has been claimed, at that early period of his life. He left some old diaries, some of which are in German. Some of them are scattered among three or four of his descendants, from whom I have not been able so far to obtain them and many of them were inten- tionally destroyed by one of his descendants

MADAME MARY FERREE AND THE HUGUENOTS OF LANCASTER COUNTY As we gaze over the beautiful landscape which surrounds this spot, memory unconsciously turns back to a far-off time, when a handful of French emigrants took up their abode upon it. To this land they came to better their condition and in

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

THE SLAVERY QUESTION During the Terms of Office of John Whitehill and Robert Jenkins, Con- gressmen from Lancaster County from 1803 to 1807 and 1807 to 1811, Respectively. This paper is to consider the sla- very situation at that period of time which included the twenty-year limit of the tolerance

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

there were two earlier arrivals in Lancaster county from Germany of members of the Heintzel- man family, and, whilst we have not been able to trace any kinship be- tween them and the General's family, yet I beg to refer to them briefly, with the thought it may probably be of some assistance in future

now occupied Philadelphia and vicinity this company was detailed for guard duty, first at Newton Square and later near Chestnut Hill, where light skirmishes took place in which the Pennsylvania militia had a part. Captain Adams made a report of his "Company of Lancas- �ter County Militia now in the

, as successor of Judge Hamilton, of Carlisle; but, nevertheless, he retain- ed his residence in Lancaster. He served in this position until April 27, 1820. On April 28, 1820, he was com- missioned President Judge of the Dis- trict Court of the city and county of Lancaster, and he served as such until