display 127 works of American artists and among the names since become fa- miliar are those of Rembrandt and James Peale, Wurtmiller, Sully and Stuart. Raphael, Anna and Maria Peale all had works on exhibition. The Birches, Thomas and William, figure in this catalogue, and Denis A. Volo- zan seems to have

of the lands included in them; except also a fairly large percentage which may be found in the Historical Society at Phladelphia, in our own county records and else- where. Copies of many of the Taylor Papers are in our own library also. �The assessment lists of our county began in 1718. Those now in

The Attitude of James Buchanan (a Cit- izen of Lancaster County) towards the Institution of Slavery in the United States It is the happy and appropriate function of an historical society, with even the local limitations of ours, to fearlessly explore and faithfully chron- icle the events of general