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Calendar for the year 1779. Lancaster : Francis Bailey.
Calendar for the year 1781. Philadelphia : Johann Dunlap. Kalender für 1782. Läncäster : Theophilus Cossart.
Calendar for 1783. Philadelphia : Joseph Crukschank.
Calendar for 1784. Philadelphia : Carl Cist.
Calendar for 1785. By Leibert & Billmeyer.
Calendar for 1786.
Philadelphia : Malchior Steiner.
Calendar for 1788.
Lancaster : Stiemer, Albrecht & Lahn.
Calendar for 1791.
Chestnut-Hill : Samuel Saur.
Calendar for 1798.
By H. Kämmerer und Com.
Calendar for 1798.
Reading : Gottlob Jungman ù. Con.
Calendar for 1799. York, Pa. : Solomon Mäyer.
Calendar for 1800. Philadelphia : Henrich Schweitzer.
Shanghai Almanac for 1852, and Commercial Guide. Print- ed at the "Herald " office, Shangai, China. Large ; bound ; interesting.
A Chinese Almanac in the Chinese characters, for 1852-53. Printed at Singpo, on the native bamboo paper, with folding map, &c. A curiosity.
Times Telescope for 1818 ; or a Complete Guide to the Al- manack. Very large and complete, 328 pp. ; bound ; em- blematic frontispiece. Published annually.
Aitken's American Register and Complete Annual Account Book and Calendar for the Pocket or Desk, for the year 1773. Philadelphia : Joseph Crukschank.
PERIODICALS.
The Gentleman's Magazine for June, 1749. London.
The Columbian Magazine, or Monthly Miscellany, Septen- ber, 1786. Philadelphia.
The Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine, March, 1790. Philadelphia.
The American Museum, or Repository of Ancient and Modern Fugitive Pieces, &c., April, 1787, and June, 1788. Philadelphia.
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The Congressional Register, or the History and Proceedings, &c., of the House of Representatives, Philadelphia, 1790.
The Philadelphia Monthly Magazine, or Universal Reposi- tory of Knowledge and Entertainment, for January, 1798. Philadelphia : Thomas Condie.
Porcupine's Political Censor for December, 1796, by Wm. Cobbett. Philadelphia.
The Rush-Light, by Peter Porcupine (William Cobbett), for March, 1800. Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Monthly Magazine for September, 1798. Philadelphia.
The Weekly Magazine, &c., for June 1st, 1799. Philadel- phia.
The New York Missionary Magazine and Repository of Re- ligious Intelligence, September, 1802.
The Panoplist and Missionary Magazine United, October, 1809. Boston and New York.
Something. Edited by Nemo Nobody, Esq., February 24, 1810. Boston.
The Port Folio. A Monthly Magazine conducted by Oliver Oldschool. October, 1810. Philadelphia.
The Friend of Peace, by Philo Pacificus (Elias Boudinot), for 1816. Philadelphia.
Sunday School Repository for April, 1818. First number of second volume. Philadelphia.
The Casket, or Flowers of Literature, Wit and Sentiment. No. 1, for January, 1826, by Atkinson. Philadelphia.
The Quaker, being a series of sermons by members of the Society. August, 1827. Philadelphia.
Watchman of the Night and Millenial Morning, &c., &c. No. 1, Vol. 1. 1833.
The Lady's Magazine and Repository of Entertaining Knowl- edge. Vol. 1, for 1792. Philadelphia. (The numbers for one year, bound.) This establishes the fact that ninety-four years ago a magazine for ladies was issued in this State.
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NEWSPAPERS.
The New England Courant for February 11, 1723. Repro- duced from first paper printed by Franklin.
Pennsylvania Gazette. Supplement, July 7, 1755. (Im- portant war news.) Philadelphia.
Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet, or the General Advertiser, July 8, 1776. Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Gazette, December 24, 1799. (Washington's death announced.) Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Gazette, January 8, 1800. (Washington's Eulogy.) Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser, October 14th, 1796.
Aurora and General Advertiser, January 30, 1797. Phila- delphia.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser, July 5, 1798. Philadelphia.
Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle, October 24, 1809. Philadelphia.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, November 27, 1819. Vol. 48. No. 13,418.
