JGethliiiem ^^cminarn ^oiiieair.
HISTORY
RISE, PROGRESS, AND I'RESENT fOXDITlOX
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY.
WITH A CATALOGUE OF ITS PUPILS.
1785 — 1858.
By WILLIAM C. REICIIEL.
rillLADELnilA:
J. B. LIPPINCOTT k CO.
185S.
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PREFACE.
TuE object of this volume is to present to tiic friends
of Bethlehem Female Seminary, and the public generally,
a faithful record of whatever is of interest in connection
with this Institution from its original foundation down to
the present time. In order to do full justice to the sub-
ject, the author has found it necessary to connect with
the immediate history of the Seminary an account of the
town and community in the midst of which it was reared
and fostered, and under whose auspices, through the
divine blessing, it has prospered, and exercised its benign
influence upon the widely-extended circle of its pupils
and friends, through the lapse of upwards of threescore
years and ten.
The same spirit which prompted the original founda-
tion of the town of Bethlehem, and of other similar
establishments of the Moravian Church, also led to the
establishment of this Seminary, as well as of other educa-
tional institutions of a like nature. And in either case,
whether with town or seminary, the main intention was
to implant into the human heart the vital principle of
true faith in Christ and then, in connection with a due
improvement of our various faculties and talents, to
cultivate and develop this principle by such means and
appliances as the Sacred Volume and a deep and varied
experience, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, had
suggested to the venerable founders of the Moravian
Church and their successors.
Ml48;5Gc)
^ PREFACE.
In order to a correct comprehension of the original and
legitimate object of a Moravian town and a Moravian
seminary or boarding-school, it will be necessary to con-
sider them both from a strictly religious point of view.
And as both seminary and town, so far as regards the
principles which underlie their true design, are so inti-
mately connected with each other, it becomes necessary,
if we would give a correct account of the former, so to
entwine the history of both that the reader may at once
clearly apprehend the correspondence which exists be-
tween them, and thus be enabled to appreciate their
respective characteristics and objects.
The author is, at all events, confident that the present
volume will be a welcome acquisition to all those who
have been personally connected with this Seminary in the
capacity of pupils, and that it will revive and keep alive
many fond and endeared memories of youthful j'-ears spent
beneath the hallowed influences of Christian nurture.
Those, too, who have heretofore superintended the Insti-
tution and taught in it, will no doubt greatly enjoy the
numerous reminiscences which are here called up, and,
moreover, be enabled to transmit to their posterity, on
the pages of this Souvenir, a true and proper record of
their life and experience in this school. And those who
now compose the Bethlehem Seminary, in their several
capacities of principal, teachers, and students, when
they look upon the ancient landmarks as they are here-
with placed on record and preserved, and when they behold
how the Lord has hitherto blessed and prospered the
peculiar system of Christian education which others have
devised and in which they have embarked, will feel
greatly encouraged to a steadfast and consistent perse-
PREFACE. ni
verancc in this liii^h atul holy calling. And Khould the
infornuition which this book may convey to the Chrifltian
pjihlic coneernin<i^ Moravian institutions bo calculated to
enlarge their sphere of usefulness, there will be additional
cause for fervent gratitude to Him for whose cause and
glory they have been established.
A few words as to the sources from which the autlior
has drawn the details of this work.
Whatever relates to the religious labors of the Moravian
Brethren in this country has been derived from the exten-
sive antl valuable archives of the Church of Bethlehem,
this place having been from the first the central point of
their operations, in its immediate dependencies through-
out the adjacent country and among various Indian tribes.
These documents also contain much information bearing
on the Female Seminary in its earlier years, which is no-
where else to be found. A large mass of papers has also,
during the lapse of almost three-fourths of a century,
accumulated in the school itself, consisting of the cor-
respondence of former principals, copious diaries com-
menced in 1788, continuously kept for several years, but
of late fragmentary, compositions, in prose and poetry,
by teachers and pupils, such as dialogues on religious and
other subjects, essays, &c. ; and also specimens of penman-
ship, drawings, and music, all of which were carefully in-
spected by the writer of this history, and have proved a
valuable means of enabling him to give not merely a
bare record of passing events, but to acquaint the reader,
in some measure, with the internal development of the
school, and also with home-life within its precincts, such
as it was in each successive period.
It is believed that the catalogue of pupils is complete
V»" PREFACE.
to the present day. For the large amount of personal
information which this volume contains, the author is
indebted to the exertions of several members of the His-
torical Society of Pennsylvania. The list of the earlier
teachers has, with the assistance of some of their number
who still survive, been correctly arranged, and, it is
thought, made complete. In the absence of a proper
record, no little difficulty was encountered in this parti-
cular, and some uncertainty may yet remain.
In conclusion, it is proper to explain that the present
work was undertaken by its author at the special request
of others. At a complimentary dinner given to the
Board of Trustees and other friends of the Institution, by
the principal of the Bethlehem Female Seminary, on the
completion of the new building at the close of the year
1854, the conversation turned on the present and past
condition of the school, and, with the aid of one of its
earliest principals who was of the company, a variety of
interesting matter in its history was brought up in review.
It was at once conceded that a written account of the
past sixtj^-nine years of the existence of this widely-known
Institution would prove welcome to the large number of
its surviving pupils, and meet with the favor of the
public. The execution of this labor was at the same
time proposed to the author of this volume. He hopes
that it may answer its intended purpose, and confer as
much pleasure and profit in its perusal as it has upon
the writer in its preparation. This object gained, the
time and labor spent upon it will be to him, in after-
years, but another pleasing "Souvenir."
ILLUSTllATIONS.
PORTRAITS.
Rev. Andrew Benade, Rev. Sylvester Wolle,
Henry Steinhauer, Mrs. Andrew Benade,
Charles F. Seidel, Father Thomas.
VIEWS.
Of the First Seminary Building.
Second '•
Present
" " FROM THE Pleasure-Ground.
Of BethlehexM in 1784.
" " 1856.
Of the Pleasure-Grounds from Manokasy Bridge.
Lkhich River from the Island.
" Moravian Church.
I^ijthlchcm ^ijminarn ^ouienir.
The Church of the United Brethren, commonly
called Moravians, has distinguished herself peculiarly
in the work of missions and the cause of education.
In the former she engaged with a heroism unparalleled
in the annals of modern Christianity, — planting the
standard of the cross in the most distant and inhos-
pitable regions of the globe. The negro slave of the
West Indies, the Greenlander, the Indian, the Hot-
tentot, the nomad of Asiatic Russia, and the Coj)t of
Abyssinia, arc among the number of those in behalf
of whom, and for the sake of the gospel, the intrepid
Moravian missionary endured voluntary exile, far from
the refinements of civilizod lifi^ and the delights of
family and home.
While employed in s])rcading the knowledge of
Christ iiiid revealing the glory of the Lord in the
habitations of spiritual ignorance and moral darkness,
she directed her attention, in an especial manner, to
the cultivation of an important religious field at home.
This was the educjition of children and youth, — !i
work to which the Brethren, as a Church, have devoted
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a portion of their time and means now for more than
a century.
As is well known to the readers of their history,
the mission work was commenced in 1732, but a few
years after the organization of the Moravian exiles
who had found an asylum on the estates of Count
Zinzendorf/ into a congregation of Christians, with
the discipline and ritual of the old Bohemian and
Moravian Church, styling themselves the United
Brethren. Coeval with this renewal of the ancient
Church, and the zealous activity of its members in
behalf of the destitute heathen, was the interest
manifested in the cause of education. Impressed
with the importance of training their children in the
way of the Lord, and preparing them for future
activity in His service, the Church took the little
ones of the flock into her especial keeping. In accord-
^ Lewis, Count Zinzendorf, a Saxon nobleman of wealth, talents,
and prominent piety, is held in grateful remembrance by the
Church of the Brethren, as having been the instrument, in God's
hands, for its renewal and reorganization. It was in 1722 that
he received on his estate, Berthelsdorf, in Upper Lusatia, a com-
pany of Moravian exiles, descendants of followers of the Reformer
and martyr John Huss, who had left their homes for conscience'
sake June 17th of the same year, and Herrnhut, the seat of the first
congregation, was commenced. As the ordinances and discipline
of the old Church of the Moravian and Bohemian Brethren were
here retained, and thus perpetuated, the present Church of the
Brethren is a continuation of the former, and as such the
oldest of the Protestant Churches, referring to the 1st of March,
1457, as the day of its origin.
DETIILEIIEM SOUVKMIl. l!»
ancc with the spirit of Iut s<»(i;il ropilRtiuiis, she
colloptcd thcni into a separate body or class, intrusted
tliciu 111 llic c'irr of jtioiis superintendents, jruidrd
their feeble footsteps to the house of God, ;iii<l tlicrc
adapted the services to their tender understan<lings and
susceptible hearts. Tn the schools they were instructed
in the useful branches of learninfr, to the exclusion
of all vain and frivolous aecomplishnients. Very
high literary attainments were not the principal object
which the Brethren li.id in view. The ;iini of tlicir
educational system \v;is less Minbitious, lint n(»t the
less noble. It was to develop the intellect by patient
and laborious teaching, to discipline the mind to habits
of reflection and self-control, to render knowledge sub-
servient to usefulness in society, and the religion of
the heart the crown of all. Living, for the most part.
in settlements of their own, where the regulation of
society was .at their disposal, the Brethren were
eminently successful in training their youth accord-
ing to the. standard of excellence which they had jm*-
posed. These advantages soon became so ap]>arent
that ere long application was made to the Brethren
by many persons of other denominations, for the re-
ception of children into their schools.
Repeated requests of this kind, and (he hope of in-
stilling lessons of piety and virtue into the liearts and
minds of tho.se who at a future day would control the
welfare of society, induced the Brethren to open board-
ing-schools for the public in several of their villages
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on the Continent of Europe, in England, and in the
United States. The Church has always kept these
institutions under her own charge, and has committed
their supervision to ministers of the gospel, being
desirous to inculcate lessons of heavenly wisdom
upon the heart whilst storing the mind with know-
ledge and forming habits of industry and order.
The existence of many of these schools for more
than half a century, and the constant patronage
which they have enjoyed, certainly afford some evi-
dence of their excellence, and especially of the bless-
ing of God which has attended them, — this work
having been undertaken in his name and for his sole
glory.
Bethlehem, the first permanent settlement of the
Brethren in North America, was commenced, near the
close of 1740,^ by the remnant of a Moravian colony
^ On the 22d of December, 1740, a party of Moravian Brethren
left Nazareth (where they had been engaged since April in building
a large house for the celebrated George Whitefield, intended by
him for an asylum and a school for negroes) and commenced fell-
ing trees on the spot where Bethlehem now stands. Their work
was commenced amid many privations, the cold being intense, and
a deep snow covering the ground. A small log house was com-
pleted early in the next year, and such preparations as the winter
season would allow forthwith made for the erection of a more com-
modious dwelling. By the end of June, 1741, the timber was squared,
and on the 28th of September the corner-stone of the " house at
the Lehigh in the Forks of the Delaware" was laid with appro-
priate solemnities. David Nitschman, the first bishop of the Re-
newed Church of the United Brethren, conducted the ceremonies,
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whicli had boon s«'iit to Geor<ri:i in tln' sprintr of 17.»'».
It was originally intended as a central point for the con-
in the presence of seventeen Brethren and Sisters, whono namcn,
inscribed on parchment, were deposited in the stone on the south-
east corner of the building.
The first house stood until the autumn of 1823, when it was
removed to make room for the st^iblinj,' <»f the Eatrle Hotel, which
was opened, about that time, in the "old stune buildin<j." A num-
ber of the sound timbers were reserved and used for joists in the
stabling. In 184G several of these were taken out, and worked
tip into canes, boxes, etc., which found ready purchasers among
the lovers of relics from the olden time. A faithful sketch, taken
before its demolition, furnished Gruncwald, the Moravian artist,
matter for his much-admired little painting of the " First House in
Bethlehem." The second house is still standing: it is the west
wing of the old row in Church Street, next to the Moravian
Church. Its dilapidated condition bespeaks its antiquity. This build-
ing is un(|uestionabIy the most interesting of those few remain-
ing memorials of the past that have come down to us after the
lapse of a century. Associated as it is with the first labors of our
forefathers in the wilds of North America, it is invested with pecu-
liar interest. Here, as in a common home, lived side by side the
artisan and the man of leisure, — a little company met t(»gether
from the various walks of life, self-denying and devoted men,
actuated by one spirit, and that the spirit of mutual love and love
for Christ. Here lived for a number of years the elders of the con-
gregation, its bishops and ministers. Here they met in conference
to deliberate on the condition of the Lord's work in their midst,
and abroad among the Indian tribes. Hither came, from time to
time, the joyful news of Ranch's successes among the Mohicans at
Shecomeko, the spread of the gospel eastward among the VV'ampanoags
of Connecticut, and westward through Penn.sylvania, and beyond it
to the tributaries of the Muskingum: in short, the whole history
of the Indian mi.ssion, .so strangely checkered with light and shade,
with alternating prosperity and reverses, quiet and persecution, is
associated with those time-honored walls. They have echoed to
the voice of Zinzendorf, and for tifteen years were the home of
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trol of the newly-organized mission among the Mohican
and Delaware Indians, affording a place of rendezvous
that great and good man, the worthy Bishop Spangenherg. In the
little hall on the second floor, the place of worship for the congregation
as late as 1751, Spangenherg presided on two occasions at inter-
views with deputations from the rude tribes of Wyoming Val-
ley. Nanticokes and Shawanoes, dressed in all their savage finery
of feathers and painted deerskin, had come to see the home of the
intrepid missionary whose lonely canoe they had encountered on
the upper waters of the Susquehanna, to smoke the friendly,
pipe and assure him of their good-will in a covenant of peace and
mutual friendship. Here also were welcomed the deputies from
the mother-Church in Germany, when they came on visitations to
advise and consult in reference to the interests of the American
daughter, to encourage the faint-hearted, to adjust matters of dif-
ference, to commend the faithful, and knit more closely that tie of
brotherly love which cements the Moravians from the four quarters
of the globe into a family of brethren.
Conspicuous for activity and great powers of endurance, qualities
so essential to the pioneer who would successfully cope with the hard-
ships incident to making a settlement in a wild forest-region, was
David Nitschman, familiarly called Father Nitschnian, to dis-
tinguish him from the bishop. His efficient services in building
up Bethlehem — more especially those rendered in the first ten years,
during which interval the "old row" of massive masonry around
the little square east of the Moravian church was nearly completed —
won for him, among his associates, the title of the Founder of Beth-
lehem. On his tombstone is inscribed the following record : —
" David Nitschman,
" Founder of Bethlehem, — who felled the first tree to build the
first house.
Born Sept. 18th, 1676, in Moravia.
Died April 14th, 1758.
This, the second memorial, was erected June, 1853."
A portrait of this worthy, who was the first custodian of the
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lor th(^ inissioriiiries, jiikI .-hi ;isylimi for smli oC tlicir
number as wore disabled or infirin. Tbis imftortaiit
position it bcltl for ujiwanls of twenty years. In I 7 TJ.
on tbc arrival of the first* of a series of colonists from
Unity's lands in North America, is preserved in tlic ofBco of it>»
Agency at IJothloheni.
' It consisted of fifteen married couples, five widowers, and
twenty-two young men. On the latter it was expected the labor
and hardships incident to a scttltMiicnt in a new country would
chiefly fall. Brother Peter Buclilor led this first important colony
to Pennsylvania. Among the number were several who afterwards
became conspicuous as ministers and missionaries, aj. Nathaniel
Seidcl, Gottlieb Bczold, Frederick Post, David Bishop, and Jo.«cph
Shaw. There were P^nglish as well as German Brethren in the
company. The vessel in which they sailed — the snow "Catharine,"
Captain Gladman — had been especially purchased and etjuippcd for
the voyage.
Constant intercourse between the Brethren in Europe and
America, and the frequent transportation of colonists, rendered it
expedient for the Church to have a vessel at her control. Accord-
ingly, in 1743, the "Little Strength" was bought at London, and
fitted out for sea. She was succeeded by the snow " Irene,"
built at New York in 1748. Nicholas Garrison, a Staten-Tslander.
who had become acquainted with the Brethren, (having repeatedly
carried their missionaries in his ship from the AVest Indies to
New York,) and who joined their society in 1743, rendered the
Church of his adoption effectual service, as an experienced .sea-
captain, for the space of thirteen years. He took coinniand of
the " Little Strength," and afterwards of the "Irene," which latter
he navigated until 1756. A book of sailing-directions used on
board the Irene, kept in Low Dutch, is yet preserved in the
archives of the Church at lifthlehcni.
November 20, 1757, the Irene, now under Cnptain Jncobson, cleared Sandy
Hook for the la.«*t time, for when ten days out nlie was taken by a French pri-
vateer. The hitter, with her prize. nia<le for t'upe Hreton ; but owing to the
French captain's ignorance of the coast, on the I'Jth of January, 176S.
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Germany, it became the seat of a congregation, organ-
ized, after the model of those in Europe, by Count
Zinzendorf, at that time on a visit to this country.
A prominent featui'e in this organization was the
disposition of the sexes and various conditions in
life into classes or "choirs," who resided in separate
houses, and each in charge of a spiritual adviser se-
lected from its number. The promotion of personal
religion was the object of this regulation, as well as
that of other social peculiarities, all of which could
easily exist in exclusive communities, as were those
of the Brethren. Until 1762 it was the centre of a
communistic association, in which the Brethren of
Pennsylvania were united for the furtherance of the
rehgious work in which they had engaged. To enable
them to maintain their missionaries among the Indians,
their itinerant preachers, and schools in destitute
neighborhoods, as well as the ministers of the gospel
in a dense fog, the Irene struck the rocks and went down, her crew barely
escaping with their lives.
Snow. — A vessel equipped with two masts, resembling the main and
fore masts of a ship, and a third small mast just abaft the mainmast,
carrying a try-sail. Webster.
On shipboard tte colonists, sometimes exceeding a hundred,
were wont to attend to the daily religious services, at that time
customary with the Brethren. As weeks and months were not un-
frequently consumed on the voyage, they were organized after the
manner of the congregations generally, and with a similar dis-
position of spiritual advisers and offices. Hence the name "Ocean-
Church" (See-Gemeine) so appropriately given these immigrating
colonies.
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at homo, a comniuiiism of lalxir was adoptrvl, in whidi
all who participated did so voliiiit.niis . aiid with the
expectation of receiving- in return only tin- necessaries
of life and tin; comforts of home. It was a system
admirably adapted to tlicir wants, living as they did
in secluded villages and districts in a thinly-settled
country, where they were to look alone to them-
selves for su})port. The prosperity' of their settle-
ments and missions in this period is in a great measure
to be ascribed to that harmony of action which re-
sulted from sncli mutual dependence, and the sacrifice
of individual interest for the common w^elfare.
But the peaceful quiet of tliis well-ordered house-
hold was not of unbroken continuance. From their
secluded retirement the Brethren were several times
drawn into the commotions which agitated the liolit-
ical world without. Such was the case during the
French and Indian wars, and that of tlie Ann'iiean
Revoluti(»n. In the former their relation to the
' From their abundance they were even enabled to supply the
wants of a fainiuc-strickcn neighborhood in June of 1754, when the
scareity of bread brought persons from their homes, fifteen and
twenty miles distant, to IJetlilehem, to draw on the Moravian
granaries and mills in the " Forks." " It wa«; not unusual," writes
an eye-witness, *' to see ten and twenty persons daily, on honw-
back or afoot, coming in to buy bread and flour, or leaving the
settlement with loaves from the bakery." Spangenbcrg, on this
occasion, remarking on the evident blessings of God on their com-
muni.<;m of labor, observed that ton years ago they had been
compelled to buy the supply of grain for the use of their harvesters,
sixty miles distant, at Tulpehocken, — and this with borrowed money.
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Indians rendered their position peculiarly embarrass-
ing, subjecting them to the suspicions of both belli-
gerent parties, harassing them in their missions, en-
dangering their lives, and on one occasion nigh causing
the destruction of all their settlements in the country.
While refraining from actual participation in the War
of Independence, steadfastly contending for the free
exercise of conscience in the matter of rendering
military service, they cheerfully bore their share of
the common burden in the payment of moneys, in fur-
nishing supplies, and in converting their large houses
into hospitals for the wounded of the army. These
distresses and trials the Brethren bore with great Chris-
tian composure, and with unshaken confidence in the
wisdom and mercy of Providence. To God they confided
their cause, and he rewarded their faith. Brought into
closer connection with their neighbors, with men of
influence, and with the public generally, by the events
of those boisterous times, an opportunity was afforded
their enemies of becoming better acquainted with the
Brethren and their social and religious system. Much
error and prejudice were thus dispelled. They were
visited at their homes, on their farms, and in their
churches and schools. The neatness and order preva-
lent in their unique settlements, the indication of gene-
ral thrift, the absence of squalid poA^erty and extrava-
gant wealth, bespoke a people who had been reared to
habits of industry and honest labor ; and the simplicity
and touching impressiveness of their religious services,
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the care bestowed on the young, the relief of the indi-
gent, of the orphan and widow, — these were pecidiari-
ties which came to be viewed as enviable means for
promoting the prosperity of a community and leading
its members in the ways of virtue and piety. Thus
the Brethren, by patience and forbearance, by public
services, and by steadfastness in the paths of rectitude,
made friends of their enemies, and, from ha^dng been
a despised^ and persecuted people, were selected as the
worthy recipients of an important charge, and intrusted
with the welfare of society, in as far as it was for them
to mould the character and principles of some whose
influence at a future day would be exerted in fashioning
it for good or evil.
A desire to intrust their children to the Brethren for
education had been expressed on the part of parents
of other denominations soon after the former first
settled in Pennsylvania. Their peculiar organization,
however, at that early time, prevented them from
gratifying this wish. Such applications recurring from
time to time, tlie Synod^ of 1782 was apprized of this
^ See O'Callaghan's Documentary History of Xew York, Albany,
1850, Vol. III. p. 10, 12, et seq. for papers relative to the suffer-
ings and persecutions of the Moravians in Duchess county.
^ The General Synods of the Brethren's Church are convened by
the Unity Elders' Conference at the time appointed by the previous
Synod, or subsequently by that directing Board. They usually recur
after an interval of ten years, and are held at Herrnhut, in Saxony,
the mother-congregation. Here the servants and deputies of the
Brethren's Unity assemble from its American, British, and German
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call from the public, and requested to consider the ex-
pediency of opening boarding-schools in several of the
American congregations, on the plan of those which
had already been for some time in successful operation
on the continent of Europe. The project was favor-
ably entertained by the Synod, and its development
referred to Bishop John de Watteville, who had been
deputed by his colleagues of the Unity Elders' Con-
ference^ to hold a visitation in the American congrega-
tions, — a measm-e urgently called for by the exigencies
of the times.
Watteville visited Bethlehem in June, 1784,^ and
provinces, to legislate about its general concerns and assume its
direction for the time.
^ This name is borne by the Executive and Supervisory Board
of the Church, the body empowered to inspect and govern its affairs
in the interval between two Synods. It is divided into three de-
partments, — viz. : 1. The Helpers' and Education Department, which
is expected to watch over the spiritual course of the congregation
in doctrine and practice, and over the educational institutions. 2.
The Wardens' Department, to which the financial concerns of the
Unity are committed. 3. The Mission Department, to which the
superintendence and management of the missionary work are in-
trusted. There are three incumbents in the first and second de-
partments of the Board, and four in the third, all of whom are
elected by the General Synods when in session. The old manor-
house of Berthelsdorf, near Herrnhut, is the fixed residence of the
members of this Board.
^ The bishop had sailed from the Texel in the Dutch ship Neu-
trality, on the 27th of September, 1783. The voyage was adverse,
the vessel having to contend with gales and head-winds for upwards
of three months, and, after seven ineffectual attempts to enter Sandy
Hook, was compelled to make for the West Indies, where she
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spent three years in the duties of his commission,
effecting in that interval much in the way of restoring
order and unity of action in the Brethren's affairs,
which had been so materially deranged during the pre-
vious eight years of war.
In a conference held by the bishop with the pastors
of Bethlehem and Nazareth/ at the latter place, on
the 2d and 3d of March, 1785, the subject of educa-
tion being under consideration, it was concluded "to
formally open a boarding-school for boys at Nazareth
Hall, and a similar institution for girls at Bethlehem, on
Michaelmas next."
As the sons and daughters of Moravian parents were
also to enter the newly-planned schools, it was found
expedient to abolish the asylums in which, up to this
time, they had not only been instructed but also sup-
plied with the necessaries of life and a home. A
school for girls was first opened in Bethlehem on the
5th of January, 1749, with sixteen scholars, in the
central building of the old row directly east of the
Moravian church.^ Here the daughters of missionaries,
stranded on the island of Barbuda. The Philadelphia papers of
February 13, 1784, notice this marine disaster. On the 29th of
May Watte ville arrived at thfit port.
^ Nazareth — a settlement of the Brethren ten miles north of
Bethlehem — became the seat of a congregation in 1744.
' Whoever has visited Bethlehem must have been struck with the
unique appearance of this venerable pile, built in a style of archi-
tecture so different from what is met with in this country, even in
settlements which have their origin more remotely in the past than
Bethlehem. The hip-roofs and double rows of dormer-windows, the
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of iiiinisters of the gospel, and of Brethren of other
settlements, were received from time to time, forming
a distinct household in the community, which was ex-
pected to defray its expenses by contributions from the
Church and individuals and by the practice of prudent
economy. Such was one of the social regulations of
that day. On the 2d of October, 1785, this institute
was closed, and arrangements made in the house to re-
massive masonry supported by heavy buttresses, and the curiously-
wrought belfry capping the centre, are so many features borrowed
from the manor-houses and churches of our forefathers' European
homes. This compact assemblage of buildings constituted in itself,
for a number of years, the entire settlement, for in it lived all the
divisions of the . congregation. Of the log building at the west
end mention has already been made. The wing next in order was
completed in 1751, — its upper floor constituting the public place of
worship, (consecrated July 10th of the same year,) and the lower a
common refectory. The centre was built as early as 1743 : it con-
tained a kitchen below, and dwelling-rooms above. The portion to
the right, which forms the third side of the square, was built at dif-
ferent times, — a part in 1744, a part in 1752. The latter stands
on the corner of the square, and was originally intended for the
voung men, or "single brethren." The extreme east wing dates
back as late as 1773. On the removal of the single brethren in
1748 to their new choir-house, (the present old school-building,) the
entire eastern portion of the edifice was assigned to the young women,
or ''single sisters." The erection of such spacious houses in a new
country naturally led to strange and erroneous surmises on the part
of persons who were unacquainted with the regulations upheld by
the Brethren. The calumnious assertions that they were "Papists
in disguise" were corroborated in the minds of many who, through
ignorance, recognised in these houses veritable representatives of
monasteries and nunneries. In our own enlightened day there are
such to be found, whose imperfect acquaintance with both the Church
of the United Brethren and that of Rome leaves them unable to
discriminate between the usages, customs, and spirit of the two.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 31
^
ceive pupils from abroad. The five remaining inmates,^
and fifteen day-scholars from the village, were placed
in charge of the three Sisters, Sulamith Nyberg, Susan
Langaard, and Maria Elizabeth Beroth.^ The room in
the southwest corner of the second floor was assigned
them for a dwelling and for recitations. The dining-
room was on the first floor, and the dormitory in the
attic. Meals were furnished the boarders from the
Widows' House^ kitchen, and the general superinten-
dence of the premises was given to Brother and Sister
Peter, an aged couple, retired from the missionary ser-
vice among the Indians.
Brother John Andrew Hubener, the pastor of the
congregation, was intrusted with the control and in-
spection of the school* thus newly organized. He oc-
cupied apartments under the same roof, in the west
' These were the Misses Anna and Maria Unger, Susan Bage,
Rosina Friedman, and Maria Heckewelder. All of these continued
at school after the reception of pupils from other places. The last-
named is the sole survivor of these first inmates of the Bethlehem
boarding-school. Miss Heckewelder is a daughter of the celebrated
missionary among the Indians, and is the first white child born in
the State of Ohio. She resided in the Sisters' House.
2 Miss Beroth entered the girls' institute in April, 1755.
* The "Widows' House," as its name imports, was built to ac-
commodate the widows of the congregation. Here they found all
the comforts of a retired home,— living in apartments provided by
the Church at rates proportioned to their means, and at the same
time enjoying the conveniences usually to be had in all well-regulated
asylums of a similar character. The house was completed in 1768.
In 1794 an addition was made to the east end.
* The educational institutions belonging to the Church are in-
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wing of the building, where at that time the bishop
and his colleagues resided. In their quiet way the
Brethren acquainted the public, through their friends,
of the arrangements just completed for the reception of
young ladies for education. Some time, however,
elapsed before it received a response. In March of
the following year, 1786, Mr. Israel Bedell, of Staten
Island, N.Y., made personal application for the admission
of his daughter Elizabeth, and on the 21st of May she
arrived, being the first pupil from abroad. Almost
another year had elapsed, when, on the 16th of May,
1787, Miss Aurelia Blakely, of Baltimore, came, and was
followed shortly afterwards by five young ladies from
the same city and three from the West Indies. At the
close of the year the number of boarders was seventeen,
and it was soon found necessary to engage the services
of a fourth tutoress.
The discipline usually observed in families for the
promotion of order and the mutual comfort of its in-
mates proved sufficient for the government of this little
household; but, as its numbers increased, it became
necessary to systematize it. In October, 1788, the
subjoined written statutes were accordingly adopted.
They are the earliest on record, and in a plain way
define the duties of pupils in the school-room and
trusted to a Board of Trustees, elected by the Synod of the Pro-
vince to which they belong. The principal, whom they select and
appoint, is their agent, and, as such, responsible to them.
■ ^ fee
P 1
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when abroad, disposing of their time for labor and recrear
tion, and suggesting hints for correct individual de-
portment. In effect, they are the same which at pre-
sent obtain, and may be regarded as an exposition of
the principles which the Brethren have laid down for
the management of their educational institutions, and
to which they have adhered for more than three-quar-
ters of a century.
" For the maintenance of order in schools conducted
similarly to ours, it is indispensable to adopt definite
rules and regulations, the observance of which con-
duces to the happiness and comfort of individuals and
the community. If ever our school is to prove bene-
ficial to its members, and through them to society,
our daughters must endeavor to comply cheerfully and
at all times with these few and wholesome require-
ments, as such compliance will lead to habits of order
a.nd general proper deportment.
"When the bell rings at half-past five in the morning,
all are expected to rise immediately, and in silence
await the word, from the tutoress who has them in
charge for the day, to proceed to the dwelling-rooms,
where sufficient time is allowed for making the neces-
sary toilet.
"At six o'clock the bell rings for breakfast. Quiet
and strict order should be observed in going to and
returning from the dining-hall in company with the
sister who is on duty. At table a hymn is sung, and
the text for the day then read ; and it is expected that
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you all join, with cheerful hearts and voices, in thus
praising your Lord, both before and after meals.
"As we have no servants to wait on our children, and
we deem it well for young persons to learn to wait on
themselves, one of our daughters from each room is
appointed daily to sweep the room, dust the tables,
and see to the proper disposition of the desks and
chairs. After breakfast, each pupil attends in person
to making her bed, and the different companies repair
to their respective dormitories in company with their
tutoresses.
"At eight o'clock the bell rings for school, and it is
expected that the pupils have in readiness betimes
what they need for recitation, — that they repair
quietly to their classes, take their allotted seats, and,
rather than indulge in noise and idle talk, silently im-
plore God's blessing and aid, so that they may engage
with pleasure and profit in the duties before them. A
proper and erect posture, as highly conducive to health,
should be carefully observed when seated at the desk
or otherwise occupied.
"When the bell summons to children's meeting, our
daughters should repair in silence to the chapel, two
and two, in their respective divisions, attended by their
tutoresses. No child is at liberty to excuse herself
from attendance on this service. It would be a sad
thing indeed if any of your number would not cheer-
fully devote a short half-hour to the praise and worship
of her Redeemer. It is almost needless to add that
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 36
boisterous deportment in returning from the house of
God is also highly improper,
" In going to dinner, at a quarter of twelve, due order
is likewise to be observed. At table, every thing
should be done with decorum. If there is any thing
needed, let one at a time make known her wants;
otherwise, those of your number who serve at table
will be needlessly disturbed. It is unbecoming in
young misses at boarding-school to murmur at the
food that is set before them, and to treat the gifts of
God with disrespect. Whatever is not agreeable, let
it remain untouched, without expression of dissatisfac-
tion. Avoid all improper attitudes, such as leaning
on your elbows, and the like: such deportment is
indecorous, and inexcusable in well-bred children.
"The time after dinner till one o'clock is allotted
you for amusement and recreation. Whatever is
needed for the afternoon-classes should be got in readi-
ness in this interval. Access is also allowed you to
your trunks in the garret.
" The hours from one to four are for recitations and
classes, which you are expected to attend punctually,
confining yourselves as much as possible to your re-
spective rooms, and avoiding needless walking and
visiting to and fro in the house. After school, your
tutoresses will always do you the pleasure of accom-
panying you to walk, on which occasion you should
leave the premises quietly, and, while in the streets,
manifest, by your whole deportment, respect for the
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quiet of the place, whereby you will win the esteem
of the residents and do credit to those who are con-
cerned in your training.
"And, finally, I hope all our daughters regularly en-
gage in evening devotions before retiring for the day,
and, after these, in composed and serious frame of
mind, commit themselves to the safe-keeping of God."
These rules were communicated by the Principal to
the assembled school semi-annually, and their use and
import fully explained.
A few words are proper here in reference to the
three points embraced in the mode of education, allu-
sions to which are made in the preceding transcript.
The cultivation of the mental powers, the forming of
correct habits, and instruction in religion, were regarded
as constituting the aim of true education ; and, to attain
these ends, arrangements were made which, in a pecu-
liar way, characterized this and all other of the Breth-
ren's schools. The Principal instructed the pupils in
the important truths of Christianity, — one hour in the
week being devoted to the so-called "Bible Instruc-
tion," or lessons in the Catechism. In addition, the
school assembled in the chapel belonging to the con-
gregation, during one of the morning hours, when a
short discourse was held by the Princijial or some
other minister of the place, — a simple exposition of
a gospel-narrative, or the recital of incidents in the
lives of worthy men and children of God, such as are
calculated to interest the youthful mind and impress
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 37
the heart with the excellencies of virtue and piety and
the certainty of their reward. On the tutoresses
mainly devolved the moral education of their charge.
They were expected to take the parents' place, to
exercise a prudent watchfulness, to teach by example
as well as by precept, and cheerfully to sacrifice indi-
vidual comfort and inclination, if thereby the Avelfaro
of their pupils could in any way be promoted. Two
of their number shared the labor of these arduous
duties in each room-company, alternately spending the
day with its members, from early morning until re-
tiring to rest, — in the interval between recitations ex-
ercising a constant surveillance in the house and also
when abroad. This feature in the Brethren's schools,
while it won the confidence of parents, impressed the
Brethren with a deep sense of the responsibility which
rested on them, and with the need of self-denial and
divine aid on the part of those who were engaged in
this important calling. The duties of the latter were
looked upon as being of a strictly religious character,
and the services, thus faithfully performed, as service
rendered unto the Lord.
The tuition in the early period of these schools was
confined to the ordinary branches of an English educa-
tion, and included reading, writing, arithmetic, gram-
mar, geography, history, astronomy, and plain sewing.
The German was necessarily an additional branch, as
it was the native language of their tutoresses and
spoken almost exclusively in the village. Of this Ian-
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guage the majority of pupils acquii'ed a useful know-
ledge during their stay at Bethlehem. In February,
1787, lessons on the spinet^ were first given. Miss
Bedell was for some time the only scholar : gradually
others followed, and soon a number turned their atten-
tion to the acquirement of this pleasant female accom-
plishment. Tambour and fine needle work were intro-
duced in the fall of the same year. For these the
especial services of a Sister from the " Sisters' House"
adjoining were engaged, many of the inmates of that
House being expert with the needle in the various
modes of curious embroidery.^
^ Some of these instruments are yet in existence, and are objects
of no little interest to the curious. Contrasting, as they do, in
size, stinicture, and tone, with the modern piano-forte, they furnish
a notable instance of the progress of a mechanical art which, by
its ingenuity, has contributed so largely to the enjoyment of a most
refined pleasure. The first spinet used in Bethlehem arrived from
London in January, 1744.
^ Not only were the ornamental branches of female industry fol-
lowed by the Sisters in their house, but also the more useful ones,
such as spinning, knitting, and weaving. Historical reminiscences
cling to the unassuming labors at which they wrought for an honest
and independent livelihood. Washington, we are told, supplied
himself with domestic goods from "the first domestic manufactories
of the land," as he was wont to style the weaving-department con-
ducted in the Sisters' House. Here he made a selection of "blue
stripes" for his lady and stout woollen hose for himself. It was in
the spring of 1778, when detachments of the American army fre-
quently passed through Bethlehem, and some of the choir-houses
were converted into barracks, hospitals, and places of safe-keeping
for English prisoners, that Count Casimir Pulaski was complimented
for his gallantry by the presentation of a banner, embroidered by
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 39
The charges made for pupils at this time were in
Pennsylvania currency, as follows : —
the single Sisters, as a token of their gratitude for the protection
he had aiForded them, surrounded as they were by a rough and
uncouth soldiery. A special guard was kept around the precincts
of this home of helpless females, and Pulaski in person shared the
duties of the sentinel. At the suggestion of Susan Von Gersdorf,
the spiritual superintendent of the establishment, it was resolved to
give the hero this tribute of their respect. The design of the work
was intrusted to the Sisters Becky Langly and Julia Bader; and
in its execution they were assisted by a number of their associates,
more especially by Anna Beam, Anna Hussy, and Erdmuth Langly.
The banner was received by Pulaski with grateful acknowledgments,
and borne in his regiment through the campaign, until he fell in
the attack on Savannah, in the autumn of 1779.
Lossing, in his "Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution," has
the following relative to this matter: — "Pulaski visited La Fayette
while that wounded officer was a recipient of the pious care and
hospitality of the Moravians at Bethlehem. When it was known
that the brave Pole was organizing a corps of cavalry in Baltimore,
the single women of Bethlehem prepared a banner of crimson silk,
with designs beautifully wrought with the needle by their own
hands, and sent it to Pulaski with their blessing. This banner was
used in the procession that welcomed Lafayette to Baltimore in
1824, and was then deposited in Peale's Museum. Mr. Edmund
Peale presented it to the Maryland Historical Society in 1844,
where it is now carefully preserved in a glass case. But little of its
former beauty remains. On one side the capitals U. S. are encir-
cled by the motto, ' Unitas virtus fortior;' on the other, the all-
seeing eye of God, in the midst of the thirteen stars of the Union,
is surrounded by the woi'ds, 'Non alius regit.' These designs are
embroidered with yellow silk, the letters shaded with green. A
deep-green bullion-fringe ornaments the edges. The size of the
banner is twenty inches square. It was attached to a lance when
borne to the field." See Lossing's Field-Book, Vol. II. p. 187, for
a drawing. From a diary kept at Bethlehem during the Revolu-
tionary War, we learn that La Fayette came to that place on the
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<£5 per quarter for board and tuition, including the
ordinary branches of an English education, and in-
struction in the Grerman language.
20tli of September, 1777, just after the battle of Brandywine,
where he was wounded, and left for the army on the 18th of Octo-
ber following. Pulaski is mentioned as having arrived on the 16th
of April, 1778. He is noticed a second time, under date of May
18 of the same year, as having attended divine worship with a
portion of his independent corps in martial order. The memory of
this event is embalmed in verse by Longfellow in the following
HYMN OP THE MORAVIAN NUNS AT THE CONSECRATION OF PULASKl'S BANNER.
When the dying flame of day
Through the chancel shot its ray.
Far the glimmering tapers shed
Faint light on the cowled head;
And the censer burning swung
Where, before the altar, hung
The blood-red banner that with prayer
Had been consecrated there.
And the nun's sweet hymn was heard the while,
Sung low in the dim, mysterious aisle : —
" Take thy banner ! May it wave
Proudly o'er the good and brave, —
When the battle's distant wail
Breaks the Sabbath of our vale,
When the clarion's music thrills,
To the hearts of these lone hills,
When the spear in conflict shakes,
And the strong lance shivering breaks.
" Take thy banner ! and, beneath
The battle-cloud's encircling wreath,
Guard it ! — till our homes are free !
Guard it ! — God will prosper thee !
In the dark and trying hour.
In the breaking forth of power,
In the rush of steeds and men,
His right hand will shield thee then.
" Take thy banner ! But, when night
Closes round the ghastly fight,
If the vanquish'd warrior bow,
Spare him ! By our holy vow,
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17^. M. per quarter for tambour-work and drawing.
175. 6(7. per quarter, lessons on the piano-forte, or
guitar.
15s. extra for the use of light, fuel, and school-books.
Age of admission, from eight to fifteen years.
The method of instruction, though simple, purposed
being thorough; and, as a multiplicity of hand-books
was unknown in those days, the teacher was compelled
to impart knowledge orally, — a necessity which required
on her part patience and labor, as well as a faithfid
preparation by diligent private study.
Excessive and constant attention to books was
judiciously deiDrecated, and means taken to vary the
monotony of school-life by cheerful and invigorating
recreation. Wednesday afternoons were allotted to
pastime, and, when the season allowed, to walks in
the neighborhood, thus breaking in upon the routine
of the week and agreeably dividing its labors by an
interval of relaxation. Saturday morning was spent
in a practical use of the needle, affording the pupils
By our prayers and many tears,
By the mercy that endears,
Spare him ! — be our love hath shared !
Spare him ! — as thou wouldst be spared !
" Take thy banner ! — and if e'er
Thou shouldst press the soldier's bier,
And the muffled drum should beat
To the tread of mournful feet,
Then this crimson flag shall be
Martial cloak and shroud for thee."
The warrior took that banner proud,-
And it was his martial cloak and shroud !
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an opportunity of examining the condition of their
wardrobes and the truth of the adage, "A stitch in
time saves nine." The afternoon was at their disposal.
A walk was taken, a sail on the river, or perhaps the
little flower-garden in the yard needed attention, — not,
however, before the vesper-table had been set, and the
private store of coffee and sugar contributed for the
general good and the festivities of these occasions.
The long winter evenings were passed partly in
study, partly in reading and conversation. While the
household was yet small, we find this portion of time
was in an especial way devoted to the pleasures of
social intercourse. Then the discipline of the school-
room was exchanged for the freedom of the family
circle. The pupils would collect around their tutor-
ess and listen to a narrative, orally given or read
from some interesting and useful book; or one of
their own number would be selected for the task, while
the others, encircling her in an attentive group, em-
ployed their fingers with the needle, or spun the thread
from off the distaff of the fast-revolving wheel. Per-
haps home and distant friends formed the charming
topic, and, while the moaning wind without was drift-
ing the snow against the casement, there were scenes
of sunshine within, glowing with the hues of fancy's
brightest coloring and warmed into life under the influ-
ence of fondest affection. Or religion and its ways of
truth and peace were made the theme of more serious
discourse, and thus the members of the youthful gather-
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 48
ing were fitly prepared to close the duties and plear
sures of the day by joining in an evening hymn,
the notes of the guitar or spinet accompanying their
voices in the songs of Zion. "I can never forget the
simplicity which reigned in our school in those days,"
says one of the few survivors. "With how little were
our childish desires gratified! We were unacquainted
with the hundreds of artificial wants which the present
age has created, with the view, I should say, of ren-
dering itself only unhappy."
The strict economy practised by the Principal in the
management of the school was rendered necessary by
the circumstances under which it was established. Its
very existence and continuance depended on a prudent
administration of its limited resoui'ces. With a bor-
rowed capital of two hundred pounds, and rent and
salaries to pay from the income, we are not surprised
that improvements in its external condition, and
in matters of convenience, should have been made
gradually, and in proportion to increase of means.
Furniture, combining durability and neatness, was all
that was requisite. So restricted were the finances
that at first even bedsteads, bedding, and other articles
that usually belong to a furnished household, were
found at the parents' cost. The first spinet in use was
rented from the Sisters' House. Each pupil, on enter-
ing, was furnished with sundry extras on private ac-
count, — such as a mug, a sugar-box, a tea-caddy, and a
knife and fork. Coff'oe, sugar, and tea were not in-
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eluded in the charges for board. Such luxuries could
of course be enjoyed only by those possessed of abun-
dant means. Milk was their substitute; and, if but
simi3le fare, it was not the less wholesome. A monthly
allowance of one shilling and sixpence was given for
pocket-money. In accordance with the Brethrens'
custom of having their daughters wear caps, the pupils
from abroad were each provided with a neat frilled cap
of cambric, fitting closely to the head, and exposing
but little of the hair, except what was worn in short
curls down the neck. As it differed somewhat in degree
of ornament from the one worn by the Moravian girls,
it was styled the "English cap." As to dress in gene-
ral, parents were desired to avoid excess and extrava-
gant profusion in fitting out their daughters for school, —
a request which the Brethren made from their convic-
tion of the hui'tful tendency of such indulgence, which,
while encouraging expensive habits, is wont to engage
the mind with passing trifles, to the exclusion of what
is truly beneficial and worthy its attention.
An interesting relic of these early times is a journal
of daily occurrences in the school, in the handwriting
of the pupils themselves. It Avas commenced at the
suggestion of the Principal, with the view of affording
the girls an opportunity of diverting themselves in a
pleasant and useful way, and, purposing to be a just
record of all that transpired in the family, it was
thought it might prove an incentive to correct deport-
ment and virtuous emulation. As a soui'ce of informa-
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 45"
tion relative to life at the school from 1788 to 1805, it
is certainly invaluable. Its simplicity is perfectly
natural, and we recognise an abundance of internal
evidence as to its authenticity. As we read its amusing
pages, and smile at the quaint yet forcible expres-
sions of childhood, we fancy the little girl with her
pen, industriously detailing the incidents of the closing
week, artlessly registering her own sins of commis-
sion and omission and those of her companions; we
learn to know each one by name, and when we have
read their brief record of the past, and have done with
them as happy children at school, we naturally wonder
what have since been their vicissitudes of life, — who
of their number are yet pilgrims weary with the in-
firmities of years, and how many have passed to that
country from whose bourne no traveller returns. The
journal was kept for a week alternately by the younger
pupils, and then handed over to the Principal for in-
spection, who, on reading it, returned it with comments
on both writing and language. The ensuing extracts,
as descriptive of special occasions and occurrences,
need no apology for their insertion : —
''■Friday, Dec. 12,11 'i'^. — In the afternoon we were
all seated around the large room with our tutoresses
and a few friends to an appointed love-feast.^ Mr.
^ The love-feasts held in the Brethren's Church are in imitation of
the AgapsB of the primitive Christians. Their object is to remind
her members in a pleasing manner of the family bond which unites
them as brethren and sisters in common love to Christ. On festive
46 BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
Hiibener entered, and, after introducing Captain Stone,
of Baltimore, said this solemn meeting was dedicated
to the Misses Ruth Cockey and Lydia Winchester, who
had finished their term in our school creditably to them-
selves, and were on the eve of leaving the little circle
of which they had been members for more than a year.
After cake and coffee had been handed about, the two
gave the following farewell addresses to our inspector,
who read them to the company : —
"'At this my departui-e from school, I assure my
dear tutoresses I shall never forget their kindness and
good advice. For all my faults I ask forgiveness, and
I know they will grant it. To you, Mr. Hiibener, and
to your lady, the greatest thanks are due for the pater-
nal care which you have bestowed on me. My dear
companions and good friends, I beg you to forget all
my faults, and pray I may be enabled to live in peace
and love with every one. Be kind to my sister. Fare-
well. Ruth Cockey.'
" ' As I have now lived here a year among so many
happy inmates of this school, I find it hard to part:
but it can't be otherwise. I believe it was my Savior's
will and providence that brought me here, and at his
bidding I go. First, I thank my dear tutoresses for
bearing with the trouble I have caused them, and ten-
days they constitute a part of the services ia the sanctuary. They
are also regarded as a most proper means of solemnizing and render-
ing impressive important and eventful occasions, such as the one
recorded above.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
47-
derly ask their forgiveness for all my faults. I shall
always remember their kindness with the sincerest love
and gratitude. I sincerely thank Mr. Hiibener and his
lady for their interest in conducting the school for the
welfare of its pupils, and for their kind love and pa-
ternal care towards me. My dear companions, I must
speedily leave delightful Bethlehem; but I know I part
from you in love. I beg you to forgive all my offences
towards you, and wish they may be forgotten after my
departure. And may our Savior bless, preserve, and
direct your ways and mine, that we may live a credit to
his Church ! The blessings that I have shared here will
forever be fresh in my memory.
" ' Lydia Winchester.'
" The following stanzas were then addressed in behalf
of the pupils to their departing companions : —
" ' Farewell, dear misses, in the name of God
Our Savior, who by his most precious blood
Has purchased you to be his property
On earth below and for eternity.
<'< Forget not Bethlehem in future days;
And, when remembering this lovely place,
Praise God, who hither for you made a way :
Thank him with many a song and grateful lay.
" < Kemember, dear companions, those good rules
So oft repeated in dear Bethlehem's schools, —
The word of God, too, how it was reveal' d.
And how its mysteries were to you unseal'd.
'"That word which tells how God became a man
And died for sinners, — which no mortal can
Right comprehend without the Spirit's aid, —
That word resplendent you have seen portray'dj —
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" ' Have heard that all to him have free access
If they but openly their wants confess,
Nor hide their sins from his all-seeing eye,
Which light and darkness do alike descry;
"'His willingness poor sinners to receive.
His heart's delight t' assuage your every grief,
His ardent love, so tender, so divine.
His guidance through the changeful scenes of time.
" ' To his protection we will you commend.
And pray, "Dear Lord, do take them by the hand;
Let them on earth live worthily of Thee,
'Till 'fore thy throne we join eternally?" '
"Young and old dissolved in tears, wishing them
future happiness and blessings. Captain Stone declared
his satisfaction and gratitude for the care bestowed
on his children, and Mr. Hiibener thanked him for his
confidence in intrusting them to the care of the di-
rectors of this institution."
Such is the narrative of the first parting scene.
"Saturda?/, March 8, 1789. — We had a spinning-
day. Early in the morning our tutoresses woke us
with the following hymn, accompanied by the sweet
notes of Sister^ Sulamith's guitar: —
"'Awake, dear children, early rise,
To pay your morning sacrifice
To God, the glorious King of kings.
Who with the shadow of his wings
Has cover'd you, and kept
Thus safely while you slept !
^ This appellation, borrowed from the mode of address customary
among the Brethren, was used by the pupils in accosting their
tutoresses until about 1830.
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With countenances all serene
Then at your destined work be seen,
As bees most busy.
The distaff and the wheels both are
Prepared ; and flax is ready there.
Come, take in hand the easy task;
God grant you succor if you ask.
Bid sleep farewell ; come, haste ye, '
The spinning-pleasures taste ye.'
"After breakfast the large room was put in order for
the business of the day, — ^the spinning-wheels arranged
in one row, and the distaffs^ in two. At nine o'clock
our tutoresses presented us with apples. At ten o'clock
cakes were handed round. We had several of the
Sisters from the Sisters' House visiting us throughout
the day. In the evening Sister Hiibener complimented
us with a repast of chocolate and pancakes, — both
rarities to us, and very acceptable after the labors of
the day. We then joined in chorus, singing, —
'<'To the Giver of all good!
It is he whose blessing raises
All that gives us clothes and food.
Who of you could ever have expected
What on this spinning-day has been effected?
Oh, the pleasure is most sweet
Right to use our hands and feet.'
"Hereupon the following couplets were recited by
the girls, the youngest taking the lead, and the others
following in due order of age : —
" C. Reichelt. I've caused no disturbance, dear misses; so pray
Excuse Carolina's not spinning to-day.
* A distaff from Bethlehem is preserved as an object of curiosity
in the hall of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia.
4
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"-£7. Beaumont. I've spun seven cuts, dear companions, allow
That I am yet little, and know not right how.
"P. Hechewelder. Eleven I've done; and I've been very busy;
Believe, I have sat at my distaff quite easy.
"■A. Wilson. Nine cuts are my day's work; I've been pretty still;
Excuse my not spinning more, — next time I will.
'■^ E. Palmer. The sum of my cuts does to eleven amount,
To hear I've been busy, how pleasant the sound !
" Peggy VrieJiuis. Six cuts, notwithstanding I busy have been.
Is all on the slate under my name to be seen.
" M. Beaumont. I've done, like Miss Palmer, eleven: pray see,
In strength and in stature I think we agree.
''J.. Weinicke. The number of my cuts surpasses not nine,
Though none of the best yarn I dare to call mine.
" C. L. Greene. Nine is also my sum; not more I have done,
Though busy as silkworm I've faithfully spun.
" P. Stone. Though my finger was hurt, I've spun eight-and-ten :
Believe, dear companions, I've tried all I can.
'^^A. Hickley. Thirteen I've finish' d, and, with real delight,
I say I could spin till late in the night.
"Z). Owings. One more than Miss Nancy's my day's work has been.
Oh, pleasing day ! Naught to do, only to spin.
"i/. Greene. Thirteen I've done, — believe with stirring but little :
Dear misses, this will be to you a strange riddle.
" E. Moncrieff. So I, who with Patty from one distaff spun,
With close application nine-and-ten cuts have done.
" C. Attwood. I've paid great attention to the young ladies spinning,
And assisted them, both at the end and beginning.
" E. Bedell I've spun cuts — they are thirty and three ;
More than I expected; and this pleases me.
'< H. Kip. The sum of my cuts makes the third of a skein.
It pleases me: I've not learn'd spinning in vain.
'*J.. Van Vleck. By firm application I won thirty-six;
A pity that I could not full two-thirds fix.
"M. linger. I finish'd exactly twice ten and six more:
This sum exceeds all that I spun days before.
"^. Blahely. My sum of cuts exceeds not twenty-four :
Should I spin another day perhaps I'd do more.
" M. Cox. My sum of cuts, ladies, is thirty and three ;
Believe, I've been busy and wrought like a bee.
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"jET. Langdon. Mine twenty and four, whicli I finish'd with joy,
And my hands and my feet did willing employ.
"i. Palmer. Two less than Miss Hannah I've done with delight ;
Oh, spinning-wheel ! to me what a most pleasing sight!
"*S^. Bagge. Thirty and four I've done, though my spools
Are still in confusion. — Now follow the rules !
— when the ringing of the bell summoned us down-
stairs."
It must be borne in mind that, in the times following
the Revolutionary War, particular attention was paid
in the school to the useful branch of female industry
the subject of the previous extract. The wheel and
distaff had then a place not in the dwellings of the
poorer classes alone: families in easy circumstances,
and even the rich, with the recollection of the late dis-
astrous period fresh in mind, when the country was
thrown on its own limited resources for the production
of the commonest fabrics, were desirous of having their
daughters prepared against times of like pressing
emergency. Witness the daughters of General Greene,
who figure on the above occasion : they were members
of a family which ranked high in point of wealth and
honors. " Lady Greene," says an eye-witness, " several
times came to visit her two daughters at Bethlehem
School. The impression I received of her nobihty of
heart and stately dignity of person — her tall figiu-e,
dressed in rich brocade and lace, with long, sweeping
train — ^is not yet erased. She was a pattern-lady of
the old school."
We can well imagine that "spinning-days" were at
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all times hailed with delight by the inmates of the
house. They were accejotably heralded in the dull
and gloomy season previous to the opening of early
spring, when girls at school are kept in-doors by the in-
clement weather, and depriA^ed even of the privilege of
the systematic noonday's walk on the sunny side of
the village streets. In addition to the excitement of
the emulous pastime, the pupils found pleasure in the
exercise of a laudable patriotism, voluntarily contribu-
ting their joint labors for the production of needed
fabrics in the household; the thread which they spun
being woven into tablecloths, towelling, and so forth.
It requires but little imagination to fill up the picture
of these scenes from the sketches afforded by the
journal and the descriptions of individuals who par-
ticipated in their festivities. The wheels and distaffs
are once more ranged along the heavily-panelled room,
and the little spinsters, seated on wooden settles, prim
in their snow-white caps and ruffled Vandykes, with
busy fingers twist the yielding flax. Mirth and laugh-
ter mingle with the hum of the droning wheel, and the
enlivening chorus is timed by the pattering treadles as
they are nimbly worked by rows of tiny feet, on which
the well-burnished buckles glitter with reflected light.
The group and their employment bring forcibly to mind
the ancient praises of the wheel and distaff, — the record
of the historian and the song of the poet portraying
scenes of virtuous household industry, where the matron
of high degree is seated among her maidens, allotting the
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daily task, and not too proud to excite them by her
example to deeds of honest labor; or the inspired
writer's picture of the virtuous woman whose price is
for above rubies : — " She seeks wool and flax, and works
willingly with her hands : her candle goes not out by
night. She lays her hands to the spindle, and her
hands hold the distaff. She stretches out her hand
to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the
needy. She makes herself coverings of tapestry, fine
Hnen, and sells it. She looks well to the ways of her
household, and eats not the bread of idleness. Her
children rise up and call her blessed. Strength and
honor are her clothing, and she shall rejoice in time to
come."
On the 12th of May, 1789, the first examination of
the pupils in the branches which had been taught them
was held before the Board of Trustees and a few invited
guests from the town. The exercises of the forenoon
were confined to English and German reading, and
questions in grammar and arithmetic. After dinner an
hour was devoted to geography and liistory. On the
following day the pupils assembled, festively to close
the duties of the past school-year, preparatory to en-
tering on the pleasui-es of a week's relaxation from
study, — ^the short vacation which at that time was
granted them to recruit from the fatigue of mental ap-
plication and labor. The meeting was of a religious
character, — ^the love-feast which was partaken of by the
company giving, with its concomitants of music and
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song, a cast of "gladsome piety" suitable to so joyful
an occasion. Specimens of writing and drawing were
distributed among the guests for inspection, and a re-
view of the past year's studies, their uses and delights,
presented by the pupils in familiar dialogue and verse.
The composition of the following extracts is doubtless
referable to Sister Kleist, a tutoress, who for sixteen
years drew from the stores of her gifted mind for the
benefit and amusement of her pupils, with rare skill
clothing the ideas of her poetic fancy in the garb of a
simple diction, such as falls naturally and forcibly on
the ears of childhood.
CORNELIA LOTT GREENE.
"Tell me, what genius did the art invent
The lovely image of a voice to paint, —
With bodies how to clothe ideas, taught,
And how to draw the picture of a thought?'
Who taught the hand to speak, the eyes to hear,
A silent language, roving far and near, —
Whose softest notes outstrip loud thunder's sound.
And spread their accents through the world's vast round, —
Yet with kind secrecy securely roll *
Whispers of absent friends from pole to pole;
A speech heard by the deaf, spoke by the dumb,
• Whose echo reaches far in time to come,
Which dead men speak, as well as those that live ?
Tell me, what genius did this art contrive ?
' "Whence did the wondrous mystic art arise
Of painting speech, and speaking to the eyes?
That we by magic lines are taught.
How both to color and embody thought?"
(Unknown Quotation : Notes and Queries, Vol. III. 2d Ser., p. 330.)
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
MARIA COX.
"The useful arts, and all their first invention,
Were for our good, — God's own, his prime intention.
DEBORAH OWINGS.
" Cornelia, what briefly you have shown
A favorite theme's to me, and what I own
'Bove other arts,— 'tis writing I do prize.
I speak to one that is beyond my eyes :
My sorrows and my joys my friend will share,
Though thousand miles we separated are ;
Unseen, yet I can speak, by pen and ink
And paper, all what I would wish and think.
And can receive the answer with such joy
As instantly all sorrow to destroy.
LYDIA PALMER.
" My friend and I will praise the art of reading
'Bout centuries past, and centuries succeeding;
While history — especially that word
That does to all poor sinners bliss afford,
The Holy Scriptures — is my heart's delight.
I pity such to whom that bliss 's denied;
I read my friends', my tender parents' heart:
I share, by reading, in their joy and smart.
I'read, and all my thoughts assemble there ;
I feel past joys, — 1 later troubles share.
AURELIA BLAKELY.
"I love the study of geography :
Each moment brings me farther one degree
Or more. Thus I can, in my climate warm.
Visit the North Pole, feel each shivering storm.
Again, I find me in the torrid zone.
Nor feel the pressing heat, nor home bemoan.
One hour I'm in the Mediterranean Sea,
Next can in the Pacific or Atlantic be.
Thus travel I in haste the world around.
And sit at home quite happy, safe, and sound.
HELEN KIP.
"Music — sweet music — is my heart's delight.
I could perform the same from morn to night.
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The 'Dying Christian/ and 'Sweet Sharon's Rose,'
My soul delight; and no one could compose
Aught these surpassing; — for the text
Accords so well in both. And what is next?
* The Prince of Peace, he comes, he comes to save.'
Sweet music, I will be thy willing slave.
MARGAKET VRIEHUIS.
'' My little friends, oh, let us praises bring
To God; because for him we learn to sing.
ANN MARIA HICKLEY.
"My notice claims the sweet guitar
When all its strings well tuned are.
Oh, how to handle it I love !
Oh, how to play it right I strove !
To sing and play a song of praise
To the Preserver of my days,
To my Creator and my God,
Who saved me by his precious blood.
MARIA cox.
'' The art of drawing I admire,
When clothed in red and green attire.
And even the pale, blushing lines
My pencil first to paint designs,
I like to see, and know to prize them well.
As they in tambour and embroidery tell
My needle how to mend her pace
In straight and curve lines, and in flowery ways.
Thus, without drawing, would my needle glide.
And tambour and embroidery lead aside.
HANNAH LANGDON.
'.'Needle, and especially tambour work, are my dearest and most
agreeable employments.
MARY UNGER.
"Knitting, sewing, and spinning are not only very useful ac-
quirements, but also indispensably necessary to our sex."
As a specimen of the dramatic pieces which the
pupils frequently performed in the winter evenings,
for their own diversion and that of their teachers and
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invited friends, we here introduce "Rural Life,"^ one
of a series of similar home-made compositions, which
for a number of years, sustained a merited popularity
in the school. Comment on its unaffected style,
puiity of sentiment, and virtuous tendency, is un-
necessary.
RURAL LIFE.
PERSONS REPRESENTED.
Indiistria,
Prudentia,
Laurella,
Louisa,
Marcella,
dementia,
^nrcisxa,
Florella,
Three ladies, living twelve miles from the city at a country-seat.
Eveline, a widow lady.
Rosalinda, "|
Pay a visit there. Amelia, u r i 1.1
m 1 L r her four daughters.
(Jharlotte, \ "
Evimeline,
Industria, [spinning.] Oh, how bountiful is the great Creator !
how mild in the dispensations of his treasures ! One day declares
his goodness to the other ! and should we not be most ungrateful
in not acknowledging his bounty? What a large crop of flax last
year ! and the present is blooming in the fields, promising a rich
harvest !
Laurella, [sewing.] Who can conceive the sweets we enjoy in
leading a happy country life ? What sensations fill our minds when
we consider it is God himself who feeds and clothes us ! and what
pleasure does it afford us to prepare the bread and raiment for our
use!
Prudentia, [knitting.] Oh, dear sisters, I must confess I never
shall regret the step I have taken, when, following your kind per-
.^uasions, I left city joys and strifes to live at this quiet place; but
much more pray to God, while I have breath, to receive graciously
the offering of my lips till I can thank him eternally.
Industria. Never, my dear, would you have been persuaded to
believe what you see with your eyes, had you not come hither.
Prudentia. You are in the right, dear sister.
[Enter Louisa, Marcella, dementia, Narcissa, and Florella, court-
sying.]
^ Sister Langaard's composition.
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Industria. Welcome, dear friends, for the first time, to our
home ! •
Laurella. Be all heartily welcome !
Prudentia. That is an honor too great for us !
Louisa. The honor is ours. Your friendly welcome forbids all
ceremony and apprehensions of intruding into your amiable com-
pany.
Industria. Please to be seated, ladies. [Presents seats.]
Marcella. Our visit may seem unexpected to you, ladies, and
you may rightly think by what means this change of mind was
wrought in us. Indeed, we owe to Lady dementia the happiness
which your serene countenances seem to bespeak.
Prudentia. Happy, blessed be the day and hour which gave
rise to that thought in Lady dementia, to request your company
here ! Good ladies, be once more welcome to our home, where you
find rural simplicity and cheerfulness.
Industria. Lady Narcissa, here you find matter enough for
study. Nature, by the hand of its great Author, supplies us daily,
so that all senses are employed at the same time in admiring its
wonders.
Narcissa. Charming scene ! Indeed, my good Lady Industria,
though I have not as yet inquired circumstantially into your way
of living here, I must confess, I shall soon yield to your persuasions
as a willing captive.
Louisa. So shall I!
dementia. 1 can assure you, ladies, I could not withstand the
call I had in my mind to visit here, not only for curiosity's sake,
but also by way of friendship. But Lady Prudentia looks far more
sprightly than when she left us.
Prudentia. This happy life agrees with me, ladies. I thank you
for this observation !
Industria. Please, ladies, inform us, have you left all our friends
well and healthy?
dementia. Thank you, madam, they were perfectly so.
Industria. We are glad to hear it.
Laurella. But, ladies, will you believe living in the country
contributes not a little to the preservation of good health ?
Marcella. I give credit to your observation, but, [smiling,]
madam, you can ensnare prettily.
Laurella. It is truth by experience.
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Marcella. Your pardon, madam, for my hasty reflection.
Laurella. You are under no restraint, madam. Please speak
your mind freely, as we are old acquaintances.
dementia. Now, ladies, please to lend an ear to our curiosity,
as you have a long time been a subject of great astonishment to us.
What is the reason that fastens you so entirely to the country, with-
out regarding to spend some weeks at your friends' in the city ? Is
it superfluity of business ? or what else ?
Industria. You have almost guessed, madam.
Louisa. But, ladies, can constant employment prevent thinking
of former pleasing amusements with the desire of enjoying them
once more ?
Prudentia. It is the case with us, madam.
dementia. Please inform us, do you deem it in reality an honor
for persons of your rank and estate to meddle in all outward afiairs
and take your work in your own hands ?
Industria. Surely it is a greater honor to any person, were she
even a princess, to make use of her own hands, as given to her by
her Creator to some good purpose, than keep them idle.
Prudentia. Had we not the Holy Scriptures to instruct us in
this point, we see all nature busy around us; and if we, as human
beings that are of the noblest construction, should waste the gifts
bestowed on us, by idleness, surely he, as a righteous God, would
require a severe account of us.
Laurella. Of this the Holy Scriptures inform us, and show us,
in the 'lives of the blessed patriarchs, how they increased in piety
of heart the talents bestowed on them by God, in working with
their own hands, although they had many servants. But, above all,
God's own Son, our Saviour, did not abhor to do hard labor, but
followed Joseph's trade.
Marcella. These things I never considered before.
Narcissa. Nor I.
Louisa. But, ladies, please inform us, do you take any time
to follow your old favorite employments you once thought in-
dispensably necessary to the promotion of health and cheer-
fulness, as music, singing, dancing, reading, or riding out, and the
like?
Florella. I think here is the best conveniency for each.
Industria. You are in the right, madam. We have a choice
library of books of the best authors in the world, — divinity, poetry,
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history, and miscellanies. These are read in turn, in connection
with, or without, our easy labors.
Prudentia. You also see, ladies, our musical instruments are not
only not out of use, but rather more used than ever, to the best of
purposes. As for dancing, we do not stand in need of it, I think,
being under great obligations to the teachers of our youth, who
taught us an easy and becoming air in walking.
Laurella. Besides this, you will find our coach and horses are
at hand when we have a desire to ride out. But, for the most part,
we go to take the air on foot, thinking it more profitable for the
preservation of good health.
Narcissa. This day I have learned more than I could have in a
life of eighty years in the city, — that ladies of rank and fortune
not only meddle, but also take in hand with pleasure, their family
affairs, moved by such excellent principles. Surely, I find the aver-
sion against such things in my mind is entirely gone.
Louisa. So it is with me.
Marcella. But, good ladies, I often have heard persons say
family concerns — which by some, in a silly way, are called drudgery —
are not only unbecoming to ladies of quality, but also corrupt
beauty of person and manners.
Florella. The contrary is before us. A princess remains what
she is, only more admired and esteemed by all persons of true sense,
when she takes in her own hands the care of her children and royal
family. Witness several examples, well known to you, ladies.
Industria. Oh, my dear ladies, consider the goodness of God.
He gives all to man that is wanted for living; so he has given us
hands to work, feet to walk, eyes ix> see, ears to hear, and a mouth
to speak. Recollect, we never forget to use our mouth, our teeth,
our palate, our ears, for the purposes they were given, — all which is
pleasing to the Creator; whereas, our misusing them displeases him.
But our hands and feet, such noble instruments, should be kept out
of use, would this not be a sin ?
dementia. Indeed, I think we should abhor the least impulse
to idleness in future, as we would flee from an enemy ready to attack
us. But, ladies, do you also pursue nice needlework, embroidery,
tambour, drawing, and the like ?
Prudentia. If you please, ladies, accompany me to the next
apartment : the answer awaits you there. [Exeunt.]
[They return.]
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Clementia. I think you have brought to perfection what was
in its infant state before.
Louisa. I am of your opinion, Lady Clementia.
Marcella. So am I.
Florella. "We were speaking before of princesses heading their
family affairs. A striking example occurs to me this moment. 1
allude to the present Queen of England, who, with her three eldest
princesses, takes the chief care in nursing his Majesty the king
in his illness.^
Louisa, She is, besides this, a lady of great character.
Florella. Because of her great virtues and her maternal tender-
ness, displayed not only towards her family, but towards all her
subjects.
Narcissa. Is the king dead ?
Prudentia. No news have arrived of that, as yet. Last papers
mention his illness not so dangerous.
Laurella, [looking out of the window.] A coach holds down at
our court.
Industria, [to Laurella.] Please, madam, accompany me to see
them alight. The equipage seems like that of Lady Eveline.
[Exeunt.]
[Enter Industria and Laurella, with Lady Eveline with her four
daughters, Rosalinda, Amelia, Charlotte, and Emmeline.]
Prudentia. Welcome, Lady Eveline, with your dear little ones.
[Kisses them.]
Industria, [to Eveline.] Surely, madam, your daughters have
grown prettily since I saw them last.
Laurella. So I think.
Lady Eveline. They are, madam.
Industria. But, Lady Eveline, we heard little Miss Emmeline
has had the smallpox lately.
Lady Eveline. She had, madam ; but, thank God, she has hap-
pily recovered.
Emmeline. I wished so much to die, good ladies, that I almost
regretted my recovery ; yet ray kind mamma told me I ought to be
pleased with the will of God, — which I obeyed.
' Charlotte, wife of George the Third. The king at this time
was suffering from his first attack of insanity.
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Prudentia. Obedience to parents is not only commendable, but
a duty which divine and human laws require.
Industria. As God is so kind as to allow no virtue unrewarded,
he in a particular manner bestows his blessings on obedient children.
Remember, little miss, to keep his commandments is entirely for
your own good.
Emmeline. I love our Saviour, madam, therefore I wished to
die, when I was sick, that I might go to him.
Industria. Dear little child ! [aside.] Continue, my dear, in
the way begun, and follow your good mamma's instruction ; then if
you die, sooner or later, you will go to heaven and see our Saviour
eternally.
Charlotte. I also love our Saviour.
Amelia. So do I.
Rosalinda. And I, good ladies. You cannot think -how many
pretty things mamma tells us of him, — above all, of his love to
his fallen creatures, which brought him from his throne to complete
our salvation and eternal life by his death on the cross.
Amelia. Mamma also told us he arose from the dead, and now
sits on his throne at the right hand of his Heavenly Father and
intercedes for us.
Eveline. I am much rejoiced to find Lady dementia with her
sisters here.
dementia. So are we to see you, madam, with your dear children.
Amelia, [whispering to Industria.] Good madam, I should like
to live here.
Industria. My dear, you have liberty to speak your mind before
all the ladies. Be under no restraint here.
Amelia, [courtsying.] I thank you, madam.
Industria, [to the other children.] So you, my dears, do as if
you were at home. We are all good friends to your mamma, and,
for her sake, also your friends.
Amelia. But mamma told us, when we are in company with
ladies, children should not speak till called on : therefore, as I
wished to acquaint Lady Industria with a thought of mine, I spoke
it but softly, and find her goodness not only pardoned me, but, more,
permitted me to speak my mind freely.
Industria. I approve of your mamma's instructions, since good
manners are an ornament to young ladies, and contribute a great
deal to make them useful members of society.
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Charlotte. I often am heartily ashamed, considering mamma's
kindness in forming our minds with the best instruction in the
world, that I am as yet not more capable of pleasing her.
Prudentia. That is also very good in you, that you are con-
vinced, without a person's telling you, that you are not as you should
be : it is a good step taken for a happy amendment.
Industria. But, miss, such a thought is not your own : it is
wrought by a superior hand.
Charlotte. Mamma told me it is our Saviour's.
Amelia. Mamma warned us also, that if ever we were com-
mended in company for good behavior, not to look on it as praise
given to us, but to the grace of God that made us so.
dementia, [to Evelina.] No doubt, dear madam, your daugh-
ters will be in time ornaments to our sex, and jewels to their
dear mamma.
Laurella. So I think, madam.
Evelina. I thank you, ladies. It is my earnest prayer to God
that he may form them into his image and keep their souls in his
hands, according to his gracious promises. With respect to society,
I hope my poor advice tends only to make them no idlers.
Prudentia. Their good manners charm me.
Industria, [to Emmeline.] My dear, what will you give your good
mamma for giving you such a good education ?
Emmeline, [courtsying.] Oh, good madam, my sister and I often
considered this point ; but mamma, noticing it, kindly informed us
the greatest recompense for her pains would be if she could find
we complied with her desires.
CJiarlotte. Oh, our mamma is so good !
Prudentia. Your mamma is very good ; that is true, my dears :
but know, your mamma acknowledges all that is good in her to be
our Saviour's.
Rosalinda. So she does, dear madam, as she often has told us.
Industria. My little dears, you cannot lend too attentive an ear
to your mamma's instructions with regard to spiritual or temporal
things ; and I heartily wish all our young ladies had the same good
opportunity to improve and cultivate their minds that you have.
dementia. Nothing looks more despicable in company than a
glittering young person without manners.
Marcella. And how many are at this time neglected in their
education !
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Narcissa. A poor girl, if she applies to good manners, industry,
and cleanliness, is preferred to such a gaudy miss by all persons of
true sense.
Prudentia. Do the little misses find pleasure in industry ?
Children, [courtsying and smiling.] Yes, ma'am.
Evelina. They learn to knit, spin, sew, tambour, embroider,
draw, and all a lady ought to learn ; and I must say, to their credit,
it is a pleasure to them.
Children. I thank you, ma'am.
Louisa. I heard Miss Emmeline's voice is much admired in singing.
Evelina. It is indifferent, madam; but, if you please, she may
sing the verse she last learned.
Industria. Please, ma'am, to permit her.
Evelina. Emmeline, my dear, sing the verse you last learned, to
the ladies.
Emmeline, [courtsying, sings :]
" All glory to the Sovereign Good,
And Father of compassion," <tc.
[The others join.]
Prudentia. It is a delightful piece.
Industria. The composition is Mr. Grube's.*
dementia. I thought so.
Narcissa. He is a good musician.
Emmeline. He is our singing-master : surely we are under great
obligations to him.
dementia. The children all sing prettily.
Evelina. I thank you, ladies.
Industria. I hope. Lady Evelina, you will grant us the pleasure
of your company for some weeks, or longer. Let this be your home.
^ Brother Bernhard A. Grube, who had spent many years of ardu-
ous and dangerous service among the Indians, during which time he
participated in some of the most stirring and eventful transactions
of the mission. See " Loskiel's History of the Mission among the
Indians in North America." London, 1794.
" He died in 1808, at the advanced age of 92 years and 9
months. On his ninetieth birthday, he ventured to walk from Beth-
lehem to Nazareth, a distance of ten miles, and, a few days after,
returned on foot." (Rev. L. T. Reichel's Moravians in North Caro-
lina, 1857.)
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Evelina. I am much obliged to you, ladies, if T, with my little
ones, am not troublesome to you.
Prudentia. Be easy, madam, for tliis.
Laurella. You are heartily welcome.
Industria, [to the others.] We expect the same of you, ladies.
Visitors. You are very obliging. Your goodness surpasses our
most sanguine expectations.
Extracts from the Journal of Daily Events, kept hy
the younger Pupils of Bethlehem Boarding-School, 1788
and 1789.
Oct. 22, 1788.— At eight a.m., Mr. Hiibener kept our
arithmetical school. At nine we had English gi-ammar,
in which he assisted us. At eleven, we attended Eng-
lish children's meeting. At one p.m., there was tam-
bour and music, and at three, we went to walk. At
half-past seven, there was the evening meeting.
Oct. 25. — At two P.M., Mr. Pellman, Royal Archi-
tect, of St. Thomas, came to see our school, and took
particular notice of Dr. Vriehui§'s daughter, our little
Peggy, offering to forward letters for her to the West
Indies.
Oct. 30. — The two children who have the smallpox
began to grow sick, and little Caroline very suddenly.
They had been inoculated on the 22d inst.
Oct. 31. — At ten, Mr. Grube kept our singing-school.
Nov. 3. — School as usual. Five children went to
drink tea at the tavern. On our walk we gathered
walnuts.
Nov. 4. — To-day, the late Gen. Greene's lady brought
her two daughters to our school quite unexpectedly.
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Some of the scholars played on the spinet to their
satisfaction.
Nov. 5. — The two Misses Greene slept well, and are
very happy.
Nov. 7. — Mr. Hiibener dedicated this day to letter-
writing, as a number of scholars wished to finish letters,
which Mrs. Moncrieff, who brought a daughter, kindly
offered to take with her.
Nov. 9. — Mr. and Mrs. Hiibener introduced Sister
Kleist to live with us, whom we received with love.
We had a love-feast, and sang for her the verse, "May
He bless thee so sensibly !"
Nov. 11. — In the afternoon the children went to Mr.
Hiibener's room, where he taught them the circles on
the globe. Miss Nancy Van Vleck entered the tam-
bour-school.
Nov. 14. — Sister Kleist kept our first painting-school,
with eight of the children.
Nov. 15. — We had no school excepting tambour and
music. At two p.m., we took a walk with Mr. and
Mrs. Hubener to look for a buckle of Mrs. Hiibener's,
but did not find it.
Nov. 21. — In the evening Susan Bage sat spinning,
and, growing sleepy, her flax caught fire.
Nov. 25. — Dr. Attwood, of New York, brought his
daughter to school. Several of the children played on
the spinet for them, which they appeared to like very
much. We also showed them oui' needlework.
Dec. 3. — Peggy Vriehuis received letters from her
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parents, to her great joy. Some of the children
studied grammar in the evening, and for the first time
understood case.
Dec. 16. — In the evening we played in turn on the
guitar, as the Wednesday afternoon's hour is too short
to allow of its heing passed the rounds. Sister Sula-
mith asked who of us had been unfaithful to a promise
made to Sister Hlibener the day before. To our
great sorrow. Miss was found blamable.
Dec. 19. — As Miss acted obstinately to the
advice of her tutoress, she was obliged to sit on a
bench in the middle of the room until she promised to
do better in future.
Dec. 20. — In the evening Sister Sulamith put
roasted turnips on some of the children's feet to draw
the frost out, as they had been badly frost-bitten.
Dec. 23. — Little Miss Polly Heckewelder's papa^
returned from Fort Pitt, which occasioned her and us
great joy.
^ Brother Jolin Heckewelder, the Indian missionary, well known
to the public through his " Narrative," his " Account of the History,
Manners, and Customs of the Indian Nations who once inhabited
Pennsylvania and the neighboring States," and his philological re-
searches in the Delaware language. His daughter, alluded to above,
is the second of two who survive their father and are still residents of
Bethlehem. Sister Maria Heckewelder is one of the oldest surviving
pupils of the seminary, and the author would here return his special
acknowledgments to her for the valuable service she has rendered
him in matters referring to the first four years of its existence. A
life of Brother Heckewelder, by the late Brother Edward llond-
thaler, minister of the Moravian congregation at Philadelphia, was
published in 1847.
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Dec. 24 and 25. — To-day we celebrate the birth of
Jesus Christ. The Sisters made us an artificial de-
scription of it on a table and window, to our great
satisfaction. Some of us had never seen the like, nor
heard much of this important matter. The children
said they would not be at home for ever so much : they
only wished their parents could share their joy. In
love-feast we were inexpressibly happy.
Dec. 27. — To-day we did not go to walk, as we were
all very busy in making snow-shoes for our frozen feet.
Dec. 31. — In the forenoon we concluded our schools
for the year 1788. Before the children's meeting in the
evening, we younger pupils asked our ladies' and their
companions' forgiveness for our faults in the almost ex-
pired year ; and the older ones soon followed our example.
Jan. 10, 1789. — In the evening, Mr. Hiibener made
most of us a very particular happiness by delivering
to us letters and parcels from our dear parents in New
York.
Feb. 1. — As the weather was severely cold, we could
not take a walk. A play called "Virtue" was per-
formed at night, which some of the misses had composed.
Feh. 4. — This was a joyful day, as some of the
misses received letters from their parents at New
York. Their joy made the afternoon-school uneasy.
Feb. 5. — As it was our dear Inspectress's birthday,'
^ It is a favorite custom among the Moravians to observe the
anniversary of birthdays. These occasions are always marked by
social festivities in the family circle or among friends. All the
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the best singers in our room awoke her by singing
hymns.
ji'eh. G. — This was the first evening that we all sat
onihafricndli/ bench.
Feb. 7. — At night we played " The Shepherdess," to
the satisfaction of the spectators, consisting of our
tutoresses and their intimate friends.
Feb. 9. — In the afternoon Miss Kip read the rules
of the school; and we found that three had been well
kept, ten indifferently, and one not at all.
Feb. 22. — This morning, at breakfast, we sung the
following verses for our dear President, George Wash-
ington : —
''The President thou hast ordain'd
Support by thine almighty hand;
To all his undertakings give success;
The land o'er which he rules protect and bless."
In the afternoon some of the children went to drink
coffee with their friends.^ In the evening we spoke
members of the household participate in the pleasures accorded to
the one in whose honor the day is kept. The child is made the
recipient of its parents' blessings and kindliest wishes, and with
these come presents selected by the fond hand of affection. The
parent, too, in his turn is surprised. The favor of Heaven is in-
voked on his head in the carefully-written verses copied from the
hymn-book; and the rude attempts at drawing or needlework, in
which the child gives evidence of industry and progress, are to him
a source of more exquisite gratification than the most extravagant
purchases that wealth could aiford.
' In this term, and far into the third inspectorship, each pupil had
her so-called " mamma" among the Sisters of the Sisters' House, to
whom she repaired on a Wednesday or Saturday afternoon to spend
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our dialogues for our diversion, and had the approba-
tion of our tutoresses.
Feb. 25. — This being the birthday of one of our
ladies, she kindly prepared us a love-feast, at which
her friends and Mr. and Mrs. Hiibener were present.
Our inspector read the verses which he had written
for her, and then we spoke a dialogue.
March 8. — The children were all well after the spin-
ning-day.
A'piil 6. — Miss displeased her tutoress, and in
the evening had to sit on the unfriendly bench.
April 10. — Good Friday being the day on which we
in a particular manner remember the crucifixion of our
Saviour, there were very solemn meetings, in which
the history of this great event was read, and I believe
not one of us remained without a deep impression of
the sufferings and death of our Saviour in her heart.
In the evening our tutoresses opened us texts in the
Bible, and to our great joy we all got promising
ones.
31ay 17. — In the afternoon we heard a wagon had
arrived with seven children for om' school.
May 23. — In the morning Mrs. Hiibener and one of
our tutoresses, with five of the • children, took a ride to
Nazareth. At nine o'clock we heard of the arrival of
eight new scholars. In the afternoon our ladies took
the leisure time. The little visitor, among other acts of kindness,
was sure to be regaled with a cup of fragrant coffee and a sugar-
cake fresh from the bakery.
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them Tvith us a walk on the Nazareth road, in order to
make Mrs, H. an agreeable surprise. We had not gone
far before the wagon came in sight, and the ladies
ordered us to stand on one side of the road and the
new misses on the other. Sister H. and her company
were astonished and rejoiced.
Saturday/, June 6. —
I've to-day not much inclination for rhyme,
As mending and darning take up all my time.
June 14. — Miss Moncrieff was unexpectedly happified
by the news of her mamma's arrival in town.
June 20. — After two o'clock the inhabitants of the
house, great and small, went to a plantation over the
Lehigh, about two miles from Bethlehem, to pick straw-
berries.
July 10. — Mr. Glrube being from home, we had no
singing-school. Dming the hour Sister Sulamith en-
tertained us sweetly with her guitar. The new spinet
arrived safely from Philadelphia, and misses from the
first and second rooms went to Mr. Hiibener's to see
and hear it.
JuIt/ 11. — In the morning had visitors. In the after-
noon took a pleasant walk over the Lehigh Mountain to
Omensetter's, where we were permitted to strip the
cherry-trees of their relish. Found raspberries plenty.
Visited also at Huber's. On our arrival home we heard
that Polly Owings was very sick, which proved sorrow-
ful news.
Augiid 7. — Captain Stone, of Baltimore, visited us,
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and was much pleased. We played on the spinet and
guitar for him. He was resolved on carrying away our
Patty to-morrow. What a sorrowful parting between
a dear companion and a dear school! In the after-
noon we made a little parting love-feast for our Patty,
whereby all hearts melted at the thought of her so
soon leaving us.
August 8. — We had a sad forenoon. After dinner we
received a last kiss from our dear Patty Stone. Some of
us attended her to the tavern/ and we accompanied her
as far as the Lehigh on her journey home.
^ The allusion here is to the old building of the present Sun
Hotel. In July, 1754, the expediency of erecting a house of enter-
tainment for travellers on this side of the river was considered, and
the spot on which the " Sun" now stands selected, as being out of the
limits of the settlement. This was on the eve of the outbreak of hos-
tilities between the English and the French of Canada, aided by In-
dian allies. From the Lakes and the western borders the seat of war
was transferred for a time to the colony of Pennsylvania, and Bethle-
hem, situated on the outskirts of civilization, became signally endan-
gered in the years 1755 and '56. Its buildings were threatened with
fire and its inhabitants with the tomahawk and knife of bloodthirsty
savages. The home of the peaceful missionary was palisaded, and
within its bulwarks the panic-stricken neighborhood found a secure
asylum. For six years the Brethren were crippled in their mis-
sionary work. Their temporal losses, also, were severe, — well-culti-
vated farms being devastated, buildings burned, and cattle driven
away. Improvements in their settlements were interrupted, and the
public house at Bethlehem, projected in 1754, was not completed
till 1758. Up to this time, passing travellers had been entertained
at the ''Crown," on the other side of the river. There were many
inconveniences, however, attendant on its use as an inn. Those
who entered Bethlehem from above had to be ferried over at all
hours, in bad weather, and at night : this was no trifling addition to
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August 13. —
Wheu wc came home the clock struck six,
And we for supper did us fix,
Consisting of fine apple-pie
And milk; then meeting-hour drew nigh
Which our dear Mr. Hiibener kept, —
Then went to bed and soundly slept.
August 14. —
This morning rose quite fresh and gay,
And offer'd up our humble lay;
Our several schools we did attend,
Our minds and knowledge thus to mend.
By New York friends were visited,
Who pleased were, — (for so they said,)
They kindly offer'd us their aid
To take home letters all unpaid.
the fatigues of a journey. The "Crown," built in 1743, is yet
in existence. It is the old farm-house on the rising ground
a few rods east of the Lehigh bridge, on the south bank of the
river. In the days of loyalty to the house of Brunswick it bore
the crown of Greorge II. on the panel over the south door, the main
entrance to this humble hostelry. Here the horseman, emerging
from miles of lonely forest, would rein up his beast and enjoy the
frugal hospitality of the house ; a breakfast of tea or coff"ee at four-
pence, dinner at six-pence, with a pint of beer, eight-pence; supper
at four-pence, or, if hot, six-pence; lodgings at two-pence; night's
hay and oats for his horse at twelve-pence. On the completion of
the bridge across the Lehigh in 1794, the "Crown" was converted
into a farm-house. It was inhabited for a number of years by the
Fuerer fiimily, latterly by Mr. D. Desh, and not long since passed
into the hands of the North Pennsylvania Railroad Company, with
the adjacent tract. The old building is soon to be removed.
The ferry across the Lehigh, as well as the public houses just
noticed, was also a concern conducted on account of the settlement.
It was opened in 1743, a short distance abov.e the present bridge.
On the 11th of March the same year, the large flat built in the
workshops of the village was conveyed to the river, drawn by a team
of eight horses.
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August 16. —
This day, as usual, it was spent
In mending of the clothes we rent;
In several ways we were amused,
From writing all which I'm excused.
My head this week with this and that was full :
Please to excuse the journal. Hetty Bull.
Note. — The 17th of August is a day set apart in the Brethren's
Church for the religious improvement of her children, it being the
anniversary of an especial season of grace enjoyed by that portion
of her congregation in the year 1727. To keep alive the memory
of this event, its anniversary has been fixed on as the day on which
the children are presented in a body, or as a *' choir," to the favor
and keeping of the Good Shepherd. '' On the day previous to the
' Children's Festival,' " says a Diary of the year 1789, '' a writing
was handed to the minister of the congregation from the older
scholars of the Seminary, in which they asked leave to participate
in the solemnities of the coming morrow with the rest of their
companions. They expressed themselves in part thus: — 'As our
dear Saviour while on earth was pleased to bless children in an
especial manner, he certainly will not refuse to bless us too on this
happy day. We ask permission, therefore, to be allowed to celebrate
this festival along with the children of your church, and to wear the
ribbon in our caps which they wear on the occasion, although we
have passed the years of childhood.' " The school-journal continues: —
August 17. — Early in the morning we were awakened
by the sound of the guitar, accompanied by the voices
of our tutoresses, singing congratulatory hymns on the
dawn of this festive day. At six the trombonists
from the balcony of the Brethren's House proclaimed
our festival. At seven we assembled in the hall for
morning prayer, which was kept by Brother Hlibener.
All of us were dressed in white, with pink ribbons in
our caps. At nine we met again in the children's
meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Attwood and company were
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present, and seemed both delighted and affected. After
this we were divided into classes, from the youngest
to the oldest. The youngest, accompanied by Sister
Marshall and their tutoresses, led the procession into
the meeting-house, where we found all the worthy
ministers and their ladies assembled, ready to congratu-
late us. The oldest pupils entered last. At twelve
o'clock we repaired to our dining-room, where we found
Mr. and Mrs. Hiibener, the Sisters Marshall, Lewis, and
Lunke, already seated. Their company was a great
honor to us. Mr. Hiibener sang a verse before and
after the meal. We had an excellent dinner, and after
it walked in the garden. At two o'clock the trombones
summoned us to love-feast, which was opened with the
hymn "The Lord my faithful Shepherd is." Cakes
and coffee were handed around: the choir sang de-
lightfully, and w^e joined in the antiphon. After this
we had another meeting, in which our dear Inspector
spoke on the words, " Suffer little children to come unto
me, and forbid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of
heaven." When this was ended, we walked with our
tutoresses around town, amid the sound of trombones
from the balcony of the Brethren's House. There
were eighty-eight of us, — all dressed in white and
walking two-and-two. In the evening we attended
the meeting for the whole congregation. Mr. Hiibener,
after a discourse, recommended us to the prayers of
those present, who joined in singing verses for us. We
w^ent to bed this evening unspeakably happy.
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Oct. 8. — We took a walk to Mr. Culver's to inquire
whether he could spare us some cream for our love-
feast on Saturday.
Oct. 9. — Were very busy in painting and working
tambour and embroidery to have in readiness by the
examination.
Oct. 10. — To-day we were examined in our several
studies. At eight a.m., the misses, with their tutor-
esses, assembled in the hall. The former were seated
in the form of a half-moon, and were mostly dressed
in white. We opened with a dialogue, those engaged
standing in a ring before the others. We then read
English and were examined in ciphering, and the first
class in book-keeping. At one p.m., we read German.
During the love-feast, at two o'clock, some of the
misses entertained us with the guitar and singing.
Our writing-books, and also drawings and paintmgs,
were shown to the guests.
Oct. 31. — To-day we took a long walk. We met
several neighbors on the road, who saluted us kindly.
On the other side of the mountain a man and two
women came up to us and questioned us about the
road to Durham Furnace. We were sorry that we
could not give them full satisfaction. They seemed
curious to know who we were, and asked us where we
came from. We answered. From Bethlehem. Why
we came here? On a walk for pleasure. Whether
we belonged to the nunnery at Bethlehem? We
never had heard of one at Bethlehem. Not? Why,
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we all were Protestants. Where, then, the nunnery
was? We had heard of several in Europe and in
countries where Roman Catholics lived. We then
walked to a place called the "Hermitage," where are
the remains of an old cabin and twelve apple-trees.
JV^ov. 4. — In the morning Mr. Hiibener kept us
astronomical school, and explained the cause of the
planet Mercury's crossing the sun.
. JVov. 0. — In the morning, on rising, we were disap-
pointed at finding it cloudy; but soon after it cleared.
We took pieces of glass and smoked them over a
candle. They gave us a clear view of the sun's disk,
but the planet was not to be seen.
JYov. 18. — In history-school, Miss behaved so
badly that it caused great grief in the house. In the
afternoon she wrote a letter to her tutoresses and the
misses, which was communicated to us, and we all
heartily forgave her.
JYov. 22. — Brother Hiibener informed us that we
should keep next Thursday a day of thanksgiving, as
ordered by our beloved President, George Washington.
Nov. 28. — In the evening we read from the "Uni-
versal Magazine." Afterwards sang Christmas hymns,
and then went to bed.
Dec. 4. — In the afternoon took a long walk, and
gathered moss and greens for our Christmas decoration.
In the spring of 1789, arrangements were made in
the house for the accommodation of a larger number
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of pupils than hitherto. With the commencement of
the annual session in the latter part of May, the addi-
tional rooms were already well filled. Applications
and admissions continuing to increase, and with en-
couraging prospects in every way for the future, the
Principal suggested to the Trustees the expediency of
erecting an additional building at an early day. The
project was favorably entertained, and in August its
speedy execution finally agreed on. A site was forth- .
with selected on the declivity to the rear of the old
house, where stood a row of favorite apple-trees.
These had to be sacrificed, to the regret of the girls,
who were wont to look to them for their winter's sup-
ply. Stones and timbers were brought together on
the spot, and such other preparations made in the
autumn as would aid in expediting the erection of the
building in the following season. That the project
was not premature appears from the fact that at the
close of the year the number of pupils had increased
to sixty-six, and several applicants had been refused
admission owing to the crowded condition of the
dwelling.
In January, 1790, Brother Htibener resigned his
charge of the Seminary, agreeably to an appointment
which called him to the Brethren's congregation of
Litiz, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Before his
removal thither, in May following, he was consecrated
a bishop.
In 1800 he left America for Germany, where he
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took his seat in the Unity Elders' Conference, in the
deliberations of which body he participated until his
death, which occurred in 1809.
Brother Hiibener's four years' labors in the infant
institution which had been founded under his imme-
diate auspices were crowned with success beyond his
or the Brethren's anticipations. Amid the duties of
his ministry he found time to devote himself effect-
ively to the interests of his additional charge. While
by strict and prudent economy he succeeded, with
God's blessing, in establishing the school on a perma-
nent basis, he strove to render it worthy the confidence
of a generous public, by affording the pupils every
means of improvement, — giving them in care of teach-
ers who profited by his personal instruction and his
example, and who, on entering the institution, were
reminded of their privilege in being called to aid in
training youth in the nurture and admonition of
the Lord. To his pupils he was endeared by acts
of paternal kindness; and their last tribute of affec-
tion, when, on his departure from Bethlehem, they
accompanied the carriage down to the ferry, invoking
in song the blessing of Heaven on the friend from
whom they were about to part, must well have repaid
him for the past years of care and anxiety in his ardu-
ous and responsible situation. Seventy pupils entered
the Seminary during his administration. Of these, the
cities of New York and Baltimore contributed the ma-
jority. Seven of the then thirteen States of the
80- bethlehe:\[ souvenir.
Union had youthful representatives in the school at
"Bethlehem, — viz. : New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and South
Carolina. Their acquaintance with the Brethren's mis-
sionaries among the slaves induced wealthy planters
of the West India Islands to send their daughters from
home to be educated in Moravian seminaries; and
during Brother Hiibener's term' of inspection several
young ladies were received into the school from the
three islands St. Jan, St. Croix, and St. Thomas. The
first' of these was Miss Peggy Vriehuis,^ of St .Jan,
^ The following letter, latel}"^ written by her, is reprinted from
the " Moravian" of September 4, 1857 : —
Messrs. Editors : — In reading your valuable paper, I was much
interested and gratified with the account you give, under the head-
ing " Moravian," July the 9th, of "Occasion and reminiscences of
the relaying of the corner-stone of the ancient school at Beth-
lehem," at which many, and of various denominations, have re-
ceived their education. Among that number I humbly claim a
place. I was present when the same ceremonies were performed in
laying the corner-stone of the old house. I was about eleven years
old, and had been a pupil nearly three years. Through the kind
providence of God, my dear and esteemed father was informed, by
the brethren who resided in our island, (St. John's, D. W. I.,) of
the establishment of their school. Not having any schools in our
island for girls, my father felt very anxious to send me. It was a
step that required deep consideration. I was their only child, and
quite too young to send abroad far away over the seas. But faith
triumphed, and in faith I was sent, at the age of eight years, to a
strange land, among strangers. But the Lord raised friends, and I
found kind and tender friends who took charge of me and loved
me. I never regretted that my father took that step. I have
often blessed his memory for doing so. When I arrived in Phila-
delphia, I was placed under the guardianship of Mr. Godfrey Haga,
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who came in July, 1787. She Avas a child of tender
years, scarcely of the age of eight, and had been in-
trusted by her parents to a faithful negi'ess,^ who not
— well known, and esteemed very highly among his brethren. He
was a kind friend and father to me while I remained at school.
Brother Hiibener was inspector the first years I was at school, but
the latter years Brother Jacob Van Vleck.
Most happy would I have been to be present at this second cele-
bration. May the blessing of God our Father rest upon the school
and all concerned with it ! May the scholars who in following
years shall be instructed there not only learn the things pertaining
to this life, but may they all be taught the knowledge of Him who
is the way, the truth, and the life.
Bethlehem ! thou art still dear to me. How many sweet associa-
tions cluster round thy name I A few persons may, perhaps, still
remember me. My husband and myself visited Nazareth for the
purpose of placing our three oldest sons at school there, — I think
it was in the year 1805 or '6. The same summer we spent at
Bethlehem. There I had the pleasure of meeting with Old Daddy
Thomas, as the scholars used familiarly to call him. He remem-
bered me as soon as I mentioned my maiden name, and gave me
a very hearty welcome.
But I am trespassing too largely on your time. Please to excuse
the liberty I have taken in thus intruding myself upon your notice.
I was led to do it by reading, in the account of the relaying of the
corner-stone, that there were a few persons still living who were
present at the laying of the corner-stone of the former house.
Will you, gentlemen, permit me further to trouble you by request-
ing you to forward to the brethren at Bethlehem this intelligence '(
In the writer of these lines, I introduce myself as the little girl
sent from St. John's, — Margaret C. Vriehuis.
With the best wishes for your welfare, here and hereafter, I am,
with much esteem, gentlemen, your sincere friend, M. C. V. K.
MoNGAUP Valley, August 10, 1857.
^ Nurse Mintji had an apartment provided her next the school-
room. Long after her return to her master's plantation, it bore the
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only made the long voyage with her mistress, but
also remained at Bethlehem until the latter had be-
come reconciled to strange faces and her new home.
Miss Vriehuis was soon followed by others, who for a
season exchanged the equable temperature of the
tropics for the vicissitudes of the Pennsylvania clim-
ate. Some of this number have at all times been in-
mates of the school, tender exotics who need careful
shelter from the rude blasts of the North, and to whom
the novelties of a winter, with its sudden treasures of
snow and ice, furnish a source of delight than which
perhaps none greater was ever conjured up by the
magic wand of the enchanter in Oriental story.
The few survivors of this first inspectorship speak
rapturously in its praise, and revert to it with feelings
of exquisite pleasure, telling us it was a time of purest
enjoyment, when religion sanctified their humble ef-
forts in search of knowledge, and innocence lent a
charm to their hours of harmless healthful recreation.
They tell us they were taught to esteem industry as
honorable, to prefer simplicity to ostentation, and in
early youth to seek for happiness elsewhere than in
name of "Mintji's room." Here she was wont to sit on her high-
backed chair, her head turbaned with a gay cotton kerchief, plying
her needle as she prepared the warm clothing for her little mistress
in prospect of the coming winter. In October she returned to the
West Indies. Miss Peggy came well provided with the delicacies
of her tropical home, — among these a barrel of sugar, sweetmeats,
and forty cocoanuts, — gifts from parting friends, doubtless given
in the hope of reconciling her to so distant and long a separation
from father and mother, and soothing the sorrows of the last adieu.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 83
the gratification afforded by the perishable things of
the passing hour. Granting their review is biassed by
the fondness of old nge, vs^hich clings with tenacity to
the recollections of childhood, coloring the vi^Mdly
returning scenes with hues brilliant as those that deck
the gorgeous sunset clouds, yet we are constrained
to believe that happiness such as fell to their lot could
not be purchased in our own day at so trifling a
cost.
Brother Jacob Van Vleck, assistant pastor of the
congregation, succeeded Brother Hlibener in the in-
spection of the Seminary in January, 1790. On the
17th of the month he was welcomed by the pupils in
a love-feast according to the custom of the time ; and
on the same occasion his predecessor formally resigned
his charge. The following circular was now issued by
the new Principal : —
Conditions of the Boarding-School in Bethlehem for the
Education of Young Misses.
Children are admitted between the ages of eight
and twelve years, and may remain at school, if parents
desire, to the age of sixteen, unless their deportment
should be such as not to admit of their longer continu-
ance. Every possible attention will be paid to the
health and morals of the children. On admittance,
one guinea entrance-money is to be paid.
The price of boarding and common schooling is
£20, Pennsylvania currency, per year, payment to be
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made at entrance quarterly in advance, and so con-
tinued.
Under common schooling are comprised reading,
writing, grammar, history, geography, arithmetic, plain
sewing, and knitting.
For instruction in music, if desired, two guineas per
year is charged.
For instruction in fine needlework, including draw-
ing, also two guineas per year.
Clothing, medicine, books, paper, and other contin-
gent expenses, are a separate charge, and to be settled
quarterly. In bedding they may be found for twenty
shillings per year. The dress is to be decent, avoid-
ing excess and vanity.
It is desired that such as are applied for should
have had the measles and smallpox.
Application, informing him of the age and character
of the child, to be made in writing to the
Rev. Jacob Van Vleck.
P.S. — As many parents and guardians have signified
their desire that their children might also be taught
the French language, we have now the pleasure to in-
form them that a lady^ well versed in this language has
arrived from Europe, with the intention to give lessons
in the same. As the maintenance of said lady, as
* Miss Maria de la Fontaine, who came to America late in 1789 in
company with the Brethren Ettwein, Van Yleck, and others, on
their return from the General Synod at Hernnhut.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 85
well as the expenses of her voyage and journey from
Europe, will fall upon the school, we trust it will not
be deemed unreasonable that an extra charge of five
Spanish dollars per annum should be made for instruc-
tion in French.
At the close of schools in April of this year, among
other exercises, original compositions in prose and
verse were recited by nine of the pupils. A few
extracts are subjoined.
JANE WALSH.
As some of my companions have attempted compositions on divers
themes, which they intend to speak before this worthy audience, I
will, in the name of all, commend them to the indulgent ear of
those who are so good as to honor us with their presence.
ELIZABETH CHESTER.
'Tis sweet Contentment sings my humble muse,
Aid me, celestial flame, thy charms diffuse !
This virtue is the calmer of the mind,
Softens our reason, and our sense refines,
A mind resign'd and cheerful is the best,
We then shall in this world find peace and rest.
The peasant's happier in his humble cell
If sweet content does in his bosom dwell,
Than all the riches India can cement,
If they're not heighten'd by a sweet content.
Ask not of Heaven more than he does bestow,
But think the Sovereign Lord of all does know
How to dispense his gifts with liberal hand,
Which o'er the universe he does expand.
This worthy audience will excuse
The feeble efforts of my childlike muse.
I know with truth that goodness e'er befriends
The first attempt of early youth to mend.
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HETTY M. BULL.
How beautiful the landscape which nature presents to our view thi.s
delightful season ! I think we can never tire of contemplating its
beauties. It reminds us of that great Being whose divine goodness
has created all that is desirable to contribute to our happiness.
The primrose and the violet's hue,
The rose just opening fair to view,
The lily's modest bending head.
Which seems not in the art of vices read, —
The yellow cowslip and the blooming field, —
Whene'er we're melancholy, pleasure yield ;
The little warblers' cheerful lay
Invites us each to be serenely gay.
The trees in lively colors bloom.
And with their sweets the country round perfume.
The sportive lambs their gambols play,
And join the songsters' lively lay.
Each object new and pleasing still appears.
And various charms enrapturing always cheer.
This honorable audience will excuse
My humble, my imperfect muse :
My feeble efforts them to please
Most willingly produced these.
HELENA M. KIP.
Fain would my muse in rapturous strains indite,
Or sing of art and science which invite !
A nobler genius occupies that theme ;
Thales first explored astronomy supreme.
Athens, that seat of learning most refined,
Produced ^schylus, whose fine writings rhymed.
Anaximander's merits claim our praise.
His name forever shall our annals grace.
Of Webster^ sure each one can say with truth.
That he's a friend and generous guide of youth.
To him we owe our knowledge of good style.
And those amusements which our hours beguile.
Noah Webster, whose spelling-book was then universally in use.
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In what retreat, inglorious and unknown,
Did Genius sleep when Ignorance seized the throne ?
In our time's we're favored with good schools :
We're taught geography and grammar rules.
Should we not then improve our talents well,
And each be striving always to excel ?
As the work at the new building had been resumed
with the return of spring, and the foundation-walls
were now completed, Sunday, the 2d of May, was
designated for the solemnities of the corner-stone
laying.
At three o'clock in the afternoon of the day ap-
pointed the pupils and congregation assembled in the
chapel, where they were addressed by Brother Illibe-
ner^ in reference to the interesting transaction in view.
He next read the subjoined document, and the com-
pany repaired to the site of the new building. The
Elders' Conference and College of Overseers, along
with the pupils and children of the congregation,
ascended the mound of earth which had been exca-
vated, and the rest of the spectators arranged them-
selves in a semicircle in the rear.
After the singing of German and English hymns
to the accompaniment of musical instruments, the Prin-
cipal placed a box, containing the inscription and
records of the school, within the corner-stone. The
ceremonies being concluded. Brother Hiibener implored
God's blessing on the undertaking and expressed the
^ Brother Hiibener had been consecrated bishop on the 11th of
April, and as such presided at the ceremonies of the occasion.
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hope that its accomplishment might redound to his
glory in the salvation of many youthful souls.
COPY OF THE INSCRIPTION AND RECORD DEPOSITED IN THE
CORNER-STONE IN THE SOUTHWEST ANGLE OP THE NEW
SCHOOL-BUILDING, MaY 2, 1790.^
In the Name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST,
who willeth that the children should come to Him,
and be brought up in the nurture and admonition
of Him,
with the approbation of the Reverend the
Directors of this and all other Brethren's Congregations
in Pennsylvania and adjacent States,
with the benediction and concurrence of the
Reverend the Directors of the Unitas Fratrum,
and with the blessing and prayers of the whole congregation
of this place ;
(in order to enlarge the Girls' Boarding School
instituted in this place in the year 1785,
and which within 5 years increased so much
that the present number of pupils amounts to 69.)
In full reliance and confidence that this
undertaking will be graciously owned and prospered
by our Lord Jesus Christ,
the great Friend of Children,
by His and our dear Father in Heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit,
The Foundation Stone of this Building
is laid,
^ This building was a stone structure, fifty-two by forty feet,
crowned by a heavy trip-roof, whose lower pitch, overhanging the
eaves almost vertically, gave the building on the north side, where
it was of one story only, an air of uncommon strength and solidity.
