relieving others". On September 22, 1860, he was naturalized as an American citizen in the local court.(2) He was the only Chinese naturalized in Lancaster county and was one of the few admitted to citizenship in this country.(3) During the Civil War, when Pennsylvania was invaded by the Con- federate army

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

was appointed chairman, and William Jenkins secretary. A committee, consisting of James Hopkins, James Buchanan and William Jenkins, appointed to frame resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting, reported as follows : "Whereas, the people of this state, pursuing the maxims and animated by the

, now in possession of The His- torical Society of Pennsylvania, is dated, "12 Mo. 1763." The name of the author is unknown.1 The poem is as follows : "To paint this Deed in proper light, No tongue can speak, or head indite. Oh, Lancaster! most sure thou hears The piteous shrieks of infant years. Horror

Forman of the militia of that district delivered an address, which ended as follows : "To you, gentlemen, officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania militia, in the name of the inhabitants of Elkton, I offer their warmest and most grateful acknowledgments. You flew to their aid at a moment of great

praying that the same might be revoked: in consequence of which, as your petitioners are informed, a bill has passed the Honourable House, and now lies before his honour the governor, to repeal the said law. "Your petitioners humbly beg leave to observe, that without the aid of this law, or one similar to

were seriously hampered by the political opposition of the Federalist party, which was opposed to war. Three days before President James Madison issued his famous proclamation, declaring that a state of war existed be- tween the United States and Great Britain, a meeting of inhab- itants was held at

received, and to implore such further bless- ings as they stand in need of; and it having pleased him in his abundant mercy, not only to continue to us the innumerable bounties of his common providence, but also to smile upon on, in the prosecution of a just and neces- �sary war, for the defense and

elected at a meeting held previous to the one which he addressed. Note the use of the personal pronoun as he relates: "Institutions, of the nature of which our institution partakes, were formed upon social and liberal principals, animated by a zeal for knowledge and virtue, and having in view a common