History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . gements were shortly under way for a transfer tothe new county seat. Judge Bird Wilson issued a proclamationApril 28th, from Newtown, for a Criminal Court at Doylestown May31st, the first held in the new Court House. The last business donein the public offices at Newtown was on May loth, and, meanwhile, toMay 31st, the records were removed, and the Court held as announ-ced. The first prisoners to escape from the new jail were John H. 5 One of the 6 The old public buildin
History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . gements were shortly under way for a transfer tothe new county seat. Judge Bird Wilson issued a proclamationApril 28th, from Newtown, for a Criminal Court at Doylestown May31st, the first held in the new Court House. The last business donein the public offices at Newtown was on May loth, and, meanwhile, toMay 31st, the records were removed, and the Court held as announ-ced. The first prisoners to escape from the new jail were John H. 5 One of the 6 The old public buildings, at Newtown, were sold at public sale by theCommissioners, January 25th, The property was divided into fourparcels, the Commissioners reserxing the Court House bell, the iron doors inthe offices; all the stoves belonging to the county, the books, papers, cases,boxes, chairs, etc. Lots i, 2 and 3, on which stood the Court House, jail, theold office and .stable, were struck off to John Hulme at |;i,6oo, and No. 4,the new office, now occupied by the Newtown National Bank, to WilliamWatts at DOYLESTOWN, OLD AND NEW. 29 Hayes and Samuel Trumbower, March i6th, 1816, but were pursuedand captured after a fight. ^ The removal of the county seat to Doylestovvn causedconsiderable bitterness; with some it lasted for years, with othersthrough life. The change of the seat of justice touched some in thepocket, the most sensitive part of ones personality, but the removalwas for the public convenience. The following paragraph from thePatriot of July i8th, 1825, shows the feeling at that time: We haveseen petitions in circulation for the removal of the seat of justice ofBucks county from Doylestown to Easton. The removal caused some activity in real estate at Doylestown,and several pieces of property were offered for sale. On January ist,1813, the dwelling of Rev. Uriah DuBois, now the property of JudgeYerkes, corner of Broad and State streets, was offered for sale, andLot Carr
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