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Wheatland centennial celebration : commemorating the 100th anniversary of the election of James Buchanan 15th president of the United States 1856-1956

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19364
Date of Publication
1956?]
Call Number
728.37 W557c
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Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
S.n.,
Date of Publication
1956?]
Physical Description
[10] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + reprint ([8] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.)
Notes
Cover title.
Includes the Wheatland commemorative stamp.
"Reprint from American Heritage, Volume 5, number 3, published by the American Association for State and Local History"--P. [8] of reprint.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Postage stamps - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Corporate Author
James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 W557c
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James Buchanan and public office : an appraisal

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Author
Carlson, Robert Eugene
Date of Publication
1957.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.81
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by Robert E. Carlson.
Author
Carlson, Robert Eugene
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
pp. 255-279 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v.81 (1957)
Discusses Buchanan's public service, and particularly his position on being nominated for the presidency over several years.
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.81
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/41283/41004
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James Buchanan, "Big wheel" of the railroads

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Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Date of Publication
1952.
made them famous had not their political errors served to overshadow their other successes. The men referred to are the Fifteenth President of our Nation, the Honorable James Buchanan; and a Secretary of War under Mr. Buchanan's successor, the Honorable Simon Cameron. A unique pair indeed. Mr. Buchanan
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by Oliver S. Sprout.
Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1952.
Physical Description
[21]-34 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 56, no. 2
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Columbia, Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad (Pa.)
Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company (Pa.)
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Canals - Pennsylvania
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 56, number 2 (1952), p. 21-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.56
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Wheatland, 1848-1868; the home of James Buchanan

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Author
Butler, Joseph Thomas.
Date of Publication
1957.
Call Number
728.37 B985
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Author
Butler, Joseph Thomas.
Place of Publication
Delaware
Publisher
Univ. of Delaware,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
57 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography:
. 53-57.
Contents
2 pgs missing; pages from unknown document in their place.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 B985
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James Buchanan and Ann Coleman

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Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Date of Publication
1955
Inquirer, Dec. 30, 1950, quoting reminiscences of Dr. C. N. Hickok, of Bedford. Buchanan to William Wright, Presi of Columbia Bridge Co., Sept. 13, 1819,Foundation MSS; The Union, United States Gazette and True Amer- ican, Phila., Novi 30, 1810; Sheriff,s Appearance Docket, Lancaster, 1819- 1819, entries
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by Philip Shriver Klein.
Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1955
Physical Description
1-20 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 59, no. 1
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Coleman, Ann Caroline, - 1796-1819.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 59, number 1 (1955), p. 1-20Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.59
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John W. Forney, journalist and politician

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Author
Dowdell, George R.
Date of Publication
1951
during the conflict between the States was openly critical of President Lincoln and the Civil War. Forney in this period took as an avowed editorial stand the policy "never to criticize the government in its hours of peril and trouble." James Melvin Lee, the prominent newspaper historian, commenting on
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by George R. Dowdell.
Author
Dowdell, George R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1951
Physical Description
[49]-67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 2
Subjects
Forney, John W. - 1817-1881.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Journalists.
Politics, Practical.
Politicians - Pennsylvania.
United States - History - 19th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 2 (1951), p. 49-67Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55
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Presidents of the United States of America

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18706
Author
Dietz, August,
Edition
[3d ed.].
Date of Publication
[1953]
Call Number
923.173 D566
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Responsibility
portraits and biographies.
Author
Dietz, August,
Edition
[3d ed.].
Place of Publication
Richmond
Publisher
Dietz Press
Date of Publication
[1953]
Physical Description
72 p. illus. 20 cm.
Notes
Presidential postage stamps pasted throughout.
Subjects
Presidents - United States.
Presidents - United States - Portraits.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 D566
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Address in commemoration of the inauguration of George Washington as first president of the United States, delivered before the two houses of Congress, December 11, 1889

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1051
Author
Fuller, Melville Weston,
Date of Publication
1890.
Call Number
923.173 W318fu
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Responsibility
by Melville Weston Fuller, chief-justice of the United States.
Author
Fuller, Melville Weston,
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Govt. Print. Off.,
Date of Publication
1890.
Physical Description
39 p. 24 cm.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Anniversaries, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 W318fu
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t02z1nx3v&view=1up&seq=7
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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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Responsibility
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 life of Billy Yank : the common soldier of the Union

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Author
Wiley, Bell Irvin,
Date of Publication
1997, c1952.
Call Number
973.715 W673
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Responsibility
Bell Irvin Wiley.
ISBN
0807104760 (pbk.)
Author
Wiley, Bell Irvin,
Place of Publication
Baton Rouge
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press,
Date of Publication
1997, c1952.
Physical Description
454 p., [20] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Series
Civil War classic
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 438-446) and index.
Subjects
United States. - Army - Military life.
Soldiers - United States.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.715 W673
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History of the Senate seals : a history of the seals used by the Senate of the United States, 1804-1952

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Date of Publication
1953.
Call Number
737.6 S474
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Place of Publication
[Washington]
Publisher
U.S. G.P.O.,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
iii, 34 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Series
Senate document / 82d Congress, 2d session ; no. 164
Notes
Cover title: History of seals used by United States Senate, 1804-1952.
"Presented by Mr. Saltonstall, July 4 (legislative day June 27), 1952. Ordered to be printed with illustrations."
"Based mainly upon data gathered by Mr. Emery L. Frazier, Chief Clerk of the Senate"--P. iii.
Subjects
United States. - Congress. - Senate - Seal.
Seals (Numismatics) - United States.
Additional Author
Frazier, Emery L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
737.6 S474
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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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Corporate Author
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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Hessian soldiers in the American Revolution : records of their marriages and baptisms of their children, in America, performed by the Rev. G.C. Coster, 1776-1783, chaplain of two Hessian regiments

