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HAZARD'S
REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA,
DEVOTED TO THE
PRESERVATION OF FACTS AND DOCUMENTS,
AND EVERY OTHER KIND OF
USEFUL INFORMATION
RESPECTING THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD.
VOL. IX .- JANUARY TO JULY, 1832.
PHILADELPHIA.
WM. F. GEDDES, PRINTER, 9 LIBRARY ST.
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INDEX.
A
Adventure and escape, extraordinary 105 115 African Education Society-constitution Agriculture, report of committee on, to legislature 100
Aldermen, county, speech on proposed change 79
Alms House, new, estimated cost of 67 2
Appropriation for improvements Andalusia murder, account of 411
Apprentices' library company, report, &c. 60, 207 Arrivals of vessels at Philadelphia, 1831 32 285 ib
Assessment of Northumberland county of Lancaster county, Attleborough, described
173
Auction duties
416
1
B
Bank, Girard, new,
28, 320, 336, 384, 412
message of Governor on chartering 384 report of committee of legislature on 384 presentment of Grand Jury 412
Bank stock, owned by state
1
Banks in the state, tabular statement of
56
Bank of United States, memorial to congress for
renewal of charter
29
debate on 30, 79
list of stockholders, and shares held by 110
specie on hand, and at branches, 111
letter of N. Biddle to J. Johnson, on political
influence
118
views of the majority in Congress
148
report of the majority of committee of inves- tigation 289
tabular statement of its condition 301
examination of the president by . committee 304, 357, 374 report of the minority of committee of inves- tigation 311
report of J. Q. Adams 321, 337
resolution of the legislature 366
Baptists, statistics of the
288
Barber, John, report on Columbia and Philadelphia
rail-road, on Pennsylvania canal, 97
33
Bear, a large, at Mifflintown
160
Beaver, the largest steamboat built at 96 See next volume. meadow rail-road, facts respecting 180 Centennary, celebration of Washington's birth
a new town and quick building Bellefonte, stages between and Philadelphia 256
303
day 80, 102, 109
See next volume.
Chambersburg described
383
Cherokee case, Judge Marshall's opinion 225
McLean's 241
Chesapeake and Delaware canal company, report 390
Chester, minerals found at 334
Cholera, alarm and sanitary measures 391
Coal, arrived coastwise at Philadelphia in 1831 48
foreign, quantity imported and cxported, 1820 to 1830, 79
early sent from Susquehanna 127
ashes useful for cleaning brass 160
regions, pleasant, tour in 304
trade, statistics in Schuylkill, &c. 319, 336
Colored people of Philadelphia, memorial 361
Blairsville, great freshet at
125
Brady, Captain Samuel, life and adventures of
184, 206, 237, 268, 303, 395
Bridge stock, owned by the state
1
Monongahela destroyed
96
Columbia
104
Schuylkill Permanent, ceremony at laying
corner stone
267
Buck, a large one killed at Bethany
160
Bucks Co., persentment of Grand Jury respecting
use of court house, for religious pur-
poses
48
state of the thermometer, 1831
48
case of ejectment
301
Butler county described
385
C
Cabinet of Natural Science of Montgomery coun-
ty, report of
116
Caldwell David, tribute of respect to
103
Camden and Amboy rail-road, law
169
49
Canal stock owned by state
Schuylkill Navigation company, report
21
1
Pennsylvania, which see.
Delaware and Raritan 49, 169
Delaware and Hudson
104, 297
commissioners, report on iron contracts
112
on amount expended
for repairs
18
report of committee on their
conduct
261
Canals and rail-roads compared
222
tolls, amount of 304
62
Lehigh, report, &c. Morris
379
Chesapeake and Delaware, report
Union, report
398
Carpet manufactory, at Bush-hill, described
224
report, Franklin Institute
160
Cave, a remarkable, discovered in Franklin co.
222
Census tables, Mercer, Mifflin, Northumberland, and Warren counties 381
Washington, Union, and Venango counties 405
Bethany, a large buck, killed at 160
Biographical notices, Stephen Girard 83
Christopher Ludwick
161
Captain Samuel Brady 184, 206, 237,
268, 303, 395 263
James Logan
John Peters
30, 31
Wm. Penn
351
Joseph Hackney
382
Hugh Hefferman 400
Governor Joseph Iliester
ib
224
Birth, three at a Blacks, are they citizens?
