American Party creator mixed material monographic eng 9 Charges, oaths, lists of official duties, and dispensation issued by the Fort Morris council, Shippensburg, Pa., to create a subordinate council at Newburg, Pa. Open to research. Founded in New York in 1849 as a secret patriotic society opposed to Roman Catholics and the foreign-born. Also called the Know-Nothing Party. Expanded rapidly after 1852; lost support after the presidential election of 1856. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Patriotic societies Pennsylvania Political parties Pennsylvania Secret societies Pennsylvania Newburg (Pa.) History Shippensburg (Pa.) History mm 79004287 Open to research. DLC 790731 20260227111645.0 mm 79004287