of Ohio, who had been a member of the United States Supreme Court since 1839, although seventy- five years of age in 1860, still had a very definite ambition to reach the White House and in fact was the choice of Thaddeus Stevens, a delegate at large from Pennsylvania to the convention. Enroute to

, the highly respected school- master of Lititz, Pennsylvania, wrote a letter to his nephew James Mont- gomery Beck announcing his intention of closing the Beck Family School for boys. "The final closing of my school," wrote Beck. had been in consideration by us ever since Xmas, and with the end of the

renewing the war against our allies, and even against the French, and of beginning by the destruction of fort Catarokoui. Not long ago, they had resolved to break Father Garnier's head, by making him pass for a sorcerer. —Jesuit Relations, 1675:251 The Massawomekes may have been Seneca or other Iroquois

liberty. At this point in history, William Penn, the English Quaker, was offering a refuge in his new set- tlement in America — (Pennsylvania,) to oppressed people. Taking William Penn at his word, these Scotch Irish sailed over to Pennsylvania's shores by the boat load. They formed a large segment of

ANN LETORT The second in a series on noteworthy women in Lancaster County history, this article on Ann Letort by Marian Wallace Reninger brings new attention to the courage and versatility of pio- neer women. Ann Letort was a French Huguenot who came to America with her husband James in 1686. They

ANN WOOD HENRY, 1732-1798 Another sketch of a noteworthy pioneer woman in Lancaster is included in her series by Marian W. Reninger. Setting aside her own story on Ann Henry, Mrs. Reninger presents as fitting tribute to her friend and compatriot, the late Adelaide Hall, the unpublished last work of

IN LANCASTER COUNTY The United States has had a long history of third-party movements, which, despite their usual small vote, have played a significant role in American political history and have made their contribution to the main- tenance of government by unanimity.' The first major third-party

and the number of lights, or panes, in the windows of the first and second storey contrasted with the windows of the third storey. The doorway, difficult to examine in this ancient photograph, reveals little which can be used as a guide to substantiate the tradition that it was removed. �The highly