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5th Generation (Great(2)-Grandchildren)
37. Robert (Thomas)Jr. Beattie (Robert Thomas4, John3, John2, John1) was born About 1735 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY and died 1779 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY. He married Mary Beattie, maiden name unk. Before 1759 . She died After July 1776 in Newburgh?, Ulster Co, NY.
Children of Robert (Thomas)Jr. Beattie and Mary Beattie, maiden name unk.:
i. 78. Francis Beatty, Beattie was born About 1759 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY and died August 13, 1826 in Allegheny, Pa..
ii. 79. Robert Beatty was born 1760 in NY and died between 1822/ 1823 in Venango Co, PA.
iii. 80. Thomas Beatty was born About 1762 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY.
iv. 81. John Beatty was born About 1764 in Newgurgh, Ulster Co., NY.
v. 82. Elizabeth Beatty was born About 1766 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY.
vi. 83. Jane Beatty was born About 1768 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY.
vii. 84. Ann Beatty was born About 1770 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY.
viii. 85. Mary Beatty was born About 1772 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY.
Notes on Robert (Thomas)Jr. Beattie
Notes
"Robert Beatty and brother Charles were early settlers in Marbletown, Ulster county, N.Y.,
and doubtless were related to those just mentioned.
Charles Beatty died in 1726-27.
Robert had sons, Robert and Thomas. Robert Beatty Jr. died in Newburg N.Y. in 1779
leaving wife Mary and children Thomas, John, Robert, Francis, Elizabeth Ann, and Mary."
(copied from Allegheny Valley, History of Ulster Co., N.Y. pg. 721)
Note from Annie Harris, This fits here...nelda
Notes
Death: BET 1776 AND 1779
38. Charles Beattie (Robert Thomas4, John3, John2, John1) was born in probably Ireland and died 1726/27.
Notes on Charles Beattie
Notes
39. Archibald Beatty (Arthur4, John3, John2, John1) was born 1746 in Ireland or New York and died October 12, 1817 in Orange Co., NY. He married 1st Annie Strachan November 29, 1780 in Good Will -Presbyterian Church, Orange Co, NY. She was born About 1750 and died December 14, 1783 in Orange Co., NY. He married 2nd Mary Polly McKee After 1783 in NY. She was born May 5, 1769 and died February 27, 1838 in Orange Co., NY, burried Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Other events in the life of Mary Polly McKee
Burial : Goodwill Church Cemetery
Children of Archibald Beatty and Annie Strachan:
i. 86. Alexander Beatty was born 1750 and died June 7, 1828 in Mamakating, Sullivan Co., NY.
40. Alexander Beatty (Arthur4, John3, John2, John1) was born 1750 in New Windsor, Ulster Co., NY and died June 7, 1828 in Mamakating, Sullivan Co., NY. He married Hannah Welling .
Other events in the life of Alexander Beatty
Occupation : served REV WAR as a LT, 1777, in 2nd Ulster Co., militia
Religion : DAR ID file # 81381
Children of Alexander Beatty and Hannah Welling:
i. 87. Obediah Beatty was born 1780/1790 and died After 1828.
ii. 88. Alexander Welling Beatty was born 1777 and died 1833.
Notes on Alexander Beatty
Notes
original notes with file:
_FA2: Place: Lt. in 2nd Ulster Co Regiment
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Nelda, L-05 descendant/researcher
occupation: served Rev War as a LT, 1777; in 2nd Ulster Co., militia; DAR File national number 81381
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Notes
_FA2: Place: Lt. in 2nd Ulster Co Regiment ®997
41. John Beatty (Arthur4, John3, John2, John1) was born 1751 and died 1840 in Bur: Little Brittain Churchyard, Orange Co NY. He married Elizabeth Goldsmith . She was born 1761 and died 1840.
Other events in the life of John Beatty
Occupation : served Rev War, in the New York militia
Children of John Beatty and Elizabeth Goldsmith:
i. 89. Elsie Beatty was born 1784.
42. William Beatty (Arthur4, John3, John2, John1) was born 1754 in Little Britain-New Windsor, NY and died May 1, 1834 in Bur: Goodwill Church, Montgomery, NY. He married Margaret Strachan . She was born 1758 and died March 1, 1812 in Bur: Goodwill Church, Montgomery, NY.
Children of William Beatty and Margaret Strachan:
i. 90. Mary Beatty was born May 5, 1778.
ii. 91. Arthur Beatty was born August 15, 1781 in Orange County, New York and died December 4, 1860 in Simpson County, Kentucky..
43. Joseph Beatty (Arthur4, John3, John2, John1) was born 1755 and died After 1833. He married First name unk. Smiley .
Children of Joseph Beatty and First name unk. Smiley:
i. 92. Sarah Jane Beatty was born 1807.
44. Arthur Beatty (Arthur4, John3, John2, John1) was born October 23, 1761 in Little Britain (later New Windsor), Orange Co, NY and died December 10, 1836 in Coxsackie, Green Co, NY. He married Elizabeth Suddery December 23, 1792 in Kendrick, Columbia Co, NY. She died After 1838.
Children of Arthur Beatty and Elizabeth Suddery:
i. 93. Alexander Beatty was born After 1792.
ii. 94. William Beatty was born About 1803.
iii. 95. Arthur Beatty was born About 1805 in NY and died After 1850.
iv. 96. B. T. Beatty was born About 1811.
45. Lilly Beatty (Arthur4, John3, John2, John1) was born between 1765 - 1785 in New York and died After 1785 in childhood.
Notes on Lilly Beatty
Notes
Nelda, L-05 researcher
Birth information based on guess, using the fact she died in childhood, unmarried after 1785, as stated in original records, and her father died before 23 Nov 1785. Other records I have seen for his time period state that a person was considered a child till age 21, unless a married female , which she wasn't.
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46. Margaret "Peggy" Beatty (Arthur4, John3, John2, John1) was born between 1744 - 1750 in New York. She married William Hunter . He was born March 6, 1745/46 in lived Montgomery, NY .
Notes on Margaret "Peggy" Beatty
HIST
nelda, L-05, I have estimated Margaret's birth date and place of birth this is all just a guess based on husband's dates and where her parents lived.
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47. Mary Beatty (Arthur4, John3, John2, John1) was born in NY and died After 1785.
48. Mary Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born April 21, 1747. She married William Enoch Green June 7, 1770 .
Other events in the life of William Enoch Green
Title : Rev.
Children of Mary Beatty and William Enoch Green:
i. 97. Enoch Green.
ii. 98. Charles Green was born 1805.
iii. 99. Lydia Elizabeth Guild Green.
iv. 100. Mary Ann Green.
v. 101. William Erkuries Green.
vi. 102. Phylip Phepie Green.
Notes on Mary Beatty
49. Christiana Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born June 17, 1748.
50. John Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born December 10, 1749 in Neshaminy, PA and died May 30, 1826 in Trenton, NJ. He married 1st Mary Longstreet About 1776 . She was born March 3, 1756 and died 1815. He married 2nd Mrs. Catherine (Kitty) (Lealor) Lalor July 22, 1819 in NJ-Trenton-lst Presbyterian Church-Rev. Samuel B.. She was born 1774 and died January 27, 1861.
Other events in the life of John Beatty
Burial : Presbyterian Churchyard, Trenton, NJ
Occupation : Col REV WAR, served Capt of Bucks Co., Militia 1776, was Maj
Education : when captured at FT Washington, exchanged in 1778,
Religion : Commisionary General of Prisioneers with rank of Col.
Children of John Beatty and Mary Longstreet:
i. 103. Anna Beatty was born March 31, 1777 and died in infancy..
ii. 104. Richard Longstreet Beatty was born February 11, 1779 and died July 22, 1846.
iii. 105. John (Jr.) Beatty was born 1787 and died October 4, 1858 in Burried St. Andrews Cemetery Mt. Holly NJ.
Notes on John Beatty
Notes
_FA2: Place: 3rd US Congress---Repr.
_FA2: Place: lived NJ.
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note from Marlene L-2D via email
1749
Beatty, John (1749-1826) Born in Neshaminy, Pa., December 10,
1749. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1789-1790; Delegate to
Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-1785; U.S. Representative
from New Jersey at-large, 1793-1795; secretary of state of New Jersey,
1795-1805. Died in Trenton, N.J., May 30, 1826. Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Revolutionary War Pension Application.
Widow Catherine
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Note in Phillip Fithians journal talks about General John Beatty his brother-in -law.
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".1. John Beatty was born 10 Dec. 1749, and graduated at Princeton in 1769-his sword was recently presented to Princeton University. During the two years following his graduation he studied medicine with Dr. Rush of Philadelphia and in 1772, began to practice at Harsville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. On 22 March 1774, he was married to Mary, daughter of Richard Longstreet, Esq., of Princeton. On 5 January, 1776 he was commissioned Captain in the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion, and leaving his wife with her family, joined the army. On 12 october 1776, he was commissioned Major in the 6th Pennsylvania, and a month later was taken prisoner at the capture of Fort Washington, 16 Nov. 1776. Although he was allowed some liberty on parole at Flatbush, Long Island, he was not exchanged until 8 May 1778. During this period he was again commissioned, 1 Jan. 1777, Major to the rank from the preceding 12 Oct. . On 28 May, 1778 he was appointed , with the rank of colonel, to succeed Elias Boudinot as Commissare General of Prisoners. He retained this office until his resignation 31 March 1780. In 1780 he retired to his home near Princeton, called Windson Hall, and there began again the practice of medicine. He had by no means finished his services to his county, however. He was a delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress, 1783-5; a member of the State Convention on the Consitiution, 1787; a member of the State Legislature of New Jersey; and the speakerof the Assmebly. He was Secretary of State for NJ 1795-1805. In additon to holding these political offices, Colonel Beatty acted as a Brigadier General in the Militia and held various offices of trust in the community. for nearly twenty years he was one of the trustees of Princeton College. He was President of the Trenton Banking Company and also of the Trenton Delaware Bridge Company. In this last capacity he laid the corner stone of the first pier, 24 May 1804, and at the completion of the bridge, led the great procession formed for the first crossing. It is said to havea been the finest strructure of its kind in the United States at the time. In 1815 Colonel Beatty's wife died. and three years later he married Mrs. Katharine Lalor of Trenton. He died 30 May 1826. among his descendants is the Rev. John Beatty Howell, of Philadelphia, who owns the oil portraits of Colonel Beatty and his wife, of Erkuries Beatty, Rev. Charles Beatty, Ann Reading Beatty, and Christiana Clinton Beatty.
