The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

or shall never see t. / have going on
due 10 ma six months wages. when ccna-
asesed viii ne upwards az a hundred dol
lars, which i am suffering fer now, and
II any gre viii se;p me 70 any nscsney now,
l. In this, empower you 10 give them an
order on Capt Hubbard, who has some Of
nay nancy now IN his hansis. which order
may secure them. II was when la The
cause Of my counsry parsook cf this
misfortune; and viii no ore step forth 10
make my life In some small menner COM
Portable while live. have little or no
expectation OF being released from this.
my present confinement, during the CEN
test. or at least net under year from
this: but should be 50 happy as TO meet
with quick release. so1n would attack
my old friends the Hcsxians and Try hard
to be revenget on them for my two eyes.
and give them full proof would never DO
taken again. for I shall never forget the
robbers blows and insults met with. a.
we'll AZ hunger. since they are imprinted
In such legibse characters on my memory.
What they rrehed me of THAI day wuuld.
with moderate computation. amount to
the value OF severty-swo dollars at least.
and how much since I cannot tell. ! will
give as Dear al exact account how many
prisoners the enemy have taken. They
took AZ Long Island Of Hunfingdon's regi-
meni 81 privAtes. and OF officers 10. Of
other regiments they took about 60. They
took. the 18th Of September on York ISL
and. about loo: on Manhattan Island II:
on Staten Island men. They took az
Fort Washington 2.sto otxicers and men.
They took on the jersey side about - Of
officers and men belonging TO the army
80 In all It amounts to 2.S6 officers ard
men; and how many killed don't know.
Many died Of their wounds. and many. ~
l before said, We have lost. that went out
with me. OF sickness occastoned by hunger:
and more lie at the point OF death. We
lost two sergeants since we came here:
how many have died OF the regiment I
cannot rightly say, but I believe AT least
one- third. But notwithstanding this We
are not discouraged yet. Roger Tier has
lost one OF his legs and part Of his thigh
1t was his left. John Moodey died here q
prisoner. - JON. GILIETE
New York. Dec !: 177x
ITO Elizabeth OfIistt. at West Hart
ford. Conn.,
Lieut. Giliett was confined prisoner at
New York about eighteen months, and
after his release never recovered froFn tho
effects of the prfvatious watch he had en-
dured, and died December >, lis. at the
age Of ~ The state Of Connecticut re-
imhursed him for q portion OF HIS losses.
as is shown by the following record:
AT a general assembly Of the governor
and company OF the state Of Connecticut
In New England In America. holden at
Hartford on the second Thursday OF May
ti4th) and continued by several adjourn
ments until the thirteenth day Of june
next following Upon the memorial
of Jonath Giliett. showing TO this assem-
landed upon Long Island he, the said Gill
lett, being a lieutenant In Colo. Jcdid3ah
Huntinxton's regiment. then stationed on
the island OF New York. WAS ordered over
To Long Island TO oppose the progress Of
the enemy. that he left his baggage and
csoathinx chiefly in camp: that in the en-
gngement with the enemy ha unhappily
fell into their hands, who stripped and
robbed him Of everything he had: that he
was detained prisoner for the space of
eighteen months: THAI in the meantime he
lost upon the island OF New York the ar
ticiss he was obliged to leave behind and
has never been able to procure them, pray.
ing for relief. etc. as per memorial on file.
Resolved by this assembly. tisat the sum
Of FIVE pounds. sixteen shiilings l. money
be granted 10 the msynors aiist. and tho
pay table are directed to draw an order
for the sum on the treasurer OF this state
and charge the sum thereof to the United
States OF America"
MORE RECORDS.
Mr. f. 8. roilmer. OF Seattle, records
In connection with the history Of his an
cestor. Ensign Jacob Follmer. this curious
item OF colonial history: Al the first cleo
ton OF the assembly Of the province Of
Pennsylvania held November ., i77S, tho
qualifications OF an esector we're fixed az
follows. He must be ,wcnsy-one years q
age. have lived one year In the province
ard paid a provincial or county tax and.
further swear that he will nc longer bear
allegiance 70 George The Third. and swear
that he will oppose any measure that will
interfere with or one.rscs tho religious
principles CT practices OF any CT the good
people % the province. and sign decia-
ration OF faith In the Trinity and In de
vine Inspiration OK Tire Old and New TeS-
lament" BY the v5tes q such electors
Jacob FoIlmer was elected TO the assem-
bly,.
Mr. George s. Brcoke. OF Spokane. has
filei In The archives OF the society the fol-
lowing interesting extract from the diary
OF his ancestor. Capt. Philip Slaughter. Of
Virginia: DEC. attn. isaa am this day
81 years Old. / was born In f7ss al nay
grandfathers. Ma ;or Philip Clayton ian
officer OF the rsvolusicre. who lived at
cataipa- Ny father. Col. James Slaughter.
then lived on the Racssahannnck river.
After going to school eighteen months. the
American revolution broke out, and l. not
YET II years cid. entered In Capt John
Jameeoa's company II nsinafeuaen. with
Lawrence Taiiaferro az colonel, Edward
Stevens observation-disclosures. and Thomas
Marshall az major. The regiment mo: In
Major cIayton's field. near cuI-
pepper Court House, 10 drfII. In
strong brown linen hunting shirts.
dyed with teAyes. and tho words