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Donagan, James, 567.
Douglass, township of, 965 ; erection of, 967 ; taxables of, in 1759, 968 ; early iron works, 968 ; industries, 969; Fritz grave-yard, 970 ; villages in, 979.
Drafted militia of 1862, 306. Drafte and quotas in Civil War, 192. Dreibelbis, Samuel L., M. D., 636. Duel at Reading in 1780, 164. Dundor, Adam B., M.D., 616, Dunkle, Thomas A., M.D., 619.
Dunn, James L., 561. Dureli, Capt. George W. 281. Dutch East India Company, 5-7. Dutch driven out by the English in 1664, 7.
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Earl, township of, 1016; erection, 1016 ; taxa- hles (1782), 1016 ; industries, 1017; village, 1017.
Eckert, George N., M.D., 601.
Eckert, Henry S., 835.
Eckert, Isaac, 834.
Eckert, George J., 720.
Eckert, Valentine, 520.
Education in Berks County, 374.
Ege, John, M.D., 637. Ege, George, 548. Egleman, Charles F., 407. Eisenhower, Nathan S., 847.
Election Districts, 474. Election of 1876, 486.
Embargo of 1807, 170.
Emergency Troops of 1863, 314; Thirty-first Regiment, Company H., 315 ; Forty-second Regiment, Company A, 315 ; Company B, 316; Company C, 316; Company D, 316 ; Compa- ny E, 317; Company F, 317; Company G, 317; Company HI, 318; Company I, 318; Company K, 318 ; Forty-eighth Regiment, Company G, 319 ; Fifty-third Regiment, Com- puny A, 319 ; Company B, 310; Ringgold Light Artillery (Ind.), 320; One Hundred Days' Service, 320.
Endlich, John, 517. Endlich, Guetav A., 582.
English prisoners at Reading in Revolution, 152.
Erection of Derke County, 78.
Ermentrout, Samuel C., M.D., 6,17.
Ermentrout, John Silvie, 380.
Ermentrout, James Nevin, 346. Ermentrout, Daniel, 512.
Ermentrout, George M., 577. Evans, Charles V. R., 1124. Evana, David, 562. Evans, Charles, 757.
Excitement at Reading, 1799, 168. Executive Council, action of, 156. Exeter, Meeting in 1829, 370.
Exeter, township of, 972; erection, 972 ; pe- tition for erection, 972; early land grants, 973 ; Boone, Daniel, born in, 973; taxa- blee 1759, 974 ; industries, 974; Exeter Sta- tion, 976; churches, 976 ; Schwartzwald Cemetery Association, 977 ; schoole, 978 ; vil- lages, 978.
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Fegley, Lewis P. G., 966. Ferguson, Nathaniel, 1114. Fetter, I. Comley, 584. Filbert, Peter, 565. Filhert, William F., 571. Findlay, James, 1055.
Firemen's "Union," 812.
Flret English Families of Berks County, 08. First German Familles of Berke County, 67. First Trading Post and Fort established in Pennsylvania, 6. Fisher, James A., M.D., 609. Fisher, Reily L., 1113.
Fleetwood, borough of, 920; early residents, 920 ; incorporation, 920 ; streets, 920 ; stores, 920 ; taverne, 921; post-office, 921 ; phy- sicians, 921 ; societies, 921; schools, 921 ; churches, 922 ; industries, 922.
Flood, Frank K., 585. Focht, Levi H., 900.
Forges : Pool, 90; Pine, 90, 968; Hay Creek, 90 ; Oley, 91 ; Spring, 92, 1015 ; Gibraltar, 92, 1150 ; Charming, 92, 1098 ; Tulpehocken, 92 ; Moeelem, 93, 1035 ; Brohst, 95; Rock- land, 96, 1012 ; Burkhart'e, 96 ; Dale, 95, 96 ; District, 96 ; Speedwell, 97 ; Tyson, 1012.
Forts : Colonial, of 1754, 108 ; Henry, 108 ; at Dietrich Schneider's, 109 ; North-Kill, 109 ; Lebanon, 109 ; Franklin, 109 ; Petition for, 128.
Frame or plan of government, Colonial, 14. Frankfort Land Company, 11. Franke, Samuel D., 559. Frantz, Elias H., M.D., 619. French and Indian War, 104; officers and supplies in, 107; troops in, 107; causes of, 105.
Freshets in Schuylkill River, 429.
Friends' meeting-house at Reading as a hospi- pital in 1776, 782.
Furnaces and forges in Berks County in 1845, 99.
Furnaces : Colebrookdale, 88, 969 ; Mount Pleasant, 88, 1001 ; Hopewell, 89, 894 ; Oley, 89, 933 ; Berkshire, 90, 1116 ; Hampton, 01, 895; Union, 94, 1069 ; District, 94, 1015 ; Sally Ann, 94, 1012 ; Joanna, 94, 1150; Dale, 95, 1001 ; Mary Ann, 95, 1049 ; Reading, 95, 1116 ; Greenwood, 95 ; Kutztown, 862 ; Pine, 968 ; Mount Laurel, 993; Temple, 993 ; Norway, 1002 ; Leesport, 1032 ; East Peun, 1044; Windeor, 1059 ; Robesonia, 1109.
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Gahle, Amos, 810. Garrigues, Theodore H., 578. General Industries, 102.
Geology, 26. Gerasch, Charles A., M.D., 599. Gerhart Murder, 125. Gernand, William H., 848.
Getz, George, 400. Getz, James K., 852. Getz, J. Lawrence, 409. Good, Frank H., M.D., 620. Good, Rev. William A., 379. Goodman, William M., 576.
Gordon, David F., 542.
