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commonly known by the name of Buckley's mill, on the 

 east side of said road, the several courses thereof, to a 

 road branching therefrom commonly known by the name 

 of Rustan's road, and on the east side thereof, by the 

 line that divides Colerain and Sadsbury ; all which we 

 allow and conclude to be the division. The eastern part 

 thereof retaining the name Sadsbury, and the western 

 part, to be called Bart.'''' 



The condition of many of the inhabitants of the 

 county was, in 1750 and 1751, such as to induce the 

 people of the county to call meetings to devise measures 

 to obviate the sufferings of the destitute. " In pursuance 

 of a resolution passed at a large and respectable 

 meeting of the freemen of Lancaster county, in the 

 town of Lancaster, it was stated that a number, of the 

 settlers had severely suffered, both from the hardships of 

 a new settlement and the hostilities of the Indians — and 



Note. — Gen.H. Miller was born near Lancaster city Feb. 13, 

 1741. Took a distinguished part in the Revolution. He was 

 in all the important engagements on Long Island, York Island, 

 White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Head of Elk, Brandywine, 

 Germantown, Monmouth; at this latter place two horses 

 were successively shot under him. 



In a letter of General Washington's to Congress, dated 

 "Trenton Falls, Dec. 12, 1776," it is said, " Captain Miller, of 

 Colonel Hand's regiment, also informs me, that a body of the 

 enemy were marching to Burlington, yesterday morning. — 

 He had been sent over with a strong scouting party, and at 

 day break fell in with their advanced guards, consisting of 

 about four hundred Hessian troops, who fired upon him before 

 they were discovered, but without any loss, and obliged him 

 to retreat with his party, and to take the boat." 



He was a member of the Legislature — Quarter master in the 

 Whiskey Expedition — Brigadier General of the Militia of the 

 United States, during the late war, at Baltimore. He hel(i 

 other civil offices— diecj at Carlisle, April 5, 1824, 



