History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Part 83

Author: Bean, Theodore Weber, 1833-1891, [from old catalog] ed; Buck, William J. (William Joseph), 1825-1901
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1534

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1. Il. BORNEMAN, "IHistory of the Borneman Family in America since the First Settlers, 1721 to 1878," 1881, 114 pp., 12mo. The greater portion of the work relates to Montgomery County. Settled originally in Upper Hanover township.

WILLIAM E. BRETON, 1773-1856, born in England and resided near Manayunk. Mado sketches of Swedes' Ford, Flat Rock Bridge, Lower Merion Meeting- House, Navigation on the Schuylkill, Bridge over Wissahiekon, Manayunk and other places, which were engraved by Gilbert and published, with letter- press descriptions, in Atkinson's Casket, Philadel- phia, between the years 1826 and 1834.

W. HARRY BOYD, "Norristown, Bridgeport and Pottstown Directory," containing private instructions, together with a business directory of the principal towns in Montgomery County, 1882-84, compiled and published by W. Harry Boyd, Pottsville, Pa., 271 pp .. Svo. Mr. Boyd had also previously published direc- tories on the county.

WILLIAM J. BUCK, b. 1825. " History of More- land from its First Purchase and Settlement to the Present Time," 33 pp. "Indian Utensils and Imple- ments discovered on the Pennypack," 4 pp., illus- trated with eighteen lithographie drawings. " Local Superstitions," 5 pp. The aforesaid articles were published in vol. i. of "Collections of the Pennsyl- vania Historical Society," Philadelphia, 1853, Svo. " History of Bucks County" from its Earliest Sertle- ment to the Close of the Eighteenth Century," JJohn S. Brown, Doylestown, 1855, 118 pp., large Svo. "Observations on Birds," 12 numbers in Backs County Intelligencer, June to October. 1858. " His- tory of Montgomery County within the Schuylkill Valley," Norristown, printed by E. L. Acker, 1859, 128 pp., royal Svo. "Contributions to the History of Bucks County," 24 weekly numbers in the Bucks County Intelligencer, Doylestown, April to September 20, 1859. "The Naturalist and Observations of a Naturalist," Philadelphia Home Weekly, February, 1866, to January 23, 1867. "The Cuttelossa and its Historical Associations," Bucks County Intelligencer, April to September 23, 1873, 24 mmmbers. " Early Discovery of Coal in Pennsylvania," read before the MISS BELLE BUSH. "Voices of the Morning," J. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, January 4, 1575. | B. Lippincott & Co., Phila., 1865, 259 pp., 12mo,com- and published in vol. x. of " Transactions of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society." " Early Accounts of Petroleum in the United States," read

before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, March 13, 1876, published by Bloss & Coggswell, Titus- ville, Pa., in a pamphlet of 12 pp., large 8vo., also with additions in the Engineering and Mining Journal of New York. "History of Montgomery County, Pa., from the Earliest Period of its Settlement to the Present Time." including sketches of all its townships and boroughs, published in "Scott's At- las of Montgomery County," Phila., 1877, occupy- ing 84 columns 15 inches in length. "Biogra- phies of Thomas Craig. Robert Loller, Bird Wilson and William Moore Smith," published in M. Auge's :" Biography of Montgomery County," 10 pp., 8vo, 1879. "The German Population in Bucks County," read before the Bucks County Historical Society at Pleasant Valley, October 11, 1882; published in three Bucks County newspapers. "Local Legends " and a paper on " Local History," read before the Mont- gomery County Historical Society, Norristown, Feb- ruary 22, 1883; the latter only published in Nor- ristown papers. "Washington's Encampment at Neshaminy," "Life of Chief Justice Langhorne," and " Sketches of Tishcohan and Lappawinzo, Delaware Indian Chiefs. " published in 1877 and 1883 in the

