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There are two churches in the immediate vicinity of this : town : Salems Church, owned by the German Reformed and Lutherans, half a mile north of it; and another, one-fourth of a mile east of the town, owned by the United Brethren in! Christ. The former was erected nearly fifty years ago.
Friedens Kirch, or Salems Church .- Fifty years ago a German Reformed congregation was organized in the lower part of Cumberland county, by the Revd. Anthony Hautz. In 1797 this congregation agreed, as appears from documen- tary evidence, to build the house (now exclusively occupied as a school house) for the purpose of holding their religious : meetings in it, and for school purposes, till a church would be built.
The following is a copy of the original subscription paper.
"Den 4 Tag April, A. D. 1797, ist die Gemeinde einig worden mit dem Johannes Schopp fuer sein alt Haus fuer ein Schulhaus, und eine Zeitlang fuer Kirch darin zuhalten ; und er hat der Gemeinde das Haus erlaubt fuer fuenfzehn Pfund.
"Wir Unterschreiber versprechen auch dazu zubezahlen ; wir mit unserer eigener Hand.
"Friedrich Lang £2, 5s. Jonas Rupp £2, 5s. Johannes Schopp £3. Johannes Schnevely 15s. George Wuermle 15s. George Wild 7s, 6d. Conrad Weber 7s, 6d. Martin Thomas 3s. Johannes Schwartz 11s, 4d. Philip Heck 7s, 6d. Adam Viehman 7s, 6d. Jacob Colp £1, 10s. John Merkle £3. Casper Swarts 7s, 6d. Christyan Swartz 7s, 6d. Abraham Wolf 7s, 6d. Friedrich Schweitzer 7s, 6d. Martin Hausser :€5. Johannes Eberly £4, 17s, 6d. Elisabeth Lang, Witt- frau 15s."
"On the 26th of May, 1797, the congregation obtained deeds for the land connected with the school house, from Henry Snevely, and Nicholas Kreutzer. In 1798, the church was erected under the superintendence of the follow- ing building committee, viz: Friedrich Lang, Jonas Rupp,
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Leonard Swarts, and the Revd. Anthony Hautz, then sta- tioned at Carlisle and Trindle spring.
"Martin Rupp and Thomas Anderson were the builders.
"A Lutheran congregation had been organized about the year 1791 or 1792, who had a house for public worship in Louther Manor, several miles northeast of ' Friedens Kirch.' This congregation made overtures to the vestry of the Ger- man Reformed congregation, May 18, 1806, to pay them £405, 17s, 3d, being one-half of the cost of Friedens Kirch, land, and building of school-house, and inclosing the grave yard. This sum, it was proposed to put on interest for the use of the German Reformed congregation ; part of which, however, was taken to pay the organ, which cost $466,67. It was purchased of Conrad Doll, of Lancaster, July 6th, , 1807.
At the time of the sale of one half of the church to the Lutherans, the following persons constituted the vestry of the congregations. German Reformed, Frederick Lang, Jonas Rupp, Frederick Schweitzer, Christian Swiler, Henry Man- essmith and Martin Rupp. Lutherans, Nicholas Kreutzer, John Wormley, Christoph Eichelberger, Andrew Shuely, Christofel Gramlig and Daniel Scherban.
The joint congregations purchased, April 20, 1812, five acres more, on which the present dwelling house, contiguous to the church, is erected. In 1830, another small parcel of ground was purchased to enlarge the grave yard. [Commu- nicated by John Rupp].
NEW CUMBERLAND, formerly called Haldeman's town, having been laid out by Jacob M. Haldeman, about twenty five years ago, is a post village, and thriving borough in Al- len township, three miles below the Harrisburg bridge, at the confluence of the Yellow Breeches creek with the Sus- quehanna river ; seventeen miles from Carlisle. It contains about forty dwellings, principally brick buildings, four stores, two churches, one tavern, two saw mills, one for sawing laths, a patent pump factory, and flouring mill, a Methodist church. Population in 1840, 284, at present (1845) about 315. The York turnpike road passes through this borough.
