 H243
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[Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania]: Frontier forts within the north and west branches of the Susquehanna River

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Author
Buckalew, John M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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Author
Buckalew, John M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 348-418
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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[Frontier forts of Pennsylvania]: Indian forts of the Blue Mountains

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Author
Richards, H. M. M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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Author
Richards, H. M. M.
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 3-347.
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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The location of Susquehannock Fort

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Author
Landis, David H.,
Date of Publication
1910
found. If we had no other records, this alone would be ample proof that the locality was the location of Susquehannock towns during the early trader period. In 1722 we find a statement made in the Colonial records that the Indian towns are located on the opposite (36) side of the river from Springetts
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by D. H. Landis.
Author
Landis, David H.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1910
Physical Description
81-117 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 3
Subjects
Susquehannock Fort (York County, Pa.)
Susquehanna Indians.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Antiquities.
York County (Pa.) - Antiquities.
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[Frontier forts of Pennsylvania]: Frontier forts within the Wyoming Valley Region

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Author
Reynolds, Sheldon
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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Reynolds, Sheldon
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 418-466
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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[Frontier forts of Pennsylvania]: Frontier forts in the Cumberland and Juniata Valleys

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Author
Weiser, Jay Gilfillan
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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Weiser, Jay Gilfillan
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
maps and col. plates
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
p. 466-627
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 1
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Frontier forts of Western Pennsylvania

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Author
Albert, George Dallas
Edition
2d. ed.
Date of Publication
1916.
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 2
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by George Dallas Albert.
Author
Albert, George Dallas
Edition
2d. ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray, state printer,
Date of Publication
1916.
Physical Description
maps and col. plates ; 27 cm.
Series
Report of the Commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania
Notes
Second edition, 1916.
Subjects
Fortifications - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Montgomery, Thomas Lynch,
Richards, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg,
Buckalew, John M.,
Reynolds, Sheldon,
Weiser, Jay Gilfillan.
Albert, George Dallas.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80324 P415 1916 V. 2
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Narratives of early Pennsylvania, West New Jersey and Delaware, 1630-1707

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Author
Myers, Albert Cook,
Date of Publication
1912.
Call Number
974.8028 M996
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ed. by Albert Cook Myers ...
Author
Myers, Albert Cook,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
C. Scribner's Sons,
Date of Publication
1912.
Physical Description
xiv p., 2 β., 3-476 p. fold. map, fold. plan, facsim. 24 cm.
Series
Original narratives of early American history
Notes
Series title also at head of t.-p.
--A further account of the province of Pennsylvania, by William Penn, 1685.--Letters of Doctor Nicholas More, and others, 1686.--A short description of Pennsylvania, by Richard Frame, 1692.--An historical and geographical account of Pennsylvania and West-New-Jersey, by Gabriel Thomas, 1698.--Circumstantial geographical description of Pennsylvania, by Francis Daniel Pastorius, 1700.--Letter of John Jones, 1725.
Contents
From the "Korte historiael ende journaels aenteyckenings," by David Pietersz, de Vries, 1630-1633, 1644 (1665).--Relation of Captain Thomas Young, 1634.--From the "Account of the Swedish churches in New Sweden," by Reverend Israel Acrelius, 1759.--Affidavit of four men from the "Key of Calmar," 1638.--Report of Governor Johan Printz, 1644.--Report of Govern John Printz, 1647.--Report of Govenor Johan Rising. 1654.--Report of Governor Johan Rising, 1655.--Relation of the surrender of New Sweden, by Governor Johan Clason Rising, 1655.--The epistle of Penn. Lawrie and Lucas, respecting West Jersey, 1676.--The present stae of the colony of West-Jersey, 1681.--Some account of the province of Pennsylvania, by William Penn, 1681.--Letters from William Penn to the committee of the Free Society of Trades, 1683.--Letter of Thomas Paschall, 1683.
Subjects
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) - History.
Delaware - History - Sources.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Delaware - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
New Jersey - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8028 M996
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Massacre of the Conestoga Indians, 1763 : incidents and details

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Author
Bausman, Lottie M.
Date of Publication
1914
. Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763. Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1914 Description: 169-185 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 7 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.18 Location: LCHSJL
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by Miss Lottie M. Bausman.
Author
Bausman, Lottie M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
169-185 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 7
Subjects
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Indians
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 7 (1914), p. 169-185Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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Early local historical items

