The autobiography of a Pennsylvanian/18 Index

by Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker

INDEX

1. Accident nearly terminates career, 203
2. Achievements of administration as governor, 439
3. Adamson, Thomas, introduced to Daniel Webster by author's father, 23
4. Address at Andersonville, 402; at Chickamauga battlefield, 317; at dedication of capitol, 435; at dedication of statue of Teedyuscung, 268; to voters of state urging Blaine's election in 1884, 188; at 200th anniversary of coming of Germans to Germantown, 148; before Canstatter Volksfest Verein, 240; before Sons of Revolution, 158; before New England Society of Pennsylvania, 1891, 230; urging Blaine's election, commented upon by Philadelphia newspapers, 188; at Bellefonte on the Curtin monument dedication, 428; to the Republican national convention, 360; at Franklin and Marshall College, 305; at Gettysburg, 305, 352; at Hanover, 396; to the Legislature, 291; at Neshaminy to Sons of Revolution, 305
5. Adventure with a runaway horse, 367
6. Albert, heir to Belgian throne, visits America, 252
7. Aldekerk observations and experiences, 217
8. Allen, William, Colonial Chief Justice, 34
9. Allentown Fair visited, 312
10. Ambitions of mother of author, 151
11. American Philosophical Society celebrates 200th anniversary of Franklin's birth, 421
12. Amsterdam acquaintances, observations and experiences, 216
13. Amundsen, Roald, met in company with other Polar explorers, 496
14. Ancestors of author, 17; fluent speakers and writers, 136
15. Anderson, Dr. Benjamin S., 65
16. Anderson, Dr. David F., teaches author chess, 39
17. Anderson, Isaac, author's great-grandfather, 20
18. Anderson, James, author's great-great-great-grandfather, 20
19. Anderson, Dr. James, land purchase at Ardmore, 229
20. Anderson, Dr. Joseph W., 229
21. Anderson, Major Patrick, 20, 195, 322
22. Anderson, Sarah, wife of Matthias Pennypacker and author's grandmother, 19
23. Andrews, W. R., 265, 391
24. Annapolis appointment offered to author, 90
25. Antietam battlefield memorials dedicated, 366, 437
26. Antwerp experiences and observations, 215, 248
27. Appointive offices, filling the, as governor, 272
28. Ardmore built on land of Dr. James Anderson, 229
29. Armitage, Charles, 73
30. Ashenfelter, 112, 145
31. Ashenfelter, S. M., boyhood associate of author, 68
32. Ashhurst, Richard L., 407
33. Atlantic Monthly publishes "Ills of Pennsylvania," 260
34. Atlee, Col. Samuel John, 148
35. Audenried, Col. Joseph C., 376
36. Auter, James, 410
37. Autobiography, how written, 11; never revised by author, 12
38. Baer, George F., 229, 424
39. Baking Powder Bill, 289
40. Balance between states and federal government, 279
41. Bancroft Literary Society, members who became friends of author, 101
42. Banneker Institute, 104
43. Bar, admitted to, 114; leaders of, 119
44. Baraçoa observations and experiences, 242
45. Barker, Wharton, 124, 175, 178, 186
46. Barnes, William, 430
47. Bartilotte, Nichola, tried for murder, 236
48. Basle observations and experiences, 220
49. Bavis, Mary A., 49
50. Bear protection bill veto, 289
51. Beaver, General James A., 229, 418
52. Beaver, James A., nominated for governor, 187
53. Beeber, Dimner, 339
54. Beitler, Abraham M., 127
55. Beitler, Alderman David, 127
56. Beitler, Colonel Lewis E., 247, 313
57. Bell imprint collection, 160
58. Bell, John C, 246
59. Berry, William H., elected state treasurer, 398
60. Bevan, John, author's Welsh ancestor of royal blood, 21
61. Bible of author's great-great-great-grandmother's grandfather, anecdote, 168
62. Bicycle case decision, 252
63. Biddle, A. Sydney, 123
64. Biddle, George W., 114, 119
65. Billew (Boileau), Miss Caroline, 77
66. Bingham, General Henry, dinner in his honor, 371
