The author was born in Lancaster, PA. "The characters in these mysteries might look like ordinary small-town folk, but some of them harbor an appalling capacity for greed, lust, and revenge-unsavory motivations that lead to a fascinating variety of crimes. These intriguing tales of detection are also thoughtful character studies of American rural life. They represent the best work by award-winning author John F. Suter, who entertained readers of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine for decades." [from Amazon.com]
Includes bibliographical references (page 248) and index.
Summary
Ludwig Bottner (ca.1722-1801) immigrated from Germany to Amelia Town- ship, Orangeburg County, South Carolina during or before 1755 (he possibly immigrated to Pennsylvania and moved by 1755 to South Caro- lina), and later moved to land in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Descendants and relatives lived in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. Includes chapter entitled "Black Boatners," particularly those living in South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Pennsylvania historic marker on US Route 30 four miles northwest of Gettysburg reads :"Surveyed in 1766. Named for an estate in England.The Manor was about 6 miles wide and 12 miles long with the southern boundary at present Mason-Dixon Line. It was the second largest reserved estate of the Penns in Pennsylvania. The western boundary line of the Manor was near this point."
Journal of the first session of the tenth House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, : which commenced at Lancaster, on Tuesday, the third day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and of the Commonwealth the twenty-fourth
"Appendix. Receipts and expenditures in the Treasury of Pennsylvania, from the first of January to the thirty-first of December, 1799, both days inclusive."--Page 59, [1] p. at end, with separate title page.
"Report of the register-general of the state of Pennsylvania for the year 1799"--18 p. at end, with separate title page.
Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Mitchell families who came mainly from Scotland, Ireland and England. Some focus is on (but not limited to) John Mitchell, who was born ca.1708, and died in 1767, at Drumore Township, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His wife was Mary Argiff. Their son, George inherited his father's plantation "Plainfield," established in 1738 at Fawn Township (now Peach Bottom Township) in York County, Pennsylvania. Some families also migrated to Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, and to Scotch Ridge, in Belmont County, Ohio (now Weber Township), Wood County, Ohio). Later descendants also lived in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Southh Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and elsewhere in the United States.