Magazine of Historical Society. "The Local His- torian, " a series of sketches relating chiefly to the southeastern section of Montgomery County ; pub- lished in the Hatboro, Public Spirit, from December 11. 1880, to June 24, 1882, seventy-five numbers. " Historical Address" delivered by request before the Centennial Association of Montgomery County, in Music Hall, Norristown, September 10, 1884, 23 pp., Svo. "Montgomery County Centennial Celebration, an Official Record," 1885, 450 pp., Svo. ; one of the editors and on the publication committee with F. G. Hobson and H. S. Dotterer. " History of Montgom- ery County" (the present work), contributed a consider- able portion ; also a contributor to Westcott's "Life of John Fitch," Westcott's "History of Philadelphia," Brotherhead's "Magazine of Notes and Queries," Rupp's " 30,000 Names," " The Pennypacker Family Union Memorial," " Public Libraries of the United States in 1876," Davis' " History of Bucks County," Egle's " History of Pennsylvania " and other works, besides to numerous newspapers within the past thirty-six years. For the Historical Society of Penn- sylvania copies of original records were made from September, 1870, to November, 1872, filling upwards of 4,000 compact foolscap pages, to accomplish which required about 1000 miles of travel. Also arranged and had bound for the same nearly 100 volumes of manuscripts. Among these were 39 folio volumes comprising the Peun Collection, purchased in 1871 at a cost of nearly $4000.

prising a selection of seventy-one poems, pre- viously published in some twenty-three newspapers and magazines, In connection with her sisters, taught

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for some time a select school for young ladies in Nor- ristown.

ABRAHAM H. CASSEL, b. 1820, a resident of Lower Salford, and a noted collector ofrare books, pamphlets and manuscripts. Although he has written little for publication, has furnished considerable information to others and often, too, without credit. He has been a contributor to the Magazine of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and to the works of O. Seidensticker, S. W. Pennypacker, M. Auge, E. B. O'Callahan and others, besides occasional articles to the county newspapers, as the North Wales Record and Schwenks- ville Item. Ilis communications are generally of a historical character, and he rarely takes up any subject without making valuable additions thereto. IFe writes in English and German.

JEHU CURTIS CLAY, b. 1792, a native of Upper Merion. "Annals of the Swedes," 1835, 180 pp., 32mo .; enlarged and revised edition 1858, 179 pp., 12mo.

CHARLES COLLINS, b. 1823, pastor since 1866, of the Centennial Presbyterian Church, Jeffersonville. Philadelphia Musical Journal, 1858, quarto, edited by him. "Sparkling Gems," containing original hymns and tunes for Sabbath-schools and social praise-meetings. The Christian, a monthly magazine, 1856. "Discourse on the Origin and History of Presbyterianism in Mont- gomery County," 1876. "Sermon on the Death of Dr. David Schrack." "Poem on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Montgomery County," published in Philadelphia North American, in September, 1884; also author of the "Grayson Letters" and several poems published in the Norristown Herald.

WM. COLLUM, a native and resident of Montgomery township, where he taught school from 1805 to 1819, if not later, and subsequently removed to Philadelphia. Calculated Almanacs published by Asher Miner, Doylestown, for several years. Those for 1816 and the following year are in possession of the writer.

GEORGE N. CORSON, b. 1834. "Letters on Travels in England, Scotland and Ireland," published in Nor- ristown Herald in 1870. "Pen Portraits of the Mem- bers of the State Constitutional Convention," pub- Iished in Philadelphia Press, 1872-73. "Great Tan- gleation : " An Extravaganza." Poem read at the centennial celebration of Montgomery County, Sep- tember 10, 1884, comprising 172 nine syllable lines.

HIRAM CORSON, M.D., b. 1804, a life-long resident of Plymouth. "Reminiscences of the Cholera Epi- demie of 1832, and Notes on the Treatment of the Disease at That Time," 1884, 15 pp., 8vo ; has been sev- cral times previously published. "Midwifery in the Country," 1863, 16 pp. "Thoughts on Midwifery," 1863, 16 pp. "Food for Infants, " 1868, 12 pp., 8vo.

" Belladonna in Whooping Cough," Am. Jour. Med. Sciences. " Measles," 1872. " A Review of Re- ports on Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria," T. P. M. Soc., 1873, or Med. Times, 1871. "Erysipelas after Vaccination, Thirty Cases," translation, 1854. " Met- taner's Aperient Solvent," translation, read before

Society, 1850. " Pneumonia," 1876, report to State Society. "Fee and Ice-Water in Scarlet Fever: Who Originated the Practice?" 1876. " Puerperal Convol- sions," 1876, Med. and Surg. Reporter. "Meddlesome Midwifery," 1874, May 30. Med. and Surg. Reporter. " Remarks on Scarlet Fever, suggested by Essay," 1873. "Ire in Inflammation of the Mamma," August 16, 1878, Reporter. "External Application of Ice in Scarlet Fever," August, 1844; Livezey, p. 480; Meigs on "Diseases of Children," (S. F. Meigs). "The Use of Opium in Obstetries," Med. Reporter, January 24, 1874. "The Use of Ice and Ice-Water in Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria," Med. Reporter, 1871. " Blood-letting in the Aged." "Blood-letting in the Young." "Cold Treatment of Scarlet Fever in a Puerperal Woman," Med. Reporter, 1882, May num- ber. "On Ligation of Funis," Reporter, November 9, 1872.

