Ancient Records of Philadelphia

Ancient Records of Philadelphia Craig W. Horle (continued from Volume XXXV, page 227) [folio 22, redo] Citty Quarter sessions held at Philadelphia this third Day of November42 1703 we the Grand Inquest Doe present Peter Bard of this day for commiting severall out Rages & disturbances in this Citty on or about the 11th & 12th day of october last 1703 about the dead time of the night, to the terrifieing & Affrighting the Qeenes peacable subjects & the breach of the peace against the Laws in that Case made & provided we Doe also present Alexander Paxton of this Citty for Committing several! out Rages & Disturbances in this Citty on or about the 11th & 12th Day of october last past 1703 about the dead time of the night to the terrifieing the Queens peacabale subjects & the breach of the peace against the laws in that case made & provided {Guilty, submitts} we Doe also present Author Savage of this Citty for Commiting severall out Rages Sc disturbances in this citty on or about the 11th & 12 Day of october last past 1703 about the dead time of the night to the terifieing & Affrighting the Queens peacable subjects & the breach of the peace against the laws in that Case made and provided {Guilty, submitts} we Doe also present Henery Brooks the Queens Collecter at the Horekills,43 for Committing44 severall out Rages & disturbances in this Clay on or about the 11th & 12th day of october 1703 about the dead time of the night to the terrifieing & Affrighting the Queens45 peacable subjects & the breach of the peace & against the laws in that Case made Sc provided {4;2<uarte>r Sess<ions> 1st Feb<ruary> 1.703 / This presentm<en>t was Quasht for Insufficiency} signed in behalf of the Rest of the Jurors p<er> me John Redman, foreman 291 292 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [folio 22, verso] Citty Quarter sessions held at Philadelphia this third day of november 1703 we the Grand Inquest doe present Dennis Moore of this citty, jojner46 & Owen Morgan, she marriener with other persons in their company A To the Jury unknowne A for Committing severall out Rag[es1 & Disturbances in this citty about Two of the clock in the morning on the 20th day of october last past 1703 to the terrifieing & Affrighting the Queens peacable subjects & against the laws in that case made and provided we doe present Margret Richardson of this citty for selling strong Drink & other strong liquors with out Licence 1703 {Not Guilty, Travers} we doe also present Robert Yealdale & [torn] Meryweather, widdow, &-Eillegiblei-Barnes& Rob[ertl Haukes & Thomas Shelley Sr far, all of this citty for selling Rum to negros &others Sc suffering drinking in their shop [s?] without having any licence or permitt for the same against the law in that Case made Sc provided tRob{er>t Yeildhall Guilty, submitts Rob<er>t Hawks submitts Tho<mas> Shelly Guilty & submitts} we also doe present to the mayor [&?] comonality of this citty that some s[petial?] care be taken for the prevention [of?] negros meeteing in great numb [ers] & in Tumultos manner Especialy on the first days of the week in & abou[t] this Clay of Philadelphia to the grea[t] Trouble of the peacable Inhabitents theirof signed the aboves<ai>d presentments on behalf of the Rest of the Jurors p<er> John Redman, Foreman [folio 23] Quarter sessions held for the Citty of Philadelphia this third day of November 1703 we the Grand Inquest Doe present Edward Williams of this citty, vittualer, for keepeing A slauAghA ter house in Garden Alley & throwing all blood & garbish on the same place to the great Anoyance & predijuce of the neibourhood & other Inhabittants of this citty f[Wii ttness: ra?J11 the nebourhood &yew of this Jury} we the grand Inquest Doe alsoe present James Tukesburey of this citty, vittualler, for keeping a slaughter house in the Alley that goes downe by Susanna Harwoods wherby the Inhabitants their abouts Ancient Records of Philadelphia 293 are very much Anoyed by Reason of the stench of the blood & dung garbish threw about the place {wittness: the neighborhood / Guilty & submitts} we the grand Inquest Doe also present the great want of A sealear of Leather° for this Citty Sc also the great want of A Cordder of wood48 for this Citty we the Grand Inquest Doe also present John Walker for making Incroachm<en>t in the street Called Sasafrax Street by his makeing A Rope walke in the same for this last yeare past 1703 {wiliness: the vew of this Jury / Not Guilty} we Doe also present James Curttis of this Citty for makeing Challange to Oliver Lambert of this Citty On49 the first day of this Instant november 1703 Contrary to the laws in that Case mad & provided {Guilty & submits} signed to the aboves<ai>d presentments in behalf of the Rest of the Jurors p<er> John Redman, foreman [folio 24] Philadelphia] We the Grand inquest for the bo [torn] do present William Rudd & [torn] for Liveing together as man 8c wife [although she has?] husband in England, signed in be[half of] the rest p<er> W<illia>m Bevon, Foreman] 'wittiness: W<illia>m Robeson, Sam<ue>11 Recklis, Edward Haddon} Philad<elphi>a the 1st 12 mo<nth> 1703/4 We The Grand Inquest for this Corporation do present Thomas House and Christian Marshaill?1 for Liveing together as man and wife, the s[aid] Thomas haveing a wife in England / signed i[n behalf] of the rest p <er> W<illia>m Bevon, Foreman] iwittness: John Furnis, W<illia>m Robeson / Howse Not Guilty, Christian Marshall not Guilty} Philad<elphi> a the 1st 12 mo<nth>17[03/4] 294 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine We the Grand Inquest for this Corporation do present Nathan Hattfield for fireing of A Gunn into the dwelling house of Capt<ain> Henery Treganey / signed In behalf of the rest P<er> W<illia>m Bevon, Foreman {wittness: Henry Tregenny / Not Guilty withdrawes his plea Sc submitts to the Courtl [folio 25] Philad<elphi>a the 2d 12 mo<nth> 1703/4 We the Grand Inquest for this Corporation do present, Andr<ew> Bankson, Justice, for marying Tho<mas> Murray and Rebekah Richardson Contrary to Law / Signed on behalf of the rest P<er> W<illia>m Bevon, Foreman (Testis: Eph<raim?