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16 Vice Truman, deceased.
100
, 1794
Joseph Reed, commissioned.
Aug.
19, 1777
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HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA.
with whom he was brought into contact, his loss will be sensibly felt by the court and the bar. I deem it due to the memory of this efficient and faithful officer to hear this public testimony to his worth and abil- ity, and as a mark of esteem in which he was held by the judges, I move, your Honor, that a minute of his death be entered on the recorde of the court."
Judge Mitchell, in n few feeling remarke eulogistic of the deceased, said that he neqniesced in what Mr. Hagert had said, and ordered a minute of the proceedings to be entered on the records.
The denth of Mr. Galton was also announced in the old court-room by Assistant District Attorney Reed, and Judge Yerkes, after making an appropriate reply, ordered that the court be adjourned in respect to the memory of the deceased. These were exceptional honors to one occu- pying 80 subordinate a position ; but the moral ie evident,-
" Ilonor and fame from no condition rise ;
Act well your part, there all the bonor lies."
INTERPRETER FOR THE COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
Appointed by the judges, term five years,
Joseph Saueon,1 appointed.
Feb. 8,1869
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS FOR PHILADELPHIA.
This list is very unsatisfactory, hut it is the best I could compile from the reports and the memory of the older members of the bar, and is, therefore, necessarily incomplete in many particulars. Attorney-Gen- eral Lear wrote me in 1878 that there were oo lists of the deputies on file in the attorney-general's office. The prosecuting attorneys were:
DEPUTY ATTORNEYS-GENERAL.ª
Joseph Barnes, appointed
-, 1810
Peter A. Browne, appointed ..
-, 1811
Edward Ingersoll, appointed ..
, 1814
Peter A Browee, Oyer and Terminer.
..... .Jao.
-, 1817
Charlee S. Coxe, Quarter Sessions.
.Jan.
, 1817
Thomas Kittera, Mayor's Court.
.JAHI.
-, 1817
George M. Dallas, vice Kittera
Jan.
-, 1818
William J. Dunne, rice Dallas.
Jan.
-- , 1821
Jasper Slaymaker, Mayor's Court
Jan.
-, 1821
Thomas Kittern, Supreme Court and Oyer aud Terminer ...
Feb.
2, 1821
George M. Dallas, Quarter Sessions.
Feb.
9, 1824
Charles S. Coxe, Mayor's Court.
Feb.
9, 1824
Thumas M. Pettit. Supreme Conit and Oyer and Terminer
Feb.
9, 1824
Samuel Rush
-, 1826
George M. Dallas, Oyer and Terminer.
-, 1826
Thomas M. Pettit ..
-, 1826
George M. Dallas, for the county.
Feb.
22, 1828
Samuel Rush, Mayor's Court.
-, 1828-29
Augustus H. Richards, Quarter Sessions,
-, 1829
Thomas S. Smith, for the county
April
-, 1829
Philip S Markley, vice Smith.
Sept.
-, 1829
Juel B. Sutherland, for the county Feb.
-, 1830
Michael W. Ash, Quarter Sessions
Feb.
26, 1830
John Wurts, Mayor's Court.
Feb.
-, 1830
Samuel Rush.
-, 1830
Michael W. Ash, Oyer and Terminer.
-, 1831
Joel B. Sutherland, Quarter Sessions,
, 1832
Augustne 11. Richards, Mayor's Court ... .Feb.
-, 1833
Supreme Court ..
Feb. -, 1833
1 In the edition of "Pardon's Digest," by Brightly, 1853, it is said, in a note to an act providing for the appointment of an interpreter in Allegheny County, that the several sworn interpreters of foreign lan- guages in the city and county of Philadelphia shall be entitled to re- caive the same fees as the Allegheny County interpreter for attendance on courte. This art was passed April 14, 1838. In a note the compiler says that the only act authorizing the appointment of an interpreter in l'hiladelphia was the general health law of Jan. 29, 1818, which gave him fees for bis visita to vessels. On the 27th of March, 1865, x law was passed authorizing the appointment of an interpreter in Philadelphia by the Governor, and one for the court by the judges of the Common Plens .- See Com. ex rel. Girard vx. Sanson, 67 Pennsylvania State Iteporta, 322.
