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Mennonites of Donegal and Manor Townships address letter to Governor McKean

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

communication to Thomas McKean, governor of Pennsylvania, which was as follows : "It is not our custom, on any occasion, to write letters of civility; nor do we wish that this present address should be considered as such. As a plain people, we like to speak the language of our hearts with a simplicity con

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 179-180 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 8

Subjects: McKean, Thomas, - 1734-1817.; Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 8 (1930), p. 179-180Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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Celebration in Lancaster in honor of Jefferson's inauguration

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

Celebration in Lancaster in Honor of Jefferson's Inauguration By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER W EDNESDAY, March 4th, 1801, the day on which Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated third president of the United States, was celebrated in Lancaster with festive joy. The early beams of the day were announced by

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 182-183 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 8

Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, - 1743-1826 - Inauguration 1801.; Presidents - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 8 (1930), p. 182-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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Address to President John Adams from the citizens of Lancaster Borough and County supporting the government in its attitude toward France

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1928

address was as follows: TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, PA. At this alarming crisis in our political existence, we approach you, Sir, to express our cordial approbation of the measures adopted by the Executive for the preservation of the

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1928

Physical Description: 53-54 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 3 & 4

Subjects: Adams, John, - 1735-1826.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.; France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 3/4 (1928), p. 53-54Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32

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Letters of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1927

, September 27th, in the court house, which stood in the center of Penn square. For this reason Lancaster claims the distinction of having been the capital of the United States, even though it was but for a day. As Howe was in possession of Philadelphia, then the largest city in America, only 62 miles distant

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 31-34 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 3

Subjects: United States. - Continental Congress.; Constitutional history - United States.; United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 3 (1927), p. 31-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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Resolution on the death of Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

McKean." Resolution on the Death of Charles Carroll, Signer of the Declaration of Independence By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER C HARLES CARROLL, of Carrollton, Md., the last survivor of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, died in Baltimore, November 14th, 1832, in the ninety-sixth year

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 180 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 8

Subjects: Carroll, Charles, - 1737-1832.; United States. - Signers.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society Volume 34, number 8 (1930), p. 180Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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Obsequies held in Lancaster in honor of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

— the Presidency of the United States. The Lancaster Journal, quoted above, in referring to the pass- ing of these distinguished statesmen, stated editorially : "From the advanced age of the venerable patriots, it was not to be expected that they could long remain amongst us, but there is an

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 204-207 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 9

Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, - 1743-1826.; Adams, John, - 1735-1826.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 9 (1930), p. 204-207Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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Meeting in Columbia in memory of Charles Carroll

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1931.

, "Resolved, That this meeting recommend to the members of the volunteer companies of this borough, to wear crape on the left The Lancaster Examiner of Thursday, November 22nd, 1832, with columns edged in black, announced the death of Charles Carroll. �arm of their uniform for twelve months from the present

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1931.

Physical Description: 115-116 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 5

Subjects: Carroll, Charles, - 1737-1832.; United States. - Signers.; Columbia (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 5 (1931), p. 115-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35

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Plan of Bangor Episcopal Church and Churchyard : Churchtown, Lancaster County Pennsylvania showing the relative position of the tombstones as they were in October, 1940

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Date of Publication: 1940.

Call Number: 974.815 CAER 700

Responsibility: William Frederic Worner.

Place of Publication: [s.l.]

Publisher: [s.n.],

Date of Publication: 1940.

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; 75 cm x 105 cm.

Notes: Shows location of numbered burial plots.; Rineers "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County", page 51, #1.; Tombstone numbers corrolate with the names numbered in Vol. 8, page 185 of Worners "Tombstone Inscriptions from Graveyards in Lancaster County Pennsylvania".

Subjects: Bangor Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery (Churchtown, Pa.) - Maps.; Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Caernarvon Township; Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Caernarvon township

Additional Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 974.815 CAER 700

The fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence celebrated in Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

nations, and the world be emancipated from tyranny! 2. The Memory of General George Washington. 3. Thomas Jefferson—The Venerable Author of the Declaration of In- dependence. The misfortunes of his old age have rendered him ten-fold. dearer to the American people. 4. The Navy and Army of the United States

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Alternate Title: Declaration of Independence

Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 284-288 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 12

Subjects: United States.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 12 (1930), p. 284-288Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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A great political meeting in Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1929

, of the borough of Lancaster, undoubtedly superior to anything of the kind ever before exhibited in the borough. "There were present : The Governor of the Commonwealth [Thomas McKean] ; the Speaker of the House of Representatives ; the majority of the members of that House, and the minority of the

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1929

Physical Description: 135-137 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 7

Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, - 1743-1826.; Presidents - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 7 (1929), p. 135-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33

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Old time balls in honor of Washington's birthday

