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The failure of " any such poor person" to comply with this provision rendered him or her liable to be taken before a justice of the peace, when, in the dis- cretion of the magistrate, the public allowance could "be abridged, suspended, or withdrawn," or the of- fender committed to the House of Correction, "there to he whipped and kept at hard Labour for any Num-
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ber of Days not exceeding Twenty-one, as to the said Justices should seem meet."
On Feb. 13, 1804, the act of Assembly was approved providing for the election in Delaware County, at the following general election, of three reputable citizens to be directors of the poor, who were instructed to meet, and by lot to divide themselves into three classes, "the place of the first to be vacated at the expiration of the first year, of the second at the ex- piration of the second year, and of the third at the expiration of the third year; so that those who may be chosen, after the first election, may serve for three years; and one-third be chosen annually,"1 which manner of electing the directors and the period of service remained in use until changed by the second section of Article xiv. of the Constitution of 1874.
In the report of the committee of the Legislature on the operation of the poor law, made Jan. 29, 1825, the statement from Delaware County was, " The es- tablishment of a house of employment in this county has increased the number, or from some other cause, there is more than when maintained in the different townships ; but we have no hesitation in saying that the effect has been such as to make their situation more comfortable, the morals and health better pre- served."
In 1855 the directors of the poor, having been authorized by the act of May 8, 1854, to sell the old county-house and farm at Media, sold the estate in the fall of that year for a sum over fifty thousand dollars, and purchased the farm of Abraham Pennell, one of the directors, containing about one hundred and one acres, for sixteen thousand dollars, and con- tracted with John Eves & Co., of Nethier Providence, to erect the building for twenty thousand three hun- dred dollars. The proceedings of the board aroused considerable feeling in the county, and a public meet- ing was held on the 29th of December, 1855, "to investigate the action of the Directors of the Poor in changing the location of the public property ;" and an adjourned meeting was held on Jan, 18, 1856, when a bitter debate was had, after which the whole matter drifted by, and in a short time had ceased to attract any further public attention.
The following is the list of directors of the poor, giving the year when each director became a member of the board :
1805, William Anderson, Jonathan Heacock, John Smith (resigned and John Thomson appointed) ; 1806, Thomas Peovell, Philip Moore; 1807, John McIlvain; 1808, Benjamin W. Oakford; 1809, David Pratt; 1810, Gaorge W. Oakford (died in office, John McIlvain ap- pointed), William Peters, Jr., John Worrall; 1811, Thomas Garrett; 1812, George Miller; 1813, Francis Wesley; 1814, John Powell; 1815, George B. Lowues; 1816, Joseph Hoskine; 1817, William Trimble ; 1818, William Mendenhall (in place of William Trimble), Enos Sharpless ; 1819, Samuel Garrett ; 1820, Jesse Darlington; 1821, Joseph James; 1822, James Craig; 1823, Enos Williamson ; 1824, Micajah Speakman; 18 5, Isaac Yarnall (in place of Speakman, re- signed), John Larkin; 1826, Oborn Levis ; 1827, Joseph Henderson; 1828, Thomas Dutton; 1829, Isaiab Fawk ; 1830, John Kerne; 1831,
John Hinkson ; 1832, David Lyons; 1833, Robart N. Gamble; 1834, James Ogden ; 1835, Edward Lewis; 1836, Samuel Hale; 1837, Jeeee Walter; 1838, George Martin; 1839, Capt. James Serrill; 1840, James Barton ; 1841, Moses D. Palmer; 1842, George Lewie; 1843, Caleb J. Hoopes; 1844, Mosee D. Palmer (he rasigned and Georga F. Gil- pine appointed) ; 1845, James J. Lewie; 1846, Marshall Painter; 1847, John Clayton; 1848, Joel Evans; 1849, John Miller; 1850, Thomas Williamson ; 1851, J. Edward Garrett; 1852, Abraham Pen- nell; 1853, William Trainer; 1854, Joseph B. Leedom; 1855, Jacob Byers; 1856, Samnel A. Barton; 1857, Francie Leedom; 1858, Sam- uel Johnson; 1859, E. B. Loveland ; 1860, William H. Grubb; 1861, Judge Tyson ; 1862, Samuel B. Leedom ; 1863, Peter W. Grean ; 1864, Joseph Powell; 1865, Baldwin Howard; 1866, Fredrick J. Hinkson ; 1867-68, Powell, Howard, and Hinkson; 1869-71, Powell, Howard, and William Trainer; 1872, James Shelley Tyson, Joel Sharp- less; 1873, Edgar T. Miller ; 1874, Jesse Hibberd; 1875, Chalkley Harvey; 1876-77-79-80, Chalkley Harvey, Jesse Hibberd, John H. Kerlin ; 1880-81, Chalkley Harvey, John H. Kerlin, Milton Ed- wards; 1882, Chalkley Harvey, Milton Edwards, Henry L. Donald- son ; 1883, Henry L. Donaldson, John B. McCay, Jr., Joseph Lee- dom.
