The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-07-02

for gam, DuI only llOlAh ab
mat it was the right of every man.
This it is said, he inherited from his
father. Edward Hart, who raised the
volunteer crops known as THE Jersey
Blues" With these he marched tG
Quebec. arriving there in time to snare
in the victory and witness the fall OF
General Wolfe in the "old French
war"
Francis Lewis. who signed the Decla-5
ration of Independence as a delegate
from New York, was an Engllshman
bv birth, having been born in Wales IN
17lS. When he was but a he was lett
an orphan. He was the only child, and
was taken care OF by an unnlaI.lea
aunt. While still young he was sent 10
Scotland, where he learned Gaellc.
When old enough he went to an uncle
in London and entered Westminster
Upon becoming of age, he inherited
considerable money, with Whlch ne
purchased a supply of merchandise ana
set out 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, n hnaiiy
exchanged. AT the close of the war the
British government gaVe nm o,Voo
acres of land as a compensation for his
military services. This did not mean,
however, that Mr.. Lewis believed in the
''encroachments' of England. and con-
seQuently, when the congress was helo
in New York in 1865, after the stamp
act" had been passed, Mr. Lewis was
one of the delegates. He heartily in
dorsed the measures that were adopted
at that time, and when in 1775 dele
gates were appointed to the continental
congress, he was one Of those CHOSEN.
Robert Morris, although an English
ma by birth, might be called the
banker of the revolution" for 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 n 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 a
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 an acquaint-
ance. a 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, tho
the money was secured and sent Cen
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 TO- 900 pounds,
to which others added sufficient to to-
tai 100000 pounds. BY this means g.
100000 rations of provisions and 300
hogsheads of rum We're procured and
forwarded to the needy army. Upon
still another occasion Washington
wrote him that the military stores
We're woefully depleted and asked for
aid. There was no ammunition but
thai 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
tainment given by the Spanish min
lister. and upon being pressed by his
host for the cause of his apparent
Washington. His host then told him
that n of his ships had just arrived
at the whar with 80 tons Of lead
which she brought as ballast. you
can nave my half of this %rtuna
supply,' ne said, and 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 or bullets to the depleted army.
George Taylor was born in Ireland
IN l7l6. His father, d clergyman, edu-
Gated him for a physician. At the (
OF 70, however, George decided that he
preferred an adventurous life. and a
vessel being about to set sail for hill
adelphia, he embarked, penniless and
fr1endless, a redemptioner. Upon ar
rival, he met a Mr.. Savage, who wanted
ms services and who promised to pay
Tor nus passage over provided he would
work for him a certain number of
years. He accompanied Mr.. Savage to
durham. Pa, where he was set to work
fllllng," or feeding the furnace in
an IRON works. Such work soon raised
blisters. n these, noticed by the
Workmen, We're brought to Mr.. Saw
ages attention. Noticing signs Of cd
ucation, Mr.. Savage put young Taylor
to work as a clerk. in which position
ne proved so successful that he he
came a useful member of the firm In a
short m He gained the esteem of
MI. savage and upon the death OF that
man married his widow and th11s came
into possession of the business which
he enlarged and made more successful
than ever.
Later he moved to NORTHAMPTON.
where he opened a new and more up
to date business. Here he became so
we'll liked that in 1854 he was elected
to the provincial assembly, and served
continuously until 1910. His business
proving unsuccessful at Northampton,
ne went back to Durham. There he be-
came a member of the provincial as
sembly in 1875, and was placed on a
committee to draw up instruction for
delegates to the continental congress,
} winch We're against absolute .separa-
tlon. Five of the Pennsylvania dele
gates refusing to vote for the resolu-
ton faVoring independence, the pro-
Vlnciai assembly revoked the instruc-
tons, IN June. 1916, electing new dele
gates favorable to independence, of
winch Robert Taylor was one.
Button Gwinnett was born in Eng
land, coming to this country when he
was 80, and locating in Charleston. S.
Y. Later he moved to Savannah. He
was elected a representative in con-
t gress when he had been in this country
j put little more a five years. While a
member of congress he became a can
) d1date for the position of brigadier
general. in opposition to Gen. Lachlin
cIntOS but failed Tb;. toro4L..