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In 1844 the society moved to quarters of their own, at 115 (now 211) South Sixth street, and bought a bookcase and fur- nished the room at a " cost not to exceed $100." When, three
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years later, the Athenæum had finished their commodious build- ing, the society moved to the upper rooms of it, and there re- mained twenty-five years.
In 1872 the society moved to their new and present hall, No. 820 Spruce street, and it was inaugurated by an admirable ad- dress from their president, John William Wallace, March 11, 1872. At that time, nearly fifty years from their organization, the society had 600 members, a library of 12,000 volumes, a collection of 80,000 pamphlets-of which 70,000 were bequeathed by Mr. Fahnestock-a gallery of 65 portraits, 12 historical pictures, numerous engravings, relics and curiosities, and manuscripts in- numerable. Among the latter are the collections of Penn and some of his descendants at Stoke in England, recently purchased for $4000 by some of the members and presented to the society. The building fund now amounts to $13,852, the publication fund to $25,000, the binding fund to $3300, and the life-membership fund to $7000. The library contains now nearly 20,000 volumes.
The publication fund, which amounted in 1878 to $25,000, of which only the interest is used, has given to our citizens ten volumes of valuable Memoirs, including the Correspondence of Penn and Logan ; the History of the Swedish Settlements upon the Delaware, by Acrelius ; Heckewelder's History of the Indian Na- tions ; and the Historical Map of Pennsylvania. In this year also they have commenced the issuing quarterly of The Pennsyl- vania Magazine of History and Biography, with a view of foster- ing and developing the interest that has been awakened in his- torical matters, of furnishing means of communication between those interested in such subjects, and of preserving and circulating important and isolated materials relating to the State and nation.
In the account of the Pennsylvania Hospital, on p. 331, on whose ground the Historical Society is now located, will be found a notice of the Picture-House, which it now occupies. The man- agers of the hospital having placed at the command of the society for a long term of years their building on Spruce street, the so- ciety raised the sum of $15,000, and adapted it to their uses by considerably enlarging the building, building large fireproof closets or rooms, and making various other improvements. The building is sixty-eight feet wide and forty-two deep.
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MISCELLANEOUS FACTS.
Loru de la Warr, after whom Delaware is so named, p. 482 .- This is a slight error, as that Lord de la Warr died in 1618 off the Capes. The one alluded to by Watson was most probably a descendant of his.
The First Life Insurance Company, p. 490 .- Seven years later than the Hand-in-Hand was established the second life insur- ance company on this continent, for in 1759 was chartered by the Proprietary The Corporation for the Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers. A prior company had been established in Virginia in 1754 by the clergy of the Church of England.
Mail Tubes .- That " there is nothing new under the sun " is partly proved by an invention exhibited in 1831 by James Spicer at his house, north-east corner of Twelfth and Race streets. He invented a machine to convey the United States mail with aston- ishing rapidity. The plan was simple: a cylindrical box, con- taining the mail, is to be placed in a pipe ten or twelve inches in diameter laid under ground. At each section of the pipe-that is, at the necessary stopping-places of the mail-air-pumps are to be adapted, acting as exhausters in that part of the pipe anterior to the box, and as forcing-pumps posterior to it, by which means the box will pass through the pipe with a velocity proportioned to the force employed. This seems to be just the principle of the lately-invented pneumatic tubes.
Iron .- Kurtz, it is supposed, established the first iron-works, in 1726, within the bounds of Lancaster county. The Grubbs were distinguished for their industry and enterprise; they com- menced operations in 1728. Henry William Stiegel managed Elizabeth Works for many years when they were owned by Ben- ezet & Co. of Philadelphia. The Olds were also known as in- dustrious, punctual, and prudent ironmasters, but Robert Cole- man became the most successful proprietor ; to untiring industry and judicious management he united the utmost probity and reg- ularity in his dealings, and to him this county is especially in- debted for the celebrity it has acquired from the number and magnitude of its iron-works and the excellence of its manu- facture.
Henry William Stiegel was the founder of Manheim; he erected glass-works at a considerable expense, but being of a speculative character he became involved and his works passed into other hands. A curious house erected by him near Sheaf- ferstown is pointed out as "Stiegel's Folly."
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BIRCH'S VIEWS OF PHILADELPHIA.
