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No. 8. Record of exports.
No. 9. Abstract of bonds to be collected.
No. 10. Seamen's protections, and orders issued for the admission of sick seamen into the Marine Hospital.
No. 11. Cashier for receiving payment of bonds for duties, &c.
WARDENS OF THE PORT.
Master Warden, Benjamin Holbrook, office 33 Walnut.
Harbour Master, Patrick Hays.
PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY COMPANY, Corner S Fifth and Library.
INCORPORATED BY WILLIAM PENN. Shares $40. Annual subscription $4. John J. Smith, Jr., Librarian and Treasurer.
OFFICERS OF THE APPRENTICES' LI- BRARY COMPANY. S W Fifth and Mulberry sts.
President-Henry Troth. Vice-President-Philip Garrett.
Secretary-James J. Barclay.
Treasurer-Samuel Mason, Jr.
Board of Managers-Townsend Sharpless, Isaac Barton, Joseph M. Truman, Fred. Fraley, Joseph Cresson, John Bouvier, Isaac Lloyd, Jr., John Cooper, Wm. R. Maxfield, John C. Cresson, Wm. Kite, Peter Wright, David H. White, Thos. McCollin, George A. Graham, Jos. Hutchinson, Allen R. Reeves, Jos. H. Seal, Paul W. Newhall, J: Warner Johnson, Morton McMichael, Jesse Ogden, John Troubat, Jr., Samuel J. Sharpless. John Lynas Smith, Librarian.
Jacob L. Smith, Assistant Librarians. James L. Barry, S
The Library is open on Mondays, Wednes- days, Fridays and Saturdays, from the 1st of March to 1st September, from seven to half-past nine, P. M !; and from 1st of September to 1st of March, from six to nine, P. M.
ATHENAEUM, S W Fifth and Chestnut. Shares $25. Stockholders' Annual Payments, 5 dolls .- Visiters, 10 dolls.
Peter S. Duponceau, L. L. D., President. Quintin Campbell, Treasurer. William M'Ilhenney, Secretary.
OFFICE OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE POOR-12 Filbert street.
HEALTH OFFICE
S W 6th and George streets,
COLISEUM.
S E 9th and George sts.
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CHURCHES.
PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMA- CY. Hall in Zane street.
President-Daniel B. Smith. Vice-Presi- dents - Henry Troth, George B. Wood, M. D. in the month.
Secretary-Charles Ellis. Corresponding Se- cretary -- Elias Durand. Treasurer-Samuel F. Trotb.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY COMPANY, 134 Chestnut Street.
Thomas P. Cope, President. John Fausset, Treasurer. John J. Thompson, Secretary. J. Cox, Librarian.
THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. S W Fifth and Chestnut. P. S. Duponceau, President.
N. Chapman, , and R. M. Patter-
son, Vice Presidents.
F. Bache, J. K. Kane, A. D. Bache, C. D. Meigs, Secretaries.
N. Biddle, J. Mease, T. Biddle, G. Emerson,
J. F. Fisher, Counsellors for three years. J. Lee, J. Hays, J. P. Wetherill, Curators. George Ord, Treasurer.
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE.
Meetings : Institute, Quarterly, 3d Thursday in the month. Conversations, monthly, 4th Thursday in the month. Board, 3d Wednesday
President.
Isaiah Lukens, Thomas Fletcher, Vice Pre- sidents.
Isaac B. Garrigues, Recording Secretary. Alexander Dallas Bache, Corresponding Se- cretary.
Frederick Fraley, Treasurer.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Condy Raguet, President.
Vice Presidents.
Treasurer.
J. H. Linn, Secretary.
PHILADELPHIA ICE COMPANY.
Office George above Sixth. Alexander Henry, President. John Binns, Treasurer. Benjamin F. Binns, Secretary. William G. Stewart, Superintendent.
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CHURCHES.
AFRICAN.
First Presbyterian, S 7th bel Cedar Second Presbyterian, St. Mary ab 6th, Methodist, S 6th n Lombard Wesleyan, Lombard bel 6th St. Thomas' Episcopal, Rev. W. Douglass, S 5th bel Walnut
Union Epis. Methodist, Coates bel O Y road Union Baptist, Little Pine n 7th Zoar, Methodist, Brown n 4th
BAPTIST.
