Produced by Roger Frank, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: “DID THEE PUT THY NAME ON IT?”] PEGGY OWEN AT YORKTOWN BY Lucy Foster Madison Author of “Peggy Owen” “Peggy Owen Patriot” “Peggy Owen and Liberty” Illustrated by H. J. Peck The Penn Publishing Company PHILADELPHIA MCMXVII COPYRIGHT 1911 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY “Oh, who can gaze upon the relics here, And not their sacred memories revere? Who can behold the figures of our sires, And not be touched with Freedom’s hallowed fires?” Introduction The members of the Society of Friends, or “Quakers,” residing in the American colonies, were sadly tried during the struggle by those colonies against King George. The Quaker principles forbade warfare, but the Quaker hearts were often as loyal to their country as any about them. Some of these found a way to reconcile principles with patriotism and, entering the American army, were known as “fighting Quakers.” David Owen, Peggy’s father, was one of these, and the first book of this series, “Peggy Owen,” told of some dangers that his brave little daughter underwent to serve the cause she loved. In “Peggy Owen Patriot” is the story of a winter in New Jersey at Washington’s camp, Peggy’s capture, her unwilling stay in New York, and her final escape from her British captors in the Carolinas. Her pony, “Star,” who appears again in this story, shared many of her dangers. “Peggy Owen and Liberty” completes the series. Contents