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Letter to brother
John Beatty to Reading Beatty Bethlem 24th Set. 79
Dear Reading, Mrs. Dubois has sent her son up for a Vomit for the little child who is ill of the Whooping Cough- please to send with him what is proper-Anthony is somewhat better-has but little fever, but complains much of his throat-if you have any thing which may be of service to him I shall thank you for it I am to inform you, that there is a distribution of cloathing (in Mr. Brooks' hands) to be delivered out to-day and to-- morrow-by the Generals order- You and the other Surgeons of Hospitals are included-I know your wants in this way & would therefore advise you to set out to Newburgh immediately-as delays in this case may be dangerous- Will you call here, going there, or on your return-WithCompliments to the Fraternity, I remain Dr. Reading Yours &c., Jn Beatty
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letter to sister
John Beatty to his sister, Mrs. Fithian Kingsbridge, Sept. 10th 1776 My dear Betsey:- Scarce a day passes that you do not occur to my mind, and my anxiety was not a little increased when I heard that Mr. Fithian (3) had engaged in the service. I am truly sensible of the disagreeable consequences of leaving wives, when more especially fatigue and danger are our natural companions; but I flatter myself the importance of the contest will sufficiently apologize for our rudeness in leaving you, Mr. Fithian has just left me-was well; we are happy in laying so near one another as to be frequently together. Brother Reading is an officer in the Battalion with me, and Arky lays in the same camp with Mr. Fithian; Charles is at Ticonderoga; I heard from him a few days ago: he with Mr. Reed are well and in great spirits. Where will you find a family more engaged in the service than ours. I hope we shall prove ourselves worthy of the privileges we are contending for. Mrs. Beatty spends the chief part of her time with Mrs. Howard(4) She is as agree... The rest of this letter is missing... (3) Philip Vicars Fithian, first husband of Elizabeth Beatty, was killed on the retreat from New York 15 Sept 1776 while serving as chaplain in the Continental forces. The Beatty Family record, however, says that he died in camp at Fort Washington 8 Oct. 1776. His experiences as a tutor in Va are recorded in his Journal and letters 1767-1774 edited by John R. Williams, Princeton, 1900 (4) Mrs. Howard, wife of Capt. William Howard, an officer in the British army before the outbvreak of hostilities. He was a strong Whig, but because of illness could not take part in the war. He owned the Castle Howard farm near Princeton, later the property of Colonel John Beatty, and had inscribed in large letters on the wall of one of the rooms. "No Tory talk here"
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John Beatty to Reading Beatty Comy Prisr. Office Jany 24th, 1780
My Dr. Brother, Your favour of the 9th Inst. is before me-You are welcome to the advice my last contained & I shall be fully rewarded, provided it has been of any service to you - - I expected some time since to have paid a visit, to our Friends over the Mountains, & was upon the Eve of setting out, but was put in Mind from Head Quarters, that my time was not my own--How sweet is liberty & Indulging our inclinations as we please--this thought with the great decrease of my little all, has at length determined me to forsake the Soldier & become the citizen--You will perhaps be surprised, but believe me 'tis true-- perhaps the lancet, the glister pipe, may afford me a more comfortable subsistance. This or some other business you will find me employed in should you do us the favour of a visit-- I am glad to find you are better reconciled to you Lott, than you at first expected--I wish it may prove agreable to you --as I see the appearance at present for you coming into the line in the way ! of your profession, which I would advise you be all means to pursue - a Lieuty. in the Artilly. I could procure you but think it would not suit -- of this give me your opinion-- I am sorry to hear of Mrs. Clintons death, but it was no more than we expected--she was old & very infirm., when we left there--should you go to Bethlem you will please to make my Comps. to all friends & tell them my best wishes attend them- & remember Love & a kiss to the girls--Mrs.s Beatty has been with me this tree weeks- She & little Dick are well, & beg their Love to you--She returns toMorrow to take care of her pic & chickens- a secret- sister Betsy is to be married, the second week in next month-- wont it possibly be in your power to come down--she would be very desirous of seeing you then--Mr. Joel Fithian a widower from Deerfield, or Cohansie is the man for her Money-- a tight match you will say--however it is so--Her partiality for that Country may have been one inducement- a good Fat farmer another& probably a Husband at any rate, the leading one-come down if you can-if not write me frequently-Comp to Brooks is he dead or married As ever yours-- Jn Beatty
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Letter
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No.3 1920
John Beatty to Reading Beatty Comy. Prisn. Office 1st May 1780
My Dr. Brother I was happy to find by Majr Van Waggenen, that you were well in Health, altho you did not think if worth while to give me a line --I cannot say however, I could reasonable have expected such a favour, considering the Ballance against me in this Cast- -I am content, if in my retired situation, you will now & then think of Windsor Hall near Princeton--I left Mrs. Beatty & Dick well a few days since & am now here, with a View to close my affairs in my late Department. New troubles I find, arise on this score also, and there is the utmost difficulty in doing a little business with these great people so much Ceremony & Form is to be gone thro, that I was Eight days in Philda and could do nothing more, than barely lodge my acct. with a promise, that perhaps in a Month a leisure hour might arise, in which they could be attended to--I grow out of all patience with such dilatory conduct,& am daily more & more happy in the reflection of being disingaged from all public Business--My! little farm affords me much amusement & some Profits--I hope to cultivate it to more advantage this year--I find the repairs expensive, but feel the more reconciled from the Prospect of future Gains--I shall not attempt the beginning of the practice of Physic, untill towards the Fall--My affairs will not admit of it & besides I feel extreamly awkward in the way of my profession & shall require some reading & brushing up__I have been attempting to procure you the Care of a Regiment in the Pena. Line, but some uneasiness prevailing among the Surgeons & a Prospect of a reduction of some of the Regt. render it impracticable at present--perhaps you may have also, some other schemes in View--a good Wife, with a little fortune, will prepare the way exceedingly well, for sitting down in the County to Business, if this is your View. I should be very sorry to break in upon your plan-advise me what I can do for you & nothing in my power shall be wanting. Our public affairs at present look but gloomy--we are anxious to hear from the Southard& yet afraid of disagreable News from that Quarter--our latest acct. are the 8th Ult. a Number of the Enemies Vessels had pass'd the Bar & are supposed to be in full possession of the harbour. The natural situation of the place & the diffucult Navigation of the channel were I confess the grand Bulwarks on which I had founded my hopes of Success at that Port- & my fears are much increased, since the latter has failed us--Gen. Clinton has everything to stimulate him, in the reduction of the Garrison, having before been foiled there & you may rest assured the Conflict will be warm & bloody, our troops being determined to sacrifice every thing in their opposition--I hope for the best, but dread the Consequences--a Reinforecment of 15 Sail of the Line- Frigates &ca--with 10,000 men have certainly arrived at Martinique, & perhaps some Gale, favourable to the Cause of America--may waft some of them to these Coasts-this indeed would be great, & relieve all our doubts & difficulties--but I must stop, or I shall tire your patience with my scribling--I shall return the latter end of this week & have only to say, we shall be glad at all times to hear of your wellfare & to see you at our little Hermitage at Princeton I am with great affection Dr. Reading,
Yours Jno. Beatty--
Please to have the inclosed delivered safely & kiss all the girls for me--comps to Brooks & other Acquaintances---
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Letter
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No.3 1920
John Beatty to Reading Beatty Windsor Hall 16th Augt. 1781
My Dr. Brother, Your favour of the 4th Inst. reach'd me Yesterday & I feel myself indebted to you for this second letter, since I wrote you--indeed it is but seldom we find opertunitys directly to your place & they may lay a Month in Philada before they would find a passage to Lancaster--I am happy to hear the Officers wounded in the late action are in a state of recovery, more especially Crosby, whom we had reason to fear was mortally wounded--I look upon him to be a promising young man & of an agreable, easy disposition--I like not your separation of the Dutch Girl from the Conostoga Waggon, as you say you mean shortly to make a spiritied attack upon one or other of them--the former is in my opinion the only safe road to the latter (exclusive of the delicate enjoyment of a fine ruddy face,...) unless (as you say Congress are wanting in the Materials to make the One thing needfull), you do yourself this Justice & with a Gallantry & Address irresistable, you sally forth Don Quixotte like& ! attack & plunder a Conostoga Waggon-- Money is certainly a Necessary Ingredient--in human Happiness & from the general pursuit of it by all Mankind, we have reason to believe it is the principal--I have often heard the old proverb, "that Money makes the Mare go" You can verify it, if we only substitute the Horse, for the Mare, but we flatter ourselves, this will not long be the Case & that we shall have the pleasure of seeing you about the last of Sepr. --the family & all friends are well & desire their love to you--adieu--Be Merry & Happy-- Yours affectionately J. Beatty
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No 3 1920 John Beatty to Reading Beatty Winsdon Hall, 10th Sepr. 1781
M Dr. Brother
Mr McConaghy affords me the agreable opertunity of writing to you, altho his Stay will admit of but a short letter. The late movements of the Army & the Scene of operations about to open seem to have absorbed every other idea, it makes up the whole Subject of conversation & indeed is the Ultimatum of every Body. The Enemy in New York, not having the most distant thought of such a stroke, have been kept in the most perfect Ignorance & Security, binding their whole force & plan of defence in the protection of New York, & indeed if we succeed (as I have no doubt we shall) to the Southard, History will represent this as one of the most masterly strokes of Policy in the Comr in Chief-- exhibited this war--Sir Harry I believe is so panic struck, that he will remain an idle spectator to all that is going forward--altho some movements give us to Understand he means to make a lodgement some where in this state--others go so far as to threaten Philada but I fancy they are only Mnauevers in the Cabinet & wholly speculative Deal--I wrote you not long since but have recieved no answer--Mrs B. & Di! ck are will, as are all other friends & be assured you have our & their best wishes-- Adieu Yours sincerely, Jno Beatty.
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letter
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol.XLIV no3 1920 John Beatty to Reading and Erkuries Beatty Philadelphia, 16th July, 1782
Dr. Brothers, With a view to do a little Business, but principally to see this great Raree Show*, I am at this place, where I have not been for more than two years before. You will expect of me, I presume, some description of this great Entertainment--it is impossible to give you the particulars. Suffice it to say it partook more of Elegance than of pleasure & satisfaction,. The largeness of the Company, together with the Heat of the Season, conspired not a little to this purpose. The profusion of Dress, however, made ample amends for every thing else. I am bold to say this city will vie with the first Courts in Europe for dissipation, luxury & extravagance, & sorry I am so young a Country should have so ill a precedent set them, as that of last evening, where inclination is already ripe for the utmost stretch of ambition. Many ladies went to the expense of 75 for the evening & few gentlemen appeared in less than Silk & Embroidery. We poor Mohair Gentry were obliged to stand aloof. I write this in the midst of Company, and interrupted frequently by the circulation of the punch bowl. You will conceive this then as an aopolgy for my many omissions as well as commissions, & I am to desire you will separately & alternately read this letter ( if legible) as time will not admit my writing both of you. Mrs. B & Master are tolerably well, as are most other Friends in our village. I return this afternoon & shall be glad at all times to hear from both or either of you. I am, with much affection Yours &c Jno. Beatty ------------------------
* A reception given in Philadelphia by the French Ambassador in honor of the birthday of the Dauphin of France.