Some years ago, Jacob M. Haldeman owned and carried on a forge; and at a later period, Mr. Pratt, had an exten- sive nail factory in oprration here; but has moved it to Fair- view. The lumber trade is carried on extensively. An ex-
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tensive tannery is in operation here. In the height of the Multicaulis mania, an association for the manufacture of silk was started in this town.
In the early part of the last century the Shawanese In- dians had a town here. It was for many years the landing place of Peter Chartier, a Shawanese, an Indian Agent, and an individual of some notoriety. He owned at one time six hundred acres of land, bounded by the Yellow Breeches creek and Susquehanna river, as appears from the following extracts taken from the Records in the Land office at Harrisburg.
" By virtue of a warrant dated, May 5th, 1739, there was surveyed on the 2d May last (1740) unto Peter Char- tier of the county of Lancaster, a tract of land situate with- in our Manor of Paxtan, in the said county : Beginning at a. Beech tree on the Banks of the said (Susquehanna) river, and extending thence by the other part of the said Manor, south fifty-four degrees, west two hundred and fifty perches to a post, and south thirty-six degrees, two hundred and fifty-five perches to a white walnut tree by the side of the creek called Yellow Breeches creek ; thence down by the same several courses two hundred and ninety-two perches to Susquehanna river; thence up the several courses of the same three hundred and ninety perches, to the place of be- ginning, containing six hundred acres."
This tract of land embraced the present site of New Cum- berland, Messrs. Freeman's, Haldeman's and Martin's farm. A few years after this survey had been made Peter Char- tier settled on, or near the Allegheny river, about forty miles above Pittsburg, at what was called Old Town or Chartier's Old Town .* He subsequently proved treacherous to the English. In 1744, he accepted a military commission under the French and prevailed upon some Shawanese Indians of Old Town to move to the French settlements on the Mis- sissippi.
In the spring of 1744, April 18, at the head of four hun- dred of Shawanese, well armed with guns, pistols, and cut- laeses, he surprised and took prisoner two Indian traders, James Dinnew and Peter Tostee, on the Allegheny river, robbed them of all their effects to the amount of £1600.
* Weiser's Journal, Aug. 1748.
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Sometime afterwards a few of the seduced Shawanese re- turned again to the English, and acknowledged they had been misled, and had carried on a private correspondence with the French .- Votes. Assem. iv. 13. Prov. Rec. K. 347, L. 362, 420, 437.
Governor George Thomas, in his message to the Assem- bly, April 25, 1745, says : " I have just received informa- tion that Peter Chartier, after disposing of his effects in this government, is gone to the enemy (French). His conduct for some years past has rendered him generally suspected ; and it seems my reprimanding him for some very exception- able parts of it, is made use of amongst other things to ex- cuse his infidelity. Had he been punished as he deserved, for the villainous report he spread two years ago, among the back inhabitants, in order to spirit them up against such of the Six Nations as should happen to travel through those parts of the country, he would not have been at this time with the enemy ; but an apprehension that the Shawanese, whose perfidious blood partly runs in Chartier's veins, might resent upon our traders any severitics to him, restrained me from making use of such, and induced me to use the gentle method of reproof, which his brutish disposition had construed into an affront.
" I am likewise informed, that he has persuaded a consid- erable number of the Shawanese to remove from their old town, to a greater distance upon another river, and it is not to be doubted but that a savage person of his temper, will do us all the mischief he can. If you think it worth while, I will send a special messenger to persuade those Shawnese to return to their former place of abode, or I will take any other method you shall advise; though it is my opinion, the advantages of the trade excepted, the further these people remove from our borders, the better it will be for us. I have written letters from time to time to the Shawnese chiefs, in- viting them down to Philadelphia, and particularly a very kind one last fall, which Peter Shaver tells me he deliv- ered ; but that I have of late received no answer, may be imputed to Chartier's influence over them; and it is too pro- bable that he will make use of it to defeat future attempts we shall make to revive their friendship with us."-VOTES Ass. iv. 2.
