German Regiment. At that period the payment to the Continental Army .was made in paper money, and always ca me considerable reduced into the hands of the soldiery. Having a family Which he left behind and his pay and emolument, not being sufficient to support him and his family, induced him to relinquish

congregation at Strasburg but there is no record of further activities after the settlement in 1717. His activities, however, during the interval of his exile and his arrival in America are full of import to those whose ancestors were influenced by his decisions. We are sure that those years were filled with