ITEM #55796 July 20, 1774 The Pennsylvania Gazette POSTSCRIPT to the Pennsylvania Gazette. No. 2378. At a very respectable meeting of the Freeholders and Freemen from the several townships of the county of Cumberland, in the province of Pennsylvania, held at Carlisle, in the said county, on Tuesday, the 12th day of July, 1774. JOHN MONTGOMERY, Esq; Chairman. RESOLVED, l. THAT the late Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, by which the port of Boston is shut up, is oppressive to that town, and subversive of the Rights and liberties of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay; that the principle upon which that Act is founded, is not more subversive of the Rights and Liberties of that Colony, than it is of those of all the other British Colonies in North America; that therefore, the inhabitants of Boston are suffering in the common cause of all those Colonies. 2. That every vigorous and prudent measure ought speedily and unanimously to be adopted by those Colonies, for obtaining redress of the grievances under which the inhabitants of Boston are now labouring; and security from grievances of the same, or of a still more severe nature, under which they and the other inhabitants of the Colonies may, by a further operation of the same principle, hereafter labour. 3. That a Congress of Deputies from all the Colonies, will be one proper method for obtaining those purposes. 4. That the same purposes will, in the opinion of this meeting, be promoted by an agreement of all the Colonies not to import any merchandize from nor export any merchandize to Great Britain, Ireland, or the British West Indies, nor to use any merchandize so imported, nor tea imported from any place whatever, till those purposes shall be obtained; but that the inhabitants of this County will join in any restriction of that agreement, which the General Congress may think it necessary for the Colonies to confine themselves to. 5. That the inhabitants of this County will contribute to the relief of their suffering brethren in Boston, at any time when they shall receive intimation that such relief will be most seasonable. 6. That a Committee be immediately appointed for this county, to correspond with the Committee of this province, or of the other provinces, upon the great objects of the public attention; and to cooperate in every measure conducing to the general welfare of British America. 7. That the Committee consist of the following persons, viz. James Wilson, John Armstrong, John Montgomery, William Irvine, Robert Callender, William Thompson, John Colhoon, Jonathan Hoge, Robert Magaw, Ephraim Blaine, John Alison, John Harris, and Robert Miller, or any five of them. 8. That James Wilson, Robert Magaw, and William Irvine, be the Deputies from the other Counties of this province at Philadelphia, on Friday next, in order to concert measures preparatory to the General Congress. Signed, by order of the Meeting, JOHN MONTGOMERY, Chairman. ITEM #44102 February 16, 1769 The Pennsylvania Gazette TO BE SOLD, A VERY valuable plantation and tract of land, in Cumberland county, in the province of Pennsylvania, situate, lying and being on the north side of Canidogwainet creek, in said county, about 6 miles from Harrisferry, near the great road leading to Carlisle, containing 448 acres, and the usual allowance for roads; it is as good land as any in the province, about 60 acres thereof is clear, the rest abounds with locust, poplar, walnut, hickory and oak timber; a large quantity of meadow may easily be made; it is in a very thick settled neighbourhood, and very convenient to meeting houses and mills. Also one other tract of very good land in the said county, situate, lying, and being in Petertownship, containing 700 acres, more or less, adjoining to Fort Loudoun, being on both sides of the road leading to Fort Pitt, and was late the property of Thomas Fleming, 150 acres of very good meadow may easily be made, part of the land is already cleared, and has tolerable good improvements. The terms of sale will be made easy. Any person inclining to purchase either, or both the tracts, are requested to apply to the subscribers, who are impowered to dispose of the same. Lancaster, February 6, 1769. MATTHIAS SLOUGH, ROBERT MAGAW. ITEM #76877 July 28, 1790 The Pennsylvania Gazette PHILADELPHIA, July 28. Died, on Tuesday, the 20th instant, in the 40th year of her