History of Delaware County, PA >From the Discovery of the Territory Within Its Limits to the Present Time By George Smith, 1862 582 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable - Bonus Book - Historical Sketch of the Monastery, College and Mission of St. Thomas of Villanova, Delaware County, PA During the first half century of their existence 1824-1892 By Thomas C. Middleton, 1893 95 pages, illustrated, indexed Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Delaware-County-PA-History-Villanova-Bonus-Book_W0QQitemZ130353380502QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e59aabc96 Delaware County was created on September 26, 1789, from part of Chester County and named for the Delaware River. Its county seat, since 1851, is Media. Chester City, prior to 1851, was the county seat of both Delaware County and, before that, of Chester County. “But it was soon found that the most interesting facts connected with the early history of the County were scattered through the voluminous manuscript records of the Society of Friends ; the records of our early Courts, and other records of the County, now in the offices at West Chester ; the records in the Surveyor-General's office at Harrisburg, and in the several offices of the city of Philadelphia. These have been carefully examined so far as they relate to early times ; and although their examination required the expenditure of much time and labor, the reward has been so ample, that it may now be safely said, that no history of the County would have been worthy of the name which did not embrace the numerous local facts derived from these sources. It will also be seen that the unpublished records at Albany, N. Y., and those at New Castle, in the State of Delaware, have been examined with the view of ascertaining as many local facts as possible connected with the settlements on the Delaware, prior to the establishment of the government of William Penn. These examinations, though not so prolific of new facts as that of our own records, it will be observed, have not been by any means fruitless.”