Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. My Dear Col. Shoemaker: Lancaster, Pa., March 21st, 1927. I wish to call your attention to a matter of some historical importance to us. I am inclosing a copy- of a letter sent to the Department of Highways, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 2nd, which is self

Street. Jacob Folmer of Northumberland lodged at Henry Slaymaker's Spread Eagle Tavern on E. King Street, and Simon Snyder his only associate lodged at Peter Gonter's. The Westmoreland County men lodged at George Fisher's that is Jacob Powler and Michael Pugh did and Geo. Smith at Mr. Baily's on West

, John Clement, 1876-1940. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--1775-1865. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 3-5 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 1

borough, the town was of little importance. At first Indian wigwams alone marked the site; by 1722 a few squatters had settled here, and George Gibson had a tavern near a spring by a hickory tree.' Foulke tells us there was but a single dwelling here in 1728; Lieut. Gov- ernor Patrick Gordon says

: Lancaster Borough / by George Steinman, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Lancaster (Pa.)--History--18th century. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--19th century. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1899-1900 Description

event occurred in the neighborhood of Washington Borough, Lancaster County, Pa., which placed the then prevailing custom of dueling even in a more criminal light than usual. A citizen of Columbia and another of Washington Borough met at a public place and engaged in an argument, which became so heated