hardships as well, but the cause of their going brought to the little borough of Lancaster an in dividual activity greater than had ever been known. Therefore, some facts concerning the general condi- tions occasioned by the war will show that the people of Lancaster, borough and county, who remained at

census of 1790. This places the population of the en- tire county at 36,147, with Cocalico and Earl townships as the most thick- ly populated. From the report in general it appears, however, that each section responded generously to the cause of the afflicted. This was not the only time that the good

produce--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Agricultural productivity--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1915 Description: 311-314 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 9 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.19

" that it should be "under the com- mand of such continental general officers as the commander -in-chief shall direct.(7) Washington replied to this, saying—"It is with great pleasure that I hear the militia from Maryland, the Delaware Government, and Pennsylvania, will be in motion every day to form the

. Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763. Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1914 Description: 169-185 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 7 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.18 Location: LCHSJL