Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-25
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1yucue and Francis O'DAniel, and five
conveyancers and surveyors. There we're
three banks. Bank Of Delaware. Of
which Joseph Bailey was president I;
hank of Wilmington & Brandywine.
u which John Way was president
Farmers Bank, OF which John Rumsey
was president. There were three engine
houses, Friendship, ut 5road and Ship
icy Reliance, on Third between Market
and Shipley. and Brandywine, near
brandywine bridge; custom house at
10 East Water; naval Office, French
above Second; postoffice, S5 Market
street, OF which Joseph Bringhurst was
postmaster; library at lis Shipley,
Of !, which, David Kirkpatrick WAS
librarian United States marshal,,
office, AS Market street, James Brobsof,
being marshal; clerk of the Delaware
Districts Office, Second and Walnut,
DIR. a. Johns being clerk: arsenal,
West above Broad; poorhouse on Poor
House Hill, OF which George Clark
was steward.
Tho churches were located as follows
Friends. West and High; Baptist, King
above Chestnut; First Presbyterian.
Market and Chestnut; Second Presby-
terlan, Walnut and Queen; Episcopal,
below the borough on Christiana cree k ;
Methodist, Walnut below Third two
African, French hetwesn Kent and
Chestnut; new Baptist, King and
Hanover.
There were several stage lines be
tween Wilmington and philadelphia,
several passing through to Baltimore,
one to Dover, one to New Castle and
one to Chestertown, Md, each making
one trip one way per day There were
three packets running to Philadelphia,
the Ann, Capt Bush Tryphena, Capt.
Garretson. and the Sarah Ann, Cant.
Dougherty. There ware several So
cieties, as follows; An Abolition So
oiety. Society ior the Education Of
African Children, Female Benevolent
Society, Female Distributing Society
for the Relief of the Poor Ia winter
establishment, Masonic Lodge, and
q musical association of young gentle
men, also a humane society, Della
waro Bibis Society end a Missionary
Society.
Military companies were in existence
as follows: Veteran Corps, of which
Allan McIiane was captain; Whining
ton Troop of Horse, John Warner.
captain; Wilmington Light Infantry,
Frederick Leonard, captain; First
Artillery, q. A. Rodney, captain /;
Second Artillery, David q. Wilson,
captain; the total strength Of these
companies icing 2I9. This appears to
nave been exclusive of the militia,
which is given as follows: Lower Dis.
trics William Shipley captain, $50
men; Upper District, Perry Steward,
captain, 200 mon.
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Market House, Second street. on
Wednesdays, and In the Upper Market
House, on High street., on Saturdays.
lne streets running east and west
were as follows: Water, Front. Second.
Third, High, Queen, Hanover. BROAD
Kent, Wood, Chestnut, Elizabeth'
Dickinson, Franklin, Washington and
Stidham, and those running north and
south were as follows: Madison. ,Jeffer.
son, Pasture, West, Tatnall. Orange.
Shipfey, Market, King, French. wal,
nut, Poplar, Lombard, Pine. Snruoe.
Church. 1t will be seen, therefore
that the original streets running north
and south. with the exception Of
Pasture, were permitted to retain their
names, Pasture becoming Washington.
while the names Of all of the streets
running east and west above Third
have been changed. although theress,re
streets in other parts ofsthe city which
now bear most Of the same names.
Many of the old family names can be
found in the book. 1t is "a we'll arranged
publication for the period and was no
doubt highly appreciated by the public.
Mr.. Hawkins prizes his copy very
highly and many people who have
heard Of his having it have called
upon him to get look at il. It is in a
good state of preservation.