State of the accounts of the collectors of excise for Lancaster County, from the twenty-eighth of February, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six (to which time they have been settled by the committees of assembly, and the ballances paid) until the tenth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two
"In which is exhibited, the amount of the monies received and accounted for : also, lists, shewing the names of the persons from which excise became due, and was received : likewise, the payments made to the state treasurer."
"Comptroller-General's Office, Philadelphia, July 4, 1783, John Nicholson"--P. 11.
State of the accounts of William Hay, Esq. collector of excise for Lancaster County : From August 10, 1782, to August 10, 1783. : In which is exhibited, the amount of the monies received and accounted for also, lists shewing the names of the persons from whom excise became due, and was received: likewise, the payments made to the state treasurer
Gilbert family history : the story of John Gilbert who emigrated in 1682 from Cornwall, England to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants : including the Walton and Rakestraw families, and an account of the Indian captivity of the family of Benjamin Gilbert and Elizabeth Walton
State of the accounts of Hon. William A. Attlee, esquire, late chairman and treasurer of the Committee of Inspection and Observation of Lancaster County, etc
Original diary in Lancaster County Historical Society Archives.
Summary
Francis Ziegler was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania in 1817 and he died in 1902. He was a school teacher and a telegraph operator.He recorded in this diary sporadically between 1854 and 1857. His entries describe personal experiences, but many entries pertain to events of the day, both local and national. His discontent with politics and the times, in general, is clear. The diary begins at the time of a cholera epidemic in Columbia during which many people died. He presents a picture of a very frightening time. Another highlight of the diary was his description of the invasion of Pennsylvania by Confederate troops during the Civil War. He witnessed the burning of the bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville. This action closed off a potential route for the Confederates to reach Philadelphia and Harrisburg after Gettysburg.