Philadelphia Repository and Weekly Register, March 12, 1803. 8pp., 4to.
Harrisburg Chronicle, June 20, 1825. Harrisburg, Pa.
Pennsylvania Intelligencer, June 17, 1825. Harrisburg, Pa.
The Norristown Gazette. "Printed by David Sower, nearly opposite the court house. Volume I., No. 21. Friday, November 1, 1799." The first newspaper published in Norristown or in the county. As it did not meet with sufficient patronage, on account of being neutral, it was suspended after the first year. After a while it was started again, as an avowed Whig paper, under the title of the Norristown Herald, when it met with suf- ficient support to make it quite lucrative.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser, by David Sower, September 16, 1808.
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Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser, enlarged, Jan- nary 21, 1829.
Weekly Register. Printed by James Winnard. Norris- town. 1811.
Public Ledger. Philadelphia, March 25, 1836. (Original first number.)
Public Ledger, Philadelphia, March 25, 1836. Fac-simile reproduction.
The Daily Citizen, Vicksburg, Miss., July 2, 1863. Edited by its Confederate publishers and issued by the Union troops. A historical curiosity. Mr. Cassel furnishes the following note :
It is well known that during the war paper became so exceedingly scarce in the South that most of the newspapers had to suspend for want of it, and that the few journals that were continued were reduced to one-fourth or even one-eighth their former size. Wrapping paper, and even wall paper, was used until the supply was exhausted. But as it was an absolute necessity to keep up at least one paper to buoy up their sinking cause by false and fabricated reports of their " brilliant successes," they resorted as a last extremity to soak- ing the paper loose from the walls of their houses, to keep up a limited edi- tion of one page of the above-named paper, which before had had eight large pages. When General Grant took Vicksburg he found one page set up, and a small parcel of loosened wall paper, ready to go to press. Removing several lines, he inserted the note given below, and ordered a few copies to be struck off, thinking they would be valuable as a curiosity. My copy was sent me through the kindness of Dr. J. N. Jacobs, who was then a surgeon under Gen. Grant, in the hospital at Vicksburg.
"NOTE.
July 4th, 1863.
Two days bring about great changes. The banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has " caught the rabbit"; he has dined in Vicks- burg, and he did bring his dinner with him. The "Citizen" lives to see it. For the last time it appears on wall paper .. No more will it eulogize the lux- ury of mule meat and friccasseed kitten-urge Southern warriors to such diet nevermore. This is the last wall-paper edition, and is, excepting this note, from the types as we found them. It will be valuable hereafter as a curiosity.
Cherokee Phoenix and Indians' Advocate. New Echota, June 17, 1829. Edited by the eminent patriot and philanthro- pist, Elias Boudinot, who was born in Philadelphia in 1740. This was the first paper printed in the interest of the Indians, and is partly in their own language.
Herald of Gospel Liberty. By Elias Smith, September 1, 1808. Claimed to be the first religious newspaper published in the world. (Reproduced.) It is still continued, and is claimed by its present publishers to be the first religious newspaper in
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the world. Mr. Smith, the original proprietor, in his preface or introduction to the first number, says : " A religious news-paper is almost a new thing under the sun. I know not but this is the first ever published to the world. To this the reproducer adds as a note : "This was the first religious newspaper in the world." A bound volume of it was exhibited at the Centennial in Phila- delphia in 1876, in the Olden Time Cabin or New England Kitchen, and was there claimed to be the first in the world, and supposed to be the only copy of the first volume. Mr. Cassel, however, has Volumes I, II, III and IV bound complete, but contends that it is not the first religious newspaper, as he has in his collection some much older.
The Anglo-Sacsun, &c. New York, November 6, 1847.
Komstock's Fonetik Teligraf, &c. Philadelphia, January, 1849.
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS.
Christoph Saur's Pensylvanische Geschicht Schreiber, April 16, 1744. First German paper in America.
Christoph Saur's Pensylvanische Berichte, March 1, 1754. Title changed and enlarged.
Christoph Saur's Die Germantowner Zeitung, &c., December 5, 1763. Title again changed and enlarged.
Die Germantauner Zeitung, by Michael Billmeyer, February 5, 1788; semi-monthly.
Die Germantauner Zeitung, by Michael Billmeyer, Septem- ber 11, 1792 ; weekly.