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1913
, ca. 1600-1775. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 123-137 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 5 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.17
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by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
123-137 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 5
Subjects
American Weekly Mercury (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Newspapers - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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The first white man in Pennsylvania and in Lancaster County

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1913.
scene of action by a fixed time. Brulé had been success- ful, and the tidings now received to the effect that the Carantonnais, such was the name of the distant tribe of would-be allies, would join the main 7See Winser's Narrative and Colonial History of America; Vol. 4, pp. 144-5. 80tis' Narrative of
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by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913.
Physical Description
5-36 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 1
Subjects
Brule, Etienne, - 1595-1632.
Iroquois Indians
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
America - Discovery and exploration - French.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 1 (1913), p. 5-36Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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Historic background and annals of the Swiss and German pioneer settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania, and of their remote ancestors, from the middle of the Dark Ages, down to the time of the Revolutionary War; an authentic history from original sources ... with particular reference to the German-Swiss Mennonites or Anabaptists, the Amish and other nonresistant sects

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1917.
Call Number
289.7 E75
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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Date of Publication
1917.
Physical Description
2 p. ø., 386 p. 25 cm.
Subjects
Swiss - Pennsylvania.
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.7 E75
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Colonial folkways : a chronicle of American life in the reign of the Georges

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Author
Andrews, Charles McLean,
Edition
Textbook ed.
Date of Publication
c1919.
Call Number
917.3 A565
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by Charles M. Andrews.
Author
Andrews, Charles McLean,
Edition
Textbook ed.
Place of Publication
New Haven
Publisher
Yale University Press,
Date of Publication
c1919.
Physical Description
vii, 255 p. ; 18 cm.
Series
Chronicles of America series ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.
Contents
Chapters : The Land and The People -- Town and Country -- Colonial Houses -- Habiliments ( clothing ) and Habits -- Everyday Needs and Diversions -- The Intellectual Life -- The Cure Of Souls ( religion ) -- The Problem of Labor -- Colonial Travel
Subjects
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.3 A565
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Manheim Township and its part in the Indian history of the county

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1915
--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County --History. Indians of North America--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County --Antiquities. Manheim Township (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1915 Description: 163-173 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society
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by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1915
Physical Description
163-173 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 6
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Manheim Township (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 6 (1915), p. 163-173Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19
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Chronicles of Pennsylvania from the English revolution to the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1688-1748 / by Charles P. Keith

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Author
Keith, Charles Penrose,
Date of Publication
1917.
Call Number
974.802 K28
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Author
Keith, Charles Penrose,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
[Patterson & White Co.],
Date of Publication
1917.
Physical Description
2 v. (981 p.) ; 25 cm.
Notes
Paged continuously.
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 K28
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The German and Swiss settlements of colonial Pennsylvania : a study of the so-called Pennsylvania Dutch

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Author
Kuhns, Levi Oscar,
Edition
New ed.
Date of Publication
1914.
Call Number
974.802812 K96
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by Oscar Kuhns.
Author
Kuhns, Levi Oscar,
Edition
New ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Eaton & Mains,
Date of Publication
1914.
Physical Description
268 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 247-257.
The author was born in Columbia,Pa and is a descendant of Swiss immigrants who in the early 18th century came to live in Lancaster County, Pa.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Swiss in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802812 K96
Websites
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Items of local interest in the Pennsylvania Gazette : 1750 to 1760 inclusive

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1919
): Pennsylvania gazette. Newspapers--Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania--Social life and customs--To 1775. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1919 Description: 133-148 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the
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copies by H. Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1919
Physical Description
133-148 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 8
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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A cluster of roses

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Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Date of Publication
1912
. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Page, John. Plumton Manor (Pa.) Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1912 Description: 109-113 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 4 Call
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by Mrs. M. N. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
109-113 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 4
Subjects
Page, John.
Plumton Manor (Pa.)
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Welsh settlement of Pennsylvania

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Author
Browning, Charles Henry.
Date of Publication
1912.
Call Number
974.802814 B885 1912
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by Charles H. Browning.
Author
Browning, Charles Henry.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
W. J. Campbell,
Date of Publication
1912.
Physical Description
631, [1] p. incl. pl., maps. front., plates. 25 cm.
Subjects
Society of Friends.
Welsh - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802814 B885 1912
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Forges and furnaces in the province of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1914.
Call Number
671.33 C734
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prepared by the Committee on historical research.
Corporate Author
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for the Society,
Date of Publication
1914.
Physical Description
vii, 204 p. illus. 25 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania society of the colonial dames of America. III
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
671.33 C734
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