. Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Columbia. Columbia (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1914 Description: 29-41 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 2 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.18 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal

and moved to the fine estate his father had left him near Philadelphia. John Wright was again political leader. The Governor this year refused to ap- point our county's first choice for Sheriff, James Mitchell, and appoint- ed our second choice, Robert Buch- anan. But de did not appoint Joshua Lowe

Lancaster until 1741. 1. Wright's Career as President Judge of Our Courts. Our Court began Tuesday instead of Monday in each week, so that the litigants should not need to travel on Sunday. Our first Court was in Au- gust, 1729, and Wright presided over it and also presided regularly until 1741, except at