the Scotch-Irish. By the 1720's, settlements had increased and even spread across the Susquehanna River into much disputed land. Almost equally as important as the scattered ethnic communi- ties throughout the area (which was still under the jurisdiction of Chester County) were the "ordinaries" or

, petunias, honey- suckles, clove pinks, carnations, larkspur, four o'clock, and marigolds, it is not difficult to imagine, covered the flower beds like a beautiful patchwork quilt." Bordering the garden on the west side was a large boxwood hedge. 12 Attached to the toilet was an arbor which was covered with

from city for 10,000 feet Caroline pine. 4. Kitchen commenced digging drain at 13 cts. per yard out of cellar. 4. Hauling sand. 5. Carter hauled scaffold poles ½ day wagon cart 5 4 5 6 5 6 Pd. 8 ent. ent. REMARKS FOR MAY 1845 Mr. Langenecker [Longenecker] got 300 pressed bricks and ½ cart load river