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The ladies of the White House, or, In the home of the presidents : being a complete history of the social and domestic lives of the presidents from Washington to the present time

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Author
Holloway, Laura C.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
920.7 H745
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by Laura C. Holloway.
Author
Holloway, Laura C.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Bradley, Garretson,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
736 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Summary
Biographical sketches of the First Ladies of the White House from presidents Washington to Garfield.
Subjects
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Presidents - United States
Women
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.7 H745
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=gri.ark:/13960/t1mh0kz1w&view=1up&seq=13
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Life of James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States

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Author
Curtis, George Ticknor,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
923.173 B918c
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by George Ticknor Curtis ...
Author
Curtis, George Ticknor,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper & Brothers,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts. (ports.) 23 cm.
Notes
Includes note of explanation on p. 625-626 of v. 1, not found in another issue of the same year.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918c
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Catalogue of the Mechanics' Library Association of Lancaster, Penna

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Date of Publication
1884.
Call Number
020 M486
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Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Press of Inquirer Printing Company
Date of Publication
1884.
Physical Description
unp. 14 cm.
Notes
Instituted 1828.
Supplement 1 entitled Catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City, with Supplement containing list of books purchased from 1884 to 1889 inclusive (1890); Supplement 2 entitled Supplement to catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City,containing list of books purchased from 1889 to 1889 inclusive (1890).
Subjects
Library catalogs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mechanics' Library, Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
020 M486
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Lilliput Land : or, The children's peep-show

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Date of Publication
[c. 1880]
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Lilliput land or, peep-show for the young.
Pleasure book for the young.
Responsibility
edited by the author of "Lilliput Levee" (William Brighty Rands).
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Baker, Pratt & Co.
Date of Publication
[c. 1880]
Physical Description
383 pages : illustrations (black and white) and music scores ; 25 cm
Notes
Inscribed: "Lillian M. Sprecher / bought at / South Bend, IN. Oct. 1881."
Contents
300 illustrations; contains index.
Subjects
Children's literature.
Literature - Collections.
Poetry.
Short stories.
Additional Author
Rands, William Brighty,
Additional Corporate Author
Baker, Pratt & Co.,
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Catalogue of the Lancaster Law Library

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Corporate Author
Lancaster Law Library Association.
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
016.34 C357 1883
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Alternate Title
Lancaster Law Library
Corporate Author
Lancaster Law Library Association.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
J.A. Hiestand, printer ,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
55, 18 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Catalogue of Yeates library: 18 p. at end.
Library copy has no cover title or title page.
The Jasper Yeates Colonial Law Library is housed in the Library of LancasterHistory.org. Catalog for the collection at LC 016.34 Y41.
Subjects
Yeates, Jasper, - 1745-1817.
Law - Bibliography - Catalogs.
Catalogs, Law library.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
016.34 C357 1883
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Constitution and by laws of the Mechanics' Library Association

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Date of Publication
1888
Call Number
020 M486c
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Intelligencer Print,
Date of Publication
1888
Physical Description
11 pgs.; 19 cm.
Subjects
Mechanics Library Association (Lancaster, Pa.).
Libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
020 M486c
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In memoriam, David Buchanan Wilson

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Author
M.K.B.
Date of Publication
ca 1885.
Call Number
922.3 W742
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Author
M.K.B.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Times Printint House ,
Date of Publication
ca 1885.
Physical Description
12 p. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Willson, David Buchanan, - 1849-1882.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.3 W742
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Life and sermons of Elder James Quinter : Late editor of Gospel Messenger, President of Brethren's Normal College, and author of "Trine Immersion"

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Author
Quinter, Mary N.
Date of Publication
c1891
Call Number
922.65 Q7
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By his daughter, Mary N. Quinter.
Author
Quinter, Mary N.
Place of Publication
Mt. Morris, Ill
Publisher
Brethren's Publishing Co.,
Date of Publication
c1891
Physical Description
426 p. : port. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Binder's title: Quinter's life and sermons.
Contents
Pt. 1. A sketch of the life of Elder James Quinter -- Pt. 2. Sermons.
Subjects
Quinter, James, - 1816-1888
Church of the Brethren - Sermons
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.65 Q7
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The Republican manual : history, principles, early leaders, achievements of the Republican Party : with biographical sketches of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur

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Author
Smalley, E. V.
Date of Publication
1880.
Call Number
329.6 S635
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by E.V. Smalley.
Author
Smalley, E. V.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Bk. Exchange,
Date of Publication
1880.
Physical Description
341 p., [2] leaves of plates : ports. ; 16 cm.
Subjects
Garfield, James A. - 1831-1881.
Arthur, Chester Alan, - 1829-1886.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) - History.
Campaign literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
329.6 S635
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Colonel James Crawford, a Revolutionary soldier

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Author
Shaeffer, J. W.
Date of Publication
1899
COLONEL JAMES CRAWFORD. On the 15th day of December, 1774, James Crawford was elected from Han- over, Pa., as one of the sixty freehold- ers' committee to "observe the conduct of all persons touching the general as- sociation of the General Congress" .... .."which committee shall divide into
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by J. W. Shaeffer.
Author
Shaeffer, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[17]-19 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 1
Subjects
Crawford, James, - 1724-1804.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 1 (1899), p. 17-19Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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Genealogy of the Claypoole family of Philadelphia. 1588-1893

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Author
Graff, Rebecca Irwin Vanuxen Trimble,
Date of Publication
1893.
Call Number
929 C619g
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by Rebecca Irwin Graff.
Author
Graff, Rebecca Irwin Vanuxen Trimble,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
[J.B. Lippincott company]
Date of Publication
1893.
Physical Description
4 p., 1 β., 5-197 p. front., plates, ports. 26 cm.
Subjects
Claypoole family.
Claypoole family (James Claypoole, - 1634-1687)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 C619g
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Biography of James G. Blaine

