Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, Friday, Nov 5, 1915, Vol. 19: The Garden of Pennsylvania; The Liberality of Lancaster ... of November Meeting; No; 9 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 1333406959 ISBN 13: 9781333406950

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Excerpt from Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, Friday, Nov 5, 1915, Vol. 19: The Garden of Pennsylvania; The Liberality of Lancaster County, 1793-94; Minutes of November Meeting; No; 9

This accounting shows that the farmers were liberal in their offering and counteracts the statement made in 1779 concerning our county that the crops in the ground are trifling, as the farmers have. No encouragement for raising grain. On February let the last donation from this county is recorded. It reads: Eighteen dollars and thirty-five cents from New Hol land, Lancaster county, by the hands of Frederick S-eiger. And sixty-two dollars from St. John's Church, Salis 'bury township, Lancaster county, by the hands of John Hopkins and James Henderson.

The total amount of money sent to the assistance of Philadelphia, as given in the summary was However, the contribution sent from C'aernarvontownship was accidentally counted in with those sent from Berks county, so that by adding to the amount just mentioned, Lancaster county's part was To Lea cock township belongs the credit of sending the largest sum of money, ex elusive of the borough. Earl town ship was. Next, though first in sending the largest supply of flour. The rea son for the largest contributions com ing from the eastern section of the county is given in the census of 1790. This places the population of the eh tire county at with Cocalico and Earl townships as the most thick~ ly populated. From the report in general it appears, however, that each section responded generously to the cause of the afflicted.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1333406959
• ISBN 13: 9781333406950
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 28