■370 AUTHENTIC HISTORY 



•supply of fish. Atkinson altered his dam ^vitli a twenty feet passage for boats and 

 fisli." — Eiipj). 



In 1732 a violent contest for a member of Assembly took place between Andrew Gal- 

 braitli and John Wright. On that occasion Mrs. Galbraith rode through the town at 

 the head of a numerous band of horsemen, friends of her husband. In consequence of 

 her activity, lier husband was elected. 



In 1734 an Episcopal Church was built in Conestoga, fifteen miles from Lancaster, 

 (locality iinknown), and a Lutheran Church in Lancaster. The seat of justice was re- 

 moved this year from Postlethwaite's to Lancaster. The hottest summer experienced 

 in tlie county. 



In 1736 the first German Reformed Church, a log-building, nearly opposite the present 

 •church, was dedicated; after the completion of the new church in 1771, it was converted 

 into a private dwelling and occupied as such until January 14, 1836, when it was de- 

 stroyed by fire. Rev. John Jacob Hook, or Hock, V. D. jM., was German Reformed 

 Pastor in 1736. — Bwpp. 



August 5, 1736, at a court of General Quarter Sessions: Doctor William Smitli, a vaga- 

 bond and beggar, being convicted before the court of being an impostor, it is the judg- 

 ment of the court that he receive, 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 Octol-aro, and there be dismissed. — Rujjp. ■ 



In 1738, the number of taxables, in Lancaster county, was 2,560. About the year 

 1738, many emigrants from the Palatinate, 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 Breck- 

 nock; Jacob Schneder, Francis Eckert, Herman Deis, Christopher Waldhauer, William 

 Morris, Englishman, and some others. — S. Boiomaii's Letter, in Ruptp. 



In 1739, the Scotch Presbyterians were at their request excused from "kissing the 

 Book, ' " when giving evidence under oath. 



In 1742 Lancaster was incorporated as a borough by George Thomas. A cojjy of the 

 charter is given, in Division X. 



In 1743 a German Reformed Congregation was organized, near Adamstown, called 

 "Modecrick Church." 



Oct. 3, 1744 a meeting to organize St. James' Episcopal Church was held at Lancas- 

 ter. The Rev. Richard Locke, an itinerant Missionary, was the first officiating Min- 

 ister. The project of erecting a small stone church, initiated April 15, 1745, was not 

 consummated until 1753. 



This year, Murhancellin, an Indian chief, murdered John Armstrong and his two 

 men on Juniata; he was apprehended by Captain Jack's party, but released after a 

 confinement of several months in Lancaster prison. 



John Musser, [1744] complained to the Governor that the Indians barked his walnut 

 trees, in the town, designing the bark as covers to their cabins; he asked £6 for dam- 

 ages and was granted £3. 



In 1745, the Roman Catholics procured a lot, from Hamilton's estate, on which a few 

 years later they built a small log church, which w\as consumed by fire in 1760; the 

 building now used as a School House, was founded in 1763. 



In 1745, the German pastor of the Lutheran Church united part of his congregation 

 with the Moravians, an act which created much excitement among the Lutherans who 

 alleged that they were compelled to hear a doctrine which they did not approve, or else 

 to resign their church. This year the "dark swamp," once in the centre of Lancaster, 

 was attempted to be cleared of wood, and a drain made to carry oft' the water. 



In 1746, the Rev. Mr. Locke, an Episcopal Missionary of the Society for the Propa- 

 gation of the Gospel, rejjorts the town of Lancaster to contain 300 houses. 



In 1749, James Webb complained to the General Assemblv of the undue election and 



