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Anderson, William, resided in Mercer County, 1809. Anderson, George, resided in Westmoreland County, 1835, aged eighty-four.
Armstrong, George.
Askins, George.
Askins, James, deserted August, 1778.
Atkins, Isaac.
Sergeants.
Baker, Michael, died in Greene County, Ill., Sept. 13, 1831.
Blake, William.
Byels, Joseph, of Piggott's company.
Fijer.
Bond, John.
Privates.
Bacon, John.
Bannon, Jeremiah.
Beard, John, deserted August, 1778.
Berkett, Robert.
Berlin, Isaac, died in Crawford County, June 16, 1831, aged seventy-six.
Berry, Michael.
Bess, Edward, Van Swearingen's company, 1776-79 ; also in Crawford's campaign ; died in Washing- ton County, July 17, 1822, aged seventy-seven. Blake, Luke William.
Blake, Nicholas, enlisted August, 1776.
Blakeney, Gabriel, private at Long Island ; lieutenant in Flying Camp; captured at Fort Washington ; resided in Washington County, 1817.
Bodkin, James. Booth, George.
Boveard, James, Kilgore's company, 1776-79; died in 1808, in East Buffalo township, Union County. Boyer, Oziel, killed in action.
Brandon, Michael.
Bright, John (e).
Bristo, Samuel.
Broadstock, William.
Brothers, Matthew.
Brown, John, resided in Armstrong County, 1825.
Burbridge, Thomas, Kilgore's company ; taken De- cember, 1780; in captivity three years; resided in Westmoreland County, 1805.
Burket, Christopher.
Burns, Pearce, transferred to Invalid Corps, August, 1777.
Byan, David, August, 1777-79; Capt. Piggott's com- pany; served at Saratoga under Van Swear- ingen; went West with regiment, 1778; at the building of Fort McIntosh and Fort Laurens; Pennsylvania pensioner, 1813.
Sergeants.
Cavenaugh, Barney.
Cheselden, Edward.
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Clarke, James. Cooper, William, of Kilgore's company.
Crawford, Robert, Aug. 20, 1776-Sept. 15, 1779; re- sided in Venango County, 1825.
Fifer.
Clark, David (e), Capt. Kilgore's company, April, 1777.
Prirates.
Cain, Bartholomew. Cain, John. Calahan, John.
Call, Daniel, resided in Westmoreland County, 1821. Campbell, George, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., 1786. Carr, Daniel. Carrenger, Martin. Carswell, Joseph. Carty, Richard.
Casevey, Patrick, deserted August, 1778. Castile, Samuel.
Cavenaugh, John.
Cavenaugh, Patrick, enlisted at Carlisle in Capt. Huffnagle's company; he saved Gen. Lincoln from capture by the British in New Jersey; afterwards express-rider for Gen. Greene; died in Washington County, April 5, 1823, aged eighty-three.
Chambers, Andrew.
Chambers, Moses, from Ligonier ; deserted August, 1778.
Chriswell, Joseph.
Churchfield, John, enlisted July, 1776; wounded in the leg in the battle of Germantown; resided in Westmoreland County, 1835, aged eighty-six. Clark, Benjamin, Kilgore's company ; wounded at Bound Brook, 1777; also, in 1778, on march to Fort McIntosh; resided in Steubenville, Ohio, 1815. Close, Robert. Coleman, Joseph. Conner, John. Connor, Bryan, enlisted July 2, 1777. Conway, Felix.
Cooper, Joseph,1 deserted August, 1778; died Jan. 16, 1823, in Bedford County, aged sixty-eight.
Cooper, Leonard, from Maryland; deserted August, 1778
Cooper, William, Aug. 17, 1776-September, 1779; resided in Venango County, 1810.
Corner, Felix. Coveney, Felix. Cripps, John.
Critchlow, James, enlisted August, 1776, in Capt. Moses Carson's company ; served in all the Sara- toga engagements under Lieut .- Col. Butler; re- sided in Butler County, 1835, aged seventy-eight.
