Identifier: historyofdelaw00smit (find matches)
Title: History of Delaware county, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the territory included within its limits to the present time, with a notice of the geology of the county, and catalogues of its minerals, plants, quadrupeds, and birds
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Smith, George, 1804-1882 Delaware county institute of science, Media, Pa
Subjects: National history
Publisher: Philadelphia, Printed by H. B. Ashmead
Contributing Library: University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ampu-tation took place.2 After the government was restored to Penn, a new Constitu-tion had been adopted under the administration of Markham,which was not satisfactory to the Proprietary. An entirely newCouncil was elected; and from Chester County, David Lloyd wasreturned for three years, Caleb Pusey for two, and John Simcockfor one year. Many new laws were passed shortly after thearrival of the Proprietary, which were duly read at the openingof the March Court at Chester. Ralph Fishbourn now appears as a Justice, and Henry Hol-lingsworjh as Clerk of the Court. In a prosecution for highwayrobbery, John Moore appeared as attorney for the King. That everlasting subject, the Court-house and Prison, againclaimed the attention of the Court and Grand Jury, who or-dered them to be forthwith repaired for a present necessity***** that the two back-rooms in the prison be arched overwith a brick in length, and be furnished with sufficient doors, 1 Prouds Hist. Penna. i. 421. 2 Clarkson, ii. 163.
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1700.) HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. 201 and the whole prison to be laid over with beams close together,and planked on the top of them. Provision was also made fora pair of stocks and a whipping-post; all to be at the countyscharge. The Justices appoint four substantial Freeholders, as As-sessors to assist them in levying the necessary taxes; but theduty now performed by Assessors was then performed by theConstables, while the Justices and Assessors supplied the placeof County Commissioners of the present day. Among the presentments of the Grand Jury was that did fraudulently expose peces of lead and potshards unto John Stubbs of this county for current silver of the Pro-vince. The Court and Grand Jury authorized a levy towards the closeof this year of 3d. in the pound, and 12 shillings poll tax. Inanticipation of this duty, three of the Grand Jurors, thoughpresent, refused to serve, and submitted to a fine of 20 shillingseach ; it being understood that the tax was for the defence of th

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