(a) LANCASTER COUNTY CONTRIBUTORS TO RELIEF OF BOSTON, 1774 Among the manuscripts in the Manuscript Department of the Library of the Pennsylvania Historical Society at Philadelphia in a Volume entitled "Lancaster County Miscellaneous Papers," pp. 5 and 7 appear the following documents: "We whose

contains "The Associated Battalions of Militia in the Revolu- tionary War from 1775 to 1783." There are about 260 pages of Pennsylvania Soldiers' names alphabetically arranged—hundreds of them Lancaster County men. This is followed by about 550 pages of Documents Relating to the Associators and Militia

, Pennsylvania / by C. H. Martin. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Taxation--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1921 Description: 27-38 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical

Iron Hill. Owing to the fact that the British under Lord Howe, took possession of Philadelphia, right after the Battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777, the Pennsylvania Gazette was not published from the month of September for some time. The Pennsylvania Evening Post, however, was published; but it was

attitude towards the Revolutionary War. V. 16 p. 253. 1732 Quoting Smith's History of Pennsylvania, which seems to discuss the history of Quakers particularly we find it stated regarding the beginning of the Quaker sect in Lancaster County that "A meeting for worship every first and fifth day was held at

rapidly going on. Those letters are mounted in folios entitied "Lancaster County Miscellany" and "Taylor Pa- pers", etc., rstn the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia; but that does not stop the fading out of the ink. It is with the greatest diffi- culty even now that some of them may be

A Sidelight of the War of the Revolution.' (By HONi C. I. LANDIS) "With singular regret and concern we are compelled to address you. The good order of the Borough and the very being of its government must de- pend on the wise and prudent deliberations of the Congress upon an in- cident of the most

of investigations and reports in regard to a number of pensioners of wars prior to 1840 for any person or organization, therefore it is not practicable to verify the list of forty four pensioners, sent by you, who resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1840 and inform you for what service they

Indians in bad and cold weather spent the night in the Christian Herr House which is still standing. The number may be inferred from the remark "the house was laying full of Indians." 2nd. Rupp in his history of Lancaster County, page 74, states that Martin Mylin, son of Hans Mylin, was the first gunsmith

Conestoga, Cocalico, Chickies, Donegal, Octoraro, Pequea, Salisbury, Stras- burg, Branch of Conestoga and Susquehanna. The whole of Con- estoga Manor was long before surveyed and several townships were organized here, while we were yet part of Chester County. In 1730 the governor of Pennsylvania said of