PRIDGE PORT, at the west end of the Harrisburg bridge, 37*
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consists of four or five dwellings, and one tavern, owned by Mr. Church.
WORMLEYSBURG, was laid out by John Wormley, Esq. in the fall of 1815, after whom it is called; and is in East-penns- borough township, on the right bank of the Susquehanna, immediately above the Harrisburg bridge. It contains about fifty dwellings, one tavern, two grocery stores, a school house, a Methodist meeting house, and the usual number of handicrafts, common in small villages. From its peculiar situation, and being contiguous to the Cumberland Valley railroad depot, a fine lumber trade is carried on here. The principal, and best dwellings, were erected by the proprietor and his sons. It is worthy of notice that Mr. Wormley was for many years the proprietor of the Ferry known by his name. Population about 280. [S. Oyster].
FAIRVIEW, was laid out by Abraham Neidig, Esq. 1815. It is pleasantly situated at the confluence of the Conodogwi- net creek, with the Susquehanna river, about two miles above the Harrisburg bridge, in East-pennsboro township; and con- tains about fifty dwellings, one store, school house, a church recently built belonging to the United Brethren, and a num- ber of mechanics' shops. Population about 250. Contiguous to it, are an extensive rolling mill and nail factory, owned by Mr. Pratt & co., giving employment to at least one hundred hands, which has contributed much to the late and rapid im- provements of the town. From its former torpid state, it has been roused into activity, by this factory. The Conodogwi- net is crossed here by a substantial wooden bridge. In 1700, to 1720, the Indians had a town here .- See p. 352.
WHITE HILL, a post village, in East Pennsboro' town- ship, on the rail road, one mile west from the Susquehanna river, consists of seven dwellings. This has sprung up with- in the last three or four years; and is named after the Hon. Robert Whitehill, who had been for many years an active representative of the inhabitants of Cumberland county in our State, as well as National hall, of legislation.
Robert Whitehill, son of James and Rachel Whitehill, was born, A. D., 1738, July 29th in the Pequea settlement, Lancaster county, where his parents had settled, before Lan- caster county was organized. He enjoyed, when a lad, the advantages of a good school edacation, such as the best com- mon schools afforded ; but subsequently, he enlarged his
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stock of useful information, which proved alike beneficial to him and serviceable to his country.
In 1770, Mr. Whitehill purchased from the proprietaries of Pennsylvania, two tracts of land in Lauther Manor, viz: No. 17 and part of lot No. 2. (see page 356). In the spring of 1771 he left Lancaster county and settled in Cumberland, a few miles west of the Susquehanna. On his land thus purchased, he erected the first stone house in the Manor, ad which he occupied, till April Sth, 1813, when he died. When M. Whitehill first settled here there were but few houses in Lauther Manor,* which contained from eight to ten thousand acres.
Mr. Whitehill long represented Cumberland county in various capacities. He was elected a member of the con- vention held in Philadelphia, in July 1776, in which the De- claration of Independence by Congress was approved, and other highly important measures were adopted, among which were the Constitution of Pennsylvania, the Bill of Rights, &c., &c. He was also a member of the Asssembly held in Philadelphia, in November 1776, which continued in session until the 18th of September 1777, when it was removed to Lancaster, and assembled there the 29th September, 1777, and continued in session until the 11th Sept. 1778. Subse- quently to this he was occasionally a member of either branch of the Legislature. He was a member of the Convention that adopted the late constitution of Pennsylvania (in the printed constitution his name does not appear, he was so much opposed to some of its provisions, that he refused to affix his name to it). He was also a member of the conven- tion that agreed on the part of Penna. to the constitution of the United States.
