was born in Scot- land, in 16'16, and of his early history and parentage but little is known other than that he was a descendant in direct line from Sir Gilbert Hamil- ton. He had evidently been involved in some political difficulty at the Eng- lish Court, for, when he came to this country, he went

SOME EARLY COUNTY BRIDGES About 1809 the Legislature of Penn- sylvania incorporated companies, au- thorizing the construction of bridges at McCall's Ferry, Columbia, Harris- burg and Northumberland, the propos- ed bridges to span the Susquehanna river. On March 30, 1811, the Legisla- ture passed an

, at Lancaster, and at Anderson's Ferry. The drawing of the lottery, it is expected, will commence in the month of February, or early in the month of March next. Tickets at $60 each may be had os Hugh Wilson and William Ferree, in Lancaster; of John Pedan, Chickeys; of John Greer, Yorktown; and the

(Pa.)--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1903/1904 Description: [230]-236 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 8, no. 7 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.8 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room

Society, viz., the relative social, political and commercial importance of Lancaster and Lancaster county in the Colonial and Revolutionary periods of our country's history. When there was no "Harrisburg, Altoona, Pittsburg and the West," our good city and our excellent county were "there!" Hence it is

dissenting, that the Lancaster County Historical Society— if not the State Association—should see to it that time and decay work no further ravages upon these most mem- orable sites, monuments of the early �history of Pennsylvania and the his- tory of printing and literature in the United States. They noted