thence to Lancaster, and from thence to this town, which is about a dozen miles over the Susquehanna river. Here Congress is to sit. In order to con- vey the papers with safety, which are of more importance than all the mem- bers, we were induced to take this circuit, which is nearly a hundred and eighty

George Washington as follows: Lancaster, Sepr. 24th, 1777 Sir In Consequence of your Letter of the 22d directed to the President or any Member of Congress, I have conferred with William Henry Esqr. of this Place upon the most expeditious Method of collecting the arms and accoutre- ments in the Hands of

contained the remnants of three Lancaster County regiments wrote, "My poor fellows are in a most deplorable situation at present, scarcely a shirt to one of their backs and equally distressed for the other necessities; but they bear it with patience."9 Roberdeau wrote February 21st, "I address you to the

establishment of our inalienable rights and liberties; particularly in that he hath been pleased in so great a measure, to prosper the means used for the support of our troops, and to crown our arms with most signal success. It is therefore recommended to the Legislative or Executive powers of these United

have been preserved, but from indirect evidence there is reason to believe that in the later fifties the society passed into a condition of sus- pended animation, to revive and flourish at a later period with greater vigor than it had previously possessed." About ten years before the outbreak of the

. The letter describes the crowded conditions of the barracks in Lancaster, at that time; and gives interesting information concerning British prisoners and convention troops confined in the barracks during the Revolutionary war. It is, indeed, a most valuable contribution to our local history, and is

journal kept by him on the way, it is possible to construct a narrative which cannot be read without interest and instruction. The diary, edited by his great grandson, John Hall, was published in 1890, under the title, "Memoirs of Matthew Clarkson of Philadelphia." On Wednesday, August 6th, 1766, Mr

-1777." The book was pub- lished in New York in 1924 by Lincoln Macveagh, and the Dial Press; and in 1925, in London, by Jonathan Cape, Ltd. Nicholas Cresswell, the diarist, was born in Crowden-le-Booth, Edale, England, in December, 1750. Before reaching the early age of 24, Nicholas, who had been

have been able to find elsewhere: "Arrived here last evening [June 19, 17981 in a carriage, accompanied by the Secretary of State, and escorted by the city cavalry, together with a great number of the most respectable gentlemen of the city and county of Phi a- delphia. A small detachment of the Light