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Norriton observatory, 4.
Norritonville, 1001
Nurses, . women, in army hospitals, 290- 296.
Nutt, Samuel, 565 (note). Nyce, Jolin, 834. Nyce, Sanmel E., 356.
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Oaks Station, 1058. Obelisk village, 831, 832.
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Oberholtzer, Bishop John 11., 415. O'Brien, Michael, 481, 507-598.
Odd-Fellows' organizations, 489-493 (see also Associations, Charitable and Benevolent) : Montgomery Lodge, No. 57, 489 ; Wissamnekou Lodge, No. 178, 490; Merion Louge, No. 210, 490: Centre Square Lodge, No. 204, 400; Manatawny Lodge, No. 214, 490 ; Grati- tude Lodge, No. 216, 400 ; Eagle Lodge, No. 222, 490 ; Curtis Lodge, No. 239, 490 ; Spring Ilouise Lodge, No. 339, 490 ; Peace and Love Lodge, No. 337, 400, 734 ; Loller Lodge, No. 33%, 490 ; Providence Lodge, No. 345, 400; Marble Hall Lodge, No. 351, 491 ; Douglas Lodge, No. 367, 491 ; Banyan-Tree Lodge, No. 378, 491 ; Economy Lodge, No. 397, 491; Norris Lodge, No. 430, 491 ; Penus- burg Lodge, No. 449, 491 ; Upper Dub- lin Lodge, No. 458, 491 ; Madison Lodge, No. 466, 491; Gulf Lodge, No. 525, 491 ; North Wales Lodge, No. 610, 491 ; Lansdale Lodge, No. 977, 492 ; list and statement of, in Mont- gomery County, 492; Norristown Encamp- ment, No. 37, 492 ; f'entre Square Encamp- ment, No. 84, 492 ; Excelsior Encampment No. 85, 492; Flourtown Encampment, No. 94, 492 : Montgomery Encampment, No. 115 102; Marble Hall Encampment, No. 169, 4:12 ; Abington Encampment, No. 189, 492 ; Conshohocken Encannanent, No. 200, 402 ; Pennsburg Encampment, No. 234, 492; Daughters of Rebekah, 102; Colored Odd- Fellows, 493.
Officials, civil, of Montgomery County, 318- 323.
Organs, church, introduced, 137. Ogden, James, 582. Ogentz, 808. Oil-works, Slemmer's, 581. Oll Sheetz Paper-Mill, 612. Old Dave Mills, 612.
Updyke, Capt. Joseph M., 229.
Order of United American Mechanics, 495. Ottinger, Christopher, 1073.
Owen, Dr. Griffith, 637. Owen, Henry, 442. Owen, Capt. William W., 216.
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l'altner, Capt. William J., 254-255. Palm Station, 1107.
l'aper-mill, first in America, 133.
Paper-mills : Cox & Dager's, 590-591 ; Rebecca 592; (ld Dave, 612; Ashland, 612; Old Sheet%, 612; Stillwagon's, 615; Riverside, 624-625 ; Rebecca, at Bridgeport, 707 ; Lang- stroth's, in Moreland, 977.
Pappegoya, John, 67, 71.
Parke, John, 356, 361 ; lines by, 362-363.
Parliament, discussion of Stamp Act in, 151- 154, 155-157 ; imposition by, of duties on colonial imports, 157.
Pastorins, Jacob, 593.
l'atriotic Order Sons of America, camps in Montgomery County, 494.
Patterson, Joseph, 498. Patterson, Samuel D., 1056. l'atterson, A. S., 610. Panl, James, 512. Paul, Lukens, 915. Pawling, Henry, 1022. Pawling, Lieut. Joseph II., 313. Pawling, Levi, 473, 506-507.
Pawling, Dr. Ilenry De Witt, 652. Pawling. James M., 513, 545.
Pawling family, 1047. Paxson, Charles, 1009. Paxson, Dr. Jacob L., 306-307. Pencoyd, 925. Pencoyd Iron Works, 613-614. Penllyn Station, 855.
