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York County’s Colonel Thomas Hartley had a hard time arming his troops.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by june lloyd

I found this 1777 letter last week while looking through the microfilms of the Papers of the Continental Congress at the National Archives. It seems that Colonel Thomas Hartley of York was trying to arm his regiment. He thought the … Continue reading →

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Buried Treasure Found in York?

Posted on December 15, 2008 by june lloyd

That’s what some excavators though in 1911, jumbling some history and jumping to conclusions. The York Dispatch reported the story:

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