the Inhabitants here, and he is of Opinion that it may be accomplished by your Warrant to him grounded on the late Resolu- tion of Congress for that and other Purposes. As there is not a prospect of having a Congress or Board of War for several Days to give him authority, �and the Articles are

JOHN MARSHALL IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner John Marshall, one of the greatest among the great Virginians of his day and generation, won fame in a field in which there is but little of dramatic incident to relate,—that of the Supreme Court of the United States, of which, for more than

LANCASTER COUNTY MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY By William Frederic Worner. In 1727 or 28, when Benjamin Franklin was about twenty-two years of age, he influenced a number of well-informed men in Philadelphia to unite with with him in forming a club to be named the "Junto." He states

sale. The Council of Safety issued an order punishing persons in the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania for buying up large quantities of merchandise, particu- larly provisions and necessaries for the army for speculation and prices were raised. Any person caught buying up or forestalling bar-iron, salt

/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

Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in States "in a state of rebellion." From 1817 to 1825 he was the Vice-President of the United States, under President James Monroe. While Mr. Tompkins was Governor of New York, he passed through Lancaster borough, according to an article that appeared in the

, 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

ultimo, [September], at his residence in Columbia, Pa., in the 69th year of his age, Mr. Michael Wislar. He was one of the worthies who early engaged in the contest for freedom, in the Revolutionary War. In his 19th year, he entered the standing army of his country, and continued therein until the

wounded. Ser- geant Mosher was among the latter, and remained a prisoner until exchanged, when he joined his regiment and served during the remainder of the war and then retired, covered with honorable wounds. His remains were yesterday [March 11th] attended to the grave by an immense concourse of