. WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT Imperforated stamps. The three stamps are of the 1908-09 issue. #344 has the words "two cents", while #408 and #409 have numerals in the corners. 4. WASHINGTON, GEORGIA The first city in the United States named in honor of George Washington. Coil stamps, perforated horizontally. #486

Montgomery County. The embassy left Philadelphia about June 27, 1696, arrived at Conestoga on July 7, and returned to Philadelphia on July 14. Cock's report notes the Indians' satisfaction at the Province's concern, makes reference to the Conestogas' friendship with the Schuylkill Indians, and projects a

president and Emlen Franklin, district attorney of the county (later, colonel of the 122 Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers) as captain. The uniform adopted which was practically identical with other clubs consisted of a black cape, with the letters L.W.A. (Lincoln Wide Awakes) on the back, a glazed cap

inimitable, both in style and aesthetic criticism, Walter Pater! �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Demuth, C. B. Title: Aaron Eshleman / by C. B. Demuth. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Eshleman, Aaron, 1827- Artists--Pennsylvania

official court records of Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D. C. Autographs-16 rare papers in the handwriting of Lincoln valued at $10,000. Autographs of hundreds of Lincoln associates. Pictures—Hall collection of about 1700 different items. Metallic Lincolnia—a wide

further courtesies from Mr. Douglas. The attentions paid to her by Abraham Lincoln resulted in their marriage November 4, 1842. Thus Mr. Lincoln became a brother-in-law of Dr. Wallace, the former Lancaster county boy. Dr. Wallace accompanied President-elect Lincoln to Washington when he was inaugurated

selected letters would never have materialized had it not been for the kindness of George Swan of Lititz, Pennsylvania, who brought Beck's Letter Book to the author's attention and granted permis- sion to publish a portion of it. Part I. A Portrait of a Schoolmaster On June 25, 1895, Abraham Reincke Beck

con- siderable land on that side of the river, and his deed shows that he only acquired the tavern property on the west side on September 23, 1789. It is said, in Evans' and Ellis' History of Lancaster County, that he first pur- chased the land on which the tavern was built and afterwards, in 1789

THE ACADIANS IN LANCASTER COUNTY. There is no history in which can be chronologically traced the struggles and changes within that small region known as Acadia, the confines of which were ex- pressly named by Henry IV. of France in his letters patent of November 3, 1603, over the country, territory