1 The fact of a soldier being marked on one roll deserted amounted to nothing, because they usually returned after a few months' absence.
Crosley, Timothy.
Cruikshank, Andrew, Miller's company, Aug. 17, 1776-September, 1779; resided in Butler County, 1810.
Curtin, John.
Sergeants.
Dennison, James. Donnalson, William.
Corporal. Davis, William, died in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1834, aged eighty-two.
Privates.
Darragh, John. Davis, John, died in Holmes County, Ohio, June 7, 1830, aged sixty-four.
Dempey, Thomas. Dennis, Michael.
Dennis, Thomas, killed in April, 1779.
Dennison, Joseph (e), transferred to Seventh Regi- ment.
Desperett, Henry.
Dickerson, Henry, enlisted 1776 in Van Swearingen's company, at Saratoga, etc. ; resided in Washing- ton County in 1813.
Dickson, William.
Dolphin, Joseph.
Dougherty, James, alias Capt. Fitzpatrick, deserted August, 1778, and executed for robbery.
Dougherty, Mordecai, brother of above, deserted August, 1778.
Dowden, John.
Du Kinson, Joseph, killed in action.
Sergeant.
Evans, Arnold (e).
Drummer.
Edwards, John. Fifer.
Evans, Anthony, promoted to fife-major, Third Penn. sylvania.
Privates.
Edwards, David (e). Everall, Charles.
Quartermaster-Sergeant.
Fletcher, Simon.
Sergeants.
Font, Matthew. Forbes, William.
Corporal.
Fitzgibbons, James. Privates. Faith, Abraham, Capt. Mann's company, Aug. 15, 1776-Nov. 19, 1779; resided in Somerset County in 1825, aged seventy-four.
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Faughey, James, deserted August, 1778.
Finn, James, transferred to Invalid Corps. Fitzgibbons, David.
Fossbrooke, or Frostbrook, John, resided in Bath Co., Ky., in 1834, aged one hundred and four. Fulton, Joseph, July 4, 1776.
Corporal.
Gladwin, John. Prirates.
Gallagher, Michael, June 7, 1776 ; deserted before he reached the regiment.
Gallagher, John.
Germain, Henry.
Gibbons, David.
Gibson, Henry.
Gill, William, wounded in hand at Bound Brook ; resided in Mercer County in 1833, aged eighty- four.
Girdler, James.
Glenn, Hugh, killed in action.
Graham, Alexander, deserted Angust, 1778.
Graham, William, Capt. Kilgore's company ; resided in Westmoreland County in 1811.
Greenland, James.
Grimes, John.
Guthery, Archibald, killed August, 1779.
Gwyne, Joseph, June 7, 1776 ; served three years ; re- sided in Greene County in 1808.
Corporal.
Halpen, Joseph. Privates.
Hamill, Hugh, Finley's company, 1776-79; resided in Westmoreland County in 1809.
Hancock, Joseph (e), Capt. Mann's company, 1777; resided in Wayne County, Ind., in 1834, aged seventy-seven. Hanley, Michael.
Hardesty, Obadiah, resided in Lawrence County, Ill., in 1833, aged seventy-one.
Harman, Conrad, died in Muskingum County, Ohio, June 9, 1822, aged seventy-five.
Harvey, Samuel.
Hezlip, Rezin, Stokely's company; resided in Balti- more in 1813.
Hayes, Jacob, from Brandywine, deserted August, 1778.
IIayes, Joel, from Brandywine, deserted August, 1778. Hiere, David, deserted August, 1778.
Hoback, Philip, resided in Madison County, Ind., in 1820, aged sixty-four.
Hockley, Richard, Capt. Clark's company ; resided in Westmoreland County in 1813.
Hotten, John, Aug. 2, 1876-Sept. 17, 1779; resided in Westmoreland County in 1812. Humbar, Nicholas.
Hunter, Nicholas (e).
Hunter, Robert, John Finley's company ; wounded at Bound Brook and Paoli; resided in Westmore- land County in 1808.
