province of Pennsylvania, came from sturdy Scotch Irish stock. After James I attempted to plant a Protestant people in the County of Ulster in nothern Ireland, thousands of Scotch Presbyterians left Scot- land and settled in Ulster, Ireland. In time, however, the British crown imposed such heavy taxes on

ANN LETORT The second in a series on noteworthy women in Lancaster County history, this article on Ann Letort by Marian Wallace Reninger brings new attention to the courage and versatility of pio- neer women. Ann Letort was a French Huguenot who came to America with her husband James in 1686. They

hundred dollars in a farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He also bought four lots in the town of Washington. In 1793 he wrote from London to convey deeds for three of these lots to his sisters, all had married by then. They were, Mrs. Mary Morris, Mrs. Isabel Cook and Mrs. Peggy Scott. After closing

of Para- dise, Pa., and the widow of Wiliam Dickson, the founder, with his broth- er Robert) of the Lancaster Intelligencer, the only Democratic newspaper in Pennsylvania between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh from 1799 to 1823. They had opened their printing office in Lancaster in 1796. In 1806 Wil

concealed. But later some of the records have been brought to light. It seems there were three routes used by the slaves in eastern Pennsylvania. One was through Delaware, another was about where the Conowingo Bridge now crosses the Susquehanna from Maryland and the third was at Columbia. The great depot at

MARION WALLACE RENINGER MADAME FERREE Another biography of an outstanding pioneer woman in the history of Lan- caster County. The story of Mary Warenbauer Ferree recounts the wanderings of a woman of spirit and perseverance. Pursuing her object in life to find a place of freedom and opportunity