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No. 3 1920
John Beatty to Reading Beatty Annapolis 5th Mar: 1784
Dr. Brother It is a question of no importance who wrote last; I find I am obliged again to open the correspondence; and from whatever Cause, your silence may have arisen; I now demand, you to stand forth declare it, that I may at least have the oportunity of Exorcising the Evil Spirit, or Demon of Sluggishness that seems to pervade you--I was sorry I had not the pleasure of seeing you in Philada. You had left it but two or three days before I passed thro it, on my way to this place--In a letter from Archy of the 25th ulto. I find you are well & that you had lately paid a visit to Sister Green, who was also well;' but he makes no mention of your having seen Mrs. B. Sure this was not kind, when you were at the distance only of 12 miles--I hope if your Business will admit, you will call on her soon. Writing from this place & in the Character I sustain' you will no doubt expect a political Correspondence fm. me--Information of what is taken place at foreign courts-- the Connections & alliances, forming between the difft. European powers--the Intrigue & Chicanry of British Ministers,.counteracted by the refined policy of the Court of Versailes, the principles of the Armed Neutrality by which the Ballance of power is to be pursued--state of the negotiations between their High Mightinesses the States of Holland & their High Mightiness the congress of the U. S. --State of our National Debt & the Schemes of Finance, propsed for discharging of it--Cessions of the Western Territory & the plans devised for disposing & settling that valuable & Extended Empire-- Arrangement of our foreign affairs--what Ministers are to be sent abroad & who are to be called home--State of commerce & the several Treatys to be Entered into to cherish & protect it--&in short a succinct Narative of wh! at has been done, is doing & is about to be transacted in Congress--a very pretty piece of Business to be sure-- but as I cannot enter upon all these points at once I must beg you will inform me, where I am to begin; & how Minute a detail will be agreeable to you --& perhaps some future letter may gratify your wishes-- Our Situation here is tolerably agreeable, will be much more so, when the severity of the Season Abates & we can take more exercise on Foot or Horseback--The Inhabitants are polite & Hospitable--Balls, routs, assemblys. Tournaments, Concerts, plays, Fandango's, & every species of Amusements prevail here--& I know not whether thro the all powerfull influence of Fashion, we Congressional republicans or plebians, may not shortly assume the Dress & Manners of the Patricians of Nobles-- of Annapolis - -at present there are nine States on the floor of congress & as chief of the Business pending before them, require by the Confederation the assent of Nine, to give efficacy to a Measure, theing succeed slowly--we are however daily in Expectations of N. York & Delaware--& Maryland. when we shall make a more rapid progress--I am to beg I may hear from you soon, thro the channel of Archy--& that you will present my affectionalte regards to my Numerous Friends at Neshaminy--
Yours with much Esteem J. Beatty
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol XLIV No.3 `1920-
John Beatty to Reading Beatty Annapolis 17th 1784
My Dr. Brother I did not flatter you before, when I stated the National Debt, & the Exertions, that would be necessary, to pay even the Annual Interest--a conviction of the Inability, as well as disinclination of the State to pay, their Quota's of a Sum, that would Comnprehend the whole contained in that Estimate, & knowing that requisitons not complied with, wd not only hold up our National poverty in very strong Colours, but wd argue also the want of energy in our Executive Departments; were reasons of such weight with Congress, that they have determined to call only for two thirds of the Sum they had first in Contemplation --I inclose you their Act, as amended & agreed to finally--an attentive perusal of this Statement & the demand in consequence of it, will give you a more adequate Idea of the State of our finances than is practicable for me to do in the short compass of a letter--I wd only observe that the Interest for the year 84 is not incluced in this Estimate, & the sum called for provided it is punctually paid;will embrace but little of the interest that became due in the course of the last year--because a preference is to be given in payment according to the order in which they are arranged in that Statement--It may be a Question with some, why the whole of the Interest accruing on the foreign Debt is to be discharged, when so partial a payment is made to our domestic Creditors. To theirs it is answered,that in order to establish our Credit at home, it is necessary we should scrupulously observe our contracts abroad--that our pleas of inability, (not to say disinclination to pay taxes); will be considered by them, rather as proceeding from a dishonest principle; than any real want, that exists in these states, of the Means whereby to funish the treasury, with a sum equal to the demands, that they have against it-- But our argument which has more weight in my Mind is this--that those states who have the inclination may & will no doubt make more vigorous Exertions in favr of their own citizens & since Specie will not be wanted, facilities may be made use of, which at the same time that it renders complete satisfaction to the Creditor of the public, will not impoverish the states; by sending large sums of Money abroad--N.Jersey has adopted this idea and is now paying her Citisens a year interest in Bills or certificates, which are redeemable every year in specie within the States--this places the Burthen on those who ought to bear it; I mean those who have neither loaned their Monies nor rendered personal services to the public--but I have one more word to say on this Subject & I have done--As I glanced my Eye over your letter I find this sentence" I wish the states may be able to pay the Interest on My Arrearages & Commutation" (amounting to some thing more than L22) *(was written as British pound sign)* "Now when I compare this with the former part of your letter, where you speak of the want of Sufficient Authority in Congress"--:--"The Sacredness of public Engagements"--"theNecessity of private Interest being subservient to public good,"--"the retrograde Motion of public Spirit" & " the great Danger our Celebrated Republic is in," I am at a loss to account, how so narrow and contracted an Idea, could have crept into your Mind--while declaiming with more than roman patriotism on the "Amazing declension of public Virtue," a spirit of Interestedness appears & you cherish a Sentiment which but the Moment before you had rejected as ignoble and derogatory of the Principles on which a free republic shd be founded--You could have adduced no strounger proof--of the Justness of the remarks your letter contains--forgive this Freedon--I mean only to banter you--it is no More than what we are all actuated with; altho it meets our greatest disapprobaton--'tis grafted in our Natures, nor can we divest ourselves of it--There is no proposition more true, than that Interest binds Nations as well as Individuals. 'tis this Secret Spring & Motive of all our Actions. I am glad you have been so kind as to visit Mrs. B--I hope to see her by the tenth of next Month; when we shall be made particularly happy in your company, for a length of Days,, should you be able to spare as much time from your Business-- My Comps to Mr. Scott-- His reply was not unexpected; as he has before given me hints as to the rotundity of my Hand writing--avoid Neshaminy Politics--Detaction oftern reverberates with two fold force, to the fountain from whence it spread & is always a Mark of a weak & little Mind-- congress have not recinded the resolution, of building two Federal Towns--it is however so absurd and anti-republican a proposition, that I am confident it never will be carried into Effect--I cannot advise you , on the Subect of the Gratuity Lands in Virginia. Perhaps it wd be prudent as the Good Book Reccommends, to Count up the cost, before you proceed to the Structure of the Building--The Idea of trying it by a Federal Court is altogether new, nor am I able to say how far the Consideration will warrant a proceedure of this Nature-- You will as usual, inclose your letters to Archy--who will forward them to me, whether here or at Princeton--I must beg your pardoen for this long letter but hope that in future you will claim no Ballance, in the Epistolary Line, against me.---
My Comps to all enquiring Friends Yours with much regard Jno Beatty
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51. Elizabeth (Betsey) Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born March 26, 1752 and died August 6, 1825. She married 1st Phillip Vickers Fithian October 15, 1775 in Dearfield, Cumberland Co., NJ. He was born December 29, 1747 in Greenwich, NJ and died October 8, 1776 in NY during Rev War, of dysentery, son of Joseph Fithian and Hannah Vickers. She married 2nd Joel Fithian March 4, 1780 in Princeton, Cumberland Co., NJ. He was born September 29, 1748 in Greenwich Cumberland Co., NJ and died November 9, 1821 in NJ, son of Samuel Fithian and Phebe Seeley.
Other events in the life of Phillip Vickers Fithian
Title : Capt.
Occupation : served as sheriff, 1776-1778,member of legisture 1779
Education : raised a militia which served in defens of the state, RevWar
Other events in the life of Joel Fithian
Title : Rev.
Children of Elizabeth (Betsey) Beatty and Joel Fithian:
i. 106. Charles Beatty Fithian was born December 11, 1782.
ii. 107. Samuel Fithian was born February 26, 1785.
iii. 108. Phillip Fithian was born January 21, 1787.
iv. 109. Erkuries Fithian was born August 17, 1789.
v. 110. Enoch Fithian was born May 10, 1792.
52. Charles Clinton (Jr.) Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born February 11, 1756 and died February 1777 in Chester Co., PA.
Notes on Charles Clinton (Jr.) Beatty
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II.Charles Clinton Beatty, born 10 February 1756, has a short and tragic history. After preparing for college with his brother-in-law, the Rev. Enoch Green, of Deerfield, he entered Princeton, and graduated there in 1775. In a letter written from Princeton January 1774, he gives an interesting account of one of the patriotic demonstrations there: "Last week to show our patriotism, we gathered all the Steward's winter store of Tea, and having made a fire on the campus, we there burnt near a dozen pounds, tolled the bell, and made many spirited resolves. but this was not all. Poor Mr. Hutchinson's Effigy shared the same fate with the Tea; having a Tea canister tied about his neck." Although he had been planning to enter the ministry, he obtained, 5 January 1776, a commission as Second Lieutenant in the 4th Pa Battalion. While in the service he accompanied General Wayne into Canada, and was later stationed at Ticonderoga. While he was near Chester, Pa., he purchased a ver! y handsome rifle; one of his friends in jest pointed it at him, and saying."Beatty, I will shoot you", pulled the trigger. The gun was loaded, and Lieutenant Beatty fell dead. He was buried in the Burying Ground in Chester.
53. Reading Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born December 23, 1757 and died October 29, 1831 in Montgomery, PA. He married Christina Wynkoop April 20, 1786 in Presbyterian Church, Newton, Bucks Co, PA. She was born April 20, 1763 and died April 18, 1841 in Abingdon Twp, Montgomery Co, PA, daughter of Henry Wynkoop and First name unk. Wynkoop, maiden name unk..
Children of Reading Beatty and Christina Wynkoop:
i. 111. Ann Beatty was born September 18, 1788 and died After 1844.
ii. 112. John Beatty was born May 13, 1800 and died 1894 in Doylestown?, PA.
iii. 113. Charles Clinton Beatty died After 1844.
iv. 114. Henry Wynkoop Beatty died Before 1831.
v. 115. Mary Beatty died After 1844.
vi. 116. Sarah Beatty died Before 1831.
vii. 117. Susanna Beatty died After 1844.
Notes on Reading Beatty
Notes
Name: Redding Baty
Township: Not Stated
County: Bucks
State: Pennsylvania
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1st on page 249, listed as Redding Baty, 1,0,3,3,zerro slaves
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1810 United States Federal Census Record
about Reading Beatty
Name: Reading Beatty
Township: Lower Makefield
County: Bucks
State: Pennsylvania
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III. Reading Beatty, born 23 Dec. 1757, was educated at Mr. Green's School in Deerfield, and had expected to enter Princeton, but giving up that purpose he began the study of medicine with his brother John and later with Dr. Moses Scott of New Brunswick, NJ. Writing to Mr. Green in 1775 he says;"Have you any Tories in your part of the country? We have too many of them here; and indeed some that are worse than Tories, viz those that when they have put on their Regimentals are pretended Whigs, but as soon as they put them off are detestable Tories; and are therefore Hypocrites. does Mrs. Green drink tea yet? I hope not. Ifo she does, and you allow her, you will perhaps fall under the denominatin of a Tory. Poor Mrs. Peck is gone; or she would have had a whole chest laid up in store; against a rainy day." Upon the outbreak of the war,he enlisted first as a private and was at once appointed sergeant. On 5 Jan 1776, he was commissioned Ensign in the 5th pa Battalion, and 10Aug. 1776 2d Lieutenant. He was taken prisoner at the capture of Fort Washington 16 Nov, marched through the streets of New York with great indignities, and confined on the Mersey or Myrtle Prison Ship. He was permitted to live on parole in Flatbush with his brother John until 8 May 1778 when both were exchanged. After this he studied medicine in Philadelphia under Dr. Shippen. He then joined the 6th Pa as Surgeon's Mate, and on 1 May 1780, was commissioned Surgeon to the 11th Pa. In the following year, 10 Feb 1781, he was transferred to the 4th Continental Artillery in which he served until June 1783. He married, 20 April 1786, Christina, daughter of Judge Henry Wynoop of Bucks County Pennsylvania. Dr. Beaty died 29 Oct. 1831. Among his descendants ae Samuel Moore Curwen of Philadelphia, President! of the Brill Car Works, and Joseph Moorhead Beatty, (father of the writer) a member of the Standing Committee of the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania.
Leter to his brother.. researcher Roni..
Reading Beatty to Erkuries Beatty Neshaminy November 4th.74 Dear Brother, As Charles sets off on Monday next, I thought I should be to blame, if I neglected the Opportunity; therefore I now set down to write you a letter,. Nothing strange has happened since you went away, therefore I cannot tell you much New, but you must take what comes uppermost. Charles and I one afternoon we went down to Hendersons(1) Young Orchard to get some apples but they had gathered them all in, so we could get none; but the Chestnut Tree there being very full of Chestnuts, and nobody near, Charles he got up the tree, and shook a most concerned sight down, and I gathered up as fast as ever I could' till he came down; directly after came a fellow and began to tell us how we should not take the Chestnuts so and that Robert was very angry with us for shaking them down; we never minded but picked up as fst as ever we could and he went away. Presently after came the little fellow and began to hollow away (for he durst not come near) that if we did not go away and let the Chestnuts somebody would make us, we made fun of him till we got them all pickep up, and then went away. We got I believe very near, or quite a pick, which we dried and eat. We had fine fun one night a whole heap of us at a Husking Frolic At Rob Millers with old Alex Smith who was drunk, we would push one another against him, and down he would go, at last when we had done he sat down among the husks, and we all sat round him for a good while, then he got up and staggered away at one side, and told any of us to cme out and fight him if we dared, but we would catch hold of his legs and throw him down; we plagued him so a good while, and then he set off to go home, then we brought him back again, then he set off again, and we brought him back, so we plagued him a great while, at last we let him go home. He threatens now to have Chas, me and good many more before the Justice, tho' I believe that will hardly be. I was out Rackoon Hunting the other night with 10 or 11 more, and we caught nothing but 2 cats and a scunk, and another night I was out, but got nothing at all. John Poak had a husking frolic on the Stalk not long ago, and there was very near thirty at it, I did not go till almost night, for fear I should be tired working and we had a fine frolic, he got it all done (16 or 17 acres) and hauled in except about 4 acres. Presbytry sat here last week to ordain our Minister (2)and there were a great Concourse of people especially on thursday when he was ordained; I went but could not get in and so came home again and didnot go again at all. Folks about here all well at present, I had a slight touch of the Flux not long ago, but am got pretty well again now. Yours R Beatty
(1) Robert Henderson of Warminster, yeoman, whose will was proved 25 April 1775. Reading Beatty was apparently at the Beatty homestead near Hartsville Pa Erkuries was at school in Deerfield NJ
(2)The Rev. Nathaniel Irwin, who succeeded Rev. Charles Beatty as minister of the Presbyterian church at Neshaminy.
