Books, Papers, etc., belonging to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from Philadelphia to the Borough of Lancaster as follows." 6 From Scharff and Westcott's "History of Philadelphia." Washington, D. C., became the capital of the nation in 1800. See also "Andrew Ellicott, Surveyor of the Capital of Our

attention to practical astron- omy, and what I do is at my own expense. The President of the United States is a lover of science and a man of science himself, but he has no power by our constitution to aid any branch of philosophy, mechanics or literature unless it is at his own cost .. . ANDREW ELLICOTT TO

inevitable and McKean was animated by the thought that "he could again unite with his countrymen in the mutual pledge of our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor to support the declaration that these United States are and of right ought to be free and independent," He called attention to a certain

proceedings in 1800 when a special sessicn of the Pennsylvania assembly had to be con- vened to choose electors, the authorities moved early to forestall any such recurrence. A special election for "electors for President and Vice President of the United States" was announced by proclamation, such election to