Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . faithfulness of the financial authoritiesof the State. With the new order of things established underthe constitution, the tinancial system was reorganized and sys-tematized, and thereafter became an important element of thehistory of the State. This system is treated at length in anotherpart of this work, hence further allusion t(T it in this place is un-necessary. The later vears of CioNernur Alittlins administration were intliemselves uneventful except that about the close of his last term Pennsylvania Colonia
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . faithfulness of the financial authoritiesof the State. With the new order of things established underthe constitution, the tinancial system was reorganized and sys-tematized, and thereafter became an important element of thehistory of the State. This system is treated at length in anotherpart of this work, hence further allusion t(T it in this place is un-necessary. The later vears of CioNernur Alittlins administration were intliemselves uneventful except that about the close of his last term Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal of office party lines had become strengthened and politics seemedto engage public attention more strongly than ever before. Na-tional political affairs then were in a fevered condition, and asthe capital was at Philadelphia, that city was the center of polit-ical excitement, and naturally the feelings there engenderedspread throughout the entire State and divided its people on allquestions, whether general to the United States or confined toour own Dilworthtown At intersection of Concord, West Chester andWilmington roads: battle of Brandywine. En-graved for this work from a negative by D. From the time of founding the colon} by Penn until after theadoption of the constitution of 1790 the seat of government ofthe province and subsequent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hadbeen maintained in Philadelphia, but soon after the year men-tioned a strong feeling was aroused in favor of removal to some? less populous locality, the chief argument therefor being basedon the assumption that legislation would be less influenced by theinterests of the great municipality. In February, 1795, the Housepassed a resolution providing for tlie location of the State build-ings and capital at Carlisle, but tlie measure failed in the 1796 the subject was again under dnisideration and both Car-lisle and Reading put forth strong but unsuccessful claims for th
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