First, Rev. Geo. B. Ide, N 2d n Mulberry Second, Rev. Daniel Dodge, Budd ab Poplar Third, Rev. E. Covil, 2d bel Queen New Market st, Rev. J. Evarts Fifth, J. L. Burrows, Sansom ab 8th Spruce st, Rev. T. O. Lincoln, Spruce bel 4th Central, Rev. Isaac W. Hayhurst, NE 13th and Race
Seventh st, N 7th n Callowhill
CATHOLIC. St. Augustine's, Rev. Dr. Moriarty, N 4th ab Sassafras
St. Joseph's, Rev. - , Willing's al St. Mary's, Rev. Mr. Carter, S 4th n Spruce St. John's, Bishop Kenrick, S 13th below High Holy Trinity, J. Vandenbraak, NW 6th & Spruce St. Philip de Neri, Queen ab 2d
CONGREGATIONAL.
Second, Rev. Edward Hollister, Lecture Room Cherry above 5th
DUTCH REFORMED.
First, Rev. Mr. Vanarsdale, Crown n Sassafras Third, Rev. G. W. Bethune, D. D., c 10th and Filbert
EPISCOPAL.
Christ Church, Rev. B. Dorr, D. D., 2d ab High St. James', Henry Morton, 7th ab High St. Peter's, Rev. Mr. Odenheimer, c 3d and Pine
Tenth, Rev. Jos. H. Kennard, Eighth ab Green Eleventh, Rev. A. D. Gillet, N 12th ab Sassafras Twelfth, Rev. F. Ketcham, Queen st. Kensington Mount Tabor, Rev. Mr. Williams, 6th & Poplar St. Paul's, Rev. Mr. Newton, 3d bel Walnut
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CHURCHES.
St. Stephen's, H. W. Ducachet, D.D., 10th bel High
St. Andrew's, John A. Clark, S 8th n Spruce St. John's, George Boyd, Brown n N 3d St. Luke's, Rev. Mr. Spear, 13th n Pine St. Philip's, Rev. Mr. Neville, Vine bel 8th Epiphany, Stephen H Tyng, D. D., c Chestnut and Sch. 8th
Grace, William Suddards, c 12th and Cherry St. Matthew's, J. M. Douglass, Francisville Trinity, Rev. Mr. Coleman, Catharine n 2d Swedes, J. C. Clay, Swanson n Navy Yard Church of the Ascension, Rev. N. S. Harris, Lombard ab 11th
Church of the Evangelists, Rev. Thomas Quinan, 5th ab Catharine
St. Mark's, Rev. Mr. Davis, 9th bel Catharine All Saints, Rev. Mr. Stratton, Fitzwater between 13th and Broad
FRIENDS' MEETING HOUSES.
S E 4th and Mulberry, S W 5th and Mulberry, Washington sq, S 12th bel High, c 9th & Spruce, S W 6th & Noble, Cherry n 5th, c Green & 4th
GERMAN REFORMED. Rev. J. F. Berg, Sassafras bel 4th
INDEPENDENT. Rev. John Chambers, S Broad bel Chestnut
JEWS' SYNAGOGUE.
Isaac Leeser, Cherry n 3d
, Adelphi street.
LUTHERAN. Evangelical Church of St. John's, P. F. Mayer, Sassafras n 5th
St. Matthew's, Rev. Mr. Stork, New n 4th
St. Michael's, Englebert Peixotto, c 5th, & Apple Tree alley Zion, C. R. Demmé, c 4th and Cherry
METHODIST.
St. George's, Rev. J. B. Hagany, 4th ab Sassafras St. John st, Rev. J. D. Onins, St. John ab Beaver Ebenezer, Rev. Pennell Coomb, Christian bel 4th Kensington, Rev. George Lacy, c Queen and Marlborough (K)
Salem, Rev. E. Miller, Juniper and Lombard Union, Rev. Joseph Castles, N 4th ab High Nazareth, Rev. Wm. A. Wiggins, N 13th n Vine Fifth st, Rev. Anthony Atwood, N 5th n Green Eighth st, Rev. A. Atwood, N 8th ab Noble
St. Paul's, Rev. Thos. J. Thompson, Catharine bet Fifth and Gaskill sts. bel Lombard, Elders Hall, 6th and 7th
Harmony, Rev. R. M. Greenbank, Budd ab Brown Western, Rev. J. S. Inskeep, Sch. 3d bel Walnut Trinity, Rev. J. Kenneday, 8th and Sassafras Bethesda Rev. Wm. H. Elliott, Wharton & Rye Fairmount, Rev. James Mullen
Methodist Prot. Church, Rev. Thos. H. Stockton, 11th and Wood
MORAVIAN.
