April 10th the Governor gave his assent to the resolution for the extra pay as indemnity to Van Braam. His claim for land under Governor Dinwiddie's proclamation of February, 1754, was also allowed, and Van Braam received 9,000 acres. Upon entering the military service of the Crown he was made major of the 30th Battalion of the 60th Foot of the Royal Americans stationed in 1777 in the West Indies.18

Sparks' statement in "Writings of Washington" (Appendix, Vol. II, p. 468), that "Van Braam and Stobo were retained as prisoners in Quebec till they were sent to England by the Governor of Canada," Judge Veech has marked an error in the copy of Sparks' work once owned by Veech, now in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The penciling says further, "see 'Olden Time,' Vol. I, p. 369.❞ 14

Judge Veech says that Stobo, after many hair-breadth escapes, finally returned to Virginia in 1759, whence he went to England. "Van Braam, who knew a little French, and having served Washington as French interpreter the previous year, was called upon to interpret the articles of capitulation, at the surrender of "Fort Necessity;" and has been generally, but unjustly, charged with having wilfully entrapped Washington to admit that the killing of Jumonville was an assassination. He returned to Virginia in 1760, having been released after the conquest of Canada by the English; but the capitulation blunder sank him."15

Jacob Arants, mentioned as a prisoner by Stobo, in his second letter as of Capt. Mercer's Company, was well known to Washington and bore a good character, for in Washington's pay rolls as given by Toner this item is to be found ["Washington assigns Arants to Trent's Company"]:16

To cash to Jacob Arrans at Enlisting N. B. This person was one of Capt. Trent's men, master of the Indians Language and perfectly acquainted with all the way and Mount'ns between this and the Fork......

£4-6-8

Craig furnishes this abstract from the Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia:

Upon a motion made:

Friday, October 25th, 1754.

Resolved, that an humble address to his honor, the Governor, to express our approbation of the conduct and gallant behavior of the several officers of the Virginia forces, except George Muse, late Lieutenant-Colonel, and Jacob Van Braam, late Captain; and to desire his honor to recommend them in a particular manner to his Majesty's favor; and at the same time acquaint his honor, that it is the opinion of this House, that nothing will contribute so much to the success of the expedition against the invaders of his Majesty's dominions, as a proper encouragement to such of the inhabitants as shall be inclined to serve in his Majesty's army in the present expedition, and that Mr. Charles Carter, Landon Carter, Mr. Fitzhugh, and Mr. Randolph, do wait on his honor with the said address.17 BY THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES. C. WYTHE, C. H. B.

18 Brock's "Dinwiddie Papers;" Journal of the House of Burgesses. Toner's Edition "Washington's Journal, 1754;" p. 24.

14 This reference is to Lyman C. Draper's contemplated biographical work and mention of Stobo's extraordinary adventures.

15"Monongahela of Old;" p. 44.

16 Appendix to "Washington's Journal, 1754;" Toner's Edition, p. 181. 17 Appendix, "Memoirs of Stobo;" pp. 79-80.

The names of the two famous hostages are commemorated in two well known streets in Pittsburgh-hence we have them always with us. Van Braam street extending from Fifth avenue to Bluff street has retained its name for at least 75 years. Stobo street, a renaming, has been given to part of the Diamond on the North Side, the former city of Allegheny. The original Stobo street was that part of Moultrie street north of Fifth avenue. The streets thus commemorated are short, and insignificant thoroughfares as far as business in concerned. The proper Dutch spelling with the double vowel and separation, "Van Braam,” once displayed on the street sign, has long since given way to "Vanbram." So too "Boquet" for "Bouquet." Stobo's commemoration is inadequate as a remembrance; Van Braam's is fair enough. In the same locality as Van Braam street are Washington, Gist, Dinwiddie, Devillier's (another transposition), and Jumonville streets-all reminders of Washington's Campaign of 1754.