-- Table of Contents -- Vol. I | |
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| Chapter 0 | Contents, Advertisement and General History |
| Chapter 1 | Epitome of Primitive Colonial and Philadelphia History |
| Chapter 2 | The Primitive Settlement and its Incidents |
| Chapter 3 - Part I | Facts and Occurrences of the Primitive settlement |
| Chapters 3 - Part II - 4 |
Facts and Occurances of the Primitive settlement (concl) | Fragments of the Primitive History |
| Chapters 5 - 8 | The Penn Family -- and facts concerning them | Penn's Descendants --- notices of them | The landing of Penn at Chester | The landing of Penn at the Blue Anchor Inn |
| Chapters 9 - 14 | The Treaty Tree and Fairman's Mansion there | The Swedes' Church and House of Sven Sener | Penny Pot-house and Landing | Poole's bridge and its incidents | Penn's Cottage in Letitia Court | Slate-roof House --- Penn's residence |
| Chapters 15 - 18 | The River - front Bank --- and how its original purpose was changed | The Caves --- and their inhabitants | Habits and State of Society in Colonial Times | Apparel --- Former Dresses |
| Chapters 19 - 22 | Furniture and Equipage in Olden Time | Changes and Improvements in public and domestic comforts and conveniences | Changes in Residences and Places of business | Local changes in Streets and Places |
| Chapters 23-24A | Innovations and new modes of Conducting Business | Progress and state of Society | Changes in the Prices of Diet |
| Chapters 25 - 27 | Superstitions and Popular Credulity | Sports and Amusements | City Dancing Assembly | Education in Early Times |
| Chapters 28 - 33 | Primitive Courts and Trials | Crimes and Punishments | The Excellencies of Penn's Laws | Philadelphia Bar in Colonial Times | Militia and Colonial Defence | Duels in Olden Time |
| Chapters 34 - 39 | The Drawbridge and Dock Creek | The Old Court House, and Friends' Meeting | High Street Prison and Market Shambles | The Stone Prison, S.W. corner of Third and High Street | Market Houses in Primitive Days | The Arch Street Bridge at Front Street |
| Chapters 40 - 49 | Shippen's Great House | Benezet's House and Chestnut street Bridge | Clarke's Hall, &c., --- Chestnut street | Carpenter's Mansion | Christ Church --- it's early history | Friends' Bank Meeting, Front Street | Friends' Meeting at Centre Square | The London Coffee-house | State House and Yard -- in the beginning | State House Inn |
| Chapters 50 - 71 | Washington Square in former Days | Beek's Hollow | Norris' House and Garden | Robert Morris' Mansion | Loxley's House, and Bathsheba's Bath and Bower | Duche's House, &c. | Bingham's Mansion | The British Barracks | The Old Academy | Carpenter's Hall and First Congress there | Office of Secretary of Foreign Affairs | Fort Wilson, corner of Third and Walnut Street | Friends' Alms House | Whitpain's Great House | Wiggleworth's House | The Old Ferry | Offly's Anchor Forge | Baptisterion --- on the Schuylkill | Fort St. David | Bachelor's Hall | The Duck Pond, corner Fourth and High Street | Pegg's Run, &c.--- Early notices and changes there |
| Chapters 72 - 81 | Specimens of the best Houses | Rare Old Houses | Churches --- their early history | Hospitals --- their early history | Poor Houses --- earliest ones | Libraries --- their early history | Taverns in former days | Theatres --- their origin | Custom Houses --- earliest ones | Banks --- in their beginning |