2 All the attorneys-general had their deputies here, but aume repre- seuted the commonwealth themselves, particularly those residents of the city. Joseph B MeKean, 1800 to 1808; Richard Rush, I8]] ; Jared Ingersoll, 1811 to 1816; Ellis Lewis, 1831; George M. Dallas, 1838; Wil- limm B. Reed, 1838; Ovh[ F. Johnson, 1839 to 1845; Benjamin F. hampneys, 1846; and James Cooper, in 1848, appeared before the wirts here in person as the representatives of the commonwealth.
Michael W. Ach Feb. -, 1833
John Wayne Ashmend, Quarter Sessions ....
, 1833
Edward C. Watmongh, Mayor's Court .. JAD.
, 1834
David S. Tedd, for the county.
, 1835
Ellis Lewis, for the county.
1835
Samuel Rush, for the county
, 1835
Edward E. Law, for the county
1838
George W. Barton, for the county
1839
Henry M. Phillips,3 for the county
1839
William L. Hirst,3 for the county
.1839
C. Wallace Brooke, for the county
1840-41 1841
William Badger, for the county
1842
Williaen A. Porter, for the county
May
3, 184 :
J. Murray Rush, for the county ..
, 1844
1845
Francis Wharton, for the county
-, 1845-46
William D. Kelley, for the county,
-, 1847
David Webster, for the county. Jan
-, 1847
William A. Stokee, for the county Juge
23, 1×48
David Webster, for the county .June
23, 1848
William Bradford Reed, for the county
-- , 1849
Joseph P. Longhead, for the county.
-, 1849
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OF PHILADELPHIA.
Previous to 1850 the prosecuting law-officer for the commonwealth in the different counties of the State was appointed by the attorney-geo- eral, and called the deputy attorney-general. By the act of May 3, 1850, P. L., 654, the qualified votere of every county in the State were authorized to elect one person learned in the law as district attorney, for three years from the first Monday in November next after hie elec- tion. By Article 14 of the new Constitution district attorneye are de- clared to he county officers, and their terms begin on the first Monday in January next after their election, to represent the commonwealth in all criminal and other prosecutions. Since that time the following gentlemen have acted as district attorneys for the judicial district known as the city and county of Philadelphia.
Horn R. Keeass, in office from .. 1850 to 1851
Hie election contested successfully by
William B. Reed, in office from. 1851 to 1856
Lewis C. Cassidy,4 elected ..
Nov. 3, 1856
His election successfully contested by
William B Mann, in office from 1856
to 1868
Joseph P. Longhead, in office from. 1856
to 1859
Denuis W. O'Brien,5 dep. dist, att'y June
21.1861
Furman Sheppard,G elected. Nov.
2, 1868
Charles Gibbons, by the court .Oct.
25, 1869
Furninn Sheppard, by the court. May
3, 187₦
Wilham B. Mann, in office from.
1871
to 1875
Furman Sheppard, in office from.
1875
to 1678
Henry S. llagert, in office from 1878
to 1881
George S. Graham),8 elected.
Nov.
2. 1880
3 Mesars. Lewis, Phillips, aod Hirst are mentioned in the reports as appearing for the commonwealth, but I believe they were not prose- cuting attorneys or depnties in the strict sense, but only assisted the attorneys-general in special cases. At the times stated, Messrs. Barton and Brouke were deputies for Ovid F. Johnson, the attorney-general.
+ The act of April 27, 1857, which was passed with the intention of compromising the contest between Mr. Mann and Mr. Cassidy, provided that there should be two district attorneys, the judges of the Quarter Sessione to appoint the additional district attorney, but the presiding judge of the Court and hie associatee refused to recognize the act as a compromise, and the conteet went on, and was decided in favor of Mr. Mann. The court then appointed Mr. Longhead the additional district attorney.