Die Chesnuthiller Wochenschrift, by Samuel Saur, January 7, 1794; weekly.
Das Philadelphier Wochenblat, by Samuel Saur, August 26, 1794 ; weekly.
Der Wöchentliche Philadelphischer Staatsbote, by Henry Miller, June 23, 1766.
Der Wöchentliche Pennsylvanische Staatsbote, by Henry Miller, August 23, 1768.
Henrich Miller's Pennsylvanischer Staatsbote, July 9, 1776 ; semi-weekly.
Philadelphisches Staatsregister, October 25, 1780, bey Steiner & Cist ; weekly.
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Gemeinnütziger Philadelphische Correspondenz, July 16, 1782, by Melchior Steiner.
Der Americanische Staatsbothe, &c., Lancaster, by Johan Albrecht, May 23, 1804.
Der Friedens Bothe, &c., Allentown, May 27, 1813, by Jo- seph Ehrenfried.
Readinger Adler, by Johann Ritter, February 3, 1818. Vol- ume 22d.
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Der Redliche Registrator, &c., Chambersburg, May 31, 1825. Montgomery Adler, Pottstaun, Montgomery county, August 15, 1827.
Der Bauern Freund, Sumnytaun, Montgomery county, Oc- tober 22, 1828, by E. Benner.
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Der Evangelische Botschafter, &c., by Heinrich Bertolet, July 1, 1836, Skippackville. Heinrich Bertolet was a preacher among the Mennonites, and that this was the first attempt ever made by them to publish a religious paper. It met with so little favor and so much opposition that it was soon abandoned. It was a three-column, sixteen-page large quarto, intended to be monthly, at one dollar per year.
Freyheits Wächter, by Arnold Pûwelle, Skippackville, March 28, 1838.
Wahrheits Freund, &c., Zieglersville, Montgomery county, September 1, 1858.
MISCELLANEOUS LITERARY CURIOSITIES-PRINTED.
Goshenhoppen Church Document. Reproduced from the original of 1737.
Reise Pass, furnished by the Grosherzogthum Baden. A German emigrant's passport and protection.
Japanese Newspaper. Title in English, "Daily Budget of Reliable News." Printed at Yeddo, Japan, August 6, 1872. Mr. Cassel has a very extensive collection of Chinese and Japan- ese newspapers in their native and English languages, as well as of nearly all other parts of the world, besides specimens of nearly all the languages and dialects of the Indians.
Sheet Music of Continental Times. Titles, "Citizen Sol- diers," "Rosy Hannah," and "Variety."
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Single and Double-Hand Alphabet for the Deaf and Dumb, with its history and instructions.
A Poetic Medley. Inscribed to Esquire Lilliput, Professor of Scurrility. A broadside, with a large engraving about 18x24 inches, having reference to an election held in the "Old Court," or "Great Towne House," in Philadelphia, about 1765. The main parts of the poetry is are to the tune of "Yankee Doodle." It is extremely rare ; but two copies are known to exist. (See Watson's Annals of the Olden Time, pages 350 and 351.)
The Old Time News. A large illustrated broadside, or chart, of statistics and dates of important events since 1800-accidents fires, lives lost by disasters on sea and land, inventions, fastest trotters in the world, sporting events, army commanders from the time of Washington to Sherman, etc. Published and copy- righted by John Wilcox, Chicago, Ill., 1879.
Broadside. Containing fac-simile reproduction of the Boston News Letter, for the week from Monday, April 17, to Monday, April 24, 1704, the first newspaper printed in America ; also en- gravings of the first steam railroad passenger train in America, first steamboat in America, first steam locomotive in the world, portrait of Robert Toombs (a benefactor and eccentric character), etc., etc.
A collection of Raised Letter Lesson Papers for the Blind.
The Hand Nomascope of the Precise Letter Namers.
Captain's Commission, from Governor Mckean to David C. Kulp, 1806. With the Governor's autograph.
Tavern Keeper's License, from Governor Mckean to Samuel Harley, 1808. With the Governor's autograph.
Justice of the Peace Commission, from Governor Snyder to Abraham Gerhardt, 1813. With autograph.
Summons to the General Assembly, from Governor Shulze to Benjamin Reiff, 1829. With autograph.
