from his excellency, the Commander-in-chief, a general court-martial was held at Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, when Henry Mansin (who confessed himself an officer in the British army) and Wendal Myer, an inhabitant of the county, were brought before the court and charged with being spies, carrying on a

(Pa.)--History--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 6-7 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; c. 31, no. 1 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.31 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room

the Pennsylvania Militia, according to an announcement in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 9th, 1830, in which John Getz offered himself as a candidate to succeed the late Mr. Mosher. It is not certain in what capacity he served in the army during the struggle for Independence. We do know

inscription until 1858, when it cracked while being rung for a service. Sub- sequently, it was recast, and to-day bears the following inscrip- tion: "Pack & Chapman of London. Fecit. St. James's Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania." The Lancaster County Historical Society has in its collections �the original

FISHER AMES IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner Fisher Ames, American statesman, orator and political writer, the youngest son of Nathaniel Ames, a physician, was born in Dedham, Mass., April 9, 1758. He was a precocious scholar and was graduated from Harvard college at the early age of sixteen

JOHN MARSHALL IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner John Marshall, one of the greatest among the great Virginians of his day and generation, won fame in a field in which there is but little of dramatic incident to relate,—that of the Supreme Court of the United States, of which, for more than

October 19th, 1872 �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Worner, William Frederic. Title: Lancaster County members of the American Philosophical Society / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Franklin, Benjamin

, Vol. 20, pages 215-216.) Mr. Cresswell described the land in Lancaster county as being "good in general. Farmers rich and industrious. Irish and Dutch inhabitants." Under date of Monday, August 26th, 1776, the young English traveler made this entry in his diary: "Left the Duke of Cumberland, which is

, pages 215-216.) Mr. Cresswell described the land in Lancaster county as being "good in general. Farmers rich and industrious. Irish and Dutch inhabitants." Under date of Monday, August 26th, 1776, the young English traveler made this entry in his diary: "Left the Duke of Cumberland, which is one of the

of Friday the 19th, some of the members of the Conte nental Congress started on horseback for Bethlehem. They passed through Bristol, Trenton and Easton, and arrived in Bethlehem on the 22nd, where a brief stop was made. They then passed through Reading to Lancaster, where at least one of the members