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The collection is contained in two volumes: "Miscellaneous papers," 1724-1772, and "Petitions for Lebanon," 1772-1816. Miscellaneous papers on local government and economic affairs of Lancaster County: letters, 1733-1740, of Samuel Blunston to the proprietors deal with the dis...
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| Collection: | Lancaster County Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0352 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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0.5 Linear feet 0.5 linear feet, 2 volumes |
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The collection is contained in two volumes: "Miscellaneous papers," 1724-1772, and "Petitions for Lebanon," 1772-1816.
Miscellaneous papers on local government and economic affairs of Lancaster County: letters, 1733-1740, of Samuel Blunston to the proprietors deal with the disputes between the Maryland and Pennsylvania authorities, land transactions, Indians on the Susquehanna, politics, legal matters, etc; letters of Thomas Cookson, George Craig, William Parsons, Richard Peters, George Smith, and others, 1739-1764; material on Conrad Weiser, 1756; accounts of Indian massacres, 1755; petitions, court records, surveys, indentures, land warrants, tax returns; petitions and lists of names of tavern keepers, 1766, 1769; account of the plan of the town of York, 1749; list of books added to the Lancaster library, ca. 1770; list of subscribers for the relief of inhabitants of Boston, Mass., 1774; military accounts and muster rolls, 1776; wills, estate papers, broadsides, and other items. This volume has negatives for photocopying, but HSP staff must be notified for use (see: XX 1027). |