L. H. DAVIS, one of the editors and proprietors of the Daily and Weekly Ledger, Pottstown. "The Cen- tennial Celebration at Pottstown, Pa., July 4, 1876," a historical sketch written by L. H. Davis, at the request of the centennial committee, Pottstown, Pa., 1876, 114 pp., 8vo. The historical sketch occupies 73 pages. A valuable acquisition to our local history.

P. S. DAVIS, D. D. "The Young Parson," Phila., Smith, English & Co., 1863, 384 pp., 12mo. The author at the t me was pastor of the German Reformed Church of the Ascension in Norristown; relates in an enter- taining manner the experiences of a country parson.

W.M. P. DEWEES, M.D., 1768-1841, a native of Pottstown and professor of midwifery in the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania. "Inaugural Essays," 2 editions. "Medical Essays," Phila., 1823. "System of Midwifery," 12th edition, 1854, 600 pp., 8vo. "Treatise on the Treatment of Children," first pub. in 1825; 10th edition, 1854, 548 pp., 8vo. "Treatise on the Diseases of Females," 1826; 10th edition, 1854, 532 pp., 8vo. "On the Practice of Medicine," 1830.

CHRISTOPHER DOCK, 1735-71, long a teacher and resident of Lower Salford, where he died. "Eine ein- fältig und gründlich abgefasste Schul-Ordnung darin- nen deutlich vorgestellt wird, auf welche Weise die Kinder nicht nur in denen in Schulen gewöhnlich bestens angebrachten Lehren, sondern auch in der Lehre der Gottseligkeit wohl unterrichtet werden mögen, aus Liebe zu dem menschlichen Geschlecht aufgesetzt durch den wohlerfahrenen und lang geübten Schulmeister Christoph Dock," Germantown, ge- druckt und zu finden bei Christoph Sauer, 1770. "Copia einer Schrift, welche der Schulmeister Christoph Dock an seine nachlebende Schüler zur Lehre und Vermahnung aus Liebe geschrieben hat," printed by C. Sauer about 1764. "Hundert nöthige Sitten-Regeln für Kinder," with part 2d, containing " Ein Hunderd Christliche Lebens-Regeln fur Kin- der," pub. by C. Sauer, 24 pp., Svo. "Zwei erbauliche Lieder," printed by Michael Billmyer, Germantown, 1790. The first-mentioned work was written in 1750,

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and is one of the very few works written and published in America during the colonial period treating on education. The last are hymns dedicated to his pupils; one contains 22 stanzas of 6 lines cach, the other 24 of 8 lines, making together 324 lines. There are, no doubt, other poems of his extant that have not yet been mentioned.

HENRY S. DOTTERER, b. 1841, a native of Freder- ick township. "Falkner's Swamp," a historical sketch, Schwenksville, Grubb & Thomas, printers, 1879, 22 pp., 12mo. "Descendants of Jacob Markley of Skippack," published by the Markley Frendschaft, 1884, 36 pp., Svo. On the publication committee of the "Official Record of the Montgomery County Centennial Celebration." Has made translations from early German authors on Pennsylvania history.

ROWLAND ELLIS, 1649-1729, arrived from Wales in 1686 and settled in Lower Merion ; later in life removed to Plymouth. Useful to the Welsh and English as interpreter. Translated " Annerch ir Cymri," written by Ellis Pugh in the Welsh language under the following title: "A Salutation to the Britains, to call them from many things to the one thing needful for the saving of their souls; especially to the poor unarmed Tradesmen, Plow- men, Shepherds, those that are of a low degree like myself. This in order to direct you to know God and Christ, the only wise God, which is life eternal and to learn of Him, that you may become wiser than your teachers," by Ellis Pugh ; printed by S. Keimer for W. Davis, bookbinder, in Chestnut Street, 1727, 222 pp., 12mo.

DAVID EVANS. "The Minister of Christ and His Flock," a sermon preached at Abington, Pa., Dec. 30, 1731, printed by B. Franklin.

