. Vita e reminiscenze dalla nascita alla vita di Wm. G. Johnston . e di John Ormsby su Water Street, aboveFerry, è stato costruito ad una data ancora precedente. In ogni caso questi quattro si allineano non solo come i primi eretti a Pittsburgh, ma in factthe più ad ovest degli Allehenies ; ed è singolare, che non-resistendo a tutti i cambiamenti che hanno avvenuti intorno loro, ancora rimangono. *Gen. Richard Butler era uno dei più distinguishedufficiali della Pennsylvania dell'esercito rivoluzionario, e l'eldestof cinque fratelli designati da Washington come i cinque Butler, una banda gallante di fratelli patriottici.

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. Life and reminiscences from birth to manhood of Wm. G. Johnston . e of John Ormsby on Water Street, aboveFerry, was built at a still earlier date. At all events these fourrank not only as the earliest erected in Pittsburgh, but in factthe earUest west of the Alleghenies ; and it is singular, that not-withstanding all the changes that have taken place around them, they yet remain. *Gen. Richard Butler was one of the most distinguishedPennsylvania officers of the Revolutionary army, and the eldestof five brothers designated by Washington as the five Butlers, a gallant band of patriotic brothers. General Butler was in con-tinuous service throughout the war, part of the time as Lieuten-ant-Colonel of Morgans famous rifle regiment. He distinguishedhimself at Saratoga and Monmouth, and led one of the two storm-ing parties at the taking of Stony Point, He was present withhis regiment in the operations on James River, and at the captureof Cornwallis. He was second in command under St. Clair in hisexpedition against the Indians in 1791, and was killed in the 3. PITTSBURGH in 1795. e Allegheny 14 James OHlra. jj John Cihion. 1 lorrows Cr«n Trtt Tjv mplti Tavern. .7. Wirt. Cec ;;oi7ii, ^ II. J. Mane.aflerwird Jas. Ross. j^ Judge Biackcnridge. I. Kirkpalnck Alexander Addison. ., , Wilsons Tavcm. S Cehcral Waynes Suble*•Officers of the Revolution The Fighting Butlers. 33 other son, Richard, also settled in that county. Another, the youngest of the sons, C. James Agnew, was inmy earlier years among my most cherished friends. Thelast two are long si-nce deceased. There were, besidesthese, two lovely daughters, whom also I remember well; ason of the younger of these — Daniel Agnew Moore —married the daughter of my excellent friend, W. W.Card. KESIDENCES OF TWO HEROES. At the corner of Penn and Marbury (now 4th) Streets, there is still standing the log house in which had livedCol. William Butler; and immediately adjoining, butfronting on Marbury Street, is another, also built of

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