- Author
- Eshleman, Henry Frank,
- Date of Publication
- 1923
the American cause. The town of
Lancaster was a favorite place to send British prisoners. When the suspicous
escapes became numerous, Washington sent Gen. Hazen here. It is said his
headquarters were the Red Cat Tavern on N. Prince St. V. 12 p 49. This was
in 1777.
In 1777 also at Lancaster a