County Auditors .- During all the period while Delaware County was a part of Chester County the accounts of the public officers were audited by the court, which was found to be injurious, inasmuch as they were often given hurried examination, the jus- tices growing weary of the dry column of figures sub- mitted to their inspection and approval. The evil became so noticeable that the Legislature sought to rectify it, hence we find that on
" August 11, 1791 The Court appointe John Talbot, Mark Wilcox and William Penonek, as auditors to settle &c., the accounts of the Treas- urer and Commissioners of the County, in conformity to the act of Assem- bly of March 30, 1791. Read three times in Court."
Subsequent appointments by the court were as fol- lows :
1792, Joho Pearson, Abraham Pennell, and Richard Flower ; 1793, Ben- jamin Brandon, Thomas Newlin, Abraham Sharpless ; 1795, Samnel Price, Esq., John Horn, and Caleb Pierce; 1796, Jobn Crosby, Esq., Elisha Price, Esq., and William Martin ; 1797, John Crosby, Esq., Wil- liam Martio, Esq., Thomas Newlin, Esq .; Nov. 26, 1798, " The Court Dominate John Crosby Esq. and Thomas Newlin, Esq. he continued and adds Richard Flower in the room of William Martin, the other Auditor, deceased;" 1799, Edward Hunter, Esq., William Trimble, and Nicholas Newlin; 1800, Abraham Penvell, Joseph Shallcross, Jobo Talbot; 1801-2, Nathaniel Newlin, Esq., Joseph Pennell, Jacob Gib- bone; 1803, Benjamin W. Oakford, Moses Palmer, Pierce Crosby ; 1804, William Anderson, Thomas Smith, Frederick Fairlamb; 1805, Abraham Sharpless, Richard P. Lloyd, John Thomeon ; 1806, Moses Palmer, Benjamin W. Oakford, Dr. Jonas Preston ; 1807, Dr. Jonas Preston, Moses Palmer, Pierce Crosby ; 1808, William PenDock, Moses Palmer, Pierce Crosby ; 1809, Moses Palmer, Edward Hunter, Mas- kill Ewing : 1819, Moses Palmer.
In 1821 the office became elective.
1823, William Bishop, Enoch Abraham, Samuel Hewes; 1824, Cyrus Mendenhall; 1825, Joseph Gibbone; 1826, Enos Sharpless ; 1827, Henry Moore; 1828, Aber Lewis; 1829, Daniel Abraham; 1830, Benjamin Serrill; 1831, John D. White; 1832, James McMullin; 1833, Alexander McKeaver ; 1834, Jneeph Gibson, William S. Flower (in room of James McMullin) ; 1835, William Eyre; 1836, H. Jones Brooke; 1837, Caleb J. Hoopes; 1838, Casper W. Sharpless ; 1839, George Sniedley; 1840, Joel Evans ; 1841, William J. Wilcox; 1842, Minshall Painter; 1843, Jesse Brooke, Jr .; 1844, Robert E. HanDum; 1845, Jonathan Miller ; 1846, John Sellere, Jr. ; 1847, Frederick Fair- lamb; 1848, Jacob Parry ; 1849, Raudle Bishop ; 1850, William Eyre; 1851, Lewis Miller; 1862, Randle Bishop, William Eyre, Lewis Miller; 1853, William Ogdeu; 1854, Abraham P. Morgan; 1855, Walter Y. Hoopes; 1856, J. Lewis Garrett ; 1857, William D. Pannell ; 1858, - - -; 1859-60, Robert E. HanDum, John D. White, Jacob Smedley; 1861, James H. Ogden; 1862, J. H. Omensetter; 1863,
