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LOCAL PREPARATION FOR WAR. - After Washington was taken, and the news of its destruction by the enemy reached Reading, the
1 Egle's " History of Lebanon County," p. 53.
2 3 Ramsay's " History of U. S.," p. 163.
3 Egle's " History of Lebanon County," p. 53-54. The complete order is published.
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military spirit of this community was thorough- ly aroused. The following notice from the Weekly Advertiser, September 10, 1814, indi- cates the action which was taken by the people of Reading:
PUBLIC NOTICE.
" At a large and respectable meeting of the inhabi- tants of the borough of Reading, convened agreeably to public notice, to take into consideration the very alarming situation of our beloved country, and par- ticnlarly the city of Philadelphia, it was resolved, after first appointing John Spayd, Esq., chairman, and Henry Betz, secretary, that we, the subscribers, should be a committee for the purpose of collecting and calling upon our fellow-citizens of Berks County for all Public Arms now remaining in their hands. We hope, therefore, every patriotic citizen will promptly and immediately forward to either of the said committee any musket or muskets in their hands, so that they may be immediately repaired and deliv- ered to the different volunteer companies now form- ing in this town, to march for the defence of Phila- delphia, etc., etc. It was further resolved, that the citizens of the borough generally, will meet every evening on the common of this borough at four o'clock in the afternoon, to train themselves and go through the different evolutions necessary for a mili- tary corps-and all young men from the county are invited to attend those exercises if they think proper.
"JACOB SNYDER,
"LEWIS REESE,
"JOHN POTTER,
Committee
"CHARLES SNOWDEN,
" CURTIS LEWIS,
"Reading, September 6th, 1814."
The companies, which were organized here, had left Reading shortly before to take an ac- tive part in the military service of the country.
The naval battle on Lake Erie was fought on September 10, 1813, with brilliant success. Commodore Perry then sent his famous de- spatch to General Harrison : "We have met the enemy, and they are ours." The news reached Reading on the 27th of September fol- lowing, and a grand illumination of the town took place in the evening from seven till ten o'clock, to signalize the glorious event.
ENGLISH FAMILIES, COMPELLED TO LEAVE PHILADELPHIA, LOCATE AT READING .- Du- ring this period a number of foreign English families, resident at Philadelphia, left the city for the interior parts of the country, owing to a law which required them to move away from
the sea-coast and ports at least fifty miles. Some of these families1 came to Reading, and took quarters at the Tyson Inn, at the head of Franklin Street (now Bechtel's Hotel). Whilst. here, the City of Washington was captured by the English, who wantonly destroyed the gov- ernment buildings, excepting the patent office. This was in August, 1814. This news caused them to rejoice, and to express their joy they carried on dancing, with the assistance of mu- sic ; but they misconceived the temper of the German people of this inland borough, who were thoroughly patriotic and in sympathy with the government, and they soon found that their conduct wounded the national pride of the people. In the midst of their demonstra- tions of joy, they were suddenly attacked by a party of citizens, and the attack was made so earnestly as to require the building to be closed and the performance to be stopped. And it is said that if certain prominent English-speaking men of the borough had not interposed in their behalf, they would have been driven out of the town. These men invited and took the women and children to their homes. The names of these men were John McKnight, John Spayd, Marks John Biddle, Charles Evans, Dr. James Diemer, Collinson Read, Rev. John F. Grier and Hon. Robert Porter. The names of the families have not been preserved, excepting possibly two of them,-Wood (father of the late Archbishop Wood, of Philadelphia, and a small boy) and Hood Irvin. I examined the papers published here during this time; but they contain no notice of such a local event, and I interrogated a number of persons without obtaining any definite information beyond the facts mentioned.
OFFICERS AND COMPANIES .- The following officers and companies from Berks County were enlisted in the service during this war :-
The following were the staff officers of Sec- ond Brigade :
Major-General, Daniel Udree, 1812-14.
Brigadier-General, David Hottenstine, 1812. Brigadier-General, John Adams, of Reading, 1814. Aid-de-Camp, Samuel D. Franks, of Reading ; re- signed November 1, 1814.
1 Reported to have been twenty-five.
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Aid-de-camp, Samuel Humes; appointed November 1, 1814.
Brigade-Inspector, Peter Shoemaker, 1812.
