con- siderable land on that side of the river, and his deed shows that he only acquired the tavern property on the west side on September 23, 1789. It is said, in Evans' and Ellis' History of Lancaster County, that he first pur- chased the land on which the tavern was built and afterwards, in 1789

to duck in and out of traffic as best they could when cross- ing the bridge. In those days the Pennsylvania Railroad ran at least eight pa- senger trains between Lancaster and York, four each way, and at least two local freights. When a train came along, highway traf- fic was stopped until the train

original minutes before tran- scription into the minutes book; 3 Ellis and Evans' History of Lancaster County, p. 582 et seq.; original receipt; 5 original letter; 6 original leaflet; 7 original paper; 8 Lancaster Journal, Friday, June 15, 1821, letter from George B. Porter to Governor William Findlay

their last stream. New Holland, Pa., May 31, 1920. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Weaver, M. G. Title: Fords and bridges, across the Conestoga from Morgantown to Hinkletown / compiled by M. G. Weaver. Primary Material: Book Subject

19 The original rough draft of this petition, which, unfortunately, is not dated, is in possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. It is probably the working draft from which the original was copied that was sent to the headquarters of the Society in London, England. 19-a