Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time: Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes, and Incidents of the City and Its Inhabitants and of the Earliest Settlements of the Inland Part of Pennsylvania, from the Days of the Founders ... Embellished with Engravings, by T.H. Mumford. By John F. Watson, Том 1J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1870 |
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... road , before settling a house on the Germantown road through Cresheim . There is an old map , made in 1700 , in which all their residences and barns at that time are marked . The Germantown town lots ( 55 ) were located in 1687 , and ...
... road , before settling a house on the Germantown road through Cresheim . There is an old map , made in 1700 , in which all their residences and barns at that time are marked . The Germantown town lots ( 55 ) were located in 1687 , and ...
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... road . He was a member of assembly in 1687 ; and attorney for the Frankford Land Company . He died about the year 1720. I have been indebted to the kindness of James Haywood , of Cambridge , Massachusetts , for an explanation of the old ...
... road . He was a member of assembly in 1687 ; and attorney for the Frankford Land Company . He died about the year 1720. I have been indebted to the kindness of James Haywood , of Cambridge , Massachusetts , for an explanation of the old ...
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... Road , at Branchtown . John Kelpius , the hermit , was a German of Sieburgen in Transyl- vania , of an eminent family , ( tradition says he was noble , ) and a stu- dent of Dr. John Fabritius , at Helmstadt . He was also a correspond ...
... Road , at Branchtown . John Kelpius , the hermit , was a German of Sieburgen in Transyl- vania , of an eminent family , ( tradition says he was noble , ) and a stu- dent of Dr. John Fabritius , at Helmstadt . He was also a correspond ...
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... road , near Dr. De Benneville's . He left it in the year 1741 , and went to reside with John Phipps , near Friends ' meeting house at Abington . He was suddenly taken ill when from home , and desired he might be taken to the dwelling of ...
... road , near Dr. De Benneville's . He left it in the year 1741 , and went to reside with John Phipps , near Friends ' meeting house at Abington . He was suddenly taken ill when from home , and desired he might be taken to the dwelling of ...
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... road from the Mill street towards Thomas Rutter's , as not being laid out by the governor's order . 1692-3 , the 21st day of 12th month . By reason of the absence of some , for religious meeting over Schuylkill , this court was ad ...
... road from the Mill street towards Thomas Rutter's , as not being laid out by the governor's order . 1692-3 , the 21st day of 12th month . By reason of the absence of some , for religious meeting over Schuylkill , this court was ad ...
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Стр. 88 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Стр. 479 - Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor...
Стр. 86 - Farewell the tranquil mind ! Farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell ! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O, you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! lago.
Стр. 154 - European comes to see them, or calls for lodging at their house, or wigwam, they give him the best place, and first cut. If they come to visit us, they salute us with an itah, which is as much as to say, Good be to you...
Стр. 328 - I have retrenched every superfluous expense in my table and family; tea I have not drunk since last Christmas, nor bought a new cap or gown since your defeat at Lexington; and, what I never did before, have...
Стр. 513 - Christians ; for we hear that the most part of such negers are brought hither against their will and consent, and that many of them are stolen. Now, though they are black...
Стр. 513 - This is to the monthly meeting held at Richard Worrell's ; These are the reasons why we are against the traffic of men's body, as followeth : Is there any that would be done or handled at this manner?
Стр. 153 - For their persons, they are generally tall, straight, well built, and of singular proportion; they tread strong and clever, and mostly walk with a lofty chin.
Стр. 151 - There is, indeed, in the fate of these unfortunate beings, much to awaken our sympathy, and much to disturb the sobriety of our judgment ; much, which may be urged to excuse their own atrocities ; much in their characters, which betrays us into an involuntary admiration. What can be more melancholy than their history ? By a law of their nature, they seem destined to a slow, but sure extinction.
Стр. 336 - The rebels — more's the pity, Without a boat are all afloat, And ranged before the city. • " The motley crew, in vessels new, With Satan for their guide, sir, Pack'd up in bags, or wooden kegs, Come driving down the tide, sir. " Therefore prepare for bloody war, — These kegs must all be routed, Or surely we despised shall be, And British courage doubted.