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NOTES AND QUEEIES. Iftotes. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF 'S EXHIBIT OF MANU- SCRIPTS AND RELICS DURING "FOUNDERS' WEEK," OCTOBER 4-10, 1908. The exhibit of manuscripts, relics and portraits, of the Historica Society of Pennsylvania, during Founders' Week, was a notable feature of that celebration, and the following selected list will indicate their im- portance and value in connection with the history of the city, as well as the State.— Penn Collection.

Letter of Admiral Sir to his son William Penn, April 9r 1667. Letter Book of William Penn, 1668—some of the letters dated from the Tower prison. Letter from George Fox to William Penn, 1678. Proclamation of Charles II. Given at the Court at Whitehall, the second day of April 1681, to the inhabitants and planters of the Prov- ince of Pennsylvania, describing the bounds of the Province and en- joining obedience to the Proprietary. Broadside with the Royal Arms. Record of the Court held at Upland on Delaware River, 1676-1681, that administered justice among the Swedes, Dutchand English settlers. Some of the Title Papers to Pennsylvania. Penn's Instructions to Commissioners William Crispin, John Bezar, and Nathaniel Allen, for settling the Colony, September 30, 1681. Penn's Letter to the Indian Kings, 1681. Laws agreed upon in England for Pennsylvania, May 5, 1682. Letter from Penn to his children, 19. 6m. 1682. Inventory of Silver Plate at Worminghurst, and of that which was car- ried to . First Deed of the Indians to Penn, July 15, 1682, for a large part of what is now Bucks County. Great Belt of Wampum delivered to Penn at the Treaty of 1682—'' a treaty not sworn to and never broken." Commission for the Justices of the Peace of New Castle, 1682. Subscription Lists Society of Free Traders of London, for lots in Penn- sylvania, 1682. Original draft of letter of Penn to Society of Free Traders. Obligation of the Society of Free Traders to Nicholas More, also receipt, 1682. Letter of Penn to Ephraim Harmon, Oct. 29, 1682. MS. draft of the "Frame of Government." Penn's Patent to , 1684, for the lot on which the " Slate Roof House" was built. Philadelphia Court Records, 1685-1686. Letter from Penn to Phineas Pemberton, 1686. Patent to John Ransted, 1688, for a lot in Philadelphia. Charter granted by Penn to the inhabitants of Germantown, 1689. 504 Notes and Queries.

Germantown Court Records, 1691. Commission of Penn to Robert Turner and others, 1692. Tax List of Philadelphia County, 1693. Family Letters of William Penn. Impression of the first seal of the City of Philadelphia. Letter of Penn to Hannah Callowhill, 1695. Instructions to Lieut. Gov. Blackwell. Penn's letter to the Council. Warrant to run the line between Chester and New Castle Counties, signed by Penn, 8 mo. 28, 1701. Proclamation to prorogue the Assembly, 1701, signed by Penn. Epistle of Penn to Friends, 1702. Letter of Hannah Penn to her husband, 1703. Charter of the City of Philadelphia. Document signed by Mayor Humphrey Morry. Document signed by Mayor . Patent to John Key (first child born in Philadelphia), 1713. Cash Book of Hannah Penn, 1716. MSS. Ordinances made and passed in City of Philadelphia, 1722. . , . _. Penn Belies. Drinking Cup. Shaving Basin and Ewer, with arms engraved on them. Razor. Holy Bible, with his book plate. Books from his library, with book plates. Chairs from Pennsbury. Writing Desk. Gold ring with hair. Vane of the Mill on Chester Creek, erected in 1699. William Penn, Samuel Carpenter and Caleb Pusey, original partners. The vane is of iron, pierced to bear the following inscription : W. P. S. C. C. P. 1699. Washington Collection. Will of John Washington, the first of the family to come to America. Letter of Mary Washington (mother of the General) to her brother. Survey by Washington, 1751. Washington's tailor's bill, 1772. Letters of Martha Washington. MS. order to impress clothing for the Army, 1777. Letter to Samuel Washington, 1776. Letter from Headquarters, Morristown, Feb. 22, 1777. Letter to Clement Biddle, about "livery lace/' sample attached. Lottery Ticket, signed by Washington. Visiting Cards of Mrs. Washington. Household Account Book while residing in Philadelphia, 1793-1797. Invitation to Birth-night Ball, 1796. Pocket Diary, 1796. Dinner Invitations of President Washington. Martha Washington's Cook Book. Last letter of Washington, Dec. 13, 1799. Notes and Queries. 505

