Dr. George Dawson’s Shop Vandalized in 1806
The following notice was published in the March 7, 1806 issue of the Carlisle Herald. “125 Dollars REWARD.
McCoskry, Samuel A.
Letter: John Armstrong Jr., 1829
Dear Sir, I sincerely regret that I am so little able to give you information with regard to that part of your father’s life, which from being least known to yourself, becomes most the object of your enquiries.
Charles Bernhard Trustgod Waggoner
Who was this man with a most unusual name? In 1817, Charles B.T. Waggoner petitioned the court of Cumberland County to grant him a license to pedal. According to Pennsylvania law, a man would only be granted a license if he could not earn a livelihood because of a disability.