A THOMAS BARTON LETTER. "For ask now of the days that are past."—Deuteronomy 4:22. The original letter of Rev. Thomas Barton to Rev. Richard Peters, D.D., which is herewith shown, was a purchase of the President, Mr. Geo. Steinman. In Volume 9, No. 9, Lan- caster County Historical Publications, I

- came the friend of Mercer and Wash- ington. He published a sermon upon Braddock's defeat in 1755. John Penn, the proprietary Governor, was an admirer of Thomas Barton, and said, "He deserved the commen- dation of all lovers of their country." In 1759 he was elected pastor of St. James' Church