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Letters from an American farmer ; and Sketches of eighteenth-century America : more letters from an American farmer

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Author
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector,
Date of Publication
c1963.
Call Number
818.103 C926
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by Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur ; with a foreword by Albert E. Stone, Jr.
Author
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector,
Uniform Title
Letters from an American farmer
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
New American Library,
Date of Publication
c1963.
Physical Description
477, [3] p. ; 18 cm.
Series
A Signet classic ; CQ136
Notes
Includes index.
"Landscapes", dramatic sketches: p. 398-463.
Subjects
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector, - 1735-1813.
Farm life - United States.
United States - Social life and customs - 1775-1783.
United States - Description and travel - To 1783.
Nantucket (Mass.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Stone, Albert E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
818.103 C926
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Outline of John Strom's career in Congress

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Date of Publication
1919
Subject(s): Strohm, John L. United States. Congress--History--19th century. Legislators--United States. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1919 Description: 60-62 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 24, no. 3 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1919
Physical Description
60-62 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 3
Subjects
Strohm, John L.
United States. - Congress - History
Legislators - United States.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 3 (1919), p. 60-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.24
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Colonial craftsmen and the beginnings of American industry

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Author
Tunis, Edwin,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Date of Publication
[1965]
Call Number
609.73 T926 Oversize
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written and illustrated by Edwin Tunis.
Author
Tunis, Edwin,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Place of Publication
Cleveland
Publisher
World Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[1965]
Physical Description
159 p. illus. 31 cm.
Summary
Describes and illustrates the work of craftsmen and artisans in Colonial America. Shows types of work done in town shops and manufacturies, as well as, in homes, village shops, and country forges.
Subjects
Technology - United States
Industries - United States
Decorative arts, Early American.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
609.73 T926 Oversize
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Cities in the wilderness : the first century of urban life in America, 1625-1742

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Author
Bridenbaugh, Carl.
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
307.76 B851
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by Carl Bridenbaugh.
Author
Bridenbaugh, Carl.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Capricorn Books,
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
500 p. ; 21 cm.
Series
Capricorn giant ; 242
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Ronald Press, 1938.
Bibliography: p. 483-486.
Subjects
Cities and towns - United States.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
307.76 B851
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The social structure of revolutionary America

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Author
Main, Jackson Turner.
Date of Publication
1965.
Call Number
309.173 M224
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Author
Main, Jackson Turner.
Place of Publication
Princeton, N.J
Publisher
Princeton University Press,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
viii, 330 p. 21 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
United States - Social conditions - To 1865.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
309.173 M224
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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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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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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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Travels in North America in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782

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Author
Chastellux, Francʹois Jean,
Date of Publication
c1963.
Call Number
917.3 C489
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by the Marquis de Chastellux ; a revised translation, with introduction and notes, by Howard C. Rice, Jr.
Author
Chastellux, Francʹois Jean,
Uniform Title
Voyages dans l'Amerique septentrionale.
Place of Publication
Chapel HIll, N.C
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press,
Date of Publication
c1963.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill., ports. ; maps ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia."
Includes index.
Summary
"The definitive edition of an American classic of great literary and historical value. Chastellux, one of three major generals who accompanied Rochambeau and the French Expeditionary Forces to America, was a man of letters and a member of the French Academy. His absorbing journal is a deeply and clearly etched portrait of a country and its people. This is the second of two volumes." [Worldcat.org]
"Francois Jean De Beauvoir, Marquis De Chastellux was born in Paris, France in 1734. He joined the French Army as a Second Lieutenant at the age of 13 and rose through the ranks during the Seven Years' War. Chastellux came to be as famous for his literary work, with his publication of a book on philosophy in 1772, as he was for his military exploits. When the French expeditionary forces assigned to the Revolutionary Continental Army set sail for America in 1779, he was one of the three major generals sent with General Rochambeau. They arrived in America and took part in the victorious Yorktown campaign. Invaluable to the Continental Army commanders for his command of the English language, Chastellux remained in America until returning to France in early 1783. Travels in North America is an account of Chastellux's travels between campaigns." [from the Preface]
Subjects
Manners and customs.
United States - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
United States - Social life and customs - 1775-1783.
Additional Author
Rice, Howard C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.3 C489
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073766944;view=1up;seq=9
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The American heritage history of colonial antiques

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Author
Davidson, Marshall B.
Date of Publication
[1967]
Call Number
745.1 D253
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by the editors of American heritage. Author and editor in charge: Marshall B. Davidson.
Author
Davidson, Marshall B.
Place of Publication
[New York]
Publisher
American Heritage Pub. Co.; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster
Date of Publication
[1967]
Physical Description
384 p. illus. (part col.) 29 cm.
Contents
Chapters: The Puritan century (1607-1685) - The William and Mary Style (685-1720) - The Queen Anne Style (1720-1750) - The Chippendale Period (1750-1785) - Functioning forms in the home - The Pennsylvania Germans - Glossary of terms - Style charts.
Summary
"Traces the steady convergence of comfort and culture through the various colonial periods with a fine emphasis put on the rewards resulting from the intermingling of stylistic influences that came to America through trade and busy immigration." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Antiques - United States
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Additional Title
American heritage.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745.1 D253
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The American heritage history of antiques from the Civil War to World War I

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Author
Davidson, Marshall B.
Date of Publication
[1969]
Call Number
745.1 D253h
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by the editors of American heritage. Author and editor in charge: Marshall B. Davidson.
Author
Davidson, Marshall B.
Place of Publication
[New York]
Publisher
American Heritage Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[1969]
Physical Description
415 p. illus. (part col.), facsims., ports. (part col.) 29 cm.
Subjects
Antiques - United States
United States - Social life and customs - 1865-1918.
Additional Title
American heritage.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745.1 D253h
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The slavery question during the terms of office of John Whitehill and Robert Jenkins, Congressmen from Lancaster County from 1803 to 1807 and 1807 to 1811 respectively