76
Columbia, and Philadelphia rail-road, 33, 69
336
Cat, a wild, taken at Towanda
390
Auditor general's report, appendix
report
INDEX.
Columbia, bridge destroyed first settlement of freshets at "statistics of
105
113,145
105, 121
147
Congressional districts, state divided into
403
Controllers of public schools, report
156
Copper discovered in Luzerne county
303
Councils, Select and Common, proceedings 4, 27, 38, 64, 65, 86, 107, 120, 137, 171, 197, 232, 251, 265, 283, 362
D
Deaths in Wilkesbarre, 1831
173
and diseases in Philadelphia, 1831 in Easton Delaware and Raritan canal law
174
176
49,169
169
and Hudson canal, rates of toll on
104
report river, correspondence between Pennsyl- vania and New Jersey, on dams breakwater, specific gravities of the stone used at 191
river, freshet in 208
Dispensary, reports 3, 101
Dividends 304, 366
77
Duche, Rev. Jacob's letter to Gen. Washington on revolutionary war 81
E
Easton, deaths at, 1831
176
freshet at
209
a sketch of
335
Economy society, schism at 109
compromised
176
Education, meeting and resolution on
6
report on
ib
Girard college, plan of
11
directors of public schools
27
R. Vaux resigns as president 70 African society of Pittsburg, constitu- tion of 115
report of committee on
154
of controllers of public schools
156
colleges, academies, &c. in the state
254
Erie, Lake, commerce and navigation, vessels on communication with 71
402
Exchange, Philadelphia, corner stone laid 128
memorial to Councils 170
Excursion, a pleasant
304
F
Fires, number ofin 1831
80
Franklin legacy 69
Institute, address and queries on state of manufactures 87
annual report 209
report on Spicer's machine to carry mail report on carpet factory 336
287
French creek, freshet in 96
Freshets, great Frost, late at Milford
96, 105, 121, 159
G
Geological Society of Pennsylvania, report and con-
stitution
208
Germantown, statistics of 48
rail-road opened 367
Girard Bank, new, relating to
28, 336, 384, 415
Girard, Stephen, will of 9 Girard's Legacy, sketch of 83
letter from executors to Councils, inclosing copy of will and list of real estate 27
Girard committee appointed ib
Girard's Legacy, detailed list of tenants, housesand rents in city 39
do. in the county 4.0
letter from executors on the sub- ject of the college, and streets through the premises 39
letter from executors on the im- provement of the square on Mar- ket street 40
plan of buildings, and contractors for the work 41
report of committee and resolutions adopted, respecting renting and collecting for the real estate 41
resolution to send copy of will to legislature, &c. 42
further return of property ib
schedule of real estate purchased after 20th June, 1830 ib letter from trustees of bank on real estate, part of capital 43 tenants ask reduction of rent 65, 66, 86 committee of legislature meet com- mittee of Councils 66, 69
outline of a bill reported 67
present state of the trusts to be published, annuities to be paid out of rents, &c. 68
Mayor to Jet lands in Passyunk and Moyamensing 69
letter of executors asking advice as to insurance, and resolution on 109 Mayor to proceed to Harrisburg to obtain a law 86
Mayor authorized to make repairs 120 committee appointed to regulate rents ib
report of committee of legislature to confer with city authorities 127 city treasurer authorized to receive from trustees of Bank, deeds for real estate 172
Pennsylvania Hose company ask for Iot for hose house ib
respecting Poudrette near the col- lege 233, 283
Counsel to defend a suit in district court, asked for ib-
communications from Mr. Boyd and
others, agents, respecting the lands in Schuylkill county 234
committee to visit the lands 234, 267
committee appointed to have Water street surveyed, and a plan de- vised for laying it out 252
report of committee to digest a plan, for the general manage- ment of the bequests 265
notice from' executors, that they are going to pay the state $300,000 267
resolution proposed to inquire into measures proper, respecting lot on Market street and purchase of lumber 267
resolution requesting executors to have the square improved ib
resolution requesting executors to improve the square 283, 332 resolution of executors agreeing to do so ib
Mayor authorized to draw for amount of water rents and re- pairs, ib
do. do. for taxes 332
report of committee on insuring property 333
279
119
Divorce, curious debate on, in legislature
352
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INDEX.
