. Two-thirds of our Lancaster County people, and millions of people living in other parts of the United States can trace the beginning of their line in America to this list; and can fix Lancaster County as their first American ancestors' homes. Volume 18 is made up of the Pennsylvania Company's Claim to

. The volume was presented to the Library by Gabriel Wells of New York, a noted book collector. He recently purchased the rare treasure at an auction, but the price has not been revealed. It is the first work produced in America consisting of an original sys- tem of music and ornamental design, both

the east end of the house. When this became too small for the increased size of the family, this end was raised two and one-half stories. Robert Wallace came to America from Ireland, though he was by birth a Scotchman, in 1731. He was born in Scotland 1721. Died December 17, 1793. He married Martha

Nos. 2480 and 2488. A map of the same before subdivision, when the tract consisted of three great divisions, may be seen in Appendix I—X of the Third Series of the Pennsylvania Archives, a volume of maps. The tract is there set out as containing 7283 acres. Conestoga Creek flows through and across the

constitution for Pennsylvania. They complain of a great languor in our State at a time when great activity is needed to defend the United States. Also that Pennsylvania has become the rendezvous for the disaffected people of other parts of America because of its mild government. In the issue of June 18th

people of this province of the privileges held under the former, as to disfranchise the people of England of those rights they claim under Magna Charta itself or any other laws of Great Britain. " That the colonists here have paid a valuable consideration to the Crown for the said Charter and Laws by

men and women who have a local interest for Lancaster county. They included William Henry, inventor, jurist and benefactor, born in Chester county, May 19, 1729, at the time Lancaster county was part of Ches- ter county; General John Gibson, veteran of three wars, born May 23, 1740, in Lancaster

newspaper advertising. In the issue of September 8 there is an item regarding a body of men who went from our Lancaster and other neighborhoods to Great Island in the West Branch of Susquehanna (the frontier), to fight the savages. Among them Clemens, Scott, Chambers, McLaughlin and others were wounded. The