James Buchanan Presidential Library found 54 records - Research Collections

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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Notes on Amos and Elias E. Ellmaker

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Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1908

Vice President of the United States, on the ticket with William Wirt. In 1834 he was defeated by James Buchanan in the election for United States Sena- tor. Buchanan and George M. Dallas, in 1810, later President and Vice President of the United States, respec- tively, had been among Ellmaker's

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Responsibility: by Hon. W. U. Hensel.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1908

Physical Description: []175]-183 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 5

Subjects: Ellmaker, Amos, - 1787-1851.; Ellmaker, Elias E.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 5 (1908), p. 175-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12

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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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Members of Congress who represented Lancaster County in the United States Congress from 1789 to the present

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Author: Seyfert, A. G.

Date of Publication: 1930

member of the Legislature. He died in Lancaster, July 28, 1830, and is buried �George Ross William Henry General Hand James Buchanan �in the Lancaster cemetery, according to the Congressional Direc- tory Biographies. JACOB HIBSHMAN. In the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821) the

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Responsibility: by Hon. A. G. Seyfert.

Author: Seyfert, A. G.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1930

Physical Description: [49]-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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

Subjects: Legislators - United States.; Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1865-1950.; Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 3 (1930), p. 49-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34

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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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Reuben Chambers, editor of the Bethnia Palladium

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Author: Hensel, George W.

Date of Publication: 1932

interred in St. James's churchyard, Lancaster, Pa. 5 October, 19th, 1832. �some of the addresses delivered in the Senate of to-day. But all the while the poor Indian was being moved westward and his land confiscated. On May 1st, 1834, James Buchanan excited the ire of the Bethania editor by delivering a

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Responsibility: by George W. Hensel, Jr.

Author: Hensel, George W.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1932

Physical Description: [41]-48 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 36, no. 2

Subjects: Chambers, Reuben, - d. 1859.; Bethania Palladium (Lancaster County, Pa.); Newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 36, number 2 (1932), p. 41-48Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.36

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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 Diagnothian Literary Society of Franklin and Marshall College, 1835-1960

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Author: Neville, J. Gabriel.

Date of Publication: 1991.

Einstein. Presidents John Quincy Adams, James K. Polk, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, and several other presidents also placed their names on the honorary rosters.' After a long and proud history the societies disbanded in 1960, finally succumbing to overwhelming competition from fraternities and other

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Responsibility: by J. Gabriel Neville.

Author: Neville, J. Gabriel.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1991.

Physical Description: [94]-111 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 93, no. 4

Subjects: Diagnothian Literary Society.; Goethean Literary Society.; Debates and debating.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 4 (1991), p. 94-111Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93

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History of the Lancaster County Historical Society

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1994.

located. The west end of Lancaster, preferably near Franklin and Marshall College, was suggested as a suitable location. Wheatland, the mansion of President James Buchanan; Rock Ford, the home of General Edward Hand; and Old City Hall on Penn Square were cited as historic structures worthy of preservation

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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: 1994.

Physical Description: [11]-36 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 96, no. 1

Subjects: Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - History.; Heritage Center of Lancaster County (Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 96, number 1 (1994), p. 11-36Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.96

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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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Abraham Lincoln's connections with Lancaster and its citizens

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1934

. Lincoln's nomination and election. Lancaster's first citizen, James Buchanan, occupied the White House from 1857 to 1861. In writing from Washington, Septem- ber 13, 1860, to William Carpenter, Esq., of Lancaster, relative to business matters, Mr. Buchanan addressed him privately as follows : "Some knave or

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1934

Physical Description: [13]-32 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 1

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865 - Family.; Presidents - United States; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 1 (1934), p. 13-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38

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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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Lancaster

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Corporate Author: League of Women Voters of Lancaster County, Pa.

Date of Publication: 1953-

Call Number: 362.65 L433

farmers' markets are unique. Within a twenty mile radius of the city, history offers to tourists the birthplace of 3 �Robert Fulton; Wheatland, the home of James Buchanan; the furnaces of the old Iron Masters of Pennsylvania, and Baron Stiegel's home; old Pequea and Donegal churches; the Cornwall mine

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Corporate Author: League of Women Voters of Lancaster County, Pa.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: The League,

Date of Publication: 1953-

Physical Description: v. : ill., maps ; 23-25 cm.

Notes: Title varies.; LCHS has 1953, revised 1958, 1964,1970, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1986, 2005.

Subjects: Social service - Lancaster (City), Pa.; Social service - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 362.65 L433

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Early federal revenues of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1922

election as Governor. Also presided at a meeting held Mar. 16, 1831 in fur_ thering James Buchanan for Vice Pres. of the U. S. He also was presi- dent of meeting held Friday, Feb. 1, 1833 at which time Lancaster county was aroused at the threatened secession from the Union by South Carolina. The citizens

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1922

Physical Description: 25-32 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 2

Subjects: Internal revenue - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 26, number 2 (1922), p. 25-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.26

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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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Letters of Honorable John Strohm

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Author: Shenk, Hiram H.

Date of Publication: 1919

things will be changed, though it will take a long time for the Country to recover from the injuries inflicted by the Administration of James K. Polk. �" The Presidential question begins to be agitated a good deal here. The Taylor men are very sanguine. For my part I don't like General Taylor as a

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Responsibility: by Hiram H. Shenk.

Author: Shenk, Hiram H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1919

Physical Description: 47-59 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 3

Subjects: Strohm, John L.; Legislators - United States.; Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 3 (1919), p. 47-59Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.24

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Robert Coleman, millionaire ironmaster

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Notes on Amos and Elias E. Ellmaker

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The Old Buck Cannon

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Thaddeus Stevens as a Lancaster politician, 1842-1868

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Members of Congress who represented Lancaster County in the United States Congress from 1789 to the present

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The life of William Uhler Hensel

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Reuben Chambers, editor of the Bethnia Palladium

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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 Diagnothian Literary Society of Franklin and Marshall College, 1835-1960

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History of the Lancaster County Historical Society

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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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Abraham Lincoln's connections with Lancaster and its citizens

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The historical reputation of Thaddeus Stevens

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Lancaster

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Early federal revenues of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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

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Letters of Honorable John Strohm

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