Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 30, no. 10
Notes
Newspaper was entitled Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser.
The Pennsylvania Packet, or the General Advertiser, was an American newspaper founded in 1771 that, in 1784, became the first successful daily newspaper published in the United States. The paper was founded by John Dunlap as a weekly paper in late 1771. It was based in Philadelphia except during the British occupation of the city in 1777-1778, when Dunlap published the paper at Lancaster. David C. Claypoole eventually became a partner with Dunlap. As of September 21, 1784, the paper was issued as the Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, reflecting the paper's move to daily publication. [from Wikipedia]
Summary
Short articles and public notices from what was the newspaper of the day while it was being published in Lancaster, PA.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 1
Summary
Excerpt: "...an interesting letter written by Willam Augustus Atlee in June 1781. The letter describes the crowded conditions of the barracks in Lancaster at that time; and gives interesting information concerning British prisoners and convention troops confined in the barracks during the Revolutionary War." ["convention" troops were British prisoners as well]
