Historical sketch of Chester, on Delaware, Part 32

Author: Ashmead, Henry Graham, 1838-1920; Johnson, William Shaler; Penn Bicentennial Association of Chester
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chester, Pa. : Republican Steam Print. House
Number of Pages: 724


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MARCUS HOOK.


Riverview Hosiery Mills.


The Riverview Hosiery Mills. at Marens Hook, were established September 1, 1877, by Clarence Larkin and John G. Campbell, but in October of the same year Mr. Camp- bell withdrew, and with the exception of a period of 8 months, from August 1, 1879, to April 1, 1880, when the business was carried on under the title of the "Clarence Larkin Manufacturing o., Limited," it has been conducted by Mr. Larkin. The main build- ing is of brick, three stories high, 80 by 33 feet; a brick wing, 16 by 23 feet, three stories bigh, and an engine room. 20 by 33 feet, one story high. Cotton yarns. gentlemen's halt hose, and ladies and misses' fancy hosiery, are manufactured from cotton yarns. A 40 horse power Corlis- engine and 50 horse power boiler are used. The machinery consists of 7 winding trames. 3 round frame of 6 heads each, 2 four-feeder balmoral frames of 4 heads ench. 4 twelve-feeder balmoral frames of theads each, 2 eight-feeder balmoral frames of' + heads each, 14 rib-tops frames, + heeling frames, 4 over-seaming machines, one cutting michine, 12 Wilcox & Gibbs sewing machines. & Wilcox & Gibbs trimming melnnes, one welting machine, 2 pressing machines and one finishing machine, invented and built by Mr. Larkin himself and which takes the place of an hydraulic press & men, 20 women, 36 girls and 11 boys are employed. and the weekly wages are 8350. 12.000 pounds of yarn is used a month, and the average weekly pro- duction is at present 2,000 dozen pairs, which are bundled, or put up iu paper boxes, nicely labeled, and these packed in 1 0 dozen cases.


NETHER PROVIDENCE.


The Rose Valley Mills.


This business was first established by Antrim Osborne, at Waterville, in 1846, and subsequently removed to Nether Providence. The tirm is A. Osborne & Sons. The main mill is 150 by 35 feet, three stories; No. 2 mill, 50 by 24 feet, three stories; picker


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Industrial Establishments.


room, 50 by 40 feet, two stories; engine house. 30 by 20 feet; dye house, 60 by 50 f. et, with a separate office. These buildings are of stone from the quarry of the firm. They also own the property across the road, a building 60 by 40 feet, formerly a bobinet mill, but now used as a machine shop. They manufacture cassimeres and jeans, all wool. The machinery comprises 100 looms, ' 300 spindles, 5 sets of cards, one Corliss engine of 65 horse power with 2 sets of boilers. There is als a good water power. 50 men, 40 girls and 35 boys are employed, and the wages averages $2,800 per month About :$300.000 worth of raw material is used during the year, with an annual production of $340,000 worth of manufactured goods.


CROZERI'ILLE.


The Crozerville Mill


This industry was established by the late John P Crozer in 1869. It was conduct- ed by him up to the time of his death, in 1866. Samuel A. Crozer then took charge of the mills and at the end of . ne year associated with himself Samuel C. Lewis, under the firm name of Crozer & Lewis. In 1875 the firm dissolved. S. C. Lewis withdrawing. and Samuel A. Crozer continned the business until 1881, when he rented the mill io the present proprietor. W. H. H. Robinson. The main building is 100 by 50 feet, four stories high; one store house, one engine honse and one waste house. All are of stone. They manufacture cotton yarn There are 5,000 spinning spindles, 12 cards. one en- gine and 2 boilers, with water power. 14 men. 6 women 29 girls and 16 boys are em- ployed, at an average wage of $1, 00 per month. 39,000 pounds of material are used monthly, with a weekly production of 5,000 pounds of cotton yarns. J. U scott is Superintendent.


DARBY.


Verlenden Bro.'s Mills.


