Wayne
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Wayne. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
ANTHONY, an American military officer; born in East Town, Chester co., Pa., Jan. 1, 1745; became a land surveyor; was an intimate friend of Franklin, and early took an active interest in public affairs. Having married and settled to farming (1767), he was elected to the Pennsylvania convention and Legislature in 1774, served on the committee of safety, and in 1775 raised a regiment with which he took part in the campaign against Canada. tion and was He fought with distinction wounded at the battle of Trois Rivières (Jan. 3, 1776); held the fortress of Ticonderoga a and Mount Independence till May, 1777; and, after receiving the commission of Brigadier-General, led a division at Brandywine (Sept. 11), and commanded the right wing at Germantown (Oct. 4). He made a dashing raid on the British lines in the winter of carrying off a great quantity 1777-1778, c of supplies, and on the night of of July ebit of 15, 1779, achieved the most brilliant of the American victories in the storming of Stony Point, for which he received a gold medal and the thanks of Congress. By a bayonet charge he rescued Lafayette in Virginia in 1782; made a the whole British daring attack on Army at Green Spring (July 6), and defeated the British and Indians in Georgia. After the war "Mad Anthony" ired quietly to his farm, but he was retired made Major-General in 1792, and again took the field, this time against the western Indians, whom he overthrew at Maumee Rapids, and forced to conclude the treaty of Greenville (1795). On his way back to his farm at Waynesboro he died at Presque Isle (now Erie), Dec. 15, 1796. A monument was erected to him at Waynesboro in 1809. NESBORO, a borough of Penn- LYN sylvania, in Franklin co. It is on the Western Maryland and the Cumberland Valley railroads. It is an important industrial community, having manufactures of engines, boilers, grinders, and other steel and iron products. Pop. (1910) 7,199; (1920) 9,720.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
wan, Anthony (1745-1796), an American soldier. He was a native of East Town, Pennsylvania. He was educated as a land surveyor, but settled down to farming. In 1774 he was elected to the legislature of Pennsylvania. He was a warm supporter of Benjamin Franklin's measures. He is still one of the picturesque figures of the Revolutionary War. He took part in the expedition of 1775 into Canada. He held Ticonderoga until forced back by the British forces. He distinguished himself for bravery at the battles of Brandy-wine and Germantown. In the winter of 1778 he raided the British lines, bringing away a large quantity of supplies much needed by the American forces. On the night of July 15, 1779, he stormed the fortress of Stony Point, a most gallant and heroic act, for which he received a gold medal and the thanks of Congress. These daring exploits won for him the name of "Mad Anthony." During the closing years of the war he was active in Georgia and South Carolina . At the close of the war he resumed his seat in the legislature of Pennsylvania, but later he accepted a plantation as a gift from the state of Georgia and settled there. In 1792 he was appointed commander of the American forces to chastise the Indians of the northwest. The defeats of General Harrison and St. Clair had left the pioneers at the mercy of hostile Indians. Wayne acted with his usual promptness and energy, driving the Indians as far as Fallen Timbers at the rapids of the Maumee. Here he concluded a treaty of peace which relieved the frontiersmen from attacks of the Shawnees for all time. On his return he died at Erie.