Philosophical Society, who are to maintain a constant correspondence. That Philadelphia, being the city nearest the center of the continent colonies, communicating with all of them northward and southward by post, and with all the islands by sea, and having the advantage of a good growing library, be the center

and General Advertiser, a Philadelphia News- paper, whose ancient files are preserved in the Congressional Library, such items of Lancaster County content and interest as are to be found therein, and has kindly given the same to the present compiler to be used to fill the gap just mentioned. The items

induced to take this circuit, which is nearly a hundred and eighty miles, whereas this town, by the direct road, is not more than eighty-eight miles from Philadelphia James Duane wrote a letter from York to George Clinton. In this letter he referred to the crowded condition of Lancaster at the time the

Epis- copal church, Lancaster, on Friday, March 27th, 1931. The tablet was erected by St. James's church school, with money obtained at Christmas, 1929, and represents the school's birthday gift to the King of kings. The tablet was designed by the James H. Matthews Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and the

84. WISE, ANDREW LANCASTER EXAMINER AND HERALD, Wednesday, March 29th, 1848. "Died, in West Earl township, on the 16th instant, Andrew Wise, a sol- dier of the Revolution, aged 88 years, 4 months and 8 days." 85. WISLAR, MICHAEL LANCASTER JOURNAL, Friday, October 15th, 1824. "Died, on the 15th

enrolled his name in a company of minute men, in compliance with a recommendation of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, in anticipation of ap- proaching hostilities. On the memorable morning of the 18th of April, 1775, he was aroused from his bed by Lieut. Foster, of that corps, and informed that a

United States. In the summer of 1796, he also declined the position of Minister to France as successor to James Monroe; and General Pinckney was appointed in his stead. As the French Directory refused to receive Mr. Pinckney, and ordered him to leave the country, no other representative was sent to