Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Volumes 23-241919 - Lancaster County (Pa.) |
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A. K. Hostetter acres Annual Report appointed April Assembly Barbara Barbara Frietchie Berks County bridge building built Captain caster Chester County Church cocoons colonies committee Conestoga congregation COPY LANCASTER County Historical Society Court Creek Croghan Cumberland County D. F. MAGEE December Edwin Augustus Atlee Emanuel Carpenter England erected Eugenius February Frank Eshleman Frietchie George George Croghan Governor Henry Herr Herr Smith HISTORICAL SOCIETY FRIDAY Indians inhabitants Jacob James January John John Strohm Judge June LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL land letter Librarian Lititz lived Loyalists Lutheran March Mary N meeting miles mill Minutes Miss officers paper Penn Penna Pennsylvania Pequea Pequea Creek Pequehan Philadelphia Presbyterian present President Province raft record river road Secretary silk soldiers Spindler Stamp Act Strasburg Strasburg township Street Strohm Susquehanna town township tract trade Treasurer vote wagons Whigs William Trent York
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Page 19 - That all persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the one Almighty and eternal God, to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the world ; and that hold themselves obliged in conscience to live peaceably and justly in civil society, shall, in no ways, be molested or prejudiced for their religious persuasion, or practice, in matters of faith and worship, nor shall they be compelled, at any time, to frequent or maintain any religious worship, place or ministry whatever.
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Page 23 - Captain and you are also to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from time to time receive from our General and Commander in chief of the Militia of our said State, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you...
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Page 154 - The whigs seem determined to extirpate the tories, and the tories the whigs. Some thousands have fallen in this way in this quarter, and the evil rages with more violence than ever. If a stop cannot be soon put to these massacres the country will be depopulated in a few months more, as neither whig nor tory can live.