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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.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 8 (1919), p. 133-148Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.23
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An old diary

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Author
Goddell, Mary.
Date of Publication
1908
AN OLD DIARY (INTRODUCTORY.) The brief paper which is to follow this introduction consists of a series of extracts selected from a diary kept by Matthias Zahm, beginning in 1835, and ending in 1849. Although Mr. Zahm died thirty-two years ago, there are, no doubt, a number of persons present who
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by Miss Mary Goddell.
Author
Goddell, Mary.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[184]-194 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 5
Summary
This article contains parts of the the diary of Matthias Zahm 1789 -1874. He was a Lancaster resident who served as a Tipstaff and then Crier in the County court. The diary begins in 1835 and ends in 1849.
Subjects
Zahm, Matthias, - 1789-1874 - Diaries.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Zahm, Matthias,
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 5 (1908), p. 184-194Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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The ordinances of the corporation of the city of Philadelphia. To which are prefixed, the Act of incorporation, and the several supplements thereto: together with other acts of Assembly, now in force, relative to the city of Philadelphia. With marginal notes and references

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Corporate Author
Philadelphia.
Date of Publication
1805.
Call Number
Book 1017 1805
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Philadelphia.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by William Duane,
Date of Publication
1805.
Physical Description
267, xxiii pages 22 cm
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 1017 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Philadelphia (Pa.). - William Duane - (1805)
Politics and government.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Three-quarters leather on linen boards (Binding)
No spine label.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 1017 1805
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Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX

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Author
Earle, Alice Morse,
Date of Publication
1903.
Call Number
391 E12t
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by Alice Morse Earle ...
Author
Earle, Alice Morse,
Place of Publication
New York, London
Publisher
The Macmillan Company; Macmillan & Co., ltd.,
Date of Publication
1903.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts, illus., plates, ports. 21 cm.
Notes
Paged continuously.
Lancaster Historical Society has vol. 2 only.
Subjects
Costume.
Fashion - United States
United States - Social life and customs.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
391 E12t
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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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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 5 (1913), p. 123-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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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
Websites
https://archive.org/details/colonialfolkways00andruoft/page/n11
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The Philadelphia assemblies

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Author
Balch, Thomas Willing,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1916.
Call Number
974.811 B174
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by Thomas Willing Balch ...
Author
Balch, Thomas Willing,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Allen, Lane and Scott,
Date of Publication
1916.
Physical Description
xv, 146 p. illus. (facsims.) 25 cm.
Subjects
Balls (Parties) - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 B174
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Poems on different subjects. To which is added a descriptive account of a family tour to the West; in the year 1800, in a letter to a lady

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Author
Hastings, Sarah Anderson,
Date of Publication
1808.
Call Number
090 L244di 1808
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By Sally Hastings ...
Author
Hastings, Sarah Anderson,
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Printed and sold by W. Dickson for the benefit of the authoress,
Date of Publication
1808.
Physical Description
220 p. 17 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244di 1808
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Gleanings from an old newspaper

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Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Date of Publication
1903
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by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1903
Physical Description
[143]-153 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 7, no. 7/8
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
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Gleanings from an old newspaper

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Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Date of Publication
1903
County (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--1775-1865. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1902-3 Description: [143]-153 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 7, no. 7 & 8 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.7
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by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, Mary N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1903
Physical Description
[143]-153, [156]-173 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 7, no. 7/8
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 7, number 7/8 (1903), p. 143-153 & 156-173Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.7
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The automobile blue book 1916. a touring hand-book of motor routes in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the South Atlantic states

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Corporate Author
Automobile Blue Book Publishing Company.
Date of Publication
c1916.
Call Number
917.3 A939 1916
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Alternate Title
Official automobile blue book 1916
Corporate Author
Automobile Blue Book Publishing Company.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Automobile Blue Book Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c1916.
Physical Description
1060 p. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Automobile travel - United States - Guidebooks.
New Jersey - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
South Atlantic states - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
917.3 A939 1916
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Some peculiar laws and customs of colonial days : a paper read before the Pennsylvania Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, January 14th, 1905

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Author
Ames, Herman Vandenburg,
Date of Publication
c1905]
Call Number
340 A513
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Herman Vandenburg Ames Ph. D.
Author
Ames, Herman Vandenburg,
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia
Publisher
Leeds & Biddle Co.,
Date of Publication
c1905]
Physical Description
26 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Law - United States
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
340 A513
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Thirty-five years of "The Clio" a historical review of the Cliosophic Society of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; organized November nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine

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Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Date of Publication
1914
Call Number
367 C641 v.2
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Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
published by the Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
142 p. 29 cm.
Subjects
Franklin and Marshall College.
Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Clubs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 C641 v.2
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Diary of Reverend Andrew Rudman, July 25, 1696 to June 14, 1697

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Author
Rudman, Andrew
Date of Publication
1907
Call Number
905.748 GA v.4 and 5
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Transcribed, translated and edited from the original manuscript by Luther Anderson.
Author
Rudman, Andrew
Date of Publication
1907
Physical Description
282+ p., 9+ p.
Notes
In: German American Annals, v.4 (1906) and v.5 (1907).
Summary
Andrew Rudman was a pioneer Swedish-American Lutheran minister. He was pastor of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church in Philadelphia and was appointed Suffragan bishop of the Lutheran Church in America.
Subjects
Anderson, Luther - Diaries.
Lutheran Church in Pennsylvania
Swedish Lutheran Church in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 GA v.4 and 5
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Early local references

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1907
--Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1907 Description: [281]-296 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical
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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
1907
Physical Description
[281]-296 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 8
Subjects
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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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 8 (1907), p. 281-296Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
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The red rose question

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1902
--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Debt--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1901-1902 Description: [3]-7 p. ; 23 cm. Series
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by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1902
Physical Description
[3]-7 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 6, no. 1/2
Subjects
Roses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Debt - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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A geographical description of Pennsylvania: also of the counties respectively, in the order in which they were established by the legislature. With an alphabetical list of the townships in each county; and their population in 1800

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Author
Scott, Joseph.
Date of Publication
1806.
Call Number
810 P544s 1806
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Author
Scott, Joseph.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Robert Cochran.
Date of Publication
1806.
Physical Description
[5],6-147,[1]p. fold. map. 14cm.
Notes
Last page contains errata.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Gazetteers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
810 P544s 1806
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Lancaster in 1777-1780

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1904
LANCASTER IN 1777-1780. In the recently published paper by W. U. Hensel on Major John Andre's Residence in Lancaster, 1775-76, refer- ence was made to the social life in Lancaster during the period of the American Revolution, It was pretty plainly intimated, and easily to be in- ferred, that during
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by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1904
Physical Description
[230]-236 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 8, no. 7
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 8, number 7 (1904), p. 230-236Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.8
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A bit of astrology

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Author
Buehrle, Robert K.
Date of Publication
1913
bit of astrology / by R. K. Buehrle. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Astrology. Superstition--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 268-271 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of
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by R. K. Buehrle.
Author
Buehrle, Robert K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
268-271 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 9
Subjects
Astrology.
Superstition - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 9 (1913), p. 268-271Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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The domestic life and characteristics of the Pennsylvania-German pioneer : a narrative and critical history ; prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania-German Society

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Author
Schantz, F. J. F.
Date of Publication
1900.
Call Number
390 S299
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by F.J.F. Schantz.
Author
Schantz, F. J. F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[New Era Printing Co.],
Date of Publication
1900.
Physical Description
95 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Also found in Pennsylvania German Society, v.10.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania-German Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
390 S299
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