with prudence, moderation and wisdom,—beg leave to assure you, Sir, that should the insolence and rapacity of the French Republic, or any other foreign power, render an appeal to arms the dernier resort, they will be always ready to support, to the utmost of their ability, the rights of the American

Lancaster." In that paper is described the unsuccessful attempt of the three American envoys, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry and John Marshall, to establish diplomatic relations with the French Republic. The first dispatches of the envoys, sent from Paris October 22nd, 1797, reached

. J. H. Longenecker, Lewis Haldy. 1 Lancaster Examiner and Herald, Wednesday, September 12th, 1855. �The Lancaster Examiner and Herald of Wednesday, Novem- ber 21st, 1855, contained the following statement of monies col- lected for the Virginia sufferers : From citizens in the north-west ward

sympathies." The following committees were appointed by the officers of the meeting to solicit contributions: North-west ward, Michael McGrann, Peter McConomy, Godfried Zahm, Jacob Weaver; south- west ward, John P. Myer, Hugh Fitzpatrick, David Lebkicher, James Black ; north-east ward, William Frick, George

The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 28th, 1817, con- tained the following notice : "The citizens of the borough of Lancaster, and gentlemen from the country

Ann Moore, Postmistress of Lancaster, First Woman Appointed to Office Under the Federal Government By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN Vol. XX XIV, pp. 62-3, of the Proceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society, appeared an article entitled "Post- masters and Postmistresses of Lancaster." In

," the fifteenth President of the United States. The work was edited by John Bassett Moore, counsel of the Spanish American Peace Commission in 1898; and comprises Mr. Bu- chanan's speeches, state papers, private correspondence and a biography. Since this excellent publication was issued, I have

ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE DETECTION OF HORSE THIEVES By WILLIAM FREDERIC WARNER A MEETING of inhabitants of Strasburg, Leacock and Lam- peter townships was held on Saturday, November 9th, 1811, at the house of David Witmer, for the purpose of taking into con- sideration the wisdom of forming an

Brunswick. In 1767, Riedesel was appointed adjutant general of the Bruns- wick army ; and in 1772, became colonel of carbin eers,—a body of troops which was subsequently formed into a regiment of dragoons. Shortly after the American Revolution broke out, England, in order to subdue her revolting colonies