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 ...

John Fanning Watson

J.M. Stoddart & Company, 1881 - Cities and towns

Contents

• General Introductory History: 1
• The Primitive Settlement and its incidents: 35
• Facts and Occurrences of the Primitive Settlement: 42
• Fragments of the Primitive History: 77
• The Penn Familyand facts concerning them: 105
• Penns Descendantsnotices of them: 121
• The landing of Penn at Chester: 127
• The Treaty Tree and Fairmans Mansion there: 134
• The Swedes Church and House of Sven Sener: 146
• Penny Pothouse and Landing: 153
• Penns Cottage in Letitia Court: 156
• Slateroof HousePenns residence: 163
• The Cavesand their inhabitants: 171
• ApparelFormer Dresses: 183
• Furniture and Equipage in Olden Time: 203
• Changes and Improvements in public and domestic comforts and con: 211
• Changes in Residences and Places of Business: 224
• Local changes in Streets and Places: 230
• Innovations and new modes of Conducting Business: 238
• Changes in prices of Diet c: 260
• Sports and Amusements: 276
• City Dancing Assembly: 283
• Education in Early Times: 298
• Crimes and Punishments: 307
• Philadelphia Bar in Colonial times 315: 315
• Militia and Colonial Defence: 323
• Duels in olden Time: 333
• The Old Court House and Friends Meeting: 350
• High Street Prison and Market Shambles 356: 356
• The Stone Prison S W corner of Third and High streets: 362
• Benezets House and Chestnut Street Bridge: 371
• Christ Churchits early history: 390
• State House and Yardin its beginning: 396
• State House Inn: 403
• Loxleys House and Bathshebas Bath and Bower: 411
• The British Barracks: 415
• Carpenters Hall and First Congress there: 419
• For Wilson corner of Third and Walnut Streets: 425
• Whitpains Great House: 426
• Peggs Run c Early notices and changes there: 436
• Churchestheir early history: 447
• Hospitalstheir early history: 460
• Custom Housesearliest ones: 474
• Springsin earliest days: 489
• Persons and Characters: 511
• Aged Persons: 597

Bibliographic information

• Title: 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 ...; Volume 1 of 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, John Fanning Watson
• Author: John Fanning Watson
• Publisher: J.M. Stoddart & Company, 1881
• Original from: Princeton University
• Digitized: Nov 12, 2009