Peno, Sir William, 82.
Penn, William : hirth, education, character, 82, 87 ; suffering for religious convietious, 83, 84 ; preaching Quaker doctrine and liber- ty of conscience, 85 ; letter of caution con- cerning the new country, 85 (note) ; death of his father, 88 ; his pamphlet account of the province, published in England, 92 ; efforts to facilitate trade, 93 ; framing a gov- ernment, 93; "conditions or concessions," 93 (note) ; prepares to leave England, 100 ; arrives at New Castle, 101 ; at Upland (Ches- ter), 101 ; early allusions by to the province, 32; purchases land west of the Schuylkill from the Indians, 40 ; descriptions by, of In- diaos, 41-42 ; mention hy, of great canoes on the Schuylkill, 121 ; peaceful and conserva- tive character of his government, 142; in- formal treaty by, 142 ; his fortune impaired, 146; death of, 147 ; author of first code of laws of Pennsylvania, 529.
Penn, John, 150 ; correspondence of, on Brit- ish taxation, 154.
Penn, Thomas, 149.
Pena, Hannah, 147. Penn Square, 1001.
Penn Boiler-Works, the, 578.
Pennsylvania : charter of the province, 88-91 ; second charter, 144; population of, in 1684, 144 ; lack of harmony between legislative and executive branches in government of, 144; third frame of government, 145; char- ter of 1700-1776, 145-147; jurisdiction of, given by Penn's will to Earls of Oxford, 147 ; influx of immigration, 147 ; various clements of population, 147 ; restrictive policy of home government toward, 148-149 ; proclamation of James Hamilton, Governor of, 148, (note) ; population of, prior to Revolution, 149 ; pro- vincial Governors of, 157 ; counties of prov- ince, 158.
Pennsylvania Tack-Works, 574.
Pennsylvania Iron-Works, 56S. Pennsylvania Land Company, 1048.
Pennsburg, 1106.
Pennypacker, Oliff (or Adolph), 917.
Pennypacker, Henry, 1021.
Penrose family, owners of Grame Park, 900, 906-908.
Penrose, Jarrett, 905.
Penrose, Abel, 906-908.
Perkiomen Consolidated Mining Company, 10.
Perkiomen Bridge (village), 1058. Perkiomenville, 832.
Perkiomen township : general aspect of, 1019- 1020; name 1020 ; earliness of settlement, 1020 ; brief sketches of pioneer families, 1020-1022 ; roads, 1022; Revolutionary history, 1022- 1023 ; cave discovered, 1023 ; Dunkards, 1023; Skippack, 1024; Grater's Ford, 1024; iron bridge, 1024; Schwenksville, 1024 ; schools, 1025; taverns, 347 ; Mennonites' meeting- house and graveyard, 1025; New Mennon- ites, 1026; New Jerusalem Church, 1026; residents in 1756 and 1766, 1027 ; biographic- al, 1027-1028.
Perinchief, Rev. O., address by, 81.
Peters, Rev. Richard, 891.
Philadelphia : roads to, 2; as a market for
wood, 2; convergence of railroads at, 4: latitude and longitude of 7, 8; gold in suil of, 9 ; spreading of population from, 104 ; may: h of Washington's amuy through, 160, 161 (note) ; riots of 1884 in, 191.
Philadelphia Bridge-Works, 608. Phosphate-works, Newport's, 628, 620.