Government of Pennsylvania since 1681, 13. Grand Army Posts : McLean Post, No. 16, 348 ; General William H. Keim Post, No. 76, 349. Grant, Jeremiah K., 582.
Green, Albert G., 571. Green, David P., 573. Green, Henry D., 583.
Greenwich, Township of, 1076 ; early settlers, 1076 ; taxables (1759), 1076 ; industries, 1076 ; churches, 1077 ; villages, 1079. Gries, Major John M., 273. Gries, William, M.D., 597. Grim, Col. Daniel B., 1081.
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Gross, George F., Jr., 584. Grosscup, Joseph G., M.D., 635. Gulden, Daniel G., 583. H.
Hageoman, Geo. F., 583. Hageoman, Jeremiah, 543. Hahnemann Medical Society, 631. Haller, Fred'k John, 559. Haman, William A., M.D., 637.
Hamburg, Borough of, 880; Survey of, 880; Sale of lots in 1780, 880; Names of early citi- zena, 881; Growth of, 881; Incorporation, 882 ; Officers 883 ; Fire Company, 883; Union Fira Company, 884; West Hamburg, 884 ; lodustriesiu, 884 ; Post-office, 886 ; Lawyers, 880 ; Physicians, 886; Savings Bank, 886 ; Churches of, 887; Schools, 890 ; Societies, 891 ; Biographical, 892. Harbster, Matthan, 702. Harbster, Wm., 701. Harner, Capt. Samuel, 304. Harris, Wm., 892. Harrison Festival, 485. Hawley, Jesse G, 422. Heacock, Wm. C., 583. Health Resorts, 1118.
Heidelberg, Township of, 1107; Erection of, 1107; Division of, 1107; Taxables, Early, 1108 ; Old Buildings, 1109 ; lodustries, 1109 ; Early Settlers, 1109; Grave of Conrad Weiser, 1109; Churches, 1110; Villages, 1112.
Heckman, S. B., M.D., 619. Heidenreich, Wm., 551. Heilig, Albert R., 583. Heide, John C. K., 581. Hetuly, David, 1074. Helfrich, John, M.D., 632. Heller, Frederick P., 733. Handel, Heory B., 712. IIendel, Joba, 710. Ilennershotz, A. Lucius, 570.
Henry, Wm., 682. Herbst, Wm., M.D., 601.
Hereford, Township of, 996 ; Erection of, 996; Taxables of in 1759, 997 ; Industries of, 997 ; Churches, 998; Villages, 999.
llessiao Camp Surprised, 158. Hessian Prisoners, in Revolution, 156. Hiester, Daniel, 504. Hiester, Frank M., M.D., 595.
Hiester, Festival, 483.
Hiester, Gabriel, 519, 527. Hiester, Isaac, 582.
Hicster, Isaac, M.D., 694. Hiester, John P., M.D., 595. Hiester, John S., 559. Hiester, Joseph, 522. Hiester, Joseph, Patriotism of, 154. Hiester, William M., 528. High, William, 551. Historical Society of Berks County, 821. Hix, Joseph S., 1135. Hobart, Nathaniel P., 560. Hoffeditz, Capt. J. C. A., 218. Hoffman, Charles E., M.D., 601. Hoffman, John W., M.D., 621. Hoffman, Jacob, 564. Hoffman, William F., M.D., 606. HIomœopathy, 629 ; early history of, 630. Horning, Wesley D., 581. Hottenstein, Edward, M.D., 623. House Tax and Liberty Poles, 168. lloyer, Joseph S., 847. Howe. Rt. Rev. Mark A. De W., 786. Hubley, Edward B., 561. Hubley, James B., 561.
Hunter, Charles H., M.D., 604. Hunter, Daniel, 520. Hyueman, John M., 505.
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Jaeger, Rev. G. F. I., 888. Incorporation of Reading : borough, 666 ; city, 685.
Independence won and peaco declared, 164. Indians, 56 ; origin, 56 ; Delaware, tribes of, 56; Minsi Clans, 57; Ganawese, 57; Five Nations, 58; manners and customs, 59; rs- treat of, 61 ; present location, 62 ; names, 63 ; villages, 62 ; collections of relics, 63. Indian treaty, 126. Industries in 1840, 98.
Internal improvements, 424 ; Schuylkill River, 424 ; bridges, 433; roads, 439; stages, 442 ; canals, 444 ; railways, 449 ; county buildings, 462; post-offices, 468 ; telegraph and tele- phone, 473.
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Jack, Charles J., M.D., 563. Jacobs, J. Howard, 575.
Jefferson, township of, 1104 ; erection of, 1104 ; early families, 1105; industries, 1105; churches, 1106 ; schools, 1106 ; village, 1106. Jennings, Chester B., M.D., 637.
Johnson, Heury W., M.D., 605.
Jones, Charles H., 674.
Jones, John P., 541. Jones, Jonathan P., 141.
Jones, J. Glancy, 515.
Jones; James M., 569. Jones, Richmond L., 574.
Jones, Thomas, Jr., 521.
Journal of the commander at Fort North-kill, 1754, 110.
Judges from 1776 to 1790, 533. Judiciary, 532.
Justices of the peace from 1752 to 1776, 632. Justices from 1777 to 1790, 533.
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Kauffman, Hiram Y., 581. Keck, David S., 385.
Keely, Thomas J., M. D. 606.
Kehr, Charles C., 584.
Keller, Colonel David C., 263.
Keim, Benneville, 681.
Keim, Captain Daniel de B., 355.
Keim, Captain Daniel, company of, compli- niented, 170.
Keim, General George De Beaneville, 356. Kein, General William H., 204.
Keim, George May, 5) 8. Keim, George De B., letter to in 1815, 179.
Keim, George de B., 455.
