. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. General John Steele, Nathan andElias Boys, and others mentioned in a previous chap-ter. Behind the church lie Colonel William Linnard,Colonel George Latimer, John Tittermary, Revolution-ary heroes, and octogenarian members of the Board ofTrustees. Directly behind the hydrant, on the eastwalk, is the vault of Paul Cox, of Revolutionary fame,whose inscription proudly proclaims that he was anative of Ireland, a citizen of this free country fromhis youth, a patriotic soldier of the Amer
. A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church. General John Steele, Nathan andElias Boys, and others mentioned in a previous chap-ter. Behind the church lie Colonel William Linnard,Colonel George Latimer, John Tittermary, Revolution-ary heroes, and octogenarian members of the Board ofTrustees. Directly behind the hydrant, on the eastwalk, is the vault of Paul Cox, of Revolutionary fame,whose inscription proudly proclaims that he was anative of Ireland, a citizen of this free country fromhis youth, a patriotic soldier of the American Revolu-tion; long a Trustee and Communicant in the ThirdPresbyterian Church; also an elector of the Presidentof the United States; a noble husband, tender philan-thropist; died 1823, in the 84th year of his age. Directly beside the Cox vault is the grave of ColonelWilliam Rush, one of the most active and enthusiasticspirits in the founding of Old Pine Street, who wascustodian of the State House, and a soldier in Wash-ingtons Army, who won many laurels. *1 Belisles History of Independence Hall, page STONE OF MRS. MARY NELSON Playmate of George IV., who had charge of the PhiladelphicPowder Magazine in the War of 1812 East Side. TOMB OF GENERAL JOHN STEELETrustee of the church and hero of the Revolutionary War East Gravel Path
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