V., 184. The Sheriff of Lancaster County sent for to correct his return. 3 V., 184 Margaret Shitts convicted of concealing birth, death and burial of a bastard child is sentenced to death. - 3 C., 429. Petition for clemency signed by 60 citizens. - 3 C., 429. �Election: Robert Buchanan and John

�Bucks Countians lodged as follows: Isaac Van Horne at Nauman's and Ralph Stone and James Erwin at John Musser's corner of East Orange and Lime Streets and Gerardus Wynkoch at Judge Henry's. The Chester County legislators divided: Jos. Hemphill lodged at A Scott's on Orange Street; Jas. Hannum at

THE FIRST WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE IN LANCASTER CITY: A COM- PARISON WITH THE MALE VOTE; YOUTHFUL AND AGED VOTERS COMPARED By H. Frank Eshleman The local history which I present to you, herein, is only six years old. It is valuable, however, because of what it records generally, and also because it

(d) FOUR GREAT SURVEYS IN LANCASTER COUNTY Among the Taylor Papers in the Manuscript Department of the His- torical Society of Pennsylvania, are found (with a great number of others) four great surveys of lands in Lancaster County, which may well challenge our interest and which are of great value

describes the land as pa rtly in Lancaster and partly in Chester �(45) Counties. It is bounded on the west "on the skirt of a barren mountain and on the south by John Devore's land". I cite this simply because of the importance of the old mill property. At May Court 1733, James Buckley (Miller) and many of

reminded by an ad- vertisement in the same issue just cited, in which Christian Wertz offers $300 for return of his negro Dan, who ran away. It is dated Lancaster, August 14, 1779. The Lancaster County election returns appear in the issue of October 27. Those returned for Assembly are: James Anderson

/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank, 1869-1953. Title: James Annesly's (Lord Altamontis) traditional residence in Lancaster County : from 1728 to 1741--not a fact--only unfounded tradition / by H. Frank Eshleman. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Annesley, James, 1715-1760. Lancaster County (Pa

there under command of First Lieutenant Archibald Steele, of Drumore. William Simpson of this company was shot opposite Boston, August 27, his being the first life given by Pennsylvania for Independence.17 He was of Lancaster County as it was then, but the place, Paxtang, is now in Dauphin County. James