Girard's Legacy.
executors have agreed to pay in- stalment on Danville and Potts- ville rail-road 362
property purchased after the pub- lication of his will, placed under care of city treasurer, and per- sons appointed by the heirsat law 363 resolution proposed to pay funeral expenses 363, 394
report of committee on Girard's lands and resolution offered 364
resolution to pay expenses of com- mittee to visit the lands 392
petition of two nephews and le- gatees arrived from France to re- ceive their legacies 392 execu. anthorized to pay legatees! 393 resolution for a committee to ad- vertise for plans for college 394
committee to carry into effect the report of the committee on the lands and resolution offered ib
Gold, American, received at mint, 1824 to 1831 176
Grain and coal, received coastwise at Phila. 1831 48 Greenville, freshet at 159
H
Harrisburg, meteorol. observ. at
186, 235, 319, 390
packets between, and Huntingdon 403
Horticultural society, premiums offered 85
Hospital, Pennsylvania annual accounts of 359
House of Refuge reports 286, 409
Hudson and Delaware Canal report
104, 279
Huntingdon, wild animals killed at 160
Co. Iron manufactured in 368
line of packets between, & Harrisburg 403
Husband, the maid's, verses by a Penns'a, lady 1766 238
I & J
Indian languages, and Penn. History 221, 235, 250 263 Indigent Widow's Society report 54
Internal Improvement, report on 25
Iron manufactured in Huntingdon county 368
Judicial distriets, plan for dividing the state into, by population 37
K
Kennedy, Judge, decision on tax on town lots 107
Kidneys of beef, remarkable 188
L
Lancaster wishes a vacation of part of Columbia rail-road 69
Co. assessed value of 285
Law cases and Intelligence. Blacks, are they citizens? 77
Commonwealth vs. Senaff, master & appren- tice 78
United States vs. Lingle, obstructing mail by seizing horses for their keeping 79
tribute of respect from the bar to Wm. Rawle and David Caldwall 100
passed the session 1831-32 8, 257
M'Clellan, tax on town lots, judge Kennedy's decision 106
Altemus vs. Rev. Dr. Ely, case of marriage 141
opinions of Binney and Sergeant on Union Canal lotteries 166
Delaware and Raritan canal and Camden and Amboy rail-roads 169
revised code of, second report of commission- ers 214, 193 charge of Judge M'Lean on the Pittsburg case -
202
relating to wills and testaments 244
Cherokce case, charge of Judge M.Lean ib. Judge Marshall 285
B. Chew vs. Keck &c. ejectment
Law cases &c. Recorder's charge to grand jury on bank subscriptions 366
Ilynman vs. State, stay of proceedings upon fi . fas. issued on judgment 398 Commonwealth as. John Moore, murder of a constable 398
United States 2's. 23 coil cordage, sea stores
406
Legacy, Girard's, which see Will's do
Franklin's 69
60 Lehigh navigation Co. report agent's do 62
rail road described ib,
canal business on
ib.
reports of commissioners on tolls on Del. division 181 Co. ease of ejeetment 307
Letter from B. Rush to John Adams
217
Peter Collinson to Gov. Thomas Penn
239
Robert Morris to certain friends and answer 406
J. Logan on alarm of 1706 383
Rev. J. Duche to Gen. Washington 81
Lewistown, canal tolls collected
304
Library Co. Philad. purchase books of James Cox for annuity 160
power to increase yearly charge ib.
apprentices, report
208
Logan James, letter on alarm of 1706 writings of
263
Longevity instances of Lotteries, reports on proceeds of Union Canal, 152
121, 129, 149, 165
Ludwick, Christopher, life of 161
Luzerne Co. copper discovered in 303
pleasant excursion
304
Lying-in-charity established
8
M
M'Lean, Judge's opinion in Cherokee case 241
M'Ilwaine J. charge to grand jury relating to bank subscriptions 366
Manayunk, water power of estimated 158
Manufacturers of carpets at Bushhill described 224
dock ward value of 368
of Chambersburg
383
Franklin Institute ask for informa- tion respecting 87
Marietta, great freshet at 105
Marriage case, decided 141
Marshall, chief justice, opinion in Cherokee case 225
Mauchchunk, lots selling at 272
ib.
snow at boat-building at
ib.
