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

road from Phila- delphia to Lancaster, about one-fourth of a mile to the east of Old Leacock Presbyterian church. The house which was used as a tavern, is still standing, and, in 1916, was owned and occupied by Samuel P. Smoker. (See Proceed- ings of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 20

and General Advertiser, a Philadelphia News- paper, whose ancient files are preserved in the Congressional Library, such items of Lancaster County content and interest as are to be found therein, and has kindly given the same to the present compiler to be used to fill the gap just mentioned. The items

our Currency Con- gres have resolved that the Intrest on the loan office Certificates past and future to be paid by bills of Excge drawn on our Commisrs in France at 6 pr Ct 9 The first part of this letter was written in Lancaster. It was completed in York. In the margin is written: "York town

in the county of Lancaster. nor have received a 'lucrative appointment', had not some old patriot of 1776, got to be com- mander-in-chief of Pennsylvania. "Why his excellency, the governor, ought to dismiss John Light from office, may be known to an Anglo-Federalist, but not to an honest Republican

his residence in Lancaster. He there married and continued to reside until his death, a period of fifty years. He there has filled several civil offices, has been a representative of the people in the Legislature of Pennsylvania, and has always been in office in the militia of the State,—the militia

ANTHONY WAYNE IN LANCASTER. By William Frederic Worner. General Anthony Wayne, who had won distinction in several battles of the Revolution and had displayed remarkable skill and courage in the capture of Stony Point on the Hudson, was ordered to command the first detachment of Pennsylvania troops

excerpt, which is taken from the Lancaster Journal, a newspaper published in Lancaster, Pa., under date of Friday, July 29, 1796, will show: "On Monday last [July 25, 1796] the celebrated orator and patriot, Mr. Ames, (of Massachusetts) arrived in Lancaster. He has been on a tour to the southward for the

the verdure of the forests, the murmur of the water, and the melody of birds all conspired to fill my mind with vast and elevated conceptions." On leaving Lancaster, Mr. Ashe proceeded toward Harrisburg. He state: that he did not stop there. Matthew Clarkson in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER M