south, the midwest, the southwest, the far west, the northwest and southern Canada, by strong, clean migrations which set out in early and later days from Lancaster County, its contribution of able souls who were champions of some of the great constitu- tional principles of our federal government and

the Black Horse North Queen Street. The York County delegation lodged at Col. Francis Johnston's, but the location is not given. Thos. Campbell, Alex. Coheal, Alex. Turner and Wm. McPherson so lodged; and Yost Herbach and Jacob Hostetter lodged at Peter Byers' on King Street. Of the Cumberland County

officers of their own country," who had served as officers and engineers and such were engaged and commissioned by Parliament to come to Pensylvania and raise and command the "Dutch , Swiss and German" forces here. (Do. 180). By August Cumberland County was evacuated, and York County citizens appealed to

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

and York Counties. Volume 3 military papers from 1783 to 1790 of Lancaster County and of many other counties. Volume 4 contains Military Papers of Philadelphia, same years. Volume 5, Pennsylvania Military Papers 1790 to 1800. Volume 6 contains the marriage licenses and ceremonies from 1734 to 1834

1835. It is "devoted to the preserva- tion of facts and every other kind of useful information respecting the state of Pennsylvania." Lancaster County was relatively more prominent among the various sec- tions of Pennsylvania in those days than it is today, and therefore the records of its activities

, Mrs. Charles Bohm and Barbara DeHuff, whose names appear on the list, have by their subscription shown their patriotism and have added a little part to that history still largely unwritten, namely the part the women played in the early life of our county and its history. It is worthy also of note that

(d) FOUR GREAT SURVEYS IN LANCASTER COUNTY Among the Taylor Papers in the Manuscript Department of the His- torical Society of Pennsylvania, are found (with a great number of others) four great surveys of lands in Lancaster County, which may well challenge our interest and which are of great value

Pa., had only a short career, but a glorious one. It fought bravely at Brandywine and lost heavily. It also fought at Germantown and April 3, 1778, after it wintered at Valley Forge, it was incorporated into the Tenth Regiment.48 Lancaster County names do not appear in its meagre muster rolls. Samuel

Europe. (p. 165). From all this it is obvious, that he was never in Lancaster County; and that the news article in the Spy which Rupp quoted, is in its main features incorrect and untrue. It is certain that he did not do very much singing; but spent most of his time in gloominess, especially when he was