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Nov. 2, 173G, Alexander Pearcy— May 3, 1737, James Kea- 

 ting — admitted to practice law at the Lancaster bar. In 1736-7 

 settlements commenced at Adamstown — first settlers were 

 William Adams, Abraham Kearn, John Johns, Philip Stcffy, 

 Mathias Fansler, Flickingcrs and others. 



"T/o?^ to settle until some Doctors in olden times.'''' — August 5, 

 1738, at a court of Gen. Quarter Session : Doct. William Smith, 

 a vagabond and beggar, being convicted before the court of 

 being an i/?2/)os^o?*, it is the judgment of the court that he re- 

 cieve, in the town of Lancaster, ten lashes, and be conducted 

 from Constable to Constable, and be whipped with ten lashes, 

 in the most public place, till he comes to the bounds of the 

 county, at Octorora, and there be dismissed." Be patient in 

 suffering, as the Doctor said, when he received his pay. 



In 1738, the number of taxables, in Lancaster county, was 

 2560. About the year 1738, many emigrants from the Pala- 

 tinate, Germany, settled in Brecknock township ; among these 

 were Jacob Guth, Christian Guth, who erected the first grist 

 mill in the township; John Mussleman, Francis Diller, who 

 erected the first distillery in Brecknock; Jacob Schneder, 

 Francis Eckert, Herman Deis, Christopher AValdhauer, Wil- 

 liam Morris, Englishman, and some others. — ;S'. Boicman's 

 Letter. 



Member of Assembly for Lancaster county. 1731: John 

 Koyle, Andrew Galbraith, John Musgrove, Thomas Edwrads — 

 1732: George Stuart, Thomas Edwards, Samuel Blunston, 

 Andrew Galbraith— 1733 : Andrew Galbraith, Thomas Edwards, 

 John Wright, John Koyle — 1734: James Hamilton, John Em- 

 erson, Andrew Galbraith, John Wright— 1735 and 1736: James 

 Hamilton, Tbomas Edwards, Andrew Galbraith, Thomas Arm- 

 strong— 1737: James Hamilton, John Wright, Andrew Gal- 

 braith, Samuel Smith. 