ELIZABETH FERGUSON, 1739-1801, daughter of Dr. Thomas Graeme and wife of H. N. Ferguson. lived and died in Horsham. "Fenelon's Telem- achns," translated from the French into English heroic verse, completed before 1764, in 2 MS. vols. " Poems on Several Occasions," with some other compositions by Nathaniel Evans, Philadelphia, printed by John Dunlap, 1772, 160 pp., 8vo. "Ad- dresses to the Public," published in Pennsylvania Packet, 1778-79. A frequent contributor of poems and other writings to the Columbia Magazine, as well as other Philadelphia periodicals, between 1784 and 1800. Left behind numerous manuscripts in poetry and prose. Specimens of the former are given in this work in the article on " Early Poetry." In the second work, mentioned as by Nathaniel Evans, she was a considerable contributor, as may be observed in looking over it.

J. FRANCIS FISHER, 1807-1873, long a resident of Abington, near Jenkintown. " Early Poets and Poetry of Pennsylvania," published in the " Mem- oirs of Historical Society," vol. ii., 1827. Also an occasional contributor of historical and biographical articles to several periodicals.

EDWARD FOULKE, 1651-1741, an early settler in Gwynedd where he wrote in the Welsh " A Brief Genealogy, with an Account of his Family and their Removal from Great Britain to Pennsylvania." Also an "Exhortation" to his children. These were both translated by his grandson, Samuel Foulke, and pub- lished in 1832 and 1833 in the " Friends' Miscellany," vols. ii. and iii.

JOSEPH FOULKE, 1786-1863, a life-long resident of Gwynedd; principal of a boys' boarding-school for thirty years and a minister among Friends ; made the astronomical calculations and furnished the literary matter to the "Friends' AAlmanac " from 1832 till 1847, when it was continued by his son, Dr. Joseph Foulke, of Buckingham, Bucks Co., until recently. Edited the journal of Jacob Ritter, of Plymouth, to which was added a memoir and notes. Published in 1844, 111 pp., 12mo., Phila., T. Elwood Chapman. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends prepared a memorial respecting his life and services.

EDWIN T. FREEDLY, " Money : How to Get, Spend, Lend and Bequeath it," Phila., 1852, 12mo. "Lead- ing Pursuits and Leading Men," Phila., 1856, Svo. "Philadelphia and its Manufactures," 1859, 504 pp., 12mo; a previous edition of 1858, 490 pp., 12mo. Author also of the "Legal Adviser" and a "Practical Treatise on Business." The first-mentioned work went through several editions by different publishers in England.

ANDREAS FREY, a resident of Frederick township, who styles himself'a "Prediger in Falkner's Schwamm," is the author of a pamplet called "Seine Deklaration oder Enkleirung, auf wilche Weiseund wie er unter die sogenannte Herrenhutergemeinde gekommen ist und warum er weider von ihren abgegangen ist," Ger- mantown, Christopher Saur, 88 pp., 12mo. It was very probably printed before 1758. An English transla- tion of this work was published in London.

CHRISTIAN FUNK, b. 1731, in Franconia town- ship, wrote a pamphlet in German in 1809, which was afterwards translated and published with the follow- ing title: "A Mirror for all Mankind, by Christian Funk, a Faithful Minister of the Work of God among the Mennonites during and after the American Revo- lution," printed by James Winnard, Norristown, 1814, 47 pp., 12mo.

HENRY FUNK, father of the aforesaid, settled in Franconia township in 1719, where he died in 1763 ; was a bishop in the Mennonite Church. "Ein Spiegel der Tauffe mit Geist, mit Wasser und mit Blut," in 9 Theil verfasset, printed by Christopher Saur, Ger- mantown, 1744, 100 pp., 12mo. " Eine Restitution, oder eine Erklarung eineger Haupt-puncten des Gesetzes," Philadelphia, gedruckt by Anton Arm- bruster, in Moravian Alley, 1763, 316 pp., 4to. He was appointed with Dilghman Kolb to supervise the translation of Van Bracht's "Martyr's Mirror," or " Der Blutige Schauplatz," from Dutch into German, a folio of 1514 pages, printed at Ephrata, one of the

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largest works published in this country during the colonial period.

CHARLES H. GARBER, 1823-1882, an attorney- at-law of Norristown. " The Seeker, or the Ex- iled Spirit, and other Poems," Phila., 1845, 154 pp., 18mo. Prepared from selections that had previously appeared in magazines and newspapers. The miscel- laneous poems are fifteen in number.

