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October 9th the same year, a few members convened at 

 the Widow Nicholas' on business preparatory to the ap- 

 proaching election; thirty-two tickets were ordered for 

 distribution; and on motion it was, 



" Resolved, That the members of this Company, viz. 

 William Hall, John Morrell, Joseph Donnaldson, Jere- 

 miah Fisher, Thomas Forrest and Francis Johnston, now 

 in the service of their country, on militia duty, be ex- 

 cused from taking up their tickets on the next election 

 day, and that the Caterer be notified of this regulation." 



These gentlemen were out on the western (Pennsylva- 

 nia) expedition, in the service of the United States, to aid 

 in suppressing the formidable insurrection of the whiskey 

 hoys, by popular appellation. 



In this campaign, the gallant first troop of Philadelphia 

 City Cavalry, which had nobly served in the war of the 

 Revolution, under the command of Captain S. Morris, 

 now with alacrity volunteered, self equipped and provi- 

 ded for service, to the number of fifty -two, under the 

 Captaincy of John Dunlap, Esq. 



The decease of the worthy Baron, William Warner, 

 the Proprietary of the soil occupied by the company, is 

 recorded to have happened on the 12th of September 1794, 

 much lamented by his associated friends at the Castle. 



On the 4th of July 1795, the Secretary informs us brief- 

 ly, a meeting was held at the Castle, at which "a very 

 respectable number of fellow citizens attended, and cel- 

 ebrated the glorious anniversary of our Independence, 



