report of the ex- ercises held Friday evening, April 9, 1915: Among the notable events that have been held under the direc- tion of the Lancaster County His- torical Society, none was more im- pressive than the public exercises on Friday evening at Hotel Brunswick, when the society, on behalf of the

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S CONNECTIONS WITH LANCASTER AND ITS CITIZENS AN ADDRESS, DELIVERED AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HELD ON FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1934, TO COMMEMORATE THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN'S BIRTH BY C. H. MARTIN O N the recognition of the 125th

, Sunday, July 3. Of the many thousands of Lancaster Countians who responded to the call of Father Abraham between 1861-1865 a scant corporal's squad remain. In a few weeks 74 years will have passed since Appomatox. In addition to the above named, those Lancaster County veterans living last July at the

other supporters of popular education, at their own expense, erected the old school near Hossler's Church, a point con- venient to a great number of children. Those who helped in this enterprise with materials and labor, besides Peter Becker, were John Brubaker, Michael Hossler, Abraham Garber and Adam

—Speeches of welcome—The Republicans at Washington—Buchanan and Scott—The firing upon Fort Sumter—Effect of this event upon Buchanan's attitude towards the South—Buchanan a War Democrat—Buchanan's attitude towards Charleston and Virginia contrasted— Buchanan and the Slavery Question—Pennsylvania Democrats

. (Clement Claiborne), 1816-1882. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Assassination. United States--Politics and government--1865-1869. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 159-167 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 6