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No. 3 1920
Unsigned letter from Reading Beatty to his brother John
Dear Brother- I received your's of ye 20th Inst. inclosed in one from Mr. Riddle, & I am glad to hear of the Welfare of you, & your little family--Yes, we are sent here on the business of recruiting, & would they only supply us with a sufficient Quantity of hard Money, we should not be here so long, as perhaps you imagine, but at present we have but dull prospects of filling our Regt.- I have never seen a prettier place than Lancaster, -- except Philada--the streets are very regular, & some of the houses are neat, tho' there are others the contrary--The Inhabitants being generally German, puts sociability out of the Question; tho' there are some very genteel English Families, & they say the young Ladies of the place, are in disposition, quite contrary to the Gentlemen.--Since my arrival here, I have kept myself very retired, & formed no acquaintance, except Moylan's Regt. There is a Detachment of Horse going off to the Southward in a few days, under the Command of Catp. Heard. I cannot say I will follow your Advice respecting marrying a Dutch girl, with a good Plantation & a Conostoga Waggon, tho' if I could get the two latter, without the Incumbrance of the former, I should hardly pass them by; but as that is not very likely, I must give over all thoughts of either. The ConventionTroops are on the March to Nw. England--the Hessians passed through here a few days ago, in number, I believe about 1100- The British halted in this Town--there have been now confined in the Barracks, of British & Refugee Prisoners near upon 1500 tho' part of them will march to the Eastward, as soon as a proper Guard can be procured. ------------------------------------------------- Note the date of this is fixed by that of the preceding letter, as August 1781; and the place Lancaster, Pa.
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54. Erkuries (Arky) Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born October 9, 1759 in Neshaminy, PA and died February 3, 1823. He married Susanna Ewing February 21, 1799 in Philadelphia, PA. She was born May 27, 1764 in Greenwich, NJ and died October 27, 1839, daughter of Maskell Ewing and Mary Pagett.
Other events in the life of Susanna Ewing
Education : marriage shows her as Fergusion from fist marriage
Children of Erkuries (Arky) Beatty and Susanna Ewing:
i. 118. Charles Clinton (#3) Beatty was born January 4, 1800 in Castle Howard and died October 30, 1882 in Steubenville, OH.
ii. 119. Susan Ann Beatty was born December 14, 1801 and died December 9, 1817 in yearly childhood, at Princeton.
iii. 120. Erkuries Ewing Beatty was born July 2, 1804 and died October 19, 1827 in Baton Rouge, LA.
Notes on Erkuries (Arky) Beatty
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From Donna BP resaearcher
Here are some early tax records on him. Looks like he didn't spend all his time in the wilderness ERKURIES BEATTY NJ Somerset County W Precinct 1793 ERKURIES BEATTY NJ Somerset County W Precinct 1793 ERKURIES BEATTY NJ Somerset County Western Precinct 1793 ERKURIES BEATTY NJ Somerset County W Precinct 1794 ERKURIES BEATTY NJ Somerset County W Precinct 1794 ERKURIES BEATTY NJ Somerset County Kingston 1812
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Memoriam of Reverend Charles Clinton Beatty of Steubenville, Ohio. NY: Press of J. J. Little & Co, 1883. Researched by Ray Beaty, Summer, 1969.
p. 13 "Colonel Erkuries Beatty, the father of our good doctor, was born in 1759 and died in 1823. His name was anglicized Greek compound (e from, and Kurios, the Lord) to express parental gratitude for his birth. The opening strife of the American Revolution found him at Elizabethtown, N.J., preparing for the Sophomore class in Princeton College, at sixteen years of age. But neither counsel nor restriction could repress the patriotic fire which hurried him into the ranks as a private soldier, and without abatement of zeal, he pressed onward, receiving
p. 14 gradual promotion until the liberties of his country were achieved. Then after a further army service of ten years in the West, chiefly under Harmer, St. Clair, and Wayne, he resigned in 1793, receiving from the last named brave general the strongest official recognition of his soldierly merits and the accuracy of his accounts. Returning to civil life, he purchased Castle Howard farm near Princeton, New Jersey, and thereafter devoted himself to agriculture. On the 21st day of February, 1799, at forty years of age, he was married in Phila- delphia, to Mrs. Susanna Ferguson, daughter of Maskell and Mary Ewing, and widow of Major William Ferguson who was killed in St. Clair's defeat, November 4, 1791. "
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IV. Erkuries Beatty, born 9 October 1759, was in many ways the most interesting of the four brothers.In 1775, when only sixteen years old, he assisted in the capture of a British transport, and at about the same time enlisted as a private in the continental army. He was comissioned Ensign , 2 jan. 1777, in the 4th Pa. TRegiment. and 2d Lieutenant, 2 May 1777. On 5 May 1777 he joined the main army with his company, and in September was engaged in the battle of the Brandywine. At the battle of Germantown he was severely wounded in the thigh and was carried to the house of one of the society of Friends who took him in and cared for him until his relatives could be notified. the wound healed rapidly and he was able to spend the winter at Valley Forge. During the next year he fought at Monmouth and wintered at Schoharie. He was commmissioned 1st Lieutenant, 2 June 1778. In 1779 he accompanied Van Schaich against the Onandagas, and later, Sullivan against the Indians in western New York. (For his journal on this expedition, see pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol XV pp. 219 253) He was Regimental Paymaster 1 June 1779 till 17 May 1780 and also 22 May 1783 till 3 Nov. 1783. Unlike his older brothers, Erkuries continued in the military service of his country after the cessation of hostilities with England. He has not been prepared for any particular profession except that of arms. After several months of service with the War office in Philadelphia, he obtained a commission as Lieutenant in the US Infantry, 12 Aug 1784, and Captain, 1st Infantry 29 Sept. 1789. During the years 1786-8 he was paymaster to the Western Army, and for the following two years, Commandant at Vincennes. He was commissioned Major 5 March 1792 and was in the 1st Sub-Legion, 4 Sept. 1792. He resigned from the army, 27 Nov. 1792. Upon his retirement from the army, Major Beatty bought a large farm near Princeton NJ. He held a number of offices in his community. He was a Justice of the Peace and Judge of the County Court, a member of the legislature of NJ and Treasurer of the State Society of the Cincinnati of NJ. He is now represented in the society of the Cincinnati by Charles Clinton Beatty of Ontario, California, a descendant of Dr. Reading Beatty, and the owner of most of the following letters. Major Beatty married on 21 Febry, 1799, Mrs. Susanna Ewing Ferguson of Philadelphia (widow of Major William Ferguson who had been killed in St. Clair's Defeat, 43 Nov. 1791). Their son, the Rev. Charles Clinton Beatty, D.D. was a noted Presbyterian minister. There are now no living descendants of this branch of the family.
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Camp near Morristown Dec. 22, 79 I just this moment Rec. your letter dated Smoky Cabin, and I am very sorry for your disagreeable situation, but I think if you saw my situation and way of living you would really pity me, for colder weather I never saw in this time of year, and we are yet in our cold tents, we have just got the men in their Hutts, and it is so cold we cant get ours built, and what is worse than all we scarcely got anything to Eat, --I have not seen the Col yet and I think he dont want to see me for I hear he lives or quarters about 4 miles from Camp and he has never been to see me yot, but I intend not making myself any way uneasy about him, for I think he has a better opportunity of coming to see me than I him- I intend going home in about two weeks or three. I would go sooner only as I am Pay Master to the Regt. I have the Cloathing to give out and money to pay the Men which will take me that time, if you have any secret Commands to send to Princeton or elsewhere I shall be very happy in ! delivering them safe if they come before that time- You mention that "you suppose before now that I am acquainted with Capt. Buker- Indeed I am -&I'll tell you how--as soon as we join'd the main Army him and one Mr. Stodderford apply'd for their Rank in our Regt. which would have been before all the subs. in the Regt. we thought it was rather hard treatment and we remonstrated to Head Qrs. begging that they will not be put in the Regt. at the same time saying if they do the Subs now in the regt. will Immediately Resign, which will be the case certainly if they do come; but we have Rec no answer as yet, nor the two gentlemen have not got any order to join, altho they say they are very certain they will, and i am afraid it will end with bad consequences for we have gone so far that we can't get out any way but by Resigning which I expect will be the case but I dont intend doing any thing rashly, but what we have done we will stand by- Capt Tudor has his compliments to you, I ! believe I forgot telling you that he & I has always messed together since he joined the Regt-Capn Sproat send his compliments he is now A.D. Camp to Gen Hand & expects to go to Penn in a few days, I am very sorry you cant go to Penn this winter as I expected to spend some time with you this winter, but I think I am born to hard fortune but, perhaps I'll come & see you before Spring, I think my letter is just about as long as yours and I'll stop with the expectations that you will write always as long aand frequent. Adieu, E. Beatty P.S. I have heard nothing from home.
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty, Camp near Morristown Christmas Day Dec.25th 79 Dr. Brother, Which I believe I forgot to mention in my last, but however you'll excuse me for I was in haste & burnt my letter which you'll see-- well, I must acknowledge you are one of the best brothers, and best correspondents that ever I knew. I recd. your letter dated Nov. 28th and I imidiately returned an answer which I hope you recd. The next evening brother J. came to see me and I recd another letter dated dec. 6th which you mentioned you sent by Dr. A.Baird but I had not the pleasure of seeing him. The next day I recd another letter dated Dec 20th which I believe I will take in hand to answer, you think I am grown something lazy in not writing to you, I am determined to convince you of that for I'll bother you with long letters and a great many of them & perhaps chief of them Nonsense, the next thing you desire that I should give you Advice about quitting the service-Indeed you apply'd to the wrong person for I am in the same predicament as you will see by my last letter, and it is now settled that I will quit and you may use your pleasure, but if you resign call on me &we will both go together- but first I must consult brother J. on the occasion as he is now gone to Princeton to eat his Christmas Dinner but will be up again in a few days, but I am almost certain he will not be of my opinion nor I dont suppose you wi! ll either, but as I said in my last, I have gone so far I cannot recant with any honor at all- I am just down from dinner about half drunk all dined together upon good roast & boiled, but in a cold hut, however grog enough will keep out cold for which there is no desiring, tomorrow we all dine at one with the Colonel, which will be another excellent dinner and I think you may call that fair living, but Ah! I am afraid it wont last many days-- The huts about four miles from Morristown near a place called Mendham....Capt Sproat is here and desired to be remembered to you....I am very busy in delivering the mens cloathing in about two weeks I'll set off for home I hope--Damn the Nonsense I was going to say but I will quit and remain your Affectionate Brother Erkuries.
