HISTORY: Annals of Harrisburg, 1858, Index, Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judith Bookwalter Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ _________________________________________ ANNALS OF HARRISBURG Annals, Comprising Memoirs, Incidents and Statistics of Harrisburg, From the Period of Its First Settlement, For the Past, the Present, and the Future. Compiled by George H. Morgan. Harrisburg: Published by Geo. A. Brooks, 1858. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1858, By George A. Brooks, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 393 ANNALS OF HARRISBURG. I N D E X An Indian's revenge, 21 A dangerous candlestick, 21 Address from the settlers, 44 Attempt to fix the federal seat of government at Harrisburg, 77 Attorneys, list of, 235 Academy, Harrisburg, 299 Aerial Club, 308 "Buckshot War," 197 Brant's City Hall, 254 Baptist Church, 289 Bethel, (colored,) 292 Bible Society, Harrisburg, 300 Beneficial Society, Harrisburg, 320 German, 321 B'nai B'rith, (Salem Lodge,) 322 Building Association 324 Banks and Savings Institutions, 326 Bridges, 343 Buffalo killed in Harrisburg, 361 Bear killed near Harrisburg, 362 Council with the Indians, 46 Contemplated Massacre at Paxton Church, 50 Citizens of Paxton and Derry offer their services, 61 Changes in the name of the town, 83 Curious case of swindling, 86 Court House, first, 84 present, its cost, 89 description of, 232 Capitol, State, its cost, 144 laying the corner-stone of, 145 394 ANNALS OF HARRISBURG. Capitol, State, furnishing, 147 first occupancy of, 151 description of, 226 Correspondence between the citizens of Harrisburg and the War Department, 178 Cameron Guards, 207 return of, 211 Cotton Factory, 251 Cemetery, 257 Church of God, 288 Catholic Church, 288 Common Schools, 294 Christian Association, Young Men's, 304 Cumberland Valley, 356 Chimney-sweeping monopoly, 364 Coal, anthracite, first used in the borough, 373 Death of Half-King, 31 Dauphin county, erection of, 70 Deeds of conveyance of John Harris, 72,75 Deeds for public grounds, with their dates, 147 Depot, Harrisburg and Lancaster railroad, 256 Lebanon Valley railroad, 257 Dauphin Guard, 325 Derivations, 356 Dancing and dancing masters, 367 Expedition to Mahanoy creek, 39 Earthquake at Harrisburg, 123 Execution of convicts, 211 Exchange, (Masonic Hall,) 255 Episcopal Church, 287 Evangelical Association, 292 Eintracht, 309 Eagle Nests, 371 Ferry right, grant of, to John Harris, Jr., 28 French and Indian war, 33 First Court at Harrisburg, 82 Fire in 1813, 166 395 ANNALS OF HARRISBURG. Fire in 1819, 167 in 1828, 191 in 1838, 205 Flood in the Susquehanna in 1846, 206 Female Seminary, 296 College, Pennsylvania, 297 Flash Boat Club, 308 Free Masonry, 310 Fire department, 329 First born, 357 Fairs, 369 Foreigners, distinguished, at Harrisburg, 375 Graydon, Alexander, on sickness at Harrisburg, 101 on Washington's visit, 108 biography of, 373 Gas works, 250 German Reformed Church, 271 Good Templars, 323 Gymnasium, 325 Harris, John, Sr., his first settlement, 7 becomes an Indian trader, 8 his mansion on the Susquehanna, 9 condemned to be burned; his rescue, 10 his Indian neighbors, 15 commenced a clearing on the Juniata, 18 his real estate possessions, 20 his religious views, 356 his death, 28 his burial place, 13 Harris, John, Jr., his birth, 9 letters of, on the state of the country, 35,36 in reference to Indian massacres, 37,39,41 original and miscellaneous, 52,62,63 and family threatened with death, 43 furnishes supplies to Congress, 60 looks after the resources of the country, 62 proposes to lay out a town at his ferry, 71 offers his services to transport supplies, 63 396 ANNALS OF HARRISBURG. John Harris, Jr., his mansion to let, 112 death of, 89 Harris ferry a supply depot for the army, 66 town laid out at, 72 seat of government at, predicted, 76 to let, 112 Harrisburg, appearance of, when first laid out, 80 incorporated, 87 limits of, incorporated, 88 Library Company, 115 theatre at, in 1796, 116 earthquake at, 123 in 1808-9-10-11, 123 removal of Legislature to, 136 during the second war of independence, 155 canal company, 168 riot at, 180 Lancasterian school at, 183 first water in canal at, 191 great snow storm at, 192 water power at, 193 meteoric shower at, 194 first arrival of railroad cars at, 196 "buckshot war" at, 197 at present, 222 Hospital, Pennsylvania State Lunatic, 260 Home Mission, Young Men's, 305 