12.30 Christiana 2.32 The speed of the train can be judged by the fact that it took 2 hours and 36 minutes to run the approximate forty miles across Lancaster County, in- cluding a 5-minute stop at the old depot at North Queen and Chestnut Streets. The funeral train was preceded by 10 minutes by a

Middlesex county, New Jersey, for £200 current money of New Jersey at eight shillings to the ounce. This deed was dated November 8, 1748, and was recorded May 1, 1757. This proves, conclusively, that John Lincoln resided in Lancaster county as then constituted—Caernarvon township extending to the Schuylkill

that one of the Pennsylvania signers, James Smith, had read law in Lancaster and was here admitted to the bar. This encouraged a search for information concerning Mr. Smith's connection with Lancaster, and I take pleasure in present- ing this brief paper to our Lancaster County Historical Society on

David M. Sensenig A Famous Local Mathematician By C. H. MARTIN David M. Sensenig was born in 1840 at Goodville, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, son of Michael and Barbara Martin Sensenig. When a young man he worked on his father's farm. He was greatly interested in mathematics even as a boy

EARLY FEDERAL REVENUES OF LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA FEBRUARY 3, 1922 By C. H. MARTIN The paper read before this society Feb. 4, 1921, of which subject this is a continuation closed, facing increased Internal Revenue duties with the outbreak of the second war with Great Britain, the licenses to

early Pre sidential Elections in Lancaster County By C. H. MARTIN Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, participated in each of the Presidential Elections held since the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. It occupies first place in Pennsylvania in respect to the election of George

represented in the Hans Herr party and Hans Jacob Hess ancestor of the family of the same name in Lancaster County. Hans Meyli was an aged man imprisoned in 1637 through persecutions waged most severely in the Canton of Zurich, the authorities seizing his prop- erty, real and personal, applying the proceeds

Deputy for a period of about three months early in 1904 succeeding her deceased father and so far as I have been able to determine was the only lady who ever served on Internal Revenue Field work in Lancaster County, though a number of ladies have served on the office force at various times. For a goodly

reimbursement in Spanish Mill Dollars be made upon the surrender of the continental currency. Lancaster County's remoteness from Philadelphia emphasis the need of some medium of exchange quite early. The province of Pennsylvania never issued any coin money, but as early as 1723, an issue of paper money was

baptism of Andreas, son of Jacob Backenstoss and Elizabeth Backenstoss. These baptisms were made under the pastorates of Reverends Schnorr, Vock and Otterbein. In the office of the recorder of deeds of Lancaster County in Book "B," page 391, is transcribed the deed by James Hamilton, Grantor, to Andreas