Keim, Henry M., 518. Keim, Isaac H., 569.
Keim, John, 681.
Keim, Nicholas, 664.
Keiser, James W., M. D., 622.
Keiser, Henry P., 584. Kessler, Charles, 555.
Kline, David C., M. D., 637.
Kline, Simeon, 719. Kluck Murder, 126. Krabb, Jacob, 401. Knerr, L. J., M. D., 637.
Knoderer, Colonel Charles A., 307. Koch, Daniel, 023. Kraemer, Louis, 985. Krebs, Rudolph F., M. D., 633. Kremp, Felix P., 584. Krem, Louis, 826. Krick, Adamı B., 1178. Kuhn, L. De Barth, M.D.,608.
Kutztown, borongh of, 855; laid out, 855; progress of, 856, 857; incorporation, 855 ; burgesses, town clerks, etc., 856; fairs and battalions, 858; railroads in, 859; public- houses, 860 ; business places, 860 ; fire com- panies, 860 ; street improvements, 861 ; manu- factures, 861, 862 ; churches of, 862 ; schools, 865 ; banks, 870 ; press, 870 ; post-office, 870 ; physicians, 870; attorneys, 871 ; Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Berks and Lehigh Counties, 871; socisties, 871 ; cen- eteries, 872; Berks County Poultry Associa- tion, 872; Keystone Agricultural Society, 872.
Kurtz, J. Ellis, M.D., 621. Kurtz, Samuel L., M.D., 609.
Kutz, David, 555.
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Ladies' Aid Society, 191. Lafayette's vieit to Reading, 677.
Landis, Henry, M.D., 615.
Language of the early settlers, 387. Lantz, Captain Henry A., 234.
· Lancks, Benjamin B., 579. Laucks, Franklin B., 576. -
Laner, Frederick, 722. Law Library, Berks County, 585. Leavenworth, William C., 562.
Lee, Bernard R., M.D., 621. Legal Association, 586. Leotz, Levi R., M.D., 637.
Leopold, Charles, 575.
Lecser, Thomas S., 185.
Lesher, John, 520. Letter of Penn to the Indians, 9.
Levao, Edgar M., 580. Levan, Isaac W., 713. Levan, Joseph, 981. Levan, Nathan, 872.
Libraries, 819. Lichtenthaler, Benjamin, 734. Lippe, Adolph, M.D., 631. List of attorneys, 534. Livingood, Frank S., 583. Livingood, Jacob S., 569. Livingood, William H., 573. Loewen, Adrian, M.D., 604.
Longoecker, John K., 568.
Longswamp, township of, 1048; taxables in 1759, 1048 ; erection, 1049 ; industries, 1049 ; churches, 1050 ; villages, 1063; schools, 1053. Loose, Charles G., M.D., 615.
Lorah, George K., 957. Lotz, Nicholas, 549.
Lower Heidelberg, township of, 1115; crec- tion of, 1115 ; industries, 1115; churches, 1116 ; Ilain Cemetery, 1117 ; villages, 1117 ; health resorts, 1119.
Ludwig, Elam M., 959.
Ludwig, George E., 667.
Ludwig, Michael, M.D., 597. Luther, Diller, M.D., 607. Inther, Martin, M.D., 603.
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Mc Hose, Isaac, 716. McKenty, Jacob K., 511. McKnight, Charles B., 838. McKnight, David, 837. McKnight, M. Brayton, 682.
McKnight, Major James, 201. McKnight, John, G81. McLean Woman's Relief Corps, No. 10, 349. McLean Lt .- Col. Joseph A., 250. McManus, John, 695. McMichael, Col. Richards, 320.
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Maiden-creek, township in, 1022; early get- tlers, 1022 ; taxables in 1759, 1023 ; churches, 1024; villages, 1025 ; Blandon Rolling-Mill, 1027.
Maitland, Captain Alexander O., 271. Mallery, Garrick, 540. Maltzberger, Henry, 584. Maltzberger, Harrison, 576.
Manatawny Section of Berks County, 928 ; townships, 928 ; streams, 928; internal im- provements, 929.
Manners and Customs of the People, 389.
Marion, township of, 1097; erection of, 1097; early settlers, 1097; dynamite explosion, 1099 ; churches, 1000 ; schools, 1103 ; Stouchs- burg Academy, 1103 ; village, 1103. Marks, William F., M.D., 633. Marks, John B., 559. Market-Houses of Reading, 744. Marshall, Jacob, M.D., 597. Marx, J. H, 582. Mass Meetings, 487. Mathews, James M., M.D., 607. Manger, David B., 971.
Maxatawny, township of, 1040 ; first taxables, 1040, 1041 ; erection of, 1041 ; early families, 1041 ; Revolutionary history, 1043 ; taverns, 1043 ; mills, 1043 ; furnaces, 1044; schools, 1044 ; iron-ore, 1044 ; churches, 1044; vil- lages, 1046. May, James, 682. Mayer, John B., 565. Medical Faculty of Berks County, 623. Medical history, early, 587. Medical Profession, 587. Medical practice, introduction of, 588. Medical Registry of Berks County, 638. Medical Society of Berks County, 625. Mengel, Matthias, 567. Meredith, Stephen M., 580. Message of Governor Morris, 105.
Mexican War : Cause of, 180 ; Reading Artil- lerists, 181 ; departure of troops for, 181 ; bat- tles engaged in, 183; return of artillerists from, 183 ; reception of troops from, 183 ; infantry companies in, 184 ; death of soldiers in, 184 ; discharge of soldiers in, 184. Militia encampment at Reading, 353. Militia proffer services to President Adams, 352.
