Names of those who met with Lafayette in 1824; Chester County, PA

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Names extracted from the article on Lafayette's visit to Chester in 
1824.....from THEN HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope.

Capt. Lauer, Capt of Washington Guards; Capt Fleming of the Wayne Guards; Col 
Joseph McClellan who had served as a Capt under Lafayette; Gen Isaac Barnard; 
Judge Darlington who delivered a brief address at the Court house. 
Another Lafayette meeting Aug 28, 1824....Hon. Isaac Darlington was Chairman and 
John W. Cunningham, Exp, sect...resolution from this meeting signed by; Col 
Joseph McClellan, Col Jacob Humphrey, Col Isaac Wayne, Dr Jacob Ehrenzeller, Col 
Cromwell Pearce, Gen Isaac D. Barnard, Gen John W. 
Cunningham, Dr Wm Darlington, Gen Joshua Evans, Abram Baily.
   Before his visit to the battle-ground, he lodged with Messrs.
Duponts....met by John W Cunningham, Samspn Babb and Wm Williamson...Louis 
McLane, N.G. Williamson, Joseph S Lewis, Tilghman , Biddle (from
Philadelphia)
   Received at Chads ford by Capt Wm Anderson, Col J. McClellan, MAj Gen Isaac 
D. Barnard, Col Lieper, Daniel Buckwalter, Brig Gens Evans, Stanley, Lieut 
Jones, Maj Wilson...Jesse Sharpe, Thomas H. B. Jacobs, Jesse Conard, Samuel 
Babb, Wm Williamson, Joshua Hunt, Thomas H. Brinton, Joshua Mc Mann, Isaac 
Trimble, David Potts Jr, Richard Walker, Jonathan Jones, Joseph P McClellan.
   The ensemble, consisting of many Chester Co Volunteer Regts., proceeded 
through Chester where Lafayette reviewed the troops at the Friends' meeting 
house out High Street,.
    Lafayette and aids rested at the home of Ziba Pyle, chief burgess before 
going to the juryroom in the courthouse, for dinner....provided by Mr Eber 
Worthington, proprietor of the Turk's Head Hotel.
   Those presenting toasts...Isaac Wayne, Capt Wm Anderson; Gen John W 
Cunningham; Ziba Pyle; Grig Gen Joshua Evans; Dr Wm Darlington; LEwis McLane; 
Abraham BAily; Joseph S Lewis.
     After the dinner he spent the night at the home of Ziba Pyle, on Gay St,  
The next morning he had breakfast at Maj John Filson's at
Humphreyville.   After breakfast Lafayette left for Lancaster accompanied by 
Geo B. Porter, chairman of the Lancaster committee........the Chester committee 
returned to their homes.