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General Wayne in 1777-1778

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1899.
name of Mountjoy at their head they were GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE. written at the town of that name in our own county. It was not until the paper of Mr. Samuel Evans, on "Col- onel James Crawford," was read be- fore this society that a light dawned upon the question, and I determined �to investigate the
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Alternate Title
General Anthony Wayne.
Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899.
Physical Description
[185]-202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 8/9
Summary
The author disputes the account (found in Daniel Rupp's "History of Lancaster County") that Anthony Wayne wintered his troops in Mount Joy, Lancaster County, while Washington and other troops wintered at Valley Forge.
Subjects
Wayne, Anthony, - 1745-1796.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 8/9 (1899), p. 185-202Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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Lancaster County loyalists

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1908
generous consid- eration. The Rev. Thomas Barton, pastor of St. James' Episcopal Church, in Lancaster, was one of these. His loyalist proclivities were not dis- guised nor denied. But he was a man of high character and took no part in the contest going on. He was allowed to sell his property and retire
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[243]-278 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 7
Subjects
American loyalists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 7 (1908), p. 243-278Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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