/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Worner, William Frederic. Title: Meeting to prevent the introduction of slaves into any territory or state admitted into the Union / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Slavery--United States--Extension to the

bill to incorporate the Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster, had passed the Senate of Pennsylvania. Three years later, a notice appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 22nd, 1825, which was as follows : "A special election for a director of the Widow and

by-laws relate only to the charitable purposes before mentioned, and be not repugnant to the Contitution and laws of the United States, or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, nor repugnant to any of the provisions of this instrument. FIFTH. All and singular the estate whatsoever, now belonging to

, as the purpose of the organiza- tion was a most worthy one. The Lancaster County Society for Promoting Agriculture, Manufactures and the Useful Arts By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE Intelligencer & Weekly Advertiser of Wednesday, March 25th, 1800, states that a large and respectable number of citizens

Mayer, 5.00 " Jacob Mayer 5.00 " James Humes, 10.00 �and some of them are in want of the necessaries of life. These wants have arisen from various causes, some of which may be justly attributed to their own imprudence or bad conduct. Vicious practices should be discountenanced ; but even the vicious

continues to be, administered with prudence, moderation and wisdom,—beg leave to assure you, Sir, that should the insolence and rapacity of the French Republic, or any other foreign power, render an appeal to arms the dernier resort, they will be always ready to support, to the utmost of their ability, the

Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania" ; and was addressed to "The Honorable the Congress of the United States." The memorial, which closed with this statement, was published in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, June 19th, 1812 : "Relying on their justice, wisdom and patriotism, we respect- fully pray that Congress

Pennsylvania at the time of their admission, between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, being married men of steady habits and free from all bodily complaint and infirmity, except where the complaint or infirmity may be of such a nature as will not acceler- ate their death. �"Every person wishing to join