Harmonic Society, 309 Indian remains, 16 visitors, 26,120 massacre at Mahanoy creek, 37 council at Harris' ferry, 51 Indians at the grave of John Harris, Sr., 372 Ice flood, 68 Insurance companies, 328 Judges of Dauphin county courts, 85 July 4th, sixty-two years ago, 113 in 1796, 116 397 ANNALS OF HARRISBURG. Library Company, at Harrisburg, 115 Lafayette in Harrisburg, 171 Lancasterian school, 183 Lutheran church, 276 German, 290 Literary society, German, 308 Liederkrantz, 310 Ladies' costume, 363 Letters, list of, 364 Montour, Andrew, letter of, 36 Morris, Governor, at Harris' Ferry, 48 Market houses, their cost, 91 Mill-dam troubles at Harrisburg, 92 Mail-carrier, first, from Harrisburg northward, 112 Miscellany, 117,181 Muster roll of "Cameron Guards," 207 Meteoric shower, 194 Masonic Hall, (Exchange,) 255 Methodist Episcopal Church, 285 Matron of the olden time, 355 Mulberry street graveyard, 357 Maclay's swamp, 371 Newspaper, first, at Harrisburg, 104 Negro for sale, 113 Ohaf Sholem congregation, 292 Odd Fellows, 317 O. U. A. M., Fulton Council, 320 Old Soldiers' Union, 324 Presence of mind of John Harris, Sr.'s, wife, 20 Penn's city on the Susquehanna, 22 Paxtonians retaliate, (Conestoga massacre,) 53 Paxton during the Revolution, 60 Paxtonians after the enemy, 68 Pumpkin flood, 68,358 Postmasters of Harrisburg, 111 Patriotism of the citizens in 1797, 118 398 ANNALS OF HARRISBURG. Public ground, proposed extension of, to the river, 150 Penn lock, laying corner-stone of, 181 Prison, county, 243 first, 358 Presbyterian Church, 278 colored, 293 Park Association, 324 Press of Harrisburg, 349 Paxton Church, 355 Pond near Market Square, 358 Paine's, Tom, letter, burning of, 363 Prison wall, 365 Rejoicing of the citizens, 165 Red Men, Sa-os-qua-ha-na-unk Tribe, 322 Railroads and canal, 348 Road, first, from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, 355 Race-course, river, 358 Remarkable horse, Dr. Fenton's, 359 Drs. Luther and Hall's, 360 John Harris, Jr.'s, 359 River navigation sixty years ago, 370 Relics of "olden time," 377 Rescue, the, 389 Smith, Col., letter of, 66 Swindling, curious case of, 86 Sickness at Harrisburg, great, 91 Susquehanna river, removing obstructions from, 114 improving navigation of, 174 steamboats on, 175 Squirrels by the barrel, 117 Singular occurrence, 120 Sedition law, arrest at Harrisburg, 121 Seat of government of Pennsylvania predicted by Harris, 76 removal to Harrisburg, 136 attempt to remove to Carlisle, 154 Shakspeare House, 168 Snow storm, great, 192 399 ANNALS OF HARRISBURG. South ward school house, 270 Select schools, 300 Sunday School Teachers' Union, 301 Mission, Episcopal, 307 Lutheran, 307 State Capital brass band, 310 Saxonian brass band, 310 Sons of Temperance, 320 Sullivan's army, supplies for, 356 St. Clair's army, troops for, 358 Stone mould, curious, 364 Swamp, eastern, 376 Threatened murder of friendly Indians at Harris' ferry, 47 The enemy invade Paxton, 48 Theatre at Harrisburg in 1796, 116 Temperance, Daughters of, 321 colored, 322 Travelling accommodations sixty years ago, 365 United Brethren Church, 291 Union communion, 303 Union Benevolent Society, 320 United States Senator, first from Pennsylvania, 357 Visit of Lieut. Gov. Evans to Paxton, 17 Volunteers from Harrisburg during the "Whiskey insurrection," 105 war of 1812, muster rolls, 155 Whitefield, Rev. George, at Harris' ferry, 25 Weiser, Conrad, letter of, 41 Wyoming refugees, seek protection at Harris' ferry, 65 Whiskey insurrection, United States troops at Harrisburg, 104 attempted, at Harrisburg, 362 Washington, General, in Harrisburg, 106 addresses of the burgess to, 106 reply of, 107 where he lodged, 109 death of, proceedings in Harrisburg and 121 Middletown, 400 ANNALS OF HARRISBURG. Water works, 248 Wesleyan Union (colored) Church, 292 Washington Library, 308 Wolves near Harrisburg, 364 Young Men's Christian association, 304 Home Mission, 305 [ADVERTISEMENT with different types and sizes of print] GEORGE A. BROOKS, BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER AND BOOK BINDER, No. 64 Market Street, Harrisburg, Penn'a. _____ Having fitted up an entire new establishment, with all the latest and most improved machinery, I am now prepared to do all kinds of Plain and fancy Binding, From the most common to the finest gilded or embossed styles or patterns, at very reasonable prices. 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