Stevens, who represented Lancaster county in the congress of the United States from 1849 to 1853, and from 1859 to the date of his death in 1868, would in itself be an interesting study; likewise the conference with John W. Forney, born in Lancaster, newspaper editor, leader in Penn- sylvania Democratic

7th, 1848. THOMAS PATTERSON. Thomas Patterson, a half-brother of the above named John Patterson, was born in Little Britain township, Lancaster county, October 1st, 1764. He, too, went with his parents when they moved to Washington county, Pa., in 1778. He served as major general of the militia in the

United States. By order G. Washington, H. Knox, Sec. President. A manuscript, on file with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania of great interest to Lancaster is a membership roster, dated Lancaster August 1, 1783, captioned, 3rd Penna. Regiment, Members of the Cincinnati Society. The manuscript bears

the Indiana County Normal School, Indiana, Pa., and remained there a few years, later being elected professor of higher mathematics at Swarthmore College. He Iater was offered the prin- cipalship of the West Chester State Normal School, which offer he declined but did accept the vice-principalship

of a county in the northwestern section of Lancaster county, to be called Donegal. On February 28th, 1824, a petition was presented by residents of Mount Joy, Donegal and Rapho townships, for the erection of a new county to be called Mount Joy, with the seat of justice to be at Mount Joy. This

a few years later. At sharp contrast with a train speeding today across the county, from Conewago to Christiana in about 40 minutes, stands the passing of the funeral train, April 22, 1865, on the following schedule: Conewago siding A M. 11.56 Lancaster 1.19 Elizabethtown P M. 12.07 Gap 2.23 Mt. Joy

year 1700, and with two sons, Andrew and Benjamin, emigrated to America and set- tled in what is now Lancaster County. A third son, Christian, fol- lowed later. The year of Andrew's emigration is not definitely established, but evidently was about 1717. The Minute Book of Board of Property, reference