1 Bliss' "Delaware County Digest," p. 48.
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HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
James Clowd ; 1864, Walter Y. Hoopes; 1865, Samuel Dutton ; 1866, Joseph Walter; 1867, came auditor; 1868, I. Hunter Moore; 1869, Curtis Cheyney ; 1870, George Broomall ; 1871, Eber Lewis, Jr .; 1872, Daniel James; 1873, Charles P. Walter; 1874, Pearson Pike; 1875, Charles H. Cheyney ; 1876 (under Constitution of 1874), William J. Smith, Jered Darlington, Jacob Boon; 1879, Jared Darlington, Thomas Coulter, Joseph Pratt; 1882, Jared Darlington, William S. Sykes, J. Lewis Garrett,
Members of Congress .- In 1789 the members of Congress from Pennsylvania were elected on a general ticket, which ran throughout the commonwealth. The Apportionment Act of 1791 first gave Congres- sional districts, and by it Philadelphia and Delaware County became the First District, and was entitled to one member. In that year Thomas Fitzsimmons, of Philadelphia, was elected, and served until 1793. In the mean time, dissatisfaction had been created be- cause of the manner in which the State had been dis- tricted, and the law was repealed, and again, in 1793, the members from our State were elected on a general ticket. In 1795 an Apportionment Act was passed which met general approval, and John Richards, of Philadelphia, represented our people, and in 1797 and 1801, Richard Thomas, of the same place, was the member of the House of Representatives from this district. In 1801, Joseph Hemphill, from Dela- ware County, was Congressman.
By the Apportionment Act of 1802 the city and county of Philadelphia and the county of Delaware became the First Congressional District, and was en- titled to three representatives, of which number Del- aware County furnished : Jacob Richards, 1803-9; William Anderson, 1809-15.
The Apportionment Act of 1812 constituted the same territory as the First District, with four repre- sentatives. As will be noticed, 'Maj. Anderson was continued for one term under this act: Thomas Smith, 1815-17; William Anderson, 1817-19; Sam- uel Edwards, 1819-27.
By the Apportionment Act of 1822, Chester, Dela- ware, and Lancaster Counties were made the Fourth Congressional District, entitled to three members, and twice under its provision Mr. Edwards. was our representative: Dr. Samuel Anderson, 1827-29 ; George Grey Leiper, 1829-31.
In 1830, during the Anti-Masonic excitement, seven candidates were named by the opposing factions and presented to the people. Three Delaware County gentlemen were nominated,-Archibald J. Dick, Ed- ward Darlington, and John Edwards,-and all of them defeated. The district during the years 1831 to 1833 was represented by Joshua Evans and David Potts, Jr., of Chester, and William Heister, of Lan- caster County. By the Apportionment Act of 1832 the same territory comprised the Fourth Congres- sional District, and was entitled to the same number of members: Edward Darlington, 1833-39; John Edwards, 1839-43.
By the act of 1843, Delaware and Montgomery Counties comprised the Fifth Congressional District,
and was entitled to one member : Francis James, of Montgomery, 1843-45; Jacob S. Yost, 1845-47 ; John Friedley, 1848-51.
In 1848 Montgomery County conceded the repre- sentative to Delaware County, and John K. Zeilin was nominated by the convention in the latter county. The Democrats had nominated Samuel M. Leiper, whose election over Zeilin was not doubted; hence a convention of the Whigs was called at the Black Horse, and Zeilin was requested and unwillingly compelled to resign the nomination in favor of Fried- ley : John McNair, Montgomery, 1851-53.
The Apportionment Act of 1852 made Delaware and Chester Counties the Sixth Congressional Dis- trict, with one member: William Everhart, Chester County, 1853-55; John Hickman, Chester County, 1855-63.
The apportionment of 1862 made the same territory the Seventh District: J. M. Broomall, Delaware County, 1863-69; W. Townsend, Chester County, 1869-77.
The act of 1873 made the same counties the Sixth District : William Ward, Delaware County, 1877-84; J. B. Everhart, Chester County, 1883.
The dates given herein are the times of service, and not the dates of election.
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM CHESTER COUNTY.
1682 .- Joho Simcock, Thomas Brasey, Ralph Withers, Thomas Usher. 1683 .- John Hoskins, Robert Wade, George Wood, Joho Blunesten, Dennis Rockford, Thomas Bracy, John Bezer, Joho Herding, Jo- eeph Pbipps.