WILLIAM BIRCH and his son Thomas, about 1799 and 1800, engraved a series of twenty-nine plates of Views of Philadel- phia. These were oblong in shape, and, though coarsely, were accurately done ; they were sold by "R. Campbell & Co., No. 30 Chestnut street." They were mostly engraved at their resi- dences, it is to be supposed, as some bore the imprint of "De- signed and published by W. Birch, enamel painter, Springland, near Bristol, Pa., 1808 ;" others, "Drawn, engraved, and pub- lished by W. Birch & Son, Neshaminy Ferry" (or Bridge), "1800." These views, of which complete copies are very rare, are valuable for their accurate views of the buildings, streets, and costumes of the period, such as the State House, Chestnut Street Theatre, Market-houses, Pennsylvania Hospital, Bank of the United States (afterward Girard's Bank), Bank of Pennsylva- nia, Walnut Street Jail, Bingham Mansion, Morris Mansion, Waterworks, Lutheran churches, Almshouse on Spruce street, Library, First Presbyterian Church, and views of Arch, Mar- ket, Chestnut, and Second streets.
In 1808, W. Birch published The Country-Seats of the United States of North America, with some scenes connected with them, comprising Lansdowne, Mendenhall Ferry, Montibello, Sedg- ley, Devon, Fountain Green, Springfield, Solitude, and others.
Among his other engravings may be mentioned a south-east view of Christ Church, 1787; a plate of four subjects-the Li- brary, Pennsylvania Hospital, Swedes' Church, and interior of the Market-house; the new theatre in Chestnut street, 1823, as also the old one that was burnt in 1820, published in 1804, and en- graved by Gilbert Fox by "aquafortus;" the Philadelphia Bank, Fourth and Chestnut streets ; the Schuylkill Bridge, High street, showing the skeleton timbers and as it appeared when covered ; also smaller plates for the Portfolio and the Columbian Magazine.
Thomas Birch engraved a view of Fairmount for the Philadel- phia Fire Association, and drew a view of the dam and water- works at Fairmount, which was engraved by R. Campbell and published by Edward Parker in 1824. It was an oblong en- graving, 7 by 15 inches, and gave a view of the buildings, the dam, and the locks, and an extended view of the banks of the river, with five country-seats in view ; and a steamboat very sim- ılar to those on the Schuylkill to-day, with cabin and awning to the upper deck and two paddle-wheels at the stern. See p. 484.
T. Birch's most imposing work was the view of Philadelphia from Kensington, with the Treaty Tree in the foreground, en- graved by Samuel Seymour in 1801. The companion to this, a view of New York, was drawn by W. Birch, in 1803.
Another beautiful and accurate series of views of Philadelphia, published by the late Cephas G. Childs in 1827-30, was finely en- graved on steel, and the plates are now in the Historical Society.
INDEX.
THIS Index is to the whole three volumes; it has been made with consider- able labor. The indices for the first two volumes were undoubtedly very unsat- isfactory, not having been even arranged alphabetically; yet there may perhaps be those who will not think this one full enough. To have indexed every name and fact in these volumes would have required a small volume, but we believe sufficient has been done to find every important fact or name. If not found under its especial name, it can be found by examination of the matter under the general headings.
A.
Abbott, Benjamin, i. 456, 490. Abington lane, ii. 18, 101.
Academy, Friends', iii. 202. of Germantown, ii. 40; iii. 462. of Music, iii. 375. Old, i. 289, 416, 484, 568; ii. 444; iii. 274. Acrelius, i. 228-230. Adams, Daniel, ii. 295. John, opinion of Morris, iii. 252. Lord, ii. 142.
Advancement and prosperity, ii. 572.
Aged persons, i. 514, 598; ii. 19.
Agnew, Gen., ii. 38, 39, 42, 58. Aitken's Bible, first, ii. 400; iii. 480.
Alice, Black, i. 378, 388, 515, 601. Allen family, i. 13.
Fort, ii. 149, 180, 206. Richard, i. 460. William, ii. 264. Allequippa, ii. 128, 129. " Alliance " frigate, ii. 338-340. Alligewi, ii. 159.
Allison, Rev. Francis, teacher, i. 288, 568. Almanac for ever, i. 452. Leeds's, i. 453. Taylor's, ii. 156.
Almshouse, i. 462 ; iii. 334. Friends', i. 427; iii. 287, 333.
Alricks family, ii. 177, 214, 241. Althram, Lord, ii. 267.
