stated that " 'vice resorts' were found at 53 sepa- rate addresses;' a decidedly large number for a city of 47,227 popu- lation.' "9 The Law and Order Society of Lancaster was also concerned �with the problem of gambling in the Lancaster communtiy. One may tend to ignore gambling on a small scale, such

land as the original settler and it has been known ever since as the Mary Fiere tract, she, in fact, really never owned any land in Lancaster County. It is clear, however, that it was intended by the Penn commissioners for her, but with her consent was conveyed to her oldest son and son-in-law. On

ANN LETORT The second in a series on noteworthy women in Lancaster County history, this article on Ann Letort by Marian Wallace Reninger brings new attention to the courage and versatility of pio- neer women. Ann Letort was a French Huguenot who came to America with her husband James in 1686. They

for the rest of his life. He was aided �in the work for the fugitive slaves by his family. Joseph, the son, at the age of sixteen sometimes drove the slaves at night, concealed in his wagon, on to the next station. The list of men in Lancaster County who ran these hidden places of refuge was long