> Johnson / passe} Philad<elphi>a the 2d 12 mo<nth> 1703/4 We the Grand Inquest for this Corporation do present Hendrik Folkonbourgh for Selling strong Liquors withoute Lisance and keeping a disorderly house on or aboute the 28th 11 mo<nth> Last past / signed on behalf of the rest P<er> W<illia>m Bevon, Foreman {Rom] Mayes,5° Not Guilty, Travers} Philad<elphi>a the 4th 12 mo<nth> 1703/4 We the Grand Inquest for this Corporation do Present Anne Symes, the wife of John Symes, Inkeeper, for forstoling the Mark<e>t51 Contrary to Law on the 29th 11 mo<nth> Last past / signed on behalf of the rest P<er> W<illia>m Bevon, Foreman {Not Guilty) [folio 26] To the W<orshi>ppfull the Mayor, Recorder & Court of Aldermen now Siting in Philadelphia for the said City the 4th 9th mo<nth> 1702 The Humble Petic<i>on of Enoch Hobart of the said City Sheweth That Whereas your Petitioner with his Wife and Six Children are reduced td such necessity that their Labour will not Ancient Records of Philadelphia 295 Support them, and are going into Little House (of John Heywoods) of Ss p<er> ann<um>, the neighbours being desireous to have sometimes a dish of Meat Drest, and to have a Cupp of Beer out of Doors to their own Houses, and being under Obligac<i>on to this Flon<ora>ble Court to forbear Humbly beseech That you would please to grant him License to Dress for the Neighbours, & to Sell some Beer to their Houses out of Doors, (if any require it), Giving Security to have all good orders observed, and the Houses Good Security alsoe ag<ain>st Selling therein, for there is no room, And by this Favour with mine and all our Labour we hope52 to find some relief And shall ever thankfully Acknowledge your Goodness And Ever pray &c Enoch Hobart [folio 27] To the hon<ora>ble Mayor, Record<e>r & Court of Aldermen Whereas John Spering has for some time past kept a Publick house of Entertainment in our Neighbourhood and we looking upon him A to be A a person fitly qualif[ied] for such an Imploy and (to our knowledge) [torn] no disorderly house but willing to be Conforrnab[le to] the Laws in that case made and provided And [torn] said House he lives in being an Antient Lycensd [publick?] House and very Comodious for that Imploy, We the Subscribers to Testifie our willingness that he, the s<ai>d John Spering, should be Recomended by this hon<ora>ble Court have hereunto Sett our hands the first day of the 12th mo<nth> 1703/4 John Warder, John Walker, Rich<ar>d Warder, Sen<ior>, John Bowyer, James Panrock, James Wood, John Gilbert, Richard Redman, James Estaugh, Gyles Green, Richard Blackhan [?], Jacob Willis, Jacob May [folio 28] To the mayor and Aldermen att [the Court?] of Quarter Sessions for the Citty of Phila[delphia] the first day of the 12 mo<nth> 1703/4 Whereas my servant man John Gorden haveing ruin] away from me on board a privateer sloope the twe[ntyl fourth day of the 4th month last past and absented] himself from my service untill the twelfth of the tenth] month last past att w<hi>ch tyme Daniell Cooper [having taken?] home the said servant and I payd unto the s[aid Daniell?] Cooper the sum of five pound, ten shillings & to 296 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [Nathaneell?] Dowgias forty shillings w<hi>ch I promised to any one [that?] bring me the said servant, now these are to des[ire the?] Court to give me their Jugment according to law [ag<ain>st the?] said John Gorden that I may have satisfaction [not] only for the tyme he absented himself frome me [but] allsoe for the Charges I have been att in seekeing an[d] getting the said servant / I would allsoe aquaint the [Court?1 that the said John Gorden had one yeare &ten weeks] to serve me when he first run away / allsoe that his Clothes?] he Carryed with him was worth above term pound but [when?] he was brought home to me I thinke all his Clothes not worth a penny / I allsoe give an account of the (charges?] I have been att all w<hi>ch shall leave to your Consideration] and Remaine your Friend Pentecost Te [ague] John Gorden d<ebto>r by his Clothes he Carryed w<i>th him by Cash to Nath<aniel> Edgcome &the Sherif to Search for him both here Sc att New Castle by Cash to Nathaneeli Dowglas to goe to Egg Harbour after him by Cash to Daniell Cooper for takeing him up Sc bringing him by Cash payd the jaylor E [torn] l0 [torn] 2 [torn] 2 [torn] 5 [torn] 19 [torn] Sum £19-1.8sz-4d P<er> PenteCost Teague his absence was almost Six months [folio 29j To the Mayor and Aldermen &c of the City of Philadelphia] now Sitting in Court, the petic<i>on of Gabriel Wilkinson, a fre[e]man of the Said City, humbley Sheweth That Whereas you was pleased to order all the Innholders off this fl City to appear at your Court with their Licences in order [to] have them Renewed And it so happened at the Same time your) Petic<i>oner was out of town and knew nothing thereof But it Being Now almost Fishing time and your petic[<i>oner] Being Greatly Concerned therein and knowing their will be a Necessity for a publick house of Entertainment because the Fisherme [n] allways Comes ashore at my house and most of the shipwrights yards are Ancient Records of Philadelphia 297 thereby and none Lives near that sells any Drink w<hi>ch will be very Inconvenient & prejeduciall to many / May it Please the Mayor and Com<m>onalty of this City to be so kind as to Grant your Petic<i>oner Lyscence to keep a house of Entertainment for one year Longer and your petic<i>oner as in duty bound shall pray &c Philadel<phia> the 1st day of the 12th month 1703/4 [folio 301 City of Philad<elphi>a S<ession>s The Grand Inquest for our Lady the Queen upon their Affirft mac<i>ons do present that Thomas AWilliamA Jolley, late of the City of Philad<elphi>a, afores<ai>d, Worsted Comber, Gyles Green, late of the same, Joyner, and John Morris, late of the same, ship Carpenter, the sixth day of November In the year of the Reign of our Lady Ann by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith &c, the Third and long before was an Inhabitant of the City afores<ai>d and that they the afores<ai>d Thomas AW<illia>mAjolley, Gyles Green & John Morris then, towitt, the afores<ai>d Sixth day of November in the year afores<ai>d in due forme was Sum<m>oned & required by John Gilbert, one