. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . his attention towardone of Napoleons favorite marshals,Macdonald, who was advancing fromNaples. Before moving to engage the French,the brilliant Suwaroff assigned the postof honor and desperate undertaking—the storming of the citadel of Turin,Piedmonts Alp-surrounded capital—to Field Marshal Keim, to whom hesent the following friendly note: My Dear General: I go to Piacenza,where I will conquer MacDonald. Con-quer quickly the Fortress of Turin thatI can sing- the Te Deum before it. The Russian General-in-Chiefs con-fidence in his favorite
. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . his attention towardone of Napoleons favorite marshals,Macdonald, who was advancing fromNaples. Before moving to engage the French,the brilliant Suwaroff assigned the postof honor and desperate undertaking—the storming of the citadel of Turin,Piedmonts Alp-surrounded capital—to Field Marshal Keim, to whom hesent the following friendly note: My Dear General: I go to Piacenza,where I will conquer MacDonald. Con-quer quickly the Fortress of Turin thatI can sing- the Te Deum before it. The Russian General-in-Chiefs con-fidence in his favorite veteran, Keim,was not misplaced. During three bloody days in June,1799, the storm of war waged savagelyon the banks of the Trebbia. Macdonald threw his fierce battalionsagainst the solid columns of the Rus-sians with varying results until theFrench having lost one third their num-ber, gave way at every point. While Suwaroff, with his Russians,was fighting desperately at PiacenzaKeim was hurling his steadfast Aus- THE KEIM AND ALLIED FAMILIES. 77. The Plantation of Jacob Keim, of Oley, Son of Johann-es Keim, The Founder. The Plantation of several hundred acres upon which this ancient family mansion stands was presented to Jacob Keim, the first, by his father-in-law, Johann Hoch. The older portion was erected in thesummer of 1753 by masons brought from Philadelphia. The David Bertolet and Levan mansions wereerected the same summer. The persons beginning on the left are deB. Randolph Keim, the Editor ; V. Keim, daughter; Mrs. Keim, wife; Johann Keim, owner, hurried in from superintending theharvesters ; Rev. H. W. Warmkessel, Lutheran church ; Seymour deB. Keim, nephew; Frederick D. Owen,brother-in-law. John Keim, bachelor, deceased (1899), and three maiden sisters occupied the mansion in1897. The ancient German colonial interior consists of heavy oak beam ceilings, immense fireplace withcranes and pots and kettles, all cooking being done on the hearth. The .furnit
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