suitable for this purpose." John Postlethwaite was an English- man by birth. He settled in Chester county, Pa., some time between 1709 and 1713. It is said that he was the son of George Postlethwaite, of Millom, Cumberland county, England, He kept an ordinary near the Con- estoga on the Great Road which

from 1803 to 1807 and 1807 to 1811 respectively / by Miss Adeline B. Spindler. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Whitehill, John, 1729-1805. Jenkins, Robert, 1769-1848. Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History. Legislators--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa

, are found the election returns for the �province. Those for Lancaster county are: Commissioner John Allison; As- sessors, Jacob Huber, John Wright, Jr., Andrew Work, Benjamin Chambers, Hugh Bale and John Brandon. In the issue of November 24, 1743, appears an item stating that "a new map of the

. First Mention of Lancaster County Names. In the first half of the fourteenth century Germany and Austria were the theatre or field of slaughter, and here Lancaster county names first appear. In 1340 Conrad Hager was killed, and also an Eckart or Eck- hard; in 1360 a John de Landuno (whether Landis or

AN ITALIAN ARTIST IN OLD LANCASTER. (LUIGI PERSICO-1820) With all of its many distinctions Lancaster has never been notable for lavish patronage of the fine arts. It has neither a public gallery nor pri- vate collection of famous and mer- itorious paintings or attractive sculp- ture. It would be

Robert Jenkins in Congress / by Miss Martha B. Clark. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Whitehill, John, 1729-1805. Whitehill, James, 1762-1822. Whitehill, Robert, 1735-1813. Jenkins, Robert, 1769-1848. Legislators--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster

hardships as well, but the cause of their going brought to the little borough of Lancaster an in dividual activity greater than had ever been known. Therefore, some facts concerning the general condi- tions occasioned by the war will show that the people of Lancaster, borough and county, who remained at

that the Govern- ment would accept. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Haldeman, Horace L. Title: Lancaster County in the various wars / by Horace L. Haldeman. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Lancaster County (Pa.)--History

Who Was Jacob Hibshman, the Con- gressman from Lancaster County? John Gerhard Hibshman was a native of Switzerland, and came to this country in 1732, at the age of 19 years. Five years later, returning to his native land for his wife, he sailed on the ship St. Andrew, September 24, 1737, from

course in your veins; that the evi- dence of their thrift and industry is here in these broad acres. But, no, their achievement has passed be- yond the possession of their blood. It is history. And the Lancaster County Historical Society, whose work is to mark history, has felt the necessity and taken