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Calendar for 1786. Philadelphia: Malchior Steiner.
Calendar for 1788. Lancaster : Stiemer, Albrecht & Lalın.
Calendar for 1791. Chestnut Hill : Samuel Sanr.
Calendar for 1798. By 11. Kammerer und Com.
Calendar for 1798. Reading : Gottlob Junginan ú Com.
Calendar for 1799.
York, Pa. : Solomon Mayer.
Calendar for 1800.
Philadelphia : Henrich Schweitzer.
Shanghai Almanac for 1852, and Commercial Guide. Printed at the "Ilerald " office, Shanghai, China. Large ; bound ; interesting.
A Chinese Almanac in the Chinese characters, for 1852-53. Printed at Singpo, on the native bamboo paper, with folding map, &c. A curiosity.
Times Telescope for 1818 ; or a Complete Guide to the Almanack. Very large and complete, 328 pp. ; bound ; emblematic frontispiece. Published annually.
Aitken's American Register and Complete Annual Account Book and Calendar for the Pocket or Desk, for the year 1773. Philadel- phia : Joseph Crukschank.
PERIODICALS.
The Gentleman's Magazine for June, 1749. London.
The Columbian Magazine, or Monthly Miscellany, September, 1786. Philadelphia.
The Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine, March, 1790. Philadelphia.
The American Museum, or Repository of Ancient and Modern Fugitive Pieces, &c., April, 1787, und June, 1788. Philadelphia.
The Congressional Register, or the History and Proceedings, &c., of the House of Representatives, Philadelphia, 1790.
The Philadelphia Monthly Magazine, or Universal Repository of Knowledge and Entertainment, for January, 1798. Philadelphia : Thomas Condie.
Porcupine's l'olitical Censor for December, 1796, by Wm. Cobbett Philadelphia,
The Rush-Light, by Peter Porcupine (William Cobbett), for March, 1800. Philadelphia.
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APPENDIX.
The Philadelphia Monthly Magazine for September, 1798. Phila- delphia.
The Weekly Magazine, &c., for June Ist, 1799. l'hiladelphia.
The New York Missionary Magazine and Repository of Religions Intelligence, September, 1802.
The Panoplist and Missionary Magazine United, October, 1809. Boston and New York.
Something. Edited by Nemo Nobody, Esq., February 24, 1810. Boston.
The Port Folio. A Monthly Magazine conducted by Oliver Old- school. October, 1810. Philadelphia.
The Friend of Peace, by Philo Pacificus (Elias Boudinot), for 1816. Philadelphia.
Sunday School Repository for April, 1818. First number of second volume. Philadelphia.
The Casket, or Flowers of Literature, Wit and Sentiment. No. 1, for January, 1826, by Atkinson. Philadelphia.
The Quaker, being a series of sermons by members of the Society. August, 1827. Philadelphia.
Watchman of the Night and Millenial Morning, &c., &c. No. 1, Vol. 1. 1833.
The Lady's Magazine and Repository of Entertaining Knowledge. Vol. 1, for 1792. Philadelphia. (The numbers for one year, boundl. ) This establishes the fact that ninety-four years ago a magazine for ladies was issued in this State.
NEWSPAPERS.
The New England Conrant for February 11, 1723. Reproduced from first paper printed by Franklin.
Pennsylvania Gazette. Supplement, July 7, 1755. (Important war news.) Philadelphia
Dunlap's Pennsylvania l'acket, or the General Advertiser, July 8, 1776. Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Gazette, December 24, 1799. (Washington's death announced.) Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Gazette, January 8, 1800. (Washington's Eulogy.) Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser, October 14th, 1796.
Aurora and General Advertiser, January 30, 1797. Philadelphia. Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser, July 5, 1798. Philade !- phin.
Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle, October 24, 1809. Philadelphia.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, November 27, 1819. Vol. 48. No. 13,418.
Philadelphia Repository and Weekly Register, March 12, 1803. Spp., 4to.
Harrisburg Chronicle, June 20, 1825. Harrisburg, Pa.
Pennsylvania Intelligencer, June 17, 1825. Harrisburg, Pa.
The Norristown Gazette. "Printed by David Sower, nearly oppo- site the court-house. Volume I, No. 21. Friday, November 1, 1799." The first newspaper published in Norristown, or in the connty. As it did not meet with sufficient patronage, on account of being neutral, it was suspended after the first year. After a while it was started again, as an avowed Whig paper, under the title of the Norristown Herald, when it met with sufficient support to make it quite lucrative.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser, by David Sower, Sep- tember 16, 1808.
