This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...one who would rather perish, battling for freedom, than live a slave. He was long spared to the affections and the prayers of his people, going in and out before them, as a burning and a shilling light, breaking to them the bread of life; and being an example to the Hock over which the Holy Ghost had made him an ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...one who would rather perish, battling for freedom, than live a slave. He was long spared to the affections and the prayers of his people, going in and out before them, as a burning and a shilling light, breaking to them the bread of life; and being an example to the Hock over which the Holy Ghost had made him an overseer, ever calling upon them 'to be followers of him, even as he also was of Christ.' "The congregation increased under his ministry, which lasted about twenty-four years. He died greatly respected, and deeply lamented by his people--and having in all the churches of his Presbytery the reputation of a man thoroughly furnished for his work--one who needed not to be ashamed, becauso he rightly divided the word of troth." Clark, John, General, a native of this county, was born in 1751. At twenty-five lie entered the public services of his country. Congress appointed him, Fobruary 6, 177, as one of the auditors for the army under General Washington. Ho was also aide-decamp to Geu. Green. The following letter from Washington, to Congress, speaks ul" Clark's character: Head Quarters, Valley Forge, Jan. 2, 1778. I take the liberty of introducing Gen. John Clark, the bearer of this, to your notice. He entered the service at the commencement of the war, and has for some time past acted as aide-de-camp to Major General Green. He is active, sensible, and enterprising, and has rendered me great services since tho enemy has been in Pennsylvania, by procuring me constant, and certain intelligence of the motives and intentions of the enemy. It is somewhat uncertain whether the state of his health will admit of his remaining in the military line; if it should, I shall perhaps have occasion to recommend him in a more particular manner to the favor...
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Good+ Maps, lithographs, engravings; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 792 pages; Lancaster, PA; J. E. Barr and Co. : 1869. 1st edition. Bound in original sheep's leather with red leather title label to spine. Boards only tenuously attached by cords with leather split along the joints. Leather rubbed and worn at edges. Contents complete and clean; all maps and plates present and neat. A short mended margin tear to the folding frontis county map. Colored Geologic map drawn by notable Lancaster printer, David Stauffer. Usual and expected light toning adjoining the frontis and plates; mild foxing to the first and last few leaves. Mombert's History of Lancaster unique among the several 19th century county histories. It deals somewhat extensively with the history of the indiginous Native Americans, the geology, flora and fauna of the county, as well as the expected genealogical emphasis and the roles played by Lancaster citizens in the early colonial and revolutionary periods and the Civil War. It also includes a full accounting of the city and county institutions of government, religion, education, literary, philanthropy etc as they existed at 1869. Worn but still decent. Good or a little better.