In 1815, it was vacated by the Seminary and let for family resi-
dences. In the early part of this year (1857) it was removed for
the purpose of erecting on its site a building for a day-school of the
children of the Moravian congregation. The laborers, when tearing
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Bethlehem, the 2d day of iMay, in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety.
The dally word of the congregation is :
" Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness.
He is gracious & full of compassion & righteous." Ps. 112. 4.
What splendid rays of truth and grace,
All other light excelling,
I perceive when Jesus Christ
Makes my heart his dwelling. No. 375 — 1.
The Institution of the Boarding-School for the education of girls
of different ages from other parts, in combination with the then
existing Girls' CKconomy and Town School, was resolved on in the
General Helpere' Conference on the 2d day of March, in the year
1785, in the presence of the Reverend Bishop of the Brethren's
Church, Johannes de Watteville, then on a visit to the Brethren's
cono-regations in North America, at the same time when the insti-
tutino- of a Ptedagogium in Nazereth Hall was concluded upon.
In May, 1786, the first child from other parts, viz. : Miss Eliza-
beth Bedell, from Staten Island, came into this school, and in May,
1787, Miss Aurelia Louisa Blakely, of Baltimore, arrived here, and
was followed in the same year by five others from Baltimore, one
from St. Jan, and two from St. Croix; so that, at the end of
the year 1787, the (Economy consisted of fifteen children, who, to-
gether with the Town School, were under the care of four Sisters.
In the year 1788, eleven in number from Baltimore, Connecticut,
and other parts were admitted, and at the end of the said year the
number was twenty-four, under the care of five teachers.
At present, the whole number of boarders and those that attend
the school amounts to eighty-eight, under the care of ten Sisters.
The names of all who came in the Boarding-School since the year
1786 are as follows : —
down the structure, reached the corner-stone, six feet below the sur-
face, — a coarse grit sandstone, containing the lead box in which
the dedicatory document had been placed for a memorial. The
latter was in an admirable state of preservation,— a vellum sheet,
twenty-eight by seven inches, inscribed in fair round characters,
clear and fresh as though just from the hand of the penman. The
leaden receptacle is about ten by four inches, with a depth of one
inch. This was somewhat corroded.
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Elizabett Bedell,
Caroline Sophia Reiclielt,
Aurelia Louisa Blakely,
Hanuah Langdon,
Margaret Catharine Vriehuis,
Iluth Cockey,
Maria Cos,
Martha Stone,
Maria Beaumont,
Eliza Beaumont,
Lydia Winchester,
Deborah Owiugs,
Maria Arndt,
Ann Maria Hickley,
Ann Wilson,
Lydia Palmer,
Eliza Palmer,
Helen Margaret Kip,
Martha Washington Greene,
Cornelia Lott Greene,
Ann Van Vleck,
Elizabeth MoncrieflF,
Catharine Attwood,
Rachel Schueller,
Mary Howard,
Mary Owings,
Elizabeth Lawrence,
Dorothea Sophia Reichel,
Helen Brashier,
Jane Byvank,
Sarah Ten Broeck,
Eliza Van Cortland,
Agnes Bindelinger,
Eliza Howe,
Jemima Campbell,
Elizabeth Piatt,
Jane Walsh,
Children and girls living in
(|ueuting the school at present,—
Maria Barbara Koruman,
Ann Currie,
Eliza Willet Bardin,
Agues Boyd,
Elizabeth Ireland,
Sarah Buxton,
Mary Allen,
Maria Elizabeth Kummer,
Louisa Kummer,
Mary McLachlan,
Eliza Chester,
Esther Margaret Bull,
Sarah Hubbard,
Hannah Philips,
Ann Van Zandt,
Ann Maria Heyliger,
Ann Polhemus,
Lucretia Tooker,
Eliza Tooker,
Susan Bead,
Lydia Read,
Sarah B. Jarvis,
Esther Moore,
Frances White,
Ann Maria Van Home,
Eliza Faesch,
Eliza Attwood,
Adriaua Van Beverhoudt,
Maria Furman,
Elizabeth Leedom,
Rachel Leedom,
Melusina Ferrers,
Ann Eliza Berwick,
Margaret Bayard,
Maria Bayard,
Ann Maria Wood,
Ann Smalts,
Patty Hammond.
the town of Bethlehem, and fre-
Hannah Warner,
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Salome Vetter, Maria Christiua Heckewelder,
Ann Catharine Weineke, Magdalene Knauss,
Johanna Elizabeth Hall, Anna Salome Heckewelder,
Rebecca Louisa Hasse, Anna Dorothea Warner,
Maria Salome Knauss, Benjamin Elizabeth Ebert,
Johanna Maria Heckewelder, Johanna Elizabeth Stotz,
Anna Ilosina Kornmau, Elizabeth Kampman,
Anna Wilhelmina Boehler, Anna Schmick,
Polly Broadhead.
Tutoresses and attendants in the Boarding-School were, and are
at present, —
Maria Elizabeth Beroth, 3Iaria Elizabeth Kunz,
Susannah Elizabeth Langaard, Elizabeth Krogstrup,
Anna Sulamith Nyberg, Christina Stehlin,
Maria Pyrlaeus, Anna Maria Levering,
(\Anna Ilosina Kliest, Caritas Benigna Pyrlaeus.
The direction and inspection was committed to John Andrew
Hiibener and Drudea his wife, and at present to Jacob Van Vleck
and Lisetta his wife. As Stewards and Cashier have acted Fre-
deric Peter and Anna Maria his wife, and at present James Cruik-
shank and Agnes his wife.
The Elders' Conference in Bethlehem is at present —
Johannes Ettwein,
Johannes Andrew and Drudea Hiibener,
Frederic and Anna Maria Peter,
Paul and Barbara Miinster,
Adam Bernhard and Sarah Grube,
Hans Christian Alexander and Dorothea von Schweinitz,
Jacob Van Vleck,
John Christian Belch,
Nathaniel Brown,
Juliana Gammern,
Catharine Lembke,
Elizabeth Lewis,
Anna Dorothea von Marschall,
Verona Schneider.
And the College of Overseers in Bethlehem —
Hans Christian Alexander von Schweinitz, Pneses,
Paul Miinster,
Johannes Christian Beich,
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Johannes Andrew Borheck,
Christian Frederick Oerter,
Wilhelm Boehler, Sen.,
Joseph Horsfield,
Heinrich Lindemeyer,
Matthew Witke.
The General Helpers' Conference of the Congregations in Penn-
sylvania and adjacent States consists of the
Brethren
John Ettwien,
John Andrew Hiibener,
John August Klingsohr,
Frederic Peter, Sen.,
David Zeisberger,
Paul Miinster,
Hans Christian Alexander von Schweinitz,
Carl Gotthold Reichel,
Jeremiah Dencke,
The Unity's Elders' Conference, whose seat is at Herrnhut, at
present consists of
August Gottlieb Spangenberg,
Jeremiah Risler,
Christian Gregor,
John Frederic Reichel,
Martin Gottlob Sternberg,
John Lorez,
Samuel Liebisch,
Jonathan Brian t,
Heinrich XXVIII. Count Reuss,
Frederic Rudolf von Watteville,
John Christian Quandt,
John Renatus Verbeek,
John Frederick William Koelbing.
Although the new building was so far comj^leted in
the fall of the year as to allow of its being in part
occupied, it was deemed advisable to postpone the
removal of its intended inmates to the ensuing spring,
[n the mean time, several rooms were taken in the Sis-
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 93
ters' House to furnish accommodations for the daily
increasing number of pupils.
At the semi-annual close of the schools in the spring
of 1791, the 12th of April was announced as the day
on which the new house would be consecrated for
school-purposes and festively entered.
The journal of the time furnishes the following par-
ticulars in reference to the occasion: —
Tuesday, April 12, 1791. — In the morning we re-
hearsed the dialogue which had been composed in view
of the consecration of the new house. After break-
fast some Brethren and Sisters carried our beds, trunks,
&c. over, and we had the good fortune to remove most
of our things before dinner. In the afternoon we
made preparations for entering the new house. We as-
sembled in the chapel to learn the order of the proces-
sion; and here we remained until the music of trom-
bones from the new house gave the signal. We walked
two-and-two in our room-companies, with our respect-
ive tutoresses, to the large sleep-hall in the third
story, where we found a respectable number of Breth-
ren and Sisters already assembled. The Messrs. Van
Zandt and Moore, of New York, were also present.
After singing some suitable verses, we fell on our knees,
and our dear Inspector implored the Saviour's blessing
on both houses, praying that He would always manifest
His gracious presence there, and enable those who were
concerned in their education to bring up their youthful
charge to His glory and their individual salvation.
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Bishop Ettwein tlien rose, and enlarged^ in a touch-
ing manner, on the daily words^ of the Brethren's
Church. We then recited our dialogue, and the so-
lemnities were concluded with a love-feast, during
which an ode was sung, ourselves as well as a select
choir of Brethren and Sisters participating in the same
to the music of many instruments. Brother Van Vleck
finally introduced us and our tutoresses into our future
dwelling-rooms.
After our return from a short walk we supped for
the first time in the new house, and spent the evening
in hearing the regulations of our rooms. We had
evening prayer in the hall, and retired much fatigued.
EXTRACT FROM THE DIALOGUE SPOKEN BY THE PUPILS ON THE
OCCASION or THE CONSECRATION OF THE NEW SCHOOL-BUILD-
ING, APRIL 12, 1790.
Eliza M. Huntingdon. ]My clear companions, permit me to ob-
serve, that in hearing the noble and laudable intention of the Breth-
ren in commencing this institution, it appears they were not actuated
by selfish motives, but wished to contribute something to the glory
of God and the benefit of their fellow-creatures.
Adriana Van Beverlioudt. Your remark is just; and, as I judge,
the undertaking was a very important one.
Jane Van Vlec?:. May our Saviour bless all the Brethren and
^ Ever since 1731, the Church of the United Brethren has pub-
lished a ''small and unpretending annual," containing two texts
of Scripture for every day of the year, which are designed to be
read by the heads of families in the morning, as aflPording matter
for religious meditation throughout the day. This manual of devo-
tion consists of two parts, — the former containing texts from the
Old Testament, which are drawn from a numerous collection and
styled "Daily Words," and the latter selections from the New
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 95
Sisters that have been, and are at present, engaged in the arduous
task of training and instructing young persons.
Jane Byrbanck. May He crown all their labors with success !
Fanny Whiting. I am at times apprehensive that we do not
show that gratitude which their goodness merits, nor that we always
rightly consider the advantage we might derive therefrom if we
attended more closely to their advice.
Cornelia L. Greene. Oh, my dear companions, I believe in
this respect we are all great debtors. Our conduct towards our
teachers ought to plainly testify that their assiduity and care towards
lis merit our gratitude, and satisfy them that their labor is not in
vain.
Ann Carrie. Most certainly ! As we are at present under their
guidance, as they watch over us in the place of our dear parents,
they are surely deserving our love, confidence, obedience, and
respect.
A7171 Van Zandt. Our late Inspector and lady, the Kev. Mr. and
Mrs. Hiibener, who, in founding this institution, underwent num-
berless difficulties and inconveniences, are likewise entitled to our
warmest affection and gratitude, and with such they shall be revered
by us this day.
Esther Moore. By the blessing of God they saw this school in a
flourishing condition on their departure from here, and our dear
Mr. Hiibener concluded his faithful labors among us with the
solemn act of laying tlie corner-stone of this new building, — on
which occasion he commended this institution to the Lord in a fer-
vent prayer.
Ann Maria Ilicldey. May our dear Lord bless them for our
sakes, and reward them plentifully for all their care and fidelity!
Helen Brashier. May He likewise shower down his blessings on
our present Inspector and lady !
Elizabeth Bleecher. May He impart to them day by day new
strength to bear their heavy charge, and give them a lively sense
Testament, styled "Doctrinal Texts," with the addition of a few
lines from a hymn by way of antiphon and personal application.
The selection of texts is made by the Unity's Elders' Conference,
and sufficiently early in the preceding year to be forwarded in time
to the congregations and missionary-stations of the Church scat-
tered over the four quarters of the globe.
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of our filial affection and willingness to prove an honor and pleasure
to tlieni !
Hannah Philips. We shall never be able to thank our Saviour
sufficiently for directing our steps and ways to this place, where we
are not only taught useful sciences, but also receive instruction in
the ways of true and everlasting happiness, which surpasses all
worldly wisdom.
Mary McHhenny. May we all attend eagerly to the word of God,
and obtain a lasting impression thereof in our hearts, — an impres-
sion which may never be erased, but follow us throughout our whole
lives.
Ann Jones. I beg leave to remark, that, although we shall in
future be divided with respect to the two houses, we ought still to
consider the whole school as one family and strive to live together
in the strictest friendship and connection.
Ann E. Berwick. Oh, yes! everything that has hitherto dis-
turbed our peace and harmony shall, from this day, be forgiven and
forgotten, and our mutual behavior shall show that we sincerely
love one another.
Maria Frelinghnysen . We are all children of our Heavenly Father :
each one of us has her individual faults and weaknesses, and all
must daily crave his pardon and the direction of his good Spirit.
Sarah Buxton. We will pray to our dear Saviour for grace, that
we may be enabled to conform with pleasure to all the useful rules
of the school.
Estha A. Watson. Let us then praise Him, as with one heart
and voice, for all his goodness towards us, and entreat Him to com-
mand his blessing to reign in both houses.
The newly-erected building, though not large, was
arranged to conveniently accommodate fifty pupils
and their teachers. The three dwelling-rooms on the
first floor were assigned to the oldest divisions of the
pupils. The fourth room on this floor, a small apart-
ment, was at first inhabited by Sister Elizabeth Henry,
who, besides engaging in the labors of teaching, filled
the office of religious superintendent of the children of
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the congregation. It was afterwards made a "teachers'
room," a private room for the tutoresses, whither they
could withdraw from the turmoil of the school at the
close of the day's duties, and, undisturbed in their
retirement, prepare for the labors of the ensuing day.
Under the first roof a spacious dormitory extended
the length and breadth of the house, including a small
apartment designed for the comfort and quiet of inva-
lids and the sick. In the basement, on the south side,
were the kitchen and dining-hall. Forty-five pupils,
with six teachers, entered the new abode on the 12th
of April .
At this time there were seventy-five boarders in the
Seminary, who, with twenty day-scholars, were in
charge of twelve resident Sisters.
In March, 1792, fifty-one chiefs and warriors of the
Iroquois confederacy visited Bethlehem on their way
to Philadelphia, then the federal city of the Union
It was an imposing spectacle, such as had not been
witnessed for many years.
The glory of the Indian mission had departed, and
Bethlehem was no longer the home of the heathen
convert and the rendezvous of his Christian teacher.
Delaware, Minnisink, and Mohican had been driven
west of the AUeghanies and the Ohio, or their ex-
istence utterly cut off from the land of the living
by the relentless white man. The missionary, it
is true, cast in his lot with the wanderer and the
exile, and in the wilds of the West was fighting his
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Master's cause with the almost hopeless pertinacity
with which the Indian himself struggled against the
inexorable destiny of his race. It must have been
with painful reflections that the Brethren witnessed
this pageant, the last of its kind; and doubtless sorrow
mingled with their joy, as they welcomed the Iroquois
warriors with whose fathers Zinzendorf had made a
covenant of peace, by whom Spangenberg had been
beloved as a brother, and in whose country Zeisberger
had walked as an apostle of old. How rich in promise
had been the first labors of their heroic brethren!
What hopes had been disappointed in the lapse of half
a century, that had opened to them with most aus-
picious omens, but to leave them, at its close, unpos-
sessed of the crown which they had nigh won in the
race ! The Indian was no longer one of their number.
They missed his form in their streets, his voice in their
houses, and his reverential presence in the sanctuary.
The songs of Zion, chanted in his native accents, no
longer floated up from the "Tents of Peace"^ on the
^ Friedenshiitten (Tents of Peace) was the name given to a
cluster of cottages, built in the spring of 1746 on the declivity of
the ''Sisters' Hill" and along the base of the limestone ridge on
which the present gas-works stand. Here a portion of the Indian
congregation which had been gathered by the pioneer missionary
Rauch, between 1740 and '46, in the town of Shekomeko, Duchess
county, New York, found a peaceful asylum from the persecution
of the whites. Ten families — forty-four persons in all — occupied
this transient home until the autumn of 1746, when the settlement
of Gnadenhiitten (Tents of Grace,) on the Mahoney, was com-
menced. The morning and evening services of these exiles were
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secluded hill-side in the quiet of the summer's even-
ing. They had forgotten his foibles and forgiven his
waywardness. All that was left them of the "noble
race of the red man" was the remembrance of his vir-
tues, — his affection, his true-heartedness, his faith in
Christ, — and the silent mementos in the graveyard,
where the grass grows green over the remains of fifty-
four of their number, consigned to the tomb in the
hope of a glorious resurrection from the dead.
It will be remembered, by such as are acquainted
with the transactions of Government with the Indian
tribes at the close of the Revolution, that Washington
pursued a policy most prudent and humane in refer-
ence to a people whose proximity to the young Repub-
lic was a matter of no little concern. Far from enter-
taining the thought which occurred to some of his
advisers, of invading their territories in a hostile way,
he contended that peaceable possession of their lands
must be allowed them, persuaded that the time was
not fir distant when these would pass into the hands
of the white man by right of purchase. The deputa-
tion which visited Bethlehem in March of 1792 had
been solicited by the President in the hope of carrying
into effect a project dear to his heart, — which was
none other than the amelioration of the Indian, by
held by their missionary, and in the Mohican language. On a
draft of Bethlehem and vicinity, drawn about 1753, three small
houses are dotted down on the hill-side, and bear the superscription
" Friedenshiitten."
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persuading him to adopt the habits and occupations of
civilized life. It was one of the earliest efforts made
by Government to advance the substantial happiness
of the unfortunate aborigines.
On the morning of March 9, the party arrived
at Bethlehem by way of Nazareth from Wyoming.
"There were," says an eye-witness, "fifty-one chiefs
and warriors, among them ten baptized Oneidas, accom-
panied by their missionary, Mr. Samuel Kirkland, a
Presbyterian clergyman, who for twenty-five years
had taught and preached among them at the head of
Oneida Lake. Red Jacket,^ Good Peter, Big Tree,
Cornplanter,^ Farmer's Brother,^ Little Billy, Captain
^ Sa-go-ye-wat-ha (He keeps them awake,) alias Red Jacket, the
celebrated warrior of the Seneca nation, whose native eloquence
won for him the appellation of the Indian Demosthenes, played a
conspicuous part in both conflicts between the United States and
Great Britain. In the Revolutionary War he sided with the Eng-
lish. At the close of that contest a grand council was held by the
chiefs of the Six Nations at Fort Stanwix, and a treaty of peace nego-
tiated with them by commissioners on the part of the United States.
One of the most influential leaders present was Red Jacket. In
the war of 1812-15 he fought under American colors. To the close
of his life he was an enthusiastic champion of the Indian's rights,
inveighing without fear or favor against the aggressions of the
whites, and opposing, with uncompromising obstinacy, the introduc-
tion of the arts of civilized life and Christianity as subversive of the
nationality of a people whose friend and protector he had been for
upwards of half a century. He died, near Bufi"alo, in 1830, in the
seventy-eighth year of his age. See "Stone's Life of Red Jacket."
^ Cornplanter died in 1836, at the age of more than one hundred
years.
^ Farmer's Brother died in 1814, between eighty and ninety
years of age.
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Shanks, and Peter Jaquette,^ are all well-known per-
sonages. Most of the party were slender, of ordinary
stature, with finely-developed forms. Hanangaikhou,
or Infant, was of uncommon height, measuring full six
feet four, the tallest man at the time in the Six Nations.
The majority were dressed in white linen shirts, short
woollen coats, Indian leggins, consisting of a piece of
cloth bound around the calf of the leg with thongs,
and snugly-fitting moccasins of deerskin, — which latter
the wearer is wont to dip into cold water in winter
before going abroad in order to protect the feet from
frost. A number of the party had the sleeves of their
coats adorned with large plates of silver, or wore trin-
kets of the same material on their bosoms. Some had
silver rings and pendants inserted through the cartilage
of the nose ; most of them wore massive ear-rings of
silver or copper, which, by their weight, drew down the
extremity of the ear and lengthened the slit through
which they were passed. Their faces were curiously
painted in red, and vermilion was strewed on the lock
of hair left on the crown. A few carried rifles ; the
^ Otsiquette, or Pierre Jaquette, a young and intelligent Oneida
chief, was adopted into the family of the Marquis de La Fayette,
and taken to France, at the close of the Revolution, to be educated.
Love of native country, however, proved stronger than attachment
to a kind foster-father, and prevailed with the Indian prince to
resign the splendor of courts and the allurements of a gay metro-
polis for the free forests and lakes of his childhood's home.
Otsiquette died soon after reaching Philadelphia, in the twenty-
sixth year of his age.
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rest were equipped with tomahawk, knife, tobacco-
pouch, and the trusty bow and arrows. The more
civilized were dressed somewhat after the manner of
the whites, wearing in place of cloaks the favorite
blanket around the shoulders, and on their heads un-
couth caps of fur. The deportment of this motley
grou]3 was animated and lively; and yet they strictly
observed the laws of decorum, and astonished us by
their decent and quiet demeanor."
The day after their arrival, the Brethren gave them
a formal reception in the chapel. The pupils of the
Seminary, at their special request, were among the
spectators, and participated in the ceremonies of the
occasion. The Indians were seated across the length
of the hall in two semicircular rows facing the minis-
ter's table, which stood against the west wall of the
building. After the performance of an anthem with
full accompaniment by the choir, Bishop Ettwein ad-
dressed them as follows : —
"Brethren of the Six Nations, you are heartily wel-
come to Bethlehem. We and our children are pleased
to see you. Fifty years ago our chiefs and your chiefs
made a covenant of friendship/ promising to love one
^ In August, 1742, Count Zinzendorf, on his way from Beth-
lehem to Tuljjehocken, in company with the well-known provincial
interpreter and Indian agent, Conrad Weiser, fell in with a nume-
rous embassy of sachems of the Six Nations returning from Phila-
delphia, with whom he entered into a covenant of friendship.
"Brother," said the speaker of the party to the count, ''you have
made a long voyage over the seas to preach to the whites and to
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another and to render mutual good services. We, the
United Brethren, are lovers and friends of all men, as
we have one common Father in Heaven, and one Lord,
even Jesus Christ, who redeemed us from evil by his
precious blood shed for the sins of all mankind. "We
have long been waiting for the salvation of your tribes,
and of all the Indians in this country. It will prove
a source of great joy to us, could we in any way con-
tribute to this object and aid in converting you to the
knowledge of the only true God. Be assured of our
love and of our sincere wishes for your welfare.
"You see here present a number of young ladies
from different parts of our country, who rejoice with
us in seeing you here, and who have asked permission
to express their satisfaction personally."
Miss Lydia Stansbury, of Philadelphia, hereupon
handed a written copy of her address to Miss Eliza
Fries, also of that city, who had been selected to com-
municate it to the Indians, — most of their number
understanding English.
"Brothers of the Six Nations, [Miss Fries, says
one who was present, was not in the least abashed,
but read sloAvly and distinctly,] we bid you welcome to
our town. We are rejoiced to see you. We see you
mthout fear and trembling. We regard you as friends
the Indians. You knew not that we were here, and we knew no-
thing of you. This proceeds from above. Come, therefore, to us,
both you and your brethren : we bid you welcome, and take this
fathom of wampum in confirmation of the truth of our words."
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and brethren. You are on a good journey : you are
going to smoke the pipe of peace with our great chief,
George Washington, and his council, and to pohsh anew
the chain of friendship. We wisli you a prosperous
time and a favorable issue to your undertaking, and
hope that you may return to your wives and children
with gladdened hearts. We are here in Bethlehem to
be instructed in what is good. Tell your little ones
what is good ; tell them we love them, — that one
Father feeds and protects us both, — that the same sun
shines on us, and that we were born in the same land.
May our children and their descendants always dwell
in peace and friendship with your children and their
descendants ! May the song of the heavenly messen-
gers be reahzed in our land, when they sang, ' Glory to
God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will
toward men.' "
These words, adapted to music, were then sung by
the choir with full accompaniment.
Red Jacket now rose and addressed the bishop in a
few words. "Father," said he, — "for thus I call you,
since you are a servant of the Great Spirit above, and
strive to promote the ways of justice and peace, — I
thank you for the kindly welcome and reception we
have experienced in your midst. I am persuaded
that the United Brethren are a blessed and happy
people, and I desire that your prayer to our common
Father that our tribes be brought out of darkness be
answered."
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The Aenerable Good Peter^ next rose, and, tm-ning
to the pupils, expressed his thanks for their interest in
the Indian, saying that he felt constrained to acknow-
ledge their tender address and friendly greeting; that
he and his companions were astonished that such young
females ventured to welcome the wild sachems and
warriors of the Six Nations; that they had done so
with the discreetness of maturer years, — from which
it was evident how they had profited from the instruc-
tion they enjoyed at school. " We will," he concluded,
" tell our children and grandchildren what has tran-
spired to-day, and hope that, at no remote time, they
may be favored in their dark wilderness with schools
such as are to be found in this happy village, where
the grace of the Great Spirit reigns in so peculiar a
way."
At the close of this interesting interview, cakes,
apples, and other trifles were distributed among the
Indians. On the foui-th day after their arrival, the
party left by way of the Lehigh and Delaware for
Philadelphia.
EXTRACTS FROM THE SCHOOL JOURNAL, 1791.
Jem. 3. — To-day we again resumed our schools as
usual. The following misses spoke pieces : — In the 2d
reading-class. Miss Hubbard, "God's Omnipotence,"
Miss Allen, "The Chiu-chyard," Miss Palmer, "The
^ Good Peter, or Dominie Peter, an Oneida convert, was at this
time in his seventy-seventh year.
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Pious Sailor," Miss Vriehuis, "An Address to the
Deity," and Bessy Hall, " The Dignity of an IntelHgent
Being." In the 1st class, Miss Howard spoke on the
" Employment of Time," and Miss Berwick on " The
Sun."
Jan. 6. — To-day was our dear Sister Mary Pyrlaeus's
birthday, and also the Heathen Festival.^ At four
o'clock the misses went into the new house to speak a
dialogue on the subject of the day.
Jan. 12. — At breakfast we heard it was Miss Hub-
bard's birthday, and accordingly sung for her the
verses, " May He bless thee." She received presents
from her companions, and afterwards gave them a love-
feast.
Jan. 18. — To-day our dear Sister Langaard cele-
brated her birthday. Some of the misses composed a
short dialogue containing their wishes for her happi-
ness in the succeeding year. Our dear tutoress gave
us a love-feast in the morning.
Jan. 19. — Miss Peggy Vriehuis celebrated her birth-
day and gave a love-feast in the afternoon. In the 1st
reading-class, Miss Jones spoke a piece on "Health,"
and Miss Cornelia Greene a " Hymn to Cynthia." In
the 2d class. Miss Colden spoke "Precepts of a Free
Mason to his Adopted Brother," and Miss Heyliger
" On the Errors of the Senses and the Excellency of
Reason."
^ A meeting for the propagation of the gospel among the heathen.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 107
Jan. 20. — I celebrated my birthday, and in the after-
noon gave a love-feast to my room-companions and some
of the other misses. E. Huntington.
Jan. 26. — In the 1st reading-class, the Misses Mar-
tha Greene and Sally Ten Broeck spoke pieces, — the
former on " Cheerfulness," the latter a " Hymn on the
Creation." In the 2d class. Miss Graham spoke " On
the Preservation, Dissolution, and Restoration of the
World," and Miss Polly Owings on "Vanity."
Jan. 27. — Miss Nancy Jones celebrated her birth-
day, and invited several of the misses to vesper.
Jan. 30. — This morning at breakfast we sung verses
for the Misses Stone and Eliza Tooker, as they cele-
brated their birthdays, and in the afternoon they gave
a love-feast and invited some misses from other rooms.
Feb. 1. — ^We attended our schools as usual. At
dinner there was read a paternal admonition from our
dear Inspector in reference to our writing, — in which
he stated the necessity of close application to this
noble art, and gave us all possible directions how to
hold the pen in order to obtain a legible hand.
Feh. 2. — To-day we attended our schools as usual.
In the 1st reading-class. Miss Jeanette Broome spoke
an " Ode on the Death of Dr. Franklin," and Miss
Nancy Hickley on " Human Nature." In the 2d read-
ing-class. Miss Debby Owings spoke "Reflections on
Providence," and Miss Watson " Happiness not founded
on Wealth ; or, the Vicissitudes of Human Life."
Feh. 4. — At supper was read a note from our dear
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Inspector, expressing his wish that we might not
devote all Saturdai/ to making vesper.
Feb. 16. — At breakfast we sung a verse for Miss
Howard, it being her birthday. In the 1st class, Miss
Phillips spoke " The Omnipresence of the Deity," Miss
Sergeant a piece on " Ulysses's Dog Argus," and Miss
Bleecker "On Providence." Miss Howard gave a love-
feast to her room-companions.
Feb. 17. — We had no regular school to-day, on a'c-
count of the misses being employed in answering the
letters they had received by Mr. Golden, who leaves
to-morrow for New York.
'I have the satisfaction to say the same of the
writing of this week's journal as that of the last
week. I also take this opportunity to express my
pleasure at finding that the greatest part of the letters
written this week by our misses gave a pleasing proof
that they endeavor to pay more attention to their
writing, and I am in hopes that a laudable emulation
will take place in this and other respects.
J. V. Y.'i
Feb. 22. — It being Miss Bayard's birthday, we sung
a verse for her. She gave her room-companions a love-
feast in the afternoon.
April 4. — To-day we had no schools. Some of the
misses took a ride to Nazareth with Sister Sulamith.
^ At the close of the week's journal is inserted the above by the
Principal.
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Miss Broome and Mr. Jarvis took some more of the
misses in another wagon to that place. We were very
busy in preparing for the examination. In the even-
ing Miss Ilickley had the great pleasure of embracing
her papa and new mamma, whom she had not the
pleasure of knowing before. ,
April 5. — In the morning, at nine o'clock, we all
assembled in the hall. After a short and feeling dis-
course by our dear Inspector, and in the presence of a
worthy audience of Brethren and Sisters, the 1st class
was examined in reading, and then we spoke a dialogue
from the " Catechism of Nature." The 2d class then
read in the Bible and spoke on "Air, Wind, Rain, and
Earth." The 3d class also read in the Bible and con-
versed on "Land and Water." The 4th class read in
the New Testament and spoke on "Animals." The
5th and 6th classes partly read and partly recited
Bible texts and verses. In the afternoon we were
examined in Grerman.
April 6. — This morning we were examined in Gram-
mar. The 4th class was examined in the first princi-
ples of Grammar, namely, Orthography, Prosody, Ety-
mology, and Syntax. The Misses Huntington and
Neilson recited pieces. The 3d class was examined
in the parts of speech, the Article, Noun, and Adjec-
tive, — and also in Gender, Number, and Case, and the
Comparison of Adjectives.
In the second session the 2d class was examined in
Verbs, and the 1st class in Punctuation.
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In the afternoon, at two o'clock, we assembled again
and were examined in Arithmetic. The 1st class had
Profit and Loss, Interest, and the Rule of Three in
Fractions. The 2d class had the Rule of Three in-
verse, and the double Rule of Three in two statements.
The 3d class had the sijigle Rule of Three direct and
Reduction of Fractions.
April 7. — In the morning the four classes were exa-
mined in History. The 4th class was examined in
the first period, from Adam to Noah, the 3d class in
the second period, from Noah to Moses, the 2d class
in the third and fourth periods, from Moses to Cyrus,
and the 1st class in the fifth and sixth periods, from
Cyrus to Christ.
In the second session the 3d class spoke the piece
they had been taught. They were followed by the 2d
and 1st classes. In the afternoon the 4th, 5th, and
6th classes were examined in Arithmetic, the youngest
speaking the Multiplication Table.
April 8. — This morning the 1st Geography class
was examined in the divisions of Europe, the 2d
class in America, its discovery, its chief rivers and
towns ; the 3d class had the real divisions of the
Earth, and the 4th the principal circles of the Globe.
At half-past ten we assembled again, to be asked some
questions in the first rudiments of Astronomy. The
first class had the fixed stars, and the second the
planets. In the afternoon, at one o'clock, we were
examined in French. The first class read some of
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La Fontaine's Fables and spoke a dialogue. At three
o'clock we were examined in music.
April 9. — In the morning we were making prepara-
tions for the love-feast. In the afternoon, at two
o'clock, we assembled in the hall to conclude our exa-
mination by a love-feast, during which were shown to
the company specimens of our writing, drawing, paint-
ing, embroidery, and tambour, and of the younger
misses' knitting and samplers. Some of the misses
played pieces and sung to them; after which Miss
Hickley expressed our thanks in German to the
worthy audience for the honor shown us by their
presence during our examination, and the kind indul-
gence they were pleased to show to our defects. Upon
this, Bishop Ettwein delivered a pathetic address to
the whole school concerning the proper use of our time
in order to answer the end of our coming to Bethlehem.
He spoke in so affectionate a manner that it made a
deep impression on all our hearts. But how shall we
find words to express our gTateful sensations to our
much-honored and dear Mr. Van Vleck, who examined
us with the indulgence and tenderness of a parent?
Miss Ten Broeck made an attempt in English in the
hall, but our hearts say yet more.
Ajml 28. — ^We attended school as usual. In the
afternoon went to the Lehigh to see the fishing.^
^ Before the erection of wing-dams, walls, and flood-gates in the
river, with the view of rendering it available for the transportation
of coal from the regions near its sources to Philadelphia, the Lehigh
112 BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
Several of the misses and Sister Kliest were invited
to drink tea at the tavern.
was a resort of the shad, which in the spring season found their
way from the ocean far up into its fresh waters, there to deposit their
spawn. The successive improvements in the river's channel, how-
ever, disturbed them and other finny visitors in their haunts, and
eventually cut ofi" all possibility of their annual ascent. This was
as late as 1815. The advantages derivable from a river stocked
with wholesome fish were not trifling to the Brethren when they
first settled here, and before their land had been brought fully
under cultivation. On fish and game they relied for sustenance to
a great extent. A diary of the year 1741 has the following to the
point : — " Our heavenly Father supplied us richly with means to
feed the numerous occasional visitors in our little home. At the
end of August we were blessed with such an abundance of rock-fish
as enabled us to provide for our guests and friends in profusion."
The shad-fisheries were followed annually until into the early part
of this century. During the times of the "communism of labor"
they were occasions of general rejoicing, and aff"orded a bountiful
return to the community by which they were conducted. The
faithful journalists of the day have recorded again and again the
numbers taken at the successive annual fisheries. Thus, in May,
1752, " 1000 shad were taken on the 10th of the month. May
18, 1785, 900 shad were caught. May 5, 1786, 700. May 21,
1787, fished for the last time this season, and caught 180 shad and
30 rock-fish." The scene of these operations in early times was
below the present bridge, the fish being driven into a pound just
opposite the "Iron Foundry," whence they were thrown on the
grass-covered bank, and, in the shade of overhanging water-birches,
apportioned into shining heaps for the several divisions of the com-
munity. The mode employed in capturing the shad was borrowed
from the Indians, and is thus described by Loskiel in his "History
of the Indian Mission." "When the shad-fish come up the rivers,
the Indians run a dam of stones across the stream where its depth
will admit of it, not in a straight line, but in two parts, verging
towards each other in an angle. An opening is left in the middle
for the water to run off. At this opening they place a large box,
the bottom of which is full of holes. They then make a rope of
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April 29. — Some of the misses took a ride to Naza-
reth with Sister Mary.
Ma?/ 18. — This being our dear Sister Betsy Krog-
strup's birthday, we sang a verse for her at breakfast.
The 1st and 2d classes had no school to-day on this
account. Sister Betsy gave the misses of her room-
company a love-feast.
Ma?/ 26. — To-day our school received several visits.
We were preparing our clothes for the monthly prayer-
day. The weekly New York stage arrived in Beth-
lehem, and the Misses Stuart and Bardin heard the
news of their parents' arrival here. Some of the New
York misses received letters and bundles.
Saturdaij, 27.— This was our prayer-day. The first
meeting we attended was litany, the second was a
reading-meeting, in which Brother Van Vleck read
accounts of the missionaries in Labrador. At two
the twigs of the wild vine, reaching across the stream, upon which
boughs of about six feet in length are fastened at the distance of
two fathoms from each other. A party is now despatched about a
mile above the dam with this rope and its appendages, which begins
to move gently down the current, some guiding one, some the oppo-
site end, while others keep the branches from sinking by support-
ing the rope in the middle with wooden forks. Thus they proceed,
frightening the fish into the opening left in the middle of the dam,
where a number of Indians are placed on each side, who, standing
on the two arms of the angle, drive the fish, with poles and h
hideous noise, through the opening into the box or enclosure. Here
they lie, the water running off through the holes in the bottom,
and other Indians, stationed on each side of the box, take them out,
kill them, and fill their canoes. By this contrivance they sometimes
catch above a thousand shad and other fish in half a day."
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o'clock we had love-feast, in which Brother Ettwein
read the names of aU the misses who had entered the
school this year, and a verse was sung for them. After
this w^as our prayer-meeting.
May 29. — In the evening we took a delightful walk,
and heard beautiful music from the top of the Breth-
ren's House.
June 15, — In the afternoon the ladies of our differ-
ent rooms afforded us the pleasure of taking us long
walks. Sister Kliest took her misses as far as Dr.
Lynn's. Sister Langaard went to Omensetter's, and
Sister Levering to Jost's. On our return we were
happy to find each one pleased with her walk.
July 5. — The weekly stage arrived from Philadel-
phia and brought letters to the Philadelphia misses.
Aug. 6. — In the afternoon w^e went to see a camel at
the tavern, and were all very much pleased with it.
Seft. 17. — Sisters Kliest and Kunz took a ride with
several misses of their room-company.
Oct. 8. — This afternoon we took a very pleasant walk
on the island. The misses of the old house took a
long walk to look for Miss Antoinette Smith's buckle,
which she lost yesterday, and found it.
Aug. 10. — Some from the old house took a ride to
Christian Spring.
Nov. 14. — This w^as our dear little William Henry's^
birthday. We remembered him in love, and wished
^ The late Bishop William Henry Van Vleck.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 115
him many blessings from our Saviour. We sung a
verse for him at breakfast. In the 2d reading-elass
Miss Thompson spoke " Solitary Reflections over a Pipe
of Tobacco and a Pinch of Snuff."
Nov. 25. — To-day were inoculated for smallpox the
three misses Isabella Tod, Lucy Huntington, and Faimy
Whiting.
Dec. 24. — To-day we were all very happy, as it was
Christmas eve. At one o'clock p.m. we rehearsed our
dialogues. At four we all assembled in the dining-
room, and spoke them for the ministers of the congre-
gation and other company. In the evening we at-
tended meeting in the chapel kept by Brother Kling-
sohr, which was delightful. Towards the close, all the
children under twelve years received burning wax
tapers, and the gallery was illuminated with fifty
candles, in commemoration of its being fifty years
since Christmas was first celebrated^ at Bethlehem in
the first house.
It was a favorite custom with Brother Van Vleck
to issue his instructions to the pupils in the form of
writing, either as remarks in his review of the journal
at the close of each week, or in distinct communica-
tions, which were imparted by the teachers to the
^ Count Zinzendorf, who had arrived in the '* Forks of the Dela-
ware" from Europe a few days before the event alluded to above,
conducted the joyful solemnities of Christmas eve, December 24,
1741, in the small block-house. The commemoration of the Sa-
viour's nativity suggested to the count a name for the newly-begun
settlement, and it was accordingly called Bethlehem.
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school when assembled at meals in full body. Quite a
number of these quasi-bulletins, in the handwriting of
the worthy Principal, are among the old papers in the
archives of the Seminary; and, to give the reader a
general idea of their character and tone, and of the
purposes for which they were occasionally issued, the
following are subjoined : —
Bethlehem, February 3, 1792.
In perusing the journnl of last week I was not a
little surprised to read the following paragraph : — " The
children in both houses came to evening prayer very
noisy, which grieved the ladies much : therefore we dis-
pensed with it that night." I thought, " Do my dear
children so little consider the importance of concluding
the day with thanksgiving and prayer to our dear
Lord, and perhaps look upon it as mere ceremony?" I
think too well of you all to persuade myself that this
should be the case, and hope you will avoid being
again guilty of such inattention to your duty towards
your Maker and Redeemer. J. V. V.
Monday, July 2, 1792.
Having this evening examined the writing-books
of our dear daughters, I am very happy that I can
inform you that I had particular pleasure and satis-
faction in perceiving your improvement in writing a
fair hand, and I request your continuance in pajdng
all attention and giving all possible pains in obtaining
this noble art. There are, I must own, a few ex-
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ceptions among the younger scholars ; but I am in
hopes that, by a laudable emulation, they will strive
to keep pace in improving their writing with their
schoolmates; and, on this supposition, I would not
point them out. I beg leave to express my thankful-
ness to the good tutoresses for their assiduity and
care in forwarding our dear pupils in this useful
branch of education. I hopje that the writing-books
are properly kept, so that they may be sent or taken
home. J. V. V.
January 6, 1793.
My dear Daughters: — It is perhaps two years
since it has become a general and constant practice
in our school to make what is called a love-feast on
birthdays, not only with the children and tutoresses
of the same room, but inviting a number of other
children and the greater part of the tutoresses, which
cannot fail to be attended with a great deal of trouble
for the child celebrating her natal day, not to mention
other inconveniences. I have formerly, before this
general custom was introduced, seen many children
celebrate their birthdays as happily, and more so, than
is the case now; and, considering the main object of
solemnizing a birthday to be, that with a joyful and
thankful heart to our Creator and Redeemer we praise
him on this day for all the manifold favors he has be-
stowed on us since our entrance into this mortal life,
and imploring his protection, care, and divine benedic-
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tioii for our future course in life, — moreover, consider-
ing the great number of our scholars, when to every
five days of the year there is one birthday, and from
other considerations, — I have thought it advisable for
this year to limit the present mode in the following
manner: Every child shall be permitted to make a
love-feast on the first birthday she celebrates in our
school, if she chooses or wishes it, with the children
and tutoresses of her room, inviting a few of her
nearest acquaintances, if she desire, not exceeding six
in number, and perhaps a few of the tutoresses, being
assured that none of the rest will be offended for not
being invited. I have said purposely "/or this yearT
If we should live to see another year, this rule may be
confirmed and continued, or altered according as it
shall be most suitable. If two or three children in the
same room, who have their birthdays near together,
being the first time here, will join together for a love-
feast on one day, it is very weU. J. V. V.
April 22, 1793.
My dear Daughters : — It is some time since I had
it in contemplation whether it might perhaps be agree-
able to 3^ou to be entertained during dinner with
reading from books which were both instructive and
pleasing. Having now consulted your dear tutoresses
on the subject, they agreed with me that it would do
no harm to make a trial, and that a beginning should
be made to-day. Two, three, or four of the best
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readers, who have an audible voice, will be appointed
to take turns, and I have no doubt they will do it
willingly. But the following points will be needful to
be punctually observed, in order to obtain its proper
aim, — viz.: That all our dear daughters punctually
attend in the dining-room when the bell rings, that as
much as possible every noise or disturbance by talk-
ing, or by the knives, forks, spoons, and plates, may
be avoided, and that, without urgent necessity, no
child leaves the table till grace is said or a verse sung.
I have been in a school where this reading during
dinner was customary, and our scholars were very
fond of it. J. V. V.
From a series of dialogues, entitled "Winter Amuse-
ments," composed, for the diversion of the pupils, early
in 1793, by Sister Kliest, a few extracts are given
below, which doubtless will be read with gratification.
Unpretending as they are, they abound in pleasing
sentiment, and reflect a mind feelingly alive to the
beauties of nature, and a heart imbued with love to
the God of nature and the Redeemer of mankind.
The series consists of three pieces, — " The Seasons,"
" The Sufferings of Christ," and " The Aborigines of
America," from the first-named of which the ensuing
selections are made : —
ANN BINGHAM.
"In -wintry days, when snow o'erspreads the earth,
When fire not only decks the kitchen-hearth,
No ! each apartment craves the social charm,
Its occupants, benumb'd with cold, to warm;
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The strongest walls not shelter are sufficient;
Each art else tried would prove by far deficient.
The element of fire alone has power
To give to winter many a cheerful hour.
Now, while rough Boreas raves and keeps the ground
With icicles, his stronger fetters, bound,
These close cohere, and form a carpet white,
Which various colors yields by solar light.
No garden-bed is seen in native state.
Still does each Phoebus' call with patience wait;
The trees, too, and the shrubs, with crystals graced,
Which pendent on their every spray are traced.
Proclaim rougb winter. On the mountain's face
No flocks are seen, no herds of cattle graze ;
Those likewise are in wintry garb array' d,
And these in stables find from storms a sbade.
Let's sing of winter, my companions dear,
Let's try if dreary winter cannot cheer !
Yes, every season is replete with mirth.
Since all in nature owes to God its birth.
JANE VAN VLECK.
*' Yes, 'tis a truth, even winter has its charms ;
There's something pleasing in the North's alarms.
Besides that each variety's a beauty,
To praise tbe Lord for winter's gift's a duty.
The benefits to nature which accrue.
If well considered, are not found a few.
The industrious earth, which nourishes each life,
Can rest even while the elements are at strife.
The heavy mantle, too, which decks the ground,
Its food and nourishment to be is found.
It keeps the grain, intrusted to the eartb.
From death, and hastens its expected birtb:
This does our lives, — and grass the beasts sustain;
For both, the snow does never fall in vain.
SARAH HALSEY.
" Let us embrace every moment of this, to us, so very salutary
winter season for improvement and study in our friendly warm
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rooms from what we daily see and hear, from the chilly beauties of
winter which we behold around us,— from the many useful books
we have, from the uninterrupted lessons, and thousand other
benefits we receive;— and this so eagerly, that when the gentle-
zephyrs renew the globe and warm it for vegetation and new beau-
ties, we with the greatest advantage may behold and thank the
Author of nature for the cheerful scene.
PATTY RAKESTRAW.
" Then we also can visit our little gardens again !
HARRIET SMITH.
" Oh, how delighted I shall be to behold our hyacinths, narcissus,
snowdrops, and tulips peep forth from the ground, and the rose-
bush and willow shoot forth their little tender branches, and the
peach and apple trees blossom !
ELIZABETH COLEMAN.
"Yes, we live in joyful expectation of this! Then we shall
a<»ain see the little lambs sport on the hills and the cattle in the
fields; then will the little birds return and cheer us with their
sweet melody.
Sun(j.
"■ When, approach'd by the fair, dewy fingers of Spring,
Swelling buds open first and look gay,
When the birds on the boughs by their mates sit and sing,
And are danced by the breeze on each spray,
May I listen to all the soft, tender, sweet notes.
When the birds praise their Maker so dear,
Jlind the neat little warblers, in stretching their throats,
Are at strife who can sing the most clear.
Then in rural delights I would spend all my time,
When the fields and the meadows look gay.
With my sisters, whose friendship surpasses my rhyme,
I would spend in sweet converse the day,
Then retire to the cottage, that's free from the noise
Of all discord, of envy and strife, —
Thus tasting completely those innocent joys
That flow from a sweet rural life.
PATTY HENRY.
" Then will the pleasing, lovely color, green.
Again in gardens and in meads be seen,
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And here and there the modest violet will
Peep through the green near every purling rill.
Anemones, ranunculuses sweet,
Will spring where, near the Lehigh, walk our feet.
While zephyrs waft their aromatic scent,
And paints our fancy a new element.
This to delight will trees and shrubs unfold
Blossoms whose fruit more precious is than gold.
And modest vines, which humbly creep along.
With choicest fruit in summer days will throng.
Oh, sing the charms of Spring, the lovely season !
Sing His great name who's of these charms the reason !
His hands outstretch'd but blessing to bestow.
Oh, let us, by these works, learn God the Lord to know !
ABIGAIL FIELD.
Now, after Gemini our globe has pass'd.
And we have Cancer's tropic reach'd at last,
The roses smile and yield a fragrant scent,
Both white and red. Yea, where our steps are bent
New charms arise 5 carnations of all hues
Spring from the beds in manner quite profuse ;
The lilies stand erect, in noble form.
As if to face undaunted every storm ;
The lovely pansies, smiling, deck the ground :
Where'er we look, a flowering charm is found.
Here the convolvulus ofi"ers all her "sweets
To the little bird which with its hums it greets.
There sips the bee the nectar from the flower.
Here haunts the yellow-bird the honeysuckle-bower.
The currant-bushes with rich clusters bend,
By our kind Lord for our refreshment meant.
The cherries, black and red and variegated,
(How frequently our appetites they've sated !)
Are now full ripe. The goose and rasp berry fine,
And whortleberries, — each a gift divine, —
With numerous others, prove a rich repast,
While Cancer, Leo, Virgo's reign do last.
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RACHEL HOWARD.
" He who though Boreas' howls in winter spake
Now speaks in thunder. — See ! black clouds, they break I
Out bursts the sound, and fills with dread amaze
All nature; horrified the creatures gaze.
This too a boon for to allay the heat
And moist the parched ground below our feet,
And other benefits. How cheering prove
These showers of rain, which plants and trees do move !
The golden ears now ripen, and each field
Hastes for our use its choicest fruits to yield.
SARAH BOWEN.
"Thus, in these lengthen'd days, when nature toils.
And, pleased, on those who reap its pleasures smiles;
Where'er we cast our eyes, we plainly see
And richly taste the mighty Deity.
The rural landscape, ne'er two scenes alike,
Must every eye with awe and wonder strike.
All order is ; analogous is all ;
Still, not two leaves can we quite equal call.
Two trees are ne'er exactly like in height,
Two flowers, examined, differ at near sight.
Oh, wonders inexpressible I Who can
Attempt the Author of the world to scan? —
While thus we stand amazed, and contemplate
The God who nature has thus rich array'd.
New beauties open, for the earth descends
And enters Libra : here the Summer ends.
MARIA M. FLAGG.
" Now pears and apples, grapes and peaches, glow,
Each of intent the finest hue to show
And richest flavor. — Now the nuts fall down,
From trees o'ercharged, — the hickory, walnut, brown.
The hazel, (various tastes I) and those that man
Finds of no use, seek hungry beasts that can
Find plenty then. — Now nature hastes to night.
'Tis eve already : what a difierent sight
From months just past ! The woods, which first were green,
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Are now in parti-colored garments seen, —
Red, green, and yellow, spotted; and all these
Afford a sight which cannot fail to please.
'Twould be a pleasure dull, were hope not near
They will ere long in vernal robes appear.
Look now for flowers, — the choicest of the mead :
They're gone ! What's left ? some naked stalks, indeed.
E'en mankind busy are to strip the trees
Of fruit yet left ; and now they rob the bees ;
Bring all the presents home which nature yields,
And leave to rest the gardens, orchards, fields.
Sun(jf.
" And now, when the husbandman sings his harvest-home,
And the corn's got all in the house.
When the long-wished- for season of plenty is come.
When country-swains feast and carouse.
Let's enjoy all the pleasures retirement affords.
Still amused with our innocent play,
Nor envy the pomp and the grandeur of courts.
Which appear like the sport of a day."
If the remembrance of any one of the great fes-
tivals of the Christian Church, as celebrated by the
Brethren, is fixed on the minds of those who have
been pupils of their Seminary at Bethlehem, it is un-
questionably that of Christmas. The season is one of
pleasing and impressive religious and social festivities,
many of them peculiar, and all designed to afford a
lively conception of the great event which is the sub-
ject of commemoration. The minds and hearts espe-
cially of the young are addressed by truthful illustra-
tion, and their grateful love called forth in view of
the incarnation of the Son of God. The shepherds
watching their flocks by night, — the song of the celes-
tial heralds, — the babe in the manger, — the adoration
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of the wise men, — furnish themes for discourse in the
house of God, and subjects for the exercise of unpre-
tending yet earnest art in the homes of even the low-
liest. There is not a house without its room in which
a corner is set apart from year to year for the pictorial
representation of events in connection with the Sa-
viour's birth. The parent delights to deck the conse-
crated spot with wreaths of spruce and boughs of
shining laurel, — fit garniture of scenes which are
destined to bloom with unfading beauty and be forever
green in the memory of the child. In the afternoon
of the 24th of December, there is a special service for
the children, in which they celebrate the vigils of
Christmas eve.
The boys and girls, in their respective schools,
occupy the seats immediately before the minister, in
accordance with a usage by which the Church intends
to signify her care for the little ones of the flock, to
whom she would assign even the choicest place in the
sanctuary, and nearest to him who is to testify to them
of the love of the Grood Shepherd. Mothers also
bring their helpless babes, desirous that their tender
offspring may participate in the blessings of the joyful
occasion. The gospel narrative of the Saviour's birth,
which is read on opening the services, furnishes the
minister matter for discourse, in which he strives to
impress the hearts of his hearers with the love and
condescension of God in the incarnation of his Son.
The children raise their voices in the Christmas
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hymns which they were taught in the schools, or unite
them with those of the choir in anthems of gladness and
praise; and when, near the close, Christ is being sung as
the " Light of the World" and " Sun of Righteousness,"
the doors of the hall are thrown open, and hundreds
of burning wax tapers illumine the uncertain light of
decHning day, words cannot express the delight beam-
ing in the countenances of the happy gathering of little
ones. Who that has witnessed the scene has not
left the sanctuary with a deep and abiding impression
of its fitting solemnities, if not with a desire to be once
more a child, and with its simplicity of faith expe-
rience the joys and consolations of religion ? A few
years ago, an elderly lady, formerly a pupil of the
Seminary, visited Bethlehem in the Christmas season,
and was a spectator at the children's meeting on
Christmas eve, in which she had annually participated
during her term at school. It was a solemn hour in
her life. The memories of former days crowded to
her mind. She again heard the voices of those who
had been the companions of her youth, — voices long
since hushed in the quiet of the tomb. Their images
rose up in review; but they were subtle and eva-
nescent as the visions of a dream, and left her more
desolate, a solitary relict of the past.
As if desirous of being carried back through the lapse
of almost three-quarters of a century, she requested to
have a burning taper given into her trembling hand ;
and, as she gazed on this emblem of that Light which
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had been pointed out to her in childhood as a comfort
in the dark hours of affliction and a guide to unfading
happiness, the emotions of her heart overcame her,
and she wept and rejoiced as one who unexpectedly
finds a costly treasure, in whose pursuit years of
weary search have been fruitlessly spent.
The importance attached to this festival by the
Brethren induced them to interest also the children
intrusted to their care from abroad in their method
of its celebration. In the first years of the Seminary,
this was in keeping with the simplicity of the times,
and, if not as artistic in detail and effect as at a later
day, not the less productive of serious and abiding im-
pressions. The attention of the younger pupils was
more especially sought to be engaged, and the sus-
ceptibilities of their tender hearts to be touched, by
apt and pleasing illustration. It was for them that
Christmas eve brought stores of happiness, when, after
the public services, they were for the first time shown
into the room which the hands of the teachers had
fancifully garnished, and when, amid representations
of summer landscapes, with mossy banks and mimic
lakes and streams, they recognised the stable at Beth-
lehem, and, within, the virgin mother cradling the in-
fant Saviour of a world in the manger's straw, side by
side with the brute occupants of the stall. Not only
was it customary to decorate the several rooms with
evergreens, and exhibit in each transparencies of scenes
relative to the Nativity, and of appropriate Scripture
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texts ; but the dining-hall and chapel were also adorned
in like manner; and here the pupils assembled, in the
presence of the ministers of the place and other friends
of the institution, to discourse, in dialogue, of the great
event to which the season was consecrated. In Bro-
ther Van Vleck's administration, it would appear, the
occasion had already become one of general interest
and importance, as well to the residents of the town
as to the inmates of the school.
With the commencement of Advent, preparations
were made for the coming festivities. Christmas
hymns were taught and sung in place of the ordinary
duties of the school-hours. The latter were frequently
dropped altogether when the " calm mild days" of de-
clining autumn warned of the near approach of winter,
and the necessity of securing the moss from the moun-
tain-side before hidden from view by a covering of snow.
The ingenuity of the older pupils was exercised in
preparing ornaments and flowers for the purposed
decorations, and the teachers furnished contributions
to the general fund in the composition of dialogues
and recitations. Those prepared for Christmas eve of
1795 and 1798 are inserted in the Appendix, as choice
specimens of their kind. They are the efforts of that
gifted mind who sought to render her talents and
accomplishments subservient to the best interests of
her youthful charge. Doubtless their perusal* will
recall many a forgotten scene or incident ; and, while
the beauties of the sacred muse cannot fail to gratify
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a truly refined taste, the Christian heart will feel its ten-
derest chords vibrating in unison with hers, whose ado-
ration of the great mystery of godhness, God manifested
in the flesh, glows with ecstatic fervor in every line.
The year 1795 is memorable in the annals of the
Seminary as the year in which Death, for the first
time, entered its precincts and claimed a victim from
the number of its youthful inmates. " On the 22d of
May," writes the Principal, in his yearly review of the
Institution, " it pleased the Lord to take one of our
pupils, Miss Anna Allen,^ after a short illness, into the
heavenly mansions of eternal rest." A week before
her demise, she was apparently in the enjoyment of
usual health, and one of a company of friends who
met at " vesper-table" to pass the leisure hours of the
Saturday afternoon in the pleasures of social converse.
Little did her companions heed her declaration that at
their next meeting she would not be one of the num-
ber, but, instead, a guest at her Saviour's table in
heaven. The forebodings of a mysterious presentiment
were, however, unerringly prophetic ; and before the
dawn of another Saturday she had exchanged her
robes of festive white, in which she last appeared
among her associates, for the spotless drapery of the
* Miss Allen was a niece of Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary note, —
the " Green Mountain partisan who seized upon the Keys of Cham-
plain." On the 13th of May, 1778, this celebrated character visited
Bethlehem, in company with General Gates and his lady, on their
way to Peekskill. Allen had just been exchanged, and was on his
return to his own fireside in Vermont.
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tomb. It was a blow that fell heavily on the hearts
of those who had supplied the place of parents to
the youthful deceased in the home of her adoption.
Teachers and comrades mourned her loss with incon-
solable grief, for she had been endeared to both by an
amiable and affectionate disposition, and by the pos-
session of those female accomplishments of deportment
and education which render their possessor a universal
favorite. Her remains were followed to the graveyard
by weeping companions, all dressed in w^hite, and the
spot which she had desired might be her final resting-
place is marked, in accordance with Moravian usage,
by a rectangular slab of marble resting on the bosom
of the silent sleeper, and bears this record of her
brief existence : —
Anna Allen,
Daughter of Levi and Ann Allen.
Born Dec. 6, 1780,
in St. John's, Canada.
A pupil of the Boarding- School.
Departed this life
May 22d, 1795.
The following lines were written on the occasion by
Sister Kliest : —
" Yes ! it has pleased the Lord, who first had given,
To pluck this flower, and transplant it into heaven.
God, who, with gentle sway, the heavens does rule,
Has deign'd to visit humble Bethlehem's school.
" Our Anna's gone ! — gone to eternal rest ;
She with her Saviour is supremely blest ;
She, whose delight it was to play and sing,
Now hails in songs sublime the matchless King.
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" Nine years are past ; — no visit of this kind ?
Was not the Saviour's heart to us inclined ?
Or, rather, would he kindly cause that bliss,
Good health, to prove part of our happiness ?
" Oh, yes ! all that he does is right and good, •
If but by mortals rightly understood.
We'll thank him for the former blessings given ;
We'll thank for taking one of us to heaven.
" Is't not, as heard we our dear Anna say,
' I go, companions, far from you away :
Call'd by our Saviour, I obey his word,
I go to view my Saviour and my God.
" ' You'll follow me, when 'tis your time and turn ;
Prepare, so that your lamp, well trimm'd, may burn ;
The?'e you are pilgrims ; here's a better home.
Where to an end all earthly troubles come.'
" 'Tis Anna's voice ! yes, blessed soul, we'll try
Our lamps with oil here richly to supply.
Faith in the Lamb for wretched sinners slain,
Oh, may we, by his boundless grace, obtain !
'' But thou enjoyesfc ! thine's to fruition turn'd I
Oh, happy thou ! who here on earth has mourn'd.
Thy tears are turn'd to joy ! Thou join'st the host
That praise the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost !
" The golden harps which seraphim there strike —
What music here on earth to them is like ?
They suit thy taste, — hence, sing without cessation,
Thy Saviour's praise, the praise of his salvation.
" Thy hapless parents ! Oh, may Jesus smile :
Their hours of just regret and grief beguile !
Their only heir — their hope, by Heaven given, —
Oh, lofty change ! — is now an heir of heaven I
" Not long ere thou with joy shalt see them come.
And enter regions where thou'rt now at home ;
Then, neither time nor distance, grief nor pain.
Shall separate : — ye'U never part again."
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The death of the first President of the United
States, on the 14th of December, 1799, at Mount
Vernon, was feelingly alluded to by the pupils, when,
on New, Year's day of 1800, they met, in conformity
with the custom then in vogue, of reviewing the dis-
pensations of Providence in their own households and
in the circle of beloved friends during the expired
year. As we have seen, they had been taught to re-
commend the chief-magistrate of the land to the favor
and protection of Heaven on the annual return of his
birthday, and on this occasion they joined with thou-
sands in paying the tribute of just regret at the de-
parture of a great and good man. The dialogue spoken
was varied with song, and contains the following allu-
sion to the death of Washington : —
ANN GRAHAM.
" Yet this, I'm sure, the tender, feeling heart,
Which bears in all his children's griefs a part,
Will gently pardon when we deeply grieve
That Washington has ceased on earth to live'.
Is't possible ? Well may Columbia mourn ;
Well sit in sable weeds, sad and forlorn.
Her father, her protector and her stay.
Her prop on which she lean'd, is snatch'd away.
The sage, the prudent, noble Washington ;
Her father true ! and yet her favorite son !
Virginia nursed him, led his earliest youth
On in the paths of virtue and of truth,
Till he stood forth and acted such a part
Which can dictate none but a father's heart.
Vain glory he abhorr'd; but solid fame
Spread through the world his loved, his glorious name !
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Pardon our sighs, thou dear, compassionate Friend,
Thou knowest his country oft did prayers send,
For his long life, to Thee ; and Thou hast heard.
And unto us thus long thy servant spared.
Still grieve we at his flight ! This sun is set, —
Will never rise to us ! We weep ; and yet
We trust in Thee, who never, never diest.
Thou'rt still our Friend ! Thou'rt gracious and all-wise !
But unto him, Thy servant, now at rest,
Who's in possession of those joys most blest.
Which never end, give for our prayers, Lord !
And for Columbia's sake, a rich reward !"
Song.
Solo I. — I'll sing in mournful strain :
The great, the good, is gone !
Lament with me our country's loss,
The loss of Washington !
Solo II. — And is, indeed, he gone,
Snatch'd from Columbia dear ?
Shall we behold our Washington,
Our friend, no longer here ?
Solo I. — No longer ! 'tis too true !
His spirit flew away,
Soar'd high above the skies, and lives
And moves in endless day !
Chorus. — Sweet roses form a grove, and flourish
On the tomb of Washington !
Thou hallow' d soil, the cypress nourish
Near the tomb of Washington !
And we'll be, till our breath is failing,
Columbia's recent loss bewailing.
A life thus fraught with toil and glory.
As led our Washington,
Serenely ends. With locks quite hoary.
Departs our Washington !
The wise, the constant, the unshaken,
Too soon is from his country taken !
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The victor great, whose deeds with wonder
Columbia's enemies heard,
And trembled when with Justice yonder
He in the field appear' d,
Firm on the God of heaven relying,
A Christian hero proved when dying.
He died : but oh, his soul still liveth
Before Jehovah's throne !
The Judge of all with smiles now giveth
A crown to Washington.
See him, ye weeping eyes ! or, rather,
With joy behold in joys our father.
Solo. — His taper, here consumed,
(It was Columbia's light,)
Sends forth a holier flame, and shines
In regions ever bright.
The Conqueror of our foes, .
The Saviour of mankind.
To his redeemed soul in heaven
Has endless bliss assign'd.
Chorus. — Our Washington is blest;
He rests from all his toil ;
Oh, may his many virtues live
Long on Columbia's soil !
Saturday, the 22d of February, 1800, having been
designated by Government as a day to be kept with
religious solemnities throughout the confederated
States, in memory of the lately-deceased President,
the pupils of the Seminary participated in the public
services in the chapel, and afterwards, in their own
hall, sang the following ode to the accompaniment of
musical instruments : —
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" A great man, and a hero, his country's father,
Took leave forever ! Columbia is mourning ! •
Wailing and sighing, lamentations ardent,
Ascend up to heaven.
" Not greater could our orb's resplendent lustre,
Sol, find a mortal ; none to be rank'd his equal.
This great man, alas ! "Washington, our friend.
Is fallen asleep.
Oh, painful, oh, sad reflection !
" Mourn him whom often, with heart's trepidation,
Liberty's foe saw, when, with brow menacing,
He stood the victor ! Flying they were, leaving
Armor and colors !
"He, e'er triumphant, whom just Heaven applauded;
When our battles fighting, he alone a legion !
Fix'd our independence happily, and founded
Our blessed Union.
" Death now, triumphant, sits on this front ; and silent are
Those lips, whence stream'd forth mellifluous doctrine,
Which flints might soften, forcing contumacious
Hearts to compliance.
" His spirit, bent heavenward, fled from earth ;
Burst its shackles, and appear'd in the regions
Bright reserved for the blest shades : there angels hail'd him ;
God bid him enter.
" Thy much-loved name, Washington, had reach'd
Heaven's highest step, ere a saint thou hadst arrived
In mansions celestial,— where thou, exalted, still
Regard'st Columbia.
" Numberless favors eternize thee ! Future ages
Bless thy memory ; and all the arts of Peace,
Join'd in chorus, thy loss lamenting.
Crowd to thy sepulchre.
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" Although the Muses, in this state imperfect,
This wotld sublunary, are unable to recall
Thee with their sounds melodious, still, they will not leave thee
Unsung, unpraised.
" Thee, who formerly didst teach the art of warfare ;
Steel are those hearts which clung to thy loved banner :
Stimulate them to die a glorious death for
Thy native country !
" Thee, the protector, the guardian, observant
Of privileges to the weak and stronger ;
Who sparedst the public, but not thine own, treasure, —
Charity dispensing.
" Thy horn of plenty imparted its blessings ;
Aided, succor'd indigence : forgetting
Toils of war, thine own hands cultured thy grounds fertile,
Veteran illustrious !
" Thy grateful servants, freed from bondage.
As father, mourn thee ; and Mount Vernon's echoes
Reverberate plaintive sounds. Tears of sorrow, copiously flowing,
Swell the Potomac.
" Ever active, laborious for our welfare.
Chieftain incomparable ! in the Senate
Sage and magnanimous ! Columbia's Fabius,
Who can forget thee !
" May our God thee reward with heaven's treasures.
' Thou faithful servant !' thus address thee, smiling,
' Come, with me inherit everlasting
Bliss and glory.'
" Thy fame can't hold the monuments of marble ;
In brass thy virtues cannot be engraven ;
In thy sons' and daughters' breasts they're sculptured :
All ages sing them \"
July 27, 1800. — Miss Juliana Fisher, daughter of
a Moravian missionary among the Arawack Indians,
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of Surinam, departed this life, in her tenth year. " It
has pleased our Lord," said her companions, as they
discoursed of the events of the year, " to take one of
our number, the dear child Juliana Fisher, to him-
self, and into the regions of eternal bliss. Oh, how
interesting was to us her happy departure ! How did
she long to see Him personally whose praise she so
often sung whilst with us !"
In January, previous to her decease, on an occasion
set apart for commemorating the extension of Christ's
kingdom among the heathens, in connection with a
review of the missionary labors of her own Church,
she contributed, in childlike simplicity, an appropriate
offering, in the recitation of a Moravian hymn in the
Arawack Indian.
In December, 1800, Brother Van Vleck concluded
the term of his inspectorship of the Seminary. On the
3d of the month he met his " daughters " for the last
time in the chapel, where they had assembled to bid
him farewell and welcome his successor in their midst.
The copy of the dialogue spoken on the occasion, which
was presented him as a token of their affection and a
lasting expression of gratitude for his tender care, is
inscribed with the names of the sixty-seven pupils of
the Institution, encircled with a garland blooming with
an equal number of roses.
During the eleven years of his administration, much
of interest transpired within the Seminary, bearing
on its character as a school, and the social life of it^
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inmates. An increasing patronage was evidence of
the favor and confidence with which the method of
education pursued inspired the public. " Having exar
mined the list of candidates for the Boarding-School
of young ladies in Bethlehem," writes the Principal in
a circular, under date of June 13, 1797, "I find a
greater number entered than I have prospect of accom-
modating in the course of this and all next year. I
would therefore take this means to announce my de-
termination to drop entering names for the present,
and request that no applications may be made before
the expiration of eighteen months from this date."
The catalogue of the three hundred and. sixty-five
pupils who entered in this term contains the names
of daughters of many well-known and influential fami-
lies of the time. In June, 1796, Mrs. Thomas Lee,
of Park Gate, near Dumfries, Virginia, niece to Presi-
dent Washington, on his recommendation applied for
the admission of her daughter. In December, 1799,
a grand-daughter of General Thomas Sumpter, of High
Hills of Santee, South Carolina, was received. From
the same State are also found the names of Huger and
Alston. From New Jersey the names of Bayard and
Elmendorf. And from Pennsylvania those of Heister,
Morton, Addison, Butler, Heddick, Coleman, and Ser-
geant. The Bleeckers and Lansings of Albany were
stanch patrons of the Seminary ; also the Livingstons,
of Livingston Manor, the Vanderheydens of Troy, and
the Rosevelts of New York, descendants of a renowned
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ancestry, which during the Dutch dynasty of New Am-
sterdam lived in princely style on the fertile banks of
the Hudson. A rather singular application is one under
date of February 20, 1793. " Mr. Jacob Wetherside,
of Chestertown, Eastern Shore, State of Maryland,
applied for six daughters, from twelve to one years
of age, to succeed one another." To facilitate the
transaction of school-business with patrons, agencies
were appointed successively in the cities of New York
and Philadelphia.
An event which, it was feared, might prove detri-
mental to the prosperity of the Institution, was the
death of Miss Allen, in 1795. It was an unexpected
shock ; and we can well conceive how the gloom it
shed over the household led those to whom it had
been intrusted to despond of its growth, if not ques-
tion the possibility of its continuance.
The calamitous effects of the sickly season of 1793,
when pestilence brought unknown misery and distress
into the land, were not experienced at Bethlehem.
" We cannot omit acknowledging," writes Brother Van
Vleck, at the close of the year, " as a particular mat-
ter of praise and thanksgiving, that our dear daughters
have enjoyed for the most part good health, and espe-
cially at the time when the inhabitants of Philadelphia
were exposed to the dreadful ravages of the yellow
fever, and sickness also prevailed in other sections of
our country."
In the night of the 17th of January, 1800, the pu-
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pils were startled from sleep by the terrifying cry of
" fire !" A small frame building adjacent to the " old
house" was wrapped in flames, and cinders and burn-
ing fragments blown into a lumber-yard near by at
one time threatened the main building with destruc-
tion. Though winter, it was dry, and the ground and
roof entirely free from snow. The high wind which
had prevailed during the evening previous providen-
tially fell before midnight, and thus the scanty means
available were effectually employed in checking the
progress of the flames. The consternation of the
younger pupils, who occupied the centre of the old
house, can readily be imagined; and the scene in the
passage, where they crowded together with what
effects could hurriedly be collected, is not forgotten
by those who were of the number.
The equipments of the Institution, which at its
commencement were necessarily humble and regulated
by the limited means at its disposal, received many
valuable accessions during this long and flourishing
term. The brethren have always endeavored to keep
pace with improvements, and it is an unjust accusa-
tion which would characterize them as a contracted
and ultra-conservative people, because they refuse
to follow, indiscriminately, all so-called progressive
movements of the age, especially as the real progi-ess
of some of these is rather questionable. Brother
Van Vleck strove to have his pupils enjoy the best
advantages within the power of the Institution to
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afford. The services of three female teachers from
European congregations were procured at no trifling
expense. A number of the best periodicals of the
day were taken, and also standard works on art and
science, which are still preserved on the shelves of
the " Circulating Library." The necessity of being
well grounded in the useful branches of learning was
urged as of paramount importance. Music, to w^hich
so many of the pupils turned their attention, was
taught to be regarded not merely as an elegant accom-
plishment, but as a refiner of the mind and a hand-
maid to devotion. The number of piano-fortes was
largely increased. In 1792 there is a charge of
"£7 10s. for repairing and tuning the seven pianos
and clavichords in the Boarding-School," also an in-
voice of music imported from Holland, comprising in
the collection
7 sonatas by Haydn, pour le clavecin,
14 variations by Vanhal, do.
6 sonatas by Hoffmeister, do.
Concerto by do. do.
Concerto a quatre mains, by Giordani.
Haydn's sonatas a quatre mains.
Tambour continued a favorite mode of embroidery.
Filagree-work, which was destined to enjoy many years
of popularity with fair hands, was now first introduced.
Those of the pupils who had attained to good profi-
ciency in writing were permitted to pursue drawing
and painting. Instruction was given in the English
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language only, and, as the number of boarders prepon-
derated, the German was less spoken.
As late as 1795, milk and bread only had been
served at breakfast. Individuals were at liberty, how-
ever, to supply themselves Avith tea and coffee from
private resources ; but, as such exceptions gave rise to
irregularities, the homely fare was abolished and the
more artificial beverage generally substituted. Mugs,
as well as knives and forks, which had hitherto been
found by the pupils and were personal property, were
henceforward provided by the house.
There have been frequent allusions made to the com-
memoration of birthdays in the Seminary. The pupils
not only observed such occasions among themselves,
but even noticed, with appropriate attentions, the birth-
days of the ministers of the congregation, of sisters in
the Sisters' House, and of friends in town. It was
a source of mutual gratification which lost none of its
charms because it was the offspring of genuine sim-
pHcity. During the latter half of Brother Van Vleck's
time, the island in the Lehigh was a frequent resort
when the season of the year would allow of an after-
noon's enjoyment in its embowered domain. Birth-
days were frequently celebrated there. Events of im-
portance to the pupils, which transpired in their own
little world, were also honored with an island fete. It
was visited early in spring, when the birch hung out
its tassels and the woods reddened with the blossoms
of the maple, and late in autumn, when the fallen
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leaves rustled mournfully to the tread. The mission-
ary who returned for a while to enjoy the delights of
social intercourse among friends and brethren, the pa-
trons of the school, parents and relatives of pupils,
were, year after year, favored guests at these island-
festivities. Here, too, instruction was blended with
amusement, and religion was thought no intruder upon
their innocent gayeties. Associated with the wonted
dialogue and music, and coffee served in the cool shade
of spreading trees, is a personage whose image has not
yet faded from the remembrance of the pupils of those
times. It was an old man who loved to share the
pleasures of his youthful friends, and whose presence
was hailed with that sincerity of welcome which child-
hood offers so acceptably to old age.
" Pappy Bonn" never failed to be one of the party
on the island. In fact, if not by official appointment,
by common consent to him were assigned the toil and
pleasure of conveying the girls to the little water-bound
Garden of the Hesperides. Nor was he inadequate to
the task of paddling the long Indian canoe, which was
the only craft then propelled on the Lehigh. He had
learned its management when saw-miller at the Gna-
denhiitten mission, and many a time had come down
the swollen river with a party of his swarthy brethren,
bound with despatches to head-quarters. When a holi-
day on the island had been announced, the old man
was sure to be down at the bank and anticipate his
juvenile friends, who, on their arrival, overwhelmed
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liim with the familiar epithets of "Pappy Bonn,"
'' Dear Pappy Bonn."
No wonder he was such a favorite. What with his
stories about the Mennonites and long-bearded Tunkers
of " Skippack" and the " Swamp," among whom he
had been reared, about " the Count" who had made his
home in his father's house, and the many strange
things he had to say of the misery and sufferings of
the Continentals in the Brethren's House, which, in
the time of his stewardship, had been converted into an
hospital, he had a fund of interest within himself, from
which he constantly drew for the entertainment of his
curious friends. For five years he had been a faithful
attendant on these occasions ; and when death removed
him in 1797, and he was missed at the first island-
party in the ensuing spring, the haunts endeared by
the remembrance of his virtues echoed to their praises,
sung by the lips and hearts of a sorrowing band : —
" Where is he, ye feeling hearts
Who mourn his flight with me ?
He whose departure deeply smarts, —
Say, whither did he flee ?
I wander pensive through the grove
Of locusts, near the stream,
To seek the shade my soul still loves,
I see — yet no ! I dream.
Where is he whom the island fair
Oft as a guest received ?
My spirit seeks : still he's not there,
Forsaken isle, be grieved !
Thy friend no longer deigns to roam
Among thy shrubs so wild j
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He's gone to his eternal home
Whom oft thou'st seen and smiled.
And shall we never, never more
On earth our father see ?
Alas ! no : he's gone before,
' Where once you hope to be.'
Thus whisper'd some one, — 'tis a friend:
Religion is her name, —
* Him you esteem'd I saw ascend;
From heaven the summons came.
Then quit the haunts where sorrow dwells,
And rise above this sphere;
In happiness which naught excels,
Behold your friend so dear !
Above the starry regions high
His spirit wing'd its way.
Heaven's portal enter'd : God drew nigh.
Him dawn'd the endless day.'
Is this our worthy father's lot ?
Then, friendly hearts, don't sigh :
Let island-scenes be now forgot.
And raise your minds on high."
In 1802, Brother Van Vleck was appointed Inspec-
tor of Nazareth Hall, in which capacity he served for
seven years. In 1815, he was consecrated a bishop
of the Brethren's Chnrch, and seven years afterwards
retired from public life, having in the mean time
labored in several of the congregations of both of the
North American provinces.^ He died in 1831, at
Bethlehem.
Brother Andrew Benade, the third Principal of the
Seminary, commenced his administration in December,
' Bethlehem is the seat of the Northern Province or diocese, and
Salem, North Carolina, of the Southern.
10
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1800, and for upwards of twelve years labored suc-
cessfully in elevating the character of the school as a
literary institution. It was for him to build the super-
structure on the foundation laid by his predecessors, —
a work for which he was eminently fitted by sound
scholarship and the practice of exact discipline. Among
the papers of this period preserved in the Seminary
are a number of essays on subjects of science and art,
in dialogue form, prepared under his inspection for the
improvement of the pupils. These were recited in pri-
vate as well as on public occasions, and, while afford-
ing the audience an agreeable entertainment, proved a
useful form of resume for the scholars themselves, of
what they had acquired in the class-room. Their de-
sign and detail testify to the thorough instimction pur-
sued, and to the superior proficiency and advancement
of the older pupils. In order to qualify the teachers
for the attainment of the standard of excellence he had
proposed. Brother Benade was wont to devote the
winter evenings to their private instruction, — a service
which, while thankfully acknowledged, tended to sys-
tematize the teaching throughout the Institution. The
absence of all handbooks, throwing the teachers on
their individual resources, led them also to profit by
every means within their reach.
Among those who distinguished themselves by su-
perior facility in oral instruction, and one who, in ad-
dition, exhibited originality of genius, was Sister Anna
R. Khest, whose artless muse has been frequently in-
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troduced to the reader of these pages. The tribute of
a passing notice of her excellences, while sixteen
years in the service of the Seminary, is only her due.
Gifted with talents of a high order, of amiable and
winning manners, a deep sense of the responsibility of
her calling prompted this lady to devote the powders
of a versatile mind to the welfare of her charge, among
whom her memory is cherished to the present day.
Sprightly in person as well as in fancy and imagination,
she was the genial spirit of the institution in which
she dwelt, — willing at all times to vary the monotony
of its routine by the offerings of her fertile invention.
To plan an island-excursion, a ramble on the mountain,
or a moonlight transit across the ferry, — complete with
all their attendant circumstances, — was with her only
an exertion of thought. The details were no sooner
conceived than executed. Her willing muse, ever at
hand, was invoked, and granted the desired boon. As
she walked out in the fields, she taught her joyous flock
the lessons of wisdom from the great book of nature
spread open before them. The flowers, the trees, the
stones, the clouds, the stars, — these w^ere chapters in
the manual she consulted for her teachings. When in
the class-room, she gave from the stores of her mind the
knowledge she would have her pupils retain, in a hapjjy
manner, leading them unconsciously into the secrets
of science by practical and familiar illustration.
In 1805, Sister Kliest was married to Brother John
Gambold, of the Cherokee Mission, and entered on a
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new sphere of usefulness, in which she aided her hus-
band in bearing the burdens and performing the duties
of a missionary with faithfuhiess and marked success.
In 1829, she finished her earthly career, to the sorrow
and regret of her beloved Indians, many of whom,
now risen to eminence in their nation, ascribe their
standing and usefulness in civiHzed society to the in-
struction received at her hands. Far from the home
of her earher days, where she shone in the refinements
of a well-cultivated female mind, she lies buried at the
deserted mission of Spring Place,^ without a tombstone
or grass-grown mound to designate the spot where her
mortal remains were sown in dishonor, to be raised
in glory.
The dedication of the present Moravian church-edifice
to the worship of God, on the 18th and 20th days of
May, 1806, was an event in the interest and solemni-
ties of which the pupils of the Seminary participated.
Before sunrise of the first-mentioned day, in the hush
of a tranquil and cloudless Sabbath morning, a choir of
musicians heralded the coming festivities from the lofty
steeple of the noble structure with sound of trumpet
and trombone. At eight o'clock the congregation
assembled for the last time in the old chapel, which
had served since 1751 as a place of worship, and was
endeared by the recollection of the many solemn scenes
^ Spring Place is the seat of justice of Murray county, Georgia. — :
H!st. Col. Gcorg., 298, 567.
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that had there transpired under the auspices of the
founders of its Church in the New World.
The services being concluded, the several choirs
moved in procession to the church, which was entered
amid the swelling tones of the organ and the festive
notes of wind and string instruments. Bishop Loskiel
preached the dedicatory sermon to an audience of be-
tween two and three thousand persons, which filled
the spacious edifice to its capacity. The unusual occa-
sion had summoned crowds from the vicinity and also
from the neighboring counties, and in the morning the
main street, from the Sun Hotel to the present Semi-
nary, was a mass of human beings. Upwards of six
thousand are said to have been in the town. At three
o'clock p. M. a sermon w^as preached by the Principal,
in the English language.
The services of the 20th were exclusively for the
members of the congregation.
The annual close of schools in the month of April
continued to be followed by only a week's relaxation
from the duties of the class-room. The time was too
short to allow of visiting home ; nor was this then cus-
tomary. Parents who sent their daughters to the
Seminary intended them to remain until they should
have passed the years usually allotted for school, and
so important in the moral and religious education of
the young. While this system, on the one hand, in-
creased the weight of responsibility resting on the
Principal and his assistants, on the other it tended to
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foster feelings of attachment, in the hearts of the pupils,
towards the Institution which often rendered it a sea-
son of conflict and struggle when the time had arrived
to bid adieu to their temporary home.
An evidence of the spirit of loyalty consequent on
this relation was generously given in December, 1803,
in the following reply to a series of charges which were
designed for the disparagement of the school in the
eyes of its patrons and the pubHc : —
" The misses of the Bethlehem Boarding-School,
having heard of the false reports circulated by a young
lady who has recently left, consider it their duty to
refute what she has so unjustly asserted.
" We feel touched with the deepest regret to find
that a pupil who has shared equally with us the affec-
tion of our beloved Inspector, Inspectress, and tutor-
esses should prove so ungrateful as to endeavor to
prejudice those around her against the school in which
she has been educated. Since we have been inmates
of this Seminary, we can with truth affirm that we
have never been desired to submit to any menial ser-
vices whatever, and that what few domestic affairs we
attend to are both satisfactory and pleasing to us, and,
in our opinion, cannot be derogatory to the respect-
ability of a woman in any station.
" The time we have spent in Bethlehem we unani-
mously agree to have been the most happy part of our
lives ; and we look forward with the most heartfelt sor-
row to the period which will separate us from those
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dear friends whose constant care it has ever been to
make us happy, to enlarge and improve our under-
standing, and to form our minds on principles of reli-
gion and virtue, which, we trust, through the grace
of our Saviour, will never be obliterated from our
memory."
Signed by three pupils from each of the first three
rooms, in the name of the rest.
12 3
Lucretia Backus,
Mary Walke,
Harriet Thayer.
Mary 0' Gorman,
Maria Miller,
Rose Simkins.
Martha Herriman.
Christine Williams,
Helen Bailey.
Bethlehem, December 3, 1803.
A warm friend and patron of the institution, whose
concern for its prosperity led him to inquire of his
daughters into the truth of the charges which elicited
the above demonstration, expresses himself in reference
to the matter as follows, in a letter to a friend : —
" After hearing what my children have to say, you
will perceive that these reports are not only unfounded,
but designedly false. It is certainly a cruel pleasure
for those who are displeased with every thing to invent
tales injurious to a people who are truly the parents
as well as the instructors of their charge. For my
own part, I feel perfect confidence in the Moravian
society. They are an inoffensive association, whose
only care appears to be to do all the good they can :
and their boarding-school may be truly styled ' misfoi-
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tune's nursery,' where the afflicted father who has lost a
loved partner may find a place of safety for his children,
remote from the noise and folly of the world, where
their morals are in no danger of being corrupted, where
health is their companion, innocence their handmaid,
and prudence their guide. With such examples before
them, a j)arent has nothing to fear ; and, if these people
are rustic in their manners, they are at least free from
the follies of fashionable life. I was at Bethlehem for
a month last summer ; and since my children are at
school I have visited them seven times, thus having
ample opportunity of seeing all their habits and cus-
toms. I speak candidly, when I say I never had
cause for a moment to repent placing them in charge
of the Moravian Brethren, under the conviction of
their benevolence and usefulness. And, finally, society
owes them a debt of gratitude for the attention shown
to the numerous children who have been intrusted to
their care from all parts of our country.
" George Sibbald."
In May, 1807, instruction in "artificial flowers," a
new branch of fancy needle-work, was given, at a
charge of £1 13s. dd. per quarter.
In October, 1809, an important and long-desired
change was efiected in the household, by the addition
of a kitchen-department, under the superintendence of
a stewardess. Hitherto, meals had been furnished
alternately by the Sisters' and Widows' Houses. The
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rooms on the first floor of the old building were
arranged to meet the wants of the new establishment.
To the pupils who were denizens of the Seminary
in the interval between 1788 and 1813, the name of
''Daddy Thomas" is doubtless familiar as a house-
hold word.^ In Brother Benade's time he was in the
zenith of his life of diversified activity, employed in
the service of the institution. It w^as his office to con-
duct visitors through the school, to show them objects
of interest in the town, to carry letters to and from
the post-office, and to notify the Principal of the ar-
rival of patrons with daughters or wards. His leisure
permitted him to be present also at festivities and holi-
day enjoyments, accompanying the young ladies in their
walks along the Lehigh in search of berries and flow^ers,
^ '* A venerable man, one of the fathers of this town, [Bethlehem,]
is devoted chiefly to attendance upon strangers, that the hours of
business among the inhabitants may not be unnecessarily disturbed
by visitants, or the stranger be under undue restraint and i,u;-
barrassments for want of a guide who would give fu)l. indulgence
to a prudent curiosity. . . . Mr. Thomas indulgeiJ us' "w'th hi?
company around the village. This benevolent attendant upon
visitors is possessed of a large share of that primeval simplicity
which becomes an Israelite indeed. He is saluted with the smile
and soft word of aff'ection, under the parental title of 'Daddy.'
The morning after our arrival, he introduced me to the bishop, [Ktt-
wein : this was in 1799,] an aged, grave personage of groat suavity
of manners, such as embellish a father in the Church, and become
that primitive, sincere Christianity which is professed by the Mora-
vians. Assuming no pomp, he appears to live only to do good and
make others happy." — An Ej-ciirsion info BeWrhrm and Xitzarrth
in 1799, % John C. Oijden, Preshi/ter in the Protestant Episcopal
Church, pp. G-8.
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and aiding them in gathering moss and greens for the
Christmas decorations. His sprightly little person
enveloped in brown surtout, hurrying along with cane
in hand, has left its impression on the recollection of
hundreds as correctly as if fixed by photographic
art. Occasionally his house furnished a home for
younger ones of the pupils whose tender years could
ill dispense with a mother's care, which his good
dame knew so well how to bestow. He visited the
school almost daily. In his capacity of letter-carrier
he was always welcome. How it pleased the old man,
on entering the yard by the west gate with a budget on
post-day, to be greeted from the windows by the impa-
tient girls who anticipated his coming, and the accus-
tomed joke made to their own cost and disappoint-
ment : — "A letter for me. Daddy Thomas ?" " One for
me?" and "One for me?" "And why not?" he would
reply, gravely handing the eager miss one superscribed
.witbf'jjier neighbor's name: — "There, my dear!"
•^'That'^ t6& bad. Daddy Thomas! you love to tease
mel'" How friendly his manner, too, when escorting
visitors through the house ! His mirthful jests never
tired by repetition, nor did his happy comments on the
appearance of objects and individuals in the room : —
" How well you look to-day, young ladies ! — all pic-
tures of health ! And here is your beautiful needle-
work ! You can make the strawberries, but can't eat
them !" Thus the old man became a universal favorite.
Year after year he made new friends with succeeding
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 155
generations ; and, when the infirmities of age disabled
him from service in his accustomed sphere, he was not
left unnoticed nor forgotten. Former pupils, who re-
turned to visit the scenes of their school-days, deemed
their pilgrimage to Bethlehem incomplete had they not
visited "Daddy Thomas" in the retirement of his
home. Here, seated on his cushioned arm-chair, the
aged father's countenance would light up with the sun-
shine of delight as with his fair guests he retraced his
footsteps on ground endeared to him by most pleasing
recollections. He died in 1822, in the ninetieth year
of his age, and at his request was buried in the north-
west corner of the graveyard, where lie several of the
bishops and worthies of the Church. Hither he knew
the stranger would resort to read their epitaphs, and
he believed his own alongside could not fail to meet
the eyes of his numerous friends, by whom he was de-
sirous of being remembered even after death had sepa-
rated them forever in this world.^
^ There is au allusion to this request in the following lines on the
Bethlehem Graveyard, which appeared in one of the public journals
of August, 1841, over the nom deplume " Lorraine," — doubtless a
pupil of Brother Benade's time : —
" How still ! save when the air is stirr'd
By cricket, or a warbling bird.
Or grasshoppei", — for not a leaf
Hustles amid this place of death.
'^ The long grass rising round the graves
Not even its tiny stalklet waves ;
Nor is a footstep heard : no sound
Invades this quiet burial-ground.
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Four hundred and thirty-two pupils were admitted
into the Seminary during Brother Benade's administra-
tion. Two deaths occurred. Miss Mary Lathrop, of
Norwich, Connecticut, died on the 31st of July, 1809,
" Is it because the sleeping dead
Hold converse in their lowly bed ?
And do the leaf, the flower, the grass,
Listen to hear their whisperings pass ?
" Perhaps the birds, the ci'ickets, sing,
And grasshoppers unite to bring
A soothing requiem to the dead,
To cheer them in their lowly bed.
" Ah, no ! no voice, no sound, descends.
No charm from even the fondest friends ;
No voice, though sweet as seraphs' strain,
Can e'er the dead ear charm again I
" How still ! The moonbeams love to linger here ;
The 'reft ones come to shed a tear;
The stars hang out their twinkling fires,
And pause o'er hope as it expires.
" Ah, see ! Aff'ection's fondest hand
How busy in this death-bound land!
Those beauteous roses, how they bloom
Upon these graves, and shed their rich perfume !
" I love these emblems, sacred, true :
Refresh them, soft-descending dew !
Spare them, ye winds ! nor scatter wide
These symbols of the heart's full tide !
" How still ! here rest the peaceful dead.
Hush ! softer still be thou, my tread.
This place is sacred ! Tears, and flowers,
And silence, sacred make these hours.
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and was buried in the Moravian graveyard. The re-
mains of Miss Jane Josepha Yates, of Schenectady,
who died on the 3d of February of the following year,
were conveyed to that place for interment.
" Who's here 'f The red man's found a home !
Here's Tschoop.' Once wildly did he roam ;
Mohegau's council-fires he saw
From York perhaps to Mackinaw.
" Yes, here he lies, with fifty more.
As rich as is the white man's store
Is Tschoop's, and all his warrior-band
That trembled once at his command.
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" Here's ' Father Thomas !' Low he lies,
The father of a thousand sighs :
All knew him, loved him, mourn'd him dead ;
He's here : no other occupies his stead.
" I see his smile, I hear his voice.
And, as I look, oh, I rejoice
That 'twas my lot, when time was young,
To hear the accents of his tongue.
' For an account of this Indian convert, see " Loskiel's History of the
Missions among the Indians in North America," London, 1794. His grave-
stone bears the following inscription : —
In memory of
Tschoop, a Mohegan Indian,
who, in holy bnptism, April 16, 1742,
received the name of
•John.
One of the first-fruits of the mission
at Shekomeko, and a remarkable
instance of the power of divine grace,
whereby he became a distinguished teacher
among his nation.
He departed this life, in full assurance of faith,
at Bethlehem, Aug. 27, 174G.
"There shall he one fold and one Shepherd." — John x. 10.
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On the 31st of January, 1811, the Institution was
called to mourn the departure to a better world of its
beloved mother, Sister Johanna Maria Benade, who
had endeared herself to her adopted daughters by
years of maternal solicitude devoted disinterestedly to
their welfare. Her remains repose in the graveyard
and her memory is embalmed in the hearts of her
surviving pupils.
In January, 1813, Brother Benade resigned his
charge, pursuant to an appointment which called him
to the Moravian congregation of Litiz, Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania. In 1822, he left for Salem,
North Carolina, having previously been consecrated a
bishop of the Brethren's Church. In 1826, he returned
to Litiz. In 1836, he removed to Bethlehem, where
he continued in active life, presiding at the delibera-
tions of the Provincial Elders' Conference, until 1849.
" How sweet his sleep ! How still his home !
He beckons ! Oh, if I could come
To that high place in yonder heaven
Which to his sainted sonl is given,
" I'd gladly hear the trombone's sound,
I'd gladly sink beneath the ground
And mingle with the dead who lie
So still beneath this Bethlehem sky.
" How still ! Adieu to the sacred retreat
Where friends find a severing tide ;
Adieu to the air with perfumes all sweet;
Adieu to the rose at my side.
I go once again 'mid the bustle and care
Which the heart that is right knows little of here."
DgTTElK ©[ICaA®^,
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The oldest living bishop of the Unitas Fratrum, and in
the eighty-seventh year of his age, Brother Benade is
an instance of remarkable longevity, favored as he is
in the evening of his days with a rich measure of
bodily health, and in the exercise of unimpaired men-
tal activity. He lives in retirement not far from the
scenes of his early labors, and his venerable form is
often to be seen in the quiet walks near by, or treading
the shaded avenues of the graveyard where ere long
he will be numbered among the fathers who have
fallen asleep.
Brother Lewis Huebner was Brother Benade's suc-
cessor. On the 13th of January, 1813, he was
welcomed by the pupils in the customary manner.
Brother Benade presided at the love-feast, and, after
introducing his successor, took leave of the members
of the Institution which had enjoyed his efficient
superintendence for so long a period. Brother Hueb-
ner's inspectorship was of brief duration, death unex-
pectedly closing the career on which he had entered
with much promise, on the night of the 6th of
December following. The sad intelligence was com-
municated to the assembled school by Bishop Reichel.
on the morning of the 7th, — an occasion which is doubt-
less remembered as one of uncommon solemnity. "In
this interval of eleven months," writes one who knew
him well, " Brother Huebner had secured the love and
esteem of all with whom he stood in connection, and
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his early loss was mourned by myself and my asso-
ciates as the loss of an indulgent parent."
On the 8th, his remains were followed to the grave
by the pupils and teachers, after a funeral discourse
by the bishop, from John xvii. 24, on the words,
" Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given
me be with me where I am, that they may behold my
glory which thou hast given me."
Thirty-one pupils entered during this administration.
The Seminary, thus suddenly deprived of its head,
now looked to the Board of Trustees for its immediate
superintendence and control. One of its number.
Brother John Gr. Cunow, since 1798 financial agent of
the Unity's lands in America, was intrusted with its
management until the appointment of a Principal.
Three years, however, elapsed before this was made.
In the interval, little of interest relative to the internal
life and development of the Institution transpired.
An event important in its consequences, hastening as
it did the exchange of long-cherished usages and cus-
toms of the past for those in accordance with more
modern tastes, was the transfer of the Seminary to
another quarter of the town. In April, 1814, Brother
Cunow purchased, in view of this, the large property
know^n as the " Single Brethren's House," then on the
eve of being vacated by its residents. The necessary
changes and arrangements having been completed in
the fall of 1815, the 10th of November was designated
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as the day for its entrance by the pupils. A diary of
the time furnishes the following particulars : —
"Nov. 10, 1815. — The transfer of the pupils of
the Boarding-School to the former Brethren's House,
which had been fitted up for their reception, was made
to-day. After dinner they repaired in procession to
their new home, preceded by Brother and Sister
Cunow and members of Conference, amid the sound
of sacred music performed by our trombonists from
the terrace. Having assembled in the prayer-hall on
the second floor. Brother Cunow made a short address,
and, after the singing of a hymn, in a fervent prayer
invoked the blessing of God on the Institution and its
inmates for the future. At the close of these solemn
exercises the pupils were distributed into six ' room-
companies,' and a seventh room assigned to the day-
scholars from town. At three o'clock the whole house-
hold sat down to a love-feast, to which parents and
friends Avere also invited. An appropriate ode was
here sung, and the Principal took occasion briefly to
review the progress of the Seminary since its com-
mencement, in which connection he observed that nine
hundred and sixty-five pupils had been admitted during
the twenty-nine years of its existence. After love-feast,
the members of Conference visited the young ladies and
their tutoresses in their respective dwelling-rooms, tes-
tifying to the gratification afforded them by a participa-
tion in the festivities of the day, and assuring them of
their deep interest in the welfare of the Institution."
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The household at this time consisted of one hundred
and eight persons. In addition, twenty-four day-
scholars attended the schools.
The purchase of the new property included the land
at the rear of the building, stretching south as far as
the banks of the river, a large part of which, known
as " the gardens on the lowlands," had been for years
under cultivation. The tract contained upwards of six
acres.
The appearance of the slope descending to the
Manokasy was materially different from what it is at
present. Excepting an occasional tree, and the row
of sycamores along the south line of the park, the hill-
side was covered with grass, and below was meadow.
Trees and shrubbery were now planted, walks laid out,
and other means taken to beautify the plot, with the
view of rendering it, in time, an agreeable retreat for
the residents of the house.
The spacious building afforded ample accommodation
for one hundred pupils, and conveniences unknown in
the old houses. Each dwelling-room was connected
with an apartment for the deposit of articles in daily
use, such as wardrobe, books, &c., a provision which
tended much to the maintenance of neatness and order.
To supply a want which had long been felt, a suite of
commodious rooms was provided for the comfort of
invalids and given in charge of a permanent nurse.
A dining-hall and kitchen on the first floor, a prayer-
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hair and teachers' room on the second, and dormitories
on the third, completed the internal arrangements.
The house stands on rising ground, at the southern
limit of the town, commanding an extensive view over
the Valley of the Lehigh. It is a fine specimen of the
style of building to which the Brethren of the last
century were partial, — imposing, yet symmetrical,
and altogether contrasting favorably with more refined
models of modern architectural beauty.
It was erected in 1747 and '48, and, on November
16th of the last-named year, dedicated in a solemn
manner by Brother John de Watteville, then on a visit
from Europe, as the " Home" (germanice, chorhaus) of
the single brethren of the congregation. Apart from
its centennial honors, other historical reminiscences
cling to the old building, investing it with more than
ordinary interest. During the Revolutionary War it
was made the theatre of scenes little consonant with
^ Here the single brethren were accustomed to assemble with
their spiritual leader to engage in religious services. The room
adjoining, occupied as a " teachers' room" since the purchase of
the building, is the apartment in which the scene occurred, noticed
by Loskiel, on the occasion of the friendly embassy from the Nan-
ticokes and Shawanos of Wyoming, in March, 1753. " Some of
their number were shown through the Brethren's House, and when
in Brother Nathaniel Seidel's room their attention was arrested by
a painting of the crucifixion. ' Behold,' said one of them to his neigh-
bor, ' how many wounds he has, and how they bleed. I have also
heard the Brethren say that he was sorrowful unto death and
prayed in agony, and the sweat stood on his body like great drops
of blood.' The other listened in astonishment, and seemed lost in
thought. "
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those that were wont to transpire within its walls and
for which it had been designed by its revered foun-
ders. At two different times in that turbulent period
it served as an hospital for the sick and wounded of
the American troops, — a veritable lazaretto, where were
witnessed suffering and death revolting to humanity
in all their details of misery.
It would be foreign to the design of this narrative
to relate the experience of the Moravian Brethren,
collectively as a religious association, or individually
in the mother-settlement here at Bethlehem, during
a contest memorable in the history of this country.
The conspicuous position, however, which was assigned
the village on its selection as the site of the Conti-
nental hospital in part, the fact of its having been a
public thoroughfare and the frequent resort of some
of the leading spirits in the colonial struggle in conse-
quence of the military occupation of one of the present
Seminary buildings, are points of interest which have
a bearing on the subject of the sketch, and, as such,
demand more than a passing notice. Nor is such
digression impertinent, when we remember that the
early patronage of the Institution proceeded from men
and families who had learned to know the brethren
and their institutions during a sojourn among them in
the days of the Revolution.
Of the indisposition of the brethren to participate in
the War of Independence, mention has already been
made. They expressed themselves unwilling to reu-
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der military service, but ready to aid the cause of
humanity apart from national or sectional prejudices.
"It is our desire," they write in 1775, "to live at
peace with all men. We wish well to the country in
which we dwell. Our declining to exercise in the use
of arms is no new thing, nor does it proceed from cer-
tain considerations, being a fundamental principle of
the Brethren's Church, a point of conscience which our
first settlers brought with them into this province.
We never have, nor will we ever act inimically to this
country: we will do nothing against its peace and
interest, nor oppose any civil rule or regulation in the
province or country wherein we dwell. On the other
hand, we will submit ourselves in all things in which
we can keep a good conscience, and not withdraw our
shoulders from the common burden." This declaration
was made in good faith and its promises honorably
fulfilled. Nevertheless, it was insufficient to secure
the brethren from the persecution of a neighborhood
which had long envied them the prosperity of their
settlement, and gladly took advantage of the condition
of affairs to excite against them the animosity of the
country at large.
The years 1776 and '77 were peculiarly times of
distress and danger for the settlement. " At the close
of January and commencement of February," says a
diary of 1776, "large numbers of the prisoners who
had been detained in Canada since the disastrous inva-
sion of last autumn passed through with their families
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and baggage, some on foot and others in sleighs. A
party would occasionally halt here to spend the night,
and we improved such occasions in providing the
destitute with clothing, especially the females and
children.
^'Feh. 14. — A party of Frenchmen, Canadian militia
who had been taken prisoners, visited the ' children's
meeting' this afternoon. They expressed themselves
pleased with the appearance of our town, its public
institutions, and the skill of the sisters in needle-work.
They spent a day here.
" April 4, Maundy Thursday. — ^A corps of riflemen
on their way to New York reached here this after-
noon and halted for the night. Some of the number
attended the services of the day in the chapel.
" July 10 and 11. — Twenty wagons with provisions
from Canada passed on their way southward.
^^ July 15. — Our team from Hope, in the Jerseys,
arrived, after an uncalled-for detention. Passing
through Easton, heavily laden with flour, it was sus-
pected of secretly carrying munitions of war, and,
accordingly, the ' associators' despatched some of their
number in pursuit. The wagon was overtaken a short
distance from town and summarily searched.
" July 30. — One hundred and twenty recruits from
Allentown and vicinity passed through on their way
to the ' Flying Camp'^ in the Jerseys, to which our
^ After the evacuation of Boston by the British under Howe, in
March, 1776, Washington, apprehending that the city of New York
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county has been called on to contribute three hundred
and forty-six men. Every volunteer is entitled to a
bounty of three pounds.
" August. — Many recruits passed through our place
during the month, (principally militia from Lebanon,
Tulpehocken, Reading, and Oley.) Most of the com-
panies requested to have divine worship held, — a wish
which was cheerfully complied with.
^^Aug. 11. — Captain Syms, of the royal army, a
prisoner of war, came with a permit from Congress to
spend several months at Bethlehem and in the vicinity.
^'Aug. 18. — Five companies of Lebanon militia who
arrived last evening with flying colors and martial
music, on their way to the ' Camp,' attended the Sun-
day services of to-day.
'"''Aug. 19. — Our watch reported having heard heavy
cannonading towards the east at daybreak. We later
ascertained it had been at New York.
'■'■ Sept. 1. — At noon the fourth battalion of Berks
county militia arrived with flying colors, on their way
to the Jerseys. At the request of Colonel Gehr and
other officers, we held divine worship for the party in
our chapel. The detachment, containing upwards of
would be the next point of attack, moved thither with the main
part of his army. " The troops ah-eady here, Congress had deter-
mined to reinforce by thirteen thousand eight hundred militia from
New England, New York, and New Jersey, while ten thousand
more from Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland were to form a
' flying camp,' to cover and protect the neighboring State of New
Jersey." — Bartletfs Hist, of the U. S. of America.
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four hundred men, assembled quietly, and was ad-
dressed by Brother Ettwein from Mark x. 17.
^^ Sept. 2-6. — -In these days parties of militia on
their return from New York passed, bringing the intel-
ligence that a battalion from this county had suffered
severely at the engagement with the British on Long-
Island, on the 27th of August last, having left most
of its men either dead or wounded."
It will be remembered that, after the repulse at
Gowanus, or Brooklyn Heights, Washington withdrew
his troops to New York, and soon after evacuated that
city, which fell into the hands of the British. This
loss was followed by those of Fort Washington and
Fort Lee in quick succession, late in the month of
November. Washington, having crossed the North
River, now continued his retreat to Newark, New
Brunswick, Princeton, and Trenton, and thence crossed
to the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware, closely pur-
sued by Cornwallis. General Lee's division of three
thousand men, under command of General Sullivan,
reached Bethlehem on the 17th of December, and
encamped for the night on the south bank of the
Lehigh.^
^ The Brethren were informed by some of Lee's oiEcers of his
threat to ransack Bethlehem, which he had uttered on the same
day when taken prisoner by a scouting-party of British cavalry at
White's Tavern, near Basken Ridge, New Jersey. Sullivan, now
in command, was a friend of the Brethren, and ordered Gates, who
chanced to be at Bethlehem, to have the division encamp in quiet
and refrain from all acts of aggression.
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At this crisis in the affairs of the Continental army,
the removal of the hospital, in which two thousand
sick and wounded were at this time lying, from Mor-
ristown to some point in the interior, was a measure
which allowed of no delay, and on the 3d of December
the following announcement reached Bethlehem by
express : —
"According to his Excellency General Washington's
order, the General Hospital of the army is removed to
Bethlehem ; and you will do the greatest act of human-
ity by immediately providing proper buildings^ for its
reception. John Warren,
General Surgeon to the Continental Hospital^
In the evening of the same day, Drs. Warren and
Shippen arrived, when arrangements were made for
* The commodious buildings common to the larger Moravian set-
tlements, and the situation of the latter, which, while somewhat
interior, was not too remote from the line of military operations,
were points of importance which the American officers were not
slow in appreciating. Furthermore, the commissary department
knew that its wants would be well supplied by an agricultural com-
munity who were in possession of large and fertile farms. To
whatever party the Brethren inclined, they sacrificed £1500 for
the American army in the last three months of the year 1777.
This sum is exclusive of the exorbitant fine they were made to pay
in default of military service. The following is an instance of :i
species of contribution to which they were occasionally subjected : —
A party of one hundred and twenty dragoons of Colonels Bland's
and "White's Virginia cavalry quartered on the Christian Spring
and Guadenhiitten farms in September, 1777, revelled in the
abundance there, and fed their horses on the new wheat of the
recent harvest.