This industry was established at Darby by John Verlenden, in 1851. In 1880 the mill was destroyed by tire, but at once re-built. The business is conducted under the firm name of Verlenden Bros. The main mill is 8 by 40 feet. The engine house, picker room, dye house and drying house form separate buildings. They manufacture cotton and woolen goods. The machinery consists of Go looms, 2 self-acting mules. .each 508 spindles; 2 sets of 60 cards, driven by one 16 by 42 Corliss engine, with twe sets of boilers. 15 men, 16 women, 9 girls and 15 boys are employed. at a weekly pay of $350. The amount of raw material use 1 per week is 3,600 pounds and the production for the same time 14,600 yards of manufactured goods.


FERNWOOD.


Union Mills.


Established in Darby Borough, in the year 1867, by William Hall & Co., they were Temoved to Fernwood in 1870, and are still controlled by the same firm. The buildings have 24,000 square feet of floor room, in which the carding room, picker room, dye house, scour house and drying room are included. The business is the manufacture of shoddies, waste wool scouring, dyeing, &c. There are 21 cards, and 2 engines of 160 horse power, with 6 boilers. 45 men are employed and the pay averages $700 per month. The amount of material used when the mills are running at full capacity, is 60,000 pounds a week. John H. Hall is Superintendent.


INDEX.


Abbott, David, 201; Henry, 38, 52, 85, 86, 97[ Backhouse, Rev. Richard, 152, 16


. Algodon Mills, 44, 313 Acr lius, 121. 179


Accident, at arrival of "Welcome," 17; on second arrival of Penn, 179


Act, a Quaker's brave, 25


Adams, John, 78


Admiral Howe, 153


Advocate, Delaware County. 85. 217


Afternoon, The, Oct. 23, 1882, 285


Albion. Loss of Ship, 137


Ali Hyder. Frigat -. 32


Allen, Dr .J. M., 163, 192; Milton M., 214


Aiken, Rev. Thomas J., 2 %


American vessels captured by the French, 140


Amity, ship. 111


Anderson. Elizabeth, 116; House, 159; Eus- Barber House. 88. 121; JJames, 150; John, ta, 7, 152; Samuel, 21 ; Major William. 121; Hannah, 121; Robert, 120, 150 Barker. John, 231 37.40. 88. 89, 116. 157, 159


Andrews, J. C .. 211, 212


Andross, Edmund, 13


Anecdote of John Cakiwell, 153; Isaac Eyre, 142, 143; Miss Finch, 156; fashiona.


ble lady, 127; General Harrison, 85; Court Barnes, S. Warner. 214


House, building of, 50, 51; John Larkin's Barney Captain Joshua, 32 enterprise, 41, 42; Mrs. Maddux. 104; Barry. Richard, 87


Jonathan Pennell, 124; Admiral D. DO Barnsley, Thomas, 181


Porter, 118; John Salkeld, 139; James Barton House, 128, 133; James, 115, 122, 173, Shaw. 149


Antietam. Battle of, 211


App eby, Thomas, x9; Elizabeth, 89


Arasapha Mills, 160 Archbold, Samuel, 195


Archy Dick Guards, 211


Arkansas, Rebel ram, 117


Asbury, Bishop, 201; chapel, 201; church, 205


Armory, The, 213 Armstrong, Edward, 18, 46


Arnold, H. Y., 220


Arrest of citizens by British forces, 103 Arthur, Rev. John W., 202; alrs. Samuel, 225


Ashbridge, George, 65, 135; house, 135


Ashmead, Henrietta G., 154; John W., 36, 138, 141, 154 Askins, John Henry, 208


Assembly, General, 18, 19, 20, 68; Old House, 176


Association, Declaration of, 102, 163


Associators. The. 210


At Munday's Run, &c., 134 Atkinson, Ruth, 69 Atlee, William Richardson, 54 Attorney, first appearance of King's, 152 Auvergne Mills, 323


"B," Company, 213, 214 Babcock, W. Irving, 214


Buckingham, William, 144


Bages. James, 65; Jane, 66; Katharine, 65; Mary, 66; William, 65


Ragatelle table, 93


Bag-o'bell, 93


Bagshaw William, 319


Baker, George, 165; I. Engle, 213; John, 144: Joseph. 144


Batch, Rev. Mr. 190


Baldwin, Ann, 133; John, 132 150


Ballots, beans used as, 26


Baltimore, Lord# 13, 14. 26, 122, 190


Bampfylde, Moore Carew, 19, 148


Bank. The Delaware County National, 33, 81 101, 125 126. 130; First National, 128 Baptist Church, First, 40. 199


