Donegal in the Revolution Patriotism and Piety, A notable historic event in the his- tory of Lancaster county, binding the present to the past by an enduring chain of events, was the unveiling of a monument in Old Donegal church- yard, on Thursday, October 4th, 1899. This interesting memorial shaft

painter West. His son, John Joseph Henry, as a youth of seventeen years, accompanied Arnold's expedition to Canada, and wrote an excellent history of that ill-fated cam- paign. Later, on the death of Judge Atlee, he became Judge of the Second Judicial District of Pennsylvania, which he held from 1793

DATE STONES. As a rule, the early German settlers in Pennsylvania were not much given to self-laudation or praise- They were too busy in cutting down the forests, tearing out the stumps and carting off the stones that often covered their lands to give much attention to less material things

and John Schafner, of Philadelphia. These men incorporated themselves under the laws of the State and pro- cured a seal. Prior to this they had cast about them for a suitable name. To make the matter more interesting and to advertise their scheme more fully, a prize of $25 was offered to the person

which these letters are connected is, I believe, in some particulars, unmatched in the history of the war of the Revolution. I do not know of another instance where a group of twenty or more persons, composed of the wealthiest, best edu- cated and most influential citizens of a community, were arrested

- erally adhered to and knowingly and willingly aided & assisted the enemies of this State and of the United States of America," etc. On the 15th of June, 1778, another proclamation was issued to the same effect, but including many more names than the previous one, about two hun- dred in all. Still another

in the year 1804. Lancaster being then the Capital of Pennsylvania, the electors met in this city, "in the Senate Chamber," in torn down in 1853, which stood on the the old Court House, built in 1787 and site of the monument now erected on the public square. The session of the Board lasted two days

--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Debt--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1901-1902 Description: [3]-7 p. ; 23 cm. Series

sections, the whole being a document of more than six thousand words. I shall not ihflict on this So- ciety even so much as an abstract of this formidable legislative document, but I will refer to some things con- cerning it not generally known, and which are also interesting in them- selves. The preamble