The reminiscences of David Hayfield Conyngham, 1750-1834, a hero of the revolution, and the head of the revolutionary house of Conynngham and Nesbitt, Philadelphia, Pa., with an introductions, biographical sketches, and annotations . Reprinted from Volumn viii of the Proceedings and Collections of the Society WILKKS-BARRK, PA. PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY 1904 .^rf Publishiitg Committee : Rev. Horace Edwin Hayden. Miss Mvra Frederick Coddington. 6i / 1 PREFATORY NOTE. These Reminiscenses of an octogenarian cover a periodof seventy years in the early history of the United h


The reminiscences of David Hayfield Conyngham, 1750-1834, a hero of the revolution, and the head of the revolutionary house of Conynngham and Nesbitt, Philadelphia, Pa., with an introductions, biographical sketches, and annotations . Reprinted from Volumn viii of the Proceedings and Collections of the Society WILKKS-BARRK, PA. PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY 1904 .^rf Publishiitg Committee : Rev. Horace Edwin Hayden. Miss Mvra Frederick Coddington. 6i / 1 PREFATORY NOTE. These Reminiscenses of an octogenarian cover a periodof seventy years in the early history of the United have been in the possession of the family of the authorfor the same number of years, a source of pleasure to sev-eral generations of his descendants without being madepublic. Their historical value is greatly enhanced by thefact that the writer of them was an actor in the events nar-rated, or an eye witness, and records his experience withthe accuracy of a daily journal. New light is shed on many instances of Revolutionaryhistory already known, and many other incidents of thatinitial period in our history are made public for the firsttime. Twenty years ago the Editor of these pages prom-ised their publication. Unavoidable dela


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