67. Binney, Horace, remembered by author, 118
68. Birthplace, 31
69. Bishop, Annie M., 214
70. Bispham, George Tucker, declines judgeship, 310
71. Black Hand activities, 410
72. Blaine, Col. Ephraim, 167
73. Blaine, James G., 180, 187, 213
74. Blankenburg, Rudolph, 176, 185
75. Board of Education activities of author, 193; election of president, 202
76. Boarding experiences at Third Street near Callowhill, 112
77. Boer War comments, 225, 256
78. Bookkeeper for oil company, 114
79. Books, collecting, 160; exchange of rare, 167; sale of, 394; farmers' auctions, 162; prices paid for rare, 147
80. Books of author's boyhood, 36; studied by author at Grovemont Seminary, 69
81. Bosbyshell, Col. Oliver C, 158
82. Bosworth Field visit, 250
83. Botanizing trips of author while a boy, 41
84. Bowen, A. Harry, 254
85. Boyd, Peter, 397
86. Bradley, Rev. Joel E., 67
87. Bradley, Judge Joseph P., 471
88. Bradley, Col. Walter T., 308
89. Bradley, William, H., 69
90. Breckinridge, Senator John C, of Kentucky, 93
91. Bregy, F. A., secures judicial appointment, 196
92. Brewster, B. H., member of bar, 115
93. Brewster, Judge F. Carroll, 116
94. Bridges, county, 524
95. British Museum visit, 249
96. Broek observations, 216
97. Brooke, Charles W., 119
98. Brooke, General John R., nearly selected for governor, 264; a Gettysburg veteran, 493
99. Broomall, John M., 82
100. Broomall, Virginia Earl, 69
101. Brotherhead, William, 166
102. Brotherhead's comment on bibliomaniacs, 170
103. Brown, David Paul, 119
104. Brown, J. Hay, comments on supposed candidacy of governor for Supreme Court, 338
105. Brown, William M., lieutenant governor, 271, 354
106. Brown's, John, attempt, news comes to Phœnixville, 80
107. Brumbaugh, M. G., asked to urge Shumaker appointment, 457
108. Bryce, James, characterized, 488; literary criticisms, 489
109. Buckeye Blacksmith, the, a stump speaker and daguerreotypist, 46
110. Budd, Henry, 127
111. Bullitt, John C., 126, 382
112. Bunn, William M., 371
113. Burgin, Dr. Herman, 158
114. Burgin, Horace, 158
115. Burleigh, 51
116. Burns, John, monument at Gettysburg, 305
117. Butler, Gen. Benj. F., moves author's admittance to practice before U. S. Supreme Court, 135; saves Maryland for Union, 87
118. Cabinet of the governor, 273
119. Cadwalader, John, 254
120. Cadwalader, Jr., John, 114, 431
121. Cadwalader, Richard M., 158, 239, 384
122. Calhoun, Alfred R., a prominent G. A. R. man, 102; political career, 103
123. Cameron, Simon, 103, 171, 196
124. Campaign contribution in 1902, 265
125. Campaign for governor, 268; speeches, extemporaneous, 269
126. Cannon, Joseph G., as a presiding officer, 359; characterization, 468
127. Capp, Thomas H., 404
128. Capitol—built without depleting treasury, 434; contracts attacked, 432; contract attack blunder in tactics, 433; cornerstone laid, 350; costs compared with other states, 524; dedication, 435; dedicatory address by governor, 435; expenditures defended by governor, 432; expenditures opened to newspaper editors, 434; furnishing attack, 433; investigation and prosecution, 440; itself an answer to critics of builders, 434; scandal, author bids it farewell, 435
129. Carnegie, Andrew, 367, 375, 448
130. Carnegie Library at State College dedicated, 367
131. Carpenter, Major J. Edward, 158
132. Carpenter, Samuel, 21
133. Carson, Hon. Hampton L., 13, 94, 145, 175, 273, 331, 460
134. Carty, Jerome, 101
135. Cassatt, A. J., and horse racing, 270
136. Cassel, Daniel K., his history of Mennonites, 147
137. Cassidy, Lewis C., 119
138. Catto, O. V., 194
139. Cavin, Samuel E., 208
140. Chambrun, Marquis de, 134
141. Chamounix visited, 222
142. Charities appropriations, 524
143. Chattanooga battlefield visited, 316
144. Checkers, the author's progress at game, 39