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Author
Coster, G. C.
Date of Publication
1959.
Call Number
973.342 D547
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Responsibility
translated and abstracted from the German by Marie Dickore.
Author
Coster, G. C.
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
Publisher
The C.J. Krehbiel Co.,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
25 p. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - United States.
German Americans.
United States  - History  - Revolution, 1775-1783  - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries - Registers.
Additional Author
Dickore, Marie Paula.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 D547
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Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789

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Date of Publication
1959-
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 3
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Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
National Archives and Records Service,
Date of Publication
1959-
Physical Description
204 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Series
National Archives microfilm publications ; microcopy no. 247
Notes
Library owns: Roll 9, Item No. 1, Rough Journals 1774-1789 -- Roll 13, Item No. 1 Rough Journals 1774-1789 -- Roll 60, Item No. 46, Proposals on locating the seat of government and printing the journals -- Roll 83, Item No. 69, Pennsylvania State Papers 1775-1791 -- Roll 178, Item Nos. 159 and 160, Letters from Generals Putnam, Mercer, Lewis, Thompson, Ward, Weedon, Hand, Conway, Sullivan, and Howe 1775-1785 -- Roll 183, Item No. 166, Letters and Papers Relating to Canadian Affairs, Sullivan's Expedition, and the Northern Indians 1775-1779.
Listed in "Microfilm resources for research," 1986 as: M247.
Indexes compiled by John P. Butler.
"The records reproduced in the microfilm publication are from Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention record group 360 in the National Archives."
Reproduced from original documents issued under the title Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789.
Subjects
United States. - Continental Congress - Indexes.
Constitutional history - United States - Sources.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783 - Sources.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1789 - Sources.
United States - History - Revolution - Sources.
Additional Author
Butler, John P.,
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Additional Title
Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 3
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The living past of America; pictorial treasury of our historic houses and villages that have been preserved and restored

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Author
Vanderbilt, Cornelius,
Date of Publication
[1955]
Call Number
740 V228
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Author
Vanderbilt, Cornelius,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Date of Publication
[1955]
Physical Description
xiv, 234 p. illus. 29 cm.
Subjects
Historic buildings - United States
Dwellings - United States
Villages - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
740 V228
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History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850

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Author
Rhodes, James Ford,
Date of Publication
1893-
Call Number
973 R476
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Author
Rhodes, James Ford,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper & brothers,
Date of Publication
1893-
Physical Description
v. maps (part fold.) 23 cm.
Notes
Imprint of v. 4: New York and London, Harper & brothers.
Contents
v. 1. 1850-1854.--v. 2. 1854-1860.--v. 3. 1860-1862.--v. 4. 1862-1864.- v.5 1864-1866.--v.6 1866-1872--v.7 1872-1877.
Subjects
United States - History - 1849-1877.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973 R476
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Revolutionary pensioners : a transcript of the pension list of the United States for 1813

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Corporate Author
United States. War Dept.
Date of Publication
1953.
Call Number
974.8033 R449
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Corporate Author
United States. War Dept.
Uniform Title
Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating a transcript of the pension list of the United States
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Southern Book Co.,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
47 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Originally published: Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating a transcript of the pension list of the United States. Washington : A. and G. Way, printers, 1813.
Subjects
Military pensions - United States
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 R449
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Revolutionary pensioners : a transcript of the pension list of the United States for 1813

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Corporate Author
United States. War Dept.
Date of Publication
1959.
Call Number
973.344 R454
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Corporate Author
United States. War Dept.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Southern Book Co.,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
47 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Label mounted on t.p.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Distributors.
LCHS has Pennsylvania (p. 29-33.)
A reprint of the U. S. War Dept. Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating a transcript ... Washington : A. & G. Way, 1813.
Subjects
Pensions, Military - United States
Pensions, Military - United States.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. War Dept.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.344 R454
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The German soldier in the wars of the United States

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Author
Rosengarten, J. G.
Edition
2d ed., rev. and enl.
Date of Publication
1890.
Call Number
923.5 R813
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By J. G. Rosengarten.
Author
Rosengarten, J. G.
Edition
2d ed., rev. and enl.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott company,
Date of Publication
1890.
Physical Description
298 p. 19 cm.
Summary
Published in 1890, the book tells the history of the Germans who took part in the wars of the United States, from the early Colonial days until the book's publication in 1890.
Subjects
United States. - Army - History.
Germans - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 R813
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002060197416&view=1up&seq=7
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The American heritage book of great historic places

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Author
Ketchum, Richard M.,
Date of Publication
[1957]
Call Number
911.07 A512
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by the editors of American heritage. Narrative by Richard M. Ketchum. Introd. by Bruce Catton.
Author
Ketchum, Richard M.,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Heritage Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[1957]
Physical Description
376 p. illus. (part col.) ports. (part col.) col. maps. 29 cm.
Contents
Chapters: New England - Atlantic gateway - Appalachian frontier - The old South - The great river - Lakes and prairie - The great plains - The Spanish southwest - The farthest frontier.
Summary
"A pictorial history of America in terms of the places where history was made--places that you can visit today. The book is divided into nine geographic sections, each abundantly illustrated with rare photographs, eyewitness paintings, drawings, engravings, and sketches." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Historic sites - United States.
Historic buildings - United States.
United States - History.
Additional Title
American heritage.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
911.07 A512
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