Physicians : Owen, Griffith, 637; Græme,
Thomas, 637 : Martin, Christian Frederick, 637, 638 ; Martin, George, 638 ; Martin, Fryd- erick A., 638 ; Martin, Charles, 638 ; Martin, Jolin Adamı, 638 : Potts, Jonathan, 638 ; De- wees, William, 638; Huddleson, Isaac, 639 ; Thomas, George, 639; Jones, John, 639; Jones, Joshua Y., 639 ; Wilson, F. S., (!) . Mitchell, Gove, 639 ; Meredith, Joseph, (u)!), Meredith, Hugh, 639; Hongh, Silas, 6''0 ; Moore, Charles, 640 ; Griffith, Amos, I'll. Hahn, Philip, G40; Gartley, Fanınel, 6-10) ; Freedley, Samuel, 640 ; Dodd, Robert J., 640 ; Dodd, Robert J., Jr., 642; Knipe, Jacob, CI_ ; Corson, Hiram, 643; Corson, William, 61 ; Johnson, Benjamin, 647 ; Leedom, Joseph, 647 ; Leedom, Edwin C., 647 ; Foulke, Antrin, 648 ; Hamer, James (Ist), 648; Hamer, James (2nd), 649 ; Van Buskirk, George W., 85); Van Buskirk, William A., 650; Grigg, John R., 650; Shoemaker, Charles, 651; Fronefiukl. Charles, G51 ; Pawling, Heury De Witt, G .: Schrack, John, 652 ; Royer, J. Warren, 6.)3 , Hillegas, John G., 654 ; Reid, John K., 1 6 ; Read, Louis W., 657 ; Richardson, Margaret Phillips, 657; Reading, Edward, 658; Nun- berry, Milton, 659 ; Todd, John, 660 ; Mut- ley, Arthur D., 661 ; Scheetz, Jacob HI., t .. Johnson, Benjamin K., 663; Knipe, Jarob 0., 664 ; Preston, Mahlon, 665 : Corson, El- wood, 6G5 ; Sergeant, Gorham Parsons, 665 ; Beaver, David R., 666; Schrack, David, 667 ; Stiles, George M., 668 ; Bellows, Horace Mar- tin, 669 ; Weaver, Joseph Kerr, 671 ; Mesch- ter, George K., 672 ; Dismant, Benjamin F. 673 ; Stinson, Mary Henderson, 673 ; Lonx, Hiram R., 675; Rossiter, Edwin B., 675 ; Randle, William H., 676 ; list of in Medical Society, 677 ; list of, in Montgomery ('ounty, 677-678.
Pickering, Lieut .- Col. T., letter from, on battle of Germantown, 165 (note).
Plate-iron mills, 574 ; John Wood & Bros., 503 ; Alan Wood & Co.'s, at Conshohocken, 714.
Plowden, Sir Edward, 56.
Plymouth Furnaces, 568.
Plymouth Meeting village, 1031.
Plymouth Rolling-Mill, 569.
Plymouth township, situation and surface, 1028, 1029 ; limestone, 1029 ; statistics, 1029; sur- vey, 1029 ; early land-holders. 1030; family sketches, 1030-1031; "Seven Stars" inn, 1031 ; other taverns, 347, 1031; l'lymonth Meeting (town). 1031; Hickorytown, 1032 ; Harmanville, 1032; Plymouth Meeting (Friends'), 1032: residents in 1780, 1033 ; manufacturing industries of, 627 ; biographi- cal sketches, 1033-1041.
Poetry, early : authors of, 360-362 ; specimens of, 362-366.
Politics of Montgomery County, past and pres- ent, chapter on, 502.
Political parties: the National Republican. 502-503, 511; the Federalist, 502; the Democratic, 503, 508, 511-517, 527; the Democratic Republican, 503, 505, 510; the Federal Republican, 503, 505; the Indepen- deut Republican, 505-506; the Jackson Democratic, 511-512 ; the Anti-Jackson, 512 ;
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the Whig, 512-514; the Anti-Masonic, 513 ; in the campaign of 1840, 514 ; the Republi- can, 315-517, 520-527; in the campaign of 1×60, 513; the Native American, 515; vote of in, 1870, 515; the Greenback, 516-517 ; the Temperance, 516-517; comparative Presidential vote of, in 1880 and 1884,
Pollock, Gov. James, action of, on the common- school system. 400.
Pool Forge, the, 561. Pontiac, conspiracy of, 149-150. Poor, the directors of, 322.
Pour-house and poor of Montgomery County, 500-501 ; overseers of poor for 1785, 500. Porter, Gen. Andrew, 766, 1005.
Porter, Gov. David R., 766, 1006.
