Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 3
Summary
Caernarvon is the easternmost township of Lancaster County, PA. The article, written in 1914, describes the geography, people, houses, and industry of the past.
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.
General Washington and his army crossing the Delaware River, Christmas night, 1776 : historical address at Washington Crossing, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Sunday, May 13, 1934
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.
Notes
"Of this book three hundred copies have been printed of which this is copyright no. 2."
References: p. 89.
Contents
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."
67 p. incl. front., illus. (incl. maps, coats of arms) 25 cm.
Notes
"One of 200 copies."
Contents
pt. 1. An address given before the family reunion at Lancaster, Penn., June 11, 1938, together with: information on the beginning of the family tree.--pt. 2. Journal of a visit to the Rhineland in April, 1938.--pt. 3. A postscript on Germany in Europe.
This essay provides contextual information concerning how the English actually hired the soldiers and why the German princes, and not other nations who were asked, were willing to sell their men to English. It also discusses how the English and German public reacted to the hiring of German soldiers.
