born in Manor township, in the year 1798. His fath- er's name was James Armstrong, and the family was related to General Armstrong, who was Secretary of War during President Madison's adminis- tration. Unfortunately,few facts concerning his early life have come down to us, which seems all the more

shores for the purpose of commerce and colonization. Be- yond all question, the Delaware River and its adjacent country have become among the notable places in New World history. Not the Rhine nor the Tiber has been more strenuously bat- tled for than this great Pennsylvania river by nations eager to

flattering. Unfortunately, these early promises were not realized. His health failed him, and he fell a victim to that dread destroyer, con- sumption, which ended his career on June 2, 1855. For a time he practiced his art in the South, in the city of Richmond, Va. Whether he went South because of his

liberties.l7 One half the inhabitants of South Carolina were ready to take sides with the King.¹8 Washington declared, " When I first took command of the army, I abhorred the idea of independence."¹9 In the assembly of Pennsylvania in ¹0 Roosevelt's Gov. Morris, p. 36. ¹¹ Canadian Arch., 1880, p. 925. ¹2

dollars. The total loss to the Loyalists was no doubt fully double ; including all kinds of property, the amount was estimated at $3,600,000. 2 Lee's History of the War in the South. 3 Flick's Loyalism in New York, pp. 121-122. �One result followed this confiscation of lands that was beneficial to the

. "Uncertainty rapidly pervaded the country; in 1738 the New England currency was worth one hundred for five hundred; that of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Mary- land, one hundred for one hundred and sixty or seventy, or two hundred; of South Carolina, one for eight; while of North Carolina, the paper

the result. He says: "At no time during the war were so many of the enemy slain in one battle: 56,000 of the en- emy (Carthagenians) were killed and 5,400 captured. The other booty was great of every kind, and also of gold and silver. About 8,000 of the Ro- mans were killed. When Hasdrubal saw the day

hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, on South Queen street, Lancaster, Pa., to consider the propriety of forming such a society. Will you please favor us with an early reply, addressed to any of the undersigned? �If you know of any person to whom you think it well to send this invita- tion