5 District Attorney Mann was in service for over four months (in 1861) as colonel of the Thirty-first Penesylvania Volunteers, during which time Mr. O'Brien was his deputy. He was the assistant of Mr. Reed during the latter's term. Mr. Mann's son, Charles Naylor, was his ns- sistant after his admission to the bar, in 1862. The late Judge Thomas Bradford Dwight and William II. Ruddiman were nleo Mr. Mann's assistanta.
6 Mr. Sheppard had certificate of election, and was sworn in. Mr. Gibbons contested his election, and the court declared him elected, Oct. 25, 1869; afterward the court discovered they had made an error in counting the votes, ao on May 3, 1870, reversed their former decision and declared Mr. Sheppard duly elected. His assistants during the time he held office were Henry S. Hagert, Robert P. Dechert, and William Wil- eon Ker.
: Mr. Ilagert'e assistante were John R. Reed, Dallas Sanders, and Wil. Ham Wilson Ker, lately an assistant to the Attorney-General of the United States.
8 District Attorney George S. Graham made the following appoint-
Ashbel Green, Jr., for the county
William D. Kelley, for the county
Joel B. Sutherland, Oyer and Terminer and
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THE BENCH AND BAR.
SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
Act of March 31, 187G.
District Attorney .. $15,000
First A seistant.
6,000
Second Assistant
5,000
Third Assistant.
3,000
Sheriff
15,000
Coroner ..
6,000
Deputy Coroner ..
2,500
Prothonetary of the Common Pleas ..
10,000
Clerk of the Quarter Sessions, Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery
10,000
Recorder of Deeds ...
12,000
Register of Wills, who is also clerk of the Orphans' Court.
10,000
Treasurer.
10,000
Commissioners (each).
5,000
Controller
10,000
CITY SOLICITORS.
By ordinance of Feb. 27, 1801,1 an attorney and solicitor for the cor- poration was authorized to be appointed by the mayor, salary $500. I am indebted to the late estimable Chief Justice John Meredith Read for this list of the city solicitors, and for encouraging me to compile these lists for preservation and future reference.
Jared lagersoll,2 appointed. .1798
Joseph Hopkinson, appointed 1801
Mahlon Dickerson, appointed
1801
William Meredith, appointed. 1808
William Mellhenny, Jr., appointed. 1809
Joseph Reed, appointed. 1810
William Meredith, appointed.
1811
Raodall Hutchinson, appointed 1813
E Spencer Sergeant, appointed.
1814
John Read,3 appointed.
1818
Thomas Mckean Pettit, appointed. 1820
Robert Wharton Sykes, appointed. 1823
John K. Kane, appointed. 1829
John Meredith Read, appointed 1830
John K. Kane, appointed. .183)
Edward Olmsted,+ appointed.
1833
Isaac Hazelhurst, elected
1854
William A. Porter,5 elected.
1856
William L. Hirst, by Councils. 1857
Henry T. King,6 elected .. 1858
Charles E. Lex, elected. 1860
Frederick Carroll Brewster,7 elected.
1862
James Lynd, by Councils 1866
Thomas J. Barger, 8 elected .. 1868
Thomas J. Worrell,9 in office 1869
Charles H. T. Collis. elected. 1571
William Nelson West,10 elected. 1877
Charles F. Warwick, elected
18×4
ments: First Assistant, Francis Amedee Bregy ; Second Assistant, Charles Franklin Warwick ; Third Assistant, John Lippiacott Kinsey ; Clerk, James Murray Rush Jermon. Mr. Bregy was assistant under Col. Mana. Charles F. Warwick having been elected city soliciter in 1884, J. L. Kinsey was appointed second assistant, and Jolin A. Siner third assistant.
1 Ordinance repealed Dec. 28, 1815. Ordinance of April 10, 1817, authorized the mayor to appoint a solicitor, whose services were to he paid for according to their value. And this was the rule until the pas- sage of the ordinance of Ang. 29, 1839, which authorized Councils, yearly, in January, to elect s solicitor.
