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The German regiment of Maryland and Pennsylvania in the Continental Army, 1776-1781

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Author
Retzer, Henry J.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
973.34 R441
ISBN
1585492027
Author
Retzer, Henry J.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Westminster, Md
Publisher
Willow Bend Books,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
ix, 183 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"WB0529"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes index.
Subjects
United States. - Continental Army. - Maryland German Regiment - Registers.
United States. - Continental Army. - Pennsylvania German Regiment - Registers.
Soldiers - Maryland - Registers.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Registers.
German Americans - Maryland - Genealogy.
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
Maryland - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.34 R441
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Journals of Congress : containing their proceedings from September 5, 1774, to [November 3, 1788]

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Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Date of Publication
1800-1801.
Call Number
Book 863 n.d.
Book 8641800
Book 865 1800
Book 866 1800
Book 867 1787
Book 868 1800
Book 869 n. d.
Book 870 1801
Book 871 1801
Book 872 1807
Book 873 n.d.
Book 862 1800
Book 861 1800
Responsibility
published by authority.
Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
From Folwell's Press,
Date of Publication
1800-1801.
Physical Description
13 volumes ; 21-22 cm
Notes
Includes indexes.
Vol. 1-9 dated 1800.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 861-873 as assigned by Yeates.
Vol 3 published by John Patterson, New York, no date; vol 7 published by John Patterson, New York, 1787; vol 9 published by John Dunlap, Philadelphia; vol 12 place and publisher not identified, 1887; vol 13 place not identified. printed by Jon Dunlap.
Contents
v. 1. Sept. 5, 1774 to Jan. 1, 1776 -- v. 2. Jan. 1, 1776 to Dec. 31, 1776 -- v. 3. Jan. 1, 1777 to Jan. 1, 1778 -- v. 4. Jan. 1, 1778 to Jan. 1, 1779 -- v. 5. Jan. 1, 1779 to Jan. 1, 1780 -- v. 6. Jan. 1, 1780 to Jan. 1, 1781 -- v. 7. Jan. 1, 1781 to Nov. 2, 1782 -- v. 8. Nov. 2, 1782 to Nov. 1, 1783 -- v. 9. Nov. 3, 1783 to June 3, 1784. Contains also: Journal of the Committee of the States : containing the proceedings from the first Friday in June, 1784, to the second Friday in August, 1784 (29 p. at end) -- v. 10. Nov. 1, 1784 to Nov. 4, 1785 -- v. 11. Nov. 4, 1785 to Nov. 3, 1786 -- v. 12. Nov. 6, 1786 to Nov. 5, 1787 -- v. 13. Nov. 5, 1787 to Nov. 3, 1788.
Subjects
United States. - Continental Congress - Sources.
United States. - Continental Congress.
Constitutional history - United States - Sources.
Constitutional history - United States - Early works to 1800.
Constitutional history.
Politics and government.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783 - Sources.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1789 - Sources.
United States.
Early works.
Sources.
Three-quarters leather on speckled boards (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Folwell, Richard,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 863 n.d.
Book 8641800
Book 865 1800
Book 866 1800
Book 867 1787
Book 868 1800
Book 869 n. d.
Book 870 1801
Book 871 1801
Book 872 1807
Book 873 n.d.
Book 862 1800
Book 861 1800
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Letters of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927
LETTERS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner It was shortly after the defeat of the American army at Brandywine, in September, 1777, that the Continental Congress, as noble a legislative body as the world had ever seen, adjourned from Independence Hall in Philadelphia
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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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The meeting of the Continental Congress in Lancaster

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1927
THE MEETING OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IN LANCASTER By Herbert H. Beck The Sesqui Centennial of the most notable part Lancaster has taken in national affairs is September 27. On that date 1777 the Continental Congress met in the Lancaster Courthouse, which stood in the center of Penn Square
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Responsibility
by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
101-103 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 7
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 7 (1927), p. 101-103Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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The nine capitals of the United States

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Author
Fortenbaugh, Robert,
Edition
2d ed.
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
973.3 F737 1975
Responsibility
Robert Fortenbaugh.
Author
Fortenbaugh, Robert,
Edition
2d ed.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
York Graphic Services,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
68 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Limited edition.
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Philadelphia -- Baltimore -- Lancaster -- Princeton -- Annapolis -- Trenton -- New York -- Philadelphia -- Washington.
Subjects
United States. - Continental Congress.
United States. - Congress - History.
United States - Capital and capitol.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 F737 1975
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The nine capitals of the United States