145. Chester County Republicanism, fiftieth anniversary, 395
146. Chew, Major David S. B., 492
147. Chillon, castle of, visited, 223
148. Chinese concessions basis of a company incorporated through author, 125
149. Chrisman, Robert R., 114
150. Christian Science charter refused, 251
151. Chronicles of Nathan Ben Saddi published, 362
152. City Troop, 364
153. Civil Service problem, 291
154. Civil Service Reform Association formed, 179
155. Clark, Champ, 245
156. Clark, Clarence H., 239
157. Clay, Henry, supported by author's father for President, 48; writes a letter to author's father, 48
158. Cleveland, Grover, 134
159. Clients, relations with lawyer in former times, 111; early, 123
160. Clover Club dinners, 234
161. Coal and Iron Police condemned, 349; work reviewed and law criticised, 530
162. Coal Oil Johnnie, 115
163. Coal Strike of 1906, 420; activities of state constabulary, 423; proclamation of May 2d, 422
164. Coal tax urged, 534
165. Coates, Moses, 34
166. Cochran, Thomas, 186
167. Coffman, Doctor Isaac Z., 39
168. Colesberry, Col. Alexander P., 184, 253
169. Colket, Coffin, 204
170. Colket, Mary Pennypacker, 204
171. Collier's Weekly prints a poem, 424
172. Collis, Chas. H. T., as soldier and politician, 173
173. Cologne observations and experiences, 218
174. Comets of 1858 and 1860 portents of war, 80
175. Commissions for executive work deplored, 536
176. Committee of 100 organized in 1880, 185
177. Commonwealth vs. Tierney decision, 228
178. Congress Hall restored, 245; the court room in which author presided as judge, 206; ceiling falls, 238; courts move from, 245
179. Congress of Authors at the 1876 Centennial, 148
180. Conrad, Judge Henry C., 136
181. Conspiracy discovered by Record, 325
182. Constabulary organizd, 381; recommendation for organization, 532; stop a prize fight, 426
183. Constitutional centennial celebration, 133
184. Contempt of court, limitation of, to acts committed in court absurd, 213
185. Converse, John H., incident of, offered Chicago clerkship, 159
186. Conway, Jesse, 81
187. Cook, Joel, 101
188. Cooke, Jay, 75
189. Copperheads, The, 84, 97
190. Comwallis' surrender, new facts as to, 223
191. Corporation charters, governor takes active interest, 285; outcry on attitude, 286
192. Coudon, Henry, 56; Joseph, 56, 76; Cecil, 56
193. Coudon, Joseph, 76
194. County bridges recommendations, 524
195. Courts move from Congress Hall to City Hall, 245
196. Coventry visited, 225–250
197. Coxe, Brinton, president of Historical Society, 156
198. Coxe, Dr. Daniel, 156
199. Craig, Matthew, an American manufacturer in Cuba, 243
200. Crawford, G. L., rents office space to author, 115
201. Crawford, Jack, 419
202. Crefeld observations and experiences, 217
203. Crimes created too frequently by statute, 208
204. Criminal cases, satisfactory memory of, 207
205. Criminal practice, refusal to engage in, 129
206. Crittenden, John J., of Kentucky, 93
207. Croker, Richard, fellow voyager, 227
208. Cruikshank, Montgomery county school superintendent issues teaching certificate to author, 76
209. Cuba, proclamation of McKinley a mistake, 472; visited with daughter in 1894, 242
210. Curtin, Dr. Roland G., 113
211. Curtin monument dedicated at Bellefonte, 428
212. Curtis, George William, president National Civil Service Reform Association, 179, 474
213. Cutaiar, pardon refused, 332; visited in cell, 333
214. Cuyler, Theodore, described by Samuel Dickson, 120
215. Dairy and food division achievements, 528; license receipts, 529
216. Dare, William S., boss at iron works in Phœnixville, 33
217. Darling, J. Vaughan, 117
218. Darlington, Bishop, as a Shriner, 418; portrays author as idealist and radical, 12
219. Darwin, Charles, corresponded with author, 15
220. Darwin, Sir George, marries relative of author, 149
