delivered by H. Frank Eshleman, esq., County Controller of Lancaster County and member of the Lancaster Bar, before the Lancaster County Farmers Association, assembled at Paradise, said county, Saturday evening, April 15, 1911.
address of H. Frank Eshleman, esq., delivered September 8, 1910, at Willow Street, Lancaster County, Pa., on the occasion of observance of the 200th anniversary of the first settlement in Lancaster County.
delivered by H. Frank Eshleman, esq., of the Lancaster, Pa. Bar, June 21, 1911, at Donegal upon the Third Annual Reunion of the Donegal Presbyterian Church, founded in 1722.
Introduction -- Background -- Captured at Trenton -- Imprisonment of the Hessians -- Employment of the prisoners -- Inducements to remain in America -- Location of employment sites -- Hessian prisoners associated with the Cornwall Iron Furnace -- The list of prisoners -- The list of employers -- Summary -- Prisoners belived to have stayed in America -- Endnotes -- Notes on prisoner documentation.
iv [i.e. v], 96 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
Contents
Dedication/The challenge -- Table of contents -- Special recognition -- Lawn literature -- Introduction -- Ch. 1: The time of Lawn's birth -- Ch. 2: History of the village of Lawn -- Ch. 3: Cronological [sic] history and development -- Ch. 4: The origin of Lawn's name -- Ch. 5: Geography -- Ch. 6: Native American accounts -- Ch. 7: The railroad -- Ch. 8: Lawn businesses (past and present) -- Ch. 9: Lawn layout; Lawn map (historical site locations) -- Ch. 10: Lawn E.C. Church -- Ch. 11: Lawn Fire Company -- Ch. 12: The U.S. post office -- Ch. 13: Lawn schools -- Ch. 14: Clubs and organizations -- Ch. 15: Athletic teams -- Ch. 16: Leading citizens -- Ch. 17: Unusual events -- Ch. 18: Lawn events historical and social -- Ch. 19: Historical pictures -- Closing comments.