F. W. GEISSENHAINER, JR., D.D. Sermons, " Re- pentance Delayed, a Dangerous Ground for Hope," Winchester, Va., 9 pp. "The Sin Against the Holy Ghost," 7 pp. "The Believers' Desire and Aim," 1835, 7 pp.

ABRAHAM GRATER. " An Explanation of Incidents that took place among the so-called Mennonites," 8 pp., 12mo, printed by J. M. Sehueneman & Co., Skippack, Pa., 1855.

J. C. GULDIN, formerly a Reformed minister, wrote in German a work on " Baptism and Feet-Washing," published about 1840, 75 pp., and a volume of ser- mons.

JOIN GUMMERE, 1784-1845 ; a native of Horsham and resided for some time in Moreland, where he received his education. "A Treatise on Surveying, containing the Theory and Practice; to which is prefixed a l'erspicnous System of Plane Trigonom- etry," the whole clearly demonstrated and illus- ; trated by a large number of appropriate examples, particularly adapted for the use of schools, Ist edition, published by Kimber & Richardson, Phila., 1814, 358 pp., Svo. "Treatise on Astronomy," first published in 1822, the 6th edition in 1854.

SAMUEL R. GUMMERE, 1789-1818, author of the " Progressive Spelling-Book," " Compendium of Elo- cution " and a "Treatise on Geography," was brother of John, and for some time a teacher of youth. .

BENJAMIN HALLOWELL, 1799-1877; a native of Cheltenham, became an eminent teacher at Alexan- dria, Va. "Autobiography," published by his descend- ants in 1883.

BENJAMIN F. HANCOCK, 1799-1867. "The Law Without the Advice of an Attorney ; or, Every Man His Own Counsellor," carefully compiled and ar- ranged, 2d edition, Norristown, Pa., published by David Sower, Jr., 1831, 152 pp., Svo; the Ist edition was published in 1830.

J. K. HARLEY, M.D. "A History and Geography of Montgomery County, Pa., together with County and Township Government," designed for the use of schools and the general reader, 1883, 108 pp., 16mo ; that portion relating to township and county government was prepared by F. G. Hobson, Esq.

JAMES Y. HECKLER, a resident and native of Lower Salford. "Ecelesianthem; or, A Song of the Brethren," a poem, with foot-notes and explanations; Lansdale, Pa., A. K. Thomas & Co., printers, 1883, 131 pp., 16mo.

SAMUEL HELFENSTEIN, 1775-1866; long a resident

of Gwynedd, where he died. "Evangelisches Mag- azin der Hochdeutchen Reformirten Kirche in den Vereinigten Staten Von Nord Amerika, " von Ehrw. Herrn Samuel Helfenstein. Phila., gedruckt bey Goszler und Blumer, 1829, 290 pp., 8vo. “The Doc- trines of Divine Revelation as Taught in the Holy Scriptures Exhibited, Illustrated and Vindicated," designed for the use of Christians generally and for yonng men preparing for the gospel ministry in par- ticular, by the Rev. Samuel Helfenstein, D.D., Phila., James Kay, Jr., & Bro., 1842, 394 pp., 8vo; this work contains a fine steel engraving of the author.

MRS. LYDIA W. HTILLES, formerly of Upper Merion, now of Norristown. "Ileart Problems," Doughty & Becker, Phila., 1870, 274 pp., 8vo.

F. G. HOBSON, b. 1857, a native and resident of Upper Providence. "History of Providence Town- ship," published in the Providence Independent in 1883. "Township and County Government," in Harley's "Geography of Montgomery County." A " History of Providence and Upper and Lower Providence," in the present history of the county. One of the editors and on publication committee of the " Official Record ofthe Centennial Association of Montgomery County," 1885, 450 pp., Svo.

BALTHASAR HOFFMAN, 1686-1775, a minister of the Schwenkfelder denomination, resident in Lower Salford, left a catalogue of his writings, embracing fifty-eight tracts on religious matters and eighty-three letters on kindred topics.

JOHN HOLME arrived from England in 1686, and in the beginning of 1688 married Mary, the widow of Nicholas More, making his residence in the Manor of Moreland, where, in 1696, he wrote a poem of some length, entitled " A True Relation of the Flourishing State of Pennsylvania." In the article on "Early Poetry " in this work an extract is given therefrom ; this poem was originally published in the " Bulletin of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1847, pp. 20, Svo.