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Author
Fortenbaugh, Robert,
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
973.3 F737
Author
Fortenbaugh, Robert,
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
Maple Press Co.,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
ix, 104 p. col. illus. 27 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Philadelphia -- Baltimore -- Lancaster -- York -- Princeton -- Annapolis -- Trenton -- New York -- Washington
Subjects
United States. - Continental Congress.
United States. - Congress - History.
United States - Capital and capitol.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 F737
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Party politics in the Continental Congress

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Author
Henderson, H. James
Date of Publication
[1974]
Call Number
973.3 H496
Responsibility
[by] H. James Henderson.
ISBN
0070281432
Author
Henderson, H. James
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Date of Publication
[1974]
Physical Description
xvii, 475 p. 24 cm.
Series
Bicentennial of the American Revolution
Notes
Bibliography: p. 447-457.
Contents
Chapters: Radical Whigs and the Resistance Movement -- Congressional Factionalism and the Decision to Revolt -- Factions and the Spirit of Seventy-Six -- The Politics of War, 1776-1778 -- Confederation -- Congressional Parties, 1777-1779 -- The Second Resistance: The Politics of Foreign Affairs, 1778-1779 -- Currency Finance and Corruption, 1776-1779 -- Crisis, Confederation, Consolidation -- The Nationalist Dilemma: Finance, France, and the West, 1781-1782 -- The Failure of the Nationalists -- The Ascendancy of the South: 1784-1785 -- The Crisis of the Confederation --Epilogue: The Genesis of the First Party System.
Summary
"Reexamines the immense documentation still extant for the Congress, and judiciously evaluates the Congress's accomplishments and points out its frailties. The book's most distinctive feature is its focus on congressional politics and factions. The author examines the voting patterns and personal and geographical divisions existing in the Continental Congress, uncovering all the elements of a concealed party system taking form as early as 1774." [from the publisher]
Subjects
United States. - Continental Congress.
Political parties - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 H496
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"Villainy and Maddness" : Washington's Flying Camp

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Author
Baker, Richard Lee,
Date of Publication
2011.
Responsibility
by Richard Lee Baker.
ISBN
9780806355061
0806355069
Author
Baker, Richard Lee,
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Maryland
Publisher
Genealogical Publisher Company,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
115 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113) and index.
Contents
A grand view -- "Spirits form the vastly deep" -- Delaware --- Maryland -- Pennsylvania -- New Jersey -- From North and South -- Glory forgotten.
Introduction -- A grand view -- "Spirits from the vastly deep" -- Delaware -- Maryland -- Pennsylvania -- New Jersey -- From North and South -- Glory forgotten.
Summary
"The "Flying Camp" is a vaguely understood episode of the American Revolution. In May 1776 the Continental Congress authorized the formation of a force of 10,000 militia, conceived by General George Washington as a "mobile reserve" that would both defend the army's garrisons in the Middle States and spread alarm amongst the British. Most, but not all, of the putative organization was to come from the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. In point of fact, the Flying Camp as an idea and actuality barely survived the year. In the wake of the New York and New Jersey campaigns of 1776 it became abundantly clear that what Washington needed was a reliable and substantial Continental Army, not short-term, undersubscribed militia haphazardly organized under the chimera of a "Flying Camp." Despite its unsustainability as a military concept, the officers and noncommissioned members of the various elements of the Flying Camp rendered important service to the Nation in the campaigns of Long Island, Trenton, and Princeton, among others. Drawing on original sources, particularly the correspondence of the Continental Congress, state committees of safety, the George Washington papers, and more, Baker fills in the gaps in the history of the Flying Camp that have eluded historians until now. In his able hands, we trace the Flying Camp from its beginnings in Washington's imagination, to the dispatches of the new Congress enjoining the Middle States to commit specified numbers of militiamen to this important cause, to the logistical difficulties in achieving the objectives in General Washington's master plan, and to the actual service of Flying Camp militia in the campaigns of 1776." -- Publisher.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
United States. - Continental Army.
Delaware - Genealogy.
Maryland - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
New Jersey - Genealogy.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Campaigns.
United States - Militia - History - 18th century.
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