Vol. 2 Issue 1 January 2015 The Haversack The Newsletter of the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE SAR HONORS THREE WITH LIBERTY MEDAL We are entering the most active and important one hun- Submitted By Compatriot Richard Foot dred day period of our Chapter business year, a time of year that presents many opportunities for each of us to Frederick residents Charles Lawrence Bishop and Rich- take stock of our involvement in, commitment to, and ard Lee Stup, and Braddock Heights resident James Ed- support of our SAR. ward Smith were honored by the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of the Maryland Society, Sons of the Now is the time for each of us to become more in- American Revolution with the Liberty Medal, recogniz- volved in the planning, facilitation, management, and ing each for his sponsorship of ten new members in the support of the many activities of our Chapter; from new SAR chapter. The commendation was offered at the member recruitment and guidance to colorful patriotic SAR Chapter’s Annual Meeting, conducted at Dutch’s events, from birthing the Frederick Town Fife and Daughter. The Liberty Medal, depicting a bust of the Drum to facilitation of the 250th year celebration of the Statue of Liberty struck in bronze and suspended from a Repudiation Act. gold ribbon, commemorates the restoration of the Statue of Liberty. (Cont. on page 2) Yes fellow Compatriots, now is the time for each of us to become more involved in sharing our ideas and of- fering of our hands on expertise to facilitate the every- day activities of our hallmark Chapter and our exempla- ry State Society. Our MDSSAR Board of Managers meetings, the Annual MDSSAR meeting in April, our Chapter Executive Committee meetings (open to every Chapter member), the nomination and election of our 2015-16 Chapter officers at our Annual meeting in April, and the meetings, management, and activities of our Chapter committees, each and all provide many opportunities for greater involvement in both our Chap- ter and the MDSSAR. (L-R): J. Patrick (Pat) Warner, Secretary and Immediate Past President, Maryland Society, Sons of the American I encourage each Compatriot to take stock of his in- Revolution; Richard Lee Stup, Immediate Past President volvement in the SAR, to visit and peruse our Chapter, of the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of SAR; State, and National websites; determine where and how Douglas Favorite, President, Maryland Society - Sons of you are willing/would like to become more involved in the American Revolution SAR, and then reach out to the relevant committee chairman, and/or any of our current Chapter leadership team and share with them both your ideas and your in- In this issue… terest in, and willingness to become more involved in, your SAR. CALENDAR OF EVENTS…….. 2 MDSSAR ANNUAL MEETING..2 Don't miss the opportunities and the benefits of becom- ing more involved in the most important one hundred MEDAL OF THE MONTH……..2 days of our Chapter business year. FNP HISTORY BEE……………3

George Lewis NEW MEMBERS………………3 RICHARD POTTS……………...3 Compatriot and President REPUDIATION ACT…………..4 COCKED HAT…………………5 HESSIAN BARRACKS………..5 1 SAR HONORS THREE WITH LIBERTY MEDAL MDSSAR ANNUAL MEETING Please save the date for the MDSSAR Annual Meeting, (Cont. from front page) which will be held on Saturday, 18 April 2015. We'll be in the Freight Room of Baldwin's Station Restaurant located in the historic Victorian railway station of Sykesville, Maryland. A Continental Breakfast will be served at 8:30. Luncheon at noon will be a sit-down meal consisting of salad, your choice of chicken or ti- lapia, and a cheesecake dessert. Details of the Guest Program and final costs are being worked, and we ex- pect a flyer out by the end of January.

MEDAL OF THE MONTH Submitted by Pat Barron (L-R): J. Patrick (Pat) Warner, Secretary and Immediate Awards Committee Chairman Past President, Maryland Society, Sons of the American Revolution; Charles Lawrence Bishop, Past President of The Law Enforcement Com- the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of SAR; Douglas mendation Medal may be pre- Favorite, President, Maryland Society - Sons of the Amer- sented by the National Society, ican Revolution a state society or a chapter to those who have served with distinction and devotion in the field of law enforcement. The medal is intended to recognize exceptional service or accom- plishment in the field of law enforcement. Eligibility is not limited to peace officers but extends to the entire range of persons who make and enforce the law to include but not limited to (L-R): J. Patrick (Pat) Warner, Secretary and Immediate peace officers, attorneys, judg- Past President, Maryland Society, Sons of the American

Revolution; SAR Compatriot James Edward Smith; Douglas es, prosecutors and legislators Favorite, President, Maryland Society - Sons of the Ameri- who have performed an excep- can Revolution tional act or service beyond Law Enforcement CALENDAR OF EVENTS that normally expected. Medal

