an Anti- mason. He defeated William Michael, the Democratic candidate, 5464 to 4031, despite the Democrat's city majority of 875 votes. The county treasurer, John Reynolds, also happened to be a Mason and Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 43; he served in the state legislature and the city council. When

, John McCaskey, emigrated from Inverness in Scotland about 1790. This grandfather was of a sturdy, resolute character and had numerous progeny. At least ten children are noted. It was the custom of each of these children, after they married and had children of their own, to name the first born, if a boy

the upper slave state of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware mainly because of their closeness to the Mason and Dixon Line. Slave employment is discussed extensively in Darold D. Wax, "The De- mand for Slave Labor in Colonial Pennsylvania", Pennsylvania History XXXIV, No. 4 (Oct., 1967) 334-336; Ulrich B

this country, a penniless immigrant, unable to speak a word of English, and settled with Polish friends in the soft-coal mining country near Johnstown, Pennsylvania. There had been a political upheaval in Austria-Hungary and he was happy to be in America, eager to work hard, save his money and learn

Henry Eichholtz Leman and His Production of the Pennsylvania Rifle Samuel K. Nolt Ever since the discovery of gun powder about the year 1000 A.D., firearms have been an essential aid to man in the continuance of his existence. Many are the times when the frontiersman could not have existed without

. CHAPTER II JOHN SCHLAUGH Slaugh furniture making in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, probably had its real beginning in 1847 when a German immigrant, John Schlaugh settled in Philadelphia. To escape the Prussian military pressures in Baden-Baden and to take advantage of flowery steam- ship advertisements, he

and perhaps going to Ohio is the reason for no death notice in Lebanon County. 22Early Records in History of Lutheran Churches of Lebanon County. 22L. Rupp's, History of Lebanon and Berks County. 'Forge Journal,Hopewell Forge—Year 1791—Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster, Penna. "Docket #5 F14P-1 Docket

the papers and docu- ments then at the house, carrying away some of them, destroying some, and leaving the rest in a state of utter confusion." (Page 3). This destructive action on the part of Edward Y. Buchanan was not inconsistent with the type of person he seemed to be. The careful scholar, Philip

Friday, the Post Office was able to return to near-normal operations. The mail from New York had arrived late Wednesday night. The stores were open as usual in downtwn Lancaster; Mr. John S. Givler had to postpone the opening of his new store due to the delay in freight shipping,37 but there was no

Krug's stone mansion is seen in the background, now the site of the Stevens House. John Ward Willson Loose Archives The Lancaster County Monumental Association went to the County Commissioners of Lancaster and asked for certain funds but it was ignored by the commissioners. In order to gain recognition