age, Mrs. LUCIA MAGAW, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Magaw. She was, truly, an eminent domestic character; endued with as much innocency of heart, and practising as many virtues, as the human condition, perhaps, admits of here. An extremely low state of health for several years, and particularly her last complicated illness, she endured with exemplary resignation, and an exalted sensibility of the love of God. Her funeral was attended, Thursday afternoon, by the Rev. Clergy of every denomination - the vestry and congregation of St. Paul's - sundry most intimate friends, who comforted the mourning family - the physicians, whose advice and assistance had been administered - the faculty and students of the university --- with a great number of kind and respectable citizens. Her remains were deposited in St. Paul's church. A most instructive, beautiful discourse, referring to the above event, was preached, on Sunday afternoon, by the Rev. Mr. BEND. ITEM #24739 May 15, 1760 The Pennsylvania Gazette PHILADELPHIA, May 15. On Monday Evening departed this Life, universally lamented, Mrs. MARGARET ALLEN, Wife to WILLIAM ALLEN, Esq; Chief Justice of this Province; and Sister to the Honourable JAMES HAMILTON, Esq; our present Governor; and last Night she was interred in the Family Vault, attended by a great Number of the principal Inhabitants of the City. She was a Lady of a most accomplished Character, and on all public Occasions, as far as her Sphere reached, was a zealous Encourager of every commendable and useful Undertaking, warm in her Friendships, remarkably charitable to the Distressed, benevolent to all, and a singular Example of Moderation and Humility in affluent Circumstances. Being possessed of very improved Understanding, lively Imagination, and penetrating Judgment, she never failed to give the most sensible Pleasure to all who had the Happiness of her Acquaintance. But her chief Desire was to be found, in private Life, one of the best of Wives and of Mothers; in which Characters she had the Felicity to shine with singular Lustre, and hath therefore now left a most affectionate Husband, and a numerous and hopeful Family of Children to bewail a Loss, which nothing earthly can supply to them. She bore her Disorder with Fortitude and Serenity; and having been long apprized of the Nature of her Case, she had resigned herself to wait her Dissolution with all Christian Patience and Submission, making use of every Interval of her Pain to give such Lessons of Instruction to her Children, as shewed a Mind equally affectionate and enlightened; and with respect to herself, whatever Concern she had, it seemed chiefly to arise from the Thoughts of that Trouble and Distress which she apprehended her severe and tedious Illness must necessarily give to those about her. On Thursday, the first Instant, the public Commencement was held in the College of this City, before a vast Concourse of People, of all Ranks and Distinctions; and the Degrees, conferred on this Occasion, were as follow, viz. Bachelors of Arts. Patrick Alison, Thomas Bond, Lindsay Coates, Robert Goldsborough, Whitmel Hill, John Johnson, Thomas Mifflin, Robeson Yorke. Masters of Arts. Rev. Mr. Jacob Duche, Rev. Mr. James Latta; Josiah Martin, junior, Francis Hopkinson, and John Morgan, Esquires; Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Samuel Magaw, and Mr. Joseph Montgomery. At the same Time also, the honorary Degrees of Master of Arts were conferred on the following Gentlemen, viz. Rev. Mr. Samuel Davies, President of the College in New Jersey; Rev. Mr. Philip Reading, at Apoquiniminck; Rev. Mr. Thomas Barton, at Lancaster; Rev. Mr. Samuel Cooke, at Shrewsbury; Rev. Mr. Robert McKean, at Brunswick; Rev. Mr. Samson Smith, at Chestnut Level; Rev. Mr. Matthew Wilson, in Kent County. The Orations, Disputations, and other Academical Exercises, were agreeably intermixed with sundry Anthems and Pieces of Psalmody, sung by the Charity Boys, attended with an Organ, which the Liberality of the Town lately bestowed. At the Close of the whole, the Audience was most delightfully entertained with two Anthems sung by several Ladies and Gentlemen, who have not been ashamed to employ some of their Leisure Hours in learning to celebrate their MakersPraises with Grace and Elegance. One of the Students, who received his MasterDegree on this Occasion, conducted the Organ with that bold and masterly Hand, for which he is celebrated; and several of the Pieces were also his own Composition. In a Word, the whole gave great Satisfaction to Strangers as well as others; and certainly such Improvements in useful Science and polite Arts, in this Part of the World, must give a very high Pleasure to every ingenuous Mind. ITEM #83116 February 26, 1800 The Pennsylvania Gazette Philadelphia, Feb. 26. Saturday last the 22d inst. being appointed as a day of Mourning throughout the United States, for the death of our beloved Chief, GEORGE WASHINGTON; the same was very respectfully observed in this city. A great number of the citizens kept their houses shut, and abstained from all business during the day. At eleven o'clock the Rev. Mr. Carr delivered an eulogium on the character of Washington, to a crouded audience, at St. Mary's church in Fourth-street. At twelve o'clock, the Society of the CINCINNATI assembled at the state-house, and proceeded to the German Reformed Church, preceded by several military corps, in the following order: Captain M'Kean, with the First Troop of Volunteer Cavalry, dismounted, music in mourning. Captain Taylor, with the Artillery. General Macpherson. Captain Higbee's company of Grenadiers. THE BLUES, Music in the centre, playing Washington's March. Germantown Light Infantry. The Second Troop of Volunteer Cavalry. Then followed the Society of the Cincinnati. Officers of the army and Navy. Officers of the Militia of the city and county of Philadelphia. Having reached the church, the whole procession entered; and after solemn vocal and instrumental music, and prayers by the Rev. Dr. Rogers, a very eloquent Oration, on the life and character of the departed Hero, was delivered by Major William Jackson, one of the members of the Society of the Cincinnati, to the entire satisfaction of a most numerous and respectable assembly. The ancient society of Free Masons, of which Gen. Washington was a much honored Brother, formed their procession at the State-house, at one o'clock, and moved through the principal streets to Zion Church, in Fourth, above Arch-street, in the following order: Tyler with drawn sword. Entered apprentices, two and two. Fellow crafts, two and two. Master masons, two and two. Deacons with their wands tipt with silver. Secretary and Treasurer. Wardens. Past masters, two and two. Master. After the subordinate lodges, the grand lodge, preceded by music, as follows: Music. Grand Tyler with drawn sword. Twelve past-masters, two and two, bearing wands tipt with silver. Grand sword bearer with drawn sword. Grand secretary with scroll, and grand treasurer. Grand wardens, bearing their columns. Three lights extinguished, borne by three past-masters. Holy bible, square and compass, borne by a past-master. Reverend Divine, supported by two past-masters. Grand master, and deputy grand master. Grand pursuivant, with drawn sword. Four deacons of the grand lodge, two and two, bearing wands tipt with gold. In the centre of the procession was exhibited a monument, in honor of WASHINGTON, borne by four Past Masters - its base, white marble, inscribed on the four corners Washington Lodge, No. I. - supporting a Golden URN, surmounted with an EAGLE, his wings expanded, holding in his beak a scroll, in the figure of a heart, with a suitable inscription. The procession having halted, opened to the right and left, and the Grand Lodge, preceded by the Urn, entered the Church, when an Eulogium was pronounced by the Rev. Samuel Magaw, D.D. to a vast audience. Although thousands of spectators assembled upon the occasion, no accident took place; all were anxious to witness the ceremonies of the day - and although all could not be gratified, the arrangements made were such as gave the greatest possible satisfaction - and tended to preserve that harmony, so much wished for, by those who partook of the last sad tribute of respect paid by a grateful people to the memory of the man, so justly stiled the founder of the American empire. In the evening, Mr. C.W. Peale exhibited at his Museum, a transparent painting of the GENERAL, as large as life, which excited the attention of a great concourse of spectators. Gail Steckel List Admin - [email protected] check out www.globalshopsonline.com for unique gift ideas low cost internet service: http://www.gsenetwork.com/ The Chesapeake Sailor: http://www.chesapeakesailor.com/