Hutchinson, John.
Sergeant.
Jamison, John, Capt. Miller's company ; enlisted in 1776, at Kittanning ; served three years; resided in Butler County in 1835, aged eighty-four.
Privates.
Jennings, Benjamin, Sept. 9, 1776-Sept. 9, 1779, in Kilgore's company ; drafted into rifle command; resided in Somerset County in 1807.
Johnson, Peter (e), resided in Harrison County, Va., in 1829.
Jones, Benjamin, resided in Champaign County, Ohio, in 1833, aged seventy-one.
Jordan, John, Westmoreland County.
Justice, Jacob, resided in Bedford County in 1820.
Sergeant.
Kerns, Robert.
Drummer.
Kidder, Benjamin. Fifer.
Mckinney, or Kenney, Peter, Capt. Clark's company, 1776-79; resided in Butler County in 1835, aged seventy. Privates.
Kain, John. Kairns, Godfrey.
Kean, Thomas, Aug. 23, 1776, Capt. Montgomery's company ; he was an indented servant of William Rankin. Kelly, Edward.
Kelly, Roberts.
Kelly, Thomas.
Kemble, Jacob.
Kerr, Daniel.
Kerr, William, Capt. Miller's company, Aug. 1776- Sept. 9, 1779 ; resided in Westmoreland County in 1823.
Kildea, Michael, paid from Jan. 1, 1777-Aug. 1, 1780.
Sergeant-Major.
Lee, William, died in Columbiana County, Ohio, Jan. 6, 1828, aged eighty-five.
Corporals.
Lewis, Samuel. Lucas, Henry.
Lacey, Lawrence. Lacount, Samuel. Landers, David. Lawless, James. Lecron, John.
Privates.
Lewis, William, of Brady's company ; resided in Mor- gan County, Ohio, in 1831.
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Lingo, Henry, resided in Trumbull County, Ohio, 1834, aged seventy-one.
Long, Gideon, resided in Fayette County, 1835, aged seventy-nine.
Long, Jeremiah.
Luckey, Andrew, of Westmoreland County ; Miller's company ; hecame teamster to Eighth Pennsyl- vania ; discharged at Valley Forge ; resided in Fayette County, 1822, aged sixty-eight.
Sergeant-Major.
McClean, -.
Sergeants.
McClure, John. McGregor, John.
Corporals.
Mc Afee, Matthew. Mairman, George.
Drummer.
Miller, John, killed in action.
Privates.
McAlly, Edward. McAnary, Patrick. McCarty, Jeremiah. McCaulley, Edward.
McChristy, Michael, Capt. Van Swearingen's com- pany, October, 1777. McClean, Abijah.
McComb, Allen, of Mann's company, 1776-79; re- sided in Indiana County, 1810.
McConnell, Jolin, of Huffnagle's company, Aug. 28, 1776-Aug. 1779; died in Westmoreland County, Dec. 14, 1834, aged seventy-eight.
McFee, Laughlin, killed in action.
McGill, James.
McGlaughlin, Patrick.
McGowan, Mark, enlisted in 1775, in Capt. Van Swearingen's company for two years; Aug. 9, 1776, this company was broken up, and he re- enlisted nnder the same captain in Eighth Penn- sylvania, and served three years ; resided in Mer- cer County, Ky., in 1830.
McGuire, Andrew. McInamey, Patrick.
McKee, John, resided in Bath County, Ky., in 1830. McKenney, Peter.
Mckinney, John, Capt. S. Miller's company ; enlisted March, 1778. McKissick, Isaac.
McKissick, James, Miller's company ; resided in Maryland in 1828.
McMullen, Thomas, August, 1776-79 ; died in North- ampton County in 1822.
Martin, George.
Maxwell, James, 1776-79, Capt. Montgomery's com- pany ; resided in Butler County in 1822. Mercer, George.
Merrymau, William.
Miller, Isaac. Miller, John.
Mitchell, James, Mann's company, 1776-79; resided in Somerset County in 1810.
