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wallis ; they did not proceed to the place of destination. 



George Leonard, also a native of this county, born 

 September 13, 1758, enlisted in 1776 under Captain Mat- 

 thew M'Donald in Philadelphia, having, however, served 

 nearly two months before as a militia man. He was 

 nearly three years in the service, and in several battles, 

 viz : at Trenton, Germantown, Princeton. 



JPeter Mauerer, born June 13. 1757, volunteered in 

 1776, under Captain John Henry, went to Philadelphia, 

 Trenton, and Elizabethtown, N. J. After a tour of two 

 months, he returned to Lancaster, and late in the fall, 

 under his former captahi, went to Pliiladelphia, thence to 

 Burhngton, Trenton and Elizabethtown, where they 

 united with the main army in winter quarters — helped to 

 build a fort. After serving a second tour, returned to 

 Lancaster, and aided in guarding Hessian and otlier pris- 

 oners, where rising of two thousand were kept. When 

 the Hessian prisoners were taken to New York to be 

 exchanged for American prisoners, Peter Mauerer was 

 one of those who accompanied them. He saw Washing- 

 ton and La Fayette frequently during the war; and in 

 1824 dined with La Fayette at Lancaster. 



Peter Shindle, born April 29th, 1760, was also in the 

 Revolutionary service. He Avent in the capacity of a 

 fifer, in July 1776, under Captain Andrew Graaf, of Colo- 

 nel George Ross' regiment; and in September, 1777, 

 under Captain Stoever, of Greenawalt's regiment. He 

 was promoted to brigade fife major. lie was present at 

 the battle of Brandywine and Germantown. He went 

 out a third time under Captain William Wertz ; and in 

 1778, he volunteered to aid taking the Hessian prisoners 

 of Lancaster to Philadelphia, in Captain App's company. 



Jacob Hoover, of the city of Lancaster, enUsted in the 

 war of the Revolution in the year 1776, under captain 



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