Norristown llerald and Weekly Advertiser, enlarged, Jannary 21, 1829.
Weekly Register. Printed by James Winnard. Norristown. 1811.
Public Ledger. Philadelphia, March 25, 1836. (Original first number.)
Public Ledger. Philadelphia, March 25, 1836. Fac-simile repro- dnetion.
The Daily Citizen, Vicksburg, Miss., July 2, 1863. Elited by its Confederate publishers, and issued by the I'nion troops. A Istorical curiosity. Mr. Cassel furnishes the following note :
"It is well known that during the war paper became so exceed- ingly scarre in the South that most of the newspapers had to suspend for want of it, and that the few journals that were continued were reduced ty one-fourth or even one-eighth their former size. Wrap- ping paper, and even wall-paper, was used until the supply was ex- bausted. But as it was an absolute necessity to keep up at least
one paper to buoy up their sinking canse by false and fabricated reports of their 'brilliant successes,' they resurted as a last extremity to soaking the paper loose from the walls of their houses, to keep up a limited edition uf one page of the above-named paper, which be- fore had had eight large pages. When General Grant took Vicksburg he found one page set up, and a small parcel of loosened wall-paper, ready to go to press. Removing several lines, he inserted the note given below, and ordered a few copies to be struck off, thinking they would be valuable as a curiosity. My copy was sent me through the kindness of Dr. J. N. Jacobs, who was then a surgeon under Gen. Grant, in the hospital at Vicksburg."
NOTE.
July 4th, 1863.
"Two days bring about great changes. The banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has 'caught the rabbit' ; he has dined in Vicksburg, and he did bring his dinner with him. The "Citizen ' lives to see it. For the last time it appears on wall-paper. No more will it eulogize the luxury of mule meat and friccassecd] kitten-urge Southern warriors to such diet nevermore. This is the last wall-paper edition, and is, excepting this note, from the types as we found them. It will be valuable hereafter as a curiosity."
Cherokee Phoenix and Indians' Advocate. New Echota, June 17, 1829. Edited by the eminent patriot nnd philanthropist, Elias Boudinct, who was born in Philadelphia in 1740. This was the first paper printed in the interest of the Indians, and is partly in their qwu language.
Herald of Gospel Liberty. By Elias Smith, September 1, 1808. Claimed to be the first religious newspaper published in the world. (Reproduced.) It is still continued, and is claimed by its present publishers to be the first religions newspaper in the world. Mr. Smith, the original proprietor, in his preface or introduction to the first number, says : "A religious news-paper is almost a new thing under the sun. I know not but this is the first ever published to the world." To this the reproducer adds as a note : "This was the first religions newspaper in the world." A bound volume of it was exhibitedl at the Centennial in Philadelphia in 1876, in the Okden Time Cabin or New England Kitchen, and was there claimed to be the first in the world, and supposed to be the only copy of the first volume. Mr. Cassel, however, has Volumes I, II, III, and IV, bonnd complete, but contends that it is not the first religious news- paper, as he has in his collection some much older.
The Anglo-Sacsun, &c. New York, November 6, 1847.
Komstock's Fonetic Teligraf, &c. Philadelphia, January, 1849.
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS.
Christoph Saur's Pennsylvanische Geschicht Schreiber, April 16, 1744. First German paper in America.
Christoph Sant's Pennsylvanische Berichte, March 1, 1754. Title changed and enlarged.
Christoph Saur's Die Germantowner Zeitung, &c., December 5, 1763. Title again changed and enlarged.
Die Germantauner Zeitung, by Michael Billmeyer, February 5, 1788 ; semi-monthly.
Die Germantauner Zeitung, by Michael Billmeyer, September 11, 1792; weekly.
Die Chesnuthiller Wochenschrift, by Samuel Saur, January 7,1794 weekly.
Das Philadelphier Wochenblat, hy Samuel Sanr, August 26, 1794 ; weekly.
Der Wöchentliche Philadelphischer Staatsbote, by Henry Miller, June 23, 1766.
Der Wöchentliche Pennsylvanische Staatsbote, hy Henry Miller, August 23, 1768.
Heinrich Miller's Pennsylvanischer Staatshote, July 9, 1776 ; semi- Weekly.
l'hiladelphisches Staatsregister, October 25, 1780, bey Steiner & Cist ; weekly.
Gemeinutziger Philadelphische Correspondenz, July 16, 1782, by Melchior Steiner.