Militia returns of Berks County, 159. Militia refuse to march in Revolution, 159. Military Cadets, 357. Military Division of county, 352. Miller, Anthony F., 565. Miller, Franklin B., 569. Miller, Jonathan B., 915. Miller, John, 707. Miller, J. Edward, 584. Miller, J. Ross, 576. Miller, W. Oscar, 583. Minerals of Berks County, 28. Miscellaneous enlistments from Berks County, 336.
Mishler, Joseph, 762. Mohr, Henry C., M. D., 619. Montgomery, Morton L., 579. Moore, William, M. D., 604. Morgan, Jacob, journal of, 130. Morgan, Jacob, deposition of, 120-127. Morgan, Jacob, 519. Morris, Benjamin, 549. Morris, Gov., message of, 105. Morris, Thomas, 562. Morris, Wharton, 572. Mother's defense of children in 1757, 129.
Mountains of Berks County, 51. Muhlenberg, Charles P., 573. Muhlenberg, Franklin S., 660. Muhlenberg, Hiester H., 833. Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus, 514. Muhlenberg, Henry A., 506.
Muhlenberg, Rev. Henry M., letter of, 125. Muhlenberg, township of, 092; eroction of, 992 ; industries of, 903 ; churches, 994 ; villages of, 995.
Murders by Indians : Gerhart, 125 ; Kluck, 126 ; Culmore & Fell, 127; Trump, 128; Other, 129-134; Liebenguth, 132; Frantz 132; Fincher, 133.
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Berks County, 827. Myers, John M., M.D., 621. Myers, Samuel, 408. Myer, Samnel C., 848.
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Nagle, Hiester M., M. D., 610. Nagle, Peter, Jr., 847. Navigation of Schuylkill River, 424. New Sweden, 6. Newspapers, 302.
READING-Weekly Advertiser, 393; Reading Herald, 394; Der Readinger Adler, 305; Berks and Schuylkill Journal, 398 ; Chroni- cle of the Times, 406; Readinger Post Bote, 407 ; Jackson Democrat, 407; Read- inger Democrat, 407; Berks County Press, 408 ; Liberale Beobachter, 408 ; Reading Gazette and Democrat, 409; Alt Berks, 410; Sonne Von Alt Berks, 410; People's Advocate, 411 ; Berks County Democrat, 411 ; School Album, 411 ; Weekly Leader, 411 ; Reformirter Hausfreund, 411 ; Ban- Der von Berks, 411 ; Die Biene, 412; Die Deutche Eiche, 412 ; Republikaner Von Berks, 414 ; Spirit of Berks, 415 ; Reading Weekly Eagle, 415 ; Reading Weekly News, 315 ; Reading Weekly Herald, 416. KUTZTOWN-Neutralist, 416 ; Geist Der Zeit, 416 ; Der Hirt, 416; Kutztown Journal, 416; National Educator, 416; American Patriot, 416.
HAMBURG-Hamburg Schnellpost, 416 ; Ham- burg Advertiser, 417; Rural Press, 417 ; Hamburg Weekly Item, 417.
BOYERTOWN-Boyertown Bauer, 417 ; Boyer- town Democrat, 417.
BIRDSBORO-Birdsboro Pioneer, 418.
WOMELSDORF-Womelsdorf Gazette, 418; Womelsdorf Herald, 418; Womelsdorf News, 418.
DAILY NEWSPAPERS-Reading Herald, 419; Reading Gazette, 419; Reading Times, 420 ; Evening Dispatch, 422; Reading Daily Reporter, 422 ; Reading Daily Eagle, 422 ; Die Reading Post, 423 ; Daily Spirit of Berks, 423 ; Reading Morning Herald, 423; Reading Daily News, 423.
Nicholls, Colonel Richard, 8. Nicolls, G. A., 452.
Non-Associators, meeting of, 151.
Northern men in service in Civil War, 193.
North Heidelberg, township of, 1125 ; erection of, 1125; early families, 1126; mills and stores, 1126 ; churches, 1126.
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O'Brien, Dennis W., 566. O'Reilly, James A., 580. O' Reilly, Simon P., 582. Officials of county, 489.
Offices by special legislation, 482. Ohio Company, 105.
Oley, township of, 930 ; early settlers in, 930 ; early roads in, 931 ; Indian villages in, 931 ; first assessment list of, 932; erection of 032; taxables in 1759, 983; industries in, 933 ; churches in, 936 ; Oley Cemetery, 939 ; Oley Academy, 041 ; villages in, 942-943 ; societies, 943.
Ontelaunce Section, 1021; townships, 1021; streams, 1021 ; internal improvements, 1022. Ontelaunce, township of, 1029; petition for. 1030 ; early settlers, 1030; villages, 1031 ; in- dustries, 1032; churches, 1033.
Otto, Bodo, M.D., 591. Otto, Bodo, Jr., M.D., 592. Otto, John A., M.D., 593. Otto, John B., M.D., 593.
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Packets on Schuylkill Canal, 448. Pachali, Theodor, M.D., 635. Palatines, 11. Paper Money in Revolution, 104.
Parks in Reading, 747-749.
Parsons' William, Letters to Richard Peters, 118. Pathological Society of Berks County, 627.
Patriotism of Berks County in Civil War, 188. Patriotic Spirit at Reading in Revolution, 137. Patrons of Husbandry, 87.
Pawling, Levi, 559. Peace declared, 134, 179. Pearson, Edward P., 563. Pearson, John S., 740.
Penn, John, visit of, to Reading, 676.
Penn, William, 8, 10. Penn's Charter, 13.
Penn, Township of, 1136; erection of, 1136 ; early settlers of, 1136 ; village, 1137.
Pennsylvania : Development of, 20; popula- tion of, 21 ; territory of, 21 ; first and second century of, 21 ; government of, 21 ; internal improvement of, 22; education in, 22; buildings in, 23 ; inventions in, 24 ; patriotism of, 24 ; agriculture in, 24.
