EGLE, William Henry, ed.

Pennsylvania Archives Third Series.

Item #34591

(PENNSYLVANIA). EGLE, William Henry, ed. Pennsylvania Archives Third Series. 30 vols. (including 4 index volumes). Harrisburg, 1894-9. Illus. with folding maps. Very good set, bound in later cloth. "The first twenty-six volumes of this series resemble closely those of the Second Series, while the last four volumes consist of an index to the sixteen volumes immediately preceding. Filled for the most part with militia rolls and lists of land warrantees and taxables, this series does contain some materials of a more general nature, such as a discussion of Virginia's claims to western Pennsylvania, and an account of the Donation Lands." GUIDE TO THE PUBLISHED ARCHIVES OF PENNSYLVANIA. The contents include: Minutes of the Board of Property, Accounts from the Office of the State Treasurer, 1777-1789, Commissions Granted and Proclamations Issued, 1733-1790, Assessment Lists for Taxes, 1765-1791, Muster Rolls for the Pennsylvania Navy and Line, Militia and Rangers, 1775-1783, and Warrantees of Land.

Price: $1,650.00