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James Buchanan, 1791-1868; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

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Author: Sloan, Irving J.,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Call Number: 923.173 B918sL

Responsibility: edited by Irving J. Sloan.

Author: Sloan, Irving J.,

Place of Publication: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y

Publisher: Oceana Publications,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: v, 89 p. 24 cm.

Series: The Presidential Chronologies

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; United States - History - 1815-1861 - Sources.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.173 B918sL

Protecting the Buchanan papers

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Author: Rosenberger, Homer Tope,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Papers, Library of Congress). And what a surprise! Early in 1874 a long letter drifted in from dilatory Mr. William B. Reed. He now wanted to resume work on the biography of James Buchanan. The letter, preserved by the Lan- caster County Historical Society, is as follows. New York No 36, East 21st. St

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Responsibility: by Homer T. Rosenberger.

Author: Rosenberger, Homer Tope,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: [137]-169 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 3

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Manuscripts.; Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.; Presidents - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 3 (1968), p. 137-169Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72

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Wheatland's landscape : 1848-1868

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Author: Shenk, John.

Date of Publication: 1963

the days of their planting and her part in the ceremony.2 James Buchanan purchased Wheatland in December, 1848, from Mr. William Morris Meredith. Buchanan became established at Wheatland in mid-May, 1849. 3 Knowing that he would be a political contender for the presidential nomination, he began to

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Responsibility: by John Shenk.

Author: Shenk, John.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1963

Physical Description: [93]-100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 2

Subjects: Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.); Landscape architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 2 (1963), p. 93-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67

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Robert Coleman, millionaire ironmaster

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Author: Klein, Frederic Shriver,

Date of Publication: 1960.

us to a better understanding of an era which is now long past, but still fundamental in our American heritage. Robert Coleman's native land was Ireland, and his place of birth was known as CastleFinn, near Strabane in County Donegal, not far from the ancestral home of James Buchanan. He was more

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Responsibility: by Frederic S. Klein.

Author: Klein, Frederic Shriver,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1960.

Physical Description: [17]-33 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 1

Subjects: Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.; Millionaires - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 1 (1960), p. 17-33Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64

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The Old Buck Cannon

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Author: Van Horn, Lawrence.

Date of Publication: 1960.

`College Hill,' and it thundered forth its hoarse notes of acclamation." The day was June 10, 1856, and that morning news had reached Lan- caster that James Buchanan had been chosen by the Democratic National Convention as its candidate for the Presidency. Since 11 o'clock, people had been streaming out to

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Responsibility: by Lawrence Van Horn.

Author: Van Horn, Lawrence.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1960.

Physical Description: [209]-222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 4

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Ordnance.; Artillery.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 4 (1960), p. 209-222Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64

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Thaddeus Stevens as a Lancaster politician, 1842-1868

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Author: Hoelscher, Robert J.

Date of Publication: 1974.

the local bar, devoted themselves to politics. Among the politically active law- yers of the time were James Buchanan, who when Stevens arrived was Senator from Pennsylvania, Thomas Henry Burrowes, one of Stevens's old political allies, and Amos Ellmaker, who in 1832 was the Antimasonic party's

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Responsibility: by Robert J. Hoelscher.

Author: Hoelscher, Robert J.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1974.

Physical Description: [157]-213 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 78, no. 4

Subjects: Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1849-1877.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 78, number 4 (1974), p. 157-213Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.78

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The life of William Uhler Hensel

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Author: Girvin, J. Barry

Date of Publication: 1966

States. About 1910, he and two other men organized a subscription drive to purchase a permanent meeting place for the local chapter, Zeta,' and in September, 1919, a house on James Street was purchased for $7,500.12 Theta Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity was chartered at Franklin and Marshall in

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Responsibility: by J. Barry Girvin.

Author: Girvin, J. Barry

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1966

Physical Description: [185]-248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 70, no. 4

Subjects: Hensel, W. U. - 1851-1915.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1865-1950.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 70, number 4 (1966), p. 185-248Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.70

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Lancaster 1870 : celebrated people lectured in the city one hundred years ago

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1974.

DANIEL PRATT 1809 . . . . 1887 "GENERAL DANIEL PRATT, the great American traveller and standing candidate for the Presidency, dropped into our sanc- tum this morning, looking as fierce and wide awake as ever and not a whit discouraged by his failure to reach the White House in his previous presidential

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Responsibility: a compilation by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1974.

