' History of Lancaster County that he had probably become addicted to a roving life in consequence of having accompanied the well-known trader and soldier, Colonel George Cro- gan, who, the same authority states, was his uncle, while on the latter's trading excursions into the regions be- yond Ohio. On this

with the mother country for independence. In fact, the story of the Loyalists at the beginning of that struggle, during its continuance and after its close marks one of the most painful, pathetic and pitiable episodes in our history, one that should be bet- ter known than it is by most persons. Not

Pennsylvania troops that marched to �the defense of Baltimore, in 1812. He served an appointment as Prosecuting Attorney for Dauphin coudty, and later was thrice elected to fill the same posi- tion. Meanwhile, his reputation was rapidly growing, and in 1814 he was elected to the Congress of the United States