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... Old home week and Hope Hose company no. 1 centennial, Manheim, Pennsylvania June 30 to July 5, 1912

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Date of Publication
1912?
Call Number
749 D754 1914
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Place of Publication
S.l
Publisher
Published by the Committee on Print. and Advertising,
Date of Publication
1912?
Physical Description
xvi, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
At head of title: 1812--Souvenir book--1912.
Includes advertisements.
Bound with The Bible in Iron and A brief History of Lancaster.
Subjects
Hope Hose Fire company no. 1.
Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Manheim (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Hope Hose Fire company no. 1. Centennial committee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
749 D754 1914
Websites
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081787867
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Fire Prevention Journal

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Date of Publication
1918.
Call Number
363.37 F523
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by the Firemen's Association of the State of Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1918.
Physical Description
164 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Notes
"The Convention Journal for distribution at the 1918 Annual Convention of the Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania, at Lancaster, was in type ready for printing when the Convention was postponed, in August, in compliance with the suggestion of The Fuel Administrator. It was then decided to enlarge the scope of the publication, to include topics of general information that would have been placed before the Convention body, distribution to be made on November 2nd, the date selected by the State Fire Marshall as Fire Prevention Day".
Includes information on Lancaster and history of Lancaster City fire departments.
Includes commercial advertisements throughout the book.
Subjects
Fire fighters - Pennsylvania.
Fire extinction - Pennsylvania.
Fire prevention - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
363.37 F523
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The first long turnpike in the United States : Parts I-III

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1916
, pursuant to an order of the Board, was read in these words: "To the Honourable Patrick Gordon, Esqr., Lieut. Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, in Council. "Whereas, upon the Petition of the Magistrates, Grand Jury and other In- habitants of the County of Lancaster, presented to the Governour in
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by Judge C. I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
205-226 p. (no. 8) ; 235/258 p. (no. 9) ; 265-340 p. (no. 10) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 8-10.
Notes
This journal article was published in three successive issues. All the articles and their corresponding appendices are collected here into one file.
Subjects
Brooke, Robert, - 1770-1821.
King's Highway (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company.
Roads - Pennsylvania.
Toll roads - Pennsylvania.
Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Taverns (Inns)
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 20, number 8-10 (1916), p. 205-340Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.20
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The story of Caernarvon

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Author
Lincoln, J. B.
Date of Publication
1914
, blacksmiths, Conestoga wagon builders and nearby fulling mills gave employment to many per- sons, and an air of prosperity was evident to the traveler. The Pennsylvania Gazeteer of 1798 thus describes the town at that date: "A post town in Caernarvon township, Lancaster county, Pa., distant twenty miles from
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by J. B. Lincoln, M.D.
Author
Lincoln, J. B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
59-79 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
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.
Subjects
Episcopal Church of Bangor (Churchtown, Pa.)
Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Description and travel.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Churchtown (Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 18, number 3 (1914), p. 59-79Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.18
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Edison Electric Company to the Lancaster Trust Company, Trustee

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Corporate Author
Edison Electric Company.
Date of Publication
1913.
Call Number
332.63244 E23
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by Edison Electric Company.
Corporate Author
Edison Electric Company.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Date of Publication
1913.
Physical Description
vi, 87 p. : 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Subjects
Edison Electric Company (Lancaster, Pa.) - Finance.
Electricity - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Mortgages - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
332.63244 E23
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The Juliana Library Company in Lancaster

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1919.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.43
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Responsibility
Charles I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1919.
Physical Description
pp. 228-250 23 cm.
Notes
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography , v. 43.
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Juliana Library Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Subscription libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.43
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/27537/27293
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A history of the Farmers bank of Lancaster, the Farmers national bank and the Farmers trust company of Lancaster, 1810-1910

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1910.
Call Number
332.1 B218
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comp. by Frank Ried Diffenderffer, Litt. D.; illustrated.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Farmers trust company of Lancaster,
Date of Publication
1910.
Physical Description
228 p. front., illus., plates, ports., facsims. 26 cm.
Subjects
Farmers trust company of Lancaster.
Banks and banking - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
332.1 B218
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Report of the committee having in charge the marking of the site of the Postlethwaite Tavern where the first Courts of Justice in Lancaster County were held

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Date of Publication
1915
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE Having in Charge the Marking of the Site of the Postlethwaite Tavern Where the First Courts of Justice in Lancaster County Were Held To the President and Members of the Lancaster County Historical So- ciety: Your committee, appointed to com- memorate, in a suitable manner
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1915
Physical Description
219-301 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 8
Subjects
Postlethwaite, John.
Postlethwaite Tavern (Conestoga Township, Pa.)
Courts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
Courthouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Dedication services.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 8 (1915), p. 219-301Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19
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Report of the committee which conducted the General Hand celebration

