Jones ,surveyed the land for the site of Lancaster, finishing the work in May, 1730. James Hamilton had Roger Hunt also survey the plot, and it is claimed that Hunt built the first house in the town after it had been plotted.2° In 1739 Roger Hunt lived on the west side of the Brandywine at Down­ ingtown

proud of the part Lancaster has played in the history of the Republic. We are proud of the record of our citizens in all the wars in which our nation has engaged. We look with pride on the records of our sons and daughters who were prominent in local, state and national affairs. We look forward with

, January 4. 1842. �Elizabeth Huber Reigart. Mr. Reigart was postmaster of Lan- caster from 1853 to 1856; he with Dr. Fahnestock were among the first to notify James Buchanan of his nomination for the presi- dency, driving to the latter's home at Wheatland for that purpose on June 6, 1856. Dr. Fahnestock

to introduce P. McEvoy, Esq., of Lancaster, Pa., a near neighbor and friend of President Buchanan, a contractor of 20 years experience, a gentleman of large means and sterling integrity. I am perfectly sincere in saying that I have never known a more reliable man, a more efficient energetic

to $125.00. A red stamp of this series was shown at the Lancaster Stamp Club exhibit in 1935, and the writer saw a specimen of the black on green paper (as well as the 4c S. B. Hartman and Co., "Mishler's Herb Bitters," internal revenue stamp—a description of which follows farther on in this article

draw the conclusion that he was the rabbi of the Jews. In General Edward Hand's letter of March 17, 1789, proposing Lancaster as a permanent site for a national capital, it is stated, "There are seven places of Public Worship, besides a temporary Synagogue in the Borough of Lancaster." But it seems

, designed the famous map of Lancaster and vicinity, showing an area ten miles square. The Rev. Manasseh Cutler visited Lancaster in 1788 and took note of the old brick barracks, commissary's store, powder house, etc., as being "all out of repair." He further says, "Lancaster is a large and ancient town; the

were taught gratuitously, and its doors were open to all. By an Act of Assembly it was required that the laws should be read in the schools." William Penn in the Conestoga Valley On the tablet erected in Manor Township by the Lancaster County His- torical Society, marking the site of Conestoga