 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Bibliography - 1827 - 484 pages
...above sd let the Rivers and Greeks be sounded on my side of Delaware River, especially Upland in order to settle a great Towne, and be sure to make your...where it is most navigable, high, dry, and healthy. That is, where most ships may best ride, of deepest draught of water, if possible to Load, or unload... | |
 | Bibliography - 1827 - 260 pages
...above sd let the Rivers and Creeks be sounded on my side of Delaware River, especially Upland in order to settle a great Towne, and be sure to make your...where it is most navigable, high, dry, and healthy. That is, where most ships may best ride, of deepest draught of water, if possible to Load, or unload... | |
 | Mrs. Hughs (Mary) - 1828 - 242 pages
...creeks be sounded on my side of Delaware river, especially upland, in order to settle a great town, and be sure to make your choice where it is most navigable, high, dry, and healthy, that is, where most ships may best ride, of deepest draught of water, — if possible, to load or unload... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - Pennsylvania - 1829 - 658 pages
...Allen, " that the creeks should be sounded on my side of Delaware river, especially Upland, in order to settle a great towne, and be sure to make your...where it is most navigable, high, dry, and healthy. That is, where most ships may best ride, of deepest draught of water, if possible, to load or unload,... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 336 pages
...instructions to his couimissipners on the choice of a site, given before he sailed from England, said, " be sure to make your choice where it is most navigable, high, dry and healthy." At one time, the commissioners had in view to form Philadelphia at the mouth of the Poquessink creek... | |
 | Sherman Day - Pennsylvania - 1843 - 754 pages
...designs : " The creeka should be sounded on my side of Delaware river, especially Upland, in order to settle a. great towne, and be sure to make your...where it is most navigable, high, dry, and healthy. That is, where most ships may best ride, of deepest draught of water, if possible, to load or unload,... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1850 - 686 pages
...let the rivers and creeks be sounded on my side of the Delaware River, especially Upland, in order to settle a great towne ; and be sure to make your...location, by saying, " should it be already taken up in greater proportions, in that case they are to use their influence to have it diminished to the... | |
 | Samuel Mcpherson Janney - 1852 - 580 pages
...Pennsylvania side of the river Delaware, " especially at Upland [Chester,] in order to settle a great town, and be sure to make your choice where it is most navigable, high, dry, and healthy ; that is, where most ships may best ride, of deepest draught of water, if possible to load or unload... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1855 - 686 pages
...let the rivers and creeks be sounded on my side of the Delaware River, especially Upland, in order to settle a great towne ; and be sure to make your...location, by saying, " should it be already taken up in greater proportions, in that case they are to use their influence to have it diminished to the... | |
 | George Smith - Delaware County (Pa.) - 1862 - 678 pages
...creeks be sounded on my side of Delaware River, especially Upland, in order to settle a great town, and be sure to make your choice where it is most navigable, high, dry, and healthy ; that is where most ships may best ride, of deepest draught of water, if possible to load or unload... | |
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That having taken what care you can for the people's good, in these respects abovesaid, let the rivers and creeks be sounded on my side of Delaware River, especially Upland, in order to settle a great town, and be sure to make your choice where it is... 
