sor Freedom's home Whatever sate betide him. God-trusting heroes, on they came, As fed with heavenly manna, And bought srom Penn their Canaan fair Upon the Susquehanna. The lads grew kingly with the breath Of freedom, only searing Their sather's God, their brother man. His every right reserving. Nor

publi- cation was in a small house back of the old Collector's office, at the corner of Duke and Chestnut streets, Mr. Car- many being at that time clerk in the office of his father, who was Collector of Tolls on the Pennsylvania railroad at this point. This paper was issued at short intervals and

shops all along the frontiers of Pennsylvania and the Southern colonies. Lancaster the Gunsmith's Home. "The New England people never took to the rifle in those days, and when the Revolution broke out there was not a rifle-shop in existence any- where east of the Hudson river. In 1768 Sir William

the convention. The purpose was to con- sider making the Susquehanna river navigable from the mouth of the Jun- iata to Wright's Ferry. Committees were appointed to receive subscrip tions and use their best endeavors to advance the cause. The delegates present at the convention srom Lan- caster county

Petition. "To the Honorable John Penn Es- quire Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania and coun- ties of New Castle, Kent and sus- sex on Delaware, and his Honor- able Council-- The Petition of divers Inhabitants �of the County of Lancaster Humbly Shewetn That the great Road from the upper