Barnard, Major Isaac D .. 157, 158, 159; James, 157; James D., 157; Joseph W., 158; Lucy, 158; Mary, 159: Nicholas, 87; Richard, 157; Susanna, 157; Thomas, 159


177; James, Jr., 45, 211, 212, remarks of, 269, 21 9; John, 44; John H., 211; Susanna, 129; Thomas, 128, 129


Barrel Works, 319


Bates, Joseph, 54


Battles of Fort George, 158; Plattsburg, 158; Lyon's creek, 138; Jena, 98; Gettys- burg, 211, 226; Brandywine, 31, 52, 88, 93, 103


Bartholomew, Benj., 105; Commons, 58 - Bauer, B., 98


Baynton. Peter, 184


Beate, General Edward F., 44, 80, 81; Sal- lie E., 225


Bear, encounter with, 73; learned, 95; The Black Inn, 99, 149


Beaver, Maurice, 1-1, 163 Beatty, Frank, 52; John C., 88, 122 Beaumont. Thomas, 86


Beauties of Virginia, the three, 88


Beethom, Elizabeth, 133


Beck, Rev. Levi G., 209 Beekman, Wm., Vice Director, 3, 6, 9, 10 Bell, Isabella, 102


Bell, the Court House, 50, 62; St. Paul's, 184. 185, 188, 189


Bell Tower, St. Paul's, 185


Bellars, John, 231


Bevan, Aubrey, 77, 83; David, 107, 148, 149; Davis, 91, 92, 93, 107, 123, 166, 178; Isa- bella, 166; Jane, 148, 149; Mary, 83; Mat-


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thew D., 105; Matthew L., 93, 123, 166.| Brooks, Francis, 190, 192; Jolin, 166, 165 204; Tacey Ann, 103, 105.


Benedict, Robert, 206


Bennett. N. W., 307


Besk, Captain John Ammundson, grant to, 3


Bickley, John, 231; Mortimer H., 95, 163 Bi-Centennial visit of State Association officers, 265; Circular of Council respect- ing, 295


Bi-Centennial Committee of Chester. pre- liminary work of, 235; personal of, 237; offic rs of. 240; personal of Sub- Commit- tees, 241, 242; meeting of, 23%, 239; Cele- bration, 263 to 290; final work of, 291: thanks of to Historical Committee and port of Financial Committee. 292


Biddle, Clement. 91; letter from, 308 Binckton. John. 10


Birchall House, 167; Elizabeth, 167; JJames, 167; John. 167; Sarah, 167


Birth of first English child in Province, Caldwell Marsion, 152; George, 153; John, 167


Birtwell, James H., 214


Black, James. 153; William, extract from journal of, 96, 97; Ship, Black Cat. 197;, Campanins. 3 8


H. B., Edge Tool Works, 43, 316. Black Horse Hotel, 59, 108; Black & Worrell, Mat Factory, 138


Blackwell. Governor, 315


Blagg's Bra-s Foundry. 317


Blakeley, Abram, 43, 160; and sons, 315; Captain JJehn Ammundsor Besk. 3 Benj. W., 161 : Wm. S., 161 ; Theo., 214 Capture of i rigate President, 136, 137


Bliss, Rev Geo R., 228; Ward R., 216, 219 Block House. 49


Blue Ball Inn, 32, 106, 107; Blue Bell Tavern. 204


Blythe, Calvin, 88. 122, 123


Boar's Head Inn, 23, 63, 307 Bond, Dr., 130


Bonnaffon, A L., 134, 154


Bonsall, Dr. Jesse, 43, 160, 161; Martha, Carrol', Michael, 105


147: William. 57, 58


Booth, William, 123


Boston money, counterfeiting, 153


Boston Port Bill, 53


Bounty paid for a wagon, 102


Bowen, William H., 218


Bower's Shoddy Mill, 315; Bower, Rev. Edwin W., 208, 209


Boyer, Kev. George. 205


Brandeis, Simon. 156


Bradford, Attorney General, 54


Branin's Carriage Works, 318


Brannan, Benjamin, 103


Brandywine, Battle of. 31, 52, 88, 93, 103


Brasey, Thomas, 175, 177


Brewster, John, 107


Bricks, error respecting early, 73, 229; yards on Delaware in early times, 73; at ches- ter. 229