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the reception of two hundred and fifty of the hospital
sick in the " Brethren's House." The next morning
they entered the settlement, a pitiable spectacle to
behold, — totally destitute, gaunt, and famishing;
"and," says the diary, "had Bethlehem not supplied
them with food, many of them would have perished;
for three days elapsed before the arrival of the supplies
intended for their use."
Before the close of the winter, one hundred and ten
of their number were released from suffering and dis-
tress by the hand of death. In this interval they had
received many attentions from the single brethren,
who remained in the house, and also from the pastors
of the congregation and residents in the town. To
the former was assigned the work of constructing cof-
fins for the dead. They also dug the graves as they
were wanted, on the hill-side west of the Manokasy, —
charitable ofi&ces which are not undeserving the kindly
remembrance of posterity.
The first occupation of the Brethren's House by the
hospital sick continued till the close of March, 1777,
on the 27th day of that month the remaining thirty
convalescent soldiers setting out for the army.
"On the 1st of January, 1777," continues the
diary, " Brother Ettwein made his rounds through the
hospital and wished the sufferers God's blessing on
the opening of the new year.
^^ Jan. 3. — During the forenoon we heard long-con-
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tinued cannonading. Later, it was ascertained to have
been at Princeton.^
'"''Jan. 4. — Fifty Canadians — wild and uncouth fel-
lows — came to pass the night.
"■^ Jan. 6. — Brother Ettwein kept the funeral of
Thomas Powel, of Maryland, an hospital inmate.
" Jan. 8. — Dr. Morgan and surgeons received orders
to repair to the army in New England.
''^ Jan. 14-19. — Captain Hays' company of militia
passed on their retm-n from Trenton. They were the
first in this county last autumn to take the field. Mr.
Rosebury, a Presbyterian clergyman stationed at the
Irish settlement in our vicinity, had taken a zealous
part in the organization of the company, and even
submitted his name among the lots to be drawn. The
lot falling to him, he shouldered a private's rifle and
repaired to Trenton, where he alone of the company
was left dead on the field.
" Jan. 25. — ^Messrs. John Adams, Lovel, and Hall,
delegates to Congress, arrived here on their way to
Baltimore. They were shown our ' Choir-Houses'
and other objects of interest.
^^ Jan. 28. — Mr. Walton, delegate from Georgia,
who has been appointed by Congress to meet the
Indians in treaty at Easton, stopped on his way to see
our settlement. Brother Leinback returned from
Philadelphia, where he had with difficulty succeeded
in purchasing a bushel of salt for eight dollars.
» See Lossing, Vol. II. p. 28.
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" Jan. 30, — Mr. Praeus, a native of the Tyrol, died
in the hospital. In his illness he had looked to his
Redeemer, and with his last breath called on the name
of Jesus.
'■'■ Feh. 6-7. — Three hundred men from Ticonderoga
halted here for eight days, and were quartered in the
workshops and private residences mainly, as the
' Brethren's House' could accommodate only ninety
of the number. They deported themselves quietly,
and were thankful for the kindness shown them.
''''Feb. 9. — Brother Brown returned from Philadel-
phia, where, through the mediation of Dr. Shippen, he
had succeeded in procuring fifty bushels of salt for our
settlement, at the rate of four dollars per bushel.
^^ Feh. 10. — For the past week we have been in-
formed of threats made on the part of some militia
in the vicinity of Allentown against us and our town.
The soldiers at present quartered among us are, with
their officers, determined to protect our place, and will
remain until the militia have passed through to camp.
Mr. Joseph Dean, of Philadelphia, of '■ the Committee
of Safety,' remained on account of the threatened
disturbance.
" Feh. 13. — The first four companies of the militia
passed through our place in quiet.
^'-Feh. 14. — The soldiers from Ticonderoga, who had
enjoyed our hospitality since the 6th, left to-day.
'■^ Feh. 15. — Five additional companies of militia
passed through. Mr. Dean ordered the colonel to con-
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duct the battalion quietly through the place, — Colonel
Read, of the hospital, stationing guards around the
store, and the Brethren's and Sisters' Houses.
" Feb. 23. — A party of soldiers from Albany halted
here to-day.
^^ Feb. 24. — Sixteen wagons with Continental stores,
consisting of ammunition, wine, and rum, arrived from
Morristown, with orders from the Generals to be
stored here.
^^ Feb. 25. — Successive parties of soldiers passed
through.
^^ Feb. 26. — Additional Continental stores reached
here.
^^ March 11. — General Armstrong, on his way to
the army, stopped, and attended the evening service
in the chapel.
^^ March 24. — Early this morning Dr. Shippen's in-
fant son died, and, at the request of the parents, was
buried in our graveyard. The mother, who has so-
journed in our midst almost four months, leaves in a
few days.
^' April 3. — Brigadier-General de Fermoy, in com-
pany with several American officers, on their way to
Albany, visited the ' Choir-Houses' and other public
buildings, — as also two Waldecker, one English, and
one Scotch officer, prisoners of war on parole.
" April 7. — In the evening, General Gates and staff"
arrived, and next day attended the funeral service of
a deceased brother. On the 11th he set out on his
174 BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
way for Ticonderoga, the Brethren Ettwein and Hasse,
at his request, accompanying the party to Christian
Spring and Nazareth as far as the ^plains' beyond
Schoeneck.
'■''May 9. — Colonel McLean, with a troop of light
horse, reached here from Philadelphia, expecting to
find Lady Washington, whom he was to escort hence.
The lady and her retinue had, however, struck off on
the Durham Road and thus missed Bethlehem.
'■''MayW. — Early in the morning we heard heavy
cannonading.
'^ May 29. — General Schuyler and staff, on their
way to Albany, stopped, and . requested to be shown
through the ' Class or Choir-Houses.' Also General
Joseph Reed, who had arrived a few days before.
'■^ May 31. — Captain Webb, the Methodist preacher,
arrived with his family. He is a prisoner on parole,
with permission to remain at Bethlehem until ex-
changed.
^'■June 4. — An express from Easton came to demand
six wagons from Bethlehem and Nazareth for the
transportation of provisions to the army.
''June 20.— Mr. EUery, of Newport, and Mr. Whip-
ple, of New Hampshire, delegates to Congress, visited
our settlement to-day, and, on leaving, expressed
themselves highly delighted with its arrangements.
" June 22. — Colonel Isaac Read, a lawyer from
Charlotte, State of Virginia, who had been ill at a pri-
vate house since December last, left for Philadelphia.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 175
'^^ June 25. — General Mifflin arrived to-day. We
were astonished to learn that he had left orders with
Quartermaster Hooper to station a special guard of
seven men for the protection of the Continental stores.
It was with some little difficulty that we prevailed
upon Mr. Hooper to have the order countermanded.
'■''July 21. — John Duffield, a surgeon, who had lain
ill at the house of a brother, left for Philadelphia. He
was the last of the sick attached to the hospital.
" Au(/. 14. — General Schuyler and family arrived,
anxious to procure lodgings, purposing to remain here
several months. Such applications are frequent.
^^ Avg. 24-26. — In these days quite a number of
English officers, prisoners of war, on their way from
Reading to Easton, sojourned with us, and, at their
request, were shown the large buildings. Some of
them were from North Carolina.
^^ Sept. 2. — Early this morning an express from
Reading brought the unwelcome intelligence that two
hundred and sixty English prisoners, under a large
escort, would be conveyed hither for safe-keeping. To-
wards evening two of the county lieutenants arrived ;
and next day, in company with Brother Ettwein, they
inspected the public buildings, with a view of selecting
one for the accommodation of the prisoners. The large
family house^ on the square in the middle of the town
was jBnally chosen. Against this we protested ; and,
^ The large white building in Main Street, not far from the Mo-
ravian church. Built in 1753.
176 BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
as our objections were ineffectual, it was resolved to
lay our grievances, in writing, before the Council of
War. This was done at once, and the remonstrance
despatched by an express, who returned on the 6th of
the month with the following reply : —
" ' War-Office, September 5, 1777.
" ^ GrENTLEMEN : — The Board have received a repre-
sentation from you in behalf of the inhabitants of Beth-
lehem. They are extremely sorry that any incon-
veniences should arise from the execution of an order
of theirs relative to the prisoners to be stationed at
Bethlehem. But the necessity of the case requires
the measure, and the good people of your town must
endeavor to reconcile the matter as well as they can.
If the guards or persons employed deport themselves
improperly, any grievance the inhabitants complain of
on this account will be immediately redressed ; and.
as soon as circumstances will admit, the prisoners will
be removed. Richard Peters,
" ' Secretary^
" Se^t. 7. — This afternoon the prisoners arrived by
way of AUentown, under guard of one hundred Ameri-
cans, and were taken to their quarters. Two hundred
of the number were Highlanders.^
" Se]pt. 16. — Baron de Kalb, and three other officers
^ Probably some of Donald McDonald's men from Nortb Carolina.
— See Lossing, Vol. II. p. 377.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 177
in the French service, came here on a visit. A long
train of heavily-laden wagons from French Creek
arrived, bringing intelligence of Washington's order
to have the military stores removed thence to this
place. We expressed our dissatisfaction at the pro-
ceeding, but it was useless. The wagons were un-
loaded near the tile-kilns^ and put in guard of forty
men. The little encampment remained here until the
24th of December.
^^ Sept. 18. — Eight tories from the Jerseys, under
escort, were brought to-day for safe-keeping among
the prisoners quartered in the family house. They
were bound two and two. On their way to the Le-
high, several of the guard recklessly fired their rifles
in the town, one of the bullets whistling past Brother
Nathaniel Seidel's head, who chanced to be in the
garden behind the Brethren's House, and a second
ploughing up the ground immediately before him. As
Brother Ettwein was passing up the street, he wa.^
promptly ordered back by the guard around the pri-
soners' quarters. A report was current that the army
is on its way hither.
" In the evening of the 19th of the month we re-
ceived (through Dr. Jackson) the following notice from
the Director-General of the Continental Hospital : —
' The locality of this kiln, where roofing-tiles were burnt for the
Moravian settlements in the neighborhood, is yet pointed out on
the Manokasy, half a mile northwest of Bethlehem. It was con-
structed at an early day.
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" ' Gentlemen : — It gives me great pain to be obliged
by order of Congress to send my sick and wounded
soldiers to your peaceable village ; but so it is. We
will want room for two thousand at Bethlehem, Easton,
and Northampton, and you may expect them on Satur-
day or Sunday. These are dreadful times, — conse-
quences of unnatural wars. I am truly concerned for
your society, and wish sincerely this stroke could be
averted ; but 'tis impossible.
"'William Shippen.'^
" Seeing ourselves under the necessity of relieving
the distress of the country, on the next day we gave
orders for the evacuation of the Brethren's House by
its residents, and its clearance from basement to attic.
Its inmates were distributed at Nazareth and the adja-
cent settlements of Christian Spring and Gnadenthal.
" This was on the 20th of September, and just in
time for the reception of the sick and wounded, who
now came in daily. In consequence of the removal of
the hospital to our place, the latter was visited by
many persons of distinction. The second occupation
of the Brethren's House by the hospital-sick continued
until June, 1778.
" Sept. 21. — To-day," continues the diary, " several
delegates to Congress, from Virginia, North Carolina,
and New York, came from Philadelphia. Our friend
^ Dr. Shippen was one of the Professors in the University of
Pennsylvania. For a biographical sketch, see Lossing, Vol. II. p. 34.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR, 179
and protector, Henry Laurens, of Charleston, was of
the party. They attended the litany service and
English preaching. In the evening General Wood-
ford, Colonel Armstrong, and the young Marquis de
La Fayette with a suite of Frenchmen, also arrived.
The last-named gentleman had been disabled by a
wound^ received at the battle of the Brandywine on
the 11th of the month, and was come for medical
treatment. As the hospital surgeons desired an addi-
tional building for the sick, and suggested the Widows'
or Sisters' House as most appropriate, Brother Ett-
wein, while conducting a party of delegates through
the latter, took occasion to represent the distress
which an ejectment from their home would cause the
helpless female residents. He was listened to respect-
fully, and a promise at once given him that these
houses should be held sacred. On returning to the
tavern, Henry Laurens commissioned Richard Henry
Lee, of Virginia, to issue the following order : —
"'Bethlehem, September 22, 1777.
" ' Having here observed a diligent attention to the
sick and wounded, and a benevolent desire to make
the necessary provision for the relief of the distressed
as far as the power of the brethren enable them,
' La Fayette, who had leaped from his horse while, sword in
hand, endeavoring to rally the yielding patriots, was wounded in
the leg by a musket-ball and fell. — Lossing'a Field-Bool- of the
Revolution.
180 BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
" ' We desire that all Continental officers may re-
frain from disturbing the persons or property of the
Moravians in Bethlehem ; and, particularly, that they
do not disturb or molest the houses where the women
are assembled.
" ' Given under our hands at the time and place
above mentioned.
John Hancock, Richard Henry Lee,
Samuel Adams, Henry Laurens,
James Duane, William Duer,
Nathan Brownson, Cornelius Harnett,
Nathaniel Folsom, Benjamin Harrison,
Richard Law, Joseph Jones,
Ehphalet Dyer, John Adams,
Henry Marchant, William Williams.
" ' Delegates to Congress'
" Sept. 25. — Many of these gentlemen attended the
children's meeting in our chapel. After service, Han-
cock took up the text-book which lay on the table, and,
with several others, examined its contents, when Bro-
ther Ettwein offered to explain its design and use, at
the same time reading the word for the day : — Who-
ever is not against us is for us. To this Samuel
Adams remarked, ' St. Paul says. If any man love not
the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema.'
" During their sojourn, the delegates spoke in high
terms of Bethlehem. Those from New England, espe-
cially, were delighted with our institutions, and the
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 181
neatness prevalent in the settlement, promising to
exert their influence for the speedy removal of the
hospital and English prisoners, provided we would con-
sent to their making Bethlehem their head-quarters
during the war. It was by much persuasion only that
we induced them to abandon the idea, setting before
them the ruinous consequences to our society which
would inevitably result from such a measure. Not only
were they satisfied with our argument, but generously
ordered the removal of the laboratory just set up in
one of the workshops for the manufacture of cartridges
to Allentown, and the early transfer of the Highlanders
to Lancaster. They admitted that we bore more than
our full share of the common burden. On the 23d the
party left for Lancaster.
" ^Sept. 23. — The whole of the heavy baggage of the
army, in a continuous train of seven hundred wagons,
directly from the camp, arrived, under escort of two
hundred men, commanded by Colonel Polk,^ of North
Carolina. They encamped on the south side of the
Lehigh, and in one night destroyed all our buckwheat
and the fences around the fields. The convoy was a
lawless party of North Carolinians and Virginians.
The wagons were under orders to return, after un-
loading, to Trenton, for the stores there deposited.
Among other things brought here were the church-
» See Lossing, Vol. II. p. 406, for a biographical sketch and por-
trait of Colonel William Polk, of North Carolina.
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bells^ from the city of Philadelphia. The wagon which
conveyed the State-House belP broke down in the
street, and had to be unloaded.
^^Sept. 25. — The Highland prisoners left for Read-
ing, on their way to Lancaster."
Had the Howes followed up their successes over
the Americans, and pursued Washington, the latter
would undoubtedly have fallen back on Bethlehem
and here taken up a defensive position. Preparations
in anticipation of such an event were actually made,
General De Kalb and a corps of French engineers
having surveyed the heights in and around the settle-
ment, and Colonel Polk, of the baggage, having re-
ceived orders to hold himself in readiness to cross the
river and occupy the southern acclivity of the town.
Bethlehem, however, was spared the additional horrors
of battle and bloodshed.
" Oct. 4. — Loud cannonading was heard in the dis-
tance. Some days later, intelligence reached us of the
battle of Germantown, and on the 6th and 7th num-
bers of the wounded were conveyed here to the
hospital.
^ In 1754, a chime of bells, weighing eight thousand pounds, for
Christ Church steeple, was purchased in England at a cost of
$4500. In 1777, these bells were taken down from the steeple and
conveyed to Trenton for safety. They were returned and hung
again after the enemy evacuated the city. — Lossuig's Field-Book
of the Revolution, Vol. II. p. 44.
"' When the British army approached Philadelphia, in 1777, this
bell was taken down and carried to a place of safety. — Ibid. See
Vol. II. p. 66, for a full account of the " Liberty Bell."
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 183
" Brother Ettwein accompanied General Woodford
and Colonels Bannister and Elliot, of Virginia, to
Nazareth and Christian Spring, apparently objects of
interest to those visiting here.
" In this month orders were issued for the collection
of clothing for the soldiers in the army. General
Woodford generously protected us from lawless pillage,
not unfrequently resorted to in the execution of these
orders, and made the contribution from our side
optional. We made several collections of blankets
for the destitute soldiers ; also shoes, stockings, and
breeches for the convalescent in the hospital, many of
whom had come here attired in rags swarming with
vermin, while others had, during their stay, been de-
prived of their all by their comrades.
" Oct. 18. — The French Marquis de La Fayette left
us to-day. We found him a very intelligent and plea-
sant young man. He occupied much of his time in
reading; and, among other matter, read an English
translation of the history of the Greenland Mission.
With the accounts given by the missionaries he ex-
pressed himself highly gratified, pronouncing some of
their descriptions '' pompevx,' and their narrative of
facts simple and truthful. Before bidding adieu, ho
desired to be shown through the Sisters' House, along
with his adjutants, — a request which we were pleased
to grant. His admiration of the institution was
unbounded.
'•'■ Oct. 22. — A number of wagons with sick from the
184 BETHLEHExM SOUVENIR.
army arrived. As no accommodation could be pro-
vided, they were forwarded to Easton. Upwards of
four hundred are at present in the Brethren's House
alone, and fifty in the tents below. The hospital phy-
sicians refuse to receive more into the large building.
" Oct. 24. — Heavy and uninterrupted cannonading
was heard from early in the morning till noon, when,
after a thundering report and concussion, it ceased.
''■Nov. 2. — John Hancock passed through on his
way from Yorktown to Boston. He was escorted
thence by a troop of fifteen horsemen, who had awaited
his arrival. From him we learned that our friend
Henry Laurens, of Charleston, had been chosen Presi-
dent of the Congress.
''■Nov. 4. — Brother Ettwein was requested to visit
a sick and dying man in the hospital, Robert Lepus
by name, from Maryland. It was an affecting inter-
view, and impressive to the spectators. Robert Gil-
lespie, the steward, noted for his daring and hardiness,
was much moved on the occasion, and, what is remark-
able, taken with the camp-fever on the same day,
which terminated fatally on the 14th of the month.
'•'•Nov. 11. — Doctor Aquila Wilmot,^ a hospital phy-
sician, died, and, pursuant to a request made on his
death-bed, was interred in our graveyard.
* The remains of these two repose in the unfinished row at that
time set apart for the members of other persuasions, near the north-
ern limits of the graveyard. Wilmot was the first of the number
there interred.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 185
iiJSfov. 21. Brother Ettwein, on his visit to the
hospital, found a Narraganset Indian in great distress
about his soul at the near approach of death and eter-
nity. The poor man observed, 'I once had a little
faith, but I have lost all.'
''Nov. 27. — This evening a remarkably brilliant
aurora rose in the northwestern sky, and gradually
moved towards the eastern horizon, its blood-red arch
flashing with streamers of white light.
" Dec. 7.— In the forenoon, Brother Ettwein preached
to the inmates of the hospital from Matthew xviii. 11.
The audience assembled in the dormitory on the third
floor.
''Dec. 11.— Richard Thompson, of Virginia, died in
the hospital, in assurance of faith and the salvation of
his soul by the merits of the Redeemer.
" Dec. 20. — Five corpses were conveyed out of the
Brethren's House for burial.
"Dec. 24. — Our Christmas festivities were attended
by the physicians and surgeons attached to the hos-
pital, and by the convalescent officers."
During the month of December, 1777, large num-
bers of sick were brought to Bethlehem from the
Jerseys, generally in open wagons, often amid snow
and beating rain,— pitiable objects, with clothing in-
sufficient to shelter their fevered limbs from tlu*
piercing cold. The hospital-list daily increased, and
between Christmas and New Year upwards of seven
hundred invalids were crowded into the Brethren's
186 BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
House alone. Numbers died, — especially in the upper
stories, where the filth and iwllution were intolerable.^
Here was a field for Christian benevolence which the
Brethren cheerfully entered. The worthy Ettwein
and Fries proved themselves faithful disciples of the
Great Physician who was pleased to cheer the droop-
ing spirits and heal the infirmities of sinful humanity
while he walked this earth on his mission of divine
mercy. For his sake they shunned not the house of
disease and death, and, trusting in him, ventured to
brave the pestilence in its stronghold, smoothing the
dying pillow of the forlorn and bed-ridden stranger
with the consolations of religion, and preparing many
a soul for its happy translation from scenes of misery
to that peaceful world where sorrow and crying, and
pain and death, shall enter no more forever.^
' The removal of the hospital to Bethlehem was against the ex-
postulations of the Surgeon-General, Shippen, who urged that the
loss of life of numbers of the wounded would be the consequence.
But, as the position of the hospital was endangered by the approach
of the British, General Washington felt that there was no alter-
native.
^ The following note should have had a place on page 165, as
evidence that, while the Moravians declined to furnish aid in sol-
diers to the army of the Revolution, they did not extend their doc-
trine so far as to refuse that army the comfort that consistently with
their belief they could bestow : —
"May 1, 1776. The Sisterhood of Bethlehem having presented
this Board (Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania) with a quantity
of linen rags for the benefit of such as may be wounded in the ser-
vice of their country,
" Resolved, That this instance of their humanity be thankfully
acknowledged." — American Archives, IV. Series, Vol. V. p. 744.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
187
The number of deaths in the Brethren's House
during its second occupancy as an hospital has not
been accurately ascertained. There was every effort
made on the part of its superintendents to keep this
a matter of secrecy. Nevertheless, it is well esta-
blished that upwards of three hundred died, (many of
them Virginians,) and were carried out for interment
on the hill-side, west of the town, during the last three
months of the year 1777.^
An order for the removal of the hospital to Lan-
caster, issued in December, 1777, could be executed
but gradually; and it was not until the summer of
the following year that the Brethren's House was
again open for the reception of its former occupants.
On the 20th of June, 1778, it was entered by them
anew.
Such is the Revolutionary history of the old Semi-
nary building which was festively entered by the
pupils on the 10th of November, 1815.
This was the last occasion in which Brother Cunow
participated as Principal, before his voyage to Europe
near the close of the same month.
In his absence, Brother Charles G. ReicheP was in-
1 la August, 1839, the workmen engaged in digging into the
hill-side, preparatory to putting up the foundation-walls of a barn
on the premises of Mr. John Krause, of this place, came upon a
quantity of human bones and skulls, relics of the Revolutionary
soldiers who passed their last days in the hospital at Bethlehem.
» The same brother had managed its concerns during Brother
Cunow's absence, when, in August, 1815, he visited the Indian
188 BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
trusted with the superintendence of the Institution
until February, 1816.
Ninety-two pupils were received during this ad-
ministration.
Brother Cunow returned to his native country in
1821. The last years of his life were spent at Konigs-
berg, a Moravian settlement in Prussia, where he died
in 1829.
Brother Reichel left for Europe in 1818. He lived
in retirement, in the Moravian congregation of Niesky,
in Silesia, until his death, in 1825.
During the last two administrations, the interests
of the Seminary began to suffer in consequence of the
political condition of our country. The war of 1812
brought with it much financial distress, paralyzing the
various departments of industry, many of which, being
yet in their infancy, were unable to bear the shock.
Men engaged in mercantile pursuits, (a class which has
always largely sustained the Moravian schools,) having
become disabled in their resources, now shrank from
the expense incident to a liberal education of their
daughters. This state of things had a detrimental
effect on the Seminary, which, at the close of Brother
Cunow's administration, was far from being in a flou-
rishing condition.
The Brethren were now in possession of a new and
comfortable house, which it was believed would prove
mission at Fairfield, Canada West, which had suffered severely
during the late war.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 189
a new recommendation of the school, and insure an
increase of pupils such as would not only be sufficient
for its maintenance, but •also for the gradual dis-
bursement of the heavy outlays which had already
been made. The selection of a suitable Principal, who
could devote all his time and energies to the interests
of the school, was a second point which claimed the
attention of the trustees, and which circumstances
only had prevented them from making at an earlier
day.
According!}', in August of 1815, the charge of the
vSeminary had been tendered to Brother Henry Stein-
hauer, of Bristol, England, — a gentleman of eminent
abilities for the office which he was called upon to
enter. In February, 1816, he reached this country,
and on the 18th of the month he and his consort
were introduced to the assembled scholars, who wel-
comed them in an appropriate address by one of
their number. The Seminary now enjoyed a season
of much prosperity, owing, in a great measure, to
the character and reputation of its presiding officer.
He was not only esteemed for his Christian graces in
the narrow circle of his church, but was also favorably
known without its borders as a man of science. In
England he had moved in a highly-cultivated society,
for which position he was admirably fitted by his
literary and other brilliant social quaUties. His ac-
quaintance with families of influence and men of
note in that country proved of advantage to him in
190 BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
his present capacity. Through their recommendation
he was introduced into various highly-respectable
circles, and thus gained much important patronage
for the Seminary. Pupils were now sent from all
parts of the Union ; and before two years had elapsed
the number had increased to one hundred and thirty.
With such prospects, the Principal felt encouraged
to improve the arrangements of the school so as to
afford the pupils every means of profiting while they
were under his charge. No eJBTort was spared in pro-
curing the services of capable tutoresses ; and, in 1817,
three sisters from Bristol, England, entered the Semi-
nary. Brother Steinhauer gave lessons in French.
Drawing, and Botany. To give a new impetus to the
study of music in its several branches, and to encourage
a taste for the same among the pupils, superior instru-
ments were procured, and the old-fashioned spinets gra-
dually fell into disuse. Besides the reintroduction of
French, attention was also paid to a variety of orna-
mental branches not previously taught, — such as paint-
ing in water-colors, painting in ebony, and fancy-work
in pasteboard. The shelves of the circulating librar}'
received valuable additions, and the philosophical appa-
ratus just obtained proved an incentive to the study
of the natural sciences. On the latter the Principal
occasionally lectured, to the dehght of his pupils, who
could not fail to be interested in these charming studies
under the able guidance of one of nature's most enthu-
siastic admirers.
QlEBan i Sana
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. I'Jl
Brother Steinhauer also introduced the summer va-
cation in the month of July, — a season hailed with joy
by the young ladies as a terminus to confinement to
class-room and books, and a promise of many pleasures
and delights among their friends at home.
The " social evenings" in the Principal's room, which
were attended by the older pupils in turn, are no doubt
still kept in remembrance as having been hours of
most agreeable recreation. On these occasions the
time was pleasantly and usefully occupied in his
society, while he directed his conversational powers
towards storing the minds and hearts of the youthful
assemblage with knowledge both earthly and divine.
Sometimes a book was read aloud by one of the com-
pany, while the rest were busied with ornamental works
of skill. Many of the articles then wrought, such as
paper screens and note-holders, are treasured to the
present day by their possessors as mementos of the
"social evenings" of 1816 and '17 in Bethlehem
School. Occasionally Brother Steinhauer's friends
were guests at these intellectual entertainments.
Among the number we mention Peter S. Du Ponceau,
a long time President of the American Philosophical
Society and of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
and the Abb4 Correa de Serra,^ Minister from Portu-
gal to the United States, distinguished as a naturalist
^ Abbe Correa de Serra, Minister from Portugal to the United
States, Secretary of the Royal Society of Lisbon, Member of the
American Philosophical Society, was highly esteemed by the lite-
192 BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR.
and linguist. Both these gentlemen frequently visited
Bethlehem, and in their society many an evening,
redolent of the flowers of science and intellect, was
spent in the humble abode of the Principal, where the
older pupils also met to profit by the discourse and to
share the delights of social intercourse. The charms
of classic music also enhanced the enjoyment of those
evenings ; and at their close a portion of Holy Writ
was read and expounded by the Principal, and the
solemn truths of Christianity earnestly and affection-
ately impressed upon the mind.
On the 15th of November, 1816, Miss Caroline
Henkel, from the West Indies, the youngest pupil in
the Institution, was removed by death, after a short
illness. She was followed, on the 2d of December of
the same year, by Miss Maria C. Beaumont, an accom-
plished lady and beloved tutoress. Miss Beaumont,
daughter of a West India planter, entered the Semi-
nary in 1787. In 1793, she was received into the
communion of the Moravian Church. She was the
first pupil who made a public profession of religion
while at the boarding-school. Since then many have
done so.
She subsequently proved a useful and worthy mem-
ber of her adopted church. In 1802, she entered
the Seminary as tutoress, and labored faithfully and
rary and scientific gentlemen of Philadelphia during his residence
in that city. He died in September, 1823. His portrait is in the
hall of the last-named society.
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 193
successfully for fourteen years. On the third day
after her demise, her remains were followed to the
grave by her mourning pupils, colleagues, and other
friends.
An improvement called for by the crowded con-
dition of the school was the connection of the small
building on the west end with the main edifice, and
the conversion of its second floor into a chapel foi-
daily worship and festive occasions. In August,
1817, it was dedicated with appropriate religious
solemnities.
A seventh "room-company" was also formed, and
the number of tutoresses increased to fourteen.
In June, 1818, the school-year was closed with an
exhibition in the village church. Those who were
present wiU remember 'the brilliant success which
crowned the performances. The large house was filled
with parents and their friends from a distance, who
listened with rapt attention to the exercises of the
day. It was here that Brother Steinhauer appeared
for the last time in public ; and the easy dignity with
which he conducted the interesting ceremonies, — the
lustre of his dark eye, as it kindled and lit up his deli-
cate features, pallid and wan from the inroads of in-
sidious disease, — the solemn tones of his voice, when.
in conclusion, he addressed his charge, — produced a
deep and abiding impression on the minds of the
audience. His health had of late been failing fast.
It was evident already, on his arrival in this country,
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that he was the marked victim of slow but certain
consumption. Change of climate, and new scenes and
associations, combated the destroyer successfully for
a time ; but yet he remained an invalid, and could only
with difficulty attend to the duties of his calling. For
weeks he would be confined to his chamber ; then
would come an interval of relief, — transient, however,
as relapse was certain and more dangerous. The
spirit struggled hard with the infirmities of the flesh ;
but the latter proved victor in the strife, and it was
manifest in his last appearance in public that this
gifted servant of the Church must soon succumb be-
neath this fatal disease. On the 22d of July he was
called away from his successful career, in the prime
of manhood, to enter into the joy of his Lord.
One hundred and seventy-one pupils were received
during this administration, a number of whom are yet
alive to testify to the many excellences of him by
whom it had been conducted. Outside the pale of
his Church Brother Steinhauer enjoyed no little cele-
brity as a scholar and naturalist. In England, as well
as in this country, he had contributed to scientific and
literary journals. By men of like tastes his acquaint-
ance was eagerly sought and highly valued. In Octo-
ber, 1817, he was elected a member of the American
Philosophical Society, at Philadelphia, whose meetings
he occasionally visited, and to the pages of whose
"Transactions" he contributed the paper entitled
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" Fossil Reliquce of Unknown Vegetables in the Coal
Strata."
A sketch of his life, compiled by a friend, and
communicated at the close of the funeral service,
according to Moravian custom, is appended, in the
belief that it will be read with interest by his former
pupils : —
" Our departed brother, the Rev. Henry Steinhauer,
was born February 28, 1782, at Haverford-West, in
South Wales. His father, John Steinhauer, and his
mother, Anna Mary, daughter of Brother John Gam-
bold, late bishop of the Brethren's Church, early dedi-
cated him to the Lord and His service, educating him
with the utmost care and attention, and sparing no
pains to instil into his tender mind the precepts of
true Christianity which powerfully influenced his
heart and were the invariable rule of his conduct in
later years,
"He enjoyed the affectionate care of his parents
until the eighth year of his age, at which time he was
placed at Fulneck School, Yorkshire, England, whence
he was sent in 1795 to Germany, where he pursued
his studies at Barby and Niesky. In the first-men-
tioned place he was received into the congregation in
1796, and the following year admitted to the Sacra-
ment of the Lord's Supper.
" At the close of his academical years, during which
he had made considerable progress in various scien-
tific acquirements to the full satisfaction of his
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teachers, he was appointed a tutor in Fulneck School,
and next took charge of the seminary at that time
established for the education of students intended for
the ministry. The duties of both these stations he
discharged with zeal and faithftdness for almost ten
years, and numbers of his pupils will ever affection-
ately remember his endeavors to imbue their minds
with the principles of religion and piety. Our brother
frequently received highly gratifying proofs of this
affection on the part of his former scholars both before
and since his residence among us. During his stay at
Fulneck, in the year 1811, he was taken so ill that his
recovery seemed doubtful. He was partially restored,
but remained weak, in consequence of which he was
obliged to change his place of abode. He accordingly
removed to London, and then to Bath, in which latter
city he resided almost three years, being engaged in
literary and scientific pursuits,-;;;-which led to an ac-
quaintance with many valuable friends in various ranks
of society, — and partly in the education of sonie young
gentlemen who were being prepared by him for the
ministry. He frequently assisted the pastor of the
Moravian congregation in that city, and also preached
at Bristol with much acceptance. In 1815, he re-
ceived a call to take charge of the boarding-school for
young ladies in this place. September 21 of the same
year, he married the single sister, Mary Child, by
whom he had two children, both of whom were re-
moved in their infancy to a better world. On the
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17th of February, 1816, he arrived here, and at once
entered on his engagements with alacrity and zeal.
He very soon succeeded in gaining not only the affec-
tion of the pupils under his care, but also the confi-
dence and approbation of their parents and friends
generally.
"After the loss of a child in September, 1817, his
illness greatly increased, so much as to confine him
almost wholly to his room during the past winter ;
and, although the hopes of affectionate friends and
beloved pupils were greatly raised by the subsequent
apparent amendment of his health, which enabled him
to conduct the late public examination in a manner
most gratifying to those who were present, and again
to address his pupils in the meeting on Sunday after-
noon, yet the event has proved their hopes to have
been fallacious. His natural flow of spirits had car-
ried his weak frame almost beyond its strength. The
arrival of his only brother from England, in January
of the current year, was a source of extreme pleasure,
and for a time made him forget his suffering. But aU
was ineffectual ; and nature could no longer sustain
the repeated shocks which were given his fragile
constitution.
" On Sunday, the 19th inst., he felt the effects of
the great heat in an especial manner, and on the day
following extreme debility ensued, so that his friends
became greatly alarmed. He seemed to be aware of
the danger of his situation, for on Tuesday morning
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his conversation was mainly on brighter objects than
are presented by this world. With a friendly look, he
begged to be forgiven if ever he had thought or judged
unkindly of any one, and said he was at peace with
all men. It was evident to those around him that he
held sweet communion with his Lord ; for he repeat-
edly expressed his assurance of the favor of the Re-
deemer. To a friend he observed, 'You see in me
not the triumphant Christian, but, I hope, a saved sin-
ner! In health we sometimes speak of exchanging
corruptibility for incorruptibihty ; but it is only in the
dying hour that we truly learn to value the glorious
promises of our Saviour.' At another time he said,
' Philosophy affords no comfort : now nothing but
faith can support.' When asked whether he had noted
down any remarkable circumstance in his life, he
observed, 'No, I have not. There was nothing re-
markable in my Hfe. I have repaid with ingratitude
numberless favors of my Lord.-' To his partner he
said, ' You have often seen me sick, — very sick. You
know that at such times rising doubts led me to de-
spond. But now all the blessings and comforts of my
Saviour are showered down upon me and afford me
heavenly consolation. Do not you be cast down. We
part only for a short time. The Lord wiU never leave
you nor forsake you.' When afterwards, at his re-
quest, a prayer had been offered to the Throne of
Grace, he folded his hands and in a most affecting
manner poured out his soul before the Lord : — '
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my Jesus, strengthen me with Thy heavenly comforts.
Wash me clean in Thy own precious blood. Let me
not despond in the trying moments of nature's last
struggle. Forgive my manifold transgressions.' Such
were some of his petitions. He then commended his
dear partner and beloved brother and sister to the care
of his heavenly Father.
" The fortitude and resignation with which he bore
pain and suffering were proof of the sweet support
which was afforded him from above. Wednesday
evening, about seven o'clock, the happy moment ar-
rived when his redeemed soul left its mortal taber-
nacle. His departing spirit was commended into the
hands of Jesus. He gently laid his head back on his
pillow, closed his eyes as if in sleep, and expired so
serenely that it could scarcely be perceived when his
breath had ceased.
" Our departed brother reached the age of thirty-six
years, four months, and twenty-two days.
"Steinhauer! in thee the Lord did sweetly join
The friend, the brother, Christian and divine :
By him supported, thou thy race hast run j
Thy battle's fought, and crown of glory won.
"Escaped from earth, thou'st gained the happy plain
Where tempting is no more, nor racking pain:
There Jesus views his flock with sweet delight ;
He looks benign, and owns them as his purchased right.
" Beloved friend, and brother ever dear,
Thy memory from our eyes extorts the tear;
Oh, may we meet in realms of bliss above
With Christ, to celebrate redeeming love !"
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Brother Charles F. Seidel, one of the pastors of
the congregation at Bethlehem, was selected to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of the late Principal,
until the appointment of a successor. During this
temporary administration of six months, the tide of
success reached a height which it never again attained
until within late years, the number of pupils at one
time being one hundred and forty. It was near the
close of the year 1818 that needle-work in crape and
ribbon was first introduced. Under the able instruc-
tion of Sister Polly Blum, this branch was pursued
by successive pupils for upwards of twenty years.
Specimens of the art had been brought from Germany
by visitors at the recent Church Synod at Herrnhut,
and the admiration they everywhere elicited induced
the Principal to have several of his tutoresses at once
instructed in the method, for the benefit of the pupils
under his care.
Forty-four pupils entered during this interval.
In January, 1819, Brother John F. Frueauff com-
menced his duties as Principal. As will be remem-
bered, a season of pecuniary distress and difficulty
had just set in throughout the land, the effect of a
revulsion consequent on the extravagant speculations
indulged in on the declaration of peace in 1815. With
sudden reduction of prices came losses and failures.
Money was scarce, and even the rich were compelled
to limit their expenditures. Not only the Moravian
schools, but others also, suffered from a pressure which
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reduced their patronage and disabled many from
meeting the cost of their sons' and daughters' educar
tion. Brother Frueauff most judiciously, therefore,
practised a system of economy and retrenchment.
The difficulty the Principal experienced in pro-
curing tutoresses who were members of the Moravian
Church induced him to engage the services of a lady
of another denomination, who a few years previous
had been a pupil in the Institution. This was the
first instance of the kind. Miss Eleanor Humphreys
entered as tutoress in 1821.
During Brother Frueauff's term of office two deaths
occurred. Miss Eliza Nugent, of Philadelphia, died
on the 22d of May, 1820, in her sixteenth year.
Mrs. Anna C. Brown, late linger, a pupil of the year
1786, and a tutoress at two different periods, — viz.:
from 1793 to 1801, and again since 1814, — was re-
moved by death on the 25th of September of that year.
She was the mother of the weU-known Sister Caroline
Brown, who for a number of years has rendered much
efficient service as teacher of music in the Seminary,
and whose name is familiar to hundreds of ladies who,
in their school-days at Bethlehem, valued her as an
able instructress, while they admired her as a pattern
of their sex. One hundred and fifteen pupils entered
during this administration.
On withdrawing from the Seminary, Brother Frueauff
labored in the ministry at Bethlehem until the infirmi-
ties of age compelled him to retire from public life.
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While returning from a visit to Philadelphia in Novem-
ber, 1839, he was overtaken by death before he could
reach his home at Bethlehem.
Brother Lewis David de Schweinitz, well known
throughout the Brethren's Unity, and not without
reputation in the scientific world as a botanist,^ suc-
ceeded Brother Frueauff in December, 1821. His
superintendence of the Seminary was of short dura-
tion, and yet he rendered himself universally beloved.
On the 16th of January, 1822, Miss Eliza Ross, a
pupil from Georgia, departed this life.
In August of the same year. Brother Schw^einitz
resigned his charge, having received an appointment
to fill the vacancy in the Unity's administration-agency
at Bethlehem created by Brother Cunow's return to
Europe. From the midst of his activity in this
responsible station he was removed by death on the
8th of February, 1834, lamented not only by nume-
rous friends in the bosom of his own Church, but also
by men of science and influence in the land, whose
acquaintance he had formed, and whose esteem he
had won by congeniality of tastes or in the discharge
of the multifarious business of his office.
Forty-one pupils entered during this term.
^ A memoir of the late Brother Schweinitz, with a sketch of his
scientific labors, was read before the Academy of Natural Sciences
in Philadelphia, of which association he had been a member, on the
12th of May, 1835. It was published in pamphlet form, by order
of the Academy.
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Thirty-seven years had now elapsed since the
first boarder was received into the Seminary. We
have endeavored to trace the progress of this first
enterprise of the kind in the country, from its humble
beginning, until we saw it become an instrument of
greatly-extended good under the blessing of God,
shedding the influences of its system of discipline and
training over many households throughout the land,
and sanctifying their firesides too with the lessons of
religion which it strove to inculcate.
In a retrospect of this period, which is marked in
the history of the country at large by important
changes in its social as well as political condition, we
may also expect to find the Brethren and their institu-
tions afiected by the prevailing spirit of the age. By
degrees the relative position of many of the Moravian
settlements was materially changed. They were now
no longer isolated, being surrounded by rising villages
and growing towns. Increasing facilities of communi-
cation brought them into nearer and more frequent
intercourse with places of business and worldly enter-
prise ; and this circumstance, again, had a reactive
influence upon the Church and its institutions, and to
some extent caused the abandonment of former strict
exclusiveness, together with a change of various pecu-
liar regulations and usages.
The Synod of 1818, aware of the increasing diffi-
culties attendant on the maintenance of long-cherished
customs and peculiarities in the American congrega-
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tions, sanctioned the adoption of measures Avhich, in
our day, have led to the abolition of so-called " Mora-
vian tozvns."
Bethlehem was peculiarly interested in these pros-
pective changes. Its situation favored their intro-
duction, and more especially at the close of the period
of which we are treating, seeing that it had lost, in a
great measure, its original stamp of character. The
relics of the early system of religious communism had
been abolished, individual interest had sprung into
existence, simplicity of manners and dress was ex-
changed for conformity with the ways and fashions of
the world, and many pleasing customs, social and reli-
gious, had fallen into disuse. And such, too, was the
case in the Seminary, whose institutions had received
the uniqueness of their primitive coloring from the
community in which it had been established and
grown up. New tastes prevailed, and new amuse-
ments were sought. The English cap was no longer
worn ; the mode of familiarly addressing the tutor-
esses as "Sisters" was gradually discontinued; the
" Sisters' House," with its unassuming and industrious
Moravian females, was less frequented : in a word, " the
age of Doric simplicity" of which the surviving partici-
pants speak with such fondness had accomplished its
day, — destined to flourish with unfading beauty only
in the memory and affection of its cotemporaries.
But, while the spirit of change was thus transform-
ing the " good old times," the compensating hand of
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improvement had not been idle. The increase of in-
stitutions of learning in the country, a call for in-
struction in the newer departments of knowledge,
the rapid advances in science and the arts, stimulated
the Brethren to renewed exertions in the work of edu-
cation in which they had engaged. The school at
Bethlehem now had an established reputation ; and, in
order to maintain it, every effort was made to furnish
the Institution with the most recent and desirable
appurtenances of schools. The fields of instruction
were enlarged, and such other improvements made as
to enable it to compete favorably with other schools,
without, however, sacrificing fundamental and charac-
teristic educational principles, the intrinsic worth of
which had been well tested by the experience of
years.
With the accession of Brother Charles F. Seidel to
the ofl&ce of Principal, in August, 1822, his second
appointment to it, a new era opened in the history of
the Seminary. Fortunate in the possession of traits
of character and qualities of mind admirably fitting
him for the post he was destined to fill for fourteen
years, he at once inspired the patrons of the Institu-
tion with confidence in his abilities, while he won the
esteem and afi*ection of the pupils intrusted to his
care. The services of his efficient partner, too, whose
tender solicitude for her youthful charge during health
and sickness is held by them in grateful remembrance,
and contributed not a little to the energy with which
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the Institution was conducted during this long and
suQcessful administration.
The active spirit of the new Principal was soon en-
gaged in improving both the internal arrangements
and the external condition of the school. He urged
the necessity of refitting the buildings and beautifying
the premises, as measures which the position held by
the Institution in the eyes of the public imperatively
demanded. The pleasure-grounds were laid out anew,
and adorned with fountains and summer-houses. The
yard was planted with the row of acacias which still
remain and form a shady avenue to the gardens
below. The spring on the south bank of the Lehigh,
a favorite resort of the pupils on a warm summer's
afternoon or during early evening hours, was rendered
accessible by a foot-path, long known as " Seidel's
Way."
In the fall of 1825, Brother Seidel suggested the
propriety of procuring a more desirable residence for
the Principal, as the one then occupied, by reason of
its remoteness from the Seminary, rendered a faithful
surveillance on his part rather inconvenient. Accord-
ingly, the building almost opposite the west wing of
the school was purchased, and, having been converted
into a suitable dwelhng,^ the Principal moved into it
in the summer of 1826. In 1835, this abode was
exchanged for another immediately on the east of the
^ At present the property of C A. Luckenbacli.
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Seminary, which had been previously occupied by the
steward. Its situation was more convenient than
that of the former, and from an ill-conditioned house
it was changed into a delightful residence. The parlor
for the reception of visiting friends and company was
adorned on its east wall by a painting in oil, by
Grunewald, representing a scene at the Delaware
Water-Gap, — the first of several similar productions
which this artist was engaged to execute by succes-
sive Principals for the Institution.
The increasing difficulty of procuring a sufficiency
of competent tutoresses in the circle of the Moravian
community compelled Brother Seidel at several differ-
ent times to engage the services of ladies of other
religious persuasions.
Music and ornamental needle-work were engaged in
by a larger number of the pupils than at any previous
time. Painting on velvet and making flowers in wax
were branches now first introduced. A lover of music
both vocal and instrumental, and himself no mean per-
former, Brother Seidel succeeded not only in diffusing
a taste for these acquirements, but in having them
cultivated with marked success. The many brilliant
performances in this favorite department of female
accomplishments by the pupils of this time, at the
annual close of schools, and' also in connection with
the Christmas festivities, gave evidence of the atten-
tion and careful instruction they received. The assist-
ance of male voices from the church choir of the con-
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gregation was likewise called in on such occasions, and
thus choruses and selections from great masters were
given with an effect at once novel and unusual. Mu-
sical soirees and select entertainments of dialogue and
recitation were introduced and became favorite winter-
evening amusements. Compositions such as " Rural
Life," " The Shepherdess," and other standards of an
earlier day were introduced in their simplicity of dic-
tion and dramatic cast, to the delight of both perform-
ers and audience. It seemed as though the Principal
had imbued the Institution over which he presided
with the geniality of his own refined tastes, and with
his love for the beautiful and pleasing in nature and
art.
In the autumn of 1826, an elaborate piece of
embroidery in ribbon and silk was worked by the
pupils under the direction of Sister Blum, at the
suggestion of Brother Seidel, for presentation to the
wife of President Adams. This tribute of regard for
the chief-magistrate of the land on the part of the
inmates of the school gave rise to the following
correspondence : —
" Bethlehem, September 23, 1826.
"To HIS Excellency John Quincy Adams,
President of the United States.
"Your Excellency will have the goodness to excuse
the liberty which the undersigned. Principal of the
long-established Seminary for female education at
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Bethlehem, Pa., presumes to take in addressing to
you these lines.
" The pupils of our Institution, wishing to demon-
strate their profound respect for Mrs. Adams, have
prepared a specimen of ornamental needle-work, which
they have requested me to present in their name to
your honored lady. Confident that Mrs. Adams will
accept of this trifling token of respect, the members
of the youthful community under my charge would
offer it in childlike simplicity of purpose. I would
request that you be pleased to point out an address
according to which it can be forwarded to her con-
veniently and in safety.
" Permit me to subscribe myself, with the assurance
of the most perfect respect,
"Your Excellency's most obedient servant,
"Charles F. Seidel."
To which Mrs. Adams replied: —
" Washington, November 7, 1826.
"To THE Young Ladies of Bethlehem Seminary.
" The extreme ill health under which I have labored
ever since my return to Washington has prevented
the earlier acknowledgment of the receipt of the
elegant specimen of workmanship so beautifully exe-
cuted by the pupils of the Bethlehem Seminary and
presented to me in so very flattering a manner.
" The great interest I must ever take in the exer-
tions of my sex to attain to excellence and perfection
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in the cultivation of their minds and in the acquire-
ment of useful and elegant accomplishments may
perhaps entitle me to express my admiration of the
work with which you have honored me, in which the
purest taste and neatest execution are conspicuous,
and return my grateful thanks for the honor thus
conferred on me by the distinction so bestowed, —
a sense of which is deeply impressed on my heart.
"With assurances of the highest respect, permit
me to offer to the young ladies of the Bethlehem
Seminary the best wishes for their happiness and
prosperity.
"Louisa Catherine Adams."
On Christmas eve of 1835, the large painting of
"The Shepherds on the Plains of Bethlehem," by
Grunewald, was for the first time exhibited in con-
nection with the customary festivities of the season.
Of the beauties of this production it is needless to
speak. Its gorgeous landscape, rich with the glow
of Oriental scenery, its reality of representation, its
pleasing diversity of light and shade, tell of the
painter's skill in the use of the magic pencil. As a
w^ork of art, it is admirable; as an appropriate com-
panion of the occasion whose theme it is intended to
illustrate, its image is hallowed in the remembrance
of hundreds of pupils who have successively greeted
its presence on the joyful anniversary of Christmas
eve.
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While Brother Seidel was thus beautifying the path
of knowledge for his pupils with the choicest flowers
of art, exciting them to emulation in the more useful
branches of learning, he was not unmindful of a higher
duty which his position called on him to discharge.
This was the direction of the hearts of his youthful
household to the enduring excellencies of religion.
His former pupils, in a review of the years spent
under his ministry at school, whether on the Lord's
day when met together at the usual morning hour of
service in their unassuming little chapel, or in the
quiet family gatherings at the close of the day, — a
season of spiritual refreshment blessed to many a
soul, — or joining in the concluding festivities of the
celebration of the 17th of August, when in the serene
and tranquil hours of approaching night they assembled
in their secluded grounds to blend their voices with
the solemn tones of sacred music, in anthems of
gratitude and praise, — when calling to mind these
and similar opportunities, in many instances refer to
them for the dawn of an inner life which mature years
and Christian experience have since developed into a
fast-anchored hope of glory.
It is unnecessary to enlarge on the variety of out-
door recreations which Brother Seidel's inventive turn
of mind sought out and planned for the diversion of
his pupils, — the healthy walks in the beautiful vicinity,
the tea-parties at the " Spring" and on the " Island,"
the occasional excursions in carriages to places of in-
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terest in the neighborhood, and many others which
were participated in with the love for incident common
to the young, which renders the impression of the
most trifling occuiTence that has pleased indelible for
Hfe.
A well-remembered walk on the ice in the winter
of 1834, when the intense cold froze the Lehigh so as
to render it passable for heavily-laden teams, was a
novel and exciting adventure for the young ladies.
Where in the warm summer days they were accus-
tomed to row in the cooling stream under the over-
hanging trees along the hly-skirted border of their
favorite island, dressed in the habiliments fitting the
rural picnic, in modest sun-bonnet or gracefully-
waving flat, they walked on the glassy thoroughfare
wrapped close in gay-colored shawls and hoods and
furs, well prepared to brave the piercing wind as it
swept down the mountain-side over the smooth ex-
panse below.
But from scenes like these we pass to others of
more sombre coloring. The hand of death lay heavy
on the Institution during these years of innocent
gayety, darkening its threshold and that of the home
of the Principal with the clouds of sorrow and gloom.
On the 17th of February, 1834, Brother Seidel was
called to mourn the early loss of his daughter Hen-
rietta, who was entering her twelfth year ; and on the
5th of September, Miss Margaret Henderson, a young
lady from New York, of seventeen summers, was re-
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moved by death from the circle of her youthful asso-
ciates, by whom she had been universally beloved.
The year 1828 is also memorable for its afflicting
dispensations of Providence. It was peculiarly a year
of trial and anxiety for the Principal and his wife,
when sickness entered the precincts of the school and
death a second time laid low two of their charge.
With the opening of the warm season a fever^ of ma-
lignant type made its appearance, and a number of the
pupils in the Seminary were sufferers in common with
the inhabitants of the village.
On the 21st of July, Miss Sarah V. Oppie, of
Kingston, New Jersey, fell a victim to the prevailing
malady in the eighteenth year of her age, and on the
12th of August, Miss Janette Taylor, of New York,
died in the tenth year of her age. The Principal
was at this time absent, — which heightened the con-
sternation that seized on the inmates of the house and
spread a panic through the town. The physicians
declared themselves ignorant of the nature of the dis-
ease and the method of its treatment. There were
those even who urged the speedy removal of the
scholars from Bethlehem until the epidemic should
^ It is presumed that the epidemic of 1828, in Bethlehem, was
the effect of malaria originating from the decomposition of newly-
broken ground excavated in digging the Lehigh Canal, which at
this time was in progress of construction. Other sections of the
State, in which similar works were in progress, suffered in like
manner, — a fact which would seem to confirm the correctness of the
supposition.
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have run its course. It was a severe blow, which fell
heavily on the Principal, when, on his return, he
learned the affliction with which Providence had been
pleased to Aisit his household, and witnessed the
despondency in the little circle which a short time ago
he had left in the enjoyment of health and happiness.
With Christian fortitude he bore up under these dis-
pensations of Providence, than which none more pain-
ful can befall the incumbent of such an office, though it
required a trial of his faith to enable him to comfort
the mourning and encourage the fearful by pointing
them to the goodness and wisdom of the divine Dis-
poser of events, in whose hands alone are the issues
of life and death.
With the approach of cool weather the infection was
stayed and the health of the village and school re-
stored. The consequences of the late calamitous sea-
son were now seriously felt to the detriment of the
school. Bethlehem was for a time reputed to be an
unhealthy place, and anxious parents removed their
daughters. The number of pupils diminished; and
years elapsed before the confidence of the public mind,
which had thus been shaken, was fully restored and
new times of prosperity succeeded.
The fifth and last death in this term was that of
Miss Martha Elizabeth Duncan, of Philadelphia, on
the 31st of August, 1832, aged fifteen years. The
remains of the five young ladies are interred in the
Moravian burial-ground of this place.
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We thus conclude our review of this the eleventh
administration, which is generally conceded to have
been the most eventful in the history of the Seminary, —
embracing as it did a longer period of time than any
one previous or following, — a period of decided im-
provement in its general condition, of refined taste and
brilliant display in the acquirement and practice of the
accomplishments which are universally deemed desi-
rable features of a liberal female education, character-
ized by numerous pleasing incidents in the " home-
life" of the pupils, and memorable for the mournful
bereavements which their family circle so often
sustained.
Six hundred and forty-two pupils were admitted
into the Seminary since 1822.
In March, 1836, Brother Seidel, then on the eve of
attending the General Synod of his Church, in Ger-
many, withdrew from his connection with the school.
Since that time he has been variously engaged in a
ministerial capacity at Bethlehem. In 1855 he retired
from the active service of the Church. He and his
aged partner, now stricken with the growing infirmi-
ties of years, are both still living at Bethlehem.'
Brother Seidel has passed his seventy-eighth year,
and is yet in the enjoyment of good health, retaining
in a large measure his characteristic elasticity of mind.
In the home of his retirement he is frequently visited
' As this is going through the press, Mrs. Seidel has departed
this life October 25, 1857.
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by his former pupils, where they are greeted by the
venerable gentleman with that warmth of heart and
urbanity of manner which secured for him in the days
of his activity the admiration and esteem of a large
circle of friends.
Brother John G. Kummer, his successor, entered on
the duties of his appointment in March, 1836, and
with his energetic wife faithfully conducted the con-
cerns of the Institution for upwards of seven years.
The j&nancial crisis in the country about this time
reacted unfavorably on the condition of the Seminary ;
and it needed a prudent and patient administration of
affairs, such as was exercised by those at its head, to
retain for it an average share of prosperity.
The system of instruction hitherto pursued was
varied in some of its features. The introduction of
a drawing-master, Mr. Gustavus Grunewald, was an
epoch in the prosecution of the art of drawing and
painting on the part of the pupils ; and the specimens
of their skill shown at the annual exhibitions during
the last sixteen years have, by their decided excel-
lence, demonstrated the measure to have been most
advantageous. A series of lectures on Natural Philo-
sophy, illustrated by apparatus specially procured,
were delivered in the winter evenings of 1838, by
Brother Ernest F. Block, of this place. Mrs. Kum-
mer, who had been a tutoress in the Institution from
1817 to 1820, added to the other duties of her station
those of an instructress, for which she had approved
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herself eminently qualified. Several of the classes of
older pupils were entirely under her teaching.
On the 21st of May, 1836, fifty years having
elapsed since Miss Elizabeth Bedell, of Staten Island,
the first boarder, was admitted, the day was appro-
priately noticed, and a sketch of the history of the
school communicated to the pupils by the Principal.
The custom of making excursions in summer to
places of interest in the neighborhood now became
established. Mauch Chunk, and the Delaware and
Lehigh Water-Gaps, were of the number usually
visited by those of the pupils who were denied the
pleasure of going home and who needed some diver-
sion to vary the loneliness of "holidays" at school.
The winter sleigh rides to Nazareth and Easton will
also be remembered.
Among the memorable incidents and scenes in the
village in which the pupils of the Seminary partici-
pated, or which they witnessed, were the celebration
of the centennial jubilee of the Bethlehem congregation
on the 25th and 26th days of June, 1842, and the
devastating freshets in the Lehigh during the winter
thaws of 1839 and 1841.
Three hundred and seventy-five pupils were ad-
mitted in this term, of which number two were re-
moved by death, — Miss Frances Maria Stanton, of
Catskill, N.Y., on the 18th of May, 1839, and Miss
Catherine Everly, of Philadelphia, on the 29th of
March, 1840.
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On the lOth of November, 1842, Sister Kummer
was unexpectedly called from the midst of her
activity to a better world. Her untiring faithfulness
in the discharge of the duties which were assigned
her will not soon be forgotten.
In October of 1843, Brother Kummer closed his
labors in the Seminary, pursuant to a call to take
charge of the secular affairs of the Moravian congre-
gation at Litiz, Lancaster county. Pa., at which place
he died in August, 1846.
Brother John G. Herman, pastor at Bethlehem, and
widely known as the popular Inspector of Nazareth
Hall from 1829 to 1837, now took temporary charge
of the Seminary till June, 1844. Twenty-one pupils
were received by him.
In the same year he was appointed to the Mission
Department of the Unity's Board at Herrnhut, and,
while a member of that body, made a visitation to the
several mission-stations of the Church in the West
India Islands.
In 1849 he returned to America, and, as Bishop and
President of the Southern Provincial Elders' Con-
ference, resumed his ministerial labors at Salem, N.C.
In July of 1854, while on his return from an official
visit to the Cherokee Mission, he was overtaken by
death in the State of Missouri, eleven hundred miles
from the bosom of his family and home. On the 9th
of May of the ensuing year, his remains, which had
reached Salem, were committed to their final resting-
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place, amid the solemn funeral services of his beloved
Church.
Brother Henry A. Shultz, the fourteenth Principal
of the Seminary, entered on the duties of his office in
June, 1844. He found the Institution much reduced
in numbers, there being only forty-five boarders, in
charge of six tutoresses. Both himself and partner,
whose motherly care of her pupils is not forgotten by
them, were strenuous in their exertions to revive the
prosperity of the school and to promote the interests
of its inmates. Nor were their labors unsuccessful,
although the opening of their administration was
marked by much affliction. Scarcely a week after
their entrance. Providence summoned them to the
death-bed of Miss Martha Shoemaker, a young lady
from Wyoming, Pa. She died on the 25th of June.
The reapers were just leaving the fields in which they
had bound the last sheaves for the garner, when the
solemn notes of the trombones^ proclaimed the death
of a maiden; and it strikes us there was a mournful
harmony between those funeral tones and the harvest-
scene in the calm of that summer's evening. The
remains of the deceased were conveyed to the home
of her friends for interment.
' The custom observed in Moravian settlements of announcing
the death of a member by a quartette of trombones from the steeple
of the church is well known. The sex, age, and condition of life
of the deceased may be known from the tunes performed, these
being the accompaniments to appropriate hymns from the collection
used in the Church services for the departed.
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In order to remedy the growing difficulty of pro-
viding the Seminary with Moravian tutoresses, Bro-
ther Shultz formed a select class, consisting chiefly of
Moravian pupils, to whom additional advantages were
aiforded for their further improvement. These were
put in charge of an exjDorienced instructress, and were
thus fitted for entering on the duties which they were
expected to discharge at a future day. Although the
advantages of this measure were not enjoyed by the
Principal himself, it was gratifying to him to see the
fruits of his endeavors matured for the benefit of those
who succeeded him in office.
A valuable accession to the department of Drawing
in the Seminary was the purchase of a number of
patterns in oil and crayon by Grunewald, in them-
selves a little gallery of artistic gems.
Painting in oil was now first taught, and many a
parlor in the homestead of the Southern planter and
in the mansion of the Northern merchant is adorned
with the specimens of this charming art which were on
exhibition at the annual close of schools during this
administration.
Music also received a due share of attention. The
services of Brother William Th: Roepper were engaged
for the benefit of such pupils as manifested decided
talent. Gymnastic fixtures w^ere erected in the
pleasure-grounds, for the promotion of physical health
and vigor ; not less valuable for the purpose of exer-
cise was the row-boat Zinzendorf, and at a later day
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the Fairy and the Mayflower, which afforded them
opportunities, under careful attendance, of engaging in
healthful recreation.
Two hundred and fifteen pupils entered during
Brother Shultz's superintendence of the Seminary,
Of two who were removed by death, one has already
been mentioned. The second was Miss Sophia Lock-
wood, of New York, who died in January, 1845. Her
remains were taken home by her friends.
In October of 1847, Brother Shultz was appointed
pastor of the Bethlehem congregation. In 1849, he
was elected a member of the Provincial Elders' Con-
ference of the Northern Province. While in this
board, death removed from his side the excellent
helpmate of his labors in the Seminary, in December
of 1849. Having successively served the Moravian
congregations of Litiz and Lancaster, Pa., in his minis-
terial capacity, he was recalled to Bethlehem in 1855,
where he is at present senior pastor, conducting the
German services of that congregation.
Brother Herman J. Titze was Brother Shultz's suc-
cessor. He entered the Seminary as its Principal in
October, 1847. During his short Inspectorship this
brother labored to uphold for the Institution its cha-
racter for thoroughness and solidity in instruction,
while he practised a prudent economy in the adminis-
tration of its affairs.
He pursued his predecessor's plan of training future
teachers, and engaged personally in the instruction of
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those who had been selected therefor. The interest
of a number of the older pupils was engaged in the
study of mathematics; and a small class under the
instruction of the Principal became a source of mutual
gratification to both tutor and scholars, and resulted
in laudable progress in a branch of science which is
erroneously deemed uncongenial and too severe for
the female mind.
In the summer of 1848, a new chapel and dining-
hall were erected, a two-story wing of brick at the
southwest corner of the main building. The late
bishop, William Henry Van Vleck, dedicated the
chapel for divine service by prayer, on the first Sun-
day of October of the same year, and the Principal on
that occasion preached the first sermon within its
walls to the resident pupils, from Luke xiv. 22.
The new building narrowly escaped destruction by
fire on the 7th of October following. The accident
was owing to a faulty construction of a heating-flue.
A more distressing event was the death of Miss Mar-
tha Shall, a young lady from New Orleans, who died
on the 20th of November of the previous year. Her
remains were interred in the Bethlehem graveyard,
but at a later day were removed to New Orleans.
Ninety-five pupils were admitted during this term.
Since his connection with the Seminary, Brother
Titze has had charge of the Theological Seminary of
his Church, both at Bethlehem and Nazareth, and at
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present resides with his family at West Salem, in the
State of Illinois.
Brother Sylvester Wolle, the present Principal, took
charge of the Seminary in July of 1849, since which
time his labors for its prosperity have been crowned
with signal success.
Impressed with the importance of affording the
pupils the same advantages in the acquisition of know-
ledge which other schools of the day profess to offer,
he has spared no exertions to raise the character of
the Seminary as an institution of learning. The ser-
vices of able and accomplished tutoresses were accord-
ingly procured, male teachers engaged more generally
than before, and the range of studies materially en-
larged, so as at present to embrace all those branches
which are considered indispensable to a liberal female
education. Without compromising the principles of
the Moravian method of instruction, he has fully ex-
tended the field of its usefulness, and brought its well-
tried system of patient and thorough labor to bear on
departments of science and art which hitherto received
but partial attention. Special opportunities have thus
been afforded to pupils of more advanced years and
attainments, a greater number of which class than
ever before have been admitted into the Seminary
within the last eight years. That the public has
appreciated the improvements engaged in so largely
and liberally by the Principal, may be inferred from
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the increased sphere of usefulness which the Institu^
tion has of late been permitted to enjoy.
In 1850, Brother Daniel Steinhauer was employed
to give instruction in Natural Science, a department
of learning which since then has been embraced in
the regular course of studies pursued by the older
pupils. The writer of this sketch was called to suc-
ceed Brother Steinhauer in 1852.
To insure a correct acquirement of the French and
German languages, Brother Wolle sought at an early
day to engage native teachers. Several ladies from
Europe conversant with these tongues were succes-
sively employed, when, in 1853, the Rev. Lewis Hey-
denreich, a Lutheran clergyman, entered as professor.
The mathematics in their several departments of
algebra and geometry have been more largely pursued
than was formerly the case. In 1852, a series of lec-
tures on Physiology was held for the older pupils by
a physician of the place. Dr. Scott Lambert, the
efficient lecturer, has, since 1854, been connected with
the Institution in his professional capacity. His place
has recently been taken by Dr. Abraham L. Huebner,
who has entered the Seminary in a twofold character
of professor and family physician.
In the winter of 1856, Mrs. Ellet, of Hterary
reputation, gave a course of instruction in social
reading, — the advantages of which were apparent at
the private and public entertainments subsequently
ffiven.
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Special attention has also been paid to music, both
vocal and instrumental. In 1849, Miss Caroline Brown
resigned her charge of the select singing-class, which
she had taught and conducted with ability for a num-
ber of years. Brother William Th: Roepper succeeded
her. Under his instruction the Oratorio of the Crea-
tion was performed on Whit-Monday of 1852, in the
old Concert Hall, with the assistance of members of
the Philharmonic Society. It was a novel under-
taking, and met with unexpected success. A new
spirit for music was now infused among the pupils;
a taste for the beauties of classical harmony gradually
prevailed, and marked their performances on pubUc
occasions. Encouraged by this pleasing indication, the
Principal conceived the idea of raising the standard of
music in the school to a degree of excellence rarely
attained in schools, and which has earned for the In-
stitution an enviable reputation. In 1853, Miss Hahn.
(now Mrs. Weiss,) educated in the refined school of
modern German art, was introduced in view of effect-
ing this desirable end, and entered on her career of
instruction. Under her teaching vocal music was pur-
sued with success and eflfect. And now foUowed a
series of exercises in chorus and solo which gratified
and delighted successive audiences at the late Christ-
mas and midsummer exhibitions. The programmes of
the exhibitions given by the pupils of the last six years
in the church edifice, in the old Concert Hall, and in
their own chapel, include among the exercises of those
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occasions extracts from the masters of scien,tific music,
such as Beethoven, Haydn, Handel, Spohr, Mendels-
sohn Bartholdy, Neukomm, and others. Among the
compositions performed were the " Seasons," by Haydn,
"The Lay of the Bell," "Paradise and the Peri,"
" The Lyric Songs of Athalie," by Mendelssohn, Cho-
ruses from the Oratorios of " The Messiah," by Han-
del, " The Last Judgment," by Spohr, " Elijah," by
Mendelssohn, Rossini's " Stabat Mater," " Christmas
Ode," by Reichert, " The Calm and Prosperous Voy-
age," by Beethoven, Motettes by Mendelssohn, &c.
The prestige of this reform in musical taste and
musical instruction is ably sustained in its several
branches by those to whom they have been specially
intrusted.
In consequence of the increasing number of pupils,
which, at the close of the session in 1853, exceeded
one hundred and fifty, it was found necessary to re-
move one class into the dwelling occupied by the
Principal's family. In 1851, the day-school for girls
from the town was disconnected from the Seminary,
and thus more room was obtained. In a short time
the whole house was resigned to the use of the pupils,
the Principal removing to a private residence directly
east. In this condition of affairs the necessity of
enlarging the school-building became evident. Brother
WoUe had contemplated the erection of a spacious
wing at the west end in the previous year ; but the
project was postponed. In the mean while, maturer
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consideration was given to the matter, a new draft
planned, and, in the spring of 1854, preliminary steps
were taken for the erection of an ample building adjoin-
ing the old house on the east. On the 1st of June, the
day following the public close of the school-year, the
undertaking was commenced with the demolition of the
dwelling occupied for the last nineteen years by the
Principal. The work was soon in active progress :
every means was taken to expedite its early comple-
tion ; and, although the intense heat of the summer-
season almost unfitted the workmen for duty, the con-
venient and elegant edifice was finished sufficiently
to allow of its being occupied before the close of
the year. It was a time of arduous labor for the
Principal.
The new building is of brick, of four stories and
basement. The lower floor is in part occupied by the
Principal It contains a set of double parlors for the
reception of visitors. These are elegantly furnished,
and the waUs adorned with paintings by Grunewald.
Conspicuous among them are two large landscapes
representing views in the Lehigh Valley near by. The
basement affords a spacious room for worsted-work,
and another for recitations. On the second floor two
divisions of the oldest pupils have their dwelling-
rooms. Here are also a spacious lecture-room, con-
taining the library and philosophical apparatus, and
another for the use of drawing-scholars. The third
and fourth stories, besides containing large and airy
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dormitories, furnish a number of smaller apartments
for occasional recitation and the special convenience
of such as engage in instrumental music. The house
is heated by furnaces, and hot and cold water are con-
veniently at hand in ample supply on all the floors.
Gas was introduced into the old building in 1854, and
now both buildings are supplied with this desirable
means of light.
Within the past years much labor has been ex-
pended upon the adjoining grounds. The yard
has been overlaid with greensward and planted anew
with evergreens and shade-trees. This plot thus beau-
tified has been incorporated with the pleasure-grounds
below, and together they afford a convenient and de-
lightful retreat from the noise and crowd of the school-
room. Here the young ladies are wont to resort and
pass the leisure hours of the warm summer's day ;
and as the wayfarer passes without he hears the gay
laugh of youthful mirth, the hum of voices, or per-
chance the notes of song as some maiden chants the
remembrance of distant home and absent friends.
In 1852, the " Sisters' Hill," to the east of the
Seminary grounds, was purchased by the Principal,
and its beautiful acclivity laid out in walks. It is a
charming spot. From its grassy slope the eye looks
down on a varied scene of life and peaceful quiet.
The shout of the boatman and the scream of the
engine's whistle mingle with the sound of falling
water; and, contrasting Avith the busy work of men,
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stretches out the quiet landscape farther on, — the
form, the woodland, and the silent mountain shutting
out the world beyond.
While intent on improving the external condition
of the school by such means as these, the same direc-
tion has furnished the needful and desirable equip-
ments of a well-arranged school. The shelves of the
circulating-library have received valuable additions.
Standard works of the present day in the English, and
French, German, and Latin classics, have been added
to the collection in use by the teachers as books of
reference. The philosophical apparatus has als(f been
materially increased; and all those aids and accom-
paniments to the prosecution of learning in its varied
departments which the present day so liberally offers
have been provided.
While the Principal has been thus usefully and
assiduously engaged, his labors, too, as a minister of
the gospel in behalf of the eternal welfare of his
pupils have been not without abiding fruit. The
solemn services of Palm Sunday, when the youth of
the Moravian Church are wont to make profession of
their faith in the rite of confirmation, have year after
year witnessed inmates of the Seminary among the
number of those who are thus dedicated in early life
to the service of their Maker and Redeemer.
Death has visited the Institution four times during
the present administration. On the 15th of February,
1850, Miss Caroline Reichel, of Nazareth, Pennsyl-
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vania, was cut off in tender childhood by the relent-
less destroyer. She was followed to a better world
by Miss Margaret Jenkins, of Boonton, New Jersey,
aged fifteen, on the 6th of February of the following
year. On the 18th of January, 1854, the Institution
was caUed to moui'n the loss of Mrs. Elizabeth Eichler,
late Sautter, who had for some time ably discharged
the duties of an instructress. The excellent influence
which she exercised over her pupils by precept and
example is doubtless gratefully acknowledged by
those who were favored to be under her maternal
chargfe. The last death was that of Miss Mary
Ridgway, on the 2d of March, 1857, in her twelfth
year. The remains of the three first-mentioned
repose in the Moravian graveyard of this place ;
those of the lasiruamed were removed to New York
for interment.
In April last. Brother WoUe set out for Europe,
having been chosen a deputy to the General Synod
of the Church now in session at Herrnhut, in Saxony.
The affairs of the Institution were intrusted during
his absence to Brother Francis WoUe, of this place.
Eight hundred and ninety-four pupils have been ad-
mitted into the Seminary since July, 1849. The cata-
logue of the present school-year shows two hundred
and sixty pupils to have been in attendance since
June of 1856. The highest number of pupils at any
one time was one hundred and eighty.
The routine of every-day life has not materially
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changed after the lapse of almost three-fourths of a
century. The system of constant surveillance on the
part of the teachers, which for a long time was a dis-
tinguishing feature in Moravian education, — since
introduced among the schools of other denomina-
tions, — has not been discontinued ; the apparent se-
verity of its requisitions being willingly hazarded in
consideration of the beneficial influence which its judi-
cious maintenance is known to exert on those whom
it regards.
Habits of industry, order, and self-application are
studiously inculcated, while a judicious division of the
day between labor and relaxation aims at a healthy
development both of mental and physical vigor.
Early rising, plain and wholesome food, spacious and
well-ventilated apartments, frequent opportunity for
exercise in the open air, — during summer in the ad-
joining grounds or around the beautiful scenery of
the neighborhood, during winter on the porticos and
in the long halls of the building, varied by an invigor-
ating noonday walk in the well-paved town, — are
regarded as conducive to results which have a strong
bearing on the end for which the pupil is at school.
While every attention is paid to the moral and intel-
lectual development of the mind, the affections of the
heart are sought to be interested in the important con-
cerns of religion. Such was the aim of the founders
of this venerable Institution. They regarded worldly
wisdom as vastly inferior in value to a knowledge of
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divine things. So long as this noble design is kept in
view, and the true principles of education are main-
tained which years of experience have proved correct
and most beneficial, — principles which are the heritage
of the Institution, and a beacon for those to whom
its interests are intrusted, — ^its friends may cherish
the hope that the blessing of God, which has thus
far so signally rested on the Seminary, may continue
to render it a school for solid improvement, and
a nursery of immortal souls for generations yet
unborn.
Part of the review of life at boarding-school, such
as the pupil makes when communing with memory
of the past, or with those who shared with her the
joys and trials incident to the season spent from home
in the pursuit of learning, are the accustomed places
of resort where the hours of leisure were spent in
youthful pastime. The picture would be incomplete
without them. They teem with reminiscences, and
associated with them are the forms of beloved com-
panions ; and, by their means, voices and names long
since forgotten are heard and recognised anew.
Those who have been pupils at Bethlehem have
many a spot of this kind in its vicinity to which they
may revert, — endeared by the recollections of child-
hood, if their beauties have failed to impress them on
the mind. All will admit that nature has here
adorned her rural haunts with peculiar charms. The
eye, it is true, takes in no wide-extended panorama;
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but still there are mountain, valley, stream, and wood-
land, varying the lovely landscape which is spread out
as a garden southward of the elevation on which Beth-
lehem stands. From the terrace of the Seminary-
building it is seen as a picture, but as one which has
been designed and executed in all its grace of outline
and magic coloring by the Great Artist himself. In
the fertile valley below once lay the "Moravian
farms" in part, the wealth of the Church in her in-
fancy, when agriculture was her stay and furnished
the means she needed to spread the gospel among the
Indians. The old landmarks are wellnigh gone :
orchard, farm-house, and broad field are fast dis-
appearing at the requirements of the present age of
enterprise and progress. The growing town, the
furnace, and the railway have usurped the places
where the sheep were of old pastured by the shep-
herd, and to which the reapers repaired for the har-
vest amid the sounds of festive music.^
^ The spirit of pious simplicity which characterized the social and
religious regulations of the early Brethren, while it astonishes us at
the present day, cannot fail to elicit admiration of their honesty of
purpose and determination to live the lives of "every-day" Christians.
No occasion, however trifling, but was sanctified with the ceremonies
of religion. The following, bearing on the context, is but one of
numerous instances to the point. The diary of 1754, under date
of July 8, says, **Our musicians of the Church-choir, performing
hymn-tunes, accompanied the harvesters as far as the river, on their
way to cut the rye on the new farm, which was put under cultiva-
tion last fall, near the Crown. As the weather was fine, all who
could assist repaired to the fields, — men, women, and children, alto-
gether ninety persons."
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Leaving these scenes of pastoral memory, and fol-
lowing the gently-undulating mountain, well wooded
to the summit, except where an occasional clearing
reveals the labors of the husbandman, the cottage
and the villa, we come to consecrated ground, — to a
little world of her own, where nature may well hold
court with dryad and nymph. Here the virgin queen
lords it over a fairy realm, and from her sylvan throne
overlooks the island embowered in trees, and the hill-
side with rock and thicket of evergreen sheltering the
favorite retreat below, and shading the tranquil cove
where the rower drops his oar and allows his boat to
float listlessly with the stream, as enchanted he gazes
on the varied beauties which centre in this secluded
spot.
It were needless to magnify the praises of the
island. Though unsung in verse, its image is em-
balmed in the memory of hundreds, and there em-
bellished with the poetic recollections of youth.
Year after year it receives the homage of admiration
anew. The pupil who has come on a pilgrimage to
Bethlehem repairs to it with feelings of exquisite
delight. What with its open glades, its sheltered
coverts, and the green lawn, shaded by towering
trees, all hidden from the world, we do not wonder
that its pleasant borders were early chosen as most
genial for grateful relaxation from the duties of the
school-room. Many a birthday was celebrated here
according to Moravian usage, in the times of Van
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Vleck and Benade. With the return of seasons it
has witnessed the gayeties of May-day, holiday, and
picnic, and all their attendant song and mirth, ming-
ling with the lulling flow of the water and awakening
echo from the hill beyond.
But there are other haunts, which dare not be
overlooked. The northern slope of the mountain
abounds in them. Here is the "-Old Man's Place"
or "Hermitage," with its few remaining indications
of the spot where stood the cabin of the first settler,
the murmur of the brook, as it tumbles in its rocky
bed through brier and brake, alone disturbing the
forest stillness around; the "spring" on the river's
bank, its shady precincts once faithfully visited, but
now forsaken except by the thundering train which
dashes above the little reservoir that collects the cool-
ing fountain deep in the hill-side below; and the
romantic pathway up the mountain to " Oppeltsville,"
winding through kalmias and rhododendrons, all over-
arched by the monarch of the wood. Where is the
pupil who has forgotten the rambles through this
garden of nature's own planting, when she was one
of the happy sisterhood, bhthe and gay in the spring-
time of life, — the search for the pale blossom of the
liverwort, half concealed in the last year's withered
leaves, when vernal gales and genial warmth sum-
moned them to come forth into the fields and woods
to greet the beauties of the opening year, — the walk
on Whit-Monday in flowery May to find the first
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azalias displaying their rose-red corollas, and the
forest robed in livery of tender green, — or the pros-
pect from the summit of the mountain, commanding
the fertile plains of Saucon Valley, where the orchards
blossom in profusion, and the sheaves of ripened grain
dot the landscape for many a mile, when autumn
hastens apace to tarnish the summer's freshness with
her russet hues?
The friendly neighbors, too, who were visited in
turn to spend the Wednesday or Saturday afternoon,
are yet kept in kindly remembrance, even if their
names have been forgotten and they themselves have
passed away. There was " Omensetter's," two miles
across the mountain, " Fuehrer's," on this side, at the
old "Crown" stand, "Warner's," at the ferry, and
"Jones's" and "Lynn's," toward Freemansburg. In
the early days of the school a call from the "boarders"
was here almost weekly looked for. Many of the
farm-houses and homesteads yet stand. The former
pupil would without fail recognise their limestone
walls, the low porch shaded by the buttonwood, the
row of cherries along the fence, the pump in the yard,
and the spring-house in the meadow, where she
quenched her thirst with the refreshing draught,
when, fatigued by the walk, she stepped in to rest
and share the unassuming hospitality of the farmer's
wife.
Nor should we omit the highways in the vicinity,
even if less inviting, as many a walk has been taken
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along them. There is the " Philadelphia Road," on
which the heavily-laden stage-coach could be met on
an afternoon, rolling the clouds of dust unceremo-
niously in the faces of passers-by. The " AUentown
Road," commanding a view of Bethlehem, the " Naza-
reth Road," the "Easton Road," the "Hellertown
Road," are alike familiar in name and associated with
incident.
" Bartow's Path," which, with its avenue of trees, led
along the bank of the Lehigh at the foot of " Nisky
Hill," is yet named only to awaken recollections of all
that is lovely and delightful in nature. In 1828, it
made way for the bed of the Lehigh Canal, and now
no vestige of it remains.
The heights of ''Nisky Hill" are still the resort
they were three-fourths of a century ago. Since their
selection, in 1850, as the site of a rural cemetery for
the Moravian Church, much labor has been expended
on beautifying the grounds and preparing them for
their intended use. And yet nature has not deserted
her favorite retreat; for here she rears the violet and
columbine, the aster and the golden-rod. In profusion
they crowd the hollows in the hill-side ; they cover the
moss-grown bank, or spring up unlooked-for in the
crevices of the rock. Hither the pupils frequently
come. How pleasant to stray along the winding paths
leading through covert and glen, or up the open steep
which reveals the peaceful landscape below! On a
summer's evening, how rich the play of light and
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shade on the mountain beyond, its swelling outline
gilded by the rays of the setting sun, while deepening
shadows rest on its receding sides, darkening valley
and gorge that lie between !
It was hither the venerable Garrison^ loved to come
and spend his declining days in undisturbed and
sacred meditation. Here he built himself an arbor,
(the spot on which it stood is yet shown,) where he
wrote an account of his memorable life, the best years
of which he had spent in the service of his adopted
Church. How different the scene around him from
those in which duty had called him to mingle when
he sailed the "Irene" through the tropical seas of the
West Indies, up the rivers of Surinam, or along the
ice-bound shores of Greenland! In remembrance of
the home of his retirement at Niesky, in Upper
Lusatia, where he resided from 1759 to 1762, the
weather-beaten sailor gave his quiet retreat on the
bank of the Lehigh the name it bears to the present
day.
' Grarrison spent the last nineteen years of his life at Bethlehem,
where he died in 1781, in the eighty-first year of his age. He lies
in the first row of graves bordering the walk next to Market
Street. His autobiography, in German, appeared in full in several
of the late numbers of the "Briider Blatt," a Moravian publication
conducted by the Rev. L. T. Reichel, of Salem, North Carolina.
Apart from the personal adventure with which it abounds, the nar-
rative derives much of its interest from facts which expose the
spirit of religious enterprise that pervaded the Church of the Breth-
ren to a degree almost incredible during the first thirty-five years
of its existence.
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The vineyards,^ where the old man heaped the bas-
kets of his fair buyers with the purple clusters, have
made way for town-lots in the rising village of West
Bethlehem. The old stone bridge over the Manokasy,
on the way thither, was removed in 1854 to make
room for one of ampler dimensions. At the same time,
the two noble willows which, since 1791, stood senti-
nels at the pass, and never failed to receive the tribute
of admii-ation from those over whom they hung their
drooping glories, fell victims to the destroying axe.
The dusty streets of South Bethlehem, heaped with
piles of coal and lumber, are fast pushing up the river
and encroaching on the green fields which border the
public walks along its bank.
The " Pemisylvania and Lehigh Zinc -Works,"
erected in 1853, have become the nucleus of the
town of Wetherill on the "farms" southeast of the
bridge.
Bethlehem itself is growing rapidly. In 1845, it
was incorporated, and since then has more than doubled
its population.'^ At present a thriving borough of
' In 1827, the first attempt was made to grow grapes on what is
still called " Vineyard Hill." The cuttings set out were obtained
from Bartram's Botanical Gardens, near Philadelphia.
' In 1844, the so-called " lease-system" was abrogated, — a measure
which led to the sale of town-lots on ground-rents to persons of
other denominations as well as to Moravians. On the incorporation
of the Moravian congregation of the place in 1851, irredeemable
ground-rents became redeemable. These steps proved conducive to
the growth of Bethlehem, favored as it is with advantages such as
are deemed most desirable for the life of business and enterprise.
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almost three thousand inhabitants, in the heart of
a rich agricultural and mineral region, with speedy
access^ to the great northern emporiums of trade, it
ranks among the important inland towns of the State.
The stranger meets with but few indications of its
once having been a Moravian settlement. Excepting
the old row in Church Street, the lower Seminary-
building, and an occasional antiquated stone dwelling,^
* The Lehigh Valley Railroad, connecting the coal-region of
Carbon county with the city of New York, was opened in the sum-
mer of 1855. On the evening of the 4th of June the pupils wit-
nessed from the terrace of the Seminary the arrival of the first loco-
motive, the " General Wall," at the Bethlehem station.
On the 1st of January, 1857, the North Pennsylvania Railroad
was opened. By means of this road passengers from Philadelphia
reach Bethlehem in two hours and a half. When the school
was first opened, the conveyance of passengers was by stage-wagons,
which required two days for the distance, — fifty-two miles. The
time was gradually reduced, first to one day and a half, and subse-
quently to about twelve hours.
" The mills and tannery in Water Street, along the Manokasy,
are relics of the olden time almost intact. In Market Street is the
"old store" building, where, in July of 1753, articles of domestic
manufacture by the "quasi communism" were first exposed for
sale to the neighboring settlers and Indians. The show-window,
once hung with powder-horns, shot-pouches, rifles, and baskets, is
yet recognised by its dimensions. Its latticed sash and frame over-
grown with vines, the flowers on the little plot in front of the build-
ing, and the creepers trained along the neatly-washed limestone
walls, have of late so transformed the spot as almost to destroy its
identity.
On the opposite side of the same street are three other old dwell-
ings, also modernized, yet not on that account of less interesting
association. They are log houses, and, tradition says, were once of
the number of those which constituted the Indian settlement of
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its well-graded streets are built up closely with brick
houses of modern style. The cleanliness and order
which characterized it when a village under its origi-
nal proprietors have, through Moravian influence, been
preserved to the present day. What with the beau-
tiful scenery in the vicinity and its proverbial health,
it continues to be a favorite resort for numbers who
are desirous of spending the warm months of summei-
away from the confinement of the city without fore-
going the pleasures and comforts of society in the
retirement and solitude of the country.
Unchanged by the hand of time in its beautiful sim-
plicity lies the Moravian graveyard in the centre of
the town, and yet away from its noise, as is meet for
the resting-place of the dead. Here no costly monu-
ment marks the rich man's grave with invidious dis-
play, nor does neglect consign the poor man to ob-
livion. The marble slab, prostrate above the remains
Nain, commenced in 1757, a short distance to the west of Beth-
lehem. In April of 1764, on the removal of the Indians (rendered
necessary because of troubles with the whites) from Nain to 3Iach-
wihilusing, on the Susquehannah, the Brethren at Bethlehem and
elsewhere purchased their cabins and removed them in part hither.
Of these but three remain. The largest (now in occupancy of Mr.
William Bush) is peculiarly interesting, as having been the chapel
of the Nain congregation, consecrated to the worship of God on the
18th of October, 1757. The other two are smaller and situated at
intervals lower down the street.
The site of Nain is yet pointed out on the " Geisinger" farm, in
Hanover township. Nothing, however, is to be seen, — even the
thirteen graves in its burial-ground having been turned over year
after year by the ploughshare, and utterly obliterated.
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of each, bears only the impartial record of their lives.
The stranger deems these consecrated grounds a park
or garden, so neatly are they kept. Weeds and briers
have here no place ; but, instead, the greensward on
the mounds of the sleepers blooms with flowers which
affection has dedicated to loved ones, not lost, but gone
before. Hither the pupils often come. In the hours
of the long summer's evening, when the sunlight from
the western gates bathes the city of the dead in a
golden flood, you may see them along the avenues of
tulips and acacias, or reading the epitaphs of the
worthies of old, of missionary and Indian convert side
by side.^
' The following Indian converts were buried in the Bethlehem
graveyard between the years 1745 and 1761 : —
Lewis John, a Wampano, daughter of Eachel, baptized Sept. 24,
1744, at Bethlehem, by Paul Brizelius, died May 1.3, 1745.
Johji, a Mohican, son of Joseph and Maria, baptized July 13,
1746, at Bethlehem, by Martin Mack, died July 15, 1746.
Anna, a Wampano, daughter of Zaccheus and Magdalene, bap-
tized July 13, 1746, at Bethlehem, by Martin Mack, died July 18,
1746.
Magdalena, a Mohican, wife of Zaccheus, alias Aguttaguos, bap-
tized December 12, 1742, at Shekomeko, in the State of New York,
by Martin Mack, died July 20, 1746.
Josrjih, alias NannacMoosIi, a Mohican, baptized December 12,
1742, at Shekomeko, by Martin Mack, died July 21, 1746.
Peter, alias Nackscqmmuth, a Mohican, baptized December 26,
1742, at Shekomeko, by Martin Mack, died July 28, 1746.
Benjamin, a Wampano, of Potatik, Connecticut, baptized August
7, 1743, at Shekomeko, by Peter Boehler, died July 28, 1746.
Isaac, alias Seim, alias Otajiaivanamud, a Wampano, baptized
February 11, 1742, at Oley, Berks county, during the sessions of a
Synod, by Christian H. Ranch, died August 2, 1746.
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243
Here, too, many of their number witnessed the
solemnities of Easter morning, whe n the congregation
Samuel, a Delaware boy, baptized at Bethlehem, August 9,
1746, by John Braadmuller, died on the same day.
Gahrid, a Mohican, son of Joshua, baptized May 21, 1744, at
Shekomeko, by Gottlob Buttner, died August 13, 174(3.
Elizabeth, a Mohican, daughter of Peter and Christiana, baptized
August 12, 1740, at Bethlehem, by John Brandmuller, died
August 16, 1746.
Thomas, alias PechUnoappcd, a 'Sopus Indian, baptized August
11, 1742, at Shekomeko, by C H. llauch, died August 15, 1746.
'zippora, an Indian of Wehtak, wife of Nathanael, alias Wilpy,
baptized July 31, 1743, at Shekomeko, by Bishop David Nitsch-
mann, died August 23, 1746.
John, alias Tschoop, a Mohican, baptized April 16, 1742, at
Shekomeko, by C. H. Ranch, died August 27, 1746.
Jonas, a Mohican, baptized August 11, 1742, at Shekomeko, by
C. H. llauch, died August 31, 1746.
Salome, a Wampauo, wife of Joshua, alias Nanhun, baptized
December 12, 1742, at Shekomeko, by G. Buttner, died September
16, 1746. .
Gottloh, a Mohican, sou of Joshua and Salome, baptized Sep-
tember 9, 1746, by C. H. Ranch, at Bethlehem, died September
23, 1746. .
Nathanael, a Mohican, son of Nathanael and Zippora, baptized
December 17, 1746, at Bethlehem, by Brother Pyrlaeus, died De-
cember 18, 1746.
Bcata, a Delaware, one and a half years old, baptized at Beth-
lehem, by Bishop Frederic Cammerhof, March 22, 1747, and died
on the same day.
Rachel, a Wampano, wife of the missionary, C. Frederic Post,
baptized February 13, 1743, at Pachgatgoch, Litchfield county,
Connecticut, by G. Buttner, died September 26, 1747.
Luke, a Wampano, baptized March 27, 1743, at Shekomeko, by
Martin 3Iack, died October 3, 1747.
Theodora, alias Techtanoah, a Wampano, grandmother of Rachel
Post, baptized October 5, 1747, at Bethlehem, by Martin Mack,
died October 6, 1747.
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assembled to pray her sublime litany, which tells oi'
the promised resurrection, more glorious far than the
Salome, a Menissing, daughter of Benjamin and Zippora, bap-
tized April 9, 1747, at Gnadenhiitten, Pennsylvania, by Martin
Mack, died May 18, 1748.
Maria, a Wampano, daughter of Rachel, baptized April 10, 1746,
at Bethlehem, by Abram Merrium, died December 24, 1748.
Thomas, a 'Sopus Indian, son of Thomas and Esther, baptized
November 6, 1746, at Bethlehem, by Martin Mack, died July 7,
1748.
Daniel, a Delaware, baptized March 5, 1749, at Bethlehem, by
John de Watteville, died April 19, 1749.
Anna, a Delaware, baptized February 16, 1749, at Bethlehem,
by John de Watteville, died June 20, 1749.
Lydia, a Mohawk, baptized at Bethlehem, April 7, 1749, by
Bishop F. Cammerhof, died 1749.
An7\a Salome, a Delaware, infant daughter of Salome, baptized
October 9, 1749, at Bethlehem, by S. Krause, died October 9,
1749.
Tlieodora, a Delaware, — blind, — baptized October 23, 1749, at
Bethlehem, by Gr. Pezold, died November 24, 1749.
Anna Maria, a Mohican, daughter of Nathanael, nine years old,
baptized January 1, 1747, at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, by A.
Reinke, died January 23, 1750.
Rachel, a Delaware, of Nescopeko, baptized January 10, 1750,
at Gnadenhiitten, by Cammerhof, died January 15, 1750.
Jonas, a Mohican, eight years old, baptized August 28, 1750,
at Bethlehem, by Cammerhof, died August 28, 1750.
Martin, a Wampano, son of Philip and Lydia, baptized January
17, 1749, at Bethlehem, by John de Watteville, died October 26,
1750.
Salome, adopted daughter of Nicodemus, baptized August 4,
1748, at Bethlehem, by Cammerhof, died April 18, 1751.
Zippora, a Mohican, daughter of Nathanael, fifteen years old,
baptized August 4, 1748, at Bethlehem, by Cammerhof, died May
9, 1751.
Agnes, alias Unanamachak, aged nineteen, an Indian from the
BETHLEHEM SOUVENIR. 245
breaking dawn, the life-renewing spring, and the rising
of the king of day in the eastern sky, all-glorious with
the reflex of his burnished car.
Jerseys, baptized March 5, 1749, at Bethlehem, by Cammerhof,
died July 8, 1751.
Charifi/, a Delaware, from Meniolagomeka, daughter of Daniel
and Ruth, aged five years, baptized May 6, 1749, at Bethlehem,
by Cammerhof, died 1752.
Samuel, a Delaware, son of Zaccheus and Phoebe, baptized
January IG, 1751, at Gnadenhiitten, by Martin Mack, died July
20, 1752.
Gottlieb, a Wanipano, son of John Peter and Esther, baptized
September 7, 1750, at Gnadenhiitten, by Martin Mack, died Janu-
ary 5, 1753.
Anna Maria, a "Warapano, daughter of David and Rebecca, bap-
tized September 11, 1752, at Pachgatgoch, by Martin Mack, died
October 28, 1753.
Anna Charifi/, alias Chitemoqua , a Shawanose, from Skehantowa,
(the first convert from the Shawanose,) baptized November 21,
1748, at Frederictown, Berks county, by John de Watteville, died
December 31, 1755.
Isaac, a Wampano, son of Isaac and Rebecca, baptized January
6, 1749, at Bethlehem, by Cammerhof, died February 18, 1756.
Simeon, a Wanipano, of Pachgatgoch, baptized June 26, 1743,
at Shekomeko, by Martin Mack, died October 17, 1756.
Samuel, son of Augustus, a Delaware, of Meniolagomeka, died
January 11, 1757, aged fourteen years. At his urgent request,
was baptized on his death-bed by the missionary Schmick.
John Piter, a Wampano, baptized November 14, 1748, by
Cammerhof, at Shekomeko, died April 1, 1757, in his fifty-fifth
year.
Christiana, daughter of the above, baptized November 24, 1748,
by Cammerhof, died April 1, 1757.
Samuel, a Delaware, son of Aquila and Maria, died December
15, 1757.
Sophia, infant daughter of Paul and Magdalena, died January
7, 1758.
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And here, too, the tear has been dropped for the
beloved companion over whom the tomb closed in the
morning of life. The notes of the funeral music, the
service for the dead, — how impressive the scene ! how
sanctified its recollections to her who has learned to
know the power of Him who robbed death of its sting
and despoiled the grave of victory !
Such are some of the familiar haunts to which the
former pupil reverts wdien she reviews her school-
years at Bethlehem. In the home of affluence, in
the crowded city, in the quiet of the country, their
image is recalled, or rises up unbidden. For some
these pictures of the past are fresh in memory, theu^
outlines sharp and colors cold; for others the land-
scape is all middle ground ; and for the rest the tints
have been softened by age, and "western sunbeams"
fondly lend the distant view illusive charms.
And yet for all they are pictures of the past, — of
past childhood, of past youth, and monitors of passing
Michael, alias Hendrlk, a Menissing, baptized 1742, at Sheko-
ineko, by G. Buttner, died July 24, 1758, aged seventy years.
Ei-e, a Mohican, wife of Nicodemus, an elder of Gnadenhiitten,
baptized 1742, by Peter Boehler, at Shekomeko, died November
18, 1758.
Eleonora, infant daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth, died at Nain,
February 25, 1759.
Henrij, infant son of Abel and Philippina, died February 28,
1759.
Joseph, infant son of Dorothea and John, died at Nain, March
22, 1759.
Theodora, a Menissing, an inmate of the Sisters' House, died
January 17, 1761, aged nineteen years.
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life. Day by day they recede with the tide of time ;
and, as the interval between their reality and review is
filled with the vicissitudes and experiences incident to
humanity, they speak with unobtrusive but persuasive
eloquence of the transitoriness of earthly things.
Yet, while they reveal the loss of friends, the vanity
of pleasures, of riches, of health, of beauty, they may
be hallowed into ministers of good, leading the soul's
affections to the contemplation of what is beyond the
power of change, in a land where it shall bloom in
immortal youth.
:^))j)cntli.t.
APPENDIX No. I.
Perhaps no better notice of Bethlehem and its pecu-
liarities, as they impressed a stranger about the time
when the Boardiug-School for Young Ladies was in-
stituted, is left us than is to be found in the subjoined
extract from the narrative of an observing foreign traveller.
Thougli incomplete, there is enough to enable the reader
to fill up the outline of the picture. Apart from what it
contains relative to the Brethren in one of their settle-
ments, there is other matter of sufiicient interest to render
an apolog}' for its insertion needless.
The following is extracted from "Incidents of Travel
through some of the Middle and Southern United States,
to East Florida and the Bahama Islands, 1783 and 1784,
by Dr. John Sclibpf : Bayreuth, 1788."
PHILADELPHIA BETHLEHEM.
Aiig. 8, 1783. — Leaving the Quaker settlement, (Quaker-
town,) we entered a rough and hilly region, travelling for
miles through uncultivated lands and forest, occasionally
passing an insignificant hamlet of primitive appearance in
the very midst of the woods. Phillips' Valley and Eichards-
town were of this number. Six miles from Quakertown, we
reached a small village containing a dozen houses and a mill,
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bearing the name of the first settler, Stoffel Wagner. Having
passed on through more wild forests and over still higher hills,
after crossing the Saucon Creek there opened on our view
a most delightful valley, with gladdening indications of a
mellow and luxuriant soil; and ere long we struck the placid
and charming Lehigh. The last hills between Quakertown
and this valley are called the Lehigh Hills, and, as far as I
was able to ascertain, form no continuous chain, being inter-
rupted ridges and heights which bear down on each other
with their declivities, or stand isolated in a line east and
west, falling in, however, with others, and together constitu-
ting a straggling mountain-chain, stretching far away in a
direction due northeast and southwest. The higher hills
present on their surface an abundance of bluish rock, and
also a foliated gneissoid rock; and the valley is underlaid
with gray limestone entirely devoid of petrifactions. A
mile farther, and you are on the banks of the Lehigh, around
which gather in bewitching beauty all the fascinations of a
truly delightful region. Here are crowded together a num-
ber of the most beautiful North American shrubs and trees,
which, with their shadow and boughs overhanging the bank
far into the stream, impart to the picture a glow of richest
exuberance. I observed kalmia, rhododendron, cephalan-
thus, sassafras, azalia, liriodendron, magnolia, and others,
such as we in Germany long to have in our gardens and
parks. The Lehigh does not exceed a hundred yards in
breadth, — a gentle, clear, and sparkling stream, flowing over
a rocky bed. We soon discovered Bethlehem before us. Its
first view, even from afar, made a most favorable impression, —
so commanding is its situation, and its style of commodious
buildings selected, evidently, with an eye to regularity and
order. The effect was so much the more pleasing as we had
been forcing our way for miles through an uncultivated
country.
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Along the whole line of our journey from Philadelphia we
had Sfeen but few birds, excepting some woodpeckers and
plun'dcring hawks; nor had game of any kind crossed our
path. Flowers were rare, and the shrubber}' but little diversi-
fied. The forest comprised the varieties of trees common to
the sea-coast region. We met no one on the road until wo
came, opposite Bethlehem, to the ferry, near which (on the
south bank of the stream) there stands an inn. The ferry-
man and his two assistants, who took us over the river,
seemed to reflect the cheering aspect of the landscape, being
friendlier and more accommodating than the generality of
settlers in the vicinity.
Bethlehem, a settlement of the Moravian Brethren, lies on
the north side of the Lehigh, on ascending ground, in the
county of Northampton, fifty-three miles north of Philadel-
phia. From a distance it rises most impressively on the
traveller's view; and, after having passed the last half of the
way from Philadelphia through a tedious sameness of forest
and underwood, with only an occasional lowly cabin, the
effect is almost overpowering on suddenly seeing before him,
in an anticipated wilderness, stately' buildings rising aloft side
by side. There are upwards of fifty houses in the village.
The principal building is imposing, large, and has two wings.
One of the latter contains a capacious place of worship and
furnishes a residence for the ministers. In the centre is the
school for children, and in the right wing the Sisters live.
Opposite stands the Widows' House, and farther down the
street the Brethren's House. These, and all the other build-
ings, are constructed of the limestone of the neighborhood.
An air of superlative cleanliness pervades the Sisters' House.
Spinning, weaving, knitting, and embroideiy occupy the time
and attention of its inmates. The single Brethren are em-
ployed with various trades. In short, the arrangement of
these houses is the same as that adopted in similar institu-
254 APPENDIX.
tions of the Moravian Brethren in Germany, all of which bear
the impress of order and industry.
The congregation numbers five hundred souls, the majority
of whom are German. There are but few English; and yet
almost every individual is conversant with both languages, —
so much so that a discourse in the English language is also
held each Sunday. As most of the Brethren, and especially
their ministers, are of Saxon origin, it is a matter of no sur-
prise that the purest and most correct German of which
America can boast is spoken here at Bethlehem, and in the
other Moravian settlements.
The Eight Eev. John Ettwein and the Eev. John Andrew
Hiibener are at present the acting clergymen. The former
was absent on a journey. In the latter I found an agreeable
and amiable gentleman. He is an ardent lover of botany;
but his pastoral duties leave him little leisure for the prosecu-
tion of this science. Dr. Otto attends the community in the
threefold capacity of physician, surgeon, and apothecary.
There is only one inn, and it belongs to the congregation.
Its accommodations are not inferior to those of the first hotels
in America. Every thing about the establishment is excel-
lent, and the ti'aveller is surprised at finding in this remote
and secluded village what he cannot obtain in towns as large,
and even larger, on the public highways. The house is sel-
dom without visitors. In addition to transient travellers,
Philadelphians are wont to make excursions hither, with the
twofold object of viewing the institutions and social arrange-
ments of the congregation, and also enjoying the superior
entertainments afforded by this house. While sojourning
under its hospitable roof I made the acquaintance of Baron
Hermelin, an able Swedish mineralogist who had come from
Europe to examine American mines. He had been spending
some time at the different mines and furnaces in Jersey, had
there contracted an illness in the jDrosecution of his scientific
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labors during the intense heat of the summer-season, and had
been advised to come here to recruit. Under the skilful treat-
ment of Dr. Otto he became convalescent.
In the spring of the year the Lehigh is wont to swell con-
siderably from heavy rains and sudden thaws, — according to
u gauge at the brcAvery, generally from seven to eight feet,
and on one occasion as much as eleven feet. This freshet fre-
quently continues for some days, and aids flat-boats laden with
grain and pi-oduce to pass over rocks and shallows which
usually render the river unnavigable for such craft. The Le-
high empties into the Delaware, and affords by these spring-
freshets a convenient communication with Philadelphia.
In the Lehigh and its tributary creeks are found muscles,
(a thin-shelled mytilus similar to those that inhabit our ponds
in Europe,) which occasionally contain tolerably large and
pure pearls. A man from the neighborhood lately sold an
ounce of these in Philadelphia. The muskrats, I am told,
lighten the toil of the pearl-fisher. These creatures are lovers
of the soft inhabitant of the shell, and generally feast on it in
a quiet spot of the stream on the rocks that project above
the water, or on the sand, rejecting the pearls they chance
to find within. Persons observing this habit availed them-
selves of it by carefully removing the sand at such spots, and
were rewarded with numerous nicely-extracted pearls.
We visited the interesting factories and mills belonging to
the society, and among these there was a well-arranged oil-
mill and a grist-mill. The former is newly built on the site
of an old one which was destroyed by fire a few years ago.
On the upper floor of the grist-mill is a crane in connection
with the mill-work, by which the heaviest burdens are raised
aloft. There is besides a profitable tannery, with the requi-
site bark-mill, and an extensive dyeing-establishment.
As Bethlehem lies high on a limestone ridge, it is supplied
with water from a single spring, which, however, is never-
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failing and pure. It lies far down in the valle}' and near the
river. The water-Avorks are admirabl}" contrived. By means
of joint suction and forcing pumps, the, water is raised through
copper pipes into a reservoir which stands at some distance
on the elevated ground near the large row of buildings. The
reservoir into w^hich the water is forced is upwards of eighty
feet above the level of the spring. From this point it is dis-
tributed by j)ipes among other cisterns to every part of the
town ; and thus all the houses receive a sutRcient supply of
water.
T^ear the river is an ingeniously-arranged brewerj^, erected
under the superintendence of Mr. Sigmund Leshinsky. The
water used in brcAving is pumped from the Lehigh. The
boiler is at such an elevation that the boiling water flows
downward over the malt and is thence pumped by hand into
the vat which contains the hops. From here the infusion is
drawn off into pipes leading to the cooling-vat, and finally led
by others into casks in the cellar immediately below. These
arrangements render one or two men suflScient for all the
necessary work. The malt is dried in the air. The beer is
of superior quality.
When digging the cellar, there was found at the depth of
ten feet below the surface of the ground, and fifteen or
twenty feet from the bed of the river, an iron nail of the
thickness of the little finger, and three inches long. There
is nothing known of digging having been done at this spot
before, nor did indications render it at all probable. The
workmen penetrated two feet of garden-mould, four feet of
common yellow earth, one foot of fine sand, and then struck
on a laj'Cr of coarse sand, imbedded in which the nail was
found. It is natural that the discovery excited reflection.
This is, however, not the first and only instance of the kind
when works of man, to all appearance of European manufac-
ture, have been discovered in this country by excavations in
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the earth. As to their origin, the conjecture is, perhaps, not
unjust, that, long before Columbus discovered the New World,
European vessels bound for other parts may have been
driven by wind and stress of weather to the shores of Ame-
rica, and their crews, deprived of the means of return, either
gradually died out, or were put to death by the natives.