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No.3 1920 Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Dear Reading, The York troops thisDay march for the Northward by whom I send this letter, I beg you will excuse for the Shortness of it, altho I am sensible you deserve a whole sheet yet the Duty is so hard, that both Officers & soldiers has not above one Night in bed as for my Part I didnot sleep one Wink last Night- -I recd. yours Dated May 22nd but have not yet seen Dr. Shute nor Recd that letter, but if you will continue to write as frequent as you have heretofore done, and it shall ever be acknowledge by your brother Ark--You wrote me about a Vacancy that was in the 7th Regt I have not had time yet to enquire about it, but will make it my Particular business, one of these Days and will Report to you the first opportunity--I now hear a very heavy firing of Cannon and Musquetry which is four Battalions Maneuvering at Morristown before Marquis De La Fayette, and I am very sorry I had not the Chance of seeing them--I have nothing Particular to write you, ther is a great deal of News in Camp about French fleets, and French troops coming to assist us, but I had rather see them than hear tell of them--our affars to the Southward goes on very well--I supponse you heard the honour that the french King has conferr'd on his Excellency Genl.Washington--No news lately from home-- I am in expectation of seeing you every Day, I am Dear Reading with the greatest love & affection Yours &c E. Beatty
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No. 3 1920 Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty My Dear Reading, It is with the greatest Pleasure Imaginable that I embrace this opportunity by our cousin Captn. Gregg of informing you that I receive your letters very Regular by the Post and am always happy to have it my Power to answer you, in hopes that you will continue your letters every week, and at the same time rest assured that I will write every opportunity-- What I wrote you in my last concering being Surgeron to the 11th Regt is not gone yet much farther only Captn Tudor spoke to Colo. Hubley who said he had no objections, but Brother J. (whose Resignation is accepted of) I expect up every day and then he will have the Matter settled--As for Stidderford, and Bukers coming in Regt. I'l tell you they are here without any commissions & we wont let them do duty till their Rank is settled; but I believe they will come in spite of us, which I shall be very sorry for, as I am afraid it will Kick up a Rumpus--As for New I will refer you to Capt. Greg, such as about the French Ambassador being at Head Quarters & the army behaviour on the occasion, & the Spanish Noblemans Dying here & his Burial, and news from southard & every other thing you please, as he knows as much as I do& may be more--but I must tell you about the Drs. of the Penna Line, sometime ago they petitioned to the governor about I believe not allowing them half Pay and ! some other things, a few days ago, Genl. Hand, recd a letter from the Governor in which he has snub'd them very much about it & put them all exceeding angry. yesterday the Drs. of the Line had another meeting but what they did I dont know, & I think by the Governors writing, the Hospital Surgeons has been Petitioning, in which they have got nothing, for he says, when a surgeon enters into a Hospital they are not considered to be long to one State more than another--If I had Paper I would tell you aobut a sort of a ... dance I was at two Nights ago when we kicked up a Hell of a Dust. But stop E. Beatty
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The Pennsylvania magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No. 3 1920 To Doctor Reading Beatty Fish Kill Erkuries Beatty To Reading Beatty Camp March 13th 1780 My Dear Reading I dont doubt but you will be somewhat surprised when you see me write from camp and no News from Penna but I can soon give you a very good Reason for it, and that greatly to my mortification, in a very few words, that is, I could not get home, I have made frequent applications to the Gen. but as oftentimes Refused, till I was quite tired and mad, and then I thought I might as well submit to my hard fourtune and endeavour to spend my time in Camp as agreeable as I could which if it would not be too teduious for your Ear, I would Relate the most material circumstances which happened since I wrote you last, but I suppose of late you are so taken with the agreeable company of the young Ladies that you can't scarcely devotre mone Minute to my Service--this I take from your long Silence for I never received no answer to my last which is a great while ago--I believe I informed you of Camp Tudor & I was going to Princeton to see Sister Betsy married and was Disappointed for in ab! out two hours after we came away the groom came and was married that evening, and next day went off for Cohansie which is the last I heared of them, a little while after that, I got leave of absence for three days to go see Aunt Mills* and Uncle Read* who lives about 12 Miles from here it was excessive bad riding and it was near night when I got at Aunt Mills where I found them all well, Aunt Hacket* being gone to Sussex I had not the pleasure of seeing her, that night cousin Polly and me set off a Slaying wiht a number more young People and had a pretty Clever Kick-up, the next Day Polly and I went to Uncle Reads who lives about 4 miles from Aunts, here I found Aunt Read and Two great Bouncing female cousins and a house full of smaller ones, here we spend the Day very agreeably romping with the girls who was exceeding Clever & Sociable only everyonce in a while they would have s stretch upon Toryism, (you know the family is that way) but I always endeavoured to evade it by ! changing the discourse; in the afternoon the whole bunch of us when out a Slaying, and about Dusk returned, when I found Uncle Read had come home, he treated me exceedingly kind, after spending a hour or two, we came home, my time being expired I had return to Camp the next day, after a very agreeable J'ant-afterwards I was at two or three Dances in Morristown, one in particular at Capt Binneys who made great inquirey after you, and I believe you have been a very great gallant when you lived here as the young ladies makes very Strict inquiry about you, likewise I have been at a Couple of Dances at my Brother John's quarters at Battle hill where I spend the evenings very agreeable, and when I can frolick no where else I do it at home with some of my friends, as I am Determined to Drive all care away, and be contented with the thoughts of ever spending any time from Camp with my friends or Relations-- I suppose you heard of Brother Jo's being arrested for trading with the Enemy**, and was tried and received a very severe Reprimand from Hd Qrs. in Genl orders the next day he send in his Resignation to Head Quarters, but they told him he must go to Congress to Resign, and I believe he has wrote them, he is now down at Amboy with Commissioners from our Army and from the British settling a Case--I have heard nothing from Penna lately one of my Sergts a few days ago Returned from furlough and says George* has been in Philada but never went home and is gone to sea again--I shall expect you down agreeable to promise this Spring, When yo'll find no taylors about me, as the Regt is Clothed but in as good a hutt as any in our Brigade--Pray Excues haste, as the bearer will go off in about 3 days, and I will remain your ever loving & affectionate Brother, Erkuries -------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Notes *Aunt Mills was Mary Reading bapt. 8 Aug 1736 Daughter of Gov. John Reading of NJ She married Rev. William Mills, and died 4 April 1794 *Uncle Read was Augustine Reid, who married Sarah, daughter of Gov. John Reading *Aunt Hackett was Elizabeth, daughter of Gov. John Reading, and the wife of John Hackett, Esq. **From an Orderly Book kept by colonel Francis Johnston of the Second Penna Regt: "In the early part of the month of February in the year 1780, one John Beaty,(sp?) esq'r 'commissary of prisoners,' was tried by general court martial on a charge of "improper intercourse with the city of New York," in having written there for and introduced sundry articles from thence contrary to the resolve of congress. Beaty was found guilty. Washington in speaking of Beaty's offence, says: "The general thinks Mr. Beaty's Conduct in this Instance exceedingly reprehensible; in his situation he ought to have observed a peculiar Delicacy; the whole tenor of the Evidence Introduced by himself show that he was well aware of the Impropriety of the Intercourse, & though he may have generally discountenanced it, it is not an excuse from the present deviation, etc,' Mr. Beaty was, however, released from arrest." *George Beatty, brother of the writer.
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Letter 7 The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol XLIV No.3. 1920 Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Camp January 25th 1780
My Dear Reading, Your favour of the 9th Instant came to hand a few days ago, and obliged to answer it from Camp, which is very Disagreeable to me, but how can I help it,- -I must tell that I have lately involved myself in the greatest trouble I believe I was ever in, which is this,after we came off the expedition there was no Pay Master to the Regt. the officers thought proper to appoint me, when we join'd the Army I found I had to do the Duty of the Regiment Clothier to, which is the Cause of all my trouble, for I have lately drew Cloathing for the Regt & it is almost all to make up from the Cloth all which I must oversee, which keeps me very Close confined--If you was just now to step into my Hutt (which is only a very small Room if it ever got finished) I will tell you just how you would find me, for to give you a small scrap of my trouble--You'll find me sitting on a Chest, in the Center of Six or Eight Taylors, with my book, Pen & Ink on one side and the Buttons and thread on the other! --the Taylors yo'll find some A Cutting out, others sewing, outside of the taylors you will see maybe half Dozen Men naked as Lazarus, begging for Cloathing, all about the Room you will see nothing but Cloth & Cloathing,on the floor you'll find it about knee deep with Snips of Cloth & Dirt--If you stay any time you'll hear every Minute knock-knock at the door & I calling walk in, others going out, which makes a Continual Bussle--presently I begin to swear, sometimes have to jump up blundering over two or three taylors to whip somebody out of the house-othertimes Tudor and my Mess Mates they begin to swear, & with our Swearing, and the taylors singing (as you know they must),and the Men a grumbling...makes pretty Music for your Ear, and thats the way from morning to night, & from Weeks End to weeks end, & I am sure I need not complain for want of Company as you do such as it is --&what makes it a good Deal worse I think of nothing but getting a Change which makes me a good De! al fretfull-- Yesterday I rode out as far as out Brothers quarters and spent the day with him & his wife who came up from Princeton to see him, which is the only agreeable Day I have had this 4 weeks--I inclose a letter from Brother John to you, in which he tells me he has written very pressing for you to come down to Princeton for what I suppose he has told you, as yesterday was the first I heard of it, and expect to see them enter into their vows, and I flatter myself that I shall have the pleasure of seeing you at the same time or before--as you come Down your nearest way will be by Camp you will find my hutt on the Right of Gen Hand's Brigade, you will know by the soldiers running in & out--and if you come we will both go together, and if we Ride over will go first to Princeton & then to Penna-- Now my Dear Reading I hope you will leave no Stone unturned if you can Possibly get away...day & night, or as you advised me when I lived with Winneiry if no other way would do to Run away, f! or I'll Never forgive you if you dont come, if you have it in your power, but if it is an Impossibility for you to come be sure write me before the latter end of Next week for about that time I will go, or never--As for the Disturbance in the Regt. the gentleman is not yet come in but I believe he will, I Havn't advised Brother John about it yet, but it is time enough when the gentleman joins the Regt but you may rely on it I intend doing nothing inconsiderately or unadvisedly but I flatter myself that I have served so far in the Regt. with honour, and rather than be guilty of any thing Dishonourable I want to quit the Service--but I am in hopes it will be settled yet amicably & with honour to both parties--I am very sorry you are so lonesome, but when you get acquainted with those acomplished Ladies you talk of you will spend your time more agreeable I am in hopes; and if long letters is any satisfaction to you, I'll warrant this shall be long enough for I intend filling i! t full-- You talk as if in the spring you had a notion of quitting the Service, and to settle yourself for life, and you seem to talk of being blest with some fair one who would lull all your cares to Rest--I should be glad to know if you have fixed upon any one of those Northern ladies, that you think you could make your life happy with. If so fetch her down to Princeton, let us have two Weddings in the Family at once which will save great expense & trouble--I send this by Lt. Gn. Dennison who says he will deliver to you in person, if so I beg you would not treat him like a Stranger, as he is a person of my intimate acquaintance, and what you may call a pretty clever fellow & I know that your group of Hospitals is very seldom wanting a Glass of wine or a good Draught of grog, & I think what is good for sick people cant be very bad for well-- Oh that I was there one Evening I would shew you what drinking wine was, --I'll warrant I'd give it a sweat if I got hold of it--There is o! ne Lt. Tapp likewise of the York line I understand lives in Fish Kill, a Gentleman of my acquaintance, and a very Clever fellow if you see him give my kind compliments to him--As for Brother George I have heard nothing from him att all, and am very uneasy about him, thinking he is on a very fair way of ruining himself--Bill I understand is learning to be a Taylor. Did you ever hear the like? to think that Messrs Erwin & Wynkoop could not find a gentiler occupation for the boy than a D___d Snyder and without ever Consulting Brother John about it, do write me your sentiments of the matter--I believe I will conclude with the most Sanguine Expectations of seeing you here in tweleve Days from the Date hereof, I am Dr. Reading Your very affectionate & loving Brother Erkuries
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Quarters Near York Town Augt. 9th 1781