Relics. Books from library, with book plates. Miniature of Washington, by C. W. Peale. Cup and saucer, used at Washington's wedding. Pincushion, made by Nellie Custis, from the wedding dress of Mrs. Washington. Bust of Necker, from Mount Vernon. Chair used at Washington's Eeceptions, Philadelphia. Mahogany Writing Desk, used while residing in Philadelphia. Miniature of Mrs. Washington, by James Peale. Life mask of Washington. Franklin Collection. Bill of Josiah Franklin, Boston, 1710. Kules for the Junto Club, 1732. Accounts of Franklin & Hall, 1747-1766. MS. Genealogical Chart of Franklin Family, in handwriting of Franklin. Letters of . Letters of Deborah Franklin. Commission as Minister to France, 1778. Letters to William Strahan. Letters to Anthony Wayne. Early editions of Poor Richard's Almanacs, 1733-1738. Pocket Almanacs, 1742-1747. Copy of first book printed by him in Philadelphia, 1729. Account Book St. John's Lodge F. & A. M., 1731. Dinner Invitation to members of Federal Convention, Sept. 5, 1787. Passport issued by Franklin, May 13, 1782. First German newspaper published in America, 1732. , Vol. I, 1728-1729. Relics. Mahogany Music-stand. Burning glass. Thermometer. Wine Glass. China Punch Keg, with mahogany stand.

Miscellaneous Collections. Miniature of Col. B. Tarleton, British Army. " "Sir John St. Clair, " 11 " Lieut. George Dyer, British Navy. " " Arthur Lee. " " Cyrus Griffin. " " Lieut. M. M. Russell. " " Blair McClenahan. " " J. W. Kittera and wife, by Robert Fulton. Autograph letters of the Mayors of Philadelphia, from Humphrey Morry, the first Mayor, to the Hon. John E. Reyburn. Delft plate of 1716. China Platter of the " State in Schuylkill." " Wilkes and Liberty" mug. 506 Notes and Queries.

Wine glass of John Wilkes. Washington Portrait Pitchers. Pitcher of Mrs. James Madison. Snuff Box of Kev. Robert Blackwell. " il John Dickinson. " " Gilbert Stuart. Silver watch of Christopher Marshall. Commodore Stephen Decatur's brass kettle. Silver Sugar Bowl presented by Jefferson to Camilla Franzoni. Silver gorget worn by officers of the Continental Army. Silver Punch Bowl and trophies of the United Bowman Club, 1828. Rules and Subscription List of the First City Dancing Assembly, 1748-9. Portrait of Mrs. Benedict Arnold, by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Telescopes of John Paul Jones. Sword and Camp Kettle of Gen. Wayne. China Punch Bowl of Col. Bichard Humpton. Sword of a Hessian officer, captured at Trenton. Sword and pistols of Capt. Benj. Brooke, used during the Revolution. First Piano made in America, by Albrecht, 1789. Chair and Cane of Robert Proud, the historian. Section of wooden water pipe, Market Street. Starting bar of the locomotive Stourbridge Lion. Lintel from Phineas Pemberton's house, built 1687. Specie scales of Bank of the United States, made by Pat. Lyon. Relics of the British frigate Augusta, blown up off Billingsport, 1777. Old Lottery Wheel. Watchman's rattle, used by sexton of St. Peter's P. E. Church. Bell of the Philadelphia Almshouse, 1758. Lock and Key of the " Slate Roof House." Ephrata Printing Press, on which were printed the Martyr Book, 1748; Dissertation on Man's Fall, 1765, and Chronicon Ephratense, 1786, &c. Stephen Girard's Door Knocker, on which his name is engraved. Royal Arms of England, displayed back of the seats of the Justices in the Court House, that stood in Market Street at Second. Painted on panel 36x42. Stamp under the British Stamp Act, of March 22, 1765. Non-importation Resolutions of the Merchants and Traders at Philadel- phia, to which 374 signatures are appended. Muster Rolls Book, Col. William Bradford, M. M. G., Valley Forge, 1777-1778. Orderly Book 17th British Foot, captured at Stony Point. General Wayne's Orderly Books used in Canada, Pennsylvania and Georgia. General Muhlenberg's Orderly Book. Orderly Book, First North Carolina, 1776. Orderly Book, Gen. Maxwell. Hats and Helmets used by firemen of Philadelphia. Articles of wearing apparel; slippers, combs, gloves, fans, &c., worn by men and women of Philadelphia, prior to 1800. Old time wooden plough. Jury wheel. Marble profile bust of William Penn. Wooden bust of Penn, by William Rush. Chair of Thomas Lawrence, Mayor of Philadelphia. Notes and Queries, 507

Mahogany card table, of Charles Carroll, the Signer. Autograph copy of the '' Star Spangled Banner." " " " " Home, Sweet Home." Ephrata Sampler, made by Sister Petronella, 1768. Spinet of Baron Stiegel, Lancaster Co. Cork models of historic houses of Philadelphia. Indian Treaty Medals, 1793. Silver watch found on Braddock's field. Patent from Queen Christina of Sweden, Aug. 20, 1653, granting to Capt. Hans Amundsson Beck, land in New Sweden, extending to Upland Kyi.

