Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-02

AdlleI, EDWARD dart, VINO raised IA0
volunteer crops. known as The Jersey
Blues" With these he marched to
Quebec. arriving there In time to share
In the victory and witness the fall OF
General Wolfe in the "old French
war"
Francis Lewis. who signed the Decla-
ration OF Independence as a delegate
by birth. having been born in Wales In
f713. When he was but 4 he was left
an orphan. He was the only child, and
was taken care of by an unmarried
aunt. While still young he was sent to
Scotland. where he learned Gaelic.
IN London and entered Westminster.
Upon becoming of age, he inherited
considerable money, with which he
purchased a supply of merchandise and
set OF for America. Forming a part
nership In New York he eventually be-
came part owner of a large and profit
able business. In the ''old French
war" Of 1854 he served as purchaser
for the British. He was captured. sent
to Canada, later to France, and finally
exchanged. It the close Of the wal the
British government CAV him 5000
acres OF and as a compensation for his
military services. This did not mean.
however, that Mr.. Lewis believed in tho
"encroachments" Of England, inc con-
s~equently, when the congress was held
IN New York in 1765, after the stamp
act" had been passed, Mr. Lewis was
one Of the delegates. He heartily In
dorsed n measures hat were adopted
at that time, n when in 1775 dele
gates were appointed to the continental
congress, he was one of those chosen.
Robert Norris, although an English
man by birth, might be called the
banker of the revolution fer it was
he who on several occasions was called
upon to find money for the army.
When congress fled from Philadelphia
to Baltimore. Mr.. Morris was one Of
the committee that stayed behind.
Washington had been forced to retreat
before the enemy. and was camped on
the opposite shores Of the Delaware.
The British were able to obtain accur-
ate information as to his position, but
he could not do likewise with, regard
to theirs through lack OF funds. So he
wrote Robert Morris, asking for money.
and the letter was brought him by q
confidential messenger, reaching him
after practically all the Inhabitants had
left Philadelphia for some safer place.
depressed. he did not know what to
DO, until he casually met IN acquaint-
ance. q friend. who asked for the news.
Mr.. Morris told him of needing money
and added: Your security is to be
my note n my honor" Robert, thou
shalt have It," replied the man, and
.AS AtAOAASy was SSSuIGu duu sent O0n.
eral Washington. In 1880 Robert Nor
rls instituted a bank in Philadelphia
with others, the object of which was to
establish credit by means of which
congress could be furnished with means
for relieving the army. He headed the
list Of SUBSCRIPTIONS with 10000 pounds.
TO which Others added sufficient to to-
tai $4,000 pounds. BY this means b.
100000 rations Of provisions and 300
nogsheads OF rum were procured and
forWarded to the needy army. Upon
stu another occasion Washington
wrote him that the military stores
We're woefully depleted and asked for
aid. There was no ammunition but
that IN the mems boxes. which was wet.
All the lead possible had been secured.
even the spouts on the houses.
Under such circumstances it was but
natural that Mr.. Morris should be hard
put to find a way to supply the lead.
However, he was a guest at an enter
talnment given by the Spanish min
lister, and upon being pressed by his
host for the cause Of his apparent
worry, showed him the letter from
Washington. His host then told him
that one of his ships had just arrived
at the wharf with 80 tons Of lead.
which she brought as ballast. You
can have my half Of this fortunate
supply" he said, land there are the
owners of the other half" He secured
the lead, set 100 men to work that same
night, n before morning had sent a
supply of bullets to the depleted army.
George Taylor was born in Ireland
IN lbs. His father, a clergyman, edu-
Gated him for a physician. At the age
OF ~, however. George decided that he
preferred an adventurous life, and a
vessel being about to set sail for Phil
aaelpnla ne embarked, penniless and
sriendless, q redemptioner. Upon ar
rival, he met a Mr.. Savage, who wanted
his services n who promised to pay
for his passage over provided he would
work for him a certain number OF
years. He accompanied MI. Savage to
Durham, "a, where he was set to work
filling" or feeding the furnace in
an iron works. Such work soon raised
bltsters, and these, noticed by the
Workmen, were brought to Mr.. Saw
ages attention. Noticing signs Of ed
ucation, Mr.. Savage put young Taylor
to work as a clerk, in which position
he proved SO successful that he be-
came a useful member of the firm in a
short time. He gained the esteem Of
Mr.. Savage and upon the death of that
man married his widow and thus came
into possession, Of the business, which
he enlarged and made more successful
than Yer.
Later he moved to Northampton,
where he opened a new and more up
to date business. Here he became 80
we'll liked that in 1854 he was elected
to he provincial assembly, and served
continuously until ITO. His business
proving unsuccessful at Northampton.
he went back to Durham. There he be-
came a member Of the provincial as
sembly in 1775. and was placed on a
committee to draw up instruction for
delegates to the continental congress,
which were against absolute separa-
ton. Five OF the Pennsylvania dele
gates refusing to vote for the resolu-
ton favoring independence, the pro-
E@vincial assembly revoked the instruc-
lions. In june. 1875, electing new dele
gates favorable to independence. OF
which Robert Taylor was one.
Button Gwinnett wal born in Eng
land, coming to this country when he
was Ss, and locating in Charleston, 8.
e. Later he move to Savannah. He
was elected a representative in con-
gress when he had been in this country
U little more than five years. While a
member OF congress he became a cam
didate for the position Of brigadier
general. in opposition to Gen. Lachlin
Mcintosh, but failed. This, together
with other Observation-Disclosures. so in.