Pork-packing, 593 ; S. Effrig & Co.'s establish- mient, 621.
Port Kennedy, 1121. Port Providence, 1058.
Post offices, 451-452; in Montgomery County prior to 1810, 452; at Bridgeport, 700; at Norristown, 755; at Pottstown, 788; at Royer's Ford, 798; at Cheltenham, 804: in Donglas, 826; jo Frederick, 845; in Gwy- nedd, 854; at Horshamville, 877-878; iu Limerick, 916; in Lower Salford, 950; in Montgomery, 961-962 ; in Moreland, 974; in Norriton, 1001; in New Ilanover, 903; io Springfield, 1074; in Upper Dublin, 1095- 1096; in Upper llanover, 1106-1107; in Lower Providence, 1050-1051; io Upper Providence, 1058.
Potts Brothers' Iron Company, G05.
Potts, Capt. Wm. S., 229.
Putts, David. Jr., 479.
Potts, Henry, 479.
Potts, Henry & Co., 569.
Potts, Isaac, 1122, 1124. Putts, Jolin, Jr., 638. Potts, Jobo, irvo-works of, 507.
Potts. Joseph D., G05-606. Potts, John, 529, 789, 791-792. Potts, Dr. Jonathan, 638. Potts, Rev. Joshua, 977. Potts mansion, Washington's headquarters at, 170.
Potts, Nathan R., 477, 544. Potts, William C., 484, 1100. Potts, Zebulon, 317, 1030. Pottery, Keller's, 5×7. Pottsgrove Irou-Works, 569. Pottstown Iron Company, 569.
Pottsgrove township: general description, 1041 ; natural 1 curiosities, the "Ringing Rocks" 1041 ; erection of the township, 1041 ; first settlers, 1042 ; statistics, 1042 ; villages 1012 ; schools, 1042; biographical, F)43.
Providence township: early ownership, 1044 ; or_ ganization, 1044 ; spelling of nams Perkiomen, 1044; roads, 1044 ; public improvements, 1045 ; railroads, 1045 ; bridges, 1045-1046 ; lotteries. 1046 ; taverns, 347 ; early settlers and descend- ants, 1047-1048 ; justices of the peace, 1048 ; Pennsylvania Laod Company, 1048; voting in Philadelphia, 1048 ; early statistics, 1049. Pottstown Iron Company's Works, 603.
Pottstown borough : laying out of, 115 ; general description of, 115, 784 .; growth, 784 ; bridges, 784 ; improvements, 785 ; manufactures, 603- 608, 785 ; gas compan, 785 ; schools, 786; societies, 786; first house of worship, 78G; churches, 787; cemeteries, 787; post-office, 788 ; Fire Department, 788; newspapers, 788 ; taverns, 788; early land-ownership, 780 ;
Frankfort Land Company, 789 ; Revolution- ary incidents, 789-790; tribute to Washing- ton io 1800, 790; the town in 1810, 790; in- corporation, 791 ; burgesses, 791 ; the Re- formed congregations, 79t ; Lutherans, 792- 793; biographical, 793-797.
Preston, Dr. Mahlon, 665. Prospectville, 878.
l'rothonotaries, 319-320.
Proud, Robert, 393.
Provincial Council : order road laid out from Whitemarsh to('resheim, 32 ; who composed, 144 ; action of, relative to whipping of black slaves, 300.
Providence Square, 1058.
Price, Daniel, 480. Price, James, 48G. l'rice, Jacob, 047.
Price family, 947.
Prince, Samuel F., 597.
Print-Works, Albion, 507, 714.
Printz, John, 60, 63, 64, 63; secures the Schuylkill trade, 66 ; " Printz Hall," 63.
Printing-press, Benjamin Franklin's, 458 ; first in Montgomery County, 458.
Printing, by Germans, in America, 136-137. Prison, officers of, 323-324 ; report of inspectors of, for 1884, 324.
Prizer, Wm. L., 467.
Prizer, John G., 486.
Pugh, Ellis, 356-1030.
