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The same year the Conestoga Manor was surveyed 

 for the use of the proprietary, by order of the Commis- 



tions, and he has often been out whole nights after them — one 

 in particular, when they were informed that the Doanes, who 

 were celebrated tories, were encamped in a swamp near the 

 Gap, about where the Pennsylvania Railroad passes the Gap» 

 and the associations went in pursuit of them through a tremen- 

 dous storm of rain, sleet, thunder and lightning, but after grea^ 

 difficulty from underwood, briars, and in gaining their retreat^ 

 they found some of the disailected in the neighborhood, had in 

 the moan time apprised them of their approach, and they had 

 escaped. The members of this company were in constant 

 danger of losing their lives, as many in the eastern part of the 

 county were disaffected — and they were in danger of being- 

 shot even at their ordinary occupations. Amos served two 

 terms in the Revolutionary war as an Ensign of a company,, 

 commanded by his uncle Capt. John S. (father of the present 

 Captain) who was also an officer in Braddock^s war. Amos 

 was magistrate for many years — a member of the Legislature 

 and of the Pennsylvania Senate, and also a member of 

 Congress." 



[Ext?'act of a Letter from John Slaymaker, Esq.1 

 "My father John, was in Braddock's campaign, as a 

 wagoner. He was put to draw a cannon at the place of ren- 

 dezvous, and took it into battle on the day of Braddock's 

 defeat — he had eleven horses tcit on that day, which were all 

 shot before the retreat. I have often heard him say if it had 

 not been for Washington's brave conduct in covering the 

 retreat, there would hardly a man have escaped. In thfe conflict 

 the most of the American troops -were killed — my father came- 

 off safe. In 1776, he marched at the head of a company to 

 Bergen, in Jersey — was in the skirmish on Chesnut Hil]> under 

 General Bull, where Bull was taken prisoner. After kis returo 

 home, he was chosen County Commiisstoner» which e-aded his 

 public services. He died in 1798, aged 65 years. 



The sale of the "London Land*' was in the year 1761, in 

 Philadelphia. Father paid £800 for ^46 acres of said tract. 



Note— London Lands, in Lancaster county. — It appears 

 that a land company was organized at an early date. In 