Rev. David Bigler, Sassafras n N 3d
MARINERS'.
Bethel, (Methodist) Rev. John Lednum, c Ship- pen and Swanson
Mariners', (Eastburn) Orson Douglas, S Water n Chestnut
NEW JERUSALEM.
Pourth street, bel German
PRESBYTERIAN.
First, Rev. Albert Barnes, Washington sq Second, Rev. C. C. Cuyler, D. D., N 7th n Mul- berry
Third, Rev. Thomas Brainerd, S W 4th & Pine Fourth, Rev. Wm. Loughridge, 12th & Lombard Fifth, Rev. T. T. Waterman, Mulberry ab 10th Sixth, Rev. Jos. H. Jones, Spruce n 6th Seventh, Rev. Willis Lord, Ranstead place Eighth, Rev. Alexander Macklin, Spruce n 3d Ninth, Rev. Archibald Tudehope, Sch. 7th and George
Tenth, Rev. Henry A. Boardman, N E 12th and Walnut
Eleventh, Rev. John L. Grant, Vine bel 13th Twelfth, Rev. Wm. Ramsey, Cedar ab 12th Thirteenth, Lombard n Sch. 2d
Central, Rev. John McDowell, D. D., S E 8th & Cherry
Central, (N L) Rev. Anson Rood, Coates bet 3d and 4th
Western, Rev. John Patton, Sch 6th & Filbert First, (NL) Rev. D. L. Carroll, D. D., Button- wood n 6th
Sixth Street Presbyterian Church, Rev. Thomas L. Janeway, N 6th ab Green
First, (S) Rev. Robert Adair, German bet 2d and 3d
Second, (S.) Rev. Wm. L. McCalla.
First, (K) Rev. George Chandler, Palmer (K) Fairmount, Rev. G. L. More
Associate, Rev. Chauncey Webster, Walnut n 4th Associate, Rev. Mr. Cooper, Franklin ab: Green Reformed Presbyterian, Rev. Samuel B. Wylie D. D., 12th bel High
Reformed Presbyterian, Rev. James M. Willson, Cherry n 11th
Reformed Presbyterian, Rev. W. J. Gibson, 13th n Spruce
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.
Rowzee and Taylor. UNITARIAN.
First, Rev. W. H. Furness, 10th and Locust
UNIVERSALIST.
First, Rev. Mr. Moore, Lombard ab 4th Second, Rev. Mr. Cook, Callowhill bel 5th
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BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS,
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS IN PHILADELPHIA.
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AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION .- F. W. Porter, Cor. Sec. Herman Cope, Treas. The So- ciety's House, 146 Chestnut. Anniversary meeting, Tuesday after the third Thursday in May.
PHILADELPHIA BIBLE SOCIETY .- Jacob Lex, Treas. Rev. P. F. Mayer, D. D., Cor, Sec. An- niversary meeting, 1st Wednesday in May.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY .- Of the Episcopal Church. Thomas Robins, 158 High, Treasurer.
BOARD OF MISSIONS .- Under the care of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Rev. Wm. A. McDowell, Cor. Sec. Office 29 Sansom.
AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION AND SUNDAY-SCHOOL SOCIETY .- Rev. M. J. Rhees, Cor. Sec. Rev. B. R. Loxley, Agent. Depository, 21 S 4th.
BOARD OF EDUCATION .- Under the care of the General Assembly of the Pres. Church. Rev. Win. McFarland, Cor. Sec. J. B. Mitchell, Treas. Office 29 Sansom.
PHILADELPHIA TRACT SOCIETY .- D. W. Prescott, Treas. Depository, 13 N 7th. A. Flint Agent. Anniversary, 4th Tuesday in September.
UNION BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION .- Captain William E. Sherman, Agent. Office S W 8th and Lodge.
FUEL SAVINGS SOCIETY OF THE CITY AND LIBERTIES OF PHILADELPHIA .- Instituted May 21, 1821. Incorporated May 11, 1837. Officers-President, Anthony M. Brinckley. Vice-Presidents, Daniel McCurdy, (one vacancy.) Treasurer, Blakey Sharpless. Secretary, Wm. Robinson.
HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY .- Rev. Mr. Fairchild, Sec. & General Agent. Office 134 Chestnut street.
PENNSYLVANIA COLONIZATION SOCIETY .- Elliot Cresson, Cor. Sec. Lloyd Mifflin, Treasurer. Office 27 Sansom street.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY. Office 31 N 5th.
PHILADELPHIA CITY MISSION .- Rev. Thomas G. Allen, General Agent. Office Lombard above 9th street.
PHILADELPHIA EDUCATION SOCIETY .- Rev. E. Phelps, Cor. Sec. and General Agent. Office 134 Chestnut street. George W. M'Clelland, Treas., 100 Market street.
PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB .- N. W. Broad and Pine.
SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY .- Captain Reynolds, Treas. R. S. H. George, Sec. 121 S 2d.
INSTITUTION FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE BLIND .- N. W. Sch. 3d and Sassafras.
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GENERAL COURT DIRECTORY.
COMPILED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
President Judge ..... The Honourable Henry Baldwin, one of the Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court.
Associate Judge ..... The Honourable Thomas Bradford.
Meets on the 11th of April and the 11th of year, commencing on the first Monday of March, October, in each year, except those dates should fall on Sunday, and then on the day following.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Judge ..... The Honourable Thomas Bradford. Meets on the third Monday of February, May, August and November.
COURT OF ADMIRALTY.
Judge ..... The Honourable Thomas Bradford. This Court is considered always open, the ad- journments being at the option of the Judge.
The above are all held in the western room of the second story of the centre building of the State House.
Clerk ..... Francis Hopkinson, Esq. Marshall ..... Isaac Otis, Esq.
SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA. Chief Justice ..... The Honourable John Ban- nister Gibson.
Associate Justices ..... The Honourable Molton C. Rogers, Charles Huston, John Kennedy and Thomas Sergeant.
The Eastern District is composed of the City and County of Philadelphia, and of the Counties of Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe and Pike.
The jurisdiction in all those counties is ap- pellate, except in the City and County of Phila- delphia, where, besides appellate jurisdiction, there is original jurisdiction in all cases where jury; and the remainder of the term is devoted the amount in controversy is five hundred dol- lars and upwards.
There are two terms for the Eastern District, holden at Philadelphia on the third Monday of December, continuing three weeks; on the first Monday of March; the September term second Monday of March, continuing two weeks. These terms are continued, by adjournment, for cember term after the third Monday of Septem- a longer period. The first and last days of each ber. term are return days. The last Monday of July Prothonotary ..... Samuel Hart, Esq. is also a return day, when the Court is opened for motions, and so forth. The first Monday of ORPHANS' COURT. each month is also a return day for original or mesne process. The Court has power to fix special return days.
The Court of Nisi Prius, for trials by jury, is holden at times fixed by the Court, usually in the months of February, March and November.
Meets in the north room of the second story of the County Court House.
Prothonotary of the Eastern District ..... Jo- seph Simon Cohen, Esq.
DISTRICT COURT.
President Judge ..... The Honourable Thomas M'Kean Pettit.
Associate Judges ..... The Honourable George M. Stroud and Joel Jones.
There are three terms for jury trials in each September, and December. The first four weeks of each are devoted to motions and arguments, and the nine weeks following to jury trials.
The June term is entirely for motions and ar- guments.
There are four terms in each year for process: the first Monday in every month being return day. The March term commences after the first Monday of February ; the June term commences after the first Monday of May ; the September term commences after the first Monday of Au- gust ; the December term commences after the first Monday of November.
Meets in the south room of the second story, and in the north room of the first story of the County Court House.
Prothonotary ..... William V. Pettit, Esq.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
President Judge ..... The Honourable Edward King.
Associate Judges ..... The Honourable Archi- bald Randall and John Richter Jones.
The regular terms commence on the first Monday of March and June, the third Monday of September, and the first Monday of Decem- ber. The first Monday of each month is a re- turn day for all original processes. No jury tri- als are held in the June term; but at each of the other terms, six weeks are set apart for trials by
The March term commences after the first Monday of December; the June term after the after the first Monday of June; and the De- to arguments in the equity and other branches of the Court.
Same Judges ..... Is in session on the first Sa- turday and third Friday of every month. Clerk ..... Robert F. Christy, Esq.
INSOLVENT COURT.
