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Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1923  Vol  47  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1923 Vol 47 Classic Reprint written by Pennsylvania Historical Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1923, Vol. 47 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen - To tell the story of the scientists of Philadelphia would require many hours. I propose therefore to restrict myself to a recital of the work of some of the men who were partial to my science, chemistry, because it is the oldest of the sciences. All other sciences are dependent upon it. In the language of another, it has done more for the comfort, the welfare and the happiness of man than all the others put together. There was a time when chemistry was looked upon as the black art. There was a period in its history when kings and emperors called it to their aid. Ivhen their money coffers were depleted they looked to the devotees of the science to replenish them. That was the period in which chemis try bore the name alchemy, when it was said to be the science or the art of making gold and silver; when through the instrumentality of what was termed the philosopher's stone, base, ignoble metals were trans muted into the precious metals, silver and gold. No one ever dreamed that alchemy was practiced outside of Europe. If five years ago any chemist in any part of the world had been asked whether alchemy was. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1917  Vol  41  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1917 Vol 41 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1917, Vol. 41 At the Pennypacker Reunion, held October 4th, 1877, our late President in describing a member of the family who had become a Senator of the United States, said: Reverdy Johnson wrote to me of Isaac S., of Virginia, that possessing 'sterling integrity he had the confi dence of every man in the Senate.' Thaddeus Stevens complained of Elijah F. That he was 'too damned honest, ' and this trait, which seems to cr0p out even in our politicians, I think we may claim as a family char acteristic. He also said: Physically we are gener ally large, with dark hair and eyes, and if we could get our neighbors to repeat to us the comments they some times make in our absence, we would probably learn that we wear full sized stockings and are not handsome. 'this pedigree, as Governor Pennypacker once wrote. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1916  Vol  40  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1916 Vol 40 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1916, Vol. 40 A profound student of the history of Pennsylvania, particularly in the department of biography, he was one of the few who brought to the illumination of his work the taste and the knowledge of a collector of prints, manuscripts, autograph letters and pamphlets, and that accurate familiarity with the details of our development as a Commonwealth which such an ami able mania is sure to bestow. He exploited no theories, he defended no vagaries, he chased no rainbows, but reached his historical conclusions after cautious exami nation of the facts and a skilful and critical comparison of the most approved authorities. His views rested upon a basis which the majority of scholars would ac cept as sound and sane. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  Vol  25  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol 25 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 25 Bord Walker. (continued) (porn-ails.) 20, 146, 289, Index to American Portraits. By Bastard Emael 47, 228. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1922  Vol  46  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1922 Vol 46 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-16 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1922, Vol. 46 An address delivered before the Society as A Centennial Paper on November 14, 1921. Following this address was one on Thos. Willing the Financier, by Mr. Burton Alva Konkle not in manuscript and come quently not published. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1877  Vol  1  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1877 Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1877, Vol. 1 The Objects of the magazine, as stated in the announcement. Made with the first number, are to foster and develop the interest that has been awakened in historical matters, and to furnish the means Of inter-communication between those of kindred tastes. How far these ends have been accomplished the volume now completed must attest; to the contributors to it, for their ability and research, belongs whatever credit is bestowed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Historical Notes of Dr  Benjamin Rush  1777  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Historical Notes of Dr Benjamin Rush 1777 Classic Reprint written by Benjamin Rush and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Notes of Dr. Benjamin Rush, 1777 Mr. John Adams said, that he lately travelled thro' New Eng that he was sure that the approbation of the Con gress of the meeting would give pleasure to the committee and their constituents. That thier meeting was founded in necessity. That altho' we were not confederated, the same principles of equity reason should govern as if we were united by a confederacy - that the four New England states bore the same relation to the Congress that four counties bore to a single state. These four counties have a right to meet to regulate roads - and affairs that relate to the poor but they have no right to tax or execute any other branch of legislation. In like manner the four New Eng States, or any other four states have a right to meet upon matters Wholly indifferent, but they have no right to touch upon continental subjects - that the committee from the 4 New Eng States have touched upon continental Subjects, therefore, the meeting stands in need of the approbation of the Congress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1912  Vol  36  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1912 Vol 36 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1912, Vol. 36 For the benefit of those who have enjoyed only the English version of this work, the dedication and preface of the first Swedish edition have been translated by the writer, as no English translation of this part has hereto fore appeared, so far as known. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine  Or History and Biography  1878  Vol  2  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine Or History and Biography 1878 Vol 2 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine, or History and Biography, 1878, Vol. 2 Mmoxas prepared ron rns crxrnxxml celebration or rm: Anorrxox or Tm: Rssow'noss ansrnerrxo Isnsessnsscv. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1902  Vol  26  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1902 Vol 26 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1902, Vol. 26 On the next page is the following advertisement: All persons who have Fire Arms by them are desired to give public notice thereof and dispose of them at a moderate price to those who want them. It is supposed that there are considerable numbers in this city which were used on board vessels during the War. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1906  Vol  30  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1906 Vol 30 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1906, Vol. 30 I cannot stop to dwell upon the features of this extra ordinary struggle, but as a necessary prelude to a statement of what was actually accomplished by the founder of our Commonwealth towards the close of the period of state planting, I invite you to glance briefly at what had been written and argued upon the subject of government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1895  Vol  19  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1895 Vol 19 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1895, Vol. 19 Rev. William Rogers, DMD (portrait) 96, 251, 507 Letters Relating to the Death of Major General Anthony Wayne. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1907  Vol  31  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1907 Vol 31 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1907, Vol. 31 Bemke, to Matthias Van Bebber, a Dutch merchant, who came to Germantown in 1687. Son of Jacob Isaacs Van Bebber, one of the first Crefeld purchasers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1888  Vol  12  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1888 Vol 12 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1888, Vol. 12 Sir William, the father of our lieutenant-governor, was intimate. From a letter of the Earl of Perth to his sister. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1882  Vol  6  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1882 Vol 6 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-11 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1882, Vol. 6 The Trustees of the building have paid the balance required to complete the purchase, and the property now belongs to the Historical Society. To place the building in a condition to be occupied, and to give the requisite fire-proof accommodation and an auditorium; at least more is needed. Neither the Council nor the Building Committee can be expected to importune the public for this sum. It should be furnished by voluntary subscriptions, and, as the subscriptions already made have come from less than one-half of the members, it is earnestly hoped that all interested will now render what assistance may be convenient to them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  Vol  22  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol 22 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 22 The land for 2 miles north and south of the New City is but thin stony. At the Half Moon which is 14 miles from Albany the soil is good chie y lowland. Between the last place Stillwater the ground appears good is well settled, not much low land but a loamy soil seems to prevail; Hudsons river at Half Moon is abt 400 yards wide from there up to Stillwater is in some places pretty rapid. From Stillwater up to Saratoga (14 or 15 miles) the land at each side of the river is excellent, altho the low land does not extend above half a mile or a quarter from the river the timber is very large mix'd with white pine a great deal immediately next the low land both on the E. W. Sides the ground is high clayey of a whitish colour. Saratoga seems to be a well settled lively place the lands around it good. From there to Fort Edward the soil is rather clayey cold, near the fort are some clever' meadows, but the plains adjoining are not very rich altho good. Leaving the Fort we rise a hill abt half a mile Dis tance then an extensive plain begins which continues for 10 miles or more. The first 2 miles of the way the land is undesirable being mostly timbered with pitch pines. Then there is abt 2 miles where are some farms, the soil clayey 85 Timber white pine, at 5 miles distance from the fort lives one Abraham Wing, within 600 yards of Hudsons river, where He has a Grist Saw Mill on a Fall of Water that is quite considerable. The whole height being perhaps 30 or 40 feet, and the rocks projecting out in such a manner as to bear very much the appearance of a' regular fortification. Abt 3 miles below this is another fall on which stands a saw mill. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography  1880  Vol  4  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 1880 Vol 4 Classic Reprint written by Historical Society Of Pennsylvania and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1880, Vol. 4 2 The lack of knowledge concerning the Germans amounts at times almost to obtuseness. Dr. William Smith wrote in 1753 a letter, recently printed, in which he said they were in danger of sinking into barbarian ignorance, while in another sentence he complained with the utmost naivete that they import many foreign books, and in Penna. Have their printing houses and their newspapers. The editor of the Magazine of American History lately gave space to a controversy as to whether Collin's Bible or Thomas's Bible, both printed in 1791, was the First great Quarto Bible in America, apparently unaware that Saur was a half century earlier. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.