Addresses delivered at the second stated meeting of the Lebanon County Historical Society, held in the court house, Lebanon, Pa., Friday, April 15, 1898.
Lebanon County Historical Society publications ; v. 1, no. 3
Notes
Photocopy.
Contents
Chapters: Great influx of Germans and Swiss -- Early residents -- The plan of the town -- The name of the town -- The old market house -- The Franklin House -- The water works -- Stiegle's Castle or Tower -- The Reformed church -- Early members of the Reformed church -- The Lutheran Church -- The Lutheran School House -- The founder of the town -- The old cemetery -- Copy of a paper found in the Reformed Church records ( in German ).
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 1
Summary
This journal article discusses a plan in 1701 for a group to buy a large piece of land east of the Susquehanna River from William Penn and make it the fourth county of Pennsylvania. Penn had set forth an offer for a particular parcel, but the group that was interested in purchasing the land was unable to raise enough money to buy it.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 1
Summary
"The writer of the following letters was the celebrated Jacob Duche, D.D., born in Philadelphia in 1737...He adhered to the cause of the Colonies at the breaking out of the Revolution...[but] As the war progressed...he lost his courage and hope of the patriot cause...The extracts here quoted have a decided value of their own, inasmuch as they throw new light on some points in the history of the Ephrata Brotherhood."
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 8/9
Summary
A report that a letter written by Secretary of War General Henry Knox in 1791 to Lancaster's General Edward Hand had been obtained by the Lancaster County Historical Society. The letter was about some buildings owned by Franklin College that had been used to store government supplies. Knox was telling Hand that there was not yet a federal facility to move the supplies to, so he asked Hand to make other arrangements if the College needed the buildings or to rent the buildings if required. The text of the letter is included in the article.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 8/9
Summary
The author disputes the account (found in Daniel Rupp's "History of Lancaster County") that Anthony Wayne wintered his troops in Mount Joy, Lancaster County, while Washington and other troops wintered at Valley Forge.