. Worner supplementary to series of H. Frank Eshleman. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser (newspaper) Lancaster (Pa.)--History--18th century. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--1775-1865. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1926 Description

, 1706-1790. American Philosophical Society. Philosophy--Societies, etc.--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Philosophy--Societies, etc.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 38-40 p. ; 23 cm

, to meet in Lancaster, Pa. To prevent them from being captured by the British, the governmental documents and the small amount of money then in the treasury, were sent to Bethlehem in wagons, carefully guarded by troops. Shortly after midnight, September 18th, or, more correctly, very early on morning

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

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

from his excellency, the Commander-in-chief, a general court-martial was held at Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, when Henry Mansin (who confessed himself an officer in the British army) and Wendal Myer, an inhabitant of the county, were brought before the court and charged with being spies, carrying on a

inscription until 1858, when it cracked while being rung for a service. Sub- sequently, it was recast, and to-day bears the following inscrip- tion: "Pack & Chapman of London. Fecit. St. James's Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania." The Lancaster County Historical Society has in its collections �the original

; overtook our four Germantown wagons, and lodged at the Ship, thirty-five miles. Next morning breakfasted at Miller's [Compassville, Chester county, Pa.], forty-seven miles; met three loads of skins from the fort for Baynton & Co.; stopped at the Duke of Cum- berland [1/4 mile east of Leacock Presbyterian