. Lancaster's golden century, 1821-1921; a chronicle of men and women who planned and toiled to build a city strong and beautiful . THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS II dinner I took a walk with Capt. Markoe to thebarracks; stayed there till the English, Scotchand Irish prisoners, to the number of two hun-dred, marched out under a strong guard toReading. August 25th: * To the barracks;waited till our division of Hessian prisoners, con-sisting of three hundred and forty-five, marchedout under a strong guard (with somie women andbaggage wagons, as the prisoners yesterday haddone) for Lebanon. August 26th:
. Lancaster's golden century, 1821-1921; a chronicle of men and women who planned and toiled to build a city strong and beautiful . THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS II dinner I took a walk with Capt. Markoe to thebarracks; stayed there till the English, Scotchand Irish prisoners, to the number of two hun-dred, marched out under a strong guard toReading. August 25th: * To the barracks;waited till our division of Hessian prisoners, con-sisting of three hundred and forty-five, marchedout under a strong guard (with somie women andbaggage wagons, as the prisoners yesterday haddone) for Lebanon. August 26th: News thatGen. Washington with half his army and lighthorse, passed through Philadelphia on First Daymorning on their way to Wilmington, and thatHowe with his fleet was seen off Eagle Point, buthad not landed. On First Day morning the bell-man went round this town, calling upon the in-habitants that had Hessian prisoners, to take themto the barracks and receive receipts for them, butvery few obeyed. September 12th: I wentinto town, an alarm being spread that some ofHowes Light Horse had been seen at PequeaChurch, about 18 mil
Size: 2491px × 1003px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookidlancastersgo, bookyear1921