Brigade-Major, Gabriel Hiester, Jr., of Reading.
Brigade Ordnance Master, Charles Shoemaker, of Windsor township.
Brigade Forage-Master, Lucius Wallace.
Brigade Wagon-Master, George Shreffler, of Read- ing.
The following is the mnster-roll of field and staff officers of First Regiment, Second Brigade, from September 1, 1814, to November 1, 1814:
Lieutenant-Colonel, Jeremiah Shappell, of Windsor. First Major, Samuel Jones, of Heidelberg.
Second Major, Andrew Kepner, of Reading. Adjutant, Isaac Myers, of Reading.
Quartermaster, John Schwartz, of Reading.
Quartermaster-Sergeant, Samuel Byerly, of Read- ing; appointed October 1, 1814.
Quartermaster-Sergeant, William Frill, of Reading; resigned October 1, 1814.
Paymaster, Charles Witman, of Reading.
Sergeant-Major, Jacob Bright, of Reading.
Surgeon, John de Benneville, of Reading; appointed October 1, 1814.
Surgeon, Samuel Humes, of Reading; transferred October 1, 1814, to First Brigade.
Surgeon's Mate, Alexander Melloy.
Drum-Major, John Seitzinger, of Reading. Fife-Major, Philip Rush, of Reading. Wagoner, Jacob Dippery, of Reading. Wagoner, Jacob Seyler, of Windsor. Wagoner, Henry Rapp, of Reading.
Wagoner, John Laughlin, of Reading.
The following were the field and staff officers of Second Regiment, Second Brigade :
Lieutenant-Colonel, John Lotz.
First Major, John McClure. Second Major, John Clemson. Adjutant, Samuel Mcclellan. Adjutant, Lewis T. Riter. Quartermaster, Henry Good.
Quartermaster, George Nagle. Paymaster, Jasper Scull. Surgeon, John B. Otto. Surgeon's Mate, John Baum.
Sergeant-Major, John Dunwoody. Quartermaster-sergeant, Abner Mitchell.
Drum-major, Henry Homan.
Fife-Major, Davis Witmyer. Colored Waiter, Arthur Clymer.
The following companies were in Shappell's regiment : Captain John May's, Captain John Manger's, Captain Jacob Marshall's, Captain George Marx's, Captain George Ritter's, Cap-
tain Henry Willotz's, Captain Jonathan Jones', Captain George Zieber's.
The following companies were in Lotz's regiment : Captain Thomas Moore's, Captain John Christman's, Captain Gabriel Old's.
The following is the mnster-roll of the company commanded by Captain John May. They performed a tonr of duty at York, Pa., under order from the Governor dated August 26,1814:
John May, captain, Windsor.
Edward Goheen, lieutenant, Caernarvon.
George Reagle, ensign, Windsor.
Paul Amon, first sergeant, Robeson.
Andrew Steel, second sergeant, Caernarvon. George Wheeler, third sergeant, Windsor. John Lindemuth, first corporal, Bern.
Nicholas O'Neil, second corporal, Windsor. Christian Shoemaker, third corporal, Bern. Daniel Wentzel, fourth corporal, Bern.
Privates .- George Arnold, Windsor; Peter Ahman, Bern ; Robert Bradshaw, Windsor; Peter Boucher, Windsor ; John Beam, Robeson ; Jacob Beam, Robe- son ; Frederick Boucher, Albany ; John Bart, Wind- sor; William Coulter, Windsor; Abraham Kum- merer, Greenwich; David Kachel, Greenwich; An- drew Kachel, Cumru ; John Davis, Windsor ; George Eatzel, Cumru ; Daniel Eisen houer, Greenwich ; Jacob Finkbone, Windsor ; Christian Frees, Albany ; John Frewfelder, Windsor; Henry Furman, Robeson ; Jacob Glass, Robeson; John Gearhart, Cumru ; Henry Glass, Robeson ; Philip Guss, Albany ; Andrew Hummel, Windsor; William Heattrick, Windsor ; John Hoyer, Windsor; David Hamm, Robeson ; Ed- ward Hughes, Union; Peter Hoffman, Robeson Daniel Ham, Albany ; Samuel Hine, Albany ; Philip Hollenbach, Bern ; John Hollen, Windsor; Samuel Hoyer, Robeson ; John Hartz, Cumru; John Homan, Robeson ; George Kreitz, Bern ; Christian Lochman, Windsor ; John Laup, Brecknock ; Jacob Mayer, Windsor ; John Maurer, Robeson ; David Marckel, Greenwich ; Andrew Miller, Bern ; John Neas, Wind- sor ; Solomon O'Dair, Cumru ; Peter Roush, Windsor; John Reagel, Windsor; Daniel Reaperd, Robeson ; Jacob Seeger, Windsor ; Alexander Sillyman, Wind- sor ; Thomas Smith, Windsor ; Joseph Shomo, Wind- sor ; Charles Spatz, Windsor; Nicholas Swoyer, Windsor ; Samuel Smith, Windsor ; Benjamin Smith, Windsor; Jacob Smith, Albany ; Samuel Sohl, Wind- sor ; John Sously, Albany ; Jacob Savage, Albany ; Philip Sously, Windsor; John Sear, Windsor ; Wil- liam Steiger, Cumru ; Samuel Unger, Windsor; Dan- iel Westley, Robeson ; John Westner, Albany ; John Will, Greenwich ; William Watson, Robeson; John Welsh, Robeson ; Benjamin Wendel, Robeson ; Chris- tian Shoemaker.