Puritaus, movement of the, to the New World, 52.
Powel, Benjamin, 545.
Powel, Col. Wm., 512, 545 Pythian Temple, order of the, 497. Powell, John W., 489.
Quarries, 21, 25-27 ; East Conshohocken, 597, 598; William B. Rambo's, 610; Mogee's limestone, 627; North Conshohocken, 714. Quartz, 1:1. Quincyville, 1058. Quakers (see Friends).
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Rachel, fugitive slave, 308-309. Radcliff, Edward N., 360.
Railroads, 3,4 ; from Philadelphia to Columbia, 111 ; Philadelphia, Germantown and Norris- town, 111, 330, 331 ; general statistics of, 113 ; Philadelphia and Reading. 331, 709 ; Chester Valley, 332; North Pennsylvania, 332; Cole- brookdale, 332; North-East Pennsylvania, 332; Stony Creek, 332 ; Perkiomen, 332; I'lymouth, 332 ; Pennsylvania Schuylkill Val- ley, 333, 924.
Ralston, Rev. J. Grier, 405-406, 763.
Rauibo, Nathan, 610.
Rambo, Rev. Abel, 402-403.
Rambo, William B., G10.
Rambo, Mons, 1120.
Rambo, John and Gunnar, 1125.
Rambo, Peter, 1126.
Randle, Dr. William H., 67G.
Raudenbush, William C., 486.
Ratcliffe, Thomas, 590, 591.
Rauch, Rev. Dr. F. A., 410.
Rawle, Francis, 356, 1030.
Reading, Dr. Edward, 658.
Read, Dr. Louis W., 657. Rebellion, war of the : part taken, in by Mont- gomery County, 105; Fourth Regiment,
Volunteers, 196; organization of First Brigade 197 (note) ; roster of Fourth Regiment, 198; Forty-fourth Regiment, 199 ; organization of Cavalry Corps, .A. of P., 199 (note) ; Col. Owen Jones, 200 ; roster of Forty-fourth Regiment, 201-203 ; history of Fifty-first Regiment, 203- 210 ; roster of, 211-221 ; battles aod marches of, 221 ; organization of Second Brigale, 204 (note) ; Fifty-third Regiment, history of, 222; roster of, 226-231, organization of Second Brigade, 223; history of Sixty-eiglit Regi- ment, 23] ; roster of, 234; First Brigade, 232 (note) ; Ninety-third Regimeat, 236 ; Ninety- Fifth Regiment, 236 ; One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, 236 ; roster of, 240 ; Philadelphia Twenty-Ninth Regiment, 241 ; roster, 243 ; One Hua dred and Thirty-eighth Regiment, 244 ; roster, 249 ; One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment, Anderson Cavalry , 244; One Hun- dred and Seventy-fifth Regt. (drafted militia), Brigade, 237 (note) ; One Ilundred and 270 ; roster, 271 ; One Hundred and Seventy- uinth Regiment, 272 ; Eleventh militia Regi- ment, 278; Seventeenth Regiment, 278; Nine- teenth Regiment, 279 ; independent cavalry , companies, 289 ; independent cavalry bat- taliva, 280; Twenty-sixth Militia, 281; Thirty- fourth (emergency men), 281; Forty-first (emergency men, 282 ; One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Regiment, 282; recapitulation of Montgomery County troops, 285 ; Sixth Regi- ment National Guards, 285; soldiers from Frederick township, 845, 846.
Rebenach, Rev. J. Il., 778.
Recorders of deeds, 320.
Record Farms, 1175-1177.
Redemptioners, 297-300 ; sale of, for passage- money, 298; purchased by speculators or "soul drivers " from ship captains, 399.
Redding Furnace, 565.
Red Men, Improved Order of, 403 ; Tribe Te- cumseh, No. 1, 493 ; Beaver Tribe, No. 62, 493 list and statement of tribes in Montgomery County, 494. Reed, Rev. Ezra L., 778.
Reed, Woi. F., 486.
Reese, Wm. J., 1013.
Reed, Joseph, 532.