LETTER OF HON. HENRY CLAY TO JOHN S. EICHARDS, ESQ., of Reading, Penna., proprietor of the Berks & Schuylkill Journal, the local Whig organ. The Mr. Banks referred to in the letter was the Hon. John Banks, who served in Congress with Mr. Clay, and was the Whig candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1841. The original letter is in the collection of Louis Richards, Esq., Reading, Pa.—

ASHLAND 6th Nov. 1843. DEAR SIR: I received your friendly letter. Messrs George Robertson, Dr. B. W. Dudley, Richard Pendell and Gen'l Leslie Combs, all of Lexington (K) or any of them may be relied on for any information you may desire to possess from this quarter. Messrs John J. Crittenden, James T. More- head, Speaker John White or Garret Davis of Congress may be confided in for any [thing] they would communicate, during the session of Con- gress. I expect to be absent from home from about the middle of next month until May. I go on business to N. Orleans, and thence via Ala- bama, Georgia & So. Carolina, to fulfill my North Carolina engage- ment. I agree with you as to the impropriety of being addressed with Inter- rogatories, and the subsequent publication of the responses. My letters have several times been published without my previous expectation, and I have been sometimes mortified with the parade of letters from me acknowledging small presents &c, of which I am made the almost invol- untary recipient. It is easier to see the evil than to prescribe a remedy for all this, Altho' my correspondence is excessively oppressive I cannot decline returning a civil answer to a kind and friendly letter. The frequent publication of my letters imposes however an inconvenient restraint upon the freedom of correspondence. Instead of writing for the eye only of a friend one feels that he is writing for all the eyes of all the Arguses; or rather he sometimes forgets that he is doing so, and may thus appear less advantageously. With you I rejoice in the manifestations of public sentiment made in recent elections, and that especially in the Keystone State. No State has been under greater delusions or more deceived by Demagogues than Pennsylvania. She is at last opening her eyes to her true interests, and will see how much she has been betrayed and abused. I am obliged by your friendly communication from Mr Banks. I re- quest you to assure him of my friendly recollections and warm regards. To which I add for yourself assurances of the respect and esteem of Your faithful and Obt. Servt JOHN S. RICHARDS ESQ. H. CLAY. 508 Notes and Queries.

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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BERKS COUNTY, on September 9th last, made a pilgrimage to the old Moravian church and school build- ing, in Oley township. This venerable structure was erected in 1743, and the grave-yard, on a hill nearby, has never been disturbed. The first Moravian to visit Oley was Bishop A. G. Spangenberg, in 1737, his companion being Christopher Wiegner of Skippack ; Count Zinzen- dorf also was there twice. On January 11-13, 1742, the most important meeting ever held in Berks County took place on John De Turk's farm. This was the third Synod, attended by prominent Moravian leaders, and the baptism of three converted Indians, the first fruits of Moravian missionary effort among the red men. After reading a telegram of greetings from the Moravian Synod con- vened at Lititz, the president of the Society, Louis Richards, Esq., intro- duced Daniel Miller, Esq., who read an historical paper prepared for the

CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTING FELONS FROM ENGLAND TO MARY- LAND, APRIL 22, 1775, from the Collection of Israel W. Morris. This Indenture made the Twenty Second Day of April in the Fif- teenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth And in the year of our Lord One Thousand and Seven hundred and Seventy-five Between Thomas Gould of Froome Billet in the County of Dorset Esquire and Warren Lisle of Upway in the same County Esquire two of his Majesty's Justices of the peace of and for the said County of Dorset of the one part, and William Stevenson and Wil- liam Randolph both of the City of Bristol Merchants of the other part Whereas at the General Goal Delivery held at Dorchester in and for the said County of Dorset on Thursday the Twenty third Day of March in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty Before the Hon- ourable Sir William Blackstone Knight one of the Justices of our Lord the King of his Court of Common Bench and the Honourable Sir Wil- liam Henry Ashhurst Knight one of the Justices of our said Lord the King assigned to hold pleas before the King himself Justices assigned and so forth Samuel Leeves and Judith Rendall was at this Session of Goal Delivery held in * * * the said County Convicted of Felony for which they were Excluded the Benefit of Clergy and to whom his Maj- esty hath been graciously pleased to extend his Royal Mercy on Condi- tion of Transportation to some part of America for the Term of Fourteen Years and such Intention of Mercy hath been signified by the Right Honourable Henry Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire one of his Majestys principal Secretarys of State pursuant to * * * * * an Act of Parlia- ment made in the sixth year of the Reign of his said late Majesty King George the First "Intitled an Act for the furthur ^preventing Robbery Burglary and other Felonies and for the more effectual Transportation of Felons and unlawful Exporters of Wool and for declaring the Law upon some points relating to pirates" And Whereas in pursuance of an Act of parliament made in the sixth year of the Reign of his said late Majesty King George the First Intitled An Act for the further prevent- ing Robbery, Burglary and other Felonies and for the more effectual Transportation of Felons" It was ordered by said Justices of Assize at the Assizes aforesaid and they did nominate and appoint Sir John Smith Baronet Warren Lisle Thomas Williams Thomas Gould William Rich- 510 Notes and Queries, ards the younger and David Eobert Michel Esquires Six of his Majesfcys Justices of the peace of and for the said County or any two of them to Contract with any person or persons for the performance of the Trans- portation of the said Offenders, And Whereas at the General Goal De- livery last * * * mentioned Charles King was convicted of Felony and Intitled to the Benefit of Clergy and was ordered and adjudged to be transported to some of his Majestys Colonies or plantations in America for the space of seven years And Whereas Sarah Matthews wife of Rob- ert Matthews was at this session of Goal Delivery convicted of Felony in Receiving Stolen Goods knowing them to have been stolen by Joseph Matthews and Mary Matthews was ordered * * to be Transported to some of his Majestys Colonies and plantations in America for the space of Fourteen years pursuant to the said recited Act of parliament * * * And Whereas in pursuance of the said recited Act of Parliament made * * * * * It was further ordered by the said Justices of Assize at the Assizes last before mentioned That the said Sir John Smith Barronet Warren Lisle and also Thomas Williams Thomas Gould William Rich- ards the younger and David Robert Michel Esquires Four other of his Majestys Justices of the peace * for the said County * * should Contract with any person or persons for the performance of the Transportation of the said last mentioned offenders Now Witnesseth this Indenture that the said Thomas Gould and Warren Lisle two of the Justices of the peace nominated * * * do in pursuance of the power given them as aforesaid Contract and agree with the said William Stevenson and Wil- liam Randolph for their Transporting the before mentioned Felons to America And also the said Thomas Gould and Warren Lisle do by these presents Assign Convey Transferr and make over the said Samuel Leeves Judith Rendall Charles King and Sarah Matthews unto the said William Stevenson and William Randolph and their Assigns and to and for their use for the Terms of Fourteen Years and Seven years respect- ively to Commence from the time of their Transportation according to the tenure of the said recited Acts of parliaments And this Indenture further Witnesseth that the said William Stevenson and William Ran- dolph for the Considerations aforesaid do for themselves their Heirs Executors and Administrators covenant and agree to and with the said Thomas Gould and Warren Lisle and each of them by these presents that * * William Stevenson and William Randolph shall and will on or before the First day of June next * * at his and their Cost * * well and truly transport or cause to be transported Effectually the aforesaid Felons unto Maryland being one of his Majestys Colonys or plantations in America * * And also shall * * procure an Authentick Certificate under the Hand and Seal of the Governor or Chief Officer of the Customs of the Colonys or plantations in America aforesaid of the safe Landing of them the said Felons (Death and perils of the Sea excepted) and shall and will not wilfully or willingly permit or suffer the said Felons * * to return from the said Colony or Plantation in America to any part of Great Britain or Ireland during the Terms for which they are re- spectively * * * to be transported In Witness Whereof the said Parties to these presents have hereunto Interchangeably set their Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written.

