.' L'Enfant, a Frenchman, and a kinsman of D'Estang (the French Admiral), was a skilful military engineer who had come to America in April, 1777, in the train of Lafayette. He devoted the spring and summer of 1791 to elabor- ating his plans for the projected city. One point he quickly settled—he would not

, which came along later. The first turnpike in the county and the first one in the United states was what has always been known as the "Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike." That road was built by a company that was charter- ed by the General Assembly of the State on April 9, 1792. It was not a state

condition and as a result he was allowed four hours on horseback daily, but compelled to go to his place of confinement at night. In November, 1779, the War De- partment issued this order: "That the Commissary General of prisoners be authorized to exchange Lieutenant Colonel John Connolly, for any Lieu

disastrous conflict on Long Island, on August 27, 1779, and also in the battle of King's Bridge. In addition are the names of the officers who partici- pated in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and of the delegates to the Convention held in Carpenter's Hall, on June 18, 1776; also, the name of James

, December 4th and 5th, when the declaration of the vote was made in triplicate, and the copies disposed of according to the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, and all the other neces- sary accompanying documents pre- pared, signed and delivered. That the copy present to-day is the one

, William, 1715-1774. Indians of North America. Fur trade--United States. United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1904/1905 Description: [305]-326 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9

certificate of his having taken the oath of allegiance, might be suspected of being a spy and to hold principles inimical to •the United States, should be taken before the nearest Justice of the Peace to take the oath of alle- giance, and upon his refusal to do so be jailed and remain so without bail until he

the Opening of Exeter Phillips Academy," in 1783; "Sermons on the Moral Law," in 1795, and a new edition in 1818; "Oration on the Death of General Washington," in 1800; and also in con- nection with the Rev. Dr. Parish, "Memoirs of the Rev. Eleazer Whee- lock, D.D.," in 1810. He died at East Windsor

removed to Lancaster. General Schuyler will furnish a guard if a Military Escort cannot be had, tho' the latter will be more eligible, as there are few Con- tinental Troops in the City. You will be pleased to distinguish between such as are confined as Prisoners of War and those charged as Tories or

, 1792, the "Phila- delphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company" was incorporated. It was finished in 1794, and was not only the first turnpike in the county and State, but also in the United States. It has already received ample treatment in our proceedings, and nothing further need be said concerning