P. S. In the 4/5 of voters of your Borough designed a family ran as much as Harrisburg. They were with many of other businesses of Delaware County shaped towards a good routine, viz. the brand new sixteenth Penna. Troops. The brand new Darby Head, Charley Litzenberg (the brand new town blacksmith) was created Biggest of your regiment. The new routine is actually delivered along the Cumberland Valley to help you Hagerstown (Md.). They certainly were bought so you can for a great “distinctive line of race” but lo and you will view, they’d zero ammunition. not, the fresh new opponent didn’t already been but one of the Darby Rangers called “Liah”-new barkeeper of your own “Buttonwood”-destroyed just what little sense he previously in advance of had. The effect was he’d is delivered family “crazy.”
Brand new Darby Rangers are this evening to be offered a banner by girls getting a food from the guys one to “staid at home.” Mr. Ellis, Mr. Neal, Plick___, along with your very humble slave will be “on hand.”
On one affair there is certainly an abrupt security
They say you to from inside the ten days’ promotion, the fresh new Friends Meeting house had few male attendants-way too many had gone towards the battle.
I have a giant military medical inside our people, viz: the fresh new “Convention Home” nearby the [St. James] Episcopal Church, Kingsessing. The favorable folks of the area are extremely alert to this new poor, unwell, and injured troops indeed there. The ladies and children have fairs to raise the fresh means to aid in obtaining even more conveniences, c.
So it letter is written by 37 year-dated Elmore Dane (1827-1910) away from Co. He had been this new son regarding Benjamin Dane (1788-1867) and you may Lydia Brownish (1789-1862).
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