Pennsylvania, territory of, granted to William Penn, 8.
Perry, Township of, 1063; erection of, 1063 ; industries, 1063; churches, 1064; schools, 1066 ; villages, 1000.
Persons murdered, taken prisoners and missing in Berks County during the French and In- dian Wars, 134, 135, 136.
Petition for new county, 74, 76, 77.
Physicians, deceased, 500.
Pike, township. of, 1018; erection of, 1018; churches, 1018 ; villages, 1020 ; Die Berg Maria, 1021. Plank, D. Haber, M.D., 615. Plank, Jacob, M.D., 590. Political parties, 483.
Political festivals : Hiester (1820), 483 ; Harri- son (1840), 485 ; Tilden (1876). 485. Political sentiment of the county, 476. Porter, Robert, 640.
Post-offices, 468 ; Reading established, 470 ; mails for, 470 ; stamps, 471; list of, in county, 471.
Pottelger, J. B., M.D., 614. Potts, Jonathan, M.D., 590. Pound Sterling, 665.
Pounder, Jonathan, M.D., 596. Proclamation of William Penn, 8. Production of iron in 1828-30, 97. Premium offered for scalps, 124. President Judges, 533, 534, 537. Printz, John H., 717.
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Printz, Governor John, 7. Probat, Valentine, lettar nf, 124. Purchasea from Indiana in 1633 and 1638, 5, 6. l'atnam, General Iaraal, latter of, 156. Puwelle. Arnold, 408. Purchase of territory, 18.
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Quota of troops required from county exceed- ed, 154.
R.
Railways, 449 ; Philadelphia and Reading, 449; East Pann, 458 ; Reading and Columbia, 460 ; Wilmington and Northern, 460; Weat Read- ing, 461 ; Colebrookdale, 461; Allentown, 461 ; Schoylkill and Lehigh, 461; Pennsyl- vania Schuylkill Valley, 462. Ralaton, John, 574. Rainbow Fire Company, 814. Rasar, J. Heyl, 810. Randenboah, Abraham S., M.D., 617. Rea, Samuel M., 1180. Read, Cullinson, 558. Read, Jamea, 558.
Reading, city of, 650 ; aelection of site of, 650; early surveys of, 651 ; plan of towa, 652 ; lota of, aold at public aale, 652; first patenteea, 653 ; ground-rent, 654 ; liat of taxablea in 1759, 655 ; district of, erected, 656; early achools of, 657 ; markets and fairs of, 657, 745, 746, 763 ; citizena of, against change of government, 659 ; early inn-keepera of, 659 ; Rainbow Fire Company, 661, 814 ; towu pump of, '661, 745 ; fuel, light and entertainment, 662, 758 ; hunting and fishing, 662 ; Indian ia- vasion, 663 ; prominent men, 664, 681 ; bor- ough of, from 1783 to 1847, 666 ; incorpora- tion of borough and city, 666, 685; election diatricts of, 668; nawapapers of, 392, 668; poat-office of, 669, 752; internal improve- ments of, 669, 767 ; fire companiea of, 670 ; ferries and bridgea, 670; hanks of, 671 ; panic of 1837, 671 ; water supply of, 672, 747 ; lights of, 672, 758 ; public buildings, 672, 744 ; atsges, canals, railwaya, 672; manufac- turea of 674, 691 ; traffic of, 675 ; merchants of, in 1830, 675 ; occupations in 1839, 676; distinguished visitors at, 676 ; memorial ser- vicea at, 678 ; change of names of atreets, 678 ; executiona at, 679 ; early exhibitiona at, 680 ; city of, from 1847 to 1886, 682 ; raview of, in 1847, 682 ; development of, 686 ; riot in, 689 ; trial of rioters, 692 ; industriea of, 603, 744 ; market-houses, 744; Penn Square, 747; commona and parka, 749, 766 ; City Hall, 751; Lauer monument, 750; fira company building, 751; business of (1885), 753 ; poat- mastera of, 753 ; cemeteries of, 755; Charlea Evana' Cemetery, 755 ; other cemeteries, 758 ; gaa and electric light, 758; halla ia, 750; Grand Opera Houaa, 762 ; Maennerchor Hall, 762 ; private market-houacs, 763; Reading Hospital, 763; St. Joseph's Hospital, 765 ; Mineral Spring, 767; churchea of, 767 : achoola, 798 ; Reading Academy, 799 ; Mili- tary Institute, 800 ; common-achool syatem, 800 ; officera of school district, 802 ; High School, 803; school huildiuga, 804 ; acade- mies, acminarics, &c., 804 ; art and artists, 808 ; Protective Association, 811 ; Firamen's Union, 812 ; fire alarm, 812; paradea, 813 ; Salvage Corpa, 810; librariea, 819; Reading Library, 820 ; Franklin Library, 820; aocieties, 820, 830 ; banks, 831, 840 ; list of town and city officiala, 841, 846 ; bi ographical sketchea of mayors, 847 ; cenaus, 853 ; taxables, 854.
Reading Artillerists, 355.
Reading Hospital, 192, 763.
Reading Loyal Ladies' League, No. 6, 349. Reading Medical Association, 627. Reading Washington Guards, 178. Ream, Alonzo E., 583. Reher, Charles T., M.D., 612. Reber, Conrad D., 1181.
Raber, Henry C. G., 519.
Reher, James T., 742. Recent industries, 97. Redemptioners, 11.
Reeser, Howard S., M.D., 619.
Regiments in Civil War, 202 to 335.
Reichert, Matthias, 504.