From such ill-fated vessels the Indians may have taken frag-
ments, and whatever else was calculated to strike their fancy,
as nails and the like, carried them with them through the
country, and, as they always lived near rivers and creeks, we
can readily account for a nail, as the one above-mentioned,
having come to the spot in which it was found. The time
requisite to have covered it in the sand with ten feet of earth
could be calculated with a tolerable degree of accuracy if the
amount of soil deposited at any one spot by the annual rising
of the waters were exactly ascertained, and this assumed to
be the deposit of each succeeding year.
Large quantities of durable earthenware are manufactured
at Bethlehem, with which the vicinity, and the country to a
distance, are amply supplied. I would become prolix were I
to mention all that is commendable in this little place and its
inhabitants, among whom are to be found a majority of the
useful mechanics and many skilful artisans. Their manufac-
tures, it is true, do not yet suffice to supply all their wants :
however, as they possess the most important of the former,
and as their frugal mode of life recognises but few of the
latter, they have occasion to import very little from abroad.
The good order and the comfortable degree of prosperity
which the stranger here remarks are, in my estimation, to be
ascribed to the prevalent religious spirit, which tends to foster
habits of diligence and economy and love of labor. Ever}^
one in the settlement is employed, and whatever is made has
intrinsic worth and the stamp of considerate industry.
The time which the majority of men elsewhere idle away,
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or spend in unprofitable amusements, is here made use of for
the benefit of the community. What a glorious land would
America be if all its inhabitants conformed to the j^attern
afforded by the society at Bethlehem ! The Brethren are
certainly excellent citizens in every country, and in America
they have in a brief interval of time transformed many a
wilderness into a garden.
The hills about Bethlehem are a coarse limestone, without
any traces of petrifactions. On the other side of the Lehigh,
there occur in a rock (which when blasted breaks with con-
choidal fi'acture) cavities filled with a fine yellow powder,
which is here used in lieu of writing-sand. In this powder
there is invariably enclosed an iron pyrites of globular form.
In another direction, beyond the river, there are capacious
basins hollowed out in the sides of the cliffs, filled with small
fragments of rock arranged so regularly as to lead to the
supposition that they had been intentionally heaped together.
Funnel-shaped openings, ('' sink-holes," as they are here called,)
from twenty to thirty feet and more in depth and diameter,
are not uncommon in these limestone ridges, — geological phe-
nomena to be ascribed to the change and fall of the strata
beneath. The lime burned from the coarse stone of the
neighborhood should be used fresh from the kiln, as it speedily
slakes on exposure to the air, thus losing its cementing-
properties.
"While in Philadelphia, we were told that abates, carne-
lians, and other fine varieties of quartz (all of which are
called mocca-stones in this country) are found here in abun-
dance. No one, however, knew the locality : we were told
they occurred nearer the Blue Mountains. Much was also
said of an ore suspected to contain silver being found in the
vicinity of Nazareth.
The various European vegetables thrive here admirably
under the cultivation of assiduous and careful gardeners.
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Cauliflower, which does not thrive in the New York and
Philadelphia gardens, is raised here in perfection. The sea-
air in those cities is, it is thought, injurious to its growth ;
but this conjecture is certainly erroneous, as a very superior
cauliflower is grown on the coasts of Holland and England.
Peach and pear trees, which formerly yielded abundant fruit
of good quality, have grown sickly in the few past years.
Dr. Otto ascribes this to the attacks of insects. I am in-
debted to the same gentleman for a variety of information
respecting the medicinal properties of indigenous plants.
Their love of peace and quiet cost the Moravian Brethren
dear during the late war of the American Eevolution. Sus-
pected of inclining to the royalist cause, and unwilling to
bear arms, as inconsistent with their principles, they were
compelled, with the Quakers, and other religious associations
who agreed with them on the latter point, to render taxes in
twofold measure, besides being loaded with burdens dispro-
portionate to their means.
APPENDIX No. U.
DIALOGUE— CHRISTMAS EVE, 1795.
Caroline Broome. — ^What do mine eyes behold ? What do I
see ?
Surprising ! — in the wilderness
For whom this monument ? Oh, what a sight !
In honor of what King, what Prince, new-born !
Is this the same who's God and man in one ?
Creator, and the Virgin Mary's son ?
It can't be otherwise. O glorious light !
Through Thee the deserts flourish, and thy blaze
Illumes the rocks around ; hence fountains play,
Streams of fresh water rise high in the air,
And flowerets spring 'mong verdure on the ground.
Oh, blest Immanuel! well may we joy,
Eaise monuments to Thee, Thou King of kings.
Whose throne is in the faithful human breast.
Immanuel! Thou Father of the ages,
Eternity is thine, the heavens Thy throne,
And earth Thy footstool. Yes, Thy thundering voice
Can crush the nations into atoms.
And humble all the pride of mortal man.
Yet our Immanuel ! Oh, the cheering sound !
Glad name ! Thou com'st Thy goodness to display,
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Wilt enter with our enemy in combat,
And come from Bozra stain' d with thy own blood,
Sure sign of triumph! Thou the serpent's head
Wilt bruise, and crush its power. Immanuel,
We hail Thy humble entrance in this world !
We hail thy holy blest humanity !
Accept, O God with us ! our stammering lays,
Though unproportion'd to Thy matchless grace.
Sung.
Immanuel, our Brother, our Life and Salvation !
What gladness, what joys, bring Thy blest incarnation !
Thy manger so mean and Thy low situation
Demand, dearest Infant, our warm adoration.
If angels with shouts rend the air at Thy birth,
How should we rejoice, for whom thou cam'st on earth!
Take our hallelujahs, our thanks, and our praise ;
'Tis all we can offer for Thy matchless grace.
Cornelia King. — Oh, would the muse divine with sacred fire
Warm my cold breast, my sinful lips inspire.
Caught from that blaze that e'er surrounds the throne
On which in glory sits the eternal Son,
Whom thousand thousands serve, and hail his name.
Who is, and was ere time first time became, —
The Unutterable ! Then would I, too, sing
A song sublime, — then should the ether ring
With hallow'd notes that suit the great occasion
When Love divine its greatest demonstration
To mortals gave. Oh, how my sinful breast
Doth pant to hail the Maker in the world a guest !
1 can't attempt, unless that muse consent
Her humble suppliant her aid to lend.
Too high a theme, — yet so replete with mirth
Is that of the Creator's human birth.
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That I, a sinful worm, can say no more,
But joy, and weep, and silently adore.
Still let us sing of grace and love divine,
And, my companions, let the task be thine.
Jane Ireland. — In Bethlehem, my friends, then let us sing.
For Bethlehem was the town whence came our King, —
Where once the humble shepherd sang, while tending
His fleecy flock, that pi-aise that ne'er is ending;
The praise of our Jehovah ; thence was raised
To majesty on Israel's throne high placed,
There, when young David, full of trust in God,
Avenged the innocent, and shed the blood
Of rufiian beasts, in humble, happy state.
His breast with joy in the Immense elate.
And tuned his harp to songs replete with fire
From Him whose name is than the heavens higher.
'Twas in those happy, consecrated plains
This night were wonders told to humble swains, —
Wonders to which the royal Psalmist pointed
Oft as he spoke and sang of God's anointed, —
Messiah's birth, — the birth of that great Saviour
Who promised was, us to restore to favor.
Polly Allen. — Hark, the majestic sounds that from on high
Are usher'd through the wide, all-blazing sky !
Who hears them not ? All who poor sinners are,
With joy unbounded, hear God's love declare :
To you, to you is born this night the Lord,
The great Jehovah, the Almighty Word,
Through whom all things were made, — a helpless child,
To be your Saviour, gracious, good, and mild.
To you is born, in David's city old,
That great Eedeemer Zion's muse foretold.
Eejoice ; cast fear and anxious thoughts away ;
Behold, the dusky night now turns in day.
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True light burst forth with the Creator's birth,
Peace and good-will are now proclaim' d on earth.
C. Broome. — Darkness had cover'd all the sinful ground,
And veil'd the eyes of all the nations round;
Her sable garment o'er the world was cast,
A second chaos, darker than the past ;
For, though the natural light the people saw,
And lived and walk'd as led by nature's law.
Yet Him through wliom they lived they did not know.
Oh, life of misery, replete with woe !
A little spot on this extensive ball,
'Tis true, was favor'd God their Lord to call.
Judea's sons and daughters were approved
The chosen ones, — yet not alone beloved, —
The heart divine its thoughts of love extended
O'er all the world, — all mankind's bliss intended.
And many sages, train'd in wisdom's school.
Sought for that Power that such a world must rule ;
Imagined him full good, yet could not scan.
That thus a God could love even rebel man :
Judean seers and patriarchs knew more,
But wonder'd why the promise, long in store.
Did not appear : each sigh'd, " Oh, come, appear !
Let thy glad dawning fallen mankind cheer !
Thou Son of Life ! Oh, rend the heavens now!''
Sad gloom, that clouded many a pious brow.
How deeply felt in the believing breast,
How often in heart-piercing groans express'd I
At length, when e'en the Temple's light had ceased.
And darkness visibly on earth increased,
Then, then, — as is God's way, — the help was nigh;
Then, then appear'd the Day-Star from on high !
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Sung.
Hark ! the herald angels sing,
Glory to the new-born King!
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled !
Joyful, all ye nations, rise.
Join the triumphs of the skies ;
With th' angelic hosts proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem!
Margaret Ackerly. — Eise, Cynthia bright! ten thousand
lustres shine !
With rays refulgent catch the blaze divine
From that great hand that form'd from nothing you.
And bid you each its stated course pursue.
You suns immense, with all your orbs attendant,
Show forth His praise, His majesty transcendent !
Ye unscann'd systems, high as high can be,
His eye beholds what creatures' eyes can't see.
How bounded is our gaze ! Oh, praise the great,
Th' Unsearchable ! All that His hand hath made.
And thou, blest ball, a dot in wide creation,
No longer weep thy deep humiliation !
Rejoice ! thy loss is fully restituted,
Though misei'ably by the fall polluted.
The feet of Him whom heaven of heavens can't hold
Now rest on thee, and man can God behold !
Divinity now on thy surface moves
In human form. Oh, see how God thee loves !
Maria Arden. — ^Yes, when thou cam'st from the creative
hand
At the great nod, the Infinite command.
The morning stars did shout, and God's glad sons
Sang songs of praise; the righteous, holy ones
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Acknowledged His great power. Yet now behold
■ A greater deed ! — The angels can't unfold.
Th' Almighty will on earth with sinners dwell !
And yet they haste the wondrous news to tell.
Miza Egbert. — Eejoice, O Earth ! thy Maker left his crown ;
To save thy sons the Son of God came down !
Mary Bingham. — Isaiah, inspired fi'om above, him pro-
claim'd
A Saviour of sinners, Immanuel named !
Ann Massey. — O night with glee, with holy wonders
fraught.
Surpassing human wisdom, sense, and thought !
Night which reveal'd to man the mystery great
For which four thousand years the world did wait !
Catharine M. Richards. — Jehovah comes, forsakes his splen-
did throne ;
He comes for fallen mankind to atone !
Our God's humanity is fraught with mirth :
Eejoice, poor sinners, in your Saviour's birth.
Eliza Morgan. — Cherubim and seraphim rejoice ; how much
more should we !
Sarah White. — They sang the praises of Him who is, and
was, and cometh j and He came into our misery. How shall
we pay Him due thanks ?
Hannah Wilkins. — The Self-existent, the Eternal, — oh, how
doth He love His creatures !
Eliza Carey. — While in flaming air the angels sing the
praises of the Infant King, let us sing Him in our hearts.
Eleanor Byrnes. — Sing and play Him with hearts, and
hands, and voices, who hath done wondrous things for us !
Mary Parsons. — Who rent the heavens and came down
unto us.
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Sung.
The King of Glory sends His Son
To make His entrance on this earth !
Behold the midnight bright as noon,
And heavenly hosts declare his birth.
About their young Eedeemer's head
What wonders and what glories meet !
An unknown star arose, and led
The Eastern sages to His feet !
Simeon and Anna both conspired
The infant Saviour to proclaim ;
Inward they felt the sacred fire,
And bless'd the babe, and own'd His name !
Let Jews and Greeks blaspheme aloud,
And treat the holy Child with scorn ;
Our souls adore the eternal God,
Who condescended to be born.
Martha W. Greene. — We have Him, we hold Him, nor let
we Him part,
But press the Almighty with love to the heart, —
A sinful heart, truly, yet destined His rest :
Oh, how His indwelling will make us so blest I
Mary Perkins. — He is indeed our brother I
Louisa Arden. — He whom no earths contain, nor skies.
In Bethlehem in a manger lies !
Jane Johnston. — Sure never was love like His !
Caroline Smith. — Oh, the sweetest Boy,
Great Source of our mirth and joy !
Christmas eve replete with blessing !
Let's, with hearts and lips confessing
Him, our flesh and blood,
Praise the highest good !
Mary L. Hamilton. — The mighty Father's child behold.
And marvel at the sight ;
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Not in a palace deck'd with gold,
Which thousand lustres light,
But in a stable dark is laid,
Meanly in swaddling clothes array'd.
Mehitabel Handy. — This is the God in whom we trust ; and
He will save us.
Anne Brown. — He will save His people from their sins.
Patty Bininger. — Oh, beauty beyond measure !
My hope, my joy, ray treasure !
Thou weep'st, a helpless boy !
I see, my heavenly Brother,
Thy anxious virgin mother.
Smile on thy face with looks of joy.
See how she soothes thy tears.
Dispels thine infant fears —
Her God, her Lord, her all.
Must for her succor call ;
Oh, mystery sublime !
Thee comprehends no time.
Elizabeth Davis. — Me to redeem from endless misery,
My God, my Lord, in wretched plight I see.
Elizabeth McDonald. — What shall we give? What shall
we bring?
What sacrifices please that King
Who's Lord and God of all?
A. Cauffman. — Our hearts; — 'tis all that He demands.
Let's give them in His holy hands
Whom we dear Brother call.
Harriet S. Huntington. — Then take my heart, and what-
soe'er is mine.
Beloved Jesus ! I'll be only thine !
Eleanor Wilcox. — ^Nor world, nor sin, nor Satan, can desti-oy
My portion in that much-beloved Boy !
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Ann Hertell. — Yes, let us open wide the Temple gates, that
therein may enter the King of Glory.
Sarah Hillhouse. — The Lord of hosts, of David's ancient
line, according to the flesh, — David's Son and King also, and
our Brother, God, and King.
Faith Suntington. — For ours, — although our forefathers
were excluded the privileges the people of God enjoyed, ours
too is the great salvation.
Catharine Mumford. — The glory and majesty shining in the
Infant's face cast their delightful rays also upon our sinful
countenances.
E. Davis. — Let us then rejoice in that light that came to
illumine the regions of darkness and shadows of death, and
reap the benefits that are offered unto us by the Incarnation
of our blessed Creator.
Polly Van Yleck. — Let us well weigh the cause of his
coming, enter into that abyss of love that has not its equal,
as deeply as by the aid of His Spirit we can, and drink rich
draughts of the fountain of mercy.
Amelia Piatt. — That the Creator of the universe was born
into this world to give his flesh and blood a willing sacrifice
for His rebellious creatures, — oh, how should this consider-
ation enhance our love towards Him, our desire to please
Him and to become His entire property in time and in
eternity !
Polly McLachlan. — Yes, we can read the resolution
Already in His infant face :
He'll die to make the great ablution
With blood for all the human race !
Oh, what an unnamed joy ! What feeling
While we the God-man helpless see,
In spirit round His manger kneeling.
And know why He a man would be !
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Sarah Sanders. — Doctor Lowth expresses this subject beau-
tifully in a very sublime poem. Will you please to give us
the lines ? as I think them very suitable to end our discourse
for this evening.
S. Van Vleck. — "At length," he says, "the fated term of
years,
The world's desire have brought, and lo ! the God appears.
The heavenly Babe the virgin mother beai'S,
And her fond looks confess the parent's cares.
The pleasing burden on her breast she lays,
Hangs o'er his charms, and with a smile surveys :
The Infant smiles, to her fond bosom press'd,
And wantons, sportive, on the mother's breast.
A radiant glory speaks him all-divine,
And in the Child the beams of Godhead shine :
But now, alas ! far other views disclose
The blackest comprehensive scene of woes
See where man's voluntary sacrifice.
Bows His meek head, and God eternal dies ;
Fix'd to the cross, His healing arms are bound,
While copious mercy streams from every wound :
Mark the blood-drops that life-exhausting roll.
And the strong pang that rends the stubborn soul;
And all death's tortures, with severe delay,
Exult and riot in the noblest prey.
And canst thou, stupid man, these sorrows see.
Nor share the anguish which He bears for thee?
Thy sins for which His sacred flesh was torn.
Points every nail, and sharpens every thorn.
Canst thou ? — while nature smarts in every wound.
And each pang cleaves the sympathetic ground ?
Lo ! the black sun, his chariot backward driven.
Blots out the day, and perishes from heaven :
Earth, trembling from her entrails, bears a part,
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And the rent rock upbraids man's stubborn heart.
The yawning grave reveals his gloomy reign,
And the cold, clay-clad dead start into life again.
And thou, O tomb, once more shall wide display
Thy satiate jaws, and give up all thy prey.
Thou, groaning earth, shalt hear, absorb'd in flame.
As the last pangs convulse thy laboring frame ;
When the same God unshrouded thou shalt see
Wrapt in full blaze of power and majesty,
Eide on the clouds, whilst as his chariot flies
The bright efi'ueion streams through all the skies.
Then shall the proud dissolving mountains glow.
And yielding rocks in fiery rivers flow ;
The molten deluge round the globe shall roar,
And all man's acts and labors be no more."
Chorus.
" How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of Him
that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that saith
unto Zion, Thy God reigneth !"
APPENDIX No. III.
DIALOGUE— CHRISTMAS EVE, 1799.
Ametta Lansing.— Pray, tell me why this meeting. What
has happened ? Say ! why were we hither led ?
Lucretia Champion.— \Yhj came you hither, pray ?
A. Lansing.— I followed the crowd, expecting to see and
hear some great novelty.
L. Champion. — "Well
A. Lansing.— And now I hope not to be disappointed.
L. Champion.— I think you will not ; for this is the night—
oh, my God ! what a night !
A. iansm^.— Speak ! I pray you, tell me quickly ! What
has this night singular above other nights ?
L. Champion.— And do you ask ? Do you not know what
has happened? The wonder above all wonders from the
creation to the present days : God was manifest in the flesh!
Mary Browne.— And this is Christmas eve ! This is then
the festival of the celebration of which I have heard so much,
and of the decoration made on the occasion in Bethlehem ?
L. Champion. — It is !
M. Brow7ie.— (Looking attentively at the exhibition, half
whispering, says,) And is that all ? I am half disappointed !
(Aloud.) What does that picture represent ?
L. Champion.— Can't jou. see?
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M. Browne. — Two venerable persons, whose countenances
and postures seem to bespeak a spirit of great devotion.
But is that all?
L. Ghainpion. — You seem surprised.
M. Browne. — I must say, I am,
A. Lansing. — Kow I will speak freely, seeing my com-
panion tells her mind with such candor. Yes, I must own
I expected to see a far different sight. "Whom shall those
old persons represent ? And what has this night to do with
them?
L. Champion. — If you will honor me with your attention,
I will tell you whom these represent ; and by-and-by you
shall hear more of what happened in this blissful night.
" What the fathers wish'd of old,
What the promises foretold,
What the seers did prophesy.
Is folfiU'd most gloriously."
The Messiah, my friend ! Jesus, our Saviour, whose incar-
nation we celebrate this night, has been expected since the
fall of our first parents ; since the first promise was made to
them in Paradise, by the mouth of the Almighty, that '' the
seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head." This
promise was frequently repeated by Him to whom man's
happiness was dearer than all His glory which He possessed
from eternity. Hence many pious persons, from youth to
age, waited for this blest event day after day, night after
night, with great anxiety, hope, and patience, wishing the
great hour of deliverance would strike. They slept in peace ;
their last sigh breathed a wish that their children might see
the day of the Son of Man. And thus it continued for four
thousand years, till the time came appointed by the Most
High, when Jesus forsook His throne of glory and stooped
down to save sinners. About this time it happened that
at Jerusalem lived two remarkable, pious persons, — old
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Simeon and Anna, — who waited for the Consolation of
Israel. These, as the Evangelist St. Luke tells us, met in
the Temple — ^yes, Anna departed not from it — to await the
happy hour; for unto Simeon it was revealed, by the Holy
Ghost, that he should not die before he had seen Christ.
Well, here you see them represented as meditating on this
great subject. Have they not a great right to be placed
there ? "What say you ?
Eliza Storrs. — As such true lovers of the Son of God, whom
they had then not seen, as little as we see Him now with our
bodily eyes, I am sure they deserve that place.
Catharine Lansing. — Indeed they do.
Charlotte Strong. — But shall we see no more ?
Eliza Storrs. — Have patience, my friend. This worthy
pair, Simeon and Anna, were at length fully rewarded for
their pious hope and faith. The former was moved by the
Holy Ghost to go into the Temple, where he found the latter,
at the very time when Joseph and Mary brought the child
Jesus thither in order to fulfil the law of Moses and present
Him to the Lord. Nobody needed to tell these pious an-
cients, "This is He!" No! Simeon, on seeing took the
child in his arms, blessed God, and said, "Lord, now lettest
Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word :
for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast pre-
pared before the face of all people ; a light to lighten the Gen-
tiles, and the glory of Th}^ people Israel." And Anna like-
wise gave thanks to the Lord, and spake of Him to all them
that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Mehitabel Handy. — From this we see that there were more
in that otherwise Avicked city at that time awaiting the
blissful event.
Judith de Britton. — Indeed there were.
Elizabeth Leet. — Simeon's words, — " A light to lighten the
Gentiles," — oh, how sweetly they sound ! They meant those
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blessings we now enjoy, and which many Gentiles shall share
with us in these latter days.
L. Champion. — But my friends here, I suppose, would like
to see a representation still more nearly allied with the great
events of this night ? (Going.) What think you of this ?
J. de Britton. — Oh, I know what it is !
Maria W. Baylor. — I too !
Eliza Starrs. — But pray, don't tell.
A. Lansing. — Oh, what a modest-looking young lady ! and
an angel standing near her I — is not that an angel ?
Mary Dorsey. — It is.
Harriet McPherson. — I believe I know both their names.
May I not tell them ?
Hannah Beach. — Do, if you please.
jEf. McPherson. — It is the angel Gabriel and the Virgin
Mary.
H. Beach. — Quite right.
Martha Dover. — Yes, when the time was fulfilled, — the time
when the Almighty would send His beloved Son to become
our Eedeemer, — He sent His faithful messenger, (the same
who had foretold to the good prophet Daniel the very time
when the Messiah should come,) the angel Gabriel, to the Vir-
gin Mary, who lived at Nazareth, a city of Galilee in Judea.
She was a descendant of the family of David, and conse-
quently of that of Abraham, to whom so many promises were
made tending to that purpose. Mary, though of royal de-
scent, was poor; for David's descendants did then no longer
reign, and all Judea was tributary to the Roman emperor
Augustus, who appointed kings and rulers over the Jews
according to his own pleasure. Well, to this poor yet pious
and humble-minded young maiden the angel Gabriel was
sent, to announce to her, in the name of the Most High, that
she should have the supreme honor to be the mother of the
Messiah, who chose to be born an infant, in order to taste
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death for us on earth. Is not this a beautiful representation
of this celestial visit?
J. de Britton. — Indeed it is.
Elizabeth Fonda.— Oh, what a mild countenance is that of
Mary's !
Sarah Horsfield}— Indeed, it expresses true humility, faith,
and childlike resignation.
U. Leet. — How was she honored !
Lucretia Backus.— And how must she have been surprised
at the sight of an angel,— and coming to her on purpose !
Caroline Bevenish.—Wsifi she quite alone ?
Catharine Vanderhey den. —8ni^posed\j she was.
Esther Storm. — And perhaps in prayer !
C. Vanderheyden. — ^Probably.
^. ieet— Hear, only, how the angel addressed her!— "Hail,
thou that art highly favored! The Lord is with thee!
Blessed art thou among women !"
Sarah Beddick.— And St. Luke says " that when she saw
him she was troubled at his sayings, and cast in her mind
what manner of salutation this should be."
Maria E. Kximmer. — But Gabriel said unto her, "Fear not,
Mary, for thou hast found ftivor with God."
Anna Henry. — And then he proceeded to tell her that she
should bear a son, and call his name Jesus, who should be
great, and called the Son of the Highest, and He should reign
forever and ever over the house of Jacob : of His kingdom
there should be no end.
Margaret Letherman.— And when Mary was surprised, and
wondered how this could be, the angel said unto her, " The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the High-
est shall overshadow thee : therefore, also, that holy thing
which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
' Day-scholar.
276 APPENDIX.
Jane Boheson. — At length she said, '^ Behold the handmaid
of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word." And the
angel departed from her.
L. Backus. — Was it not foretold by the prophets that our
Saviour should be born of a virgin ?
Betsy Dorsey. — Oh, yes ! and Isaiah speaks of it very
plainl}'.
Mizabeth Davidson. — Well could Mary sing or say, ''My
soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in
God my Saviour. For He hath regarded the low estate of
His handmaiden; for, behold, from henceforth all generations
shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty hath done to
me great things, and holy is His name. And His mercy is
on them that fear Him, from generation to generation. He
hath showed strength with His arm; He hath scattered the
proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down
the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
He hath filled the hungr}^ Avith good things, and the rich He
hath sent empty away. He hath holpen His servant Israel,
in remembrance of His mercy, as He spake to our fathers,
to Abraham and his seed forever."
M. Letherman. — Now imagine to yourselves, my dear com-
panions, some humble shepherds in a field by Bethlehem,
watching their flocks by night, suddenly surrounded by a
light from heaven, even by the glory of the Lord, and an
angel advancing towards them.
All. — Oh, what a sight !
E. Storm. — Yes; with tidings replete with celestial joy, be
drew near to them who were indeed frightened, and said,
"Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this
day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the
Lord."
S. Reddick. — And, while the messenger was yet speaking,
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suddenly he was joined by a multitude of the hosts of heaven
praising God.
S. Horsfield. — This, this is the joy-fraught night in which this
happened ! — when hosts of seraphim came down to announce
glad tidings to mortals !
C. Devenish. — Oh, how sweetly tho}'^ sang! — such singing was
since not heard on earth ! and the text, how divinely sweet !
Susan M. Tucker. — But what words sang they ? Pray, let
us hear them.
Sung.
Glory to God in the highest ! Peace on earth, good-will
towards mankind !
Maria C. Gale. — Whence came those voices? Are some
musicians near us ?
Eliza Christie. — Oh, how delightfully it sounded !
£J. Storm. — I believe, my companions, we are mistaken to
believe that we alone came hither to rejoice in the great
event of this night. Many will rejoice, and S07ne very near
us.
I/. Backus. — You mean those praising voices ?
E. Storm. — Yes, those who sang the song of the angels.
Jj. Backus, (half whispering.) — I have a mind to see who
they are. Shall I ?
E. Storm. — Do; but, if you can, prevent their seeing you.
L. Backus. — I will, (going and peeping at the entrance.
Returns, and says,) I have seen them : they are very good
friends, and some of our companions among them. Shall I
not ask them to join us, and to permit us to join thein in
singing?
E. Storm. — Oh, that would be fine ! I pray you, go.
L. Backus. — (Goes and speaks softly to the singers. Re-
turns with some of them.) They are willing. You see, these
our friends followed me immediately.
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Elizabeth de Britton. — Joy unto you and unto us all, my
beloved companions ! Joy with which this night abounds !
C. Vanderheyden. — I believe there is not one among our
number who does not feel it in the highest degree.
All. — You speak true.
Hersilie Allemand. — As joyful as the shepherds were when
the sweet words, the tidings from on high, had recovered
them from their fright, so are we on this happy night.
E. Leet. — Yes, indeed; for our sins, too, would frighten us,
and drive us far away from our Maker ; but His incarnation
brings joy, and encourages us to draw near with childlike
hope and confidence, conscious of our demerits, yet trusting
in His great merits, — sorrowful that we brought Him so low,
yet glad that His love by far exceeds our transgressions.
Cynthia Warren. — Let us now in spirit accompany the
shepherds to Bethlehem, to see this thing which is come to
pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
Eliza Kampman. — Oh, was He still to be seen on earth ? —
the great I AM ? — at Bethlehem in Judea, a smiling infant ?
I would, indeed I would travel thither I
Eliza Addison. — I too !
G. Cunow} — I would accompany you !
Frederica H. Boehler. — Do you think any one of us would
stay behind ?
All. — Not one !
M. Browne. — Unmindful of the cold and snow, we would set
out now, in the midst of winter. His love would keep us
warm. I know we should arrive in safety.
C. Eeichelt. — Oh, I have not the least doubt of that ! and,
" The star that did the wise men guide
AV^ould lead us to the manger's side,
Where we'd behold that heavenly child,
Jesus, so smiling and so mild."
^ Day-scholar.
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P. Chitty} — Well, unto the heathen this miraculous birth
of the Saviour of all mankind was made known by means of a
star to some poor shepherds in Judea, by hosts of holy angels.
Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, was apprized of it
by an inspiration of the Holy Ghost, when her cousin, the
Virgin Mary, paid her a visit. These will have told the joyous
news to others, and the report will soon have spread.
Mehitabel Handy. — Yes. St. Luke says: The shepherds
said, one to another. Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and
see this which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made
known unto us.
E. Fonda. — Of John the Baptist, who was born only some
months before our Saviour, the prophet Isaiah had already
foretold that he should cry in the wilderness and announce
the Saviour of the world to the peojjle, (which he also did,
pointing to Him and saying, Behold the Lamb of God,) an-
nounce to them that the Consolation of Israel was come, and
literally to fulfil the words of the prophet : Comfort ye, com-
fort ye my people, saith your God. Speak comfortably to
Jerusalem, and cry unto her that her warfare is accom-
plished, her iniquity is pardoned : for she hath received at
the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice of him
that crieth in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the
Lord ! make straight in the desert a highway for our God I
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill
shall be made low : and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough places plain. And the glory of the Lord shall
be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth
of the Lord hath spoken it.
Sung. — Comfort ye my people, &c.
Juliana Fisher. — How shall I meet my Saviour ?
How shall I welcome thee ?
' Day-scholar.
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What manner of behavior
Is now required of me ?
I wait for thy salvation ;
Grant me to know aright
What kind of preparation
Is pleasing in tliy sight.
Louisa Fisher. — Sing, ye heavens, and be joyful, O earth !
break forth into singing, ye mountains, ye forests, and each
tree therein; for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob and glorified
himself in Israel.
E. Addison. — I would like to see a representation of the
Babe in the manger.
All. — Is it possible !
E. Addison. — I am lost in surprise !
H. Allemand. — Here earth-born thoughts are quite forgot :
I scarce can quit this blissful spot.
Ann Graham. — But pray, my friend, a little nearer,
I'd like to go to see it clearer, —
The picture of a scene sublime,
Unheai'd since God created time.
H. Allemand. — Then go.
Angelica Gilbert. — I'll go with you ; I'd fain
Hear you this mystery explain.
Martha Dover. — I'll listen to your conversation
Of Him, the God of our salvation :
For know, roused by this Infant's fame,
I, a poor sinner, quickly came
Into the wonder to inquire
Which numerous hosts of heaven admire.
A. Graham. — You're welcome, friend ! (leading A. Gilbert
to the picture.) Behold Mary, the blessed Virgin ! how lost
in admiration of the holy charge ! the child of the Most High
intrusted to her maternal tenderness ! Here heaven was
opened to her eyes; here in the wretched stable she beheld
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her God, nursed Him, an infant feeble, whom she adored as
her Maker. See the pious Joseph, with the torch in hand,
with fixed look bent on the holy Infant intrusted to his fos-
tei-ing care. Oh, how unworthy of that trust does the good
man feel himself! his looks speak it. Him, through whom
he lived and moved, to guard from harm in helpless infant
state ! he deems it an honor too high for a poor sinner; and
indeed it was. But behold the babe! the God-man in a
stable! Behold the wretched habitation in which the Son
of the Most High first entered when love moved Him down
to the wretched earth ! a stable — consider, mj'^ friend — where
beasts rest sheltered the Son of God in His earliest infant
state! Is not this a wonder above all wonders?
A. Gilbert. — Yes, 'tis a wonder strange and new.
If all that mine eyes see bo true.
A. Graham. — Too true. As here the child you see,
So Jesus lay for you and me;
And, — mind it well, — since Adam's fall
Entail'd was on his children all.
So all were made partakers, too.
Of Jesus' love, so warm, so true.
God came into their misery,
From endless pain their souls to free.
Their fall is perfectly restored
By Him whom seraphim adored.
Hence, don't you think we've cause to be
Supremely happy, full of glee?
If sinless beings thus rejoice,
How should a sinner raise his voice.
And glory sing to God on high,
Who brings to us salvation nigh !
For us, poor swaddling-clothes array'd
That God by whom all things were made !
A. Gilbert.— ^iy Maker too !
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A. Graham. — Yes, friend, thy Lord, thy God,
Thou seest His Godhead hid in flesh and blood !
Think, only think, the great I AM,
Who made the universe, would be the Lamb
That should the victim prove to pacify
The wrath of God. See in the manger lie
The substantial Word which bid all systems rise.
Which framed the heavens, and stretched out the skies;
Whose praise first sang the morning stars, when He
Caused every thing that's in all worlds " to be."
(^Pointing.') — Behold the little hand, which still upholds
Millions of orbs, — what blessing it unfolds
To weej)ing sinners ! yes, that hand will bleed !
I see it now on Golgotha, that rebels might be freed
From endless pain. This hand doth open heaven.
The matchless Paradise j by it are given
Salvation, everlasting life, and peace,
And joy and gladness which shall never cease !
A. Gilbert. — Oh, what glad tidings !
J. Robeson. — And how low
Into the dust these tidings bow
The conscious sinner !
Elizabeth Ogle. — I, too, feel
The love of God, the burning zeal
Of my Creator me to save,
A poor, forlorn, a sin-sick slave.
A. Gilbert. — But \\\\j on hay must the Eedeemer lie ?
A. Graham. — This wretched plight have caused both you
and I;
For us He chose to suffer misery here.
And wither'd grass received His infant tear.
A. Gilbert. — Oh, matchless love ! my heart is thine.
Sarah C. Pratt. — Oh, take me now, and whatsoe'er is
mine !
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Sarah Dover. — My heart now burns in love to my Creator,
Whom mercy moved to be my Mediator.
M. C. Gale. — Oh, could we tell to all mankind, to those
Who know Ilim not, — could we disclose
What of this heavenly child we know, —
I'm sure they too in love would glow.
Eleanora V. Steuben. — Oh, certainly I as well as we.
Annabella Shedden. — How woiild they listen, could they hear !
God sent His Son, beloved and dear.
From endless evils man to free !
He left His throne, forsook His glory,
And came in this state transitory.
To make for man the great oblation
And bleed and die for their salvation.
Deborah Howard. — Yes, and this SAveetest sound
Shall fill the world all round.
Before the Saviour comes again.
Elizabeth Lawrence. — It is His promise ! And we will hope
and pray for the fulfilment thereof
Eliza Kip. — But who has raised this charming scene ?
Who form'd this decoration ? With delight
I view it, and could stay here all the night.
Such various scenes, and in such close connection !
The ravish'd eye not sated from the first.
When suddenly a scene more glorious burst
As from a cloud ! for to enhance the pleasure,
And fill the soul with joys beyond all measure.
And give the expecting mind full satisfaction :
Was't magic did this beauteous sight produce ?
Or doth here haunt some sweet celestial muse ?
Speak! you who longer have in Bethlehem been.
Joanna E. Schropp. — The muse of Zion loves to dwell in
this retreat,
Where all the heaven-boi'n graces meet.
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Some friendly hands this beauteous scene have raised
In honor of His birth who's ever praised !
Polly Ingraham. — Here is good dwelling ! here we'll bring
Our humble thanks, our jDraises sing !
Glory to God on high, for Christ's humanity !
Yes, we'll united sing the love of Christ our King I
Sung.
Rejoice, O daughter of Zion, &c. ; or,
Shout, ye heavens, &c.
E. de Britton. — We will united greet
The new-born Saviour, — hail His matchless love;
In spirit kiss His little hands and feet.
"What else but mercy could our Maker move
To take this step ? ^Twas mercy ! love divine !
Accomplish'd his long-planned, his great design.
Naught else, indeed : 'tis this on which we ponder;
It is 'mong all events the greatest wonder !
Peggy Paris. — Thanks be unto God, who does wondrous
things on earth.
Ann Louisa Kummer. — Great are the works of the Lord ;
sought out by those who have pleasure therein.
Sarah Douglass. — Great is the Lord! and greatly to be
praised in the city of our God !
Eliza Harrison. — Yes, Thou, O Lord, art great ; Thy name
is great, and Thou approvest Thyself thus indeed.
Ann M. Pratt. — Thou hast approved it on this day, when
thou didst exalt poor human nature by being born an
infant.
M. H. Dorsey. — Thou wast announced to the Virgin Mary,
that thou shouldst be her son, who wast also called the Son
of the Most High !
E. de Britton. — Indeed, highly favored was the Virgin
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Mary, highly honored, to bring into the world a helpless
child, Thee, her Creator !
She saw Thine infant tears.
Thy smiles, Thine infant fears j
She soothed Thee with tenderness.
She durst the God of worlds caress,
And hush to rest, close at her breast,
Thee, whom the raging waves obey
When Thou with power pronouncest, " Stay !"
O God, in Bethlehem's stable,
So poor and miserable !
Oh, had ive dared to see.
Maker of all ! an infant, Thee !
O Son ! Thou source of every good !
We greet Thee Brother, Thee our flesh and blood !
The Virgin Mary's son !
Who is His equal ? — none
Is found in heaven and on earth !
Hence we rejoice thus in His birth !
This is the joyous night,
Illumed with heavenly light !
This night, so full of joy
First saw the marvellous Boy I
O Christmas night, so fraught with glee,
Ne'er was a night that equals thee !
Sung.
Sing praises to God the Most High !
Behold, Jehovah's anointed
Descends from His mansions of glory and liglit.
Salute Him, shouting, O earth !
Receive Him, rejoicing, ye sinners !
Let seraphs and mortals in praises unite I
He bow'd the heavens, He came down, divesU'I
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Of grandeur divine ! Like a mortal He's born !
He brought us the message of peace with His Father,
He brought endless blessings to wretches forlorn !
Hence glory, honor, and praise
To Him we hail as our Brother !
The friend of poor sinners ! Eedeeraer of man !
His name so great be adored !
Eevered be by mankind His mercy !
Messiah has kindly fulfill'd His great plan !
He came for to suffer ; He came to redeem us
From endless distress ! Was a wonder like this
Since earth first He fashion'd, and streteh'd out the
heavens ?
Our Maker would bleed for to purchase our bliss !
Oh, praise Him, all ye that have breath !
Ye who are His objects of favor,
Exclaim, that our Jesus, the cause of our joy
Is born ! oh, loudly rejoice !
He came for to save us, — not angels !
For us our Creator was born a poor boy !
Indeed, we poor sinners have cause for great joy.
APPENDIX No. IV.
FROM SCHOOL TO THE WORLD.
A Farewell Address, recited by Miss Elizabeth Skirving, of Camden, N. J.
at the close of the term, on the 21th of June, 1850.
Farewell to the friends of my youth's happy hours,
To those scenes where I've tasted the sweetness of joy;
Farewell to my sojourn in Bethlehem's bowers;
For the sad thoughts of parting my mind now employ.
Farewell to the vales and the groves whose deep shade
Beheld us all blithe in the morn of life's day :
Farewell to the hills and the streams where we stray'd
While youth's fleeting springtime was gliding away.
Farewell to the halls where we worshipp'd His name
Who made and redeem'd us and calls us his own,
Whei'e his servants the gospel's glad message proclaim,
Where we knelt at his altars, and bow'd 'fore his throne.
Farewell to instructors, whose lessons of truth
Were applied to our hearts by the Spirit of grace,
Who led us to Christ, in the days of our youth,
And taught us, repenting, to seek the Loi'd's face.
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288 APPENDIX.
Farewell to companions, to whom I was bound
By ties of affection, in fellowship sweet, —
While in youth's sacred friendship our comfort we found
Still seated, like Mary, at Jesus' blest feet.
But now to the world I am going, to try
Its devious paths, yet untrodden by me ;
While, with parents and teachers, I heave a deep sigh,
Lest I sink on life's rough and tempestuous sea.
Ah, 'tis true that the world is a treacherous snare,
A bewildering maze, as the Scriptures disclose ;
Alas for the ^^oung, who incautiously dare
To risk in its smiles their eternal repose !
But is there no guide who will show me the way?
Oh, yes ; and the suppliant knee Avill I bend
To Him who has guarded my infantile day;
For I know that his ear He will graciously lend.
"My Father," I'll cry, 'Hhou'rt the Guide of my youth!'"
Still lead my frail steps in thy heavenward road;
Illumine my path by the light of thy truth,
!Nor allow me to roam from my Saviour and God !
Thus, when in the vale of hoar age I repose,
When the butterfly lights with too heavy a wing,
When the minstrel in vain shall sweet music compose,
And I hear not his voice, though melodious he sing, —
When the bright beams of morning enkindle the sky,
And these ej-elids awake to its beauty no more, —
When the rose-bud in vain shall unfold its deep dj-e,
Nor I gaze on its tints, as I oft did before, —
' Jer. iii. 4.
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Oh, then, looking back on the years that have fled.
May I bow at His footstool who guided ray youth,
Who through the lone wilderness gently has led.
And cheer'd my dark way by the light of his truth !
And, when on the pillow of death I recline,
May the cross of my Saviour, the smile of his love,
Shed a light on my soul, till, with rapture divine,
I awake in effulgence of glory above.
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290 APPENDIX.
JOHN H. BONN, OR PAPPY BONN.
(Note to p. us.)
John Hermann Bonn was born at Skipimck, Montgomery
county, Pennsylvania, in November of 1719. His parents
had emigrated to this country from Switzerland in 1717, and,
in common with the mass of Mennonites, to which persuasion
they belonged, settled in the southeastern part of this State.
During the visits made by Spangenberg and Zinzendorf, in
1739 and '42, to the Germans in that section of country, in
the hope of bringing order out of the chaos of religious differ-
ence and sectarian prejudice, the subject of this memoir
learned to know the Brethren, — and more especially the
Count, who frequently lodged in his father's house. By the
latter he was baptized at Germantown in 1742, and received
into the communion of the Moravian Church. In 1747, he
first visited Bethlehem. In 1753, he was appointed saw-mil-
ler at the Gnadenhlitten Mission, on the Mahoning. In 1773,
he was called to superintend the secular affairs of the Young
Men's establishment at Christian Spring. During the first
occupation, in 1776, of the Brethren's House at Bethlehem
by the Continental Hospital, Bonn was acting steward, and
in his official capacity was subject to many unpleasant and
arduous trials. He died in 1797, aged seventy-seven years.
PKINCIPALS OF THE BETHLEHEM FEMLE
SEMINARY.
1. From 1785 to 1790, John Andrew Hubener, born June
16, 1733, in Saxony j educated at Barby Theological Semi-
nary; died December 26, 1809, at Berthelsdorf, near Ilei-rn-
hut, Saxony.
2. 1790-1800, Jacob Yan Vleck, born March 24, 1751, in
New York ; educated at Barby Theological Seminary ; died
July 3, 1831, at Bethlehem, PennsjMvania.
3. 1800-1813, Andrew Benade, born February 20, 1769, at
Kleinwelke, Lusatia; educated at Barby Theological Semi-
nary; now lives in retirement at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
4. 1813, Leavis Huebner, born August 8, 1761, at Kaza-
reth, Pennsylvania; educated at Bethlehem; died while
Principal, December 6, 1813.
5. 1813-1815, John G. Cunow, born January 5, 1760, in
Barby; educated at Barby Theological Seminary; died Au-
'^ust, 1829, at Konigsberg, Prussia.
6. 1815-1816, Charles G. Eeichel, born July 14, 1751,
near Goerlitz, Saxony ; educated at Barby Theological Semi-
nary; died Api'il 18, 1825, at Niesky, Prussia.
7. 1816-1818, Henry Steinhauer, born February 28, 1782,
at Haverford West, South Wales ; educated at Niesky Theo-
logical Seminary ; died while Principal, Jul}' 22, 1818.
291
292 APPENDIX.
8. 1818-1819, Charles F. Seidel, born December 25, 1778,
near Dresden, Saxony; educated at Barby Theological Semi-
nary ; now lives in retirement at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
9. 1819-1821, John F. Frueauff, born October 29, 1762, at
Neu Dietcndorf, Saxe-Gotha; educated at Barby Theological
Seminary ; died November 14, 1839, near Bethlehem.
10. 1821-1822, Louis David de Schweinitz, born Febru-
ary 13, 1780, at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ; educated at
JSI^iesky Theological Seminary; died Februaiy 8, 1834, at
Bethlehem, Penns^'lvania.
11. 1822-1836, Charles F. Seidel, Principal a second
time.
12. 1836-1843, John G. Kummer, born May 29, 1790, at
Nieskj^, St. Thomas; educated at Nazareth Hall; died Au-
gust 6, 1846, at Litiz, Lancaster count}", Pennsylvania.
13. 1843-1844, John G. Herman, born November 18, 1789,
at Niesky, Prussia; educated at Niesky Theological Semi-
nary ; died July 20, 1854, in the State of Missouri, on his re-
turn from a visitation to the Indian Mission.
14. 1844-1847, Henry A. Shultz, born February 7, 1806,
at Hope, Arawak Mission Station, Dutch Guiana, S. A. ; edu-
cated at Nazareth Theological Seminary; now pastor of the
Moravian congregation at Bethlehem
15. 1847-1849, Herman J. Titze, born October 7, 1810, at
Gnadenfrey, Silesia ; educated at Gnadenfeld Theological
Seminary ; now resident at West Salem, Illinois.
16. 1849, Sylvester Wolle, born March 1, 1816, near
Nazareth; educated at Nazareth Theological Seminar}' ; pre-
sent Principal of Bethlehem Female Seminary.
TUTORESSES
ENGAGED IN
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINAKY,
FROM. 1785 TO 1857.
Mary E. Berott
Anna S. N3^berg
Susan E. Langaard
Mary Pyrlaeus
Anna R. Kliest
Maria E. Kunz
Elizab'th Krogstrup
Anna M. Levering
Marianne de la Fon-
taine
Charity B. Pj-rlaeus
Elizabeth Henry
Anna J. Levering
Susannah Fetter
Elizabeth Levering
Anna Mai-ia Stauber
Anna Beck
Christina Oliver
Maiy Wade
Years
of
Enter-
ing.
Years
of
Leav-
ing.
1785
1785
1785
1787
1788
1789
1789
1789
1790
1790
1790
1790
1791
1791
1791
1791
1791
1791
1806
1807
1792
1808
1805
1804
1802
1791
1791
1819
1793
1793
1792
1791
1793
1798
1795
1797
Died at Bethlehem iu 1825.
do. 1808.
Married Rev. S. Kramsch,
died at Salem, N. C, 1829.
Died at Bethlehem in 1821.
Married Rev. J. Gambold,
died at Spring Place, Chero-
kee Mission, Ga., 1821.
Died at Bethlehem in 1836.
Married John Schropp, died
at Bethlehem in 1819.
Died at Litiz in 1797.
Returned to Europe.
Died at Bethlehem in 1829.
Married Rev. John Molther,
died at Schoeneck, Penn.,
1798.
Married Rev. C. Miller, died
at Bethlehem in 1822.
Married Rev. Samuel Stotz,
died at Salem, N. C, 1818.
Died at Bethlehem in 1808.
do. 1793.
Married Ivremscr, died at
I Bethlehem in 1849.
Married E. Freytag, M. D.,
I died at Bethlehem in 1818.
^Married Rev. Mr. Ocrtcl ; on
his death Rev. Th. Lang-
balle, died at Paramaribo,
S. A.
293
294
APTENDIX.
Names.
Years I Years
of of
Enter- Leav-
Elizabeth Gambold
Anna C. Unger
As Mrs. Brown
Mary E. Unger
Maria J. Jan sen
Susan E. Bage
j Maria Beanmont
Elizabeth Henry
Hannah Warner
Cath. McAlHsler
Johanna E. Shropp
Eosalie Beyer
Caroline Eeichelt
Elizabeth Danz
Sally Horsfield
Eliza M. Horsfield
Sabina Schropp
Frederica Boehler
And later
Anna E. Schlaegel
Maria E. Vierling
Augusta H. Cunow
Nancy Heekwelder
Sarah Meinung
Mary C. Blum
Maria Kampman
Mary Chitty
Caroline Schropp
Eliza Horsfield
1792
1793
1814
1793
1795
1797
1800
1801
1802
1802
1802
1802
1802
1804
1804
1804
1805
1806
1825
1807
1807
1807
1808
1808
1809
1810
1807
1810
1812
1810
1801
1820
1805
1797
1802
1816
1804
1804
1811
1807
1804
1807
1807
1813
1831
1811
1812
1828
1828
1811
1811
1812
1810
1842
1814
1808
1819
1818
Died at Bethlehem in 1811.
Married Eev. N. Brown, died
at Bethlehem in 1820.
Married Eev. C. Miller, died
at Litiz, Pa., 1808.
Married Becker, of Wilkes-
Barre, Pa.
Married Eev. J. F. Stadiger,
died at Bethlehem in 1850.
Died at Bethlehem in 1816.
Married John Jordan, of
Philadelphia, died in 1844.
Married J. G. Fox, died at
Gnadenhiitten, O., 1850.
Died at Bethlehem in 1828.
do. 1810.
do. 1826.
Married Eev. Mr. Locffler,
died at Litiz, Pa., 1849.
Married C. Winkler, died at
Salem, N. C, 1836.
Eesides at Bethlehem.
Died at Bethlehem in 1847.
do. 1833.
Eesides at Bethlehem.
Died at Bethlehem in 1831.
Married Owen Eice, died at
Bethlehem in 1817.
Married Eev. J. C. Bechler, re-
sides at Hernnhut, Saxony, j
Married Francis C. Kamp-^
man, died at Philadelphia. I
Married Eev. Th. Langballe,
and, after his death, Mr. C. |
Ebbecke, resides at Beth-i
lehem. I
Eesides at Bethlehem. j
do. do.
Died at Litiz, Pa., 1815.
Married Owen Eice, died at
Catasauqua, 1853.
Married Jacob Wolle, of Beth-
lehem, resides at Bethlehem.
APPENDIX.
295
Elizabeth Bishop
Nancy Bishop
Elizabeth Lange
Charlotte Fisher
Elizabeth Schaeifer
Maria Fetter
Mary Stables
Ann Hartley Lamb
Sarah Hinchcliffe
Theodora Eyerie
Hannah Oesterlein
Margaret Jones
Caroline L. Cunow
Frederica Hueffel
Eachel Ann Smith
Lydia Benzien
Lizetta Schiilz |
Lydia Oerter
As Mrs. Eice
Charlotte Brown
Amelia Sautter
As Mrs. Liehten-
thaler
Louisa Stotz
Lydia Huebener
Mary Bardill
Ellen Humphreys
Years
of
Enter-
ing^
1812
1813
1813
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1817
1817
1818
1818
1813
1819
1819
1819
1820
1820
1833
1820
1821
1825
1821
1821
1821
1821
Yean
of
Leav-
ing.
1813
1814
1814
1827
1828
1817
1820
1822
1820
1819
1821
1819
1820
1826
1821
1820
1823
1823
1844
1823
1824
1849
1821
1822
1822
1827
Married C. Kern, resides at
Bethlehem.
Married G. Irmer, died at
Bethlehem in 1817.
Married Rev. G. Hartman, re-
sides at Bethlehem.
Married Curtis, died in
1856.
Resides at Bethlehem.
Died at Salem, N. C, 1818.
Married J. Weiss, of Beth-
lehem, resides at Beth-
lehem.
Resides at Bristol, England.
Married Rev. J. G. Kummer,
died at Bethlehem in 1842.
Married Rev. S. Reinke, died
at Litiz, Pa., 1826.
Married J. Prall, died at
Hampton, N. J., 1851.
Married J. Levering, died at
Litiz, Pa., 1822.
Married Rev. H. Dober, died
at Neusalz, Silesia, in 1840.
Resides at Bethlehem.
Resides at Bethlehem.
Resides at Salem, N. C.
Married Wm. Rice, resides at
Bethlehem.
Married C. F. Beckel, of.
Bethlehem.
Married Rev. D. Liehten-
thaler, resides at Beth-
lethem.
Married B. Warner, died at
Salem, N.C., 1851.
Married T. Weiss, of Beth-'
lehem, resides at Mauchj
Chunk, Pa.
Married G. H. Bute, M.D.,
of Nazareth, Pa.
Married James M. Danforth,
died at Philadelphia.
296
APPENDIX.
Ann E. Horsfield
Theodora Cunow
Anna Cist
Elizabeth Albright
Ann C. Brown
Eebecca Cist
Matilda Fetter
Anna L. Schnall
Susan Stotz
Anna J. Steip
Sarah J. Horsfield
Catharine Friday
Elizabeth Sautter
As Mrs. Eichler
Henrietta Kluge
Agnes Panach
Caroline Siewers
Esther Berg
Sophia L. Krause
Ann Elliot
Caroline Bleck
Eebecca Schnall
Angelica Paulus
iWilhelraina Traut-
fetter
Years
of
Enter-
ing.
1822
1822
1822
1822
1822
1823
1823
1823
1824
1825
1825
1825
1826
1849
1826
1826
1827
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1829
1829
Years
of
Leav-
ing.
1826
1824
1824
1829
1823
1824
1826
1826
1832
1829
1828
1827
1837
1854
1828
1828
1828
1833
1832
1828
1845
1832
1833
1832
Remarks.
Married G. Fetter, of Lan-
caster, resides at Beth-
lehem.
Married Peter Beear, resides
at Bethlehem.
Died at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Married Eev. P. Kluge, died
at Bethlehem in 1842.
Eesides at Bethlehem.
Died at Bethlehem in 1825.
Married C. L. Knauss, of
Bethlehem.
Married Eev. J. C. Jacobs on,
now at Bethlehem.
Married Eev. H. J. Titze, re-
sides at West Salem, HI.
Eesides at Bethlehem.
Married A. Andress, died at
Bethlehem in 1843.
Married M. Crist, resides at
Bethlehem.
Married A. Eichler, of Lan-
caster, died at the Seminary
in 1854.
Married P. Moore, M. D., re-
sides at Lebanon, Pa.
Married Eev. C. F. Kluge, re-
sides at Bethlehem.
Married Eev. J. Zorn, resides
at Bethlehem.
Married M. S. Henry, died
at Easton, Pa., in 1854.
Married Eev. C. A. Bleck,
died at Salem, N. C, in
1846.
Eesides at Dover, Ohio.
Married Eev. A. Haman, re-
sides at Salem, N. C.
Married Ernest Lehman, of
Bethlehem.
Married Eev. Ch. Dober, died
at Bethlehem in 1857.
APPENDIX.
207
Names.
Mary Sautter
Mary Ann Rice
Ernestina Kitchell
Louisa Sautter
Louisa Kummer
— Elliot
Lizetta Bleck
Josephine Leibert
Harriet Hatnick
Clara C. Eeichel
Maria Sessing
Angelica Seiclel
Phoebe Ann Bleck
Sarah Cargill
Sarah Eberman
Mary Eeichel
Olivia Pyrlaeus
Lucinda Smith
Lucy A. Lucken-
bach
Belinda Lucken-
bach
Elizabeth Eittcr
Eliza Berg
Sophia Herman
Caroline Kummer
Years
of
Enter-
ing.
1830
1830
1833
1833
1833
1834
1834
1834
1834
1834
1834
1835
1835
1835
1836
1837
1837
1838
1839
1839,
1839
1839 i
1841
1842
Years
of
Leav-
ing.
1833
1834
1835
1837
1838
1835
1839
1839
1844
1836
1835
1835
1839
1835
1837
1839
1837
1841
1842
1843
1849
1842
1842
1843
Remarks.
Married James J. Henry, re-
sides at Boulton, near Na-
zareth, Pa.
Married John Herman, re-
sides at Gcrmantown.
Married Rev. C. Lichtenthaler,
resides at Nazareth, Pa.
Married Rev. L. T. Reichel, re-
sides at Hernnhut, Saxony.
Married E. P. AYolie, of Naza-
reth, Pa.
Married J. Ricksecker,died at
Canal Dover, Ohio, in 1855.
Married Jas. A. Rice, resides
at Bethlehem.
Married F. Oppelt, of Beth-
lehem.
Married Rev. F. F. Hagen,
resides at York, Pa.
Married Daniel Steinhauer,
died at Betlilehem, 1857.
Resides at Bethlehem.
Married Wm. Brown, resides
at Bethlehem.
Married Davenport, re-
sides at Brookl^-n. {
Mai-ried F. Lennert, of Litiz,j
Pa. I
Died at York, Pa., in 1855. |
Man-ied Hy. Luckenbach, of
Bethlehem.
Married B. Lichtenthaler, of
Litiz, Pa.
Married Simon Rau, of Beth-
lehem.
Married \Y. T. Roepper, of
Bethlehem.
Resides in Philadelphia.
Married Brown, lives in In-
diana.
Married Rev. Emile de Schwei-
nitz, resides at Salem, N. C.
Resides near Baltimoi*e.
298
APPENDIX.
Names.
Sophia Eeichol
Ethelinda Goundie
Elizabeth Kummer
Ellen Eice
Caroline Warner
Fanny Eggert
Susan Kummer
Sarah Warner
Frederica Paulus
Charlotte Mies
Martha Smyth
Elizabeth Carrick
Elizabeth Seidel
Sarah Lueders
Caroline Eberman
Emma Troeger
Ernestina Eeichel
Benign a Smj^th
Elizabeth Eobinson
Emma Eicksecker
Caroline Protzman
Agnes Kummer
Juliana Eice
Frances Erisman
Bertha Troeger
Amelia Weiss
Ottilia Goepp
Sarah Lewis
Years
of
Enter
ing.
1842
1842
1843
I
1843
1843
1844
1844
1845
1845
1845
1845
1845
1845
1847
1847
1847
1847
1848
1848
1848
1848
1849
1849
1849
1850
1850
1850
1851
Years
of
Leav-
ing.
1847
1843
1845
1844
1844
1846
1847
1847
1846
1848
1852
1846
1856
1848
1848
1848
1852
1852
1850
1852
1850
1850
1852
1851
1854
Married C. Senseman, of Na-
zareth, Pa.
Eesidcs at Bethlehem.
Married Eev. D. Z. Smith, died
at Canaan, Arkansas, 1846.
Married Eev. A. A. Eeinke,
resides on Staten Island.
Married Eev. Mr. Linke, re-
sides at Bethlehem.
Eesides at Bethlehem,
do. do.
do. do.
Married B. Wilhelm, M.D.,
of Bethlehem.
Married Eev. E. H. Eeichel,
resides at Nazareth, Pa.
Engaged in the Seminary.
Married Eev. Chs. Barstow,
resides at Cazenovia, N. Y.
Married Francis Wolle, of
Bethlehem.
Married Eev. E. T. Senseman,
1857, resides in New York.
Married L. F. Beckel, of
Bethlehem.
Married J. Beitel, resides in
Illinois. j
Eesides at Salem, N. C I
Engaged in the Seminary. |
Eesides at Philadelphia. \
Married Eev. D. Z. Smith, re-'
sides near Leavenworth,
Kansas. j
Married B. Van Kirk, of
Bethlehem.
Eesides in Baltimore.
Eesides in Litiz, Pa.
do. do.
Married H. Sigler, resides in
Illinois.
Engaged in the Seminaiy.
Married Eev. B. De Schwei-
nitz, resides at Bethlehem.
Eesides in Mississippi.
APPENDIX.
299
Mary Clauder
Anna Clauder
Jane Grider
Eleanor Siegert
Margaret Crawford
I Louisa Klose
I Maria Loeseh
i Margaret Cook
Nanny Ehmann
Catharine Lueders
Julia Merillat
Louisa de Marcellin
Annie E. Seaman
Mary De Votie
Sarah Moore
Anna Marsh
Mary E. Shiiltz
[Susan C. Shultz
jEosa Bandlin
I Ellen Hinchcliffe
lAnna Hauser
Ijosephine Fenner
j Charlotte A. Bleck
Anna E. D. Martin
[Anne Brickenstein
Susette Fetter
Sophie Mathey
lAugusta Ladd
j Fanny Heydenreich
lEliza AValton
iMinna Halter
Anna Yohe
(Catharine Van Eeed
jAugusta Crist
JEmma Eittenhouse
jEnimeline Deal
Agnes Kluge
Eosalie Beckel
YearH
of
Knter-
ing.
1851
1851
1851
1851
1851
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1853
1853
1853
1853
1854
1854
1854
1854
1854
1855
1855
1855
1855
1855
1855
1856
1856
1856
1856
1856
1857
1857
1857
1857
1857
1857
Years
of
Leav-
ing.
1856
1856
1853
1852
1852
1853
1852
1855
1853
1853
1855
1855
1855
1856
1856
1855
1855
1857
1857
1857
Married A. Erwin, of Betli-
lehem.
Married E. Leinback, of Sa-
lem, N.C. I
Married Wm. Jaeobson, re-'
sides in Cass co., Mich.
Besides at Easton, Pa.
Eeturned to Ireland.
Engaged in the Seminary.
do. do.
Besides in Albany.
Married Bev. ]\Ii*. Yogelbaeh,
resides in Philadelphia.
Besides at Hope, Ind.
Eeturned to Switzerland.
Besides in New Jersey.
Besides in Bethlehem.
Besides at Massillon, Ohio.
Besides in Virginia.
Besides in Baltimore.
Besides in Bethlehem.
Engaged in the Seminary.
do. do.
Besides in Bloomfield, Illinois.
Besides at Columbus, Indiana.
Engaged in the Seminary.
do. do.
do. do.
Married Prof C. Edward
Kluge, of Nazareth.
Engaged in the Seminary.
Besides in Philadelphia.
Engaged in the Seminary.
do. do.
do. do.
do. do.
Besides in Bethlehem.
Engaged in the Seminary.
do. do.
do. do.
do. do.
do. do.
do. do.
RECORD OF DEATHS
IN THE
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINAEY.
FEOM 1785 TO 1856.
1. Anna Allen, of St. John's, Canada, died May 22, 1795,
in her fifteenth year; buried in the Moravian graveyard.
2. Juliana Fisher, from Surinam, S. A., died July 27,
1800, in her tenth year; buried in the Moravian graveyard.
3. Mary Lathrop, of Norwich, Connecticut, died July 31,
1809, in her thirteenth year; buried in the Moravian
graveyard.
4. Jane Josepha Yates, of Schenectady, New York, died
February 3, 1810, in her eighth year. Her remains were
removed to Schenectady for interment.
5. Johanna Benade, late Crist, wife of Brother Andrew
Benade, the third Principal of Bethlehem Female Seminary ;
born June 25, 1778, at Nazareth, died January 31, 1811.
6. Lewis Hubener, fourth Principal of Bethlehem Female
Seminary; born August 8^ 1761, at Nazareth, died December
6, 1813.
7. Caroline Henkel, of St. Croix, W. I., died November
15, 1816, in her eighth year; buried in the Moravian
graveyard.
8. Maria C. Beaumont, teacher in the Seminary since
1800; died December 2, 1816, in the thirty-ninth year of
her age.
300
APPENDIX. 301
9. Henry Steinhauer, seventh Principal of Bethlehem
Female Seminary, born February 28, 1782, at Havcrford
West, South AYales,.died July 22, 1818.
10. Eliza Nugent, of Philadelphia, died May 22, 1820, in
her sixteenth j^ear; buried in the Moravian graveyard.
11. Anna Catharine Brown, late Unger, teacher in the
Seminary from 1793 to 1801, and later; died September 25,
1820, in her forty-ninth year.
12. Mary Elizabeth Eoss, of Georgia, died January 16,
1822, in her sixteenth year; buried in the Moravian
graveyard.
13. Henrietta Seidel, daughter of the Principal, died
Februar}'^ 17, 1824, in her twelfth year.
14. Margaret Henderson, of New York, died September
5, 1824, in her thii-tecnth year; buried in the Moravian
graveyard.
15. Sarah V. D. Oppie, of Kingston, New Jersey, died
July 21, 1828, in her eighteenth year; buried in the Mora-
vian graveyard.
16. Jeanette Taylor, of New York, died August 12, 1828,
in her twentieth year; buried in the Moravian graveyard.
17. ^L\rtha Elizabeth Duncan, of Philadelphia, died
August 31, 1832, in her sixteenth year; buried in the Mora-
vian graveyard.
18. Frances Maria Stanton, of Catskill, New York, died
May 18, 1839, in her thirteenth 3^ear; buried in the Mora-
vian graveyard.
19. Catharine Everly, of Philadelphia, died March 20,
1840, in her sixteenth year; buried in the Moravian
graveyard.
20. Sarah Kummer, late Hinchcliffe, wife of Brother John
G. Kumnicr, twelfth Principal of Bethlehem Female Semi-
nary, and a teacher from 1817 to 1820; born April 13, 1797.
in Yorkshire, England, died November 10, 1842.
302
APPENDIX.
21. Martha Shoemaker, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,
died June 25, 1844, in her sixteenth year. Her remains were
removed to Wilkes-Barre for interment.
22. Sophia Lockwood, of New York, died January, 1845,
in her eleventh year. Her remains were taken to New York
for interment.
23. Martha Shall, of New Orleans, died November 20,
1847, in her fifteenth year. Her remains were removed to
New Orleans for interment.
24. Caroline Louisa Eeichel, of Nazai-eth, Pennsylvania,
died February 15, 1850, in her eleventh year; buried in the
Moravian graveyard.
25. Margaret Jenkins, of Boonton, New Jersey, died
February 6, 1851, in her sixteenth year; buried in the Mora-
vian graveyard.
26. Elizabeth Eichler, late Sautter, teacher from 1826 to
1837, and, later, from 1849 to 1854 ; died January 18, 1854,
in her forty-eighth year.
27. Mary Eidgway, of New York, died Mai-ch 2, 1857, in
her "ninth year. Her remains were removed to New York
for interment.
C A T A L G U E
PUPILS
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY
1785 to 1858.
(20)
BETHLEHEM EEMALE SEMINAEY.
From its ()ro;anization in IT 85 to the iu'esent time there have
been more than three thonsand five hundred pupils at the Bethlehem
FenuUe Semimny. While of this great ninnl)er many have passed
away, there remain some even of the earlier seholars. To them the
associations recalled by a list of the names of their schoolmates
nmst be of an a,2:reeal)le nature ; to all they will be a source of in-
terest. In the following catalogue will l)e found such a list ; in
which the names of the pupils of the Seminary, their residences,
their names obtained in marriage, the periods of their birth and
death, etc. etc., are given with what accuracy and minuteness a
great deal of labor and painstaking could produce. It is, how-
ever, necessarily very imperfect, as but little information has been
obtained of the pupils who had gone from the large cities which
had furnished the greater number. There are many details to which
the compilers of this volume have not access ; and it is, therefore,
earnestly desired that any jierson who is able to correct an error
or supply a deficiency in relation to the name, ])irth, marriage,
residence, or death, or any other domestic fact respecting the sub-
jects of this list, will have the kindness to communicate the same to
the Rev. Sylvester Wolle, Principal of tlie Female Seminary at
Bethlehem, Pennsvlvania.
CATALOGUE OF PUPILS
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMIXAKY
The letter b, in tlie first column, stands for born ; in the second
(•()lumn, d stands for daug-liter. n for niece, »• for sister, g d for grand-
daughter, w for ward ; and in the third column, m stands for mar-
ried, and d for died.
1788...Arndt, Maria daughter of John married Rev. — Faber.
Arndt, Easton, Pa. died 18:^2, at Su-
manytown, Montgo-
mery Co., Pa.
Attwood, Catharine. d. of Thos. B. Att-
born April 4, 1774. wood. New York.
1789.. .Allen, Mary niece of Andr. Craigicd. 1849, at Bethlehem.
b. Dec. 28. 1779, New York,
near Philailelphia.
Attwood, Eliza d. of Thos. B. Att-
wood. New York.
1 790... Austin, Harriet E d of Stephen Aus-
tin, Philadelphia.
1791...Akerly, Catharine d. of Samuel Akerly...m. 1st, — Cox;
New York. 2d, Samuel L.
Mitchell, M.I),
d.
1793.. .Allen, Anna d. of Levi Allen d. May 22, 179o, at the
b. Dec. ij. 1780. Burlington, Vt. Seminary.
1794...Akerlv, Margaret d. of Samuel Akerly...m. Sylvauus Miller.
b. .Ji'ine IH, 1791. New York.
Arden, Maria d. of Capt. James d. 1798.
b. Oct. 25, 1780. Arden, New York.
Arden, Louisa d. of Capt. James
b. Feb. l"), 1784. Arden, New York.
179o...Allibone, Esther d. of Thos. .Ulibone...m. 1801, George W.
b. Jan. 4, 1784. Piiiladelphia. Jones.
d. Dee. 18")0, at Cin-
cinnati, Ohio.
307
o08 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
170G...Arden, Eliza cl. of Capt. James
b. May 1, 1787. Arden, New York.
]7?7... Aston, Ann d. of Peter Aston ni. Jevcmiali Warder.
Philadelphia. Philadelphia, resides
at Springfield, Ohio.
Addison, Eliza d. of Judge Alex m. 1808, — Mowry,
b. Aug. 24, 1788. Addison, Wash- M.D., Pittsburg,
ington, Pa.
Allcmand, Hersilic.d. of J. J. Allemand,
b. 1784. St. Domingo, W.I.
1800.. .Alston, Ann Eliza ward of Benj. Huger,
b. 1788. South Carolina.
" Addison, Ann d. of Judge Alex d. Oct. 6, 185-").
b. Feb. 1790. Addison, Pittsburg.
1803. ..Anderson, Eveline. ..d. of Wm. Anderson. ..ra. Commodore David
b. Dec. 9, 1790. Chester, Pa. Porter, U.S.N. ,
Hannibal, Mo.
1804. ..Allen, Amelia d. of Stephen Allen.
b. April 19, 1792. New York.
'• Allen, Sabina d. of Stephen Allen,
b. .Jan. 1, 1784. New York.
180G... Allison, Isabella C.d. of AVm. Allison m. John Boggs, M.D.
b. June 14, 1794. Greencastle, Pa. d.
" Almy, Martha Eve. ...New Providence,
Bahamas.
1808.. .Allen, Sarah d. of Stephen Allen,
b. April, 1799. New York.
1809...Armat, Sarah A Germantown, Pa d.
b. 1797.
Armat, Jane C Gei-mantown, Pa m. to her cou.sin — Ar-
b. 1798. mat ;
2d, to Jas. .1. Skerrct.
d. June, 1856.
1810...Arcnlarius, Colum-
bia R d. of G. Arcularius ni. — Bento.
b. Nov. 1802. New York.
1811. ..Adams, Eliza d. of Jas. Adams m. 1815, Johnston
b. April 1, 179G. Pittsburg. Armstrong,
Maysville, Ky.
1813. ..Adams, Eleanor d. of Jas. Adams m. 1817. Lewis Huteli-
b. Oct. 3, 1801. Pittsburg. inson, Pittsburg.
1814. ..Austin, Ann 3Iaria....d. of Alanson Austin,
b. Oct. 1802. Warwick, Orange
Co., N. Y.
181G... Allen, Harriet d. of Gideon Allen m. Geo. Taylor. New
Fairfield, Conn. Milford. Conn,
d. 1848.
1817. ..Austin, Diadema d. of Alanson Austin.
AVarwiek, Orange
Co., N. Y.
Allen, Mary A.. d. of Stephen Allen.
b. July 24, 1808. New York.
'• Allen, Caroline d. of Stephen Allen,
b. Oct. 1, 1809. New York.
181 9... Alexander, Adeline.. Philadelphia.
Alsop, Eliza d. of Thomas Alsop.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 3UU
1821. ..Austin, Caroline A...<1. of Alanson Austin,
b. Dec. '^, 1807. Warwick, Oi'angc
Co., N. Y.
182;)...Aikin, Sarah 31 Savannah, Geo ni. L)iiiil)ar Moircll.
b. Sept. 5, 1813.
■' Aikin, Elvira Ann Savannah, Geo m. .lolui Hunter.
b. Sept. l;!, 1815.
1824....4^1lison, Amelia
Sophia <1. of Rev. Burgess ui. John McNeal ;
b. Jan. rJ, 1812. Allison, Borden- d. 1830, in Janiaicn.
town, N. J. W I.
•' Allison, Margaret
M. P d. of Rev. Burgess in. — O'Brien.
b. Feb. 3, 1814. Allison, Borden-
town, N. .T.
Adams, Theresa d. of Stephen AY.
b. April 3, 1812. Adams, Thiladelphia.
182o...Arnouv, Emily d. of Antony Arnoux,
b. July 14, 181 G. New York.
1827. ..Austin, Theresa A. ...d. of Alanson Austin,
b. Dec. 7, 1812. Warwick, Orange
Co., N. Y.
•' Aymar, Eliza D d. of Benjamin Aymar,
b. April 27, 1821. New York.
Aymar, Elvira R d. of Benjamin Aymar.. m. .lohn D. Van Bureii,
b. March IH, 1817. New York. New York.
Abbott, Mary Savannah, Ga.
" Allen, Catharine C. ..d. of Samuel Allen m. AVm. K. HufFuagle,
b. Nov. 20, 1812. rhiladclphia. Philadelphia.
1828. ..Ash, Margaret St. Augustine, Fa.
b. 1817.
" Armstrong, Susan
E d. of James B m. S. L. Westbrook.
Armstrong, Sussex Montague, N. J.
Co., N. J.
1830...Atherton, Mary
Sophia d. of George Atherton...m. Edward Seidel.
b. Dec. 2o, 1814. Bethlehem, Pa. d. Dec. 7, 1852, in
Virginia.
" Atherton, Hannah. ...d. of George Atherton...m. Nathan Middletou.
b. Feb. 1, 1818. Bethlehem, Pa. Philadelphia.
•' Ashbridge, Jane d. of William Ash-
h. Aug. 8, 1815. bridge, Philadclpliia.
1833. ..Allan, Jane A d. of J. Allan
b. Sept. 1822. New York.
1835. ..Almond, Mary Ann...d. of Wm. Almond m. Richard George.
b. Jan. 1, 1821. Philadelphia.
•' Almond, Elizabeth. ..d. of Wui. Almond,
b. Jan. 0. 1824. Philadelphia.
1837...Addoms, Anna
Maria w. of Wm. Abbott.
b. Oct. 11, 1825. St. Croix, W. I.
" Apple, Mary S d. of Henrv Apple.
b. June 13, 1825. Philadelphia.
1839. ..Austin, Emily d. of D. P. Austin,
Philadelphia.
310 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1839. ..Almond, Irmine d. of Wm. Almond,
b. Oct. 1<S:>5. PhiLadelphia.
1841...Arniisteacl, Eliza-
beth d. of Gen. W. K. Armi-
b. iSl'u. stead, Upperville,
Fauquier Co., Va.
1842. ..Ansel, Sarah d. of Mayer Ansel, m. 1853,CharlesAVlicat-
b. 1830. Baltimore. ley. New York,
]844...Ahnewald, Lucy
Ann Kreidersville, Pa.
b. 1820.
1845...Armstronjj, Louisa. ..d. of AV. M. Armstrong,
b. 1838.^
1846. ..Allen, Ellen F d. of Elislia Allen m. Henry Patterson.
b. Nov. 18, 1827. Bangor, Me.
" Allison, Amanda d. of Judge G. S. Alli-
b. Auo-. G, 1830. son, Haverstraw,
Rockland, Co., N. Y.
" Ashman, Anna d. of Peter Ashman,
b. March 2-5, 1831. Philadelphia.
1847. ..Atkinson, Clara Trenton, N. .T m. Horace Ely
Albrijtht, Mary Ann...d. of Thomas J. Al-
b. March '.), 1838. bright, St. Louis, Mo.
1848. ..Anderson, Frances. ..d. of John Anderson,
b. April 30, 1838. New York.
1849. ..Anderson, Mary d. of John Anderson,
b. Dec. 1840. New York.
1850...Albrisht,Catharine...Mechanicsboro, Lehigh
b. May 30, 1834. Co. Pa.
Aken, Frances M d. of J. Aken, Railway,
b. 1834. N. .J.
1852. ..Anderson, Amanda...d. of J. Anderson,
New York.
•' Alexander, Caroline
M d. of Wm. H.Alexander,
b. July 12, 1836. Wilkes-Barrc, Pa.
Abbot, Stella M d. of M. Abbot Bethlehem
b 183'J. Summit Hill, Carbon
Co., Pa.
" Andrews, Isabella.. ..d. of James Andrews,
b. Aug. 13, 1837. Mauch Chunk, Pa.
" Anson, Virginia J. ...d. of R. M. J. Anson,
b. Sept. 1839. Baltimore.
" AndrcAVS, Mary E d. of Thomas Andrews,
b. 1843. Prairie Mer. Rouge,
La.
" Arndt, Sarah B Bloomsburg, N. J.
b. June 30, 1837.
1853...Audenried, Louisa
N d. of Geo. Audenried,
b. Nov. 29, 1841. Weaversville, Pa.
" Arrington, Tem-
perance d. of Nicholas W.
b. xVug. 12, 1838. Arrington, Hilliard-
town, Nash Co.,
N. C.
BETIILEJIKM FEMALE SEMINARY. 311
18o4...Albri2;ht, Jane 11 d. of Joseph J. Al-
b. •luly, "), 1S;!'.I. hrifflit, Scranfon, Pa.
1855. ..Andrews, M.iry K d. of Mrs. E. Garrett,
b. .laii. :i:J. 1841. Atlantic City, N. .1.
" Albri$;lit, Soitliia w. of .Jereniiah Keller,'
1). Aug. 24, 18o7. IlarrLsburg, I'a.
•* Allium, Dclanetta
C d. of Milton Allium,
b. Aug. 4, 1841. New Vork.
IS.Jd... Austin, Kllen IJ d. of .John 15. Austin,
b. Aug. 7, 1S4;;. Philadelphia.
1857. ..Anderson, Mary
Elizabeth d. of Peter Anderson,
b. .July 15, 1S4(). Logansport, Iiid.
" Ashnie.ad, Alida R. ...d. of I.saac Ashmead,
b. Sept. 17, 184:3. Philadelphia.
1780. ..Bedell, Elizabeth d. of Israel Bedell The first pupil.
b. Nov. 20, 1775. Staten Island. d. Sept. 10, 1847, at
Elizabethtown, N. .1.
1787...Blakely, Amelia
Louisa d. of .T. Blakely d. March, 17, 1704, in
b. .Jan. 28, 1775. Baltimore. Barbadoes.
'• Beaumont, Maria St. Croix, West d. Dec. 2, 181(1, in
b. .June 28, 1778. Indies. Bethlehem.
" Beaumont, Eliza-
beth St. Croix, AVest Indies.
b. Feb. 14, 1781.
]7S8...Bage, Susan Eliza-
beth m. Kev. .John F. Stadi-
ger, Bethlehem,
d. September, 1850.
1780...Brashier, Helen d. of Mrs. H. Brashier,
b. Dec. ]*.», 1777. New York.
Byvanck, Jane New York m. Joseph Youle, M.D.
b. Nov. 14, 177<s.
'• Binin£;er, Agnes d. of Abr. Bininger m. — Clark.
b. Jan. 211, 178(1. New York.
" Bardin, Eliza Willet..d. of Edward Bardin.
b. July 1, 1778. New York.
" Boyd, Agnes d. of Robert Boyd m. — Van Kleeck,
b. Dec. 2U, 1770. New York. M.D. Fishkill, N. Y.
d. 18-52.
" Buxton, Sarah d. of John Huxton,
b. Oct. 2<;, 1778. New York.
" Bull, Esther Margt...d. of Joseph Bull m. 1795, Thos. Chester.
b. Sept. 29, 1770.'^ Hartford, Ct. d. June 22, 1844.
Berwick, Ann El Charleston, S. C m. — Legare.
b. Feb. 20, 1775.
•' Bayard, Marg.iret d. of Col. John Bayard. .m. Samuel Harrison
b. Feb. 20. 1778. New Brunswick, Smith.
N. J. d. May, 1 844, Wash-
ington City.
'• Bayard, Anna
3Iaria d. of Col. John Bayard..m. Samuel Boyd, New
b. March 22. 1779. New Brunswick, York.
N. J.
312 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1790. .. Broome, Jcuiiet B....J. of Samuel Broome...m. Timothy Phelps,
b. 1774. New Haven, Ct. d. April 25, 1802.
■' Blccckcr, Eliza d. of llufger Bleecker...ni. Peter BrinkerhofF.
Albany, N. Y.
1701 ...Billingtoii, Maria Philadelphia.
" Bowen, Elizabeth ...d. of William Boweu...m. Thos. Amory, Rox-
jM.D., Providence, bury, Mass.
R.I.
" Boweii, Sarah d. of AVilliam Bowen...m. AVm. Skinner, Rox-
M.D., Providence, bury, Mass.
R. I.
" Baylor, Frances d. of Robert Baylor,
Berkely Co., Va.
" Binsjiiam, Ann New York m. C. Penrose.
" Boswcll, Eliza Chaideston, S. C.
'' Ball, Mary d. of .Josei^h Ball m. Robert Frazer,
Philadelphia. d.
" Budd, Elizabeth w. of Azariah Horton,
Philadelphia.
1702. ..Bischoff, Catharine. ..d. of Joseph Bischoff'...m. — GroiF, Exeter,
Pleading, Pa. Berks Co., Pa.
" Von Bevcrhoudt,
Anna Maria grand-daughter of m. Tobias Boudinot,
.John Wood, St. New Jersey.
Thomas, AV. I.
" Butler, Mary d. of General Richard.. .m. April 17, 1805, Isaac
b. April 10, 1785. Butler, Pittsburg. Meason, Connells-
ville, Fayette Co., Pa.
" Boweu, Julia d. of Ephraim Bowcn...m. John Martin.
Providence, R. I. d.
" Bloodgood, Eve Albany, N. Y m Rev. — Boardman.
d.
" Bleecker, Maria d. of Rutger Bleecker...m. Morris S. ^liller.
Albany, N. Y. Utica, N. Y.
d. 1851.
1703...Burwell, Frances d. of N. Burwell, King
b. Feb. 28, 1781. AVilliam Co., Va.
** Broome, Caroline d. of Samuel Broome. ..m. Joseph T. Fay.
b. July 8, 1781. New Haven, Conn. New York.
d. 1810.
" Baldasqui, Juliana.. .n. of Jos. Baldasqui d.
b. July 13, 1782. Germantown.
1791. ..Byrnes, Eleanor d. of Pati-ick Byrnes. ..m. — Maher, Mont-
b. April 2, 1781. Philadelphia. gomery Co , Md.
" Bininger, Martha d. of Abr. Biningcr m. — Mankin.
b. June 19, 1782. New York.
1795. ..Bingham, Mary d. of .John Bingham,
b. Nov. 23, 1781. New York.
" Browne, Ann d. of AA^m. Browne in. Robert Lloyd, St.
b. Nov. 15, 1782. Philadelphia. Louis, Mo.
d. 1857.
'• Baxter, Margaret w. of .John A. Hanna...m.Sam'lMaclay, M.D..
b. Jan. 1, 1785. Harrisburg, Pa. near Lewistown, Pa.
" Bleecker, Blandina..d. of Rutger Bleecker.. .m. Charles E. Dudlev.
b. Oct. 1, 1783. Albany, N. Y.
1796...de Britton, Judith... d. of Baron Fred, de
b. April 7, 1785. Britton, St. Johns,
W. I.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 313
17'.M;...de Biitton, EH/,a-
bctli (1. of Baron Fred, ile
h. April Lj, 17SU. IJritton, St. Johns,
W. I.
'■ Bundinot, C'ath d. of Elisha Boudinot...ni. Lewis Atterlmrj',
b. Dec. 2, 17<S1. Newark, N. J. Patterson, N. J.
171)7. ..Backus, Lucretia d. of Elijah Backus m. .Iiidge Nathaniel
b. .fan. 22, 17«7. Mai'ictta, Ohio. Pope, Kaskaskia, 111.
'• Baylor, KHzabcth
Todd d. of Robert Baylor. ..m. Alex. Tunstall, Nor-
b. Oct. 7, 1780. Essex Co., Va. folk, Va.
Baylor, Maria
Whitins d. of Robert Baylor. ..m. Wm. T. Brooke.
b. May 12, 178'.». Essex Co., Va. d. Nov. 22, 185 1.
17'.i8... Browne, Mary d. of Wm. Browne d. at Bclvidere.
b. 1787. Philadelphia.
•' Beach, IlaiinaU d. of Nathan Beach in. AVin. Baird, Ber-
b. Dec IT), 1785. Luzerne Co., Pa. wick, Pa.
" Boehlcr, Fredericka
11 d. of L. F. Boehler Bethlehem.
b. Feb. 2G, 1788. Hope, N. .J.
" Browne, Mary M. d. of Abijah Browne,
b. April 22, 1787. Philadelphia.
1799...Burrowes, Mary d. of Stephen Burrowes,
b. Jan. 1786. Philadelphia.
1800. ..Butler, Lvdia d. of CoL Thos. Butlcr...m. Stokely D. Hays,
b. March U, 1788. U.S.A. .Lackson, Tenn.
" Butler, Caroline d. of Capt. Ed. Butler.. .m. John Bell, Nash-
b. June 15, 1787. U.S.A. ville, Tenn.
•' Beck, Susan d. of Paul Beck m. Daniel Lammot,
b. Dec. 1785. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
d.
•' Bininger, Rebecca
C d. of Abr. Biningcr m. Nathaniel Sands.
b. Dec. 25, 1787. New York.
Blcecker, Eliza d. of .John Bleeckcr. ...m. Grant Powell,
b. Feb. 2, 1788. Albany, N. Y. Toronto, C. W.
Bleecker, Charlotte. .d. of John 151eecker. ...m. Vinal Luce, Wash-
b. Feb. 22, 1783. Albany, N. Y. ington City.
" Bowie, Ann A d. of Ralph Bowie Philadelphia.
b. July 9, 1789. York, Pa.
•' Bruff, Eliza d. of Jas. Bruff, U.S.A..
b. Dec. 8, 1789. Fort Johnston.
1801. ..Browne, Ann d. of Wm. Browne,
b. 17;'0. Philadelphia.
Burk, Eliza w. of .Jos. Clay, M.C.,
b. 1792. Savannah, Geo.
•' Brevitt, Staccy
Susannah sister of John Brevitt,
b. Jan. 14, 1788. Baltimore.
" Bethel!, Elizabeth ...d. of W. Bethell, New
York.
1802. ..Brown, Elizabeth d. of Robert Brown,
b. April 2, 1789. New York.
" Bustard, Jane s. of John Bustard,
b. Nov. 1787. Kentucky.
314 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1802...Boweu, Elizabeth.. ..d. of Col. Eph. Bowen...m. John H. Clarke.
b. March 24, ITiSU. Providence. d. July 3, 1827.
1803...Bogardus, Sarah
Jay d. of Robert Bogardus...m. Com. Foxhall A.
b. Dec. 11, 1790. New York. Parker, U.S.N.
" Bowdoiii, Louisa d. of P. Bowdoin,
b. March 27, 1789. Philadelphia.
" Bampfield, Eliza G.
" Brent, Anna w. of Fred. Williams.. ..m. Samuel Perkins,
Petersburg, Va. Prince George's Co..
Va.
d. about 1812.
Baum, Salome d. of Andrew Baum,
b. Dec. 21, 17U3. Demarara, S. A.
Bavlev, Helen New York.
1804...Benninghove, Cath. ..Philadelphia,
b. 17',»1.
" Benninghove, Sarah..Philadelphia.
b. 17U4.
Brown, Ann W d. of Robert Brown,
b. Jan. 1, 1792. New York.
Bowes, Juliet d. of .Jos. Bowes,
b. 1793. Philadelphia.
Bellost, Ann w. of — Rogers, New
b. May 7, 179.5. York.
" Bowen, Harriet d. of AVm. Bowen m. Com. C. Morris,
b. Oct. 12, 1791. Providence, R. I. U.S. N., Washington
City.
" Bellinger, Margaret ..d. of Daniel Bedinger,
b. Jan. 30, 1792. Norfolk, Ya.
Bedinger, Elizabeth..d. of Daniel Bedingfei',
b. Sept. 27, 1793. Norfolk, Va.
" Blick, Eliza C d. of .James Blick,
b. Aug. 11, 1792. Brunswick Co., Va.
1805...Bogert, 3Iagdalen
Maria d. of Garret Bogert m. G. L. Dox, Geneva.
b. Jan. 30, 179(3. Albany, N. Y. N. Y.
'• Brown, Isabella d. of Thos. Brown m. M. A. Finley, M.D.
b. 1792. near Chambers- d.
burg. Pa.
" Bowen, Sallie B d. of Jabez Bowen Bethlehem.
b. Dec. 29, 1791. Providence, R. I.
" Bissell, Eliza d. of Capt. Daniel Bis-
b. May 14, 1794. sell. New York.
" Bissell, Mary d. of Capt. Daniel Bis-
b. Oct. 19, 1796. sell, New York.
" Bixbe, Lucy d. of Col. Moses Bixbe,
b. 1789. Liberty, Franklin
Co., Ohio.
1806... Brown, Mary Ann d. of Mrs. Rebecca
b. 1798. Magee, St. Croix.
W. I.
1808. ..Bartow, Clarina d. of Basil T. Bartow,
b. Oct. 10, 1794. New York.
" Butler, Mary D d. of Benj. Butler,
b. Jan. 8, 1797. New York.
15ETIILEIIEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 315
180n...Bardill, Maria d. of Rev. John m. G. IF. Bute, M.l),
b. Nov. 14, 17'.»9. Hiiniill, Nazaretli,
Pa.
Brown, Mary
lOli/.abeth d. of Rev. N. Brown. ..m. .Joseph Brotzmaii.
1). Oct. 20, 17'J8. d.
" Bryan, Eliza d. of Samuel Bryan,
1). .Iiuie lif), 17'.»7. Philadelphia.
" Bryan, Adeline
Itachel d. of Samuel Bryan,
Piiiladelphia.
1810. ..Boiler, Maria El d. of Frederick Boiler. ..m. 1st, Lawrence
b. Feb. 7, 1799. Piiiladelphia. Thomson ;
'2d, H. (,}. Jacobseii.
Baltimore ;
" Boiler, Eliza d. of .John .J. Boiler. ...m. Charles If. Baker.
b. .June Itj, 179U. Piiiladelphia.
" Boiler, Sarah d. of Fred. Boiler m. .Jan. 2"), 1820, Abra-
b. Nov. 11, 1800. Phikdelphia. ham Hitter.
d. April 9, 1828.
1811...Bedinger, Eliza-
beth d. of Geo. M. Bedinger,
near Blue Lick
Springs, Nicholas
Co., Ky.
1812. ..Brown, Charlotte
T d. of Rev. N. Brown. ..m. 1823, Charles F.
b. .luly 28, 1802. Staten Island. Beckel, Bethlehem.
" Balch, Anna d. of Rev. Stephen B...m. .January 18, 1810,
b. Sept. 1, 1799. Balch, Georgetown. James C. Wilson.
'■ Borie, Mary C Philadelphia m. — Roge, near Bov-
b. August, 1805. deaux, France.
181 3. ..Brazier, Sarah M w. of Elias Haines,
b. July 2ti, 1803. Elizabethtown, N. J.
" Beltzhoover, Marg. ...d. of Jacob Beltz- m. Rody Patterson.
b. Sept. 20, 1799. hoover, near Pitts- d.
burg.
" Brown, A. Caroline. ..d. of Rev. N. Brown. ..Bethlehem.
b. March 18, 1805. Staten Island.
1814. ..Basset, Mary VV d. of Isaac Basset m. Rev. Peter Kanous.
b. Feb. 19, 1805. Newton, Sussex Co., Deekertown.
N. J. d. 1845.
" Barney, Sarah d. of Benjamin Barney,
b. Jan. 20, 1800. Warwick, Orange
Co., N. Y.
" Bright, Elizabeth Philadelpliia m. Riciiard Vermillinu.
b. July 10, 1804.
" Butler, Cornelia A.. ..d. of Ben). Butler,
b. Mai-cli 1, ISOO. New York.
1815. ..Buchanan, Ann
M'Kean w. of Jolin Merry-
b. May 8, 1803. man, Baltimore.
" Bidlenian,Margarct..d. of Geo. Bidleman...m. — Elder.
Easton, Pa. d. 1843.
" Bidlcnian, Cath d. of Henry Bidleman,
b. Nov. 27, 1800. Sussex Co., N. J.
'316 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
lSlG...Bulklcy, Amelia J. of John Bulkley m. Stewart Marsli,
New Haven. New York.
a. 1835.
•' Boyle, Hetty..... il. of Solomon Boyle,
New York.
Boiler, Catharine <1. of John J. Boiler.... m. Henry J. Kiehle.
Philadelphia.
" Buchanan, Ann New York.
" Boyd, Mary Eliza d. of Mrs. Sophia Boyd.
•' Benton, Stella d. of .Judge Benton ra. James Mairs, M.l)..
Catskill, N. Y. New York.
Blagdon, Mary Ann...d. of Geo. W. Blagdon.
Brooke, Ann d. of — Brooke,
Chester Co., Pa.
Brooke, Mary d. of— Brooke,
Chester Co., Pa.
•' Boggs, Margery.
1817...Benzen, Eliza Baltimore m. — Matthews.
" Bishop, Elizabeth.. ..d. of D. L. Bishop,
New York.
•' Brinton, Sarah Ann... d. of Caleb Brinton m. 1st, Wm. Gibbons,
Del. Co., Pa. Chester Co.
2d, — Hickman.
" Brinton, Mary K d. of Thos. H. Brinton.. .m. Geo. Brinton, West
(Chester.
Bigar, Mary d. of Wm. Bigar,
Newark, N. J.
•' Bacon, Ann d. of Samuel Bacon. ...m. John M'Cutchen.
Washington City.
Beach, Eliza J d. of D. Beach Hanover, Morris Co.,
Morris Co., N. J. N. J.
•' Beekman, Jane E....d. of — Beekman m. Jos. Northrup, Jr
M.D., Columbia Co., d. Jan. 1857, in New-
N. Y. ton, N. J.
1818...Birdsall, Sarah A. ...d. of B. Birdsall,
New York.
•' BoAvie, Camilla d. of Thos. C. Bowie. ..ni. John Somerville,
Prince George's Co., d. 1836.
Md.
" Bowie, Emma d. of Thos. C. Bowie. ..m. Richard !Magruder.
Prince George's Co.. near Piscataway,
Md. Md.
" Bowie, Matilda d. of Thos. C. Bowie. ..m. Col. Wm. Green.
Prince George's Co., Annapolis, Md.
Md.
Bright, Susannah
H Gloucester Co., Va.
Baker, Cath. M New York.
b. Oct. 28, 1805.
Buchanan, fllar-
garet d. of AVm. Buchanan,
New York.
181I)...Biuns, 3Iary Anne ...d. of John Binns m. George S. Geyer.
Philadelphia. Philadelphia,
d.
Black, Maria New York m. Francis R. Tillou.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. BIT
1819...Brown, Harriet d. of John l^iwn ni Thomas Harper
' Phihiclelphm. ih about. 1KJ4, at.
New Orleans.
" ^MaHa':.^"" d. of Tin,. I'.arnanl n.. - Wash, Wih.m.g-
near .Savannah. ton Ishxnd.
'•■ Bolt, Jane J d. of James Belt,
b. June 12, 1807 Baltimore.
" Boyer, CaroHiic d. of Philip Boyer,
Swamp Church.
Montgomery Co., Pa.
" Brown, Maria.
18-^0... Barron, Josephine ...d. of Com. James Uar-
ron, U.S.N., Balti-
more.
" Bosen, Caroline Fredericktown Md.
" Benson, 3Iary Ann ...d. of llichard Benson...d. March 9, 183o.
b. Jan. 24, IBOU. Philadelphia.
Beardley, Phebe
<i ^^,ni ^Monroe, Sussex Co u. l»/o.
b. March 12, 1807. N. J.
" Brodhead, Cath. C. ...d. of John P,ro.lhead....m. Lhjah Thomas
b. Nov. 25, 1810. Kiltaning, Pa. Spring, Crawtora
1821. ..Bidleman, Eliza- Co., Pa.
Ijptlj Bidleinansvule, N. J.
b. 1809.
" Bryan, Sarah F d. of Jonathan Bryan,
b. Sept. 1807. Charleston, S. C.
" ^l!aHr"ett^''."' d. of llichard Brenan...m. - Schult/,, Ohio.
b. March 12, 1809. South Carolina.
1822. ..Bedford, Eleanor
j^nn d. of Mrs. Geo. Camp-
b. Dec. 23, 1808. bell, Baltimore.
" Beckel, Louisa d. of Godfrey Beckel.
Philadelphia.
" Brenan, Amelia
(^•ar d. of Richard Brenan,
b.'sept. 1, 1810. Charleston, S. C.
" Burns, 3Iary d. of Benjamin Burns.
b. Feb. 11, 18111. Washington City.
" Bailey, Jane d. of Jesse Bailey,
b. Oct. 20, 1808. Philadelphia. ^
" Bishop, Anjjelina d. of Chas. D. Bishop...m. Adam Giering.
b. Oct. 20,"^1812. Bethlehem. d. 1852.
- 182.3. ..Bosks, Fanny M d. of Rev. John Boggs,
b. Dec. 6, 1808. P.oundbrook, N. J.
" Butler, Phebe H Wilkes-Barrc m. ^■^-^^^^'^:^l^-
h ISIO U. lo->l, o. .IjOUIS. i»i".
•• Bonnet, Boadicea Newcastle, Delaware.
b. isia.
•' Benfer, Mary .4nn d. of J. C. Renter,
b. June 1, IHi:;. Philadelphia.
Beach, Henrietta d. of Samuel Beach,
b. Aug. 29. 1S(I8. N. J.
" Bourne, Marv d. of Rev. Steplien
b. June 14, 1811. Bourne, German-
town.
318 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1S24... Bailey, Mary W d. of Chester Bailey,
b. 1813. Philadelphia.
Brav, Susanna A m- John B. Taylor.
b. ^ov. 1811.
Bellas, Ann C d. of Hugh Bellas m. 1835, M. A. Rod-
b. May 12, 1811. Sunbury, Pa. rigue, M.D., Le-
compton, Kansas.
18l'o...Berg, Eliza d. of Rev. — Berg m. — Brown, Indiana.
b. May 28, 1817. of Antigua, W. I.
Brandt, Ann d. of Jacob Brandt,
b. July 22, 1810. Baltimore.
Butz, Abyssinia d. of David Butz m. AVm. H. Harmany.
b. Jan. 7, 1810. Easton, Pa.
Bowen, Harriet d. of Henry Bowen m. 1847, Chas. Chenej-,
b. Nov. 28, 1811. Providence, R. I. Manchester, Conn.
Breck, Eliza d. of George Breck m. Samuel Reed, M.D..
b. :\Iay 10, 1815. Bustletou, Pa. Beaufort, S. C.
Beitel, Aunabella d. of John Beitel m, George Knauss.
b. Sept. 13, 1813. Nazareth, Pa.
1826... Brewer, Mary U g. d. of John Titus,
b. Dec. 30, 1814. Long Island.
Bolles, Enieline d. of Matthew BoUes,
b. April 2, 1813. Petit Gulf, Jefferson
Co., Miss.
Bisland, Susan d. of Peter Bisland,
b. 1814. Natchez, Miss.
Brewer, Eliza S Long Island.
b. Dec. 30, 1814.
Burt, Alice d. of Nathaniel Burt,
b. June 28, 1815. Philadelphia.
Burt, Mary d. of Nathaniel Burt,
b. March 9, 1818. Philadelphia.
Bulkley, Eliza F d. of A. Bulkley,
b. June 8, 1817. Charleston, S. C.
Baker, Emma d. of Chas. H. Baker. ..m. Rev. Theophilus
b. Oct. 24, 1810. Philadelphia. Stork.
Buerhouse, Maria
Louisa d. of Daniel Buerhouse,
b. April 18, 1819. Charleston, S. C.
" Bailey, Chlorine d. of Chester Bailey,
b. July, 1817. Philadelphia.
1827...Bads;er, Sarah d. of Samuel Badger. ,.m.
b. 1811. Philadelphia. d.
" Badger, Ellen d. of Samuel Badger. ..m. John Roberts,
b. 1817. Philadelphia. Fredericksburg, Va.
" Bolden, Abby L d. of Samuel Bolden,
b. July 15, 1812. Newark, N. J.
" Britton, Ann d. of Wm. Britton,
Philadelphia.
" Bentley, Mary d. of Lachlan B. Bent-
b. Dec. 21, 1811. ley, Washington Co.,
Pa.
Baylies, Mary M d. Robert Baylies,
b. Dec. 31, 1813. Kingston. N. J.
Broom, Virgilia d. of Jas. M. Broom. ..d. 1833.
Philadelphia.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMIXAllY. 311«
1827. ..Beck, Ann C W'^ck Sw.anip, San-
b Sept •'■'> 1815. dusky ("o., Ohio.
- Bibb, Alm'ira d- "f «ov. lUbb m. 183.5, G. E. Mills.
b. Dec. 24. ISIG. Huntsville, Ala.
■• Ripck Lizetta <1. of Kev. — Hleck m. Israel Rickseckcr,
Bleck, Lizetta... Oraceham, Md. Canal Dover, Ohio.
(1. 18.').3.
" Binns, Hannah d. of John IJinns d.
Philadelphia.
- Bidleman, Maria d. of Hen, y Bidleman...m.- Stapler. Trenton,
b. April 18. 1814. Easton. I'a. >• •'•
" Bennet, EJiza M d. of Stephen Bennet...m. .Limes M Keen.
V) 1^11 Easton, Pa. d. j».jO.
]828...Brown, Maria M d. of Michael Brown...ni.r. Ellis, Tarrytown,
b. April 14, 181t;. Kahway, N. J. >• »•
Baker, Ann Eliza w. of Silas Yerkes,
Pliiladelpliia.
• Beehler, Susanna d. of Tobias Beehler,
Philadelphia.
1829. ..Bate, Lucy Ann d. of .James S. Bate,
b. Nov. 27. 181-3. Louisville, Ky.
• Bangs, 3Iary Ann d. of Elijah Bangs,
b. June 15, 1817. Philadelphia.
1880...Boyer, Anna M d. of — Boyer M.D.,
]3 1816 Snowhill, Md.
•• Baylor, Ann Maria...w. of John Yates m. J N. Walke, Nor-
b. Oct. 21, 1817. Charlestown, \ a. folk, V a.
d. Aug. 11, 184".'.
.. Bem„„J».ia„a W.-.-Ene Co., Pa " ,!f l.ii;^:',!"''-
d. 1839.
]832...Bartle, Louisa A Orwigsburg. Pa.
b. Jan. 27, 1817. ^ , ^ ^^
- Bishop, Hannah M. ...d. of Job Bishop m. John Patterson
b Sept 10,1819. Edgemont, DeL Co., Goshen, Chester Lo..
Pa. l*a.
1833...Beach,MaryEl d. of Ephraim Beach,
b. Dec. in, 1820. Newark, N. J.
•' Bishop, Sarah w. of Richard Ronald-., m. ( harles Steedman,
b. Jan. 5, 1821. son. Philadelphia. U.S.N.
" Bagc, Eliz. Irene d. of Robert Bage,
b Nov 1823. New York.
•' Blair, Sarah L w. of Jas. K. Sw.ayze...m. Thomas Bunting.
I,. 1823. Hope, N. J. d. 18.jG.
" Brooks, Sarah F d. of James Brooks.
b. May 28, 1823. U.S.N.. Norfolk, ^ a.
1834...Briggs, Eliz. S Detroit, Michigan.
b. Dec. 22, 1822.
■• Beman, Louisa C d. of Rev. N. S. Beman,
b. Oct. 23, 1824. Troy. N. \.
Burgess, Phebe New York.
18.35...Barnes, Susan Jane. ..New York,
b. Nov. 25. 1822.
" Bininger, Harriet t- , at n
B d. of Jacob Bininger. ..m. — Fisk, M.D.,
b.'Aug. 5, 1823. New York. Northampton, Mass.
320 CATALOGUE OF PUI'ILS AT THE
1835...Biiiinjfcr, Marv C tl. of Jacob ]'>iiuiigcr...in. — Smith, 'M.D
h. Feb. 2H, 1825. New York. Nrw York.
" Brooks, Eliz. H tl. of John S. Brooks,
b. July, 182.'5. Blooming Grove.
Orange Co., N. Y.
" Beiijaniiu, Frances. ..d. of Meigs D. Ben-....d. Oct. 18. 1848.
jaman, Bridgeport,
Conn.
" Burke, Maria E d. of Joseph Burke m. John T. Knight.
b. Feb. 14, 182:^. Easton, Pa.
" Budd, Lucy Ann Mount Holly, N. J d. 1838.
b. May 13, 1819.
" Budd, Mary D. Mount Holly, N. J m. — Parvin,
b. Dec. 13, 1821. Philadelphia.
" Binini^er, Agones C'....d. of Jacob Bininger...m. David Wagstaff.
b. Jan. 2'.l,l82G. New York.
" Bininger, Charlotte
M d. of Jacob Bininger...ni. Daniel B. Dash.
b. Nov. 20, 1828. New York.
1836...Butterworth, Sarah
Ann d. of JohnButterworth,
b. Sept. 14. 1820. Philadelphia.
" Bug£^, Emily d. of Peter T. Bugg,
b. 1821. Columbus, Muscogee
Co., Geo.
" Barton, Caroline M...d. of John Barton m. Aug. 21, 1840, Ed-
b. Nov. 5, 1820. Bloomsburg, Pa. win W. Payne,
Pliiladelphia.
d. May G, 18-52.
" Battin, Ann Catha-
rine d. of John Batlin.
b. March 15, 1824. New York.
" Brown, Mary Miles. ..w. of Wm. Wadsworth,
b. Dec. 20, 1825. Philadelphia.
1837...Brinckle, Adriana....d. of W. D. Brinckle,
b. 1826. M.D., Philadelphia.
" Bertsch, Caroline d. of Daniel Bertsch...m. John Leisenriug,
b. May 1, 1825. Mauch Chunk, Pa. Fillmore. Luzerne
Co., Pa.
" Bishop, Henrietta. ...d. of Jas. B. Bishop. ..m. John C. Carmichael.
b. July, 1824. Augusta, Geo. d. April 10, 1854.
" Bishop, Mary A d. of Jas. B. Bishop. ..m. Wm. A. Alexandei-.
b. Sept. 1820. Augusta, Geo.
" Banks, Marjjaret
Ann Philadelphia.
b. Dec. 1825.
1838...Barras, Elizabeth d. of John B. Barras...m. Thos. S. Martin
b. July, 1825. Philadelphia.
" Bunker, Catharine... w. of Capt. Bethuel
Bunker, N. Y.
" Beach, Jane d. of Chillion Beach ...m. 1844, Samuel Kin;.
b. Jan. 7, 1823. Rockaway, N. J. California.
'■ Barnes, Eliza w. of Robt. S. Barnes,
b. 1820. New York.
" Brooks, Mary J d. of John S. Brooks,
b. 1832. Blooming Grove,
Orange Co., N. Y.
RETHLEirRM FEMALE SENflXARV
!-:i
1839. ..Booth, Julia Ann Brooklyn, N. Y.
b. 1H24.
" Banks, Eliz'th 1*1 d. of Hon. Jno. Banks...fl. 18')].
b. 1824. Heading, Pa.
1840...Bebee, Mary M. ItI....Ncw York,
b. June 12, 1820.
" Burgess, Mary d. of Richard Burgess. ..m. — Taylor, Ohio.
b. Dec. 25, 1827. Washington City.
" Burgess, Anna d. of Richard Burgess.
b. Dec. 25, 18r.O. Washington (.'ity.
" Burhans, Amelia d. of .Tacob Burhans...d. Aug. 19, 1848.
b. .Tan. 1, 182*;. Kingston, Ulster
Co., N. Y.