Dear Reading, When I wrote you last by Mr. Bloune, I believe I informed you that I was going to York and expected to have seen yo here, but find now I shall not, without you can come up and see me which I don't much expect, however I arrived here this Day week ago, with Mr. McCullam, and upward of thirty men, which I am commandant of, and was Billetted about a mile from town on Quakers, I have took my quarters in one of the best houses, to appearances, but owned by a Rigid old Quaker and of course a Damn'd Tory, but as I intend never to enter on Politicks with him I hope he and I will not fall out but we have frequent disputes on Religion but all to little purpose as I believe there will be no conversion on either side. When we came here he gave me one of the best rooms in the House, with a good bed in it, and we live with the family not as I would wish, but as I can , since McCullam returned to Carlisle which was two or three Days ago,I am left all alone; and find myself very lon! esome as I dare not go to town, for I have neither money nor yarn as the saying is, and I chiefly sit all Day in my room. either reading or seriously reflecting on my past happiness, which I am afraid, I shan't soon again experience. As I was saying, I had a good deal of time on my hands, I would willingly devote part of the Day to your pleasure, if I had any subject worth while writing on, but as nothing else is in my thoughts only Carlisle hat of consequence must be the subject. Well, perhaps you may have occasion to go there some time in your life, and perhaps have not me there or some other good friend to introduce you to those aggreeable fair sex. Suppose now I give you a character of them eaach individually, to the best of my Knowledge, will you have patience to hear me out and laught at my folly when you have done? and if ti don't be amusement to ou consider it will be passing away an hour or two of my time. 1. Miss Betsy Miller pretty much inclining to an old mai! d, not handsome, but very sensible, a great reader, and a great favourite of Jack Hughes, perhaps before this married. 2d is Miss Sallly Posth a pretty young lady, possessed of a great deal of sympathy, friendship, and good nature, but believe her heart is engaged to a Citizen. 3d you will find the three Miss Montgomerys, 1st is Hetty, about for or five & twenty, and midling handsome, rather given to too much pride, and backbiting, but her favourites will find her very agreeable, next is Sidney, not quite so handsome, but very affible, friendly and good natured and more industrious than any of that family--the other is Jinny, outruns the other two in beauty, but is puff'd up with affectation, yet some think her very......6th in going down Street you will find Miss Nancy Stevenson about 5 or 6 & twenty, every engaging look and extremely Genteel, is sensible & satirical, but very good Company and kind--7th is Miss Jinny Holmes, altho her father is a tory, it maked her none t! he worse, She is very merry, and reckoned handsome, on account of beautiful dimples she has got in her cheeks, is a very agreeable partner at a Dance, and got an elegant head of hair. 8th is Miss Bekky Miller, rather got a sourness in her looks but is very good Natured, and industruious, has had a good many suitors in her time altho pssessed of no pride, and is aboot 19 or Twenty, her father will be able to give her a very good fortune if he pleases, and I think she will make a good wife. 9th is Miss Neely Poak, by no means a pretty girl, but a very good one, has good sence, industry, friendship & I believe will soon be married to a Citizen 9th(he apparently made an error in coungin. Ed.) you must now step over to the works, where you will find the two Miss Serjiants, 1st is Sally very genteel and Dressy though not very hadsome, thinks herself much of a Lady, and would always wish to be in very genteel company, 2d Molly is much handsomer and more sociable and genteel, but ! both of them have had good educations, and been poplitely bred, as they formerly lived in Amboy, Jersey, til the Enemy drove them away and I believe destroyed chief their fortunes, but they are as polite, and fashionable girls as they have in town. 11th if you look sharp hereabouts you will find one Miss Nancy Irish, very pretty & delicate, but is much on the reserve, keeps very little company, therefore I know but little about her. 12th now you must go one Mile up the spring when you will find Miss Jenny Blair a ministers Daughter, a wild rattling harum-scarum young girl yet possessed of natural wit enough, but very passionate, and midling handsome, she has got an elder sister as much in everything to the contrary, but have no acquaintance with her. 13th you now go to the country , about 3 Mile from town, above it, this is Miss Nanny Auter (?) a pretty modest discreet well behaved girl, very reserved & hard to be acquainted with, but don't doubt she will get married to a! yound fellow living in the house with her, as she never associated much with us--14th four mile higher up you will see Miss Sally Sample, midling handsome, and genteel person, very lively, witty, sociable and kind, possessed of a great deal of love and friendship, she is about 18 years old and not possessed of a very good fortune, tho' Dresses very genteel--15th about four mile across the country from there you may see Miss Pollly Smith, her perfections is her engaging Eyes, sensibility, and friendship. Her father is very Rich and she has had a great many Courtiers, and am informed she is a little of a Coquette, but she is thought to be a very good girl which I believe she is. She is now at the warm springs in Virginia, as her constitution is weakly. All these attended our Assemblies, besides a buxom Rich widow, two old maids, three or four young Girls that have got married, with a number of married ladies in the town --I could enumerate a great many more young ones to you between the ages of 18 and 15 but as we were never admitted into the company of those above mentioned being too young it is not worth while; but some of them are very handsome and agreeable, likewise there is one Miss Nancy Armstrong Neice to Genl. Armstrong, but happened to be illy...She is thought by every person that ever saw her to be the prettiest girl in town, and I think she is very hadsmoe, goes extremely Genteel, and is very sensible, but Reserved--keeps but very little company. I think I have given you their characters as correct and impartial as I possible could, and now I would be glad to know from them who you would most admire and as I have a favourite among the ones mentioned try if you can guess which of them it is. Last evening I spend in town with some young ladies, hearing them play on the spinnet, being my first introduction among the ladies here, but I believe I shan't improve it much as I don't enjoy their company with much satisfaction--
your affectionate brother, Erkuries
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No.3 1920 Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Quarters near Yorktown 27th August 81
Dear Brother, Not so clever a fellow neither as you think perhaps, at least he has not treated you nor me very well, for when he came here he left your letter of the 17th at Colo. Hartleys, and went down to Baltimore, returned here, & set off again to Lancaster or Philada and the Day before yesterday Doctor Rodgers, happened to see it at Colo. Hartleys, and sent it out to me, which made it a mere accident that I got it at all, I suppose you form your acquaintaince like Billy Gray, at first sight if they give him a drink of Grog and chat with him midling sociable, he immediately says,"they are Damn'd clever fellows," but after he comes to be better acquainted with him or them, find 'em no great things, altho' I cant say but Mr. Hatzinger may be a clever fellow enough, as I never yet have been introduced to him, but have to his sister, and spent some little time with her & find her not very handsome, but I believe a good sensible girl--so the Parson has outgeneral'd his wife at last, and! caught her in a Dirty act indeed, and I think Mr. Fenton has suffered his share in the Squabble, to, but I think he may be glad he escaped with his life, for I'll warrant the parson was full of Resentment, and there never was a better congregaton to publish such a thing than his own, I suppose it has reached the ears of his friends in Faggs Manor before this, therefore, I think he need not be at the trouble & expense of publishing it, in the Newspapers, for People lin general in the State will know it very soon--Oh poor 'shaminy (Neshaminy) what are you reduced to, I think you are at a low ebb indeed, to have your minister wearing a pair of Horns--I am yet all alone, but expect Bevins & McCullam here tomorrow with upwards of forty more men, and then I shall be able to spend my time more agreeable--I recd your of the 21st, and am very anxious to have an answer to mine of the 19th. till then I am silent, but yet your affectionale & loving Br. Erkuries
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A COMPILATION OF THE MESSAGES AND PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS BY JAMES D. RICHARDSON A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE VOLUME I 1897 UNITED STATES, _September 29, 1789_. _
Gentlemen of the Senate:_
Agreeably to the act of Congress for adapting the establishment of the troops in public service to the Constitution of the United States, I nominate the persons specified in the inclosed list to be the commissioned officers thereof. This nomination differs from the existing arrangement only in the following cases, to wit: Lieutenant Erkuries Beatty, promoted to a vacant captaincy in the infantry; Ensign Edward Spear, promoted to a vacant lieutenancy of artillery; Jacob Melcher, who has been serving as a volunteer, to be an ensign, vice Benjamin Lawrence, who was appointed nearly three years past and has never been mustered or joined the troops. It is to be observed that the order in which the captains and subalterns are named is not to affect their relative rank, which has been hitherto but imperfectly settled owing to the perplexity of promotions in the State quotas conformably to the late Confederation.
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Philda March 2d 1783
Dr. Br. I first recieved yours of the 23rd & then of the 17--But halt--I have told you all this already, tho' not answered either, as much to your Satisfaction I suppose as you could wish therefore to begin methodically I first shall answer your of the 17 Ult. and dont doubt in the least you had a very agreeable jaunt with your favourite Lassy--I would wish if it did not too much interfere with your dispositions already formed, to lead me a little further into your amours with this Lady, & at the same time tell me how the next in Rotation of that family stands affected, for old Squire Erwin says, he has allotted her for me, but two such Rattlebrain creatures coming together I dont know when we shall find a house able to contain us--this is rather varying from the Subject I began upon--You say you left friends all well, got home safe & was very well satisfied, then I have to tell you that I sent two half Joes by Reeves to Sister Betsy--Inclosed is a Certificate how long you drew ! Subsistence money, make out your Amount for forage agreeable to it & if any wood is due you within that time, make out it also, send them down & I wll endeavour to transact the business for you--the Committee you mention on our Land affairs, & the several more which has been appointed since has done nothing but this day a Bill was read the third time & is to be published for Consideration , to open the Land Office in which is mentioned that our Depreciation Notes Arrearages of pay & Commutation, Commis.....notes & every such thing, is to be taken in payment- that is all they are like to do in our way--I send you up with this some sort not of stuff to make you a pair of Breeches which cost a French Crown a Yard, as for the white stocks I never thought of them till this moment-- I would rather advise you off getting any, however if you persist I will send you Stuff some time else--The tongs you mentioned I also send which I believe completes the answer of the first Letter--N! ow for the Second dated the 23d ult, & here let me congratulate you again on the happy Evening you spent in dancing with that sweet nymph--I know if it is not incompatible with your duty or rather Courtship you will lead me a little farther into those sweets--But alas, I am sorry to tell you, that no Surgeon whatever gets more Commutation than a Capt of Infantry, & every Surgeons pay throughout the Army was alike in late years--I this day called upon Parnel about the Seal, it is not quite done but he says it will be done on Friday, So I will send it up on Saturday if an oportunity presents--Christie was in town about a Week ago, or ten days & I gave him 100 Dollars of the Notes to exchange, but have not heard one word of him since and now I think I have answered both your letters (which is all I have received), except to apologise for not writing sooner--indeed I intended to have wrote last Saturday but unavoidable accidents prevented me-- whether I shall get an oportunity ! to send this tomorrow morning or not I cant tell,am rather afraid I shall not as the Night appears to be a little Rainey--I Recd a letter from Br. John dated 20 ult in which he desires his love to you nothing else particular--These few days past we have had Capt John Steel with us, who on next Thursday night is to be joined in the holy bands of Matrimony with Miss Bailey, Sister I believe to Bailey the printer-- at present I dont Recollect any thing more to tell you, but I will leave this letter open till tomorrow morning to see if I get an opportunity to send it & perhaps I will put something more in it--Good Night--Saturday morning. Mar 6--In continuation--as the Novels says--I searched all town last Market Day & not a single opportunity could I find, I again intend to sally out & see what this day produces--I Recd your letter of the 2 Inst. yesterday, & believe have answered your proposition respecting the Land in the beginning of this--I having nothing more to say I bel! ieve in addition to this--I delievered your inclosed letters and send you one enclosed from Billy which I have had some time--I hear Congress is coming Back to the city in a Month or two and intends making it their permanent residence in future... Your Brother Erkuries
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Phila. Barrks. 31st Dec. 82
Deaer Reading, You were not at home on Saturday night agreeable to promise and I was at your house this morning & cannot find you, am now a setting out for Mr. Erwins where I will dine tomorrow with Mr. Pratt, and shall set out from there on Wednesday, (perhaps in the afternoon) on my way to Yorktown and Carlisle, should be happy if it is in your power to come out tomorrow, as I want to see you very much. I have left at Capt McConnels for you, your case Bottles Pistol Holsters and a small portmanteau lock which if you please to accept of, as I have got another one. If I dont see you pray write the first Opportunity and let me hear how Sister Betty is and you shall find me as good a correspondent as usual, I am Dr Reading yours affectionately Erkuries
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Eurkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Quarters near York Town 12th Sept. 82