British Army, anxiety respecting objective point of, 31; Fleet at Chester. 32, 153;1 Pensioners, 87; Vessel at Chester with yellow fever, 146


Bridges, County, at Chester, 171. 174; Third street, 171, 174; Ninth street, 174; Second street, 174; Seventh street, 174


Brinton, John, 176


Bristol Factor, Ship, 14


Bristow, Jolin, 175


Broad Street Mills, 314


Brobson, Hannah, 101; Rebecca, 99, 109; William, 100, 101, 109


Broomall, Jehu. 89, 94; Jolin M . 39. 40, 41. 42. 43. 59. 66. 76. 125, 200, 206 212. 226; re- marks of. 246; oration of, 274 to 284; Wil- liom B., 21 49


Broomhall, C. D. M .. 212


Brown, Maj r Daniel, 212; Frank L .. , 214; Rev. Henry. 190, 202; Prayer by Rev. Henry. 270. 297


Broughton. Thomas, 163; William S., 214 Brow. ing & Co., 126


;| Buckheimer. 9. Bucknell, William, 227


Bulah, Rev. J. G , 205


Bull, John 55


Bunting. Alfred, 212


Burrow's State Book of Penna., 193


Butler Worthington. 155, 215


Buys, Abraham, 57, 58


Cadwallader. Gener 1. 58


· 123, 153. 154; John A., 154; Thomas, 54


Campbell. James, 35, 36, 40, 43, 60, 61, 86, 89; Rev. James, 201; James A., 213


Canby, Thomas, 129


Cann Rev. Robert, 201


Cannonading at Brandywine, 31. 133


Cannon shots fired at Chester, 71, 93


Camp DuPont, 110


apture of Frigate Philadelphia, 116


Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 19, 28, 29, 148


Carling, Charles B., 214


Carolus. Domine Lesse, 47


Carpenter, Samuel. 232


Carter. Edward, 176; Sarah, 129; Captain R. Kelso, 224


Carr, aptain. 10


Carrish, Rev J. G . 205


Cassimer. Siege of Fort, 8


Caves The, 14


('entennial Mills, 322; The National, 43


Chariot, The, 220


Chadwick, James, 61, 62, 97, 98; John, 97; Rebecca. 97


Chambers, Rev. L C., 203


Chester Academy, 44, 224; American troop at, 30, 31; arrival of Penn to 1850. 24; awakening of, 35; before arrival of Penn. 1; William Black's account of. 96, 97; Borough chartered by Penn, 27; Carew's account of, 19: Chemical Works, 316; Chief Burgess of, 48, 74, 103, 114. 193; ('ir- Cuit, 201; Churches at, 175 to 209; City Mills. 315; Conty Bridges at, 171; Corn- wallis at, 31: Court House, 1, 46; Dock Mills, 44, 313; During Civil War, 45; Eng- lish Army at, 30, 70; from 1850 to 1882. 35; Gas in, 44; Historical Buildings in. 63, 170; Hospital at, 30. 225, 226, 227; Inci- dent at Island, 71; Island, 71; in 1840, 37; in 1644, 2; Institute of Science, 128; Iron works, 317; Laid out in 1700, 22; Streets laid out, 40; Location of, 1; Lodges No. 236, F. A M., 63; Map of in 1765, 21, 48, 51, 55, 57, 60; Meeting, 176, 177, 178; Mile stone at, 1; Mills, 24, 35, 36, 140, 143, 148, 229, 230, 231, 232; Morocco Co., 317; Mo- ther's lament of, 78, 79, 83; Mutual In- surance Co., 37; Naming of, a doubtful