Mercer Co. census
381
Message of Gov. Wolf in returning canal and rail-
road bill
221
of do respecting bank charters 384
Meterological observations in Bucks county 48
at Philadelphia, 80, 366
. Columbia 96
Pottsville 160
Harrisburg
186, 235, 319
Mifflin Co. census
381
Milford, late frost at 352
Military convention at Harrisburg, proceedings of 43, 50
Militia, revolutionary, meeting of aged 54
system, report of commissioners 218
411 Mina, account of murder of Chapman executed 400
Mint, of U. S. annual report 176
Monongahela bridge destroyed 96
Morris Robert, letter to certain friends 406
Montgomery Co. cabinet of natural science 115
Muncey, valley of described 155
Musical fund society report 349
301 | Murder of Mr. Chapman 411
383
192
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INDEX.
N
Newcastle and Frenchtown rail road opened 160
statistics of 398
New Jersey, complaints of the dams in the Delaware 119 report to Gov. on 187
Norristown, statistics of 240
Northumberland Co. assessment 285
census
380
0
Orphan Asylum Philadelphia report 72 Orrery, made at York 336
P
Passages, short by vessels from Philadelphia 301
Paxton, massacre account of 114, 144
Pear tree, singular effect of girdling 416
an old and large
ib.
Penitentiary eastern, third report of inspectors, warden, physician, and building committee 57 to 59
Penn Thomas, letter from P. Collinson to
239
William, proclamation respecting the caves of Philadelphia, 1686 112
grants a lot to John Key ib
letter to Emperor of Canada ib
biography of
351
Pennsylvania, stocks owned by
1
loans due by 2
plan for dividing the state into judi- cial districts 36
military convention at Harrisburg, proceedings 43, 50
banks of, statement of 56
instructions to commissioners for ne- gotiating with Delaware and Mary. land, respecting Susquehannah trade in 1786
57
Tioga county described 65
Columbia, first settlement of 113
correspondence between N. Jersey and, on dams in the Delaware
119
history and Indian languages, rc- marks on 221, 235, 250, 262
sketches of
254, 264
religious sects in 264
letter of J. Logan on the alarm of 1706 382
Butler county described
slaves in, 1850 385
395
sketches of Schuylkill county
401
division into congressional districts
403
Pennsylvania canal.
report of commissioners respecting contractors and Columbia rail-road 24 report of J. Barber on the castern division of 97
reports of committees on tolls on on Del. division and Lehigh canal 186 report of commissioners on repairs to 189 packet boata established 352
report of commissioners on persons employed on 353
and Ohio rail-road 158
Philadelphia,
proceedings of Councils 4, 27, 38, 64, 65, 85, 107, 120, 137, 171, 197 232, 251, 283, 331
stand for fish proposed 4
Will's legacy, respecting
ib
petition for vegetable stands ib
report on stands for shoc sellers 5 on encroachments on the Schuyl. ib letter from F. Graff on do. ib
Girard's legacy, respecting, which scc.