221. Daughters accompany author on European trip, 247
222. Dauphin County court appointment, 286, 404
223. Davies, William T., 183
224. Davis, Jennie M., 214
225. Davis, William Morris, 90
226. Death of author's brother John, 43; of author's father, 60; of judge's mother, 253
227. Death penalty an anachronism, 209
228. Dechert, Robert P., 158
229. Dedication of battlefield memorials, 316; of memorial to Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment dead, 358
230. DeKay, Drake, 92
231. Delaney, Captain John C., 272, 348
232. Delaware channel appropriation, 396; brought to attention of Legislature, 537
233. Delaware governor sends an improperly drawn up requisition, 315
234. Delegate to the 1904 Republican convention, 358
235. Democrats endorse author for judge, 202; make political capital of special session, 411
236. Denithorne, Richard, 82
237. Department of Health created, 380
238. Department of Public Records work, 527
239. Departmental reports, economies in printing, 525
240. "Desecration and Profanation of the Pennsylvania State Capitol," 432
241. Dick, Franklin A., 185
242. Dickens, Charles, impressions of, 148
243. Dickson, Samuel, 127, 153, 339
244. Diffenderffer, F. R., 229
245. Dinner given by newspaper men to governor, 438; to newspaper men, Jan. 3, 1907, 437
246. Discipline enforced by author as a teacher, 77; of author's boyhood, 36
247. Disston, Hamilton, 125, 174
248. Divorce congress, commissioners appointed, 415; initiated, 415; recommendations, 416; propositions not endorsed by Pennsylvania, 417, 439
249. Dixon, Dr. Samuel G., 284, 380, 463
250. Dobson, John R., 100
251. Dock, Christopher, 147, 164
252. Dodge, Henry C., 86
253. Dordrecht Confession of Faith, 19
254. Dorr, Doctor, 22
255. Dos Passos, John R., 183
256. Dotterer, Henry S., appointed private secretary, his death, 283
257. Dougherty, Daniel, 99, 115, 128
258. Douglass, William, as governor of Massachusetts, 280
259. Dow, Neal, visits author's father, 50
260. Dramatic performance participated in by author as a boy, 54
261. Dreer, Ferdinand J., 239
262. Driver, Alfred, 59
263. Drug clerk experience of author, 65
264. Durham Iron Works, 60
265. Durham, Israel W., 273, 386, 450
266. Dutch, ancestry of author, 17; language successfully studied, 145
267. Dwyer, John P., 374
268. Earle, Geo. H., comments on Supreme Court episode, 444; expresses his appreciation, 455; urges acceptance of Supreme Court nomination, 443
269. Economies and reforms in office of governor, 284
270. Edwards, Kate, murder case, 372
271. Egle, Dr. William H., 229
272. Egolf, Gus, the Norristown dealer from whom old books, etc., were obtained, 162
273. Eighth Pennsylvania Reserves' monument at Antietam, 437
274. Elkin, John P., elected to Supreme Court, 345; sought governorship without success, 262
275. Ellsworth, Colonel Elmer E., 92
276. Emery, Jr., Lewis, 187
277. Emery, Lewis R., nominated by independents for governor, 433
278. Eminent domain, right of, railroads' reform urged, 533; right taken from water companies, 379
279. Empire Hook and Ladder Company, 57
280. English ancestry of author, 17; baggage handling system breaks down, 226; common law reports, preparation of third volume, 126; estimate of character by author, 247; channel, near collision in, 248
281. Enterprise National Bank failure, 397; state deposits recovered, 421
282. Ephrata imprint collection, 160
283. Equity bill against a municipal loan case, 253
284. Etheridge, Emerson, 92
285. Euen, Doctor David, 39
286. Evans, Nelson F., 174
287. Evil eye, 68
288. Executive building recommended to be made state library, 528
289. Executive mansion, opinion of the governor, 274
290. Executor in estate of Joseph R. Whitaker, 246; for estate of Mary Pennypacker Colket, 204