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officers of General Committee. 292; Re- Burns. Anna, 164; D. H .. 203; James, 164


328


Index.


story, 18; Ninth mo., 27, 28, Oil Works, Cope, Gilbert, 158


321; Penn's House at, 63; Petition for a Conpock, Bartholomew, 176; Phebe, 177 free port at, 28; Pipe and Tube Co., 322; Cornbury, visit of Lord, 27 Pottery. 323; Property destroyed by Brit- Cornwallis, Lord, 31, 88 ish at 31, 70; Real estate, valne of, in Correspondence, Penn and Logan, 76


1844, 38; Republican League House at. Cotter, Mary. "Polly" 65 146; Reception at, 285; Rural Cemetery, Coultas, James, 87


39; Rolling Mill, 323; Steel Casting "o., County seat changed, 33, 34, 35, 55, 84 316; Tobacco plantation at, 2; Water in- Coupland, Agnes, 9 !; Caleb, 101, 177, 178 ; troduced in, 44; Why named, 18, 19 David, 30, 91. 101. 102, 103, 105, 107, 178 : David, Jr., 104; Joshua, 101, 107; Sarah, 107


Chester, North, Brickyard, 321; South, Kinaling Work, 324; Shipyard, 324 Chew, Samnel, remarks of. 303 "Chief Lords of the Fee," 232


Chimney Closets, 68, 73. 121


Christiana, Queen, 3


Court. curious decree of. 6; Houses, 48, 55, 5x, 62, 84, 102, 199. 201. 307; House. Somer- set Co , Md., 184; pump, 52; sale of House, 48, 31, 55, 57, 60. 84


Churches, "The Wet Nurses," 181; St. Cox, Jr., Remarks of Justice, 302; Miller. Paul's. 179; St. Luke's, 195; St. Michael's, sash factory, 319.


196; Immaculate Heart, 198; First Bap- Craig, J. Jr., 219; John H., executor of, 57,


tist, 199; Madison Street, 201; Trinity, 104 203: Union, 204; Asbury. 205; First Pres- Crimes, trivial. punished with death, 54 byterian, 206; Chester City Presbyterian, Criminal settlers. 3; branding of, 11


207; Third Presbyterian, 208


City Hall. 50, 62


City Hotel, 77, 95, 124, 142


City First, Troop, 81


Clancy, Louis M., 224


Clark, Dennis, 163


Clarkson's Life of Penn, 18, 26 Clay's Annals, 5


Clayton, Caleb P., 98; Thomas J., 60 Clem-on, Rev. John B., 151


Clergymen, the Indians dislike of, 179 ''lift, Samuel. 43


Clingham. William, 55, 56


Clock at Greenwich, 69.


Cloud, Harwell A. 214; Stephen, 124, 143. Crum Creek. The, campaign, 45; Forge on, Clyde. Henrietta M., 206; John Edward, 123 39, I'3; Thomas, X3; T. Edward, 213. Cutfy, Boy, 185


Coates. " harles T., 146, 215; David, 80; Jo- Cunningham, Rev, James, 202 seph R T , 195.


Cummings, Alice. 150; Hannah, 150; Tho- mas, 150, 151, 153, 177


Cobourn, Aaron, 155; Elizabeth, 155; House. 155; Israel, 15); Joseph, 49; Mary, 155; Cunnie, Dr. William, 187


Robert, 155.


Cochran, Alexander, 159; John, Sr., 40. Cowgill, John, 109; Joshua C., 109; Mar- 159, 206; JJolin, Jr., 40, 44, 62, 105, 159; tha, 109, 156


James Alexander, 214; 1. Engle, Sr., 159, 206.


Cockburn, Admiral. 210.


Cocoa Matting Works, 316.


Codnor Farm, 95. 307, 308


Cohen, S. R., 220


Coining, private, 152


Cole, Martha, 153; Stephen, 153


Coleman, Henry, 10


Collett, Jeremy, 181


Columbia House, 86, 140, 145


Colwell, Isaac B., 212


Combe, Sarah P., 72, 137, 138


Combination Steel and Iron Works, 43, 316 Death, by jumping from a window, 72 Commissioners, County, Extraordinary fee Decatur, Commodore Stephen, 136, 137 of, 141


Committee of Safety, 103, 105


Conarroe, George W., remarks of, 304, 305 Conneugsmark, Gen., 10.