Dear Reading, To convince you that I am neither lazy nor my attention too much engaged, with one particular object, I send you the inclosed which I wrote and intended to have sent by Lt. Puisy but sent it in town too late, but you may read such parts of it now as you see proper, and I will begin at the latter end of it--A few Days after I wrote the inclosed I began a much more agreeable life than I had for many Days past, the receiving of your long letter (which I return you sincere thanks for) kept me sufficiently amused for two Days, then the arrival of Capt. Campbell, Lt. McCullum & Bevins, exalted my spirits to a great Degree, and to compleat my happiness, in a few Days after was ordered to Carlisle, where I spend six Days in the greatest felicity, except being at the burial of Genl Thompson, a man universally beloved and generally lamented. We have been under marching orders this ten Days ,therefore I think it hardly worth while to answer your long letter as fully as I would wish as I expect to see you very soon but think proper to inform you as well as Billy Gray is quite mistaken in the person I had in view, the Reason I wrote to Billy is that way was only to shagrine him as I knew she was his favourite--But the last letter you wrote of the 9th Inst. which I recd yesterday quite amazed me, you have let your Imagination run to a quite greater Degree, than I would have wished, from my late stile of writing-- Can you think I am bereft of my Senses, or run stark staring mad? Or can you conceive I had the least Idea of marriage in my head, to any Girl in Carlisle? Or at least do you imagine even if it was the Case, do you think that I would treat you who was so near, so excessively ill, being a elder Brother, and one that I love beyond expression, not to consult you, and inform you of it, a long time. No, for Gods sake never harbour such an ungrateful thought of me, as I flatter myself you will never find me Deserving of it--Well, I brought myself a German Flute, with a full Determination of learning to play on it, beg you will by the first Opportunity that is safe, send me up one of your first books of instructions, with your necessary orders, and you shall see what improvements I make, when I see you which I hope will be soon--Lieuts Bevin & Prat has their kind Compliments to you, Campbell is absent with his affairs. Please make mine to Officers of the 6th Regt. and like wise of ! yours of my acquaintances and ever believe me to be Dear Reading
Your affectionate Brother Erkuries
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No. 3 1920 Erkuries Beatty - probably to Reading Beatty Philada. 5 May 1784 I received your short scrawl my brother, on 'saturday last, but wrote to you in the morning & sent it off before I got yours however it is not much odds--Genl. Washington came to town on Saturday morning without any fuss or parade, indeed the town seems to be alive with old Officers from one end of the continent to the other, The society made a meeting on Monday, but did no business, yesterday they met, did a little business I believe & afterwards dined together-- all this at the city tavern--chief of the States is represented, or Lines I must say; either less or more--none has yet came from N. Carol;' or Rhode Island, but have wrote that they will be here in a day or two, which is all that is deficient, & every one seems to be in the spirit of it--Major L'Enfant has arrived, & brought medals for all those who subscribed & 200 more for sale at 26 dollars a pin--I have seen some of them, but for my part i do not admire them, being too contracted and confused, and one of the w! ords wrong spelled. some people say they are very handsome & some think as I do, & so on--so much for the Society of the Cincinnati all the rest I believe, I will save untill you come to town, which I certainly expect will be on the 20? Our family increased last Evening by a Miss Shoemaker from Reding, but have not yet the pleasure of seeing her pretty face Adieu yours E,. Beatty
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The Pennsylvania Magainze of History and Biography Vol. XLIV No. 3 1920 Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Philada. 19th Nov. 1783 Dear Reading, Last Monday I evidently received your letter of Dated 14 by Capt Howell who picked it up at Funk's and Delivered it me, after some person had put a u between the A & T & made Capt Beautty of it, which caused a laugh all thro town, so I will be obliged to you to be a little more carefull, & send them some place I shall get them--likewise I got yours & Mr. Erwins by Capt Bradford I send this by Mr. Ramsay one of your Holy Neighbours, with a pair of Andirons, Shovel Tongs & a Stick Blackball, all which Cost me money & not Notes, -- burn 'em I can't get them off my hands---however I hope the things will please you, they are a pretty genteel fitt, if they are not too small--was at the Temple of Apollo last Monday Night when Mr. Ryan gave us some Excellent Music, ke'p us to almost ten oClock. By eleven I may say & then he said he was sorry the law would not allow him to Act a play, & so we went home with Rochesters relections "a fool & his money is soon parted" --Miss. Hide! sung two or three very fine songs, as she has an excellent voice, & we had two or three from Miss Wall I am in a very bad humour for writing, believe will quit after informing you I have not inquired any thing about the forage, nor the Sword, nor the Receipt, & now it is full time for me to be at the office, which engages me so much I have not a moment to myself, but perhaps the Next will be longer--in the meantime you write which will oblige
your affectionate Brother Erkuries
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. XLIV No. 3 1920 Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Phila. 20 March 1783
Dr. Brother A few reduced Continental Officers, Captains of Ships, Irish Volunteers, Hatters prentices including as many other trades of the same likeness as there was people almost--Sexton & Bell ringer, Psalm singer & Clerk of Christ's Church & Doctors Mates on Stages, Damn'd droll sinners to be sure--In such a mixed company did I spend the evening of Patrick's day in a Dirty noisy tavern low down in Water Street--where we held out till 1 o'clock, and behaved exactly in character--A picked & select company it was too--I was obliged to think myself highly honored in getting introduced into it about 8 o'clock-- but say nothing, I am now very thankfull I am clear of it without my head being broke, & if I dont hold my toungue I suppose I will yet--I intended to have wrote you a long letter last evening but Mr. Erwin coming & staying with us all Night prevented -- Jimmy McMichial who positively sailes for Ireland this day 11 o'clock came in had to go borrow money for him and give my Not! e for it, which indeed has put me in a very bad humour, and will make the letter still shorter--...a pleasant journey I wish you to make to Jersey--my Compliments to the people there,
Yours affectionately, Erkuries
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Philada. 18 May 1784
Dr. Reading
Not a word have I heard from you since you left the city, & what is worse than that we have lost our friend Mark Halfpeny at the Cross Keys, & it seems I can neither get, or send a Letter from there now, I had wrote the inclosed for Mr. Erwin last Saturday,left at the Cross Keys**where Mr. Erwin now commands, & there I found it today, & God knows whether I shall get it up tomorrow or not however I will try--the General Society of the cincinnati broke up this day, to meet again in three years, if I can raise six pence tomorrow morning, I will send you the pamphlet which has the circular letter in it & the Institution as altered by them,--I think it will be very displeasing to many of the members, &if it dont now please the bawling populace, I hope & pray they never may be pleased in any one thing they may ever undertake. Inclos'd is a Letter which I found the other day the Bunch of Grapes** in a Corner directed to me--the time it has been there I can't be accountable for, but suppose from its appearance that it was no short time--I believe I have nothing particular to tell you. Bowens Army affair remains as it was when you was here, having not made any application to Council since the Resolve of Congress came-- Walker talks of leaving us soon, but believe he does not know where he will go to yet, which makes me think that his stay must be longer than he or his friends whishes--How does the money come on? I have got orders from all the people for it, Hemp on them for their impudence, they wish immediate payment--My Landlady is up stairs in private Confab with her Swain--but Hush--or I will not be your affectionate
Brother Erkuries
**Cross Keys Tavern, Water between Market and Arch Streets Phildaelphia
**The Bunch of Grapes Tavern, on Third below Arch Street. Phila
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Philada 25 May 1784
As you do not address me in Common, neither will I you, but just begin to tell you that I received your letter by Capt Armstrong, which surprised me to hear that you had not received a letter from me last week, which I wrote, delivered to Mr. Whitebread, who said he sent it out by one of the Ramsays, hope before this you have got it, for it contained several inclosed particularly one for Mrs. Treat, which I would not wish to miscarry-- There is such a terrible noise and uproar in our house, has so confused my ideas, that altho I have a great deal to say to you, I dont know where to begin, for you must know that Mrs. Stamper is very soon to be married to Capt Wallace, who you know is remarkable for breaking his parole when prisoner, & there is a terrible fuss in the house with Manuta-makers, semstresses, &c & has given her family warning to move as soon as possible, which I shall do on Monday next, to a house in Spruce Street which Major Bowen & me have engaged--you must know! that she has made a great Confidant of me-- A few evenings ago when I was going to bed with Capt Walker, she asked permission to speak with me, I readily complied, & we had a very long confab--the introduction of it was the very great esteem she held me in, rather considered me as a Brother than any thing else& wished me to give her my serious & candid advice on a Matter of much importance to her, after promising & passing many Complimets in return, she divulged the whole matter to me, saying, in short that she was courted by Mr. Wallace, & did not know what answer to give him, I soon finding from her discourse that she had fixed her mind in his favor previous to her asking my advice, I neither advised her pro, or con but generally gave her evasive answers, for I dont like the man, however in less than two days after she told us the matter was fixed, & they are to be married in 3 or 4 weeks & as I am her Confident, as to be at the wedding but dont say a Word about it,--so mu! ch for family news, as you wish to know it, & if I was to record all the scandal, that is practised by Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Stamper & Miss P. Shoemaker at our table & otherwise God knows it would take you a month to read it & you know I dont keep Company with any young Ladies of this City to hear their smart repartees or their magnanimous conquests--Now I wish to tell you, between you & me, that Bowen & myself intends entering deeply into speculation in these Certificates, & think if we are any ways Lucky we shall make money--it would be too tedious to tell you our whole plans, but I expect to see you before I begin, at the same time if you have any Capital objections why I should not do as the rest of the world generally does, to make money by any means, will thank you to inform me, for perhaps I am going into an error, I am sure if so, it is undesignedly--upon my word I never thought a word about your hat, but depend upon I shall immediately look for an opportunity of sending! it up, perhaps tomorrow or Saturday, this I expect Capt Armstrong will take if I am up early enough in the morning to get it to him, now it is past 11 oClock, every person in bed but myself in the house-- i wrote last night to I was tired, am up very early this morning, & intend now making a conclusion, after telling you as usual that I am not rich enough to buy you a pamphlet with the Society of the cincinnati in it, or rather the Institution & Circular Letter, but as the whole of it is in the Independent Chronicle which was published on Saturday last perhaps you may get a sight of it, this I hope will urge you to send me down, the balance which you say you have procured, as I had to advance my own money to the persons that belonged to, likewise if you please send me a order of Hodsson for your forage money, I having waited on him yesterday, & he says he expects money in a few days--I inclose a letter to you from Br. John which I have read (begging your pardon) & another from some person else, Adieu for the present
Yours affectionately Erkuries
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Philadelphia Sept 4th, 84
Dr. Reading Yesterday we received an order from the Executive Council which we have thought was rather a degree of arrogance & unconstitutional therefore immediately shut up or Office, returned them an answer declaring ourselved "Free Citizens of Penna, & not public Officers, and was ready to comply with the Resolution of Congress of Nov 3rd 1783 to deposit them as they should direct and prayed that some of their Officers might be appt to receive the remaining Certificates from us, as we was determined to proceed no farther in the business" how this matter may turn out I can't determine positively but at present we think we are doing very right, am only sorry that it will keep the officers & soldiers who hasnot yet sec'd theirs, a long time before they do--- I have had Bennet preying on Col. Proctor every day since you left me for the money on Your Note, but the Devil a farthing of it I have yet got. Still prominses fair, and if I find an opportunity that I can trust this morning I will send you Forty Five dollars, then there will yet remain due to you thirteen dollars & 11/50 which you must have a little patience for the rest, for I shall be intirely bare myself--Was out at Camp last evening for the first time, & now intend to pay particular attention to that business--If you don't move before next Market day, I hope I will be able to send you the whole, if you do, God knows How I will ever get it to ou
your affectionate brother Erkuries
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Fort Mac Intosh 24th Jany 1785
