Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time; being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania, from the days of the founders
History of Benjamin Franklin's Junto club, by Milton Rubincam -- Life at Jefferson college in 1850, by Millicent Barton Rex -- Initiation of James Buchanan as an American diplomat: his mission to Russia, 1832, by Thomas P. Martin -- Principal papers presented before the Pennsylvania Historical Junto -- The Pennsylvania Historical Junto-Descriptive Statement.
The first Indian massacre in the Valley of Wyoming, fifteenth October, 1763. A brief narration of the captivity of Isaac Hollister who was taken by the Indians, anno domini, 1763 / written by himself -- Glimpses of the history of Old Paxtang Church -- The private soldier of the Army of the Declaration.
Chapters : Before the coming of Penn -- Penn and the Quakers -- The Germans in Pennsylvania -- Other Pioneers -- The natives of Pennsylvania -- Troubles on the border -- Incidents of the Revolutionary War -- Later Incidents
Summary
This 1897 history of Pennsylvania was written for school students. The preface states that the book is a series of sketches of the Colonial history of Pennsylvania. The authors sought to emphasize Colonial "life" rather than the "heros" of the times.