2 Judge James T. Mitchell, formerly assistant under Mr. Lex, has a letter signed by Jared Ingersoll, dated in 1798, as city sollcitor.
3 John Read, city solicitor in 1818, was the father of the late Chief Justice Read, city solicitor in 1830.
+ Mr. Olmsted held the office for twenty-one years.
6 George L. Ashmead was first assistant city solicitor for Mr. Porter.
6 The firet assistant under Mr. King, and also nuder Mr. Lex, was David W. Sellers. The other assistants under Lex were the present Judges Finletter and Mitchell, and Simon Gratz.
7 Mr. Brewster was elected in 1862 for three years, re-elected in 1865, resigned in 1866, having been elected as associate judge of the Common Pleas.
8 Mr. Barger's election was successfully contested by Mr. Worrell, who was declared city solicitor in 1809.
9 Henry R. Edmunds was assistant city solicitor from Feb, 25, 1870, to Feb. 14, 1871. William P. Messick, A. Atwood Grace, William H. Yorkes, William N. Ashman, Lorin Hurritt, Joshua Spering, Joseph K. Fletcher, and John H. Seltzer, for the guardians of the poor, were also assistants under Mr. Worrell.
10 Assistanta to Mr. West were Charles E. Murgan, Jr., John K. Me-
SOLICITORS OF THE DISTRH'TS.
FOR PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
Previous to Consolidation, 1854.
John Lewis Leib, in office from 1800 1×17
Joho Hallowell, appointed. 1H17 IS18
William Delany, appointed ..
to 1×22
Thomas Sergeant, appointed. April
-, 1×25
Charles Taylor, appointed
18333
1×36
William Bradford Reed, appointed ..
1×36
1841
Charlee Wallaca Brooke, appointed.
.Jan.
, 1841
William Deal Baker, appointed.
, 18-11
George M. Dallas, appointed, Juue -, 1:41
Benjamin H Brewster, 11 appointed. Jung
-, 1841
Henry M. I'billips, appointed. Miny
6, 1845
l'eter A. Rrowne, appointed. May
-, 1845
Iloro R. Kneass, appointed.
May
-, 1x47-48
Elilan DeKalb Tarr, appointed.
Oct.
-, 1849
Joseph Pleiffer Loughead,11 appointed .. -, 1850
William Deal Baker, appointed, Dec. -, 1851
Fox SOUTHWARK.
Incorporated by act of March 26, 1762, and by act of April 18, 1794.13
Joseph M. Doren, in office .. -, 1835
Peter Crans, elected .Oct.
-, 1839
John W. Ashmead, elected. -, 1:48
FOR THE NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
District formed by act of March 28, 1803. Solicitor to be elected by ordi- nunce of June 1, 1830.
James A. Mahany, appointed Dec. 5, 1819
Charles Naylor, elected from. 1831
to 1837
Marsball Sprogell, elected from 1837
to 1840
William M. Kennedy, vic Sprogell May
11, 1840
Robert B. Knight, elected .. Dec. 1, 1840
William Wilkinson, elected .. Dec.
-, 1841
John Wayne Ashmead, elected -, 1847
Frederick C. Brightly, elected. -, 1×48-49
Dec. John F. Belsterling, elected. , 1851
James Goodman, elected. , 1854
FOR MOYAMENSINO. District created by act of March 24, 1812.
Henry Helmuth, elected. -, 183]
Samuel F. Reed, elected.
June
-, 1838
Horn R. Kneass, elected. .1839
to 1842
Samuel F. Reed,13 elected .July
-, 1:42
James Hanna, elected.
-, 1845
Robert K Scott, elected
Nov.
-, 1845
Francis Dimond, elected
-, 1847-48
William D. Barnes, 14 elected
Dec.
4,1848
Francis Dimond, elected.
JAU.
1, 1850
Andrew Miller, elected.
Dec.
-, 1851
Lewis (. Cassidy, elected.
-, 1:52
John Wayne Ashmead, elected.
-, 1x53
Edward C. Quiu, elected.
