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. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. rable Council, that unless some person is directed to remain here 1 Josiah Harmar was born in Philadelphia in 1753, and was educated in the same 1776 he was made Captain of the First Pennsylvania Regiment, and Lieutenant-Colonelin 1777, which command he retained until the close of the Revolution, serving with GeneralWashington in his campaigns, 1778-80; in the South with General Greene, 1781-82. Hewas made brevet Colonel of the First U. S. Regiment, in 17S3. In 1784, he was selectedto bear the ratification of the
. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. rable Council, that unless some person is directed to remain here 1 Josiah Harmar was born in Philadelphia in 1753, and was educated in the same 1776 he was made Captain of the First Pennsylvania Regiment, and Lieutenant-Colonelin 1777, which command he retained until the close of the Revolution, serving with GeneralWashington in his campaigns, 1778-80; in the South with General Greene, 1781-82. Hewas made brevet Colonel of the First U. S. Regiment, in 17S3. In 1784, he was selectedto bear the ratification of the definitive treaty to France, and in the following year waspresent as Indian Agent at the treaty at Fort Mcintosh. In August, 1784, he was ap-pointed Lieutenant-Colonel of infantry under the Confederation. He was made brevetBrigadier-General by resolution of Congress in 1787, and General-in-Chief of the army Sep-tember 29, 1789, which post he held until 1792, when he resigned. He was Adjutant-Gen-eral of Pennsylvania, 1793-99, and died in Philadelphia, August 20,
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