" Burhans, Elsie
Ann d. of Jacob Burhans. ..m. Feb. ?>. 1857, Frodo-
b. Jan. 1, 1828. Kingston, Ulster rick L. Wcstbrook.
Co., N. Y.
'• Bush, Amanda d. of J. Bush.
1 841. . .Brodrick, Mary Ann... d. of Jas. Brodrick m. D. D. Brodhead.
b. Dec. 14, 1827. Summit Hill, Pa. Pliiladelphia.
'* Bender, Almira F. ...d. of Chas. W. Bender.. .m. W. H. Hurler,
b. 1830. Philadelphia.
" Bicking,MaryA.R....d. of G. H. Bicking m. June 1, 1845. Wm.
b. May 21, 1829. Philadelphia. Brisbane, M.D..
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
1842. ..Baton, Mary E d. of A. Baton,
b. Nov. 1828. Philadelphia.
" Beall, Mary Yates
Keyes d. of G. B. Beall. Jef-
b. Jan. 1, 1829. ferson Co.. Va.
1844... Bills, 3Iary Caro-
line d. of J. H. Bills m. Robert H. Wood.
b. Oct. 25, 1828. Bolivar. Tenn.
" Brown, Sarah
Frances d. of Col. Jas. Brown. ..m. Jan. 1851, AY. F.
Oxford, Fayette Avent..
Co., Miss.
" Brown, Martha
Fredonia d. of Col. Jas. Brown...m. Dec. 1849, IT. W.
Twins, b. March 24, Oxford, Fayette Walter. TTolly
1830. Co.. Miss. Springs. Miss.
1845. ..Beach, Cornelia d. of C. B. Beach. Beach
b. Sept. 22, 1830. Glen, Morris Co.,
N. J.
" Bertsch, Emmelinc.d. of D. Bertsch m. James Polk.
b. Dec. 7. 1829. Mauch Chunk. Pa.
" Barnet, Sarah A d. of David Barnet,
b. July 19, 1833. Philadelphia.
" Brown, Mary A d. of D. Brown. M.D..
b. Feb. 2(5, 1832. Bastrop, Texas.
Brown, Ann W d. of Col. Jas. Brown. ...m. Aug. 1854. AV. F.
b. July 29. 1832. Oxford, Miss. Dowd, Aberdeen.
Monroe Co., Mis'.
1846...Boileau, Jane d. of Daniel Boileau,
Monroe, Bucks Co.,
Pa.
21
■322 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
] 840. ..Bridge, Anna T d. of Edm. T. Bridge,
b. Aug. 21, 1830. Augusta, Maine.
•' Baum, Rosabella d. of P. C. Baum,
b. Oct. 25, 1802. Harrisburg, Pa.
•' Browne, Clara d. of Mrs. Clarissa
Browne, Somers
P. 0., West Chester
Co., N. Y.
Bauersachs,Sabina...d. of J. N. Bauersachs,
Philadelphia.
Beamon, Sarah L d. of N. Beamon, Suf-
b. Feb. 2'J, 1832. folk, Nansimond Co.,
Va.
1847. ..Bridge, Octavia d. of Edm. T. Bridge. ..d. 1853.
b. Aug. 14, 1832. Augusta, Maine.
•' Bidlack, Mary d. of B. A. Bidlack m. .James M. Pieed.
b. March 10, 1832. AVilkes-Barre, Pa. Philadelphia.
" BoAvers, Frances d. of Bartholomew m. Wm. Fowler, M.D.
Bowers, Middleburg d. 1855.
P. 0., Hardeman
Co., Tenn.
Biery, Catharine d. of S. Biery, Lehigh. ..m. — Beck, Catasau-
b. Oct. 4, 1834. Co., Pa. qua. Pa,
•' Bethea, Mary A d. of T. B. Bethea,
b. Oct. 7, 1833. Camden, Wilcox Co.,
Ala.
• Bethea, Sarah C d. of T. B. Bethea,
b. May 8, 1835. Camden, AVilcox Co.,
Ala.
•' Boas, Sarah Eliz'th..d. of J. D. Boas Harrisburg.
b. Dec. 3, 1833. Allentown, Pa.
Bedell, Aletta C d. of Israel Bedell,
b. Aug. 19, 1833. Basken Ridge,
Somerset Co., N. J,
Bernhard, Amanda. ..d. of J. S. Bernhard,
b. Sept. 28, 1832. Alsace, Berks Co.,
Pa.
" Baum, Mary A d. of J. F. Baum, M.D...Reading.
b. Sept. 20, 1833. Brownfieldsville,
Berks Co., Pa.
Brown, Anna d. of Moses Brown m. Edward Ivins,
b. 1829. Morrisville, Bucks Penn's Manor.
Co., Pa.
•' Bridge, Clara A d. of Edm. T. Bridge,
b. Sept. 9, 1834. Jersey City, N. J.
1848...Bellerjeau,Caroline..d. of Henry Bellerjeau,
b. Aug. 15, 1834. Philadelphia.
Bleck, MaryE d. of Rev. Charles A.
b. June 22, 1835. Bleck.
1849...Bleck, Charlotte A.... d. of Rev. Charles A.
b. April 12, 1837. Bleck.
•' Bleck, S. Cornelia ...d. of Rev. Charles A.
b. May 4, 1839. Bleck.
•' Byrnes, Mary E. C. ...d. of Thos. H. Byrnes,
b. May 7, 1836. New York.
•' Byrnes, Latilla A d. of Thos. H. Byrnes,
b. Aug. 3, 1837. New York.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 328
1f*40...Bvrnes, Emily A J. of Thos. H. Byrnes,
b. Jan. 31, 1841. New York.
Bcrtsch, Harriet d. of D. Bertsch m. Samuel B. Price.
b. Feb. 10, 1884. iMauch Chunk, Pa.
Breinig, Eliza R cl- of John.!. Breinig...Allentown, Pa.
b. Oct. 8, 1835. Breinigsville, Lehigh
<^o., Pa.
■ Burton, Bettie g. <l. of And. Joyner....m. William Wiggins.
b. Feb. 1836. Weldon, Granville
Co., N. C.
1S.')()... Broom, Frances
Virgilia d. of Jacob Broom m. N. H. Marcellus,
b. May 12, 1834. Philadelphia. M.D., Superior City.
Wisconsin.
Baldwin, Rachel
Ann d. of M. F. Baldwin.. ..m. — Ayres, Morris-
b. March 16, 1834. Lesser X Roads P.O., town.
Somerset Co., N. J.
Bonncll, Joanna R. -d. of A. V. Bonnell m. John Clossin, Cin-
b. 1833. Flemington, N. J. cinnati.
'• Broom, Helen F d. of .Jacob Broom m. Charles Hacker.
b. May 11. 1838. Philadelphia.
" Bonnell, Mary W d. of A. V. Bonnell,
b. Dec. 10, 1835. Flemington, N. J.
" Buffington, Sarah •
Jane d. of H. C. Buffington.. .Ottawa, 111,
b. Sept. 21, 1839. Flemington, N. J.
Bickcl, Ann Maria ...d. oft Levi Bickel.
b. May, 1837. Jonestown, Lebanon
Co., Pa.
1S.-,1, .Bieber, Sophia d. of J. S. Bieber,
b. Aug. 1838. Kutztown. Pa.
- Blackwell, Sarah G. ..d. of Thos. Blackwell...d. 1852.
b. May, 1838. North Branch P. 0.,
Somerset Co., N. J.
Bewley, Phebe stepd. of — Lott,M.D.,
b. 1835. Quakertown, Pa.
Barkeloo, Harriet J...d. of T. S. Barkeloo ...m. Charles E. Bucking-
b. Nov. 1835. Brooklyn, L. L ham, San Francisco.
California.
Barkeloo, Joanna B..d. of T. S. Barkeloo,
b. July, 1837. Brooklyn. L. I.
Brown, Eliz'th L g. d. of Chas. Wood.. ..Port Chester, N. Y.
b. 1833. New York.
•• Bntz, Matilda d. of M. Butz, Easton,
b. May 5, 1837. Pa.
" Barr, Anna P s. d. of W. C. Mullen,
b. Dec. 16, 1834. Philadelphia.
Beale, Elizabeth d. of John Beale,
b. Oct. 1, 1836. Brooklyn.
Brickenstein, Ellen
W d.of J. C. Brickenstein,
b. Dec. 6, 1840. Nazareth, Pa.
•' Bean, Rachel \V w. of B. E. Chain, Nor-
b. 1835. ristown, Pa.
18.'>2...Bidlack, Blanche d. of B. A. Bidlack,
b. Jan. 27, 1838. Wilkes-BarrC-, Pa.
324 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
lSo2...Boggs, Isabel A d. of John Boggs,
b. Feb. 2(3, 18;J8. Chambersbiirg. Pa.
Bender, Lizzie d. of Chas. W. Bender,
b. Aug. 12, IHS'J. Philadelphia.
" Beunet, Louisa d. of W. W. Bennet ni. Wm. T. Hiilse.'
b. Aug. 31, 1838. Port Jefferson, L. L
•' Belford, Celinda d. of George Belford,
b. Sept. 23, 1838. Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Bast, Elizabeth d. of Gideon Bast,
b. Sept. 10, 1832. Schuylkill Haven.
Pa.
Bast, Amanda d. of Gideon Bast.
b. March 16, 1835. Schuylkill Haven,
Pa.
Buckman, Louisa d. of Monroe Buckman.
b. Feb. lit, 1836. Doylestown, Pa.
18')3...Bergen, Eliz'thC d. of Geo. W. Bergen.
b. Nov. 23, 1839. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Bleidorn, Louisa d. of Mrs. L. Bleidorn.
b. Nov. 28, 1838. New York.
" Bleidorn, Wilhel-
mina d. of Mrs. L. Bleidorn
b. Oct. 18, 1841. New York.
" Briekeustein, Ann. ...d. of J. C. Bricken-....m. Aug. 1857, llev. C
stein. - Edward Kluge.
'' Bringhurst, Jane d. of John H. Bring-. ..m. James Verree.
b. May 21, 1836. hurst, Philadelphia. d. July, 1857.
" Bringhurst, Mary E...d. of John H. Bring-
b. Oct. 22, 183U. hurst, Philadelphia.
'• Bringhurst, Rebecca. .d. of John H. Bring-
b. Aug. 'J, 1841. hurst, Philadelphia.
Bush, Eliza d. of A. Bush, M.D.,
b. Dec. 19, 1836. Seltzer's Store,
Chester Co., Pa.
Butler, Sophia n. of Wm. Euston,
b. Sept. 24, 1841. Charleston, S. C.
•' Boyer, Emma d. of Mrs. Lydia Boyer.
b. Sept. 29, 1837. New Village, Warren
Co., N. Y.
Beale, Elizabeth n. of Mrs. Caroline
b. Nov. 24, 1839. Beale, Philadelphia.
Bartlett, Marion d. of Nathan Bartlctt.
b. Feb. 1839. Bethlehem, Pa.
Beehler, Charlotte
M d. of Francis Beehler.
b. March 24, 1840. Baltimore, Md.
" » Beckel, Rosalia d. of Chas. F. Beckel,
Bethlehem, Pa.
■' Barnes, Sarah d. of J. Barnes, Rich-
b. April 25, 1837. mond P. 0., Staten
Island.
1854...Barkeloo, Lemma. ...d. of T. J. Barkeloo,
b. March 20, 1840. Brooldyn, N. Y.
" Barker, Frances C....d. of AVm. Bai-ker,
b. Feb. 1, 1842. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Brogden, Ada F d. of Mrs. E. Levens,
b. Jan. 1, 1840. New Orleans.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMIXAKY,
li*.'i4.. Brnnncr, Ann
Eliza <1. of George Bruiiner,
b. Oct. 2, 1836. Doylestown, Pa.
" Bush, Caroline d. of A. Bush, M.D.,
b. Aug. 20, 1838. Chester Co., Pa.
Buck, Elizabeth d. of R. Buck, Jack-
b. Sept. 13, 1830. sonville, Lehigh Co.,
Pa.
1 8')'). ..Brown, Anna E n. of .T. M. Davis,
b. April 12, 1838. New York.
Butler, MaryD d. of T. R. Butler,
b. Dec. 6, 1841. New York.
Backer, Charlotte L.Dcraerara, S. A.
b. Dec. 11, 1840.
•^ Bunting, Hannah S...d. of C. P. Bunting,
b. Sept. 25, 1840. Marcus Hook, Pa.
Bush, Louisa V d. of George Bush,
b. Dec. 21, 1840. Wilmington, Del.
•• Bunker, Mary N d. of Mrs. F. Bunker,
b. Sept. 21, 1841. Fairfield, Conn.
" Balliet, Emma E d. of H. Balliet, North
b. Oct. o, 1842. Whitehall P. 0.,
Lehigh Co., Pa.
Beebe, Sarah J d. of .James W. Beebe,
b. Feb. 6, 1830. New York.
Blickensderfer,
LydiaA d. of .Jacob Blickens-
b. May 26, 183G. derfer. New Phila-
delphia, Ohio.
18oG...Bell, Martha C n. of -L Marshall, Ger-
b. July 21, 1838. mantown, Pa.
'^ Bigler,'Emily J d. of Rev. D. Bigler,
b. :March 20, 184t). Bethlehem, Pa.
Brooks, Mary C d. of Chas. E. Brooks,
b. Oct. 18, 1838. Blooming Grove,
N. Y.
'• Brooks, Annie W d. of F. B. Brooks,
b. March 1, 1841. Blooming Grove,
Orange Co., N. Y.
•• Butz, Emma L, d. of George Butz, .Jr.,
b. Nov. 5, 1840. Philadelphia.
Bruen, Julia d. of Mrs. S. Bruen,
b. Oct. 20, 1840. Newark, N. .L
Bennett, Irene A d. of Orlando Bennett,
b. Oct. 30, 1843. New York.
Baugh, Anna d. of John Baugh,
b. Feb. 24, 1830. Chester Co., Pa.
Bergen, Ellen M d. of Teunis Bergen,
b. Sept. 17, 1842. Cresco, Long Island.
Boyer, Annie d. of Thos. M. Boyer,
b. July 26, 1840 Caroline Centre,
N. Y.
Bachman, Caroline
S d. of Rev. H. C. Bach-
b. Sept. 16, 1845. man, Gnadenhutten,
Ohio.
1857... Bayard, Tirginia W...d. of Samuel J. Bayard,
b. Feb. 6, 1842. Woodbury, N. J.
326 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1857. ..Black, Emma L d. of R. P. Black,
b. Nov. 8, 1843. Easton, Pa.
" Bray, Charlotte d. of John G. Bray,
b. June, 1843. San Francisco, Cal.
" Bray, Mary d. of John G. Bray,
b. April, 1845. San Francisco, Cal.
" Barnet, Mary N d. of Wm. Barnet,
b. Feb. 1844. Easton, Pa.
Bennet, Emily B.K...d. of B. S. B. Bennet,
b. Sept. 1846. New York.
" Benade, Hetty H d. of James H. Benade,
b. Nov. 1849. Reading, Pa.
" Benade, Sallie M d. of James H. Benade.
b. Dec. 1850. Reading, Pa.
" Barndt, Emma Bethlehem, Pa.
b. Aug. 3, 1842.
" Brown, Sarah d. of John Brown,
b. 1841. Bethlehem, Pa.
•' Brown, Elizabeth d. of John Brown,
b. 1843. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Baldwin, Emily R. ...d. of C. Baldwin,
b. June 23, 1842. Orange, N. J.
Bethell, Mary Vir- d. of AVm. Decatur
ginia Bethell, Staceysville,
b. Aug. 16, 1841. N. C.
" Burnell, Cordelia d. of Eli Burnell,
b. April 14, 1841. Philadelphia.
" Beach, Emma L d. of Lewis Beach,
b. Jan. 21, 1843. Brooklyn, N. Y.
1787...Cockey, Ruth Baltimore m. — Winchester.
" Cox, Maria d. of Mrs. Maria Cox,
Baltimore.
1789. ..Campbell, Jemima. ..d. of John Campbell,
b Feb. 19, 1780. New York.
" Currie, Ann d. of Archibald Curric.m. — Rapelje, Fi.sh-
b. Sept. 13, 1777. New York. kill, N. Y.
" Chester, Elizabeth... d. of John Chester m. June 8, 1807, E. V.
b. Nov. 10, 1774. Weathersfield, Conn. Backus.
d.
1790...Cockburn, Cath d. of Wm. Cockbm'n...m. John Tremper, Au-
near Esopus, N. Y. burn, N. Y.
d. 1842, at Port
Byron, N. Y,
" Colden, Catharine.... New York m. — Cooper.
" Cornell, Margaret Long Island.
1791. ..Cooper, Kitty d. of Mrs. Hannah
Cooper,
Philadelphia.
Cooper, Maria d. of Mrs. Hannah
Cooper,
Philadelphia.
" Chenevard, Hepzi-
bah d. of John Chenevard,
Hartford, Conn.
1792. ..Coleman, Elizabeth..d. of Robert Coleman. ..m. Chas. Hall, Muncy,
near Lancaster, Pa. Lycoming Co., Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 327
1793. ..Chester, Mary d. of John Chester m. June 8, 180C, E.
b. April 20, 1779. Weathersfield, Conn. Welles, Brattlcboro.
Vt.
" Crowley, Eleaiiora... Charleston, S. C m. to 3d husband,
b. Jan. 15, 1734. — Glenn.
Clark, Mildred d. of John Clark m. — Bedinger, Berke-
York. ly Co., Va.
Cooper, Catharine. ..d. of A. Cooper ra. — Beach.
b. Dec. 21, 1778. Rhinebeck, N. Y.
" Chabert, Mary d. of Charles Chabert,
b. March 25, 1784. St. Croix, AV. I.
1794...Comegys, Ann n.of Cornelius Comegys,
b. March 21, 1780. Philadelphia.
" Caldwell, Jane d. of James Caldwell. ..m. — Sewell, Montreal.
b. Dec. 4, 1780. Albany, N. Y. C. E.
d.
Carey,Eliza d. of Col. Richard
b. Sept. 26, 1782. Carey, New York.
Carey, Ann d. of Col. Richard
b. Sept. 24, 1783. Carey, New York.
1796. ..Colt, Sarah d. of Peter Colt, Pat-
b. Jan. 22, 1782. terson, N. J.
" Christie, Eliza d. of Gabriel Christie,
b. March 29, 1787. Havre de Grace, Md.
1797. ..Colt, Catharine d. of Peter Colt, Pat-
b. May 16, 1784. terson, N. J.
Chabert, Jeannette...d. of Charles Chabert,
b. Oct. 21, 1787. St. Croix, W. L
Cunow, Augusta H....d. of Rev. John G m. Rt. Rev. .John C.
Cunow, Bethlehem. Beckler.
Resides in Herrnhiu.
Saxony.
1798... Champion, Lucretia..d. of Col. E. Champion,
b. Feb. 17, 1783. East Haddam, Conn.
1799. ..Campbell, Jane d. of Samuel Campbell,
b. April 1, 1789. New York.
'' Chaffee, Abigail
Sherwood d. of Henry Chaffee.... m. March 7, 1805.
b. April 24, 1787. M.D., Windsor, James Loomis.
Conn.
Clarke, Maria d. of Samuel Clarke ...m. 1812, Wm. Calhoun.
b. .July 13, 1788. Washington, Pa. d.
Campbell, Martha.... Savannah, Georgia,
b. 1788.
1800. ..Cross, Elizabeth d. of .Tohn Cross,
b. April 30, 1788. Philadelphia.
Crawford, Cath d. of Edw. Crawford ...m. — Munro. >
b. July 4, 1789. Chambersburg, Pa. d.
1801. ..Chambers, Mary d. of .Jos. Cliambers... m.Rev. JohnM'Knighr.
b. April 11, 1792. Chambersburg, Pa. Philadelphia.
" Crawford, Eliza d. of John Crawford. ..m. Hugh Crawford.
b. May 8, 1788. Franklin Co., Pa. Fayetteville, Frank
lin Co., Pa.
Conkling, Eliza S. ...d. of Joseph Conkling,
b. May 7, 1789. Baltimore.
Calhoun, Eleanora...d. of .John Calhoun ni. Rev. .Tamos Culbevt-
b. March 28, 1790. Chambersburg, Pa. son. Zanesville, (».
d.
:J28 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1 801. ..Cunow, Caroline L.-.U. of John G. Cunow...m. Rev. H. Dober.
Bethlehem. d. 1840, in Silesia.
1802. ..Connelly, Anne
Louisa d. of John Connelly ....m. July 10, 1806,
b Nov. 14, 1788. Thikdelphia. Manuel Eyre
d. April 19, 1832.
Copland, Elizabeth. ..d. of Chas. Copland ...m. — Parkhill, Florida.
b. Sept. 1788. Richmond, Va d.
Copland, Margaret.. ..d. of Chas. Copland.... Lost her life by the
b. July, 1792. Richmond, Va. burning of the Rich-
mond Theatre,
Christmas Eve, 1811.
" Chambers, Eliza-
beth d. of Daniel Chambers,
b. 1792. Baltimore.
Crawford, Martha d. of .John Crawford. ..m. .Josiah Duffield,
Chambersburg, Pa. Fayetteville, Frank-
lin Co., Pa.
d.
180o...Clopper, Rebecca d. of Nicholas Clopper...d. 1850.
b. Dec. 15, 1792. Chambersburg, Pa.
1804... Church, Maria d. of Benjamin Church,
New York.
1805...Carpender, Eliza step d. of Eleazer m. — Shoemaker.
b. Dec. 14, 1791. Jones, New York.
Chambers, Sally d. of Benjamin Cham-... m. — Clark, M.D.
bers. Chambers- d.
burg. Pa.
" Campbell, Eliza d. of Samuel Campbell,
b. Dec. 23, 1794. New York.
1800... Cunningham, Han-
nah d. ofWm. Cunning-.. ..m. Aprils, 1808, David
b. June 8, 1793. ham. Hardy Co., Van Meter.
Va.
•' Clarke, Catharine
Loxley d. of S. Clarke d. 1821.
b. July 3, 1793. Philadelphia. v
" Coakley, Maria S d. of Joseph Coakley,
b. 1798. St. Johns, W. L
'• Corlis, Mary Ann d. of John Corlis m. 1st, Wm. Bradford :
b. Dec. 3, 1794. Providence, R. I. 2d, — Newton,
Kentucky.
1807... Christy, Mary d. of Hugh Christy,
b. Oct. 17, 1797. Philadelphia.
■- Cunningham, Eliza
M d. of J. Cunningham. ..m. Thomas Harrison.
b. April 22, 1794. Richmond, Va.
Cunningham, Lucy
A. L d. of J. Cunningham. ..m. — Trent, M.D.
b. Sept. 6, 1797. Richmond, Va.
Carrell, Ellen Ann...d. of Edward CarrelL
b. May 5, 1797.
LSU9...Claxton, Louisa d. of John Claxton,
b. May, 1797. Philadelphia.
1 SIO . . . Campbell, Mary g. d. of Mrs. M. Bowers,
New York.
Conner, Anna Cath. ..St. Croix, W. I.
b. Dec. 1800.
bi<:thleiiem female seminary. 321)
]811...Clynier, Eliza w. of George Morton,
b. Nov. 1796. Gray's Ferry,
Philadclpliia.
" Chestcrman, Maria...d. of JamesCliesterman,
b. May 19, 1799. New York.
Coryell, Rebecca d.of Cornelius Coryell. ..m. William Biles.
b. April 20, 1797. Bucks Co., Pa d. May 19, Ig.'j'),
Richmond, Ind.
1H13... Chambers, Eliz'th. ...d. of B. Chambers ni. .Joseph Wickcs,
b. Aprils, 1799. Kent Co., Md. Chestertowu, Md.
Cromwell, Mary
A. D d. of Thos. Cromwell.. .d.
b. Oct. 24, 1799. Pittsburg.
•' Cromwell, Rebecca. ..d. of Thos. Cromwell. ..d.
b. July IG, 1802. Pittsburg.
lS14...Corrie, Ann Eliza d. of George Corrie,
b. Dec. 13, 1802. Chestertown, Kent
Co., Md.
Cunningham, Caro-
line d. of Abner Cunning-
ham, Goshen, N. Y.
" Clopper, Caroline. ...d. of Nicholas Clopper,
b. 1802. Frederic Co., Md.
Caines, Ann Louisa. ..d. of George Caines,
b. April 24, 1801. Hudson, N. Y.
Caines, Mary M d. of George Caines,
b. Feb. 15, 1803. Hudson, N. Y.
Clark, Cath. M d. of Sandford Clark,
Milford, Wayne Co.,
Pa.
" Converse, Harriet d. of Daniel Converse. ..m. Charles B. Goddard.
b. .Jan. ](), 1801. Zanesville, Ohio.
Cromwell, Eliza d. of Thos. Cromwell. ..d.
b. July, 1802. Pittsburg.
'' Cook, Emmeline
Susan d. of William Cook,
Richmond, Va.
Cook, Caroline
Susan d. of William Cook,
b. Jan. 4, 180G, twins. Richmond, Va.
181 j... Caldwell, Sarah d of James Caldwell,
b. Dec. 27, 1797. Philadelphia.
" Cooke, Mary d. of Capt. Robert
b. Dec. 19, 1802. Cooke, Baltimore.
•' Cooke, Catharine d. of Capt. Robert
b. April 17, 1804. Cooke, Baltimore.
■' Cline, Mary d. of Lewis Cline,
Greenwich, Sussex
Co., N. J.
" Caldwell, Mary A d. of James Caldwell,
b. March 10, 1803. Philadelphia.
Cooper, Charlotte
M. E d. of John Cooper,
b. Aug. 1"), 1801. Easton, Pa.
Cunow, Theodora d. of John G. Cunow...m. P. Beears.
b. May 30. 180U. Bethlehem, Pa. d. 18.5ti.
181G.. .Cole, Isabella d. of William Cole,
Baltimore.
330
CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
181()...Coombe, lliihamah.
" Coombe, Eliza
Caldwell, Ann M....
" Chapman, Marilla-.
" Chalmers, Mary
' ' Capner , Mary
1817...Contlicl, 31arcia.
" Corbin, Lucy B..
Corbin, Ann B
Cunningham, Agnes
1818.
Cadle, Mary...
.Covcll, Sarah..
Carter, Sarah Ann...
Cargill, Caroline E. .
Cargill, Mary C.
1819.
1820.
1821.
Cole, Eliza
b. 180G.
Campbell, Jane
b. Dec. 15, 1808.
Cammann, Augusta.
b. July 11, 1808.
Cargill, Jane
b. May 15, 1804.
.Clifton, Frances
Adeline,
b. July 7, 1810.
Craig, Sarah Agnes..
.Campbell, Euphe-
mia
b. Dec. 15, 1811.
Coggill, Mary Ann...
b. April 29, 1808.
.Cox, Elizabeth G. ...
b. Oct. 5, 1808.
Corlies, Elizabeth...
b. Feb. 1805.
Crawford, Isabella..
b. Feb. 7, 1800.
..d. of Griffith Coombe,
Washington City.
..d. of Griffith Coombe,
Washington City,
.d. of Elias B. Caldwell.. .m
Washington City.
.d. of Wm. Chapman,
Cat skill, N. Y.
.d. of John Chalmers,
New Jersey,
.d. of Thos. Capner m.
Flemington, N. J.
.d. of S. Condict m,
Morris Co., N. J.
.d. of G. L. Corbin,
Williamsburg, Va.
.d. of G. L. Corbin,
Williamsburg, Va.
..d. of J. Cunningham,
Baltimore.
.New York,
.d. of Mat. Covell m
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
.d. of R. Carter, Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
.d. of D. Cargill m.
New York. d.
.d. of W. Cargill m
New York,
.d. of John Cole m.
Baltimore,
.d. of Samuel Campbell,
New York,
.d. of Aug. Cammann,
New York,
.d. of D. Cargill m,
New York.
Samuel Hambleton
William H. Hill,
Hamilton Square,
Mercer Co., N. J.
Gordon Burnham.
H. Fowell, M.D.
Hillsborough, 0.
Warren Kimball.
— Kane.
H. A. C. Sturges.
Ohio.
Clark, Susan E....
b. June 21, 1810.
.d. of Heston Craig m. — Ames.
Orange Co., N. Y.
,d. of Samuel Campbell,
New York,
.d. of George Coggill,
New York,
.w. of Nathan Cox m. — Woodward.
Philadelphia,
.d. of Col. John Corlies,
Lexington, Ky.
.d. of Alex. Crawford. ..m. David Rutter, M.D.,
Norristown. Chicago, HI.
d. 1835.
.d. of .James T. Clark. .. m. Wm. E. Hunt, U.S. A.
M.D.. Trenton, N.J. d. 1848.
BETHLEIIExM FEMALE SEMINARY. S-M
1822. ..Chambers, Clarissa.. .d. of Mrs. Mary Harris,
b. Sept. 2, IHIO. Philadelphia.
•' Clarke, Mary Ann d. of Samuel Clarke,
b. Dec. 24, 1807. Philadelphia.
1823... Cist, Mary Ann d. of .Jacob Cist m. N. Rutter.
b. Dec. 26, 1808. Wilkes-Barre. d. March 18, 184G.
•' Carpender, Lucy d. of L. Carpender,
b. Nov. 2, 1811. New York.
Carpenter, Cynthia
\V s. of Benj. Carpentei"...m. Francis Crawford,
b. March 20, 1807. Newburg, N. Y. Detroit.
1824. ..Cunningham, Eliza
B d. of Moses Cunning-
b. June 23, 1811. ham, New York.
■' Carlile, Eleanor d. of Hudson Carlile,
b. Feb. 1812. Philadelphia.
1825. ..Christ, Sophia Sarah
Ann d. of Jacob Christ, Em-
b. July 3, 1814. maus. Pa.
•' Chandler, Sarah A....d. of Stephen Chandler,
b. April 20, 1814. Mobile, Ala.
" Chandler, Meriba d. of Stephen Chandler,
b. Aug. 23, 1817. Mobile, Ala.
Carpender, Catha-
rine New York.
b. May 4, 1813.
Cline, Rebecca S d. of Ephraim Cline ...m. Joseph C Shiun,
b. March 13, 1812. Shrewsbury, N. J. Bordentown, N. J.
d. at Hillsborough,
Ohio.
182G. .. Clarke, JuliaBowen..d. of Bowen Clarke m 183G, Samuel S.
b. Feb. 4, 1813. Providence, R. I. Sumner. Newcastle,
Ky.
Cole, Margaret Jane..Baltimore m. — .Jenkins.
b. Sept. 1, 1815. d.
" Charlton, Margaret
E d. of John Charlton.. ..m. Rev. — Wright.
b. Dec. 12, 1814. Willoughby, Effing-
ham Co., Geo.
Cooper, Matilda d. of P. Cooper m. F. A. Martin, ;M.1).,
b. July 5, 1815. Coopersburg, Pa. Bethlehem, Pa.
1827... Camp, Cath. L d. of .Joseph W. Camp,
b. Oct. 22, 1812. Newark, N. J.
Conover, Rebecca d. of HendrickConover,
b. Sept. 18' 2. New Egypt, Mon-
mouth Co., N. J.
1828. ..Clarke, Isabella W. ..d. of Chester Clarke,
b. July 17, 1818. New York.
•' Church, Catharine
Clarissa d. of Rodney S. Church ,
New York.
1829. ..Caldwell, Cath. P.... d. of John Caldwell,
b. Feb. 14. 1815. Newark, N. J.
" Casati, Christine New York.
" Cornwell, Tympo-
lian d. of J. C. Cornwell,
b. July 15, 1815. Philadelphia.
332 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1830,,,Cappe, Miriam d. of John Cappe, St.
b. 1823. Thomas, W. L
•' Cappe, Rebecca *1. of John Cappe, St.
b. 1824. Thomas, W. I.
" Clark, Martha s. of J. C. Clark,
b. April 7, 1817. Natchez, Miss.
Clark, Julia s. of J. C. Clark,
b. Dec. 18, 1818. Natchez, Miss.
" Chapin, 3Iaria B d. of Spencer Chapin,
b. Oct. 30, 1818. Canandaigua. N. Y.
" Cunningham, £liza-d. of W. G. Cunning-
b. July, 1815. ham. New York.
" Cunningham, Ellen. ..d. of W. G. Cunning-
lb. Dec. 1822 ham. New York.
1881. ..Cutter, Margaret d. of Smith Cutter m. — Youngs.
b. Feb. 17, 1817. M.D., New York.
1832. ..Cromwell, Ellen d. of Richard Cromwell,
b. March 16, 1820. Anne Arundel Co.,
Md.
" Cappe, Rachel d. of John Cappe, St.
b. 1826. Thomas, W. I.
" Campbell, Louisa w. of Daniel M'Laran,
b. 1824. New York.
" Carpenter, Ann R. ...d. of M. N. Carpenter,
b. Oct. 6, 1822. Philadelphia.
1883... Cameron, Christina
T Greene, Chenango m. — Maston.
b. Feb. 1818. Co., N. Y.
" Cunningham, Marg't..d. of G. D. Cunniug-
b. Nov. 29, 1827. ham, New York.
1834. ..Cutter, Louisa d. of Smith Cutter,
b. June 23, 1819. M.D., New York.
" Cargill, Mary E d. of Abr. Cargill ra. Jesse Adams,
b. Feb. 16, 1822. New York. Ohio.
" Cole, Ann d. of John Cole,
b. March 31, 1820. Philadelphia.
" Clare, Julia Ann g. d. of Alfred Clave,
b. Oct. 30, 1822. Easton, Pa.
188o...Cortelyou, Sarah
Ann d. of L. H. Cortelyou,
b. Dec. 2, 1825. Staten Island.
" Cunningham, Cath.
Mary Anne L^tica, New York.
b. May 26, 1825.
" Croes, Mary Hen-
rietta d. of Rev. J. Croes,
b. May 29, 1824. New Brunswick,
N. J.
1 836... Carpenter, Sarah E...d. of U. F. Carpenter...m. Augustus Embury.
b. Nov. 7, 1823. New York.
" Chauncey, Helen d. of Wm. Chauncey,
b. Aug. 1820. New York.
" Crane, Ann R New York.
*' Clark, Hannah E d. of Chester Clark,
b. June 29, 1823. Clinton, Vermillion
Co., Ind.
Crocheron, Frances. .d. of W. Crocheron m. William Cubbery,
b. Sept. 1822. Staten Island. Richmond.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMIXAKV. So^J
]8oG...Covveiihowen, Ge-
retta..... il. of N. R. Cowen- m. David Bishop.
b. May 14, 1823. liowen, New Briuis-
■wick, N. J.
IBoT... Clark, Sarah D New Brunswick, N. .J...m. Rev. Antony El-
b. June, 1822. mendorf, Brooklvn,
N. Y.
Connor, Elizabeth ...d. of C. Connor m. Oct. 14, 1841, Tlios.
b. April, 1823. Mauch Chunk, Pa. Brodriek.
d. July 10, 184't.
" Crissy, Angclinc d. of James Crissy m. Jan. 12, 1848, M.
b. July 18, 1824. Philadelphia. Wallis Woodwani.
Charrnaud, Fran-
cisca d. of John Charruaud,
b. Dec. 11, 182C). New York.
■• Cressman, Sarah d. of Henry Cressman,
b. June, 1822. Philadelphia.
1838... Conrad, Amanda d. of William Conrad.
" Conrad, Cecilia d. of William Conrad.
Craig, Catharine d. of David S. Craig. ..m. William Squire.
b. Feb. 1822. Rah way, N. J.
1830...Canfield, Sarah L. ...d. of Dayton J. Can-...m. 1854, W. D. Quinl.y.
b. July, 1825. field, iNIorristown, M.D.
N. J.
'' Catonnet, Adele d. of Alphonse Caton-
net. Mobile, Ala.
Catonnet, Antoi-
nette d. of Alphonse Caton-
net, Mobile, Ala.
Comstock, Henri-
etta d. of Chas. Comstock. ..m. Stephen Hopkins,
b. Oct. 24, 1825. Athens, Pa. Jersey City.
Chauncey, Jnlia d. of Wm. Chauncey,
b. June 10, 1824. New York.
1840. ..Child, Caroline P. ...d. of Francis Child ra. March, 1847, Alficd
b. Feb. 1824. I\Iorristown, N. J. C. Roe, Cornwall,
Orange Co., N. Y.
" Carhart, Mary E d. of John Carhart,
b. July 17, 1829. Perryville, Hunter-
don Co., N. J.
1841. ..Christ, Hannah M....d. of Matthew Christ. ..m. 1851, H. H. Applc-
b. March 20, 1830. Bethlehem, Pa. ton. Summit Brid;r(>,
Delaware.
Condit, Caroline A...d. of Israel D. Condit,
b. Feb. 12, 1820. Springfield, N. J.
Carey, Cornelia d. of Daniel Carey,
b. March 10, 1827. Suckasunny Phiins,
N. J.
" Campbell, Mary E....d. of Wm. Campbell. ..m. H. AV. Overman,
b. April 4, 182t). Philadelpliia.
Cornifk, Marg't F. ...d. of Jas. Cornick ra. Thos. J. Cornick
b. 182(1. Norfolk, \a. d. 1851.
Capron, Ann Eliza. ..d. of Capt. Capron m. — Husband, ISalii-
b. 1827. Norfolk, Ya. more.
• Cole, Harriet E s. of Archibald H. Cole,
b. 1826. E. Florida.
Cole, Julia Ann a. of Archibald H. Cole,
b. 1827. E. Florida.
334 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1841. .Chapman, Emily w. of Samuel Frost m. H. 0. Eawls.
b. Sept. 1828. New York. d. May 24, 1857,
Norfolk.
1842... Cox, Matilda S d. of W. B. Cox, New
b. Oct. 22, 1828. York.
" Carpenter, Anna M...d. of Jacob Carpenter. ..m. W. \V. H. Davis,
b. 1832. Hempstead, L. I.
Cutter, Charlotte New York.
1843...Clauder, Mary
Sophia d. of Rev. G. H m. 1857, Ambrose Er-
b. July 25, 1833. Clauder. win, Bethlehem.
" Cook, Emma Philadelphia.
" Chapman, Mary New York.
b. 1831.
" Cairns, Virginia d. of William Cairns,
b. 1836. Hempstead Harbor,
Long Island.
1844...Clauder, AnnaEl d. of Rev. G. H m. 1855, Edward Line-
b. Sept. 24, 1831. Clauder. back, Salem, N. C.
" Christ, Augusta d. of Matthew Christ,
b. Oct. 21, 1832. Bethlehem, Pa.
Cornell, Mary. ...» Philadelphia.
b. 1827.
1845...Croll, Mary Cecilia.. .d. of M. J. Croll,
b. Dec. 15, 1834. Philadelphia.
Cousty, AnnaC Philadelphia m. .loseph T. Johns.
b. Nov. 1830.
1846...Covert,Amy S w. of €. W. Bunting.
b. April 6, 1830.
•' Clauder, Martha d. of Rev. G. H m. Lewis Spaugh,
Clauder. Hope, Ind.
1847. ..Cotton, Alice n. of B. Holcombe, La
Grange, Fayette Co.,
Tenn.
" Crisp, Elizabeth d. of John H. Crisp,
b. April 19, 1831. M.D., Lamar, Mar-
shall Co., Miss.
" Carney, Georgiana
E n. of James H. Carnev,
b. Aug. 15, 1833. Norfolk Co., A^a.
Crozer, Rachel d. of Samuel Crozer ...m. David Kellj",
Penn's Manor, Morrisville.
Bucks Co., Pa.
" Curd, Louisa L Macon, Georgia.
b. April 28, 1833.
1848...Coflree, Mary A d. of Joseph E. Coffee,
b. Feb. 22, 1833. New York.
Cook, Clara Delia. ...d. of Enoch Cook,
b. July 14, 1833. Holmes' Hole, Mass.
" Campman, Jane
Louisa n. of G. M. Chapman,
b. Aug. 29, 1837. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Compton, Emma A. ..w. of G. E. Wills,
b. Aug. 15, 1834. Philadelphia.
" Clark, Sarah d. of Lewis Clark,
b. Jan. 23, 1830. Philadelphia.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY
6-i'>
1848...Cooke, Lydia B n. of Ljf '\^li;l'JJ^-
b. Nov. 1837. ton, Ches nut HiU,
riiiladclphia Co.
" Carpenter, Isabel d. of Geo Carpenter,
b July 2, 1834. Milford, V J
" Condit, Snsan M d. of John C. Condit
b Nov. 18, 1833. Parsippany, Morris
Co., N. J.
1849...Cleveland, Caroliue-d. of fewcomb Clevc-
b. Sept. 9, 1832. land. New \ork.
1850...Cnlbertson, Julia d. of Alex. C"lbertson
b Dec 18, 1844. Fort Union, mouth ot
Yellowstone River.
" Chapman, Charlotte
s. "....' *!• °f ^^^^- i*a"g^*'^y'
b* Oct. 29, 1839. Jamaica, W. I.
" Chapman, Elizabeth.d. of Mrs. Daughtry,
b. July 15, 1843. Jamaica, A\. 1.
.. Cooley, Sarah M d. of Samuel r ooley,
V. FaVi '^3 1835 ^Nhlford, N. .).
b. iet). -3, iOJJ- TvaCortriffht m. Abraham Stout.
■' ^rjufe's,";?^: '-Suiit HS,'car. >..!.., Bo,U,ehe„,.
bon Co., Pa.
" Chadwick, Tabitha...d. of Mrs. Margaret
b Auo-. 12, 183G. Chadwick, Newark,
° N. J.
" Cooper, Rosa Ann. ...d. of Daniel Cooper,
b. Nov. 29, 1833. M.D., Jonestown,
Lebanon Co., Pa.
1851. ..Carroll, Jane d. of .Jonas Carroll,
b. Nov. 19, 1836. New Brighton,
St at en Island.
•' Cowan, Sallie W d. of J. AV. Cowan,
b. Sept. 1836. Philadelphia.
•• Crocheron, 3Iargaret.d. of D G Crochcron,
b. Oct. 13, 1835. Port Richmond,
Stat en Island.
- Carpenter, Margaret.d. of J. Carpenter,
b. 1835. New York
'■ Crowell, Mary M d. of DM Crowe 1,
b Julv, 183G. t^chooley's Mountain,
N.J.
- Crowell, Sarah J d. of D M Crowell,
b June, 1840. Schooley's Mountain,
N.J.
■ ' Cook, Anne M d. of Joseph Cook,
b. July 5, 183G. Alba,ny, N. Y.
•• Cook, Marg't J d. of Joseph t ook,
b. 1830. -^^H"f' ^^ • 1
•' Chadwick, Eliz'th ....d. of John Chadwick,
b. Oct. 4, 1837. Newark, N .J.
•• Chadwick, Mary d. of John Chadwick,
b Auo- 22, 1839. Newark, N. J.
- Chadwick, Irene d. of John Cha^lwick.
b. Jan. 2, 1842. Newark, N. J.
- Chamberlin, Ellen ...d. of .1 <'hamberl.n
b. Oct. 1835. Haddonficld, N. J.
•38G CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
18.-)2... Coffee, Mary F d. of Geo. W. Coffee,
b. May ?,, 1841. Califoniia.
Castino Josephine. ...tl. of Gen. Castino,
b. Dec. 1836. Rivas de Nicaragua,
Nicaragua.
" Clover, Mary A d. of Levi Clover m. .J. McDowell.
b. July 6, 1834. Brook ville, Jefferson
Co., Pa.
" Coryell, Grace Eliza..g. d. of C. Coryell,
b. Sept. 12, 1837. M.D., Ithaca, N. Y.
" Cowperthwaite,
Am.iiida d. of Ambrose Cow-....ni. George C. Napheys.
b. June 8, 1835. perthwaite, Moores-
town, N. J.
]8r)o...Cake, Susan Ophe-
lia d. of Mrs. Thos. L. Nor-
b. Dec. 14, 1840. cross, Philadelphia.
" Chadwick, Marg't d. of John Chadwick,
b. Aug. 1845. Newark, N. J.
Cumming, Lydia d. of Chas. Gumming,
b. May 15, 1838. Philadelphia.
Clement, Estelle d. of Joseph Clement,
b. Oct. 1, 1843. San Francisco, Cal.
Coane, Elizabeth G...d. of R. H. Coane,
b. Nov. 28, 183G. Philadelphia.
Curtis, Mary M d. of Martin Curtis,
b. Dec. 1839. Milwaukie, Wis.
" Chamberlin, Jane E.. Bethlehem, Pa m. — Chichester,
b. June 4, 1833. Philadelphia.
1854. ..Clayton, Sarah g. d. of Conrad Root,
b. Dec. 2, 1833. Spring House, Mont-
gomery Co., Pa.
" Collins, Ellen New York.
b. Jan. 9, 1840.
" Cary, Almira n. of W. S. Gary, Ccn-
b. Jan. 1, 1842. treville, La.
Cutler, Jane E d. of Silas C. Cutler,
b. May 18, 1838. M.D., Morristown.
N. J.
]855...Clauder, Sarah A d. of Rev. G. 11. Clau-
b. Nov. 20, 1842. der.
Cleveland, Mary E....d. of N. Cleveland,
b. March 12, 1841. Waukegan, 111.
Cooper, Mary E d. of W. S. Cooper,
b. Sept. 13, 1838. Morristown, N.. .J.
" Crocheron, Virginia..d. of R. C. Crocheron,
b. Sept. 13, 1843. New York.
" Crocheron, Henri-
etta d. of R. G. Crocheron,
b. Oct. 14, 1848. New York.
" Clark, Kate A d. of Richard Clark,
b. Jan. 9, 1843. New York.
1856...Chipman, Marianna..d. of Walter Chipman,
b. Nov. 22, 1838. Bristol, Vt.
" Cooper, Isabella E...Yonkers, New York.
b. Aug. 6, 1838.
" Caplin, Sarah E d. of George Caplin,
b. May 31, 1844. New York.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 337
1 856... Caplin, Amanda d. of George Caplin,
b. May 1, 1847. New York.
" Conrad, Tacey W d. of David Conrad,
b. Aug. 29, 1843. Tacony, Pa.
" Capner, Louisa d. of Hugh Capner,
b. March 22, 1842. Flemington, N. J.
" Cutler, S. Cecilia d. of Silas C. Cutler,
b. Aug. 8, 1842. M.D., Morristown,
N. J.
Clute, Clara d. of Mrs. L. Clute,
b. March 30, 184(5. New York.
" Cooper, Anna M d. of Jos. W. Cooper,
b. Sept. G, 1842. Camden, N. J.
" Connerat, Alice d. of Jos. V. Connerat,
b. Aug. 18, 1841. Savannah, Geo.
" Carruthers, Agnes d. of John Carruthers,
b. April 5, 1841. Bridgeton, N. J.
" Conarroe, Ellen M. ...d. of Geo. W. Coniirroe,
b. July 11, 1840. Philadelphia.
" Clark, Mary A d. of Richard Clark,
b. March 17, 1844. New York.
1857... Coryell, Sydney P....d. of W. Coryell, M.D.,
b. Nov. 9, 1840. Bradford Co., Pa.
" Crawford, Annie d. of Mrs. Mary Craw-
b. May 14, 1845. ford. New York.
" Cooper, Lucy Jane...d. of Samuel Cooper,
b. June 19, 1848. Baltimore, Md.
" Close, EmmaLouisa-.d. of C. H. Close,
b. Aug. 2, 1840. New York.
" Close, Amelia d. of C. H. Close,
b. July 21, 1842. New York.
" Cobb, Julia K d. of Andrew B. Cobb,
b. March, 1842. Parsippany, N. J.
" Crooke, C. Louisa-. ..d. of F. A. Crooke,
b. June 16, 1842. Baltimore.
Clayton, Julia F d. of W. AY. Clayton,
b. Oct. 6, 1839. Kingston, Cass Co.,
Geo.
" Clanton, Mary d. of Turner Clanton,
b. .Jan. 11, 1841. Augusta, Geo.
" Cowdry, Eliza A s. of Wm. L. Cowdry,
b. Dec. 21, 1840. New York.
" Cowdry, Maria B s. of Wm. L. Cowdry,
b. Jan. 6, 1844. New York.
" Clark, Lizzie Stan-
ton w. of J. H. Clark,
b. Oct. 6, 1848. Newark, N. J.
1790. ..Dayton, Phebe
Woodruff d. of Jona. Dayton m. — Wade.
b. Oct. 28, 1777. Elizabethtown,
N. J.
Dunham, Mary d. of Lewis Dunham. ..d. Oct. 17, 1835.
b. Oct. 28, 1779. New Brunswick, N.J.
1791...Deshler, Mary Allentown, Pa.
1793...Dugan, Margaret d. of Cumberland Du-
b. April 13, 1780. gan, Baltimore.
22
338 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1793. ..De George, Eliz'th...d. of S. de George, St.
b. 1783. Croix, W. I.
De George, Sophia. ..d. of S. de George, St..
b. 1785. Croix, W. I.
1794. ..Davis, Elizabeth d. of W. Davis,
b. May (>, 1780. New York.
1795. ..Davidson, Eliz'th d. of George Davidson,
b July 29, 1786. M.D., St. Vincents,
W. L
" Davis, Elizabeth d. of Capt. Geo. Davis,
b. March 'JO, 1783. Philadelphia.
1796...Duryee, Elizabeth.. ..d. of Charles Duryee,
b. Aug. 19, 1783. New York.
1797. ..Devenish, Caroline. ..Trinidad, West Indies,
b. Aug. 1786.
■' Dorsey, Mary d. of Joseph Dorsey,
b. 1787. Washington Co., Pa.
Douglass, Sarah d. of Gen. Ephraim m. Daniel Kellar.
b. April, 1786. Douglass, Union- d.
town, Fayette Co.,
Pa.
" Dover, Maria d. of John Dover.
b. 1788. Frankford, Pa.
Dorsey, Mary d. of Eli Dorsey, near
b. Oct. 1784. Libertytown,
Frederic Co., Md.
Dorsey, Elizabeth. ...d. of Eli Dorsey, near
b. July, 1786. Libertytown,
Frederic Co., Md.
1798. ..Dover, Sarah d. of John Dover,
b. Aug, 27, 1786. Frankford.
1799. ..Dorsey, Elizabeth.. ..d. of Joseph Dorsey.. ..m. —Wilson, M.D.,
Washington Co., Pa. Steubenville.
d.
1801. ..Dick, Mary d. of Thomas B. Dick..m. Z. W. Flower.
b. 1791. Easton, Pa. d. June 27, 1832.
1802. ..Dorsey, Ann d. of N. Dorsey, M.D.,
b. May 3, 1789. Philadelphia.
" Denison, Sally d. of John M. Deni-
b. March 24, 1790. son, Baltimore.
" Davie, Mary d. of Gen. W. R. Davie,
b. .June 25, 1789. Halifax, N. C.
1803. ..Dennis, Abigail d. of Thos. Dennis m. Horace Dexter, re-
b. June 21, 1791. Newport, R. I. sides in Florida.
1804. ..Duncan, Margaret
B w. of — Massey,
b. Sept. 1794. Philadelphia.
" Douglass, Ann
Watkins d. of Maj. D. Douglass,
b. Nov. 1791. Georgia.
" Day, Henrietta d. of Edward Day,
b. 1794. Baltimore.
'• Douthat, Elizabeth. ..d. of Robert Douthat,
b. April 6, 1792. Rockbridge Co., Va.
" Douthat, Mary Jane-.d. of Robert Douthat,
b. Feb. 17, 1794. Rockbridge Co., Va.
1805...Dempsey Margaret.. ..Charleston, S. C.
b. May 27, 1795.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 339
1807. ..Dobbins, Eliza d. of Thomas Dobbinp,
b. 1790. Philadelphia.
" Dennis, Eliza Janc.d. of Richard Dennis,
b. Oct. 1798. Philadelphia.
" De la Croix, Louisa..d. of Jas. de la Croix,
b. 1795. New York.
1 808 . . . Dannenberg,
Frances d. of F. W. Dannen-
b. 1797. berg, New York.
1809. ..Drinker, Sarah Ann..d. of .Jos. D. Drinker,
b. Dec 2, 1795. Philadelphia.
1810. ..Dickinson, Julia M. ..d. of .John D. Dickin-
b. Nov. 19, 1799. son, Troy, N. Y.
" Dulton, Charlotte
R d. of Thomas Dulton. ..m. Robert Taylor.
b. July 2, 1797. Norfolk, Va.
1811. ..Dick, Phebe A Chester, Pa m. George Spear.
b. Dec. 1796. d. Feb. 25, 18:54.
" Donaldson, Mary d. of Wm. Donaldson,
b. Aug. 19, 1799. Philadelphia.
" Drinker, Louisa d. of .Jos. D. Drinker,
b. June, 1799. Philadelphia.
" Dennis, Madeline d. of Richard Dennis,
b. 1803. Philadelphia.
" Dennis, Harriet d. of Richard Dennis,
b, 1804. Philadelphia.
'• Dickson, Mary d. of W. Dickson m. Mark Wilson.
b. April 29, 1800. Norfolk, Va. d. .July, 1855, in
New York.
" Dickson, Elizabeth.. .d. of W.Dickson m. .J. Q. Aymar,
b. July 19, 1802. Norfolk, Va. New York.
" Donaldson, Eliz'th... Baltimore,
b. Jan. 24, 1799.
1812. ..Dulton, Eliza H d. of Capt. Thomas m. Capt. Guy Wheeler.
b.' March 9, 1800. Dulton, Norfolk, Va.
" Dick, Frances B w. of James Dawley...m. Mallory M. Todd.
b. Aug. 22, 1802. Norfolk, Va. d. Sept. 1855, of
yellow fever.
1814...Dolson, Ann d. of .James Dolson,
b. June 7, 1799. Warwick, Orange
Co., New York.
" Davies, Ann J d. of Judge William m. 1st, Wm. Mcintosh ;
b. Dec. 28, 1800. Davies, Savannah, 2d, Chas. J. Paine,
Georgia. Milledgeville, Ga.
d. 1847.
1815. ..Davis, Rebecca d. of Wm. Davis New Centreville,
b. Feb. 1800. Great Valley, Ches- Chester Co., Pa.
ter Co., Pa.
" Davis, Mary d. of Wm. Davis New Centreville,
b. July, 1804. Great Valley, Ches- Chester Co., Pa.
ter, Co., Pa.
" Dewees, Matilda d. of Andi-ew Dewees,
b. April 1, 180G. Baltimore.
" Doyle, Maria d. of Francis Doyle,
b. 1806. Savannah, Ga.
1816. ..Dey, Charlotte W d. of Joseph Dey m. Edward Swayze,
Hope, N. J. resides at Wenona,
Marshall Co., 111.
340 CATALOGUE OP PUPILS AT THE
1816. ..Dey, Caroline d. of Joseph Dey m, Lewis Dey, resides
Hope, N. J. at Wenona.
'* Duval, Elizabeth Virginia.
" Dnngau, Martha New Jersey.
1817...Dancy, Caroline d. of Francis Dancy....m. Rev. F. Wood,
Petersburg, Va. moved to Bayou
Teche, La.
" Downing, Martha M.. Trenton, N.J m. Franklin Comly,
Somerton, Pbila. Co.
" Dowers, Mary Trenton, N.J m. John Whitehead,
New York.
" Dowers, Elizabeth... Trenton, N.J m. Jas. H. Johnston,
Savannah.
" Drake, Harriet d. of John R. Drake,
Oswego, N. Y.
1818. ..Dodd, Mary Wil-
liams d. of Moses Dodd,
b. Oct. 5, 1804. New York.
1819... Dick, Susanna w. of W. Hemble, Jr.,
Philadelphia.
1820. ..Dick, Elizabeth w. of W. Hemble, Jr.,
b. 1813. Philadelphia.
" Drinker, Mary d. of Jos. D. Drinker,
b. May 27, 1806. Philadelphia.
" Drinker, Martha d. of Jos. D. Drinker,
b. Oct. 28, 1807. Philadelphia.
" Drinker, Elizabeth. ..d. of Jos. D. Drinker.. .m. Judge Bellamy
b. March 13, 1811. Philadelphia. Storer, Cincinnati.
Ohio.
1821. ..Dodd, Mary w. of Wm. Scott m. 1823, Lewis King.
b. 1806. Rockaway, N. J. Newark, N. J.
1822. ..Duncan, Anne d. of Mrs. Ann Ross,
b. Sept. 22, 1811. Charleston.
" Dyer, Mary B d. of S. Dyer,
b. April 16, 1810. Baltimore.
" Dowdall, Ann d. of Capt. Dowdall,
b. Feb. 28, 1811. New York.
" Dowdall, Sarah N. ...d. of Capt. Dowdall,
b. April 26, 1812. New York.
" Dowdall, Catharine
A d. of Capt. Dowdall,
b. April 20, 1815. New York.
" Dunham, Adeline
Emma d. of David Dunham,
b. July 14, 1808. New York.
" Davis, Sarah Ann d. of Outten Davis m. Wm. B. Thomas.
b. Nov. 1, 1807. Middletown, Del. Philadelphia.
1823...Deshler, Deborah d. of D. Deshler m. Peter Schantz.
b. 1809. Lehigh Co., Pa.
1824. ..Doty, Elizabeth d. of Mrs. Jane Doty.
b. July 2, 1810. Boundbrook, N. J. '
" Dunlap, Esther Ann..d. of AVm. Dunlap,
Philadelphia.
1825...Denkla, Augusta d. of Christian m. Peter Maison.
b. April 7, 1817. Denkla, Phila.
" Dungan, Mary A d.of Gen.MahlonDun-..d.
b. April 23, 1812. gan, Bucks Co., Pa.
" Decker, Mary New York m. Frederic Anderson.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 341
1826...Dupny, Rachel
Elizabeth rhiladelpliia.
b. Jan. 21, 1817.
" "" Louis; ''"'^" d. of Thos. W. Duf- m. J. S. Fitchett.
b. April 12, 1814. field, Frankford.
" Duer, Catharine A. ...Goshen, N. Y.
b. Dec. 13, 1815.
" Dresher, Judith d. of Phihp Dresher.
b. Dec. 1811.
1827...Da Costa, Rebecca ^ ^ ,, t. n *
Mendez d. of E. C. M. Da Costa,
b. March 21, 1820. St. Thomas, W. I.
" De Mott, Carolina.... d. of Cornelius de Mott,
b. July 24, 1817. Seneca Co., N. \.
'• De Young, Brianna ..d. of Michael de Young,
b. Aug. 28, 1815. Baltimore.
1829...Denny, Eliz'th H Northampton Co., Fa.
b. Jan. 11. 1816.
1830. ..Durham, Isabella d. of John Durham,
Baltimore.
" Dicker, Ann d. of David Dickey m. Geo. T. Dare, M.D.,
Dickey, Ann.. Hopewell P. 0., Coleraine, Lancaster
Chester Co., Pa. Co., Pa.
" ■««■'-■. "".a„. d. of^i-^ji^c.^, -^;z'.!^-
Chester Co., Pa.
1831...Suc^ommun, Adele ...d. of Henry Ducom- m. June 10 1845, Jacob
b. Dec. 1819. mun, Philadelphia. Ladomus
d. June ay, 1o4:D.
1832...Detweiler, Cath d. of Abraham '^\^''^!S^^J'''"'
Detweiler, Fran- Pott st own.
conia, Montgomery
Co., Pa.
" Duncan, Martha E....d. of Gen. W. Dun- d. Aug 31, 1832, at
' can, Philadelphia. the Seminary.
1838. ..Dawson, Harriet
^„n s. of Geo. L. Dawson,
b. Oct. 21, 1822. Baltimore.
1834.. .Dyke, Amanda w. of Zach. Rhodes,
]t)_ 1818. Gunpowder, Md.
" Deivin, Margaret w. of Samuel D. Dakin,
b Nov 1 1820. Utica, N. \.
1835...Drake, Elizabeth d. of Mrs. N. L. Drake ...m. Miner S. Blackman.
b i8-»i Wilkes-Barre, Pa. d.
" Duffield,' Julia Ann...d. of Thos. W. Duf-....m. Saml. Comly, Jr.
b. Aug. 21, 1820. field, Frankford.
1836. ..De Forest, Char-
lotte w. of Tunis Egbert,
b. June, 1823. Tompkinsville,
Staten Island.
■• Davenport, Eliza C...d. of Ira Davenport.. ..m. J. W Waterman,
b March 1826. Hornelsville, Steu- Detroit, Mich.
■ ' ' ben Co., N. Y.
" Duval Marv J d. of W. B. Duval m. Z. AV. Potter,
b 1828 MarengoCo., Ala. resides at Chester-
town, Md.
342
CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1837. ..Deal, Amelia M d. of D. Deal m. .June 26, 1844, C. L.
b. Dec. 22, 1824. Philadelphia. Strawn.
d. Oct. 24, 1845.
1838. ..De Forest, Ann
Maria d. of Charles de Forest,
b. Nov. 1824. New York.
" David, Ellen New York.
b. Nov. 1826.
'* David, Elizabeth New York.
b. Oct. 1829.
" Davis, Caroline w. of W. D. Burnham,
b. Feb. 1825. West point, N. Y.
" Deal, Catharine
Ann d. of Daniel Deal m. 1844, Geo. Taylor.
b. Sept. 20, 1825. Philadelphia.
1839. ..De Forest, Mary E. ..d. of C. de Forest,
b. March, 1829. New York.
1840. ..Dutch, Rosamond. ...d. of Capt. Geo. Dutch,
b. Nov. 19, 1826. Springtown, Bucks
Co., Pa.
" Dewees, Ann Maria. .d. of Geo. W. Dewees..m. .Jesse Eastburn,
b. Nov. 1829. Oley Furnace, Pa. • Upper Merion,
Montgomery Co.,
Pa.
" De Forest, Julia w. of Tunis Egbert,
b. 1825. Tomkinsville, N. Y.
" Dwight, Anna M'C ...w. of Miss Sarah
b. May 30, 1829. McCauley, Phila.
" Disdier, Josephine... Philadelphia.
b. Feb. 2, 1825.
" Disdier, Inez Philadelphia.
b. July 11, 1827.
" De Forest, Elvira d. of Gerardus de
b. Dec. 1827. Forest, New York.
" De Forest, Adeline.. .d. of Gerardus de
b. Aug. 19, 1829. Forest, New York.
" Dalzell, Elizabeth ...d. of John Dalzell,
b. 1826. Philadelphia.
1843...Detweiler, Mary Trappe, Montgomery.
b. 1825. Co., Pa.
1844. ..Dixon, Aravesta L. ...Bethlehem, Pa m. G. W. Hope,
Easton, Pa.
" Doremus, Susan R. ..d. of D. G. Doremus ...m.
b. Nov. 15, 1832. Newark, N. J.
" Dunlap, Caroline
V d. of R. W. Dunlap,
b. 1831. Philadelphia.
" Davies, Priscilla C.New York m. S. Battern.
b. March, 1831. d.
" Dearie, Janet d. of .John Dearie,
b. March, 31, 1828. Philadelphia.
" Detwiler, Cecilia d. of H.Detwiler, M.D... resides at Easton.
b. April 30, 1829. Hellertown, Pa.
" Detwiler, Lucinda....d. of H.Detwiler, M.D ..m. Gustavus Lillien-
b. 1831. Hellertown, Pa. dahl, New York.
" Dorney, Eveline
Maria Philadelphia.
b Dec. 24, 1827.
BETULEUEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 843
1845...Dickerson, Julie,
b. June, 1828.
" Drum, Elizabeth W..d. of Charles Drum,
b. April 28, 1832. Trout Run, Lycom-
ing Co., Pa.
" David, Louisa P d. of E. W. David,
b. Oct. 15, 1881. Philadelphia.
" Deshler,Eliz'thAnn.. North Whitehall, Le-
b. April 29, 1832. high Co., Pa.
" Dummer, Virginia d. of Ph. C. Dummer....m. — Rogers.
b. Aug. 13, 1831. Jersey City. d.
" Dearie, Marion d. of John Dearie,
b. Oct. 24, 1830. Philadelphia.
1846...Denniston, Eliz'th...d. of J. Denniston m. William Pnser.
b. Dec. 11, 1830. Tamaqua, Pa.
" De la Van, Jose-
phine New York.
b. April 17, 1831.
De la Van, Edgarine.New York,
b. Feb. 19, 1833.
" DLxon, Mary d. of Joseph S. Dixon,
Dauphin Co., Pa.
" Dixon, Ellen d. of Joseph S. Dixon,
Dauphin Co., Pa.
" Dannenberg, Ann
Eliza d. of F. K. Danncnberg,
b. Nov. 18, 1835. Baltimore.
" Denton, Julia Orange Co., N. Y.
b. Nov. 25, 1829.
'■ Denton, Eliz'th,
b. July 24, 1832.
1847...Denniston, Henri-
etta d. of J. Denniston m. Oct. 23, 1851, P. W.
b. Oct. 10, 1832. Tamaqua, Pa. Ash.
" Darden, Mary Ellen..n. of Jacob Darden m. Nath. G. Norfleet.
b. March 10,' 1832. NansemondCo., Va.
" Dixon, Maria J d. of Joseph S. Dixon,
Dauphin Co., Pa.
" Dorr, Elizabeth d. of Alfred Dorr m. James Dempsey,
b. July 5, 1831. Albany. N. Y. Troy, N. Y.
1848. ..Daniel, Maria B d. of A. Daniel,
b. Aug. 7, 1834. Philadelphia.
" Dorr, Ellen R d. of Alfred Dorr m. Alex. Ostrander.
b. July 20, 1834. Albany, N. Y. N. Y.
" Dyer, Anna Maria.. .d. of Leon Dyer, Balti-
b. July, 1839. more.
1849. ..Day, Mary O d. of Wm. Day, Camp-
b. March 27, 1837. town P. 0., Essex
Co., N. J.
" De Camp, Cornelia. .-d. of Wm. de Camp,
b. Dec. 22, 1835. Newark, N. J.
" Dusenbery, Lydia d. of W. Coxe Dusen-
b. Sept. 1, 1834. bery. New York.
" Dusenbery, Col-
denia d. of W. Coxe Dusen-
b. April 17, 1840. bery. New York.
" Drake, Cornelia B. ...d. of Lewis Drake,
b. Jan. 13, 1836. M.D.. Rahway, N.J.
344
CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1850...DealI, Mary Ad n. of U. F. Carpenter,
b. Sept. 11, 1838. New York.
" Derickson, Mary d. of David Derickson...m. 1855, Edwin M.
b. 1833. Meadville, N. J. Bean, Wenona,
Minnesota.
Davenport, Ann L. ...d. of John T. Daven-
b. Oct. 30, 1835. port, New York.
" Douglas, Harriet L...d. of E. A. Douglas,
b. June, 1838. Mauch Chunk, Pa.
1851. ..Dummer, Helen d. of P. C. Dummer,
b. Feb. 1839. Jersey Cit3^
" Doughty, Louisa d. of J. Doughty,
b. May, 1836. Somerville, N. J.
" Duckett, Sarah d. of Jos. H. Duckett,
b. 1837. Philadelphia.
" Dorney, Am. Cor-
nelia d. of Mrs. E. M. Dor-
b. March, 1835. ney, Philadelphia.
" Deall, Sarah Eliz'th..d. of Jona. J. Deall,
b. Feb. 22, 1837. Port Chester, West
Chester Co., N. Y.
" Davis, Sophia K d. of John Davis,
b. Dec. 1835. Easton, Pa.
" Derickson, Harriet. ..d. of D. Derickson,
b. May 29, 1835. Meadville, Pa.
" Dummer, Cora A d. of P. C. Dummer. ...Lost in steamer Lyon-
b. Oct. 17, 1834. Jersey City. nais, Nov. 1856.
1852. ..Deal, Emmeline d. of AVilliam Deal,
b. June 28, 1835. Philadelphia.
" Duff, Jane d. of J. C. Duff,
b. 1839. Newark, N. J.
Derickson, Maria d. of D. Derickson,
b. May, 1837. Meadville, Pa.
•' Dingman, Frances
C d. of M. W. Dingman,
b. May 25, 1840. Pike Co., Pa.
" Davis, Emily S d. of Charles Davis,
b. Feb. 21, 1839. Germantown, Pa.
" Durand, Celia d. of Jas. M. Durand,
b. Dec. 15, 1836. Newark, N. J.
1853...Dettry, Susan K d. of Henry F. Dettry,
b. May 20, 1837. Philadelphia.
" Doughty, Sarah E. ...d. of Joshua Doughty,
b. Dec. 10, 1837. Somerville, N. J.
" De Coursey, Mary
Aug d. of S. W. de Coursey,
b June 29, 1836. Philadelphia.
De Ferriere, The-
resa d. of Mrs. de Ferriei-e,
b. Dec. 22, 1839. Plainfield, N. J.
Davis, E. Violetta d. of John Davis, New
b. June 12, 1840. York.
Dehaven, Mary
Jane d. of W. Dehaven,
b. Feb. 5, 1837. Minersville, Pa.
Day, Harriet N Newark, N. J m. S. Whaley.
b. 1837. d. 1856.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 345
1853. ..Danforth, Kate d. ofJas. M. Danforth... Patterson, N. J.
b. Feb. 21, 1839. Philadelphia.
" Dyott, Elizabeth d. of .1. B. Dyott,
b. July 25, 1840. Philadelphia.
" Dager, Mary H d. of Daniel Dager,
b. Oct. 20, 1837. Norristown, Pa.
1854...Denison, M. Leo-
nora s. d. of David Hayden,
b. July 24, 1839. San Francisco, Cal.
" Dickinson, Achsah
B s. d. of Simon Jones,
b. June 28, 1839. Scranton, Pa.
" Deming, E. Ger-
trude d. of E. Deming, M.D.,
b. Sept. 28, 1838. La Fayette, Ind.
" Deming, Ann Eliza-
beth d. of E. Deming, M.D.,
b. Feb. 17, 1842. La Fayette, Ind.
1855. ..Davenport, Sarah
Ellen Brooklyn, N. Y.
b. Sept. 17, 1841.
'• Davenport, Ellen
Maria Brooklyn, N. Y.
b. Aug. 16, 1846.
" Dawes, Emma M n. of Levi Bennett,
b. Jan. 4, 1841. Easton. Pa.
" Duer, Mary d. of J.K. Duer,U.S.N.,
b. Aug. 8, 1842. Morristown, N. J.
1856,. Doughty, Georgi-
anna d. of George Doughty,
b. Dec. 1, 1839. Queens Co., N. Y.
" Dean, Emma d. of T. Dean, Cincin-
b. Aug. 22, 1840. nati, Ohio.
" Dunwody, Laleah G..d. of Rev. J. B. Dunwo-
b. Sept. 24, 1844. dy. Savannah, Geo.
" Dickens, Mary
Elizabeth d. of Elias Dickens,
b. Nov. 4, 1845. Philadelphia.
1857. ..Dearing, Anna W d. of W. E. Dearing,
b. April 7, 1840. M.D., Augusta, Geo.
" Denmead, Mary
Jane d. of Isaac Denmead,
b. June 22, 1841. Baltimore, Md.
" Davis, Alice Vir-
ginia d. of George H. Davis,
b. Jan. 30, 1844. Nesquehoning, Pa.
" Dodson, Julia M d. of C. P. Dodson,
b. Nov. 28, 1841. Geneva, 111.
" Derby, Josephine d. of .L C. Derby,
b. July 29, 1840. Batavia, 111.
" Davis, Mary Ann d. of Thomas Davis,
b. Nov. 15, 1843. M.D., Montgomery
Co., Pa.
DwTer, Mary E d. of Mrs. Margaret
b. March, 1841. Dwyer, New York.
" Deal, Mary d. of William Deal,
b. March 23, 1842. Philadelphia.
846 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1793...Elinen(lorf, Maria d. of John Elmendorf...ra. Judge Ferd. Van-
b. Sept. 24, 1780. Rai-itan, N. J. derveer, Somerville.
d. Aug. 1851.
1794... Elliot, Mary , d. of Israel Elliot,
b. Dec. 25, 1783. Delaware Co., Pa.
1795. ..Egbert, Eliza d. of Benjamin Egbert,
b. Oct. 1781. New York.
" Eckert, Sarah d. of Valentine Eckert...d. unmarried, 1847.
b. July, 1781. near Reading, Pa.
" Eckert, Ann d.of Va]eutineEckert...m. — Baker, Phila-
b. May 4, 178o. near Reading, Pa. delphia.
d.
Elmendorf, Matina...d. of John Elmendorf...m. 1824, Lewis Condict,
b. Sept. 26, 1783. Raritan, N. J. Morristown, N. J.
d. Aug. 10, 1851.
1799. ..Ege, Rebecca d. of George Ege, Sr...m. Joseph Old.
b. Oct. 5, 1787. ■ Tulpehocken, Pa. d.
1801. .Eaton, Harriet d. of Gen. Thos. Eaton,
b. Dec. 25, 1791. Halifax, N. C.
1806...Enninger, Hannah. ..d. of Mrs. Miller, New
b. July 10, 1798. York.
1810. ..Evans, Eliza W d. of E. K. Evans m. Judge H. Shippen,
Sunbury, Pa. Meadville, Pa.
1812. ..Eddy, Sarah d. of George Eddy m. Aaron Traver.
Ulster Co., N. Y. d. Jan. 6, 1844.
" Endress, Sarah A d. of Rev. Chr. En-.. ..Removed to State of
dress, Easton, Pa. New York.
1813. ..Earl, Emily d. of William Earl m. Wm. Hughes, Cin-
Pittsburg, Pa. cinnati, Ohio.
1816. ..Ege, Matilda d. of George Ege, Jr....Resides at Womelsdorf.
" Ege, Sarah d. of — Ege m. Richard Boone.
Reading.
181 7... Eckert, Mary d. of P. Eckert Resides at Reading.
Berks Co., Pa.
Eliot, Catharine d. of Samuel Eliot, Jr...m. L. J. Middleton.
Washington City.
1819. ..Eckford, Henrietta. ..d. of Henry Eckford,
New York.
1822. ..Ege, Mary d. of Geo. Ege, Jr m. — M.D.
b. Jan. 26, 1809. Womelsdorf, Berks
Co., Pa.
" Eppelsheimer, Mary
Ann Philadelphia m. G. P. Caldwell.
" Ege, Margaret d. of Geo. Ege, Jr d.
Schuylkill Forge,
Berks Co., Pa.
1825... Eddy, Anna d.of Samuel Eddy m. 1831,.Geo. M. Rich-
b. Nov. 15, 1810. Providence, R. I. mond.
182G...Engelhart, Maria M...New York m. — Dorr.
b. Nov. 11, 1813.
1831...Eisenbrandt, liisette
D d. of C. H. Eisen- m. Rev. Henry Scheib.
b. Dec. 22, 1818. brandt, Baltimore.
] 833. ..Eggert, Adeline A....d. of Benj. Eggert m. Matthew Krause.
b. July 23, 1821. Bethlehem, Pa. Resides in Bethlehem.
1834...Egerton, Martha J....d. of Mrs. Peter Morris,
b. Feb. 11, 1822. New York.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY.
347
1835
1836
1838.
1839.
1840.
1841.
1842.,
1844..
1845..
1849.
1850.
1851.
1852.
1853.
..Ely, Delia d. of Moses Ely,
b. April 0, 1819. Blooming Grove,
Orange Co., N. Y.
Ely, Mary E d. of Moses Ely,
b. Nov. 1821. Blooming Grove,
Orange Co., N. Y.
..Everly, Mary g. d. of Adam Everly...d.
Philadelphia.
Everly, Cathariue g. d. of Adam Everly.. .d. March 29, 1840, at
Philadelphia. the Seminary.
Egbert, Eliza Ann....d. of .Julius Egbert,
b. Sept. 1822. Tompkinsville,
Staten Island.
..Eisenbrandt, Sophie
W d. of C. II. Eisen- m. Ernest Mann.
b. Jan. 1825. brandt, Baltimore.
..Estile, Martha A d. of Jabez Estile,
b. April 28, 1824. Rockaway, N. .1.
Elmendorf, Mary d. of Peter T. Elmen-...m. Rev. Eugene Iloff-
b. April, 1828. dorf, Somerville man, Elizabeth City.
N. .J.
..Erwin, Lydia W d. of Henry Erwin,
b. Feb. 1827. Philadelphia.
Earl, Anna C PhiLadelphia.
b. June 22, 1829.
Earp, Sarah W d. of Thomas Earp m. George Cookman.
b. March, 1829. Philadelphia.
..Earl, Mary H Philadelphia m.
..Eisenbrandt, Au-
gusta E d. of C. H. Eisen- m. .J. H. Walze.
b. Aug. 20, 1828. brandt, Baltimore.
.Eckstein, Emma M,..d. of John Eckstein,
b. 1828. Philadelphia.
Erwin, Mary Cath. ...d. of Francis Erwin.. ..m. H. B. Jones.
Bethlehem, Pa. *
• Egner, Emma R d. of Charles Egner.
b. May 29, 1831. Philadelphia.
Egner, Eliza H d. of Charles Egner.. ..m. Andrew C. Cattell.
b. Jan. 1, 1834. Philadelphia.
Eisenbrandt, Hen-
rietta d. of C. H. Eisen-
b. Aug. 11, 1831. brandt, Baltimore.
.Eckel, Elizabeth Mount Pleasant, N. J.
b. Jan. 1832.
.Enis, Cath. Ann d. of Henry Enis m.
b. April 20, 1837. Schuylkill Haven,
Pa.
.Eyer, Susan d. of Rev. Wm. J. Eyer.
b. Aug. 18, 1834. Catawissa, Pa.
.Eves, Sarah H d. of William Eves,
b. March 22, 1830. Media, Del. Co., Pa.
Egbert, Mary Louisa..d. of A. Egbert, Rich-
b. April 10, 1840. mond, Staten Island.
.Everingham, Mary ...Rahway, N.J Resides at Brooklyn.
b. March 17, 1830.
348 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1853. ..English, Eliza M d. of J. L. English Resides at Harrisburg,
b. April 13, 1837. Sacramento City, Pa.
Cal.
1854...Erben, Mary Louisa .d. of Henry Erben,
b. Dec. G, 1839. New York.
" Everett, Mary d. of Charles Everett,
b. Sept. 1839. Philadelphia.
1855. ..Eyer, Catharine d. of Rev. W. J. Eyer,
b. Jan. 28, 1838. Catawissa, Pa.
" Eyer, Mary d. of Rev. W. J. Eyer,
b. Nov. 3, 1840. Catawissa, Pa.
" Ernientrout, Mary
E d. of Wm. Ermentrout,
b. Jan. 14, 1839. Reading.
" Ellis, Caroline d. of Amos Ellis,
b. April 26, 1839. Philadelphia.
1856. ..Ellis, Hannah T d. of Joseph Ellis,
b. Jan. 25, 1840. Haddonfield, N. J.
" Ellis, Elizabeth H....d. of Joseph Ellis,
b. March 25, 1842. Haddonfield, N. J.
" Ernenputsch, Helen..d. of Rev. W. Ernen-
b. May 3, 1839. putsch, Augusta,
Geo.
" English, Emma C. ...d. of Abr. English,
b. Dec. 1, 1841. Philadelphia.
1857...Engles, Louisa d. of L. B. Engles,
b. May 22, 1842. Philadelphia.
" Ernenputsch, Julia.. .d. of Rev. W. Ernen-
b. Aug. 21, 1841. putsch, Augusta,
Geo.
" Ernenputsch, Mary
C d. of Rev. W. Ernen-
b. May 28, 1846. putsch, Augusta,
Geo.
" Eve, Eva d. of William J. Eve,
b. Nov. 9, 1841. Augusta, Geo.
" Erwin, Julia A d. of J. D. Erwin,
b. Jan. 17, 1842. Erwinton, S. C.
1789. ..Faesch, Eliza Maria..d. of John Faesch m. 1800, Wm. H. Ro-
Boonton, N. J. binson, N. Y.
d. Jan. 17, 1850.
" Furman, Ann Maria..d. of Moore Furman m. Gen. Peter Hunt.
Lamberton, N. J. d. Oct. 8, 1816.
1790...Frelinghuysen,
Maria d. of — Frelinghuy-...m. Rev. John Connell.
sen, Millstone, N.J. d. 1827.
1791. ..Fries, Elizabeth d. of John Fries,
b. June 16, 1778. Philadelphia.
" Flagg, Maria M Charleston, S. C m. Ray Greene.
" Field, Abigail w. of Joseph Ball m. Cornelius Bradford.
Philadelphia. d.
" Fries, Peggy d. of John Fries m. Rev. Christian F.
Philadelphia. Endress, Lancaster,
Pa.
1794...Flahavan, Eleanora..d. of Rogers Flahavan,
b. July 15, 1782. Philadelphia.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 349
1794...FIahavan, Mary d. of Rogers Flahavan,
b. June 4, 1784. Philadelphia.
1798. ..Fonda, Elizabeth d. of David Fonda m. — Poory, Balston,
b. Oct. 7, 1788. Albany, N. Y. N. Y.
d.
" Fisher, Juliana d. of Rev. — Fisher. ..d. .Inly 27, 1800, at tlie
Surinam, S. A. Seminary.
Fisher, Louisa d. of Rev. — Fisher ...m. .John Ricksecker.
Surinam, S. A. d. Dec. 30, 1857, at
Litiz, Pa.
1800.. .Fisher, Charlotte d. of Rev. — Fisher. ..m. — Curtis, Virginia.
b. May 27, 1795. Surinam, S. A. d. 1856.
1802...Foncrden, Ann d. of Adam Fonerden,
b. 1788. Baltimore.
1806. ..Fay, Harriet
Wads worth w. of .Joseph D. Fay,
b. Aug. 25, 1799. New York.
Faugeres, Eve Ann
E g. d. of Louis Faugeres,
b. July 17, 1795. M.D., New York.
Faugeres, Margaret
M g. d. of Louis Faugeres,
b. June 14, 1797. M.D., New York.
1809...Faussecave, Annette
D '. d. of Decavery Fausse-
b. 1797. cave. New York.
1810. ..Foster, Maria d. of .John Foster,
b. Feb. 9, 1799. Richmond, Va.
" Foster, Jane d. of John Foster,
b. Jan. 15, 1801. Richmond, Ya.
1813...Forman, Mary d. of Benj. Forman,
b. April 23, 1800. Queen Anne Co., Md.
1815...Faure, Louisa F New York.
b. Oct. 1803.
" Flower, Mary A d. of Capt. Flower,
b. June 4, 1805. Massachusetts.
" Flower, Eliza d. of Capt. Flower,
b. Aug. 31, 1807. Massachusetts.
•' Frueauff, Hedwig
Angelica d. of Rev. .J. F. Frue-....d.
b. Dec. 8, 1803. auflF. Nazareth, Pa.
1816...Fenwick, Mary d. of F. Fenwick,
New York.
" Fenwick, Sarah d. of F. Fenwick,
New York.
1817...Feltus, Charlotte d. of Rev. H. Feltus,
New Y'ork.
• Fish, Sarah A d. of W. Fish,
New Y^ork.
Fish, Catharine G. ...d. of W. Fish,
New York.
181 9.. .Frueauff, Th. Ade-
laide Nazareth, Pa m. Rev. D. Biglcr.
b. Oct. 8, 1810.
" Fuiford, Mary d.of Wm. Fulford,
b. 1800. Baltimore.
" Fulford, Elizabeth. ..d. of Wm. Fulford,
b. 1809. Baltimore.
350 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1819...rulford, Eleanora....d. of AVm. Fulford,
b. 1811. Baltimore.
Ferguson, Jane C. ...d. of Robert Ferguson,
b. March 9, 1807. Baltimore.
1820. ..Ford, Julia d. of John C. Ford m. John A. Flood,
b. Oct. 4, 1805. Stockholm, N. J. Patterson, N. J.
1821...Faure, Sophia w. of John Jaques,
b. March 28, 1810. M.D., New York.
1822. ..Frame, Jane H d. of Matthew Frame,
b. July 1, 1808. Charlestown, Va.
" Franklin, Emily d. of John Franklin,
b. Aug. 15, 1808. New York.
" Frueauff, Hortensia m. G. F. Bahnson.
b. March 15, 1814. d. March 15, 1837.
in North Carolina.
Faure, Mary w of .J. Jaques, M.D.,
b. Dec. 14, 1812. New York.
1823. ..Franklin, Ann
Elizabeth ^- Charles C. Walden.
b. March, 1810.
1824. ..Franklin, Caroline ...New York.
Ford, Mary d. of James Ford m. M. P. Orton, M.D.
b. April, 1810. Lawrenceville, Tioga d. June 6, 1852.
Co., Pa.
" Fishbum, Rebecca... Colleton District, S. C.
b. Aug. 6. 1814.
1828. ..Foster, Margaret B...d. of Wm. Foster,
b. March 4, 1819. Philadelphia.
" Finister, Ann E d. of A. Finister,
b. Jan. 5, 1817. Baltimore.
" Frazier, Malvina L. ..d. of Jas. A. Frazier...m. 1831, J. P. Frazier.
b. March, 1815. Jennings' Gap, Va. d. 1836.
" Frazier, Angelina
>I d. of Jas. A. Frazier. ..m. Addison Dold, M.D.
b. Nov. 1818. Jennings' Gap, Va. Staunton, Augusta
Co., Va.
" Frazier, Elvira G d. of Jas. A. Frazier.. .d. 1830, in Philadel-
Jennings' Gap, Va. phia.
1829. ..Frazier, Margaret
A d of Henry Frazier. ...m. — Reynolds,
Middlebrook, Charleston, Va.
Augusta Co., Va. d. 1835.
1830,..Furness, Mary A d. of Josiah Furness,
b. Feb. 2, 1818. Princess Anne C. H.,
Somerset Co., Md.
1833...Freese, Sarah Ann...d. of Abraham Freese..m. Alfred Mixell.
b. Dec. 30, 1817. Hope, N. J.
" Fowler, Mary
Estelle d. of James Fowler, ...resides at Elizabeth
b. Oct. 1819. M.D., Hamburg, City.
N. J.
1834. ..Farnum, Abigail G. ..d. of Wm. Farnum,
b. Sept. 1822. Mechanicsville,
Saratoga Co.. N. Y.
1835...Frizel, Elizabeth g. d. of Geo. Bollinger,
Jackson C. H., Cape
Girardeau Co., Mo.
BETHLEHExM FEMALE SEMINARY.
351
1835...Frizel, Mary ..
. d. of Geo. Bollinger,
Jackson C. II., Cape
Girardeau Co., Mo.
•' Forsythe, Frances
Caroline w. of Rev. Stephen d. Aug. 28, 1844.
b. Oct. 1824. Jewett, New Haven,
Conn.
" Fatzingcr, Catha-
rine H d. of S. Fatzinger ra. Rev. Ashbel G.
b. 182G. Mauch Chunk, Pa. Ilarned.
1837... Few, Catharine d. of John Few, Car-
b. 1823. bondale, Pa.
" Finlay, Alice d. of James Finlay,
b. May, 1825. St. Croix, W. I.
1 838... Fairchild, Sarah
Ann d. of W. B. Fairchild. ..m. 1846, Randolph Pe-
b. 1 829. Philadelphia. ters, Camden, N. J.
'• Farr, 3Iary Ann d. of John Farr m. Fitzhugh Coyle,
b. Jan. 1827. Philadelphia. Washington City.
1840. ..Fogel, Caroline A d. of Solomon Fogel...ni. Ephraim Troxell,
b. Jan. 20, 1826. Lehigh Co., Pa. Wilkes-Bavrc.
•' Farnum, Caroline d. of Henry Farnum...m. — Bell, New York.
b. May 25, 1830. Philadelphia.
•' Fogel, Mary Ann d. of Solomon Fogel. ..m. — Erdman.
b. April 2, 1829. Lehigh Co., Pa.
" Fogel, Rosanna S....d. of Benjamin Fogel. ..m. .John R. Schall,
b. July 25, 1828. Lehigh Co., Pa. Trexlertown, Pa.
1841. ..Frey, Mary A d. of William Frey,
b. May 13, 1827. Allentown, Pa.
French, Esther T d. of Samuel French,
b. Feb. 1829. Plymouth, Luzerne
Co., Pa.
Finlay, Sarah Hill ...d. of James Finlay.... m. — Hope,
b. March, 1828. St. Croix, W. I.
1842. ..Fisher, Georgianna
King d. of Capt. Reuben Resides at Petersburg.
b. Oct. 1, 1833. Fisher, Norfolk, Va.
1846. ..Fogel, Amanda d. of Solomon Fogel,
Fogelsville, Lehigh
Co., Pa.
" Fogel, £liza d. of Benjamin Fogel... m. AVm. Llchtenwald-
Fogelsville, Lehigh ner, Fogelsville.
Co., Pa.
" Forney, Sarah d. of John Forney m. John E. Kaufman.
Maiden Creek,
Berks Co., Pa.
" Forijey, Magdalene. ..d. of John Forney ra. C. G. Schlemm, M.D.
Maiden Creek,
Berks Co., Pa.
1847... Fleming, Mary A w. of Robert Yelverton,
b. Jan. 14, 1832. New York.
1848. ..Fletcher, Martha d. of Thos. Fletcher,
b. May 1, 1832. Philadelphia.
" Fisher, Clara A d. of John G. Fisher,
b. Nov. 18, 1837. New York.
1849. ..Fritz, Susannah d. of H. C. Fritz.
b. Oct. 2, 1830.
352 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1849...rogel, Matilda d. of Solomon Fogel,
b. Oct. G, 1834. Lehigh Co., Pa.
" Fisher, Geralcliue New Orleans m. Joseph Turner.
b. Sept. 30, 1834. Drowned on Last Is-
land, La., Aug. 1856.
" Fisher, Valeria New Orleans Drowned on Last Is-
b. Nov. 4, 1837. land. La., Aug. 1856.
" Fisher, Margaretta...New Orleans Drowned on Last Is-
b. Aug. 17, 1839. land. La., Aug. 1856.
" Folsom, Elsey E d. of Geo. W. Folsom,
b. Nov. 12, 1840. New York.
1850...Frailey, Mary Ann ...Salem,
b. March 23, 1833.
" Fleming, Martha
Ann d. of James Fleming,
b. June 28, 1834. Philadelphia.
" Finlay, Ellen Baltimore m.
b. 1831. d.
" Fulmer, Mary M d. of John Fulmer,
b. Aug. 15, 1835. Stewartsville, War-
ren Co., N. J.
" Ferrie,Einnia... d. of Mrs. Anna Ferrie,
b. Oct. 3, 1840. Washington City.
" Fory, Caroline O d. of J. C. Fory,
b. March 3, 1840. Belleview, Iowa.
1851. ..Freelan, Martha E....d. of Mrs. R. J. Free-
b. Jan. 6, 1838. Ian, New York.
1852. ..Fetter, Eliz'th M d. of Henry S. Fetter...m. 1856, Wm. Lilien-
b. Feb. 19, 1839. Allentown, Pa. dahl. New York.
" Fisher, Roberta d. of Col. Daniel Fisher,
b. Aug. 4, 1842. Pattersonville, St.
Mary's Parish, La.
" Fenner, Josephine ...Gnadenhutten, Ohio,
b. Nov. 24, 1834.
Fickardt, Mary d. of F. A. Fickardt,
M.D., Bethlehem,
Pa.
Fickardt, Augusta.. ..d. of F. A. Fickardt,
M.D., Bethlehem,
Pa.
1854...Friedricks, Amelia
Augusta d. of Chas. R. Fried-
b. May 16, 1839. ricks, Tompkinsville,
N.Y.
" Flammer, Louisa H..d. of John Flammer,
b. Dec. 24, 1839. New York.
" Flammer, Matilda.... d. of John Flammer,
b. March 24, 1844. New York.
" Feltwell, Mary
Elizabeth d. of Benj. M. Feltwell,
b. June 3, 1837. Philadelphia.
1855...Fortin, Eliz'th H d. of Samuel Fortin,
b. Feb. 22, 1842. Philadelphia.
Fogel, Clarissa d. of Solomon Fogel,
b. Nov. 15, 1838. Fogelsville, Pa.
" FrueauflT, Clara d. of Rev. E. A. Frue-
b. Sept. 19, 1842. auff, Bethlehem, Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 353
1855. ..Fountain, Anna P.-.-d. of AVm. Fountain,
b. Feb. H, 1HA3. Richmond, Statenl.
1856. ..Fetter, Sarah d. of J. G. Fetter,
b. Jan. 27, 1841. Lancaster, Pa.
" Fenton, Mary d. of James D. Fcnton,
b. Aug. 15, 1839. Germantown, Pa.
" Fairman, Mary d. of G. W. Fairman,
b. .Lin. 7, 1843. Philadelphia.
1857. ..Fleming, Kate J d. of .Icseph Fleming,
b. April 17, 1840. Philadelphia.
Filbert, Lucy d. of Samuel A. Filbert,
b. Oct. 17, 1842. Reading, Pa.
1805... Gregory, Mary d. of David Gregory. ..m. Joel A. King, M.D.
b. 1791. Albany, N. Y. d.
Girard, Antoinette. ..n. of Stephen Girard...m. John Hemphill,
b. 179G. Philadelphia.
" Girard, Caroline n. of Steplien Girard...m. Franklin Peale.
b. Ii97. Philadelphia.
1806. ..Greene, Joanna w. of — Reich m. Joseph Hauer.
Nazareth, Pa.
Gill, Mary d. of James Gill m. John F. Steinraan.
b. Feb. 17, 1794. Lancaster, Pa. d. Nov. 28, 1818.
" Glascock, Ann d. of Gen. T.Glascock.. .m. 1st, John Malone :
b. Nov. 10, 1793. Augusta, Geo. 2d, Daniel Savage.
d. July 10, 1828.
1807...Geiger, Frances Hagerstown, Md d. 1817
b. 1796.
'• Gautro, Eliza d. of — Gautro,
b. Oct. 14, 1796. New York.
1808... Gano, Clarissa Ann... w. of .Judge M. B. Tall-
b. Jan. 2, 1796. madge, New York.
" Graeff, Julianna Lancaster, Pa m. Daniel iMoore,
b. March 28, 1796. Philadelphia.
Girard, Henrietta n. of Stephen Girard. ..m. John Y. Clark, M D.
b. .June 2, 1798. Philadelphi.a.
Geiger, Eleanora w. of John Harry m. Rev. S. S.
b. May, 1798. Hagerstown, Md. Schmucker.
d. 1822.
1809...GreenAvood, Eliz'th..d. of Miles Greenwood,
b. May, 1801. New York.
1810...Gratz, Louisa Philadelphia.
b. March, 1801.
" Gratz, Caroline Philadelphia.
b. Feb. 18, 1803.
1811... Gilpin, Mary H d. of Mrs. Mary Gilpin,
b. Jan. 1800. Elkton, Md.
1812. ..Geer, Ophelia d. of Joshua Geer,
b. Oct. 1801. New York.
" Garr, Jennet w. of Jacob Drake,
b. Dec. 10, 1800. New York.
1813... Geer, Adeline d. of .Joshua Geer,
b. Jan. 8, 1804. . New York.
Giles, Ann A d. of Wm. B. Giles m. Gustavus A. Myers
b. Sept. 4, 1800. Amelia Co., Va. Richmond, Va.
1815... Giles, Harriet d. of Wm. B. Giles m. —Nash, Richmond.
Amelia Co., Va. Va.
23
354 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1816. ..Graham, Sarah Anu-.d. of Joseph Graham,
New York.
Graham, Frances d. of Joseph Graham,
New York.
•' Graham, Mary d. of Wm. Graham,
Loudon Co., Va.
Graham, Cecilia d. of Wm. Graham,
Loudon Co., Va.
]818...Gittings, Elizabeth.. .d. of James Gittings,
Baltimore.
" Gilliss, Leah Ann d. of Thos. H. Gilliss...m. Seth Todd,
Washington City. d.
" Goodrich, Eliz'th d. of Jas. Goodrich m. Thomas H. Bond.
New Haven. Oswego.
" Guiilard, Mary Ann ..Philadelphia.
b. May 13, 1805.
" George, Margaret
\ d. of Peter George,
b. 1810. New Orleans. ^
1820. ..Gillies, Ann Jane.
" Grant, Eliza B New Brunswick resides at Carmanville.
New York.
" Guyon, Ann d. of Jas. Guyon m. Ephraim Clarke,
b. 1804. Staten Island. M.D.
1822...Gillender, Ann d. of Capt. James Gil-
b. Sept. 29, 1811. lender. New York.
Gould, Mary E. H. ...d. of James Gould, St.
b. March 8, 1809. Simon's Island, Ga.
1823. ..Grant, Lucy d. of Thomas Grant,
b. Jan. 14, 1817. Grantsville, Greene
Co., Ga.
" Griswold, Patty
Ann s. of D. L. Griswold.
b. May 12, 1807.
1824... Gould, Jane d. of James Gould, St...m. — Richardson,
b. 1815. Simon's Island, Ga. Baltimoi-e.
Graf, Maria Louisa...d. of Fred. C. Graf.....m. T. S. McClelland,
b. Jan. 7, 1814. Baltimore. Nelson Co., Va.
•' Graf, Sarah H d. of Fred. C. Graf.....m. April 15, 1837, Wm.
b. Aug. 25, 1819. Baltimore. Whelan.
" Gill, Zillah C d. of G. W. Gill, Clarks-
b. Sept. 1809. burg, N. J.
" Gasner, Mary
Sophia d. of Dan. Gasner m. 1st, Michael Van
b. Jan. 9, 1814. New York. Buren ;
2d, J. Caplin.
ro26... Green, Adeline E. ...d. of John Green d. 1832, in Kentucky.
b. Nov. 18, 1813. Marietta, Ohio.
1827. ..Gillies, Cornelia d. of Mrs. King,
b. Aug. 31, 1813. Bloomingdale, N. Y.
" Gibson, Emma w. of F. Gebhard,
b. 1823. New York.
1831. ..Gray, Ellen n. of A. H. Carroll,
b. 1817. New York.
•' Geddes, Clarissa w. of Samuel Smith,
b. Dec. 17, 1815. Hollidaysburg, Pa.
1832... Gasner, Anne d. of D. Gasner m. — Vanderpoel.
New York.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 355
1832...Garrctson, Mary C. ...d. of Samuel rjarretson,
b. July 1, 1822. Gravesend, L. L
1833...GiIIey, Harriet New York m. Prof. E. A. John-
b. March 2, 1820. son.
1834.. .Gilbert, Sarah M d. of Jos. B. Gilbert.. .m. Andrew F. Ilast-
b. July 22, 1819. Hartford, Conn. ings, New York.
" Gilbert, Anna d. of Jos. B. Gilbert... m. James L. Howard.
b. Dec. 13, 1821. Hartford, Conn.
1835...Gaylord, Esther d. of H. Gaylord m. C. Miller, Stock-
b. Oct., 1819. Plymouth, near bridge, Mich.
Wilkes-Barrd, Pa. d. Feb. 11, 1857.
" Gaylord, Sarah d. of H. Gaylord m. C. L. Farnum, Wells-
b. March, 1821. Plymouth, near ville, Tioga Co., Pa.
Wilkes-Barr<:s Pa.
" Goodman, Cath d. of Rev. J. R. Good-
b. July 17, 1821. man, Carlisle, Pa.
" Garrits, Julia d. of Leouard Garrits,
New Y'ork.
" Gaylor, Caroline E. ..d. of Charles J. Gaylor,
b. Dec. 14, 1825. New York.
1838... Goodman, Charlotte
S d. of Rev. J. R. Good-
b. Jan. 182G. man, Greensboro,
Ala.
*' Greiner, Mary Eliza-
beth d. G. Greiner, Phila-
b. May, 1826. delphia.
1839...Goepp, Ottilia d. of Rev. Philip H....m. April 15, 1852, Rev.
b. Sept. 10, 1831. Goepp, Bethlehem, Bernhard de Schwci-
Pa. nitz.
" Gilbert, Elizabeth ...d. of James Gilbert. ...m.
b. 1828. Ellenville, Ulster
Co., N. Y.
" Guetter, Louisa C d. of H. G. Guet- m. Sept. 13, 1853, Cor-
b. Oct. 21, 1832. ter, Bethlehem, Pa. nelius Knauss.'
" Griffiths, Jane E w. of John Long,
b July 1, 1836. Philadelphia.
1841... Garner, Mary E d. of Capt. H. Gar- m. — Hance, M.D.,
b. Nov. 16, 1828. ner, Upperville, Baltimore.
Fauquier Co., Va. d. 1857.
" Geisse, Frederica d. of Lewis Geisse,
b. July 28, 1830. Philadelphia.
** Geisse, Antoinette d. of Lewis Geisse m. 1856, Herman
b. July 10, 1835. Philadelphia. C. Geisse.
1844. ..Grider, Jane d. of Michael Grider...m. April 12, 1853, Wm.
b. Sept. 21, 1831. Bethlehem, Pa. A. Jacobson.
■" Guetter, Henrietta
F d. of Henry G. Guet-... m. July 18, 1854, Chas.
b. Jan. 14, 1833. ter, Bethlehem, Pa. Klose, Philadelphia.
1845...Graeff, Mary E d. of Wm. Graeff. d. 1846.
b. July, 1829 Pine Grove, Pa.
" Goodell, Caroline
M d. of Frederic GoodelL.m. — Clark, New
b. 1838. Easton, Pa. York.
" Green, Sarah J. S. . ...n. of M. A. Stock,
Lewisburg, Union
Co., Pa.
856 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1845. ..Gross, Julia Aim d. of Gen. John E m. John E. Malin,
b. May 4, 182G. Gross, Trappe, Philadelphia.
Montgomery Co., Pa.
" Gross, Mary d. of Gen. John E m. Benj. P. Wertsner,
b. Jan. 4, 1828. Gross, Trappe, Whitpain.
Montgomery Co., Pa.
1846... Gait, Mary Eliz'th....d. of .John M. Gait,
b. April, 1835. M.D., U.S.N.,
Chattahoochee, Fa.
1847...Govan, Sarah D d. of P. Govan, Lamar,
b. May 19, 1834. Marshall Co., Miss.
" Govan, Eliz'th J d. of P. Govan, Lamar,
b. June 5, 1836. Marshall Co., Miss.
1848... Grim, Catharine B. ..d. of Daniel Grim,
b. Aug. 16, 1831. Grimville, Berks Co.,
Pa.
" Guetter, Ellen M Bethlehem.
b. June 28. 1836.
1849... Grim, Isabella Lehigh Co., Pa m. Rev. — Herman,
Maxatawny, Berks
Co., Pa.
" Grim, Louisa Lehigh Co., Pa resides at Monterey,
Berks Co., Pa.
" Geissinger, J. Eliza-
beth Freemansburg, Pa.
" Geissinger, Lonisa... Freemansburg, Pa.
" Geiseuberger, Hen-
rietta d. of Jos. Geisenberger,
b. March 29, 1839. Philadelphia.
" Goodwin, Henrietta-New York,
b. Feb. 27, 1838.
1850. ..Gamble, Isabella C.d. of Jas. S. Gamble,
b. Jan. 26, 1840. Newark, N. J.
" Gamble, Mary O.B...d. of Jas. S. Gamble,
b. Nov. 2, 1841. Newark, N. J.
1851. ..Griffin, Margaretta
li d. of Sidney L. Griffin,
Hempstead, L. I.
" Griffin, Maria L d. of Sidney L. Griffin,
b. June, 1835 ; twins. Hempstead, L. I.
1852... Gross, Matilda A d. of Thos. J. Gross,
b. June 30, 1834. Trappe, Mont-
gomery Co., Pa.
" Griffin, Anna J d. of S. L. Griffin,
b. Sept. 15, 1836. Long Island.
" Geisenberger, Ellen-.d. of Jos. Geisenberger,
b. Feb. 27, 1838. Philadelphia.
1853... Gibson, Grace L d. of Wm. Gibson,
b. Jan. 11, 1842. M.D., Philadelphia.
'' Goundie, Emma
A. V d. of H. G. Goundie,
b. Aug. 13, 1842. U.S. consul, Zurich,
Switzerland.
" Geisenberger, Mary..d. of Jos. Geisenberger,
Philadelphia.
" Grim, Catharine d. of Samuel Grim,
b. Sept. 6, 1838. Monterey, Berks
Co., Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 357
1853... Grant, Isabella d. of Mrs. C. M. Grant,
b. March 1, 1838. New York.
Godley, Caroline d. of Jesse Godley,
b. Oct. 19, 1830. rhiladelphia.
" Grundy, Susan H d. of Edmund Grundy,
Oct. 22, 1838. Philadelphia.
1854... Grim, Mary A d.ofD. K. Grim, Phila-
delphia.
" Greble, Louisa Fort Delaware, Del.
b. Dec. 24, 1830.
Greble, Josephine Fort Delaware, Del.
b. Sept. 2, 1840.
" Gordon, Anne A d. of Peter Gordon,
b. .July 2, 1836. Jersey City, N. J.
" Gordon, Grace V d. of Peter Gordon,
b. Nov. 8, 1838. Jersey City, N. J.
1855...Garabrant, C. Vir-
<riiiia n. of A. L. Sayre,
b March 23, 1839. Madison, Morris
Co., N. J.
" Green, Mary F d. of Garret Green,
b. June 14, 1841. Elizabeth City, N.J.
Guetter, Caroline d. of Henry G. Guetter,
b. March 13, 1842. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Gunnison, Maria D...d. of J. W. Gunnison,
b. June 19, 1843. U.S.A., Athens,
Geo.
" Gunnison, Bessie d. of J. W. Gunnison,
b. Sept. 3, 1845. U.S.A., Athens,
Geo.
185(3... Getty, Rebecca A d. of R. P. Getty,
b. Aug. 16, 1840. Yonkers, N. Y.
•' Greble, Hannah T....d. of Edwin Greble,
b. Nov. 30, 1839. Philadelphia.
" Greble, Sarah M d. of Edwin Greble,
b. June 23, 1844. Philadelphia.
" Gelbach, Sophia R....d. of George Gclbach,
b. Aug. 24, 1841. Philadelphia.
" Glenn, Hannah P d. of Mrs. Esther A.
b. June 5, 1843. Glenn, New York.
Geib, Lavinia d. of AVilliam Geib,
b. March 12, 1840. M.D., Philadelphia.
" Gihon, Sallie d. of Mrs. J. Edwards,
b. Feb. 27, 1844. Philadelphia.
1857. ..Grim, Catharine d. of Seth Grim,
b. Aug. 24, 1844. Berks Co., Pa.
" Graves, Louisa G d. of Wm. H. Graves,
b. June 12, 1845. New York.
1788...Heckewelder,
Joanna Maria d. of Rev. J. Hecke-... Single ; resides m
b. April 16, 1781. welder, Salem, Bethlehem.
First white child born Ohio.
in the State of Ohio.
1789. ..Hickley, Ann Maria...d. of Mrs. J. Hickley,
b. Nov. 7, 1778. Baltimore.
358 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1789... Howard, Mary d. of .Toshua Howard. ..m. — Thomas.
b. Feb. 16, 1780. Baltimore Co., Md.
" Howe, Eliza d. of Mrs. Mary Howe,
b. Oct. 4, 1780. New York.
" Hubbard, Sarah d. of Nehemiah Hub-...m. 1st,, Nov. 11, 1798,
b. Jan. 11, 1780, bard, Middletown, — Rosekrans ;
Conn. 2d, Sept. 15, 1808,
Enoch Parsons, Mid-
dletown, Conn. ;
resides at Ashtabula,
Ohio.
" Heyliger, Ann
Maria New Haven Conn m. John Benners.
d.
1790. .. Hammond, 3Iartha.... Boston Mass m. — Ogden.
b. Jan. 27, 1778.
" Hunter, Catharine. ...Newport, R. I m.
b. Feb. 28, 1775. resides in France.
" Harrison, Catharine..New York.
" Huntington, Lucy d. of Andrew Hunt- m. Elisha Tracy.
ington, Norwich, d. March, 1846,
Conn,
" Huntington, Eliza
Moore d. of Gen. Jedediah....d. Mai'ch, 1823.
Huntington, New
London, Conn.
1791. ..Howard, Rachel d. of Joshua Howard,
Baltimore.
" Hiester, Elizabeth. ..d. of Gabriel Hiester...d. 1847.
Reading, Pa,
" Hiltzheimer, Han-
nah d. of Jacob Hiltzhei-...m. Richard E. Smith.
mer, Philadelphia. d.
