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356 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
" Had I been unsuccessful, I was determined to leave my corpse within the enemy's
lines. The brave Marylanders stood by me faithfully. Major Clarke, with his Virginians,
exerted himself. Their efforts to second his endeavors were not the most vigorous." l
After the little stroke at Paulus Hook, Washington established his headquarters at West Point, and remained there till December, when the army
went into winter quarters. The Maryland, Virginia and*Pennsylvania troops
were under the command of General Putnam, and composed the right wing of
the army.2
Thomas Johnson, the statesman and patriot, had now served as governor
three successive terms, and the constitutional limitation rendering him no
longer eligible, the legislature, soon after assembling, proceeded to elect his
successor. Two candidates were proposed, Colonel Edward Lloyd, of
Talbot, and Thomas Sim Lee. On the 8th of November, 1779, the election took place, when the latter gentleman was chosen governor of the State.
The legislature then elected his council: Colonel John H. Stone, Jeremiah
T. Chase, James Brice, Daniel Carroll and John Brice. Desirous of testifying
their high appreciation of the worth and services of Governor Johnson, the
two Houses, on the 18th of November, adopted and transmitted to him the following address:
" The prudence, assiduity, firmness and integrity with which you have discharged in
times the most critical, the duties of your late important station, have a just claim to our
warm acknowledgments and sincerest thanks.
" While dissipation and avarice have too generally prevailed, your conduct, Sir, has
afforded a conspicuous example of unwearied attention and close application to the public
welfare, and of disinterestedness in foregoing those profits your known industry, knowledge of business, and of your profession, could not have failed of securing.
" We approve and admire that consistency of conduct and uniformity of character
which distinguished a life devoted, from a very early period, to the true interests of your
country, steadily and invariably pursued through a variety of important trusts; and relying on this your ruling passion, the love of your country, we have the best founded hope
that you will not suffer to remain long inactive, in the retirement of private life, those
abilities which have often been so serviceable to the State, and of which it never than at
the present time stood in greater need."
Conrad Alexander Gerard, the French ambassador to the LTnited Colonies,
arrived at Philadelphia early in July, 1778, and upon the arrival of the French
fleet, under Count d'Estaing, the State had furnished it with fresh provisions
and supplies. In acknowledging this service, the secretary of the French
minister, in a letter to the governor, dated August 26th, 1779, says:
" I have the honor of forwarding to your Excellency the inclosed letter from his
Excellency Mons. Gerard, which is intended to testify our acknowledgement for the many
i Life and Correspondence of Reed, ii., pp. 125- Rawlings was ordered to march to Fort Pitt.
126. and in consequence of the refusal of General
2 General Smaliwood, on the 13th of Septem- Washington to place the German regiment under
ber, made the following return: 1st Regiment, his command, he resigned, and Captain Beale
333 men; 3d Regiment, 462 men; 5th Regi- was placed in command at Frederick. The Ger-
ment, 311 men; 7th Regiment, 320 men. Second man battalion and Rawlings' rifle regiment, in
Brigade, October 27—4th Regiment, 418 men; 1779, were merged into one regiment known as
6th Regiment, 305 men. In May, Colonel Moses the 8th Maryland Regiment.
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000391 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 356 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. " Had I been unsuccessful, I was determined to leave my corpse within the enemy's lines. The brave Marylanders stood by me faithfully. Major Clarke, with his Virginians, exerted himself. Their efforts to second his endeavors were not the most vigorous." l After the little stroke at Paulus Hook, Washington established his headquarters at West Point, and remained there till December, when the army went into winter quarters. The Maryland, Virginia and*Pennsylvania troops were under the command of General Putnam, and composed the right wing of the army.2 Thomas Johnson, the statesman and patriot, had now served as governor three successive terms, and the constitutional limitation rendering him no longer eligible, the legislature, soon after assembling, proceeded to elect his successor. Two candidates were proposed, Colonel Edward Lloyd, of Talbot, and Thomas Sim Lee. On the 8th of November, 1779, the election took place, when the latter gentleman was chosen governor of the State. The legislature then elected his council: Colonel John H. Stone, Jeremiah T. Chase, James Brice, Daniel Carroll and John Brice. Desirous of testifying their high appreciation of the worth and services of Governor Johnson, the two Houses, on the 18th of November, adopted and transmitted to him the following address: " The prudence, assiduity, firmness and integrity with which you have discharged in times the most critical, the duties of your late important station, have a just claim to our warm acknowledgments and sincerest thanks. " While dissipation and avarice have too generally prevailed, your conduct, Sir, has afforded a conspicuous example of unwearied attention and close application to the public welfare, and of disinterestedness in foregoing those profits your known industry, knowledge of business, and of your profession, could not have failed of securing. " We approve and admire that consistency of conduct and uniformity of character which distinguished a life devoted, from a very early period, to the true interests of your country, steadily and invariably pursued through a variety of important trusts; and relying on this your ruling passion, the love of your country, we have the best founded hope that you will not suffer to remain long inactive, in the retirement of private life, those abilities which have often been so serviceable to the State, and of which it never than at the present time stood in greater need." Conrad Alexander Gerard, the French ambassador to the LTnited Colonies, arrived at Philadelphia early in July, 1778, and upon the arrival of the French fleet, under Count d'Estaing, the State had furnished it with fresh provisions and supplies. In acknowledging this service, the secretary of the French minister, in a letter to the governor, dated August 26th, 1779, says: " I have the honor of forwarding to your Excellency the inclosed letter from his Excellency Mons. Gerard, which is intended to testify our acknowledgement for the many i Life and Correspondence of Reed, ii., pp. 125- Rawlings was ordered to march to Fort Pitt. 126. and in consequence of the refusal of General 2 General Smaliwood, on the 13th of Septem- Washington to place the German regiment under ber, made the following return: 1st Regiment, his command, he resigned, and Captain Beale 333 men; 3d Regiment, 462 men; 5th Regi- was placed in command at Frederick. The Ger- ment, 311 men; 7th Regiment, 320 men. Second man battalion and Rawlings' rifle regiment, in Brigade, October 27—4th Regiment, 418 men; 1779, were merged into one regiment known as 6th Regiment, 305 men. In May, Colonel Moses the 8th Maryland Regiment. |
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