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Date of Publication
1912
Report of the Committee which Con- ducted the General Hand Cele- bration. Lancaster, Pa., October 2, 1912. To the Lancaster County Historical Society. Your committee to arrange and con- duct the public ceremonies comprising a celebration of "Lancaster County in the "War of the Revolution," with
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
199-240 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 8
Subjects
Hand, Edward, - 1744-1802.
Rockford (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 8 (1912), p. 199-240Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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The American iron & steel manufacturing company, Lebanon's great iron works. Read before the Lebanon County historical society, April 20, 1916

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Author
Richards, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg,
Date of Publication
1916]
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 6 no. 17
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by Capt. H.M.M. Richards ...
Author
Richards, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg,
Place of Publication
[Lebanon, Pa
Date of Publication
1916]
Physical Description
1 p. ., p. [442]-476. plates. 24 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Society. Historical papers and addresses, vol. VI, no. 17
Subjects
American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Steel industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 6 no. 17
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The Old Gulph Road

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Author
Evans, Allen
Date of Publication
1918.
Call Number
386 E82
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by Allen Evans.
Author
Evans, Allen
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1918.
Notes
Read at the meeting of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, November 18, 1918.
Subjects
Montgomery County
Chester County
Lancaster County
Roads - Pennsylvania
Old Gulph Road (Montgomery County, Pa.)
Old Gulph Road (Chester County, Pa.)
Old Gulph Road (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Pennsylvania - Transportation.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
386 E82
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Grandfathers' clocks : their making and their makers in Lancaster County

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1917
GRANDFATHERS' CLOCKS: THEIR MAKING AND THEIR MAKERS IN LANCASTER COUNTY, Whilst Lancaster county is not the first or only home of the so-called "Grandfathers' Clock," yet the extent and the excellence of the clock industry in this type of clocks entitle our county to claim special distinction as
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by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1917
Physical Description
63-77 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 21, no. 4
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 4 (1917), p. 63-77Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.21
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Lititz-Warwick directory and surrounding country 1913: a census or list of the names of every member of the families of Lititz, Warwick, Broad Street addition to Lititz, the six rural free delivery routes from Lititz, Lexington, Brunnerville, Rothsville, Brickerville, Millway, Neffsville and Kissel Hill

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Date of Publication
1913.
Call Number
917.4815 D598L
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Lititz-Warwick directory and surrounding country
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Express Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
1913.
Physical Description
224 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Notes
Foreword signed: John G. Zook, editor.
Advertising matter interspersed.
Subjects
Lititz (Pa.) - Directories.
Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Directories.
Pennsylvania - Lititz.
Pennsylvania - Warwick (Lancaster County : Township)
Directories.
Additional Author
Zook, John G.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598L
Copy Info
1913
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Items in the Pennsylvania Gazette concerning Lancaster County

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1918
ITEMS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE CONCERNING LANCASTER COUNTY. In the October number of 1907, the December number of 1910, and the May number of 1913, of the proceedings of this Society, I gave installments in consecutive order of local Lancaster county news from 1719 to 1746 found in the American
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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
1918
Physical Description
21-26 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22, no. 2
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 18th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 2 (1918), p. 21-26Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.22
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Preliminary report of committee conducting the portraiture exhibition

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Date of Publication
1912
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
295-298 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 10
Subjects
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Iris Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Portrait painters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Portraits - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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Report on the true character, time and place of the first regular settlement in Lancaster County

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1910
home in Pennsylvania, largely in Lancaster county. 2. Who These Pioneers of Lancas- ter County Settlement Were; and Where They Came From. 3. When They Began the Settle- ment of Lancaster County; and, 4. With Exactness, Where They First Settled in This County. PART ONE. The European Historical
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by Henry Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1910
Physical Description
21-71 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 2
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Hostetler, A. K.
Steigerwalt, Charles T.
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Commemoration of Lancaster County in the Revolution : at "Indian Rock", Williamson Park, near "Rockford", the home of General Edward Hand, M.D., Friday P.M., September 20, cmmxii

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Date of Publication
1912.
Call Number
923.5 H236c
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Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.l.]
Date of Publication
1912.
Physical Description
8 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Notes
Order of exercises and songs laid in.
Summary
Program from the ceremony to commemorate Lancaster County's involvement in the American Revolution. The order of events in the ceremony is included. Also includes a chronology of Lancaster County's participation in events related to the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, citing General Edward Hand's activities. A genealogy of the Hand family is included in the program.
Subjects
Hand, Edward , - 1744-1802.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 H236c
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Report of the Committee on the Commemoration of the Christiana riot and treason trials of 1851

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Date of Publication
1911
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.15
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
237-243 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 8
Subjects
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.15
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The Elser homestead and family history

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Author
Schnerer, Frank E.
Date of Publication
1912
. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Elser Family. Mills and mill-work--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1912 Description: 51-59 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16
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by Frank E. Schnerer.
Author
Schnerer, Frank E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
51-59 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 2
Subjects
Elser Family.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 2 (1912), p. 51-59Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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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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