" Hiester, Mary
Elizabeth d. of Col. Jos. Hiester. ..m. H. A. Muhlenberg.
Reading, Pa. d. 1806,
" Hiester, Rebecca d. of Col. Jos. Hiestcr...m. as 2d wife, H. A.
Reading, Pa. Muhlenberg,
d. 1841.
" Huntington, Ann d. of Gen. Jedediah. ...m. Peter Richards.
Huntington, New d. Jan. 1857.
London, Conn.
" Harper, Peggy Philadelphia m. — Harper.
1792,,, Henry, Martha E d, of Robert Henry m. William Hallowell,
Albany, N. Y, Montreal, C. E.
d.
" Hiester, Maria d. of Gabriel Hiest.er...m. Fred. A. Schulze.
Reading, Pa. d.
" Habacker, Margaret.-d. of G. Habacker m. - - Gravenstine.
Philadelphia.
" Halsey, Sarah d. of Thos. Lloyd Hal-
b. Dec, 4, 1778. sey. Providence, R.I.
" Harker, Esther d. of Joseph Harker.,.m. Oct. 8, 1803, Wm.
b. Nov. 20, 1783. Philadelphia. Foster.
d. April 1, 1853.
'' Huntington, Faith.. ..d. of Gen. Jedediah.. ..m. Benj. Huntingtosi.
Huntington, New d. April, 1838.
London, Conn.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 359
1792...Henszey, Ann d. of Joseph IIenszcy...ni. 1708, John Dcrby-
b. June 15, 1777. Philadelphia. shire.
d. June 17, 1845.
1703. ..Henry, Eliza Lancaster, Pa d.
" Harris, Molly d. of David Harris,
b. Feb. 24, 1781. Baltimore.
" Horsefield, Sar.ah d. of Jos. Horsefield, ,
b. Dec. 17, 1785. Bethlehem.
" Holfman, Maria s. d. of John Grier,
b. July 7, 1780. Redhook, N. Y.
" Habacker, Mary Philadelphia m. — Benezet.
b. April 15, 1783. d.
" Hunter, Ann d. of Rev. Andrew
b. Oct. 28, 1780. Hunter, Woodbury,
Gloucester Co., N.J.
" Harper, Harriet s. d. of J. G. de la
b. July, 1782. Roche, Philadelphia.
'' Harper, 3Iira s. d. of J. G. de la
b. May 22, 1783. Roche, Philadelphia.
Herttell, Ann d. of John Herttell,
b. June 2f3, 1783. New York.
" Huntington, Harriet
Smith d. of Jed. Huntington..m. .John Dewift.
b. July 24, 1784. New London, Conn. d. Sept. 1849.
1795. ..Handy, Mary d. of John Handy m. Samuel Handy,
b. May 14, 1783. Newport, R. I. d. 1805.
" Handy, Jane d. of John Handy d. 180G; unmarried.
b. July 26, 1786. Newport, R. I.
" Handy, Mehitable n. of Wm. Handy m. George Mumford.
b. Aug. 11, 1784. M.D. d. 1851.
" Hamilton, Mary
Lyon d. of Capt. A. J. Hamil-
ton. New York.
" Hillhouse, Sarah d. of Daniel Hillhouscm. — Gilbert.
b. Sept. 1782. Washington, Wilkes d.
Co., Ga.
" Hillhouse, Mary d. of Daniel Hillhouscm. Andrew Sheppard.
b. Dec. 1784. Washington, Wilkes d.
Co., Ga.
" Henry, Elizabeth d. of W. Henry m. Aug. 23, 1804, John
b. Oct. 15, 1782. Nazareth, Pa. Jordan, Phila.
d. Dec. 15, 1844,
]706...Hinman, Laura d. of Eph. Hinman m. Russell Leaven-
b. May 14, 1783. Woodbury, Conn. worth.
d. Oct. 2, 1816.
" Haldeman, Ann d. of Jno. Haldeman...m. — Lewis, Balti-
b. Dec. 25, 1782. Donegal, Pa. more.
" Hamilton, Agnes D. ..New York.
b. Sept. 1784.
" Howard, Deborah ....d. of Joshua Howard,
b. Aug. 17, 1786. Frederic Co , Md.
1798. ..Henry, Anna d. of Wm. Henry d. 1801.
b. Sept. 20. 1784. Nazareth. Pa.
" Harrison, Eliza d. of John Harrison,
b. August, 1785. Chester, Pa.
•' Hooker, Hannah A... d. of Capt. James m. June 11, 1810, Rev.
b. Sept. 14, 1785. Hooker, Windsor, ,\ndrew Yates, D.D.,
Conn. Schenectady, N. Y.
360 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
] 798... Hooker, Dorothy G...cl. of Capt. .Lames m. June 24, 1813,
b. July 15, 1787. Hooker, Windsor, Judge Elisha B.
Conn. Strong, Kochester.
d. Feb. 15, 1850.
1800...Heckewelder, Anna
R d. of C. Heckewel- m. May 20, 1816, F. C.
b. July 14, 1791. der, Bethlehem. Kampmann, Phila-
delphia.
d. Dec. 11, 1818.
1801...Hcimbcrger, Maria...d. of F. Heimberger,
Philadelphia.
1802...Hackley, Ann M d. of Eichard Hackley,
b. Aug. 25, 1791. New York.
Hackley, Maria d. of Richard Hackley,
New York.
" Hackley, Jane E. C...d. of Richard Hackley,
b. May 31, 1795. New York.
" Holland, Maria Savannah, Ga.
b. Oct. 19, 1790.
" Herriman, Martha.. ..Jamaica, L. I.
b. Oct. 29, 1789.
1808. ..Henry, Maria d. of Wm. Henry m. Nov. 29, 1811, Rt.
b. May 6, 1789. Nazareth, Pa. Rev. A. Benade,
Bethlehem.
" Huffnagle, Sarah Lancaster.
" Hughes, Charlotte.... Baltimore Co., Md.
" Hughes, Harriet Baltimore Co., Md.
1804. ..Henry, Sabina d. of AVm. Henry m. Sept. 28, 1809, J.
b. Aug. 4, 1792. Nazareth, Pa. F. Wolle.
" Huddell, Hannah d. of Joseph Huddell...m. Rev. Charles M.
b. Sept. 13, 1792. Philadelphia. Dupuy.
d. 1852.
" Hort, Susannah
Gibbes d. of Wm. Hort,
b. 1789. Charleston, S. C.
" Hort, Catharine C....d. of Wm. Hort,
b. 1793. Charleston, S. C.
1805...Halsey, Frances M...d. of Thos. L. Halsey..m. Oct. 19, 1812, Geo.
b. May 2, 1793. Providence, R. I. W. Cross, Charles-
ton, S. C.
■' Holloway, Martha
D d. of E. B. Holloway.. ..m. Edmund Pritchett.
b. Oct. 1795. Petersburg, Va. d. Dec. 1858.
•' Hull, Betsey d. of Col. Peter Hull,
South Branch, Pen-
dleton Co., Ya.
1806... Hammond, Abigail.. .w. of Abijah Ham-
b. Mai'ch, 1792. mond. New York.
" Harness, Sarah d. of Geo. Harness d. May, 1854.
b. 1796. Moorefield, Hardy
Co., Va.
" Hosmer, Maria d. of Prosper Hosmer..m. Daniel W. Gantley,
b. Oct. 28, 1795. Hudson, N. Y. Athens, N. Y.
1807...Hewsbn, Mary d. of Wm. Hewson m. 1815, Abram Balt-
b. Feb. 14, 1790. Philadelphia. zell, Gallatin, Tenn.
" Hewson,AnnEliz'th..d. of Wm. Hewson m. 1821, — Gordon,
b. Nov 9, 1797. Philadelphia. Nashville, Tenn.
d. 1825.
BETHLEUEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 361
1807. ..Henderson, Mary d. of Wm. Henderson. ..ra. April 27, 1821, Hen-
b. Aug. 2(J, 17'J5. Middletown, Conn. ry AVoodward, M.D.
" Huguct, Alida
Gouverneur d. of Francis Huguet,
b. Oct. I'J, 1798. New York.
1808... Hay, Catharine Philadelphia.
" Hart, Eliza d. of Elisha Hart m. Heman Allen, Ver-
b. Nov. 23, 1795. Saybrook, Conn. mont.
" Hart, Amelia d. of Elisha Hart m. Com. Isaac Hull,
b. Nov. 12, 1798. Saybrook, Conn. U.S.N.
" HoAvell, Jane A d. of Mrs. Margaret
b. Sept. 5, 1795. Howell, Frankford,
near Philadelphia.
" HoAvell, Emmeline...d. of Mrs. Margaret
Howell, Frankford,
near Philadelphia.
1809...Horsfield, Letitia d. of W. Horsficld m. Copeland Boyd.
b. Nov. 8, 1797. Emmaus, Pa.
" Hay, Mary d. of Mrs. Cath. Hay,
b. Jan. 19, 1797. Philadelphia.
" Hozey, Jane d. of Isaac Hozey,
b. Oct. 9, 1799. Philadelphia.
" Halberstadt, Mary
Ann d. of Geo. Halber- m. April27, 1815, Lewis
b. March 9, 1794. "stadt, Philadelphia. P. Gebhard, M.D.
d. March 4, 1856.
1810...Hugget, Susan d. of Sigismund Hug-
b. March, 1798. get, Newai'k, N. J.
" Henderson, Eliza-
beth Ann w. of Lewis Randolph,
b. May 4, 1798. New York.
" Heartt, Ann Eliza.... d. of Philip Heartt,
b. Dec. 24, 1797. Troy, N. Y.
" Hyatt, Susan d. of Mrs. Sarah twice married;
b. Oct. 1799. Stockton, Wilming- 2d, to Judge Har-
ton, Del. wood; resides in
Baltimore.
1811...Hngget, Clarissa w. of Antony Mar-
b. July 12, 1799. cellin. New York.
" Hyde, Jane P d. of Benjamin Hyde,
b. Oct. 10, 1798. New York.
1812...Horsfield, Mary
Ann d. of W. Horsfield d. Oct. 19, 183G.
b. Oct. 18, 1800. Emmaus, Pa.
" Hill, Sarah s. d. of Thos. Dodson,
b. Aug. 1, 1799. Kent Co., Md.
1813...Heide, Ann d. of George Heide m. Z. Cooch.
b. Dec. 20, 1799. Baltimore.
" Heide, Caroline d. of George Heide m. — Ferguson.
b. Jan. 15, 1802. Baltimore.
" Hitncr, Isabella d. of D. Hitner, Mont-..m. Henry Potts, Potts-
b. Jan. 12, 1799. gomery Co., Pa. town.
1814. ..Hirst, Clarissa A d. of Thomas Hirst,
b. March 1, 1800. Philadelphia.
" Huebener, Lydia d. of Abraham Huebe-..m. Sept. 22, 1822, Timo-
b. Aug. 26, 1800. ner, Bethlehem. thy Weiss ; resides
in Mauch Chunk.
362 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1814...Hurtin, H. Ann d. of John G. Hurtin,
Goghen, N. Y.
" Hurtin, Caroline M...d. of John G. Hurtin,
Goshen, N. Y.
" Hurtin, Frances A. ...d. of John G. Hurtin,
Goshen, N. Y.
1815. ..Horn, Maria d. of Abraham Horn....m. Abraham Coryell.
b. Feb. 4, 1805. Easton, Pa.
" Hodges, Mary
Eleanor d. of John Hodges m. Benj. B. Hodges.
b. Oct. 16, 1801. Upper Marlborough,
Prince George's Co.,
Md.
" Hodges, Mary Ann...d. of Thomas. B m. Capt. Thomas Eins-
b. Feb. 1802. Hodges, M.D. field.
d. Aug. 1846.
" Hunt, Ruth P d. of Bev. G. A. Hunt,
Sussex Co., N. .J.
" Hale, Eliza d. of B. Hale, To- m. 1824, Wm. Patton.
b. Nov. 27, 1804. wanda, Bradford d. 1840.
Co., Pa.
181 6... Henry, Maria d. of James Henry,
Detroit, Mich.
" Hieskell, Frances
E Bristol, Pa m. Timothy M. Bryan.
d. 1834.
" Heron, Catharine d. of H. Heron m. June 27, 1824,
b. March 29, 1804. New York. Bethuel Bunker,
" Heide, Mary A d. of G. Heide, Balti-..m. Wm. Norris, Phila-
more. delphia.
" Humphries, Eleanor.. Dublin, Ireland m. Jas. M. Danforth,
Philadelphia.
d.
" Harrison, A. Emmc
line d. of John Harrison,
New York.
" Henkel, Caroline St. Croix, AYest Indies..d. Nov. 15, 1816, in
the seminary.
1817...Hacke, Sophia L d. of N. Hacke, Balti-
more.
Howell, Mary Ann ...d. of Philip F. Howell,
Trenton, N. J.
" Hindes, Olivia d. of J. Hindes, Balti-
more.
Herttell, Esther d. of John Herttell,
New York.
" Horsfield, Sarah J. . ..Newport, R. I.
b. Jan. 2, 1808.
" Halliday, Rosina Belfast, Ireland.
" Hastings, Joanna d. of John Hastings,
b. March 21, 1807. Delaware Co., Pa.
" Hitchcock, Mary A. ..New York.
1818...Halstead,Martha A. ..New York.
" Harris, Mary Ellen. ..d. of St. Harris d.
Norfolk, Va.
" Hamilton, Euphe-
mia d. of James Hamilton,
Brooklyn.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY.
363
181 8. ..Hodges, Liicinda Qucon Anne Co., Md.
" Havens, Jane T d. of B. Havens, M.D..m. Samuel Marshall,
Deckertown, N. J. M.D.
d.
" Heron, Elizabeth d. of H. Heron m. John Pell.
New York. d. Jan. 15, 1839.
" Harris, Sarah d. of St. Harris, Nor-...m. Rev. Sheplierd K.
b. Sept. 15, 1804. folk, A'a. KoUock, New Jersey.
" Hubbell, Susan M....d. of Levi Hubbell,
b. Oct. 19, 1804. New York.
Hubbell, Ann M d. of Levi Hubbell.
b. Nov. 1810. New York.
" Havens, Julia Ann. ..Sag Harbor, N. Y.
b. Oct. 1806.
" Harrison, Mary W, ...d. of Al. Harrison,
b. Sept. 17, 1805. Philadelphia.
1819...Heide, Emma,
b. Oct. 1, 1800.
" HoUman, Susanna,
b. Oct. 23, 1807.
" Hill, Siloam d. of Laurence HiU....m. 1st, Wm. Kinsolm ;
b. March 1, 1801. Alexandria, D. C. 2d, ,
Brooklyn.
1820. ..Hope, Catharine d. of Thomas Hope,
Philadelphia.
" Hinman, Cath. A d. of Isaac Hinman....ra. 1st., July, 1827,
b. May, 1807. Bridgeport, Conn. Walter R. English ;
2d, April, 1852, Wm.
King, Linden, Ma-
rengo Co., Ala.
" Hodgkinson, Hen-
rietta d. of Mrs. John Harris,
b. June, 1809. Savannah, Ga.
1821...Harth, Eliz'th M d. of William Harth,
b. Aug. 24, 1810. Charleston.
" Harth, Harriet Is d. of William Harth,
b. Nov. 20, 1811. Charleston.
1822. ..Humphreys, Sarah
A d. of D. Humphreys,
b. June 26, 1808. Charlestown, Va.
" Hummel, Rebecca.
" Henderson, Eliza New York.
b. Aug. 9, 1810.
Henderson, Marg»t....New York d. Sept. 5, 1824, in the
b. June 10, 1812. Seminary.
1824. ..Harper, Elizabeth.. ..d. of James Harper,
b. March 26, 1811. Philadelphia.
" Hamilton, Eliz'th d. of John Hamilton. ..d.
b. 1810. New York.
" Hamilton, Jean d. of John Hamilton. ..d.
b. 1812. New York.
" Halberstadt,
Achsah d. of George Halber-...m. May, 1831, Rev.
b. April 3, 1811. stadt, Philadelphia. .lacob C. Sears,
Somerset Co., N. J.
" Hamilton, Euphe-
mia d. of John Hamilton,
b. 1808. New York.
364 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1825... Hamilton, Jean-
nette d. of John Hamilton,
b. 1808. New York.
" Hutter, Amelia Easton, Pa m. Andrew H. Reeder.
b. Oct. 9, 1810.
" Hall, Josephine C. ... w. of Daniel Conner,
b. May, 1814. U.S.N., New York.
" Harper, Jane d. of Thos. Harper m. Henry Levering.
b. April 1, 1811. Philadelphia.
" Hoppe, Ann Louisa...d. of .J. Hoppe m. F. K. Dannenberg.
b. May 3, 1814. Baltimore.
" Hough, Hannah n. of John Hough,
b. May 15, 1811. Morrisville, Bucks
Co., Pa.
" Hough, Mary n. of John Hough,
b. Dec. 1812. Morrisville, Bucks
Co., Pa.
" Harmer, Cordelia
Ann s. d. of David T. Cooper,
b. .June 17, 1811. Brooklyn.
" Hawes, Charlotte d. of Gen. Jos. Hawes...m. 1831, George West,
b. .July 13, 1812. Providence, R. I. Taunton, Mass.
" Hawes, Sarah d. of Gen. Jos. Hawes. ..m. 1883, Geo. Harris.
b. May 22, 1811. Providence, R. L
1826... Harmer, Eliza.
" Henk, Caroline d. of F. Wm. Henk,
b. Feb. 21, 1815. Baltimore.
" Howard, Julia F d. of Maj. Geo. Howard,
b. March 1, 1812. New York.
1827. ..Hamilton, Elizabeth
B d. of John Hamilton,
b. Jan. 11, 1816. Philadelphia.
" Hieskill, Ellen Mary..d. of Thos. Hieskill....m. Thomas Holyoake,
b. May 14, 1818. Philadelphia. New York.
d. Jan. 10, 1858.
" Huflrnagle,]MaryA. ...d. of John Huffnagle...m. — Davis.
b. Oct. 9, 1814. Philadelphia.
1828. ..Howell, Ann Eliza....d. of Eseck Howell m. Wm. M. Burke.
Easton, Pa.
" Harvey, Emma E d. of Thos. M. Harvey,
b. June 9, 1816. New York.
" Hamilton, Eliz'thS...Princeton, N.J.
b. May 7, 1817.
" Howell, Amanda d. of Eseck Howell m. E. B. Mixsell.
b. May 16, 1811. Easton, Pa.
" Hager, Angeline d. of Lainen Hager m. — Forman.
b. May 6, 1814.
" Hill, Sarah V. L d. of Laurence Hill.
b. Dec. 2.5, 1816.
" Hall, Cecilia d. of Christian Hall,
b. April 20, 1815. Litiz, Pa.
1829. ..Helm, Cath. A d. of Capt. Helm, St.
b. Sept. 18, 1817. Thomas, W. I.
" Helm, Adelaide d. of Capt. Helm, St.
b. Dec. 31, 1821. Thomas, W. L
" Hanley, Louisa Au-
gusta g. d. of Capt. Helm,
b. July 14, 1821. St. Thomas, W. I.
BETHLEUEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 365
1830...Ha?cnbiich, Sarah.
" Hanicl, Margaret d. of John C. Ilamel,
b. Feb. 22, 1818. Philailclphia.
" Ilibler, Sidney Ann....d. of Wm. Hibler m Thomas Darling.
b. Jan. 11, 1813. Hope, N. J. d. March, 18oG.
" Hall, Lydia J d. of Capt. J. K. Hall,
b. Dec. 21, 1817. Harper's Ferry, Va.
" Hartzell, Judith.
Henry, Caroline El...d. of M. S. Henry d.
b. April 21, 1820. Northampton Co.,
Pa.
Hiester, Eliz'th B. ...d. of Jos. Heister, Jr...m. April 13, 1837,
b. May 1'), 1817. Reading, Pa. David M'Knight.
" Howe, Amanda d. of Jed. Howe,
b. Feb. 17, 1817. Philadelphia.
Herman, Sophia d. of Rev. J. G. Her-...m. June 28, 1842, Rev.
b. Feb. 14, 1822. man. Emil A. de Schwei-
nitz.
1831...Harker, Martha A. ...d. of Joshua G. Harker,
b. May 19, 1816. Philadelphia.
" Heller, Georgette
Adela d. of ]Mrs. Heller,
Georgetown, D. C.
" Hartzell, Mary Ann.
1832...Haman, Maria L d. of Rev. A. Haman...m. T. Christ, Salem,
b. April 2, 182G. N. C.
1833. ..Harper, Jenisha Philadelphia.
b. May 29, 1816.
" Hall, Amelia d. of John H. Hall m. Feb. 5, 1845, W. L.
b. Dec. 12, 1818. Newton, N. J. Ames, St. Paul, Min-
nesota.
" Hunt, Mary K d. of John Hunt m. Daniel Budd, Ches-
b. Aug. 22, 1818. Newton, N. J. ter, Morris Co., N.J.
" Hodgkinson, Phebe..w. of J. C. Stoneall,
b. 1820. New York.
" Harral, Charlotte New York.
b. Oct. 24, 1817.
Horton, Mary d. of M. Tlorton m. William Cook.
b. Dec. 23, 1818. Wilkes- BarrC-, Pa. d. Sept. 1856, at Fort
Leavenworth.
Horton, Emily d. of M. Horton m. Jan. 8, 1856, Ste-
b. March 28, 1824. Wilkes-Barr6, Pa. phen BoUes, White
Haven.
1834...Haupt, Mary Ann d. of John Hanpt m. Wm. H. Witte,
b. Dec. 8, 1816. Springfield, Bucks Philadelphia.
Co., Pa.
" Herman, Louisa C....d. of Rev. J. G. Her-
b. July 12, 1825. man.
" High, Mary d. of Solomon High....m. J. Bayley ; resides
b. 1818. New Orleans. in Tennessee.
" High, Frederica d. of Solomon nigh....m. — Patton; resides
b. 1820. New Orleans. in New Orleans.
" Hacker, Matilda d. of Geo. Hacker m. A. Stevens.
b. Feb. 21, 1821. Philadelphia.'
Huntington, Lucy d. of J. C. Huntington,
C New York.
1835...Hoflrman, Sophia w. of David Freed,
b. May 4, 1823. Philadelpliia.
366
CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1835...Hawley, Pliebe w. of DavidTowiisend...m. Rev. George H.
b. June 27, 1820. West Cliester, Pa. Mitchell, West Bran-
dywine, Chester Co.
1836...Hitner, Catharine d. of Daniel Hitner m. Reuben Hagy.
b. March 18, 1821. MoutgoraeryCo.,Pa.
" Hall, Mary C d. of J. K. Hall,
b. March, 1822. Harper's Ferry, Va.
1837...Hutclimgs, Cath d. of C. S. Hutchings...m. Edm. Doster, M.D.,
New Brunswick, N.J. Alabama.
Hyslop, Frances M...d. of R. Hyslop, New
b. Dec. 1822. York.
Hyslop, Catharine ...d. of R. Hyslop, New
b. 1824. York.
" Hutchings, Emma
A Norfolk, Va m. — Banks, New
b. July, 1824. York.
1838. ..Henry, Mary Eliz'th..d. of John Henry m. Sept. 9, 1848, Wm.
b. Nov. 7, 1825. Somerville, N. J. G. Steele.
" Holliusheatl, Har-
riet d. of Stroud Hollins-....m. A. Ft. Jackson, M.D.
b. Nov. 19, 1820. head, Stroudsburg,
Pa.
" Haggerty, Sarah M...d. of John Haggerty,
b. Sept. 27, 1824. New York.
Haggerty, Mary A. ...d. of John Haggerty,
b. June 29, 182(3. New York.
" Henry, Juliet A d. of Thos. W. Henry,
b, 1827. M.D., New York.
" Huun, Margaret M....d. of John Hunn, New
b. Feb. 10, 1825. York.
1839...Hinchman, Jane F...d. of Guy M. Hinch-...m. 1846, Robert Crit-
b. Sept. 22, 1825. man, Dover, N. J. tenden.
" Hoffman, Catharine..d. of H. L. Hoffman,
b. Oct. 1824. St. Louis, Mo.
1840. ..Hill, Rosa Jane St. Croix, W. L
b. May, 1827.
" Hubbs, Anna B d. of Paul K. Hubbs....m. 1st, Sidney Wilcox :
b, Dec. 9, 1825. Philadelphia. 2d, Dec. 20, 1853.
Walter F, Shultz.'
" Halsey, Ann Eliza. ...d. of Samuel B. Halsey,
b. May 27, 1827. Rockaway, N. J.
" Heyliger, Eliz'th d. of Mrs. Heyliger,
Diamond Estate, St.
Croix, W. I.
" Heyliger, Caroline... d. of Mrs. Heyliger,
Diamond Estate, St.
Croix, W. I.
" Holmes, Maria W. ...Philadelphia,
b. Nov. 10, 1828.
1841... Herman, Adelaide ...d. of Rev. J. G. Her-
b. Oct. 2(j, 1829. man, Salem, N. C.
" Hutchings, Frances
M d. of E. W. Hutchings,
b. 1832. New York.
" Harrison, Lucy Ann..d. of John Harrison,
b. March 15, 1828. New York.
1842...Hogan, Emily A w. of Mrs. Jane Weaver,
Columbia, S. C.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 367
1842. ..Hurst, Catharine M...d. of Wm. Hurst m. — Mix, M.D.
b. May 22, 1828. Charlestown, Va.
" Hamilton, E.
Frances Philadelpliia.
b. 1833.
" Hurd, Charlotte N. ...Brooklyn, N. T.
b. 1831.
1843. ..Howard, Louisa
Maria. cl. of Ed. J. Howard,
b. April 5, 1831. Brooklyn.
" Hurst, Ann Eliz'th...d, of Capt. James G....m. — Wager, M.D..
b. April, 1828. Hurst, Charlestown, Harper's Ferry, Va.
Jefferson Co., Va.
" Hurst, Mary V d. of Capt. James G....m. J. F. Thompson,
b. Oct. 1829. Hurst, Charlestown, Summit Point, Va.
Jefferson Co., Va.
" Hampton, Eliz'th Philadelphia.
b. Jan. 1828.
" Hardy, Martha d. of James Hardy m. D. Taggart.
b. Oct. 14, 1833 Philadelphia.
" Hardy, Elizabeth d. of James Hardy,
b. March, 1835. Philadelphia.
1844...Horstman, Lavinia
A d. of W. H. Horstmau...m. May 11, 1854, Jos.
b. April 10, 1830. Philadelphia. Patterson.
" Huebener, Cornelia..d. of Abr. Huebener,
b. May 8, 1833. Bethlehem.
" Henderson, Mary d. of Davis Henderson,
b. Jan. 26, 1832, Montgomery Co.,
Pa.
" Hagert, Emma d. of J. E. Hagert,
b. 1831. Philadelphia.
" Hope, Mary Clinton, Hunterdon
b. 1826. Co., N.J.
" Helmbold, Georgi-
anna d. of H. J. Helmbold.. ..m. — Neil, M.D.
b. 1830. Blockley, Phila. Co.,
Pa.
1845...Heinsohn, Caroline.. d. of Dietrich Hein-...m. 1856, Robert Brown,
b. July, 1831. sohn, Louisville, Ky. Potosi Lead Mines,
Missouri.
" Holt, Frances P d. of Chas. Holt, Jr.,
b. 1827. Brooklyn.
1846. ..Holcombe, Anna E...d. of B. L. Holcombe,
b. 1830. La Grange, Fayette
Co., Tenn.
•' Holcombe, Lncy P....d. of B. L. Holcombe,
b. 1832. La Grange, Fayette
Co., Tenn.
" Heilner, Louisa d. of B. Heilner m. James Barton.
b. Aug. 1, 1831. Tamaqua, Pa.
" Housel, Mary M. d. of G. W. Housel m. W. G. Schenck, Jer-
b. Jan. 5, 1833. Easton, Pa. sey City.
" Hanline, Caroline.. ..d. of A. Hauline m. G. W. Taylor.
b. June 28, 1832. Philadelphia.
" Horn, Emma R d. of John Horn m. Adam Reichert.
b. March 19, 1833. Philadelphia.
" Hutfnagle, Ellen Bethlehem, Pa m. — Sloan.
368 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1847...Heberliiig, 3Iary
Ann Weissport, Pa.
" Hunter, Candice n. of C. Hunter, White-
ville P. 0., Hardiman
Co., Tenn.
" Holmes, Mary L New Rochelle, N. Y.
b. April 11, 1831.
" Hunt, Mary Ellen w. of Wm. Morgan,
b. Dec. 6, 183o. Catasauqua, Pa.
" Horn, Anna Maria ...d. of John Horn m. Benj. S. Lewry.
Philadelphia.
" Hillard,Mary C d. of 0. B. Hillard,
b. Oct. 25, 1833. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
" Hillard, Harriet .d. of 0. B. Hillard,
b. Dec. 1836. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
1848...Hawley, Sarah d. of Jas. S. Hawley,
b. July 31, 1831. Binghampton, N. Y.
" Hoch, Eliza Ann d. of Samuel Hoch,
b. June 22, 1833. Oley, Pa.
" Heilig, Emma C d. of Rev. Geo. Heilig...m. Sept. 14, 1852, .John
b. Feb. 17, 1833. Monroe Co., Pa. Williams, Catasau-
qua, Pa.
" Horn, Margaretta d. of John Horn,
b. Nov. 1, 1837. Philadelphia.
" Haines, Sarah El d. of Asa Haines,
b. Jan. 25, 1831. Philadelphia.
" Hendricksou, Eliza-
beth V d. of Matthew Hend-...m. Oct. 22, 1855, Louis
b. April 7, 1834. rickson, M.D., D. Pillsbury.
Albany, N. Y.
1849. ..Huebener, Ellen d. of A. L. Huebener,
b. Aug. 18, 1839. M.D., Bethlehem,
Pa.
Hetfield, Louisa n. of A. S. Hetfield m. Nov. 1857, David
b. May 24, 1833. Elizabethtown, N.J. Gordon.
" Hilliard, Iiucy d. of Isaac Hilliard ra. Wm. Walker, M.D.
b. May 20, 1835. Hilliardston P. 0.,
Nash Co., N. C.
" Hilliard, Ii. Virginia.. d. of Isaac Hilliard,
b. Dec. 26, 1837. Hilliardston P. 0.,
Nash Co., N. C.
" Hilliard, Ella J d. of Isaac Hilliard,
b. Aug. 12, 1840. Hilliardston P. 0.,
Nash Co., N. C.
1850. ..Hoodless,Marg'tE... Brooklyn, N. t.
b. Aug. 1835.
" Hart, Marion D d. of R. H. Hart, New
b. Aug. 22, 1842. York.
" Houston, Amy E .d. of J. F. Houston,
b. July 28, 1842. Columbia, Pa.
" Hilbert, Hannah d. of Paul Hilbert,
b. Sept. 3, 1835. Kutztown, Pa.
" Huffnagle, Mary
Louisa d. of Wm. K. HufiFna-...m. Alexander Banks.
b. Oct. 3, 1834. gle, Bethlehem, Pa.
" Hutfnagle C. Au-
gusta d. of Wm. K. Huffna-
b. Feb. 11, 1844. gle, Bethlehem, Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 369
1851...Hamor, Emma d. of Abraham Ilamor,
b. Feb. 7, 1832. Ilamorton, Chester
Co., Pa.
" Hauser, Louisa T....d. of Abraham Hauser,
b. 1829. Columbus, Ind.
" Hauser, Anna C d. of Abraham Hauser.
b. Sept. 18154. Columbus, Ind.
" Hauser, Elizabeth ...d. of Abraham l[au-...m. N. Lachenour.
b. Feb. 7, 18;57. ser, Columbus, Ind. d. ]S.')7.
" Hauser, Harriet d. of Abraham Ilauser,
b. Dec. 1842. Columbus, Ind.
" Hance, Caroline T...d. of D. E. Hance,
b. Feb. 1836. Philadelphia.
" Havemeyer, Mary
O d. of F.C. Havemeyer... m. .Ian. 12, 18oH,
b. June, 1884. New York. J. Lawrence Elder.
" Hood, Harriet d. of N. P. Hood,
b. Feb. 22, 1839. Philadelphia.
" Hurxthal, Emilic K...Massillon, Ohio.
b. Jan. 1834.
" Henry, Sophia L d. of James Henry.
b. Oct. 19, 1838. Boulton, Pa.
" Howard, Amuletta
Lyon d. of D. S. Howard,
b. March 7, 1885. Lyonsdale, N. Y.
1852...Huger, Marion D Charleston District,
b. Aug. 1.5, 1838. S. C.
" Huger, Anna L.
(Daisy) Charleston District.
b. Dec. 18, 1839. S. C.
" Hiselor, Mary Ann. ..Bucks Co., Pa.
b. Dec. 1834.
" Hendrickson, Caro-
line E d. of G. H. Hendrick-
b. March, 1838. son, Brooklyn.
•' Hall, Lavinia d. of S. Hall, Brook-
b. Sept. 26, 1837. lyn.
'■' Housel, Emma d. of G. W. Ilousel.
b. June 3, 1839. Easton, Pa.
" Hawkins, Hannah
B d. of J. S. Hawkins.
b. Aug. 16, 1838. New York.
" Horner, Emily D d. of Chas. W. Horner,
b. .Ian. 24, 1840. New Orleans.
" Hinckle, Emma d. of John Hinckle,
b. Sept. 27, 1838. Philadelphia.
1853...Hawley, Jane d. of Jas. L. Hawley,
b. Nov. 28, 1837. Binghampton, N. Y.
" Helfrich, Maria d. of John Helfrich resides at Allentown.
b. Aug. 20, 1838. Weissenburg, Lehigh
Co., Pa.
" Housel, Anna d. of Geo. W. Housel,
b. July 29, 1841. Easton, Pa.
•' Howard, L. Pau-
lina g. d. of Jonas Miller,
b. April 18, 1838. Cape Island, N. J.
24
370 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
18r)3...Hinckle, Harriet L.-.tl. of Wm. Ilinckle,
b. March 18, 1838. Philadelphia.
Herman, Mary Aiin...d. of John Herman,
b. Feb. 19, 1841. Bethlehem.
" Hendrickson, Au-
gusta d. of M. Hendrickson,
Albany, N. Y.
1854...Halsted, Emma A.. ..d. of Samuel Halsted...m. 185G, Charles Yates.
b. April 10, 183G. New York.
Holtzman, Johanna..d. of Wm. Holtzman,
b. Sept. 14, 183G. Baltimore.
Hettinger, Caroline-d. of John Hettinger,
b. May 17, 1840. New York.
Hewlings, Susan W...d. of Israel W. Hewl-
b. March 17, 1838. ings, Moorestown,
N.J.
Hawkins, Elizabeth..d. of J. S. Hawkins,
b. Feb. 21, 1841. New York.
Harris, Emmeline....d. of John Harris,
b. May 28, 1839. Reading, Pa.
" Hamburger, Clara.. ..d. of Jos. Hamburger,
b. July"26, 1842. Hazleton, Pa.
" Hood, 3Iarietta d. of William Hood,
b. Aug. 4, 1839. McEwensville,
Northumberland Co. ,
Pa.
" Howey, M. Isabella ..n. of C. C. Stratton,
b. Nov. 4, 1840. Swedesboro, N. J.
" Huff, Sarah Catha-
rine d. of Wm. A. Huff,
b. Not. 5, 1831. Mt. Pleasant, N. J.
1855...Hartman, Marietta. ..d. of D. Hartman,
Lehigh Co., Pa.
" Hartman, Anna
Matilda d. of D. Hartman,
b. March 2, 1837. Lehigh Co., Pa.
" Hawkins, Mary C d. of J. S. Hawkins,
b. Aug. 12, 1842. New York.
«' Hibbs, Mary Eliza-
beth d. of Manlius G. Hibbs,
b. May 11, 1841. Bristol, Pa.
" Hanford, Mary Ann.. d. of Albert Hanford,
b. Oct. 6, 1842. New Rochelle, N. Y.
" Havemeyer, Catha-
rine B d. of F. C. Havemeyer,
b. Feb. 5, 1842. New York.
" Henderson, Kate w. of Andrew Hen-
b. Aug. 23, 1840. derson, Memphis,
Tenn.
" Harrison, Henrietta. .d. of Benj. F. Harrison,
b. Oct. 30, 1839. Newark, N. J.
'■ Helwig, Sarah d. of Ferd. Helwig,
b. Feb. 20, 1839. Gnadenhutten, Ohio.
" Hammerslcy, Eliza. .d, of W. W. Hammer-
b. Feb. 7, 1839. sley, Bethlehem.
" Hopewell, Adelia d. of J. C. Hopewell,
b. Nov. 29, 1838. Flemington, N. J.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 371
1856...Hartridge, Kate M. ..d. of M. II. G. Ilart-
b. Aug. 25, 1841. ridge, Savannah,
Ga.
" Harriot, Abigail O. ..d. of Warren Harriot,
b. Nov. 2G, 1«40. New York.
" Huntress, Adeline
C d. of Mrs. John Devoo,
b. Sept. 10, 1847. New York.
" Hunter, Julia d. of John C. Hunter,
b. Nov. 18, 1839. Philadelphia.
" Haughawout, Jo-
anna A d. of Thomas Haugha-
b. May 14, 1840. wout, Schuylkill
Co., Pa.
Hawley, Clara B d. of N. G. Ilawley,
b. June 25, 1839. Rochester, N. Y.
1857. ..Hicks, Mary d. of Mrs. Sarah II.
b. 1839. Hicks, New York.
" Hawkins, Amelia d. of J. C. Hawkins,
b. Oct 2, 1844. New York.
" Hewson, Helen N d. of B. W. Ilewson,
b. July, 184U. Cincinnati, Ohio.
" Hendrickson, Maria
C d. of Garret Hendrick-
b. Dec. 4, 1841. son, Bay Ridge, L. I.
" Hartman, Emme-
liue d. of David Hartman,
b. Feb. 1845. Friedensville, Pa.
" Hess, Paulina d. of Levi Hess, San
Francisco, CaL
1789. ..Ireland, Elizabeth. ..d. of John Ireland,
b. .Ian. 26, 1780. New York.
" Jarvis, Sarah B Stamford, Conn m. — Rykman.
1790. ..Jones, Ann d of David Jones d. Oct. 20, 1840,
b. Jan. 27, 1775. Philadelphia. at Bethlehem.'
1791. ..Johnston, Maria d. of Christopher John-
ston, Baltimore, Md.
1792...Josiah, Ann W Philadelphia.
1793. ..Ireland, Jane d. of John Ireland,
b. Sept. 11, 1783. New York.
1794. ..Johnston, Janet d. of Christopher .John-
b. 1783. ston, Baltimore, Md.
Jay, Maria d. of John Jay, Chief....m. 1802, Goldsborough
b. Feb. 20, 1782, at Justice of the United Bauyar.
Madrid. States, New York. d. Nov. 21, 1850.
1796. ..Jay, Ann d. of John Jay, Chief... .d. Nov. 13, 1850.
b. Aug. 13, 1783, at Justice of the United
Paris. States, New York.
1798...Ingraham, Polly d. of N. G. Ingraham,
b. July, 1786. New York.
1800. ..Jones, Sarah G d. of Geo. Jones, M.D...m. Alfred Cuthbert.
b. 1790. Savannah, Ga. d.
" Jones, Harriet C d of Geo. Jones, M.D,
b. May, 1791. Savannah, Ga.
1801. . Jacobson, Ann d. of John V. Jacob. ..m. Cornelius Beatty.
b. Dec. 30, 1788. son, Staten Island. d.
372
CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1801. ..Jones, Sarah d. of Thomas .Jones,
b. 1792. New York.
1802... Ireland, Margaret d. of .John Ireland,
b. Jan. 5, 17U1. New York.
1804. ..Johnston, Eliz'th d. of .John .Johnston,
b. 1793. Philadelphia.
" Johnston, 3Iary d. of John Johnston,
b. 1796. Philadelphia.
1806. ..Jones, Jane d. of .James Jones,
Burke Co., Ga.
1809. ..Johnson, 3Iildred d. of Fras. Johnson,
b. July, 1796. Louisa Co., Va.
1811...Jarvis, Phebe d. of James Jarvis,
b. Sept. 2, 1799. New York.
" Irwin, Isabella d. of .John W. Irwin,
b. Dec. 1798. Philadelphia.
1812...Jarrett, Margaret d. of Henry Jarrett
b. Aug. 25, 1801. " ■ - ^
.m. Aaron Troxell,
Allentown.
1813.
1814.
Jones, Eveline
b. Jan. 5, 1801.
Jones, Jane
b. June 24, 1803.
Jaggar, Ann
b. Jan. 21, 1802.
.Johnston, Isabella
b. Aug. 10, 1800.
.Johnson, Harriet
Roy
b. Nov. 14, 1800.
Northampton Co.,
Pa.
of Thomas Jones,
New York,
of Thomas .Jones,
New Y''ork.
of Jehiel .Jaggar m. Oct. 22, 1827, Henry
New York.
. of Alex. .Johnston..
Youngstown, West-
moreland Co., Pa.
Haynes, Flushing,
L. I.
.m. John Y. Barclay,
Greensburg.
d. May, 1841.
.d. of John .Johnson m. Rev. .Jas. Edwards,
Jolinc, Anna Maria..
1816.
1817,
1818
.m. Sept. 5, 1821,
Samuel B. Halsey.
1819
1820
1821
1823
Newton, Sussex Morristown.
Co., N. J. d. Jan. 16, 1836.
, of John G. Hurtin,
Goshen, N. Y.
Jackson, Sarah Du-
bois d. of Col. Jos. Jackson.
b. June 2, 1803. Rockaway, N. J.
..Ingle, Christiana m. John Underwood.
..Jacobson, Maria d. of JohnN. D. Jacob-..m. John Tooker.
son, Staten Island,
..Johnston, Jane P d. of Jas. Johnston m. P. M. KoUock, M.D
Savannah, Ga. d.
Johnston, Lonisa d. of Jas. Johnston m. — Woodruif.
Savannah, Ga. d.
Johnston, Eliza d. of Jas. Johnston m. Edm.Molyneux, Jr.,
Savannah, Ga. British Consul.
Irwin, Mary Hart Bucks Co., Pa.
b. 1804.
...Jones, Caroline.
...Jones, Mary A. S d. of William Jones,
b. Aug. 31, 1807. New York.
...Johnston, Adelaide.. .d. of W. .lohnston m. Benjamin Cort, San
P.M., Lebanon, Hun- Francisco, Cal.
terdon Co., N. .J.
...Jones, Louisa d. of William Jones,
b. Aug. 1809. New Y^ork.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 373
1823.. Jones, Mary Ann d. of .Joseph .Tones m. Dec. 4, 1828, Chr.
b. Jan. 30, 1812. ]?etlilelicm Town- Lange.
ship.
•' Jones, Ellen A d. of .Joseph .Jones m. — Feit.
Bethlehem Town-
ship.
1825. ..Judd, Emily M d. of Samuel Judd m. May 2, 1830, Horace
b. Oct. 10, 1812. New York. D. Forbes, New Ha-
ven, Conn.
Jones, Ellen d. of Alex. Jones m. April 27, 1830, Chas.
b. June 1, 1812. Providence, K. I. H. Dabney, New
York.
" Jones, Sarah Ann d. of William Jones,
New York.
1826. ..Jones, Anna Maria. ..d. of William Jones.. ..m. Nov. 1832, Rodney
b. April 14, 1813. AVales. S. Church, Brooklyn.
1827... Jones, Julia d. of William Jones,
b. Nov. 11, 1813. New York.
" Jacobsen, 3Iatilda ...Staten Island m. C. A. Luckenbach,
b. 1813. Bethlehem.
Jones, Ann Bloomsburg, N. J.
b. July, 1815.
" Joline, Catharine d. of John Joline m. May 21, 1833, Rev.
b. Feb. 22, 1812. Princeton, N. J. Silas Billings, West
Bloomticld.
" Jansen, Maria J d. of John .Jansen,
b. Jan. 2, 181-. Orange Co., N. Y.
1828. ..Jordan, Caroline w. of .James Wallace,
b. Oct. 30, 1815. Savannah, Ga.
•' Johnson, Eliza w. of John Allen,
b. July 2, 1821. New York.
1829. ..Jones, Rebecca W....d. of John Jones m. George Shoemaker,
b. May 12, 1815. Berwick, Pa. Wyoming, Pa.
1831, ..Jones, Mary G d. of Thomas Jones,
b. March, 1817. Long Island.
1 882... Irving, Marg't A m. Robert Hart.
b. Aug. 3, 1829.
1834. ..Jones, Sarah Ann.
" Jones, Eliz'th A d. of Isaac Jones,
b. March 20, 1822. New York.
" Jones, Mary A d. of Isaac Jones,
b. Aug. 29, 1824. New York.
1836. ..Jenks, Eliz'th Mary...d. of Ph. Jcnks m. Oct. 31, 1846, Rev.
b. July 29, 1823. Newtown, Pa. Joseph S. Elsegood,
Easton, Pa.
" Jackson, Mary d. of Andrew Jackson,
b. April. 1822. New York.
" Israel, Mary L. s. d. of M. E. Israel.. ..m. — Washington,
b. May, 1823. Philadelphia. M.D.
1837. ..Johnston, Susan \V...d. of J. R. .Johnston,
b. May 29, 1828. Waynes ville, Ga.
1838. ..Jackson, Charlotte. ..d. of John D. .Jackson...m. Sept. 28, 1841, Alex,
b. June 4, 1823. M.D., Rockaway, Robertson, ^lorris-
N. J. town.
" Johnson, Margaret
Elizabeth d. of .John M.Johnson,
St. Croix, W. I.
374 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1838... Johnson, Mary Jancil. of .John M. Johnson,
St. Croix, W. I.
" Iddings, Beulah N....d. of C. P. Iddings m. Thomas Lee, Mont-
b. Dec. 20, 1824. Philadelphia. gomery Co., Md.
1839... Jacques, Amelia d. of Isaac S. Jacques,
b. Feb. 1826. Woodbridge, N. J.
" Israel, Amanda s. d. of M. E. Israel,
b. Oct. 1824. Philadelphia.
1810. ..Iddings, Harriet n...d. of C. P. Iddings m. May 4, 1854, Uriah
b. Oct. 1, 1827. Philadelphia. B. Kirk.
" Jackson, Mary
Elizabeth d. of John D. Jackson.. .m. 1846, Lyman A.
b. June 21, 1825. M.D., Ilockaway, Chandler.
N. J. d. July 5, 1851.
1842... James, Anna V d. of Joshua James,
b. April, 1828. London Bridge P.O.,
Princess Anne Co.,
Va.
1845. ..Jones, Hannah E d. of J. Jones, M.D.,
b. May 26, 1832. Upper Dublin Town-
ship, Montgomery
Co., Pa.
1846...Jones, Sarah Eliz'th..Northampton Co., Pa.
b. Sept. 25, 1834.
1847...Joyner, Harriet F. ...d. of Thos. Joyner m.Peter B. Siler,Plumb
b. Nov. 30, 1831. Memphis, Tenn. Bayou, Jefferson
Co., Arkansas.
" Johnson, Adelaide... d. of Christopher John-
b. April, 1833. son, St. Croix, W. I.
" Johnson, Rosalinda..d. of John M. Johnson,
b. July, 1833. St. Croix, W. L
" Joy, Virginia F d. of Levi Joy m. Dec. 21, 1853,
b. March 4, 1834. HardimanCo., Tenn. Leonidas Trousdale,
Memphis, Tenn.
" Jordan, Ottilia d. of Meritt Jordan.
b. Jan. 26, 1834. Portsmouth, Va.
" James, Isabella A d. of Israel E. James,
b. May 6, 1830. Philadelphia.
" James, Isabella d. of Isaiah James m. — Kissard, M.D.
b. Aug. 9, 1829. Line, Lexington, Pa.
1848. ..Jones, Anna R d. of Hon. J. Glancy
b. Aug. 1834. Jones, Reading, Pa.
" Jackson, Laura A. ...d. of John D. Jack-....m. May 10, 1853, Ly-
b. April 21, 1832. son, M.D., Rock- man A. Chandler,
away, N. J.
" Jaeger, Amanda R...d. of Rev. G. F. Jae-....m. June 17, 1850, .Jas.
b. Aug. 9, 1834. ger, Berks Co., Pa. S. Berger, Philada.
1849. .. Johnson, Antoinette-.d. of Amos Johnson,
b. July 7, 1837. M.D., New York.
1850. ..Jenkins, Margaret d. of George Jenkins. ..d. Feb. 6, 1851, in the
b. Jan. 1, 1836. Boonton, N.J. Seminary.
1851... Jennings, 3Iary E d. of Wm. Jennings,
b. Oct. 1835. Montgomery, Ala.
" Jessup, Caroline 0...d. of J. K. Jessnp m. S. G. Bogert, New
b. Oct. 1834. Rossville, Staten York.
Island.
1852... Jaeger,LouisaM.B...d. of Rev. G. F. Jaeger,
b. Jan. 29, 1833. Berks Co., Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 375
1852,.. Jones, Frances E d. of Mrs. Rebecca resides in Philadelpliia.
b. Nov. 1, 1840. Jones, Dojlcstown,
Pa.
Jones, Mary M d. of Mrs. Rebecca resides in Philadeli))iia.
b. Sept. 9, 1842. Jones, Doylestown,
Pa.
1853. ..Jackson, Mary li d. of S. Jackson,
b. May 27, 1828. Philadelphia.
" Jones, Olive Ann d. of Enoch Jones,
b. Sept. 8, 183".t. San Antonio, Texas.
" Jones, Flora Kate....d. of Enoch Jones,
b. Aug. 29, 1844. San Antonio, Texas.
" Jones, Jane E d. of Asa Jones m. Clarkson Dunham
b. Oct. 4, 1834. Flemington, N. J.
1854. ..Jones, Emily R d. of Owen Jones,
b. Aug. 19, 1842. Cabinet P. 0., Mont-
gomery Co., Pa.
" Jennings, Sarah
Jane d. of D.Jennings,
b. March 2G, 1836. M.D., Lafayette, Ind.
" Jones, Julia d. of George W. Jones,
b. Dec. 26, 1836. Philadelphia.
1855. ..Jones, Esther d. of Jonathan Jones,
b. Aug. 4, 1839. Ilendricksburg, Lu-
zerne Co., Pa.
" Jackson, Mary E d. of E. E. Jackson,
b. Jan. 20, 1843. Dover, N. J.
" Irwin, Clara d. of James Irwin,
b. Sept. 25, 1839. New York.
" Jones, Emily d. of George W. Jones,
b. April 4, 1840. Philadelphia.
1856. ..Jordan, Margaret
M Paterson, N. J.
b. Nov. 8, 1839.
" Johnson, Emma S. ...d. of Mrs. M. A. John-
b. Jan. 1. 1843. son, Tarrytowu, N. J.
" Ihrie, Caroline d. of Peter Ihrie,
b. Oct. 20, 1842. Easton, Pa.
" Jarvis, Melicent d. of Mrs. Lydia G.
b. Feb. 1. 1844. Jarvis, New Orleans.
" Jacobson, Mary E d. of Rev. J. C. Jacob-
b. April 20, 1847. son, Bethlehem, Pa.
" James, Emma d. of John 0. James,
b. June 26, 1841. Philadelphia.
1857...Janney, M. Isabella. .d. of Benj. S. Janney,
b. Dec. 3, 1840. Philadelphia.
" Jenkins, Mary B d. of George Jenkins,
b. Jan. 14, 1842. Boonton, N. .L
" Justice, Mary B d. of Philip S. Justice,
b. Sept. 1843. Philadelphia.
1788.. Kip, Helen Mar-
garet d. of .John Henry Kip... m. Lynde Catlin.
b. May 4, 1777. New York.
1789...Kummer, Maria
Elizabeth d. of Rev. John Kum-...d. April 22, 1851, iu
b. Dec. 17, 1784. mer, St. Croix, Bethlehem.
W. L
;376 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1789. ..Kinney, Harriet d. of John Kinney m. 1801, Moses Phil-
b. 1779. Morristown, N. .J. lips, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1792. ..King, Cornelia d. of Capt. Jas. King..m. — Cooper.
Philadelphia.
Kirklaud, Sarah d. of Rev. Samuel
Kirkland, mission-
ary among the
Oneida Indians.
1 798. ..Keppele, Catharine. ..s. d. of Capt. Towers,
b. Aug. 23, 1780. Philadelphia.
" Kirkland, Elizabeth..d. of Rev. Samuel
b. Feb. 5, 1779. Kirkland.
1794... Kaufman, Anna d. of Joseph Kaufman,
b. Nov. 11, 1780. Philadelphia.
•• King, Rebecca d. of Capt. Jas. King,
Philadelphia.
1795...Kagey, Ann Cath Lancaster, Pa m. Charles Sewall,
b. Dec. 11, 1783. Maryland.
d.
■' Krause, Ann d. of Peter Krause, St.
b. March 10, 1786. Croix, W. L
" Karapman, A. Eliza..d. of C. F. Kampman...m. August 11, 1817,
b. Feb. 8, 1 785. M.D., Hope, N. J. Rt. Rev. Wm. H. Yau
Vleck ; resides in
Bethlehem.
179(i...Kummer, Ann
Liouisa d. of Rev. John Kum-
b. March 31, 1787. mer, St. Thomas,
W. I.
1797...Kirby, Fanny d. of Ephraim Kirby...m. Col. Jos. L. Smith,
b. April 6, 1785. Litchfield, Conn. U.S.A.
1798. ..Kip, Eliza d. of Cornelius Kip,
b. Aug. 11, 1787. New York.
1800...Kampman, Maria
Catharine d of C. F. Kampman. ..resides in Bethlehem.
b. Aug. 5, 1789. M.D., Hope, N. J.
1802...Killen, Mary n. of Mrs. Caroline
Zollikoffer, Balti-
more.
•' Kissam, Helena d. of Benj. Kissam,
b. July, 1790. M.D.
1804... Kennedy, Margaret. ..d. of Mrs. M. Kennedy,
b. Nov. 26, 1789. Duck Creek X
Roads, Kent Co.,
Del.
1805...Kronenberg,AnnE...d. of Capt. Kronen-
berg, St. Johns.
" Kronenberg, Caro-
line A d. of Capt. Kronen-
berg, St. Johns.
1807...Kauman, Eliza M. ...d. of Joseph Kauman,
b. April 19, 1795. New York.
Kollock, Mary
Leach s. d. of Thos. Fenton,
b. 1795. Philadelphia.
" Kennedy, Margaret. ..Smyrna, Del.
b. Oct. 8, 1799.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 377
1808...Kroll, Maria E J- of M. Kroll, near
b May 4, 17'JO. Kutztown, Berks
Co., Pa.
" King, Sarah Noel d. of Mrs. Sarah King,
b. Aug. 24, 1704. Savannah, Ga.
" Kiiig, Agnes Bacon. ..d. of Mrs. Sarah King,
b. May 4, 17'.)7. Savannah, Ga.
1809... Klein, Sarah d. of N. Klein, Flour-
town, Montgomery
Co., Pa.
1810...Klein, PhebeAnn t, v. a
Eliza d. of Joseph Klein, Jr... m. — Renshaw, St.
b Feb 20 1798. Cat skill, N. Y. Louis, Mo.
'• Knight, Julia s. of Alex. Knight m. Charles Stout.
b 1796. Philadelphia.
1812. ..Kitschelt, Sophia C.d. of Rev. Samuel G....d. April 14, 1833.
b Nov. 18, 1805. Kitschelt, St. Croix,
W. 1.
- Kitschelt, Ernestincd. of Rev. S. G. Kits-...m. 1837, Rev Christian
b. Aug. 31, 1807. chelt,St.Croix,W.I. Lichtenthaler.
" Knight° Elizabeth.. ..w. of James Darrach...m.
b Aug. 6, 1803. Philadelphia.
1813. ..Kaiser, Sarah d. of John G. Kaiser...m. A. Bussinger, Ohio.
b. March 26, 1805. Lehigh Co., Pa.
1814...Kortwright, Eliza d. of Mrs. Catharine
b. March 30, 1802. Livingston, New
York.
King, Ann d. of Robert King, Vir-
b. April 28, 1799. ginia.
•' King, Mary d. of .John King, Ten-
b. Feb. 1, 1800. nessee.
1815...Kershow, Ann d. of Jeremiah Ker-....d. May 18, 1824.
b. Jan. 11, 1803. show, Ringoes,
Hunterdon Co., N.J.
" Ketchum, Jane d. of Joel Ketchum,
b. May, 1802. New York.
" Ketchum, Eliza d. of Joel Ketchum,
b. April 14, 1805. New York.
1817. ..King, Eliza Ann Wilmington, Del m. James Lockerman.
d.
1820...Kimmel, Clemen-
tine Baltimore.
^' Krause, Sophia L d. of Samuel Krause....m. Oct. 14 1832, Rev.
b Feb. 13, 1811. Bethlehem, Pa. C. A. Bleck.
d. March 7, 1846, at
Salem, N. C.
" Kelly, Caroline d. of Thomas Kelly ....m.
b. Dec. 25, 1810. Philadelphia.
1821. ..Kitschelt, Louisa d. of Rev. Samuel G....m. Rev. H. Bachman.
b Feb 10,1813. Kitschelt, St. Croix, d. 1843, atLitiz, Pa.
W. L
1823...Kerney, Eliz'th E. ...Shephcrdstown, JeflFer-
b. 1809. son Co., Va.
" Kerney, Jane B Shepherdstown, Jeflfer-
b. May 12, 1811. son Co., Va.
1824...Kilborne,IIarrietA...d. of Judge F. Kil-
borne, Lawrence-
ville, Tioga Co., Pa.
378 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1827. ..Kearney, Julia L.,
b. Jan. 9, 1814.
" Kummer, Louisa d. of Jacob Kummer....m. April 18, 1839, E. P.
b. Oct. 15, 1814. Bethlehem, Pa. AVolle, Nazareth,
Pa.
" Kummer, Susan d. of Jacob Kummer,
b. May 22, 1816. Bethlehem, Pa.
1828...Knight,EIiz'thR d. of Alex. Knight m. Feb. 20, 1834, Wm.
b. May 9, 1814. Philadelphia. Dorsey.
d. Feb. 9, 1841,
" Keeler, Eliz'th D d. of Charles Keeler,
b. Aug. IG, 1813. New York.
" Kingsland, Marg't. ...d. of Jos. Kingsland,
b. May 13, 1815. Belleville, Essex
Co., N. J.
" King, Lydia E d. of Aaron King,
b. May 8, 1816. New York.
1829. ..Keeler, Sophia d. of Charles Keeler,
New York.
1830. ..King, Margaret d. of Joseph King resides in Germantown.
b. July 21, 1816. Gulf Mills, Mont-
gomery Co., Pa.
" Keim, Cath. R d. of Gen. Geo. D. B...m. Daniel L. Boyer,
b. 1816. Keim, Reading, Pa. Philadelphia.
" Kimball, Eliz'th H...d. of E. W. Kimball.. ..m. .
b. March 25, 1823. Mauch Chunk, Pa. resides in New York
1882...Kohler, Ann Maria. .New York.
b. Sept. 8, 1820.
1883. ..Kummer, Caroline ...d. of Rev. J. G. Kum-
b. Dec. 30, 1821. mer, Bethlehem.
" Knecht, Catharine.... d. of Gabriel Knecht,
b. Feb. 22, 1821. Philadelphia.
1834. ..Kummer, Soph. L d. of Rev. J. G. Kum-...m.
b. Oct. 16, 1824. mer.
" Kluge, Amelia d. of Rev. J. P. Kluge...m. Peter Ruff.
1885. ..Keim, Susan D d. of Col. D. Keim d,
b. Nov. 1827. Reading, Pa.
i836... Kinney, Sarah H d. of Simon Kinney,
b. Aug. 1820. Peru, La Salle Co.,
111.
" Kinney, Lucy Ann. ...d. of Simon Kinney,
b. March, 1823. Peru, La Salle Co.,
111.
1839. ..Kluge, Eliza d. of Rev. J. P. Kluge... m. Dec. 7, 1848, M. F.
Eyerly.
" Kummer, Agnes d. of Rev. J. G. Kum-
b. May 13, 1830. mer, Bethlehem,
1840...Kirgan, Deborah P...w. of John Jones m. Joseph Hunt, West
b. Nov. 1824. Thornbury, Chester Haverford P.O.,
Co., Pa. Delaware Co., Pa.
1842..,Kinsey, Ann C w. of Rev. E. G. Pres-
b. Oct. 1826. cott, Salem, N. J,
" King, Elvina A Philadelphia.
1848. ..King, Elizabeth d. of William King,
b. May, 1828. Philadelphia.
1844. ..Klose, Louisa d. of Rev. J. G. Klose,
b. Jan. 27, 1835. Barbadoes, W. I.
BETELEIIEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 379
1844. ..King, Annie E d. of Lewis King m. Mui'ch20, 1854, .las.
b. March 14, 1833. Powerville, N. J. A. Say re, Belleville,
• Essex Co., N. J.
1845. ..Keim, Emily Susan. ..d. of I?. Keim m. Christopher Ran-
b. Feb. 20, 1832. Reading, Pa. dolph.
184G...Keely, Rosannah d. of Joshua Keely,
b. Nov. 21, 1830. Reading, Pa.
" Kelly, Anna d. of Col. Samuel Kelly,
b. Sept. 1828. Bolton's Depot P. 0.,
Hinds Co., Miss.
" Kelly, Eliz'th J d. of Col. Samuel Kelly,
b. July, 1831. Bolton's Depot P.O.,
Hinds Co., Miss.
" Kershow, Sarah J d. of D. B. Kershow...m. Dec. 20, 1853, J. T.
b. March 25, 1834. Philadelphia. Simpson, New York.
1847. ..Kern, Mary A d. of .Joseph Kern m. Jas. Kline, Orefield,
b. Jan. 28, 1831. Lehigh Co., Pa. Lehigh Co., Pa.
" Kleppinger, Re-
becca Cherryville, Pa.
b. Jan. 18, 1832.
1848...Krause, Mary D d. of John J. Krause...m. J. Coates.
b. Feb. 17, 1834. Allentown, Pa.
" Keck, Aravesta A d. of Jesse Keck m. Milton Appel.
b. Aug. 14, 1834. Allentown, Pa.
" Keck, Emmeline d. of Jesse Keck,
b. Dec. 1835. Allentown, Pa.
1849...Koehler, Sarah A d. of D. Koehler, Heck-
town, Northampton
Co., Pa.
" Koehler, Eliza A d. of D. Koehler, Heck-
b. April, 1837 ; twins, town, Northampton
Co., Pa.
" Kantner, Eliz'th J w. of Nicholas Fox m. H. B. Smith.
b. May 13, 1834. Pottsville, Pa.
1850. ..Kinney, Charlotte d. of Jacob Kinney,
b. April 23, 1832. Dover. N. J.
" Kutz, Susannah M d. of Charles Kutz,
b. Feb. 26, 1830. Kutztown, Pa.
1851. ..King, Ellen d. of H. King, Bristol,
b. May, 1837. Pa.
1852. ..Kennedy, Myra B d. of J. M. Kennedy,
b. March 2, 1838. Philadelphia.
" King, Josephine d. of Lewis King,
b. June 9, 1837. Boonton, N. J.
" Kerby, Hannah d. of D. Kerby, Kutz-
b. May 23, 1837. town, Pa.
1854. .. Kern, Adelia d. of Jer. B. Kern,
b. July 4, 1839. Stoncrsville, Berks
Co., Pa.
" Kolp, Emmeline d. of L. 0. Kolp m. Jan. 12, 1857, John
b. July 21, 1838. Doylestown, Pa. J. Barr, Philada.
1855. ..Kels, Mary C d. of James J. Kels,
b. July 24, 1841. Perryville, Hunter-
don Co., N.J.
1856. ..Krause, Mary E d. of Matthew Krause,
b. April 4, 1844. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Kreider, Marietta Catasauqua, Pa.
b. May 25, 1837.
380 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
18o6...Kiiauss, Susan d. of Jas. E. Knauss,
b. Feb. 1, 1844. ^ Bethlehem, Pa.
1857...Kathrens, Alice Rio Grande, Texas.
b. Feb. 21, 1844.
Keru, Angelica L d. of Andrew G. Kern,
b. March 10, 1842. Nazareth, Pa.
Kellogg, Sarah N d. of J. W. Kellogg,
b. Aug. 1844. New York.
Kingsley, Florence....d. of Mrs. E. C. Kings-
b. Sept. 1847. ley, New York.
Knowles, Florence. ..d. of Lewis Knowles,
b. Dec. 1848. Philadelphia.
Kluge, Frances Cor-
nelia d. of Rev. C. F. Kluge,
b. June 12, 1843. Bethlehem, Pa.
1787...Langdon, Hannah.... Lancaster Co., Pa.
1789. ..Lawrence, Eliza d. of Benj. Lawrence,
b. May 1, 1778. Baltimore Co., Md.
" Leedoin, Fliza d. of Richard Leedom,
Newtown, Bucks
Co., Pa.
" Leedom, Rachel d. of R. Leedom, New-
town, Bucks Co., Pa.
1790...Leipold, Catharine....d. of John Leipold m. — Moore.
b. Jan. 1, 1776. Baltimore.
" Lylburn, Rebecca New York.
1791...Leinbach, Johanna
S d. of Fred. Leinbach...m. F. Shuman, M.D.,
b. Feb. 15, 1781. Hope, N. J. Salem, N. C.
d.
" Ludwig, Christina. ...d. of Daniel Ludwig... moved, 1805, with her
Tulpehocken, Pa. father, to Ohio.
" Lawler, Sarah d. of Capt. M. Lawler..m. Benj. Harbeson,
b. Nov. 1781. Philadelphia. Cincinnati, Ohio.
" Lansing, Jane d. of Abraham G d.
Lansing, Albany.
1792... Livingston, Kitty d. of Walter Living-
ston, Livingston
Manor, N. Y.
1793...Livingston,Cornelia..d. of Walter Living-
b. Sept. 12, 1780. ston, Livingston
Manor, N. Y.
" Livingston, Harriet...d. of Walter Living-
b. Dec. 12, 1783. ston, Livingston
Manor, N. Y.
" Lee, Jane d. of Francis Lee m. Campbell Harris,
b. Sept. 1780. Philadelphia. Geneseo, N. Y.
d. 1850.
" Lee, Eleanora d. of Francis Lee m. Joshua Brick, Port
b. Sept. 1783. Philadelphia. Elizabeth, N. J.
Lawrence, Ann d. of John Lawrence,
b. May 1, 1784. Judge, U.S. D. C,
New York.
Lawrence, Eliz'th....d. of John Lawrence,
b. April, 1786. Judge, U.S. D. C,
New York.
d. 1820.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 381
17qfi T pp Eleanor d- of Thos. Lee, Turk. ..recommended by Gen.
1 '^^•••*^«^«'^^*^^j';|'\-g3 Gate, near Dumfries, Geo. Washington.
Prince William Co.,
Va.
" Lansing, Catharine-d. of A. A. Lansing m.^rhilip Van Rcnssc-
1707...LeU:?-n:a^r.Lg...d.tM^^ 1^805. John
b July 13 1785. man, York, Pa. hpangler, M.U.
.« T Pot Fli'/abcth d. of Daniel Lcet m. Nov. 10, 180.^,
bFe^rrrm Washington Co., Pa. David Shields, Sew-
D. teo. -/, i-o^. 6 icklyville, Allegheny
Co., Pa.
" ^;"™*'^"^^"' "^":...d. of Nicholas Lem- m. Andrew Risely,
b Juiv 13 1788. merman, llhinebeck New Baltimore,
' Flats, N. Y. N. Y.
ITQR T ansin- Arietta d. of A. A. Lansing m. Oct. 10, 1801, Her-
1 .98...Lans.n Ariet^ta. ^^^^^^^^ ^ ^ Knickerbocker,
•' Schaghticoke, N. 1.
d. March 27, 1814.
1799. ..Lee, Mary d. of Philip Lee, West-
b. Dec. 31, 1788. moreland, \ a.
1801...Lons, Margaret d. of CoL Nicholas m. Thomas Telfair,
b Jan 31 17— . Long, Washington, Savannah.
Ga.
1802...Lorillard, Maria d. of P. Lorillard,
b. Jan. 6, 1789. New York.
" I innoln Susan d. of Maj. Joseph m. 1st, — Mervin ;
b Au£ 31 1 "91 . Lincoli, Marietta, 2d, Nath'l Cushing ;
' Ohio 3d, — Pomeroy.
d. 1851,atGallipolis,
Ohio.
1804...Lalliet, Emma d. of Charles Lalliet,
b. March 25, 1794, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
England.
1805...Lightfoot, Julia , , ,, „ ,,
Xnna d. of Hon. Henry B.
b Feb. 4, 1800. Lightfoot, Antigua.
" Lippit, Lucy Ann d. of Moses Lippi t ,
b. May 20, 1790. Providence, K. 1.
" '^'"fa"^^!'..'"'""" ..B. d. of Joseph Grant...™. - Billow, South
b July 7, 1793. Savannah, Ga. Carolina.
" Lane, Anna Maria.. ..d. of P. C. Lane, Fay-
b. Nov. 29, 1792. ette Co., Pa.
1806. ..Lee, Harriet d. of James Lee, New... d. 1844.
London, Conn.
" Low, Susan d. of John Low,
b. May 10, 1794. New York.
I8O7...L0W, Almira d. of Charles Low,
]3 1794. Providence, It. 1.
" Le Messurier, Re-
becca B d. of John Le Messu-
b. Sept. 3, 1794. rier, Petersburg, Va. „ ,, n
" Low, Adelaide J d. of John Low, Pow-...m. Antony B. McDou-
b. March 8, 1801. les Hook, N. J. 1^'Voot
d. 18o7.
382 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1807...Lovell, Cassandra.. ..w. of James Bream removed to the West.
b. April, 17UG. Richmond, Va.
Lee, Hannah d. of Mrs. Lee,
b. July 28, 1796. New York.
" Lewis, Sophia w. of George Heyl,
b. Aug. 1798. Philadelphia.
1808. ..Lind, Anna Eliz'th ...d. of Judge Lind, St.
b. March 24, 1799. Thomas, W. L
" Lind, Henrietta A d. of Judge Lind, St.
b. Sept. 19, 1800. Thomas, ^Y. I.
" Lathrop, Jane Eliza..d. of Daniel Lathrop....m. J. G. W. Trumbull,
b. July 26, 1795. Norwich, Conn. d. 1843.
" Lathrop, Mary d. of Thos. Lathrop d. July 31, 1809, in
b. Oct. 179-3. Norwich, Conn. the Seminary.
1809. ..Lathrop, Emily d. of Thos. Lathrop ra. June 1, 1819, Geo.
b. July 30, 1798. Norwich, Conn. L. Perkins.
1810. ..Lawrence, Clarissa...w. of Andrew Hunt,
b. 1794. M.D., New York.
" Lawrence, Nancy w. of Andrew Hunt,
b. 1796. M.D., New York.
1813...Levan, Lydia d. of A. Levan, North-
b. July 4, 1799. ampton Co., Pa.
1814...Lestrade, Antoi-
nette w. of A.Michel, Nor-
b. 1803. folk, Va.
" Levy, Elizabeth d. of Joseph Levy,
b. April, 1803. Philadelphia.
1816. ..Lee, Sarah New York.
" Lea, Clementine m. — Gassom, Cincin-
nati, Ohio.
1817...Lnffborough, Eliza. ..d. of N. Luffborough....m. Oct. 3, 1820, Benj.
Georgetown, D. C. S. Bohn, M.D.
d. Dec. 31, 1831.
" Laverty, Esther A. ...d. of Henry Laverty,
New York.
" Laverty, Amelia d. of Henry Laverty,
New York.
" Lee, Cornelia d. of R. B. Lee, Wash-..m. — McRae, M.D..
ington City. Virginia.
" Labaw, Rachael H. ..d. of F. S. Labaw m. — Marsh.
Trenton, N. J.
" La Roche, Clemen-
tine.
" Leonard, Marg'tW... New York.
1818. ..Lewis, Mary K.
' • Little , Harriet New York.
" Lansdale, Mary d. of J.LansdalePrince..m. Robert Ghiselin.
George Co., Md. d. 1854.
" Lott, Catharine Flatbush, L. I m. Feb. 16, 1829, John
b. Oct. 17, 1807. A. Lott.
" Longstreet, Emma
F d. of John Longstreet,
b. 1804. Chestertown, N. J.
" Leedom, Mary E d. of AVm. Leedom d. 1818.
b. 1805. Philadelphia.
1819. ..Lloyd, Louisa.
" Low, Julia Ann d. of John Low,
New York.
BETULEIIEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 383
1820.. .Linn, Mary Ann d. of John Linn, Sus-...m. Rev. Bcnj. Low.
b. March 4, 1805. sex Co., N. J. d. m Ohio, 18o.).
•< Linn, Caroline d. of John Linn, Su3-...m. - Byington, M.D.,
b Dec 4 1800. sex Co., N. J. Belviderc, N. J.
" Linn, Henrietta d. of John Linn, Sus-... Hamburg, N. J.
b. 1807. sex, Co , N.J.
1 821. ..Leibert, C.Jose- , r •, . xt - icor, Tno
nMne d. of Joseph Lcibert...m. Nov. /, 1830, Jas.
h Nov 20 1813. Bethlehem. A. Rice.
1822...Lott, Abigail L d. of Jeremiah Lott....m. Oct. 13, 1830, John
b. Aprill2, 1810. Flatbush, L.L B. Zabnskie.
•' Limberger, Marg't. ...New York.
b. April 13, 1810.
" Limberger, Sarah
^nn New York.
b. Sept. 16, 1813.
1823 ..Lane, Charlotte w. of Charles Streatcr..m. Wm. 11. Butler.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
" Luckenbach, Ce-
(jjjja d. of Christian Luck-
b. Feb. 21 1812. . enbach, Bethleliem,
' Pa.
1824...Laning, Ellen d. of' John Laning m. George H. Bicking,
h 1810 Owego, N. Y. Philadelphia.
°- (1. April 9, 1850.
1825...Loud, Elizabeth E....d. of Thomas Loud m. 1840, H. A. Naglee.
b. Dec. 3, 1811. Philadelphia.
" Lndlum, Louisa d. of C. B. Ludlum,
Goshen, N. Y.
" Lippincott, Amelia
£^ ' d. of AV. S. Lippincott,
b.'se'pt.'ib", 1814. New York.
" Lippincott, Clem- _ „ , . .
ence S d. of W. S. Lippincott,
b. June 13, 1817. New York.
" Luckenbach, Lucy . x , nr oo iq/io
^^n d. of Rev. A. Lucken-...m. May 23, 1842,
b Oct. 1810. bach. New Fairfield, Simon Ran, M.D.,
' Canada West. Bethlehem.
" Luckenbach, Be- „„ . ^ , ^,4 ioiq va^
lin^j^ d. of Rev. A. Luckcn-...m. May 4, 1843, Wm.
b. April 2, 1819. bach, New Fairfield, Th. Roepper, Bethle-
Canada West. hem.
" LeavenAVorth, Alida ^ , „ ^
Y d. of Col. H. Lcaven-
b.'Sept! 26, 1817. worth, U.S.A., Sack-
ett's Harbor, N. Y.
1826...Lorillard, Eliza M d. of Jacob Lorillard...m. N. P. Bailey, New
b. July lo, 1815. New York. York.
" Lneders, Maria d. of T. C. Lueders,
Philadelphia.
" Lofland, Mary d. of Mrs. A. Lofland,
b. Feb. 28, 1813. Philadelphia.
" Lofland, Ann d. of Mrs. A. Lofland,
b. Nov. 4, 1810. Philadelphia. w 1 lu r>
1827...LoriUard,Margn New York m. Thos^ Ward, M.D.,
b. Jan. 13, 1811. New York.
384 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1829. ..Locke, Eleanor N (I. of .John D. Locke. ..m. 1834, J. T. Bate.
b. Aug. 31, 1817. Louisville, Ky. d. 1841.
1830.. .Lewis, Elizabeth d. of John C. Lewis.. ..m. Oct. 20, 1842, Benj.
b. Nov. 20, 1818. M.l)., Eatontown, C. White.
Monmouth Co., N.J.
Lucas, Emmeliue d. of CoL Edw. Lucas...m. Nov. 23, 1852, Jos.
b. June 4, 181G. Shepherdstown, Va. A. Craighill, George-
town, D. C.
" Lange, Julia D d. of .Jacob D. Langc,
b. Feb. 17, 1820. Philadelphia.
1832...Lovering, Caroline m. Henry Riiede, Hope,
b. July 31, 1824. Indiana.
" Linn, Anna 31 d. of R. A. Linn, Ham-
b. Jan. 24, 1819. burg, N. J. •
1833...Leisenring, Juliet d. of John Leisenring...m. March 2, 1845,
b. July 5, 1817. Mauch Chunk, Pa. Nathan Fegely.
d. May 10, 1856.
1834...Lozier, Mary L d. of John Lozier,
b. June 18, 1823. New York.
1835. ..Lewis, Juliet H d. of Ellis Lewis m. James H. Campbell,
b. Aug. 5, 1823. Williamsport, Pa. Pottsville, Pa.
" Laws, Mary Ann d. of John Laws,
b. Feb. 19, 1821. Philadelphia.
" Lennic, Eliza d. of Nicholas Lennig...d. Oct. 18, 1843.
b. June 6, 1820. Philadelphia.
1836...LeAvis, Mary Ann d. of Jas. M. Lewis.. ..m. Antes Snyder,
b. July, 1826. Pottsville, Pa. Pottstown.
" Legerwood, Mary Morristown, N.J d. March, 1842.
b. Nov. 22, 1820.
" Lennig, Anna d. of Nicholas Lennig,
b. 1829. Philadelphia.
1837...Leisenring, Emily.. ..d. of John Leisenring...m. July 23, 1841, G.
b. Oct. 23, 1822. Mauch Chunk, Pa. W. Salkeld.
d. June 20, 1846.
" Lippincott, Rachel....Shrewsbury, N. J.
b. Feb. 1827.
1838. ..Ludlum, Mary C d. of G. W. Ludlum d. Nov. 7, 1843.
b. June, 1826. Woodbourne, Sulli-
van Co., N. Y.
" Ludlow, Eliz'th M....d. of R. M. Ludlow,
b. July, 1824. New York.
" Lehman, Sally Ann...d. of Charles Lehman,
b. Jan. 1825. Philadelphia.
" Lyon, Elizabeth d. of P. S. Lyon, New
b. July, 1823. York.
" Lyon, Henrietta d. of P. S. Lyon, New
b. July, 1824. York.
" Lee, Julia G d. of A. Lee, Railway. ..m. D. B. Post, New
b. June 21, 1823. N. J. York, (Audubon
Park.)
" Lippincott, Harriet.. .New York,
b. 1821.
1839. ..Ludlum, Helen d. of G. W. Ludlum,
b. 1831. Kingston, Ulster
Co., N. Y.
" Leisenring, Mary A...d. of John Leisenring...m. Oct. 14, 1844, An-
b. March 12, 1824. Mauch Chunk, Pa. drew Douglas.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 385
1840...Lockwood, Mary A.-Fallsburg, Sullivan
b. March, 182<.t. Co., N. Y.
■' Lewis, Mary E d. of A. J. Lewis,
b. Feb. 27, 1826. Philadelphia.
1841...LichtewaUner,Caro-
Ijne d. of John Lichtewall-
b. Feb. 26, 1829. ner. Lehigh Co., Pa.
•' Loyall, Camilla F d. of William Loyall,
b. 1825 Norfolk, Va.
" Lewis, 3Iarg't Ann...d. of A. J. Lewis,
b. Nov. 1831. Philadelphia.
1842...LiUiendahl, Caro-
line d. of C. D. W. Lillien-...d.
dahl, New York.
" Levers, Cordelia ^
g ^ d. of John J. Levers. ..m. March 20, 18o4, .Job
Bethlehem, Pa. W. R. Pharo.
" Lord, Eliz'th W s. d. of Samuel Ward,
b. May, 1827. New York.
" Lord, Hannah T s. d. of Samuel Ward,
b. April, 1829. New York. ,o.-- *i
1844...Lockwood,Sophia J...d. of Abr. Lockwood...d. Jan. 184o, in the
b. June 22, 1823. Summit P. 0., N. J. Seminary.
1845. ..Lutz, Louisa Circleville, Ohio.
b. May, 1830.
" Loesch, Maria Bethlehem, Pa.
b. March G, 1833.
•' Livingston, Imogene
Q New York m.
b.* July 20, 1833.
1846. ..Lewis, Ann Jane d. of .Lames L. Lewis,
b. Nov. 19, 1829. Norristown, Pa.
" Lyman, Frances ai....n. of P. C. Dummer,
b. 1831. Jersey City.
" Lewis, Sarah W d. of .James L. Lewis,
b. Aug. 1831. Norristown, Pa.
" Lyons, Lavilla A d. of Z. S. Lyons,
b. Julv 9, 183G. Clinton, L;i.
1847. .. Lehman, Lucinda West Brookfield P.O.,
Stark Co., Ohio.
•• Linn, Mary W n. of Mrs. Cochrane,
b. Oct. 18, 1832. Shippensburg, Pa.
Laird, Mary E d. of Henry Laird m. Nov. 14, 1854, .J. h.
h M'arch 29 1832. Belmont, Panola Ballentine.
Co., Miss.
1848. ..Lewis, Eliza d. of Abijah Lewis,
b. March 31, 1832. Beaumont P. O.. Pa.
Lewis, Elizabeth d. of Samuel Lewis,
b. April 1, 1833. Allentown, Pa.
Lewis, Mary Jane d. of Samuel Lewis,
b. Nov. 2, 1834. Allentown, Pa.
Lannay, Matilda d. of Louis Lannay,
b. June 20, 1830. New York.
Lewis, Elmira M d. of Isaac Lewis, South
b. Dec 7, 1830. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Lew^is, Christiana....d.of Isaac Lewis, South
b. Feb. 25, 1842. Bethlehem, Pa.
25
386 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1850...Lowerre, Caroline
E d. of B. H. Lowerre,
b. April 18, 1837. New York.
" liowerre, Anna M d. of B. 11. Lowerre,
b. Sept. 28, 1838. New York.
" Lange, Adelaide E...d. of C. Lange, Beth-
b. Jan. 16, 1837. lehem, Pa.
1851. ..Lewis, Rebecca G....d. of J. Lewis, Potts-
b. Sept. 5, 1834. ville, Pa.
Lentz, EmmaC w. of W. Macferran,
b. Dec. 15, 1836. Philadelphia.
" Luckenbach, An-
gelica H d. of Jacob Lucken-....m. Oct. 31, 1857, Chas.
b Oct. 31, 1837. bach, Bethlehem, Kunkler.
Pa.
1852... Lewis, Martha d. of Samuel Lewis,
b. Dec. 30, 1835. AUentown, Pa.
" Linerd, Eliza F d. of J. B. Linerd,
b. June 26, 1837. Philadelphia.
Lentz, Eliza w. of W. Macferran,
b. Feb. 26, 1840. Philadelphia.
" Luckenbach, Caro-
line d. of Wm. Luckenbach,
b. May 27, 1838. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Longacre, Eliza
Hulda d. of Jas. B. Longacre,
b. May 12, 1837. U. S. Mint, Philada.
Lowthorp, Mary W...d. of Francis C. Low-
b. May, 1842. thorp, Bethlehem,
Pa.
1853. ..Lay, Mary A Philadelphia.
b. March 22, 1838.
" Leach, Abby d. of Thos. J. Leach,
b. April, 1837. Scranton, Pa.
" Lozier, Louisa d. of John Lozier,
b. Nov. 10, 1839. New York.
Loyd, Elizabeth d. of Wm. B. Loyd,
b. Dec. 1843. Philadelphia.
" Learning, Abigail d. of Israel Leaming,
b. Jan." 28, 1840. Cape Island, N. J.
" Love, Lydia d. of W. H. Love,
b. Dec. 17, 1837. Philadelphia.
1854. ..Locke, Julia d. of J. D.Locke m. 1857, Wm. B.
b. July 10, 1837. New York. Bloodgood, New
York.
" Long, Caroline d. of Isaac Long,
b. April 7, 1841. Pittsboro, N. C.
" Leeds, Maria E d. of Stephen B. Leeds,
b. March 2, 1838. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Leisenring, Anne
Maria d. of John L. Leisen-...m. Dec. 17, 1857, Geo
b. Dec. 21, 1838. ring, Mauch Chunk. S. Wentz, M.D.,
Eckley, Pa.
" Leeds, Julia G d. of H. H. Leeds,
b. Feb. 2, 1834. New York.
1855...Lawall, Mary Alice. ..d. of W. H. Lawall,
b. Jan. 23, 1842. Easton, Pa.
BETULEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 387
1855. ..Lewis, Isabella
C. S d. of J. N. Lewis,
b. April 11, 1840. Savannah, Ga.
'■*■ Levers, Elmira d. of .John J. Levers,
b. April 7, 1841. Bethlehem.
" Lange, Emily d. of Christian Lange,
b. Aug. 8, 1840. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Lindsley, Clara d. of J. Lindsley,
b. Sept. 3, 1840. Somerville, N. .1.
" Lafon, Mary W d. of Mrs. M. A. Lafon,
b. April 13, 1840. Lexington, Ky.
" Lafon, Alice d. of Mrs. M. A. Lafon,
b. Nov. 15, 1842. Lexington, Ky.
" Lisle, Frances d. of Mrs. !•]. Lisle,
b. June 30, 1839. Pliiladelphia.
" Loder, EmilyA d. of Lewis B. Loder,
b. Nov. 28, 1842. New York.
1856...Luckenbach, Ade-
laide d. of Henry B. Lucken-
b. July2G, 1842. bach, Betlilehem.Pa.
" Lacer, Anna Maria
C North Whitehall, Le-
b. Dec. 12, 1838. high Co., Pa.
" Longstreth, Ellen
H Philadelphia.
b. May 10, 1838.
" Laubach, Belinda
31 d. of Joseph Laubach,
b. June 23, 1839. Catasauqua, Pa.
" Le Conte, Eva d. of Mrs. Hannah Le
b. June 19, 1844. Conte, Washington,
D. C.
" Lichtenthaeler,
Eleanor d. of Rev. Christian
b. Jan. 30, 1845. Lichtenthaeler,
Nazareth, Pa.
" Leibert, Ellen M d. of Henry Leibert,
b. July 1, 1840. Norristown, Pa.
" Lipscomb, Florida
E TV. of Jas. N. Lipscomb,
b. Nov. 15, 1844. Edgefield, S. C.
1857...Lamdin, Mary E d. of Wm. K. Lamdin.
b. Feb. 22, 1841. Baltimore, Md.
" Lewis, Sarah A d. of Samuel Lewis,
b. June 5, 1841. Allentown Iron
Works.
Little, Alice d. of J. S. Little, Ilack-
b. Sept. 18, 1841. ettstown, N.J.
" Lamar, Rebecca d. of George Lamar,
b. April 10, 1841. Augusta, Ga.
1788...Montcrief, Eliza
Montgomery d. of Mrs. Jane Mont-
b. Dec. 25, 1776. crief. New York.
1789. ..McLaughlin, Mary.. ..St. Croix, W. I m — Leinberg.
" Moore, Esther d. of John Moore,
New York.
388 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1790...McIlheniiv, Mary d. of Wm. McR- ra. Sallows Shewell.
b. Sept. 30, 1775. henny, Phila- d. 1821.
delphia.
•' Mercer, Lucer d. of — Mercer m. John Frelinghuy-
Millstone, Somerset sen, Somerville.
Co., Pa. d. 1807.
" Mercer, Gertrude d. of — Mercer m. James Lee, M.D..
Millstone, Somerset New London.
Co., N.J. d. 1830.
1701...3Iortoii, Sarah d. of John Morton m. June 10, 1801,
b. Sept. 9, 1781. Philadelphia. John R. Coates.
•' 3Iorgan, Elizabeth... d. of Col. Jacob Mor-..m. Wm. Sergeant.
b. Feb. 20, 1782. gan, Philadelphia. d.
1792. ..Miller, Juliana d. of Henry Miller m. 1794. David Watts.
York, Pa. Carlisle, Pa.
1794... McDonald, Eliz'th....d. of Rev. John Mc- ...m. Oct. 29. 1804, Archi-
b. Oct. 22, 1781, in Donald, Albany. bald Mclntyre.
Scotland.
•' Montgomery, Esther..d. of W. Montgomery,
b. July 17, 1785. Philadelphia.
Mumford, Charlotte. .d. of Capt. Giles m. Nathaniel Richards,
b. Nov. 29, 1781. Mumford, New Lon- d. 1835.
don. Conn.
" Mumford, Cath d. of Capt. Giles m as 2d wife, Nathaniel
b. April 24, 1783. Mumford, New Lon- Richards; resides in
don. Conn. New York.
•' Massey, Ann d. of Charles Massey...m. 1810, Wm. Brown.
b. Feb. 14, 1781. Philadelpliia. d. 1811.
•' McAllister, Amelia
Maria d. of Archibald ]\Ic- ...m. June 25, 1817, Rev.
b. Aug. 31, 178G. AUister, near Harris- Sela Payne, To-
burg. Pa. wanda.
179y...McPherson, Harriet..d. of John McPherson,
b. Oct. G, 1784. Frederictown. Md.
1799. ..Maxwell, Isabella d. of AVilliam Maxwell,
b. Feb. 1790. New York.
■' Markoe, Jane d. of A. Markoe, Jr..
b. Feb. 22, 1791. St. Croix, W. 1.
•' Marlkland, Ann
Maria d. of John Markland,
Philadelphia.
1800...Mackay, Elizabeth. ..d. of Judge S. Mackay..m. — Love,
b. March 18, 1788. Salisbury, N. C.
•' Morrell, Ann Savannah, Ga m. N. G. Rutherford.
b. June 27, 1790. d.
•' Millen, Mary Ann Savannah, Ga m. Francis M'Leod,
b. 1788. Marietta, Ga.
" Millen, Ann Cath Savannah, Ga resides with her sister.
b. 1790.
1801...Murrell, Mary E d. of W. Murrell,
Statesburg, Sumpter
District, S. C.
" Monks, Anabella d. of John Monks,
b. Sept. 12, 1789. Abingdon, Md.
•' Blitchell, Susan d. of Andrew Mitchell,
b. Jan. 14, 1791. New York.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY.
389
1 801... McCrea, Margaret .
Jackson s. d. of Major Thomas
b. Nov. 8, 1789. Gushing, U.S.A.,
Washington City.
1802... Miller, Maria d. of W. G. Miller,
b. July 20, 1789. New York. m iqao i k
" Meigs, Mary S d. of Retma J. Meigs... m. July 19, 1809, .John
b Jan 1 1792. Jr., Postmaster- 6- Jackson, Clarks-
' General, Marietta, burg, Va.
Ohio.
" Marcellin, Louisa d. of Antony Mar- m. Robert Chew.
b. May 5, 1792. cellin, New York.
1803...Moore, Rebecca d. of Augustus Moore..m. - Dunn, M D.
b. July 25, 1790. Augusta, Ga. d. 18o2, m Illinois.
" McMennomy, Mary
Catharine,
b. Jan. G, 1793. c, j at
1804...Miller, Sophia C d. of Rev. Geo. G m. Isaac Snyder, New
b. May 29, 1798. Miller. Jersey.
- Murray, Ann J d. of John B. Murray.. m. Dec. 23 1811
b Oct 24 1791. New York. George Gallagher.
" Murray, Eliza d. of John B. Murray.. m. Feb. 1, 182G, R.
b. Jan. 18, 1793. New York. Peyton Virginia.
l805...Massey, Letitia d. of John Massey m. Aug. 1826, .John
b Sept 20 1795. Philadelphia. Randel, Chesapeake
^ City, Cecil Co., Md.
" McCraw, Ann Eliza. ..d. of Samuel McCraw..m. — Gunn.
>j. 1791. Richmond, Va.
" Mansfield, Margaret
Ejj^a d. of Samuel Mansfield,
b. Jan. 16, 1794. New York.
" Michel, Joanna d. of Lewis Michel,
b. July 15, 1791. St. .Johns, W. I.
1806.. .Miller, Nancy d. of Samuel Miller
b. Feb. 27, 1792. Rockingham Co., Va.
" Miller, Betsy d. of Samuel Miller,
b. March 21, 1794. Rockingham Co., Va. ,^^^^
" Murray, Olivia d. of John B. Murray..m. 182/, Rev. James
b. Aug. 16, 1794. New York. ^;^^,^.c.
d.
• Murray, Amelia d. of John B. Murray.. m 1824, John L.
b Aue. 1, 1796. New York. Mason.
" Mitchell, Mary Ann...d. of Gov. Nathanicl...m. Feb. 13, 181 i, John
b. April 8, 1795. Mitchell, Delaware. King, Georgetown.
i), c
d. 1822.
" Masters, Eunice d. of Josiah Masters,
b. Feb. 1794. Scaghticoke, N. Y.
1807. ..Martin, Harriet d. of Gen. S. Martin...m. N H. Allen^
b 1794 Newport, R. I. d. Dec. 3, 18-3.3, in
New Orleans.
" Moss, Sarah d. of John Moss m. Isaac Phillips.
b. 1797. Philadelphia. d.
" Mitchell, Ann El w. of Mrs. Ward,
b. June 28, 1798. New York.
390 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1807... Martin, Frances d. of Mrs. Sarah m. Rev. — Dessaus-
b. June 7, 1795. Martin, Camden, sure.
S. C.
1808. ..Mitchell, Ann Maria..d. of Thomas Mitchell,
b. Aug. 20, 1797. Louisa Co., Va.
" Martin, Julia d. of Prosper Martin,
b. 1798. Philadelphia.
" Martin, Sophia d. of Prosper Martin,
b. 1800. Philadelphia.
" May, Julia Ann n. of Mrs. E. Durjee...m. John A. Morton,
b. Jan. 17, 1795. New York. Baltimore.
" Marie, Caroline tt. of B. R. Morgan,
b. 1796. Philadelphia.
"• Maffet, Eliza d. of Capt. D. Maffet,
Philadelphia.
1809...M'Callmont, Har-
riet n. of Geo. M'Callmont.
b. Oct. 24, 1797. Philadelphia.
" Molther, Louisa d. of Rev. John Mol-...m. Rev. — Senderling.
ther. New York.
" Michler, Sahina d. of Nath'l Michler...m. Jacob Wagener,
Jacobsburg, Pa. Easton. Pa.
d.
1810...Marcellin, Eliza d. of Antony Marcel-
b. March 20, 1798. lin. New York.
•' Marrin, Susanna s. d. of — Marvin,
b. March 22, 1794. Buffalo, N. Y.
'* Marvin, Comfort s. d. of — Marvin,
b. Dec. 26, 1797. Buffalo, N. Y.
" M'Intyre, Amelia d. of John M'Intyre...d. 1820.
b. June 10, 1800. Zanesville, Ohio.
" Mapes, Cath. Ad New York.
b. Oct. 27, 1800.
1811...Medford, Araminta
A Chestertown, Md m. Philip Brooks.
b. Feb. 26, 1799.
•' Martin, Palma Philadelphia.
" Molther, Caroline d. of Rev. John Mol-
b. Sept. .3, 1803. ther. New York.
" Maxwell, Marg't B....d. of Robert Maxwell...m. May 22, 1845, Henry
b. March 14, 1798. Middletown, Del. Y. Slaymaker, York
Co., Pa.
d. March 24, 1850.
•' Meakings, Mary H....W. of Benj. Hide,
b. Oct. 1800. New York.
1812. ..Mercer, Emma d. of Chas. F. Mercer...m. Daniel Steinhauer.
b. 1798. Leesburg, Va. d. 1832, in Philada.
1813...Minugh, Jane d. of Capt. W. Minugh,
b. Nov. 4, 1800. New York.
" M'Dougal, Ann Norfolk, Va.
b. April 9, 1802.
1814. ..Moore, Sarah Ann....d. of L. Moore m. 1st, Oct. 22, 1822,
b. Oct. 22, 1800. Morristown, N. J. Silas Pierson ;
2d, Nov. 10, 1829,
Rev. Daniel Young.
" Mowry, Eliz'th N d. of Peter Mowry m. Dec. 4, 1821, John
b. Sept. 17, 1804. M.D., Pittsburg. D. Davis.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 391
1815. ..Miner, Anna Maria....d. of Aslier Miner m. 1819, Abraham
b. Aug. 13, 1801. Doylestown, Pa. Stout, M.D.
d. Jan. 1855.
Mortimer, Charlotte
B d. of Rev. B. Mortimer,
b. May 15, 1807. New York.
Manners, Ada d. of David Manners,
b. July 17, 1799. Amwell, Hunterdon
Co., N. J.
Marsteller, Charlotte
M d. of P. G. Marsteller.. .m. — Jones.
b. Aug. 17, 1801. Alexandria, Va.
1816...Michler, Henrietta. ..d. of N. Michler,
b. 1801. Easton, Pa.
Michler, Eliza d. of N. Michler m. James M. Porter.
b. 1802. Easton, Pa.
Maxwell, Sarah Ann..d. of Nimrod Maxwell. ..m. May 19, 1840, Ma-
Chester, Pa. thias Maris, Philada.
Marsteller, Eliz'th....d. of P. G. Marsteller....nun in convent, St.
Alexandria, Va. Louis, Mo.
Marquand, Lncretia-New York m. Oct. 2, 1833, B. W
b. Aug. 28, 1804. Delamater, Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
d. July 20, 183G.
M'Menomy,£i.L.B...d. of R. M'Menomy,
New York.
Morgan, Susan.
1817. ..Maxwell, Helen New York.
" Maxwell, Mary New York.
Morton, Catharine.. ..d. of Thos. C. Morton,
New York.
Mortimer, Matilda. ...d. of Rev. B. Mortimer,
New York.
Maxwell, Maria G. ...d. of N. Maxwell,
Chester Co., Pa.
3Iurdoch, Marg't C... Havana, Cuba.
1818...M'Keen, Mary F d. of Mrs. M'Keen m. Arthur Erwin,
Easton, Pa. Painted Post, Steu-
ben Co., N. Y.
M'llhenny, Mary
Ann d. of William M'll- m. George Taylor,
b. 1805. henny, Roxborough, District of Columbia.
Pa.
M'Menomy, Char-
lotte, Lavinia d. of R. M'Menomy,
b. March 12, 180G. New York.
Mellen, Helen M d. of N. Mellen, Boston.
b. July 4, 1803.
Marshall, Ann d. of Jas. Marshall m. Aug. 5, 1828, Jame.s
b. Feb. 8, 180G. Washington City. Irwin, Alexandria,
Va.
Marshall, Eleanora...d. of Jas. Marshall m. Nov. 22, 1828, R.
b. Nov. 10, 1807. Washington City. M. Scott.
d. Jan. 17, 1830.
Marshall, Deborah. ..d. of Wm. Marshall,
b. ]8(»4. New York.
1819... Merrick, Sarah d. of Mrs. Hannah
Merrick, New Hope.
392 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1819. ..Maxwell, Elizabeth.. .d. of JohnS.MaxweU...m. Oct. 19, 1826, Chas.
b. July 11, 1807. Sussex Co., N. J. Green, Easton, Pa.
d. Aug. 23, 1836.
" Munn, Caroline L d. of Stephen B. Munn...m. Henry Stokes.
h. June 12, 1806. New York.
" Munn, Sarah T d. of Stephen B. Munn... m. Thomas F. Cornell.
b. Jan. 22, 1809. New York. d. 1853.
" Morell, Elizabeth w. of Patrick Houston. ..m. Chas. Dunham, New
Savannah, Ga. Brunswick, N. J.
1820...Muschett, Emily Baltimore.
" M'liinchey d. of Jas. M'Linchey,
b. April 21, 1811. Philadelphia.
1821. ..M'Kenzie, Ruth n.of Capt.Alex.Thomp-
b. April 1, 1807. son, Baltimore.
" Molony, Ann d. of James Molony....m. Chas. J. Thomas.
b. March 12, 1809. Philadelphia.
" Manning, Mary D d. of Mrs. Mary Man-..m. — Waugh, M.D.,
b. Oct. 14, 1808. ning, Charlestown, Duffields P. 0., Va.
Va.
1822. ..Mixsell, Matilda d. of Ph. Mixsell m. Chas. Innes, M.D.
b. March 10, 1805. Easton, Pa.
" Murray, Roselma F.-.d. of Maj. W. Murray. ..m. 1829, John From-
b. Aug. 27, 1809. Newtown, Bucks berger.
Co., Pa. d. Jan. 30, 1835.
" Molony, Mary d. of James Molony.. ..m. — Cox.
b. Dec. 1810. Philadelphia.
" Misroom, Mary d. of Capt. Jas. Mis-
b. Aug. 18, 1812. room, Charleston,
S. C.
" Maynard, Elizabeth
Ann d. of Richard Maynard,
b. Aug. 2, 1812. Charleston, S. C.
" Miller, Catharine d. of Jacob Miller m. 1st, Dan'l W.Burke;
b. Oct. 23, 1809. Sussex Co., N. J. 2d, Jacob Wagener.
Easton, Pa.
" M'Kay, Mary C. A....d. of George M'Kay,
b. Aug. 2, 1813. New York.
1823. ..Miner, Mary S d. of Charles Miner.. ..m. Joseph J. Lewis.
b. July 16, 1808. West Chester, Pa.
Morris, Amanda M....d. of Enos Morris m. Oct. 10, 1826, John
b. Feb. 13, 1810. Newtown, Bucks Lloyd.
Co., Pa. d.
Miner, Elizabeth d. of Asher Miner m. Caleb Conrad, Ches-
AVest Chester, Pa. ter Co.
d.
" Matthews, Ann
Elizabeth d. of Rev. — Matthews,
b. March 6, 1810. St.SimonsIsland,Ga.
" McLean, Catharine... d. of Daniel McLean. ..m. Feb. 27, 1834,
b. Jan. 19, 1807. Alexandria, Va. Howison Hooe,
Fauquier Co., Va.
" McLean, Hannah A. ..d. of Daniel McLean. ..m. May 31, 1831, Wm.
b. Jan. 24, 1810. Alexandria, Va. Cleary, Washington
.r,^. City, D. C.
1824...McMullan, Mary d. of John McMullan,
b. April 19, 1810. New York.
" Mies, Clarissa d. of Thomas Mies m. May 14, 1840, .John
b. Dec. 10, 1815. Bethlehem, Pa. H. Rice.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 393
1825. ..Miles, Mary d. of John Miles m. — Karrick.
b. Feb. 2, 1811. Baltimore.
" Maiikin, Nancy d. of Isaiah Mankin. ..m. — .Jenks.
b. Sept. 7, 1813. Baltimore.
" i>Iontgoinery,Elizt'h..n. of Gov. .John Geddcs,
b. 1812. South Carolina.
" Mastin, Mary G d. of T. F. Mastin m. .Jan. 18, 1838, Ed-
b. April 15, 1810. Huntsville, Ala. mund Irby, M.D.
1826... Martin, Rebecca,
b. March 23, 1811.
-' Martin, Matilda,
b. March 20, 1814.
•' May, Ruth Anna Philadelphia.
b. Jan. 29, 1818.
•' McClutchey, Jane d. of Isaac J. McClut-
b. April l(j, 1812. chey. Petit Gulf,
Jefferson Co., Miss.
" Mapes, Catharine.... d. of Gen. Mapes.
•' Maris, MargarettaM..d. of Geo. Maris, M.D... m. Edm. B. Vaughan,
b. Nov. 27, 1809. Baltimore. Camden, N. J.
•' Moore, Sophia d. of James A. Moore,
New York.
Moore, Sarah Ann.... d. of James A. Moore,
New York.
1827...Maensen, E d. of Rev. — Maensen,
Northampton Co.,
Pa.
Moore, Mary d. of Daniel Moore m. 1833, Charles B.
b. Sept. 10, 1814. Washington, Pa. Kels, Baltimore.
d. 1833.
•' McClure, Georgiana..d. of W. McClure m. — StifiF, Frederick
b. Jan. 20, 1813. Baltimore. Co., Md.
d.
•' McAllister, Matilda
W d. of Geo. W. McAllis-..m. Thomas S.Clay,
b. April 7, 1817. tei-. Savannah, Ga. Bryan Co., Ga.
1828...McIntyre, Ann d. of John B. Mclntyre,
b. May 20, 1812. New York.
■' Morison, Agnes d. of .John Morison d. April 9, 1831.
b. August 18, 1811. Abington, Mont-
gomery Co., Pa.
1830. ..Mies, Charlotte d. of Thomas Mies m. March 22, 1849,
b. Sept. 21, 1824. Bethlehem, Pa. Rev. E. H. Reichel.
•' McKenzie, Mary
Ann d. of Richard McKen-
b. Aug. 2, 1820. zie, Charleston, S. C.
•' 3Ioser, Catharine w. of .John Hughes m. Lewis Dougherty,
b. Dec. 20, 1813. Schuylkill Co., Pa. Minersville.
1832. ..Moore, Sarah \V d. of F. C. Moore m. James T. Baker,
b. July 9, 1821. New York. Quincy. 111.
•' Moore, Julia M d. of F. C. Moore ni. C. D. Jaggers, Bur-
b. April 2, 1823. New York. lington, Iowa.
" Martin, Gertrude d. of George Martin,
b. Nov. 10, 1818. Flatbush, L. L
1833...MixselI, Harriet d. of Daniel Mixsell,
b. March 25, 1820. Hope, N. J.
•' Mitchell, Margaret. ..w. of Arch. Dunbar,
b. April 4, 1823. Natchez, Miss.
394 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1833. ..Mitchell, Anua w. of Arch. Dunbar,
b. 1827. Natchez, Miss.
" Moore, Mary d. of F. C. Moore m. May 8, 1851, Joseph
b. June 4, 182G. New York. G. Rowland, Quincy,
Illinois.
1834...McCaiinon, Sarah
W. Baltimore.
b. 1819.
" Morris, Frances H. ...d. of Peter Morris,
b. Dec. 1, 1824. New York.
" McCrea, Eloise d. of Mrs. Ann McCrea,
Philadelphia.
" McCrea, Elizabeth ...d. of Mrs. Ann McCrea,
Philadelphia.
" May, Amanda F d. of John A. May,
b. Feb. 22, 1824. New York.
1835... McAllister, Agnes
Y d. of John McAllister,
b. Oct. 2, 1817. Philadelphia.
" McAllister, Sarah
A d. of John McAUis-..., m. Sept. 15, 1840, Wm.
b. March 13, 1819. ter, Philadelphia. R. Grant, M.D.
•' McCauley, Anne w. of — Secor, New
b. Aug. 8, 1818. York.
•' Miller, Louisa d. of Mrs. Dutch m. Oct. 16, 1855,
b. Aug. 4, 1823. New York. AVm. J. Lane.
■• Miller, Adelaide D....d. of Mrs. Dutch m. August 30, 1845,
b. Sept. 12, 1825. New York. Jas. L. Phelps, Jr.
•' Mills, Hannah W d. of Thos. H. Mills,
b. Oct. 27, 1821. New York.
1836. ..Mcintosh, Mary d. of Maj. Mcintosh,
b. 1825. U.S.A.
Monell, Mary Isa-
bella d. of Charles Monell,
b. May 3. 1824. Goshen, New York.
Merrit, Julia C d. of John W. Merrit,
b. 1828. New York.
•■ McKelvy, Martha H. ..d. of Wm. McKelvy m. August 28, 1844,
b. June 28, 1822. Bloomsburg, Pa. David L. McKinney.
1837. ..Moore, Cornelia d. of James Moore,
New York.
•' Moore, Anna Cath. ...d. of James Moore,
New York.
Merry, Anna T d. of Thos. H. Merry,
b. Sept. 1, 1828. New York.
" Martin, Frances d. of John B. Martin,
b. Dec. 31, 1822. New York.
" Martin, Margaret d. of John B. Martin,
b. Mai'ch 9, 1825. New York.
Martine, Solitha Colombia, S. A.
1838...M'Connell, Mary
Taylor d. of Benj. R. M'Con-..m. A. J. Winterstein.
b. Nov. 1827. nell, M.D., Mauch Summit Hill.
Chunk, Pa.
" Marsh, Charlotte d. of James Marsh m. 1845, Nicholas Guil-
b. June, 1825. Philadelphia. bert.
