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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, 1908, Vol. 23 Pneumatic Hammers - Special Riveter - Alligator Riveter. Discussion by Messrs. Stucki, Flanagan and Whitman. 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 d...

Excerpted from "The Pennsylvania-German Society Proceedings and Addresses, " XVI, 1907. Perhaps the largest metropolitan area immediately preceding the Revolutionary War, Philadelphia was also home to thousands of indentured individuals. Though most of these individuals were of British, Irish, or Dutch origin, some passengers were of German descent. This collection of indenture records was compiled by the city mayor's office between 1771 and 1...

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Geological Society of Pennsylvania, 1834, Vol. 1: Part I October 2d, and 25th. Commencing the examination from the west, I traced these beds uninterruptedly among the debris, for a couple Of miles, to a position where they could be examined more satisfactorily. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a re...

Excerpt from Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol. 7 The attempts to plant colonies upon the Delaware proved to be failures until the Swedes, in 1638, established themselves upon its western bank, near the present Site of Wilmington. Although the Dutch were the discoverers of the river, and gave to it its earlier appellation, 2 they had, to this period, failed to effect a permanent abode upon it. About the Publisher Forgot...

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Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 74: January, 1950 I 16-120. The student in America should consult the Library of Congress Transcripts for cor rections of the text as printed. 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 ...

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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol. 6 Nevertheless, a bill to that effect was actually passed, but, backed as it was by neither coin nor credit, to give it due Significance, a proposal to commute the half-pay for life to five years' full-pay, was generally acceded to, and certificates indefinitely promissory were issued on the faith of the Congress. These tickets of commutation were freely parted with by the n...

Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 35 Nelson A. Miles, Lieut. Gen. U. S. A. (retired) S. M. B. Young, Lieut. Gen. U. S. A. (retired), John C. Bates, Lieut. Gen. U. S. A. (retired), George W. Melville, Rear Admiral, U. S. N. (retired) Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a ...

Excerpt from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1897, Vol. 21 From 1710 until after William Penn's death in 1718, the home of the family was at Ruscombe, a place in Berkshire, near Twyford. It was rented by Penn, and from an expres sion in a letter of Hannah Penn, already cited, the house seems to have been a large and expensive one. Like most of the houses in which the Founder had his home in the course of his life, Ruscombe...