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HISTORY OP 



Bull of Carlisle ; and was in the battle of Long Island, 

 August, 1776; battle of Brandywine, Germantown, 

 Trenton and Monmouth, and several small skirmishes, 

 and was regularly discharged in the year 1779, in Phila- 

 delphia. 



In a preceding part of our book, we noticed David 

 Dieffenderfer and others. See page 207. 



Notes. — The winter of 1780, is denominated the " The Hard 

 Winter.^'' Ice was from 16 to 19 inches thick — frost penetrated, 

 the ground from 4 to 5 feet. During this winter the ears of the 

 horned cattle, and the feet of hogs exposed to the air, were 

 frostbitten. Squirrels perished in their holes, and partiiges 

 were often found dead. — Haz. 2; 379. 



In 1781, Methodist ministers first visited Lancaster county ; 

 and in 1782, what was then called "Lancaster circuit," was 

 formed, and the Rev. William Partridge appointed to it as 

 minister. It then contained seventy members of society ; the 

 Methodist Episcopal Church not yet having been organized. — • 

 Among the early ministers who preached in the county, may 

 be named : Reverends William Glendening, W. Jesup, Isaac 

 Roberts* n, W. Munter, J. P. Chandler and ISimon Miller, a 

 native of the county. — Goheen. 



In 1782, John F. MifTliniJohn Wilks lOUera-'and George 

 Thompson, were admitted at ttlFTSForTTan caster, to practice 

 law. 



Members ( f Assembly for Lancaster county f(!r 1777 : — Cur- 

 tis Grubb, Matthias Slough, George Ross and Jam.es Webb. 

 1778, John Gillchri^t. Curtis Grubb, Alexander Lowrey, John 

 Smiley, James Anderson, William Broun. 1779, James A.n- 

 dersor, Jihn Smiley, John Gillcluist, Christopher Kucher, 

 James Cuinjngham, William Brown, sen., Emanuel Carpen- 

 ter, jr., William Purler. 1780. John Wl.itehill, Emanuel Car- 

 penter, Jacob Cook, Christopher Kucher, James Anderson, 

 Adam Reigart, James Ccvvden, Alexander Lowrey, Matthias 

 Slough, James Jacks. 1781, John Whitehill, Christopher 

 Kucher, J«cob Co('k, Jaci b Carpenter, Abraham Scott, Jcunes 

 Jack^ JM;i1tl ias Slough, W^illic.m Brown, Jacib Krug, James 

 Mercer, James Porter. rib2, Juseph Montgomery, Clnisto- 



