. Historical papers and addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society . air was over-turned and the lady thrown out to aconsiderable distance, but happily re-ceived no hurt. And now let us digress for a mo-ment. The Tyffetaffer mentioned inthe Pocket Almanac was Michael Dif-fenderffer. In 1727, when but six yearsold, he came to America, with hisfather, John Michael :Mffenderffer,from the Palatinate. The father set-tled near New Holland, this county,and he was, so far as is known, thefirst settler at that place. On June19, 1760. Michael Diffenderffer took opa patent for 268 acres of land
. Historical papers and addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society . air was over-turned and the lady thrown out to aconsiderable distance, but happily re-ceived no hurt. And now let us digress for a mo-ment. The Tyffetaffer mentioned inthe Pocket Almanac was Michael Dif-fenderffer. In 1727, when but six yearsold, he came to America, with hisfather, John Michael :Mffenderffer,from the Palatinate. The father set-tled near New Holland, this county,and he was, so far as is known, thefirst settler at that place. On June19, 1760. Michael Diffenderffer took opa patent for 268 acres of land, a partof which is now embraced within thelimits of the Borough of New 1765. the son ranie to Lancaster,and purchased a lot of ground onEast King street There he built ahotel, which was Ions: known as theLeopard. Its name has of late yearsbeen changed to Hotel Weber. Heremained the owner of this hotel untilthe date of his death, which occurredon September 3, 17S9. He was oneof the prominent men of the borough. m zj %mm - ? --: -~~ i-i: ?-at die sawn, from. :. -- : (131 ) Dispatch. And they, having had exper-ience of each others care and fidelity,in confidence thereof, have agreed tocarry on the said line of Stages in Co-partnership. And, therefore, each ofthem doth respectively, and for theirseveral and respective executors andadministrators, covenant, promise andagree to and with the others of them,their executors and administrators, bythese presents, that from and after thetwenty-fourth day of July last past,they, the said Matthias Slough, HuntDowning and John Dunwoody, shallbe and continue co-partners in carry-ing on the said line of stages andthings incident and belonging to thesaid business. And also that theyshall and will purchase eight goodhorses, two new carriages and har-ness complete for eight horses, andthat each of the parties shall and willpay an equal proportion of the originalprice paid for said horses, carriages,harness, and of every other other cos
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