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The following is the muster-roll of the com- pany commanded by Captain John Mauger, at York, from August 28, 1814, to March 5, 1815.
John Mauger, captain, Douglass. Jacob Fisher, lieutenant, Douglass. Jacob Griner, ensign, Amity. Christian Breyman, first sergeant, Amity. Henry Mauger, second sergeant, Douglass. Jacob Nagle, third sergeant, Colebrookdale. John Camwell, first corporal, Douglass. Jacob Mauger, second corporal, Douglass. Frederick Mauger, third corporal, Douglass.
Privates .- Henry Auman, Amity ; John Baker, Douglass ; Edward Boone, Amity ; Hugh Boone, Am- ity ; Dewalt Barrall, Maxatawny ; Daniel Bachman, Richmond; Jacob Breshall, Greenwich ; Robert Clark, Amity ; Joseph Christman, Greenwich ; Jacob Dehart, Amity ; Peter Folk, Greenwich ; Daniel Freyer, Colebrookdale ; Samuel Gerber, Exeter ; John Gerber, Douglass; Jacob George, Greenwich ; Jacob Herner, Douglass; Henry Herner, Amity ; Jacob Hop- ple, Amity ; Daniel Hopple, Amity ; John Hendricks, Maidencreek ; John Hains, Richmond ; Daniel Heff- ner, Richmond ; Samuel Knouse, Colebrookdale; Jacob Kern, Exeter ; Jacob Keely, Douglass ; Mich- ael Kaup, Maxatawny ; Henry Koehler, Greenwich ; George Koehler, Greenwich ; William Knouse, Pike ; Abraham Ludwig, Amity ; William Leffel, Amity ; James Lafferty, Amity ; Daniel Luckins, Greenwich ; John Mullen, Amity ; Daniel Meck, Amity; William Mullen, Reading ; John Nagle, Douglass ; John Poh, Greenwich ; Reuben Ringler, Exeter; John Rush, Amity ; Abraham Smith, Amity ; Jacob Spatz, Doug- lass; Samuel Spare, Union ; John Schoener, Long- swamp ; Peter Sidler, Richmond; John Sieder, Green- wich ; John Teater [Dieter], Amity ; Abraham Teater, Amity ; George Yocum, Douglass.
The following is the muster-roll of the Company commanded by Captain Jacob Mar- shall, which left Reading on September 2, 1814; at York till March 4, 1815,-
Jacob Marshall, captain, Reading. Henry Burcker, first lieutenant, Reading. William Hiester, second lieutenant, Bern twp. Lemuel Alston, ensign, Reading. Jacob Bright sergeant-major, Reading. John E. Yungman, first sergeant, Reading. John Frailey, second sergeant, Reading. William Freaner, third sergeant, Reading. Jesse Lincoln, fourth sergeant, Caernarvon. Isaac Jackson, first corporal, Reading. Jacob Ely, second corporal, Reading. Joseph Shirey, third corporal, Reading. Samuel Beyerly, fourth corporal, Reading.
