Philadelphia
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Buildings, landmarks, streets, &c. (alphabetically arranged)
11
Independence Hall (State House)
9
Chestnut (Chesnutt) Street
5
Mansion House Hotel (old Bingham mansion)
2
Jane Port's boarding house
3
New Chestnut Street Theatre (“Old Drury”)
4
Penn. Academy of the Fine Arts
2
Sarah Yard's stone house
2
Second Presbyterian Church
2
Washington Hall (Hotel)
2
“Common” (now Independence Square)
1
Associate or Scots' Presbyterian Church
1
Charles C. Watson and Sons
1
Female College of Penn.
1
First Presbyterian Church
1
Grammar School and Academy
1
Heart-in-Hand Fire Company
1
National Portrait Gallery
1
New Mansion House Hotel
1
Peale's studio in Arch Street
1
Penn house on High Street
1
Potter's Field (later Washington Square)
1
Repository for Porcelain China
1
Third Presbyterian Church
1
Washington Museum Theater
1
residences of delegates to Continental Congress (1776)
See also: American Philosophical Society
See also: Tammany Society of Philadelphia
8
British occupation and evacuation of
6
JA on opinion and conditions in
6
threatened by Howe's army (1777)
5
attack on house of Wilson in
5
revolutionary committees of
4
British occupation and evacuation
4
and prewar opposition to British taxation
4
effects of occupation of
3
Continental Army returns to
3
efforts to raise loyalist troops at
3
meeting of constitutional convention in
3
raising and training of militia in
2
First Continental Congress at
2
Free Trade convention at
2
JA on spirit of people in
2
JA's comments on clergy of
2
Stuart-Sully portrait of JQA at
2
and Dutch-American trade
2
convention to regulate trade at
2
mischianza on Howe's departure
2
newspapers of report marriage of AA2 and WSS
2
reception for French ambassador
2
signing of Franco-American treaties celebrated in
1
Amer. continent measured from
1
Arnold's command of troops at
1
British expenditures in
1
British policies toward Amsterdam and, compared
1
Congress' possible move to New York from
1
Council of Safety arrests R. Rogers
2
Independence celebration (1778)
1
JA on Amer. Philo. Soc.
1
JA wants to send copy of Loosjes' Gedenkzuil to library in
1
Ostend vessel fitting out for
1
Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), Chestnut Street
1
State Fencibles (militia) in Boston
1
agricultural exports from
1
alarmed by rumor of bloodshed in Boston
1
and Continental Association
1
and importation of British goods
1
and improvement of Susquehanna River navigation
1
arrival of Heer Adams at
1
as destination for Laurens
1
as potential site for sugar refinement
1
assembled citizens warned of British attack (1777)
1
celebration of Fourth of July (1777)
1
commercial rivalry with Baltimore
1
copies of loan contract sent to
1
demonstration against Arnold in
1
distribution of JA's Defence of the Const. in
1
district court of Admiralty at
1
effect of Bunker Hill in
1
election of delegates to Penn. Constitutional Convention
1
establishment of bank in
1
evacuated by British army
1
excited by martial display (1781)
2
fashions in hairdress satirized
1
first Continental Congress delegates meet in
1
iron and brass foundries in
1
memorial of merchants to Congress
1
national antimasonic convention proposed
1
opposition to Tea Act in
1
pays full quota of taxes to Congress
1
pressure for price controls in
1
public dinner for Livingston
1
public meeting on instituting government in
1
relations between army officers and loyalists in
1
“a dull Place, in Comparason of what it was”
1
“the Metropilis of America”
