incidents in our local history. As matters of ac- curate record, they are fit to be pre- served in our annals and to be chron- icled with the transactions of the So- ciety. On page 20 of the "History," in describing the Gorsuch homestead and estate, it is stated that certain of the slaves attached thereto

THE AMERICAN RIFLE. Upon various occasions in the pro- ceedings of the Lancaster County His- torical Society, attention has been called to the importance of the rifle in the early history of the country, and to the fact that the city of Lan- caster, and its suburban water powers, furnished a centre

without saying that the history of his life and works, published by this society, has quicken- ed interest in and an appreciation of him, as well as much enhanced the market value of his productions. For example, a family portrait has turned up in Denver, Colorado. It is owned by the widow of Leonard Eich

AN EARLY CANAL PROJECT The writer's interest in the early waterways and inland navigation of Lancaster county was somewhat quickened recently by reading an un- published letter, written at Harris- burg, August 12, 1824, to Richard B. McCabe, of Huntingdon, by Persifor Frazer, of the notable family

undoubtedly secured to him by reason of his residence for some years in Lancaster , nearly a century ago, and to his popularity in social circles here. Indeed, most of the earlier art works in this locality and other parts of New America were executed by Italians. In the "Lancaster Jour- nal," August 19, 1796

Society, viz., the relative social, political and commercial importance of Lancaster and Lancaster county in the Colonial and Revolutionary periods of our country's history. When there was no "Harrisburg, Altoona, Pittsburg and the West," our good city and our excellent county were "there!" Hence it is

Uhler), 1851-1915. Title: The attitude of James Buchanan (a citizen of Lancaster County) towards the institution of slavery in the United States / by W. U. Hensel, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 --Views on slavery. Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History

A CENTENNIAL EVENT One of the oldest families and widest connections in Eastern Lan- caster county are the Slaymakers Their ancestors bought of and settled on the famous "London lands," along the old Strasburg and Gap roads, and they have illustrated the tenacity of the Lancaster county land-owner

Uhler), 1851-1915. Title: Coroner's verdict in the Christiana Riot case : an interesting paper / by Hon. W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Gorsuch, Edward. Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana. Christiana (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97

keen and cultivated taste for history and literature, and,besides being the author of several medical text books and many contributions to the journals, his "History of the United States," "History of the Revo- lution" and "Life of Washington" are among the earliest standard works re- lating to these