This is forwarded from another list. Thought it might be of interest to someone as I recognized some local names. > This is a list of "traitors" i.e. British > sympathizers or collaborators; > the criteria for making the list is unknown, but it > was compiled after the > winter of the British occupation of Philadelphia. > These are the names of > those from Chester County. It's particularly > interesting as the occupations > are given! > > June 17, 1778 > The Pennsylvania Packet > PENNSYLVANIA, ss. > A PROCLAMATION. > By the SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL of the Common > Wealth of PENNSYLVANIA. > WHEREAS the following named persons, late and > heretofore inhabitants of > this State, that is to say > <here are many names, I have copied only those from > Chester Co> > And John Briggs, husbandman, now or late of the > township of Willistown; > George Davis, husbandman, now or late of the > township of Springfield; John > Taylor, tavern keeper; John Moulder, waterman; John > Talbot, wheelwright; > and Thomas Bartow, sawyer; all now or late of the > township of Chichester: > And Jesse Bean, joiner; Jacob Tregoe, blacksmith; > Caleb Haines, weaver; and > Joshua Thomson, taylor; all now or late of the > township of Goshen: And > Jacob Buffington, carpenter; and William Stroud, > saddler; both now or late > of the township of West Bradford; Joseph Malin, > wheelwright, and Elisha > Malin, joiner, both now or late of the township of > East Whiteland; Edward > Griffel, labourer, and John Willson, taylor, both > now or late of the > township of Thornbury; William Millson, taylor; > Isaac Bullock, labourer; > Benjamin James, cooper; and John Burnet, junior, > labourer; all now or late > of the township of Concord: And Samuel Hart, > labourer, and Abiah Park, > mason; both now or late of the township of East > Bradford; Jacob Cypher, > miller, now or late of the township of Tredyffrin; > Samuel Bell, carpenter, > now or late of the township of Easton; > [Aston?]William Maddock, tavern > keeper; William Dunn, labourer; Joseph Edwards, > mason; George Dunn, taylor; > Malin Dunn, taylor; James Malin, labourer; and > Gideon Vernon, husbandman; > all now or late of the township of Providence: And > Christopher Wilson, > husbandman, and John Taylor, glasier, both now or > late of the township of > Ridley; Benjamin Miller, saddler, now or late of the > township of East Caln; > Joshua Proctor, labourer, now or late of the > township of Newtown; Aaron > Ashbridge, waterman; Joseph Gill, maltster; Elias > Vernon, taylor; all now > late of the township of Chester: And Daniel > Register, carpenter, now or > late of the township of Edgemont: And John Suplee, > William Caldwell, and > James Hartner, husbandman; John Musgrove, trader, > and William Andrews, > fuller; all now or late of the township of Darby: > And William Smith, of > Tinicum Island, and William Anderson, labourer; both > now or late of the > township of Ridley; Henry Essinger, junior, Hugh > O'Cain, William Kennedy, > Darby O'Cain, and James McClarin, labourers; and > Isaiah Worrell, miller; > all now or late of the township of Springfield: And > Isaac Burk, Abraham > Falkenton, Thomas Burns, William Clark, and George > Good, labourers; and > William Henry, taylor; all now or late of the > township of Providence: And > George Dunn, and David Maris, taylors; and William > Bell, labourer; all now > or late of the township of Newtown: And Robert > Kissack, weaver; James > Brown, wheelwright; James Gorman, and Enoch Gorman, > cordwainers; and > Michael Crickley, labourer; all now or late of the > township of Haverford; > all now or late of the county of Chester: ... > , not rendering himself as aforesaid, and abiding > the trial aforesaid, > shall, from and after the said first day of August > next, stand and be > attainted of High Treason to al intents and > purposes, and shall suffer such > pains and penalties, and undergo all such > forfeitures as persons attainted > of High Treason ought to do. And all the faithful > subjects of this state > are to take notice of this Proclamation, and govern > themselves accordingly. > GIVEN, by order of the Council, under the hand of > The > Honourable GEORGE BRYAN, Esquire, Vice President, > and the Seal of the > State, at Lancaster, this fifteenth day of June, in > the year of our Lord > One Thousand seven hundred and seventy eight. > By order of the Council, > GEORGE BRYAN, Vice President. > GOD SAVE THE COMMON WEALTH. Attested by order of the > Council, > T. 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