-, 1854
FOR SPRING GARDEN.
District established by Act of March _3, 1813. Solicitors elected by Ordinance
of June 18, 1832,
Peter A. Browne, appointed ..
Jan. -, 1820
James Page, appointe !!
Jun
-, 1x24
Samuel Chew, appointed
, 1826
Robert Bethell, elected
-, 1:32
Carthy, and Francis Alexander Osbourn solicitor for the guardians of the poor, and Abraham M. Beitler, Charles Barnsley 3leMichael, Robert W. Finletter, William Il. Addick<, Robert T. Conmm, John Scott, Jr., M. Verver Simpson, Thomas Corwin Cheston, and Thomas D. Fin- letter.
11 Attorneys for forfeited recognizances.
12 The reason why it is impossibile to obtain a list of the solicitors of Southwark is because no euch Ist was ever made out by any person. The minute-booke of the corporation of Southwark, as well as of ell other districts, were ordered to be placed in charge of City Councils after con- solidation. This direction was but partially enforced. Many of the booka were carried off by individuals. I saw some years ngu a uilnute- book of the corporation of Southwark in the possession of a gentleman of this city, who claimed it to be his private property. It Je said that for some years after consolidation a large number of twoke belonging to the district corporationa, with other papers, were stored over the mayor's office at Fifth and Chestout Streets, but I have not been able to verify this statement.
13 Appointed pro tem .. vice Kuenss, resigned.
14 Collector of outstanding debts, 1847-48.
-, 1522
Richard Peters, Jr., appoluted 1×1x
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HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Eli K. Price, elected .....
-- , 1833
John Miles, in office .....
-, 1835
Charles Naylor, elected ..
Dec.
-, 1835
Eli K. Price, elected. ...... Dec.
-, 1837
Henry M. Phillips, elected ..
Dec.
8, 1841
Joseph Allison, elected.
Dec.
4, 1848-5I
Robert Bethell, elected ..
.Dec.
-, 1851
Leonard Myers, elected
-, 1854
FOR KENSINGTON.
Incorporated by Act of March 6, 1820. Ofice created by Ordinance of Nov.
7, 1843.
John M. Resd, appointed,
Sept.
-, 1842-46
Elihu DeKalb Tarr,1 appointed.
-. 1846-50
John G. Michener, appointed
-, 1850
Harlan Ingram, appointed
--- , 1852
John G. Michener, appointed.
-, 1854
FOR PENN TOWNSHIP.
Created by Act of March 21, 1827. Incorporated by Act of Feb. 26, 1844.
Geurge M Wharton, appointed
-, 1844
J. Murray Rush, appointed
1845
to 1846
Horn R. Kneass, appointed
.1848
to 1850
David Webster, appointed
Oct.
22, 1850
Heury T. Grout, appointed.
-, 185ł
David Webster, appointed.
-, 1854
FOR WEST PHILADELPHIA.
Created a borough Feh. 17, 1844. Title changed to district April 3, 1851.
Henry M. Phillips, appointed. May
3, 1842
George Eailen, appointed ..
.. April -, 1849
George L. Ashmead,2 appointed.
.before
1850
William W. Wallace, appointed.
.June -, 1850
Henry M. Phillips, appointed.
.1851 to 1854
FOR RICHMOND. Incorporated Feb. 27, 1847.
William E. Lehman, appointed.
April -, 1847
Edward C. Graeff.
.. Oct. -, 1849
Thomas W. Higgins, appointed.
.1853 and 1854
FOR MANAYUNK BOROUGH.
Charles D. Freeman, appointed.
.April -, 1847
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Samuel Ewing, in office ... 1812 to 1818
Charles Naylor, in office
1835
to 1838
Benjamio Gerhard, in office.
1838
to 1841
J. Altamont Phillips, in office ..
1841
to 1854
FOR THE GUARDIANS OF THE POOR.
James Milnor, in office.
, 1809
Richard Rush, in office.
-- , 1810
Samuel Ewing, in office ..
-, 1815
James A. Mahany, io office.