Privates .- Jos. Allgier, Reading ; George Bennick, Reading; John Benton, Cumru ; John Buzart, Caer-
narvon ; Benjamin Bressler, Reading ; Henry Bressler, Reading, William Boone, Bern ; Abraham Clemence, Reading ; Jacob Camp, Reading; John Deitrich, Al- sace; Henry Diehl, Reading ; Wm. Dewees, Cumru ; Jacob Diehm, Reading ; George Drinkhouse, Read- ing; Frederick Eberhard, Reading; Peter Fick, Alsace; Peter Fletcher, Bern ; Jacob Felix, Reading ; Solo- mon Felix, Reading ; William Furman, Reading; John Fix, Reading ; Michael Fix, Reading; John From, Bern ; Samuel Fesig, Reading ; Jeremiah Foley, Read- ing; John Gerhard, Alsace; George Gantz, Alsace ; Abraham Gress, Reading; George Gilbert, Reading ; George Hartman, Exeter ; Henry Hettrick, Cumru ; Daniel Haberacker, Reading; David Hollenbach, Reading ; John Hill, Exeter; Samuel Hill, Exeter ; Joseph Jones, Reading; John Kendall, Reading ; John Klinger, Exeter; Peter Kiemer, Reading ; John Kelley, Reading; William Lawyer, Reading; Daniel Leinbach, Alsace ; Christian Leinbach, Alsace; Wil- liam Miller, Alsace; Joseph Miller, Alsace; John Moore, Alsace; Peter Mengel, Caernarvon; Samuel Mckinney, Reading; William Moyer, Exter ; William Machemer, Bern ; Dewalt Meck, Cumru; John Nall, Bern ; James Norton, Reading; Leonard Ossman, Reading ; Peter Phillippi, Reading ; John Phyfer, Alsace ; Philip Reitzel, Reading; Thomas Rorick, Reading ; Joseph Rehr, Hereford ; John Ritner, Read- ing; Jacob Ritner, Reading; H. Reifsnyder, Bern ; John Stuart, Caernarvon ; George Spicker, Reading ; John Schambers, Reading; Jacob Small, Alsace; Henry Spangler, Reading; Daniel Smith, Reading ; John Thomas, Reading; Thomas Wilson, Reading ; Alfred Wheatly, Reading ; John Weaver, Reading ; John Yaumer, Reading; Samuel Zieber, Reading ; George Phillippi, musician, Reading ; Jacob Phillippi, musician, Reading ; John Laughlin, wagoner, Read- ing; John Warner, wagoner, Reading.
The following is the muster-roll of the com- pany commanded by Captain George Zieber, at York from September 1, 1814 to December 4,1814:
George Zieber, captain, Reading. Isaac C. Griesemer, first lieutenant, Oley. Charles Witman, second lieutenant, Reading. Jacob Fuhlman, ensign, Reading. John Epley, first sergeant, Reading. Samuel Goodman, second sergeant, Earl. Thomas May, third sergeant, Earl. Solomon Stateman, fourth sergeant, Earl. Matthias Armpriester, first corporal, Oley. Caleb Perry, second corporal, Union. John Linderman, third corporal, Union. William Drumheller, fourth corporal, Earl.
Privates .- Jacob Albright, Union; A. Achey, Oley ; George Bechtel, Oley ; John Boyer, Oley ; Abraham Dodinger, Earl; John Davidheiser, Earl; George Diet- rich, Isaac Dickison, Hereford; Ernst Dessauer, Read-
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ing; Henry Emore, Exeter; George Epner, Cumru; Aaron Gilham, Union; Henry Gable, Earl ; John Glenser, Cumru ; John Goodman, Cumru ; John Glau- ser, Oley; Jacob Hoch, Oley ; John Hammelton, Union ; John Hoffman, Caernarvon ; William Hoster, Cumru ; Stephen Hughes, Windsor ; John Kepner, Colebrookdale; Jacob Keller, Union; George Kep- linger, Cumru ; John Kessler, Cumru ; Jacob Kiener, Hereford; Christian Long, Rockland; Adam Leven- good, Earl ; George Mosser, Comru ; David Mackafee, Robeson; Henry Moore, Robeson; Jacob Moore, Robe- son ; John Neiman, Union ; John Noll, Alsace; Jacob Petry ; Caleb Richards, Bern ; George Rodes, Earl ; Henry Reifsnyder, Oley; Henry Rapp, Reading ; Andrew Spotz, Bern ; George Stout, Alsace ; William Springer, Colebrookdale; Matthias Stout, Bern; An- thony Schrader, Oley ; Abraham Shatz, Reading ; John Snyder, Peter Statler, John Schaffer, Robeson ; Daniel Spies, Oley ; George Schwenk; Thomas Sillyman; Samuel Schaffer ; Valentine Wenrich, Bern ; Conrad Weise, Pike; Michael Wolf, Robeson; George Wam- sher, Union ; David Wamsher, Union ; Samuel Wam- sher, Caernarvon ; Samuel Zerby, Cumru ; Jos. Zerby, Cumru ; Valentine Ziegler, Reading ; Samuel Zetter, Cumru ; Jacob Schroeder; Philip Schaffer.