of the Constables of the City, afores<ai>d to watch in the City afores<ai>d in the Night of the same day / Nevertheless the afores<ai>d Morita! AWilliamA Jolley, Gyles Greene & John Morris of their duty in that behalf being Negligent then, towitt, the afores<ai>d Night of the afores<ai>d day in the Year afores<ai>d or in any part of the same Night did not Watch with the Constable afores<ai>d at the City afores<ai>d but their duty in that behalfe to do then 8c there wholey Neglected & Voluntarily, obstinately & Contemptuously then Sc there Made default In Contempt of our s<ai>d Lady the Queen & her Laws And ag<ains>t the peace of our S<ai>d Lady the Queen, her Crown & dignity Assheton54 Witt<ness>: John Gilbert affirm'd Feb<ruary>: 1704, W<illia>m Jolley pleads Not Guilty & putt himselfe in Mercy of the Court [folio 31J Phillidelphia, feb<ruar>y the 4, 1705/6 298 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine John Parker, Cunstable of Hie Street ward & likwise the Accopt55 of those persons that refueses watching Danyell Wadn, Georg Clark, John Dod, Edmond Volentine, Nikales Peace, Edmen Davis, Richard Mason, Mathew Tomieson, John Neubery, Slooly Wyllyam, Lewis Wyllyam, John Till, Jermiah Ozborn, Captin Salay, John Orton, Samuall Parker, Georg Fisher, Danyell Duchman or Ven Beck [folio 321 The under Written are those In my ward that Reffuse to wach: Thomas Masters, Samuell Perry, Thomas MacCarley, William Robinson, John Neese, Peter Paconett, Henry Flower, Grimstone Bowde, Nathan Stanbery, John Van Lace, Darby Green, Thomas Pryor ffotio 33] To The Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen In Court Now Sitting for The City56 of Philadelphia This 4th day of the I_ 2 te Mo<nth> 1705, I AdoeA Present for Refuseing To Wach: Josiah Appleton, Joseph Harrison, Joseph Calker, John Bacon, Kath<erine> Jones, Jonathan Evens, W<illia>m Phillpot, John Reed, W<illia>m Budd, Enock Story, W<illia>m Halle, Eddw<ar>d Warrin, Grace Tounesend P<er> Solomon Cresson, Constable of MiddAllAe garde [folio 34] To the Mayor, Record<e>r and Alderman, Justices of the Peace for this City now sitting in the Court of Q<uarte>r Sessions this 7th day of Febr<uar>y Anno Dom<ini> 1705/6 The Petition of Joseph Austell Most humbly Sheweth That your Petition<e>r after the Death of Alice Guest who had for a longtime kept an Ordinary" and but a few Weeks before her decease Renewed her License for one year at a very great Expense And leaving a Stock of Sundry Sorts of Liquors in the House, your Petic<i>on<e>r took the s<ai>d House and paid to her Exe<cuto>r Six pounds towards the Charge of the License before obtained Expecting he might by virtue thereof draw out the said Liquors or others of the same sort during the term or until! the Expiration of the s<ai>d License, But being since Given to understand that it will not be allowed of Your Petitioner therefore Craves That you will be pleased to give him a Recommendation to the Govern<o>r that he may obtain a Anew 1\ License for the keeping Ancient Records of Philadelphia 299 of an ordinary in the same House, it being an Ancient House and very usefull and Serviceable in that place And your Petitioner (as in duty bound) shall Return you his hearty thanks for the same Joseph Austell [folio 35] Philad<elphi>a S <ession> s George by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France & Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c To the Coroner of the City of Philad<elphi>a Greeting: We com<m>and you that you Cause to come before our Justices assign'd to keep the Peace And also divers Felonies, Trespasses & other Offences in our City of Philad<elphi>a at our Court of Gen<er>all Q<uarter> Sessions there to be held the Seventh Day of this Inst<ant> July Twelve free & Lawful]. Men of your Baylywick by whom the Truth of the Matter may be the better Known And who to Peter Evans, Gentl<eman>, are of no Affinity to make a Certain Jury of the Country between us & the s<ai>d Peter upon a Certain Challenge in writing Sent by him, the s<ai>d Peter, to one Francis Philipps, Clark, Because as well the s<ai>d Peter as the s<ai>d Thomas Clark, Gent<leman>, who on our behalf prosecutes, have put themselves upon that Jury And have you there the Names of the Jurors and ther Writ / Witness Richard Hill, Esq<ui>r<e>, mayor, the Sixth day of July In the First Year of our Reign (1715) Assheton City of Philad<elphi>a The Grand Inquest for our Lord the King upon their respective bathes & Affirmac<i>ons do present That Peter Evans, late of the City of Philad<elphi>a, Gentl<eman>, the Tenth Day of March In the Year of the Reign of our Lord George, King of Great Britain, France & Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c the First at the City afores<ai>d, a Certain Challenge in Writing to one Francis Philipps of the same City, Clerk clid-send to Fight him the s<ai>d Peter Evans, at Sword Did Send Ag<ain>st an Act of Gen<er>all Assembly of this Governm<en>t in that Case made & provided as also ag<ains>t the Peace of our s<ai>d Lord the King, his Crown & Dignity &c Assheton Non Cul<pabilis> Et dehoc Attorney Gen<er>all Si<mi>liter58 Test & p<ro>s Francis Phillipps 300 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine W<illia>m Jones, John Woodward, Tho<mas> Mauve Jur<at> Marg<are>t Styles—jur<a>t Marg<are>t Bristol—jur<at> John Read Jur<at> Mary May—jur<at>" Billa vera (folio 361 We of the Jury do find That Peter Evans in the Indictment mentioned did send a Letter in Writing to Francis Phillips Containing these words: S<i>r You have basely Scandalifd a Gentlewoman that I bear a profound respect for, And for my part Shall give you a fair oppertunity to defend your Self tomorrow morning on the West side of jos<hu>a Carpenters Garden betwixt seven & 8 where I shall Expect to meet you Gladio cinctus60 in failure whereof depend upon the Usage you deserve from yo<ur> &c Pet<er> Evans jan<ua>ry 21th 1714 I am at the Pewter Platter Iff upon the whole the Court do Judge the words contained in the Said Letter to be a Challenge Then we do find the said Peter Evans Guilty, But if the Court do Judge the words contained in the said Letter are no Challenge Then we do find the s<ai>d