Religious denominationa, 357; Lutherans, 358 ; Reformed, 359; Friends, 360 ; Baptiats, 361; Dunkarda, 363; Moravians, 364; Roman Catholica, 367 ; other denominations, 368.
Religious excitement in 1829, 369. Report of Crueltiea by Indiana, 123.
Representatives' Frame of Government, 16.
Representative men, 479.
ReaoIntion passed by people of Berks County in 1812, 171.
Review of militia hy Gancral Winfield Scott, 353.
Revolution, 663.
Revolution and Independence, 136.
Revolutionary survivors, 165.
Rhoads, Capt. Geo. B., 258. Rhoada, Thos. J. B., 909.
Rhoada, Reuben B., M.D., 609.
Rhoads, Heary, 556.
Rhoada, Ezekiel, 954.
Rhoada, M A., M.D., 619.
Richards, John S., 566.
Richarda, Louia, 576.
Richmond, Township of, 1035 ; Survey of, 1035; Taxables, 1035 ; Early Settlera, 1036 ; Moae- leul Minea, 1036 ; Moselem Springs, 1037 ; Cryatal Cave, 1037 ; Churchea, 1038 ; Vil- lages, 1040.
Rieser, Adam B., 584.
Rightmyer, William M., 577. Ritner Young Men's Couvention, 487.
Rittenhouse, Samuel R., M.D., 632. Ritter, Samuel, 754.
Ritter, Wm. S., 397.
Ritter, Johni, 306.
Roada, 439 ; Indian Patha, 439 ; Tulpehocken, 430 ; Maiden-creek, 440 ; Olay, 441; Schuyl- kill, 441; others, 442.
Robeson, Township of, 1148 ; Early Settlers, 1148; Taxables, 1149; New Townahip not established, 1149; Iadustriea, 1150 ; Gibral- tar Iron-Worka, 1150 ; Seyfert'a Iron-Works, 1150 ; Churches, 1151 ; Joanna Camp-Meat- ing Grounds, 1153 ; Villages, 1153.
Robeaon, Charles K., 572.
Rockland, Township of, 1009; Erection of 1009; Taxables (1750), 1011; Industries, 1012 ; Churchea, 1012 ; Villagea, 1013; Whirlwind in, 1014.
Roland, Horace, 580. Rosenthal, Wilhelm, 412. Roater of Barka County Regiments, 147. Rothermel, Iarael H., 583. Rothermel, John H., 583. Rourke, Wm. J,, 583. Rowe, Win. G., 851. Ruhl, Christian H., 581.
Ruscomb-manor, Townahip of, 1006 ; erection of, 1006; taxables in 1759, 1007 ; industrie a of, 1007 ; churches, 1008 ; villagea, 1009. Rush, Jacob, 539.
S.
Sallade, Andrew, 366. Sallada, Jacob, 527. Sallade, Jecob M., 571.
Sassaman, Angustua S., 546.
Sactions of Berks County, 928; Manatawny and its townahipa, 929 ; Ontelaunee and its townships, 1021 ; Tulpchocken and its town- ahípa, 1082; Schuylkill and ita townships, I147. Saltzer, J. George, 573. Sanatorial Districta, 490.
Settlers, Early : Dutch, 5, 7; Swedish, 6, 64 ; English, 7, 63; German, 11, 65, 67; Welab, 12, 69 ; Iriah, 12, 70 ; Hebrew, 70.
Seyfert, Simon, 694. Schaeffer, Charles H., 575. Schaeffer, D. Nicholas, 582.
Schuaffar, Lewis, 924. Schall, David, 551. Schell, Frank R., 580. Schlemm, Christian L., M.D., 596.
Schlemm, C. W. G., M. D., 596.
Schmehl, Adam H., 581.
Schmucker, Elhanan Z., M.D., 635. Schmucker, Fraucia R., M.D., 635. Schneider, Ephraim, 981. Schneider, Jacob, 550. Schoener, Adam, M.D., 600.
Schoener, Decatur G., M.D., 609. Schoener, Franklin B., 566. Schoener, Jacob B, 808.
Schoener, J. Dallas, 576. Schoener, William B., 569. Schollenberger, Lewis A., M D., 635.
Schoola in Reading, 798: Reading Academy, 799 ; Military Institute, 800 ; commoa school aystem, 800; officers of achiool district, 802 ; high achool, 803; achool buildings, 804 : Female Seminary, 804 ; private achouls, 805 ; Reading Scientific Academy, 805 ; Reading Boainess Collega, 805 ; Carroll Institute, 806 ; Schuylkill Seminary. 806 ; Stewart Acade- my, 806 ; Reading Semioary, 807; Inter-State Commercial College, 807.
Schools in Kutztown : parochial, 865 ; common, 865; Franklin Academy, 866 ; Maxatawny Seminary and Keystone State Normal Schoul, 866.
Schrader, Haury 0., 584. Schroeder, Captain Isaac, 333. Schroeder, Daniel E., 515.
Schuylkill River, 424; fishing in, 424 ; naviga- tion of, 424; obatruction to navigation in, 425 ; riot between boatmen and fishermen. 426, 426 ; fords over Schuylkill in 1778, 427 ; navigation of encouraged hy legislation, 427 ; freahats in, 420 ; diacoloration of water io, 432 ; bridgea uver, 433.
Schuylkill, aaction of, 1147; streams of, 1147; hilla of, 1148 ; internal improvements, 1148 ; townahípa uf, 1148. Schwartz, Hiram II., 547. Schwartz, John, 510. Schweitzer, Samuel Z., 1183.
Scott's, General Winfield, visit to Reading, 353, 677.
Seidel, Franklin, 1027. Schaeffer, John, 912. Shaffner, Jacob, 1092. Shalter, Edwin, 876. Shalter, Irenaeus, 576. Shearer, Benjamin Y., 581.
