: It was cast at Elizabeth furnace by Baron Henry William Stiegle, in the year 1758. The best authenticated account of Elizabeth furnace is that it passed under the management of Stiegle in 1757, and that he erected a new furnace. The first furnace was built there about 1750. Elizabeth furnace was

MARION WALLACE RENINGER ANN GALBRAITH In the Colonial days of America it was customary to refer to women only in their relation to the men of the family, be it as mother, wife, sister or daughter of a well-known man. However, one can find accounts of a few women of exceptional character and

ANN HENRY: LANCASTER COUNTY'S WOMAN TREASURER. Ann Henry, the treasurer of Lancaster county and wife of the Hon. William Henry, was the daughter of Abraham and Ursula Wood. According to the family records she was born In Bucks county, but the records of the Moravian Church, of Lancaster, show her

a white man while intoxicated." In 1731, Letort reports to the Governor that "some French from Can- ada have come down with designs to draw off English interests," and that "they have gained great influence over the Shawnee Indians and daily try to improve it." Ann Letort presumably died a few years

, John Rohrer, John Stauffer, Michael Musselman, Christian Kauff- man, Benjamin Herr, Abraham Peters, Jacob Mishey, James Craw- ford, Jacob Steman, Abraham Shenk, Martin Greider, John Houtz, Henry Strickler, William M. Slaymaker, John Neff, Daniel Buck- ley, Enoch Passmore, Martin Stauffer, Jacob Erb and

ANN WOOD HENRY, 1732-1798 Another sketch of a noteworthy pioneer woman in Lancaster is included in her series by Marian W. Reninger. Setting aside her own story on Ann Henry, Mrs. Reninger presents as fitting tribute to her friend and compatriot, the late Adelaide Hall, the unpublished last work of

darkness of the night to its progress, the sun was still shining brightly over the orange groves of California. It is also an interesting fact that while the death of Henry Mansin (or Marson) who claimed to be a British officer, has left no memory even in Lancaster, where all of its tragic details took

descendant, now residing on the first homestead. Some of these papers bore the signature of Conrad Weiser, as the magistrate before whom they were executed- One of them bore the name of the old Indian interpreter three several times. �Leonard Holstoner died intestate- An account of his estate was filed in

ANTHONY WAYNE IN LANCASTER. By William Frederic Worner. General Anthony Wayne, who had won distinction in several battles of the Revolution and had displayed remarkable skill and courage in the capture of Stony Point on the Hudson, was ordered to command the first detachment of Pennsylvania troops