Peter Evans not Guilty Curia Advisari \Tule' (Original Challenge enclosed in the Indictment) To Mr Francis Phillips these S<i>r You have basely Scandaliz'd a Gentlewoman that I bear a profound respect for, And for my part shall give you a fair opportunity to defend your selfe tornorow morning on the West side of jos<hu>a Carpenters Garden betwixt Seven & 8 where I shall expect to meet you Gladio cinctus62 in failure whereof depend upon the Usage you deserve from yo<ur> &c Pet<er> Evans Jan<ua>ry 21th 1714 I am at the Pewter Platter Ancient Records of Philadelphia 301 [folio 37] City of Philad<elphi>a The Grand Inquest for our Lord the King upon their respective flashes & affirmac<i>ons do present that Francis Philipps, late of the City of Philad<elphi>a, Clerk, the Tenth A Fifteenth/1 Day of June In the Year of the Reign of our Lord George, King of Great Britain, France & Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c the First at the City af<oresai>d then & there Contriving & Intending Richard Hill, Mayor of the s<ai>d City, & Robert Assheton, Recorder of the s<ai>d city, Justices of the peace of our Lord the King in the City & County of Philad<elphi>a, Assigned to keep their Authority as much as in him Lied to Diprive, Annihilate & Contemn then & there of the s<ai>d Mayor & Recorder these English words following openly & Publickly did Say & Utter Vim Tell the Mayor Richard Hill (the Mayor of this City Meaning) & Robert Assheton (the Recorder of this city Meaning) that they (the s<ai>d Mayor & Record<e>r meaning) that I say they (the s<ai>d Mayor & Record<e>r meaning) are no better than Rogues, Villains & Scoundrells, for they (the s<ai>d Mayor Sc Record<e>r Still Meaning) have not done me Justice 8c might aswell have sent a Man to Pick my Puckett or Rob my house as to have taken away my Serv<an>t (one Elizabeth Starkey a Pretended Serv<an>t of the s<ai>d Francis's by order of Court Discharged meaning) to the great Deprivac<i>on of the Authority of the s<ai>d Mayor & Record<e>r in the Manifest Contempt of the Laws of our s<ai>d Lord the King as also ag<ains>t the peace of our s<ai>d Lord the King his Crown & Dignity &c {1715 / Frans<is> Phillipps £200, Cha<rles> Sober £10Q, Frans<is> Gardner 1100, to p<ro>secute his Traverse} Non Cul<pabilis> Et de hoc p<oni>t, Attorny Gen<er>all Si<mi>liter &c63 Assheton [folio 38] Test: Attorney Gen<er>all seqr p<er> Do<mino> Rige," Jos: Claypoole jur<at> Billa sera Inter Dominum Regem et Petram Evans65 Edw<ar>d Smout Sam<ue>I1 Harrot aff<itmed> Tho<ma>s Redman aff<irmed> W<illia>m Brandson jur<at> Rich<ar>d Armit 302 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Edw<ar>d Haddon jur<at> Tho<ma>s Cox aff<irmed> Sam<ue>11 Johnson jur<at> W<illia>m Monington aff<irmed> lian<ie>11 Radley aff<irmed> Jos Claypoole Jur<at> Jacob Usher aff<irmed> Edw<ar>d Scull Swan Warner aff<irmed> John Vanlear, jun<io>r Rob<er>t Davis Jur<at> jos<eph?› Davis W<illia>m Sowell Anthony Dusher James Pillar James Carter John Eyres Peter Stretch Tho<ma>s Oakley [folio 39] City Philad<elphi>a We the Grand Inquest for the body of the s<ai>d city do Present William Rakes raw feri For Publishing a Scandalous Libel Entituted Tribute to Caesar, how paid by the Best Christians, And to what purpose with Some Remarks on the late vigorous Expedition against Cannada of Civill Goverment how Inconsistant it is with the Goverment of Christ in his Church Compared with the antient, Just and Righteous principles of the Quakers and their Modem practice and Doctrine, with Some notes upon the Discipline of their Church in this province Especially at Philadelphia / Signed in behalfe of the Grand Inquest the 5th Aprill 1716 Joseph Yard ffolio 40] Whereas it has been frequently & Often presented by Several [for]mer Grand Jurys for this City The Necessity of a Ducking Stool and house of Correction, for the just punishm<en>t of scolding, Drunken Women as Well as Divers other profligate & Unruly persons in this place, who are become A Publkk Nusance Ancient Records of Philadelphia 303 disturbance to this Town in Generall, Therefore We the A PresentA Grand APreserttA Jury Do Earnestly Again Present the same to this Court of Quarter Sessions for the City desireing their Immediate Care, that those publick conveniencys may not be any longer Delay'd but with All possible speed provided for the detection Sc Quieting such disorderly Persons W<illia>m Fishbourn, foreman, In behalfe the Grand jury" [folio 41.1 1 723 July the 5t1-1 67 To the Court of q<uarte>r sessions now sitting In Philadelphia Wee The Grand Inquest for the Body of this City having Vewed the Streets thereof, doe Present that part of Northside of Chesnutt Street Bounding on Tho<m.a>s Shutes house & Lou & on the house & Lott Commonly Call'd the Sign of the Hatchett / wee the S<ai>d Inquest doe Likewise present Chesnutt wharfs now in the Tennures of W<illia>m Fishburn Also the place where the Arch stood &c And that part of Sasafrax Street Adjoyning to Front Street And a heap of earth & Rubush in the Front Street between Philip Sings & Owen Merideth Likewise a Dangerous place In King Street before a house & Lou of John Jones, Bolter, All which places & Every of them wee present as common Newsances well Knowing the S<ai>d places or Some of them renders the Lives of Many of the Inhabitents of this City & Others Very precarious, which Newsainces & Grevainces69 wee pray may be Remov'd Sign'd In behalf of the Jury By the Forman, Benja <min> Duffield [folio 42, recto] The Grand Inquest for the City of Philad<elphi>a Upon their Oaths and Affirmations Do Present The Arch Under the Front Street at the north End of the City afores<ai>d wanting Repairs & the Front Street made good upon s<ai>d Arch and the pump there being now not in Use Ought to be Removed, w<hi>ch Stands much in A the A Street / Allsoe the Vacent Lott upon the Front Street belonging to Tho<ma>s Griffins has Caved Into the Front Street w<hi>ch is Likely to make the Street unpassable Allsoe that part of the 30 foot Cart way (or King Street) between jonath<an> Dickinsons house, Benja<min> Vining, Sam<ue>11 Carpenter, jos<eph> Kiris Estate & Antho<ny> Morris Mault house where the Publick 304 