also the capital of Pennsylvania from the summer of 1799 until the autumn of 1812. Carefully preserved among the archives of the Lancaster County Historical Society is an interesting old handbill, published in 1809 by the then well- known printer of Lancaster, William Greer. It is headed, "A List of

- formable thereto. "You have been elected to the supreme magistracy of this state, by the freemen of Pennsylvania. In this situation you can claim our respect, with that of our fellow citizens of other denominations. This is due to you on account of your office; yet we take the liberty to declare that we

Public Meeting to Restore Lancaster's Form of Government From a City to a Borough By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ANCASTER was incorporated as a borough May 1st, 1742, and enjoyed that form of government for nearly seventy-six years when, by an Act of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, dated March

assistants for the time being, to assemble town meetings, as often as they shall find occasion; at which meetings they may make such ordinances and rules, not repugnant to, or inconsistent with, the laws of the said province, as to the greatest part of the inhabitants shall seem necessary and convenient for

independently of any considerations of this character, and apart from the losses which must result to the city of New York at large, the aggregate of individual suffering which has been experienced, calls loudly upon the people of Lancaster, among others, to send their aid to the relief of the thousands who

the time of subscribing to the constitution, one dollar; and it shall be the duty of the treasurer to report, in writing, the state of the treasury, with the receipts and disbursements, to the annual meeting. ARTICLE VIII. The society may adopt such by-laws, and alter and amend the same from time to

interest. The title- page of this paper-bound booklet, which has survived the wreck of time for more than one hundred years, is as follows: "First Annual Report of the Female Sunday-School Society of St. James's Church, Lancaster. (Read at the Annual Meeting, May 27th, 1822.) Together with The Constitution

, is still standing in the fifth block of North Queen street, on the west side. It was known originally as "The Store House," and was built by the State of Pennsylvania at an early period of the Revolutionary War, for the housing of military supplies. February 27th, 1788, an act was passed by the

beneficence of the great Founder of Pennsylvania, first gave effect to the gradual abolition of slavery by a national act, which has not only rescued the unhappy and helpless African within their territory from the demoraliz- ing influence of slavery, but ameliorated his state and condition throughout Europe