Same Judges ..... Held four times in the year, a day of hearing being fixed by the Court. Continues in session until all the cases are dis- posed of.
Prothonotary ..... Samuel Hart, Esq.
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PHILADELPHIA STATISTICS.
REGISTER'S COURT.
Same Judges, with the Register of Wills ..... Is held whenever there is a disputed case be- fore the Register, and it is brought up for adju- dication.
Register ..... William Peirsoll, Esq. Prothonotary ..... Samuel Hart, Esq.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER.
Same Judges, by virtue of the Constitution of Pennsylvania; but since the establishment of the Court of General Sessions, all the cases have been tried by that Court.
Clerk ..... James Enue, Jr., Esq.
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS. Same Judges ..... Is held four times in the year. Stated periods being set apart in each term for
granting Tavern Licenses, disposing of the Road cases, and the other business of that Court. Clerk ..... James Enue, Jr., Esq.
All the above meet in the south room of the first story of the County Court House.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
President Judge ..... The Honourable George W. Barton.
Associate Judges ..... The Honourable Robert T. Conrad and Joseph M. Doran.
Six terms yearly. Beginning on the first Monday of January, March, May, July, Sep- tember, November.
Meets in the western room of the first story of the centre building in the State House.
Clerk ..... William O. Kline, Esq.
PHILADELPHIA STATISTICS.
THE following exhibit presents a summary de-| formation of juvenile offenders, is situated cor- tail of the character and the condition of most, ner of Coates street and the Ridge Road, was founded in 1825, and received its first support if not all, of the Public Institutions in the City and County, applicable to each on the 1st of from benevolent individuals, who have since January, 1842.
been assisted by annual appropriations from the State, and the county of Philadelphia. The whole number of offenders received since its completion is 1057 boys, and 441 girls-total 1498-of which number there now remain 103
Eastern Penitentiary .- Located on Coates st. above Schuylkill Third, was built by act of the State Legislature, passed the sessions of 1820- 21, and was prepared for the reception of pri- soners in 1825, since which time 1478 prisoners boys and 48 girls. Two deaths during the year. have been received there, of which number 108 Mr. Edwin Young is superintendent. died, 97 were discharged by pardon, 1 escaped: Franklin Institute .- Located in Seventh st. one executed by law; 1 committed suicide, 1 |below Market, was organized in December, transferred to House of Refuge, 1 removed by 1823, for the promotion of mechanic arts, and writ of error, and 1145 discharged at the expi- ration of the time of their sentence. There are at present confined there 324 prisoners, of whom 23 are females-124 of which number were re- ceived during the last year. Mr. Geo. Thomp- son is the Warden, who is assisted by 11 over- seers. incorporated March, 1824. It has 2500 mem- bers, who contribute $3 per year or are consti- tuted life members by the payment of $25. The exhibitions are held biennially, and lectures are given four nights in the week, for 21 weeks in the year. Conversation meetings are held every fourth Thursday in the month, when specimens are exhibited by the inventors, the uses and uti- sation informally, and are of the most pleasing and interesting character. The Institute has over 3000 volumes of books, numerous Cabinets of models, minerals, geological specimens, and specimens in arts and manufactures. Also, a
Moyamensing Prison .- The number confined as convicts are 143 males, 27 females, total 170. lities of which are explained in general conver- The number of vagrants and untried prisoners 312, being 92 more than on the 31st December, 1840, making a grand total of 482 prisoners con- victed and untried. The number committed in the month of December was, white men 194, females 76, coloured men 95, females 55, total drawing school in which pupils are admitted for 420, being 180 more than in December 1840. The officers are, William H. Klapp, Physician, Anthony Freed, Superintendent, one matron, one Deputy Keeper, and 5 assistants.
Untried and Vagrant Department, one deputy keeper, and 5 assistants, and 4 overseers. William J. Crans, clerk.
House of Refuge .- This institution, for the re-
$5 per year with the privilege of attending the lectures. The officers are a President, two Vice-Presidents, and a Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, a Treasurer, and twenty-four Managers chosen annually.
Two-thirds of the Managers are to be Manu- facturers or Mechanics.
Members are admitted to the Library. The
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PHILADELPHIA STATISTICS.
Lectures may be attended by the minor sons, | building was destroyed by fire in January, 1823, daughters, wards, or apprentices of members and 23 children perished in the flames. During who have paid their annual subscriptions by the the same year, the present building was com- payment of $1.
