succeeding issue of the Lancaster Journal, dated Friday, March 1st, 1822, contained an announcement that a meeting of the society would be held on Wednesday, March 6th, at the house of Christian Smith. How long the society continued to exist and who were the officers and members of it is not now definitely

address was as follows: TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, PA. At this alarming crisis in our political existence, we approach you, Sir, to express our cordial approbation of the measures adopted by the Executive for the preservation of the

general, that he has removed to the corner of South Duke and Vine streets, in the city of Lancaster, opposite Mr. Luke Brown's coach manu- factory and near the German Lutheran school house, where he has prepared suitable bathing rooms, on his newly-invented plan of using cold or warm baths, whereby the

intimation to the use and benefit of the orphans of Portsmouth. "I take occasion here to reiterate the expression of the gratitude of our people towards the benevolent and generous citizens of old Lancaster, who have throughout the pestilence, in so noble and prolific a manner, through yourself, manifested

paper, which had been left at Mr. Cooper's tavern. The invitation was as follows: "Lancaster, Pa., "March 9th, 1832. "Hon. James Buchanan. "Dear Sir: "With whatever feelings of pride we received the announce- ment of your appointment to a high and honorable post in the diplomacy of the government, we

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

assisting struggling humanity rather than wasting their activities by engaging in theological disputations of little consequence. Harmony and brotherly love, however, were not always main- tained among the religious sects in old Lancaster. Less than one hundred years ago a disgraceful disturbance or riot

The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 28th, 1817, con- tained the following notice : "The citizens of the borough of Lancaster, and gentlemen from the country

The following description of the Dunkard Monastery indicates that Mit- telberger is mistaken in stating that the third road "runs to the left hand toward Lancaster and Bethlehem." Obviously, he meant Ephrata. At the latter place there was "a monastery and nunnery of Dunkers," described by

Surveyor of the Capital of Our Nation By M. LUTHER HEISEY Surveyor of the Capital, Washington, D. C., February, 1791 to July, 1793, A resident of Lancaster, Pa., from October, 1801 to November, 1813. "To this place [Lancaster] I feel more attached than to any other."—A. E. Secretary of the Land