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Kennel! Stands full of filthy Standing water w<hi>ch wants to be Duly paved & Regulated being now a Publick nusance and great Anoyance to all the Neighbourhood / Allsoe that part of the Front Street between the house of jos<eph> Pidgeon & John Furniss, his Corner Leading down to King Street or the 30 foot Cartway w<hi>ch wants Regulateing 8c making good & passable" [folio 42, verso] Allsoe the Paved Kennell Cross the Setond A Front /1 Street Between Jon <athan> Dickinson house in the Tennor of John Dilworths & Antho<ny> Yieldhall being to Low, or Walnut Street Raised to keep the water in its proper Channel / Aliso that a Ducking Stook be Made for Publick Use, being very much wanting for Scolding women &c W<illia>m Fishbourn, foreman [folio 43] City Philad<elphi>a The Grand Inquest We taking in Consideration the Great Disorders of the Turbulent and ill Behavior of many people in this City, we present the Great Nessisity of a Ducking Stool for such people According to their Deserts Sighned by the foreman for himself & Brethern Benja<min> Duffield" City of Philad<elphi>a The Grand Inquest for Our Lord the King upon their Respective Oaths & Affermations, do Present that Whereas there has been Divers Riouters, Routers, & the peace of our Lord the King Disturbers, by Divers Infants, bond Servants Sc Negros, within this City after it is Duskish, and we do heartily wish that the Court would think of Some Propper Methode for the Suppressing of the Like for the future, & that Care may be taken to Suppress the unruly Negroes of this City Accompanying to gether on the first Day of the weeke, and that thay may not be Suffer<e>d to walk the Streets in Companys after it is Darke without their Masters Leave &c Philad<elphi>a, Ap<ril> the 4th 1717 Signed In Behalfe off the Grand Inquest p<er> jos<eph> Shippen, Foreman [folio 44] To the Worshipful the Mayor, Recorder & Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia at the Quarter Sessions held the 30th of 8ber 1722 Ancient Records of Philadelphia 305 The Humble Petition of Susannah Read of the said City, Widow, Sheweth That your poor petitioner being left a destitute & helpless Stepmother of four Fatherless & Motherless Children hath thro her industry for some time past made a hard Shift to Earn a poor Subsistence for herself and the orphans aforesaid, but of late her pinching necessities have been such and are now so Encreased That she is Constrained to make application to your Worships, Humbly requesting your favour in being recom<m>ended to his Excellency for the obtaining of a License to sell & retail Rum & Brandy and other Spiritts For which additional favour your humble Petitioner shall as in duty bound Ever pray Susannah Read Recomended (folio 45] To the Honourable Bench The humble petition of Hannah Cherry Humbly Sheweth that I am utterly Ruin'd by being So unhappy as to incur your flon<or>s Just Disspleasure by Concealing the Clandestine manage of Mr Tuthil's Negroe and Katherin Williams, who has been also in Some measure the Distraction of my unhappy Daughter, Rebecca Scott, who was so unwise as not only to nurse her, in her illness for which she had nothing, but also the said Katherin has now Rob'd. my Daughter of most part of what she had, and the Landlord has Seas'd all the rest, So that neither she nor I have any thing to subsist on / her husband have Sent for her to Come to him if your hon<or>s please to let her go, by which means She will be neither a Trouble nor occation of any, to the Town, nor Consequently to your hon<or>s, who She has highly provek'd by her foolishness, which I humbly beg of your hon<or>s to pardon, and it shall be not only a warning to both her and me ever to avoyd Such Compa<ny> but to discover what I know of any thing Contrary to the Law and your hon<or>s pleasure therein / Since I came out of prison I have discover'd who marred the fores<ai>d Negroe, and Shall acquaint your hon<or>s if you please to grant the Humble Request'2 of yo<u>r hon<or>s poor petitioner Hannah Cherry 9br 4th 1722 Rebecca Scott is ordered to Go to her husband and her fine Quitted 306 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [folio 46, redo./ City of Philad<elphi>a S<ession>s The Grand Inquest for our Lord the King upon their respective Oaths and Affirmations Do present That Mary, the wife' John Austin, late of the74 of Phila<delphi>a, Cordwainer, the twenty ninth day of September In the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God of Great Brittain &c the ninth And at divers others days and times as well before as after in High Street Ward in the City affors<ai>d within the Jurisdiction of this Court was and yet is a Com<m>on Scold And the peace of Our Lord the King in the City affors<ai>d, a Com<m>on & publick Disturber And Strife and Debate Amongst her Neighbours, a Com<m>on Sower & Mover To the Great Disturbance of the Leige Subjects of our s<ai>d Lord the King Inhabiting the City affors<ai>d And to the Evil Example of others in Such Cases Delinquents And also Ag<ains>t the peace of our s<ai>d Lord the King, his Crown & Dignity &c (8ber 1722) Non Cul<pabilis> po<nit> se75 [folio 46, verso] Evid<dences>: John North, Hugh Tresse, Ralph Ward Bina Vera [folio 4 7] To the Right Worshipful! the Mayor & AlMermen and Justices of the City of Philadelphia &c The Humble Petition of Isaac Barker and James Spurting Sheweth That Wee y<ou>r Petit<ion>ers are both of us heartily sorry for our greivous offences against Almighty God who has given us a true sense of the errors of our waies and Wee hope he will continue his mercies to us in affording us continual supply of grace to enable us truely to serve & fear him, which wee are now fully perswaded to be our Duty 8c happyness / If y<ou>r Worships will be pleased to give us leave to return to England our native place, Wee do both of us assure you that wee will never return to trouble this Province under the most severe penalties / Wee do most humbly Entreat y<ou>r Worships favour in this matter to y<ou>r miserable poor Penitent Petit<ion>ers And y<ou>r Petit<ion>ers shall ever Pray &c Isaak Banker James Speorline Ancient Records of Philadelphia 