291. Eyre, T. Larry, 320
292. Fager, Doctor John H., 290
293. Fairbanks, Vice President, 395, 445, 463
294. Fairmount Engine Company, 56
295. Family of author moves to Harrisburg, 274; to Philadelphia, 55; settle on Chestnut near Eighteenth, 57
296. Farr, Chester N., 101, 128
297. Farr, Edward B., commends administration, 467
298. Fee system in state departments ought to be abolished, 536
299. Federation of Women's Clubs addressed, 315
300. Fell, D. Newlin, 200, 276, 442
301. Financial standing of state in 1905, 623
302. Fisher, William Righter, 128
303. Fisher, George Harrison, 127
304. Fitler, Edwin H., Quay's estimate of him, 201
305. Five O'Clock Club dinners, 234
306. Flag pole incident on Tunnel Hill, author's confession, 82
307. Fleitz F. W., 483
308. Flemming, Hugh S., 183
309. Flomborn observations and experiences, 219
310. Flood, Col. Ned Arden, 271
311. Food of author's boyhood, 40
312. Forestry recommendations, 526
313. Foss, Cyrus D., commends administration, 441
314. Fourth Pennsylvania Reserves' monument at Antietam, 437
315. Fow, John H., 414
316. Fox, George, birth place visited, 251
317. Franklin, celebration of two hundredth anniversary of birth, 421; claims as a founder of institutions disallowed, 162; estimate of work, 161; imprint collection, 160
318. Franklin and Marshall College commencement address, 305
319. Franklin visited, reception, 313
320. Fredericksburg battlefield memorial dedication, 430
321. French admiral greeted by the judge, 204
322. French Creek, author's early place of recreation, 34
323. French Huguenots, ancestry of author, 17
324. French studied by author under Prof. Saunders, 59
325. Fuller, Frank M., 266, 387
326. Funk, Henry, 164
327. Furness, Horace Howard, characterized, 239
328. Games of author's boyhood, 37
329. Gantvoort, Doctor Arnold, 235
330. Garden, Mary, has a talk with the author, 472
331. Garfield visited by Philadelphia delegation, 181, 182
332. Geiger, Dr. Henry, 55
333. Geist, J. W. M., 183
334. Geneva observations and experiences, 220
335. German studied in order to read a Pastorius manuscript, 144
336. Germans, ancestry of author, 17; bestow honors on author, 149
337. Germantown anniversary, 314
338. Gettysburg, address at dedication of John Burns monument, 305; address by President Roosevelt, 352; author made an address, 15; 1905 encampment of National Guard inspected, 362; 1906 encampment of National Guard inspected, 432; battle experience, 94
339. Ghosts in Mont Clare, 63
340. Gilbert, Lyman D., thanks governor, 451
341. Gobin, General J. P. S., displaces General Miller, 378
342. Gorcum, in Holland, place of origin of name of Pannebakker, 17
343. Gordon, James Gay, 246
344. Gordon, John B., the rebel general, 95
345. Governor, 261; names under consideration for in 1902, 263
346. Governor Pennypacker launched, 311
347. Gowen, Franklin B., 205
348. Graduation at Law School of the University, 114
349. Graham, George S., 196
350. Grammar as studied in boyhood of author, 45
351. Grand Army of the Republic experience of author, 104
352. Grant, Elizabeth D., 214
353. Grant, General Frederick D., 376, 457
354. Grant, Gen. U. S., 15; opinion of author as to his merits as soldier and President, 174–175
355. Gratz, Simon, 192, 197
356. "Greater Pittsburgh," 413
357. Greater Pittsburgh bill passed, 294
358. Green, Barney, 44
359. Grier, W. A. M., 177
360. Griest, I. W., 273
361. Griffen, John, 90
362. Groome, John C., 284, 364, 381
363. Grovemont Seminary established in author's birthplace, 68
364. Gubernatorial campaign of 1882, 186
365. Haarlem experiences, 215
366. Haas, Job, first man convicted of first degree murder in new City Hall, 235
367. Hagert, Henry S., 122
368. Hague, The, experiences and observations, 215