Amity, the, sails, iii. 83. Amsterdam, New, i. 3, 4, 9, 10.
Amusements, i. 177, 276, 279. Amusing incidents, ii. 335, 417. Anatomies, ii. 379. André, Major, ii. 292. Andrews, Gov., i. 11. Rev. Jedediah, i. 448; iii. 306. Andros, Gov., ii. 239 ; iii. 27. Ange, John, i. 600.
Animals, aged, ii. 413. Anne, Queen, i. 379. Annesley family, ii. 268. Anthony's house, ii. 618. Anthracite coal, ii. 458-463, 480. Apees, ii. 484.
Apparel and dress, i. 176, 177, 183-202, 504, 509; ii. 96, 97; iii. 122, 149. Appendix, ii. 511.
Apprentices, i. 254. Apprentices' Library, iii. 343.
Aquila Rose, ii. 489.
Aramingo Canal, iii. 487.
Arcade, i. 376; iii. 190.
Archives at Harrisburg about Treaty Tree, i. 136; iii. 90. Arch Street Bridge, i. 364; iii. 58, 189. Aristocracy, i. 276, 286. Armbruster, printers, ii. 398. Arms of the Penn family, iii. 97. of Washington, iii. 495.
Army officers, ii. 585. supplies to the West, i. 100.
Arnold, Gen., i. 426; ii. 286, 302, 327; iii. 471, 494 ; his marriage, 448, 449.
Articles of dress, i. 183-202.
Artillery lane, i. 416. Asbury, Bishop, i. 459.
Ashmead family, ii. 48, 65, 66. Assassinations, ii. 621.
Assembly, first convened, i. 16, 18, 27, 5", 58, 94, 95, 98, 100, 101, 128, 313, 400, 401; ii. 165, 326, 481; iii. 44. dancing, i. 283. Assheton, Robert, mayor, i. 66, 97, 382. Association for peace, ii. 166, 167, 206. Battery, i. 325, 505; ii. 444. Library, iii. 335. regiments, iii. 168, 169.
Athenæum, iii. 343. Attorney-general to be paid & salary, i. 98.
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Attwood, W. A., mayor, i. 63, 66. Aubrey, William, i. 117; iii. 119.
Auctions, i. 228, 229, 354, 419; early auc- tioneers, iii. 143-148; sales, 141-148; opposition to, 146. Austin's Ferry, i. 430.
B.
Bache, Alexander Dallas, iii. 439. descent of, iii. 439. Mrs., i. 534.
Richard, postmaster, il. 393.
Bachelors' Hall, i. 432; iii. 300.
Baker, Alexina Fisher, iii. 378.
Balconies, i. 217.
Baldwin, Matthew W., iii. 152.
Ballet, captain of "Otto" sloop-of-war, i. 64. Balloons, ii. 499; iii. 155, 156.
Balls, iii. 159.
Baltimore, Lord, i. 21, 25; settles at Balti- more, i. 4; Markham's interview with, iii. 39; Penn's conference with, 44; his claim upon Penn's Province, 47; Lords of Plantation decide against him, 50. Banjo-music, i. 220.
Bankrupts, i. 241, 358. Bank issues, i. 104; ii. 550.
of North America, iii. 256, 383, 384. of Pennsylvania, iii. 381-383; rob- bery of, iii. 282. lots, i. 166-170. Meeting, Friends', i. 390.
Banks, i. 408, 475 ; iii. 57, 381-388.
Baptisterion, i. 430; ii. 476; iii. 290.
Baptists, ii. 73, 258; Barbadoes store, i. 447; churches, iii. 311.
Bar, Philadelphia, i. 315-322 ; iii. 164-166. Baring, Alexander, iii. 273.
Barnes, Rev. Albert, iii. 307.
Barracks, British, i. 101, 415; iii. 273.
Barry, Com., iii. 338.
Bartram, John, i. 548; iii. 441. William, i. 551.
Bathsheba's Bath and Bower, i. 411, 490. Bath, floating, on the Delaware, iii. 489. Bathtown, i. 490.
Battery, i. 325, 329 ; erected in 1748, iii. 169. Battle of Brandywine, ii. 83, 283, 295, 307. of Germantown, ii. 38, 47-50, 68, 71, 554. of the Kegs, ii. 336. Baynton, George, ii. 549. Bears, ii. 434-436.
Beasts and birds of prey, i. 37, 41, 46, 94, 96 ; ii. 433-436, 535.
