Address to President John Adams from the Citizens of Lancaster Borough and County Supporting the Government in its Attitude Toward France By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN THE proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical Society of October, 1924, appears an article entitled, "John Marshall in

Lancaster, which at that time was the capital of Pennsylvania. In a letter dated Pittsburg, February 22, 1810, and addressed to his friend and instructor Alexander Lawson, he refers to his sojourn in Lancaster in these words: 'From this first stage of my ornithological pilgrimage, I sit down, with pleasure

The following description of the Dunkard Monastery indicates that Mit- telberger is mistaken in stating that the third road "runs to the left hand toward Lancaster and Bethlehem." Obviously, he meant Ephrata. At the latter place there was "a monastery and nunnery of Dunkers," described by

legislature of Pennsylvania appropriated ten thousand dollars. A meeting of the citizens of Lancaster was held at the court house on Saturday evening, February 5th, 1820, for the purpose of securing relief for the sufferers. John Passmore, mayor of the city of Lancaster, was appointed chairman, and George B

ANTHONY WAYNE IN LANCASTER. By William Frederic Worner. General Anthony Wayne, who had won distinction in several battles of the Revolution and had displayed remarkable skill and courage in the capture of Stony Point on the Hudson, was ordered to command the first detachment of Pennsylvania troops

borough and county of Lancaster were to be presented to General Riedesel, surely Marshall, with his intimate knowledge of conditions, would have heard of it and noted the fact in his diary. To believe such a report would have been a reflection upon the intelligence of the good people of this com- munity

Captain Wiederholdt in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A MONG the books in the increasingly valuable library of the Lancaster County Historical Society is a complete set of a publication entitled, "Americana Germanica," in volume 5 of which appears the "Tagebuch des Capt. Wiederholdt"—Diary of

A Chimney-Sweep in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O NE hundred years ago and more it was the custom to employ a chimney- sweeper to remove the soot that had collected in the chimneys of the town. Wood was largely used as fuel. Anthracite coal had not been discovered. Cleaning chimneys became

relieving others". On September 22, 1860, he was naturalized as an American citizen in the local court.(2) He was the only Chinese naturalized in Lancaster county and was one of the few admitted to citizenship in this country.(3) During the Civil War, when Pennsylvania was invaded by the Con- federate army

Collections for the Poor in 1795 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A MEETING of the "Association for the Relief of the Poor," of the borough of Lancaster, was held at the house of Chris- topher Brenner on Monday, November 2nd, 1795. John Joseph Henry occupied the chair. The committees appointed to collect