Shearer, Christian, 810. Shearer, Edward H., 574. Shearer, Peter, 507.
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Sherman, Jackson H., 567. Shoemaker, Charles, 521. Shoemaker, Charles, 549. Shoemaker, Charles E., M.D., 612. Shullenberger, Captain Jonas M., 31I. Shulze, John Andrew, 525. Slavery, 71. Slegel, Eli, 643. Smith, Edmond L., 571. Smith, F. Leaf, 572. Smith, Frederick, 526. Smith, George, 738. Smith, Henry W., 562. Smith, J. Bright, 570. Smith, J. Howard, M.D., 601. Smith, James F., 449. Smitb, John F., 581. Smith, John V., M.D., 601. Smith, Levi B., 1154. Smith, L. Heber, 1157. Smith, Stanley, M.D., 617. Smith, Thomas B., 1154. Snyder, Jefferson, 581. Societies of Reading, 829. Sohl, Samuel, 507.
Sons of veterans, General George G. Meade Camp, No. 16, 349. Spaag, F. K., M.D., 614. Spang, Frederick, 816. Spayd, Joha, 539. Spayd, Joseph H., 563. Spicker, Peter, letter of, 123. Spohn, Daniel, 729.
Spring, township of, 1170 ; erectinn of, 1170 ; early murder of Indians, 1170 ; industries of, 1172; churches, 1173; Sinking Spring Ceme- tery Company, 1175 ; Parochial School- Honse, 1175 ; villages, 1175.
Spyker, Benjamin, 520. Stages, 442 ; Coleman lines of, 442 ; combina- tion, 443 ; decline of, 443. Stamp Duty, 136. Starkey, George R., M.D., 632. State, National Guard, 355. Statistical Tables of Manufactures, 102. Stauffer, Abner K , 574. Stauffer, John, 550. Stein, Adam, 1080. Stephen, John, M.D., 619. Stephen, Walker R., M.D., 619. Sterrett, Jacob K., 403. Stevens, Garrett B., 580. Stevens, William K., 585. Stitzel, George D., 552. Strasser, Thomas C., M.D., 637. Strecker, Herman, 807. Streng, Newton D., 565. Strong, William, 528. Stoudt, George K., 1091. Stuyvesant, Peter, 7. Summary of battles in Civil War, 194. Summary of present furnaces, forges and mills, 99, 100, 101. Sunday mails, 371. Swartz, A. Jordan, 57I. Swedes driven out by the Dutch in 1656, 6. Swedish West India Company, 6.
T.
Teachers' Institute, 378. . Telegraph lines, 473 ; Philadelphia, Reading and Pottsville, 473; Western Union, 473 ; Lehigh, 473. Telephones, 473. Thompson, L. H., M.D., 608. Tilden Festival, 485.
Topton, Borough of, 926; Incorporation of, 926 ; Stores, Hotels, Post-Office and Physi- clane, 926 ; Topton Furnace, 926 ; Industries, 927 ; Topton National Bank, 027 ; Schools, 927 ; Societies, 927. Tory feeling iu Berks County, 151. Townships of Berks County, 930. Albany, 1067. Alsace, 083. Amity, 944. Bern, 1127. Bern (Upper), 1142.
Betliel, 1141. Brecknuck, 1181. Caernarvon, 1157. Centre, 1189. Colebrookdale, 962.
Cumrn, 1161. District, 1014.
Douglass, 967.
Earl, 1016. Exeter, 972. Greenwich, 1076.
Heidelberg, 1107. Heidelberg (Lower), 1115. Heidelberg (North), 1125. Hereford, 996.
Jefferson, 1104.
Long-swamp, 1048. Maiden-creek, 1022. Marion, 1097.
Maxatawny, 1040. Muhlenberg, 992, Oley, 930. Ontelaunee, 1029.
Penn, 1136.
Perry, 1063. Pike, 1018.
Richmond, 1035. Robeson, 1148. Rockland, 1009. Ruscomb-manor, 1006.
Spring, 1170. Tulpehocken, 1083. Tulpehocken (Upper), 1093. Union, 1185. Washington, 1000.
Windsor, 1058.
Troops in Revolutionary War, Miscellaneous, 149, 150-151. Trexler, Jeremiah S., M.D., 608. Trexler, Horatio, 839. Tryon, J. Warren, 575. Tryon, Jacob, M.D., 606. Tryon, John S., M.D., 611.
Tryon, Michael, M.D., 596.
Tulpehocken, section of, 1082; streams, 1082; internal improvements, 1082 ; townships in, 1083.
Tulpehocken, township of, 1083; erection of, 1083 ; taxables, 1085 ; new township refused, 1086 ; churches, 1087 ; villages, 1089. Tyson, Charles II., 584. Tyson, Henry A., 819. Tyson, Henry, M.D., 598.
U.
Udree, Daniel, 505. Ulrichı, Daniel A., M.D., 605. Umbenhauer, William, 1138. Union, township of, 1185 ; erection of, 1185 ; first settlers, 1185; taxables, 1186; indus tries, 1186; churches, 1186; schools, 1187; villages, 1187.
Upper Bern, township of, 1132 ; erection of, 1132 ; early settlers, 1132; churches, 1133; villages, 1133.
Upper Tulpchocken, township of, I( 03 ; erec- tion of, 1093; early settlers, 1004; Indian Fort, 1005 ; churches, 1095; villages, 1096.
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Van Campan, Moses, account of 1781 by, 159. Van Read, Charles, 1120. Van Reed, Charles L., 1123. Van Reed family, 1120. Van Reed, Henry Z., 1122.