The following is the muster-roll of the com- pany commanded by Captain Henry Willotz, at York, from August 28, 1814, to March 5, 1815 :
Henry Willotz, captain, Bern. William Harman, first lieutenant, Reading. John Herberling, ensign, Cumru. John Y. Cunnius, first sergeant, Reading. Jonathan Moyer, second sergeant, Cumru. Samuel Evans, third sergeant, Reading. Solomon Houder, fourth sergeant, Heidelberg. Daniel Miller, first corporal, Cumru. John Kremar, second corporal, Bern. Daniel Hoyer, third corporal, Cumru. Jacob Wingert, fourth corporal, Cumru.
Samuel Beuton, fifth corporal.
Daniel Hacket, sixth corporal, Reading.
Privates .-- Frederick Ahman, Cumrn ; Jos. Bushey ; Joseph Briton, Longswamp; Dewalt Bast, Maxa- tawny ; Samuel Boyer, Richmond ; James Coffee, Maiden-creek ; George Clouser, Ruscomb-manor ; Samuel Eberly, Heidelberg ; John Eck, Longswamp, John Fous, Cumru; Daniel Feather, Cumru ; Benja- min Featherolf, Maiden-creek ; Daniel Hare, Cumru ; Isaac Heister, Cumru; George Hassler, Cumru ; Ja- cob Heller, Alsace; Nicholas Hamerstein, Bern ; Isaac Heller, Bern; John Heister, Bern ; William Heister, Bern; Francis Krick, Cumru ; Samuel Lash, Cumru ; John Learch, Bern ; Michael Louck, Cumru ; John Lupt, Cumru ; George Malloone, Cumrn ; Jacob Mes- sersmith, Ruscomb-manor; William McCoy, Read- ing; James McCurdy, Caernarvon ; Jacob Miller, Al- sace; Nicholas Maidenfort ; Peter Miller; Andrew
McMickens, Longswamp ; Jacob Neaudrace, Maxa- tawny ; Michael Niess, Longswamp; James R. Phil- ips, Caernarvon ; Casper Rader; Conrad Rader; Wil- liam Ruth, Cumru; Jacob Reifsnyder, Bern; John Reifsnyder, Cumru ; Benj. Reaber ; George Reaber ; Philip Ruth, Cumru; John Rothermal, Richmond; Peter Rockafeller, Bern ; John Rollman, Cumru ; Daniel Ruth, Cumru; Samuel Snyder, Alsace; Henry Snyder, Alsace; Isaac Snyder, Alsace; Godfrey Seiler, Cumru ; Daniel Smeck, Alsace; Samuel Sle- gle, Ruscomb-manor; John Strunk, Cumrn ; Henry Sassaman, Reading; Jacob Shell, Richmond; Wil- liam Shell, Bern ; Henry Spohn ; Jacob Wanner ; Al- sace; Isaac Wagner, Cumru; Geo. Weigner; Isaac Weigner ; Henry White, Reading ; Philip Wolfinger, Heidelberg ; Jacob Zweitzig, Alsace.
The following is the muster-roll of the com- pany commanded by Captain George Marx, at York, from August 28, 1814 to March 5, 1815:
George Marx, captain, Reading. George Boyer, first lieutenant, Reading. Michael Christian, ensign, Reading. John Camlen, first sergeant, Reading. Michael Reifsnyder, second sergeant, Reading. Charles Kessler, third sergeant, Reading. Jacob Fritz, fourth sergeant, Reading. Jacob Frenz, first corporal, Reading. Peter Briner, second corporal, Reading. Joseph Bright, third corporal, Reading. Samuel Krauser, fourth corporal, Reading. Philip Rush, musician, Reading. John Seitzinger, musician, Reading.
