The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800 . holders signatures, like the one at beginning of book. The entries in Blinute Book refer chiefly to an exchange of old certifi-cates for new ones. There is also a subscription list with autograph sig-natures. This list contains many names hitherto unknown in connectionwith Asylum. There is also in this collection [Philadelphia] a Catalogue of the Landsand Stock of the Asylum Co. offered for sale at the Merchants Coffeehouse in pursuance of the 21st Article of Association of the said company,dated 1819. This catalogue gives no da
The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800 . holders signatures, like the one at beginning of book. The entries in Blinute Book refer chiefly to an exchange of old certifi-cates for new ones. There is also a subscription list with autograph sig-natures. This list contains many names hitherto unknown in connectionwith Asylum. There is also in this collection [Philadelphia] a Catalogue of the Landsand Stock of the Asylum Co. offered for sale at the Merchants Coffeehouse in pursuance of the 21st Article of Association of the said company,dated 1819. This catalogue gives no date for sale, or terms; simplylists of tracts and their location; also, unsatisfied warrants, and sharesin Easton & Wilkes-Barre Turnpike, and in Susquehanna & Tioga Turn-pike Diligent inquiry at the City Hall, Philadelphia, proves that none of theArticles of Association were ever recorded there. The Hist. Soc. of not assume to know, but doubts that any articles were ever record-ed. For all these Articles of Association see Appendix. —31—. and tactful, y^ ^^ John Keating yf^ t^-^was just the /7man to be as- (j sociated withthem in theirenterprise. His admirable business qualities andskill as an interpreter proved invaluable both at thesettlement, and in Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia,and he seems to have been continually travelingback and forth, though his memoirs show thathe lived at Asylum, and according to tax lists, heat one time owned six houses there. To Bou-logne was entrusted the supervision of workmenin clearing land and erecting houses, though lateron Montulle had entire charge of clearing. Build-ing was a most difficult business, with all sup-plies, even lumber, having to be ordered fromWilkes-Barre and pushed up the river in Durhamboats, four or five days being required for an or-dinary trip. (See letters in Appendix.) Early inthe life of the colony financial troubles began,which may have been magnified by the irritable,querulous disposition of Boulogne
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