Der Americanische Staatsbothe, &c., Lancaster, by Johan Albrecht, May 23, 1804.
Der Freidens Bothe, &c., Allentown, May 27, 1813, by Joseph Eln'enfried.
Readinger Adler, by Johann Ritter, February 3, 1818. Volume 221.
Der Redliche Registratur, &c., Chambersburg, May 31, 1825.
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HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Montgomery Adler, l'ottstaun, Montgomery county, August 15, 1827.
Der Bauern Freund, Sumnytaun, Montgomery county, October 22, 1828, by E. Benner.
Der Evangelische Botschafter, &c., by Heinrich Bertolet, July 1, 1836, Skippackville. Heinrich Bertolet was a preacher among the Mennonites, and that this was the first attempt ever made by them to publish a religious paper. It met with so little favor and so much oppositien that it was seon abandoned. It was a three-colunin, sixteen-page large quarto, intended to be monthly, at one dollar per year.
Freyheits Wächter, by Arnold Puwelle, Skippackville, March 28, 1838.
Wahrheits Freund, &c., Zieglersville, Montgomery county, Sep- tember I, 1858.
MISCELLANEOUS LITERARY CURIOSITIES-PAINTED.
Goshenhoppen Church Document. Reproduced from the original of 1737.
Reise Pass, furnished by the Grosherzogthum Baden. A German emigrant's passport and protection.
Japanese Newspaper. Title in English, "Daily Budget of Reliable News." Printed at Yeddo, Japan, August 6, 1872. Mr. Cassel has a very extensive collection of Chinese and Japanese newspapers in their native and English languages, as well as of nearly all other parts of the world, besides specimens of nearly all the languages and dialects of the Indians.
Sheet Music of Continental Times. Titles, "Citizen Soldiers," " Rosy Hannah," and " Variety."
Single and Double-Hand Alphabet for the Deaf aud Dumb, with its history and instructions.
A Poetic Medley. Inscribed to Esquire Lilliput, Professor of Scur- rility. A broadside, with a large engraving abont 18x24 inches, having reference to an election held in the "Old Court," or " Great Towne Honsc," in Philadelphia, about 1765. The main parts of the poetry are to the tune ef "Yankee Doodle." It is extremely rare ; Imit two copies are known to exist. (See Watsen's Annals of the Olden Time, pages 350 and 351.)
The Okl Time News. A large illustrated broadside, or chart, of sta- tistics and dates of important events since 1800-accidents, fires, lives lust by disasters on sca und land, inventions, fastest trotters in the werld, sporting events, army commanders from the time of Washing- ton to Sherman, etc. Published and copyrighted by John Wilcox, Chicago, Ill., 1879.
Broadside. Containing fac-simile reproduction of the Boston News Letter, for the week from Monday, April 17, to Monday, April 24, 1704, the first newspaper printed in America ; also engravings of the first steam railroad passenger train 10 America, first steamboat in America, first steam locomotive in the world, portrait of Robert Teombs (a benefactor and eccentric character), etc., etc.
A collection of Raised Letter Lesson Papers for the Blind.
The hand Nomascope of the Precise Letter Namers.
Captain's Commission, from Governor Mckean to David C. Kulp, 1806. With the Governor's autograph.
Tavern Keeper's License, from Governor Mckean to Samnel Har- ley, 1808. With the Governor's autograph.
Justice ef the Peace Commission, from Governer Snyder to Abra- ham Gerhardt, 1813. With autograph.
Snuimons to the General Assembly, from Geverner Shulze te Ben- jamin Reiff, 1829. With antograph.
Justice of the l'eace Commission, from Governor Wolf to Benjamin Reiff, 1831. With Governor's autograph.
Warrant of James Hamilton, of the Land Office, issued by author- ity of the Proprietors, to Nicholas Senll, Surveyor General, to survey to Jacob Beseker one hundred acres "adjoining Jobn Christopher Keiser in Marlbro' Township," dated April 15, 1752 ; with autograph of Nich. Scull, appended to his request te David Shultz, surveyor, te make a resurvey of the tract, the original return baving been acci- dentally lost.
Sheriff's Summons of Certain Persons to Attend Court, 1820.
Broadside of Important News. Size, 13x8 inches, Dated Phila- delphia, February 8, 1781, containing news received by express that morning from South Carolina, dated "Camp on the Pee Dee, Jan. 24, 1781," front General Nathaniel Greene to the President of Con- gress, of the defeat of Colonel Tarleton by General Morgan.
