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President James Buchanan's betrayal of Governor Robert J. Walker of Kansas

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Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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by George D. Harmon.
Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
pp. 51-91 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 53.
Subjects
Walker, Robert James , - 1801-1869.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Kansas - Politics and government - 1854-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28151/27907
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The attitude of James Buchanan towards slavery

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Author
Ranck, James Burne.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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by James B. Ranck.
Author
Ranck, James Burne.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
pp. 126-142 ; 23 cm.
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on the publisher's official online repository.
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 51.
Summary
Discusses James Buchanan's feelings toward slavery.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - views on slavery.
Slavery - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28098/27854
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The awakening and the early progress of the Pequea, Conestoga and other Susquehanna Valley settlements : as shown by official letters, etc., of the time

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Author
Landis, David M.
Date of Publication
1921.
The Awakening and the Early Progress of the Pequea, Conestoga and other Susquehanna Valley Settlements, as Shown by Official Letters, etc., of the Time. (By DAVID M. LANDIS) This paper aims at two purposes. It is intended to set forth, (by means of the correspondence connected with the granting and
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Responsibility
by David M. Landis.
Author
Landis, David M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1921.
Physical Description
5-16 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 1
Subjects
Land settlement - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Taylor papers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 25, number 1 (1921), p. 5-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.25
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062014121&view=1up&seq=11
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Early American inns and taverns

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Author
Lathrop, Elise.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
647.94 L353
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by Elise Lathrop ...
Author
Lathrop, Elise.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
R. M. McBride & company,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
xxi, [3] 25-365 p. front, illus. (incl. facsim.) plates. 24 1/2 cm.
Notes
Inns of Lancaster, Pa. mentioned on p. 157-161.
Bibliography: p. 311-315.
Contents
Chapters: Inns from New York City to Springfield, Massachusetts /// From Springfield To Boston, Deerfield and Hadley /// Taverns In and Near Boston /// Another Route From New York To New Haven And On To Rhode Island /// Old Inns of New Hampshire and Vermont /// A Few Old Maine Inns /// Long Island, Staten Island , and New Jersey Inns /// Pennsylvania Inns /// Old Inns of Philadelphia and Vicinity /// Other Pennsylvania Inns /// Delaware and Maryland Inns /// Old Southern Ordinaries /// Inns In Ohio and Erie County /// Inns of New York State /// Some Middlewest Inns /// Kentucky and Missouri Inns with One In Kansas
Subjects
Hotels, taverns, etc. - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
647.94 L353
Websites
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.60019/page/n5/mode/2up
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Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia

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Date of Publication
1887-c2000.
Call Number
905.748 CHS
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ISSN
0002-7790
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia,
Date of Publication
1887-c2000.
Physical Description
109 v. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 23-25 cm.
Publication Frequency
Twice a year, <1998>
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1 (1884-86)-v. 109, no. 3-4 (fall-winter 1998).
Notes
These volumes are in the "library work room". They are not on the open shelves. However, there is an index on the open shelves. Its call number is 905.748 CHS Index. Patrons should consult the index first. If there is a volume that they want to see, the library attendant should pull the volume from the shelves in the "library work room".
Library has: Vol. 1 (1884-1886) - Vol. 109, no. 3-4 (Fall-Winter 1998)
Vols. 1 (1884-86)-31 (1920). 1 v.; Vols. 32 (1921)-41 (1930). 1 v.
Subjects
Catholic Church - History - Societies, etc. - Periodicals.
Catholic Church - United States - History - Periodicals.
Catholic Church - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Periodicals.
Additional Corporate Author
American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 CHS
Websites
https://lhdo-verso.auto-graphics.com/mvc/PersistentLink?key=bUU1oaD%2fRisVcA2oZCQsTA%3d%3d
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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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