Justice of the Peace Commission, from Governor Wolf to Benjamin Reiff, 1831. With Governor's autograph.
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Certificate of Oath of Allegiance of Jacob Frey, on a printed blank on thick paper, 62x4} inches, in the following words :
Philada County
I DO hereby CERTIFY, That
Jacob Fry, of towmensing township farmer
Hath voluntarily taken and subscribed the OATH of Allegiance and Fidelity, as directed by an ACT of General Assembly of Pennsyl- vania, passed the fifth day of December, A. D. 1778. Witness my hand and seal, the 26th day of March, A. D. 1779.
ANDW KNOX, Comsr
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Printed by J. Dunlap.
Warrant of James Hamilton, of the Land Office, issued by authority of the Proprietors, to Nicholas Scull, Surveyor General, to survey to Jacob Beseker one hundred acres "adjoining John Christopher Keiser in Marlbro' Township," dated April 15, 1752 ; with autograph of Nich. Scull, appended to his request to David Shultz, surveyor, to make a resurvey of the tract, the original return having been accidentally lost.
Sheriff's Summons of Certain Persons to Attend Court, 1820. Broadside of Important News. Size, 13x8 inches. Dated Philadelphia, February 8, 1781, containing news received by ex- press that morning from South Carolina, dated "Camp on the Pee Dee, Jan. 24, 1781," from General Nathaniel Greene to the President of Congress, of the defeat of Colonel Tarleton by Gen- eral Morgan.
Die Sieben Regeln der Weisheit. A large Fractur-Schrift. 1802. Measures 19x23} inches.
Large Fractur-Schrift, made by Hupert Cassel for Henry Cassel. 1764.
Das Güldene A, B, C. A remarkable Fractur-Schrift, con- taining a hymn composed by Christopher Dock, and ornamental pen-and-ink work of different colors executed by him, July 18, 1768. The hymn is an eight-line alphabetical acrostic, the first
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letter of each stanza being a letter of the alphabet. The first two stanzas are :
An Gottes Gnad und milden Segen Ist Alles ganz und gar gelegen, Und ohne Hümmels-Hülf und Gunst Ist aller menschen Thun umsonst ; Drum sey der Gottesfurcht ergeben Und halt an ihr dein ganzes Leben, Weil sie Verstand und Weisheit bringt Und macht dasz Alles wohl gelingt.
Bedenke wohl in allen Sachen Die du hast auf der Welt zu machen Das Gott der Alles hört und sieht ; Auch siehet was an dir geschieht, Und dasz du must vom Thun und Leben Am jüngsten Tage Rechnung geben ; Deswegen nimm bey Tag und Nacht Doch dein Gewissen wohl in Acht.
Fractur-Schrift. By Christopher Dock. Contains a hymn, composed by him, which is included in the Mennonite hymn book, published in Lancaster in 1804. The first and last stanzas of the hymn, which is an alphabetical acrostic, are :
Allein auf Gott setz dein Vertrauen, Auf Menschen Hülf sollst du nicht bau'n. Gott ists allein : der Glauben hält Sonst find'st du Wenig in der Welt.
Zuletzt, sey redlich, fromm und treu, Das dich dein Thun niemals gerue ; Denn vor gethan und nach bedacht Hat manchen in grosz Leid gebracht. MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPTS.
Indenture between Henry Frey and John Jannett, October 2, 1692, about a sale of one hundred acres of land, made during the reign of William and Mary. Remarkable handwriting; in good preservation, yet of venerable appearance.
Contract for sale of land between Henry Frey and Gerhard Levering, dated April 30, 1700 ; with the autographs of Johannes Kelpius and Claus Rittinghuis (Nicholas Rittenhouse) as wit- nesses.
Marriage Certificate of Henry Frey and Catharine Levering, drawn in English and German by Francis Daniel Pastorius, as follows :
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Whereas, Henry ffrey of Alt- heim in the province of Alsace. in high Germany, now Inhabit- ant of Germantown in the County of Philadelphia, Batch- elor ; and Anna Catherina Lev- ering of Müllheim in the County of Bruck, likewise in high Ger- many, young woman, now of the said Township; after the Consultation with the respect- ive Parents have produced a sufficient Testification of their Clearness of all other engage- ments under the hand of several credible persons unto one of the Justices of the peace in the Bail- iwick of Germantown as also published & affixed their Inten- tion of marriage on the meeting house of the said Town the 24 day the first month past.