Constitution, Frigate, capture of L'Insur- gent, 116 Constitutional onvention, 57 Continental Mills, 44 Money, 32, 33 Soldiers best. meal, 164, 165 Convicts pardoned, 55, 58; reprieved under Delaware House, 67; Oil Refining Works, gallows, 55 322


Cook, Rev. William, 197 Cooper, Rev. Jno., 201


Days' Historical Collection, 23€ Deakyne, Dean J., 214


Deans, Charles W., 224


Declaration of Independence, How receiv- ed by Colonies, 191; By the Army, 194 Defence, House ot, 21, 135, 179, 207 Delaware County Advocate, 217; Blues, 210; Created, 57; Democrat, 216; Fenci- bles, 210; Fusileers, 210; Guards, 211; Ho- tel, +1, 105; Institute of Science, 93; Mail, 220; National Bank, 33, 81. 101, 125, 126. 130; Paper, 219, 220; Republican, 33, 81, 101, 125, 126, 13 . : 16; Troops, 216


Dennis, Hannah, 79; JJohn, 79; Mary, 79 Derbyshire, William H., 214


Cropper, Col., of Virginia, 31; execution of Thomas. 66


Crosby. John, 121, 145, 161, 162; JJohn's apol- ogy, 161; John, Jr., 187; Pierce, 170; Rich- ard, 68. 161


Crozer Academy, 203, 207; Normal School, :22 ; family, 227, 231, 232; George K., 212; John P., 35, 39. 40. 41, 45. 66, 160, 199, 225, 227,231; Mrs. John P , 225; Mrs. J. Lewis, 225; Samuel A. & Sons, 125; Chester mill, 314; Mrs. S. A., 225; Sallie K., 227; Theo- logical Seminary, 2, 44, 45, 225; Upland mill, 32


Crozerville mills, 325


Cutler's, George F., candy factory, 319


Daizey, Eliphaz, 79 Dale, Rev. James W., 206 "Darby Ram, The," 147; Ranges, 211 Dasey, Jemima, 162


Davis, Benjamin, 102; Caleb, 52, 70; Rev. Henry, 205; Rev. Henderson, 206; Jacob P., 206; John, 55; John C., 66; Rev. John W., 206; Joseph, 55; Robert, 113; Robert Coulton, 303


Index.


329


De Lannoy, George C., 213


Deshong, Emeline, 91. 163; John O., 162,


163; Mary O., 162; Maurice W., 83. 105; Peter, 162


DeSilver, Joseph T .. 220


Dial, Sun, St. Paul's, 184


Dick, Archibald, 100, 146, 156; John. 122; Peter, 121, 122; Phoebe, 100; Thomas B.,, 100, 151 Dicker, Mr., 6


Dickson, W. J .. 214


iocese of Penn'a, Formation of, 187


Disaster at Porter Hous-, 120


Disputes as to Boundary, 25


Destruction of Boar's Head Inn, 66


Dixon, Elizabeth, 88; Mrs. 86; Mrs. Warner, 232


Doflin, Sidney P., 158; William J., 158 ronaldson, Fort, 117


Donath, A., 219


53; James Fitzpatrick, 55, 154; Patrick Kennedy. 53; Thomas Kelley. 53; John Lewis, :3; John Mc Donough. 55; Mat- thew McMahon. 53; Slave Phebe, 53: He ry Phillips, 53; Hugh Pugh, 49; Laz- arus Thomas. 49. ' homas Vaughan, 51, James Wellington. 58: James Willis. 53: Elizabeth Wilson, 54. 154; John and Wal- ter Win er, 53


Executive Council, 54


Evie, Cileb C .. 131; Henry C. & Co., +3; Isabella. 149; Isaac. 42. 131. 142, 143, 166; John. 115, 149, 166, 178; Jonas, 131, 151: Joshua P., 37, 131; Jo-hua P., Jr., 129, 131. 162; Mary Ann, 149; Preston, 126; Rebecca C., 131; Robert. 166; William, 37. 131, 155, 166; William, Jr., 162; Wil- liam P .. 21, 131


