War of 1812, and was elected to the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th congresses. He declined further renomination, and returned to his business of milling near Patterson's mills, where he died November 16th, 1841. DAVID RAMSAY. David Ramsay was born in Drumore township, Lancaster county, April 2nd, 1749. He

by The Lancaster County Historical Society, not only to the city, but also to the county and to the state of Pennsylvania. The exercises were held Sunday afternoon, October 13, 1935, on South Lime Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and the tablet was placed on the property No. 46 South Lime Street

: 1, Grandfathers' clocks; 2, the makers of Lancaster County, and 3, deal more particularly with their own lives and ancestry, and not extensively with the family history of their descendants; to go beyond this would make the length of the paper far beyond the limits allowed by our rules. It may be a

anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, nothing could be more fitting nor of more local interest than a review of his connections with Lancaster and its citizens. Prefacing this, I wish to present evidence that Abra- ham Lincoln's ancestral family was represented in colonial Lan- caster county. John

Province. Some of his relatives settled in Chester county and became Friends. When John Smith brought his family to America, three sons, —George, James (the subject of this sketch), Arthur, and several daughters of whom little is now known,— were with him. He came to Lancaster county and settled west of

College. Each October for many years, the Lancaster County Historical Society has been marking some of the many points of real historical interest in this locality. Throughout various sections of Lancaster County, beautiful bronze tablets carry historical messages, and designate for succeeding generations

of fifty dollars. On Friday, October 27th, a sweepstakes, open to any horse, mare or gelding carrying a feather, except the winners of the preceding days, was advertised. The horses were to be entered with Peter Diller, and the fee was one shilling in the pound.(8) At Hinkletown, Lancaster county, a

PROPOSALS TO ERECT CONESTOGA AND OTHER COUNTIES FROM LANCASTER By C. H. MARTIN W ITH the erection of Lebanon county, in 1813, the last modifi- cation of the boundaries of Lancaster county was made. Starting shortly thereafter, and extending over a period of twenty years, numerous attempts were made

our Society. His original mem- bership certificate is on file at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. It would have been photostated, had not some one foolishly covered it with varnish. (Trowbridge) DOYLE, JOHN D BOYLE, THOMAS John was a Capt. under Major James Moore. His commission was dated July

years, all rights would be forfeited. Nothing was done under this charter, and in time it became inoperative. THE CONESTOGA SLACK-WATER NAVIGATION COMPANY March 28th, 1820, James Hopkins, a prominent lawyer of Lancaster, ob- tained a charter from the State of Pennsylvania giving him, his heirs, and