The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09

ly, which he has left merely to forward
the service. The deputies from that
country are gone home. I have seen
letter in his favor to Mr.. Tighlman, high
~ commenting him, and as he could not
through that channel set a, recommended
ton, 1 have been prevailed on to intro
duce him, which liberty I hope you will
excuse. am, dear sir, yours. &C..
"BENJAAIIN HARRISON
It would fill a good-sized volume to
follow this Revolutionary soldier through
all his vicisstudes.
He was at "White Plains" and at Long
Island" and bore himself with unques-
toned honor.
He was offered at one time the COM
mand of a battalion, but preferred his
independents" & the disgust of his
In a. letter from Colonel William Small
wood we read that major Price"-now
October, 1776-"commanded three indie
pendent companies and a part of the
Maryland Flying Camp-at the battle OF
Harlem Heights and that his resist
ance was so stubborn as to drive the enc
my back to their lines with the loss of
about four hundred killed and wounded.
Our party" he adds, had about one hun
dTGC Killed and wounded L nat Was
about the 21st of September.
A CoWAEDLY LOT.
OF certain incident in this letter which
further illustrates the comparison be-
tween good soldier and a bad, Colonel
SmalWoOd writes:
"On the 18th Of September the enemy
effected a landing in several parts of the
standard it is cutting to say, without
the least opposition. have often read
and heard of instances of cowardice but
hitherto have had but a faint idea of it
till now. I never could have thought
human nature subject to such baseness
could wish the transactions of this day
blotted out from the annals of America!
Nothing appeared but fright, disgrace,
confusion! Suffice it to say that sixty
light infantry put to flight upon the first
fire two brigades of the Connecticut
troops. Wretches who, however strange
it may appear, from the briSadier- general
down to the private sentinel. were cowed
and whipped by the generals-Washing-
ton. Putnam and Nliflin; but even this In
dignity had no weight and they could
not be brought to stand one shot! Gen
eral Washington expressly sent and drew
our regiment from its brigade with d.
rection to take advantageous eminence
&C., &C
L
drove the enemy to cover, as above told
in his colonel's letter.
When Colonel Smallwood closed this
letter on October 18th he said: Majors
Price and Gist and Captain Stone are all
quite sick in the Jerseys. am sorry to
say, it's shocking to humanity to have no
mere care Of the sick soldiers. 1t Would
bring tears to the twentieth century eyes
to investigate the Revolutionary hospitals.
n of Tn inr~
| being attended by his body servant, and
faring better most and also 'being with
relatives in the Jerseys sc. Archives
| nv Peter Force, published 1855.
He was made colonel OF the SECOND
| MARYLAND Regiment in iii. AMI served
honorably. (see McShcrrv' history OF
| Marvland). A brief story of him and az
soiutely all have been able TO 1lnd III
MARYLAND hstories-is Ly .'nuse JONI,
Thomson Mason in Scarte's History "
western MARYLAND. VOL, now out OF
| print. 49,
| Conochoteague" have heard from
some source, I forget what, that ms
homestead was called Small Glades'
| Colonel Price was a member OF a. very
ancient family who lived in Chester, Ems
The Americans Of this name. at least
those who lived in America In the oio
| Cays. from which these men have sprung,
were three brothers wo came to America
! with PENIS emigrants between 1861 ano
| 1856 Proud says OF these Wclshmen
MANY of them We're of first fortune
| learned and high-spirited. They were
( welsh Episcopalians and came because
of prosecutions for religious principles
! because their friends and relatives. the
| Ouakers came They settled in Penn
sylvania, in Chester county. town ir
| PennsyIvania-Pri named for
these people. That is, descendants OF tbs
brother who settled in Pennsylvania
saw in the current press that an en-
| iuent lawyer, Of Chicago, had been
! sneaker at the Schley banquet recently
| there. and his toast was Maryland.
| Immediately hoped I had come upon one
! of the descendants of Col. Price, through
/ some other son than Lieut.. Thos. Price
hut when wrote and inquired Learned
| that he was Of the Pennsylvania branch
His father moved to Maryland from Penn
/ svlyania This is Mr.. Henry w. Price, o.
/ the great law firm of Smith, Heimer
4 NIoulton g. Price, of Chicago. and upor
i examining my notes of Revolutionary
history. I find that this sentleman's Rev,
| olutionary ancestor was one prominen
i patriot named elisha Price" who wa:
/ active in Chester, Penn, in lIl4 ane
/ thereafter, and a member OF the ConVen
ton and a contemporary of Anthem!
NNayne's.
1 Mr.. Price, of Chicago. writes that ont
Of the three original brothers settled i.
Pennsylvania, one in New Jersey ant
one in Maryland.
At the beginning of the Revolution.
i find the New Jersey Price, of activt!
and patriotism, named Robert Frient
Price and young son of his named
"FarringtonPrice." The brother who set
! tied in Maryland was named Thomas
The Oldest son had that name, and unde
/, the old laws inherited both name and es
tate.
A CREATURE OF THE COURT.