Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

means for relieving the army. lie
headed the list OF subscriptions with
10000, TO which others added sufficient
TO total E350.ooo. Ry this means 2.0oo.-
600 rations Of provisions and 800 hogs
heads OF rum were procured and FOR
warded to the needy army. Upon still
another occasion Washington wrote
him that the military stores were woe
fully depleted and asked for aid There
was no ammunition hut that iii the
mems boxes which Was wet All the
lead possible had been secured. even
the spouts on the houses
Under such circumstances II was hut
natural that Mr.. Morris should - hard
put 10 tiad a way to supply the lead
However. he was 4 guest Mt an enter
tainment given by the Spanish minis
ter. and upon being pressed by his
host for the cause ~ his apparent
worry showed him the letter fron,
Washington. His host then told him
that one Of his ships had just arrived
ri the wharf with ninety tons OF lead.
which she brought ballast You
can have my half OF this fortunate
supply" he said and there are tho
owners Of the other half He secured
the lead, set one hundred men to work
that same night. and before morning
had sent supply 81 bullets 70 the
depleted army.
George Taylor was born I'm Ireland IN
1916. His father. a clergyman. edu-
Gated him for physician. At the age
OF twenty, however. George decided
that he preferred an adventurous life.
and a vessel being about 10 set sail
for Philadelphia. he embarked. pennl-
less and friendless "A redemptioner
Upon arrival he met Mr. Savage
who wanted his services and who
promised 10 pay for his passage oyer
provided he would work for him a
certain number Of years lie accom-
panied Mr.. Savage TO Durham. Pa
where he was SET TO work ''filing." or
feeding the furnace. in an iron works.
Such work soon raised hlisters. and
these, noticed by the workmen. Were
brought to NJ. Sayage's attention.
Noticing signs Of education. Mr.. Saw
age put young Taylor to work as a
clerk, in which position he proved So
successful that he became a useful
member OF the firm iii "A short time.
He gained the esteem OF Mr.. Savage.
and upon the death OF that man mar
ried his widow and thus came into
possession Of the business. which ne
than ever.
Later he moved t. Northampton.
where he opened new AMI more up
to-date business. Here he became
We'll liked that III 1854 he was elected
TO the provincial assembly. ami served
continuously until 1870. His business
proving unsuccessful 1T Northampton.
he went back - Durham There he
became a member Of the provincial
assembly in 11I5. and WAS placed OF 4
committee to draw III instructions for
delegates to the Continental Congress.
which were against absolute separa-
ton. Five Of the Pennsylvania dele
gates refusing % vote for the resoin-
ton favorng independence. the pro-
vincial assemhl: revoked the instruc-
ton. in June. 1876. electing dele
gates faIcrabl. - independence, OF
which Roaeit TAYLOR was one.
Button Gwinnett Was born in Eng-
land coming TO this country when he
was thirty eight and locating In
Charleston. :. G. Later he moved -
Savannah. lie was elected a repre-
sentative in Congress nhen he had
been in this country but little more
than fve years. While member Or
Congress he became 4 candidate for
the position of brigadier general. in
opposition to Gen. Lachlin Mcintosh.
but failed. This. together with other
disappointments so incensed him
against his opponent that he challene
ed him 10 a duel. The interference 81
friends was of no avail and they
fought il out May IS. l777. They
fought with pistols at distance Of
twelve feet. Both were wounded. Nc
Intosh slightly. but Gwinnett 50
seriously that he died as result
twelve days later.