Van Reed, Henry, 544. Van Buren's visit to Reading, 677. Valleys of Berks County, 52. Villages in Berks County : Albany Station, 1074. Amityville, 052. Baumstown, 980.
Barto, 1004. Bechtelsville, 1005. Beckersville, 1153. Berks, 1133. Berkley, 1031. Blandon, 1026. Bower's, 1047. Centreville, 1140. . Churchville, 1003. Clayton, 999. Douglassville, 953. Dreibelbis, 1079. Dryville, 1013. Earlville, 953. Eagelsville, 966. Eschbach, 1005. Farmington, 1053. Frederickville, 1015. Friedensburg, 943. Fritztown, 1177. Frystown, 1146. Geigertown, 1153. Gibraltar, 1154. Glendale, 966. Gonglersville, 1167 Greslıville, 966. Griesemerville, 942. Grimsville, 1079. Hancock, 1055. Herefordville, 999. Hill Church, 1020. lluff's Church, 1000. Hyde Park, 996. Jacksonwald, 979. Joanna Station, 1161 Kempton, 1074. Kline's Corner, 1054. Klinesville, 1079. Kroningersville, 1047. Krumville, 1079. Landisville, 1015. Leesport, 1031. Lenhartsville, 1079. Lime Kiln, 979. Little Oley, 966. Lobachsville, 1020. Longswamp, 1053. Lorah, 1117. Lyons, 104C. Maple Grove, 1053. Mertztown, 1054. Millersburg, 1145. Mohnsville, 1168. Mohrsville, 1140. Mohrsville, 1067. Molltowa, 1025. Monocacy Station, 954. Monterey, 1047. Morysvills, 966.
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Morgantown, 1159. Mount Airy or Monocacy, 1187. Mount Etua, 1090. Mount Pleasant, 1137. Naomi, 1154. New Berlinville, 965. New Jerusalem, 1013. Oakland, 1167. Perryville, 1000. Pikeville, 1020. Pleasantville, 943. Plow Tavern, 1153. Pricetown, 1009. Red Lion, 1053. Rebrersburg, 1089. Robesonis, 1112. Rothrocksville, 1018. Shsefferstown, 1106. Schultzville, 1004. Shamrock, 1054. Shanesville, 1017. Shillington, 1167. Shoemakersville, 1066. Siesholtzville, 1000. Sinking Spring, 1175. Spangsville, 943. St. Lawrence, 979. Stonersville, 980. Stouchsburg, 1103. Strausstown, 1096.
Treichlersville, 1000. Trexler, 1074. Unionville, 1187. Upper Bern, 1133. Vinemont, 1177. Virginsville, 1040. Weavertown, 951. Weilertown, 1053. Weitzelville, 1176. Wernersville, 1117.
Wessnerville, 1073. West Leesport, 1131.
White Bear Inn, 1153. Windsor Castle, 1061. Womelsdorf Statlon, 1112. Yellow House, 963. Volunteer Militis of 1862, 301-303.
Vote for Constitutional Amendments, 478.
Vote for Governor, 476. Vote for President, 477.
W.
Wallace, Edward, M.D., 605.
Walter, Dr. Robert, 1124.
Walter, John, 764.
Wander, Amos B., 672.
Wanner, Howard P., 585.
Wanner, Joel B., 571. .
Wanner, Lewellyn, 577
Wander, Peter D., 577.
War of 1812-16, 171; causes of, 172; local preparations for, 172; officers of companies in, 173.
Washington Memorial Services at Reading, 678.
Water-Works of Resding, 748.
Weidman, William M., M.D., 617.
Wagner, Charles O., 572.
War Meetings at Reading, 190.
Washington at Reading, 1794, 168.
Washington, township of, 1000 ; erection of, 1000; early settlers, 10 0; industries in, 1001 ; churches, 1002; villages, 1003.
Weaver, Charles B., 571.
Weaver, Col. Jeremiah, 960.
Weirman, Charles, 567.
Weidman, Rev. Benneville B., 1177.
Weiser, Conrad, letters to Gov. Morris, 115, 116, 121, 127, 131. Weiser, Conrad, 537.
Wertz, Samuel, 1179. Westley, Daniel F., 583.
Whig Mass-Meeting in, 1844, 487. Wharton, Lloyd, 562.
Wheeler, Caleb, 741. Whiskey Insurrection, 167. Whitehead, James, Jr., 558. Whitner, George K., 754. Willits, Thomas, 1028. Wily, Owen H., M.D., 603. Wily, Penrose, M.D., 602.
Windsor, towoship of, 1058; early settlers, 1058 ; taxables, 1058 ; Windsor Furnace, 1059 ; water-cure, 1060; church, 1060; Windsor Castle, 1061, societies, 1061. Wingerd, Daniel H., 580. Witman, Alexander H., M.D., 600. Witman, Charles, 561. Witman, William, 549.
Wollenweber, Louis A., 423.
Womelsdorf, borough of, 873; laid out, 873
first settlers, 874; taxables for 1790, 874 ; in- corporation of, 874; burgesses and clerks, 874 ; post office, 875; physicians, 875; taverns, 875; industries of, 875; schools of, 876; churches of, 876; Union Cemetery, 878 ; so- cieties of, 879 ; Washington's visit to, in 1793, 879. Wood, William, M.D., 594. Woodward, Warren J., 529.
Worman, Ludwig, 505. Wuelfingh, Michael W. A., M.D., 619.
Y.
Yocom, William, 956.
Young, Calvin K., M.D., 621.
Young, Daniel, 551.
Young, Daniel B., 5$1.
Young, Samuel L .. 570.
Yundt, Horace A., 575.
Z.
Ziebør, Henry A., 582. Zieber, Philip S., 584. Zimmerman, Thomas C., 404.
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