Evre's Wharf, 173


Dominle, Lawrence Lock, 5; his wife's Fahnestock, Prof. C. S., 224 elopement, 6; trial of, 6


Fairlamb. John, 177; Jonathan, 122, 166; J, Frank, 213: Nicholas, 145; Robert, 140, 155; Samuel, 91. 107


Fairview Farm, 156


Falls of the Delaware, 175


Fuma, arrival of ship, 2


Fauset. Walter. 176


Finer, Lient. Emile L., 224


Duke's Book of Laws, 13


Dupont, Camp, 11 , 210


Dupue. Hannah, 195


Dusquense, Fort. 102. 193


Dutch Settlement at Minisink, 1


Fenwick. John. 12


Dutton, Aaron L., 168; Ann J., 168; Robert ". F-male Historian of Colonial Times," 75 R., 105


Duvail, Lieut. William P., 224


Duyckinck's Cyclopædia of Literature, 190 Finn, Long. insurrection and trial of, 19, 11 Dyer. John G .. 72, 86, 165; Col. Samuel A , Finney. Walter, 163


86, 152, 154, 155, 211, 212


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Eagle Tavern, 80


Eastman, Thomas, 216 Ebeling's History of Pennsylvania, 8


Eccles, Jr., Samnel. 43


Eddy, Frank B., 214


Fisher, capture of Fort, 110


Flavill. Edward E., 85, 128, 220; Jane, 128 Fleeson, Elder, 54


Flickwir. House, 155; Jemima E., 156; Jer- emiah W .. 156


Edwards, Henry B., 80, x1, 154, 211; Mary Flitcraft, Contribution by Sarah B., 246 to B., 80; Samuel. 80, 81 262 Eilhorz, Philip, 39 Flood of 1843, 24, 36, 146, 173; Flood & Pul- len. 163 Emory, Isaac, 212 -


80, 126; Isaac, 65, 66, 80, 165; Mary, 80, 81, 82


Flower. Henrietta G., 140; John. 133, 140, 146; Reese W., 232; Richard, 133, 140, 141, 146, 156, 232; Wm. G., 146; Zedekiah W., 151


Forbes, Expedition, 193; Mary, 83; Wil- liam, 83


Essex, Explosion of Steamboat, 137; Gun- boat. 177; Honse, 12, 14, 17, 23, 26, 38, 229, Ford. John, 93; Philip, 231 307; Sloop of War, 117


Etting, Col. Frank M., 295, 206, 304, 305, Forge on Crum Creek, 121


307,308


Eureka Cast Steel Company, 43, 317


Evans. George, 111; Lewis, 28; Rev. Mr., Forwood Dr. JJ. L., 45, 207, 217


180, 186; Oliver, Extract from Diary of, 15 Foster. Prof. Charles F., 222; Bl-Centon- nial hymn- br. 284


Evening, The, October 23, 1882, 289 Ewing, Eliza, 89; Thomas, 89 Excelsior Brass Works, 317 Frame, Rev. Noble, 204


Foulke, Samuel, journal of 135


Execution of Innocent Man, 58; Tree, 134; Free school of Philadelphia, 128; Society of James Battou, 49; ,John H. Craig, 57; of Traders, 20


Thomas Cropper, 58, 59, 66; John Dowdle, Freight to Colony, 73


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Double House, The, 17, 21, 22, 184, 307 Doubtful Tradition, 17


Dougherty, Rev William. 201


Downs, Rev. Z. T., 200


Drew, Captain Rodger, 14


Dress of Swedish Settlers, 5


Driver, Rev. Adam, 205


Felons, emigration of resisted by settlers, 3,4 Fetts, Rev. C. C., 206 Fenn. Jane, 113


Few, Richard, 176 Finch. Lydia E., 76, 156


Finns, forest destroying, 3


First child born to english settlers, 167 ; cotton mill in Chester, 41; meeting house of Friends. 21: National Bank, 37, 128 street laid out, 23


Fishbourne, Ralph. 48, 49, 170


Eddystone. 174; Manufacturing Co., 329 Edemont House. 121


Edmundson, William, 2 Educational Institutions, 221


Engle, Abbey, 81: Edward, $0; Frederick, Flour, shipped to Europe, 14"; impressed by American troops, 140


English Inn. Martin's Description of Old,! 81, 82; Army at Chester, 70


Entwisle, Jolin L., 207; Joseph, 43, 166 Escape of Prisoners, 48


Forest, annual firing by Indians, 9


Fort Du Quense. 12, 198; George, battle of, 158


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Index.


