Rural Pennsylvania in the Vicinity of Philadelphia
Rural Pennsylvania in the Vicinity of Philadelphia

Author: Samuel Fitch Hotchkin

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-23

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 9781358911910

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Rural Pennsylvania
Rural Pennsylvania

Author: Samuel Fitch Hotchkin

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-17

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9781333653088

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Excerpt from Rural Pennsylvania: In the Vicinity of Philadelphia The son of President Day. Of Yale College. Writes: There are many important. But isolated facts. And a hundred little episodes and anecdotes. Of thrilling interest to the inhabitants of the region where they occurred, which History, in her stately march. Cannot step aside to notice. Short biographical sketches of men distinguished in their own community, but not much known beyond, seldom find an appropriate place in a history of the ordinary form: and yet it is important that they should be preserved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Rural Pennsylvania in the Vicinity of Philadelphia
Rural Pennsylvania in the Vicinity of Philadelphia

Author: Samuel Fitch Hotchkin

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781230733555

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...daughter, Sarah, married Samuel Tyson, and became possessor of the property. Mrs. Coffin Colket purchased the present tract in A. D. 1886, and rebuilt the old farm-house, under the designs of Architect Robert G. Kennedy. Mrs. Colket was the mother of Mrs. Howard B. French. The place has been very much improved and beautified during the present ownership. About seventeen acres are in the lawn, and one acre in the lake--the water being collected from Alderbrook Creek; the alders on its banks having probably suggested the original appellation. The garden claims an acre; and six acres of well-trimmed woodland arc a striking feature of this rustic retreat. From the front porch of the house, a view which is unsurpassed in this section of the country meets the vision. Directly in front is the beautiful Chester Valley, with its well-tilled farms; to the left, historical Valley Forge; and beyond the Schuylkill, range after range of hills and mountains can be seen for a distance of nearly forty miles. Howard B. French is the son of Samuel H. French, who was connected with the firm of French. Richards & Co., of Philadelphia, in the wholesale paint and drug business, organized in A. 1). 1844, which was succeeded in 1882 by Samuel H. French & Co. He was born in Salem, Ohio, but has spent his life mainly in Philadelphia, lle was educated at the Friends' Central School, Fifteenth and Race Streets, Philadelphia, and afterward graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Mr. French is now the senior member of the firm of Samuel H. French & Co. The ancestor of the French family in this country was Thomas French, who came from Northamptonshire, England, to Burlington, N. J., in 1680, and was one of the proprietors of West New Jersey. He...

RURAL PENNSYLVANIA IN THE VICI
RURAL PENNSYLVANIA IN THE VICI

Author: Samuel Fitch 1833-1912 Hotchkin

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-27

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9781363751594

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