*' M'Kennan, Mary g. d. of J. Bowman,
b. Aug. 6, 1823. Brownsville, Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 395
1838...Morss, Lois R Windham, Green Co.,
b. Nov. 1823. N. Y.
1839. ..Morris, Mary S d. of W. C. Morris,
b. .inn. 10, 1828. Belvidere, N. J.
" Mitchell, Elizabeth...d. of .1. K. Mitchell,
M.D., Philadelphia.
Morgan, Harriet R....d. of T. C. Morgan m. Sept. 17, 1846, Geo.
rhiladelphia. C. Carson.
" Morgan, Esther V d. of T. C. Morgan,
Philadelphia.
1840...M'Cormick, Isabella
Veitch w. of \Vm. Veitch,
b. April 15, 1828. Philadelpliia.
" Molony, Eloise d. of Joshua Molony...m. J. W. Davis, Phila-
b. 1829. King of Prussia delphia.
P. 0., Montgomery
Co., Pa.
" Molony, Ellen d. of Joshua Molony,
b. Dec. 1831. King of Prussia
P. 0., Montgomery
Co., Pa.
" aiitchell, Hannah C.d. of Alfred Mitchell,
b. Jan. 1830. Philadelphia.
" M'Cauley, Isabella....d. of Jas. M'Cauley....m. April 16, 1855,
b. May 17, 1832. Philadelphia. Henry Lafourcade.
" Menagh, Eliz'th A d. of David Menagh m. April 17, 1850, John
b. May 9, 1827. Rockaway, N. J. A. Dalrymple, Mor-
ristown, N. J.
1841. ..Miller, Mary Ann d. of Abraham Miller,
Easton, Pa.
" Mitchell, Rosalie A.. .Flushing, Long Island.
b. Aug. 14, 1827.
" M'Cutchin, Sarah R...d. of Adam M'Cutchin,
b. Jan. 1829. St. Croix, W. I.
1842...Mulvany, Eliza S d. of Thos. Mulvany...m. Z. T. Gait, Reading.
b. Feb. 1827. Whitemarsh, Pa.
" Martin, Sophia J d. of Capt. Hugh Mar-
b. Feb. 18, 1829. tin, Seaford, Del.
" Moore, Louisa
Elizabeth d. of Thomas Moore.. ..m. Sept. 4, 1856, G.W.
b. March 1, 1835. Philadelphia. Fetterman, M.D.
1843. ..Miller, Susan E d. of Col. J. B. Miller...m. — Friman, M.D.
b. June 14, 1832. Sumpterville, S. C.
1844. ..Moore, Elizabeth d. of Henry C. Moore,
b. Dec. 1829. New York.
" Miller, Catharine s. of S. Miller m. Jacob Wagner.
b. 1828. Pinegrove, Pa.
" Mitchell, Susan M....d. of J. K. Mitchell m. Wm. Neilson.
b. March 31, 1830. M.D., Philadelphia.
" Mitchell, Letitia d. of J. K. Mitchell m. Geo. L. Harrison.
b. Aug. 11, 1832. M.D., Philadelphia.
" 3Iurray, Catharine.... d. of Wm. G. Murray.
b. Dec. 31, 1835.
1845...M'Brair,LucretiaG...d. of John M'Brair,
b. Sept. 1831. New York.
" Mills, Alice F d. of Drake Mills,
b. Aug. 10, 1838. New York.
396 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1845.. Mehl, Ellen L d. of J. Jlehl, German-
b. April 8, 1830. town, Pa.
Moore, Elizabeth B...d. of Thomas Moore,
b. Oct. 7, 1838. Philadelphia.
1840. ..Marseilles, Susan d. of Peter Marseilles,
b. July 1, 1836. Philadelphia.
" M'Clenny, Blartha
Ann d. of Col. W. D m. Monalcus Lank ford,
b. Nov. 2, 1882. M'Clenny, SuflFolk, Franklinton, Frank-
Nansemond Co., Va. lin Co., N. C.
" M'Givern, Rose
Anna d. of Patrick M'Gi- m. Oct. 15, 1850, Albert
b. Nov. 28, 18—. vern, Reading, Pa. Griffiths.
" Munn, Rhoda d. of P. C. Munn,
b. July 10, 1832. Powerville, N. J.
" M'Alpine, Margaret
A. E -w. of W. Roberts,
b. April 9, 1832. Portsmouth, Va.
" Mayer, Beata d. of Brantz Mayer,
b. July 6, 1838. Baltimore.
" Mayer, Catharine d. of Brantz Mayer,
b. Oct. 8, 1836. Baltimore.
Morton, Mary H d. of Charles Morton,
b. Dec. 7, 1832. Philadelphia.
1847...Mitman, Rachel E1...W. of — Fritz, Bucks
Co., Pa.
" Marcellin,Louisa de..d. of E. P. de Marcel-
b. Nov. 8, 1834. lin, New York.
" Miltimore, Mary d. of E. Miltimore,
b. Sept. 19, 1832. Reading, Pa.
" Martin, Anna R. D....d. of Capt. David Mar-
b. May 12, 1834. tin. New York.
" iMiller, Marietta F....d. of Depue S. Miller,
b. July 2, 1833. Stroudsburg. Pa.
]848...M'Fatridge, Mary w. of Miss Hetty Sell... m.
b. May 8, 1837. Reading, Pa.
M'Cron, Hannah J....d. of Rev. John M'Cron,
b. May 9, 1838. Still Valley, Warren
Co., N. J.
1849. ..Meeks, Sophia T d. of Jos. W. Meeks,
b. 1836. New York.
" M'llroy, Martha d. of Alex. M'llroy,
b. Sept. 22, 1835. Philadelphia.
" Morgan, Ann Eliza. ..d. of W. J. Morgan,
b. Aug. 22, 1835. Carbondale, Pa.
" Marsden, Hannah d. of John Marsden,
b. April 29, 1837. Philadelphia.
" Mayo, Agnes Ann d. of H. B. Mayo d.
b. Aug. 24, 1835. Philadelphia.
1850... Meeker, Josephine L..d. of Daniel Meeker,
b. Nov. 18, 1833. Columbia, Morris
Co., N. J.
" M'Ewen, Susan E....d. of Wm. S. M'Ewen...m.
b. Dec. 1832. Kingston. Tenn.
" M'Ewen, Marg't J....d. of John C. M'Ewen...m. John C. Gillespie,
b. Oct. 30, 1833. Kingston, Tenn.
" M'Clain, Anne E d. of Wm. M'Clain m. Nov. 6, 1856, Robert
b. Jan. 8, 1835. Norfolk, Va. W. Kyle.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 307
1850...M'Kenty, E Philadelphia m. M. 11. Mes«chert, Jr.
b. Jan. 1887.
" M'Bride, Eliza J d. of S. M'Bride,
b. June, 1832. Philadelphia.
" Miller, Mary Ann d. of John R. Miller,
b. Jan. 14, 1834. Pinegrove, Schuyl-
kill Co., Pa.
" Mitchell, Josephine
H s. d. of J. D. Harris,
New York.
" Morris, AndreAV
Anna Hamorton, Chester Co. ,
b. March, 1831. Pa.
1851 ...Mulock, Clara d. of "William Muloek,
b. May 21, 1837. New York.
■' Mulock, Frances J....d. of William Mulock,
b. May 17, 1841. New York.
" Mulock, Maria H d. of William Mulock,
b. Aug. 18, 1843. New York.
" Mason, Eliz'th G-. d. of .J. S. Mason,
b. Jan. 1842. Philadelphia.
Michael, Mary E g. d. of Mrs. Pafli m. .June 2C, 185;",, Benc-
b. Aug. 1836. Fiulay, Baltimore. diet H. Keen. Perry-
manville, Harford
Co., Md.
" Mersereau, Gertrude
A d. of Alfred Mersereau. ..m. J. E. Doyle.
b. Feb. 28, 1838. Port Richmond,
Staten Island.
•' Marsden, Elizabeth.. d. of Rev. J. H. Mar.s-
b. Feb. 23, 1837. den, York Sulphur
Springs, Pa.
Martin, Emma D d.of F. A. :Martin,M.D.,
b. Feb. 8, 1837. Bethlehem, Pa.
Martin, Virginia S....d. of F. A. Martiu,M.D.,
b. Sept. 27, 1839. Bethlehem, Pa.
•' Moran, Martha A d. of Charles Moran,
b. Sept. 30, 1842. New York.
1S52... Mills, Amelia II d. of J. B. Mills, Potts-
b. Nov. 25, 1837. ville, Pa.
" Messinger, Louisa J.. d. of D. Messinger m. — Blasius.
b. Oct. 25, 1838. Stockertown, North-
ampton Co., Pa.
" Mixsell, Ann Eliz'th..d. of David Mixsell . ...resides at Phillipsburz,
b. Dec. 17, 1842. Easton, Pa. N.J.
" McLean, J. Eliz'th. ..d. of Alex. McLean resides at Wilkcs-
b. June 17, 183G. Carbon Co., Pa. Barr6, Pa.
" Monarquc, Eliza d. of J. H. Monarque,
b. Oct. 7, 1834. New York.
•' Monarquc, Mary d. of J. H. Monarque,
b. July 18, 1838. New York.
" Miller, Emily Jo-
sephine d. of .Mrs. Geo. Thomae,
b. Feb. 18, 1839. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Marsh, Sarah A s. of Theo. W. Marsh,
b. Oct. 13, 1836. New York.
" Marks, Elizabeth d. of James Marks,
b. July 1, 1837. Philadelphia.
398
CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1853. ..Molan, Mary 31 d. of James Molan,
h. Sept. 30, 1841. Philadelphia.
" Mathews, Martha d. of Alpheus Mathews,
b. March 15, 1839. Philadelphia.
" Mixsell, Anna 31 d. of Ph. Mixsell,
b. Feb. 5, 1840. Easton, Pa.
" Marshall, Caroline
Grace d. of Wm. ]\Larshall,
b. Sept. 1839. Washington, D. C.
" 3Ioore, Elizabeth d. of Thos. H. Moore,
b. Oct. 22, 1837. Philadelphia.
" McFarlane, 3IaryE...d. of D. McFarlane,
b. Sept. 4, 1836. Yonkers, N. Y.
" Moore, Adelaide d. of Clayton Moore,
b. Sept. 1834. Bethlehem, Pa.
1854...3Iears,3Iary Eliz'th..d. of Henry H. Mears,
b. March 31, 1835. Hazleton, Pa.
" Mears, Lydia Ann d. of Henry H. Mears,
b. Dec. 14, 1839. Hazleton, Pa.
" Morrison, Susan
Trelawney d. of Jos. Morrison d. 1857.
b. Jan. 4, 1841. New York.
•' Morrison, Harriet
Blanche d. of Jos. Morrison,
b. Aug. 4, 1842. New York.
" Morrison, Josephine..d. of Jos. Morrison,
b. May 24, 1846. New York.
" Alinor, 3Iary E d. of Mrs. Anna Minor,
b. May, 1837. New York.
" Minor, Emily L d. of Mrs. Anna Minor,
b. June, 1839. New York.
" Moore, Alleine d. of C. Moore, Bethle-
b. Sept. 14, 1844. hem, Pa.
Mildeberger,3IaryJ...d. of Oliver D. Milde-
b. July 14, 1840. berger. New York.
•' Mayo, Elizabeth d. of H. B. Mayo,
b. Aug. 24, 1840. Philadelphia.
" 31oore, Rebecca d. of William Moore,
b. Dec. 11, 1836. Richmond, Ray Co.,
Mo.
" Moore, Maria L. E....d. of William ^Moore,
b. Feb. 2, 1838. Richmond, Ray Co.,
Mo.
" Moyer, Ellen C d. of George Moyer,
b. April 22, 1840. Weissport, Pa.
" Martin, Jane E d. of F. A. Martin,
b. July 2, 1842. M.D.,Bethlehem,Pa.
Millington, Kate 31. ..d. of J. Millington,
b. 1837. M.D., Memphis,
Tenn.
Millington, Ann
Eliza d.
b. Jan. 21, 1841.
Meyerholz, Sophia ...d.
b. Feb. 21, 1841.
of J. Millington,
M.D., Memphis,
Tenn.
of Henry Meyerholz,
New York.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. ZW
1854. ..McAllister, Sarah
Elizabeth t^- of Robert Mc.Mhs-
b. Jan. 7, 1843. ter, Juniata Co., Pa.
•' McAllister, Henri-
etta G <!• of Robert McAUis-
b. May, 1845. ter, Juniata Co.. Pa.
'• McKinley, Anna d. of Wm. McKinley,
b. Aug. 22, 1839. New York.
" Moore, Lydia d. of Francis C. Moore,
b. Jan. 30, 1840. Quincy, 111.
McReynolds, Martha
3fay Canal Dover, Ohio.
b. May 24, 1840.
1855...MersereaH, Emilie ...d. of J. T. Mersereau,
b. Sept. 3, 1843. Staten Island.
'♦ Mathews, Geraldine
H s. d. of J. D. Cowles,
b. Aug. 1, 1840. Lansing, Iowa.
• McGlaughlin, Sarah..d. of M. McGlaughlin,
b. July 15, 1840. Marcus Hook, Pa.
" Morrell, Emma d. of Thomas Morrell,
b. May 2, 1840. New Y'ork.
•• Morrell, Frances d. of Thomas Morrell,
b. June 0, 1845. New York.
•• MacLellan,Amanda..d. of C. J. MacLellan,
b. May 25, 1841. Philadelphia.
" MacLellan, Jo-
sephine d of C. J. MacLellan,
b. April 17, 1843. Philadelphia.
•' Moss, Stella d. of Alfred A. Moss,
b. Oct. 1844. Philadelphia.
" Miller, Sophia S d. of Riitger B. Miller,
b May 31, 1841. Alder Creek, Oneida
Co., N. Y.
•■ Miller, BlandinaD....d. of Rutger B. Miller,
b May 1 1843. Alder Creek, Oneida
Co., N. Y.
• Meredith, Sarah W....n. of Hugh :Meredith,
b. Dec. 17, 1837. Buckingham, Bucks
Co., Pa.
185G...McKenzie, Alice
jjiQg d. of Alexander McKin-
b. May 5, 184G. zie. New York.
•' Myers, Emily S d. of Jacob A. Myers,
b. June 9, 1841. Schuylkill Co., Pa.
•' Moore, Julia A d. of David Moore,
Huron Co., Ohio.
•' Morrison, iMaggie E...d. of Jas. M. Morrison,
b. July 29, 1838. New York.
Miller, Fannie S d. of A. Miller, M.D.,
b. May 4, 1841. New Orleans.
Moore,'Mary E d. of J. K. Moore,
b. Dec 12, 1843. Greensboro, Ala.
Moss, Kate E d. of Edward A. Moss,
b. .Jan. 22, 1844. Philadelphia.
Miller, Eliz'th B d. of Joseph A. Miller,
b. Oct. 30, 1841. New York.
400 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1856. ..Miller, Sarah d. of Rutger B. Miller,
b. June 15, 1845. Oneida Co., N. Y.
" McCullough, Alida....d. of Jas. McCullougl,
b. Sept. 30, 1841. New York.
" McCullough, Einma...d. of Jas. McCullougl.,
b. Aug. 19, 1843. New York.
1857...Meylert, Priscilla d. of Michael Meylert,
b. Aug. 14, 1841. Scranton, Pa.
Moore, Sallie d. of Benjamin Moore,
b. Jan. 12, 1846. Philadelphia.
Marshall, Clarine d. of William Marshall,
b. April 18, 1840. Hagerstown, Md.
1700. ..Nichols, Martha d. of William Nichols,
b. July 3, 1780. Philadelphia.
" Neilson, Gertrude d. of Col. John Neil-...m. June 4, 1799, Rev.
b. April 25, 1780. son, New Bruns- Geo. S. Woodhull;
wick, N. J. resides at Princeton.
1799...Niven, Jane d. of Daniel Niven d. 1847.
b. Feb. 23, 1787. Newburgh, N. Y.
1801...Nowland, Eliza d. of Peregrine Now-
b. Sept. 27, 1787. land, Harford Co.,
Md.
Norfleet, Louisa d. of M. Norfleet m. D. Clark, William-
Halifax Co., N. C. ston, Martin Co., N.C.
Norfleet, Lucy d. of M. Norfleet m. — Drew.
Halifax Co., N. C.
1802. ..Nicholson, Mary
Ann d. of Geo. Nicholson. ..m. Chapman Johnson.
b. Feb. 21, 1789. Richmond, Va.
1803. ..Nicholson, Agnes Manchester, Va.
b. May 7, 1793.
1804. .. Nicholson, Margaret..Richmond, Va m. Robert Gwathmey.
b. 1791. d.
180o...Nisbet, Caroline d. of Alexander Nisbet,
b. 1799. Charleston, S. C.
1807...Neyle, Mary B d. of Sampson Neyle...m. .June 24, 1830. J. S.
b. Oct. 12, 1797. Georgia. Thomas, Milledge-
ville, Ga.
d. May 24, 1880.
Neyle, Eliz'th H d. of Sampson Neyle...m. as 2d wife, J. S.
b. Sept. 14, 1799. Georgia. ' Thomas, Milledge-
ville, Ga.
1808...No\rland, Harriet d. of Peregrine Now-
b. Dec. 1798. land, Harford Co.,
Md.
1810. ..Nixon, Frances N g. d. of Thomas Nixon,
b. Feb. 1802. New York.
1813. ..Nugent, Eliza F d. of Geo. Nugent d. May 22, 1820, in the
b. Sept. 11, 1804. Philadelphia. Seminary.
1814...Norris, Ann d. of James Norris,
b. Feb. 29, 1804. Baltimore.
1815...Nesbit, Laura Kelly.. adopted d. of Mrs. A.
b. 1808. Nesbit, Charleston,
S.C.
1819. ..Norris, Jane m. — Huntington.
1820. ..Neyle, Charlotte d. of Sampson Neyle. ..m. Horace Smith, New
b. July 3, 1806. Georgia. Haven, Conn.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 401
1 820. ..Neyle, Emma d. of Sampson Neyle...m. F. W. Heineman.
b. Dec. 3, IHO'.t. Georgia. d. Aug. 1844.
1822...Naiicrede, Pauliue...Philadelplna.
1825...Norris, Sarah d. of William Norris,
b. Oct. 9, 1813. Baltimore.
" Nowlan, Ann E d. of Col. G. G. Now-...m. Nov. 25, 1830, Rev.
b. Dec. 5, 1808. Ian, Effingham Co., A. H. M'Dowell.
Ga.
" Nowlan, Margaret G..d. of Col. G. G. Now-,..m. Nov. 19, 1832, J. R.
b. Sept. 18, 1812. Ian, Effingham Co., Saussey, M.D., Sa-
Ga. vannah.
1826. ..Nutt, Mary d. of Rush Nutt, M.D.,
b. Nov. 9, 1812. Petit Gulf, Jefferson
Co., Miss.
•' Nutt, Sarah d. of Rush Nutt, M.D.,
b. Nov. 1819. Petit Gulf, Jefferson
Co., Miss.
'' Nowlan, Ann Geor>
gina "w. of Robert Taylor. ...m. Oct. 6, 1835, Daniel
b. Nov. 12, 1814. Savannah, Ga. Remshart.
" Nicoll, Car. Mary S...d. of Col. A. Y. Nicoll...m. Col. Miller Hallowes,
b. June 9, 1813. New Brunswick, St. Mary's, Ga.
N. J.
1831...Naylor, Mary Ann St. Bartholomew, W. I.
b. 1820.
1833...Neale, Margaret d. of Daniel L. Neale,
b. Oct. 1, 1820. New York.
1835. ..Neuville, Victoria n. of John Charruaud,
b. March 10, 1824. New York.
]83G...Nourse, Eliz'th B Northumberland, Pa.
b. Aug. 7, 1823.
" Nourse, Josephine. ...Northumberland, Pa.
b. Dec. 20, 1825.
•' Nevius, Elizabeth d. of Jas. S. Nevius. ...d. March 16, 1844.
b. 1824. New Brunswick.
N. J.
*' Nevius, Mary d. of Jas. S. Nevius.. ..m. John Arthur.
b. 1826. New Brunswick, d. Dec. 15, 18.50.
N. J. I
1837. ..Neuville, Mary w. of John Charruaud.
b. 1830. New York.
Nesbit, Caroline 3I....d. of Hugh Nesbit m. Oct. 22, 1844,Samuel
b. June 23, 1821. Morris Co., N. J. S. Hartwell, Somer-
ville.
'' Nesbit, S. Mary d. of Hugh Nesbit resides at Mendham.
b. May 24, 1824. Morris Co., N. J.
1842. ..Nesbit, Emma d. of Hugh Nesbit d. Aug. 8, 1845.
b. April 8, 1828. Morris Co., N. J.
1845. ..Neal, Emma d. of William Neal m. Joseph Anderson.
b. July 31, 1831. Philadelphia.
1840. ..Nicholson, Ann
Maria d. of Mrs. Sarah B m. William. H. Woods,
b. Aug. 1833. Phelps, Stratford, Philadelphia.
Conn.
1851. ..Noble, Eugenia d. of Capt. Jas. Noble.
b. Aug. 18, 1839. U.S.N., Charleston,
S.C.
26
402 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
18-52...Naglc, Melissa C d. of Charles Nagle,
b. Jan. 10, 1839. Bath, Pa.
1853...Naugle, Maria d. of William Naugle,
b. March 2(5, 1840. New York.
1855. ..Nice, Caroline Reb...d. of B. R. Nice, Ham-
b. Jan. 7, 1838. burg, Pa.
1856. ..Napier, Mary S d. of Leroy Napier,
b. July 7, 1841. M.D., Macon, Ga.
Nixon, Cornelia M....n. of H. M. Nixon,
b. March 20, 1843. Manayunk, Pa.
Nixon, Frances B d. of H. M. Nixon,
Manayunk, Pa.
1857. ..Nixon, Martha d. of Martin Nixon,
b. March, 1848. Germantown.
" Nicholson, Hannah
K d. of ]Mrs. Sarah B.
b. June 1, 1843. Phelps, Philadel-
phia.
1787. ..Owings, Deborah d. of Samuel Owings.. m Peter HoflFman.
b. Nov. 14, 1777. Baltimore. d.
1789. ..Owings, Maria d. of Richard Owings,
b. Sept. 23, 1777. Baltimore Co.. Md.
1791. ..Owings, Frances d. of Samuel Owings,
Baltimore.
1794. ..Otto, Ann Maria d. of Jos. Otto, M.D....m. H. B. Smith, M.D.
Nazareth, Pa.
1795. ..Owings, Mary d. of Samuel Owings,
Baltimore.
1796. ..Owings, Ann d. of Samuel Owings,
Baltimore.
1797. ..Ogle, Elizabeth d. of B. Ogle, Frede-
ricktown, Md.
1799...01mstead, Mary d. of Capt. Aaron m. George Austin, New
b. Oct. 27, 1784. Olmstead, East Hart- York.
ford, Conn. d. March 22, 1825.
" Olmstead, Harriet. ..d. of Capt. Aaron m. George Howell,
b. Nov. 2, 1787. Olmstead, East Hart- Philadelphia.
ford, Conn. d. Jan. 22, 1811.
1801...O'Gorman Mary New York.
1802...Olney, Rebecca d. of Col. Christopher...m. Wm. C. Bowen, M.D.
b. Jan. 27, 1789. Olney, Providence. d.
1803... Oliver, Prudence T...d. of John Oliver, Pe-
b. Oct. 22, 1789. tersburg, Ga.
" Oliver, Sally W d. of John Oliver, Pe-
b. Aug. 6, 1792. tersburg, Ga.
1804...Obrie, Amelia d. of Nicholas Obrie,
b. March, 1790. Philadelphia.
" Olden, Rebecca B....W. of John Evans,
b. July 23, 1791. Philadelphia.
1815. ..Oden, Ellen d. of B. Oden, Prince...m. Arthur P. West.
George's Co., Md. d. Oct. 1856.
" Oden, Sophia d. of B. Oden, Prince...m. Baruch Mullikin.
George's Co., Md. d. July, 1851.
«' Oden, Eliza d. of B. Oden, Prince...m. Col. W. D. Bowie.
George's Co., Md. d. Aug. 1836.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 403
1815. ..Oden, Christiana d. of B. Odon, rrince...in. Thos. II. Clagett,
George's Co., Md. M.D., Leesburg, Va.
d. 1841.
1816. ..Old, Elizabeth Schuylkill Co., Pa m. Hamilton AVitman.
b. Oct. 18, 1805. Reading.
1817. ..Osborne, Mary d. of Thos. Osborne.. ..m. Sept. I'J, 1822, Ili-
b. April 25, 1802. Morris Co., N. J. ram Smith, Troy,
N. Y.
*' Osborne, Eliza d. of Samuel Osborne,
New York.
1818...0ppelt, Caroline H...Nazareth, Pa m. Rev. John P. Decker.
Monroe Co., Pa.
1827...0ppie, Sarah E. D n. of Jacob Vandyke. ..d.. July 21, 1828, in the
b. March 20, 1811. Kingston, Somerset Seminary.
Co., N. J.
1830...Oerter, Maria L. M...d. of John Oerter m. Nov. 14, 1843, Rev.
b. March 2, 1821. Bethlehem, Pa. L. F. Kampmann.
1833. ..Oerter, Caroline E...d. of John Oerter m. May 23, 1842, R. 0.
b. Oct. 0, 1822. Bethlehem, Pa. Luckenbach.
1835...0gden, Cordelia A....d. of John Ogden m. June 24, 1840, J. H.
b. Dec. 2, 1818. Newark, N. J. Clark, M.D.
" Oliver, Cath. Mary...d. of Geo. L. Oliver.. ..m. Jan. 5, 1847, W. C.
b. Oct. 23, 1821. Philadelphia. Richardson.
1836...0gilby, Olivia Bethlehem.
*' Ogilby, Eliza Bethlehem.
" Ogilby, Ann Bethlehem.
1840. ..Oliver, Eliza M d. of Joshua C.01iver...m. Oct. 28, 1845,
b. Aug. 23, 1826. Philadelphia. Edwin Earp.
1844. ..Oliver, Emma C d. of Jas. C. Oliver m. A. G. Asay, Chicago,
b. 1830. Pottsville, Pa. 111.
" Oliver, Mary D d. of Jas. C. Oliver m. Oscar Moore, Dan-
b. 1832. Pottsville, Pa. ville, Pa.
" Oliver, Almira d of Jas. C. Oliver,
b. 1834. Pottsville, Pa.
1853...0ehler, Caroline d. of Rev. J. G. Oehler,
b. Feb. 23, 1842. Kansas.
1855. ..Ogden, Eliza C n. of Jos. G. Ogden, ,
b. July tJ, 1839. Elizabeth City, N. J.
1857...0berly, Clara d. of John S. Oberly,
b. May 17, 1843. Easton. Pa.
" Odeuwelder, Emma..Easton, Pa m. Dec. 19, 1857, Geo.
b. Oct. 27, 1841. Baker.
1788... Palmer, Lydia d. of George Palmer,
Northampton Co.,
Pa.
" Palmer, Eliza d. of George Palmer,
b. April 10, 1780. Northampton Co.,
Pa.
1789. ..Piatt, Eliza d. of Richard Piatt m. — Bogert.
'• Phillips, Hannah d. of George Phillips...ra. — Palfrey, New Or-
Middletown, Conn. leans.
d. 1820.
" Polhemus, Ann d. of A. Polhemus,
New York.
1791. ..Phelps, Mary d. of 0. Phelps, Suf-...m Jan. 10, 1798,
b. Sept. 5, 1778. field, Hartford Co., Amasa Jackson,
Conn. New York.
404 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1792. ..Pitt, Mary d. of Capt. T. Pitt,
Pliiladelphia.
1793. ..Polk, Esther W d. of Wra. Polk, near
b. April 9, 1779. Salisbury, Somerset
Co., Eastern Shore,
Md.
1793. ..Polk, Gertrude d. of Wm. Polk, near
b. April 13, 1781. Salisbury, Somerset
Co., Eastern Shore,
Md.
" PostlethAvaite, Ame-
lia d. of Col. Samuel Pos-..m. — Coulter, Greens-
b. JIarch 1, 1780. tlethwaite, Carlisle, burg, Pa.
Pa. d. 1817.
" Piatt, Amelia d. of .Jeremiah Piatt,
b. July 20, 1782. New York.
" Parsons, Mary d. of Wm. Parsons,
b. Aug. 17, 1783. St. Croix, W. I.
•' Parsons, Jane d. of Wm. Parsons,
b.' Aug. 6, 1785. St. Croix, W. I.
1794. ..Pool, Sally d. of Thomas Pool m. Col. Samuel Green.
b. Feb. 22, 1780. New London, Conn. d.
•' Perkins, Mary d. of Joseph Perkins,
b. Jan. 28, 1783. Philadelphia.
1796. ..Preston, Mary d. of Nathan Preston.. .d. March 18, 1814.
b. Nov. 13, 1783. AVoodbury, Conn.
1797 ..Paris, Margaret d. of P. Paris, Har-. ...m. Wm. Spohn.
b. May 16, 1787. rowgate, Phila. Co. d.
1798. ..Pratt, Ann M d. of Henry Pratt m. James Dundas.
b. Sept. 15, 1787. Philadelphia. d. Aug. 1851.
" Pratt, Sarah C d. of Henry Pratt m. Thomas M'Kean.
b. Dec. 1, 1791. Philadelphia. d. 1837.
1799. .. Patten, Lucinda d. of N. Patten d. Sept. 11, 1807.
b. July 6, 1785. Hartford, Conn.
1800. ..Pooler, Rebecca d. of John Pooler d. 1853.
b. 1788. Savannah, Ga.
' Pooler, Elvira d. of John Pooler d.
b. 1790. Savannah, Ga.
•' Papineau, Lizette. ...w. of Jas. Lasseire St. Domingo, W. L
b. 1792. New York.
1801. .Pratt, Mary d. of Capt. John Pratt,
b. May 23, 1789. Charleston, S. C.
1802. ..Phillips, Caroline d. of Capt. Isaac Phil-
lips, Baltimore.
'' Piper, Harriet Baltimore.
b. Nov. 6, 1791.
1803. ..Perry, Elizabeth d. of M. Perry, Fair-..d. April 5, 1808.
b. June 2, 1791. field. Conn.
•' Parramore, Marg't...d. of Maj. Thos. Parra-
b. July 26, 1789. moi'e, Richmond, Va.
" Pope, Matilda d. of Leroy Pope m.
b. July 2, 1791. Petersburg, Ga. d.
Price, Eliza,
b. Oct. 8, 1790.
1804. ..Pollard, Lucy Ann...d. of Robert Pollard. ..m. — Roberts, Culpep-
b. 1792. Richmond, Va. per Co.. Va.
■' Potter, Mary Ann d. of James Potter,
b. Sept. 8, 1792. Philadelphia.
BETllhElIEM FPLMALE SExMINARY. 405
180i3...Pemberton, Ann
Coleman d. of Tbos. Pember-....m. — Crenshaw.
b. Dec. 4, 1792. ton, Goochland Co., d.
Va.
" Pemberton, Mary
Baily d. of Thos. Pember-....m. — Brice.
b. May 23, 1794. ton, Goochland Co., d.
Va.
1806. ..Pooler, Caroline M,..d. of John Pooler m. John Frazer, M.D.
b. Dec. 25, 1792. Savannah, Ga. d. 1849.
" Peyton, Margaret
Cwatkin d. of C. Peyton, Albe-
b. 1794. marlc Co., Va.
Patten, Sally d. of N. Patten d. April 19, 1810.
b. 1793. Hartford, Conn,
" Patten, Fanny d. of N. Patten d. Jan. 30, 1809.
b. 1794. Hartford, Conn.
1807... Pratt, Caroline d. of Capt. Pratt,
b. Sept. 15, 1796. Charleston, S. C.
" Peck, Harriet d. of Bela Peck, Nor-... m. May 11, 1812, Gen.
b. March 17, 1795. wich, Conn. Wm. Williams.
" Peter, Maria Gnadenhiitten, Ohio....m. Jan. 29, 1833, Jac.
b. Sept. 17, 1800. Blickensderfer,
Canal Dover, Ohio.
d. Aug. 15, 1840.
1 809. ..Pemberton, Dice K...d. of Thos. Pember-...,ni. Aug. 4, 1814, Isaac
b. June 13, 1797. ton, Goochland Co., Quarles, llichmoml,
Va. Va.
" Porter, Harriet d. of Giles W. Porter...m. Major Williams,
b. Jan. 2, 179G, Albany.
1810. ..Pratt, Esther d. of Samuel Pratt,
b. Aug. 1798. Buffalo, N. Y,
" Perpall, Jessie Ro-
salie d. of G. W. Perpall,
b. Sept. 4, 18(12, St. Augustine, Fa.
" Perpall, Susanna d. of G. Vv. Perpall,
b. Dec. 2, 1803. St. Augustine, Fa.
1811... Peter, Dorcas E d. of D, Peter, Ohio m. J, Tschudy.
b. March 29, 1803. d,
1813 ..Pierson, Ann S d. of EbenezerPierson,
b. Dec. 18, 1799. Morristown, N. J.
" Pierson, Sarah d. of EbenezerPierson,
b. May 1, 1801. Morristown, N. J.
1814. ..Price, Eliza d. of Jeffrey Price m. Bishop L. L. llam-
b. May 4, 1800. Zanesville, Ohio, line, Meth. Epis.
Church,
d. March 27, 1835.
1815. ..Parke, Ann Eliza d. of C. B. Parke,
b. June 26, 1805. Philadelphia.
1816. ..Perry, Hetty d. of M. Perry, Fair-„.m. Sept, 3, 1822, Fred
b. May 6, 1801, field, Conn, Marquand, South-
port, Conn,
" Parke, Maria d. of C. B. Parke,
Philadelphia.
" Paulus, Caroline d. of C G. Paulus m. .Vug. 10, 1825, Joliu
b. Dec. 10, 1801. Bethlehem. Rice.
Plea8onton,Matilda.,d. of Stephen Plea- m. J. G. W'atmough,
santon, Washington. Philadelphia.
406 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1817...Paulus, A.Pauline....cl. of C. G. Paulus m. Oct. 21, 1825, Geo.
b. Jan. 5, 1805. Bethlehem. W. Dixon.
" Parke, Ann Philadelphia.
' ' Parke, Martha Philadelphia.
1818. ..Piper, Caroline C d. of James Piper m. May 2, 1831, John
b. Aug. 2(3, ISOi. Del. Co., Pa. K. Zeilin, Chester.
" Prentiss, Julia M.G...d. of James Prentiss,
b. Nov. 2, 1807. Lexington, Ky.
1819...Paulus, Angelica S...d. of C. G. Paulus m. Oct. 22, 1833, Ernst
b. March 2(3, 1810. Bethlehem. Lehman, Bethle-
hem, Pa.
" Parker, Eliza d. of James Parker,
b. 1804. Cochransville, Ches-
ter Co., Pa.
1820.. .Peet, Sarah Ann d. of William Peet m. Henry K. Harral.
b. March 31, 1806. Bridgeport, Conn.
1821. ..Phillips, Juliet d. of Daniel Phillips,
b. March 2, 1807. Trenton, N. J.
1822. ..Patton, Adelaide E...d. of James M. Patton..m. June 20, 1839,
b. Sept. 19, 1812. Philadelphia. Lewis S. Yorke.
" Patton, Ann Eliza. ...d. of James M. Patton..m. April 27, 1836, R.
b. Oct. 31, 1814. Philadelphia. F. Purnell, M.D.,
North Carolina.
" Perit, Ruth d. of John. W. Perit....m. — Weatherly, Ohio.
b. Sept. 3, 1806. Philadelphia. d.
1823. ..Paulus, Amelia C. ...d. of C. G. Paulus m. March 3, 1834, H.
b. Jan. 15, 1813. Bethlehem, Pa. P. Osborne.
d. Dec. 15, 1846.
" Philip, Susanna d. of A. L.Philip,
b. Feb. 22, 1816. Philadelphia.
1824. ..Post, Sarah d. of William Post,
b. Sept. 16, 1812. New York.
" Pietsch,AramintaC...d. of John G. Pietsch...m. Sept. 23, 1849,
b. June 27, 1813. Bethlehem, Pa. Moses Ricksecker,
Ann Arbor, Mich.
1825... Phillips, Julia d. of Wm. Phillips,
b. Jan. 22, 1811. Orange Co., N. Y.
1826...Phillips, Louisa A d. of Wm. Phillips m. — Davis.
b. May 28. 1812. Orange Co., N. Y.
" Paulus, Louisa M. ...d. of C. G. Paulus d. April 11, 1838.
b. Nov. 17, 1816. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Pritchett, Eliz'th B...d. of T. B. Prichett,
b. 1811. Philadelphia.
" Prall, Eliza M d. of E. Prall, New
b. Dec. 16, 1816. York.
" Post, Emily d. of Allison Post,
b. June 11, 1816. New York.
" Philip, Sophia M Brooklyn.
b. 18 '6.
" Pullen, Emily L d. of Capt. Randall m. Robert Lower.
b. Nov. 28, 1813. Pullen, Baltimore. New York.
" Page, Mary d. of Mrs. Rebecca Richmond, Va.
b. March 20, 1817. Page.
1827. ..Peters, Elizabeth d. of Jacob Peters m. R. Cresswell.
b. Oct. 12, 1815. Chestnut Hill, Pa. d. 1849.
1828... Probst, Catharine d. of Daniel Probst,
White Hall, Lehigh
Co., Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 407
1828...Post, Jerusha d- of William Tost,
New lork. .
" Powers, Sarah H d. of Thomas Towers,
^. PoVXnnki''': d. of^L\Tamin Pott....m. L. F. W.itney,
"^rX^g^mt Pottsviile, ra^ ^p«:rjo^'5S44
- n«ft Snrah d. of Benjamin Pott....m. Feb. 20, 1844,
^r5u'ly^T,'l819. Pottsville. Pa. ^-^J.^rSoO.
1830...Pietsch A. Louisa d. of JohnG.Pietsch...d. Jan. 24, 1849.
b. Oct. 6, 1820. Bethlehem, Pa.
" PPtPrson Ann EIiza..d. of Hans Peterson. ...m. May 23, 1844, Ke% .
b Sept 'l2 r8T8 Litiz, Pa. John J. Regenass.
b. bept. 1-, loio. , ^ ^^ ^j^^ Delaware
Mission, Fairfield.
Canada West.
- Pott, Christina w. of — Strauch, Potts-
ville, Pa,
1831...Pott, Maria w. of - Strauch m. Alex. Sillyman.
b April 6, 1824. Pottsville, Pa.
.' Petersen, Margaret. ..d. of Lewis Petersen...m. John Hamilton,
b. May 11, 1818. Pittsburgh, Pa. ^^ °^°^-« ,000
" Pvrlaeus, Mary d. of John L. Pyrlaeus..ra. March 8, 18..8,
b Oc" 16 1817. Bethlehem, Pa. H. B. Luckenbach.
" Philip, Julia Philadelphia.
b. April 11, 1817.
1834...Paysant, Louisa d. of Jacob Paysant,
b Feb 24, 1821. Tuscaloosa, Ala.
" Phelps, Olivia E d. of Anson G. Phelps,
b. Jan. 5, 1820. New York. .^risii
" T>n«t Susan d. of Gerardus Post m. Nov. 2o, 1841,
"^r :Vug.'?"l821. New York. Edward W^Loggett-
*' i»««t MarvJ d. of Gerardus Post.... m. Nov. 3, 1847,
b beJ '9 1827 New York. Wm.T. Barber Ware-
" Post, Matilda d. of William Post,
New \ork.
" Porter. Sarah d. of Solomon Porter...m. Oct. 5, 1842, Jas.
b March 11 1821. Hartford, Conn. D. Brewer, Spring-
■ ' ' field, Mass.
18^-^ T>hillins Emnieline..d. of John Phillips m. March 11, 1845,
183o...PhiiUps, Emmeline ^.j^.j^^^^^j^.^^ Robert Scrymser,
' New York.
" Perkins, Sarah d. of Benjamin Per-
b Oct. 27, 1819. kins, Chenango Co.,
N. Y.
- Pastorius, Ann B d. of Jos. Past orius. ...m. April 25, 184-'
b. March 14, 1818. Valley Forge, Pa. Enoch Taylor,
Philadelphia.
183G. ..Powers, Rebecca C...d. of Thos. C. Powers,
b. Oct. 1832. New York.
1837. ..Peter, Mary L d. of John W. Peter m.
b. March 31, 1828. Philadelphia.
" Piper, Austina d. of John Piper,
b. Jan. 1822. Rising Sun, Phila-
delphia Co., Pa.
408 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1837. ..Pile, Elizabeth d. of R. S. Pile,
b. March 9, 1825. Philadelphia.
" Penn-Gaskell,
Elizabeth d. of Peter Penn- m. — Skillern, M.D.
Gaskell, Phila.
" Penn-Gaskell,
Louise d. of Peter Penn- m. — Fitzgerald.
Gaskell, Phila.
1838...Paleske, Wilhel-
mina d. of Lewis Paleske m.
b. Dec. 27, 182-t. Philadelphia.
" Pretz, Mary L d. of G. Pretz, Alleu-...ra. Jesse M. Line.
b. Nov. 14. 1827. town, Pa.
1840.. .Philips, Eliza D d. of John Philips m. — Vibbert.
b. April 28, 1827. E. Baton Rouge, La.
" Philip, Caroline M...d. of AVilliam Philip,
b. Sept. 27, 1825. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Pinkney, Eliza d. of W. H. Pinkney,
b. Dec. 24, 1824. New York.
" Peters, Emma d. of J. Peters m. P. Sides.
b. Aug. 182G. Philadelphia. d.
1841. ..Potts, Ellen E d. of Robert T. Potts. ..m. Lewis T. Rutter.
b. Aug. 28, 1830. Montgomery Co., Pa. PJiiladelphia.
•' Parker, Harriet Philadelphia.
b. Dec. 28, 1826.
" Partenheimer,
Elizabeth d of Ph. Partenheimer,
b. Dec. 1825. Philadelpliia.
" Pinkney, Julia d. of AV. H. Pinkney,
b. May, 1827. New York.
1844. ..Prince, Susan Mary...d. of Rev. William
b. May 16, 1837. Prince,.Jamaica,W. L
1845. ..Pearson, Eliz'th M...d. of John Pearson,
b. Sept. 5, 1831. New York.
" Peters, Julia E d. of Jacob Peters m. S. W. Comly.
b. July 31, 1828. Philadelphia.
•' Prentzell, Eliz'th S...d. of S. D. Prentzell,
b. July 19, 1830. Philadelphia.
" Phillips, Catharine.. .d. of Geo. L. Phillips,
b. 1830. Philadelphia.
Prizer, Mary C d. of Henry Prizer m. April 4, 1848, Rev.
b. April 4, 1830. Trappe, Montgomery John R. Kooken.
Co., Pa. Mercersburg, Pa.
Potter, Ellen,
b. March 24, 1832.
" Plumb, Grace New York m. .James Davis.
b. July 15, 1831. d. 1855.
1846. ..Pruden, Camilla SuflFolk, Va m. Mills Marshall.
b. Sept. 23, 1829. Isle of Wight Co.
" Pruden, Joanna K... Suffolk, Va.
b. Dec. 14, 1832.
" Potter, Martha.
1847. ..Parsons, Mary d. of Isaac Parsons,
b. 1828. Falsington P. 0.,
Bucks Co., Pa.
1848. ..Polk, Isabella W w. of Levi James m Thomas Hough.
b. Aug. 8, 1829. Bucks Co., Pa. d. 1851.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 409
1848. ..Penrose, Hannah d. of N. R. Penrose,
h. Feb. 22, 1829. Beaver Meadow, Pa.
1849. ..Pollock, Mary C d. of Wm. Pollock ni.Nov. 18, 18o6,LeRoi
b. May 23, 1837. Como, Whitesides 15. Wndleigh, Mere-
Co., 111. dith Village, N. H.
1850,..Penn>T)ackcr, Mary
E d. of James A. Penny-
fa. July 24, 1838. packer, Durham
Iron Works, Pa.
Prince, Charlotte d. of Rev. Wm. Prince,
b. Dec. 20, 1841. West Indies.
•' Peineman, Augusta
C d. of Henry G.S m. Oct. 26, 1856, J, P.
b. Oct. 24, 1835. Peineman, Balti- Weixler, Jr., AVer-
more, Md. cester, Mass.
1851. ..Porter, Mary E d. of M. N. Porter m. Rev. James Wilson,
b. March, 1836. Raritan, N. J. Monmouth Co., N. J.
•' Pepper, Mary d. of Henry J. Pepper,
b. July 12, 1836. Philadelphia.
1852...Pearce, Elizabeth. ...d. of Nathaniel Pearce,
b. April 13, 1836. New York.
" Pearce, Rose d. of Nathaniel Pearce,
b. Feb. 14, 1838. New York.
" Patterson, MaryK....d. of Thos. D. Patter-
fa. Oct. 7, 1835. son, Philadelphia.
" Parker, Emily H d. of Mrs. S. Parker. ..m. Capt. James Noble,
b. Oct. 25, 1837. New York. U.S.N.
■' Price, Helen Marion.. Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
fa. Dec. 27, 1834.
1853. ..Peters, Julia d. of Jacob Peters, Jr.,
fa. May 1, 1843. Philadelphia.
•' Pfirmau, Caroline d. of Charles Pfirman.
fa. Fefa. 1, 1840.
•' Perkins, Caroline A...Wyoming, Pa.
fa. Nov. 1836.
]854...Polte, Dorothea d. of C. Polte, Bethle-
fa. Dec. 13, 1838. hem, Pa.
" Paul, Eliz'th Annie. ..d. of D. W. Paul,
fa. March 5, 1846. Petersfaurg, Va.
Potts, Martha J d. of R. T. Potts,
fa. May 11, 1835. Norristown, Pa.
1855...Pritner, Mary d. of J. T. Pritner,
fa. Nov. 3, 1838. M.D., Clarion, Pa.
•' Pope, Elizabeth J. ...d. of Alex. Pope, Sen.,
fa. Sept. 29, 1837. Washington, Ga.
" Pope, Ann E d. of Alex. Pope, Sen.,
fa. July 29, 1839. Washington. Ga.
" Pearce, Helen d. of Nathaniel Pearce,
fa. Aug. 21, 1841. New York.
■' Parker, Mary Jane...d. of Mrs. David W.
fa. Sept. 5, 1838. Jones, Chester Co.,
Pa.
•' Peter, Emily S d. of Lewis Peter,
fa. Aug. 24, 1842. Gnadenhutten, Ohio.
1856...Plumer, Emma w. of J. Palmer,
fa. March 20, 1845. Philadelphia.
•' Pearce, Annie S d. of Nathaniel Pearce,
b. May 13, 1843. New York.
410 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
185(3. ..Price, Lizzie B d. of .Joseph Price,
b. Oct. 22, 1846. Philadelphia.
" Paul, Susanna d. of Wm. R. Paul,
Philadelphia.
" Paul, Anna d. of Wm. R. Paul,
b. Oct. 10, 1841, Philadelphia.
(twins.)
" Pickens, Jennie D....d. of Col. F. W. Pick-
b. Nov. 15, 1845. ens, Edgefield, S. C.
18o7...Pearce, Edith W d. of Nathaniel Pearce,
b. Nov. 184G. New York.
•' Pitt, Mary E d. of W. Pitt, Stam-
b. Jan. 26, 1846. ford, Conn.
" Perry, Louisa C d. of Robert Perry,
b. Aug. 29, 1842. New York.
" Price, Lizzie D d. of John R. Price,
b. Sept. 3, 1840. Pottstown, Pa.
" Pretlow, Mary W d. of T. J. Pretlow,
b. Nov. 10, 1841. M.D., Southampton
Co., Va.
" Paulus, Maria
Louisa d. of Gustavus Paulus,
b. April 10, 1842. New York.
1827... Quin, Sarah d. of Henry Quin,
b. April 6, 1812. Hunterdon Co., N. J.
1786...Reichelt, Caroline
Sophia m. Aug. 30, 1808, Rev.
b. Oct. 13, 1780. Jacob F. Loeffler,
d. June 20, 1849.
1789...Reichel, Sophia
Dorothy d. of Rev. Chai-les G...m. June 5, 1809, Rev.
b. Aug. 13, 1781. Reichel, Nazareth. C. F. Seidel, Bethle-
hem, Pa.
d. Oct. 26, 1857.
" Read, Susan d. of Collinson Read....m. Thomas Collins,
Reading, Pa. Pittsburg,
d.
" Read, Lydia d. of Collinson Read...d.
Reading. Pa.
1791. ..Rodman, Eliz'th W...d. of Daniel Rodman. ..m. 1796, Andrew
b. Jan. 14, 1778. New York. Backus.
d. Dec. 12, 1825.
1792...Reade, Catharine
Livingston d. of John Reade m. Jan. 31, 1805, N. W.
New York. Stuyvesant.
" Reade, Ann Living-
ston d. of John Reade m. April 24, 1810,
New York. Robert Kearney,
d. March 3, 1857.
" Reigart, Cath d. of Adam Reigart....m. Philip Albright.
Lancaster, Pa. d. Jan. 21, 1817.
" Rakestraw, Martha...New Jersey.
" Ryers, Catharine d. of S. Ryers, Staten
Island.
** Read, Maria d. of Collinson Read...m. — Dennis, New
Reading, Pa. Brunswick, N. J.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 411
1792. ..Redman, Eliza d. of Jos. Redman,
Woodstock, near
Philadelphia.
1793. ..Ross, Rachel d. of Thomas Ross m. Nov. 29, 1804,
b. March 23, 1782. "Westchester, Ta. Richard Maris.
1794.. .Richards, Cath. M....d of Peter Richards. ..m. Oct. 2, 1802, Levi
b. April 11, 1781. Norwich, Conn. Huntington.
d. Aug. 6, 1818.
" Roosevelt, Ann N d. of C. C. Roose-
b. Oct. 18, 1781. vclt. New York.
1795. ..Rodman, Rachel S....n. of W. Coxe, Jr.,
b. Oct. 1783. Burlington, N. J.
1796. ..Robeson, Catharine..d. of Peter Robeson.. ..m. April 24, 1804, John
b. Nov. 28, 1781. Roxborough, Pa. Moore, M.D., Phila.
" Robeson, Jane d. of W. Robeson,
b. May 30, 1785. Newport, Del.
1797...Redick, Sarah d. of D. Redick m. Capt. Anderson,
b. June, 1784. Washington, Pa. U.S.A.
d. at Louisville, Ky.
1799...Rochefontain, Cath.
R. B d. of Col. S. Rochefon-
b. July 6, 1785. tain, Newburgh,
N. Y.
" Redick, Peggy d. of David Redick m. — Stevens, M.D.
b. July 13, 1786. Washington, Pa. d. 1832.
" Rathbone, Sarah m. Joshua Downes.
b. Oct. 16, 1784.
" Rathbone, Clarissa m. Theodore W. Smith.
b. Nov. 19, 1786.
1800...Ressenconrt, Desi-
ree w. of — Perrier Port au Pi'ince, St. Do-
b. Sept. 22, 1788. Elizabethtown, N. J. mingo.
1801...Reinke, Maria
Theresa d. of Rev. Abraham m. C. D. Busse, Naza-
Reinke. reth. Pa.
" Ritter, Joanna H d. of J. P. Ritter,
b. Oct. 19, 1788. New York.
1802... Ronald, Jane s. d. of Wm. Fenwick...m. William Royster.
b. March 21, 1790. Manchester, Va. d.
1804. ..Roberts, Mary Ann...d. of John Roberts,
b. June 13, 1791. Baltimore.
" Root, Mary S d. of William Root m. — Bull, Philada.
b. 1792. Albany.
1807...Reinke, Augusta d. of Rev. Abraham..., m. Feb. 2, 1819, John
b. Dec. 14, 1795. Reinke. Beck, Litiz, Pa.
" Ruan, Mary H d. of James Ruan m. AVilliam Beech.
b. 1797. St Croix, W. I. d.
" Ruan, Charlotte L....d. of W. Ruan, St d.
b. 1798. Croix, W. I.
" Ruan, Ann d. of W. Ruan, St m. Johu R. Sempill.
b. 1799. Croix, W. I.
1809. ..Robeson, Eliza d. of Morris Robeson. ..m. Samuel R. Hamil-
Philadelphia. ton, Trenton, N. J.
1810.. .Ross, Anna M. V d. of Mrs. Eliza M.
b. May 25, 1798. Ross, Columbia.
Fluvanna Co., Va.
" Rothwell, Eliza B d. of Thos. Rothwell,
b. March 8, 1799. Smyrna, Del.
412 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT TUB
1811 ..Rogers, Hannah J. of William Rogers... m. Sept. 1, 1815, Archi-
b. Dec. 2, 1796. Philadelphia. bald T. Dick, Ches-
ter, Pa.
d. Dec. 31, 1856.
" Ratlibone,EnimaM...d. of John Rathbone,
b. March 23, 1797. New York.
" Rathbone, Mary R....d. of John Rathbone,
b. Sept. 1800. New York.
1812. ..Ringgold, Mary B....d. of Samuel Ring- m. .Lames E. Barrell.
b. Aug. 31, 1802. gold, Kent Co., Md. Chestertown.
d.
" Reeve, Sarah A d. of Richard Reeve. ..d. 1835.
b. Dec. 17, 1805. Zanesville, Ohio.
" Rose, Emily d. of W. Rose, Rich-
b. Oct. 1799. mond, Va.
1815...Rudolphi, Caroline. ..d. of John F. Rudol-...m. — Dinges.
b. May 31, 1804. phi, M.D., Bethle- d.
hem, Pa.
" Robinson,Henrietta..w. of Robert Oliver,
b. 1804. Baltimore.
" Robinson, Eliza w. of Robert Oliver,
Baltimore.
" Robinson, Susan w. of Robert Oliver,
Baltimore.
1816. ..Robertson, Jane Philadelphia.
b. Oct. 28, 1804.
" Ritter, Lizetta d. of Jacob Ritter m. Feb. 5, 1824, Samuel
b. Feb. 22, 1804. Philadelphia. H. Wolle.
" Ricketts, Mary
Elizabeth d. of Wm. Ricketts,
New York.
" Rea, Eliza d. of John Rea m. S. W. Negus.
Philadelphia.
1817 ..Rostain, Anthelmina
F d. of Fournier Rostain.. .m. Leon Fournier,
Philadelphia. Lyons, France.
" Randall, Mary d. of John Randall,
Baltimore.
" Reynolds, Ann Savannah, Ga m. Henry Belden,
Hartford, Conn.
" Roe, Rosanna d. of Walter Roe, Bal-
timore.
1818...Reigart, Lydia Falls of Schuylkill, Pa.
Reigart, Susan Falls of Schuylkill, Pa.
" Rogers, Mary Ann d. of J. J. Rogers m Abr. Levering.M.D.,
M.D., Northampton Mom-oe Co., Pa
. Co., Pa.
" Rockwell, Adeline J.. Rahway, N. J m. Franklin Robinson,
b. Sept. 1806. Baskinridge, N. J.
" Rose, Charlotte w. of Smith Cutter m. H. G. Goundie;
b. March 17, 1814. M.D., New York. resides in Zurich,
1819...Rondthaler, Magda- Switzerland.
lena Eliza d. of Rev. E. Rond- m. July 15. 1827, Rev.
b. Jan. 17, 1808. thaler, York, Pa. G. F. Troeger, Free-
" Rondthaler, C. An- land, Illinois.
gusta d. of Rev. E Rond-....m. Sept. 16, 1830, Ben-
b. Feb. 24, 1810. thaler, York, Pa. jamin Clewell, Naza-
reth, Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 413
1820...Rice, Mary Ann d. of Joseph Rice m Sept. 9, 1834 John
b. May 8, 1810. Bethlehem, Pa. Herman, Philada.
Riinn, Adelaide
Louisa d. of James Ruan d.
b Feb '^8 1808. St. Croix, W. I.
" Ross, Mary Elix'th-d. of Mrs.Ben.j. Lamb...d. Jan. 16. 1822, in the
' Bryan Co.. Oa. Seminary.
1821...RunkIe,EHza d. of Adam lUinkle,
b Feb. 28, 1810. :Mansfield, N. J.
" Roberts,CaroHncK...d. of Mrs. Roberts,
b July 20, 1807. Charlestown. Va.
" Roberts, Adeline V...d. of Mrs. Roberts,
b. Sept. 10, 18t)'.t. Charlestown, Va.
" Reardon, Mary Ann..d. of Capt. Reardon,
b Aug 20 1810. Baltimore.
1822...Rice, Elizabeth d. of Joseph Rice m. Nov. 21, 1830, ^^.
b. Feb. 15, 1812. Bethlehem. B. Luckenbach
d. March 30, 1852.
" Ritter,Mary d. of J. Ritter, Phila-
b. Sept. 80, 1808. delphia. ^ laoQ t.i.„
- Ritter, Eliza d. of J. Ritter m. June i 1838, John
b. Jan. 4, 1811. Philadelphia. C. Trautwine.
1824. ..Randolph, Sarah
^,^„ d. of Jeremiah Ran-
b 1815. dolph. New York.
" Rod^ers^ Susanna d.of Capt. Jas.Rodgers.
b. 1812.
" Rodeers, Sarah New York.
1825...Rcnshaw, Anna R.-d. of Com. Jas. Ren-...New York,
b. Aug. 19, 1811. Shaw, U.S.N., Nor-
folk, Va.
" Renshaw, Mary S d. of Com Jas. Ren-...m. Rev. Peter SChaun-
b May 11, 1813. shaw, U.S.N., Nor- cey, New York,
folk, Va.
" Ranch, Juliana d. of John F. Ranch... .m. Nov. 26, 1837, Amos
b Juno 1, 1815. Bethlehem, Pa. Bealer.
•' Riggs,Ann d. of G. W. Riggs,
b. June 23, 1811. Baltimore.
1826. ..Rogers, Mary r> • ^r ..v
Frances d. of John Rogers m. Benj. Matthias,
b March, 1814. Valley Forge, Pa. Philadelphia.
" Ronalds, Mary L d. of Thos. A. Ronalds,
b. Feb. 23, 1817. New York. ^ ^ u,
1828.. Rankin, Phebe A d. of Wm. Rankin m. John L. Goblc.
b. June 30, 1814. Newark, N. J.
" Roberts, Marg't B....d. of Thos. B. Roberts,
Philadelphia.
1829... Randolph, Margaret
^^ ^ d. of John Randolph.
•' Ri^cetcfaroline S d. of Jacob Rice m. Oct. 24, 1839 Rev.
b. Jan. 29, 1820. Bethlehem, Pa. Sylvester WoUe.
1880.. .Rankin, Susan d. of Wm. Rankin,
Newark, N. J.
•' Ricksccker,
Amanda d. of Sam'lRicksecker..d.
Nazareth. Pa.
414
CATALOGUE OF TUPILS AT THE
1830.
1831.
1832.
1833.
it
1834.
.Rae, Elizabeth A..,
b. Sept. '28, 1817.
.Renshaw, Eliz'th...
1835.
1836.
1837.
1838.
Reppert, Elizabeth.
b. Dec. 13, 1817.
.Raush, Ann Maria- ■
b. Feb. 7, 1813.
Rice, Ellen E
b. Sept. 19, 1821.
..Reiff, Mary
b. 1817.
Reiff, Sarah
..Rondthaler, A. Cor-
nelia
b. Dec. 11, 1824.
Reichel, Sophia
b. March 5, 1822.
Reichel, Angelica...
b. June 13, 1826.
.Richmond, Sarah....
b. 1820.
Reynolds, Emily....
b. April 21, 1822.
.Rheiner, Susan S....
b. March 23, 1813.
Ruan, Elizabeth A..
Ruan, Catharine —
Ricksecker, Emma..
b. May 15, 1826.
Rice, Maria
Cornelia
b. July 9, 1825.
Ruan, Esther
b. June 25, 1823.
.Reed, Helen Maria.
b. May 31, 1826.
Rowand, S. Emme-
line
b. Nov. 17, 1822.
.Reading, Eliza K...
b. July, 1824.
Reeves, Rebecca
Ann
b. July 31, 1825.
.d. of Robert. Rae m. J. Jenkins Ross.
Philadelphia.
,.d. of James Renshaw.. .Philadelphia.
Laurel Hill, near
Philadelphia.
..d. of George Reppert,
Baltimore,
.d. of George Raush m. George Jennings.
Orwigsburg, Pa.
.d. of Jacob Rice m. June 21, 1849, Rev.
Bethlehem, Pa. A. A. Reinke, Staten
Island, N. Y.
.d. of Joseph Reiff m. Joseph Wilson.
Montgomery Co., Pa.
.d. of Joseph Reiff m. Thomas Davis.
Montgomery Co., Pa.
.d. of Rev. E. Rond- m. July 10, 1850, Chas.
thaler, Nazareth, Engleman, Phila.
Pa. d. July 14, 1857.
.d. of Rev. Benj. Rei-...m. May 18. 1847, Co-
chel, Salem, N. C. menius Senseman,
Nazareth, Pa.
.d. of Rev. Benj. Rei-
chel, Salem, N. C.
.d. of Frederick Rich-
mond, M.D., New
Brunswick.
.d. of B. Reynolds m. Feb. 15, 1848, R.
Plymouth, Pa. H. Tubbs, M.D.,
Kingston, Pa.
.d. of John Rheiner,
Philadelphia.
.d. of Wm. H. Ruan m. E. A. Nottage,
St. Croix, W. I. Liverpool, England.
.d. of Wm. H. Ruan m. — Hansen.
St. Croix, W. I.
.d. of Rev. P. Rick- m. May 27, 1852, Rev.
seeker. West Indies. D. Z. Smith, Kansas
Mission.
.d. of Jacob Rice,
Bethlehem, Pa.
.d. of John Ruan d.
M.D., Philadelphia,
.d. of James Reed,
Philadelphia.
.s. of J. R. Rowand m. July 6, 1843, John
M.D., Philadelphia. S. Lawrence, Chi-
cago, 111.
.d. of R. K. Reading. ,.m. Sept. 1854, Ed-
Flemington, N. J. ward Remington,
Williamsport.
.d. of David Reeves m. Thomas Hart.
Philadelphia.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 415
1838. ..Ruan, MaryB d. of Wm. H. Ruan m. Jan. 15. 1852. Otto
M.D., St. Croix, W. I. J. Bergeest, Ham-
burg, Germany.
1839. ..Ruan, Sarah D d. of Wm. H. Ruan,
M.D.,St.Croix,W. I.
" Roberts, Eliza R d. of Edward Roberts. ..m. Lewis S. Ware.
b. Jan. 13, 1826. Philadelphia.
" Roberts, Anna F d. of Edward Roberts... m. Edward Browning.
b. Nov. 9, 1827. Philadelphia.
1840...Remsen, Maria New York.
b. Sept. Hi, 1825.
" Rice, Maria d. of Owen Rice d. 1849.
b. May 4, 1829. Betldehem, Pa.
1841. ..Reading, Mary H d. of R. K. Reading.. ..m. June 29, 1848,
b. Nov. 14, 1825. Greenwood, N. J. John P. Grandin,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
1842... Ryan, Maria.
" Ruan, Christina J. ...d. of Wm. H. Ruan m. Oct. 30, 1855, Rev.
M.D., St. Croix, W. I. J. C. Du Bois.
•' Ross, Eliza J d. of John G. Ross,
b. Oct. 29, 1825. Parkhill P. 0.,
Arkansas.
" Ritter, Mary M Bloorasburg, Pa m. J. W: Hartman.
b. Feb. 1828.
1843. ..Richardson,
Eleanor Wayne Co., Pa.
b. Aug. 9, 1829.
1844...Rokcnbaugh, Catha-
rine E d. of Jacob Roken-
b. Aug. 28, 1830. baugh, Darien, Ga.
■' Ruth, Susan w. of Levi Miller,
b. 1828. Pine Grove, Pa.
•' Riegel, Eliz'th J d. of David Riegel m. — Beilel, Easton,
b. April 18, 1829. Lehigh Co., Pa. Pa.
1845. ..Ruth, Emma d. of Elijah Ruth d.
b. July, 1834. Reading, Pa.
*' Robinson, Eliza-
beth H Philadelphia.
b. Sept. 14, 1828.
" Reynour, Mary El w. of Jas. L. Stratton...d. 1857.
b. 1826. New York.
" Reiff, Deborah A w. of A. Bush, M.D.,
b. March 9, 1829. Chester Co., Pa.
" Royal, Mary d. of Edward Royal ....m. — Bender.
b. June 26, 1830. Gcrmantown, Pa. d.
'* Rex, Anna M d. of George Rex m. Jan. 10, 1857, H. G.
b. Nov. 16, 1829. Willow Grove, Pa. Sterling, Philada.
1846. ..Ross, Catharine L. ...d. of William S. Ross,
b. March 29, 1833. New York.
" Rex, Elizabeth d. of John Rex resides in Norristown.
Montgomery Co., Pa.
•' Reeder, Emma L w. of J. S. Scudder,
b. June 18, 1834. Trenton, N. J.
1847. ..Rex, Emily d. of George Rex m. March 1. 1853,
b. June 29, 1832. Willow Grove, Pa. Albert Buckman,
Abington.
41t) CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1847... Robertson, Ann
Eliza d. of Gen. J. C. N d. 1849.
b. Jan. 20, 1832. Robertson, Hernan-
do, De Soto Co. , Miss.
" Ramsay, Catharine. ..d. of Maj. Wm. Ram-...m. D. J. Newbern,
b. May 5, 1834. say, Bolivar, Tenn. M.D., Middlebury,
Hardiman Co., A'^a.
1848...Rainey, Eliza B d. of Philip Rainey....m. March 10, 1857,
b. Aug. 17, 1831. Boydston, Mecklen- John A. Brahm,
burg Co., Va. Petersburg, 111.
" Race, Frances F Little York, Hunting-
b. April 14, 1831. don Co., N. J.
" Ricksecker,Edwina..d. of Rev. P. Rick-
b. Sept. 4, 1837. seeker. West Indies.
" Rex, Susan C d. of George Rex m. June 2, 1853, Alger-
b. Oct. 1, 1832. Willow Grove, Pa. non Shoemaker,
Moreland, Mont-
gomery Co.
1849. ..Rice, Caroline d. of Edward Rice m. Francis A. Hess.
b. Aug. 26, 1835. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Rice, Louisa d. of Edward Rice,
b. July 23, 1840. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Rittenhouse, Emma
M d. of Josiah Ritten-....d. Jan. 30, 1853, as
b. April 9, 1885. house, Wissahickon, tutoress in the Semi-
Pa. nary.
" Rex, Mary C. d. of George Rex,
b. July 10, 1834. AVillow Grove, Pa.
" Redienaur, Eliz'th...w. of John AVeber,
b. April 4, 1834. Upper Saucon, Le-
high Co., Pa.
1850...Reichel, Caroline d. of Rev. L. T. Rei-...d. Feb. 11. 1850, in
b. March 4, 1 839. chel, Nazareth. the Seminary.
" Roudthaler, Maria
W d. of Rev. Emanuel
b. Oct. 28, 1840. Rondthaler, Jr.
" Riegel, 3Iary Eliza-
beth d. of John L. Riegel,
b. July 7, 1840. Riegelsville, Pa.
" Richards, Elvira d. of D. Richards,
b. July 10, 1843. Brooklyn.
1851. ..Ritchie, Martha H....d. of A. A. Ritchie,
b. May 4, 1836. Newcastle, Del.
" Reichert, Emma W...d. of John Reichert,
b. Feb. 2, 1840. Brookville, Jefferson
Co., Pa.
" Ransom, Eliza W n. of J. H. Ransom,
b. Oct. 1839. New York.
•' Runyon, Cath. M d. of D. T. Runyon....m. J. R. Dikeman.
b. May, 1836. Raritan, N. J. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Randolph, 3Iary F....New A'ork m. John T. Ames.
b. Jan. 1835.
" Rinehart, Clara d. of Wm. Rinehart....m. Joseph Beck.
b. Aug. 1833. M.D., Fort Madison,
Iowa.
" Rinehart, Valeria d. of AVm. Rinehart.. ..m. Timothy Lyman.
b. April, 1835. M.D., Fort Madison,
Iowa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 417
18.j2...Rhees, Alice B Mount Holly, N. J m. — Parsons. Illinois.
b. 1830.
" Russell, Rath N d. of Capt. W. H. Rus-
b. Jan. 15, 1839. sell, Brooklyn, N. Y.
185?.. .Rich, Emily d. of John Rich, Mount
b. Feb. 8, 1837. Vernon, AVest Ches-
ter Co., N. Y.
" Rowand, Marion d. of Chas. L. Rowand,
b. April 28, 1842. Philadelphia.
"' Robinson, Mary
Elizabeth d. of John Robinson. ..m. Feb. 10, 1857, Archi-
b. Oct. 24, 1838. New York. bald Henderson.
" Robinson, Sarah J.... d. of John Robinson,
b. June 16, 1840. New York.
" Rainey, Nannie d. of Mrs. A. L. Rainey,
b. May 1, 1840. Woodhull P. 0.,
Mecklenburg Co.,
Va.
1854. ..Rogers, Nanny B d. of Mrs. Sarah A.
b. Sept. 16, 1837. Rogers, Newcastle,
Del.
Robert, Juliette H,...d. of Julius H. Robert,
b. Oct. 15, 1838. New York.
Rose,CatharineD....d. of John C. Rose m Sept. 17, 1856, E.W.
b. April 25, 1838. Leroy, Bradford Col well, Canton, Pa.
Co., Pa.
Roberts, Isabella G...n. of B. G. Roberts,
b. Oct. 26, 1833. Quakertown, Pa.
Rodman, Eliz'th N...d. of J. Rodman,
b. May 8, 1841. Newark, N. J.
Rogers, Mary d. of C. H. Rogers,
b. March 15, 1849. Philadelphia.
Radde, Emilia d. of William Raddc,
b Nov. 29, 1840. New York.
Radde, Francisca d. of William Radde,
b. April 8, 1842. New York.
Riegel, Mary Cath....d. of Isaac T. Riegel,
b. July 31, 1843. Musconetcong, War-
ren Co., N. J.
" Ridgway, Anna d. of Joseph Ridgway,
b. June 26, 1840. New York.
" Ridgway, Mary d. of Jos. Ridgway d. March 2, 1857. in
b. Aug. 9, 1848. New York. the Seminary.
1855... Robertson, Henri-
etta d. of Alex. Robertson,
b. March 18, 1843. Morristown, N.J.
•' Rondthaler,Mary C...d. of Rev. Edward
b. July 27, 1846. Rondthaler.
Rondthaler, Eliz'th
W d. of Rev. Emanuel
b. Sept. 14, 1844. Rondthaler, Jr.
" Rondthaler, Jane W..d. of Rev. Emanuel
b. July 11, 1846. Rondtlialer, Jr.
" Ranch, Juliet d. of Ambrose Ranch,
b. March 24, 1815. Bcthleliem.
" Rex, Sallie d. of George Rex,
b. March 8, 1840. Willow Grove, Pa.
27
418 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1855. ..Runyan, Helen M d. of Oakley Runyan,
b. Nov. 8, 1839. Mount Pleasant,
Hunterdon Co., N.J.
]85G...Rutter, Isabella
V, A d. of Mrs. John Rutter,
b. Jan. 13, 1839. Yorkville, N. Y.
Rutter, Frances S d. of Mrs. John Rutter,
b. Jan. 18, 1841. Yorkville, N. Y.
Richardson, Emma...d. of Mrs. J. Richard-
b. Sept. 22, 1842. son, Philadelphia.
Rice, Rebecca d. of James A. Rice,
b. May 15. 1847. Bethlehem.
Reeves, Agnes M d. of Samuel Reeves,
b. Dec. 21, 1839. Haddonfield, N. J.
- Roepper, Jane E d. of Wm. Th. Roepper,
b. May 3, 1844. Bethlehem.
Roepper,CarolineL..d. of Wm. Th. Roepper,
b. Dec. 13, 1845. Bethlehem.
Rae, Maria G d. of John B. Rae,
b. May 17, 1844. Jersey City, N. J.
Rowland, Virginia.... d. of Benj. Rowland,
b. Dec. 26, 1845. Philadelphia.
1857. ..Robertson, Mary C.d. of R. A. Robertson,
New York.
Rowland, Frances.. ..d. of Harvey Rowland,
b. June, 1845. Philadelphia.
•' Rowland, Mary E d. of Thomas Rowland,
b. Aug. 10, 1842. Philadelphia.
Rockafellar, Anne
Q d. of Asa J. Rockafel- ,
b.'jan. 2, 1844. lar, Philadelphia.
Rice, Mary Ann n. of William Rice,
b. Dec. 1841. Bethlehem.
1787. ..Stone, Martha B d. of Capt. Wm. Stonc.m. — Owings.
b. Jan. 31, 1778. Baltimore.
1789...Schneller, Rachel St. Kitts, W. I d. April 10, 1848, at
b. Dec. 13, 1784. Bethlehem.
•' Schmalz, Anna d. of F. C. Schmalz m. Wm. Van Wagenen,
b. June 1, 1782. St. Thomas, AV. I. New York.
1790. ..Sergeant, Sarah d. of Jonathan D m. Oct. 24, 1801, Rev.
b. Jan. 1, 1778. Sergeant, Phila- Samuel Miller,
delphia. Princeton, N. J.
•' Stansbury, Lydia P...d. of Jos. Stansbury...m. R. Mott, New York,
b. Feb. 23, 1775. Philadelphia.
Stuart, Jane New York.
1791...Southerland,Rachel..d. of D. Southerland,
Baltimore.
'• Smith, Mary d. of Richard S. SmitL...m. Oct. 2-5, 1798, Rich-
b. Jan. 15, 1778. Moorestown, N. J. ard Hill Morris,
Smith, Harriet d. of Paschal N. Smith,
New York.
Smith, Maria Ant d. of Paschal N. Smith,
New York.
Philadelphia,
d. Jan. 2, 1848.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 419
1792...Steinman, Anna M....d. of John F. Stein-. ...m. Nov. 19, 1801, Goo.
b Nov 11, 1780. man, Lancaster, Bryan.
Pa. d. Aug. 2, 1844.
" Smith, Sidney d. of .Tames Smith m. .John B. Alexander,
Carlisle, Pa. Greensburg.
d. 1840.
" Sproat, Sarah d. of Col. Ebenezer m. Solomon Sibley,
Sproat, Marietta, Detroit.
Ohio.
" Shattnck, Sarah Boston m. — Brush.
" Smith, Caroline d. of Paschal N. Smith,
New York.
' ' Sheimer, Susan d. of — Sheimer m. 1 st, — Bingham ;
Saucon, Pa. 2d, — Steuben, M.D.
1798...Steinman, Rebecca
R d. of J. F. Steinman m. .Jan. 5, 1804, Daniel
b. Oct. 10, 1782. Lancaster, Pa. Dinkle.
d. 1849.
•• Smith, Augusta d. of Paschal N. Smith,
b. Oct. 1784. New York.
" Sitgreaves, Frances
H d. of Samuel Sit- m. April 18, 1807,
b. Sept. 9, 1786. greaves, Easton, Pa. Wm. M'Call.
d. 1851, in Missis-
sippi.
1795...Schmalz, Catharine..d. of F. C. Schmalz....d. 185-5, at Fishkill,
St. Thomas, W. I. N. Y.
" Sullivan, Mary d. of John Sullivan,
b. July 14, 1784. New York.
" Schneckenberger,
AnnaM Antigua, W. I m. Nov. 2, 1809, C. D.
b. April 18, 1790. Bishop, Bethlehem,
Pa.
d. Jan. 17, 1849.
" Sanders, Sarah d. of John Sanders m. Peter Van Rens-
b. Aug. 28, 1783. Schenectady, N. Y. selaer, Albany, N. Y.
" Sanders, Catharine... d. of John Sanders m. 1811, Gerard Beek-
b. April, 1784. Schenectady, N. Y. man. New York.
d. 1836, in New York.
" Sutherland, Cath d. of David Sutherland,
b. June 7, 1784. Baltimore.
1796... Schropp', Johanna E...d. of MafhcwSchropp...d. May 7, 1810.
b. Aug. 17, 1785. Bethlehem.
" Sands, Sarah M d. of Comfort Sands,
b. Dec. 28, 1788. New York.
1797... Steuben, Eleanora...d. of P. M. von Stcu-
b. Oct. 11, 1791. ben, M.D., Tortola,
W. L
" Storm, Esther d. of Thomas Storm,
b. Sept. 14, 1780. New York.
" Steinman, Juliana. ...d. of John F. Stein-. ..m. March 7, 1809, Jos.
b. April 10, 1785. man, Lancaster, Pa. \V. Cottrell.
d. July 11, 1817.
" Schilp, Catharine d. of P. Schilp, North-
b. March 11, 1786. ampton Co., Pa.
1798...Storrs, Eliza d. of Lemuel Storrs....m. Dec. 1. 1824, Gov.
b. July 20, 1784. Middletown, Conn. Joseph Trumbull,
Hartford, Conn.
420 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1798... Strong, Charlotte d. of Selah Strong,
b. May 20, 1785. New York.
Shelden, Aiinabella...cl. of Wm. Shelden d. in England.
b. Dec. 1786. New York.
1799. ..Steele, Ann N d. of John Steele,
b. Jan. 27, 1785. North Carolina.
Sumpter, Eliza g. d. of Gen. Thomas
b. Dec. 22, 1787. Sumpter, High Hills
of Santee, S. C.
" Shedden, JaneR d. of W. Shedden,
New Yoi'k.
1800...Stroiig» Mary d. of Adam Strong m. Rev. Jonathan Lee,
b. Oct. 19, 1787. Litchfield, Conn. Salisbury, Conn.
" Stiles, Sarah d. of Mrs. Stiles m. Newman HoUey.
b. May 17, 1787. Salisbury, Conn. d.
1801. ..Skelton, Eliza d. of Josiah Shelton,
b. Jan. 11, 1788. Princeton, N. J.
" Stith, Maria d. of Basset Stith m. Judge Daniel, North
b. April 12, 1792. Halifax, N. C. Carolina.
" Shippen, Mary d. of Robert Shippen...m. James Maxwell, of
b. Feb. 7, 1792. Chester Co., Pa. Lancaster Co., Pa.
d. April 1, 1856.
" Senter, Eliz'th A d. of Mrs Elizabeth....m. March 19, 1811, Rev.
b. Jan. 20, 1791. Senter, Newport, Nathan B. Crocker,
R. I. Providence, R. L
" Senter, Sarah A d. of Mrs. Elizabeth.... m. Clement S. Hunt,
b. Sept. 20, 1793. Senter, Newport, U.S.N. , Newport,
R. I. R. L
' " Sibbald, Rebecca d. of George Sibbald,
b. Jan. 29, 1790. Augusta, Ga.
" Sibbald, Matilda d. of George Sibbald,
b. May 31, 1792. Augusta, Ga.
" Smith, Eliza H d. of Benajah Smith. ..m. Elred Simpkins,
b. June 17, 1791. Wilkes Co., Ga. South Carolina.
d.
" Smith, Susan Clarke. .d. of Benajah Smith. ..m. — M'Whorter, M.D.
b. Feb. 2, 1793. Wilkes Co., Ga. d.
" Simpkins, Rose d. of C. Simpkins,
b. Feb. 11, 1789. Maryland.
1803...Steip, Anna J d. of Samuel Steip,
b. Aug. 23, 1791. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Simmons, Catharine
Shiite d. of Mrs. James Sim-
b. Oct. 20, 1789. mons.
1804. ..Smith, Rebecca d. of Lawrence Smith,
b. Sept. 1789. Northampton Co.,
N. C.
" Sullivan, Eliza New York.
b. June, 1792.
" Smith, Ann.
1805. ..Shepherd, Harriet w. of Miss Dnane,
b. 1795. Schenectady, N. Y.
1806...Storrs, Louisa d. of Gervas Storrs m. April 14, 1814, Lit-
b. Oct. 15, 1792. Richmond, Va. tleberry H. Mosby,
M.D.
1807. ..Stevens, Maria w. of — Dutilh,
b 1794. Philadelphia.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 421
1807. ..Stone, Rebecca d. of .Judge D. Stone,
b. Sept. 1795. near Windsoi*. N. C.
" Stone, Ilaniinh d. of Judge D. Stone,
b. Feb. 1797. near Windsor, N. C.
" Schnebly, Sally d. of Jacob Schnebly,
M.D., Hagerstown,
Md.
" Schnebly, Louisa d. of Jacob Schnebly,
M.D., Hagerstown,
Md.
1809...Souder, Harriet d. of T. M. Souder,
b. March 31, 1800. Philadelphia.
" Stackhouse, Maria. ...d. of Mrs. Margaret. ..m. George Gordon, Sa-
b. April 2, 1798. Stackhouse, New vannah, Ga.
York.
" Scott, Christiana d. of Mrs. C. Scott,
b. Feb. 1, 179G. Philadelphia.
" Schnall, J. Carolincd. of Rev. John m. July 10, 1823, John
b. July 15, 1800. Schnall, U. Canada. Levering.
d. Aug. 1, 1824, at
Litiz, Pa.
" Shaw, Mary M d. of Thomas Shaw,
b. Aug. 19, 1797. Frankford.
" Shaw, Frances N d. of Thomas Shaw m. — Wood.
b. June 10, 1800. Frankford.
'• Smith, Margaretta. ...d. of William Smith,
b. 1798. Philadelphia.
Sautter, Amelia W....d. of Rev. W. F. Saut-..m. Sept. 7, 1824, Rev.
b. Oct. 18, 1803. ter, Antigua, W. I. D. Lichtenthaler,
Litiz, Pa.
1810. ..Sicard, Eliza d. of Stephen Sicard,
b. Nov. 7, 1797. Philadelphia.
" Snyder, Maria d. of John Snyder,
b. Aug. 27, 1795. Philadelphia.
", Sutherland, Eliza T...\lbany, N. Y m. — Warren,
b. April 8, 1795. Troy, N. Y. "
" Sutherland, Harriet.. Albany, N. Y m. W. W. Chester,
b. May 31, 1797. New York.
Salathee, Mary d. of Seb. Salathee,
b. June 2, 1800. Philadelphia.
" Sevier, Maria E d. of John Sevier m. — Throckmorton.
b. April. 1799. Burlington Co., N. J.
" Sutton, Harriet d. of George Sutton. ...m. Samuel Edgar.
b. Feb. 19, 1799. Pittsburgh, Pa.
" Skelding, Sarah L....d. of Capt. T. Skelding,
b. July 30, 1798. Troy, N. Y.
1811. ..Sparks, Matilda d. of Henry Sparks m. Charles Egner.
b. June 5, 1798. Philadelphia.
" Sparks, Mary A. R....d. of Henry Sparks,
b. Feb. 13, 1800. Philadelphia.
" Shultz, Caroline d. of Rev. Theodoi-e. ...m. Abraham Steiner,
b. April 1, 1802. Shultz, Emmaus, Pa. Salem, N. C.
" Shultz, Lizetta d. of Rev. Theodore. ...Salem, N. C.
b. Aug. 21, 1800. Shultz, Emmaus, Pa.
" Stafford, Margaret.. ..d. of John Stafford m. Gen. W. J. Worth,
b. Jan. 1(5, 1799. Albany, N. Y. U.S.A.
" Sorden, Catharine....Middletown.
422 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1812...Siewer8, Carolline....d. of Henry F m. June 1, 1828, Rev.
b. May 8, 1807. Siewers, St. Johns, Jacob Zorn, Jamaica,
W. I. W. I.
" Smith, Sarah d. of Robert Smith m. E. Van Syckle,
b. April 28, 1799. Rockhill, Bucks Co., Philadelphia.
Pa.
1813... Seidell, Harriet d. of Charles Selden,
b. Jan. 23, 1800. Troy, N. Y.
" Stewart, Margaret.... Haarlem, N. Y.
b. June 29, 1800.
" Spencer, Sarah d. of Robert Spencer... Irwin's Station, Penn.
b. Dec. 8, 1798. Pittsburgh, Pa. R. R., Westmore-
land Co., Pa.
" Spencer, Jean d. of Robert Spencer. ..Irwin's Station, Penn.
b. March 6, 1801. Pittsburgh, Pa. R. R., Westmore-
land Co., Pa.
" Schnall,AnnLizetta..d. of Rev. John m. Oct. 26, 1826, Rt.
b. April 26, 1806. Schnall, Fairfield, Rev. J. C. Jacobson,
N. C. Bethlehem, Pa.
1814. ..Sturges, Ann Eliz'th..d. of Josiah Sturges,
b. March 2, 1800. New York.
" Sturges, Elizabeth
Sarah d. of Oliver Sturges. ...m. W. P. Hunter,
b. April 23, 1802. Savannah, Ga. Savannah Ga.
" Sturges, Lucretia B.
Watson d. of Oliver Sturges,
b. Feb. 20, 1808. Savannah, Ga.
1815... Sautter, Elizabeth. ...d. of Rev. W. F m. Sept. 1841, A. Eich-
b. April 27, 1806. Sautter, Antigua, ler, Lancaster Co.,
W. I. Pa.
d. Jan. 18, 1854, in
the Seminary.
" Skinner, Maria d. of AVm. Skinner d. 1821.
b. March 31, 1800. Marietta, Ohio.
" Saltmarsh, Eliza d. of John Saltmarsh...m. Wm. H. Overton,
b. May 13, 1803. Tioga Point, Brad- Athens,
ford Co., Pa.
'' Sturges, Mary C d. of Lewis B. Sturges. ..d.
b. March, 1799. Fairfield, Conn.
1816...Spence, Jane E New York m. Lyman Belts.
" Stites, Mary.
" Stites, Ann.
181 7... Sullivan, Jane d. of John Sullivan,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Sands, Harriet d. of Joshua Sands,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Schnierle, Mary d. of F. Schnierle,
Charleston, S. C.
" Sturges, Mary F d. of Josiah Sturges,
New York.
" Stettinius, Rachel d. of D. Stettinius m. Alpheus Hyatt.
Washington City. d.
" Slidell, Ann H d. of John Slidell,
New York.
" Stewart, Ann d. of Charles Stewart,
Philadelphia.
1818... Smith, Christiana Charleston, S. C.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 428
1818...Shuster, Wilhelmina , nr - lo^^
Q .' d. of George Shuster...d. May (, 1844.
b.*Aug. 16, 1808. Bethlehem, Pa.
♦♦ Stoever, Eliza Falls of Schuylkill.
" Sackett, Eliz'th K.... Brooklyn.
" Sautter, 3Iary M d- of Rev. F. W m. Sept. 10, 183.., Ja?.
b Oct 18 1811. Sautter, Antigua, Henry, Boulton Gun
' yf I_ Works, Pa.
'< Smith, Elizabeth d. of C. L. Smith,
Maryland.
" Shepard, Sarah M d. of Seth Shepard,
M.D., Matthews Co.
C. H., Va.
" Seidel, Henrietta S...d. of Rev. C. F. Sei- ...d. Feb. 17, 1824.
b. Aug. 12, 1810. del, Bethlehem, Pa.
" Stansbury, Harriet ^ „ ^
B d. of John Stansbury.. .m. Rev. — Barton,
New York. Woodbridge, N. .1.
" Swan, Sarah J d. of William Swan,
b. June, 1808. New York.
" Sothoron, Mary E d. of J. F. Sothoron,
b. Aug. 13, 1806. Maryland.
" Slocum, Maria d. of B. Slocum m. Silas Robinson,
b. 1804. Providence, Pa. M.U.
d. Aug. 1855.
" Slocum, Ruth d. of Joseph Slocum.. ..m. William S. Ross.
b. Dec. 1804. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. •
«' Steel, Charlotte d. of William Steel,
b. March, 1806. Springfield, N. J. ^ . , , x-
1819...Seward, C. Louisa.. -Orange Co., N. Y m. — Canfield, New
Jersey,
d.
" Street, Frances d. of Titus Street m.Gov.Wm. W. Hoppin.
New Haven, Conn. Providence, R. 1.
*' Strong, Eliza.
" Strong, Lydia.
" Smith, Mary H.
1820...Stapleton, Cordelia
31. d. of Jos. K. Staple-. ..d.
b.June, 1806. ton. Baltimore.
" Sterling, Mary Ann...d. of Jesse Sterling m. Chas. De Forest.
b. Aug. 1806. Bridgeport, Conn. d.
1821. ..Scott, Eliza Ann d. of William Scott m. Sept. 2, 1857.
b. 1811. Rockaway, N.J. Aaron Crane, »est
Bloomfield, Essex
Co., N. J.
«' Salade, Catharine Columbia, N. J.
b. Dec. 28, 1811.
" Shuster, Caroline d. of George Shnster...m. Nov. 24, 1842 P.
b Feb 9 1812. Bethlehem, Pa. Lachenour, Salem.
N. C.
" Sanford, Sarah E d. of Thos. Sanford m. Sept. 22, 1829, Jas
b Auc 11, 1809. Alexandria, Va. M'Kenzie.
^ d. July 22, 1843.
" Shick, Margaret Savannah, Ga..... m. R. M.Charlton.
b. Aug. 24. 18t>8.
" Savage, Margaret D...Trenton, N. J.
b. Dec. 24, 1808.
424 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
J822...ScofieId, Matty d. of James Scofield,
b. March 2, 1810. Ridley Mills, Dela-
ware Co., Pa.
" Sherman, 3Iary E Charleston, S. C.
b. Feb. 1808.
" Sherman, Anne Charleston, S. C.
b. May, 1813.
'' Seidel, Angelica d. of Rev. C. F. Seidel,
b. Sept. 2, 1817. Bethlehem, Pa.
•• Smith, Eliz'th B d. of Joseph Smith m. Oct. 21, 1828,
b. Oct. 8, 1810. Staunton, Va. Robert S. Brooke.
d. May 28, 1834.
" Strong, Hannah
liOuisa St. Stephens, Wash-
b. July 7, 1810. ington Co., Ala.
" Smoot, Adeline d. of Col. Benj. Smoot,
St. Stephens, Ala.
" Shepherdson,
Barbara w. of John Thurlow,
b. 1808. Chester, Yorkshire,
England.
1823. ..Stuhblefield, Hannah
F Orange Co., Va m. Charles Clark, Bal-
b. May 26, 1810. timore.
" Smith, Mary Bethlehem, Pa.
" Sanford, Esther
F. W d. of Thos. Sanford m. 1840, J. Dempsey.
Alexandria, Va.
" Schnaiiber, Eliz'th ...Baltimore,
b. June 1810.
1824...Schnierle, Eliza d. of John M. Schnierle,
b. Feb. 29, 1813. Charleston, S. C.
•' Stout, Emilia M d. of Mrs. E. Stout m. May 2-5, 1842,
b. March 1-5, 1811. Princeton, N. J. James H. Gulick.
1825...Seely, Mary d. of Thomas Seely,
b. April It), 1812. Goshen.
•' Snowden, Amanda
M d. of.JohnS. Snowden...ra. Edwin A. E. Welsh,
b .Jan. 1816. Philadelphia. St. Louis.
Shields, Mary A d. of Robert Shields,
b. 1814. Philadelphia.
" Stryker, Marg't C d. of Stephen P. Stry-
b. Aug. 2, 1813. ker, Somerville, N. J.
" Slesman, Elizabeth...d. of Geo. Slesman m. — Scott.
Philadelphia.
" Sherman, Ann.
Stuart, Mary E d. of Robt. Stuart, Mi-
b. June 22, 1814. chilimackinaw,Mich.
" Sherman, Hester d. of Alpheus Sherman,
b. Sept. 1808. New York.
" Sherman, Louisa d. of Alpheus Sherman,
b. Aug. 1810. New York.
1826...Shadell, Eliza L New York.
b. July 29, 1813.
■' Stover, Salome New Jersey.
Sheets, Mary A d. of Rev. George
b. Dec. 31, 1814. Sheets, Holmesburg,
Philadelphia Co., Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY.
425
1826... Smith, Mary Ann d. of .John G. Smith.. ..m. — Lemon.
1). Oct.. 2:J, 1817. Philadelphia. „ „ ,
" Singer, Henrietta d. of .John Singer m. Rev. Thos. Bradford.
b. .July 30, 1813. Philadelphia. d.
1827...Stuart, Sarah 11 d. of Col. W. 11. Stuart,
Baltimore.
•' Smith, Maria C d. of H. B. Smith ™- Chf 1«« \: ^"^'^'
b. Aug. 16, 1812. M.D., Nazareth, Pa. Philadelphia.
" Sanlbrd, Emily w. of — Eastman m.
b. Aug. 6, 1813. M.D., Seneca Co.,
N. Y.
" Selfridge, Mary Ann..d. of Robert Selfridge,
Seneca Co., N. Y.
1828. ..Smith, Harriet Philadelphia.
" Stewart, Sophia d. of Samuel Stewart,
b May 10, 1813. Gorham, Ontario
Co., N. Y.
" Swun, Catharine d. of William Swan,
New York.
" Sharp, Margaret Chatham, N. .T. ,„ioo-
'• Stoll, Ann Eliza d. of .lames Stoll m. July 12, 18o/,
b Nov 3 1812. Montague, Sussex Alpheus Gustin,
Co., N. J. Augusta, N. J.
'' Shippen, Jane Gray...d. of William Shippen...m. Edward Wharton,
b. Feb. 26, 1818. M.D., Bristol, Pa. Washington City.
1829. ..Scott, M. Sophia. Philadelphia m. Jona Leedom, .Tr.
« d.
" Snowden, Mary L d. of F.L. Snowden m. Charles Snowden,
b. 1815. Louisville, Ky. M.D.
" Smith, Ann J w. of Mrs. A. E. Tay-...m. Richard S. Willis.
lor. New York.
1830...Strauch, Maria d. of .John Strauch m. John T. Hazzard.
Pottsville, Pa.
1831 ..Strauch, Elizabeth. ..d. of John Strauch m. — Styles.
Pottsville, Pa. d.
18.32... Smith, Ellen Eliza.. .w. of Mrs. A. E. Tay-...m. Robert Stewart
b. 1826. lor, New York. Roslyn, Queens Co..
N. Y.
Schaefer, Augusta
Rosina d. of Rev. F. C.
b. Oct. 22, 1819. Schaefer, New York.
Schaefer, Julia
Anna d. of Rev. F. C.
b. April 22, 1822. Schaefer, New York.
Schaefer, Maria
L,. c d. of Rev. F. C.
b. March 6, 1824. Schaefer, New York.
Schaefer, Amelia
Sophia d. of Rev. F. C.
b. April 28, 1826. Schaefer, New York.
Seaman, 3Iary
Elizabeth d. of Z. W. Seaman,
b. April 6, 1819. New York.
Sonutag, Maria
Louisa d. of Mrs. J. W. Ay-
b. June 18, 1822. mar. Mobile, Ala.
Shouse, Anna .M d. of S. Shouse,
b. June 18, 1816. Easton, Pa.
426 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1833. ..Stout, Emily d. of A. Stout, M.D....m. Jan. 3, 1839,
b. Aug. 19, 1820. Bethlehem, Pa. Benjamin Budd,
Jamesburg, N. J.
" Steinhauer, Emina...d. of Daniel Stein- m. Benj. Holcomb,
b. May 18, 1821. hauer, Bethlehem, M.D., Richmond,
Pa. Va.
" Salaignac, Augusta
E d. of Augustus C m. Sept. 18, 1843,
b. .July 12, 1810. Salaignac, Phila. Thos. J. Davis.
" Seymour, Matilda w. of M. A. Levy,
b. July 15, 1825. New York.
1834. ..Schley, Mary Eliza. ..Baltimore.
b. Jan. 10, 1820.
" Struthers,Marg'tH...d. of John Struthers...m. Nathan L. Jones,
b. Aug. 23, 1819. Philadelphia. Roxborough.
" Struthers, Agnes d. of John Struthers,
b. Nov. 1, 1824. Philadelphia.
" Smith Mary A d. of Isaac Smith, St.
b. Nov. 24, 1820. Georges, Bermuda.
" Smith, Eliz'th R d. of Isaac Smith, St.
b. May 1, 1825. Georges, Bermuda.
*' Salem, Margaret w. of — Ames, M.D.,
Philadelphia.
'' Simonson, Sarah
Ann Apalachicola, Fa.
b. 1816.
" Sturges, Anna F d. of Henry A. C m. 1850fL. A. Spencer.
b. Aug. 4, 1827. Sturges, New York.
" Spencer, Mary d. of Wm. A. Spencer,
b. Oct. 7, 1819. New York.
" SchoU, Wilhelmina...d. of Henry Scholl m. — Frownfield, M.D.
Doylestown, Pa.
" Schall, Cath. Ann d. of John Schall m. Wm. M. Bickel.
b. Jan. 7, 1821. Orwigsburg, Pa.
1835.. Stewart, Helen Penn Yan, Yates Co.,
b. 1819. N. Y.
" Sparks, Sarah Ann...d. of W. H. Sparks,
b. Jan. 15, 1821. New York.
" Schnabel, Cath Lewisburg, Union Co.,
Pa.
" Steininger, Abigail.. .d. of Ph. Steininger,
b. Dec. 1821. South Whitehall,
Lehigh Co., Pa.
" Siegert, Eleanora d. of J. F. E. Siegert.
b. June 9, 1824. Easton, Pa.
" Siegert, Cornelia d. of J. F. E. Siegert. ..m. Feb. 6, 1845, C. F.
b. Sept. 8, 1825. Easton, Pa. Van Blankensteyn,
" Smith, Mary C d. of William Smith,
b. Oct. 12, 1823. New York.
1836...Schoonmaker, Eliza..Flatbush, L. I.
b. Oct. 1822.
" Stevenson, Susan
E. d. of Walter Stevenson,
b. May 24, 1827. New York.
" Smith, Martha w. of W. Henderson,
b. Jan. 20, 1821. Warrentou, Warren
Co., Miss.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 427
1836... Stewart, Sarah A d. of Richard B m. Francis H. Hatch,
b. Nov. 27, 1822. Stewart, Bath, Steu- Darlington, La.
ben Co., N. Y.
" Service, Caroline E... Charleston, S. C.
b. July 11, 1820.
" Selfridge, Jane A d. of Gen. Matthew m. 1st, Michael Sieger;
. b. Sept. 4, 1822. Selfridge, Allen- 2d, Everett Cool-
town, Pa. baugh.
" Scherr, Amelia B d. of E. N. Scherr m. Herman Thorbecke.
b. July 17, 1825. Philadelphia.
" Scmpill, Eliz'th A d. of John R. Sempill...m. — Van Vlierden.
b. May 29, 1826. St. Croix, W. L
1837... Stanton, Frances w. of Miss Sarah d. May 18, 1839, in
b. July 1, 1826. Bunce, New York. the Seminary.
Sayre, Esther Ellen. ..d. of Jed. H. Sayre,
b. Aug. 30, 1824. New York.
" SAvann, Hannah C....d. of Charles Swaun....resides at Burlington,
b. April, 1823. Pennsylvania. N. J.
" Swann, Eliz'th A d. of Charles Swann.... resides at Burlington,
b. Feb. 7, 1826. Pennsylvania. N. J.
" Spearing, Mary d. of Henry Spearing,
b. May 6, 1824. New Orleans.
" Spearing, Frances
E d. of Henry Spearing...m. — Eler.
b. Feb. 7, 1826. New Orleans.
1838...Saltmarsh, Caroline
B d. of D. Saltmarsh,
b. Aug. 1826. Macon, Ga.
" Strong, Clarinda d. of Austin Strong,
b. Sept. 17, 1828. Woodbourne, Sulli-
van Co., N. Y.
" Sweitzer, Ann d. of H. Sweitzer,
b. April 26, 1823. Brownsville, Pa.
1839. ..Smith, Sarah E.D....d. of Gen. Joseph S....d. July 16, 1846, at
b. Dec. 21, 1828. Smith, Kingston, Pittsfield, Mass.
N. Y.
" Sanford, Mary D d. of Whiting Sanford...m. Nov. 25, 1851, Jas.
b. Oct. 27, 1825. Laurel, Del. C. Milligan, Phila-
delphia.
" Stockton, Mary E d. of James Stockton...m. Nov. 6, 1849, W. B.
b. Dec. 7, 1826. New Orleans. Wilson.
" Stockton, Eliza J d. of James Stockton...m. Oct. 24, 1846, Ohaa.
b. May 14, 1828. New Orleans. W. Lytle.
" Sempill, Mary Ann....d. of John R. Sempill...m. George Carstensen.
St. Croix, W. I.
" Smith, Indiana A d. of Fowler Smith,
b. 1829. Charleston, S. C.
1840... Smith, Eleanor A d. of Hiram Smith m. Feb. 17, 1847, Rev.
b. July 27, 1823. Parsippany, N. J. Elihu Doty, Amoy,
China.
" Schall, Amelia d. of D. Schall, Dale
b. Sept. 7, 1828. P.O., Berks Co., Pa.
" Stanton, Julia d. of G. W. Stanton.... m. Rev. Vandervoort
b. Feb. 1824. Albany, N. Y. Bruce, Hoboken,
N. J.
" Stanton, Anna d. of G AV. Stanton.. ..m. — Laurence, New
b. Sept. 24, 1829. Albany, N. Y. York.
428
CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1840.
1841.
1842.
1843.
1844.
.Scott, Augusta cl. of William Scott m. Edward D. Camp.
b. Dec. 2, 1824. Powerville, N. J.
Schultz, Antoinette
E d. of Samuel Scliultz...m. 1st, Alex. C. Blum;
Salem, N. C. 2d, — Masten.
Stapler, Mary B Philadelphia m. John Ross, Chero-
kee Nation, Tale-
quah.
StcAvart, Mary El d. of Rev. James W.
b. April 3, 1827. Stewart, Warwick,
N. Y.
.Sendos, Alicia M d of John Sendos m. D. K. Shoemaker,
b. March, 1830. Philadelphia. M.D., Rockport, Pa.
Schantz, Catharine. ...d. of Jacob Schantz....m. Oct. 14, 1845, Thos.
b. Sept. 9, 1826. S. AVhite Hall, Le- B. Cooper, Coopers-
high Co., Pa. burg.
Siegert, Emma d. of J. F. E. Siegert...m. Sept. 30, 1851, D. T.
b. March 9, 1830. Easton, Pa. Basse, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
.Smith, Ellen Eliza. ..w. of Jas. Post, Hemp-
b. Oct. 1826. stead Harbor, L. I.
Seaman, Ann Eliza... Staten Island.
b. 1831.
.Shoemaker, Martha
A d. of CD. Shoemaker.. .d. July 8, 1843, in the
b. Dec. 25, 1828. Wilkes-Barrg, Pa. Seminary.
Stewart, Marg't Ann..w. of John Strader,
b. Jan. 29, 1829. Mansfield, N. J.
• Squier, Harriet d. of John Squier,
b. June, 1830. Plainfield, Essex
Co., N. J.
Sumner, Margaret w. of Thos. G. Benton. ..m. Archibald Riddick.
b. June 4, 1830. Suffolk, Nansemond
Co., Va.
Schiffert, Sarah Ann..d. of John Schiffert,
b. April, 1831. Lehigh Co., Pa.
Schantz, Eliza
Amanda
b. April 14, 1828.
.d. of Jacob Schantz.
Trexlerstown, Pa.
1845.
Sergeant, Elizabeth..d. of Albert Sergeant.,
b. May 25, 1835. M.D.,Meadville, Pa
Shultz, Mary E d. of Rev. Henry A.
b. Aug. 15, 1834. Shultz, Bethlehem.
Shultz, Susan C d. of Rev. Henry A.
b. Aug. 1, 1830. Shultz, Bethlehem.
Shields, Caroline d. of George Shields..
b. July, 1830. Manayunk, Pa.
.Stryker, Eliz'th 0....d. of S. D. Stryker,
b. Oct. 1831. Lambertville, N. J.
Stiles, Caroline M....d. of Henry Stiles
b. Nov. 1829. Philadelphia.
Smith, Frances L d. of Mrs. Jane Smith..
b. 1831. Richmond P. 0.,
Staten Island.
Smith, Marg't Ann...d. of John K. Smith..
b. March 28, 1830. Philadelphia.
.m. Jan. 8, 1850, Rev.
Aaron S. Lineback,
Reading, Pa.
.m. May 25, 1857, Chas.
M'Gill, Philada.
m. William Carry!,
.m. — Allen.
m. Feb. 20, 1851, Chas.
C. Brock.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 429
1845... Stover, Emmeline d. of Henry S. Stover,
b June 19, 1828. Erwinna, Berks
Co., Pa.
1846...Shimcr, Sarah J d. of Peter Shimcr m. May 22, 1855
h. March 4, 1833. Still Valley, N. J. Thomas K. Egbert,
New \ork.
Smith, Phehe Aiin....w. of Jas. T. Bertine,
b. Aug. 13, 1833. New York.
" Steinbergcr, R. La-
vinia d. of A. Steinberger,
b. March 6, 1829. M D., Philadelphia.
" Sieger, Sarah Ann d. of Thomas Sieger,
b. July 13, 1834. Hamburg, Pa.
Steinhauer, Agnes.. ..d. of Daniel Steinhauer,
b. Dec. 13, 1832. Jamaica, W. I.
Shimer, Elizabeth d.of Jos. Shimer, Lower
Mount Bethel, North-
ampton Co., Pa.
" Stadiger, Susan d. of F. Stadigcr,M.D.,
Montgomery Co.,
Pa.
1847...Schroyer, Cath Philadelphia m. — Fry.
" Seyhert, Margaret Carlisle, Pa.
b. Junes, 1830. „ ^„^^ ^
" Smith, Ann VV d. of S. H. Smith.... m. Dec. G 1849 Ben-
b May 6 1830. ISIiddleburgh, Hardi- jamiu M. Smith,
' man Co., Tenn. Tulip, Dallas Co.,
Arkansas.
" Shepherd, Mary Coopersburg, Pa m. — - — -
resides in New Or-
leans.
" Shall, Martha A d. of E. P. Shall d. Nov. 20, 1847, at
b. July 18, 1833. New Orleans. the Seminary.
" Shall, Emma V d. of E. P. Shall,
b. May 20, 1835. New Orleans.
" Smith, Emily I. d. of Wm. R. Smith,
b. Oct. 29, 1831. Philadelphia.
" Stewart, Mary d. of B. D. Stewart,
b. April 7, 1836. Philadelphia.
«' Smith, Caroline ^ ^ .,
3j^ d. of JosiahW. Smith. ..m. Thomas L. Bailey.
b.'jan.'is, 1834. Clearfield, Pa.
" Smeidcl, Rebecca Philadelphia.
b. Aug. 11, 1832.
" Smeidel, Henrietta. ..Philadelphia.
b. .Jan. 31, 183(5.
1848. ..Simpson, Ann Janc.d. of Hood Simpson.. ..m. Jan. 1, 18o6, John
b. Oct. 9, 1830. Philadelphia. H. Watt.
" ShaAV, Henrietta d. of James L. Shaw...resides in Philadelphia.
b. April 21, 1837. Doylestown, Pa.
" ShaAV, Phebe Ann d. of James L. Shaw...resides in Philadelphia.
b. Feb. 1839. Doyle.stown, Pa.
<' Shober, Kate Bethlehem, Pa.
" Shober, Snsan Betlilehem, Pa.
" Strange, Sarah d.of Jesse A. Strange... m. March 21, 18-jo,
b. 1834. Memphis, Tenn. John II. Taylor.
" Shimer, Sarah d. of J. Shimer. North-
b. March 15, 1833. ampton Co., Pa.
430 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1848. ..Sieger, Sarah d. of Elias Sieger, Le-
b. Sept. 25, 1832. high Co., Pa.
" Schwartz, Atnanaa....(l. of Jacob Schwartz,
b. April 30, 1883. Trexlertown, Pa.
" Soby, Emma d. of W. Soby, Phila-
b. Aug. 11, 1831. delphia.
•' Snyder, Elizabeth d. of John Snyder,
b. Sept. 27, 1833. Rising Sun, near
Philadelphia.
1849...Shorday, Matilda d. of C. J. Shorday m. James Black.
b. March 18, 1833. Philadelphia.
" Skirving, Elizabeth... d. of John Skirving....resides in Philadelphia,
b. Feb. 19, 1833. Camden, N. J.
" Skirving, Emma d. of John Skirving,
b. March 29, 1835. Camden, N. J.
