over the business in 1894, which was then located at 111- 117 E. Chestnut Street, Lancaster. Source of Acquisition: Gift of Andrew B. Rote, October 2003. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Accruals: No further accruals are expected

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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1988. The Ephrata Martyrs’ Mirror: Past and Present, by Daniel R. Heatwole. Mennonite Publishing House. No date. Insert 1 A German narrative written by S. M. in 1788 describing the visions of “the Other World” which one of the sisters had while she lay in a trance

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Brintons were a prosperous family, owned farms and mills, and participated in other business ventures. They were of English heritage and members of the Quakers, or Society of Friends. In order to escape religious persecution in England, William Brinton purchased 200 acres in Birmingham Twp., Pennsylvania