. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Militia. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1917 Description: 137-142 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 21, no. 8 & 9 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.21 Location: LCHSJL

. Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763. Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1914 Description: 169-185 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 7 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.18 Location: LCHSJL

explains to him the unpleasant si tuation of affairs at this period. This letter is in Mr. Ross' handwriting, and is the prop- erty of the New York Public Li- brary(25), through whose courtesy a copy was allowed for this paper. "Lancaster, 2 March 1778—Sir, I received your Note desiring me to fur nish four

United States abolished slavery in 1807. This measure, while a step in the right di- rection, was but a small help, for the following figures will show the rela- tive proportions and increase of free colored persons and slaves from 1790 to 1860:' Free Colored. Slaves. 1790 .59,466 697,897 1800 108,395

anniversary of the Leacock Presbyterian Church in Paradise, PA, published by the Lancaster Press. The book was edited by Jay Warren Kaufman and include the “History of the Leacock Presbyterian Church” by said editor, “the Oldest Families and American Revolution” by Jacob N. Beam, “Reminiscences” by Victor S

THE LIBERALITY OF LAN- CASTER COUNTY, 1793-94 This county is accredited as gener- ous, always, when responding to a call for assistance. Whether the ca- lamity be war, floods or, as in the present case, disease, its people are ever ready to lend the "helping hand." The recent aid given the war

THE GARDEN OF PENN- SYLVANIA Since Lancaster county did such a noble part in helping to lay the foundation of the new federation, what did it merit and what was the reward? Its modesty would ask for none but its reputation claimed for it the title of "the Garden of Pennsyl- vania." At the present