(a) LANCASTER COUNTY CONTRIBUTORS TO RELIEF OF BOSTON, 1774 Among the manuscripts in the Manuscript Department of the Library of the Pennsylvania Historical Society at Philadelphia in a Volume entitled "Lancaster County Miscellaneous Papers," pp. 5 and 7 appear the following documents: "We whose

papers of this Society, it will be noticed that there is a gap in the chronology for the months following September, 1777. This was due to a break in the publication while Howe was in Philadelphia. In order that the Chronology shall not be broken Mr. W. F. Worner has copied from the Pennsylvania Packet

contains "The Associated Battalions of Militia in the Revolu- tionary War from 1775 to 1783." There are about 260 pages of Pennsylvania Soldiers' names alphabetically arranged—hundreds of them Lancaster County men. This is followed by about 550 pages of Documents Relating to the Associators and Militia

�Bucks Countians lodged as follows: Isaac Van Horne at Nauman's and Ralph Stone and James Erwin at John Musser's corner of East Orange and Lime Streets and Gerardus Wynkoch at Judge Henry's. The Chester County legislators divided: Jos. Hemphill lodged at A Scott's on Orange Street; Jas. Hannum at

Iron Hill. Owing to the fact that the British under Lord Howe, took possession of Philadelphia, right after the Battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777, the Pennsylvania Gazette was not published from the month of September for some time. The Pennsylvania Evening Post, however, was published; but it was

County Wm. Reiser and Peter Teller of Bucks County ; Michael Swoop and Geo. Kurtz of York County ; and Jacob Werner of Philadelphia. The Presbyterian Church set out their case, and at the same time mention something of the history of their first church building, in the same issue. August 20, as follows

attitude towards the Revolutionary War. V. 16 p. 253. 1732 Quoting Smith's History of Pennsylvania, which seems to discuss the history of Quakers particularly we find it stated regarding the beginning of the Quaker sect in Lancaster County that "A meeting for worship every first and fifth day was held at

.)--History--17th century--Errors, inventions, etc. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1925 Description: 33-36 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 3 Notes: Book entitled "Memoirs of an unfortunate young nobleman, returned from a

were commissioned Dec. 4, 1776, and it immediately took the field and fought at the battle of Princeton, Jan. 3, and Bound Brook, N. J.. April 13, 1777, and afterwards at Brandywine, Paoli and Germantown. It also wintered at Valley Forge and recruited.39 Lancaster County had a considerable quota of men