Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items
...two items that I felt warranted some attention: 1. A document listing the number of those in the city who died during the Yellow Fever epidemic in (possibly?) August and September 1798. The deaths are broken down by religion, church, and section of the city. (These obviously are in need
Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...ia became one of the centers of anti-Catholic protest, second only to Hartford Connecticut in the amount of anti-Catholic materials published. The trustee problems that plagued Philadelphia beginning in the 1820s played a significant role, badly damaging the reputation of Catholics and left Philadelphians suspicious of the motives of the
The Bishop’s Bank
...so great that depositors refused to withdraw their money, even after Wood ordered that no interest be paid. The bank continued in this way until Archbishop Ryan ordered that no more money be received. The bank lingered on until all deposits were returned. By the end of 1889 the Bishop's
Elizabeth Sarah Kite and the Seminaries of France
...ever, a subsequent letter reveals that Kite’s appeal struck an emotional chord in Heuser: "Miss Elizabeth S. Kite. My dear Miss Kite, Your note explaining the occasion of the communication for which you ask space in the E.R. cannot, of course, leave me indifferent. I hope to publish it, with