84/3, 1981 131 An Unusual Discovery Prisoner-of-War Barracks in Lancaster Used During the Revolutionary War By Albert G. Overton and J. W.W. Loose Although historians have known for a long time barracks to house British and Hessian prisoners-of-war during the American Revolution were located at the

York people, then, we were not the United States of America until 1781. But let us refer back to the Journalsof Congress. On 4 June 1777, a resolution of the Board of War stated "Whereas Congress did on the 16th day of September in the year 1776 resolve, that the legislative powers of each of the

. Vondersmith, associate judge of the Lancaster County Courts, delivered an essay on "Civilization and Its Effects Upon Mankind." About ten years later Judge Vondersmith fled from Lancaster civilization ahead of the United States marshal who held a warrant for his arrest. The civilized judge, it was alleged

. Hostetter's five answers were amply supplemented by members of the audience.) What high official may never travel with the President of the United States? (George F. K. Erisman identified the Vice President.) When Huckleberry Finn was dressed as a girl, how did the old woman prove he was a boy? (Mrs. W. C

production �schedule. Nearly 100 copies of each Journalgo to major libraries and universities throughout the United States and Europe, and to our loyal member in Australia, the University of Melbourne. Each institution has a sharp-eyed librarian whose task is to check on the prompt arrival of periodicals. We

The Effort to Build a State Penitentiary at Lancaster A Bit of Local History Recently the Lancaster County Historical Society purchased at a public sale several documents for a modest sum. One of the documents was a "memori- al" sent to the Pennsylvania legislature by the Commissioners of Lancaster