Reed, Michael II., 1010.
Rees, James, 356.
Rees, Capt. Joha L., 268.
Reese, Rev. John L., 1013.
Registers of wills, 321. ~
Reiff, George S., 48G.
Reinhold, Maj. R. R., 268.
Reimer, Frederick, 836.
Reiff, Jacob, 947, 952.
Reiff family, 947.
Reid, Dr. Joha K., 656.
Religions denominations: classification of, 308 : ** Society of Friends, 368 ; German Baptists (Dunkers), 369 ; Schwenkfelders, 363 ; Epis- copal Church, 300, 382 ; the Presbyterians, 370 ; Lutherans, 370 ; Reformed Church, 371 ; Baptist, 371 ; Methodist Episcopal, 372 ; Ro- mau Catholics, 373 ; Evangelical Association, 734; various schisms, 375 ; Hicksites, 375; divisions among Meononists, 376 ; Presbyte- rian schism, 376 ; other divisions, 378; Meth odist Episcopal, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391 ; Evangelical Association of German Methodist, 389, 390, 392: Episcopal, 300; Evangelical Lutheran, 390; Reformed, 391 ; Methodist, 391 ; Presbyterian, 391 ; Baptist, 392; Dunkers, 392 ; Mennonites, 392; Chris- ian, 302 : Friends. 392 (see Churches).
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Religion, 366 (see Religions Denominations, also Churches).
lennyson, Wm , 468.
Republic, the Grand Army of, 285-296 (see Grand Army of the Republic).
Revolution, war of the : prominence of Eastern Pennsylvania in annals of, 158 ; Washington organizes forces for campaign of 1777, 150; critical situation in May, 1777, 159; march of Washington's army through Philadelphia to intercept Howe's forces, 160, 161 (note). battle of Brandywine, 161 (note 161-163) ; Puoli massacre, 164 ; transportation of stores on the Schuylkill, 123 ; occupation of Phila- delphia by Howe's troops, 165 ; battle of Germantown, 165, 146 (note); Gen. Gates' success, 167 ; plans for surprising, Wash- ington at Whitemarsh, 167 (note) ; remon- strance against proposed cantonment of the army, 167, 168 ; camp on the Gulf Hills, 168 ; Valley Forge, 168, 1120, 1123 ; sufferings of troops, 169 ; arrangement of the line, 160 ; Potts' mansion, 170; log bonses built, 170; vain appeals to the government for supplies, 170 ; scarcity of food and clothing, 171 ; cabal against Washington, 172; committee of Congress visit Valley Forge, 173 ; Steuben uppointed inspector-general, 173 ; value of his services, 174; restoration of confidence, 174; Franklio's success at Court of Lewis XVI., 174, 175 ; beginning of the campaign of 1778, 175; Howe preparing to evacuate Phila- deiphia, 175, 176; Layfayette's movements, 176, 177 ; vigilance of Col Alan McLane, 177 (note) ; the Meschianzi, 177, 178 (note) ; march from Valley Forge to Newburgh, 179 ; state of affairs io 1777, 179; condition of country at close of war, 100 ; appraisement of damages during British possession, 179, 180 ; severe skirmish at site of Wellon village, 1777, 6×1 ; affairs at Swedes' Ford, 710; sur- prise of patriots under Col. Lacy at Hatboro', 723; occurrences at Norristown, 756, 757 ; Washington's movements in vicinity of Potts- town, 789, 700 ; incidents in Frederick, 845 ; affairs in Gwynedd, 850-803 ; sufferings of the inhabitants of Lower Merion during, 931 ; capture of cattle by British near Mont- goinery Square, 961 ; abuse of Presbyterian Church in Norriton, 1000; incidents of, in Perkiomen, "Camp Perkioming," 1023 ; events in Towamencin, 1087 ; Washington and the army in Upper Dublin, 1094 ; in Up- per Merion, 1120; in Whitemarsh, 1144; events in Whitpaio, 1163-1165 ; in Worces- ter, 1184.
