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

Collections in Aid of the Sufferers from Fire in Columbia By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ON Friday, October 25th, 1822, at eleven o'clock at night, a fire originated in the back building attached to the tavern of a man named Quarles, in Columbia, Lancaster county, Pa. Before the fire could be

Collections in Aid of the Sufferers from Fire in Columbia By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ON Friday, October 25th, 1822, at eleven o'clock at night, a fire originated in the back building attached to the tavern of a man named Quarles, in Columbia, Lancaster county, Pa. Before the fire could be

DANIEL, WEBSTER IN LANCASTER: OBSERVANCE OF HIS DEATH By William Frederic Worner In "An Old Turnpike-Road," a most interesting little volume published in 1888, the author, Jacob L. Gossler, describes, in fascinating style, the town of Columbia, Pa., as it existed in his childhood days. The book is

DAVID CROCKETT IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner During the two centuries and more that have elapsed since Lancaster county, Pa., was first settled by white men, the old shire town of Lancaster has been visited by many eminent and distinguished persons. Among these were George Washington

GENERAL SAM HOUSTON IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner On Thursday, July 6, 1848, the city of Lancaster, Pa., was honored by a visit from General Sam Houston, the hero of San Jacinto, one of the founders and the first President of the infant Republic of Texas. He was accompanied by the Hon

through it from a distance of one hundred paces The board is still preserved ; and I am assured by several who were present, that it [the marksmanship] was performed without any manner of deception. "Lancaster was, originally, a German settlement ; the inhab- itants were so desirous of perpetuating their

Lancaster / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Jer^ome Bonaparte, 1784-1860. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--19th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1923 Description: 127-128 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society

Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Joseph Bonaparte, 1768-1844. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--19th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1923 Description: 161-163 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 27, no. 9 Call

hundred acres in extent), are, perhaps, worth from 4,000 to 20,000 dollars." Lancaster County in 1830 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN N the Library of Congress is an interesting work, in two volumes, entitled "Three Years in North America." It was published in New York in 1833. The author, James Stuart, Esq