Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-25

Col. Ross and Col smith at one time also
owned this furnace.
A MOST REMARKABLE WOMAN.
Mrs. Kittera, his wife, was one of the
most Iemar kable women In the state. She
was unusually Intelligent, In fact, she was
brilliant In conversation, aud was thought 10
be one OF the most beautiful ladies' In the
land. Lady Washington was on the most
ultimate terms with her. and mover failed 10
call upon her In the carly morning when she
was sick 10 mako Kind Inquiries concerning
her health. Gen. Lafayette WAS also her
friend. When that distinguished man was
receiving the citizens OF Philadelphia In 1n-
dependence hail. In 1924, he inquired II Mrs
kittera was living, and was told that she
resided on Walnut street, opposite lndepend-
ence square, aud no sent word 10 her that he
would call aud SEQ her. Shs sent for few
friends, and when Gen. Lafayette called he
WAS entertained In an elegant manner. He
had been at tho mint just before his visit and
obtained a number of coins and when he
was about to take his leave OF Mrs kittera
he gave number of gold coins to her grand
children, who were there also.
Mrs. kittera, whom her husband was a
member of Congress, entertained elegantly,
and her house was the centre of attraction for
all the great men mt the capital. When Mr..
Kittera died she discovered that his estate
WAS very much involved and would be en-
OF six children. Some of her relatives ex.
pressed a wish to adopt and raise some OF
these orphan children. She said " No ;
will keep my children together" She cut OIL
her beautiful hair and put on Widows cap,
and never changed her dress from the deep
mourning she then put on. With her won
derful energy, and resources born OF her will,
she sent her sons to Princeton college and
her daughters to DIR. Jaudon's the best girls
school In Philadelphia.
l.r aha IN lata n
fortune and lived many years to enjoy It
She died December %, 1913.
THOMAS KIrrERA, JR.
Her son Thomas was graduate OF Prince
ton college and entered the profession Of the
law, and occupied front rank in his profess
sion. He was elected member OF Congress
from Philadelphia, aud was appointed
United States district attorney for the East
ern district of Pennsylvania He evidently
inherited his parents talent With him the
name Of Kittera died out
John, his brother, also received a coliegi-
ate education, and entered mercantile pur-
suits He was supercargo, and after crossing
the ocean several times he embarked for st.
Domingo, ccastinR along the island gathering
cargo, after which he proceeded TO the city
OF ST Domingo, where no died suddenly on
the 9TH day of May, ls20, of yellow fever.
Every mark of respect was shown to his
memory. All the vessels In the port had
their colors at half-mast during the day OF his
funeral. In form he was robust and well
pToportioned, his countenance handsome and
Impressive. He was enterprising, and vari-
Gus incidents of his life show him to have
had unusual firmness of character.
When he left college he entered the count
ing house of w. Main, shipping merchant
of Philadelphia. Before he attained his ma
jority he was entrusted with the care Of a
valuable cargo to Smyrna lie spent consid-
erabe time In Russia and the north OF Eu.
rope on commercial enterprises lie resided
the greater portion OF the few years before
his death on the island of ST Domingo
Their sister EiiEn married John Conrad,
and had a large family Of children, among
whom was Judge Conrad, of Philadelphia,
the Wing orator, dramatist and poet.
Ndry married John, son OF Governor
Simon Snyder. Their daughter EiEabeh
married J. g. NanDyke, whose son, Thomas
kittera NanDyke Is now practising law
yer in Harrisburg, Pa
Mary Kitters Snyder (John) never mar
ried. She now resides at Selin's Grove, Sny-
der county. She was for several years post
mistress in that place. She entertains
great deal OF company, and has inherited
many of the characteristics of her grand
mother, Ann kIttera. She was welcome
visitor To " Wheatland," and often spent sew
eral weeks there, the guest OF Miss Harriet
Lane.
one OF her warmest and most faithful
friends IL the Hon. Simon Cameron. She ~
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Ann (JOhn w. Kttera) never married.
LIEUT.. SAMUEL BRADY
is named among the officers OF Capt John
Doyle's independent company in the above
sketch, and his name is thus recorded in the
Pennsylvania Archives in 1916.
| also find in Capt Brady's biography, as
published in Mr.. iIill's " Border Life " in
Lancaster some years ago, that he was first
lieutenant In Capt Thomas Doyle's company
of Lancaster in l7T6.
Lieut. Brady was the son Of Capt John
Brady, and was born near Shippensburg,
Pa, IN 1875. Capt. John Loudon, who was
born in Strasburg township, in this county,
and moved from thence with his father,
Richard LoudOn, to Lancaster in 1874 or .,
aud alter his fathers death in l7iD to
" Wrights Ferry whore he kept the ferry
and hotel for snuelNeas. lie was an officer
through the French and Indian wars from
E5l-l763. Having received otlicers' land
after that war in Buffalo Valley, on the West
Branch, he moved there When the first
sound OF the Revolutionary war was heard,
he was then widower, and in the early part
of the year lT15 he raised a company Of
seventy men, all unmarried, and marched
with them to Boston. Samuel Brady, who
was then but boy, marched asa private in
Capt Loudon's company. At the battle of
Bunker Hill he was thought TO be too young
to go with the advance party in the attack,
aud was ordered to the rear. The soldiers
and OihCers were greatly surprised to nnd
that Brady was the second man on the
island, aud when he and An officer were
over fence a cannon ball struck
the second rail under them. Brady only
laughed and said they We're not hurt, and
moved on. After this battle he returned to
Lancaster, when he joined Capt Doyles
company, under the command OF Gen. Hand,
of Lancaster. He was at the battle OF Tren-
ton, and at Princeton, as usual, he was far
i'll the advance and was nearly surrounded,
when he cut a horse out OF team and got
his cOiOWct on aud jumped up behind him,
and thus made their escape. lie was at
Brandywine and at Paoli with Wayne,
Brady was ON guard duty, and when the
spraug to fence, and when he was climbing
over one of the soldiers pinned his blanket
to the fence with his bayonet. Brady tore it
loose, and when an officer ordered him to
halt he turned and shot him dead. Brady's
father and brother were both badly wounded
at Paoi.
Under Capt Doyle he was in all OF the
principal engagements until after the battle
ot Monmouth, New Jersey, when tor gallant
conduct he was promoted to a captaincy, and
was ordered to the West under Gen. Broad
head.
His career in the West was most remark
able one, and as a partisan ranger and lu-
dian fighter he had no equal in the army.
The Indians murdered his father and
brothers, and he became intensely embit-
tered against the savages. His adventures,
If recited fully, would fill large volume,
and therefore / must not extend this notice
auy further. AS "A partisan chiet he deserVe