vessels arrived, and built in 1831 32
resolution to publish sundry wills 42
respecting agreement with Moyamensing for water ib
resolution respecting cost of new alms- house 43
town meeting on York and Maryland rail-road 46 grain and coal received coastwisc at, in 1831 48 resolution of Councils on York and Ma- ryland rail-road 64, 66
petition for a market ncar Schuyl- kill 69
horse market complained of ib
vacation of Blackberry alley ib
number of fires in 1831, amount of da- mages, and insured 80
town meeting to celebrate centennial anniversary of Washington's birth day ib
weather at 80
four additional wardens for the port of complaint of Moyamensing about wa- ter ib
water works, report of the committee on, rents, expenses, cost, &c. from commencement 94
memorial against western market 137, 108 letter from J. S. Waln, on Locust and Schuylkill wharf ib
memorial of colored porters on stand at Sixth and Market streets ib
fire companies, report on 109
appropriation of $2000 for centennial celebration ib
Wm. Penn's proclamation respecting the caves at, 1686 111
petition of John Key, (first born, ) for a lot in, 1705 112
Wm. Penn's letter to Emperor of Ca- nada, respecting society of free tra- ders ib
water pipes to be laid at side of Co- lumbia rail-road 120
Icase of drawbridge lot ib
corner stone for Washington monu- ment presented by marble masons *141
watchman disabled in service, asks relief 121
Exchange, corner stone laid
128
memorial 170
report of Haines and M'Clure of sur-
vey and soundings of Schuylkill 137 complaint of wardens respecting cul- vert on Schuylkill 171
report and estimate of improving Lo- gan square and culvert ib
annual report on sinking fund ib
front of Will's hospital to be of brick 172 old engines at l'air Mount, to be sold ib
committee to inquire into expedieney making Permanent bridge free 1/2
petition to extend rail-road along Broad street :
act proposed in relation to market be- tween Third and Fourth, rent free resolution to extend market between T'enth and Thirteenth 173
annual statement of discases and deaths in 1831 174
memorial of farmers respecting mar- ket stalls 197
petition against markets between T'enth and Thirteenth 198
memorial of fire companies 198, 201 petition of Paul Beck respecting mar- ket stalls 198
· report on distribution of wood 199
petition of watclunen for higher wages 200 report 202, 347
V
Philadelphia.
86
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Philadelphia.
present . of gold and silver artifi- cers 201
petition of David E. Shapley, respect- ing a lot leased by him 201
report of committee for improving ci- ty property on Schuylkill ib Institute report of 212
memorial respecting streets on Schuyl- kill 233
picture frame presented by society of cabinet-makers 234
old tan-yards in Dock street discov- ered 239
sickness in 1699 ib
ancient graves discovered near Bush- hill 240
old tombstone discovered in Second below Chesnut ib
complaints respecting setting and re- setting curbstones 252
case, Judge M'Lean's charge, low water mark 202
Breckenridge's reminiscenses 155
238
Port Carbon
389, 4
proposal to build stores on Water street, under new plan ib
Potter co. census of
396
Pottsville, statistics snow at 160
347
Presentment of Grand Jury, on excluding religious
meetings from court house of Bucks co. 68 Public schools, correspondence on resignation of Roberts Vaux 70
R
Rail roads.
Williamsport and Elmira 18, 89
Columbia and Philadelphia reports of Messrs. Barber and Wilson, and esti- mate cost of 33
York and Maryland, town meeting re- specting 46
resolutions of councils 64
Camden and Amboy report on its affairs 49 rise and length of Room-run, near Mauch Chunk 62
letter of G. W. Smith on proposal to vacate part of Columbia rail road 70
of West Chester, report 73
report of contracts for iron for 112
Penn. and Ohio from Pittsburg to Mass- alon 158
New Castle and Frenchtown opened 160
and canals compared 223
from Vine to Cedar along Broad, report committee of councils 284
Philadelphia, Germantown and Norris- town opened, celebration 367
address of president at do. 378
amount of travelling on 379
N. Castle and Frenchtown, costs of 398
Rawle, William, tribute of respect to 102
Reading, Old German Reformed Church taken down, 240
Corner stone re-laid, 403
Register of Pennsylvania, report of Library com- pany in favor of 252
Councils subscribe for, 320, 332, 334
Religious denominations and Churches in state, 264
Reports of [Philadelphia dispensary, 3
of Southern do ib.