Die Sieben Regeln der Weisheit. A large Fractur Schrift. 1802. Measures 19x231/2 inches.
Certificate of Oath of Allegiance of Jacob Frey, on a printed blank en thick paper, 634x418 inches, in the following words :
Philada County
1 DO hereby certify, That
Jucob Fry, of towmensing township farmer
Hath voluntarily taken and subscribed the OATH of Allegiance and Fidelity, as directed by an ACT ef General Assembly ef Pennsylvania, passed the 5th day of December, A. D. 1778. Witness my hand and seal, the 26th day of March, A. D. 1779.
ANDW KNOX, CumST
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Printed by J. Dunlap.
Large Fractur-Schrift, made by llupert Cassel for Heury Cassel. 1764.
Das Güldeno A, B, C. A remarkable Fractur-Schrift, containing a hymn composed by Christopher Dock, and ornamental pen-and-ink work of different colors executed by him, July 18, 1768. The hymn is an eight-line alphabetical acrestic, the first letter ef each stanza being a letter of the alphabet. The first two stanzas are :
An Gottes Gnad und milden Segen
Ist Alles ganz und gar gelegen, Und ohne Hummels-llülf und Gunst Ist aller menschen Thun nmsunst ; Drum sey der Gottesfurcht ergeben Und balt an ihr dein ganzes Leben.
Weil sie Verstand und Weishiet bringt Und macht dasz Alles wehl gelingt.
Bedenke wohl in allen Sachen
Die du hast auf der Welt zu machen
Das Gott der Alles hört und sieht ; Auch siebet was an dir geschieht Und dasz du must von Thun und Leben
Am jüngsten Tage Rechnung geben ; Deswegen nimm bey Tag und Nacht Doch dien Gewissen wohl in Acht.
Fractur-Schrift. Ry Christopher Dock. Centains a hymn, com- posed by bim, which is included in the Mennonite hymn boek, pub- lished in Lancaster in 1804. The first and last stanzas of the hymn, which is is an alphabetical acrostic, are':
Allein auf Gott setz dein Vertrauen, Auf Menschen 1Iulf sollst du nicht bau'n. Gott ist allein : der Glauben hält Sonst find'st du Wenig in der Welt.
Zuletzt, sey redlich, fromm und treu, Das dich dein Thun niemals gerne ; Denn vor gethan und nach bedacht llat maneben in grosz Leid gebracht.
MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPTS.
Indenture between ITenry Frey and John Jaunett, October 2, 1692, about a sale of one hundred acres of land, made during the reign of William and Mary. Remarkable handwriting ; in good preservation, yet of venerable appearance.
Contract for sale of land between Henry Frey and Gerhard Lever- ing, dated April 30, 1700 ; with the autographs of Johannes Kelpius and Clans Rittinghuis (Nicholas Rittenhouse) as witnesses.
Marriage Certificate of Honry Frey and Catherine Levering, drawn in English and German by Francis Daniel Pastorius, as ful- lows :
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Whereas, Heory ffrey, of Altheim, in the province of Alsace in high Germany, now Inhabitant of Ger- mantown, in the County of Puila- delphia, Batchelor ; and Anna Catharina Levering, of Mūllieim, in the County of Bruck, likewise in high Germany, young woman, now of the said Township ; after the consultation with thr respect- ive Parents have produced a suf- ficient Testification of their Clear- Dess of all other engagements under the hand of several credible persons unto one of the Justices of the peace in the Bailiwick of Germantown as also published & affixed their Iotention of marriage on the meeting honse of the said Town the 24 day the first month past.
This present Certificate witnes- seth that the said Henry ffrey & Anna Catherina Levering have this day solemnized such their marriage by taking an other as husband and wife according to the Law of this Country, before and in the presence of us, whose names are hereunder written at Germ" the 26 day of the 2d month Anno Domini 1692.
Demnach Heinrich Frey gebür- tig von Altheim aus dem Elsass in Iloch Teutschland, anjetzo Eio . wohner zu Germantown in der graffschafft Philadelphia: Jung gesell ; und Anna Cathrina Lever- ing von Müllheim aus der graff- schafft Bruck, ebenfalls in Hoch Teutschland, jungfrau, anjetzo vou geder Germantownschip; auff geschehener Berathschlagung D. Consent dero respectiven Eltern, eine genungsame Attestation ihrer Klarigkeit von allem underseitigeo Versprechen unter der hand ver- echiedener glaubwürdiger Per- sonen vor einem Justice of the peace im Germantownischem Ge- beits vorgelegt als auch ihr Vor- haben Einander zu Ehelichen an dem Versunlungs Hans dieses Orts d 24 tag jüngst verwichenen er- sten Monats publicirten und 8Q- geschlagen haben.
