A history of the townships of Byberry and Moreland, in Philadelphia, Pa. . BYBERRY AND MORELAND. A HISTORY TOWNSHIPS OP BYBERRY AND MORELAND, IN PHILADELPHIA, PA., From their Earliest Settlement by the Whites to the Present Time. BY JOSEPH C. MAETINDALE, , PRINCIPAL OF THE FOREST GRAMMAR SCHOOL,PHILADELPHIA; A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA; OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA ; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HJSTORY ; AUTHOR OP A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, ETC. PHILADELPHIA:T. ELL WOOD ZELL, 17 & 19 S. SIXTH ST. SHERMAN & CO
A history of the townships of Byberry and Moreland, in Philadelphia, Pa. . BYBERRY AND MORELAND. A HISTORY TOWNSHIPS OP BYBERRY AND MORELAND, IN PHILADELPHIA, PA., From their Earliest Settlement by the Whites to the Present Time. BY JOSEPH C. MAETINDALE, , PRINCIPAL OF THE FOREST GRAMMAR SCHOOL,PHILADELPHIA; A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA; OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA ; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HJSTORY ; AUTHOR OP A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, ETC. PHILADELPHIA:T. ELL WOOD ZELL, 17 & 19 S. SIXTH ST. SHERMAN & CO., PRINTERS. TO MY UNCLE, WATSON COMLY, AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR HIS MANY EXCELLENT QUALITIES OF HEAD AND HEART, AS WELL AS FOR HIS EARNEST ENDEAVORS TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF HIS NATIVE PLACE This Volume IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOK. 1* PREFACE. In presenting this History of the townships ofByberry and Morelancl to the public, a few wordsin reference to it will not be out of place late Isaac Comly, of Byberry, was exceed-ingly fond of local history, and spent a great por-tion of his time in collecting and arranging allmatters of local interest that came to his kept a regular account of all the more im-portant events which transpired in these and theadjoining townships, from about 1810 to the timeof his decease, in 1847. Some years previous tohis death, with the material then on hand, hewrote a history of Byberry, which, however, wasnever published. After his death, the manuscriptpassed into the hands of his executors, WatsonComly, Charhistoryoftownshi00mart
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