Revivals, religious, 378. Rex, Mrs. Sarah S., 446.
Reynolds, Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony II. 234.
Ichvades, Jacoli B., 864. Hiale, Joho, 872. Richardson, Joseph, 1047. Richardson, Dr. Margaret Phillips, 657.
Richardson, William, 746. Richards, W. S., 593. Richards, Rev. J. W., 356. Rice, Andrew J., 703.
Ridgeway & Carr's Woolen Mill, 500.
" Riding Chairs " in 1785, 457. Righiter's Mill, 618. Righter, Lindley V., 478. Righter, JOLn A., 483, Rightmeyer, Rev. P. M., 778. " Ringing rocks," 1041. Riots, in Philadelphia in 1844, 191 19%.
Rising, John Claudius, G7.
Rittenhouse, David, 423 ; astronomical observa- tivosof at Norriton observatory,4-8; interested io improvement of Schuylkill navigation, 106, 123 ; claims for as to prominence, 137; writ- ings of, 356, 357.
Rittenhouse, Silas, 1051.
Rittenhouse, Samuel, 1008.
Rittenhouse, William, 1009.
Rittenhouse, C. & Sons, 577. Kittenhouse, Christopher, 577, 578.
Ritter, Jacob, 357, 1031. Ritter, Gov. Joseph, 5, 13, 14. Riverside Paper-Mill, 624, 025.
Roads ; to Philadelphia, 2; from Whitemarslı
marsh Cresheim, ordered by Provincial Coun- cil, 32; Limekiln road laid out in 1693, 33 ; provisions for, in Penn's plan for the govero- ment of the province, 93 ; first macadamized highway in the State, from Philadelphia to Lancaster, 107 ; "Old York Road " (Chel- tenham and Willow Grove turnpike), 107; Germantowo and Perkiomen, 107; Ridge turnpike, 107; recent turnpikes, 114 ; " King's Path," the, 453 ; first in Montgom- ery County, 454; the " York," 455, 722, 723, 973, 979; over Skippack Creek, 455; the Liniekilo, 455; to Swedes' Ford, 455; the Bethlehem, 455 ; the old Lancaster, 455 ; the "Gulf," 455 ; the "State," through Norris- town, 457; from Byherry to Horsham, 722 ; to and in Norristown, 760 ; at West Consho- hocken, 800 ; Church road, jo Cheltenham, 808; in Frederick township, 844 ; from Gwy- nedd to Philadelphia, 858; Welsh road, 877; in Lower Merion, 932; in Moreland, 975 ; in Norriton, 1000-1001 ; in Perkiomen, 1022; in Providence, 1044 ; in Springfield, 1073, 1074 ; from Spring House to Marlbor- ough, 1087 ; in Upper Dublin, 1094; in Up- per Merion, 1120 ; io Upper Salford, 1133; in Whitemarsh, 1142; in Whitpain, 1174. Robeson, Samuel Levis, 944.
Robeson family, 1141.
Roberts, George F., 442.
Roberts, Hon. Jonathan, 441, 510, 1121.
Roberts, Enos, 1183.
Roberts, Jesse, 1012.
Roberts, Percival, 613.
Roberts, James, 486.
Roberts, Matthew, 473, 1120.
Roberts, Richard K., 966.
Roberts, Algernon, 613.
Roberts, Job, 357.
Roberts family, 930. Robinson, Jobb, 1058.
Robinson, Dr. William T., 466.
Robinson's Yarn Mill, 613. Rockhill Wooleo Mills, 612.
Rockhill Chemical Works, 613.
Rodenbough, Rev. Henry S., 403, 408, 441.
Rogers, Charles, 473.
Rogers, Georgo W., 550.
Itogers, D. Ogden, 560.