Physical Description: [81]-93 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 3

Subjects: Lyceums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 3 (1970), p. 81-93Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74

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1860--the year before the war

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1961.

as it touched Lancaster County. The area at that time was served with four local dailies and it may be of interest to look at the political complexions of these newssheets. The oldest was the Intelligencer which had its beginning in 1799. During the years that James Buchanan was aspiring to the

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1961.

Physical Description: [113]-135 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 3

Subjects: Republican Party (Pa.) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Chronology.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 3 (1961), p. 113-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65

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The Lancaster Federalists and the War of 1812

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Author: Madonna, G. Terry.

Date of Publication: 1967

presidential elections of 1808 and 1812 substantiated this claim. The State maintained an unbrok- en loyalty to the national administration throughout this period. The first decade of the nineteenth century was marked by a suc- cession of Democratic Governors, United States Senators and Con- gressmen; and the

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Responsibility: by G. Terry Madonna.

Author: Madonna, G. Terry.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1967

Physical Description: [137]-164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 3

Subjects: Federal Party (U.S.); Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.; United States - History - War of 1812.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 3 (1967), p. 137-164Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71

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Lancaster in 1876 observing the centennial year, October 1--December 31, 1876

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Date of Publication: 1976.

retirement from the office of Collector of the Port of Philadelphia. Throughout his entire life he was active in political affairs and as the mentor of James Buchanan, he has been given prime credit for putting Mr. Buchanan in the White House. Later, differences arose between him and Buchanan and he became

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Responsibility: annotated by Dr. George L. Heiges.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1976.

Physical Description: [193]-210 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 80, no. 4

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 80, number 4 (1976), p. 193-210Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.80

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Nativism or Sectionalism : a history of the Know-Nothing Party in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Keller, David R.

Date of Publication: 1971.

abolitionists of dividing the party and defeating Johnston, calling for a universal return to conservative "Old Guard principles."' The Democrats took pleasure in announc- ing that Johnston's defeat would finally disintegrate the Whig party into a number of factional interests. James Buchanan, a native of

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Responsibility: by David R. Keller.

Author: Keller, David R.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1971.

Physical Description: [41]-100 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 2

Subjects: American Party.; Nativism.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1853-1857.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 2 (1971), p. 41-100Lancaster History Library - JournalLancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75974.9 L245 v.75

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The historical reputation of Thaddeus Stevens

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Author: Jolly, James A.

Date of Publication: 1970.

Ben Wade. Wendell Phillips, Peter Cooper, and Henry Carey; the gold block included Garfield, Blaine, Conkling, Morrill, Fessenden, and Washburne.68 Stevens had limited respect for his fellow countian Simon Cam- eron and his regard for James Buchanan, a Lancaster Democrat, can be described as that of

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Responsibility: by James A. Jolly.

Author: Jolly, James A.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1970.

Physical Description: [33]-71 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 2

Subjects: Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.; United States - Politics and government - 1865-1869.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 2 (1970), p. 33-71Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74

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The deal for Philadelphia : Simon Cameron and the genesis of a political machine, 1867-1872

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Author: Stewart, John D.

Date of Publication: 1973

Society of Pennsylvania hereinafter cited as HSP; Buchanan to James D. Ellis, 14 December 1867, Buchanan MSS, Library of Congress hereinafter cited as LC- Election re- turns are contained in The Tribune Almanac for the Y ears 1838 to 1868 In- clusive (New York, 1868) 2: 44. o A. K. McClure to Gratz [n-d

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Responsibility: by John D. Stewart II.

Author: Stewart, John D.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1973

Physical Description: [41]-56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 1

Subjects: Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.; Republican Party (Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 1 (1973), p. 41-56Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77

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Simon Cameron's political exile as United States Minister to Russia

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Author: Libhart, Lamar Landon.

Date of Publication: 1968.

in Pennsylvania as a Republican." He progressed rapidly, however, and was able to attend the 1860 Chicago Presidential Convention with his dele- gates pledged to vote "Cameron for President" on the first ballot." John W. Forney, who had directed much of the Buchanan pres- idential campaign, and now a

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Responsibility: by Lemar Landon Libhart.

