Evolution of the Government of Lancaster: Village, Borough, City By John W" W" Loose, F"L.C"H"S" For the first dozen years of its existence Lancaster did not have a governing body of its own. Lancaster County's original townships were defined by the magistrates and citizens 9 June 1729, and were

slavery and those who owned slaves. His invective was hurled not only at supporters of slavery but also at those who failed to oppose it as vigorously as Stevens did. Stevens never was fond of Lincoln because the President counseled moderation, "with charity for all and malice toward none." Lincoln's

Continental Congress to the present time, there have been nine places that have hosted the government of the newly-indepen- dent states under the Continental Congress, the Articles of Confederation, and the present Constitution. They are: Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Baltimore, Md. Philadelphia, Pa

universal in his friendships, and in turn he was held in the highest esteem by the great and powerful personalities of the Post- Civil War Period. He was the intimate personal friend of President U. S. Grant, who was entertained royally at Marietta. The two Re- publican giants, Simon and Don Cameron, could

-five acres. A draft or plot of the said tract is hereto annexed, and, from the same, it will be seen that the tract has very great natural advantages for such a site. It is a com- manding elevation, overlooking the surrounding country, and at its base flows the Big Conestoga Creek, a stream remarkable

of Edwin Bamford II, son of Edwin Bamford. APPENDIX B In the United States, the first zinc was produced in 1835 at the Arsenal in Washington, D-C. The United States Government, seeking to establish def- inite standards of weights and measures, imported workmen from Belgium and built a small spelter

nroduction while usin g �labor and fuel. The introduction of the hot blast and anthracite coal fuel in the late 1830's made possible great economies in pro- duction. However, these changes were costly to effect, and before sufficient capital and confidence could be acquired, the Panic of 1837 struck the

future U.S. President); Hon. J. W. Lee, a former state senator; Stephen B. Gibson, "the great colored orator" of Philadelphia; and Colonel J. S. Bradford of Washington, D.C." The presidential campaign of 1888 centered on the controversial Mills Bill, a tariff reduction and ad-valorem proposal. Cleveland

, vice president; John D. Pyott, proof reader, recording secretary; H.C. Brubaker, attorney, corresponding secretary; and George K. Reed, banker, treasurer. The executive committee was comprised of Dr. Miles L. Davis, physician and developer of the crema- tion furnace; Brubaker, and Pyott. Other