Ellis and Evans' History, p. 361. 5 The numbers appearing opposite the names indicate the lots owned. �48 LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Thomas Cookson and Governor George Thomas were intimate friends, and the latter was entertained at Cookson's home on Orange Street during the Indian Treaty of

Liberty, Independence and Democracy by an act of the town's original founder, Andrew Hamilton, who as equitable owner of about five hundred acres in the heart of Lancaster in 1730 had later turned the tract over to his son, James. Andrew Hamilton, of Scotch-Irish parentage, as one of the greatest lawyers

lately from Eng- land," in 1830 opened a girls' boarding school on East King Street, which provided "a finished English education." This school was later located at the site of 42-44 West Orange Street. Besides his accomplishments as scholar and scientist, he served as organist at St. James' Church from

carriers, by placing two rows of benches, back to back, upon the car, and stretching an awning overhead. This was the biggest busi- ness day in the history of the railroad. �Proposed Reading Railroad into Lancaster, passing through the property of the Lancaster Comb Factory, on James Street, west of Market

) in the Congressional Library, in a special philatelic display in June, 1940. The exact dimensions of the stamp are 21 x 14 mm. The United States Stamp Catalogue lists among the "locals": Barr's Penny Dispatch Lancaster, Pa. Established by Elias Barr for local collection and delivery, as well as to

103d Psalm, which reads: "Who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies." And we joined with each other in singing the 84th Psalm. The Old Log Church stood on the site of the present building, but back some distance from Orange Street. In 1746 the adjoining lot to the east was purchased

chance to see ourselves as others saw us. But let us take these observations with the proverbial grain of salt— especially the unfavorable ones. Much depended upon the observer's point of view and prejudices. Should one walk along Orange Street of present- day Lancaster he would say, "Here is a city of

in the dedi- catory page to Lord Holland, in these words: "William Penn, the first states- man, who banishing political expediency, founded his public conduct solely on the principles of justice, by which he furnished a model of government, capable of producing to his own people, a superior degree of

the post office in King's Street." This is the first known post office in Lancaster proven by documen- tary evidence. This is further substantiated by a bond in possession of the Lancaster County Historical Society, bearing date of August 11, 1753, with an imprint reading, "Printed by S. Holland at