on education 6
the Philadelphia Lying-in-Charity 8
on Williamsport and Elmira rail road 20
of Schuylkill Navigation company 21
Penn. canal commissioners on contractors 24
commissioners of internal improvement fund 25
76
graduation and paving new streets, gutters, of curbing and digging 253
report of Library committee in favor of Hazard's Register ib
Wills's Hospital foundation laid 256
commissioners propose making offices under fire proof buildings 267
committee on Wills's Hospital to draw for money to build 283
of committee and ordinance repealing that directing markets being extend- ed between Eleventh and Thirteenth ib and for a market on Vine and Schuyl- kill Front streets 332
report of committee on rail-road be- tween Vine and Cedar 284
committee for improvements on Schuyl- kilł 285
vessels, short passages of 304
memorial relating to wharves on Schuylkill 331
memorial of commissioners of Moy- amensing on waste water ib
petition of Kern and Snyder to be paid for improvements on drawbridge lot 332
of committee on survey of Water street, and plan of it 333
"Bull's Head," sign of, not painted by West 335
new Presbyterian church, meeting to form 345
report of committee on drawbridge lot 346 do. do. on fire companies 347 meeting of friends of protective sys- tem ib
report on the city title to certain pro- 362 perty set apart for burial grounds
new regulations of Vine street 365
do. of Locust street ib
resolutions of Board of Health respect- ing the cholera 364
committee appointed to obtain drafts and plans of a rail-road 365
second presbytery of Philadelphia formed 368
manufacturers of Dock ward ib
petition of the Messrs. Lewis to be ex- empt from ordinance on wooden buildings 392
petition of. Stephen Kingston, rela- tive uniform buildings near Ritten- house square 593
Philadelphia.
letter from West Philadelphia canal co. 393 report of committee, with plan for im- proving the western front 394 .
ordinance for sanitary purposes ib suggestions to Board of Health 395 improving Drawbridge lot ib
proceedings of Southwark, in relation to cholera ib
physicians sent to Canada to gain in- formation about cholera 403 house on Barbadoes lot pulled down 416 Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown rail- road celebration 368
president's address at 379
amount of travelling ib
Pittsburg, Monongahela bridge, destroyed at
96
115
African education society, constitution great flood at
125
re-setting curbstones proposed as a public charge ib
Poetry, Pennsylvanian
Presbyterian church, new, formed
-
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Reports. of John Barber on Columbia and Philadel- phia rail road
of John Wilson on do. and estimate of cost respecting 'Girard's property of Del. and Raritan canal company, and Camden and Amboy rail road Indigent Widow's Society
41
business of
23
Haines and M'Clure's report of survey and soundings 137 resolution of wardens 141
Permanent Bridge, proposal to make it free 172
trade of
384
County, sketches of 401
navigation company, report 21
tolls receiv'd 336
Shad, appear on market 160
73 Sinking fund, annual report on city 171
spring valley, described 375
Slavery in Pennsylvania, statistics of 270, 395
Slaves in do. 1790, 1800, '10, '20and '30 272 Smith, G. W. letter on vacating a part of Colum- bia rail-road 69
Small pox, physician goes from Philadelphia to Co- lumbia to inoculate for 115
Solesbury, T. metereological observations Stages, running 256 48
17
Germantown
48
Mr. Dunlap's, on lottteries 121, 129
of committee of Leg. on Girard's legacy 127
of Haines and M'Clure, survey and sound- ings of Schuylkill 141
to senate on lotteries 149
of committee on education 154
of controllers of public schools
156
on city Sinking fund 171
of mint of U. S. 176
of committee on tolls of Delaware and Lc- high canals 177
counter report on do. and facts respecting Beaver Meadow co. 181
of commissioners , on dams in the Delawarc, to Governor of N. J. 187
of canal commissioners on repairs 189
of Apprentices Library co. 203
of Franklin Institute 209
of Philadelphia do. 212
of commissioners on revised code 195, 214
of committee on the militia system 218
of committee on conduct of the canal com- missioners 261
of committee to digest a plan for managing
the bequests of S. Girard 266
of Union Benevolent society 273
of Delaware and Hudson canal company 279
of House of Refuge 287
of Franklin Institute on Spicer's machine for carrying mail 287
of the majority on the U. S. Bank 289
of Jno. Q. Adams 321, 337
of Franklin Institute on carpet manufactory 336
of Musical Fund society 349
of canal commissioners on engineers, &c. employed by the state 3
of Pennsylvania Hospital 359
on city title to certain burying grounds 363
of committee on Girard's lands 364
of committee of Legislature on Governor's message on charter of Girard's Bank 384
of Chesapeake and Delaware canal co. 390
Resolutions of Legislature on tariff and B. U. S. 367 Revolutionary heroes, interesting meeting of 55
Letter from Rev. J. Duche, to Gen. Washington, 81
Rocks, used at breakwater, specific gravitics of 191
Rush, Benjamin, letter to Jno. Adams 217
S
Schuylkill river, report on encroachments on
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