Rolling-mills, 568 ; Pencoyd, 568, G13, 614, 925 ; Conshohocken, 568; Pennsylvania, 568 ; Cor- liss, 568; of Ellis & Lossig, 508 ; Glasgow, 568 ; Longmend, 569; Norristown, 560, 574; Plymouth, 569 ; Puttsgrove, 500, 605, 785 ; Pottstown, 569; Schuylkill, 569 ; Standard, 569, 574 ; Stony Creek, 569 ; first in Consbo- hocken, 714; Plymonth, in Conshohocken 595, 714 ; of Alan Wood & Co., 593, 714; of John Wood & Brothers, 593. Rorer, Charles S., 902.
Rorer, Captain J. T., 252.
Ross, George, 532. Ross, Judge Ilenry P., 541.
Ross, Judge John, 538. Ross, David H., 560. Ross, James, 503, 504. Ross, Rev. Eneas, 1149. Rose, Aquilu, 361 ; lines by, 362.
Rose Glen Mill, 619. Rose Glen Station, 927. Rossiter, Thomas, 460. Rossiter, Dr. Edwin B., 675.
Rosenberger, Isaac R., 872. Round Meadow, 980.
Rowland, Thomas, 636. Rowland's Sons', Thomas, shovel works, 636. Royer's Ford borough : mention of, 117; in- corporated, 797 ; name, 797 ; description and statistics, 797-798 ; churches, 798 ; Hook-and- Ladder Company, 798 ; burgesses, 708 ; post- masters, 798 ; biographical, 798-799 ; manu- facturing industries of, 626.
Royer, Hon. Joseph, 1065. Royer, Joseph, 512.
Royer, Hon. Horace, 408.
Royer, Dr. J. Warren, 408, 653.
Royer, Dr. Lewis, 521.
Royer, Joseph W., 465.
Royer's Ford Clay Works, 626.
Royal Arcanum, the, 497.
Ruch, A. & Brother, 581. Runkle, William MI., 466. Ruth, A. D., 21.
Ruth, Henry, 487.
Ruth, James S., 487.
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Salford, Lower : location, 945 ; public improve- meats, 945 ; statistics, 945 ; organization and name, 945 ; first land-owners, 946 ; brief sketches of early settlers, 946-949 ; farerlx, 346, 949 ; " the Herrites." 949 ; villages 950- Washington in vicinity of Harleysville, 950; clothing manufacture, 950, 951; the Schwenkfelder Meeting-house, 951: the Mennonites, 951 ; Dunkard Meeting-honse- 952; Reiff's Reformed Church. 952, 954; residents in 1776, 954 ; biographical, 954- 956.
Salfordvillo, 1134. Salford Station, 1134. Solly, William F., 558. Sandy Run Station, 1074. Sandstone, 20 ; new red, 30; Potsdam, 30.
Sargent, Dr. Gorham Parsons, 665.
Sarver, Abraham, 487.
Satterthwaite stock farm, 682.
Saw and planing-mills: Bolton's Sons, 5X] ; Bodey and Livingston's, 582; Pottstown Steam-Planing, 608 ; Richard Kranse's, 608 ; West Point Stesm. 623; Lukens & Shearer's, 624; Birchall & Bray's, 632 ; Jones & Yerke's, 714.
Saylor, Andrew J., 1194. Saylor, Angustus D., 481. Saylor, Henry D., 560.
Schools, public or cominon; first official step to establish, 392, 393 ; Philadelphia High, 393; parochial, 394, 395, 396 (note), 397, 423 ; of the Friends, 394; family, in Montgomery County, 394 (note); early German, 394, 305; private, prior to 1834, 396 (note); common acts of 1809, 1810 and 1834, in reference to, 394, 303, 396, 397; condition and efficiency of, in early years, 395, 396; Governor Wolf the advorute of, 396, 397; opposition of Germans
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Tracy, llenry M., 559. Trap dikos, 27. Trap rock, 27. Trappe, the, vil'age, 1037. Treat, Rev. Richard, 3×6. Treasurers, 321. Trent, William, 999. Tremper, Jacob, 829. Treewigton village, 869.
Treaties : first on the Delaware made by De Vries, 56; l'enn's informal conference, 142 ; between Great Britain, France and Spain in 1762, 14% ; treaty of Gheut in 1814, 188.
Truxal, John, 857.
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