, which were far above the ordinary, were such that he deserves a place in the annals of this Society. In order to understand the part he played in the struggle for freedom and in the organization of the new government, it will be of interest to know, just who he was and something of what he did, before

Fire Company No. 1 claims to be the oldest com- pany in the city and evidently was a continuation of the one in existence in the period of 1742 and later. Relics in the possession of the Lancaster County Historical Society, such as hats, leather �buckets and belts, show that this company was in service

, in favor of the proposed measure. There were about forty persons present, the most of whom signed a petition drawn up by A. H. Hood, which was forwarded by him to a mem- ber of the Assembly from Lancaster county. George Hoffman, Amos Gilbert and James McPhail, Esq., were appointed a com- mittee to

Companion in Arms of General Washing- ton. Captain of Troop of Light Horse of Lancaster County. Com- missioned by the Governor, March 25, 1793. In 1798, he was ap- pointed Major-General in Provisional Army. Harris' Biog. Hist. of Lancaster Co., p. 268. Ellis and Evans' Hist. of Lancaster Co., p. 45. Pa

character and firmness of purpose to supply them. For this he will receive the blessings of unborn millions."—Pa. Telegraph. April 13. A check for one hundred dollars was received from Emanuel C. Reigart by John W. Forney, Henry Keller and C. Kieffer, Committee of the Mechanics' Society, toward the erection