ANNA M. HOLSTEIN, wife of Major William H. Holstein, of Upper Merion. "Three Years in Field Hospitals of the Army of the Potomac," Phila., J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1867, 137 pp., 12mo.

GEORGE W. HOLSTEIN, M.D., Bridgeport. "The Early Swedish Settlements in Upper Merion," a paper read before the Montgomery County Historical Society in 1881, and published in several of the county newspapers. "A History of the Early Days of Montgomery Lodge, No. 57, I.O.O.F., Norristown, Pa., read before the members October 30, 1882," Herald Job Printing Rooms, 1882, 21 pp., Svo.

REV. S. M. K. HUBER. "Historical Sketch of Wentz's Reformed Church, in Worcester Township." Schwenksville; N. B. Grubb, printer, 1881, 27 pp., 16mo.

NIMROD HUGHS. " Fierliche Warnung von Nim- rod Hnghs," Norristown, David Sower, 1812, 20 pp., Svo; the aforesaid is, no doubt, an assumed name.

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ABRAHAM HUNSICKER, 1793-1872; a bishop in Philadelphia County, Penn., 17th of 9th month, 1736. It is a rare work.

the Mennonite Church. " A Statement of Facts and Summary of Views on Morals and Religion, as Re- lated with Suspension from the Mennonite Meeting." He is stated to have written several other pamphlets.

HOWARD MI. JENKINS, b. 1842, in Gwynedd. "Our Democratic Republic," containing three elaborate articles on the right of suffrage, Wilmington, Del., 1868, 8vo. "The Name Gwynedd in Welsh History," Phila., 1882, 10 pp., 8vo. "William Penn : Ilis Char- acter and Career," an address delivered at Swarth- more College, Penna., in November, 1882, Wilming- ton, 1883, 28 pp., Svo. "Historical Collections Relat- ing to Gwynedd," Phila., 1884, 400 pp., Svo. He is at present editor of The American, a weekly literary, scientific and political journal, published in Philadel- phia ; he has edited and published several newspapers and has contributed, besides, to magazines, various articles, chiefly on historical and social topics.

DANIEL K. KASSEL. "Gebeter uud lieder zum gebrauch der Tugend," compiled by Daniel K. Kas- sel, printed by Enos Benner, Sumneytown, 1844, 18mo.

SIR WILLIAM KEITH, 1670-1749; Governor of Pennsylvania and a resident of Horsham. "Ilistory of Virginia, with Remarks on the Trade and Com- merce of that Colony," London, 1738, 187 pp., 4to, with two maps. While Governor he delivered ad- dresses at treaties held with the Indians, at Conestoga, in 1721, and the following year ; they were of interest, and among the very best of the kind during the colonial period. Aquila Rose, a young Philadelphia poet, celebrated the events in a poem published at the time.

CHARLES PHILIP KRAUTH, Professor in Pennsyl- vania College and a native of Montgomery County, is the author of several works, but we cannot at present give particulars.

REUBEN KREIBEL, b. 1820. "Genealogical Record of the Descendants of the Schwenkfelders who arrived in Pennsylvania, 1733-37 ; from the German of Rev. Balthasar Heebner; by Rev. Reuben Kriebel, with historical sketch by C. Heydrick." Joseph Yeakle, printer, Manayunk, 1879, 339 pp., Svo.

ABRAHAM KRUPP. "The New and Much Ini- proved Musical Teacher, compiled by Abraham Krupp," Norristown, printed by David Sower, 1832. " A Choice Selection of Hymns by Abraham Krupp, Mathetchey," printed by David Sower, 1814, 18mo. He was a good Greek scholar and an excellent pen- man, but remarkable for his eccentricities ; labored for some time to invent a flying-machine.

BENJAMIN LAY, 1681-1759, lived and died in Ab- ington. " All Slave-Keepers that keep the Innocent in Bondage Apostates, written for a general ser- vice by him that sincerely desires the present and eternal welfare and happiness of all mankind all the world over, of all colors and nations, as his own soul, Benjamin Lay, Philadelphia," printed for the author, 1737, 280 pp., 32mo ; the preface is dated Abington,

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History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Part 83

Author: Bean, Theodore Weber, 1833-1891, [from old catalog] ed; Buck, William J. (William Joseph), 1825-1901 Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck Number of Pages: 1534

Author: Bean, Theodore Weber, 1833-1891, [from old catalog] ed; Buck, William J. (William Joseph), 1825-1901
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1534