Very well my dear Reading, you have treated me kindly indeed, sent me your cold compliment throu' Dr. Delany and Capt Douglass, and such a good opportunity to write, - -I can forgive but perhaps I may never forget, & you will find in the long run you will gain nothing by it, for my budget it is now as full of Indian treaty &c as ever your head was full of love &c, & I intended to give you a full detail , but I can't find in my heart to do it. Know, therefore I will only give you a few of the out Lines of what I know & have seen, and you may remain in Suspence for the rest till you see it published or see me--the treaty commenced on the 9th & continued from day to day till the 21st when the Articles was signed & the treaty concluded yesterday they recieved their Goods & today the Chiefs are shining about with their Gold lace hats, & jackets which about as much becomes them, as a Jewel Does a hoges nose. I wish I could picture to you an old Ottawa Chief sitting close by me, ! half double, with a Coat Jacket & hat covered over with Gold Lace & a Breech Clout & leggins on, & about a dozen of his Nation attending on him with the princess of Chioppeway & we like fools giving them rum & so it has been all the treaty, our house continually full of these devils till we are heartily sick of them, but God be thanked we will now soon get rid of them--now to return to the subject--There was represented at the treaty the Wyandotts with their Half King at their head--this nation is the oldest & calls themselves the Greandfathers of all the rest in this county & commands them all--the next is the Delawares, being a great number of them here & their Chief is the Great Pipe with many other Councillors. This Pipe is a sulky dog, and after he heard the proposals of the Commisr was clear for declaring war but his Nation made him sign the Article--the Ottowas and Chippewas is the other two nations that was represented here 7 the whole, their nations is very large a! t home but few of them here, & chiefly lives over the Lakes, and they are entirely depending on the other two first mentioned therefore said vey little--They Spoke a great deal of Nonsense & our Commissr spoke very pointed, which brought them to the conclusion, that we were sole proprietors of the Country, & they obliged to come upon such terms as we pleased, which was that they should leave Hostages with the troops till they delivered up all the prisoners in their possession, then was allotted their Country to hunt & live upon, which is very large on Lake Erie reserving Detroit and other trading posts for ourselves, they never made any objections to any thing we said for I believe they were very much frighted and are generally poor pusilanimous beings, after the treaty was signed they buryed the Hatchet by saying, "they took it, & pulled up a great oak, buried it underneath, & planted the Oak on the top, then pulled it up again, took the Hatchet and threw it into a running ! Stream of water that they nor their Children nor us or our Children should ever know that such a thing hapened:"--Now I have told you some things that has happened, and as I kept a Journal of the whole and got all their Speeches and the Articles they signed I will show them to you when I see you, & when that will be I will tell you--It is now settled by Colo. Harmar that I must go to Philada in the Spring, and without any manner of doubt will be there in April, so if you can with any propriety put off that great and important matter till then, that you told me of, it will add much to my happiness--our Situation perhaps may invite your attention, & well it might , for it most delightfull, situated on the banks of the Ohio, upon a most elegant flat, the fort is regular, & build with Squared logs laid on one another the side next the river is eaual to any two sides, and the front which is towards the land is half as long as the side upon the river, with four regular Bastions--t! here is a Sally poet next river and a large Gate opposite, Barracks round the whole and one part of the Barracks formed by the wall of the fort, so I suppose you will be able to lay down a plan of it--I have received two letters from McMichael in them he informs me that he would wish part of his Certificate disposed of, if Majr Bush or Bowen should call upon you for them please to let 'em have them--I intend writing to them on the Subject--now all I have to say, is; that if you can, with any propriety put off that matramonial matter till April, it will be a very great pleasure to your Very affectionate
Brother Erkuries
Conjugate this by the time I see you Wihoughquenoxee, nemat-Kalastoi nemat-- Cohon- Mataku Deleware
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Philada Novembr 29, 1785
My dear Brother, At length the fatal mandate is published which at once deprives me of the numerous pleasures I expected to have enjoyed this winter, particularly in seeing you, enter the Hymenial band, blessed with a happy companion for life, and me in a very agreeable Sister, for such I think she will be to us both, & all the family, beg that you willnot put it off longer than you can possible avoid, that is if every thing appears as favorable as at present, I flatter myself that somoe time next summer I shall embrace you both in perfect matrimonial happiness,. This day Colonel Harmar informed me that there was an immediate necessity for my going to the Westard, and fixed upon next friday for my setting out. Mr. Pratt & another Gent. belonging to the troops being in town & going about that time, shall embrace the opportunity of their company, so Adieu, for God knows when I shall see you again, if the River is passable when I get to Pittsburgh down I go to the Miami, if otherwise early in the Spring. I have sat down to write to you,& never was in a worse humour for it in all my life, what I have wrote is scandalous, and what more I dont know--Yes, now I think to tell you, that I saw Mrs. Beatty safe home on the Evening of the day I left you, found Br. J. well, staid with him a Thursday & returned here with Fridays Stage--Saw Miss S. S. a few minutes, recieved her letter as in herein inclosed, which is all I know worth relating of my trip to Princeton--Now I wish I could put you in a way of writing to me, for how we will conrrespond God only knows, Your best way I imagine will be to leave your letters at the Conestoga Waggon, or if you come to town yourself deliver them in care to Col Harmar, few indeed do I expect to receive, however they will be more valuable when they come, be assured I will embrace opportunitys in writing to you--Now I am done--what more can I tell you--I wish I knew what you wanted to hear--My head is as empty as a calabash--perhaps I may take it ! in my head to write you again before I leave town--Head-head-head- I say this head of mine is not worth a pinch of snuff tonight & never will I take up my pen to write to you again, untill I get it under better regulation So God bless you, I will trouble you no further only wish you every happiness this world can bestow upon us frail mortals--
And am your very affectionate Erkuries I will carry this down to Mr. Taguets tomorrow morn
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Erkuries Beatty to John Beatty Pittsburgh Decr 22d 1785
Dr Brother I arrived here the day before yesterday after a very tedious & painfull journey owing to the very badness of the roads....I intend visiting the Brilliant Assembly of this place this evening as it will be opened this Night for the first time this Season--I am very unhappy to hear, that our Indian affairs here were a very unpleasing aspect--I spoke with a person yesterday, (of a good deal of probity) who is just come in from a number of the Indian towns whom the Commissioners intending treating with this fall at Miami, & he says, that they generally absolutely refuse attending, & have sent their reasons in kind of parables, which is very easily explain'd and it seems to be the general opinion of the most senisble men of this place, that the present treaty will by no means have the desired effect, yet strange it is that we here have not received One word of official intelligence, neither from the Commissioners or troops since their being at the Mouth of Miami, but general repor! ts say they area all safe, and but few Indians, chiefly those who were treated with before--We have six full Companies of men this winter on theOhio trhat is, three at Fort McIntosh, two at the Mouth of Muskingham and one at Miami with the Commissioners, all of which I imagine would easily fall a sacrifice if the Savages were so disposed, however a soldier has no right to think, therefore I leave that to men in power & hope their penetrating genius's , will not suffer a handful of men to be sacrificed to their folly-- Please make my kindest respects to Mrs. Beatty, & Sister Green when you have the pleasure of seeing her.
I am with the greatest sincerity your affe Br. E. Beatty
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Erkuries Beatty to Reading Beatty Philada. Decr. 12, 1786
Dr. Reading, I received yours 3d Inst.--thank you kindly for your good intentions--better than mine the County treasurer is like all the rest of the world-put me off with vague answers, & just so has Genl. Knox & the Board of Treasure, which makes me wish the Devil had them all, & sincerely curse the day that ever induced me again to enter in such a rascally service, when cringing Sycophants in the midst of plenty, kick the poor worn out soldier out of door, because he does not debase his feelings with the most rascally servility to upstarts of a day---But my dear Brother it is not worth while to trouble you with my own disagreeable feelings--you are possessed of too much sensibility, & far be it from my thoughts to make you unhappy, & as for myself could be happy with the pattern of your good Lady in a place no larger than a Racoon Box living on the toil of my own hands, so that she was happy, &myself independent of such an ungenerous country--No more--Your Land looks well on paper! , & mine dont look bad, if we had any dependance on the rascallity of the World. However lay them by-- It may be a last resource to me, when I can do no better, & rather than be dependent, would commit a much more injurious Act--I have an order on Mr. Wynkoop for 400 Dollars, I have wrote him on the subject--tomorrow I must set out for Reading & Lancaster again & expect in about ten days to sett off for the Westward, under almost every disagreeable circumstance. One thing I pray that you will take the earliest opportunity of sending the inclosed Letter to mr. Arndt for he among the rest has treated me most scurvily--I passed a receipt to him for the whole Amount of my order, & too his Note Payable on demand for a balance of upwards of L100/which he sincerely promised to send me in six days afterwards, & never got one copper of it yet--I returned last Monday from Princeton, after spending four days with Br. John very agreeably, I wish I could spend the same with you, but my! unfortunate stars has ordained it otherwise, & I don't think you will see me again in a good while--
God bless you, & all about you, is the sincere prayer of your
affectionate Brother Erkuries.
Notes
_FA2: Place: in army until 1793-in the west 10 years ®997
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_FA2: Place: Soph, Princeton when Revolution broke out ®997
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_FA3: Date: 1793 Place: purch. Castle Howard farm near Princeton ®997
55. George Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born June 28, 1763.
Notes on George Beatty
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went to sea and was not heard of after 1785.
56. Martha Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born January 29, 1754.
57. William Pitt Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born March 31, 1766 and died July 28, 1848 in Harrisburg, PA - Buried at Columbia, PA. He married Eleanor Polk November 8, 1799 . She was born About 1779 .
Children of William Pitt Beatty and Eleanor Polk:
i. 121. Ann Reading Beatty was born About 1800.
ii. 122. Charles Clinton Beatty was born September 30, 1801 and died February 13, 1828 in Lancaster Co., PA.
iii. 123. John R. Beatty was born About 1802 in PA and died 1866 in Harrisburg, PA.
iv. 124. William Pitt Beatty was born September 8, 1808.
v. 125. Erkurias Beatty was born May 6, 1817 and died After 1883 in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.
vi. 126. George Beatty died After 1883 in PA - Philadelphia? ®997.
58. Ann Beatty (Charles Clinton Rev. (Sr.)4, John3, John2, John1) was born March 1768 in Scotland.
59. James Gregg (Robert James1).
Notes on James Gregg
HIST
®997
60. Ann Beatty (George4, James3, John2, John1) was born 1773 in Ballkeel-Ednagonnel, Ireland and died 1803 in Ireland. She married Robert McCloy Before 1795 in Ireland. He was born 1760 in Londonderry, Ireland and died 1854 in Belfast, Ireland.
Children of Ann Beatty and Robert McCloy:
i. 127. Susannah McCloy was born 1795 in Carrickfergus, Ireland.
ii. 128. George McCloy was born 1798 in Carrickfergus, Ireland.
iii. 129. Mary Ann McCloy was born October 10, 1800 in Carrickfergus, Ireland.
iv. 130. William McCloy was born 1802 in Carrickfergus, Ireland.
61. George Beatty (William4, James3, John2, John1) was born 1743 in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, Co Down, IRE and died 1815 in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, Co Down, IRE. He married Mary Blackburn April 1771 in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel,Co Down IRE. She was born About 1749 in Ballylinlagh, Co Down, Ireland and died in London, England.
Other events in the life of George Beatty
Burial : Co. Down-Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, IRE
Occupation : married by Rev. Robert McClure
Children of George Beatty and Mary Blackburn:
i. 131. Charlotte Beatty was born January 1772 in Ireland and died in USA.
ii. 132. Ann Beatty was born April 1773 in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, Co Down, IRE and died 1803.
iii. 133. Steward Beatty was born 1775 in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, Co Down, IRE and died 1853.
iv. 134. George Beatty was born 1777 in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, IRE and died 1847.
Notes on George Beatty
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married by Rev. Robert McClure
Genealogical Record of the families of Beatty, Egle, Muller, Murray Orth and Thomas by William Henry Egle, MD MA dated 1886.
62. James Beatty (William4, James3, John2, John1) was born 1746 in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, parish Hillsborough, Co., Down, IRE and died December 1, 1794 in Harrisburg, PA, buried in the Presbyterian graveyard,held membership there.. He married Alice Ann (Ally) Irwin 1768 in Hillsborough - Tullynore, Co Down, Ireland. She was born 1750 in Tillynore,parish of Hillsborough, Co Down, Ireland and died June 1805 in Harrisburg, PA USA, buried there possibly same graveyard as husband, daughter of Gawin Irwin and Mary Brereton.
Other events in the life of James Beatty
Title : Capt.
Burial : Harrisburg church cem., PA
Occupation : sailed to America on 27 Jun 1784
Education : settled in Harrisburg, PA fall of 1784
Religion : Perapp: about 5' 8" thickset,florid skin, dark hair blue eys
Other events in the life of Alice Ann (Ally) Irwin
Burial : Harrisburg church cem., PA
Children of James Beatty and Alice Ann (Ally) Irwin:
i. 135. Mary Brereton Beatty was born July 14, 1769 in Ireland and died March 2, 1853 in Ashland Co., OH.
ii. 136. Nancy Irwin Beatty was born May 2, 1771 in Co Down - Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, IRE and died May 7, 1839 in Steubenville, OH.
iii. 137. Gawin-Irwin Beatty was born September 13, 1773 in Co Down - Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, IRE and died December 14, 1843 in PA-Harrisburg.
iv. 138. William (1st.) Beatty was born 1774 in Co Down, IRE unmarried and died d.s.p..
v. 139. Rebecca Beatty was born December 4, 1775 in Co Down, IRE and died 1819 in PA-Harrisburg.
vi. 140. Alice Ann Beatty was born February 12, 1777 in Co Down-Ballykeel-Ednagonnel-Ireland and died May 14, 1841 in OH-Ashland Co-Orange Twp.
vii. 141. William (2nd.) Beatty was born June 30, 1778 in Ireland and died September 3, 1790 in Harrisburg, PA.
viii. 142. Sarah Beatty was born October 6, 1779 in Ireland and died August 4, 1861 in Orange Twp, Ashland Co, OH unmarried.
ix. 143. George Washington Beatty was born Ja