Mr. Whitehill was a member of the House of Represen-
* The reason why this part was not settled at an early period, was probably, because the proprietors had for many years reserved it for the Indians ; as it was not resurveyed and divided into lots till 1766. Much of the land immediately west of the Manor had been taken up and settled thirty years before Mr. Whitehill moved to Cumberland. In 1772 Dec. 3d, George Thawly sold a tract of land, 211 acres, to my pa- terual grandfather, Jonas Rupp, which had been taken up December 10, 1742, and settled by Wm. McMeans. This tract is known in the early recrds as " Providence Tract," now in Hampden township, five miles west of the Susquehanna, late the farm of Martin Rupp, deceas- ed ; at present occupied by his sons, John and Henry Rupp .- Com- PILER.
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tative during the stormy sessions of 1798, 1799, and 1800. In 1801 he was elected to the Senate: was the Spea- ker during the trial on impeachment of the Judges of the Supreme Court. In 1805 he was elected to Congress, and was four times re-elected, and was a member at the time of his death. It is said he served longer in a representative capacity than any other man in Pennsylvania, and it was his proud boast that he never intrigued for a nomination nor solicited a vote."-Communicated.
In this connection, the following interesting communica- tion, though long, is introduced, which will, it is believed, be acceptable to many :
Whitehill, December 16, 1845.
Sir-On your passing my door a few days ago, and handing my daughter, that cherished book, the Westminister Confession of Faith* of A. D. 1647 ; and printed by Benjamin Franklin, a century ago, I was forcibly reminded to redeem the promise made you some mouths since, " To furnish something for your Historical Collection of our native county."
The facts, incidents, &c., I communicate, I record as they occur to my mind. I will confine myself to my youthful neighborhood, and such facts as I heard related by those who have, by reason of agc. gone beyond the bourne whence not return. I need not inform you that the first settlers of new countries have to encounter trials, hard- ships and dangers. These my ancestors in common with others, ex- perienced on their first coming into this county. Notwithstanding their multiplied trials and difficulties, they had ever in mind the fear and worship of our common Creator. An ancestor of mine, who early immigrated to America, was a student of theology under the Revd. Tuckney of Boston, who had been a member of the General Assembly at Westminister. You will find on consulting the history of the Pres- byterian church of this country that the name of Craighead appears at an early period. In establishing churches in this country, Crais- head appears as one of the first ministers. The first sermon preached west of the Susquehanna, was delivered by the Rev. Thomas Craig- head, then residing, as I believe, in Donegal township, Lancaster coun - ty. Soon after these congregations were organized, in what is now Cumberland and Franklin ; viz : one in the lower settlement near Carlisle, one at Big Spring near Newville, and one in the Conego- cheague settlement. Thomas Craighead preached at Big Spring. When divine service was first held, the settlers went with their guns to hear preaching. These defensives were then deemed necessary to deter the Indians from attacking them. However, the peaceful dis-
. This copy of the work has descended to the fifth generation. It properly belongs to my better half, who, though of the " Blue stocking order," is of high birth. Mary Sterrett, my wife, was born on the heights of the Blue mountain, at Sterret's gap. [T. C.
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position or the true christian had its salutary influence upon the un - tutored Indian-the Indian feared and respected the consistent profess- or of religion. Religious influence was felt-At Big Spring, protrac- ted meetings were held for public worship. So powerful, it is said, were the influences of the spirit, that the worshippers felt loath, even after having exhausted their stores of provision, to disperse. I have heard it from the lips of those present, when Thomas Craighead, de- livered one of the parting discourses, that his flow of eloquence seem- ed supernatural-he continued in bursts of eloquence, while his audi- ence was melted to tears-himself however exhausted, hurried to pro- nounce the blessing ; waving his hand, and as he pronounced the words, farewell, farewell, he sank down, expired without a groan or struggle. His remains rest where the church now stands; as the only monument of his memory.
