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First Regiment PA History & Soldiers

Record of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Spanish-American War, 1898

The First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, was Mustered In to the service of the United States at Mt. Gretna, Pa., on May 10th and 11th, 1898. The Secretary of War advised the Governor of Pennsylvania that it was the wish of the President in recruiting the quota of volunteers assigned to Pennsylvania that the National Guard of the State should be drawn upon for the reason that they were armed, equipped and drilled. The First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, was made up largely from the First Regiment of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia, On April 28, this … Read more

The Blue Anchor Tavern, Philadelphia

Located later at Front Street and Dock Creek (Dock Street), the Blue Anchor Tavern stood for more than two centuries and served as a place of hospitality and refreshment for ship captains, tradesmen, and the entrepreneurs of the growing city of Philadelphia. It’s original location in Philadelphia is different, however, and it’s history provides one of the first cases of eminent domain in America.

Divorces Granted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from December, 1785, until 1801

These records are an extraction from Pennsylvania Supreme Court records of the divorces granted under its’ authority from 1785-1801. I am not certain why the original transcription did not include divorces between 1801 and 1804, the time in which it still held responsibility for granting such. The original publication within the manuscript did not have any accompanying text to the actual records themselves. The order is as found within the original article.

Warrantees of land in the several counties of the state of Pennsylvania

The lists of warrantees of land in the several counties of the Commonwealth are copied from the original record books in the Land Office of the Department of Internal Affairs. Only the names of the warrantees with number of acres and dates of warrant are given. They will serve however as a valuable guide to all desiring information from that Department.