and County supporting the government in its attitude toward France / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Adams, John, 1735-1826. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--1775-1865. France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1928

states in which the subscribers resided. Among those accredited to Pennsylvania we find the following citizens of old Lancaster: Simon Snyder, Robert Coleman, William Hamilton, Adam Reigart, Charles Smith and Jasper Yeates. William Henry, Jr., who was born in Lancaster, Pa., on March 12, 1757, also

contains an interesting account of a court martial held in Lan- caster borough during the Revolutionary war, at which time two spies were tried, found guilty and executed. From local sources, it is discovered that this trial took place before the middle of March, and yet an account of it did not appear 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

autobiography, "which impressed itself on my memory deeply. For one afternoon and night we marched. It happened to be a very warm summer day and I was so tired I could not go any further, and I had to lie on the roadside and rest my sore feet." The Company subsequently returned to Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, Pa

disastrous fire in Fayetteville, North Carolina, left a large part of the town in ruins. More than two thousand people were rendered homeless, and the property loss was estimated to be in excess of one million dollars. Fortunately, no lives were lost. Pursuant to a call issued by John Mathiot, mayor, a

Collections in Aid of the Sufferers from Fire in Columbia By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ON Friday, October 25th, 1822, at eleven o'clock at night, a fire originated in the back building attached to the tavern of a man named Quarles, in Columbia, Lancaster county, Pa. Before the fire could be

by the cry of fire, which originated in the stable of Philip Klein, blacksmith, in the second block of North Queen street, west side. The building was an old wooden one, containing hay and straw, and the flames, spreading rapidly, soon ignited adjoin- ing properties. Before the progress of the fire

, October 25th, 1825, Nathaniel Lightner, Esq., mayor of the city, was called to the chair. Christian Bachman was appointed secretary. The meeting was for the purpose of creating a better and more efficient organization of the firemen and citizens in the event of fire ; and also to adopt measures to procure

Intelligencer & Weekly Advertiser of Saturday, June 12th, 1813. It is as follows : "His excellency Governor Tompkins of New York, arrived here on Saturday last [June 5th], on his way to Washington City, and rested until Monday, thereby setting a laudable example of respect for the Sabbath, on which he attended