307 [folio 48] Know all men by these presents That I Thomas Lacy of the City of Philadelphia in the province of Pensilvania, Victualler, am held & firmly bound unto John Heathcott, now or late of the said City, Victualler, in the Sum<m> of One hundred pounds of Lawful money of America according to the Currency in Pensilvania To be paid unto the said John Heathcott or his Certain Attorney or his Executors, Adm<instrat>ors or Assigns To which payment well and truly to be made & done I Do bind and oblige myself, my heirs, Executors & Adm<inistrat>ors & Every of them firmly by these presents, Sealed with my Seal dated the twenty seventh day of March Anno Domini One thousand seven hundred and twenty Eight. Whereas the above bound Thomas Lacy hath heretofore received damages in the Loss of Sheep and some Creatures misused and partly destroyed clandestinely to the Considerable damage and detriment of him, the said Thomas Lacy, the proprietor Sc Owner of the said Creatures and Goods and whereas the said affair hath Created several uneasinesses as well to the said Thomas Cassel as all others on Account of Animosities & suspicions, For remedy whereof and preventing thereof for the future its hereby intended and designed by him, the said Thomas Lacy, That for the aforesaid and other good Causes & valuable Considerations him thereunto moving That the aforesaid Affair in relation to all Losses for or on Account or by reason of the said Lost, abused and partly or wholly destroyed Creatures, and all animosities and Suspicions in any wise depending or that may hereafter arise or accrue therefrom or in any wise relating thereto shall from henceforth be buried in Oblivion, forgot and wholly laid aside / Now the Condition of this obligation is such That if the said Thomas Lacy shall for Ever desist and forbear both the prosecution at Law or other molestation of all & Every the person & persons Concerned or Supposed or Suspected so to be in all or any part of the affair, damage, Loss, or abuse aforesaid So that neither crneone or more of said persons supposed or suspected to be so Concerned be not at any time hereafter sued, prosecuted or any otherwise molested on s<ai>d Acco<un>t by the s<ai>d Thomas Lacy or by his means, privity or procurement, Then this obligation shall be void or Else on any default the same shall stand & remain in full force & virtue in Law Tho<mas> Lacey Sealed & Delivered in the presence of Laurence Rice, John Cadwalader 308 The Pennsylvania Genealogic& Magazine [folio 49, recto] City of Philadelphia S<ession>s The Grand Inquest for our Sovereign Lord the King upon their oath and Affirmac<i>on respectively do Present That Charles Callahan, late of the City of Philad<elphi>a af<ore>s<ai>d, Labourer, the tenth day of november In the Year of the year-af-the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland King, Defender of the faith &c the third at the City of Philad<elphi>a af<ore>s<ai>d, within the Jurisdicc<i>on of this Court with force and Armes 8Ccn in and upon one Mary Paget, a Virgin, within the Age of tens Years in the Peace of God and of our s<ai>d Lord the King then & there being violently an Assault did make with Intent her, the s<ai>d Mary Paget, then & there Feloniously and Carnally to know and the Same Mary Paget then & there wickedly to abuse and other Enormities unto her, the s<ai>d Mary Paget, then & there did bring to the grievous Damage of the s<ai>d Mary Paget And ag<ains>t the Peace of our s<ai>d Lord the King who now is, his Crown & Dignity &c78 Growdon Pe<r> D<orni>no Rege Non Cul<pabilis> Et dehoc ace Attorny Gen<era>I1Si<mi>liter Ideo &c Cul<pabilis> P<er> P<atr>iam79 Fined Fifty pounds to receive at the Carts tail 35 Lashes on his Bare back round 2 Squares of this City & pay the Costs of prosecution [folio 49, verso] Test et-pros Patrick Bard, Alice Sweene, Mary Pagetm [folio 50] Prices of Liquors in publick houses & provender in Publick Stables Set by the Justices, July Sess<io>ns 1731 s d Wine p<er> Quart in Pub<lick> House Rum p<er> Jill Rum Punch made of Double refind Sugar p<er> Quart Tiff or Flipp p<er> Quart Rum punch made with Single refin'd Sugar Arra& Punch one Quart made into Punch 3 Beer p<er> Quart Ancient Records of Philadelphia Best Beer p<er> Quart And so for a greater & Lesser Quantity Oats p <er> Bushell Cyder p<er> Quart Best English Hay for a Horse p<er> Night Common Hay 309 3 4 3 ffolio 51] Philadelphia 5th April 1737 To the Worshipfull the mayor & Bench of justices The humble petition of John Parker May it please your worship, your petitioner first begs pardon of the worshipfull mr mayor for applying in this manner, haveing the unhappiness of being eery hard of hearing & for that reason fear'd he might misunderstand what Question his worship might ask / May it please your Worship, on the 2d Instant my Master Mr W<illia>m Crosthwaite, for No offence Committed by me which I hope I shall be able to prove turn'd me out of doors & hath Ever since refus'd me admittance into his House, Which your petitioner humbly submitts to your worship, how must I be supported (being his servant) And your Petitioner as In duty bound &c [folio 52, recto] The Grand July observe with great Concern the vast number of Tippling Houses within this City, many of which they think are little better than Nurseries of Vice and Debauchery, and tend very much to encrease the number of our Poor They are likewise of Opinion that the profane Language, horrid Oaths and Imprecations grown of late so common in our Streets, so shocking to the Ears of the sober Inhabitants, and tending to destroy in the Minds of our Youth all Sense of the Fear of God and the Religion of an Oath, owes it's encrease in a great measure to those disorderly Houses / The Jury therefore begg leave to recommend it to the Court, to fall on some method of limitting or diminishing the number of Publick Houses, and preserving Good Order in such as shall be licensed for the Future Philad<elphi>a Jan<uar>y 2nd 1744 Will<ia>m Bell, Foreman82 [folio 52, verso] To The Worshipfull the Mayor & Justices of the City of Philadelphia 310 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine [folio 53] To the Worshipful