369. Haldeman, Col. Horace L., 313
370. Hale, Edward Everett, declines capitol dedication invitation, 459; writes of inaugural address, 448
371. Hancock, a general with whom author had relations, 15
372. Hanover cavalry battle memorial dedicated, 396
373. Harcourt's cavalry, 27
374. Hardware store experience of author, 76
375. Hare, John I. Clark, as president judge of Common Pleas No. 2, 199; memorial meeting of bar, 407
376. Harlan, E. S., a fellow law student, 108
377. Harmar, James Lanman, 118
378. Harris, Joseph S., 153
379. Harrisburg Home Week, 396
380. Harrison, President Benjamin, how he impressed author, 241; anecdote, 187
381. Harrison, C. C., Provost of the University, 6, 153
382. Harrity, William F., 202
383. Hart, Albert Bushnell, 474
384. Hartranft, Governor John F., major general, 87; established National Guard, 307
385. Hartshorne, Doctor Henry, 55
386. Haslibacher Hymn, 139
387. Hastings, Governor, 269, 350
388. Hathaway, Loved, earliest playmate of author, 34
389. Hawkins, Col. Alexander Le Roy, 358
390. Hay, John, estimate of him as Secretary of State, 255
391. Hayes–Tilden electoral dispute, 89
392. Hays, Dr. I. Minis, 422
393. Heidelberg sights, 219
394. Heilig, Mrs., author's first teacher, 33
395. Hempstead, O. G., an early political friend, 172
396. Henderson, John J., 287
397. Herman, John Armstrong, 384
398. Hermits of Wissahickon song book, anecdote, 168
399. Hertogenbosch observations and experiences, 217
400. Heustis, Charles H., 434
401. Heydrick, Christopher, a Schwenkfelder, 313
402. Heyer, Frederick, 115
403. Hickman, John, Chester County congressman of pre-war days, 81
404. Hildeburn, Charles R., active in Historical Society, 157, 239
405. Hirst Lucas, an eccentric member of the bar, 129
406. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, appropriation secured for, 155; ground broken for new building, 351; author elected member, 1872, 155; presided over, by author, 15
407. Hollingsworth, S. S., 118
408. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 108
409. Hopewell Furnace, home of author's maternal grandfather, 25
410. Horseback riding at Roosevelt's inaugural, 377
411. Hospital appropriations should be systematized, 524
412. Houck, Henry, as a public speaker, 304
413. Houston, Samuel F., 153
414. Houston, William C., 158
415. Howard, Gen. O. O., 15
416. Howard Hospital, 57
417. Huey, Sanuel B., 202
418. Hughes, Charles E., appointment to Supreme Court commented upon, 337; as a speaker, 484; at University Day, 482
419. Hughes, Colonel, 74
420. Hughes, Doctor Wm. E., 46
421. Huston, Joseph F., the capitol architect, 437
422. Hutchinson, George, 272
423. Inaugural address outline, 281
424. Inaugural as governor, 276
425. Inaugural, time of, criticised, 290
426. Inauguration of President Roosevelt, 376
427. Indian relic collecting, 159
428. Indian relics discovered at Johnsonville, Tenn., 320
429. Ingersoll, Charles, 97
430. Ingersoll, Joseph R., 110
431. Ingersoll, Robert G., 177
432. Institute of teachers at Trappe, attended by author, 77
433. International Exposition at St. Louis, commission, 363
434. International Peace Congress address, comment, 446
435. Invincibles, a parading organization, 183
436. Irish League meeting in the Academy of Music, 366
437. "Issues of the Press of Pennsylvania," 158
438. Ivins, Aaron, principal of Northwest Grammar School, 58
439. Jacobs, John, 63; Benjamin, 63
440. Jacobs, Michael W., 287
441. Jamestown Tercentenary Exposition brought to the attention of the legislature, 542
442. Japan's war with Russia, comments, 255
443. Jefferson, Joseph, met by author, 240
444. Jefferson Medical College, 61
445. Jenkins, Howard M., 179, 186
446. Jenkins, Theodore F., 241
447. Jennings, Col., commander of Emergency Regiment in which author was private, 94, 96
