not include all that is in the manuscript. A portion was omitted by the editor, who says he did so because the omitted parts related mainly to business and private matters, of no in- terest to the public. He, however, re- marks that nothing of general inter- est was left out, so nothing has been lost

. M. Ensminger, stated quite plainly that 'all letters are required to be prepaid with stamps before they can be mailed.' "The Reading and Columbia Railroad had been completed and was 'in good running order, with first-class passenger cars, and, having made arrangements with the connecting roads North

matters. We turned right and recognized, what to cl o. There was a lot of noise on the s:ld: ships A lot of ships came to·ward us and we suspected they were Frenchmen. 1Ne had to get on deckand get reagy for action. Our warship ~roceeded and fired a cannon and hoi~ ted the english flag, and what we

camps, the distances, and the landmarks, and the news ofthe day, falling victim only rarely to "Camp News". He was a prolific letter writer, and records faithfully to whom he wrote, and from whom he received letters, keeping a running tally in the back ofhis diaries. He was also frugal, and kept

of the affairs of his country in this great struggle, which interest was manifested and directed towards the financial support and maintenance of the soldiers in the field and particu- larly of the defense of Philadelphia, his home town, and the armies engaged in its defense. Being a man of