Mooney, Patrick.
Moore, John.
Moore, William, Capt. Jack's company, November, 1777.
Morrison, Edward.
Morrow, William, transferred to Invalid Corps, Au-" gust, 1780.
Mowry, Christian.
Murphy, Michael.
Murray, Neal, August, 1776, Miller's company ; taken at Bound Brook, April 17, 1777 ; released, and re- joined at Germantown, where he was again taken and made his escape.
Fifer.
Ox, Michael.
Sergeants.
Parker, John.
Porter, Robert, resided in Harrison County, Ohio, 1834, aged seventy-one.
Privates.
Paris, Peter, Invalid Corps, Aug. 2, 1779.
Parker, Charles, 1776-79; resided in Armstrong County, 1818.
Pegg, Benjamin, Piggott's company, Aug. 13, 1776- September, 1779; resided in Miami County, Ohio, in 1834, aged eighty-two.
Penton, Thomas.
Perry, Samnel, Invalid Corps, September, 1778.
Pettitt, Matthew, resided in Bath County, Ky., 1834, aged seventy-four.
Phillips, Luke, Aug. 28, 1776.
Phillips, Matthew.
Reed, Samuel.
Ridner, Conrad.
Robinson, Simon. Rooke, Timothy. Rourk, Patrick.
Sergeants.
Sample, William. Smith, John, 1776-Sept. 20, 1779; died in Indiana County, 1811.
Corporal.
Swan, Timothy, resided in Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1834.
Prirates.
Seaton, Francis.
Sham, Michael, resided in Rowan County, N. C., in 1834, aged eighty-six.
Shedacre, Jacob, Finley's company ; killed by the Indians near Potter's fort, Centre County, July 24, 1778; had served under Morgan at Saratoga. Shedam, Jacob. Sheridan, Martin.
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Sherlock, Edward, died in Ross County, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1825, aged sixty-eight.
Shilhammer, Peter, resided in Westmoreland County in 1824.
Shuster, Martin.
Simmons, Henry, June 12, 1776, Huffnagle's company. Smith, Henry, resided in Rush County, Ind., in 1834, aged sixty-nine.
Smith, John, Sr., resided in Frederick County, Va., in 1834, aged ninety.
*Smith, John, 2d, resided in Westmoreland County in 1835.
Smith, John, 3d, from Mifflin County; in Ourry's company, October, 1777 ; re-enlisted from Third Pennsylvania, Capt. Cook's; taken and scalped at Tnscarawas.
Steel, Thomas.
Stephen, Patrick, Capt. Kilgore's company, October, 1777.
Stewart, Charles. Stewart, Francis.
Stewart, Samnel.
Stevenson, Samuel.
Stokely, Thomas, August, 1776 ; resided in Washing- ton County in 1823.
Straphan, William.
Stubbs, Robert. Sutton, David. Swift, John.
Taggert, William, transferred to Invalid Corps, July, 1780.
Tea, John.
Tharp, Perry, resided in Marion County, Ky., in 1834. Turner, William, in Stokely's company, Sept. 17, 1776-79; resided at Connellsville, Fayette Co., in 1835, aged eighty-one.
Tweedy, George.
Van Doren, Thomas, Finley's company ; served at Saratoga; killed by the Indians near Potter's fort, Centre County, July 24, 1778.
Vaughan, Joseph, enlisted in Capt. Samuel Moore- head's company, April 24, 1776, served two years and six months ; then drafted into Capt. Miller's, and served six months; resided in Half-Moon township, Centre Co., in 1822, aged sixty-two. Verner, Peter, Invalid Corps, Aug. 2, 1779.
Sergeants.
Woods, John, transferred to Invalid Corps.
Wyatt, Thomas, promoted ensign, Dec. 21, 1778; shoulder-bone broken at Brandywine.
Corporal.
Ward, Matthias. Drummer.
Whitman, John. Privates.
Wagoner, Henry, 1776-79; resided in Cumberland County in 1819. Waine, Michael, deserted August, 1778.
