. La visite de Lafayette Germantown, le 20 juillet 1825 ; une allocution prononcée devant la Société de généalogie de la Pennsylvanie, le 1er mars 1909, l'Ohio Historical Society, le 10 mai 1909, le Site et la société relique de Germantown, 20 mai 1910, la Société d'histoire de la ville de Philadelphie, le 11 janvier 1911. LAFAYETTES VISITER heights en face de ce qui est maintenant Conshohocken,avant de l'armée britannique pourrait trouver withthem. Parmi les bâtiments à Barren Hill est aquaint vieille taverne, l'avant-toit de laquelle pour plus d'une centaine d'années ont été occupées de byfamilies Martins. Ils étaient là lorsque la confusion des troupes et t

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. Lafayette's visit to Germantown, July 20, 1825; an address delivered before the Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, March 1, 1909, the Pennsylvania Historical Society, May 10, 1909, the Site and Relic Society of Germantown, May 20, 1910, the City History Society of Philadelphia, Jan. 11, 1911. LAFAYETTES VISIT heights opposite what is now Conshohocken, before the British army could come up withthem. Among the buildings at Barren Hill is aquaint old tavern, the eaves of which for morethan a hundred years have been occupied byfamilies of martins. They were there whenthe confusion of troops and the rattle of mus-ketry surrounded the inn on those days of middleMay, 1778, and they have been there every sum-mer since up to two years ago, when for the firsttime within the memories of four generationsthey did not come. They have resisted vali-antly the attacks of the English sparrow againstoverwhelming odds, but have apparently de-parted at last, just one hundred and thirty yearsafter some six English regulars to every Ameri-can soldier made the latter quickstep down thecross-roads and through the Schuylkill waters. One of the stories always told in connec-tion with Lafayettes retreat from Barren Hillrelates to the Indian scouts, some fifty innumber, which were part of his force. A. TO GERMANTOWN ZZ company of British dragoons suddenly cameupon them, when the savages gave their w^ar-whoop, which so terrified the dragoons thatthey fled in dismay. The savages on their part, who had never seen red coats on horseback, fledin terror, and did not stop till they had swamthe Schuylkill and were safe beyond. The Lafayette party, after viewing BarrenHill, returned to Germantown, reachingWyck, the residence of Reuben Haines* atone oclock. Here a reception to the towns-people had been planned and elaborate exer-cises took place. Wyck is one of our oldesthomes in Germantown. It is thought to havebeen built in 1709, and originally it was twohouses with an open space between; but thishad b

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