Joel B Sutherland, in office.
before
1822
John M. Scott, in office.
.1-22 to 1835
James Hanna, in office
1835
to 1850
Charles Gilpin, resigned. Feb.
-, 1850
Henry S. Hagert, in office. .. Oct.
16, 1850-54
Since this Act of Consolidation the city solicitor or his assistants rep- resent all the departments of the city.
THE RECORDER'S COURT OF THE NORTHERN LIBERTIES, KENSINGTON, AND SPRING GARDEN. Established by Act of June 16, 1836,
This court was abolished by act of March 19, 1838, creating the Court of Criminal Sessions. It was irreverently called " The Flaxseed Court."
PRESIDENT.
Robert T. Conrad, commissioned. ... July 16, 1836
ASSOCIATES. The Aldermion of the Districts.
I have had no opportunity of examiving the records of the districts ; In fact, I believe they have all been destroyed, hence these imperfect Histe. There were no City Directories printed in 1836 or 1838, and that of 1837 contains no lists of the aldermen, except those of the city proper. Being unable to find out the names of the gentlemen who sat as associates, application was made to the author of the hlstory of
Philadelphia for any information he had on the sulyject. He replied as followa :
"By au act passed in 1832 seven aldermen were to be appointed for the District of the Northern Liberties. John T. Goodman, Nathan Harper, John Lawa, John R. Walker, Frederick Wolbert, Peter Hay, and Joho Conrad were appointed in 1833, Some one of these must have died, resigned, or declined, because Mordecai Y. Bryant waa appointed April 17, 1833, in the place of somebody; John M. Cannon was ap- pointed April 15, 1834; and Michael Andress, April 16, 1836. The three latter were probably in commission at the time the Recorder's Court was created, but we do not know which four of the seven first above named were in aervice at that time. The Spring Garden aldermen, by act of 1832, were four in number. There were appointed in 1833: Morton McMichael, Charles Sonder, Jeho L. Woolf, and Freeman Scott. June 20, 1836, Martin W. Alexander was appointed. We pre- sume that he was the successor of Charles Sonder, who died June 2, 1836. By act of 1832 four aldermen were to be appointed for the Dis- trict of Kensington, and in 1834 the number was increased to five. In 1833 the four aldermen were Hugh Clark, Isaac Boileen, Robert Hodg- son, and David Snyder. William B. Mott was appointed Dec. 7, 1835. On Dec. 9, 1836, Samuel Weyaut replaced one of the foregoing, but we do not know who." Frederick Wolbert, an alderman of the Northern Liberties, died June 19, 1836.
JUDGES OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY SITTING IN PHILADEL- PHIA.
William Penn and Council March 9, 1683
Thomas Lloyd and Council
.11 8 mo., 1684
Benjamin Fletcher, vice-admiral.
Oct.
20,1692
William Markham," sole judge ..
May 17, 1693
Col. Robert Quarry
-, 1697
Robert Svead, deputy, 1 C. R., 531 8, 1699 Ang.
John Moore, deputy, 1 C. R., 550
.April 13, 1700
Roger Mompessoa,4 " Logan Papers"
9 5 mo., 1703
Robert Quarry, P. and West Jersey .
9 br, 1703
John Moore, deputy for Seymour. 6 mo. 20, 1704
Willjam Assheton,5 in office.
-, 1718
Josiah Rolfe, sole judge ..... June 25, 1724
Joseph Browae, sole judge
Oct.
6, 1724
Ianac Miranda, deputy judge.
July 19, 1727
Charles Resd, sole judge.
April -, 1735
Andrew Hamilton, sule judge.
.Ang. 18, 1737
Thomas Hopkinson,6 sole judge.
-, 1741
Dr. Patrick Baird, deputy ..
Dec.
14, 1749
Edward Shippen, Jr.,7 judge.
Nov.
22, 1752
Jared Ingersoll, commissary
Oct.
17, 1768
James Biddle, deputy .Oct.