1684 .- Joshua Hastings, Robert Wade, Jobn Bluosten, George Meris, Thomas Usher, Henry Maddock.
1685 .- John Bluosten, George Maris, John Harding, Thomas Usher, Francis Stanfield, Joshua Feerne.
1686 .- Robert Wade, Jobo Bluosten, George Maris, Bartholomew Cop- pock, Caleb Pusey, Samuel Levie.
1687 .- John Bluosteo, George Marie, Bartholomew Coppock, Calsh Pusey, Edward Bezar, Randal Verooo.
1688 .- Jobn Blunsten, James Sandelande, George Maris, Robert Pile, Edward Carter, Thomas Cobouro.
1689 -Jamies Saodelaods, Samuel Levis, Joho Bartram, Robert Pile, Jonathan Hayes.
1690 .- Joho Briston, William Jenkins, Robert Pile, Joshus Fearne, George Maris, Caleb Pusey.
1691 .- Record wanting.
1692 .- Philip Romao, George Msris, Bartholomew Coppock, Robert Pile, Caleh Pusey, Thomas Withers.
1693 .- John Simcock, George Marie, David Lloyd.
1694 .- David Lloyd (Speaker), Caleb Pusey, Samuel Levie.
1695 .- John Bluosten, Bartholomew Coppock, William Jeokine, Robert Pile, Walter Fawcet, Philip Roman.
1696 .- Jobo Simcock (Speaker), John Blunsteo, Caleb Pusey.
1697 .- John Bluosten (Specker), Bartholomew Coppock, Thomas Worth, Jonathan Hayes.
1698,-Caleb Pusey, Samuel Levis, Nathaniel Newlin, Robert Carter.
1699 .- John Blunsten (Speaker), Robert Pile, John Worrilow, Robert Carter.
1700 .- Joho Blunsten (Specker), Robert Pile, Richard Ormes, John Hood, Samuel Levie, Henry Levis.
1701 .- Joseph Baker, Samuel Levie, Nathaniel Newlin, Nicholse Pils.
1702 .- Joho Bluosten, Robert Pile, Nathaniel Newlio, Andrew Job.
1703 .- Nicholas Pile, John Bennet, Andrew Job, David Lewis, Nathaniel Newlin, Joseph Baker, Robert Carter, Joseph Wood.
1704 .- Nicholas Pile, Jobo Bennet, Nicholas Fairlamb, Joseph Cobourn, John Hood, Richard Hayes, Joseph Wood, Isaac Taylor.
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1705 .- Nicholas Pile, John Bennet, John Hood, Joseph Wood, Isaac Taylor.
1706 .- Samuel Levis, Richard Hayes, Francis Chadds, Joseph Baker, Evan Lewis, John Hood, George Pearce, William Garrett.
1707 .- Fraucis Chadds, William Smith, Samuel Levis, Richard Hayes, John Hood, William Garrett, John Bethel.
1708 .- Daniel Williamson, Samuel Levis, Richard Hayes, John Hood, Thomas Pearson, William Bartram, Daniel Hoops.
1709 .- Samuel Levis, John Maris, John Hood, Henry Lewis, Daniel Williamson, Daniel Hoops, Richard Hayes, William Smith.
1710 .- Nicholas Pile, Joseph Baker, William Lewie. John Wood, Na- tbaniel Newlin, Ephraim Jackson, Caleb Pusey, Isaac Taylor.
1711 .- Francis Yarnall, John Bezer, Caleb Pusey, Nicholas Pile, Na- thaniel Newlin, Joseph Baker, Nicholas Fairlamb, David Llewellyn. 1712 .- Caleb Pusey, David Lloyd, William Davis, Nicholas Fairlamb, Joseph Wood, George Harlan, Isaac Taylor, John Marie,
1713 .- David Lloyd, William Davie, Joseph Baker, Nathaniel Newlin, Nicholas Fairlamb, Richard Hayes, William Brinton, John Blun- eton.
1714 .- David Lloyd, Nathaniel Newlin, Nicholas Pile, Evaa Lewis, John Miller, Benjamin Mendenhall, Samuel Garrett, Richard Marie.
1715 .- David Lloyd, Heary Hayes, Samuel Garrett, Henry Lewis, Wil- liam Pile, Edward Beazer, Philip Taylor, David Lewis.
