as it touched Lancaster County. The area at that time was served with four local dailies and it may be of interest to look at the political complexions of these newssheets. The oldest was the Intelligencer which had its beginning in 1799. During the years that James Buchanan was aspiring to the

officers, the appointment of committees to pre- sent addresses and a series of resolutions, some of which criticized Masonry while others called for unity, and the establishment of committees of cor- respondence.24 In October 1828, "the party put forth a candidate for Con- gress, William Hiester of

. Manuscript groups Persons of color Philadelphia Providence Twp. Saddlery Tinsmiths Weavers Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, July 2014; updated March 2015. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The