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October 13, 1797
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Commissioners for alleviating citizen distresses received donations including cash from individuals in Philadelphia, Mount Holly, Trenton, and New Jersey, plus food items like bread, potatoes, rice, and middlings from various donors.
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The Commissioners for alleviating the distresses of the citizens, &c. have received since last publication, the following donations, viz.:
From sundry inhabitants of Mount Holly, and citizens of Philadelphia, now in and about there.
300
Conrad Hanse.
Eliza Gordon
10
Cash
3
Isaac Austin (additional)
20
John Coburn (Rigger)
20
George Schlosser
50
Thomas and John Clifford
50
Chrisf. Marshall (additional)
60
John Ross
100
Cash
55
Do.
Asheton & George Humphreys
50
Bickham & Reese
60
Redmond Burns
25
Thomas Briggs
20
David Jackson
20
Sharp Delany
100
Wm Sansom
200
Elliston & John Perot
Charity Sermons preached at Germantown, by Dr. Blair and Mr. Abercrombie:
422 9
Thos. W. Francis
Eliz. Dawson
Wm. Sheaff
100
Levi Hollingworth & Son
Donations received, by the committee of the Northern Liberties.
Certain citizens in and about Trenton,
Viz:
Wm. Innes
Joseph Higbee
Robert Rainey
John Harrison
Joseph Brown,
D. C. Claypoole
Michael Roberts
Samuel Baker
David Jackson, jun.
Wm. Innes, jun.,
Philip M'Laughlin
John Lindsay
John Patton
Cash
Esther Cox
Ebenezer Cowell
Mary Cowell
Joseph Haberham
Cash
James Thorn,
Cash
Olivia Sproat:
Timothy Pickering
Samuel Boys
Ebenezer Hazard
From widow Taylor & co. Strawberry alley, 100 loaves of bread.
William Zane (per James Oldden) 40 bushels of potatoes.
Of New Jersey, 4 do.
Joseph Tatnall, 14 bbls. middlings.
James Jack, 3 tierces of rice.
John Bedford, 3 sheep, 8 bushels of potatoes, 100 loaves of bread, and 49 cabbages.
Baltzer Emerick, 100 loaves of bread.
For Edward Garrigues, Sec'ry.
BENJAMIN KITE.
From sundry inhabitants of Mount Holly, and citizens of Philadelphia, now in and about there.
300
Conrad Hanse.
Eliza Gordon
10
Cash
3
Isaac Austin (additional)
20
John Coburn (Rigger)
20
George Schlosser
50
Thomas and John Clifford
50
Chrisf. Marshall (additional)
60
John Ross
100
Cash
55
Do.
Asheton & George Humphreys
50
Bickham & Reese
60
Redmond Burns
25
Thomas Briggs
20
David Jackson
20
Sharp Delany
100
Wm Sansom
200
Elliston & John Perot
Charity Sermons preached at Germantown, by Dr. Blair and Mr. Abercrombie:
422 9
Thos. W. Francis
Eliz. Dawson
Wm. Sheaff
100
Levi Hollingworth & Son
Donations received, by the committee of the Northern Liberties.
Certain citizens in and about Trenton,
Viz:
Wm. Innes
Joseph Higbee
Robert Rainey
John Harrison
Joseph Brown,
D. C. Claypoole
Michael Roberts
Samuel Baker
David Jackson, jun.
Wm. Innes, jun.,
Philip M'Laughlin
John Lindsay
John Patton
Cash
Esther Cox
Ebenezer Cowell
Mary Cowell
Joseph Haberham
Cash
James Thorn,
Cash
Olivia Sproat:
Timothy Pickering
Samuel Boys
Ebenezer Hazard
From widow Taylor & co. Strawberry alley, 100 loaves of bread.
William Zane (per James Oldden) 40 bushels of potatoes.
Of New Jersey, 4 do.
Joseph Tatnall, 14 bbls. middlings.
James Jack, 3 tierces of rice.
John Bedford, 3 sheep, 8 bushels of potatoes, 100 loaves of bread, and 49 cabbages.
Baltzer Emerick, 100 loaves of bread.
For Edward Garrigues, Sec'ry.
BENJAMIN KITE.
What sub-type of article is it?
Charity Or Relief
What keywords are associated?
Donations
Charity
Relief
Philadelphia
Germantown
Trenton
Food Aid
What entities or persons were involved?
Edward Garrigues
Benjamin Kite
Dr. Blair
Mr. Abercrombie
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Philadelphia
Key Persons
Edward Garrigues
Benjamin Kite
Dr. Blair
Mr. Abercrombie
Event Details
Commissioners received cash donations from individuals in Mount Holly, Philadelphia, Trenton, and New Jersey, plus proceeds from charity sermons in Germantown and food donations including bread, potatoes, rice, middlings, sheep, and cabbages.