course, other societies which receive this survey may find the data interesting. Questionaires were sent to every county historical society in Pennsylvania with the exception of those societies which serve only a portion of a county or which serve more than one county. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were

and a companion established themselves in a cabin along Mill Creek, about eight miles above its junction with the Conestoga, near Bird- in-Hand, Lancaster County. For some time Beissel acted in the self-appointed capacity as spiritual leader of the numerous German sectarians, including the Mennonites

, Ballord, Chadbowren & Co. By saving both honor and the economic life of Pennsylvania in 1841, Governor David R. Porter brought about an economic and industrial rebirth during which time the iron industry grad- ually adopted the technological improvements. The tariff of 1842 provided the impetus which

. ��Apparently the Court was hesitant about dividing East Donegal Town- ship in 1840, but the sub-division of West Donegal Township in 1842 in- creased the clamor for dividing East Donegal. Finally, on 19th April 1844, the Court appointed Christian Rauch, Esq., Henry M. Reigert, Esq., and Thomas Lloyd, Esq. to