School: Maryland
Hagerstown The Maryland Herald & Hagers-Town Weekly Advertiser of Jan. 17, 1806, had a list of letters remaining in the Post Office in Hagers-Town. “George Fischach, George Flegel, care of George Kreps, Gunsmith.” Flegel was apparently in employment of Kreps in the gunsmith line as an apprentice or journeyman. In 1814 Flegel was armorer of the U.S. Arsenal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in 1819 Flegel was a Master Armorer there. During the period from 1820 to 1830 he was a gunsmith in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For additional information see Maryland Longrifles Hartzler/Whisker.
