- Author
- Worner, William Frederic.
- Date of Publication
- 1929
harmony has prevailed."
Lancaster's Contribution to Petersburg in the
Fire of 1815
By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER
O
N Sunday evening, July 16th, 1815, a fire broke out in Peters-
burg, Virginia, and was not under control until after day-
break of the following morning. It raged with fury for more
than nine