as it may be. For instance, June 20, 1756, the Catholic man's son. Up to about 1800 the erection of tombs was not frequent; only a few families who seemed to care or deemed it proper to mark the last resting places of their departed ones. Many have been buried whose place has become obliterated, and at present no one can say where they rest. From this list in the book I find the following record of burials each year, and the names of those over whom no stone is found to mark the grave. Those having tombs will come in the regular alphabetical list attached hereto as taken from the stones. In 1757-12 bodies interred among which Feby. 1. Henry Friederich. Oct. 16. The Catholic Man's wife. Two women, the rest children. 1762.-Fifteen burials. Jany. 11. John von Erden. 1763.-Ten interments. Jany. 20. John Channel. Sept. 8. Henry Frederich's wife. Nov. 22. Baltzer Traut. Feby. 8. David Sauter. 1 The first superintendent. To this date the record was kept by George Schreiber, who wrote only in German, and the German names are spelled in their proper manner. He no doubt giving it up on account of age and debility, for he died two years after this, and is buried in this ground with his co-overseer for so many years, Ludwig Engelhard, who died the same year. After this the register is kept in English, and we begin at once to see the changes in the spelling of the old German names. 1781.-Nine burials. Jan'y 8. Paul Shryber (Schreiber?) April 23. Old Aplona out of the April 15. George Palmer. 1782.-Six interments. July 17. John Lowry. 1783.-Fourteen burials. Feb'y 28. Ludwig Engelhart. poorhouse. 1784.-Nine burials. Mar. 2. Jacob Clime. Sept. 21. Jeremiah Trout (Traut). 1785.-Fourteen burials. July 11. John Bowman's widow. Sept. 26. Barbara Knorr. 1786. One interment. Mar. 12. William Engle's wife. 1787.-Fifteen burials. Feb'y 24. Christian Duy's wife. June 19. Winard Ax. "6 20. Abraham Paul. 1788.-Eleven burials. Jan'y 1. Hannah Lehman. 66 Sept. 22. John Schneider. Nov. 18. John Schlingluf. June 21. James Mathew. Dec. 27. Mathias Diel's wife. Feb. 26. Chas: Francis' Father. 5. Jacob Engle's son Edward. Mar. 8. Abraham Paul's wife. [When the Stamp Act was passed, Franklin wrote to Charles Thomson: "Depend upon it my good neighbour, I took every step in my power to prevent the passage of the Stamp Act no body could be more concerned in interest than myself to oppose it sincerely & heartily. But the Tide was too strong against us. The nation was provoked by American Claims to Independence & all Parties joined in resolving by this act to settle the point. We might as well have hindered the sun's setting. That we could not do. But since it is down my Friend and it may be long before it rises again, let us make as good a night of it as we can. We may still light candles. Frugality and Industry will go a great way toward indemnifying us. Idleness and Pride tax with a heavier hand than Kings and Parliament. If we can get rid of the former we may easily bear the latter." When he wrote this he certainly had no idea of the storm that the "Act” would raise in America and accepted it as a Law which must be obeyed. The frugality and industry he proposed to practise are set forth in the following letter to his partner David Hall, dated about one month after his letter to Thomson.-ED.] DEAR MR. HALL: LONDON, Augt 9, 1765. I received yours of June 21 & 22. I have wrote my Mind fully to you in former Letters relating to the Stamp Act, so that I have but little to add except what you desire |