Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-21
Wilmington In 1SI4-Ssme Further Notes Ol
the First City Directory.

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Wilmington In 1SI4-Seme Further Notes on
the First City Directory.
Pursuing our researches in Robert Porter's
Directory, we find that there were in Whining
ton, in 1914, FIVE military companies-the wet
eran Corps" Capt. Allen McLsne, (who had
fought in the Revolution) containing As men
the Wilmington Troop Of Horse" Captain
John Warner, 40 men the Wilmington Light
Infantry" Captain Frederick Leonard, so men
the First Artillery, Captain c. A. Rodney, IS
men; Second Artillery" Captain d, G. Wilson,
81 men. Besides these corps Of trained troops,
there was a body Of the militia, divided into two
Companies, in the Upper District and Lower
District, the former numbering $50 men under
the command Of Captain William Shipley and
thu latter 200 men, under Capt. Perry Steward.
Markets were keld in the lower market on
Wednesdays, and in the upper on Saturdays.
Taree packets piled regularly to Philadelphia
the Ann, Captain Bush the T.yphend, Captain
Garretson; and the Sarah Ann, Captain Dough-
erty one Of which left and arrived at either
place daily The Wilmington and Philadelphia
stage" had it's offices at D. Brinton's in Whining
ton, and the Red Lion inn, in Philadelphia. 1t
ran daily, each way, leaving at 8, and arriving at
l. Then there was "Anderson's coachee, which
seems to have been an opposition line 1t ran,
daily, in the morning and tri-weekly in the after
noon, the former trips being at the same hours
as the stage" while the afternoon establish
ment' left Philadelphia at 2. P. M. and vii
mington at 7, p NJ, on alternate days There
was, also, Cooks Coachee to Philadelphia
daily. The New Castle stage ran daily that to
Dover three times, and that to Chestertown
twice week. There we're several through lines,
running between Baltimore and Philadelphia
The Southern mail came in every morning. for
breakfast, which it found-a good one no doubt
at D. Brinton's hotel, on Market street, at the
corner Of High Fourth,) The Northern Mail,
going South came in to the same place about
IL, for dinner. The Expedition and the
"Pilot," which we're rivals to the mail coaches
as well as to each other, stopped at Brinton's
for breakfast going South, and for dinner going
North
The mail coaches were part Of an extended
system which ran over grand mail route-a
main post road'-from Robinstown, in Maine,
to st. Mary's in Georgia, surveyed $50 the Di-
rectory tells us,) between June 1912, and Janua-
Washington, it stopped at the Capitol, and then
ran to Bladensburg Vansville, and Baltimore,
distance from Washington 1876 miles) thence
by Joppa, Hartford P. o., Hayre de Grace Cwhere
the post Office was in the Episcopal church, and
North East to Elkton, distance from W., 92 3
miles from Baltimore, 52.s); and thence by
Christians (cross-keys, Newport, (Zenas Wells, }
to the Town Hall in Wilmington, 111.9 miles
from Washington. Thence to Philadelphia it
stopped at Naaman's Creek, (5larcus Hook } at
Chester Court House. and Darby Village, and in
Philadelphia at the corner Of Ind and Market
streets.
Our people are perhaps unaware Of the changes,
in the names OF the streets In 1914, coming
up Market street from the Christiana, they were;
Water, Front, Second, Third, all as now, then
High (4th,) Queen, (5th,) Hanover, (6th,) Broad
Kent, Wood, Chestnut, Elizabeth, Dickinson
Franklin, Washington, and Stidham West Of
Market street there we're shipley Orange, Tat
nall, West, Pasture, (washington,) Jefferson,
and Madison Sts. Chesnutstreet, ,(now 10th, )had
it's western end at the Old Kings Road" which
was the Borough lne."
One Of the last things in the Directory, and
one OF the most interesting, to day, is a "List
Of country-seats and mansions in view and in
the vicinity Of Wilmington" Among them:were
the following
Fairfield Col. A. Alexander, South of
Chriatiana river.
Eden Park" Peter Bauduy, gentleman.
South Of Christiana
DR.. John Brinckle Kennett turnpike.
Hon. Jas A. Bayard, Philadelphia road
"Iusculum, ]. NJ Broom, ESQ., near Whining
ton turnpike.
Healthy Hill" Peter Brynberg, Wilmington
"Ellerslie, Robert Hamilton, Esq near Del
aware river.
William Hemphill, gentleman, shellpot Hill
Long Hook, Major Peter Jaquett, Newcastle
road.
Locust Grove" Peter Jaquett, GARNER
Newcastle ferry.
Cool Spring" @. A. Rodney, Esq, near Ken
nett turnpike.
"Leipsic," John Smith, gentleman, Newport
road
Bedford" Gen. John Stockton, South Of
Christiana river.
bellevue" DR.. James Tilton, near Old Kings
Road
''Marengo,n William Warner gentleman, near
Newport road.
''Ilock Hill Farm, John Way, Esq, near Old
Kings Road.
Prospect Hill, John withered, gentleman,
Philadelphia road.
With which we close our notes on the Whining
ton Directory of 1874, merely adding that the
publishers admitted in their conclusion Of the
work that several errors might be found in il,
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