1716 .- David Lloyd, John Blunston, Henry Hayes, Joseph Pennack, David Harry, John Maris, John Worrell, Henry Obura.
1717 .- David Lloyd, Nathaniel Newlin, Richard Hayes, Samuel Garrett, James Gibbons, John Wood, George Marie, Henry Miller.
1718 .- David Lloyd, Richard Hayes, Nathaniel Newlin, John Wright, James Gibbons, Henry Lewis, Henry Oburn.
1719 .- Isaac Taylor, Joseph Pennock, Moses Key, John Bezer, Nathaniel Newlin, John Maris, James Gibbons, Evan Lewie.
1720 .- Joseph Pennock, Samnel Levis, Israel Taylor, John Marie, Ralph Pile, Daniel Williamson, David Lewis.
1721 .- Samuel Levis, Jr., William Pile, Daniel Williamson, Isaac Taylor, David Lewis, Henry Oburn, Nathaniel Newlin, Israel Taylor.
1722 .- Samuel Levis, Jr., Joseph Penuock, David Levis, William Pile, Daniel Williamson, Israel Taylor, Nathaniel Newlin, Isaac Taylor. 1723 .- Moses Key, Joseph Pennock, William Webb, Thomas Chandler,
David Lloyd (Speaker), John Crosby, Samnel Lewis, Jr., Samuel Nutt.
1724 .- Moses Key, Joseph Pennock, William Pile, Thomas Chandler, Elisha Gatchell, Joha Parry, John Crosby.
1725 .- Thomas Chandler, David Lloyd (Speaker), William Webb, John Wright, Samnel Hollingsworth, William Pusey, George Ascheton, William Paschall.
1726 .- David Lloyd (Speaker), Samuel Nutt, Samuel Hollingsworth, John Wright, Richard Hayes, Joseph Pennock, Thomas Chandler, William Pusey.
1727 .- John Parry, Samuel Hollingsworth, David Lloyd, Thomas Chan- dler, John Carter, Daniel Williamson, Simon Meredith, William Webb.
1728 .- Thomas Chandler, David Lloyd, Samuel Hollingsworth, John Parry, William Webb, Philip Taylor, John Carter, Henry Hayes. 1729 .- Caleb Cowpland, Richard Hayes, Joseph Brinton, Thomas Chan- dler, Samuel Gilpin, James James, Joseph Pennock.
1730,-Henry Pierce, John Taylor, Samuel Levis, Jobn Parry, Thomas Chandler, Samuel Gilpin, William Webb, Henry Hayes.
1731 .- Joseph Harvey, John Parry, Samuel Levis, Caleb Cowpland, John Taylor, Joseph Brinton, Henry Pierce, Evan Lewis.
1732 .- Coleb Cowplaud, Joseph Harvey, Joseph Brinton, Thomas Thomas, William Webb, Joseph Penaock, John Davis, William Hewes.
1733,-Caleb Cowpland, Joseph Harvey, Joseph Pennock, Joseplı Brin- ton, John Davis, Thomas Thomas, John Owen, William Moore.
1734 .- Joseph Harvey, Joseph Brinton, Caleb Cowpland, John Evans, William Webb, William Moore, Jolin Owen, Joseph Pennock.
1735 .- Joseph Harvey, William Moore, Joseph Pennock, Caleb Cowp- land, John Evans, John Parry, Joseph Brinton, Thomas Cum- mingß.
1736,-Joseph Harvey, Thomas Cummings, John Evans, Caleb Cowp- land, William Webb, William Moore, Thomas Chandler, John Parry.
1737 .- Thomas Chandler, John Harvey, John Evans, Thomas Cum- mings, William Moore, James Gibbons, William Hoghs, Richard Hayes.
1738 .- William Moore, James Gibbons, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Har- vey, John Owen, Thomas Tatnall, William Hnghe, Jeremiah Starr. 18
1739 .- James Gibbone, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Harvey, William Hnghs, Jeremiah Starr, William Moore, Samuel Levis, John Owen.
1740 .- Thomas Chandler, Joseph Harvey, James Gibbons, William Hnghs, Samuel Levis, John Owen, Jeremiah Starr, Thomas Tatnall. 1741 .- Same as 1740.
1742 .- Same as 1740.