French, David, 190; Robert, 189, 190


Friend, Ann, 110; Andrew, 110; Johannes, 110; Gabriel, 110; Laurence, 110


Friends and the Bi-Centennial, 246; divis- ion of Society of, 178


Friends' Asylum, Frankford, 130; burial Harrison, Anecdote of General, 85; Caleb, ground. 173; meeting house, 175, 307; tes- 177 timony against jails, 48 Hartranft Rifles, 213


Fruit. wild, 24 Frysinger, Edward, 219; Henry, 217


Futhey, J. Smith. 135


Game, wild, 24


Garrett, Josephine L., 164, 165 Garfield Mills, 324


Garsed, John, 36


Gartside, Benj., 43, 199, 200; . John, 42; Gart- Henderson, William. 167 side & Son, 62; Rifle Battalion, 212


Gatchell, Elisha, 122


Gerhart, Dr. William, 152


Gettysburg, battle of, 199, 211, 226


Gibbons, William, 54, 56


Gideon's Band, 211


Gilbert, Prof. George, 224; Mrs. T. M., 224 Hershey, Edgar P., 224


Gill, George, 99; John, 100


Gilroy, Rev. Henry E .. 202


Gladwin, Frederica E., 222


Goeltz House, 169; Ehreurerh, 170; George, 170


Geff, John, 94, 95; Mary Ann, 95 Goforth, Robert, 229


Gordon, Robert, 190


Gordon's History of Pennsylvania, 175 Gorteborg, Nya, 2


Gould, Rev. T., 2 5; Gould & Key, Works, 318


Graff, Rev. George M. T., 202


Graham, Eleanor, 70, 115; George, 69; House, 32, 48, 67, 307; Henry Hale, 51, 52, 57, 69, 70, 71, 115, 122, 124, 136. 145, 157, 178;1


Jane, 72; Mary, 116; Zedekiah W .. 135, Historic Buildings in Chester. 63 to 170 136; Dr. r. R., 168, 227 ; William, 33, 69,| Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 18, 66. 71, 72, 136, 140, 149, 157, 167 232, 245, 299, 300


Granary, The, 74


Grant, William K., 211; W. S., 214


Gray's Ferry. 147; George, 87; House, 144; Hodgson, Major John, 218


Martha, 147; Dr. Wm .. 37, 72. 147; Col. W. Hogan, + leanor. 145; John, 145


C., 72, 155, 157, 211, 212, 219; W. . . . Ir. 213 Hoiker, Brigantine, 92


Gregg, John, 61


Holland, Rev. James, 205


Green, Gen., Tavern, 56; John, 44, 165; Hollingsworth, Henry, 48 Jesse L , 211 Holt, Amos. 61


Greenaway, Robert, 190 Griffin, ship, 12


Griffing. Thomas, 161, 162


Growden, Grace, 112


Grubb, Adam, 151, 164; Emanuel, 14; Han- Hoskins, Eleanor, 40, 116; House, 48, 67, nab, 133; Isaac, 151, 164; John, 151, 164; Mary, 151; Wm. H., 173; Wm. L .. 211 121, 132, 307; John, Sr., 67, 63, 152; John, Jr., 48, 49, 50, 68, 60, 72, 77, 153; John. of Gunpowder, instructions by Government in making, 103 Burlington, 69. 115; Joseph. 45, 69, 114, 153, 178, 221; School, 221; Extract from Gwynn, David S., 212; William A., 517 Will of, 145; Joseph, Jr., 115, 116; Han- nah, 68, 69; Mary, 68, 152; Raper, 40, 116, 155




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