supplemented the painter's method of transmitting through time the lineaments of the loved and lost and of the honored dead, miniature and portrait painting and the silhou- ette, through nearly two centuries of this town's history, have always had exemplars here. I am disposed to think no form of historical

years an As- semblyman from this county—great- grandfather of the venerable Samuel Evans, and of the late Major Amos Slaymaker. On Christmas Day George Ross, General Hand and Hans Groff, of Lancaster, attended Christ Church with him; but it was in the Lutheran Church, October 11 of the same year, that

%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Hensel, W. U. (William Uhler), 1851-1915. Other Author(s): Evans, Samuel, Title: A centennial event / by Hon. W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Slaymaker family. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc

one of the most fearless and outspoken of the local Abolitionists. L . k . "F h " w·11· 1 ew1se at er 1 iam Easton, of the Octoraro United Presbyterian Church. In the neighborhood of Quarryville, where the German and Scotch Irish elements· seemed to meet, intermixture of colored and white blood was

Uhler), 1851-1915. Title: Coroner's verdict in the Christiana Riot case : an interesting paper / by Hon. W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Gorsuch, Edward. Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana. Christiana (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97

day, his father destined �the "firstling of the flock" for the holy ministry, and William Ramsay was "ordained and installed pastor of Fair- field Presbyterian Church, May 11, 1756." It is to be regretted that the humble Drumore house in which were born these three eminent men—severally distinguished

parsonage (Dr. Hall's History of Presbyterian Church), from 1768 to 1771, and his letters are written from Trenton, lower ferry. He was the owner of 800 acres below the falls of the Dela- ware, which are offered for sale in the 'Trenton Gazette' of June, 1784. During this year he removed to Phil- adelphia