, December 24, 1777 In Council, Lancaster, December 19, 1777 Ordered, That public notice be made in the newspapers, that the General Assembly of this State, did, on Monday the eighth instant, conform and estab- lish the following ordinances of the late Council of Safety; that is to say, 1. The ordinance

. 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

- gress adopted upon a Resolution offered by John Adams in that Congress on May 15, 1776, gist of which was that "all British authority in these Colonies be suppressed and ended and that each state form a new form of govern- ment for itself." John Adams always contended that his resolution was the real

great many workmen are needed. Also Brigadier General Hand is ordered to command the troops which are destined to oppose the Indians who have lately commenced hostilities upon the inhabitants of the western part of the State. In the issue of April 30, it is stated "on 31st ult, Mr. Samuel Scott, of

loyal to the Colonies cause at all times. He was a great soul and was ever active for the general welfare of America. We cannot, of course, assert that he was the actual author of the reso- lutions, petitions, state papers, etc., presented by the Committees on which he was a member ; but he did his part

agreed to appoint a committee of three members to attend at New York on the 1st of next month to join with and assist at the General Congress to be held there for remonstrating to the Crown against the Stamp Duties and other burdens �laid upon the colonies by late acts of Parliament. The gentlemen

male registrants voted. It is important historical information to know what percentage of the women, who were entitled to register and vote, actually did register, classified according to age. We are all well aware that the Census Tabulations on Age, etc., give us the number of adults per thousand, who