the Mayor, the Recorder and the rest of the Justices of the City of Philadelphia" The Grand Jury of the said City, met at the present Sessions, do, in Compliance with the Direction of the Court, make the following particular Presentments of unlawful Bakehouses, Coopers shops, Disorderly Houses, &c, but believing from the Reprimand they yesterday received from the Court, that the general Presentment they then made was misapprehended, and that, thro' the Clerk's hasty Reading, the Court did not sufficiently advert to the Tenor and Import of that Presentment, they beg Leave here to repeat it. "The Grand Jury observe with great Concern the vast Number of Tipling Houses within this City, many of which they think are little better than Nurseries of Vice and Debauchery, and tend very much to encrease the Number of our Poor. They are likewise of Opinion that the profane Language, horrid Oaths and Imprecations, grown of late so common in our Streets, so shocking to the Ears of the sober Inhabitants, and tending to destroy in the Minds of our Youth, all Sense of the Fear of God and the Religion of an Oath, owes its Increase in a great Measure to those disorderly Houses. The Jury therefore beg Leave to recommend it to the Court, to fall on some Method of limiting or diminishing the Number of Publick Houses, and preserving Good Order in such as shall be licenced for the future." The Jury would only observe, that they had no Intention in the least to break in upon the Authority of the Magistrates; that they only complain'd of the great Number of Tipling Houses as a Grievance which they feel, and, far from prescribing to the Justices, they only requested them to fall upon some Methods among themselves of preventing it for the future: Which is no more than is practiced in like Cases by the Grand Juries of the City of London, as the Presentment they made of the great Increase of Gin Shops, to the A L<or>dA Mayor and Justices of that. City, fully shows. {Here read the Middlesex Presentment} For this Presentment the Jury were, as we are inform' d, thank 'd by that honourable Court, and a Committee of the Bench appointed to enquire into the Grievance complain'd of, upon whose Report Measures were afterwards taken to remove it. The Grand Jury do therefore still think it their Duty to complain of the enormous Increase of Publick Houses in Philadelphia, especially since it now appears by the Constables Returns that there are upwards of One Hundred that have Licences, which, with Ancient Records of Philadelphia 311 the Retailers, make the Houses that Sell strong Drink, by our Computation, near a tenth Part of the City; a Proportion that appears to us much too great, since by their Number they impoverish one another as well as the Neighbourhoods they live in, and, for want of better Customers, may, thro' Necessity, be under greater Temptations to entertain Apprentices, Servants, and even Negroes. The Jury therefore are glad to hear from the Bench, that the Magistrates are become sensible of this Evil, and purpose to apply a Remedy; for which they will deserve the thanks of all good Citizens. We do further hereby particularly present the following Persons for keeping Disorderly Houses in this City, to wit, Katharine Mason, John Browne, jerseph-Webb, Margaret Cook, Widow Finley, Ralph Highrick, William Jones, Jane Bond, Katharine Carr, Sarah Levine The Jury observ'd with Concern in the Course of the Evidence, that a Neighbourhood in which some of these disorderly Houses are, is so generally thought to be vitiated, as to obtain among the common People the shocking Name of Hell-Town We do farther present the following Persons for having Coopers Shops not regulated according to Law, and dangerous to the City on Account of Fire, to wit, Hugh McMachen, Samuel Powel, Andrew Farrel, Benjamin Betterton, Thomas James, Jonathan Evans, Aaron Jenkins, Jacob Kollock, Tho<mas> Glentworth, Thomas Fisher, Richard Brockden, [blank] Cateer, Jacob Shute, William Nixon, Hugh McCullogh, Edmund Beech." We do farther present the following Persons for keeping Bakehouses not regulated according to Law, and dangerous to the City on Account of Fire, to wit, William Daniell, Marcus Kuhl, John Fitzharris, John Ferrell [?], Daniel Button, Francis Johnson, Samuel Reed, Joseph Clark, Stephen Jenkins85 And we do present Norton Prior, Wight Massey, and Marcus Kuhl for having Piles of Faggots dangerously situated and contrary to Law.86 We do farther present Lynford Lardner for prerpharte-Cursing; and-for abusing and assaulting the Constable of the Watch then upon Duty. And lastly, we do present Samuel Hasell, Esq<ui>r<e>, as a Magistrate who not only refused to take Notice of a Complaint made to him against a Person guilty of profane Swearing, but (at another Time) set an Evil Example by swearing himself 87 We beg Leave only to add, that as a good Grand ury (which the Recorder was pleased to say we had the Appearance of being) may, if there is no Misunderstanding between the Magistrates and them, 312 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine greatly assist and strengthen the Court in the Suppression of Vice and Immorality, we hope no Cause will be given hereafter of the least Disagreement; and that well meaning Persons may not be made unwilling to serve in that Office by unkind Reprimands from the Bench, tho' they should sometimes happen to mistake their Duty, but he treated at least with some Indulgence By Direction and in Behalf of the Grand Jury Will<ia>m Bell, foreman Jan. 3, 1744. [folio 54, recto] To the Worshipful the Mayor, Recorder & Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia The Petition of Francis Delboux Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioner came over to America with the his Excellency General Braddock, & served him as a Cook; That your Pet<itione>r has also served Gen<era>l Webb, Lord Howe Sc Gen<era>1 Amherst in that Station; That your Pet<itione>r's bad Health prevented his following the Army, where he might have procured himself a Livelihood, for which Reason Gen<era>l Amherst was pleased to discharge him, as may appear by proper Certificates & a Letter of Recommendation writ by Order of that