. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Worner, William Frederic. Title: Old time balls in honor of Washington's birthday / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Washington, George, 1732-1799 --Anniversaries, etc

hearts of his countrymen". �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Worner, William Frederic. Title: George Washington in Lancaster / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Washington, George, 1732-1799. Fitzpatrick

. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Washington, George, 1732-1799. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--18th century. Valley Forge (Pa.)--History--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1928 Description: 74-87 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical

Association of Lancaster / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington Association of Lancaster (Lancaster, Pa.) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1929 Description: 160-167 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster

, September 27th, in the court house, which stood in the center of Penn square. For this reason Lancaster claims the distinction of having been the capital of the United States, even though it was but for a day. As Howe was in possession of Philadelphia, then the largest city in America, only 62 miles distant

. September 27 is therefore the Sesqui Centennial of the day when Lancaster was the National Capital, an honor which but three other cities in the United States are privileged to have. Threatened by the British Army, which had thrown Washington's Army into retreat at Chadds Ford on the Brandywine on September

Cincinnati. Minutemen (Militia) United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1921 Description: 20-23 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 8 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.25 Location: LCHSJL

re-entered service with Washing- ton's Army near Trenton but his ter- rible privations and exposure throughout the entire expedition, and while in prison, bad broken his health to such an extent that Washington assigned him to the commissary department. He served as Deputy Quartermaster General from

end" of our county. George III in order to belittle the Revolution sneered at it as "a Pres- byterian war." When we consider the big part the Scotch-Irish p l ayed in the contest, in field and cabinet. the king was one-fourth right at least. At any rate, the spirit which animated. Col. Porter was

. "I have added in the book a short history of the rug, which may be of interest to the members of your Society. Yours respectfully, Evans Wallis Shippen." On page 17 of this booklet appears an illustration of the west parlor at Mount Vernon, the fine old home of General George Washington. The rug