17, 1768
JUDGES OF THE ADMIRALTY UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
George Ross,8 commissioned. .. April 6, 1776
Francis Hopkinson, commissioned .. .July 16, 1779
8 William Markham was appointed by Benjamin Fletcher, the vice- admiral, etc., " his Deputy or Surrogate in the sd office of Vice Admiralty, as far as it extended over så province of pennsylvania & Countrey of New Castle."-1 C. R , 311 and 314.
4 Mompesson had arrived here at this date ; 1 "Logao Papers," 200. His commission as judge of the Vice-Admiralty included Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, the Jer- aeys, and Pennsylvania ; "Street's New York Council of Revision," 75; but Col. Quarry in some way got a commission as judge of the Admiralty for Pennsylvania and West Jersey,-1 " Logan Papers," 281, November, 1703. Io I C. R , 575, Quarry is spoken of as judge of the Court of Ad- miralty of Pennsylvania and West Jersey on May 14, 1700, and Moore as advocate.
5 The inscription on the book-plate previously referred to is a fol- lows: " William Assheton, of Gray's Inn, Esquire, Judge of the Court of Admiralty in Pennsylvania, 1718." See, also, 3 C. R., 182, May 18, 1722, where he is stated to be "Judge of His Majesties Court of Vice Ad- miralty for this Provinco."
6 See 2 Pennsylvania Magazine, 314.
7 In the history of the First City Troop it is stated James Mease was " Admiralty surveyor of the port of Philadelphia, 1796-1825."
8 The Continental Congress recommended the several Legislatures of the United Colonies to create Courts of Admiralty .- " Journal of Con- gross," i. vol., 260. An appeal being allowed to Congress in all cases, or to such person or persons as they should appoint for the trial of appeals. On Sept. 9, 1776, a committee, consisting of Richard Stockton, Samuel Huntington, Robert Treat Paino, James Wilson, and Thomas Stone were appointed to hear an appeal In the case of the schooner " Thistle." This committee appears never to have met but once, namely, ou Sept. 16,
1 See Ais " Digest of the Ordinances." " ser copy of " Ordinances," edited by him In 1851.
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THE BENCH AND BAR.
JUDGES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Under act of Congress, Sept. 24, 1780, organizing United States District ond Admiralty Courts.
Francis Hopkinson, commissioned. Sept. 30, 1789
William Lewie, commissioned .. July 20, 1791
Richard Peters, commissioned .. .. April 11, 1792
Joseph Hopkinson,1 commissioned .. .Oct. 23, 1828
Thomas Bradford, Jr.,2 commissioned Jan.
-, 1842
Archibald Randall,3 commissioned March 8, 1842
John K. Kane, commissioned .June
16, 1846
John Cadwaloder, + commissioned. April 26, 1858
William Butler, commissioned. .Feb. 12, 1879
ADVOCATES FOR THE CROWN IN THE VICE-ADMIRALTY.
John Moore, appointed. May 19, 1698
David Lloyd,5 in office .. .. 2 8 mo., 1702
Joseph Growden, Jr., sworn in. .April -, 1735
COURT OF APPEALS IN ADMIRALTY IN CASES OF CAPTURE.
Established by Congress Jan. 15, 1780. To consist of three judges to be elected by Congress. Sessions to be held at Philadelphia.
William Paca, elected .Jan.
22, 1780
George Wythe, declined.
.Jan.
22, 1780
Titus Hosmer, elected. .Jau.
22,1780
Cyrus Griffin, elected. April 28, 1780
John Lowell, elected. Dec.
5,1782
George Read, elected Dec. 5,1782
Paca resigned Nov. 21, 1782, being elected Governor of Maryland. Judge Griffin died in 1810, aged sixty-two, being judge of the United States District Court of Virginia.
June 1, 1785, Congress, by resolution, discontinued the salaries of the judges. See "Journal of Congress." On June 27, 1786, they were authorized to grant new trials, etc. The court expired with the Con- federacy.
REGISTERS OF THE ADMIRALTY AT PHILADELPHIA.
Patrick Baird, clerk
.June 24, 1724
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