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Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Date of Publication
1911
from 1803 to 1807 and 1807 to 1811 respectively / by Miss Adeline B. Spindler. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Whitehill, John, 1729-1805. Jenkins, Robert, 1769-1848. Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History. Legislators--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa
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by Miss Adeline B. Spindler.
Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
253-265 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 9
Subjects
Whitehill, John, - 1729-1805.
Jenkins, Robert, - 1769-1848.
Slavery - United States
Legislators - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 15, number 9 (1911), p. 253-265Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.15
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Life and letters of the Rev. John Philip Boehm, founder of the Reformed church in Pennsylvania, 1683-1749

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Author
Boehm, John Philip,
Date of Publication
1916.
Call Number
922.4 B671h
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edited by the Rev. William J. Hinke.
Author
Boehm, John Philip,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Publication and Sunday school board of the Reformed church in the United States,
Date of Publication
1916.
Physical Description
xxiv, [2] 501 p. front., plates, ports., double map, facsims. 24 cm.
Notes
"This volume is made uniform with ʻThe minutes of the Coetus,ʾ its companion."--Pref.
Contents
Pt.I. Life.--pt.II. Correspondence, containing the letters and reports of Mr. Boehm sent to Holland and the letters from Holland addressed to him, 1728-1748, tr. and ed. by W. J. Hinke (p. [153]-468)--Appendix.I. Documents relating to Boehm's death and property; II. List of Reformed churches founded before 1750.--Index.
Subjects
Boehm, John Philip.
Reformed Church in the United States - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Hinke, William John,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.4 B671h
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Cities in revolt : urban life in America, 1743-1776

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Author
Bridenbaugh, Carl.
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
307.76 B851r
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Carl Bridenbaugh.
Author
Bridenbaugh, Carl.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Capricorn Books,
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
xi, 433, xxi p. ; 21 cm.
Series
Capricorn giant ; 243
Notes
Includes index.
"Bibliographical note": p. 427-[434].
Subjects
Cities and towns - United States.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
307.76 B851r
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Vanishing Americana

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Author
Wilson, Everett Broomall,
Date of Publication
1961
Call Number
973.084 W747
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Author
Wilson, Everett Broomall,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Barnes
Date of Publication
1961
Physical Description
187 p. illus. 26 cm.
Summary
Author writes about change in America since 1900, giving many specific examples of changes in farming, our homes, towns, and transportation. Many photographs.
Subjects
Antiques - United States.
United States - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.084 W747
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A Visit to Landis Valley

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Date of Publication
1963]
Call Number
974.815 MANT V831
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Text by Wayne B. Lefevre; Photographs by Robert H. Thompson.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.] : [Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Landis Valley Associates ; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1963]
Physical Description
[48] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley.
Museums - Pennsylvania.
Agriculture - Pennsylvania
Country life - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley.
Landis Valley Associates.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 MANT V831
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Lewis Miller, sketches and chronicles; the reflections of a nineteenth century Pennsylvania German folk artist

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Author
Miller, Lewis,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Date of Publication
[c1966]
Call Number
759.1392 M648
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Introd. by Donald A. Shelley.
Author
Miller, Lewis,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of York County
Date of Publication
[c1966]
Physical Description
xxii, 185 p. (chiefly col. illus., facsims., port.) 29 cm.
Notes
Selected chiefly from the collections of the Historical Society of York County.
Bibliography: p. 185.
Subjects
German Americans - Pennsylvania - York
Folk art - Pennsylvania - York.
York (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of York County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
759.1392 M648
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Letters sent by the Commissioner of the Revenue and the Revenue Office, 1792-1807

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Corporate Author
United States. Revenue Office.
Date of Publication
1962.
Call Number
Drawer 5, section 5
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Corporate Author
United States. Revenue Office.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
National Archives and Records Service,
Date of Publication
1962.
Physical Description
3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Series
National Archives microfilm publications ; microcopy no. 414
Notes
Records of the Internal Revenue Service. Record Group 58.
Listed in "Microfilm resources for research," 2000 as: M414.
Contents
Reel 1. May 11, 1792-Dec. 19, 1795--reel 2. Dec. 19, 1795-Apr. 1800--reel 3. 1802-Dec. 8, 1807.
Subjects
United States. - Revenue Office - Records and correspondence - Sources.
United States. - Bureau of Internal Revenue - Records and correspondence - Sources.
United States. - Bureau of Internal Revenue.
United States. - Revenue Office.
Sources.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. National Archives and Records Service.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 5, section 5
Websites
http://www.nara.gov/nara/searchmicro.html
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Early items of Lancaster County history

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1910
--Pennsylvania. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1910 Description: 293-300 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 10 Call Number: 974.9 L245
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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
1910
Physical Description
293-300 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 10
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 14, number 1 (1910), p. 293-300Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.14
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The passing of an old landmark

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1914
. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Shippen family. Architecture, Domestic--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1914 Description: 251-274 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County
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by W. U. Hensel, Esq.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
251-274 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 10
Summary
This journal article of 1914 laments the demolition of the historic Shippen family home at the northwest corner of the intersection of Lime and Orange streets in Lancaster,Pa. He gives a history of several other buildings in Lancaster which have disappeared as well over the years, though he writes in most detail about the Shippen house and the various people who have lived there.
Subjects
Shippen family.
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
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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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