. Nothing was ever heard of him after this. There is a vague rumor among the people who still remember Aaron Eshleman that he was drowned in the Mississip- pi river. A rather exciting life, when one thinks of it, if only he had allow- ed some of this excitement to get into his paintings. These few facts and

city is left to conjecture. How long he remained in the river town and when he came to Lancaster is unknown. The first contemporary notice we have of Mr. Armstrong dates back to December, 1849, which reads as fol- lows: "We were very much gratified with a recent visit we paid to the gal- lery of Mr

Benjamin West Henry, A Lan- caster Artist, The ancestors of Benjamin West Henry were Robert and Mary A. Henry, his wife, who emigrated from Scotland to Pennsylvania in 1722, and settled in Chester County. They were accompanied by their three sons, John, Robert and James. John, the eldest son

lumber business, and it is altogether possible that our old friend 'Squire Samuel Evans, of Columbia; the Summys, of Marietta, and some others, who afterwards be- came fairly prominent in Lancaster county politics, knew more about such movement than they always would have cared to tell. One thing seems

Early Lancaster Artists. The following sketches were pre- pared in connection with the recent exhibition of Lancaster county por- traiture: Ferdinand Huck. Lancaster is one of the oldest in- land cities in the United States, and has naturally developed into a settle- ment of conservative family

Early Lancaster Artists JOHN JAY LIBHART Merchant, Druggist, Judge and Artist. The ancestors of John Jay Libhart emigrated to America about the year 1728, and settled in York county, then on the frontier of Pennsylvania civili- zation, in or near the village of Hel- lam. His father, Henry Liebhart

official capacity, participating in a treaty making with the Indians. He resided for some years at Lancaster, Pa. where his second and third children were born. For a much longer per- iod and until 1768 he ma de his resi- dence at Carlisle, and was appointed by Governor Hamilton Judge of the Court of

. Military Record. Among those serving from Lancas- ter county during the Revolutionary period we note the following: Peter Elser, served in Capt. John Feathers' company, under command of. Col. John Huber, in the years 1778 and '79. (Pa. Archives, series V, Vol. vii, pages 874 and 897). Geo. Weachter, was a