Observance Of The One Hundred And Twenty Third Anniversary Of The Evacuation Of Philadelphia By The British Army

Author : Richard McCall Cadwalader
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ISBN 13 : 9781330935781
Total Pages : 36 pages
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Download or read book Observance of the One Hundred and Twenty-Third Anniversary of the Evacuation of Philadelphia by the British Army written by Richard McCall Cadwalader and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Observance of the One Hundred and Twenty-Third Anniversary of the Evacuation of Philadelphia by the British Army: Fort Washington and the Encampment at White Marsh, November 2, 1777 British troops attacked Gen. Lacey sent out by General Washington while at Valley Forge, to stop marauding. Then further along is the Bethlehem Pike, the road to Bethlehem and Easton, and near by the Three Tuns Tavern where Washington is said to have dined with his officers, on the march to Valley Forge. The descendants of the host to this day, celebrate the event by a dinner each year. Still further in the circle is the Foulke Mansion, made famous by Miss Sallie Wister's letters, relating that the young ladies were obliged to flirt with the officers of both armies; then the Drayton farm where some 10,000 men encamped at the time of the headquarters at the Morris house immediately adjoining. Here the court martial sat at the request of Gen. Wayne, and a council of war discussed an attack on Germantown. Continuing thus on, the Skippack Creek, Matson's Ford, Swedes Ford, Plymouth and Barren Hill, completing the circle. It is therefore not only with pleasure, but with some pride that I welcome you to the White Marsh Valley. How it ever obtained that name was for a time seriously discussed. At first, White Marsh was called Farmerstown from Major Jasper Farmer, the first settler. Some say the name came from the white sand oozing from the ground. Rev. Mr. Millet, a former Rector of St. Thomas' Church, contended it was from a parish in England, but the parish has never been found, though the name appears in Virginia and North Carolina. Enthusiastic followers of Pastorius, who settled Germantown, claimed the name from "Whit mar sun" in Friesland, Holland. It is finally settled that the name came from the wide marsh along the Wissahickon, which, as the local historians are fond of saying, developed into the beautiful name of White Marsh. (In 1713 the Germans on the Skippack petitioned that a road be opened from Pennypacker's Mills to the wide marsh at Farmer's Mill.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.