The letter referenced is one that is possessed by a Lancaster County resident in which Mr Lincoln, prior to being elected President, expresses his support for a national tariff to protect domestic businesses.
William Rittenhouse and Moses Dissinger, two eminent Pennsylvania Germans. William Rittenhouse, America's pioneer paper manufacturer and Mennonite minister
Faith and works at Middle Octorara since 1727 : a history of Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church, R. D. 3, Quarryville, Pa. Edited by Sanders P. McComsey