been received for the sufferers and deposited in the Branch Bank of Pennsylvania. Collections for the Sufferers from Fire in Lancaster in 1823 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ON Friday, July 25th, 1823, near midnight, the inhabitants of Lancaster were awakened by the cry of fire. It originated in the

been received for the sufferers and deposited in the Branch Bank of Pennsylvania. Collections for the Sufferers from Fire in Lancaster in 1823 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ON Friday, July 25th, 1823, near midnight, the inhabitants of Lancaster were awakened by the cry of fire. It originated in the

in executing the will of those who had contributed generously to alleviate the distress of the poor and sick of the community. The Committee on a Dispensary recommended that one be established. The Rev. William Augustus Muhlenberg, Rev. Wil- liam Ashmead, Rev. Dr. Christian L. F. Endress, William

humanity." In passing, it is interesting to note this reference to Lancaster as being "the seat of government of the wealthiest state in the union." Lancaster was the capital of Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1812. In the Lancaster Journal of Saturday, February 5th, 1803, appeared an appeal to the inhabitants

clothing for the relief of the sufferers were made in many cities and towns of the country. The legislature of Pennsylvania appropriated ten thousand dollars. A meeting of the citizens of Lancaster was held at the court house on Saturday evening, February 5th, 1820, for the purpose of securing relief for

. About 1802 he obtained an appointment as teacher of a school at Kingsessing, near Philadelphia. It was here that he formed the acquaintance of William Bartram, the naturalist, and Alexander Lawson, the engraver, whose tastes and instructions were invaluable in stimulating his own aspirations. He became

, in charge service of the French Republic, together with other French citizens and ladies of note. They put up at the tavern kept by Matthias Slough. Some of the local inhabitants, as we hear, paid their respects to them. Jerome Bonaparte appears to be about 22 [He was 19] years of age. On Sunday they