"bursting at the seams," and there would be no lodgings or places to conduct the business of government. The Pennsylvania state government had arrived earlier from Philadelphia, and had established its various offices in Lancaster. The county courthouse had been appropriated for the state legislature, and

. Vondersmith, associate judge of the Lancaster County Courts, delivered an essay on "Civilization and Its Effects Upon Mankind." About ten years later Judge Vondersmith fled from Lancaster civilization ahead of the United States marshal who held a warrant for his arrest. The civilized judge, it was alleged

revenge on the governor. In 1745 Wright was chosen speaker of the Assembly. His age prevented him from attending many sessions by this time. The life of John Wright was significant in the early history of Pennsylvania and Lancaster County, but it ought not obscure the fact that Wright's daughter, Susannah

administration of government therein, under its present charter, is inadequate to the advancement of public health and order, to the suppression of vice and immorality, and to the promotion of trade, industry, and happiness." If the State Legislature would have acted affirmatively on the petition, Lancaster

Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle (1960, reprinted 1978). Other books that have flowed from the prolific author's pen included Pennsylvania Dutch American Folk Art (1946, reprinted 1965), Early American Copper, Tin, and Brass (1950), Early American Gunsmith, 1650-1850 (1952, reprinted 1965), Machine Shop and Foundry