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1927

of Friday, February 26th, 1808, "was attended by the most brilliant assemblage of ladies that we have ever witnessed in Lancaster." There were also present his excellency Thomas McKean, governor of the state, and Thomas M. Thompson, secretary of the commonwealth. Several members of the legislature

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 63-66 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 5

Subjects: Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Anniversaries, etc.; Washington's Birthday.; Holidays - United States.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 5 (1927), p. 63-66Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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Thomas Ashe in Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1928

better able to count the cost " Thomas Ashe in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN the Library of Congress is an old and interesting book on travel in the I United States. The work, in three volumes, was printed in 1808, in Lon- don, for Richard Phillips, Bridge street, by John Abraham, Clement's

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1928

Physical Description: 146-147 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 9 & 10

Subjects: Ashe, Thomas.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 9/10 (1928), p. 146-147Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32

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Did Louis XVI of France present a rug to George Washington?

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1927

: "Washington being President of the United States, could not receive a present from any foreign power. Consequently, the rug was sold. Judge Jasper Yeates, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, then living in Lan- caster, Pa., bought it and laid it on the parlor floor of his house (now occupied by The Inquirer

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 12-14 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 1

Subjects: Louis - XVI, - King of France, - 1754-1793.; Yeates, Jasper, - 1745-1817.; Washington, George, - 1732-1799.; Rugs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster; Gobelin tapestry.; Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society.. Volume 31, number 1 (1927), p. 12-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

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Collections in aid of the poor in Lancaster in 1829

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1929

Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in States "in a state of rebellion." From 1817 to 1825 he was the Vice-President of the United States, under President James Monroe. While Mr. Tompkins was Governor of New York, he passed through Lancaster borough, according to an article that appeared in the

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1929

Physical Description: 144 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 7

Subjects: Charities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 7 (1929), p. 144Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33

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Collections in aid of sufferers from the fire in Lancaster in 1811

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1929

1929 A. K. HOSTETTER, C. H. MARTIN, H. FRANK ESHLEMAN, HERBERT H. BECK. Collections in Aid of Sufferers from the Fire in Lancaster in 1811 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER L ATE in the night of Friday, March 1st, 1811, or very early in the morning of the 2nd, the citizens of Lancaster borough were awakened

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1929

Physical Description: 114-117 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 6

Subjects: Fires - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Fires and fire prevention.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 6 (1929), p. 114-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33

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The earliest known advertisement of a theatrical performance in Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1925

the author, Dr. F. R. Diffenderffer, describes what is undoubtedly the oldest playbill, that so far has come to light, advertising a theatrical performance in Lancaster, Pa. It bears the date January 2, 1800, and states that by the desire of Governor McKean, who intended honoring the occasion with his

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1925

Physical Description: 30-35 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 2

Notes: From newspaper entitled "Neue Unpartheyische Lancaster Zeitung und Anzeigs Nachrichten."

Subjects: Reitzel's Hall (Lancaster, Pa.); Playbills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Theater - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Advertising - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; German American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 2 (1924), p. 30-35Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28

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Meeting to prevent the introduction of slaves into any territory or state admitted into the Union

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

and America; and "Whereas, it would illy comport with these humane and Christian efforts to be silent spectators when this great cause of humanity is about to be agitated in Congress, by fixing the destiny of the new domains of the United States: Therefore, "Resolved, That the representatives in

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: 63-64 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 3

Subjects: Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Slavery - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society Volume 34, number 3 (1930), p. 63-64Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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Centenary of George Washington's birth observed in Lancaster

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1932

. Said to be the oldest drug store in the United States continuously con- ducted by representatives of the same family. The business is still carried on by the Heinitsh estate, under the family name of the original proprietor, at No. 16 East King Street, where it has been for nearly one hundred years

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1932

Physical Description: 132-136 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 36, no. 4

Subjects: Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Anniversaries, etc.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 36, number 4 (1932), p. 132-136Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.36

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Population of Lancaster Borough in 1810

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1928

Population of Lancaster County in 1800 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE first official census of the United States was made in 1790, by order of Congress. Ten years later, another census was taken. In The Intel- ligencer and Weekly Advertiser of May 6th, 1801, appears the following: Agreeably to the

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1928

Physical Description: 153-154 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 9 & 10

Subjects: Lancaster (Pa.) - Population.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 9/10 (1928), p. 153-154Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32

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A Chinese soldier in the Civil War

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1921

relieving others". On September 22, 1860, he was naturalized as an American citizen in the local court.(2) He was the only Chinese naturalized in Lancaster county and was one of the few admitted to citizenship in this country.(3) During the Civil War, when Pennsylvania was invaded by the Con- federate army

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Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1921

Physical Description: 52-55 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 3

Subjects: Woo, Hong Neok, - 1834-1919.; United States. - Army - History; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 25, number 3 (1921), p. 52-55Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.25

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Mennonites of Donegal and Manor Townships address letter to Governor McKean

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