258 AUTHENTIC HISTORY 



George Wrj, William Barnet, George Little, Michael Dififebaiigh and 

 Anthony Debler. 



From York County : Colonels Smith and Diel. Lieutenant Colonel 

 Donaldson. Majors Donwiddie, Jefferies, Andrew, Finley and Craft. 

 Captains Smiser and Campble. Privates W. Scott, Ewing, Clinghan, 

 Hamilton, Little, Shley, J. Scott, Nealor and Messerty. 



From Cumberland County : Colonel J. Armstrong. Lieutenant Colo- 

 nels Blair, Clark and Watts. Major J. M'Calmont. Captains J. Steel, 

 M'Clelland, Davison, M'Farland and Kobinson. Privates Hogge, E. Steel, 

 Smith, Pawling, Brown, Sterrett, Hamilton, Eead, Finley and Vance. 



From Berks County: Colonels Bird, Patton and Levan. Majors G. 

 Hiester, Jones, Lindimuth and Loeffler. Captains Keim and May. Adju- 

 tant S. Eby. Lieutenants Cremer, Lutz, Rice and Miller. Privates 

 Hartman, Filbert, Morgan, Tolbut, Spoon, Winrich, Moser, Seltzer, Win- 

 ter, Hill, Larke, Wister and Smack. 



From Northampton County: Colonels Guigar and Stroud. Majors 

 Lebar and Siegfried. Captains Orndt, Snider, Kearn and Jayne. Privates 

 M'Farren, Upp, Barkhaus, Haas, Brown, Best, J. M'Dawd, jr. and D. Von 

 FHck. 



From Northumberland County: Colonel B. Weiser. Lieutenant 

 Colonels M'Clay and Moodie. Major Brady. Captains Gillespie and 

 Grey. Lieutenants Calhoun and M'Kinzie. Privates Stone, M'Cartney, 

 Gattes, Culbertson, Matlock, Yokan, Starret and M'Clanahan. 



From Westmoreland County: Colonel P. Mornly. Major James 

 Smith. Captains V. Orey and Thompson. Privates William Guthrey, 

 W. Perry, Carmichael and George Gray. 



The question whether the officers and privates should vote by ballot, 

 singly, was adopted. It was also resolved that the two Brigadier Gene- 

 rals be voted' for at the same time, and that the highest in votes be the 

 commanding officer. Colonel Mark Bird and Captain Sharp Dulancy, with 

 Colonel George Ross, President of the Convention, were appointed judges 

 of the election of Brigadier Generals. The election took place, when it 

 appeared that Daniel Roberdeau had received 160, James Ewing 85, 

 Samuel Miles 82, James Potter 24, Curtis Grubb 9, George Ross 9, 

 Thomas McKean 8 and Mark Bird 7 votes. Roberdeau was elected first 

 Brigadier General and Ewing second Brigadier General. 



It was then resolved that the Brigadier Generals shall have full power 

 and authority to call out any number of the associators of this province 

 into action, and that power to continue until superseded by the conven- 

 tion, or by any authority under the appointment ; that the President of 

 the board shall have full power and authority to grant commissions to 

 the two Brigadier Generals until commissions issue from the convention, 

 or any authority they shall appoint to succeed them ; that we will march 



