Buchanan Made a Mason in Lodge No. 43 December 11, 1816 Worshipful Master 1822-1823 President of the United States 1857-1861 Born, Stony Batter, Franklin Co., Pa. April 23, 1791 Died, Wheatland, Lancaster Co., Pa. June 1, 1868. In the winter of 1816-17, Hon. James Buchanan, then but twenty-five years of

A VISIT TO HISTORICAL SCENES* (Describing a visit to Lancaster, Pa., in July, 1926) By HARRY PRINGLE FORD It was a rare privilege recently to visit the attractive city of Lancaster, Pa., sixty-eight miles west of Philadelphia, with its wealth of historical asso- ciations and its many evidences of

resolution regarding a visit of Gen. Andrew Jackson. Series 3 contains miscellaneous items related to the Borough of Lancaster (1742 to 1818) found in the Document Collection. Items include an act regulating the buildings and keeping in repair the streets, lanes, and alley of Lancaster, passed 14 January

"opposed to extra judicial oaths, such as were alleged to be imposed upon Masons. They feared that these oaths would come into conflict with the administration of justice. The con- flict became so fierce that the Masons were compelled to hold their meetings in Secret." �Lodge No. 43 is accused of using its

coming to Lancaster. No one knew more of the history being made in Pennsylvania during the Revolution than did Timothy Matlack, who served on many committees and as a delegate to many conventions. He knew much of the inside history and the transactions of the Continental Congress during the early years

Manor Townships Address Letter to Governor McKean By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER N March 11th, 1800, a number of Mennonites who resided in Donegal and Manor townships, Lancaster county, Pa., ad- dressed a communication to Thomas McKean, governor of Pennsylvania, which was as follows : "It is not our custom

that he was one of our great citizens and that he has received too little recognition for his work. There can be no doubt that in John Wise, Lancaster produced a man who, through his experiments in the air, his remarkable courage, his skill and knowledge and foresight, rank him as one of the great men

. Neff, Jr., C. H. Lefever; Warwick township, Peter Felies, Col. George P. Geyer; Washing- ton borough, Dr. A. Bitner, D. Urban. In the Lancaster Intelligencer of Tuesday, August 22nd, 1848, appeared a partial list of contributions, as follows : Collected in North-west Ward, Lancaster city, " " Southwest

, "Maud S.," 2.08%, "Nancy Hanks," 2.04, "Lou Dillon," 1.58% and "Peter Manning," 1.56% (1922). The much honored gelding, "Peter Manning," the fastest trotter the world ever knew, is now in a stable within the original boundaries of Lancaster county, at Hanover, Pa. What a curious coincidence in the