largely in Done- gal township, and was engaged in the New Jersey campaign, in the summer of 1776. While at Bordentown, three or four of his companies were assigned to the "Flying Camp," a body of troops authorized by Act of the Continental Congress, and which rendered valuable service in the battles of

of Her Majesty, Queen Anne, when the Quakers made a majority of the Assembly; but when it came before the Queen in Council it was disapprov- ed, and Her Majesty repealed the Act on the Twentieth of October, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Nine." The just referred-to action was taken in consequence of

, resembling a small balcony, with benches on both sides, where the inhabitants sat and took in the fresh air and viewed the people passing. Many mechanics. Three or four churches (7). Largest pipe organ in America, built at Lititz, vow in use at the Lutheran Church. Some of the officers went to see this

the Great Seal of the State, at Lancaster, this fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four. "By the Governor, "T. Mc. THOMPSON, "Secretary. "By authority: "By James Madison, Secretary of State, of the United States. "Public notice is hereby given, in pursuance of

to seven men and five women. Their original grant of lands consisted of several thousand acres; part was wrested from them by force, part was disposed of to settlers, who chose to live near them, and who entertain the same religious opinions, and attend at the place of public wor- ship on Sundays and

Champlain's Voy- ages. Narrative of 1615. �force at the Onondagoes' town on the fixed day and take part in the attack. Champlain and his forces reached the Onondago stronghold on October 10, 1615. "The village was enclosed by four good palisades, which were made of great pieces of wood, inter- laced with each

population at that time, a log court house and jail were erected, and there the first regular i I session of the county court convened on June 9, 1729. It was at Postlethwait's that the seventeen original town- $ I ships of the county were named and their boundaries defined, on August 5, 1729. Comts were

Berks county man—one George Zeigler—to supply the 3,000 oak shingles needed for the roof. It was also agreed "that the win- dows of the School house be made and constructed five by four lights of seven by nine glass, and that they be made so that they raise upwards." At a meeting held on October 3rd a

Penn to let them live here. H e consented, the Susquehannocks becom- ing their sureties. They were next to the Susquehannocks in numbers. They lived on the Pequea thirty-four years. They had a town of 500 souls about two miles from Christiana. Other of their towns were in Sadsbury township and on

library was domiciled prior to 1761 is unknown. In that year, as appears from the minutes of the meeting held on May 9, 1761, a room was rented from Ben- jamin Price, on North Queen street, for the term of three or five years, at a �office of the Treasury of Pennsylvania. The room of Messrs. Hart and