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From: Michelle & David <>
Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI-L] Egle's Books
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 22:49:35 -0500


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S.Yuhas wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I've listed some of the chapters from History of Dauphin and Lebanon
> Counties, Pennsylvania with Illustrations by William Henry Egle, M.D.,
> M.A. It was published by Everts & Peck, Philadelphia 1883. I got mine at an
> old bookstore in Hummelstown, Dauphin Co., PA, and it was expensive (even
> with the binding shot), but it has history of the townships, churches,
> events, and a 140 page biographical section for Dauphin County. Lebanon
> County also has a genealogical register section which is great.
>
> Some of the chapters (not all):
> The Aborigines, William Penn's account of Indians-Geographical Names; Who
> were the Scott-Irish, Penn's Proposed Settlement on the Susquehanna; The
> Assessment List of 1718-Prices of Land, and Early Warrantees for Paxtang,
> Derry, Hanover, Londonderry, and Upper Paxtang Townships; French & Indian
> War; Treaty at Harris' Ferry, Fort Hunter; The Manor of Conestoga, The
> "Paxtang Boys" Insurrection; Letters of Parson Elder; The Conduct of the
> Quakers and Dr. Franklin; The War for Independence, (included companies of
> men, and battalions; The Formation of the County of Dauphin-The County in
> 1789; Military Organizations in 1786-1790, Union Canal, The Whiskey
> Insurrection, Dewee's Journal of-Scott's Description of Dauphin County in
> 1805; The War of 1812 (including company rolls); The War with Mexico; The
> War for the Union-The Gettysburg Campaign, The Assassination of President
> Lincoln; Officers from Dauphin County in other PA regiments, other regiment
> lists; The Early Courts-The Bar in 1789-The Court-Houses; Paxtang Township.
> City of Harrisburg-the ferry grant, the Harris mansion, proposals to lay out
> town, taxables for 1787, the Whiskey Insurrection, mill-dam taxes, erection
> of the Harrisburg bridge, the capitol, improving the navigation of the
> Susquehanna, pack-horse teams and Conestoga wagons, the Pennsylvania Canal,
> Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad, The Cumberland Valley, visit of the
> Prince of Wales, War for the Union, water supply, churches-reformed,
> Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, roman catholic, Baptist,
> evangelical, church of God, Wesley union, newspaper press of Harrisburg and
> the county, industries of Harrisburg-the location of the city, the fire
> department, educational efforts and public schools, banks, public buildings,
> charitable institutions, post offices and postmasters-census returns.
> Next is the history of each township with usually a few pages on each.
> Incorporated with the townships are biographicals on various people. I
> understand at that time to have a biography included in such a book, a
> family would write it and pay ($100.00?) to have it included.
> There is also an index for biographies, subjects, etc.
> I didn't note the Lebanon Co. part of the book, just Dauphin. Obviously the
> above is not complete, the Dauphin Co., part is 600+ pages, pretty small
> print.
>
> There is an everyname index for the Lebanon County section of the book, I
> believe David Bachman already noted this in a previous message.
>
> This book is different than Egle's note and queries, which is sold on
> CD's.
>
> I know you can get the Egle History of Dauphin and Lebanon Cos. through
> Barnes & Noble, I asked about it the last time I was there out of curiosity
> since I already have one.
>
> If this book is on CD, I'm not aware of it.
>
> Sherrie Yuhas
>
> Check out my website at: http://homepages.msn.com/HobbyCt/work-work-work/
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