directions about them. The women and children usually were hidden in wagons under loads of hay or produce. This method was generally followed by most of the agents. From Daniel Gibbons' station many fugitives were delivered to Thomas Whitson, Esq., of Bart township. Even his own children were never, allowed

ANN LETORT The second in a series on noteworthy women in Lancaster County history, this article on Ann Letort by Marian Wallace Reninger brings new attention to the courage and versatility of pio- neer women. Ann Letort was a French Huguenot who came to America with her husband James in 1686. They

MARION WALLACE RENINGER MADAME FERREE Another biography of an outstanding pioneer woman in the history of Lan- caster County. The story of Mary Warenbauer Ferree recounts the wanderings of a woman of spirit and perseverance. Pursuing her object in life to find a place of freedom and opportunity

MARION WALLACE RENINGER ANN MOORE & MARY DICKSON It may come as a pleasant surprise to many citizens of Lancaster who have urged that more women be appointed or elected to positions in local, state or national government, when they learn that two of the heads of our Lancaster postoffice, in the

had mysteriously disappeared. After that, he enlisted as a fur trader with two bushrangers who were trading with Albany against government regulations. It is possible that fearing some punishment from the authorities if he returned to New France, he eagerly joined Jacques Letort in Pennsylvania