Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 4
Summary
This journal article contains a letter sent by German-American citizens in Pennsylvania to President John Adams. In the letter, they ask for his help in being compensated for their imprisonment that was imposed for their participation in the protest against the tax imposed upon their property. Their protest is known as Fries's Rebellion after the leader of the protest, John Fries. The article also describes Fries's trial and conviction for treason and his pardon by President Adams.
Notes
From Britanica.com: "Fries's Rebellion, (1799), uprising, in opposition to a direct federal property tax, by farmers in eastern Pennsylvania led by John Fries (c. 1750-1818). In July of 1798, the Federalist-controlled U.S. Congress, which greatly needed revenues for an anticipated war with France, had voted a direct federal tax on all real property, including land, buildings, and slaves. This tax, which caused widespread national resentment against the John Adams administration, infuriated the German farmers of Bucks, Northampton, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania. Eventually, several hundred farmers took up arms under the leadership of John Fries. At Bethlehem, Pa., Fries and his men forced, by intimidation rather than by actual violence, the release of a group of tax resisters who had been imprisoned under the custody of the federal marshal. In response, President Adams called out a force of federal troops and militia, who marched into the rebellious counties and began making wholesale arrests of the insurgents. John Fries was captured and subsequently tried twice, convicted of treason on each occasion, and sentenced to hang. He was pardoned by Adams in April 1800, when the president declared a general amnesty for all those who had been involved in the 'rebellion'."
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 4
Summary
This article features letters from James Buchanan to Henry A. Muhlenberg and letters from Simon Cameron to Muhlenberg indicating their support for him in the upcoming election for governor of Pennsylvania in 1844. Muhlenberg was nominated by the Democratic party for that position, but he died prior to the election.
Franklin's contribution to medicine, being a collection of letters written by Benjamin Franklin bearing on the science and art of medicine and exhibiting his social and professional intercourse with various physicians of Europe and America
5 p.l., [9]-89, [1] p. front. (port.) illus. 25 cm.
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"Of this book three hundred copies have been printed of which this is copyright no. 2."
References: p. 89.
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The author is convinced that "Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest benefactors, friends and patrons of the medical profession." This book is a collection of letters "exhibiting his social and professional intercourse with various physicians of Europe and America."
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Journal of the first session of the tenth House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, : which commenced at Lancaster, on Tuesday, the third day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and of the Commonwealth the twenty-fourth
"Appendix. Receipts and expenditures in the Treasury of Pennsylvania, from the first of January to the thirty-first of December, 1799, both days inclusive."--Page 59, [1] p. at end, with separate title page.
"Report of the register-general of the state of Pennsylvania for the year 1799"--18 p. at end, with separate title page.
Journal of the first session of the thirteenth House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania : which commenced at Lancaster, on Tuesday, the seventh day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and two
Journal of the Senate of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, : which commenced at Lancaster, the third day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and five, and of the independence of the United States of America the thirtieth. : Volume XVI
Journal of the session which began Dec. 3, 1805 and concluded Mar. 31, 1806.
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"Appointments made by the governor of Pennsylvania, since March seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred, (the date of the last report of the secretary of the commonwealth, to the legislature) with the dates of their commissions, and the names of their sureties ..."--Page 423-461.
"Expiration of the appointments of the members of Senate."--Page 478.
Report of a committee 21 pages printed by William Hamilton.
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Journal of the seventeenth House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, : commenced at Lancaster, on Tuesday, the second day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six, and of the commonwealth the thirty-first
Journal of the session which began Dec. 2, 1806 and concluded Apr. 13, 1807.
Error in paging: p. 496 misnumbered 474.
Last page blank.
Signature of Yeates at top of title page.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
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"Index to the Journal of the seventeenth House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lancaster: Printed by William Hamilton, West King-Street. 1807"--Xxxix p., 2nd count. With separate title page.
Journal of the eighteenth House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, : commenced at Lancaster, on Tuesday, the first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven, and of the commonwealth the thirty-second
Vol. 1 contains the proceedings from the start of the session on Dec. 1, 1807 through Jan. 28, 1808; v. 2 contains the proceedings from Jan. 29, 1808 through Mar. 28, 1808.
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Imprint of v. 2 varies: Lancaster, Printed by Benjamin Grimler--1808.
Vol. 1: 442 p.; v. 2: 455, [1], 16, 40 p.
Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 10, 211 misnumbered 01, 111; v. 2, p. 203 misnumbered 103.
"In the House of Representatives, Saturday, March 26th, 1808. Resolved, that the clerk of the House of Representatives insert at the end of the Journal of this session, the titles of all petitions, reports, bills and resolutions, that have, or may be acted upon and left unfinished ..."--V. 2, 16 p., 2nd count.
"Index to the Journal of the eighteenth House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lancaster, Printed by Benjamin Grimler. 1808"--V. 2, 40 p., 3rd count. With separate title page.
Jasper Yeastes's Colonial Law Library.
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