1743 .- Jeremiah Starr, James Gibbons, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Har- vey, Joseph Pennock, Samuel Levis, George Achbridge, Jr., Francis Yarnall.
1744 .- George Ashbridge, Francis Yarnall, Joseph Pendock, Samuel Levis, James Gibbons, Joseph Harvey, Thomas Cummings, Thomas Chandler.
1745 .- Joseph Pennock, Thomas Cummings, George Achbridge, Francis Yarnall, Robert Lewis, Joseph Harvey, Samuel Levis, Thomas Chandler.
1746 .- Francis Yarnall, George Ashbridge, Robert Lewis, Thomas Wortb, Samuel Levis, Peter Dicks, Thomas Chandler. John Owen.
1747 .- Samuel Levis, Francie Yarnall, George Ashbridge, Thomas Worth, Peter Dicks, John Owen, John Davis, Thomas Chandler. 1748 .- Thomas Worth, George Ashbridge, Francis Yarnall, John Davis, John Owen, Josephi James, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Gibbons.
1749 .- Joseph Gibbons, George Ashbridge, Henry Hockley, Thomas Chandler, Nathaniel Grubb, Nathaniel Pennock, Roger Hunt, Thomas Cumminge.
1750 .- Same members as 1749.
1751 .- Joseph Gibbons, Thomas Cummings, George Ashbridge, Nathan- iel Grabb, Peter Dicks, Nathaniel Pennock, Henry Hockley, Thomas Chandler.
1752 .- Joseph Gibbons, Thomas Cummings, Nathaniel Grubb, William Peters, Jacob Howell.
1753 .- Thomas Cummings, Nathaniel Pennock, George Ashbridge, Jo- seph Gibbens, Nathaniel Grubb, Peter Dicks, William Peters, Joseph Jones.
1754 .- Members of 1753 re-elected.
1755 .- Same members re-elected.
1756 .- Joseph Gibbons, Peter Dicke, John Moiten, Roger Hunt, George Ashbridge, Ilugh Trimble, Nathaniel Pennock, Nathaniel Grubb. 1757 .- Joseph Gibbons, George Achbridge, John Morton, Roger Hunt, Issac Wayne, Nathaniel Grubb, Hugh Trimble, Joshua Ash.
1758 .- The members of 1757 re-elected.
1759 -John Morton, George Ashbridge, Joshua Ash, Joseph Gibbons, Hugh Trimble, Roger Hunt, Peter Dicke. Isaac Wayne.
1760 .- George Achbridge, John Morton, Roger Hunt, Joshua Ash, Jo- seph Gibbons, Nathaniel Pennock, Isaac Wayne, William Boyd.
1761 .- George Ashbridge, Joseph Gibbons, Nathaniel Pennock, Joshua Ash, Isaac Pearson, John Morton, Issac Wayne, Roger Hunt.
1762 .- George Ashbridge, Nathaniel Pennock, Joshua Ash, Isaac Pear- son, John Morton, Isaac Wayne, Joseph Gilibone, John Jacobe. 1763 .- George Ashbridge, Joshua Ash, Issac Pearsoo, John Morton, Isaac Wayne, Joseph Gibbons, John Jacobs.
1764 .- George Ashbridge, John Morton, Nathaniel Pennock, Joshua Ash, Isaac Pearson, Charles Humphreys, John Jacobs, John Fair- Jamb.
1765 .- Same members re-elected.
1766 .- John Morton, George Ashbridge, Nathaniel Pennock, John Jacobs, Charles Humphreys, Isaac Pearson, Joshna Ach, John Min- shall.
1767 .- Isaac Pearson, Charles Humphreys, John Sellers, George Ach- bridge, John Minshall, Jonas Preston, John Jacobs, John Sellers, Nathaniel Pennock.
1768 .- John Jacobs, Nathaniel Pennock, George Achbridge, Charles Humphreys, John Sellers, John Miashall, Isaac Pearson, John Crosby.
1769 .- George Ashbridge, Charles Humphreys, Isaac Pearson, John Sel- lers, John Jacobs, John Minshall, John Crosby, John Morton.
1770 .- Same members re-elected.
1771 .- Same members re-elected.
1772 .- Charles Humphreys, Isaac Pearson, John Morton, John Jacobs, John Minehall, James Hockley, George Ashbridge, Benjamin Bar- tholomew.
