the Goods & Chattels Rights and Credits which were of Theophelus England late of Heidelberg Township in the County of Lancaster, Yeoman deceased as well of such of the goods and Chattels, Rights & Credits of the said dec'd as have come to the hands of the said ac- countant as of his payment and Dis

subscription for the relief of his family." George B. Porter, George Bryan, Henry Carpenter, Jonas Dor- wart, John Bachman, Jacob Long, Philip Heitshu, Leonard Eich- holtz and F. D. Hubley, were appointed a committee for that pur- pose.' Thursday, July 13th, 1826, was observed in Lancaster as a day of public

bill to incorporate the Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster, had passed the Senate of Pennsylvania. Three years later, a notice appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 22nd, 1825, which was as follows : "A special election for a director of the Widow and

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papers read before The Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 4, p. 144. 23 Hanna, Vol. 1, p. 151. 24Proud,Vol.1,p.430. 25 D. H. Landis, Catalogue and Collection of Indian Curios. 26 History of York County, Pennsylvania, by I. Daniel Rupp, Lancaster, Pa., 1845, p. 543. 27 Hanna, Vol. 1, p. 105. �wick

Record of Soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of Others Who Gave Service During the Period of 1784 -1815 By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS and ELEANORE J. FULTON. Note—The following comprehensive list of soldiers, who served their country as active participants in the War of

History of Lancaster County, pp. 362 and 372: Proud's His- tory of Pennsylvania, vol. 2, p. 231 , and note. p .219: p. 216. "Ellis and Evans' History of Lan- caster County. p. 311: H. F. Eshleman's Map of Early Roads. �prominent Indian trail there, and, strange to say, at the organization of the townships

unwell to say much to them. The strain was eventually telling on him. One can imagine that the probability of as- sassination preyed on his mind con- tinually. However, he did make a short speech here and expressed his pleas- ure on entering the great county of Lancaster,says the report. He thanked the

the aborigines. It is sufficient for my purpose to name only a few of the earliest of these traders. The earliest were Canadian Frenchmen, who, from their acquaint- ance and relations to the Five Nations, gradually found their way as far south as Lancaster county, where some of them established their

confidant on many matters personal, political and legal. Lancas- ter county has not produced his equal ; died full of years and of honors, in his 92nd year. The last year he lived with his step- daughter, at 341/2 South Duke street, Lancaster, Pa., where he died, at three A. M., Friday, December 12