Waters, Joseph, 1776-1779.
Watson, John, July 4, 1777.
Weaver, Adam, 1776-79, Kilgore's company ; resided in Westmoreland County in 1821.
Wharton, William, resided in Pendleton County, Ky., in 1834, aged eighty-seven.
Wilkey, David, deserted August, 1778.
Wilkie, Edward.
Wilkinson, William.
Williams, John, Invalid Corps, Aug. 2, 1779.
Williams, Lewis, resided in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1834, aged ninety-two.
Williams, Thomas, killed in action.
Wilson, George, Capt. Huffnagle's company, October, 1777.
Wilson, William, resided in Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1820, aged sixty-eight.
Winkler, Joseph.
Wolf, Philip, resided in Bedford County in 1790.
Wyatt, Thomas, promoted sergeant.
Wyllie, Owen.
Wynn, Webster.
ROLL OF CAPT. JOHN CLARK'S COMPANY,
" In a Detacht. from Penn. Line, Commanded by Stephen Bayard, Esq., Lt. Colo., for the Months of Feb., Mureh, & April, 1783."
Captain.
Clark, John.
Lieutenants.
Paterson, Gabel.
Crawford, John.
Bryson, Samuel. Everly, Mich1.
Sergeants.
McCline, John.
Blake, Willm.
Baker, Mich1.
Major.
Lee, Wm.
Corporals.
Gladwin, John, Mc.Afee, Math".
Jonston, Peter. dis- Marmon, George.
charged March 17, 1783.
Drummers.
Kidder, Benj". Edwards, Jno.
Fifers.
Bond, Jno. Kenny, Peter.
Privates.
Amberson, Johnston. Carty, Richd.
Atchinson, Joseplı, de- Casteel, Sam'.
serted Sept. 7, 1783. Chalmers, And".
Bigget, Robert. Clark, James.
Boothe, George. Connor, John.
Cardwell, Joseph, de- Conway, Felix. Cripps, John. Dinnis, Mich'.
serted April 1, 1783. Caringer, Martin.
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Dinnison, James. Dixon, Will™.
Mercer, George. Miller, Isaac.
Dorough, John.
Mooney, Patrick.
Fossbrook, John.
Morrison, Edward.
Murphy, Mich1.
Gibson, Henry. Girdler, James.
Ox, Michael.
Parker, Charles.
Rooke, Timothy.
Smith, John.
Sherlock, Edward, pris- oner of war; joined Feb., 1783.
Steed, James, deserted 27th March, 1783. Stuart, Charles. Tharpe, Perry. Wharton, Willm.
Willson, Will".
Winkler, Joseph V.
ROLL OF CAPT. SAMUEL BRADY'S COMPANY,
" Now Captain John Finley's Company of the Detachmt from the Penn. Line, in the Service of the United States of America, commanded by L' Colº Stephen Bayard, for the months of Feb., March, & April, 1783."
Captains.
Brady, Samuel. Finley, John.
Lieutenants.
Mahon, John. Ward, John. Quartermaster-Sergeant.
Fletcher, Simon.
Sergeants.
Font, Matthew. Cheselden, Edward. Allison, John.
Sample, William.
Porter, Robert.
Fife-Major.
Evans, Anthony.
Corporals. Swan, Timothy.
Davis, Willm. Adams, Robert.
Drummers.
Whitman, John.
Adams, George.
Anderson, George. Bannon, Jeremiah. Branon, Michael. Brothers, Matthew. Brown, John. Cain, John. Callahan, John. Cavenaugh, Barney.
Privates. Coleman, Joseph, died June 11, 1783. Crowley, Timothy. Dimsey, Thomas. Dolphin, James. Evans, Arnold, deserted June 27, 1783. Everall, Charles.
Fitz Gibbons, David.
Gibbons, David.
Gollacher, John.
Greenland, James.
Grimes, John.
Hauley, Michael.
Hobach, Philip, deserted June 2d ; joined June 4, 1783.
Jordan, John, discharged July 1, 1783.