This present Certificate wit- nesseth that the said Henry ffrey & Anna Catherina Levering have this day solemnized such their marriage by taking an other as husband and wife according to the Law of this Country, before and in the presence of us, whose names are hereunder written at Germn the 26 day of the 2d month Anno Domini 1692.
Demnach Heinrich Frey gebür- tig von Altheim aus dem Elsass in Hoch Teutschland, anjetzo Einwohner zu Germantown in der graffschafft Philadelphia ; Jung gesell ; und Anna Cathrina Levering von Müllheim aus der graffschafft Bruck, ebenfalls in Hoch Teutschland, Jungfrau, anjetzo von geder Germantown- schip ; auff geschehener Berath- schlagung u. Consent dero re- spectiven Eltern, eine genung- same Attestation ihrer Klarig- keit von allem underseitigen Versprechen, unter der Hand Verschiedener glaubwürdiger Personen vor einem Justice of the peace im Germantownisch- em Gebiets vorgelegt als auch ihr Vorhaben Einander zu Ehe- lichen an dem Versamlungs Haus dieses Orts d 24 tag jüngst verwichenen ersten Monats pub- licirten und angeschlagen haben.
Dess bezeugt gegenwärtiger Heurats Brieff, das geder Hein- rich Frey ü Anna Cathrina Levering heut dato solch ihre Ehe Vollzoge und Einander vor Mann u. Weib genommen haben vermög diessländischen Geset- zes, in der Gegenwärtigkeit von uns, deren Nahmen eigenhändig unterzeichnedt sind. Actum in Germantown d. 26 tag des 2tn monats (:Aprilis:) Anno Domi- ni 1692
FRANCIS DANIEL PASTORIUS Justice of the Peace
diss ist HEIN H RICH FREYS marck diss ist ANNA X CATHRINA LEVERINGS marck anjetzo ANNA CATHRINA FREYS.
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diss X ist WIGART LEVERINGS marck diss ist X GERHARD LEVERINGS marck Hanss Peter Umstatt
Arnold Cassell H Henrich Kesselberg marck Heivert Papen
Jan Doeden Andris Souplis Willem Rittingheysen Henrick Zellen
Jacob Isacks Henrich Bucholtz Isack Dilbeeck Clas Tamsen diss ist U Hanes Millans marck
diss ist Johannes H Umstets. marck
diss ist H Herman Trapmanns marck
diss ist MAGDA X LENA LEVER- INGS marck Emenka Pastorius S Hendreches Harriet Peters
Marrja Moy Catrin Tamsen
diss ist M Markje Sellen marck Maria Bucholtz diss ist A Annecke Souplis marck
diss ist Ma X ritje Bloemerts marek . Elizebeth Cassells
Sara Hendercks
diss ist × Maria Bones marck
diss ist He X ligens Gerrits marck diss E ist Elisabeth Rüttinhau- sen marck
Articles of Agreement between Henry Frey and his family, October 12, 1732. Henry Frey came to America as an adventurer before William Penn, probably as early as 1675. He was a bach- elor until Wigart Levering's family arrived. Then he applied for their daughter Cathrina, as she was probably the only young woman then in the bailiwick of Germantown ; and although she was of a marriageable age, the odds of their ages were so exceed- ing great that it was feared objections might be filed against it. Therefore, their intention was publicly made known ; it was also published in their meeting, and affixed on the meeting-house of the said town on the 24th of the first month past. And then, as no objections were filed against it, it was consummated, as the cer- tificate says, on the 26th day of the 2d month March 1692. Then as Frey was so old already before he married, they had several minors yet when he was so old and infirm that he was obliged to retire from all the active cares of life. Consequently this agree- ment was made to one of his older sons (Jacob), consigning all his real estate and personal property to him on very peculiar con-
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ditions concerning the support of themselves and his minor child- ren ; providing also for their outsets, etc.
Warrant of the Surveyor General to Thomas Fairman, for 200 acres in the present Towamencin township. 1712.