Bebberstown or Beggarstown,ii. 23; iii. 461. Beck, Paul, owns Sven's house, i. 149. Bedminster, ii. 477. Beek's Hollow, i. 38, 102, 407 ; iii. 231. Bees, ii. 411.
Beissel, musician, ii. 111, 258.
Bell, Robert, publisher, ii. 400; petition against himself, iii. 141, 142.
Bell, Thomas F., book-auctioneer, iii. 143. Tom, the infamous, i. 552. town, hung, i. 61. Bell Tavern, iii. 365.
Belles and dames of fashion, i. 284. Bella, Christ Church, i. 384; iii. 201.
Bells, State-House, i. 398, 399. Belmont, iii. 494.
Benezet, Anthony, i. 371, 509; ii. 209 ; iii 189. Bennet's History of New England, ii. 282. Bensell family, ii. 23, 68.
Berg, Rev. Joseph, iii. 314.
Bethlehem and Easton, ii. 149, 164, 183, 191, 206.
Bettering-house, i. 103.
Beversrede, Fort, iii. 20.
Bible, Aitken's first, ii. 400; iii. 480. German, ii. 47. Thomson's translation, iii. 443.
Biddle, Capt., death, ii. 297.
Charles, i. 401; iii. 222. Nicholas, iii. 228, 387.
Biles, William, i. 96; iii. 70.
Billiard-playing, iii. 155.
Bingham and mansion, i. 194, 414; it1. 270, 274, 275. James, freeman, i. 59.
Biorck, Rev. Eric, ii. 233.
Birch's Views, iii. 504.
Birge, Samuel, ii. 477.
Blabon, G. W. & Co., iii. 127.
Blackbeard, i. 271, 528; ii. 9, 32, 216-224.
Black Bear Tavern, iii. 367.
Black-horse alley, i. 162.
Black Maria, iii. 181.
Blackmore, Capt. G., ii. 46.
Blacksmiths, i. 228, 242, 435; iii. 141.
Blackwell, John, Gov., iii. 57.
Blake's music-store, iii. 151.
Block-houses, i. 151; ii. 239, 240, 245.
Blood's Dispatch, iii. 477.
Bloody election of '42, ii. 490.
Blue Anchor Inn, i. 38, 51, 96, 130, 336, 338, 341; iii. 175. Blue Bell, retreat to, ii. 59.
Blue-house pond, i. 496. Tavern, i. 51, 336.
Blue-stocking ladies, ii. 419.
Boardman, Rev. Henry A., iii. 310.
Boarding-schools, i. 177.
Board of Trade, i, 24, 80, 88, 380 ; ii. 281 ; iii. 89, 90.
Board-yards, i. 229.
Boatswain and Call Tavern, i. 51.
Boehm, Rev. John Philip, i. 452; iii. 314
Bogle, Robert, waiter, iii. 366.
Bolton's store at Upper Ferry, iii. 492.
Bookbinding, ii. 401.
Books, i. 244, 245, 287; ii. 396. on early history, i. 89-92.
Booth, Junius Brutus, iii. 377
Boots, i. 195, 201; ii. 612.
Boquet, Col., ii. 131, 173.
Bordentown, ii. 297.
Borers, legislative, ii. 119.
Botany, i. 548 ; ii. 373.
Botta the historian on Robert Morris, iii. 256.
Boudinot, Elias, iii. 82.
Boyd, Col., ii. 59. Braddock, Gen., ii. 14, 118, 127, 141; iii. 466. Braddock's defeat, i. 100, 329, 602 ; ii. 127. Bradford, Andrew, i. 546; ii. 395; iii. 440, 441.
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Bradford & Inskeep, iii. 349. Thomas, ii. 269.
William, coffee-house, i. 393 ; printer, 357, 543 ; ii. 395, 397 ; iii. 54, 57, 203, 440; tried for sedition, 59. William, attorney-general, i. 320. family, i. 543; iii. 439.
Brainerd, Rev., ii. 191. Branchtown, ii. 48-50. Brandywine, battle of, ii. 83, 84, 283, 295, 307. Creek, ii. 81. Indians, ii. 173. Brant the Mohawk, ii. 126, 203, 205. Brantley, Rev. F. W., iii. 311.
Bread weighed, i. 59.
Brew- and malt-houses, i. 50, 72, 97, 339; iii. 52, 176, 177. Brickell, John, ii. 161.
