Genealogical Gleanings in Great Britain. By Thomas Allen Glenn. 319 Early Revolutionary Letters of Peter Stretch, a Philadelphia Whig Morton of Calcon Hook. By Thomas Allen Glenn. Military Letters of Captain Joseph Shippen of the Provincial Service, 346 362 Notes on the Steelman Family of Cinnaminson Township in Bur- Letters of Hon. James Wilson to General Horatio Gates, 1776. A Colonial Health Report of Philadelphia, 1754. CONTENTS. PAGE William Logan's Journal of a Journey to Georgia, 1745. (Continued.) English Translation of Dedication and Preface of Peter Kalm's Orderly Book of the Second Pennsylvania Continental Line, Colonel Colonel Robert Lettis Hooper, Deputy Quarter Master General in BOUND VOLUMES OF THE MAGAZINE. Copies of all the volumes of this MAGAZINE can be obtained at the Hall of The Historical Society, bound by Hyman Zucker, in the very best manner, in the style known as Roxburgh, half cloth, uncut edges, gilt top, for $3.75 each and the postage. They will be furnished to subscribers in exchange for unbound numbers, in good condition, on [William Logan, a son of James Logan, of Stenton, and president of the Governor's Council, was born 5 mo. 14, 1718, and died October 28, 1776. After finishing his education, he engaged in mercantile pursuits until the death of his father, when he turned his attention to agriculture. He was a member of the City Council 1743–1776; in 1747, became a member of the Governor's Council, took a deep interest in Indian affairs of the Province; and being a strict Quaker, bore no active part in the early years of the Revolution. He married, March 24, 1740, Hannah, daughter of George Emlen, who survived him three months. The original MS. of his journal of a journey made to Georgia on business matters in 1745, in company with his cousin James Pemberton, is in the "Logan Papers," Historical Society of Pennsylvania.] 1745, Septembr 25th on 4th Day of Week.-Sett Out in Company w Jemmy Pemberton on a Journey to Georgia accompanyed by many of Our Friends to ye Ferry where they left us, & reta again to Philad" except John Fisher, John Smith & my Brother Jemmy, who went wh us to Chester, where we spent the Evening very agreeably had a good Supper & Lodged Well 26th, Our Friends John Smith & John F sher & Bro. Jemmy ret from Chester & left us ab' 8 o'clock, when we sett out & dined at New Castle, and at ye Request of Henry Newton wrote to my Father On his Behalf to speak to R. P. to speak to ye Gov', after Dinner sett out & Came to St. Georges in ye Evening it being Rainy VOL. XXXVI.-1 Weather where we lodged Comfortably being very well Entertained by our Land Lord. 27th Sett out after eating Our Breakfast & at Appoquiminy Bridge mett with an Impudent Negro Woman & came down to Dover to dinner at One Phillips's at the sign of y Kings Arms where we met wh Philip Kearney of Amboy & wrote to my Wife by him; mett with P. Galloway who informed me of Jenny Galloway being brought to Bed of a Daughter, from whose House he was just then come. After dining on Fryed Pork & drink'g a glass of Wine or two, sett Out & came to Skidmores where we Lodged on a tolerable Good Bed, a very nasty room, supp'd & Breakfasted the next (28th) Morning on Vile Chocolate which did not Agree with me. Came to Dinner to the Widow Stevenson's, a poor illnatured Woman, who killed some fowls & made some Broth at my request as I thought it Would agree with me. We eat heartily of it as well as of the fowls, but every thing was so nasty that One might have picked the Dirt off. We have had fine roads from beyond Dover, the Country is altogether Flatt very sandy & poorly Watered. After Dinner sett out again rode through a Forrest ab 15 miles Came ab' sunsett to John Worthington's at Indian River wh divides Pennsylvania from Maryland. Here We Were very handsomely Entertained, the Old man keeping Every thing Very neat about him. Lodged on Good Beds, & in the (29th) Morning after, Breakfasting on Tea in very good ord' but very long a getting, We sett out ab' 9 o'clock & having rode through a long miserable poor sandy Forrest, ab 18 miles in which we stop'd & baited our Horses on some Indian corn on ye ground which we brought in a bag wh us on purpose as it would have been too far to have rode our horses without baiting. We had in Company with us from Worthington's a Young Man from Lewis T one Doctor Woodridge who parted with us ab 3 Miles from the Wid" where we dined, hav |