Minutes of the Committee of Defence of Philadelphia, 1814-1815
Series: Memoirs of the Historical society of Pennsylvania, vol. VIII
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott & co., for the Historical society of Pennsylvania
Published: 1867
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
Subjects: Pennsylvania -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- War of 1812
Description: Besides the city of Philadelphia, the Committee had representatives from the Northern Liberties and Penn Township and for the District of Southwark and the Townships of Moyamensing and Passyunk.
Notes: A committee of 34 members appointed 26 Aug. 1814 at a meeting of citizens of the city of Philadelphia and the following adjoining districts in the county of Philadelphia: the Northern Liberties, Penn township, the district of Southwark, and the townships of Moyamensing and Pasayunk.  These suburbs were all annexed to the city in 1854