Our Annual meeting will be held on 15-Apr- The obverse of the medal de- 2015 at Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant beginning picts a police badge design at 6:00PM. Additional details will be published in surmounted by a gold eagle with the SAR Badge below. future newsletters. The medal is accompanied by an enameled bar, suitable for wear on uniform, and a certificate for engrossing. A Executive Committee Meetings: miniature medal is available.  Feb 19, 2015 The medal may only be presented to an individual and  Mar 19, 2015 only once. The medal may also be presented posthu- mously. The names of all recipients are published annu- Please note, all Chapter members are welcome to ally. attend and participate in our Executive (EC) com- mittee meetings. The meetings are held at 19 East Past recipients of the Law Enforcement Medal include Church Street in the 1st Floor Conference Room. Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter compatriots Carl Our meetings are held on the third Thursday of each Harbaugh, Hank Laughlin and Jerry Offutt. month, commencing promptly at 6pm and ending at 7:30pm. Help us grow and improve the organization by being part of the process and deliberations. 2 American Revolution. Walkersville resident Arthur CALL FOR PROCTORS FOR FNP Clay “Sam” Blair, a descendant of William Blair of HISTORY BEE York County, Pennsylvania, and Brunswick resident Submitted By Compatriot Richard Foot Richard Foot, a descendant of Patriot ancestor William Foote of Boston, honor the sacrifice of their forebears with membership in this historical, educational and patriotic organization. As a resident of York County, Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War, William Blair was a private in Captain Samuel Hay’s Company No. 1 in Colonel Wil- liam Irvine’s Regiment of the 6th Battalion, enlisting on 28 February 1776. He was captured by the British troops under General Frazier on 8 June 1776 at Trois Rivers, Quebec about 45 miles down the St. Lawrence River from the mouth of the Sorel River. General Thompson and about 200 men were captured there and about 25 slain by the enemy. He was paroled 6 August 1776. (Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series 11-206 and 6th Series 11-551 Haddonfield, NJ). William Foote enlisted on May 15, 1775; also Captain The Frederick News Post will host its 16th Annual His- Henry’s Company, Colonel Rufus Putnam’s (late Da- tory Bee on Friday, April 10, 2015 in the Fieldhouse on vid Brewer’s) 9th Regiment; order for bounty coat or the campus of Frederick Community College. The its equivalent in money dated Roxbury, December 23, Frederick News Post is enlisting volunteers to serve as 1775; also Private, Captain John Kalogg’s (Kellogg’s) Proctors at the history bee. Proctors arrive at the event company, Colonel Leonard’s Regiment; enlisted May at 11:30 AM to receive an orientation on their role. The 16, 1777; discharged July 15, 1777; also, Private, Cap- Bee commences at Noon and concludes by 2:30 PM. tain Enoch Shepard’s Company, Colonel John Mos- Two proctors are assigned to each table of competitors. ley’s (Hampshire Company) regiment; enlisted Au- One proctor asks a series of questions provided by the gust 17, 1777; Discharged August 23, 1777; company History Bee organizers, and the other proctor tallies the marched on an alarm at Bennington, Vermont. (As rec- answers. A succession of competitive rounds ensues, orded in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the culminating in a final competition for the championship. Revolution.) Fourth graders from schools throughout Frederick Coun- ty participate in the History Bee. RICHARD POTTS Members of the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of Senator from Maryland the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Rev- olution are invited to volunteer as Proctors by contact- Submitted By Compatriot Richard Foot ing: The verdant lawns of Mount Olivet Cemetery in Freder- Erin Hajjar ick, Maryland are the final resting place of American Inside Account Executive Revolution Patriot Richard Potts, who commenced the The Frederick News Post practice of law in Frederick County in 1775 and served 240-215-8564 on the committee of observation for the County in 1776. [email protected] Potts was a military aide to the in 1777, and served as Clerk of the Frederick County court from 1777 to 1778. SAR WELCOMES COMPATRIOTS A member of the Continental Army, Potts served as a BLAIR AND FOOT delegate to the in 1781. President Submitted By Compatriot Richard Foot appointed Potts United States Attor- ney for Maryland from 1789-1791. His political career Two lineal descendants of men who fought in the bat- included terms as a member of the state senate, delegate tles of the American Revolution in support of the cause to the Maryland state constitutional convention, district of American Independence were inducted recently into judge, Presidential Elector, and United States Senator. the membership of the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of the Maryland Society of the Sons of the Richard Potts died in Frederick in 1808, was interred in Frederick in All Saints Episcopal Parish cemetery and reinterred in Mount Olivet Cemetery. 3 REPUDIATION ACT FOCUS OF Maryland Room of the C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick SAR ANNUAL MEETING County Public Libraries, and served to compliment other material held in the Room about the era. A narrative of Submitted By Compatriot Richard Foot the presentation appeared in the Frederick News Post on On November 23, 1765 the justices of Frederick County November 23, along with short biographical sketches of took a unique approach to the British Stamp Act. They the Twelve Immortals. The Sergeant Lawrence Everhart chose to ignore its restrictions and continue court busi- Chapter of the SAR and the Maryland Room of the Fred- ness as usual. Their declaration, recorded in the County erick County Public Libraries, actively seek information court minute book, is referred to as The Repudiation about the Twelve Immortals. Individuals who have addi- Act. It was the first colonial response to the Stamp Act. tional material or are descendants of any of these men, are To commemorate this little-known, though significant invited to contact the Maryland Room at the C. Burr Arz response, Frederick’s Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Library at [email protected] or 301-600-1368. Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), and the Frederick and Carrollton Manner DAR Chap- ters are holding a year of commemorative events to pre- pare their members and the community for the 250th anniversary in 2015. At its recent annual meeting held at Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant in Frederick, the local SAR Chapter present- ed a three-part program on the history of the Repudia- tion Act and its observation in the community. Throughout much of the 20th century November 23, Repudiation Day, was a half-day bank holiday in Fred- erick. Ryan Bass, SAR Chapter member and Library Associate at Frederick County Public Libraries, was the lead speaker. Ryan set the stage by discussing the so- cial conditions and political climate of the era. He per- Ronald Pearcey, Superintendent of Mt. Olivet Cemetery formed his research, using both primary and secondary (right), along with Past President and current Historian Lar- sources, at the Maryland Historical Society, the Mary- ry Bishop, present the Frederick Chapter DAR Regent Teresa land State Archives, and the Maryland Room of the Oyler with a copy of “Frederick’s Other City War of 1812 Frederick County Public Libraries. Veterans”. The new book was awarded for the chapter’s Sandra Dalton, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Frederick hard work drafting 31 biographies of the cemetery veterans. County since 1998, added to the discussion by speaking about the role of John Darnall. Darnall, Dalton’s 18th century predecessor, was clerk of the court in 1765. Darnall stated he could not fulfill the duties of his office without stamped paper, thus going against the justices’ decision. The justices, known by Frederick historians as the Twelve Immortals, held him in contempt and he spent the night in jail. Every year Dalton reads the Re- pudiation Act to the celebratory luncheon of the Freder- ick County Chapter of the DAR. To close the program, George Delaplaine, SAR Chapter member and former owner of the Frederick News Post, reminisced about the celebration that surrounded the 200th anniversary of the Repudiation Act in 1965. George’s uncle, Judge Edward S. Delaplaine, a noted Ronald Pearcey, Superintendent of Mt. Olivet cemetery Frederick County historian, coined the term Twelve (left), along with Past President and Chapter Historian Lar- Immortals. ry Bishop, present Carrollton Manor DAR Chapter Regent Liz Deering with a copy of “Frederick’s Other City, War of Ryan Bass’ research notes have been donated to the 1812 Veterans”. The new book was awarded for the chap- ter's hard work drafting 33 biographies of the cemetery's1812 Veterans. Information Web Links NSSAR Web Site: www.s ar.o rg MDSSAR Web Site: www.mar yla nd sar.o rg Sergeant Law- rence Everhart Chapter Web Page: 4 h ttp :// l awr en ce -ev er har t.mary la nd sar.o rg /ind ex .html COCKED HAT HESSIAN BARRACKS AKA, Tricorne Submitted By Compatriot Richard Foot Submitted By Compatriot Richard Foot During the Revolutionary War, the 180-mile long corridor, which stretches from Gettysburg, Pennsyl- vania to Charlottesville, Virginia, served as a Coloni- al stronghold, and was an active transportation route for the movement of troops, artillery and supplies by both the Continental and British armies. Frederick County played an important role in supplying the Continental Army. The Catoctin Furnace produced cannon balls. The Monocacy River mills and facto- ries of Frederick produced gunpowder and gunlocks. The Hessian Barracks in Frederick served as a prison for Cornwallis' troops and Great Britain's Hessian allies captured in battle. Frederick historians Lucy Leigh Bowie and J. Thom- as Scharf maintain that the Hessian Barracks were built during the French and Indian War, during the reign of George II. General Braddock and his troops occupied the barracks on their way to Fort Dusquesne. The Hessian Barracks, listed on the Na- tional Register of Historic Places, is located at 242 What great memories, as a Boy Scout at summer South Market Street in Frederick. The building is camp, singing folk songs around the campfire! One of now occupied by the Maryland School for the Deaf. my favorites to this day was sung in a round to the tune of Carnival of Venice. “My hat it has three cor- ners, three corners has my hat; and had it not three corners, it would not be my hat.” Part of the fun was omitting a word and replacing it with a gesture (pointing to one’s elbow, whenever the word “corners” was sung) and mouthing the word. As SAR Compatriots recognize, the folk song refers to the popular 18th century fashion accessory, which allowed gentlemen to display their fashionable wigs (and their social status), as well as accommodating social etiquette of the day, allowing men to easily place their hat under their arm, when entering a build- ing. While we associate the tricorne with the American Revolution and Patriots, this style of headwear was known in that day as a “cocked hat”. As an historical fact, only our Nation’s first five Presidents (Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Mon- roe) wore this style. President James Monroe earned the nickname “The Last Cocked Hat”. Even though contemporary displays of the “tricorne” on professional sports teams (New England Patriots football team or the New England Revolution soccer team, as an example) depict the hat with the point The National CAR has its annual theme focused on the National facing forward, it was not uncommon for 18th centu- Mary Young Pickersgill Flag House in Baltimore this year. Mem- ry soldiers to orient the point over the left eyebrow, to bers of SAR, DAR, 1812, and Daughters of 1812 should help sup- allow a rifle to be rested on their left shoulder. port these young people in their efforts. They are selling beautiful lapel pins "Taking Flight with MD CAR" for just $20. 5