" Schaefer, Rebecca
A d. of George Schaefer,
b. Jan. 8, 1835. near Bath, Pa.
1850...Shimer, Camilla d. of Gen. Conrad Shi-
b. Oct. 1835. mer, Northampton
Co., Pa.
" Sigmund, Emma E...d. of Fred Sigmund,
b. Jan. 31, 1835. New Jerusalem P.O.,
Berks Co., Pa.
" Scott, Kate S d. of Mrs. R. Scott,
b. Sept. 1836. New York.
" Scott, Phebe J d. of Mrs. R. Scott,
b. June, 1838. New York.
" Steinman, Angelina..d. of G. Steinman,
b. Dec. 22, 1836. Coopersburg, Pa.
" Shimer, Mary d. of John Shimer,
b. 1829. Shimerville, North-
ampton Co., Pa.
" Straub, Aravesta d. of Samuel Straub,
b. Jan. 15, 1838. Bath, Pa.
" Servis, Mary Ann d. of Ph. Servis, Hope-
b. Oct. 13, 1833. well, Mercer Co.,
N. J.
*' Steinhauer, Helen. ...d. of Daniel Steinhauer, ^
b. July 13, 1840. Bethlehem.
1851...Schenk, Joanna
V. D d. of J. F. Schenk d. March 13, 1853.
b. March 18, 1835. M.D., Flemington,
N. J.
Schenk, Ellen H d. of J. F. Schenk,
b. Oct. 1, 1837. M.D., Flemington,
N. J.
" Steinman, Amanda. ..d. of G. Steinman,
b. Jan. 6, 1835. Bucks Co., Pa.
" Seetin, Frances d. of J. Seetin resides at Moon Town-
b. June 29, 1837. Pittsburgh. ship, Allegheny Co.,
Pa.
•' Shute, Estelle H d. of Theodore Shute,
b. Nov. 13, 1841. New Orleans.
1852...Stettinius,Marg't J...d. of S. E. Stettinius,
b. June, 1839. Washington City.
" Sone, Adela T New York m. Nov. 1857, Fred.
b. Aug. 9, 1839. Ryan.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 481
1852...Simonson, Mary d. of Jos. Simonson,
b. Aug. 20, 1835. Port Richmond P.O.,
Staten Island.
" Smith, Mary Jane d. of Jas. F. Smith m. C. R. White, Con-
b. Feb. 183.5. Reading, Pa. cord, N. C.
*' Simpson, Grace d. of Hood Simpson,
b. Sept. 10, 1836. Philadelphia.
•' Smith, Janet W d. of Jos. S. Smith,
b. April 24, 1841. Rahway, N. J.
" Sweet, Sarah d. of Silas Sweet,
b. April 12, 1837. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
" Sims, Mary Va d. of J. M. Sims,M.D.,
b. April 13, 1838. Montgomery, Ala.
" Sims, Eliza Theresa..d. of J. M. Sims, M.D.,
b. Nov. 1830. Montgomery, Ala.
" Sims, Carrie M d. of J. M. Sims,M.D.,
b. May 2, 1843. Montgomery, Ala.
1853. ..Smith, Kate H a. d. of George K d. April 11, 1854.
b. May 5, 1838. Smith, Philadelphia.
" Shimer, Mary
Martha d. of Robert Shimer,
b. May 1, 1838. Still Valley, N. J.
" Stratton, Mary d. of Chas. S. Stratton,
b. July 27, 1840. Kensington, Phila-
delphia.
" Stratton, Josephine. "d. of Chas. S. Stratton,
b. Sept. 7, 1842. Kensington, Phila-
delphia.
" Stiles, Mary B d. of Richard D. Stiles,
b. Sept. 15, 1839. Weatherly, Pa.
" Stuyvesant, Helen
M d. of J. R. Stuyve-
b. Jan. 12, 1841. sant, Hyde Park,
Dutchess Co., N. Y.
" Seidel, Agnes A d. of Rev. Henry A.
b. May 2, 1843. Seidel.
" Smith, Martha C d. of Ezra Smith,
b. March 12, 1835. Doylestown, Pa.
'• Smith, Mary E d. of Gerrit Smith,
b. Feb. 12, 1841. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Smull, Anna H d. of .John SmuU d. July 15, 1854.
b. Nov. 13, 1840. Harrisburg, Pa.
" Shutt, Wilhelmiua. ...Doylestown, Pa.
b. Aug. 20, 1837.
" Sommer, Burnctta. ...d. of Sebastian Som-
b. Feb. 11, 183G. mer, New York.
1854... Seidel, Elizabeth A...d. of Ed. Seidel m. Stafford Reeves,
b. May 16, 1838. Virginia. Virginia.
" Schaefer, Caroline ...d. of George Schaefer,
b. March 28, 1838. Bath, Pa.
" Seidcr, Anna M Allentown, Pa.
b. Dec. 3, 1838.
" Schnurman, A d. of Hy. Schnurman,
b. Oct. 1, 1838. Allentown, Pa.
" Stuyvesant, Marga-
ret K d. of J. R. Stuyve-
b. Oct. 24, 1838. sant. New York.
432
CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1855... Smith, Eliz'th L d. of Draper Smith,
b. March 24, 1842. Tly mouth, Pa.
" Stewart, Mary Eliza-
beth n. of R. B. Robinson,
b. Feb. 15, 1839. White Plains, Bruns-
wick Co., Va.
" Saunders, Sarah d. of H. Saunders,
b. Nov. 29, 1838. Philadelphia.
" Souberbielle, Helen
B d. of Mrs. Hugh Davids,
b. April, 1840. Philadelphia.
" Shimer, Emma E d. of .Jacob Shimer,
b. Oct. 15, 1842. Bath, Pa.
" Smith, Emily R d. of Ed. D. Smith,
b. Jan. 20, 1840. Reading, Pa.
" Sholl, Rebecca d. of J. P. Sholl, M.D.,
b. Aug. 13, 1848. Bethlehem.
" Schweyer, Louisa d. of M. Schweyer,
b. Nov. 30, 1841. New York.
" Smith, Laura V d. of Beverly Smith,
b. Feb. 15, 1840. Parkersburg, Va.
" Simpson, Sarah d. of Hood Simpson,
b. Sept. 3, 1840. Philadelphia.
" Seabiiry,R. Virginia.. d. of Francis W. Sea-
fa. Sept. 11, 1840. bury, Hampton, Va.
" Strong, Laura F d. of Geo. P. Strong,
b. Aug. 11, 1839. St. Louis, Mo.
" Snyder, Venticia
Irene d. of John Snyder,
b. Feb. 20, 1841. Selin's Grove, Pa.
" Shoemaker, Emma
C d. of R. M'D. Shoe-
b. Dec. 1839. maker, Forty Fort,
Luzerne Co., Pa.
" Skinner, Lavinia d. of ^Vm. P. Skinner,
b. Feb. 6, ^839. Marietta. Ohio.
1856...Schall, Margaret d. of William Schall,
b. Oct. 28, 1838. Norristown, Pa.
" Stuckey, Louisa C....d. of J. Stuckey,
b. April 3, 1840. Newark, N. J.
" Sellers, C.Lizzie d. of C. Sellers, M.D.,
b. May 29, 1841. Nazareth, Pa.
" Schnurman, Rachel
P d. of Hy. Schnurman,
b. June 23, 1840. Allenlown, Pa.
Stickle, Cornelia A...d. of B. K. Stickle,
b. May 29, 1844. Rockaway, N. J.
" Spader, Phebe L n. of J. L. Spader,
b. Jan. 17, 1843. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Shoemaker, Sallie
C d. of Robert Shoe-
b. Jan. 2, 1843. maker, Philadelphia.
" Smith, Helen P d. of Jesse Smith,
b. May 30, 1840. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Starr, Julia Savannah, Ga.
b Sept. 19, 1839.
Southworth,MaryE...9. of Hy. C. South-
fa. April 4, 1839. worth, New York.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 433
1857. ..Simpson, Ella A. d. of Wm. H. Simpson,
b. Aug. 18, 18412. New York.
" Shertzer, Rebecca w. of .Jacob Shertzer,
b. March 21, 1841. Lebanon Co., Pa.
" Shertzer, Ellen w. of .Jacob Shertzer,
b. Oct. 2, 1843. Lebanon Co., Pa.
*' SiPtor, Sallie A d. of Thomas Sletor,
b. April 13, 1845. Easton, Pa.
" Siebert, Malvina A....d. of Selma Siebert,
b. Dec. 16, 1840. Washington, D. C.
" Seyfert, Emma d. of ^Irs. Louisa Sey-
b. Dec. 10, 1841. fert, Philadelphia.
" Smuller, R. Ellen d. of Geo. Srauller,
b. Aug. 20, 1842. Middletown, Pa.
" Stowell, Mary A d. of L. T. Stowell,
b. Aug. 30, 1842. Orange, N. .J.
" Searle, M. Jane d. of Daniel Searle,
b. March 25, 1841. Montrose, Pa.
" Sharp, Cornelia d. of William Sharp,
b. March 17, 1840. Belvidere, N. J.
" Sharp, Emily d. of AVilliam Sharp,
b. April 16, 1842. Belvidere, N. J.
" Steinman, Mary E....d. of Geo. M. Steinman,
b. April 3, 1841. Lancaster, Pa.
" Spurrier, Mary G d. of Grafton 6.
b. Jan. 13, 1842. Spurrier, Baltimore.
" Speel, Mary M d. of John L. Speel,
b. July 5, 1842. Harrisburg, Pa.
" Souders, Mary
Agnes d. of John K. Souders,
b. Jan. 21, 1843. Philadelphia.
" Sneckner, Maria
liouisa d. of Wm. Sneckner,
b. Nov. 14, 1846. New York.
" Smith, Frances
Augusta d. of Wm. A. Smith,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
1789...Tenbrook, Sarah d. of Henry Tenbrook...d. 17%.
b. Aug. 18, 1779. New York.
" Tooker, Lncretia d. of Daniel Tooker. ...m. Broti.
New York.
" Tooker, Elizabeth.... d. of Daniel Tooker,
New York.
1 790 . . . Thompson, Jane Philadelphia.
b. May 2, 1777.
Tremper, Ann d. of .Jacob Tremper...m.'',8t, John McGregor;
b. April 27, 1781. near Esopus, N. Y. 2d, .John Story.
d. 1817.
1791. ..Tod, Eliza d. of Alexander Tod. ..m. Dec. 1802, .John C.
b. Oct. 1780. Philadelphia. Otto, M.D
" Tod, Isabella d. of D. Tod, Suf- m. — Stewart.
field. Conn. New York.
1792. ..Taylor, Mary d. of John A. Taylor,
Philadelphia.
1796. ..Tenbrook, Jane d. of Henry Tenbrook,
b. Aug. 18, 1783. New York.
28
434 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1797... Tucker, Susan M s. d. of Rev. John Ire-
fa. Dec. 22, 1788. land, West Chester,
N. Y.
1799... Taws, Elizabeth d. of John Taws,
b. Jan. 22, 1791. Philadelphia.
1800... Tucker, Caroline m.
1801...To\^Me, Elizabeth d. of Rev. Samuel d.
b. Oct. 26, 1794. Towle, Antigua,
W. I.
" Towle, Maria d. of Rev. Samuel m. Jan. 4, 1823, Thos.
b. Oct. 27, 1796. Towle, Antigua, Welfare.
W. L d. Oct. 13, 1838.
1802... Trotter, Molly d. of Geo. Trotter m. Aug. 5, 1805, John
b. Oct. 8, 1788. Lexington, Ky. Tilford.
d. Dec. 31, 1844.
" Thayer, Harriet d. of Wm. Thayei- m. July 14, 1811,
b. April 16, 1788. Providence, R. I. Patrick Brown.
1803...Tart, Eliza Garden. ..s. of Sarah A. Bamp-
b. Oct. 25, 1790. field, Charleston,
S. C.
" Thomson, Eliza
Eleanor d. of Capt. Robert
b. March 31, 1791. Thomson, Peters-
burg, Ga.
1806. ..Towle, Sarah L d. of Rev. Samuel m. March 17, 1825,
b. Aug. 30, 1798. Towle, Newport, R.I. Ernst Vierling, Sa-
lem, N. C.
d. Nov. 24, 1825.
" Thurston, Penelope..d. of John Thurston.. ..m. Oct. 29, 1816, Rev.
b. Feb. 27, 1792. Hudson, N. Y. G. T. Bedell.
" Thurston, Susanna
A d. of John Thurston. ..m. Patrick Fanning.
b. Nov. 19, 1793. Hudson, N. Y.
" Taliaferro, Eliza-
beth Hay d. of F. W. Taliaferro,
b. Nov. 22, 1793. Orange Co., Va.
1807... Trotter, Rebecca d. of George Trotter... m. .Jephthah Dudley,
b. Dec. 12, 1794. Lexington, Ky. Frankfort, Ky.
d.
1808...Thebaud, Eloise d. of Jos. Thebaud m. March, 1829, F.
b. Feb. 15, 1800. New York. Houdet.
d. July, 1830.
" Trotter, Margaret d. of Geo. Trotter m. Aug. 25, 1818,
b. March 11, 1799. Lexington, Ky. Gen. Leslie Combs.
d. Jan. 23, 1844.
" Tatnall, Harriet d. of Josiah Tatnall,
Jr., Savannah Ga.
1809... Thomas, Jane d. of D. Thomas m. Geo. Vail, Troy,
b. Jan. 12, 1795. Albany, N. Y. N. Y.
1810. ..Tucker, Caroline d. of James Tucker m. Dec. 1818, John N.
b. March 12, 1799. Norfolk, Va. Butt, M.D.. Perqui-
mans Co., N. C.
d. Nov. 1849.
" Tucker, Rebecca d. of James Tucker m. March 24, 1824,
b. Jan. 7, 1801. Norfolk, Va. Jos. B. Whitehead,
Smithfield, Va.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 436
1812. ..Tremper, Eliza d. of John Tremper....m. Feb. 22, 1832, Ist,
b. April 2, 1801. Kingston, Ulster Co., Martin Goodrick •
N. Y. 2d, Dec. 17, 1834,
H.D.Eldridge,M.D.,
Port Byron, N. Y.
1814...Troutmau, Ann E. ...d. of John Troutman,
b. 1803. Bushwick, L. I.
1815... Trimble, Harriet B...d. of Joseph Trimble...m. Dec. 9, 1824, 1st,
b. Aug. 15, 1802. Concord, Pa. John C. Corbit;
2d, March 30, 1847,
Charles Tatman,
Odessa, Del.
1817...Tilden, Harriet B. ...d. of Charles Tilden....m. John B. Hackett
M.D., Kent Co., Md. d.
Tate, El. Ewing d. of James Tate,
Philadelphia.
1818...Tuttle, Harriet d. of Stephen Tuttle...m. Jan. 21, 1824, John
b. March 1, 1804. Wilkes-Barr6, Pa. Arnot, Elmira, N. Y.
" Tilden, Mary d. of William Tilden,
Bristol, Pa.
" Thomas, Susanna C...d. of Capt. George
b. 1806. Thomas, New York.
" Tuthill, Arietta d. of Selah Tuthill,
b. May, 1804. Newburgh, N. Y.
" Tripler,Jane Eliz'th..d. of Thomas Tripler,
b. March 9, 1809. New York.
1819. ..Taylor, Mary Ann d. of William Taylor,
Philadelphia.
1820.. .Taylor, Martha d. of William Taylor,
b. Aug. 25, 1808. Philadelphia.
1821. ..Towers, Susan g. d. of Capt. J. Tow-
b. Oct. 4, 1815. ers, Philadelphia.
1822. ..Tate, Mary A Charlestown, Va m. Jos. T. Dougherty.
b. May 18, 1808. d.
" Thompson, Lydia
Ann d. of Robert Thomp-
son, Hackettstown,
N.J.
" Turner, Jane New Jersey.
b. March 18, 1808.
1823...Trexler, Lucinda d. of Reuben Trexler,
b. June 17, 1809. Berks Co., Pa.
'' Trexler, Caroline d. of Reuben Trexler,
b. May 10, 1811. Berks Co., Pa.
" Toomer, Eliza B n. of Christopher Jen-
b. April, 1812. kins, Charleston,
S. C.
*' Toomer, Sarah A n. of Christopher Jen-
b. Sept. 1813. kins, Charleston,
S. C.
1824... Taylor, Sarah Ann...d. of Archibald S m. May 23, 1833, Jas.
b. April (), 1813. Taylor, New Leba- R. Dunham, Camden,
non, N. J. N. J.
1825. ..Toms, Sarah Ann d. of Charles W m. Peter Vandeventer.
b. Aug. 5, 1811. Toms, Somerville, d.
N.J.
" Talbot, Susan d. of Eph. Talbot m. 1839, Wm. P. Blod-
b. Oct. 13, 1811. Providence, R. I. get.
436 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1826. ..Thomas, Sarah d. of D. Thomas,
b. Sept. 13, 1814. Frankford, Pa.
" Thornton, Margaret..d. of J. M. Thornton,
b. Aug. 6, 1813. Phihulelphia.
1827. ..Taylor, Ann W d. of Thomas Taylor,
b. Oct. 26, 1814. Philadelphia.
" Taylor, Jeannette d. of E. Taylor d. Aug. 12, 1828, in
b. April 10, 1819. New York. the Seminary.
" Tucker, Ann M d. of Joseph Tucker.. ..m. Nov. 15, 1836, Geo.
b. Feb. 16, 1817. New York. W. Tucker.
1828. ..Trimble, Amanda
H d. of Joseph Trimblc.d. Sept. 4, 1829.
b. June 16, 1811. Concordville, Dela-
ware Co., Pa.
*' Tyson, Rebecca C. ...d. of Joshua Tyson m. Sept. 5, 1844, S. H.
b. July 5, 1813. Montgomery Co., Traquair, Philada.
Pa. d. May 27, 1846.
1830. ..Thomas, Jane w. of Wm. Aslibridge,
b. May, 1813. Philadelphia.
" Thomas, Mary w. of Wm. Ashbridge...m. Jacob P. Jones.
b. March 15, 1815. Philadelphia.
1833. ..Turner, Esther Ann.. d. of Josiah Turner.. ..m. Rev. J. H. Brakely.
b. Sept. 19, 1823. Hope, Warren Co., d.
N. J.
" Taylor, Marg't R w. of R. R. Morris m. Thomas Lawrence,
b. 1823. Newton, N. J. Hamburg.
" Tucker, 3Iargaret d. of Theodore Tucker,
b. April 14, 1818. Philadelphia.
" Trimble, Esther B....d. of Jos. Trimble resides with her sister,
b. July 8, 1819. Concordville, Pa. at Cantwell's Bridge.
" Turner, Emily d. of Josiah Turner,
Hope, Wai'ren Co.,
N. J.
1834...Tuttle,Phebe G New York.
b. Feb. 9, 1819.
" Thomas, Eliz'th H...d. of Levi Thomas,
Centre Square,
Montgomery Co., Pa.
" Tracy, Sarah C d. of Jedediah Tracy,
b. Dec. 30, 1820. Troy, N. Y.
1835. ..Tripler, Caroline A...d. of Thos. H. Tripler,
b. Feb. 28, 1823. New York.
" Terhune, 3Ialvina w. of Samuel Ellis,
New York.
1836. ..Thomas, Emma
Josephine New York m. June 5, 1851, Wm.
b. Sept. 20, 1825. B. Sturges.
" Troutman, Marg't
S. S d. of Mrs. Stone, near
b. 1821. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Troutman, Cornelia
M d. of Mrs. Stone, near
b. 1823. Brooklyn, N. Y.
1837... Tyler, Ellen K d. of Rufus Tyler,
b. 1822. Philadelphia.
1838...Talmadge, Ann C....d. of Rev. J. Tal- m. T. P. Macleury,
b. Jan. 1823. madge, Knowlton, Laporte, Ind.
Warren Co., Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY.
437
1839...
1841...
1842...
1845..
1846..
a
1847..
1848.
1850.
1851
1862
Troeger, Emma L....d. of Rev. G. F. Troe-...m J. Beitcl, Ohio.
b. May 13, 1828. ger. „ „. , „,• •
Troeger, Bertha d. of Rev. G. F. Troe-...m. H. Sigler, Illmois.
b. .July ], 1830. ger.
Thomas, Lucy M d- of Moses Thomas. ..m. William Hopper.
b. Sept. 28, 1827. Philadelphia. d.
.Thayer, Caroline New York.
b. Aug. 8, 1827.
Ticknor, Lois C d. of li. Ticknor, M.D.,
b. March 27, 1828. U.S.N., Brooklyn,
N. Y.
.Tyson, Mary d of Charles Tyson... .m. John P. Milnor.
b. Feb. 1828. Baltimore.
Talbot, Virginia d. of Thomas Talbot. ..m. July 6, 1847, A. F.
b. Jan. 4, 1828. Norfolk, Va. Leonard.
d. June 9, 1850.
.Thomas, Mary d. of H. Thomas m. James M'Kee, Jer-
b. Jan. 30, 1831. Beaver Meadow, Pa. sey City.
Taggart, Hannah d. of Jas. Taggavt m. W. S. Halsey, M.D.,
Tamaqua, Pa. Philadelphia.
Thomae, Rosina M...d. of G. F. Thomae,
b. Dec. 9, 1832. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Thomas, Sarah Lower Saucon, Pa.
Tschudy, Sarah d. of J. B. Tschudy....m. May 6, 1856, 0. 1.
b. Sept. 29, 1833. Litiz, Pa. ?"<,^^^"T, .o-r
^ d. Sept. 22, 18u6.
Trent, Louisa C d. of W. H. Trent,
b. May 28, 1833. La Grange, Tenn.
.Terrill, H. Irving d. of Uriel Terrill.M.D.,
b. Oct. 3, 1833. Orange C. 11., Va.
.Thomas, Helen d. of H. Tlioinas m. May /, 1855, John
b. April 22, 1834. Tamaqua, Pa. Thomas,Catasauqua.
Tucker, Eliz'th H Newark, N. J.
b. Aug. 8, 1838.
Tallmadge, Laura
E d. of Theodore B. Tall-
b. Aug. 5, 1838. madge, N. Y.
TaUmadge,LenaT...d. of Tlieodore B m. Nov. 12, 18o/, Fred.
b. Aug. 18, 1840. Tallm.adge, N. Y. Arthur, Lodi, 111.
Travis, Adeline d. of Jacob Travis,
b. June, 1832. Staten Island.
Travis, Agnes d. of Jacob Travis d.
b. Oct. 1834. Staten Island.
.Templetou, Laura., -d. of Capt. W. C. Tem-
b. Sept. 1830. plot on, New Orleans.
Templeton, Emma...d. of Capt. W. C. Tem-
b. July, 1839. pleton. New Orleans.
Templeton, Lou-
anna d. of Capt. W. C. Tem-
b. June, 1842. pleton. New Orleans.
Tindall, Mary E. d. of John Tindall m. Mark T. Warne.
b. Oct. 2, 1836. Easton, Pa.
..Terrill, Virginia d.of Uriel Terrill, M.D.,
b. April 14, 1830. Orange C. H., Va.
Timolat, Belonie d. of Louis Timolat,
b. July 7, 1837. New York.
Taylor, Mary El u. of Mrs. C. R Clarke,
b. July 5, 1838. New York.
438 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1852. ..Thomae, Emilia C....d. of G. F. Thomae,
b. Nov. 23, 1840. Brooklyn, N. Y.
1853...Titze, Louisa d. of Rev. H. J. Titze,
b. July 24, 1841. Illinois.
" Tiers, Anna M d. of Arundius Tiers,
b. March, 1834. Philadelphia.
" Trexler, Eliza E d. of Jonas Trexler,
b. April 6, 1838. Shamokin Dam,
Union Co., Pa.
" Titus, Elizabeth d. of Lawrence Titus,
b. Dec. 2, 1837. Easton, Pa.
" Thompson, Eliza
Jane d. of Major Thompson,
b. Jan. 19, 1839. New York.
" Tovvnsend, Eliza B...d. of Mrs. Jacob B.
b. June 29, 1838. Sands, Newburgh,
N. Y.
" Townsend,Mary A....d. of Mrs. Jacob B.
b. April 29, 1841. Sands, Newburgh,
N. Y.
1854...Torbert, Mary F Lambertsville, N. J.
b. Oct. 27, 1836.
" Trumbull, Mary Ii....d. of Mrs. S. Hillman...m. Oct. 13, 1857, H. D.
b. Feb. 1, 1840. Brooklyn, N. Y. Norton.
" Terry, Frances M n. of Eliz'th T. Hicks,
b. Jan. 18, 1839. New York.
" Tomlinson, Anas-
tatia d. of Col. W. E. Tom-
b. March 7, 1837. linson, Hardiman
Co., Tenn.
" Tilge, Louisa E d. of Henry Tilge,
b. Jan. 31, 1838. Philadelphia.
" Tilge, Sallie d. of Henry Tilge,
b. Aug. 2, 1840. Philadelphia.
1855. ..Thompson, Lavinia
S New Jersey.
" Thayer, Charlotte
S d. of E. W. Thayer,
b. Sept. 28, 1841. Philadelphia.
" Trembley, Amanda.. .d. of Daniel Trembley,
b. June 27, 1839. New York.
1856... Thomas, Kate M d. of H. Thomas,
b. Aug. 2, 1841. Catasauqua, Pa.
1857... Thompson, Mary
Elizabeth d. of G. F. Thompson.
b. Dec. 4, 1841. Staten Island.
" Turner, Hester A d. of Thomas Turner,
b. Jan. 22, 1841. New York.
" Torbert, Ellen d. of L. L. Torbert,
b. Sept. 7, 1849. Maui, Sandwich
Islands.
" Tomlinson, M. Vir-
ginia d. of Wra. E. Tomlin-
b. Nov. 16, 1844. son, Salisbury,
Tenn.
" Tomlinson, Martha
H d. of Ephraim Tomlin-
b. April 20, 1843. son, Glendale, N. J.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 439
1788...Unger, Mary*
1819...lJffington, Ann.
1825...Ufiington, Eliza d. of Thos. Uffington,
Belleville, N. J.
1854.. .Uhl, Emma d. of Mrs. Anna Uhl,
b. Oct. 31, 1839. New York.
1856...Umberger, Cordelia..n. of .Jos. Leidy, M.D.,
b. Jan. 1, 1840. Philadelphia.
" Umholtz, Margaret. ..d. of Ph. Umholtz,
b. Nov. 27, 1837. Schuylkill Co., Pa.
1787...Vriehnis, Margaret
Catharine d. of — Vriehuis m. Feb. 23, 1796,
b. Jan. 29, 1780. M.D., St. Jan. W. I. — Knevels, M.D.
1788. ..Van Vleck, Ann d. of Isaac Van Vleck ..d.
b. July 9, 1775. New York.
1789. ..Van Cortlandt,
Eliza d. of Wm. Van Cort-...m. — Ricketts.
b. Oct. 14, 1780. landt. New York.
" Van Zandt, Ann New York m. — Mumford.
" Van Uome, Ann M...d. of A. Van Home,
New York.
" Van Beverhoudt,
Adriana Beverwyck, N. J m. — Boudinot.
1793...Verboom, Hermina
Catharine d. of Rev. F. M. Ver-
b. June 24, 1787. boom, St. Thomas,
W.I.
1790. ..Van Vleck, Jane d. of Isaac Van Vleck. ..m. Alexander Ander-
New York. son, M.D.
d.
1793. ..Van Vleck, Helen d. of Isaac Van Vleck.. .d.
b. May 8, 1779. New York.
1795... Van Vleck, Maria d. of Isaac Van Vleck.. .d.
b. Aug. 31, 1782. New York.
1798...Vanderheyden,
Catharine d. of Jacob Vander-
b. July 10, 1783. heyden, Troy, N. Y.
" Vanderheyden,
Elizabeth d. of Jacob Vander-
b. Dec. 12, 1784. heyden, Troy, N. Y.
1799...Vierling, Maria
Rose d. of Samuel Benj m. March 18, 1811,
b. Sept. 6, 1791. Vierling, Salem, Owen Rice, Bethle-
N. C. hem. Pa.
d. Jan. 21, 1817.
1800...Vredenburg, Maria. ..d. of W. J. Vredenburg,
b. Sept. 4, 1785. New York.
" Vredenburg, Eliza.. ..d. of W. J. Vredenburg,
b. July 4, 1790. New York.
1802...Varick, Jane Dey d. of John Dey Varick,
b. Aug. 7, 1791. Jr., M.D.
1803. ..Van Lear, Eliza d. of Matthew Van
Lear, Williamsport,
Md.
'« Van Lear, Molly d. of Matthew Van
b. Feb. 9, 1790, Lear, Williamsport,
(twins.) Md.
440 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1803. ..Van Lear, Eliza d. of Wm. Van Lear,
b. March 2, 1790. Willianisport, Md.
1804. ..Vos, Ann Sophia d. of Andrew Vos.
b. Sept. 19, 1790.
'• Van Vechten, Ann ....d. of Abraham Van....m. Walter Van Vech-
b. 1790. Vechten, Albany, ten.
N. Y.
" VanVechten,EIiz'th..d. of Abraham Van
b. 1791. Vechten, Albany,
N. Y.
1807... Van Buskirk, Catha-
rine Ann d. of Abraham Van m. Silas E. Burrows,
Buskirk, Athens, New York.
N. Y. d. 1842.
1810...Vanderheyden, Jane..w. of John Loudon,
b. Oct. 21, 1798. Troy, N. Y.
181 3... Van Horn, Hannah. ..d. of Bernard Van
b. Jan. 29, 1802. Horn.
1815. ..Van Beuren, Mary
Ann d. of Abraham Van
b. Dec. 31, 1802. Beuren, Phila.
1816... Vickery, Elizabeth. . ..Baltimore.
1817. .Vail, Harriet d. of Stephen Vail m. Dayton J. Canfield.
b. March 7, 1802. Morristown, N. J. d. June 30, 1828.
" Van Horn, Cath d. of Cornelius Van....m. July 10, 1836, Cor-
b. Nov. 12, 1804. Horn, Buckingham, nelius AVilliamson,
Pa. Somerville, N. J.
1821. ..Vail, Sarah D d. of Stephen Vail m. Nov. 10, 1829, 1st,
b. Feb. 19, 1811. Morristown, N. J. S. C. Cutler, M.D. ;
2d, May 31, 1854, W.
H.Hurd, Sparta, N.J.
1825...Vickers, Frances w. of Richard Knight,
b. 1815. St. Croix, W. I.
]826...Voorhis, Adeliza d. of John Voorhis,
b. July 29, 1813. New York.
'* Voorhis, Maria L d. of John Voorhis,
b. Sept. 16, 1815. New York.
" Valentine, Mary
Elizabeth New York.
b. July 21, 1813.
" Vanderbilt, Phebe
J d. of Capt. Cornelius
b. Nov. 7, 1814. Vanderbilt, New
Brunswick, N. J.
1828. ..Van Winkle,
Martha w. of Stephen Dema-
b. Aug. 3, 1813. rest, Hackensack,
N.J.
" Van Vleck, Lavinia
Elizabeth d. of Abraham H m. Dec. 15, 1851, Jas.
b. March 17, 1818. Van Vleck, Newark, E. Woodruff, St.
N. J. Louis, Mo. ; lost in
the steamer Arctic,
Sept. 27, 1854.
1829... Van Buren, Margaret
E d. of E. K. Van Buren,
b. 1816. New York.
BETHLEUEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 441
1830... Vandegrift, Eliza-
beth S..... d. of Jeremiah Van- m. March 14, 1841,
b. Marcii 13, 1817. degrift, Boulton, Abraham Evaul,
Northampton Co., Sinnaminsin, N. J.
Pa.
1831. ..Vanderbilt, Eliza-
beth II d- of Capt. C. Vander-
b Dec 15, 1816. bilt, Staten Island,
N. Y.
1835...Varian, Charlotte s. of — Cockroft.
b. March 15, 1822.
l83G...Van Deursen, ^ Tir * xt
Joanna d. of Wm. Van Deur-...m. Gov. Wm. A. New-
la. 1822. sen, New Bruns- ell, M.D., Allen-
wick, N. .J. town, N. J.
1837. ..Vail, Ann Eliza d. of D. W. Vail d. July 13, 1846.
b. Jan. 1822. New Brunswick,
N.J.
" Van Vleck, Louisa
C. d. of Rev. C. A. Van
b. Aug. 20, 1826. Vleck.
" Van Vleck, Henri- . norrv r. n
etta d. of A. H. Van m. August, 1850, D. C.
b. May, 1821. Vleck, Newark, N. J. Bosworth, Phila.
1839. ..Van Vleck, Lizetta
M d. of Rev. C. A. Van
b. 1830. Vleck.
1845... Von Tagen, Matilda
E n. of C. G. Von Tagen,
b. 1830. Beaver Meadow, Pa.
1847... Vail, Anna Maria d. of Israel Vail,
b. Jan. 17, 1834. Baskenridge, N. J.
1849...Vulte, Leila F New York.
b. April 29, 1835.
" Vulte, Frances J New York
b. May 10, 1837.
1851. ..Van Name, Mary d. of Capt. M. Van
b. March 28, 1836. Name, Port Rich-
mond, Staten Island.
" Van Name, Lorena...d. of Capt. M. Van
b. Feb. 18, 1838. Name, Port Rich-
mond, Staten Island.
" Van Buren, Mary d. of M. Van Buren....d. 1853.
b. Aug. 4, 1836. New York.
" Van Buren, Anzo-
netta d. of M. Van Buren,
b. July 4, 1839. New York.
" Van Buren, Hannah..d. of M. Van Buren,
b. Feb. 1841. New York.
1853. ..Valentine, Alice d. of Mrs. H. P. Valen-
b. April 30, 1841. tine, Jersey City,
N.J.
" Van Ingen, Eliza
G d. of A. Van Ingen,
b. May 1, 1840. Rahway, N. J.
" Van Ingen, Anna M...d. of A. Van Ingen,
b. May 2, 1842. Rahway, N. J.
442 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1853... Van Reed, Cath. J....d. of Jas. H. Van Reed,
b. Aug. 23, 1837. San Francisco, Cal.
1856. ..Vivian, Hannah d. of Sampson Vivian,
b. Dec. 3, 1842. Glendon, Pa.
" Vogler, Susan E d. of Rev. Jesse Vog-
b. Jan. 8, 1844. ler, Canada West.
1857...VilIard, Eliza A d. of W. B. Villard,
b. Aug. 10, 1844. Robertville, S. C.
" Van Horn, Eliz'th. ...d. of Israel Van Horn,
b. March 10, 1840. Philadelphia.
" Van Duzer, Anna d. of Isaac Van Duzer,
b. March 16, 1841. New^ York.
" Van Duzer, Eliz'th. ..d. of J. H. Van Duzer,
b. Dec. 23, 1840. Staten Island, N. Y.
" Vodges, Adelaide
H d. of Wm. H. Vodges,
b. Feb. 11, 1840. Philadelphia.
1787... Winchester, Lydia....d. of Wm. Winchester. ..m. — Moore.
Baltimore.
1788...Weinecke, Miss.
" Wilson, Ann g. d. of Abraham Wil-
b. Aug. 1, 1780. son. New York.
1789. ..Walsh, Jane d. of Hugh Walsh d. Sept. 20, 1831.
Newburgh, N. Y.
" White, Frances New York m. — Bruce, M.D.,
New York.
" Wood, Anna M d. of James Wood d. about 1850.
b. Jan. 31, 1778. St. Thomas, W. L
1790. ..Watson, Esther Ann..Ireland m. Ebenezer Bowman.
b. June 29, 1777.
" Whiting, Fanny d. of Wm. Whiting m. Fred. Abbot, Ohio.
b. Dec. 1, 1778. M.D., Great Bar-
rington, Mass.
1791...Witmer, Mary d. of A. AVitmer, near...m. John Graeff;
Lancaster, Pa. resides in Cumber-
land Co., Pa.
" Wall, Susan Savannah, Ga m. 1st, Wm. Wall, her
uncle ;
2d. Nicholas Trum-
bull.
1792...Woodbridge, Sarah....d. of Dudley Wood-....m. John Matthews,
bridge, Marietta, Putnam, Ohio.
Ohio. d. 1828.
" Wilkins, Hannah d. of Jacob Wilkins,
New York.
1793. ..Winder, Dorothea
Arietta d. of William Winder,
b. Aug. 1782. Somerset Co., Md.
1794.. .White, Sarah d. of William White.. ..m. Wm. Whittington.
b. 1782. Worcester Co.. Md. d. March. 1819.
" Whelen, Jane d. of Israel Whelen d. Oct. 24, 1802.
b. Nov. 8, 1778. Philadelphia.
1795...Willcox, Eleanor d. of Mark Willcox m. Wm. Jenkins, Bal-
Concord, DeL Co., timore.
Pa. d. 1820.
1796. ..Watson, Mary n. of James Watson,
New York.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 443
1796. ..Warth, Elizabeth d. of Henry Warth,
b. May, 1784. Bedford, Pa.
1798...Wagener, Polly d. of DanielWagener...m. Philip Mixsell.
Easton, Pa. d. 1855.
" Warren, Cynthia d. of John Warren,
b. Aug. 2, 1786. Troy, N. Y.
1799. ..Walsh, Catharine d. of Hugh AValsh m. David Andrews.
b. June 24, 178G. Newburgh, N. Y. d. March 21, 1829.
1800. .. Whiteside, Marg't Philadelphia.
b. May, 1790.
1801. ..Walsh, Mary Ann d. of Hugh Walsh d. Aug. 31, 1831.
b. July 14, 1787. Newburgh, N. Y.
" Walke, Mary g. d. of Cornelius Cal-..m. — Curtis.
b. Nov. 13, 1787. vert, Norfolk, Va. d.
" Walke, Ann g. d. of Cornelius Cal-..m. Thos. Williamson.
b. July 13, 1790. vert, Norfolk, Va. d. May 3, 1837.
1802... Walker, Ann Cath....w. of Thos. C. Walker,
b. Dec. 13, 1787. M.D., Baltimore.
" Woodland, Rachel. ..n. of U. Angier m. Peregrine Cooper.
b. Oct. 1790. Kent Co., Md. d.
" Williams, Christina.. d. of Fred. Williams. ..m. Oct. 9, 1809, Wm.
b. Dec. 25, 1789. Petersburg, Va. Robertson.
d. Sept. 18, 1850.
" Walton, Sarah a. d. of J. Choutter,
b. March 13, 1789. M.D., Charleston,
S. C.
1803...Worthington, Mary
Tolley d. of Jas. T. Worthing-
b. March 21, 1790. ton, Baltimore Co.,
Md.
" Wickwire, Eliza s. d. of Joseph Provan,
Montreal, L. C.
1804... Wilson, Eliza d. of Thos. Wilson m. Chas. L. Wingfield.
b. April 10, 1790. Richmond, Va.
" Wadsworth, Juliana..d. of Chas. Wadsworth,
b. April 3, 1791. Purser U.S.N.
1805...WeyIe, Joanna Se-
venia d. of Hon. .John S.
b. July 7, 1796. Weyle, Judge of St.
Johns, W. I.
" Woodbridge, Maria.. .d. of Thomas Wood-...m. Capt. Archelaus
b. Jan. 23, 1793. bridge. Savannah, Rea, Roxbury, Mass.
Ga.
" Wilson, Mary d. of Thos. Wilson m. Littleton Upshur.
b. July 28, 1792. Richmond, Va. d. Oct. 1829.
" Wilson, Harriet d. of Thos. Wilson m. Aug. 5, 1813, Thos.
b. March 4, 1794. Richmond, Va. Mann Randolph, Jr.,
of Tuckahoe.
d. Jan. 29, 1822.
'• Wilson, Isabella d. of John Wilson,
b. April 6, 1793. Halifax, Co., Va.
" Webster, Eliza d. of C. Webster m. Rufus Brown, Al-
b. Jan. 1791. Albany, N. Y. bion, N. Y.
1806...Whiley, Charlotte d. of Capt. Richard
b. 1798. Whiley, Fort Colum-
bus, N. Y.
444 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1806. ..Willis, Lucy 31 d. of AVm. C. Willis m. — Holmes, Caro-
b. Nov. 13, 1795. Orange Co., Va. line Co.
d.
1808. ..Wright, Esther E d. of Caleb Wright m. Jan. 5, 1815, Judge
b. Aug. 22, 1797. Luzerne Co., Pa. Ed. Taylor.
d. Feb. 1849, in Bur-
lington, N. J.
1809...Wakeman, Susan d. of Jesse Wakeman...m. Jessup Scott;
b. March 7, 1797. Fairfield, Conn. resides in New York
State.
" Weaver, Sarah d. of Ab. Weaver,
b. Oct. 21, 1794. Flowertown, Pa.
" Weaver, Lydia d. of Ab. Weaver,
b. Nov. 30, 1797. Flowertown, Pa.
" Witman, Hester d. of Wm. Witman m. Daniel Otto, Phila-
b. Sept. 1, 1795. Reading, Pa. delphia.
" Witman, Sarah d. of Wm. Witman m. John B. Otto, M.D.
b. April 18, 1797. Reading, Pa.
" Wray, Margaret d. of William AVray,
b. 1800. Philadelphia.
" Wilson, 3Iary Baltimore.
b. Sept. 21, 1796.
" Woodworth, Harriet
Eliza d. of Mrs. Lucretia
b. June 11, 1803. Woodworth Norfolk,
Va.
Wilson, Mary A d. of Abraham Wilson.
b. July 15, 1799.
" Wilson, Eleanora C.d. of Abraham Wilson,
b. July 26, 1801.
" Williams, Mary A d. of Thos. Williams,
b. Sept. 6, 1799. New York.
1812. ..Williams, Maria s.d. of Richard Reeve. ..m. — Mattingley.
b. Dec. 9, 1799. Zanesville, Ohio. d. 1855.
1813...Weller, Ann Eliza. ...d. of Wm. H. Weller,
b. Nov. 16, 1800. Montgomery, Orange
Co., N. Y.
" Witman, Maria d. of W. Witman m. Rev. Wm. Pauli.
b. May 9, 1800. Reading, Pa. d.
1814...Wrenshall, Emily d. of John Wrenshall...m. Aug. 19, 1818,
b. April 29, 1798. Pittsburgh, Pa. Samuel K. Page,
Louisville, Ky.
Wrenshall, Sarah J...d. of John AVrenshall...m. Sept. 1820, Rev.
b. May 12, 1800. Pittsburgh, Pa. John H. Fielding, St.
Charles, Mo.
d. Nov. 1855.
" Williams, Amanda
M n. of Solomon Davis,
b. Aug. 5, 1802. Montgomery Co.,
Md.
" Whitlock, Marg't B...d. of Wm. Whitlock....m. Oct. 1823, Daniel
b. July 13, 1802. New York. Bonnett.
1815...Wickh'am, Esther d. of D. H. Wickham...m. March 17, 1830,
b. Nov. 10, 1802. New York. Rev. Geo. Stebbins,
Sterling, 111.
d. Feb. 4, 1854.
*' Walter, Justina B. ...d. of John J. Walter,
b. Oct. 15, 1801. Antigua, W. I.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 445
1815. ..Williams, Sarah
Caroline g- d- of Mrs. Mary
b. Feb. 28, 1804. M'llhancy. Hillsbo-
rough, Loudon Co.,
Va.
1816. ..Wilson, Lydia.
" Warner, Maria.
1817. ..Winand, Adeline Baltimore.
" Woodbridgc, Jane
M d. of D. Woodbridge....m. David T. Morgan,
Jr., Marietta, Ohio. Pittsburgh, Pa.
" Wickes, Louisa M. ...d. of L. W. Wickes m. Peter Wethered.
Kent Co., Md. d.
" Wlieeler, Eliza d. of M. Wheeler,
New York.
" Watson, Mildred Richmond, Va.
1818...Wynkoop, Mary near Bethlehem, Pa.
<' Wilson, Lydia d. of Abraham Wilson,
b. Sept. 10, 1807. New York.
" White, Eliza J d. of William White,
b. 1806. Middletown, Jeffer-
son Co., Ky.
" Waite, Eliza Jane....d. of Capt. Waite,
b. March, 1808. New York.
1819...Warner,CarolineE...d. of .John C. Warner...m. .July 9, 1844, Rev.
b. March -3, 1813. Bethlehem. Pa. — Linke.
1820.. .Webber, Mary Philadelphia.
" Wagstaff, Hannah.. ..d. of Hugh Wagstaff,
b. June 10, 1806. Philadelphia.
1821. ..White, Margaret A....d. of William White.. ..d. 1829.
b. Sept. 6, 1806. Caroline Co., Md.
" Waite, Juliet A d. of Robert Waite,
b. Aug. .31, 1811. New York.
" Webb, Sarah A d. of John Webb m.
b. July, 1807. Canaan, Litchfield
Co., Conn.
" Webb, Frances A d. of John Webb m. — Peet.
b. March, 1809. Canaan, Litchfield
Co., Conn.
1822. ..Wager, Sarah A Harper's Ferry m. — Swain.
b. Nov. 11, 1808.
" W^amer, Henrietta
B Philadelphia.
b. Dec. 3, 1810.
" Worthington, Mary
M d. of Robert Worth-.... m. April 30, 1835, Rev.
b. May 22, 1809. ington, Charlestown, N. G. North.
Va.
" Wisner, Eliz'th T d. of Henry G. Wisner,
b. Dec. 26, 1808. Goshen, Orange Co.,
N.Y.
1823. ..Wood, Lvdia Savannah, Ga.
b. May .31, 1814.
" Waite, Maria E d. of G. N. Waite,
b. 1810. New York.
446 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1823... Waller, Eleanora d. of Wm. AValler,
b. Nov. 4, 1813. Charleston, S. C.
1824...\Vhelan, Mary El w. of Micliael Magrath,
b. 1810. Philadelphia.
" Withars, Hannah
H d. of John Withars,
b. April 17, 1811. Lancaster Co., Pa.
1825. ..Wolf, Margaret d. of George AVolf. m. H. Buehler.
b. Dec. 7, 1809. Easton, Pa. d.
" Wright, Alphonse L...g. d. of Robert Wright,
Queenston, Queen
Anne Co., Md.
" Wood, Charlotte M....d. of Joseph Wood,
b. Nov. 18, 1812. New York.
" Warner, Maria D d. of John C. AVarner...d. April 24, 1837.
b. Feb. 5, 1818. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Wells, Mary W d. of B. Wells m. Jan. 10, 1837,
b. Dec. 21, 1816. Philadelphia. W. H. Munn, New
York.
" Williams, Emily L....d. of Nathaniel F m. Bethuel AV. Hewson.
b. Oct. 1811. Williams, Baltimore, d. Aug. 17, 1855.
1826...Witherspoon, Martha
Jane w. of Wm. Bisland,
b. Jan. 27, 1813. Natchez, Miss.
" Woelpper, Lucy d. of Geo. Woelpper,
b. July 9, 1818. Philadelphia.
1827...Williams,3IarthaE...d. of Nathaniel F m. N. F. Williams, Jr.
b. July, 1815. Williams, Baltimore.
1828...Wolle, Augusta d. of Jacob Wolle m. Oct. 16, 1844, Rev.
b. Dec. 11, 1819. Bethlehem, Pa. F. R. Holland.
" Warren, Jane D, L....d. of Stephen R. War-
b. Feb. 2, 1818. ren, Troy, N. Y.
" Wolle, Maria d. of J. F. Wolle m. June 11, 1839, Rev.
b. Nov. 7, 1819. Bethlehem, Pa. Emanual Rondtha-
ler, Jr.
1829. ..Williams, Juliet C....d. of E. L. Williams,
b. 1815. New York.
" Wolle, Emma E d. of Rev. Peter Wolle. ..m. April 3, 1845, Ferd.
b. Aug. 26, 1820. D. Rickert, Litiz, Pa.
" Wicker, Mary Ann....d. of Henry Wicker,
b. May 20, 181-. New York.
1830. ..West, Maria E d. of Jos. £. West,
b. May 23, 1814. May's Landing, N. J.
" Winder, Mary d. of Aaron Winder m. May 29, 1837, Law-
b. June 18, 1815. Bucks Co., Pa. rence Johnson,
Philadelphia.
" Watkins, Emilie Falls of Schuylkill, Pa.
b. May 8, 1817.
1831. ..Wade, Martha J Natchez, Miss.
1832. ..Waterman, Pamela
Janet d. of Gen. Thos. G m. Charles Eldrege,
Waterman, Bing-
hampton, N. Y.
" Waterman, Rhoda
E d. of Gen. Thos. G m. James W. White,
b. March, 1815. Waterman, Bing- New York,
hampton, N. Y.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 447
1833. ..Whitney, Mary Ade«
line d. of Virgil Whitney,
Binghampton, N. Y.
" Welch, Franklinia
A d. of Jas. E. Welch d. Jan. 2, 1837.
b. Sept. 7, 1819. Burlington, N.J.
" Wisner, Sallie Ann....d. of Henry G. AVisner,
b. Oct. 15, 1818. Goshen, N. Y.
" Wisner, Eleanor T....d. of Henry G. AVisner,
b. July 14, 1820. Goshen, N. Y.
1834. ..White, Louisa M s. of John R. AVhite,
b. Feb. 27, 1817. Hillsborough, Lou-
don Co., Va.
" White, Virginia s. of John R. White,
b. 1821. Hillsborough, Lou-
don Co., Va.
" Woods, Mary d. of Wm. Woods m. Jan. 27, 1840, AVm.
b. June 17, 1820. Bath, Steuben Co., A. Dutcher.
N. Y.
" Womrath, Georgiana
M d. of G. F. Womrath... .m. J. Rea Negus.
b. July 29, 1823.
" Watkinson, Mary d. of Robert Watkin-...m. John S. Gray.
b. Feb. 23, 1823. son, Hartford, Conn.
1835. ..White, Eliz'th B d. of Wm. C. White,
b. 1822. New York.
'• Wagner, Joanna
Henrietta d. of Abraham Wagner,
b. July 25, 1824. Penn Yan, N. Y.
" Wells, Henrietta w. of John A. Wells,
b. Nov. 22, 1821. Newburgh, N. Y.
" Woods, Pamelia
Nelson d. of Wm. Woods m. Nov. 23, 1842, Levi
b. Feb. 7, 1823. Bath, Steuben Co., C. Whiting.
N. Y. d. July 29, 1847.
" Wack, Emmeline B...d. of G. C. Wack m. Rev. E. M. Long,
b. March 20, 1821. Line Lexington, Norristown, Pa.
Bucks Co., Pa.
" Walter, Sophia d. of Jacob D. Walter,
Antigua, W. I.
" Wilson, Mary Ann....d. of AVilliam Wilson,
b. Sept. 23, 1820. Philadelphia.
1836...Welser, Amelia d. of Antony AVelser,
b. April 3, 1822. AVaterford, Glou-
cester Co., N. J.
" Wheeler,Margaretta..d. of EpenetusAA'heeler,
b. Nov. 1820. New York.
'* Wickes, Mary El d. of J. AVickes m. Prof. B. F. Green,
b. July 30, 1822. Chestertown, Md. Troy, N. Y.
d. June 12, 1850.
" Wood, Alethea Au-
gusta d. of Mrs. AA'ood,
b. Aug. 28, 1822. New York.
" Wood, Emma
Elizabeth d, of Mrs. AA'ood,
b. July 5, 1825. New York.
448 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
183G...Wood, EHza Jose-
phine d. of Mrs. Wood,
b. March 15, 1827. New York.
" Weiss, Elizabeth C...d. of Jedediah AVeiss...m.lst, Rev.II.A.Seidel;
li. May 27, 1824. Bethlehem. 2d, July 6, 1849,
Fx'ancis WoUe.
'« "Wheeler, Caroline....d. of Epenetus Wheeler,
b. March, 1824. New York.
Warner, Sarah L d. of J. F. Warner,
b. Nov. 3, 1824. Bethlehem, Pa.
1837. ..Watmough, Julia N...d. of E. C. Watmough,
b. March 27, 1828. Philadelphia.
1838.. .Wheeler, Frances d. of Rev. Eli Wheeler,
b. June, 1823. Ridgefield, Fairfield
Co., Conn.
" Walter, Lucinda 31.. .d. of Philip Walter m. 1st, .June 10, 1847.
b. Nov. 15, 1827. M.D., Nazareth, Pa. J. B. Sherrerd, M.D.;
2d, Sept. 13, 1856,
Henry Marvine,
Scranton, Pa.
" Wager, Emma d. of Peter Wager m. E. C. Lambert, St.
b. Oct. 25, 1825. Philadelphia. Paul, Minnesota.
1839...Winthrop, Maria A...d. of Th. C. Winthrop,
New York.
" Woodhull, Frances. ..w. of Josiah Doremus,
b. Oct. 1828. Newark, N. J.
" Woods, Mary Jane....d. of Wm. H. Woods. ..m. — Gray,
b. Jan. 1828. St. Croix, W. L
Western, Grace H....d. of H. M. Western,
b. 1828. New York.
1840. ..Ward, Caroline M....d.of Rev. John W.Ward,
b. Feb. 28, 1828. Napanock, Ulster
Co., N. Y.
" Wilmarth, Eliz'th L..d. of Wm. M. Wilmarth,
b. Nov. 2, 1825. New York.
«♦ Wilmarth, Maria T...d. of Wm. M. Wilmarth.
b. Dec. 20, 1827. New York.
Willis, Frances H....d. of Thos. W. Willis,
b. Nov. 1824. Boonton, N. J.
" Western, Eliza d. of Hy. M. AYestern,
New York.
" Weiss, Maria d. of Timothy Weiss. ..m. William Struthers,
Bethlehem. Mauch Chunk, Pa.
" Wagener, Susan B....d. of D. D. Wagener...m. J. B. Clement, M.D.
b. April, 1827. Easton, Pa.
" Wagener, Sarah C....d. of D. D. Wagener... single,
b. Dec. 1829. Easton, Pa.
1841... Woodruff, Mary E d. of John 0. Woodruff.
b. Nov. 1825. Elizabethtown, N. J.
" Woodruff, Anna A....d. of John 0. Woodruff,
b. Sept. 1828. Elizabethtown, N. J.
" Western, Sophia d. of Hy. M. Western.
b. April 26, 1831. New York.
" Wilhelm, Eliz'th Easton, Pa .*..m. James H. Cook,
b. Sept. 1825. Philadelphia.
•' Woodruff, Mary B d. of E. D. Woodruff,
b. March 10, 1828. M.D., Suckasunnv
Plains, N. J.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 449
1842. ..Wright, Frances E....d. of Joseph Wright. ..m. Johu B. Koons.
b. Oct. 1828. Philadelphia.
" Williams, Laura A....W. of Miss A. Alexan-
b. Feb. 1828. der.
" Wheeler, Ann Newark, N. J.
b. March, 1830.
1843. ..Wolle, Elizabeth d. of J. F. Wolle m. Aug. 20, 1854, Rev.
b. Oct. 4, 1829. Bethlehem, Pa. Hy. A. Shultz.
" Worarath, Antonia
M. L d. of Geo. Womrath....m. July 3, 1851, A. G.
b Aug. 9, 1830. Philadelphia. Waters, Baltimore.
" Womrath, Henrietta
J d. of Geo. Womrath.. ..m. March 21, 18ort,
b. March, 1832. Philadelphia. Jos. T. Ford.
1844. ..Wilson, Henrietta.. ..d. of D. M. Wilson m. May 12, 1852, Alleu
b. Oct. 12, 1830. Newark, N. J. B. Miner. New York.
" Webb, Emma d. of S. Webb, Phila-
b. 1828. delphia.
" Wood, Rebecca
E. M g.d. of Francis Dancy...m. — Dancy, M.D.
b. Dec. 23, 1830. CentreviUe, La.
" Wood, Lavinia C.R...g. d. of Francis Dancy.. .m. — Polk, M.D.
b. Nov. 1832. CentreviUe, La.
" Woods, Ann M w. of Mrs. Julia Crosby,
b. 1829. White Plains, N. Y.
" Wartman, Clarissa. ..d. of Rev. — Wart-....m. — Billheimer,
b. 1830. man, Lehigh Co., Pa. AUentown, Pa.
" Webb, Eliza d. of Samuel Webb,
b. 1831. Philadelphia.
" Wilkins, Martha d. of Rev. Hy. T. Wil-
b. Aug. 1, 1829. kins, E.Springfield,
Otsego Co., N. Y.
" Winpenny, Ellen d. of John Winpenny,
b. June, 1827. Manayunk, Pa.
'* Wolf, Caroline d. of Samuel C. Wolf,
b. 1831. Danville, Pa.
" Wolf, Mary d. of Samuel C. Wolf,
b. 1834. Danville, Pa.
1845...Wieand, Sarah d. of Moses Wieand. ...resides at Emmaus.
b. Dec. 25, 1828. Lehigh Co., Pa.
" Whitby, Louisa w. of John Kolb,
b. Oct. 1830. Chester Co., Pa.
" Welsh, Mary S d. of Henry Welsh,
b. April 14, 1830. Philadelphia.
1846...Wilcomb, Mary K. ...d. of John Wilcomb,
b. Oct. 31, 1831. Flushing, L. L
" Wilcomb, Marg't H...d. of John Wilcomb,
b. Sept. 29, 1834. Flushing, L. I.
" Williams, Frances.. ..d. of N. F. Williams,
Jr., Baltimore.
1847...Wellman, Flora d. of H. B. Wellman,
b. Sept. G, 1831. Massillon, Ohio.
" WeUman, Eliza d. of II. B. Wellman,
- b. Dec. 26, 1833. Massillon, Ohio.
" Wilson, Mary d. of W. Wilson, M.D.,
Bethlehem.
29
450 CATALOaUE OP PUPILS AT THE
1848...Weekes, Sarah J d. of Joseph Weekes,
b. Oct. 9, 1832. New York.
" Watson, Sarah Fran-
ces d. of Washington Wat-
b. Feb. 13, 1837. son, Philadelphia.
" Wilcox, Eliza W Honesdale, Pa.
b. Sept. 3U, 1832.
1849...Wieand, Amelia E,...d. of Moses Wieand,
b. Oct. 21, 1840. Emniaus, Pa.
" Wolle, Ellen C d. of Rev. S. WoUe,
b. July 20, 1842. Bethlehem, Pa.
" Wurts, Eliza Ann d. of John J. Wurts,
b. July 29, 1835. Easton, Pa.
" Wood, Mary A New Orleans.
b. Dec. 1837.
" Webster, Elizabeth...d. of E. S. Webster d. Aug. 18, 1853.
b. 1833. Boundbrook, N. J.
1850. ..Wallace, Mary Liz-
zie d. of Geo. T. Wallace...m. Sept. 10, 1857,
b. Jan. 15, 1836. Lake Drummond Thomas C. Ferebee.
P.O., Norfolk Co.,
Va.
" Walton, Eliza C d. of John Walton,
b. May 29, 1835. Huntingdon Valley,
Montgomery Co., Pa.
" Worman, Eiiz'th M...d. of Tobias Worman,
b. Dec. 6, 1840. Riegelsville, Pa.
1851...Worster, Mary J d. of Joseph Worster,
b. March 3, 1838. M.D., New York.
** Watson, Emily E d. of Amos C. Watson,
b. June 24, 1839. Rahway, N. J.
" Walton, Elizabeth... .d. of Jacob L. AValton,
b. June 17, 1834. Pliiladelphia.
" Wittman, Elinda L...d. of A. K. Wittman,
b. June 14, 1840. Coopersburg, Pa.
" Winner, Sarah F d. of Sept. Winner m. — Hicks.
b. May 5, 1836. Philadelphia.
" Wilson, Mercy Ann... Washington City.
b. Feb. 1835.
♦' Wanner, Eliza Kutztown, Pa.
b. Aug. 18, 1839.
" WenzelljDora n. of J. C. Wenzell,
b. April, 1841. Philadelphia.
1852...Wilking, Caroline d. of J. H. Wilking m. May 10, 1854,
b. Oct. 25, 1833. Easton, Pa. Samuel L. Cooley.
" Wheeler, Julia A d. of Ep. Wheeler,
b. Jan. 1839. New York.
" Wightman, Fanny d. of Jos. Wightman....m. Jacob Weeks, West
b. Dec. 1836. Meadville, Pa. Greenville, Mercer
Co., Pa.
<' Walker, Anne w. of Fr. Wilson,
b. April 3, 1841. New York.
" Walker, Elizabeth. ...w. of Fr. Wilson,
b. Oct. 9, 1842. New York.
1853. ..Wright, Anna E d. of C. S. Wright,
b. Nov. 4, 1837. Philadelphia.
" Weeks, Ellen A d. of Geo. P. Weeks,
b. Aug. 10, 1836. Port Chester, N. Y.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 451
1853.. Wolle, Mary E <L of Rev. S. Wolle,
b. Oct. 18, 1846. Bethlehem.
" Wilson, Alleine d. of W. Wilson, MD.,
b. July 18, 1845. Bethlehem.
«' Worth, Mary S d. of J. W. Worth,
b. May 22, 183'J. New York.
" Willis, Anna M d. of J. G. Willis,
b. March 10, 1842. Charleston, S. C.
" Weisman, Jose-
phine d. of Augustus Weis-
b. Oct. 1839. man, New York.
'< Wirth, Emma w. of Fr. Gentner,
b. Jan. 17, 1839. Philadelphia.
1854...Whartenby,Hannah..g. d. of Thomas Whar-
b. Feb. 8, 1842. tenby, Philadelphia.
" Weimer, Emma d. of William Weimer,
b. May 20, 1836. Reading, Pa.
" Weimer, Mary L d. of William Weimer,
b. Oct. 12, 1841. Reading, Pa.
'* Wyckoff, Maria d. of P. Wyckoff,
b. March 23, 1841. Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Wolf, Hannah R d. of J. H. Wolf,
b March 25, 1839. Philadelphia.
" Williams, Mary E d. of Chas. H. Williams,
b. Sept. 3, 1838. Weatherly, Pa.
" Woodall, Miriam New Orleans.
b. Aug. 17, 1837.
" Wilcox, Kate d. of D. L. Wilcox,
b. Aug. 16, 1839. Philadelphia.
1855.,.Wannemacher, Cor-
delia d. of Daniel Wanne-
b. Jan. 12, 1838. macher, Jackson-
ville, Lehigh Co., Pa.
" Whitesell, Anna M....d. of Hy. Whitesell.
b. June 10, 1841.
" Willis, Mary F d. of Francis Willis,
b. July 24, 1838. M.D., Savannah, Ga.
" Wragg, Mary J'on d. of John A. W. Wragg,
b. March 23, 1839. M.D., Savannah, Ga.
" West, 3Iary Flora d. of J. S. West, New
b. Feb. 20, 1844. York.
" Wallace, Virginia d. of Robert Wallace,
b. Nov. 9, 1839. Memphis, Tenn.
«' Weeks, Emily Ang....d. of Geo. P. Weeks,
b. 1839. Port Chester, N. Y.
«« Washburn, Sarah
Belle a-d. of J. B. AVashburn,
b. Nov. 23, 1843. Evansville, Ind.
" Wilmerding, Cath d.of W.E. Wilmerding,
b. June 23, 1839. New York.
" Wolle, Emily T d. of Aug. Wolle,
b. Aug. 17, 1846. Bethlehem.
1856... Wright, Eliz'th W s. of Chas. Wright,
b. June 1, 1842. Philadelphia.
«' Waagneux, Sophia... .d. of P. Waagneux,
b. March 16, 1843. New York.
" Weirman, Ellen C....d. of Chas. Weirman,
b. Feb. 10, 1839. Washington City.
452 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
186G...Wood, Anna W d. of F. W. Wood,
b. Dec. 27, 1841. Rockaway, N. J.
" Williams, Georgette
A. d. of Mrs. G. A. Wll-
b. Oct. 20, 1840. Hams, New York.
Walter, Emma E d. of P. Walter, M.D.,
b. Jan. 5, 1842. Nazareth, Pa.
•' Wilkins, Sallie A d. of R. Wilkins,
b. Sept. 6, 1840. Camden, N. J.
" Walton, Anue F d. of John Walton,
b. Sept. 15, 1841. Huntingdon Valley,
Montgomery Co., Pa.
Woolf, Margaret E....d. of Thos. J. Woolf,
b. March 1, 1847. Philadelphia.
1857. ..Weeks, Mary A d. of Geo. P. Weeks,
b. Oct. 7, 1841. Port Chester, N. Y.
'• Wright, Eliz'th J d. of G. P. Wright,
b. Sept. 14, 1841. New York.
•' Wood, Isabelle d. of Thos. W. Wood,
b. Aug. 12, 1842. Philadelphia.
West, Evelyn N d. of Chas. W. West,
b. July 1, 1841. M.D., Savannah, Ga.
Williams, Harriet w. of Judge W. M.
b. March 20, 1841. Byrd, Selma, Ala.
" Wurzbach, Julia
Amelia d. of A. C. Wurzbach,
b. July 13, 1848. Memphis, Tenn.
" Williamson, Pris-
cilla A d. of Lewis P. William-
b. April 11, 1840. son, Somerville,
Tenn.
•' Williamson, Marga-
ret E d. of Lewis P. William-
b. April 4, 1844. son, Somerville,
Tenn.
Watson, Emily B d. of J. Watson,
b. Feb. 13, 1840. Philadelphia.
•' WyckofT, Sarah Ann..d. of P. Wyckoff,
b. April ■-', 1843. Brooklyn, N. Y.
■' Warner, Ada d. of D. Warner,
b. Sept. 11, 1840. Massachusetts.
" Wetherill, Geor-
giana d. of Samuel Wetherill,
b. Nov. 10, 1847. Bethlehem.
" Wallace, Lavinia G...n. of J. M. Gemmill,
b. May 7, 1847. M.D., Huntingdon
Co., Pa.
1791. ..Young, Rebecca Charleston, S. C m. — Strong, M.D.
1808...Yard, Maria Ant d. of Capt. Yard,
b. Nov. 27, 1796. Philadelphia.
1809. ..Yates, Helen M d. of Jos. C. Yates m. 1817, John Keyes
b. Sept. 22, 1797. Schenectady, N. Y. Paige.
d. Jan. 31, 1829,
Yates, Jane J d. of Jos. C. Yates d. Feb. 3, 1810, in the
b. Oct. 25, 1801. Schenectady, N. Y. Seminary.
1811...Yundt, 3Iaria d. of Leonard Yundt,
b. April 6, 1801. Baltimore.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 458
1818. ..Yundt, Rebecca d. of Leonard Yundt,
Baltimore.
1821. .. Young, Eliz'th H d. of Abi.jah Young,
b. Oct. 11, 1808. Newark, N. J.
1830. ..Yates, Ann d. of John Yates m. Rcv.Wm.T. Seawell
b. July 15, 1815. .Jefferson Co., Va. Slate Mills P. 0.,
Rappahannock Co.,
Va.
1831. ..Yates, Elizabeth d. of John Yates d. Oct. 11, 1844.
b. July .5, 1818. Jefferson Co., Va.
1832. ..Yates, Jnlia d. of .John Yates m. Oct. 1, 18.39, Wm.
b. July 25, 1819. Jefferson Co., Va. Turill.
Young, Mary S d. of J. J. Young,
U.S.N., Norfolk, Va.
" Young, Eliza J d. of J. J. Young,
U.S.N., Norfolk, Va.
1847. ..Yoder, Mary d. of John Yoder,
b. Feb. 15, 1834. Coopersburg. Pa.
1850.. .Yohe, Anne d. of Caleb Yohe,
b. Sept. 1838. • Bethlehem.
1852.. Yerkes, Elizabeth Plymouth, Montgo- m. — Cooper.
b. Oct. 1832. mery Co., Pa.
" Yerkes, Anne Plymouth, Montgo- .^
b. April 21, 1844. mery Co., Pa.
" Yates, Susan S d. of Stephen Yates,
b. June 3, 1842. Schenectady, N. Y.
" Yates, Mary d. of Stephen Yates,
b. April 21, 1844. Schenectady, N. Y.
1855. ..Youngs, Mary J d. of AVilliam Youngs,
b. Nov. 21, 1840. New York.
" Youngs, Mary Helen.. d. of George Youngs,
b. Jan. 27, 1842. New York.
" Yobst, Henrietta d. of Fr. Yobst, Em-
b. June 17, 1840. maus, Pa.
" Yocom, Amanda E...d. of J. Yocom, Berks
b. April 27, 1841. Co., Pa.
1857. ..Yates, Emma E d. of R. V. Yates,
b. April 16, 1841. Utica, N. Y.
" Yerkes, Mary H n. of N. W. Yerkes,
b. Oct. 10, 1841. Montgomery Co., Pa.
1792...Zantzinger, Eliza d. of A. Zantzinger,
Philadelphia.
1838. ..Zieber, Mary Eliza. ..d. of Chas. Zieber m. Joseph L. Packer.
b. June, 1828. Reading, Pa.
1844. ..Zorn, Sarah M d. of Rev. Jacob Zorn,
b. April 1, 1836. .Jamaica, W. L
1848. ..Zieber, Eugenia d. of John S. Zieber. ..m. Asahel Bush.
b. Jan. 13, 1833. Peoria, 111. Oregon.
1851. ..Zane, Marion d. of W. B. Zane,
b. June 29, 1837. Philadelphia.
1854. ..Zieber, Catharine d. of Ph. Zieber,
b. Oct. 22, 1837. Reading, Pa.
18-56. ..Zabriskie, Harriet
I, d. of John B. Zabris- i ' />
b. July 29, 1841. kie, Flatbush, L. I. -' ^ /tV/ !^
ERRATA AND ADDENDA;
Comprising some corrections of dates in the preceding Catalogue,
together with many in addition received during the progress of
the volume through the press ; and some omitted names.
1791...AkerIy, Catharine.. -d. of Samuel .\kerly...m. 1st, Dec. 4, 1794,
b. May 30, 1778. New York. James Cock ;
2a, June 22, ITyy,
Samuel L. Mitchell,
M.D.
1794...Akerly, Margaret d. of Samuel Akerly...m. April 1-^, 1803-
b. June 18, 1781. New York. Sylvanus Miller.
d. June 4, 1822.
1797 Aston, Ann d. of Peter Aston m. Feb. 14, 1805,
b Dec 27 1784. Philadelphia. Jeremiah Warder,
' Springfield, Ohio.
1827...Aymar, Elvira K d. of Benj. Aymar m. March 30, 1836,
b. March 16, 1817. New York. John D. Van Buren.
" Aymar, Eliza D d. of Benj. Aymar d. 18o0.
b. April 27, 1821. New York.
1789...Byvanck, Jane New York m. 1st 1795 Joseph
^■^o..U,li:S. S,tept 27:1799,
Garret N. Bleecker.
" Bininger, Agnes d. of Abr. Bininger m. Dec. 8 1799,
b. Jan. 29, 1780. New York. Richard J. Clark.
d. April 4, lb34.
1791...Bowen, Elizabeth.... d. of Wm. Bowen m. 1799, Thos Amory,
b 1776 M.D., Providence, Roxbury, Mass.
R. I.
" Bowen, Sally d. of Wm. Bowen m. May 16, 1816, Wm.
b Oct. 17, 1778. M.D., Providence, Skinner, Roxbury,
R. I. Mass.
1798...Beach, Hannah d. of Nathan Beach.. ..m. Aug. 14, 1811 Wm.
b Dec 15 1785. Luzerne Co.. Pa. Baird, Berwick, Pa.
1800...Beck, Susan P -d. of Paul Beck m. May 15, 1806 Daniel
b Nov. 10, 1785. Philadelphia. Lammot, Baltimore.
d. Dec. 31, 181 /.
" Bininger, Rebecca .00 ist> v«
f. ,...d. of Abr. Bininger m. Aug. 29, 1812, >a-
b.*Dec."27,"i787. New York. thaniel Sands
d. Dec. lo, 1000.
1804...Bowen, Harriet d. of Wm. Bowen m. Feb. 4' 1815 Com.
b Oct 12, 1791. M.D., Providence, Chas. Morris U.b.>.,
p T Washington City.
■ 455
456 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1805...Bogeit, Magdaleiia
Maria d. of Garret Bogert m. Jan. 9, 1817, Gerrit
b. Jan. 30, 1796. Albany, N. Y. L. Dox, Geneva.
1810. ..Boiler, Eliza d. of John J. Boiler.. ..m. Dec. 8, 1815, Chas.
b. June IG, 1799. Philadelphia. H. Baker.
1813...Beltzhoover, Marg't.d. of Jacob Beltzhoo-..m. Jan. 29, 1819,
b. Aug. 20, 1798. ver, near Pittsburgh. Samuel Starkey,
Cumberland Iron
Works, Tenn.
d. June 2, 1831.
1814. ..Bassett, Mary W d. of Isaac Basset m. Nov. 4, 1822, Rev.
b. Feb. 19, 1805. Newton, Sussex Co., P. Kanouse.
N. J. d. May 25, 1844.
1816. ..Boiler, Catharine d. of John J. Boiler.. ..m. March 17, 1825,
b. Oct. 20, 1805. Philadelphia. Henry J. Riehle.
1817. ..Bacon, Ann d. of Samuel Bacon. ...m. July 1, 1824, John
b. Feb. 17, 1806. Washington City. McCutchen.
" Beekman, Jane E....d. of — Beekman m. June 3, 1826, Joseph
b. Jan. 27, 1807. M.D., Columbia Co., Northrup, Jr.
N. Y. d. Jan. 26, 1857.
1818. ..Bowie, Matilda E....d. of Thos. C. Bowie....m. Sept. 22, 1832, Col.
b. March 10, 1808. Prince George's Co., AVilliam Gi-een, An-
Md. napolis.
1827. ..Bibb, Alinira d. of Gov. Thos. Bibb...m. July 14, 1835,
b. Dec. 24, 1816. Hunfsville, Ala. Archibald E. Mills.
1828. ..Brown, Maria M d. of Michael Brown...m. Jan. 1, 1844, Geo.
b. April 14, 1816. Rahway, N. J. Ellis, New York.
1830...Boyer, Anna Maria...d. of Francis A. Boyer...m. Dec. 1, 1843, Wm.
b. Oct. 19, 1816. M.D.,Snowhill, Md. P. Pitts.
d. Sept. 16, 1850.
1837. ..Bishop, Henrietta.... d. of Jas. B. Bishop.. ..m. Nov. 3, 1841, John
b. June 15, 1826. Augusta, Ga. C. Carmichael.
d. April 11, 1854.
" Bishop, Mary A d. of Jas. B. Bishop.. ..m. Nov. 6, 1856, Wm.
b. Sept. 13, 1828. Augusta, Ga. A. Alexander.
1838. ..Bunker, Catharine
M d. of Capt. Bethuel m. Dec. 12, 1843, Ed-
b. Sept. 3, 1825. Bunker, New York. win H. Doty, M.D.
1844. ..Brown, Sarah Fran-
ces d. of Col. Jas. Brown...m. Jan. 30, 1851, Wm.
Oxford, Fayette F. Avent.
Co., Miss.
" Brown, Martha Fre-
donia d. of Col. Jas. Brown.. .m. Dec 24, 1849, II.
Twins ; b. March 24, Oxford, Fayette W. Walter, Holly
1830. Co., Miss. Springs.
lS50...Bonnell, Joanna K...d. of A. V. Bonnell m. June 2, 1853, John
b. 1833. Flemington, N. J. W. Clawson, Cincin-
nati.
" Bickel, Anna Maria.. d. of Levi Bickel m. Jan. 15, 1857, Jos.
b. May 6, 1837. Jonestown, Lebanon F. Sarge.
Co., Pa.
1790...Cockburn, Cath d. of Wm. Cockburn...m. May 9, 1798, John
b. Aug. 18, 1778. Esopus, N. Y. Tremper, Auburn.
d. 1842, at Port By-
ron.
1792. .. Coleman, Elizabeth..d. of Robert Coleman.. .m. June 2, 1796, Chas.
b. July 22, 1778. Lancaster, Pa. . Hall, Muncy.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 457
1703.. .Cooper, Christiana
E d. of Ananias Coopcr...tD. Sept. 4, 1795, Wm.
b. Dec. 21, 1778. Rhinebeck, N. Y. Bache.
d. Sept. 13, 1826.
181G...Cooinbe,Ruhainah...d. of Griffith Coorabc.m. 1830, Robt. HewiH.
Washington City. d. 1833.
" Coombe, Eliza d. of Griffith Coombe...m. 182G, Rev. Geo. Gris-
Washington City. wold, Alexandria,
d. 1828.
1818...Covell, Sarah B d. of Matthew Covell...m. Aug. 20, 1828, A. R.
b._ Oct. 14, 1802. Wilkes-Uarr6, Pa. Howell, M.D., Hills-
borough, Ohio.
" Cargill, CaroHne E...d. of D. Cargill m. 1830, John T. B.
b. 1808. New York. Ketchum.
d. Jan. 1833.
" Cargill, Mary C d. of W. Cargill m. Oct. 25, 1830, War-
b. Jan. 4, 1807. New York. ren Kimball.
•' Camman,Augusta C..d. of Augustus C m. Feb. 10, 1852, Edw.
b. July 11, 1808. Camman, New York. A. Cooke, Bound-
brook, N. J.
" CargiH, Jane d. of D. Cargill m. Dec. 21, 1824, H. A.
b. May 11, 1804. New York. C. Sturges.
1825. ..CHne, Rebecca S d. of Ephraim Cline....m. March 10, 1831,
b. March 13, 1812. Shrewsbury, N. J. Joseph B. Shinn,
Hillsborough, Ohio,
d. Dec. 20, 1850.
1826. ..Clarke, Julia B d. of Bowen Clarke m. Sept. -5, 1836,
b. Feb. 4, 1813. Providence, R. I. Samuel S. Sumner,
Newcastle, Ky.
" Charlton, Eliz'th M...d. of John Charlton.. ..m. Dec. 27, 1836, Rev.
b. Dec. 12, 1814. Effingham Co., Ga. George Wright.
1836...Chauncey, Helen d. of Wm. Chauncey...d. Jan. 29, 1848.
b. Aug. 23, 1820. New York.
1838. ..Craig, Kate d. of David S. Craig. ..m. Nov. 8, 1841, Wm.
b. Feb. 17, 1822. Rah way, N. J. C. Squier.
1841...Cornick, Marg't F d. of James Cornick...m. Dec 11, 1845, Thos.
b. Sept. 22, 1826. Norfolk, Va. J. Cornick.
d. Dec. 11, 1852.
1842. ..Cox, Matildas d. of Wm. B. Cox m. Aug. 20, 1851, Wm.
b. Oct. 22, 1828. New York. Arnoux.
d. Feb. 28, 1855.
1847...Cottin, Alice L d. of Leonidas Cottin...m. Nov. 10, 1857, Wm.
b. Nov. 10, 1838. La Grange, Fayette A. Houston.
Co., Tenn.
1852...CoAvperthAvaite,
Amanda d. of Ambrose Cow-....m. May 31, 1855, Geo.
b. June 8, 1835. perthwaite, Moores- C. Napheys, Philada.
town, N. J.
1853. ..Camming, Lydia d. of Chas. Gumming... m. Dec. 27, 1857, Wm.
b. May 15, 1838. Philadelphia. Boyd, Baltimore.
1804. ..Duncan, Marg't B....d. of Isaac Duncan. ...m. — Brown,
b. Sept. 1794. Philadelphia. d. 1825
1814. ..Davies, Ann J d. of William Davies...m. 1st, AVm. Mcintosh :
b. Dec. 28, 1800. Savannah. Ga. 2d, Oct. 15, 1820,
Chas.J. Paine, M.D.,
Milledgeville, Ga.
d. April 16, 1847.
458 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1832. ..Duncan, Martha E....d. of Wm. Duncan d. Aug. 31, 1832, in
b. March 3, 1817. Philadelphia. the Seminary.
1835...DuffieId, Julia Ann...d. of Thos.W. Duffield...m. Jan. 30, 1844,
b. Aug. 21, 182U. Frankford, Pa. Samuel Comly, Jr.,
Baltimore,
d. Aug. 21, 1847.
1842. ..Dalzell, Elizabeth.. ..d. of John Dalzell m. Sept. 16, 1850,
b. Dec. 15, 182G. Philadelphia. Frederick Boyd,
Quincy, lU.
1843...DetweiIer, Mary d. of Christian Detwei-
b. April 15, 1825. ler, Trappe, Mont-
gomery Co., Pa.
1844...Detwiller, Lucinda...d. of Henry Detwiller...m. Feb. 23, 1854, G. A.
b. June 27, 1831. M.D., Hellertown, Lilliendahl, New
Pa. York.
" Dorney, Evelina
Maria d. of Philip Dorney m. Feb. 18, 1847, Lewis
b. Dec. 24, 1827. Philadelphia. Haehnlen.
1850. ..Davenport, Ann E....d. of John T. Daven-
b. Oct. 30, 1835. port. New York.
1851. ..Dorney, Amanda C...d. of Philip Dorney m. June 14, 1855, H.
b. March 3, 1835. Philadelphia. B. Craig.
" Doughty, Louisa d of Joshua Doughty,
b. .May 30, 1836. Somerville, N. J.
" Deall, Sarah E d. of Jona. J. Deall m. Jan. 6, 1858, Uriah
b. Feb. 22, 1837. Port Chester, N. Y. F. Carpenter, New
York.
" Davis, Sophie K d. of John Davis,
b. Dec. 29, 1837. Easton, Pa.
1813. ..Earl, Emily d. of William Earl m. June 10, 1819, Wm,
b. Jan. 18, 1802. Pittsburgh. P. Hughes, Cincin-
nati.
1825. ..Eddy, Anna M d. of Samuel Eddy m. Aug. 15, 1831, Geo.
b. Nov. 15, 1810. Providence, R. I. M. Richmond.
1839...EImendorf, Mary d. of Peter T. Elmen-...m. April 19, 1852, Rev.
b. March 15, 1829. dorf, Somerville, Eugene A. Hoffman,
N. J. Elizabeth.
1821...Faure, Sophia d. of Vincent Faure....m. April 2, 1838, Chas.
b. March 28, 1810. New York. A. Whitney.
1835...Fatzinger, Cath. H...d. of John Fatzinger...m. Nov. 4. 1844, Rev.
b. Nov. 4, 1826. Mauch Chunk, Pa. Ashbel G. Harned.
1840...rarnum, Caroline d. of Henry Farnum...m. May 29, 1851, Ed-
b. May 25, 1830. Philadelphia. ward R. Bell, New
York.
1841. ..French, Esther T d. of Samuel French.. .m. Oct. 7, 1851, E. C.
b. Feb. 12, 1830. Plymouth, Luzerne Wadhams.
Co., Pa.
1850. ..Fleming, Mattie A....d. of Joseph Fleming,
b. June 28, 1836. Philadelphia.
1788... Greene, Martha
Washington d. of Gen. Nathaniel... m. 1st, — Nightingale;
b. March 14, 1777. Greene, Rhode 2d, Henry Turner,
Island. M.D.
d.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 459
1788... Greene, Cornelia
Lott d. of Gen. Nathaniel. ..m. Ist, — Skipwith,
b. Sept. 23, 1779. Greene, Rhode Virjjiniii;
Island. 2d, Edw. Littlefield,
Tennessee ; resides
at Jackson, Miss.
1790... Graham, Mary Berks Co., Pa m. 1st, — Shaw;
2d, — Stocker.
d.
1792...Gardette, Esther d. of James 6ardette...ni.
Philadelphia.
" Gardiner, Maria d. of George Gardiner,
near Baltimore.
1793...Geddes, Ann d. ofCapt. Geo. Geddes,
b. Aug. 19, 1781. Philadelphia.
1794... Green, Mary d. of William Green,
b. Sept. 9, 1783. New York.
" Green, Temperance.. .d. of William Green,
b. July 9, 1785. New York.
" Green, Margaret d. of William Green,
b. Aug. 14, 1786. New York.
1797... Graham, Ann d. of James Graham,
b. July 11, 1784. New York.
" Gossler, Mary d. of Philip Gossler....m. Capt. Vicary,
b. Sept. 5, 1783. York, Pa. U.S.A.
d.
" Gilbert, Angelica d. of Ezekiel Gilbert. ..d. 1842.
b. Dec. 1780. Hudson, N. Y.
" Gaie,MariaCornelia..d. of Capt. Henry Gale,
b. Oct. 8, 1787. Goshen, N. Y.
1799...Gibbs, AmeHa d. of Josiah W. Gibbs,
b. Feb. 22, 1788. Philadelphia.
" Goodwin, Sarah H. ..d. of Thomas Goodwin,
b. June 7, 1790. Aston, near Chester,
Pa.
1800... Glenn, Ann Maria Savannah, Ga.
b. July, 1787.
" Gelston, Mary d. of D. Gelston,
b. April 22, 1789. New York.
1801. ..Gorman, Mary O' n. of Thos. O'Gorman,
Buenos Ayres, S. A.
1802...Gilman, Jane Rob-
bins d. of Benjamin Ives m. Dudley Woodbridge,
b. Nov. 9, 1790. Gilman, Marietta, Jr.
Ohio. d. 1807.
1803... Gilbert, Jane d. of Garret Gilbert,
b. Dec. 30, 1794. New York.
1804... Graham, Mary E w. of William Knapp,
b. Sept. 8, 1791. Greenwich, Conn.
" Graham, Jerusha C* ..w. of William Knapp,
b. Sept. 6, 1793. Greenwich, Conn.
" Gibbs, Sarah w. of John Moore,
b. Sept. 1, 1790. Charleston, S. C.
1808.. Geiger, Eleanora d. of John Geiger m. Feb. 28, 1821, Rev.
b. May, 1799. Hagerstown, Md. Sam'l S. Schmucker,
D.D.
d. July 3, 1823, at
New Market, Va.
460 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1818... Goodrich, Elizabeth..d. of James Goodrich. ..m. Sept. 24. 1828, Thos.
b. June 19, 1808. New Haven, Conn. H. Bond, Oswego,
N. Y.
1820... Gillies, Ann Jane d. of David G. Gillies...m. Aug. 12, 1845,
b. June 14, 1807. New York. Archibald Gourlay.
1827... Gillies, Cornelia B...d. of David G. Gillies...m. .Jan. 22, 1839, Rev.
b. Aug. 31, 1813. New York. Henry Clark, Bur-
lington. Conn.
1845. ..Gross, Julia Ann d. of John E. Gross. ...m. John R. Malin,
b. May 4, 1820. Trappe, Montgo- Philadelpliia.
mery Co., Pa.
" Gross, Mary d. of John E. Gross.. ..m. Benj. P. Wertsner.
b. Jan. 4, 1828. Trappe, Montgo- Whitpain.
mery Co., Pa.
1852... Gross, Matilda A d. of Thos. J. Gross,
b. June 30, 1835. Trappe, Montgo-
mery Co., Pa.
1790. ..Huntington, Lucy C...d. of Andrew Hunt-...m. 1797, Elisha Tracy,
b. 1778. ington, Norwich, d. May 9, 1846.
Conn.
" Huntington, Eliza
Moore d. of Gen. Jedediah....d. March 21, 1823.
b. Jan. 20, 1779. Huntington, New
London, Conn.
1791. ..Huntington, Ann C.d. of Gen. Jedediah m. Peter Richards.
b. Oct. 9, 1780. Huntington, New d. Jan. 9, 1857.
London, Conn.
1792. ..Huntington, Faith
T d. of Gen. Jedediah. ...m. Benj. Huntington,
b. Oct. 7, 1782. Huntington, New New York.
London, Conn. d. April 5, 1838.
1793. ..Huntington, Harriet
Smith d. of Gen. Jedediah.. ..m. Sept. 18, 1806, John
b. July 24, 1784. Huntington, New De Witt.
London, Conn. d. Sept. 6, 1849.
1795...Hillhouse, Sarah d. of Daniel Hillhouse...m. Oct. 1804, Felix G.
b. Sept. 1782. Washington, Ga. Gilbert.
d. May 1, 1808.
" Hillhouse, Mary d. of Daniel Hillhouse...m. Andrew Shepherd.
b. Dec. 1784. Washington, Ga. d. April 22, 1856.
1806. ..Hammond, Abigail
V d. of Isaac Hammond...m. Aug. 18, 1825,
b. Nov. 17, 1798. Norfolk, Va. David A. Sayre, Lex-
ington, Ky.
1807. ..Hewson, Mary d. of AVm. Hewson m. Nov. 24, 1814,
b. Feb. 14, 1796. Philadelphia. Abraham Baltzell,
Gallatin, Tenn.
" Hewson, Ann Eliza-
beth d. of Wm. Hewson m. — Gordon, Nash-
b. Nov. 9, 1797. Philadelphia. ville, Tenn.
d. 1825.
1808. ..Hay, Catharine d. of Daniel Hay m. Oct. 6, 1818, Lucius
b. Oct. 24, 1795. Philadelphia. Q. C. Elmer, Bridge-
ton, N. J.
1809. ..Hay, Mary d. of Daniel Hay m. 1824, Jas. M. Hirst.
b. Jan. 19, 1797. Philadelphia. d. 1825.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 4G1
1810...Heartt, Ann Eliza.. ..d. of Philip Heartt m. 1815, James Van-
fa. Dec. 24, 17'.J7. Troy, N. Y. brakle.
d. Dec. IBoo.
1813...Hitner, Isabella M....d. of Daniel Hitner m. Oct. ]8Kt, Henry
b. June 12, 17U9. Montgomery Co., Pa. Potts, Pottstown.
1818. ..Havens, Jane T d. of B. Havens, M.D...m. Autumn, 1831, Sam'l
b. Dec. 11, 1806. Deckertowu, N. J. Marshall, M.D.
d. Sept. 18, 183.3.
1822. ..Humphreys, Sarah
A d. of D. Humphreys. ...m. Enos Cordell, Mis-
fa. June 26, 1808. Charlestown, Va. souri.
d.
1838. ..Hunn, Marg't M d. of John Hunn m. Jan. 10, 1846,
b. Feb. 10, 182.5. New York. —Jump.
d. Sept. 17, 1849.
1843. ..Hurst, Anne E d. of James G. nurst...m. July 7, 1851, Edw.
b. April 23, 1828. Charlestown, Va. Lee Wager, M.D.,
Harper's Ferry.
1846. ..Horn, Emma R d. of John Horn m. Feb. 1, 185-3, G. A.
b. March 10, 1833. Philadelphia. Reichert, Jr.
1847.. .Horn, Anna Maria. ...d. of John Horn m. Nov. 9, 1855, Ben-
Philadelphia, jamin S. Lewrv.
1849...Hetfield, Louisa d. of Robert M. net-...ni.' Nov. 4, 1857,^David
b. May 24, 1833. field, Elizabeth, Gordon, Toiiipkins-
N. J. viUe, N. Y.
1852...Huger, Anna L.
(Daisy) Charleston, S. C m. Feb. 16, 1858, Wm.
b. Dec. 18, 1839. S. Elliott.
1857. ..Hicks, Mary d. of Elias Hicks, Jr.,
b. Sept. 4, 1839. New York.
1794. ..Johnston, Janet d. of Christopher ra. Rev. James Inglis,
b. 1783. Johnston, Baltimore. D.D.
d. Sept. 2, 1816.
1814. ..Johnson, Harriet R...d. of John Johnson m. Dec. 22, 1832, Rev.
b. Nov. 14, 1800. Newton, N. J. .Lames C. Edwards,
Morristown.
d. Jan. 16, 1836.
1834. ..Jones, Elizabeth A... d. of Isaac Jones m. Sept. 25, 1839,
fa. March 20, 1822. New York. Alonzo R. Cushman.
" Jones, MaryAugusta..d. of Isaac Jones m. Sept. 2i), 1849,
fa. Aug. 29, 1824. New York. Christopher D. Var-
ley, M.D.
1847...Joyner, Fannie H d. of Thos. Joyner m. June 28, 1853, Peter
fa. Nov. 30, 1831. Memphis, Tenn. P. Siler, Plumfa
Bayou, Arkansas.
1812. ..Knight, Elizabeth w. of .lames Darrach...m. Thos. M. Blount,
fa. Aug. 0, 1803. Pliiladelphia. Washington City.
1824...Kilborne, Harriet
R d. of Ira Kilfaorne m. Dec. 24, 1829.
b. March 14, 1808. Lawrenceville, Pa. William B. Mann,
Illinois.
1828. ..King, Lydia E d. of Aaron King m. April 16. 18.37,
b. May 8, 1816. New York. Rev. Smith P. Gam-
mage, Waverly.
Long Island, N. Y.
462 CATALOGUE OF PUPILS AT THE
1834...Kummer, Sophia L...d. of Rev. John G m. Oct. 16, 1856,
b. Oct. 16, 1824. Kummer, Bethle- Edward Pierce,
hem. Pa. Sandy Spring, Md.
1857...Kathrens, Alice Rio Grande, Texas d. Feb. 5, 1858, in the
b. Feb. 21, 1844. Seminary.
1797...L,eet, Elizabeth d. of Daniel Leet m. Nov. 10, 1803,
b Feb. 27, 1784. Washington Co., Pa. Daniel Shields,
Sewicklyville, Pa.
1836. ..Lewis, Juliet H d. of Ellis Lewis m. June 7, 1848,
b. Aug. 5, 1823. Williamsport, Pa. James H. Campbell,
Pottsville, Pa.
*' Lewis, Mary B d. of .Jas. M. Lewis m. Sept. 17, 1846, Antes
b. Aug. 1, 1826. Pottsville, Pa. Snyder, Pottstown.
1838 ..Lee, Julia G d. of Adam Lee m. March 10, 1847, D.
b. June 21, 1823. Rahway, N. J. P. Post, New York.
1840...Lockwood, Mary A...d. of Thos. S. Lock- m. June 22, 1852,
b. March 30, 1829. wood, Fallsburg, George Seaman,
N. Y. Sangerties, N. Y.
1842...Lilliendahl, Caro-
line d. of C. D. W. Lillien-...d. July 2, 1851.
b. Aug. 12, 1831. dahl, New York.
1846. ..Lewis, Anna J d. of Jas. M. Lewis,
b. Nov. 18, 1829. Norristown, Pa.
" Lewis, Sarah W d. of Jas. M. Lewis,
b. Aug. 9, 1831. Norristown, Pa.
1853. ..Loyd, Eliz'th H d. of AVm. B. Loyd,
b. Dec. 23, 1843. Philadelphia.
1854. ..Locke, Julia D d. of J. D. Locke m. Oct. 26, 1857,
b. July 10, 1837. New York. Wm. B. Bloodgood,
Jacksonville, E.
Florida.
1791. ..Morgan, Elizabeth. ..d. of Jacob Morgan m. Sept. 3, 1801,
b. Feb. 26, 1782. Philadelphia. William Sergeant,
d. June 8, 1852.
1806. ..Masters, Eunice d. of Josiah Masters....m. May 19, 1819, Chas.
b. Feb. 9, 1794. Scaghticoke, N. Y. Stebbins, Cazenonia,
N. Y.
1819. ..Munn, Sarah T d. of Stephen B m. Oct. 18, 1829,
b. Jan. 22, 1809. Munn, New York. Thos. F. Cornell.
d. March 29, 1853.
1838. ..Marsh, Caroline d. of James Marsh m. April 25, 1844,
b. June 19, 1825. Philadelphia. Nicholas Guilbert.
1841. ..Miller, Mary Ann d. of Abraham Miller...m. Sept. 1, 1846,
b. March 25, 1827. Easton, Pa. John H. Kase,
Newark, N. J.
1851. ..Michael, Mary C g.d. of Mrs. Catharine.. m. June 26, 1855,
b. Aug. 8, 1836. Finlay, Baltimore. Benedict H. King,
Perrymanville,
Md.
1854...Millington, Catha-
rine Ann d. of John Millington,
b. Aug. 25, 1835. M.D., Memphis,
Tenn.
1814...Norris, Ann B d. of .Lames Norris...'...m. 1827, John J. Wurts,
b. Feb. 29, 1804. Baltimore. Easton, Pa.
BETHLEHEM FEMALE SEMINARY. 463
1835... Ogden, Cordelia A.... d. of .John Ogden m. June 24, 1846,
b. Dec. 2, 1818. Newark, N. J. J. H. Clark, M.D.
1708. ..Pratt, Sarah C d. of Henry Pratt m. Sept. 14, 1809,
b. Dec. 1, 1791. Philadelphia. Thomas McKeau,
d. Dec. 31, 1836.
1811. ..Peter, Dorcas E d. of David Peter m. April 23, 1821,
b March 29, 1803. Gnadenhutten, Ohio. J. Tschudy.
d. Aug. 31, 1823.
1840. ..Philips, Eliza D d. of John Philips m. Jan. 13, 1853,
b. April 28, 1827. E. Baton Rouge, La. Horace B. Vibbert.
1825...Riggs, Ann d. of Geo. W. Riggs....m. Dec. 17, 1835,
b. June 23, 1811. Baltimore. W. C. Pickersgill,
New York.
1840...Rittenhouse, Emma
M d. of Josiah Ritten- d. Jan 30, 1858, as
b. April 9, 1835. house, Wissahickon, tutoress in the
Pa. Seminary..
1798...Shedden, Annabella..d. of Wm. Shedden d. in England.
b. Dec. 178G. New York.
1818...Slocuni, Ruth T d. of Joseph Slocum...m. Dec. 1, 1825, Wm.
b. Dec. 5, 1804. Wilkes-Barr(;, Pa. S. Ross.
1829...Sno\vden, Mary L d. of F. L. Snowden...m. Oct. 18, 1832, Chas.
b. Dec. IG, 1814. Louisville, Ky. F. Snowden, M.D.,
Baltimore.
1834...Sturges, Anna F. d. of H. A. C. Sturges...m. June 3, 1849, L. A.
b. Aug. 4, 1827. New York. Spence, Sandusky
City, Ohio.
" SchaH, Cath. Ann d. of John Schall m. Jan. 27, 1843, Wm.
b Jan. 7, 1821. Orwigsburg, Pa. M. Bickel.
1841...Sandos, Alicia M d. of John Sandos m. Oct. .30, 1849, D. K.
b. March 8, 1830. Philadelphia. Shoemaker, M.D.,
Rockport, Pa.
1845.. .Stover, Emmeline d. of Henry S. Stover...ra. June 14, 1853, J. C.
b. June 19, 1828. Erwinna, Pa. Stewart, M.D.,
Greenwich, N. J.
1839. ..Thomas, Lucy M d. of Moses Thomas. ..m. May 31, 1855, Wm.
b. Sept. 28, 1827. Philadelphia. Hopper.
d. Jan. 26, 1856.
1818...White, ElizaJ d. of William White.. ..m. March 27, 1823,
b. Api'il 27, 1806. Middlotown, JeflFer- Laurence Young,
son Co., Ky.
INDEX.
Accommodations, Increased 78
Ackerly, Margaret 264
Adams, Louisa Catharine 210
Adams, John Qiiincy 208
Addison, Eliza 278,280
Allemand, Hersile 278, 280
Allen, Anna 129
Allen, Polly 262
Arden, Louisa 266
Arden, Maria 264
Arms, Brethren opposed to bear-
ing
Backus, Lucretia 275, 276,
Baylor, Maria W
Beach, Hannah
Benade, Brother Andrew... 145,
Bell, State House
Bells, Christ Church
Berthelsdorf.
Berwick, Ann E
Bethlehem, Settlement of
Bethlehem, Visited in 1783
BeverhouJt, Adriona van
Bezold, Gottlieb
Bingliam, Ann
Bingham, Mary
Bininger, Patty
Birthdays, Observances of... 68,
Bishop, David
Blakely, Aurelia
Bleck, Ernest F
Bleecker, Elizabeth
Boehler, Frederica H
Boehler, Peter
Bonn, John Hermann, or "Pappy
Bonn" 143,
Bowen, Sarah
Brashier, Helen
Breakfast of milk and bread
Brethrens' House, Occupation of
Britten, Elizabeth de 278,
164
277
274
274
1.58
182
182
18
96
20
251
94
23
119
265
267
142
23
55
216
95
278
290
123
95
142
161
284
Britton, Judith de 272, 273, 275
Broome, Caroline 260, 263
Brown, Anne 267
Brown, Caroline 225
Browne, Mary 271, 272, 278
Buildings, Ancient 29
Building, New 227
Bull, Hetty M 86
! Buxton, Sarah 9G
I Byrnes, Eleanor 26-5
i Byvanck, Jane 9<>
I Canadian Prisoners 165
i Carey, Eliza 265
Cauffman, A 267
Champion, Lucretia. ..271, 272, 274
Chapel dedicated 222
Chester, Elizabeth 85
Chitty, P 279
Christie, Eliza 277
Christmas Festivities 124
Church dedicated, 1806 148
Churchyard 241
Circular issued, conditions 83
Coleman, Elizabeth 121
Congregation, Ocean 24
Corner Stone of 1790 88
Cox, Maria 5-5, 56
Cunow, G 278
Cunow, Brother John G 160, 187
Currie, Ann ^^
Daddy Thomas 153
Daily Events, Journal of.. 45, 65, 93
Davidson, Elizabeth 276
Davis, Elizabeth 267, 268
Death, The first 129
Devenish, Caroline 275, 277
Dialogue of 1790 94
Dialogue of 1793 119
Diary of 1776 1^=^
I Diet and Dress ^^
466
INDEX.
Discipline. The Statutes of. 33
Distaff ....'. 49
Domestic Manufactures, Selec-
tion of by AVashington 88
Dorsey, Betsy 276
Dorsey, ^lary 274
Dorsey, M. H 284
Douglass, Sarah 284
Dover, Martha 274
Dover, Sarah 283
Du Ponceau, Peter S 191
Earthenware, Manufacture of.... 257
Economy in ^Management 43
Egbert, EUza 265
EUet, Mrs. E. F 224
Ettwein, Bishop 94
Examination, The first 53
Exclusiveness abandoned 203
Expenses of Tuition 40
Fever, Malignant 213
Field, Abigail 122
Fisher, Juliana 136, 279
Fisher, Louisa 280
Fishing in the Lehigh Ill
Flagg, Maria M 123
Fonda, Elizabeth 275, 279
Frelinghuysen, Maria 96
Friendly Neighbors 236
Friedenshiitten 98
Fries, Eliza 103
Frueauff, Brother 200
Gale, Maria C 277, 283
Garrison, Nicholas 23, 238
Germantown, The Battle-of. 182
Gilbert, Angelica 280, 281, 282
Gnadenhiitten 98
Good Peter 105
Graham, Ann 132, 280, 281, 282
Greene, Cornelia Lott 54, 95
Greene, General 51
Greene, Martha AV 266
Grube, Bernhard A 64
Grunewald 21
Grunewald, Painting by 210
Hahn, Miss 225
Halsey, Sarah 120
Hancock, John 184
Handy, Mehitabel 267, 273, 279
Hamilton, ISlary L 206
Harrison, Eliza 284
Heckewelder, The Missionary... 67
Heckewelder, Polly; first Avhite
woman born in Ohio 07
Henry, Anna 275
Henry, Elizabeth 96
Henry, Patty 121
Herman, Brother 218
Hermelin, Baron 254
Hermitage 235
Hertell, Ann ^ 260
Heydenreich, Rev. Lewis 224
Hickley, Ann Maria 56, 95
Hillhouse, Sarah 268
Horsfield, Sarah 275, 277
Hospital, Suffering in the 170
Hospital, Tlie Continental 164
Hosi^ital, Removal of 185
Hospital, Removal to Lancaster.. 187
Hotel, The Sun 72
Howard, Deborah 283
Howard, Rachel 123
Huebner, Abraham L., M.D 224
Huebner, Brother Lewis, becomes
Inspector 159
Huntington, Eliza M 94
Huntington, Faith 268
Huntington, Harriets 267
Huss, John 18
Independence, War of. 26
Indian Converts 242
Ingraham, Polly 284
Instruction and Recreation 42
Ireland, Jane 262
Iroquois, Visit of. 97
Journal of Daily Events... 45, 65, 93
Journal, School 105
Johnston, Janet 266
.Jones, Ann 96
Kalb, Baron de 176
Kampman, Eliza 278
King, Cornelia. 261
Kip, Eliza 283
Kip, Helen 55
Kip, Helen M 86
Kitchen built 152
Kliest, Lister 54, 130
Kummer, Ann Louisa 284
Kummer, Brother 216
Kummer, Maria E 275
Lafayette, General 39, 183
Lambert, Scott, M.D 224
Langaard, Sister 57
Langdon, Hannah 56
Lansing, Arrietta 271, 272, 274
Lansing, Catharine 273
Lawrence, Elizabetli 283
INDEX.
467
Lease-system abolished 239
Leet, Elizabeth 273, 275, 278
Letherman, Margaret 275, 276
Life, Mode of. 231
Longfellow's hymn of the Nuns.. 40
McDonald, Elizabeth .267
McUhenny, Mary 96
McLachlan, Polly 268
McVherson, Harriet 274
Massey, Ann 265
Mintji, The Nurse 81
Moore, Esther 95
Moravians, The l*^
Morgan, Eliza 265
Mumford, Catharine "-08
Music and Musical instru-
ments l"*!
Nazareth 20 ,
Needle, and Tambour work 38 |
Nitschman, Bishop David 20, 22 i
Nurse Mintji 81 l
Ocean Congregation 24
Ogle, Elizabeth 282
Old Man's Place 235
Otsiquette, or Pierre Jaquette... 101
Otto, Dr 254
Owings, Deborah 55
Palmer, Lydia 55
Paris, Peggy 284
Patronage 138
Parsons, Mary 2()0
Peace, Love of 164
Pearls in the Lehigh 255
Perkins, Mary • 266
Peter, Good 105
Peters, Richard 176
Phillips, Hannah 96
Place, Old Man's 235
Piatt, Amelia 268
Post, Christian Frederick 23
Pratt, Ann M 284
Pratt, Sarah C 282
Prisoners, Canadian 165
Pulaski, Banner presented to.... 38
Pupils, The first 31
Railroads 240
Rakestraw, Patty 121
llauch. The Missionary 21
Red .Jacket 100, 104
Kedick, Sarah 275, 276
Reichel, Brother Chai-les G 187
Reichelt, Caroline Sophia 278
Reports, False 150
Retreat through the Jerseys 168
Richards, Catharine M 265
Robeson, Jane 276, 282
Roepper, William Theodore 220
Rural Life, a Dramatic composi-
tion by Sister Langaard... 57-65
Sanders, Sarah 269
Salt, Cost of. 171
School Journal 105
Schools opened 29
Sch6pf, John, M.D 251
Schropp, Joanna E 283
Schuyler, General 175
Schweinitz, Brother de 202
Seidel, Brother 200, 205
Seidel, Nathaniel 23
Serra, Abbe Correa de 191
Shaw, Joseph 23
Shedden, Annabella 283
Shippen, William, M.D 109, 178
Shultz, Brother 219
Sibbald, George 152
Sick and Wounded, Care of. 179
Single Brethren's House pur-
chased 160
Smith, Caroline 266
Smith, Harriet 121
; Spangenberg, Bishop 22
Spinet, The 38
1 Spring, The 235
Stansbury, Lydia P 103
Steinhauer, Brother 189
Steinhauer, Daniel 224
Steuben, Eleanor von 283
Storm, Esthei' 275, 276, 277
Storrs, Eliza 273,274
Strong, Charlotte 273
Sun Hotel 72
I Tambour and Needle-work 38
i Taxation 259
Teachers from Europe 141
Thomas, Daddy 153
Titze, Brother 221
Tucker, Susan M 277
t Unger, Mary '^^
\ United Brethren, Church of 17
I Vanderheyden, Catharine... 275, 278
Van Ylcck, Helen 269
Van Vleck, Brother Jacob, be-
comes Inspector 83
Van Vleck's Inspectorship con-
i eludes 137
468
INDEX.
Van Vleck, Brother 115
Vcan Vleck, Jane 94, 120
Van Vleck, Polly 268
Van Zandt, Ann 95
Vriehuis, Margaret C 56
Vriehuis, Peggy 80
Walsh, Jane 85
War of Independence 26
War of 1812 188
Warren, Cynthia 278
Warren, John, M.D 169
Washington, The Death of. 132
Washington 38
Watson, Esther Ann 96
Waterworks 256
Watteville, Bishop John de... 28, 163
White, Sarah 265
AVhitefield, Rev. George 20
Whiting, Fanny 95
Wilcox, Eleanor 267
Wilkins, Hannah 265
WoUe, Brother 223
Zinzendorf, Count 18, 21, 98,
102, 115
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