soon entered into trade, which he pursued with some success, He also became noted amongst his brethren as a preacher, and a man of great fluency of speech, and eloquence. In 1714, hearing of the new world and its opportuni- ties from those of his friends who were already there, he removed to Penn

these tablets were written by Dr. Herbert H. Beck. The exercises associated with this event were held under the most auspi- cious circumstances at 11:45 A. M., Saturday, October 16, 1937, on the campus of Franklin and Marshall College. The spacious main entrance to the beau- tiful Keiper Liberal Arts

now stands, erected by Michael S. Eberly in 1875, and now owned by his son, Lewis G. Eberly. The old frame grist mill stood one hundred and fifty yards south of the intersection of the Lititz road with the Sproul high- way at Clay; thence sixty-five yards westward, across a small field, to the

that one of the Pennsylvania signers, James Smith, had read law in Lancaster and was here admitted to the bar. This encouraged a search for information concerning Mr. Smith's connection with Lancaster, and I take pleasure in present- ing this brief paper to our Lancaster County Historical Society on

1812, or at any time from the close of the Revolution (1784) to the close of the War of 1812 (1815), has been compiled by Mrs. Landis as Chairman of Location of Graves, and Miss Fulton as Chairman of Marking of Graves, for the Robert Fulton Chapter, National Society United States Daughters of 1812. The

claims of Mrs. Moore, to grant her a commission. Her accounts with the general post office were always so regularly and accurately settled, that on several occasions she received the thanks of the depart- ment, conveyed in the most complimentary manner. "For the last ten or twelve years, Mrs. Moore has

Reigart. Reports on the death of their aunt. 28 February 1813. Folder 7 Correspondence—Peter Wager to Adam Reigart, Jr., 1813-1815 Letter from Peter Wager to Adam Reigart. Wager says if Reigart could leave his father for a few days, he would appreciate if he could come to Philadelphia and be with Wager’s

, forage, etc. Early in the month of September, an expedition was determined on by General Washing- ton to reinforce General Montgomery, who was then advancing into Canada by the way of Lake Champlain. A detachment was ordered and marched from Cambridge, under the command of Col. Benedict Arnold. It was