NOTE II.

The following is a copy of the articles of capitalation agreed upon after the Battle of Wyoming. Westmoreland, 4th July, 1778.

CAPITULATION AGREEMENT-Made and completed between John Butler, in behalf of his Majesty King George the Third, and Colonel Nathan Denison of the United States of America.

"ARTICLE I. It is agreed that the settlement lay down their arms, and their garrison be demolished. ARTICLE II. That the inhabitants occupy their farms peaceably, and the lives of the inhabitants be preserved entire and unhurt.

ARTICLE III. That the Continental stores are to be given up.

ARTICLE IV. That Colonel Butler will use his utmost influence that the private property of the inhabitants shall be preserved entire to them.

ARTICLE V. That the prisoners in Forty fort be delivered up.

ARTICLE VI. That the property taken from the people called Tories, be made good: and that they remain in peaceable possession of their farms, and unmolested in a free trade through this settlement.

ARTICLE VII. That the inhabitants which Col. Denison capitulates for, together with himself, do not take up arms during this contest.

(Signed)

"JOHN BUTLER,

166 NATHAN DENISON.”

NOTE III.

List of the officers killed at the Battle of Wyo ming, July 3, 1778.

Lieutenant Colonel-George Dorrance.
Major-Wait Garret.

CAPTAINS.-Dottrick Hewet, Robert Durkee,* Aholab Buck, Asa Whittlesey, Lazarus Stewart, Samuel Ransom,* James Bidlack,

Geere,

-McKanachin,

-Wigdon.*

LIEUTENANTS.-Timothy Pierce,* James Welles,* Elijah Shoemaker, Lazarus Stewart, 2d, Peren Ross,* Asa Stevens.

ENSIGNS.-Asa Gore,

-Avery.

Note. Those with this mark (*) were the five

who arrived from the continental army just before the battle.

APPENDIX.

LUZERNE COUNTY, in nearly the centre of which lies the Valley of Wyoming, is bounded N. by Susquehanna and Bradford; E. by Wayne; S. E. by Wayne, Pike and Northampton; S. by Schuylkill; S. W. by Columbia; and W. by Columbia and Lycoming. Its territory averages about 45 miles in length, from north to south, and 40 miles in breadth, from east to west, and contains about 1800 square miles. The Susquehanna river enters the County near its north-west angle, thence running a N. E. direction, and crossing the mountain ridges nearly at right angles, it breaks into the Wyoming valley near the mouth of the Lackawannock river; thence it turns and runs S. W. about 20 miles, where it breaks through the mountain out of the valley, and continues generally the same course until it passes out of the county a little below the mouth of the Nescopeck creek. It is mountainous, and the mountains run in parrallel ridges in a S. W. and N. E. direction. The soil of the vallies is generally of an excellent quality, and well adapted to the growing of grain; that of the highlands, is better adapted to grazing.Perhaps one half of its whole surface may be cultivated, and the greater portion of the other half may advantageously be used for pasturage.

By the census of 1810, Luzerne county contained a population of 18, 109. It then included the whole of Susquehanna, and the most populous portion of Bradford. By the census of 1820, Luzerne contained a population of 20,027; Susquehanna 9,960, and Bradford 11,554. Total

population in the three counties 41,541-showing an increase in the three counties, in the ten years, of at least 100 per cent. It is believed that the census of 1830, will shew a population in Luzerne of more than 30,000.

Luzerne county is divided into twenty-six townships. Their names, alphabetically arranged, with their boundaries, and a brief description of each, follow. There are occasionally introduced some scraps of local history, which will, it is hoped, be interesting, if not to the general reader, at least, to the people of the neighborhood.

ABINGTON is bounded N. by Nicholson; E. by Greenfield; S. by Providence; S. W. by Falls, and W. by Tunkhannock. Its timber is principally beech, sugar-maple, ash, red cherry and hemlock. Tributaries of the Tunkhannock and Lackawannock, either head in, or flow through, this township, which afford many excellent mill sites; and springs of the purest water may be found on almost every hundred acres of land.

The soil is better adapted to grazing, than the growing of grain. When once cleared, white clover springs up spontaneously, and grows luxuriantly. Timothy is the principal grass cut for fodder, of which from one to two tons per acre are produced. A considerable portion of this township is settled, and some part of it pretty well cultivated. Wild lands of a good quality are selling here at from three to five dollars per acre. This township produces annually for market, considerable quan tities of maple sugar, butter, cheese, (of a good quality,) wool, domestic flannels and linens, oats, horses, cattle and sheep.

The Philadelphia and Great Bend turnpike road passes nearly through its centre-an act has been passed to authorize the incorporation of a Company for making a turnpike from this township to Montrose, and, township roads are opened in every