Privates .- George Albright, Bern; James Aston, Reading; Andrew Aulebach, Reading; Daniel Ber- ger, Bern ; Henry Bingeman, Reading ; John Binge- man, Reading; Peter Bingeman, Reading ; Michael Bright, Reading; Samuel Briner, Reading; Andrew Bratzman, Reading ; George Brown, Reading ; George Coleman, Robeson ; Jacob Dippery, Reading; Mi- chael Eage, Reading ; Joseph Ebbert, Reading ; Dan- iel Ely, Reading ; David Ely, Reading; George Em- merick, Reading ; Christian Fisher, Reading; John Foster, Reading ; John Fox, Reading; John Frill, Reading ; William Frill, Reading ; Jacob Goodman, Reading ; Samuel Graul, Reading; Jacoh Greese, Reading; George Harf, Reading ; Adamı Harbold, Reading ; Daniel Hoffman, Reading ; Peter Homan, Reading; John Keating, Reading ; John Keller, Reading; Nicholas Knower, Robeson ; John Lebo, Exeter ; William McNeil, Cumru ; Daniel Moser, Bern ; John Moore ; Daniel Mauger, Reading ; George Nagle, Reading ; Peter Nagle, Reading ; Samuel Reeser, Bern ; Jacob Reitmeyer, Reading ; Jacob Seyler, Hamburg ; Daniel Seitzinger. Cumru ; John Shenfelter, Reading; Charles Sigfried, Reading ; Jo- seph Sigfried, Reading; Thomas Sigfried, Ruscomb- manor ; Samuel Sinclair, Reading; John Snell, Jr.,
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Reading; Christian Spang, Reading; John Tobias, Reading ; Samuel Witman, Reading ; William Wit- man, Reading ; John Wunder, Reading ; Dauiel Yea- ger, Cumru ; Jacob Young, Reading ; Michael Young, Reading.
The following is a muster-roll of the com- pany commanded by Captain Jonathan Jones, at York from September 1, 1814, to Decem- ber 4, 1814.
Jonathan Jones, captain, Amity. Samuel Morrow, first lieutenant, Amity. Samuel D. Franks, second lieutenant, Reading. Simon Grove, ensign, Douglass.
Nicholas Jones, first sergeant, Amity. Thomas Church, second sergeant, Caernarvon. Lewis Beish, third sergeant, Colebrookdale. Ezekiel Jones, fourth sergeant, Amity. John Bunn, fifth sergeant, Amity. Peter Bush, first corporal, Amity. Abraham Hesser, second corporal, Union. William Sheridan, third corporal, Caernarvon. Joseph Russel, fourth corporal, Amity. Michael Serjison, fifth corporal, Caernarvon. William Akins, sixth corporal, Amity.
Privates .- John Arp, Colebrookdale ; Emanuel Britten, Douglass ; David Boyer, Amity ; Charles Bell, Amity; David Babb, Alsace; David Borst, Exeter; Peter Borst, Exeter ; Alexander Bartley, Caernarvon ; John Boyd, Robeson ; John Barrick, Albany ; Jeremiah Cunningham, Bern; John Carson, Caernarvon ; Nicholas Carver, Exeter ; Daniel Diet- rich, Exeter ; Samuel Dietrich, Exeter ; Samuel Ep- penheimer, Donglass ; Daniel Fair, Amity ; Abraham Fies, Alsace ; David Fox, Reading ; George Frey- berger, Exeter ; Philip Fillman, Douglass; Daniel Goodman, Amity ; George Gevens, Caernarvon ; Mat- thew George; Henry Harpester, Amity ; Jacob Heater, Exeter ; Jacob Hill, Alsace ; John Heck- man, Exeter ; William Hammilton, Caernarvon ; Henry Hallibach, Greenwich ; Jacob Jackson, Exe- ter; William Jackson, Caernarvon ; James Jacobs, Robeson ; John Kreider, Douglass ; John Kutz, Windsor; John Long, Amity ; Samuel Lapsly, Doug- lass ; John Laver, Douglass; George Matthew, Union ; Christian Miller, Alsace; Adam Miller, John McCracken, Douglass ; David McBride, Caer- narvon ; Jacob Mills, Caernarvon ; John Morgan Union ; John Null, Alsace ; George Null, Alsace; Frederick Ox, Amity ; Jeremiah Putz, Amity ; Jacob Roue, Exeter; William Rice, Union ; John Spies, Amity ; John Strunk, Exeter; Samuel Smech, Ex- eter; Daniel Stubblebine, Amity ; Philip Shloppich, John Salter, Bern ; Nathan Thomas, Exeter; Peter Willbouer, Robeson ; George Wikel, Colebrookdale; George Wurtz, Douglass ; George Robinson, Caernar- von ; Henry Bunn.
The following is the muster-roll of the com- pany commanded by Captain George Ritter, at York from August 28, 1814, to March 5, 1815.
George Ritter, captain, Ruscomb-manor. John Bertow, first lieutenant, Oley.
Isaac Moyer, second lieutenant, Reading. Daniel Stotman, ensign, Ruscomb-manor. Philip Berninger, first sergeant, Hereford. Abraham Breidigam, 2d sergt., Ruscomb-manor. William Clauser, third sergeant, Rockland. John Fox, fourth sergeant, Ruscomb-manor. Henry Haffer, fifth sergeant, Ruscomb-manor. Daniel Acker, first corporal, Earl. Abraham Bertow, second corporal, Rockland. Jacob Berninger, third corporal, Hereford. Mathias Haeffer, fourth corporal, Oley. Michael Lowra, fifth corporal, Ruscomb-manor. Jacob Moyer, sixth corporal, Ruscomb-manor. Joseph Bingeman, drummer, Ruscomb-manor. John Stoteman, fifer, Ruscomb-manor.
Privates .- John B. Andy, Earl ; Jacob B. Andy, Earl ; Mathias Oley, Oley ; John Adams, Oley; Jacob Andy, Oley ; Jacob Brown, Rockland ; John Bierman, Ruscomb-manor ; Jacob Bowman, Oley ; John Boyer, Oley ; John Beam, Rockland ; John Beaver, Oley ; Devald Beaver, Hereford ; John Bor- kal, Oley ; Henry Berger, Rockland ; John Becker, Rockland ; David Clark, Pike; Peter Donberd, Long- swamp ; Daniel Dillinger, Hereford ; Christian Edin- ger, Pike; John Emrich, Rockland; Daniel Eby, Robeson; Henry Folic, Ruscomb-manor; Jacob Flicker, Earl ; Henry Fegely, Hereford ; Engel Fox, Rockland ; Henry Gerver, Oley; Samuel Gilbert, Ruscomb-manor ; Samuel Gregory, Hereford ; Peter Gregory, Hereford ; Michael Gruber, Rockland ; Jacob Hobbes, Ruscomb-manor ; Jacob Himmelreich, Oley ; George Haas, Ruscomb-manor ; Adam Hass, Ruscomb-manor ; Jacob Herb. Hereford ; John Him- melreich, Oley ; Henry Hemig, Rockland; Samuel Herbst, Pike; George Heist, Rockland ; Jacob Hoff- man, Pike; George Klein, Hereford; George Keller, Ruscomb-manor; Conrad Kisster, Earl; Christian Lehman, Earl; George Ludwig, Robeson ; Peter Leas, Rockland; Abraham Mayer, Ruscomb-manor ; John Miller, Hereford ; Daniel Mohn, Oley ; David Ohlinger, Ruscomb-manor; John Ohrens, Ruscomb- manor ; Severin Peterson, Oley ; George Price, Rus- comb-manor; John Paulies, Rockland ; Herman Rup- pert, Rockland ; Abraham Ruppert, Rockland; John Rush, Hereford ; Henry Stetler, Hereford; Peter Speght, Ruscomb-manor ; Henry Speigelmoyer, Rus- comb-manor ; John Shirry, Pike; Nicholas Shirry, Ruscomb-manor ; William Smith, Earl ; George Wel- ler, District; John Werstler, Earl; Philip Windbig- ler, Oley ; George Yost, Robeson.
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The following is the muster-roll of the com- pany commanded by Captain Thomas Moore at York from September 1, 1814, to March 5, 1815. Entire company enlisted from Reading:
Thomas Moore, captain. William Tilton, first lieutenant. George Baum, ensign.
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