known, as subse- quent issues of the local papers contain no references to it. Address to John Adams by Militia of Lancaster County By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A T a meeting of one hundred and fifty officers of the militia of Lancaster county on June 21st, 1798, the following address was read and

forces of Pennsylvania for nearly three centuries. From the ranks of our militia men have gone into every war in which our people have engaged and they repre- sent some of the best known leaders in our district, whether of town or country. I have had the honor to command in this country, in Porto Rico

, viz: John William. Thomas. Mary Rebecca. Margaret, George. James and Violet, only one of whom. John. was fourteen years of a ge upon the death of his father in 1777. Col. Porter died intestate and probably poor. as he had spent most of his possessions in equipping the various companies of militia he

pleased with the occasion and with the circum- stances which had thrown them together. On the same evening, at their camp, Captains Law and Presst- man, of the Baltimore militia, gratified our citizens by their polite attentions. The camp was brilliant with ladies. Hundreds of persons were present. They

Cincinnati. Minutemen (Militia) United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1921 Description: 20-23 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 8 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.25 Location: LCHSJL

THE LANCASTER FENCIBLES As the centennial of the Civil Wm approaches further study of local vol- unteer militia groups is appropriate. Mr. Blaker explores that unit which was so peculiarly Lancastrian. Chapter I ORGANIZATION Just prior to the Mexican War, there originated in Lancaster a volun- teer

, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, 1757-1834. Lancaster (Pa.)--Militia. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1930 Description: 85-87 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 4 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.34 Location: LCHSJL

The Militia Muster, or Battalion Day. Sixty or seventy-five years ago neither legal nor other holidays were as common in Lancaster county as they are to-day. It is true that New Year's Day received some attention at the hands of those who owned firearms; Good Friday was observed by a ma- jority of