Government. A replica of Mount Vernon was reproduced at an exposition held in France during 1932 and was the United States' contribution celebrating the 200th Anniversary of a man the whole world honors. The two-cent stamp is printed and embossed on the envelope. It was the only denomination available to

themselves had attacked the Delawares in order to gain access to trading stations at the head of Delaware Bay. Later in the century, the Susquehannocks in turn were attacked by the Seneca, motivated in part, at least, by their desire for a better trade outlet. The second point concerns Captain Cock's

elsewhere. Unless we keep in mind the fact that the election of 1860 was prior to the radio, telephone and daily mail in many sections, and that there were only a few dailies in the United States, we may not be able to appreciate fully the widely extended influence of Mr. Fell's efforts in securing Mr

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

territory of the United States is occupied by people whose ancestors crossed Wright's Ferry. Wright's Ferry, of four major ferries along the Susquehanna, was the first important one. In 1730, Thomas Cresap received a ferry patent from Lord Baltimore for Blue Rock—a bluish ledge along the banks of the river

unanimously approved. It was signed by John Light and the other one hundred and forty-nine officers : "TO JOHN ADAMS, ESQ., PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES : "At a period so momentous as the present, when it but too plainly appears that we must either submit to be dictated to by a �foreign power or resort to

of the negotiations with France, and the determination of the business men of Philadelphia to support the government. Following this, a meeting of the select council was held, "expressing to the President of the United States the highest approbation of his conduct relative to the existing differences

. Dear Sir, I wish you to send me a requisition, directed to the Gov- ernor of Pennsylvania, for the appre- hension of Abraham Jonson, a free colored man, who recently left Balti- more county, Md., upon the charge of having received stolen goods, the facts in the case are as follows, viz.: Said Jonson

, 1727-1879, detail the exchange of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. Other family papers, 1799- 1871, include narratives about the Gibbons family, a membership certificate for the Independent Order of Good Templars, and