Dess bezeugt gegenwärtiger Heurats Brieff, das geder Hein- rich Frey ü Aona Cathrina Lever- ing hent dato solch ihre Ehe Voll- zoge nad Einander vor Maon u. Weib genommen haben vermög diessländischen Gesetzes, in der Gegenwartigkeit veo nns, deren Nalunen eigenhändig unterzeich- nedt siod. Actum in Germantown d. 26 tag des 2'n monats (:Aprilis:) Aono Domini 1692.
FRANCIS DANIEL PASTORIUS
Justice of the Peace
diss ist HEIN H Rich FREYS marck diss ist ANNA X CATHRINA LEVERINGS marck Anjeto ANNA CATHRINA FREYS.
diss X ist WIGART LEVERINGS marck
diss ist X GERHART LEVERINGS marck Hans Peter Uoistatt
Arnold Cassell H Heinrich Kesselberg marck Heivert Papen Jan Doeden Andiis Souplis Willem Rittingheysen Hearick Zellen Jacob Isacke Ileinrich Bneholtz Isaac Dilbeeck
Clas Tamseo diss ist U Hanes Millans marck «liss ist Johannes H Umstets marck diss ist H Herman Trapmanns marck diss ist MAGDA X LENA LEVERINGS marck
Emenka Pastorions
S Hendreches Harriet Peters Marrja Moy
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Catrin Tamsen diss ist M Markje Sellen marck Maria Bucholtz diss ist A Annecke Souplis marck cliss int Ma X ritje Bloemerts marck Elizabeth Cassells
Sara Hendercks
diss ist × Mario Booes marck
diss ist Ile X ligens Gerrits marck
diss E ist Elizabeth Ruttinhausen marck
Articles of Agreement between Henry Frey and his family, Octo- ber 12, 1732. Henry Frey came to America as an adventurer before
William Penn, probably asearly as 1675. Hle was a bachelor until Wigart Levering's family arrived. Then be applied for their daughter Cathrina, as she was probably the only young woman then in the bailiwick of Germantown ; and although she was of a mar- riageable age, the odds of their ages were so exceeding great that it was feared objections might be filed against it. Therefore, their in- tention was publicly made known; it was also published in their meeting, and affixed on the meeting-house of the said town on the 24th of the first month past. And then, as no objections were filed against it, it was consummated, as the certificate says, on the 26th day of the 2d month March 1692. Then as Frey was so old already before he married, they had several minors yet when he was 60 old and infirm that he was obliged to retire from all the active cares of life. Consequently this agreement was made to one of his older sons (Jacob), consigning all his real estate and personal property to him on very peculiar conditions concerning the support of themselves and his minor children ; providing also for their ontsets, etc.
Warrant of the Surveyor General to Thomas Fairman, for 200 acres in the present Towamencin township. 1712.
Return of Survey, by David Powell, dated Philadelphia, the 26th of the first mooth, March, 1713, of 200 acres of land under warrant of 20th of Eighth-month, 1712, in the county of Philadelphia. This laod was located on Towamencin creek, io Towamencin township, then called Bristol township, and became the homestead of the Fry family.
Warrant of Richard Hill, James Logan and Robert Assheton, Commissioners of Property, dated at Philadelphia the 30th day of the first month, A. D. 1721, directed to Jacoy Taylor, Surveyor Gen- eral, to survey uoto Samnel Powel 546 acres of land " that has not been heretofore survey'd nor appropriated nor is seated by the In- dians." This land was located within the limits of the present county of Montgomery. This instrument came into the possession of the exhibitor through the Frey family, who owned part of the land.
Articles of Agreement, dated July 4, 1725, between Derrick Rane- bery and Hupert Cassel, relative to a purchase of 150 acres of land in Van Bebber's township. This laod was located about one mile southeast of the present Skippackville. Hupert Cassel was great- great-grandfather of the exhibitor.
Specification of the length of time in daye that each taxable of Lower Salford township-their names being given-was required to maintain a panper, about 1760. The number of days apportioned was governed by the means of the taxable.
Curious Bond of Indemnity to the Overseere of the Poor of Lower Salford for the keeping of a panper of Bucks county. 1766.