John Craighead, a cousin of Thomas', settled at an early date, on Yellow Breeches creek, near Carlisle. His son John officiated, a short time as pastor at Big Spring. He then removed to Conegocheague and was there placed as pastor. When the Revolution was the ab- sorbing question of the day, he an ardent whig, and fearless of conse- quences, the government had an eye on him ; but the people were with him; he preached liberty or death from the pulpit, the young men's bosoms swelled with enthusiasm for military glory-they march- ed to the tented field, and several were killed. Still he urged them not to be daunted. On one occasion he brought all his eloquence to bear on the subject until his congregation arose to their feet, as if ready to march. An old lady who had lost a son in battle, hallooed out, "Stop, Mr. Craighead, I jist want to tell ye, agin you loss such a purty boy as I have, in the war, ye will na be so keen for fighting; quit talking, and gang yersel to the war. Yer always preaching to the boys about it ; but I dina think ye'd be very likely to gang yersel. Jist go and try it -- " He did try it ; and the next day he and Mr. Cooper-I think-a preacher also, set about to raise a company ; they did raise one, of the choicest spirits that ever did live. Marched in short order; joined the army under Washington, in the Jerseys ; he fought and preached alternately; breasted all danger, relying on his God and the justice of his cause for protection.
One day, going into battle, a cannon ball struck a tree near him, a splinter of which nearly knocked him down. "God bless me," says Mr. Cooper, " you were nearly knocked to staves." " Oh, yes, (says he very coolly) though you are a cooper, you could not have set me up." He was a great humorist. The Revd. Mr. Cathcart, of Little York, who is still living, knew him well. When he marched his com- pany, they encamped near where I am now writing, at the Hon. Robt. Whitehill's, who opened his cellar, which was well stored with pro- visions and barrels of apple brandy. Col. Hendricks' daughters as- sisted in preparing victuals for them. They fared sumptuously, with this brave man. They next encamped at Boyd's, in Lancaster county: he fell in love with Jenny Boyd, and married her. He died of a cancer on his breast, leaving no children. His father, John, had been educa- ted in Europe for the ministry; but, on his return, he found preaching a poor business to live by. He stopped at Philadelphia, took to tailor- ing ; took good care when he went into good company, to tie up his forefinger, for fear of his being discovered ; but being a handsome little
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man, and having a good education, he was courted by the elite of the day. He fell in with an English heiress, of the name of Montgomery, I think ; married her and spent the fortune, all but a few webs of lin - en, with which he purchased from the Proprietor 500 acres of land on Yellow Breeches, which is now descended to the fifth generation by inheritance, and the sixth is born on it. Some of the remains of his cabin may be found to this day. His other two sons, Thos. & James, were farmers; they had great difficulty in paying the balance due on their land. They took their produce to Annapolis (no business done in Baltimore then)-prices got dull; they stored it; the merchant broke ; all seemed gone ; they applied for more time ; built a sawmill; they had made the money, but the war came on. Thomas was drafted; his son, John, 13 years old, and my father, drove the baggage wagon. It took the money to equip, and bear their expenses, while going 10, and in camp. Thos. took the camp fever, and his son the small pox. General Washington gave them a furlough to return home. A younger son, James, met them below Lancaster and drove the team home. He often stopped and looked into the wagon to see if they were still living; but he got them home, and they both recovered. By some mistake in recording their furlough, there was a fine imposed on Thomas for leaving camp a few days before his time was up: when the bailiff came to collect it, he was up on a barrack building wheat; the officer was on horseback ; he told him he would come down and pay him: he came down, took a hickory-with that happened to lie near, caught his little horse by the tail, and whipped the officer, asking him if he was paid ; until he said he was paid. That settled the fine. He was paid off with Congress money ; broke up again, with a chest full of money. By this time, things began to go up, all prospered. John Craighead, his father, had been an active member of the Stony Ridge convention; which met to petition parliament for redress of grievances : he was closely watched by the Tories ; and one Pollock was very near having him apprehended as a rebel, but the plot was found out, and Pollock had to leave the county. Near the place where this convention met at the stony ridge, one Samuel Lamb lived on his land, there was a block house, where the neighbors flew for shelter, from hostile Indians. This is now Hartzler's farm. Lamb was a stone mason ; built stone chimneys for the rich farmers, who became able to hew logs and put up what was called a square log house. They used to say he plumbed his corners with a spittle; that is, he spit down the corner to see if it was plumb. Indeed, many chimneys are standing to this day, and look like it ; but he had a patriotic family. When the army rendezvoused at Little York, four of his sons were in the army; two officers and two common soldiers. His daughters had a web of woollen in the loon; they woof colored with Sumach berrics, and made it as red as they could ; for all war habiliments were dyed red as possible : made coats bv guess for their brothers, put them in a tow cloth wallet, slung it over their young brother, Samuel, to take to camp ; he hesitated, the country being nearly all forest, and full of wolves, bears, &c. One of them, Peggy, who is still living, asked him, What are you afraid of ? Go on, sooner come home a corpse than a coward. He did go on, and enlisted during the war : came home, married Miss Trindle of Trindle spring ; removed to Kentucky; raised a large family, (he was on the Jury that tried the Nugents' at Carlisle). It seems as if there was
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something in the blood ; as one of his sons in the last war was a mounted volunteer in Gen. Harrison's army.