Bridges, first, i. 38; over Walnut and Sec- ond, i. 61, 65, 97; over Schuylkill at Market street, 99, 156, 216, 298, 299, 336, 340, 364, 371, 374, 479 ; ii. 446, 475; iii. 58, 189 ; floating, 491.
Brienne, medallions of Washington and La Fayette, iii. 498. Brimstone rain, i. 104; ii. 415.
British army, i. 392, 399, 479; ii. 610; iii. 449.
and Germantown, ii. 36, 39, 50, 51, 54, 56, 62, 68, 278, 282-285, 324.
barracks, i. 415; ii. 168; iii. 273. duties and tea act, ii. 271-273. officers, ii. 289, 323, 333. provost prison, ii. 300. Brittan, Mary, iii. 436. Broadway, Mary, i. 598.
Broglie, Prince de, visit to Robert Morris, iii. 261. Brokers and pawns, i. 239.
Brooks, Francis, epitaph, i. 127.
Broom corn, introduced by Franklin, iii. 439. Brown, Billy, i. 602; ii. 141. H. Armitt, oration at Burlington an- niversary, iii. 80-83. John, i. 156, 157, 172. as a pirate, ii. 224. Dr. John Michael, iii. 318. Brownsville, ii. 144, 145. Bruhman, Lieut., i. 560. Buckley, Anthony M, i. 48. Bucks county, i. 56, 100; ii. 95-101, 330, 519.
Buck Tail company, i. 330. Budd, Thomas, i. 336, 337, 343, 543; ii. 229; his book on Pennsylvania, iii. 53.
Thomas, Long Row, i. 130, 340-344. Buffington, Richard, i, 512, 599. Bull-baiting, i. 278. Buoys in the Delaware, ii. 470. Burd, Edward, prothonotary's office, i. 401; iii. 222. Col., ii. 145, 149. Burdeau, Mrs., boarding-school, i. 166. Burlington, early history, i. 10, 40, 54; ii. 245, 296, 310-315, 472; iii. 80. Burned alive, i. 309
Bush family, ii. 71. Bushhill, i. 264, 487; ii. 479 ; iii. 396, 493. Business, i. 224, 226, 238, 240-242, 256. "Busybody," Franklin's, ii. 395. Butler, William, i. 577; ii. 139. Col. Z. and John, ii. 124, 202. Buttonwood Church, i. 448. Byberry, ii. 75-78, 160, 195, 205. Byllinge, Edward, i. 9, 87; iii. 29.
C.
Cable lane, iii. 51, 499. Cabot, John and Sebastian, i. 1. Cadwalader, Capt., i. 411; ii. 313. Maj .- Gen. George, iii. 175. Calamities of physicians, ii. 387. Callowhill street market laid out, i. 482. Camac's lane, iii. 358.
Camac, Turner, i. 477. Camden, N. J., ii. 628.
Campanius and Holm, i. 4, 8 ; ii. 228 ; iii. 79
Campbell, Capt., killed, i. 426. Campbell's Wyoming, ii. 126.
Camp fever, ii. 301, 328.
Campington, bought by Hartsfielder, i. 11, 477.
Camptown, iii. 273.
Canals, railroads, etc., i. 255; ii. 80, 465- 469, 475 ; Aramingo, iii. 487.
Candidates for office, i. 238. Candles lit in the Assembly, i. 100. Canes, i. 198.
Cape May, i. 7. Henlopen (Hinlopen), i. 7, 97.
Cards, i. 285.
Caricatures, i. 178. Carlisle, i. 101; ii. 122, 161, 184, 186.
Carpenter, Joshua, i. 93, 376. mansion, i. 376; iii. 191. to keep an ordinary, i. 93.
Samuel, i. 33; selling his property, houses, and wharves, 39, 52, 56, 88, 93, 104, 128; sells Slate-house, 164, 167, 394, 520.
Samuel (second), iii. 57.
Carpenters' Hall, i. 419; ii. 172; iii. 278.
Carpets, i. 205, 206; ii. 550; manufacture of, iii. 125.
Carr, Col., garden, i. 548.
Carriages and vehicles, i. 208; ii. 33, 65. Carter, William, mayor, i. 66; iii. 500.
Carteret, Sir George, obtains New Jersey, i. 9.
Cartlidge, Edmund, ii. 172.
