STEINMETZ The following names of soldiers from Lancaster county, Pa., who served in the War of 1812, were copied from a military docket in the prothonotary's office in the court house at Reading, Pa., and are a continuation of similar important information to be found in Vol. XXXVI, pp. 161-165, of the Pro­

MUSTER ROLLS OF SOLDIERS FROM LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE WAR OF 1812 By MRS. J. V. R. HUNTER AND MRS. MARY OWEN STEINMETZ Not long ago, an old record book was found in the office of the prothon- otary in the court house of Reading, Berks county, Pa., bearing the following title: "Muster Roll of the

governor, through the following letter : "Lancaster, Pa., "May 25th, 1812. "To His Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief: "During the long space of time wherein other nations, under the scourge of ambitious and profligate princes, have been the victims of destructive wars, 1 Pennsylvania Archives, Second

Ephrata, Pa., was one of the earliest and best- known clockmakers of Lancaster County, and his clocks are still prized by many families throughout the eastern part of Pennsylvania. He was born at Germantown, Pa., on August 9, 1728, and was the fifth child of John Gorgas and Psyche or Sophia Rittenhouse

, distance and altitude records, local boys and young men were increasingly enthralled by the sport of flying. The Lancaster newspapers of the day devoted considerable space to avia- tion news. In discussing this phase Mr. Charles S. Foltz, editor of the Intelligencer during that period, said: "Aviation was

during the Revolutionary War and became a mem- ber of the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1786, and served as its presi- dent pro tem. during his last term. He died at the hands of a maniac May 8th, 1815. NATHANIEL RAMSAY. Nathaniel Ramsay, brother of David, was born in Lancaster county, May 1st, 1741