Cape Hinlopen to the Falls of the Delaware and thence westward to the Great Falls in the Susquehanna, near the mouth of the Conewago Creek." 1 The Lancaster County Historical Society held a meeting on April 1 with a program commemorating the Three Hundredth Anniversary of the Found- ing of Pennsylvania

months. During their session they passed 93 Laws and 9 Resolutions. Lancaster Intelligencer April 17, 1802 Among the acts passed was one which marked the first step toward building of the Union Canal. It was "An act to enable the Governor of the Commonwealth to incorporate a company for opening a Canal

Hospital together with the contributors (who were invited to all annual meetings) met in their 17th annual session to listen to reports and elect new members. We will first therefore consider the proceedings of the board meeting. The Lancaster Morning News reported the meeting as follows: "President

accepted, I hope I may not be forced into inconsistency through the zeal of my Lancaster friends to do me honor. I wish you to make this known to Mr. Findlay.8 SIMON SNYDER TO ELIZABETHTOWN FRIENDS Selins Grove Nov. 16, 1808 Accept for yourselves and for those at whose instance you offer me the honor of an

borough, on Thursday last [June 28] in good health." Six days later —on July Fourth, Governor McKean participated in the Independence program in Lancaster, the seat of government, as he had done on the same day in the previous year. The 1804 celebration in Lancaster was an elaborate all- day program and

during the period that Philadelphia was in the hands of the Eng- lish forces that Robert Morris and his family lived in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. For five years Morris was the owner of the house in Manheim which was built by the famed glass manufacturer and founder of the town, Henry

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN LANCASTER COUNTY Apart from Benjamin Franklin's successful efforts in Lancaster County to pro- cure horses and wagons for Braddock's army, it would appear that this great genius of colonial America had no other contacts in or with Lancaster County, since his name does not