succeeding issue of the Lancaster Journal, dated Friday, March 1st, 1822, contained an announcement that a meeting of the society would be held on Wednesday, March 6th, at the house of Christian Smith. How long the society continued to exist and who were the officers and members of it is not now definitely

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

general, that he has removed to the corner of South Duke and Vine streets, in the city of Lancaster, opposite Mr. Luke Brown's coach manu- factory and near the German Lutheran school house, where he has prepared suitable bathing rooms, on his newly-invented plan of using cold or warm baths, whereby the

nurses, and many inhab- itants died. Subscriptions for the relief of sufferers were solicited in the principal cities of the country. Lancaster city and county, never behind in deeds of mercy and charity, responded to the call for assistance from the afflicted inhabitants of the two Virginia towns. A

days, arrived safely in the harbor of Philadelphia. Under date of May 28th, 1804, President Jefferson wrote to Humboldt, inviting him to visit Washington. On Friday, June 15th, 1804, Humboldt arrived in Lancaster, where he remained until the following Monday. The Lancaster Journal of Saturday, June

ALEXANDER WILSON IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner The name of Alexander Wilson, pioneer ornithologist in America, should be familiar to every well-informed school boy in the land; yet doubtedless many of our local high school students who turn to Wilson's books for in- formation on birds, do

Lancaster, where so many useful manufacturing establishments are in opera- tion, the citizens will not be backward in giving countenance to the exertions of their brethren in other sections of the United States." In response to this appeal, a number of persons friendly to domestic manufactures, met at Col

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

citizens regret that the General's time would not permit him to receive, from them, a simi- lar mark of respect and affection." Andrew Jackson was expected to visit Lancaster a second time. At a meeting of the Select and Common Councils of Lan- caster on Tuesday, March 1st, 1825, the following preamble and

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