Carts and drays, i. 63. Castell's Book of Discovery, ii. 474. Castle, the, iii. 356.
Cat and Rabbit, i. 48, 49.
Caves, i. 14, 18, 36, 48, 74, 171, 303, 304; ii. 18; iii. 43, 54, 120. Cemeteries, i. 224, 530, 571 ; iii. 136-140. Census, ii. 551.
Centre Square, i. 391; iii. 389. execution-ground, i. 437. Chains across streets, iii. 309. Chalybeate spring, ii. 427. Chancellor, Capt. William, i. 61, 101, 440; ii. 482; iii. 303.
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Chancery lane, i. 316. Chandler, Widow, i. 53.
Changes and improvements, i. 211, 240; ii. 587. in prices of diet, i. 260. in residences, i. 224, 258, 321. in streets and places, i. 230. Chapman, Judge, ii. 123.
Charity schools, iii. 278.
Chart of Delaware Bay, ii. 474.
Charter for Philadelphia, i. 303, 313; ii. 588; iii. 33, 34, 45, 67.
Cheese-cake House, i. 493.
Cherry Garden, i. 494.
Chester, i. 10, 13, 14, 16, 86, 127, 129, 142 ; ii. 92-95, 234, 250 ; named by Penn, iii. 42 ; first Legislature, iii. 44, 104. county, i. 100, 288; ii. 80-92, 161.
Chestnut Hill, ii. 17.
Chestnut street, i. 230, 486. Bridge, i. 371. Theatre, iii. 369.
Chevalier de Luzerne, i. 377.
Chew family and house, ii. 37, 38, 46, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 209 ; iii. 166. Judge, i. 318.
Childhood and its joys, i. 603.
Chimney-sweeps, public, i. 161.
Choat, Isaac, ii. 162.
Chocolate and coffee, i. 253.
Cholera and Bank lots, i. 168.
Chovet, Dr. ii. 380.
Christ Church, i. 39, 50, 103, 378, 435, 582 ; ii. 444; iii. 120, 193-202 ; bust of George II., iii. 197.
Christie, William, Unitarian preacher, iii. 327.
Christina, queen of Sweden, and Christi- ana, ii. 228, 230, 234, 250.
Christmas, i. 281.
Churches, i. 71, 76, 93, 98, 413, 447, 481; ii. 25, 26, 121, 233, 404-408, 444, 498; iii. 306-328.
Churchman, John, i. 58, 325, 328 ; ii. 165. Church party, i. 114, 120, 380.
family, i. 495; history, iii. 328.
Cigar-dealers to have licenses, i. 98.
Circuses in Philadelphia, iii. 371. City charter, ii. 488.
Dancing Assembly, i. 276, 283. Hall, i. 65, 66; iii. 217.
hills, i. 222.
lots, i. 34, 52, 259, 263, 361.
of Brotherly Love, i. 14, 19. Tavern, iii. 349.
Troop, i. 426 ; iii. 169, 295, 401.
Clarke Hall, i. 164, 374; iii. 190.
Clarkson, Matthew, mayor, ii. 626. Thomas, and Treaty Tree, i. 135, 137. Clay, Rev. Dr., i. 411; ii. 229, 232.
Claypoole family, i. 96, 558, 598 ; iii. 442. John, sheriff, i. 95; James, iii, 84, 94. Claypoole's Daily Advertiser, ii. 397. Clayton, Rev., i. 378.
Clearances, i. 99.
Clenachan, Rev., i. 455.
Clergy, i. 334, 381, 538. allowed to marry, i. 98. Clifton's house and round lamp, i. 102.
Clifton's or Drinker's alley, i. 102. Climate of Philadelphia, ii. 347-369, 611, 614.
Cliveden, seat of Chew family, iii. 166.
" Cloaths" for winter and summer, i. 93. Clocks and watches, i. 194, 204, 218; of Pennsylvania Historical Society, iii. 122. Clothes, second-hand, i. 240.
Cloven foot discovered, i. 504.
Clover and plaster of Paris, ii. 66, 81, 98, 104, 485.
Coaches, ii. 33, 65.
Coal, anthracite, ii. 409, 458-463, 480, 517 ; iii. 492.
Coaquannock, i. 10, 35.
Coates, i. 439, 440, 449, 452, 481, 482. burying-ground, i. 480; iii. 388. family-cave, i. 172.
Coats, George, i. 98.
Cobb, Gen., ii. 61.
