. In 1701 William Penn had granted George Beale a patent for 3,000 acres along the Susquehanna. 500 acres of this land came to Jeremiah Langhorne in 1718. Robert Barber acquired Langhorne's tract in August 1726. The witnesses to this transaction were Samuel Blunston and John Wright, close friends of

The Life of William Uhler Hensel J. Barry Girvin PREFACE In order to determine the significance of William Uhler Hensel's role in history it was necessary to first look at the many and varied activities to which his life was devoted. It is almost inconceivable that one man could have been involved