448. Jerman, Thomas, master of James Anderson, 20
449. Jerry, the dog associated with author's boyhood, 35
450. Johnson, Andrew, 104
451. Johnson, John G., commends vetoes, 441; esteemed by author as leader of Philadelphia bar, 116; thanks governor for Judge Ferguson's appointment, 459; writes an appreciation of the author as judge, 205
452. Johnson, Governor William F., visits author's father, 50
453. Jones, J. Levering, 153
454. Jordan, John W., 158
455. Jordan, Jr., John, active in Historical Society, 157
456. Josephs, Samuel, 186
457. Judge, 194; preparation for office of, 198
458. Judges' salary bill, 293
459. Judicial decisions, methods of forming, 199
460. Justice, administration of, 208
461. Justices of the peace, new rules for appointment, 358
462. Keebler, Godfrey, 240
463. Keen, Gregory B., 59
464. Keith, George, 21
465. Kenilworth Castle visited, 226
466. Kensington, author made pills in, 16
467. Ker, William W., 128
468. Kerwin, M., praises acts of governor, 455
469. Keyser, Elizabeth, 512
470. Keyser, Dr. Peter Dirck, 235
471. Kew Gardens, visit, 249
472. Kilgore, Damon Y., 120
473. Kimberton School, attended by author's mother, 34
474. Kinsey, John L., 193
475. Kirkpatrick, Hon. W. S., 133
476. Kittera, Anna, a fellow boarder at Foster's, 112
477. Knox, Philander C., 264, 276, 353, 356, 372, 445, 453, 465, 472
478. Koecker, Dr. Leonard R., 100
479. Kratz, H. W., 78
480. Kriegsheim observations and experiences, 218
481. Küchler's Roost visited, 299
482. Kunkel, George, 287
483. Liambdin, A. C., notices Ledger article, 464
484. Lambert, Major William H., 174, 302
485. Lane ancestry of author, 21
486. Lane, David H., 264, 343, 445, 462
487. Lane, Mary, author's great-grand-mother, 21
488. Law Academy politics, 117; presided over by author, 15
489. Law, methods of learning, 110
490. Law practice, beginnings, 115; financial returns, 123
491. Law student, at University of Pennsylvania, 113; experience, 78
492. Law students in office of author, 128; associated with author, 107
493. Lea, Henry C., 175, 185
494. Leach, Colonel J. Granville, 113, 158, 282, 302
495. Lecompton Constitution, 81
496. Le Conte, Dr. Robert, surgeon general, 311
497. Lecturers on law at the University while author was a student, 113
498. Lee, General Charles, 27
499. Lee, Gen. Fitzhugh, entertained at Executive mansion, 379; writes of Jamestown Exposition, 450
500. Lee, General Stephen D., 418
501. Lee, Senator James W., 183, 186
502. Legal education, cost of, 114
503. Legislative expert recommended, 536
504. Legislature of 1905, 369
505. Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Portland, Ore., brought to attention of legislature, 542
506. Lewis, Jr., Lawrence, 127, 151
507. License court, comments on, 257
508. Life insurance readjustments attempted, 430
509. Lincoln, assassination, 100; body viewed in Independence Hall, 101; first President with whom author had relations, 15; visit to Philadelphia in 1861, 83; ancestor of, 47
510. Lind, Jenny, tickets for concert bought by Joseph Whitaker, 26
511. Literary societies, convention of city, 104
512. Lloyd, Horace, 73
513. Lockwood, E. Dunbar, 175, 186
514. Lodge, Henry Cabot, 421
515. Logan, James, 162
516. Logue, Mrs., murder case, 330
517. London observations and experiences, 224, 249
518. Long, Isaac S., champion corn grower, 395
519. Loud, Edward C., 60
520. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, report on the Pennsylvania Commission, 542
521. Louvre visited, 223
522. Loyal Legion, 116
523. Lund, Oliver C, 76
524. Lynch, Thomas J., 304
525. McAfee, Robert, 273, 389
526. MacAlister, James, 192, 239
527. McCall, George, 106
528. McCall, Peter, in whose office author studies law, 106