At the battle of Tippecanoe, he rode a very spirited horse, and on reining him, to keep him in the ranks, his bridle bit broke, being an athletic long leged fellow, and his horse running at full speed towards the ranks of the enemy, he brandished his sword, hallooing, "clear the way ! I am coming;" the ranks opened, let him through, and he escaped safe, and got back to his camp. Peggy Lamb deserves a notice ; she afterwards married Captain William Scott, who was a pri- soner on Long Island, and she now enjoys a Captain's half pay; lives in Mechanicsburg, near her native place, a venerable old lady, in full strength of intellect, though more than four score years have passed over her. She well deserves the little boon her country bestows upon her. The first horse I remember to ride alone, was one taken in the revolution by William Gilson who then lived on the Conodoguinett creek, where Harlacher's mill now is-he was one of Hindman's Ri- flemen, and after the battle of Trenton, he being wounded in the leg, two of his brother soldiers were helping him off the field, they were pursued by three British Light Horsemen, across an old field and must be taken, they determined to sell themselves as dear as possible, Gil- son reached the fence and propped himself against it, " now says he, " man for man, I take the foremost," he shot him down, the next was also shot, the third was missed, the two horses pursued their course and were caught by Gibson and his companions and brought into camp ; his blue dun lived to a great age; Gilson was offered 1500 pounds for him. Gilson removed to Westmoreland county ; his wife was also a Trindle; he left a numerous and respectable family. I wish I was able to do those families more justice, for their patriotism and integrity to their country. They have left a long line of offspring, who are now scattered far and wide over the Union. If they but would all take their forefathers for examples. I come now within my own remem- brance of Cumberland county. I have seen many a pack horse loaded with nail rods at Ege's Forge, to carry out to Sommerset county, and the forks of Yougheigany and Red Stone Fort, to make nails for their log cabins, &c. I have seen my father's team loading slit iron to go to Fort Pitt: John Rowan drove the team. I have known the farmers teams to to haul iron from the same Forge to Virginia, load back corn for feed, at the Forge. All the grain in the county was not enough for its own consumption. I have known fodder so scarce, that some farmers were obliged to feed the thatch that was on their barns to keep their cattle alive. James Lamb bought land in Sherman's valley, and he and his neighbors, had to pack straw on horses across the mountain. He was on the top of the mountain waiting until those going over would get up, as they could not pass on the path; he hallooed out, " have they any more corn in Egypt ?" I saw the first Mail stage that passed through Carlisle to Pittsburg. It was a great wonder-the people said the proprietor was a great fool. I think his name was Slough. I happened a short time ago to visit a friend, Jacob Ritner, son of that great and good man Ex-Gov. Ritner, who now owns Captain Denny's Farm, who was killed during the revolutionary war. The house had been a tavern, and in repairing it, Mr. Ritner found some books, &c. which are a curiosity. Charge, breakfast, £20, dinner, horse feed £30. Some charges still more extravagant ; but we know in was paid with
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