| Chapters 82 - 89 | North End | South End and Society Hill | Western Commons, &c. | Springs -- in earliest days | Gardens --- notices of earliest ones | Ponds and Skating Places | Fires and Fire Engines --- early notices | Friends --- in early times |
| Chapter 90 | Persons and Characters - Part I |
| Chapter 90 | Persons and Characters - Part II |
| Chapters 90 -92 | Persons and Characters - Part III | Aged Persons | Childhood and its Joys |
-- Table of Contents -- Vol. II | |
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| Contents & Chapter 1 |
Contents & Olden Time Affections and Researches |
| Chapter 2 - Part I |
Pennsylvania Inland : Germantown - Part I |
| Chapter 2 - Part II |
Pennsylvania Inland : Germantown - Part II |
| Chapter 2 - Part III |
Pennsylvania Inland : Part III | Frankford | Byberry | Gwynedd, in Montgomery County | Norristown | Chester County | Chester | Bucks County | Pennsbury |
| Chapter 2- Part IV |
Pennsylvania Inland : Part IV | Historical Notices of Lancaster and Lancaster County | Harrisburg, &c. | Wyoming and its Massacre | Pittsburg and Braddock | Frontier Towns |
| Chapter 3- Part I |
Indians : Part I | Indian Visits to the City | Indian Alarms and Massacre | Association for Preserving Peace with the Indians -- Year 1756 | The Paxton Boys, and Indian Massacre | Present State and Refuge of the Delaware Indians | Tedyuscung | Isaac Still | Miscellanea | Frontier Indians, Incidents, Hostilities, &c. |
| Chapter 3- Part II |
Indians : Part II | Indian Names of Places, by Heckewelder | The Indian Alarms and Hostilities | Indian Ravages and Incidents, near Carlisle and Harrisburg | The Indians on Susquehanna | The Assault and Burning of Hanna's town, in 1782 | Some Indian Facts | Conestoga Indians and Shawanese | The Captivity of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family, 1780 | Final Notes |
| Chapters 4 - 5 | Chapter 4 - Pirates | Captain Kid | Blackbeard | Other Pirates | Chapter 5 - The Swedes |
| Chapters 6 - 12 | Chapter 6 - The Germans | Chapter 7 - The Irish | Chapter 8 - Negroes and Slaves | Chapter 9 - Redemption Servants | Chapter 10 - The Stamp Act resisted | Chapter 11 - British Duties and Tea Act Resisted | Chapter 12 - Governors of Colonial Days |
| Chapter 13 - Part I |
Occurrences of the War of Independence - Part I |
| Chapter 13 - Part II |
Occurrences of the War of Independence - Part II |
| Chapters 14 - 16 | Chapter 14 - Alliance Frigate | Chapter 15 - The Federal Procession | Chapter 16 - Seasons and Climate |
| Chapters 17 - 19 | Chapter 17 - Medical Subjects | Chapter 18 - The Post | Chapter 19 - Gazettes and Printing Press |
| Chapters 20 - 22 | Chapter 20 - Statistic Facts | Chapter 21 - Remarkable Incidents and Things | Chapter 22 - Curiosities and Discoveries |
| Chapters 23 - 31 | Chapter 23 - Whales and Whalery | Chapter 24 - Grapes and Vineyards | Chapter 25 - Beasts of Prey and Game | Chapter 26 - Culture of Silk | Chapter 27 - Ships and Shipbuilding | Chapter 28 - Paper Money | Chapter 29 - Lotteries | Chapter 30 - Steamboats | Chapter 31 - Waterworks |
| Chapters 32 - 37 | Chapter 32 - Anthracite Coal | Chapter 33 - Watering Places | Chapter 34 - Canals, Railroads, Turnpikes | Chapter 35 - River Delaware | Chapter 36 - River Schuylkill | Chapter 37 - Country Seats |
| Chapters 38 - 40 | Chapter 38 - Miscellaneous Facts | Chapter 39 - Relics & Remembrancers | Chapter 40 - List of Unpublished Papers |
| Chapter 41 - Part I |
Appendix - Part I |
| Chapter 41 - Part II |
Appendix - Part II |
| Chapter 42 | Chapter 42 - Final Appendix of the Year 1856 |
| Chapter 43 | Chapter 43 - Variety of Passing Brief Facts |