Address to President John Adams from the Citizens of Lancaster Borough and County Supporting the Government in its Attitude Toward France By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN THE proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical Society of October, 1924, appears an article entitled, "John Marshall in

article would 1 Lancaster Intelligencer, Tuesday, August 28th, 1827. �soon reduce its price even below the present price of Russia hemp. The half million dollars which is annually sent abroad, and goes into the pockets of the landholders of Russia, would remain at home and enrich the farmers of our

meeting of citizens of Lancaster was held on Tuesday evening, September 11th, 1855, in the city hall, for the purpose of securing funds to aid the un- fortunates. Mayor Jacob Albright was called to the chair, and Francis H. Carpenter was appointed secretary.1 Committees were appointed to solicit

proposed the following resolutions, which were 1 Lancaster Examiner and Herald, Wednesday, June 21st, 1848. �seconded, with appropriate remarks, by the Hon. Alexander Laws Hayes and George M. Steinman and unanimously adopted: "Whereas, we learn with profound sorrow, that the inhabitants of Allen- town, the

any branch of home manufacture, or who, elevated above the sordid considerations of personal aggrandizement, extends his views to the ultimate welfare and real independence of his country, must feel a deep concern in the prosperity and spread of this society. The close of the late war found the United

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

Independence Celebrated in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N June 20th, 1826, Select and Common Councils of the city of Lancaster passed a resolution recommending the mayor to call a town meeting for the purpose of making arrangements for the celebration of the semi-centennial of American Independence

bonds and obtained licenses, should have the liberty of discontinuing by giving notice to the collector. Henry Strickler, Jacob Miller and John Rohrer were appointed a committee to have a petition prepared expressing the sense of the meeting. The following were appointed to obtain signatures : Jacob

from his excellency, the Commander-in-chief, a general court-martial was held at Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, when Henry Mansin (who confessed himself an officer in the British army) and Wendal Myer, an inhabitant of the county, were brought before the court and charged with being spies, carrying on a

benefit of the church, stated that the drawing was completed on Friday, May 22nd. The list of num- bers that drew prizes was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette of Thursday, June 11th, 1761. Eight years after the completion of the original building, the vestry instructed George Ross and Samuel Boude