Return of Survey, by David Powell, dated Philadelphia, the 26th of the first month, March, 1713, of 200 acres of land, under warrant of 20th of Eighth-month, 1712, in the county of Phila- delphia. This land was located on Towamencin creek, in Towa- mencin township, then called Bristol township, and became the homestead of the Fry family.
Warrant of Richard Hill, James Logan and Robert Assheton, Commissioners of Property, dated at Philadelphia the 30th day of the first month, A. D. 1721, directed to Jacob Taylor, Surveyor General, to survey unto Samuel Powel 546 acres of land "that has not been heretofore survey'd nor appropriated nor is seated by the Indians." This land was located within the limits of the present county of Montgomery. This instrument came into the possession of the exhibitor through the Frey family, who owned part of the land.
Articles of Agreement, dated July 4, 1725, between Derrick Ransbery and Hupert Cassel, relative to a purchase of 150 acres of land in Van Bebber's township. This land was located about one mile southeast of the present Skippackville. Hupert Cassel was great-great-grandfather of the exhibitor.
Specification of the length of time in days that each taxable of Lower Salford township-their names being given-was re- quired to maintain a pauper, about 1760. The number of days apportioned was governed by the means of the taxable.
Curious Bond of Indemnity to the Overseers of the Poor of Lower Salford for the keeping of a pauper of Bucks county. 1766.
Certificate of the appointment of John Reiff and Henry Cas- sel as Overseers of the Poor. 1770.
Certificate of the appointment of Dielman Ziegler and Wil- liam Yerkes as Overseers of the Poor. 1772.
Certificate of the appointment and confirmation of Christian Stauffer and Godshall Godshalls as Overseers of the Poor. 1775.
Auditors' Certificate to the accounts of the Overseers of the Poor of Lower Salford, March 25, 1774, as follows :
March 25th, 1774.
It appears by settling the Accompts, in presents of three Reputable Freeholders, of Lower Salford Township, who sub-
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scribed their Names, in the Book, that the Dispursement made for the year past was Two Shillings. So remain the Sum in Bank, £30. 7. 9. Which We Certify.
FREDERICH DIECKENSCHIEDT. MICHEL ZIGLER.
Fence Viewers' Report. The office of Fence Viewer is un- known to the present generation. In former times officers were elected, or appointed by the court, to investigate disputes con- cerning line fences and to make award, their judgment being final. The report exhibited reads :
We the Subscribers appointed Fence Viewers in and for the County of Montgomery, having this day Viewed the Partition Fence in dispute Between Jacob Shellenberger and Martin Hocker, junr, do adjudge and order that the said Martin Hocker junr shall make a good and Lawful Fence on the Line in Ten days from this Date, and to begin the same at the Lane, thence on the Line all the way to a stake drove in the ground for a Di- vision, and pay Three Dollars to the Viewers. And we Likewise order that Jacob Shellenberger pay to Martin Hocker one Dollar & Fifty cents for three pannels of Fence heretofore made by said Hocker & his Predecessors. Given from under Hands, this first day of October Anno Domini 1814.
MELCHIOR SCHULTZ, MORDECAI DAVIES, ISAAC MORRIS.
Quit Rent Receipts of Henry Ruth and Christian Stauffer, 1748 and 1756.
Quit Rent Receipts of Henry Frey, for 200 acres, 1724 and 1735. Both written on one sheet of paper, 61x25 inches-a sam- ple of old-time economy. They are as follows :
Philada 14th 1mo 1724-5
Recd of Henry Fry Two and thirty Shillings money of Pen- silva in lieu of four and Twenty Shillings sterling in full for twelve years quit rent due on 200 acres of Land at Skepeck to the first Inst P JAMES STEEL, Recr .
Philada 14th 3mo 1735
Recd of Henry ffry (by his son Jacob) thirty Shillings mo- ney of Pensilva in lieu of twenty Shillings sterling in full for ten years quit rent due on the above 200 acres of Land to the first day of the first month last past
Ø JAMES STEEL, Recr Genrl
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Quit Rent Receipt of Christian Stauffer, March 1, 1772.
Militia Notice to Yelles Cassel, the exhibitor's father, No- vember 24, 1807.
Militia Notice to Yelles Cassel for the American war, August 30, 1814.
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