the United States Government with the head of George Washington or a picture of some event in connection with him than any other person in the world, except possibly King George of England, whose head is not only on stamps of Great Britain but all of its col- onies. And too, each state in the Union

British Public Records Office in London brings to light an earlier official visit to Conestoga by Pennsylvania provincial agents in 1696, and touches on the relations of the Indians there with groups farther west. It also under- scores the relative mobility of Indians, singly or in groups, during the

, 1978, and national attention was focused on our subject in "Arthur Armstrong, Lan- caster, Pennsylvania, painter," which appeared in The Magazine Antiques in August, 1979. Additionally, there were two exhibitions, "Arthur Arm- strong: Lancaster Painter," June 2 to June 29, 1979 at the Community Gallery

buildings today. �in the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania and was a power to be reckoned with in legislative matters.111 During the struggle over the chartering of the United States Bank at Harrisburg in 1836, Henry Haldeman was opposed to the notion of chartering the bank. To overcome his opposition, sup

10,653 tons in addition to 145 tons of bars rolled round; the following year only 7,347 tons of rails were produced.18 The Pennsylvania Railroad Company contracted with Reeves, Abbot and Company for 15,000 tons of rails at $60.50 per ton, or approximately $10 per ton less than the market price on the

houses of Lancaster County for this period? There is a source of data for the late 18th Century houses of Lancaster County. The United States Direct Tax for 1798, included data on houses speci- fying dimensions, stories, building materials, number of window and panes of glass per window. Unfortunately

goods and a fine from the property of $96 or “a quantity of corn in the field” assessed by Pennsylvania on behalf of the U.S. government. Served 7 October 1818. (1 item, 2 pages to scan) Folder 15 The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held in London, a printed description of a Quaker meeting. (Two sheets

special interest is the use of both English and German in a brochure from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., as well as in the soap-making directions from the Pennsylvania Salt Company. There are also a 1921 program from Lancaster’s Colonial Theatre and boxing programs that list Lancaster native, Leo