Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-22
Pennsylvania sketches.


JEsPER HaRDSNe, proprietor and publisher Of the
Pennsylvania Inquirer and Courier; printer Of the
Saturday Courier, and also printer of Bicknclrs
Counterfeit Detector, and some others; proprietor
of steam mill for manufacturing paper; Saint and
Vestryman in the Church Of the Holy ST Peter
dealer and cultivator Of morus multicaulis trees,
and borrower Of the late National Bank of the Uni
ted States some years ago Of a considerable amount
Of money, and passes under the cognomen of
$50, 600 Jesper." lie is the Of the late George
Harding, house carpenter, who resided at 366 South
Second street, the second door above the late Rev.
Joseph Turner, who was well known as clergyman,
and famed for uniting, in the bonds Of matrimony,
all the runaway matches that took place in our
goodly city, and many Of them wished themselves
unmarried again The father, Mr. George Harding,
was afterwards sexton of 81. Peters Church, and is
long since dead. His most excellent widow, the
mother OF Jesper, died some years ago very sud-
denly.
The first Of my recollection Of Jesper (rccollcct
not Jaspcr) in business for himself was in the year
ISIS back Of his late fathers dwelling printer
and that in very small way. He had idea at
that time Of becoming important an individual
and occupying so important station in society in
the cultivation of the grapes, or in religion. About
the year 1s22 he removed his printing office into
Lodge Alley, but still continued his dwelling at the
residence Of his late father. lie afterwards had
his printing office, at % Carriers Alley, and there
burned out The same building is now occupied by
:. &. Atkinson. printer the publication office of
the Saturday Evening Post and Cssket. The Satur-
day Evening Post the first weekly paper pub
lished in the United States a newspaper for fsmi
lies and Il may not be uninte sting for you TO know
that the first buryng ground to be independent Of
churches was established by your good old Scotch
friend James donaldson, Esq the late type founder
MANY Of clergymen robelled in the first instance
az attending funerals 10 this ground account Of
IL not being consccratcd; but public opinion, that
great regulator Of all that Is good and bad brought
these contumacious Revercnds and Right Reverends
TO their senses. and compelled them 10 do what
common sense should have taught then 20 do in the
first instance without compulsion. IN this city
also issued the first daily paper published on the
continent &c America-the American Daily Adver-
tser. by the late John Dunlap, atcrw zads Dunlap &
Claypoole; afterwards d. g. Claypoole alone still
living, and who sold IL out - Zachariah Poulson,
who Librarian Of the Philadelphia Library
This paper sold out by Mr.. Poutson. and is now
merged in the "North American" a paper started
under the auspices Of all the Presbyterian Saints in
Phladelphia-an1 is canting hypocritical paper
like your journal of Commerce"
now 90 back 20 my particu and selfish friend
Jesper Harding, for there does not perhaps exist in
the United States. at this present moment. a man
more selfish than Jespcr, and who would do less for
public and private good IL his sclfnterest was in
the least degree affected by l.. Yet there are few
men who is more fol Of sch mes 10 make money
than this self said holy man Jcsper. and his under
takings have not always been PR fiiabe. MANY can
testify who have sustained loss AZ his hands lie is
90 grasping and avaricious in disposition; hence
nv e his undertakings sink 90 the ground stlborn
Mr. Hardings prime ipa editor 60 his paper, is my
este. med friend Robert Morris, who was brought up
I 20 the drug business His father a captain
and resided at - Almond street, and afterwards al
/ 3l7 south Third street Mr. Morris - a gentleman
in every sense Of the word, and is universally es
teened and beloved for his many amiable ard good
qualities and dcservedly Mr.. VI. is assisted BY
Mr. Crump. in the editorial department. an English
veUt man H.. nd fui
| facc, bat very gentemanly and intelligent
withal Idoubted1 how these gcntlemcs can ge