Kelley, Edward. Lacey, Lawrence. Lacorn, John.
Terman, Henry. Ward, Matthias.
Martin, George.
Wilkinson, Willm.
McGloughlin, Patrick.
Williams, Lewis.
Merryman, W1.
Winn, Webster.
Miller, John.
- (faded out), Hugh.
Mourey, Christian.
Phillips, Matthew.
Roairk, Patrick, died Sept. 2, 1783.
Robinson, Simon. Shereden, Martin.
Shuster, Martin. Simmonds, Henry. Smith, John. Steel, Thomas. Strephan, William.
Stubbs, Robert. Sutton, David. Tea, John.
-(faded out), Ohediah. JOHN FINLEY, Capt.
After the formation of the military organizations already mentioned,-viz .: the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, the company which joined Miles' rifle regiment, and the two Virginia battalions raised by Col. Crawford,-and the march of a detachment of two hundred and forty Westmoreland County militia to Philadelphia, under command of John Proctor, in January, 1777,' no other troops were raised in the Monongahela country for regular service in the Rev- olutionary armies, though an independent company was formed by Capt. Moorhead for special duty on the frontier, and many men were afterwards raised for expeditions against the Indians during the con- tinuance of the war with Britain; but it seems to have been a fact beyond the possibility of denial that in the mean time the sentiment of patriotism which at the commencement of the war was almost uni- versal among the people west of the Laurel Hill be- came greatly diminished, if not entirely extinct, with regard to a large proportion of the inhabitants of this frontier region.
The existence of this state of feeling, and a partial reason for it, was noticed by Gen. Brodhead, com- mandant at Fort Pitt, in a letter written by him on the 23d of September, 1780, in which he said, "The emigrations from this new country to Kentucky are incredible, and this has given opportunity to dis- affected people from the interior to purchase and settle their lands." Again, on the 7th of December following, the same officer wrote to President Reed, " I learn more and more of the disaffection of the in- habitants on this side of the mountains. The king of England's health is often drank in company." And he gave it as his opinion, gathered from the observa- tion of many of his officers, including Col. John Gib-
1 This detachment was accompanied on its march by Col. Archibald Lochry, county lieutenant.
Harmon, Conrad. Hoetzley, Richard. Hutchinson, John. Jones, Benj". Kerns, Godfrey. Kerr, Dan1.
Landers, David.
Lingo, Henry. Lucas, Henry.
Maxwell, James. McAuly, Edward. McCristall, Mich1. McGill, James. McGuire, Andrew.
Miller, John.
Fifer.
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son, that "Should the enemy approach this frontier and offer protection, half the inhabitants would join them." Afterwards Gen. Irvine ( who succeeded Brod- head as commandant at the fort) wrote : "I am confi- dent if this post was evacuated, the bounds of Canada would be extended to the Lanrel IIill in a few weeks."
In the latter part of 1780, Capt. Uriah Springer (a resident of that part of Westmoreland County which is now Fayette) was on duty with his company, en- gaged in the collection of supplies in the Mononga- hela Valley, at and in the vicinity of Fort Burd,1 and while on this service experienced great trouble from the opposition and enmity of the people there, as is shown by the following letter, written to him by the commandant at Fort Pitt, viz .:
"I have this moment received your favor of yester- day, and am sorry to find the people aboat Redstone have intentions to raise in arms against you. I believe with you that there are amongst them many disaffected, and conceive that their past and present conduet will justify your defending yourself by every means in your power. It may yet be doubtful whether these fellows will attempt anything against you, but if you find they are determined you will avoid, as much as your safety will admit, in coming to action until you give me a further account, and you may depend upon your receiving succor of infantry and artillery. I have signed your order for ammunition, and have the honor to be, etc.
" DANIEL BRODHEAD. "CAPT. URIAH SPRINGER."
