"Edited from the original records in the Library of Congress."
Edited in the Divisions of Manuscripts, Library of Congress: v. 1- 15, Sept. 5, 1774-Dec. 31, 1779 by Worthington Chauncy Ford; v. 16-27, Jan. 1, 1780-Dec. 24, 1784 by Gaillard Hunt; v.28-31, Jan. 11, 1785-Dec. 31, 1786 by John C. Fitzpatrick; v.32-34, Jan. 17, 1787-March 2, 1789 by Roscoe R. Hill.
Index volume compiled by Kenneth E. Harris and Steven D. Tilley.
Library has: volumes 1 to 28 (1774-1785).
"Bibliographical notes" for 1774, 1775, etc. are found in the last vol. of "Journals" for the corresponding years, i.e. in v. 1, 3, 6, 9, etc. These notes are based upon "Some materials for a bibliography of the official publications of the Continental Congress ... by Paul Leicester Ford."
In: Pennsylvania History : a journal of Mid-Atlantic studies, v. 71, no. 2, 2004.
Traces how the minutes and papers of Lancaster County's Revolutionary Committees landed in the Library of Congress. Men involved included Peter Force (1790 - 1868) ; Henry Stevens (1791 - 1867) ; Henry Stevens Jr. (1819 - 1886) ; Enos Stevens (1816 - 1827), who taught school in Paradise, Pennsylvania from 1838 - 1846 ; Simon Stevens (1825 - 1894) ; Frank Stevens (1827 - 1892) ; Thaddeus Stevens (1792 - 1868) ; and William Augustus Atlee (d. 1793).
See microfilm reels of Peter Force collection in Drawer 4, Section 5 of LCHS microfilm collection for full text of minutes and papers.
See "Minutes and Papers of the Revolutionary Committees in Lancaster County, 1774-1777 by Francis S. Fox found in Pennsylvania History, v. 71, no.2 (2004), p. 213-225 for related information.
#68, Lancaster Committee.
Reproduced from the collection of the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
Reproduced from the collection of the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
LCHS has reel 48 of 112.
See "Minutes and Papers of the Revolutionary Committees in Lancaster County, 1774-1777" by Francis S. Fox found in Pennsylvania History, v. 71, no.2 (2004), p. 213-225 for related information.
Contents
Series 8A. George Chalmers -- Series 8B. Ebenezer Hazard -- Series 8C. Hispanic collection -- Series 8D. Other collections -- Series 9. Miscellaneous manuscripts.
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