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Dated 22nd April 1775 Notes and Queries. 511

LETTER OF JOSEPH SHIPPEN, JR., TO HIS FATHER EDWARD SHIPPED, ESQ.— Fort Augusta 2d January 1758 DEAR & HONOURED SIR. I was favoured with several of your affectionate letters two nights before the Major left us, but I can't just now lay my Hands on them. I am sorry for the unfortunate accident in the Academy between Mr. Smith & Mr. Allen's sons. I hope the consequence of the Quarrel will teach that Gentleman to practice more Philosophy in his Discipline in the future. I believe Capt. Jameson has lent the small Book on Fortifications you desired me to borrow for you fr Capt. Mercer; however I will ask him when he comes up with the Battoes, which I suppose will be in the Be- ginning of next week. I should have been glad to have had the pleasure of tasting some of Mammy's good minced Pyes & enjoyed all your Companies with the Major at Christmas ; but I must content myself with only having had the Honour of feasting on a few Buckle-Berry minced Pyes made by the famous quondam Cook of the brave old General Blakeney; plain whole- some Repast! I shall send down pr Mr. Bard, who will set off early in the morning, a Draught of Part of the Eiver Susquehanna to Mr. John Hughes with a Letter to him agreeable to my Promise when he was here. I desired Mr. Bard to show it to you as he goes thro' Lancaster & then rowl it up again in the same Manner, that it may not receive any Damage in carrying. I have only now to wish You, Mammy Sister the Major & everyone round the Fireside a very happy New Year & hope I may have it in my Power to do so in a long Succession of Years to come. I am with great Esteem Dear Sir Your very Affectionate & dutiful Son JOSEPH SHIPPEN Junr. To EDWARD SHIPPEN Esqr

John Heckedorn, the elder, b. 1685, in Switzerland, came to Pennsyl- vania in 1736, died at York, Nov. 14, 1749. He married Margaretha Jefry, b. 1688, in Switzerland, died in Lebanon, Dec. 27, 1754. They had issue: John, b. April 7, 1716. Barbara, b. April 5, 1718. Daniel, b. May 26, 1720. Ehrhardt, b. August 11, 1726. Magdalena, b. May 1, 1729. Martin, b. Dec. 24, 1730.

Robert Hartaffel, organ builder, of Lancaster, Penna., was born Feb- ruary 25, 1717, at Leidek, Darmstadt, came to Pennsylvania and settled first in Warwick township, Lancaster Co. He died of apoplexy Novem- ber 7, 1782. His wife, Sophia Maria Eckert, was born February 20, 1725, in Germany. 512 Notes and Queries.

KATES OF POSTAGE IN 1832.— Double letter to Cincinnati, Ohio, 50 cents. " " " Pittsburgh, Pa., 37£ " " " " Beading, " 20 " Single " " New York, 18f " " " " Pottstown, Pa., 10 " 5 copies Episcopal Recorder, 5 " CORRECTION.—In a list of the members of the Constitutional Assem- bly of 1776, in Vol. Ill of the PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE, page 319, is an account of William Coats, born 1721, died Jan. 24, 1780, giving him certain service during the Revolutionary War, as Colonel, as well a& Associate Justice of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In Vol. XXVI of the same magazine, page 345, in an account of the Saint Tammany Society, Col. William Coats is mentioned as a member of that society ; the same service being given him as the above men- tioned, but his death is given in Vol. XXVII, page 47, as having oc- curred in April, 1802. That this last William Coats was the revolutionary Colonel, and the Justice of later years, is proved by reference to the newspapers of April 29, 1802, and of May 8 of the same year, and by the official record of his commission as County Lieutenant, and Colonel, on March 29th, 1780, two months after the death of the other William Coats. Poukon's Daily Advertiser, for April 29, 1802, contains the military order for the parade in connection with the funeral of Colonel William Coats, signed by Fred. Wolbert, Brigade Inspector. In the Aurora of the same date are notices of the Tammany Society and of the fourth troop of Cavalry, as to their part in the funeral parade. A later issue of the Aurora, that of May 8th, contains an obituary notice of Colonel William Coats, which speaks of him as an Associate Justice, and Colonel of the 88th regiment, mentioning his distinguished revolutionary career, and his personal character in the highest terms. William Coats married Margaret Norris, daughter of Thomas Norris, of Princeton, N. J., and of Philadelphia, and left issue, one of his daugh- ters being the grandmother of General George Meade, and numerous other distinguished men and women. Reference for the revolutionary service of Colonel William Coats is found in the Penn. Archives, Vol. I, Second Series, on pages 534, 582, 584 and 554.

BROAD AND CHERRY STREET HOSPITAL.—In November of 1862 there was received at the United States Hospital, at Broad and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, a bundle of socks sent by a "Lively old Lady," in Amherst, N. H., and a " piece of poetry" signed "S. E. B." The identity of the "Lively old Lady" and the verse writer, "S. E. B.," is much desired by a VETERAN.