. James Bayly, brother of John Bayly, was the Magistrate os Donegal township. He owned and resided on a farm ad- joining Duffy's Park, now owned by Mrs. A. W. Cassel. He died in 1793. His son, John, sold the sarm to C. Graybill and moved to Adams county. I am sorry my health will not permit a more

and Mr. Blanch- ard." Some accounts of Stevens' en- try into Pennsylvania narrate that he came here with James Merrill and John Blanchard. This letter proves that they preceded him; they were un- doubtedly his forerunners. Both these Vermonters achieved local fame. John Blanchard became �a noted

- came the friend of Mercer and Wash- ington. He published a sermon upon Braddock's defeat in 1755. John Penn, the proprietary Governor, was an admirer of Thomas Barton, and said, "He deserved the commen- dation of all lovers of their country." In 1759 he was elected pastor of St. James' Church