At that time the officers commanding the few American troops west of the Alleghenies had great difficulty in obtaining the supplies necessary for the subsistence of their men. On the 7th of December, 1780, Gen. Brodhead said, in a letter of that date ad- dressed to Richard Peters, "For a long time past I have had two parties, commanded by field-officers, in the country to impress cattle, but their success has been so small that the troops have frequently been without meat for several days together, and as those commands are very expensive, I have now ordered them in." He also said that the inhabitants on the west side of the mountains could not furnish one-half enough meat to supply the troops, and that he had sent a party of hunters to the Little Kanawha River to kill buffaloes, "and to lay in the meat until I can detach a party to bring it in, which cannot be done before spring." In the letter to Peters, above quoted from, Brodhead made allusion to the furnishing of
spirits for the use of the troops, and indicated pretty plainly his preference for imported liquor over the whisky of Monongahela, viz .: "In one of your for- mer letters you did me the honor to inform me that his Excellency, the commander-in-chief, had de- manded of our State seven thousand gallons of rum, and now the commissioner of Westmoreland informs me that he has verbal instructions to purchase that quantity of whisky on this side of the mountains. I hope we shall be furnished with a few hundred gal- lons of liquor fit to be drank."
EXPEDITION OF COL. LOCHRY.
In 1780 the Indians beyond the Ohio had grown alarmingly hostile and aggressive. Incited to their bloody work by their British allies in the North- west, they were almost constantly on the war-path, crossing the Ohio at various points, making in- cursions into the frontier settlements east of that river, and assuming, in general, an attitude so menac- ing to the white inhabitants west of the Laurel Hill that it was regarded as absolutely necessary to send out a strong expedition to meet and chastise them in their own country. Accordingly, with this object in view, in February, 1781, Gen. Washing- ton issued orders to Gen. George Rogers Clarke (who had achieved considerable renown by his snc- cess in the command of an expedition against the British posts between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers three years before) to raise an adequate force and pro- ceed with it from Pittsburgh to the Falls of the Ohio at Louisville ; thence to march to the Wabash, for the purpose indicated, and also to move, if practicable, against the British posts on and near Lake Erie.
Clarke was a Virginia partisan, but, willing to en- list men from Pennsylvania to make up his force, he at once entered into correspondence with the Execu- tive Council of this State to obtain its consent to the project, which he secured on the recommendation of Christopher Hays, of Westmoreland County. Under this authority Clarke, on the 3d of June, 1781, ad- dressed the "Council of Officers" of Westmoreland to secure their concurrence and assistance. The re- sult was that the matter was laid before the people of Westmoreland County at a public meeting held for the purpose on the 18th of June, which meeting and its proceedings were reported as follows :
" Agreeable to a Publiek notice given by Coll. Hays to the Principal Inhabitants of the County of Westmoreland to meet at Cap' John MeClellen's, on - the 18th Day of June, 1781.
" And Whereas, There was a number of the Princi- pal people met on sd Day, and unanimously chose John Proctor, John Pomroy, Charles Campbell, Sam'l Moorhead, James Barr, Charles Foreman, Isaac Ma- son [Meason], James Smith, and Hugh Martain a Committee to Enter into resolves for the Defence of ! our frontiers, as they were informed by Chris' Hays,
1 Fort Burd (Brownsville) was used as a depot of supplies for some years during the Revolutionary war, and was guarded, while so used, by detachments of militia detailed for the purpose, Col. James Panll served there with one of these guarding detachments, under command of Capt. Robert MeGlanghlin, in 1778, Col. Ephraim Blaine, deputy quarter- master-general of the Continental forces, lived on the Monongahela, near the fort.
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THE REVOLUTION.
Esq', that their proceedings would be approved of by Council.
" 1st. Resolved, That a Campaign be carried on with Genl Clark.
" 2ª. Resolved, That Genl Clark be furnished with 300 men out of Pomroy's, Beard's, and Davises Bat- talion,
" 3dly. Resolved, That Coll. Archª Lochry gives orders to sª Colls, to raise their quota by Volunteers or Draught.
" 4thly. Resolved, That £6 be advanced to every vol- luntier that marches under the command of Genl Clark on the proposd Campaign.
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