. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. e exposed? I am of opinion that if the State would advance a months pay itwould greatly facilitate the recruiting Service. Money has magic power. I am told thatMr. Danl Hambleton declines accepting his Commission as a Lieutenant, and that Stevenson will be recommended to your Excellency to fill the vacancy. I have nodoubt of his being a proper person. I have the honor to be, Sir. your Excellencys most obt servt David Redick.—{Penna. Arch., 2d ser., vol. iv., pp. 588-89.) 126 History of Beaver County I Expect, is
. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. e exposed? I am of opinion that if the State would advance a months pay itwould greatly facilitate the recruiting Service. Money has magic power. I am told thatMr. Danl Hambleton declines accepting his Commission as a Lieutenant, and that Stevenson will be recommended to your Excellency to fill the vacancy. I have nodoubt of his being a proper person. I have the honor to be, Sir. your Excellencys most obt servt David Redick.—{Penna. Arch., 2d ser., vol. iv., pp. 588-89.) 126 History of Beaver County I Expect, is one reason why they have not paid us a Visit before thistime. I Start to-morrow morning, and make no doubt I Shall mak a Dis-covery Before I am maney days on the west Side the ohio. The Inhabi-tants in this Quarter have bean for these Three weeks past, Looking forand Expecting men to fill the Block-house at the mouth of yallow this Day, to their Great mortification, they have Heard news Quitethe reverce, which is, there are no men from Pennsylvania to Range. **** o,,, Lower Down then the mouth of big Beaver. Some families who heardthe news before the People at this place heard it, have already Movedof, and the rest are, tho Contrarey to thier Former Intention, makeingready; and it is my opinion that if Something is not Done Shortley forthier Safety, there Will be but few people, if aney, Between the mouthof Little beaver and The Cove. I thought it onely my Duty to informyou what I have done, and do declare I much Lement the Sutuation ofthe Inhabitants in this Quarter. I am, Dr Sir, with Due Respekt, your Hl Servant, Saml 1 Penna. Arch., 2d ser., vol. iv., p. 596. History of Beaver County 127 The work of these spies and the rangers was very quieting tothe minds of the people, and they began to leave the blockhouseswhere they had been huddled together for some time, and toresume the cultivation of their But their immunityfrom the dreaded att
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