Cock-fighting, i. 278, 279.
Coffee as a beverage, i. 179.
Coffee-houses, i. 39, 58, 102, 393.
Cohocksink, i. 40, 139, 140, 272, 477, 479.
Cohoquinoque, i. 40.
Colden, Gov., i. 537. Coleman, Judge, i. 444. Rebecca, i. 53, 600.
Robert, ii. 148. William, ii. 148.
Collectors, travelling mercantile, ii. 558.
Colleges, i. 288, 294.
Collin, Rev. Dr., i. 147.
Colonial history, i. 6-34; iii. 17-76.
Colonial statistics, ii. 409.
Colonial times, ii. 574.
Colonists, i. 12-14, 17. 32, 517.
Commerce, i. 71, 74, 88, 99, 230 ; iii. 89, 237.
Commissioners, the five, iii. 56.
Committees of the war, ii. 326.
Conclusion, ii. 508.
Conestoga, ii. 108, 148, 167, 169, 172, 178, 183, 194, 260.
Congress, i. 400, 419, 421; ii. 331, 573, 610; iii. 214. First Continental, iii. 279.
Congress Hall, iii. 217.
Conjurers, i. 267, 270; ii. 32, 36, 92.
Connecticut claims, ii. 123.
Consolidation of the city, ii. 604; iii. 412, 481. Constables and beadles, i. 59, 60, 93, 96, 211.
" Constitution" frigate, figure-head, iii. 444.
Continental money, ii. 298, 442, 551.
Convicts imported, ii. 260, 267.
Conyngham, David H., i. 135; iii. 442. Redmond, i. 101.
Cook family, i. 136, 300, 304.
Cookery in old times, i. 179.
Cooper, Peter, his locomotive, iii. 486
Cornbury, Lord, i. 50, 164, 380.
Cornwallis, ii. 283, 332.
Costumes, i. 184, 190, 458, 504, 510.
Cotton goods, i. 259.
Counterfeit money, i. 302.
Country-seats, i. 450, 487, 494 ; ii. 33, 462 477-480; iii. 493-495.
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Country stores, large, ii. 67. Court-house, i. 62, 66, 96, 350-356 ; iii. 177. Courts and trials, i. 81, 94, 97, 298, 353 ; iii. 164-166.
Courts in Berks county, ii. 98.
in Chester county, ii. 90. in Germantown, ii. 28-31. in Upland, ii. 234. Cowherd and cows, i. 59; ii. 421.
Coxe, Col., elopes with Sarah Eckley, i. 50. Tench, i. 50.
Crawford, Rev. Samuel W., iii. 276.
Crazy Norah, iii. 289, 452.
Credit system, ii. 586.
Crellius, High Dutch Journal, ii. 398. Cresheim, ii. 18.
Crimes and trials, i. 299, 305, 307, 313. and punishments, i. 103. Criminal intercourse, i. 304.
Cromwell and Crowell, ii. 220, 334; iii. 13. Crooked Billet Tavern and wharf, i. 48, 170, 464; town, ii. 99; store, 120; iii. 348. Cross Keys Inn, i. 409, 476; iii. 346-347, 351.
Crown street, i. 444, 486, 511.
Cruikshank, Joseph, i. 435, 492.
Cumberland county, i. 100.
Cunningham, Capt., ii. 300-302.
Curiosities and discoveries, i. 344, 377, 441, 562 ; ii. 422-427.
Cushing, Caleb, and Miss Peale, iii. 95. Custom-houses, i. 385, 474; iii. 380.
Customs, collector of, i. 305; ii. 549 ; iii. 163. value of, i. 78. Cutbush, Edward, carver, i. 575. Cuthbert, Anthony, iii. 389.
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Dalley, John, post-surveyor, ii. 392. Dances and dancing, i. 276, 283; ii. 483. Dancing-masters, early, iii. 154, 159. Dark Day, ii. 353.
Darlington, Dr. William, iii. 441.
Darrach, Lydia, i. 411; ii. 327, 385; iii. 265.
David, Rev. Hugh, i. 119, 122. Dawson, John, ii. 99. W., Guide to Psalmody, ii. 418. Deal, Peter, i. 450.
Deaths, i. 99, 224, 406.
De Benneville, Dr. G., ii. 49.
Declaration of Independence, i. 398, 400, 402, 419, 535; ii. 293, 309; iii. 223, 226, 253.
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