1773 .- Isaac Pearson, Benjamin Bartholomew, John Jacobs, Charles Humphreys, Johu Morton, James Gibbons, John Minehall, Joseph PenDock.
1774 .- Benjamin Bartholomew, John Jacobs, Charles Humphreys, Jolio Morton, James Gibbons, Joseph Pennock, Isaac Pearson, Anthony Wayne.
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1776 .- Same members, except Joseph Pyle was elected in the place of Anthony Wayne.
1776 .- John Jacobe, Caleb Davis, Joseph Gardiner, John Fulton, Samuel Cuonjugham, John Sellers.
1777 .- Joseph Gardiner, John Fulton, Samuel Cunningham, John Cul- bertson, Stephen Cochran, Lewie Gronow.
1778 .- John Fulton, Joseph Gardiner, Patrick Anderson, John Culbert- eon, Stephen Cochran, John Fleming.
1779 .- David Thomas, Henry Hayes, John Fulton, James Boyd, Patrick Anderson, Joseph Parke, William Harris, Sketchley Morton,
1780 .- David Thomas, Henry Hayes, William Harrie, Joseph Parke, James Boyd, Patrick Anderson, John Culbertson, Evan Evans. 1781 .- Persifor Frazer, John Culbertson, Thomas Maffat, Evan Evane, John Hannum, James Moore, Patrick Aoderson, John Lindsay. 1782,-Persifor Frazer, Thomas Strawbridge, David Thomas, Benja- min Brannan, John Lindsay, Thomas Maffat, Jamee Boyd, Evan Evans.
1783 .- David Thomas, Evan Evans, John Hanoum, Joseph Parke, Rich- ard Willing, Thomas Potts, Thomas Bull, Edward Jones.
1784 .- Richard Willing, Anthony Wayne, Edward Jones, Robert Ral- eton, James Moore, Joseph Strawbridge, Persifor Frazer, Thomas Potte, Charles Humphreys.
1785,-Anthony Wayne, Robert Ralston, James Moore, Thomas Bull, John Hannum, Robert Smith, Samuel Evans, Jonathan Morrie.
1786 .- Jamee Moore, Richard Willing, Robert Ralston, Samuel Evans, Richard Thomas, Towneend Wheelen.
1787 .- Same members re-elected.
1788 .- Richard Thomas, Jamee Moore, Mark Willcox, John McDowell, Caleb James, Richard Downing, Jr.
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF PENNSYLVANIA FROM DELA- WARE COUNTY.
In a District with Philadelphia (for four years).
1790 .- John Sellers. 1794-99 .- Nathaniel Newlin.
1800 .- John Pearson.
1804 .- William Pennell.
In a District with Chester County (for four years).
1808 .- Jonas Preston.
1812 .- John Newbold.
1816 .- Maskell Ewing.
1824-28 .- John Kerlin.
1832 .- Dr. George Smith.
In a District with Chester and Montgomery Counties.
1836 .- Henry Myers (for four years).
1839 .- John T. Huddleson (for three years).
In a District with Chester County (for three years).
1848 .- H. Jonas Brooke.
1854,-James J. Lewie.
1860 .- Jacob S. Serrill.
From Chester and Delaware Counties.
1865 .- Dr. Wilmer Worthington (from Chester County). 1869 .- H. Jouas Brooke. 1873 .- William B. Waddell (from Chester County).
1874-84 .- Thomas V. Cooper.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM DELAWARE COUNTY.
1790-91 .- Hugh Lloyd, Richard Riley. 1791-92 .- Nathaniel Newlin, Hugh Lloyd. 1792-93 .- Joseph Gibbons, William West.
1793-94 .- Nathaniel Newlin, William West. 1794-97 .- Jonas Preston, William West. 1797-1801 .- Jonas Preston, Moses Palmer. 1801-2 .- Benjamin H. Smith, Jonas Preston. 1802-3 .- Benjamin H. Smith, Isaac G. Gilpin. 1803-4 .- William Pennell, Benjamin H. Smith. 1804-8 .- William Pennell, William Trimble. 1808-9 .- Thomas Smith, William Trimble. 1809-12 .- Thomas Smith, William Pennock. 1812-14 .- William Cheyney, John Thompson. 1814-15,-Samuel Edwards, William Cheyney. 1815-16 .- Samuel Aoderson, Samuel Edwards.
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