Author: Libhart, Lamar Landon.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: [189]-228 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 4

Subjects: Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.; United States - Politics and government - 1849-1877.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 4 (1968), p. 189-228Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72

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The Antimasonic Party in Lancaster County, Pa. : 1828-1843

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Author: McNeal, John Edward,

Date of Publication: 1965

Democrats, now fearing the worst, tried to sal- vage the election by unleashing their big political gun, James Buchanan, the Friday night (October 9, 1829) prior to the election. At that time he made "a flourishing speech at a meeting in the Court House against the anti-masons and in favor [as the Anti

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Responsibility: by John Edward McNeal.

Author: McNeal, John Edward,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1965

Physical Description: [57]-149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 2

Subjects: Antimasonic Party (Pa.).; Elections - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 2 (1965), p. 57-149Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69

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Col James Duffy of Marietta entertains the Farmers' Club, 1881-1888

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1972.

of steel-framed spectacles. Nearly all were gray- headed, ruddy-cheeked, bright-eyed, and snowy-whiskered. Judging from his conversation, every man was either a school mate or a chum of George M. Dallas and James Buchanan. They talked not of the crops nor of the weather. They seemed to be far more

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Responsibility: by John Ward Willson Loose.

Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1972.

Physical Description: [94]-116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 76, no. 2

Subjects: Duffy, James W., - 1818-1888.; Farmers' Club of Pennsylvania.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 76, number 2 (1972), p. 94-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.76

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Gilmore day : Lancaster musical holiday honoring Patrick S. Gilmore

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Author: Johnson, Erwin H.,

Date of Publication: 1968

of the world. His rise was quick in Boston and nine years after his arrival we find him directing the Salem Massachusetts Brass Band in a march down Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., at the inauguration exer- cises for President James Buchanan. The Salem Band was such a standout under his

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Responsibility: by Mrs. Erwin H. Johnson.

Author: Johnson, Erwin H.,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1968

Physical Description: [84]-96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2

Subjects: Gilmore, P. S. - 1829-1892.; Holidays - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Music - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 84-96Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72

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Emanuel V. Gerhart : churchman, theologian and first president of Franklin and Marshall College

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Author: Yrigoyen, Charles.

Date of Publication: 1974.

tangible results of his labor. In 1852 the corner- stone of the college's new academic building was laid. Shortly after it was occupied a library was established and a presidential house constructed. Enrollments in both the college and the seminary in- creased noticeably. In May, 1854, the synod's

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Responsibility: by Charles Yrigoyen, Jr.

Author: Yrigoyen, Charles.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1974.

Physical Description: [1]-28 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 78, no. 1

Subjects: Gerhart, Emanuel V. - 1817-1904.; Reformed Church in the United States - Clergy.; Franklin and Marshall College.; Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 78, number 1 (1974), p. 1-28Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.78

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Lancaster in 1876 observing the centennial years, July 1--September 30, 1876

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Date of Publication: 1976.

, 1876 The house of Jacob Lindemuth in Manheim is today the Washing- ton House on Market Square. "JAMES BLACK, ESQ. of this city at the Prohibition State com- mittee meeting in Philadelphia yesterday was chosen as a Presidential Elector for the Ninth District." —September 6, 1876 Four years previous

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Responsibility: annotated by Dr. George L. Heiges.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1976.

Physical Description: [129]-156 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 80, no. 3

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.

Additional Author: Heiges, George L.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 80, number 3 (1976), p. 129-156Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.80

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James Buchanan, 1791-1868; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

Protecting the Buchanan papers

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Wheatland's landscape : 1848-1868

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Robert Coleman, millionaire ironmaster

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The Old Buck Cannon

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Thaddeus Stevens as a Lancaster politician, 1842-1868

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The life of William Uhler Hensel

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Lancaster 1870 : celebrated people lectured in the city one hundred years ago

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1860--the year before the war

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The Lancaster Federalists and the War of 1812

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Lancaster in 1876 observing the centennial year, October 1--December 31, 1876

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Nativism or Sectionalism : a history of the Know-Nothing Party in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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The historical reputation of Thaddeus Stevens

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The deal for Philadelphia : Simon Cameron and the genesis of a political machine, 1867-1872

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Simon Cameron's political exile as United States Minister to Russia

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The Antimasonic Party in Lancaster County, Pa. : 1828-1843

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Col James Duffy of Marietta entertains the Farmers' Club, 1881-1888

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Gilmore day : Lancaster musical holiday honoring Patrick S. Gilmore

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Emanuel V. Gerhart : churchman, theologian and first president of Franklin and Marshall College

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Lancaster in 1876 observing the centennial years, July 1--September 30, 1876

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