from his excellency, the Commander-in-chief, a general court-martial was held at Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, when Henry Mansin (who confessed himself an officer in the British army) and Wendal Myer, an inhabitant of the county, were brought before the court and charged with being spies, carrying on a

(Pa.)--History--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 6-7 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; c. 31, no. 1 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.31 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room

his residence in Lancaster. He there married and continued to reside until his death, a period of fifty years. He there has filled several civil offices, has been a representative of the people in the Legislature of Pennsylvania, and has always been in office in the militia of the State,—the militia

inscription until 1858, when it cracked while being rung for a service. Sub- sequently, it was recast, and to-day bears the following inscrip- tion: "Pack & Chapman of London. Fecit. St. James's Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania." The Lancaster County Historical Society has in its collections �the original

excerpt, which is taken from the Lancaster Journal, a newspaper published in Lancaster, Pa., under date of Friday, July 29, 1796, will show: "On Monday last [July 25, 1796] the celebrated orator and patriot, Mr. Ames, (of Massachusetts) arrived in Lancaster. He has been on a tour to the southward for the

and Penn square. It will be recalled that it was in this celebrated hostelry that Presidents George Washington and John Adams were entertained when they visited Lancaster borough. After bidding the good people of Lancaster adieu, Marshall continued his homeward journey. At York, Pa., it seems that he

this paper, which is to show the in- terest many intelligent people of Lancaster county manifested in the origin and development of the American Philosophical Society. Reference has been made to the two rival organizations located in Phila- delphia at the same time,—the American Philosophical Society

Lancaster in 1776 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A MONG the rare books in the private library of the Hon. Charles I. Landis, President Judge of the Courts of Lancaster county and a for- mer president of the Lancaster County Historical Society, is one en- titled, "The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774

road from Phila- delphia to Lancaster, about one-fourth of a mile to the east of Old Leacock Presbyterian church. The house which was used as a tavern, is still standing, and, in 1916, was owned and occupied by Samuel P. Smoker. (See Proceed- ings of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 20

, to meet in Lancaster, Pa. To prevent them from being captured by the British, the governmental documents and the small amount of money then in the treasury, were sent to Bethlehem in wagons, carefully guarded by troops. Shortly after midnight, September 18th, or, more correctly, very early on morning