come to us, and have given a clue to much which has prov- ed interesting and important. In this way the very curious document which has been the inspiration of this paper came to light. It was found among a number of old French papers belong- ing to the Le Roy family, who, as Huguenots, left

: Robinson, Mary N. Title: Gleanings from an old newspaper / by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--1775-1865. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County

placed in command of 132 men, in addition to our two companies, and with this force escorted the train, composed of about 200 wagons, to Gen. Taylor's camp, where we arrived safely on the 16th. I am still in command of this force, but am momentarily expecting to be ordered into the fort to form part of

, Indian traders, had their abodes along the Susquehanna. But the earliest settlers were the "Mennonites," who emi- grated to America from Switzerland �and the Palatinate, about 1709, the French Huguenots, from Alsace and Lorraine, and the Scotch-Irish, who came in 1715. Part of the land on which Lancaster

letters and diaries are full of lights upon history; a bit of paper, carelessly scribbled over in a moment, may contain a clue to some- thing of importance; and "trifles, light as air," may bring "confirmation strong," proving "local habitation and a name" where previously all rested on mere surmise. But