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A Little Maid
of
Old Philadelphia
BY
Alice Turner Curtis
author of
A Little Maid of Province Town
A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony
A Little Maid of Narragansett Bay
A Little Maid of Bunker Hill
A Little Maid of Ticonderoga
A Little Maid of Old Connecticut
A Little Maid of Old Maine
ILLUSTRATED BY EDNA COOKE
THE PENN PUBLISHING
COMPANY PHILADELPHIA
1921
COPYRIGHT
1919 BY
THE PENN
PUBLISHING
COMPANY
A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia
Introduction
Ruth Pennell and Winifred Merrill lived in Philadelphia. The city hadbeen for some time in the hands of General Howe and the British army.Ruth's father was with Washington at Valley Forge, and the little girlswere ardent supporters of the American cause, and admirers of thegallant young Frenchman, the Marquis de Lafayette.
Children in 1778 were much like those of to-day, and Ruth and herfriends, eager as they were for the war to end successfully, were fondof dolls and pets, and games and little plays. Yet they kept their earsopen, and when Ruth overheard what two British soldiers said she knewhow to make good use of her knowledge.
In each of the other "Little Maid" books is the story of an Americangirl during the Revolution. The other stories are: "A Little Maid ofProvince Town," "A Little Maid of Massa[Pg 4]chusetts Colony.""A Little Maid of Bunker Hill," "A Little Maid of Narragansett Bay," "ALittle Maid of Ticonderoga," "A Little Maid of Old Connecticut."
Contents
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| I. | Hero is Lost | 9 |
| II. | Gibert and Lafayette | 19 |
| III. | Ruth Visits General Howe | 28 |