Michael Hillegas and His DescendantsPress of M.E. Miller, 1891 - 118 halaman |
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... Accounts of the Gen- eral Loan - Office and other public Accounts . " His taste for literature and practical science led him to association with the men of Philadelphia who gave that character and dignity to the pursuit of knowledge and ...
... Accounts of the Gen- eral Loan - Office and other public Accounts . " His taste for literature and practical science led him to association with the men of Philadelphia who gave that character and dignity to the pursuit of knowledge and ...
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... account of its being so much thinner , and as slighter woodwork in the roof is suf- ficient to support it , the roof is not dearer on the whole , than one covered with lead . It is said , that hail and rain made a disagreeable drumming ...
... account of its being so much thinner , and as slighter woodwork in the roof is suf- ficient to support it , the roof is not dearer on the whole , than one covered with lead . It is said , that hail and rain made a disagreeable drumming ...
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... accounts , also in the office of the Register , prior to the date of the commission of Mr. Meredith , is under date of August 28 , 1789 . It Treasury Department Established . - THE TREAS- URER : By the Act of September 2 , 1789 ( 1 Stat ...
... accounts , also in the office of the Register , prior to the date of the commission of Mr. Meredith , is under date of August 28 , 1789 . It Treasury Department Established . - THE TREAS- URER : By the Act of September 2 , 1789 ( 1 Stat ...
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... accounts frequent mention is made of money advanced by him for improving the public . highways and rivers , and the docks and islands in the Delaware . He and his friend , Mr. Joseph Parker , were charged with the duty of caring for ...
... accounts frequent mention is made of money advanced by him for improving the public . highways and rivers , and the docks and islands in the Delaware . He and his friend , Mr. Joseph Parker , were charged with the duty of caring for ...
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... Accounts of Mr. Ar- thur Donaldson , and to pass them for Payment . Ibid . , 651 . 2 Oct. , 1776. An order of Congress on their Treasurer , Mich- ael Hillegas . , Esq . , for one hundred thousand Dollars , in faver of this Common Wealth ...
... Accounts of Mr. Ar- thur Donaldson , and to pass them for Payment . Ibid . , 651 . 2 Oct. , 1776. An order of Congress on their Treasurer , Mich- ael Hillegas . , Esq . , for one hundred thousand Dollars , in faver of this Common Wealth ...
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12 June 9th Pennsylvania Regiment Alfred Amelia ANNA MARIA NICHOLS Annie APPENDIX appointed April Assembly Charles Christ Church City Clement Clymer Colonel Colonial Records Committee of Safety Congress Continental Treasurer Council County Cressona Deborah delphia Derry Twp Edward Grimston Eliza Elizabeth Emma St Esquire Francis Boude Francis Nichols George Clymer Grad Gwin Harriet Henrietta Boude HENRIETTA HILLEGAS Henry Kuhl Hillegas and George HOBART Huntingdon Ibid ingdon ISSUE Joanna John John Croke joint Treasurers Joseph July Laurel Cemetery LAWTON Louisa LUCKYN majesty's Margaret H Margaret Hillegas Martha Mary H Matilda Michael Hillegas Orwigsburg Passyunk Township PATTON Penna Pennsylvania Phila Philadelphia Potts Pottstown Pottsville Rebellion Resolved Robert Samuel Hillegas Schuylkill Schuylkill County Sept Sir George Croke SMITH Tench Francis Thomas and Sarah Thomas Duncan U. S. Army United unto Virginia WHELEN wife William Augustus York
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Halaman 18 - You have not acquired admiration in your own country only ; it is paid you abroad, and, you will learn with pleasure, by a part of your own sex, whose female accomplishments have attained their highest perfection, and who, from the commencement, have been the patronesses of American liberty. The army ought not to regret their sacrifices or sufferings, when they meet with so flattering a reward, as the sympathy of your sex, nor can they fear that their interests will be neglected, while espoused by...
Halaman 16 - ... us in the prosecution of a war, on the event of which our own freedom, and that of our posterity, and the freedom and independence of the United States, are all involved, hereby severally pledge our property and credit for the several sums specified and mentioned after our names, in order to support the credit of a bank to be established for furnishing a supply of provisions for the armies of the United States...
Halaman 19 - July, 1776, with the Constitution ; the minutes of the Assemblies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to the end of the present year ; and the Articles of Confederation of the United States of America, and that the House will purchase and pay for two hundred copies thereof.
Halaman 18 - Resolved, That Michael Hillegas be requested and empowered to revise, compare, correct, and publish in one volume the resolves of the committee of the late province of Pennsylvania, with their instructions to their representatives in assembly held at Philadelphia...
Halaman 10 - ... are made of, laid on over the edges of one another like tiles ; and which, it is said, last very long, the tin preserving the iron from much decay by rusting. In France and the Low Countries, I have seen many spouts or pipes for conveying the water down from the roofs of houses, made of the same kind of tin plates soldered together ; and they seem to stand very well. With sincere regard, I am Yours, &c., B.
Halaman 29 - ... procure Riches in Maturity, of which Writing and Accounts are not the meanest. Learning, whether Speculative or Practical, is, in Popular or Mixt Governments, the Natural Source of Wealth and Honour. PRECEPT I In Things of moment, on thy self depend, Nor trust too far thy Servant or thy Friend: With private views, thy Friend may promise fair, And Servants very seldom prove sincere. PRECEPT...
Halaman 107 - SIR HARBOTTLE GRIMSTON Concludes his eloquent Epistle dedicatory of Croke Elizabeth to Charles II. with these words : " I beseech your majesty to accept this poor oblation from the heart and hands of him who makes it his daily prayers that you may live long, and triumphantly reign ; and that your sceptre may, like Aaron's rod, bud and blossom, and be an eternal testimony against all rebels.
Halaman 90 - Commissioners to apportion and lay off the ground whereon the barracks are situate, into as many lots as tnay be necessary, with such and so many streets and lanes, that the interest of the State and the convenience of the inhabitants may be thereby best promoted, and to make sale thereof, according to act of Assembly passed the first day of April, 1784.
Halaman 24 - Hillegas is one of our continental treasurers ; is a great musician ; talks perpetually of the forte and piano, of Handel, &c. and songs and tunes. He plays upon the fiddle.
Halaman 17 - It embellishes the American character with a new trait, by proving that the love of country is blended with those softer domestic virtues, which have always been allowed to be more peculiarly your own.