Lancaster County in Province, State and Nation (A Bi-Centennial Review) By H. FRANK ESHLEMAN, Esq. L ANCASTER County has had a remarkable influence in prov- ince, state and nation, throughout our entire colonial and national life as a people. Since 1929 is the bi-centennal anni- versary of the

Lancaster County in Province, State and Nation (A Bi-Centennial Review) III. Lancaster County In The French and Indian Wars (CONTINUED) By H. FRANK ESHLEMAN, Esq. THE defeat of Braddock caused consternation in Lancaster. The Penna. Gazette of Oct. 30, 1755, in an item from Lancaster says there was

documents, etc., they are treated here in a popular style and often interpreted so that their importance and bearing in the growth of this county may be more readily understood, and also so that they may be more interesting. In, brief then what shall follow is the substance of the record of our county's

�Bucks Countians lodged as follows: Isaac Van Horne at Nauman's and Ralph Stone and James Erwin at John Musser's corner of East Orange and Lime Streets and Gerardus Wynkoch at Judge Henry's. The Chester County legislators divided: Jos. Hemphill lodged at A Scott's on Orange Street; Jas. Hannum at

Government was not concerned in the fight. 1 A., 314. Germans pray to be naturalized-Lancaster County, et al. - 3 C., 393. Lancaster petitions to have a public road to Philadelphia. - 3 C., 394. Lnacaster County returned for Sheriff, John Galbraith and David Jones; Joshua Lowe and Ed. Smout for Coroners

Schuylkill and enter Philadelphia in hordes (153); a list of the recruiting officers for Lancaster County (173); a commission on for- feited estates in our county (199); action against Little Britain's tumultuous election (110); remonstrances by Lancaster County inhabitants against a State Convention in 1779

Lancaster County felt the appeal and the position of Boston. It is also to be noted that here we have evidence to a small extent of the part the patriotic women of those times helped the "cause". Catharine Reigart, Mary Ferree, Anne Elizabeth Snyder, Elizabeth Graeff, Elizabeth Gross, Mrs. Henry Helmuth

Susquehanna, at the place where he reached that river, and quite likely not in Pennsylvania or of course not in Lancaster County. (p. 79) He says (p. 79) that he perceived "that he was not very far from a town," but he "chose not to venture to it" and slept in the woods that night. �Early the next morning he

to anyone desiring, or required, to trace to the beginning, the title to lands in the central part of our county. A brief consideration of them, together with maps which are to be provided, will be of value to our membership and to the citizens of our county generally. 1. THE JOHN ESTAUGH AND COMPANY