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Author
Hamilton, Gail,
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
923.273 B634d
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by Gail Hamilton.
Author
Hamilton, Gail,
Place of Publication
Norwich, Conn
Publisher
H. Bill Pub. Co., ;
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
iv, 722 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Summary
The author is the cousin of Mr Blaine's wife.James Blaine was born in West Brownsville,Pa in 1830 . He moved to Maine after college. He died in 1893.Chapters discuss his service in the U.S. House of Representatives where he was Speaker of the House for 6 years ; also his service in the U.S. Senate and his time as U.S. Secretary of State.No bibliography or footnotes
Subjects
Blaine, James Gillespie, - 1830-1893.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.273 B634d
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The life of James Gillespie Blaine. By John H. Landis and Israel Smith Clare

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Author
Landis, John Herr,
Edition
Rev. ed.
Date of Publication
1884.
Call Number
923.273 B634L
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Author
Landis, John Herr,
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era printing house,
Date of Publication
1884.
Physical Description
iv, 270 p. front. (port.) 19 cm.
Subjects
Blaine, James Gillespie, - 1830-1893.
Logan, John A.
Additional Author
Clare, Israel Smith,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.273 B634L
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A few incidents in the life of Professor James P. Espy

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Author
Morehead, L. M.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
923.7 E77m
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by his niece, Mrs. L.M. Morehead.
Author
Morehead, L. M.
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
Publisher
R. Clarke & Co., Printers,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
5-22 p. ; 19 cm.
Summary
Mrs L.M. Moorehead wrote this short memoir of the life of her uncle James Pollard Espy. Mr Espy was born in Cumberland County in Pennsylvania in 1785. He trained as a lawyer and taught school for a time, but was best known for his work as a meteorologist. He worked at this for the U.S. War Department and the U.S. Navy. He continued this work at the Smithsonian Institute.Mr Espy developed a theory about the science of cloud formation and how storms were born. He began the use of the telegraph to collect weather data. His book "The Philosophy of Storms " was published in 1841.
Subjects
Espy, James P. - 1785-1860.
Meteorologists - United States.
Cumberland County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.7 E77m
Websites
https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=0dE4AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PA7
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Life and achievements of James Addams Beaver . Early life, military services and public career

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Author
Burr, Frank A.,
Date of Publication
1882.
Call Number
923.5 B386b
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By Frank A. Burr.
Author
Burr, Frank A.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Ferguson brothers & company, printers,
Date of Publication
1882.
Physical Description
224 p. incl. 2 facsim. pl., 2 port. (incl.front.) 3 maps. 19 cm.
Notes
Military services of J.A. Beaver, commander of the 148th Pennsylvania infantry: p. 22-179.
Subjects
Beaver, James Addams, - 1837-1914.
Pennsylvania infantry - 148th regiment, 1862-1865.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 B386b
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A prominent Scotch-Irishman

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Author
Houston, R. J.
Date of Publication
1897
those speaking a familiar language ; and this rule holds good in the main to this day. Early in the spring of the year 1796 Charles Sproul, a native of county Ar- magh, in the north of Ireland, with his wife and family sailed for Philadelphia, his son, James Sproul, the subject of this sketch, being
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by R. J. Houston.
Author
Houston, R. J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[251]-257 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6
Subjects
Sproul, James, - 1785-1847.
Scots-Irish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 251-257Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Colonel James Crawford

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Author
Evans, Samuel,
Date of Publication
1899
COLONEL JAMES CRAWFORD, The paper read at the meeting of the Historical Society of Lancaster County on September 2, 1898, prepared by J. W. Sheaffer, of Illinois, contains some statements not borne out by historical data. General Anthony Wayne's troops never encamped in Mount Joy, in Lan- caster
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by Samuel Evans, Esq.
Author
Evans, Samuel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[40]-44 p. ; ,e 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 2/3
Subjects
Crawford, James.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 2/3 (1899), p. 40-44Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District, January term 1883, no. 174 Amos Slaymaker, executor of James L. Reynolds, who was Adminisrator of Wm. Mathiot, dec'd, plaintiff in error and plaintiff below, vs.The Farmers' National Bank of Lancaster, defendant in error, and defendant below

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Author
Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
346.082 S631
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Author
Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John A Hiestand, printer;
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
16 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
January term, 1883, no.174.
Bound with: Slaymaker's Paper book of the defendant.
Subjects
Reynolds, James L..
Mathiot, William.
Slaymaker, Amos
Farmers' National Bank of Lancaster (Pa) - Trials, Litigation, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
346.082 S631
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Biographical sketches of James Embree, Philip Price, and Eli K. Price

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Author
Price, Eli K.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
929.8673 P945
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Reprinted from the "History of Chester County, Pa."
Author
Price, Eli K.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
L.H. Everts,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
67 p. front. (port.) 22 cm.
Notes
"James Embree" and "Philip Price" are by Eli K. Price; "Eli K. Price", by Wm. E. DuBois, assisted by J.S. Price. cf. Foot-notes.
Subjects
Embree, James, - 1748-1815.
Price, Philip, - 1764-1837.
Additional Author
Du Bois, William E.
Price, J. Sergeant.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.8673 P945
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Proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania : on the adoption of the memorial resolutions relating to the Late Hon. James G. Blaine, of Maine

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General assembly, 1893.
Date of Publication
1893.
Call Number
Under Review
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Pennsylvania. General assembly, 1893.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Edwin K. Meyers, State printer,
Date of Publication
1893.
Physical Description
3 leaves, 87 p. : port. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Blaine, James Gillespie, - 1830-1893.
Location
Lancaster History Library - To be Reviewed
Call Number
Under Review
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