General. Your Petitioner therefore prays your Worships would grant him your Recommendation to his Honour the Governour for his Licence to keep a public House of Entertainment in this City And your Petioner as in Duty bound, shall ever pray &c [folio 54, verso] Francis Delboux Rej ected 1762 [folio 55, rectors Philadelphia, Sept. 11, 1770 Sir, Be pleased to permit me to inform you, that I have been in this City a few Months more than two Years, during which Time I have endeavoured to get constant Employment at my own Business, but being disappointed, my Wife (the Bearer hereof) has been fre- Ancient Records of Philadelphia 313 quently advised to apply to your Worship for a Recommendation to his Honour the Governor, to grant us a Licence to sell spiritous Liquors by small Measure, at a House we have now liv'd in almost a Quarter, where such Sale has been continued. We are not fond of the Prospect it affords, further than as it may contribute to support a Number of young growing Children, whose Welfare we would earnestly and honestly endeavour to secure. If you, Sir, after Inquiry, should judge we are improper Persons to recommend, in this Case, I have only to desire that you will excuse the Application from Your respectful humble Servant, Benjamin Mecom" Printer. [folio 55, verso] Benjamin Mecom To the Worshipful the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, of Philadelphia. [folio 56] 9° Philadelphia, July 24, 1769 Eight Dollars Reward. RUN AWAY Last Sunday Night, Two Servant Boys, from the Subscribers, living in Philadelphia; THE one named WILLIAM QUIRK, (alias McQuirk,) of a small Visage, smooth Face, light coloured Hair, which he commonly ties with a String: Had with him when he went away, a bearskin Jacket, a black shagg Ditto, in the fore Parts, a fine white Shirt, a Check Ditto, a blue Worsted Plush Pair of Breeches, a Pair of Thread Stockings, and a Pair of ribb'd Yarn Ditto. The other named JOHN MEL YVVY, a pale bed Fellow, pitted with the Small-Pox, his Head lately shaved, and wears a Whig: Had with him when he went away, a blue Jacket, a striped Ditto without Sleeves, a coarse white Shirt, a Pair of blue and white striped Breeches, and a Pair of coarse Trowsers. Whoever secures the said Servants, so that their Masters may have them again, shall have the above Reward, or THIRTY SHILLINGS for either of them, and all reasonable Charges, paid by PETER SUTTER, and DAVID CUMING. N.B. All Masters of Vessels are forbid to carry them off at their Peril. They lately arrived from Waterford, in the Brig Swallow, James Bruce, Master. 314 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Notes 42. The clerk originally wrote "september." 43. The Whore ill Creek, Sussex County. 44. The clerk originally wrote "committed." 45. The clerk originally began with "Qe." 46. Mistake for "Joyner." 47. One who attaches the mark or seal to leather to authenticate its quality. 48. Presumably the official who measured the accuracy of cords of wood used for fuel, to see that customers were not being short-changed. 49. The clerk originally wrote "or." 50. Presumably the witness. 51. To forestall the market was to buy goods privately before they reached the public markets in order to drive up the price. This was an indictable offense. 52. Mistake for "hope." 53. The clerk originally wrote "requested." 54. Robert Assheton, the recorder of Philadelphia. 55. Account. 56. The clerk orginally wrote "Cyty." 57. An ordinary was a tavern or inn. 58. In effect, the defendant pleads not guilty and puts himself upon the country, and the attorney general agrees likewise to put it to the country, Le. a jury. 59. The witnesses. 60. Wearing a sword. 61. The court will consider the matter. 62. See n. 60. 63. The defendant pleads not guilty and puts himself upon the country, and the attorney general likewise puts the issue upon the country, i.e. a jury. 64. Witness the attorney general, prosecuting on behalf of our lord the king. 65. Between our lord the king and Peter Evans. 66. Someone has added in pencil, [Ian 1717"] 67. The clerk originally wrote "6th." 68. Tenure. 69. The clerk originally wrote "Grevannces." 70. The clerk adds here "Turn over. 71. This is a copy, with date "(1720)" and the following note: "Original given to Edward Duffield Ingrahan, des<cendan>t of B. D. J. W. Wallace 27 Nov<embe>r 1845." 72. The clerk originally wrote "petition." 73. The word "of" has been omitted. 74. The word "City" has been omitted. 75. Not guilty and puts himself upon the country. Ancient Records of Philadelphia 315 76. Someone has added in pencil "8th 28 1723." 77. The term "with force and Armes" was standard terminology in crimes of violence, often under the general heading of trespass, even where arms were not employed. 78. Someone has written in pencil "1729-30." 79. Pleads not guilty and puts himself upon the country; the attorney general agrees to put the matter to the country. The defendant is found guilty by the country. 80. The witnesses. 81. Fodder for horses. 82. Two comments have been appended to this document. The first notes: "This with the next paper is obviously in Dr Franklins handwriting, J.W.W. I perceived that it was written by a printer before I saw that it was Franldins." The second opinion, however, notes: "Quere as to this paper? The next, which is not the same hand as this is very like his writing." 83. A comment has been appended here: "This paper is evidently Dr Benjamin Franklins writing. J. W. Wallace April 1/46." 84. This paragraph has a vertical line drawn through it. Perhaps the presentment was made at another sessions. 85. This paragraph has a vertical line drawn through it. Perhaps the presentment was made at another sessions. 86. This paragraph has a vertical line drawn through it. Perhaps the presentment was made at another sessions. 87. This paragraph has a vertical line drawn through it. Perhaps the presentment was made at another sessions. 88. This is a printed piece. 89. This is his signature. Two comments have been appended to this signature, the first by John William Wallace: "Br<o>th<e>r in law of Franklin." The second, in another hand notes: "more probably his nephew." 90. This is a printed piece.