Philadelphia on the night of March 4th, 1798. The next morning, President Adams informed Congress of their arrival; and two weeks later, sent to that body his startling message, declaring that the envoys could not succeed "on terms compatible with the safety, the honor, or the essential in- terests of the

states in which the subscribers resided. Among those accredited to Pennsylvania we find the following citizens of old Lancaster: Simon Snyder, Robert Coleman, William Hamilton, Adam Reigart, Charles Smith and Jasper Yeates. William Henry, Jr., who was born in Lancaster, Pa., on March 12, 1757, also

West- cott's History of Philadelphia, Vol. 2, p. 864.) So far as I am, at pres- ent, able to discover, it was seventy years later before a representative of this "king of beasts" was seen in Lancaster. We know that in 1797 an African lion was placed on exhibition here, although this may not have been

Arnold marched to attack Quebec, 7. A Map of part of Rhode Island showing the positions of the American and British Armies at the Siege of Newport, and the subsequent action on the 29th of August 1778. 8. A Map of those parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Georgia, which were the scenes

contains an interesting account of a court martial held in Lan- caster borough during the Revolutionary war, at which time two spies were tried, found guilty and executed. From local sources, it is discovered that this trial took place before the middle of March, and yet an account of it did not appear in

on his journey to Philadelphia." General Wayne was also in Lancaster, and doubtless for the last time, in June, 1796. The Lancaster Journal, of June 17th, contains the following: "Yesterday, Major General Anthony Wayne passed through this town from Philadelphia, on his way to Fort Washington

prisoners of war. Capt. Wiederholdt writes, in his diary : "At the request of the officers, prisoners of war, I departed on the 5th of February for Lancaster, Pa., to secure certain papers which were in possession of a Lieutenant Muller. Lancaster is situated in Pennsylvania, about 160 miles from Dumfries

this town and the neighborhood, as sweeps; provided they come hither immediately and conduct themselves properly. "The editors of newspapers in Philadelphia and Baltimore, will oblige their Lancastrian brethren, by republishing this article, at least once." It is interesting to note in this quotation

. United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1921 Description: 52-55 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 3 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.25

, Jacob Martin, Leonard Eicholtz, South-west Ward. Frederick Stoneman, John Bowsman, Peter Getz, North-west Ward. Jacob Frey, Peter Gaunter, Jacob Lahn, Casper Fordney, The Lancaster Journal of Saturday, November 18th, 1797, con- tained the following announcement: �"The contributors to the fund