Certificate of the appointment of John Reiff and Henry Cassel as Overseers of the Poor. 1770.
Certificate of the appointment of Dielmisa Ziegler and William Yerkes 88 Overseers of the Poor. 1772.
Certificate of the sppoiotment aod confirmation of Christian Stauf- fer aod Godshall Godshalls &s Overseers of the Poor. 1775.
Auditors' Certificate to the accounts of the Overseers of the Poor of Lower Salford, March 25, 1774, as follows :
March 25th, 1774.
It appears by settling the Accompts, in presents of three Reputable Freeholders, of Lower Salford Township, who subscribed their Names, in the Book, that the Dispursement made for the year past was Two Shillings. So remain the Snm in Bank, £30. 7. 9. Which We Certify.
FREDERICH DIECKENSCHIEOT. MICHEL ZIGLER.
Feace Viewer's Report. The office of Fence Vlewer is unknown to the present generation. In formor times officers were elected, or appointed by the court, to investigate disputes concerning line fences and to make award, their judgment being final. The report ex- hibited reads :
We the Subscribers appointed by Fence Viewers in and for the County of Montgomery, having this day Viewed the Partition Feoce in dispute Between Jacob Shellenberger and Martin Hocker, jnnī, do adjndge and order that the said Martin Hocke rjnor shall make a good and Lawful Fence on the Line in Ten days from this Date, and to begin the same at the Lane, thence on the Line all the way to & etake drove in the ground for & Division, and pay Three Dollars to the Viewers. And we Likewise order that Jacob Shellenberger pay to Martin Hocker one Dollar & Fifty cents for three panels of Fence
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heretofore made by said Hocker & his Predecessors. Given from under llands, this first day of October Anno Domini 1814.
MELCHIOR SCHULTZ, MORDECAI DAVIES, ISAAC MORRIS.
Quit Rent Receipts of Henry Ruth and Christian Stauffer, 1748 and 1756.
Quit Rent Receipte of Henry Frey, for 200 acres, 1724 and 1735. Both written on one sheet of paper, 61,4x25g inches a sample of old- time economy. They are as follows :
Philada 14th 1mo 1624-5
Recd of Henry Fry Two and thirty Shillinge money of Pensilva in lien of four and Twenty Shillings sterling in full for twelve years quit rent due on 200 acres of Land at Skepeck to the first Inst A JAMES STEEL, Rect
Philade 14th 3mo 1735
Recd of Henry ffry (hy bis son Jacob) thirty Shillings money of l'ensilva in lieu of twenty Sbillings sterling in full for ten years quit rent due on the above 200 acres of Land to the first day of the first month last past.
JAMES STEEL, Recr Gentl
Quit Rent Receipt of Christian Stanffer, March 1, 1772,
Militia Notice to Yelles Cassel, the exhibitor's father, November 24, 1807.
Militia Notice to Yelles Cassel for the American war, August 30 1814.
Receipt for Direct (or Militia) Tax of Yelles Cassel, 1815.
Subscription Paper to Raise Funds for the Support of a Schwenk- felder School, 1764. Neatly written in German, as follows :
Ein Plan zu Unterhaltung eines Schul-Wesens bey unss Schwenkfeldern verfasset den 1. Mertz, 1764.
Nehmlich unten genannte legen einen Fund zusammen zu bezah- Iung eines Schnl-Meisters auf folgende Weise : Besagte genandte lehnen eine Summa an die zuernenende Trustees des Schul-Hauses, dass die jährliche Intressen von 5 Pro cento zum Genuss der Schule solten verwandt werden, auf eine Termin von 16 Jahren, in Absicht ob biss dahin andere, die in zwischen am zeitlichen gesegnet werden, und gleichfals die Wichtigkeit der Sache erkennen, ihren Platz ersetzen würden : Solte aber gleichwol dieses nicht geschehen, anf dieselbige Zeith, so sollen ietzige Creditores das Ihre nicht hinweg ziehen, bies sich dergleichen Willigkeit nnd Vermögenheit einfinde, weil der Fund anf keine weise aufgehoben werden soll, ohne wenn nach un- serm Bekäntniss eine Unrichtigkeit drauss entstünde; Uebrigens aber sull so viel als möglich die Billigkoit Richter zwischen uns in dieser Sache bleiben, und solche Unterstützer des Funds die oder deren Erben verarmen solten, treulich bedacht und abgelöset werden, wo nicht anders dennoch durch unterschriebene.
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