The daily gazette., 1877-11-23

Il ~-Ns ~ A1Ah A SEIN Ill
the Pennsylvania Magazine of HIS
tory and Biography, issued by th,
Historical Society of Philadelphia
issbeing published, for the first time,
the journal of William Black, who,
In 1744, was Secretary of the Com
missioners appointed by Gov. Gooch
of Virginia, to unite with those colo
MES of Pennsylvania and MARYLAND,
to treat with the I Iroquois or Si1
Nations of Indians in reference to
the lands west of the Allegheny
mountains. A treaty was made by
the Commissions, at Lancaster IN
July, 1744, at which the matters in
dispute, were adjusted to all parties
satisfactorily. In his journal, under
date of Saturday, May 18th, 1874,
William Black records: "Nine miles
from Wilmington, and at the line
dividing New Castle and Chester
counties, were waiting the High
Sheriff, Coroner and Under Sheriff.
OF Chester county, who conducted
US to Chester town, six miles farth-
er, where we arrived a few minutes
before nine at night, and put up at
James Matthews, the most consid-
able house in the town. Most of
the company being very much fati-
gued with the days ride being very
warm, they inclined for beds soon
after they alighted and though, for
my own part, 1 was not very much
tired, yet agreed to hug the pillow
with the rest" The next entrv is
dated; "Chester, in Pennsylvania
Sunday the 26th-1his morning, bv
the time the sun returned to en-.
tighten my bed chamber, l got up
with design to take a view of the
town. 1t is not SO large as Will
mlngton, neither are the buildings
SO large in general. The town
stands at the mouth of creek of the
same name, running out into the Dsl.
aware and has a very large wooden
bridge over it in the middle of the
town. The Delaware is reckoned
three miles over at this place, and is
very good road for shipping. The
Court house and prison is two toler-
ably large buildings of stone. There
are In the town a church dedicated
to st. Paul, the congregation are
after the manner of the church of
England, a Quaker meeting and a
SWede's church. About ten of the
clock, forenoon, the Commissioners
and us of their Levee went to 81
Pauls,' where we heard a sermon
preached by the Rev. Mr.. Backhouse
on the l6 chapter of st. Luke. 3Otb
and 3lst verses. From this some of
US paid visit to the Friends. who
were then in meeting, but as it hap
pened to be silent one, after we !
had sat about fifteen minutes. thew
shook hands and we parted. From
this returned to our inn, where we
1ad good dinner, and about four in
ihe evening set out for PHILADELPHIA.
accompanied by the Sheriffs, Coroner
md several gentleman of the town
passed through Darby, a town seven
nlles from Chester, standing on
'reek of the same name, and at
tone bridge, about half a mile |
the Blue Bell, over
Jobb's creek-was met by the Sher-
IT, Coroner and sub-Sheriff Pbiladel-
'hla county. Here the COMPANY
rom Chester took their leave of us
nd returned"
1t would be interesting for the
resent generation to know which one
4 the present ancient hosteleries of .
jhester was kept James by Matthews.
ne hundred and thirty-three wears
go, and was then considered sstbe |
nost considerable house in the
own" So too, it would be a mat
er of considerable moment to anti
uaries to have it established that in