William H. Hamilton, Actuary.
Blockley Almshouse .- This extensive building is situated on the west side of the river Schuyl- kill, opposite the city. There are in it at the present time 1780 paupers, 183 of whom are confined in the insane department. The aver- age number of paupers admitted yearly is 1450, two-thirds of which number are foreigners. The the Rev. John Hughes. original cost of the building, including 200 acres of land, was $850,000. The annual expenses may be estimated with considerable accuracy at $150,000. William S. Stockton, Steward.
Friends' Almshouse .- Located in Walnut st., between Third and Fourth, was founded in the year 1729, by the Monthly Meeting of Friends, when three houses, 15 feet square, facing the north, and two of the same dimensions, facing the east, were erected. In 1745 two others were put up, adjoining, and six others on the front of the street. The six houses in front, and two or three in the rear, were pulled down in 1841, and on the site six beautiful offices, three stories high, have been erected. The institution is sus- tained by the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, and by legacies and donations. There is a school for coloured children on the lot, in the rear, un- der the charge of the Southern Monthly Meet- ing. There are but four inmates (females, ) at present, and there has not been more for a long period of time.
The Pennsylvania Hospital .- This institution, located in Spruce street, between Eighth and Ninth, was founded by individual subscription, in the year 1753, for the relief of the sick poor and reception and cure of lunatics. Numerous legacies have been bequeathed to it, and the in- stitution now derives its support principally from interest accruing on its permanent funds. It contains at present 114 patients. Any person receiving an injury of any kind will be admitted, if taken there within 24 hours after the acci- dent. Many patients pay for their board, &c. The insane have all been transferred to a branch of the hospital, exclusively designed for that class of patients, situated between the Lancaster and Haverford Roads, about two miles west of the Permanent Bridge, which at present con. tains 116 inmates.
The Widows' Asylum .- Situated at the North- east corner of Schuylkill Fifth and Race streets, was instituted in 1819, by contributions, and still depends for support upon the same resources. It is designed for the reception of widows over 60 years of age, and at present contains 97, the oldest of whom is 97 years of age. The average annual expense is about $3,500. The affairs of the institution are under the management of an association of ladies. Alice Harlan, Matron.
pleted; since which time the institution has prospered under the management of a number of benevolent ladies. It contains at present 85 children, of whom 41 are girls. Miss Mary Bradly, Matron.
St. John's Orphans' Asylum .- This institution for boys is located in Chestnut street, west of Twelfthi, and was founded in the year 1830, by
It is under the management of the Sisters of Charity, and contains 56 children. The number of inmates is limited to 60. Two died during the year.
St. Joseph's Asylum .- The Roman Catholic Society of St. Joseph for educating and main- taining poor orphan children was founded in the year 1817 by a number of gentlemen, and is said to be the first institution of the kind founded in America. It is confined to the reception of fe- males, and the number being limited to 100, and none admitted under four years of age nor over eight. It is under the direction of Sisters of Charity, and supported by contributions. There are ninety-eight children in it at present. Two died during the year. The annual ex- pense is about four thousand dollars. Location southwest corner of Seventh and Spruce streets.
The Magdalen Asylum .- Located in Schuyl- kill Third street, above Race, was founded about the year 1800, by the Magdalen Society, which association still supports it. At the present time there are eighteen inmates in the asylum.
Friends' Asylum near Frankford .- This Asy- lum for the Insane, was founded in the year 1815, by contributions from members of the So- ciety of Friends, among whom were Roberts Vaux, Haines and other distinguished philan- thropists, and is now supported by the pay re- ceived for the patients, and contributions, and donations. Originally it was designed for the reception only of those "in membership or pro- fession with the Society of Friends," and for many years was confined to them alone; the rich and poor sharing alike its benefits. The applications for admission from this and neigh- bouring States, becoming so numerous and im- portunate, it was finally opened to all applicants, upon the submission of a formal certificate from a physician, with the proviso, that " in no case should a member or professor be excluded." It is located about five miles north of the city, and one mile westward from Frankford. The build- ing is 322 feet 8 inches in length.
During 1840, fifty-one patients were admitted, making the number in the year 110, of which number 42 were discharged and 10 died, leaving 58 at the commencement of the year 1841. At present there are 54 patients in the Asylum.
Pliny Earle, M. D., is the resident physician.
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