529. McCarthy, Judge Henry J., 253
530. McClellan's visit to the Sanitary Commission Fair, 99
531. McClure, Agnes, one of author's teachers, 46
532. McClure, Alexander K., 428, 446
533. McCollum, Chief Justice, his Supreme Court experience and death, 314
534. McConkey, Senator E. K., 348
535. McCreary, George D., 57
536. McCullogh, Johnnie, 34
537. McDowell, General, 92
538. McFarland, J. Horace, presents photograph of Roosevelt as a wood chopper, 459
539. McIlvaine, Judge John A., 323
540. McKay, David, 165
541. McKee, I. D., 186
542. McKim, Miller, 51
543. McLaughlin, John, 175
544. McManes, James, as political boss, 176; through interest in Mitchell supports author, 201
545. McMichael, Judge Charles B., 257
546. McMichael, Colonel William, 183
547. McMichael, Mayor Morton, 183
548. McMullen, Billy, 56
549. McMurtrie, Richard C, 117, 119
550. McNichol, Senator James P., 369
551. McQuade, Mickey, 44
552. McVeagh, proprietor of the "Mansion House" during author's boyhood, 47
553. McVeagh, Wayne, as a boy encouraged by author's father, 47; appointed Garfield's attorney general, 178
554. Mack, Connie, characterization, 481
555. Magee, Christopher, 186
556. Manheim rose festival address, 385
557. Mann, William B., 119
558. Mapes, George E., 186
559. Marken observations and experiences, 216
560. Marshall, Charles, 158
561. Marshall, Frank E., 167
562. Martin, David, appointed insurance commissioner, 387
563. Martin, John C., an early political associate, 172
564. Martyr Book of Mennonites, 163
565. Masonic degrees conferred on author "at eight," 253
566. Mauvais Pas traversed, 222
567. Medicines of author's boyhood illnesses, 42
568. Medico-Chirurgical College, 292
569. Meeting of descendants of Patrick Anderson, 229
570. Melon Street case, 241
571. Members of Young Men's Literary Union, 73
572. Mennonites, literature in writer's library, 161; Martyr Book, 163
573. Mer de Glace visited, 221
574. Meredith, William M., 118
575. Meschianza dance music discovered, 158
576. Message to special session of legislature, 407; to the legislature of 1905, 523
577. Mifflin, Lloyd, corresponded with author, 15; declines Historical Society invitation, 465; a poem, 139
578. Miles, General Nelson E., 497
579. Military service as private in Emergency Force, 93
580. Miller, Major General Charles, 312, 378
581. Miller, E. Spencer, 113
582. Miller, Justice, speech on a crisis in American history, 130
583. Miller, Justice Samuel F., 130
584. Mitchell, James T., comments on refusal to pardon Cutaiar, 333; elected to Supreme Court, 196; writes of the Ledger article, 465
585. Mitchell, John I., 185
586. Mitchell, Major S. B. Wylie, 116
587. Mitchell, Dr. S. Weir, as trustee of University, 153; commends appointment of Le Conte, 440; discusses literature with author, 154; not favorably impressed by Roosevelt, 477
588. Money, in politics, 181; troubles of the war, 90
589. Monnikendam visit, 216
590. Mont Alto tuberculosis camp inspected, 306
591. Mont Clare, given this name by Bayard Taylor, 52; home of author's family after death of father, 61; home of Joseph Whitaker, 26
592. Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, appointed State Librarian, 284
593. Moody, Col. Samuel, 309, 447
594. Moore Hall bought by author's mother, 203
595. Moore, J. Hampton, 428
596. Moore, William, 203
597. Morrell, Edward D., 377
598. Morris, Judge Benjamin, 33
599. Morris, P. Pemberton, 113
600. Mount Carmel coal strike riot, 423
601. Mount Gretna encampment of Third Brigade inspected, 307
602. Mount Vernon, author as delegate to National Convention, Pennsylvania Society Sons of the Revolution, 234
603. Moyamensing Hose Company, 56
604. Moyer, William W., 174
605. Mullen, John H., 46
606. Muller, Frederick, of Amsterdam, 217
607. Mullin, 44
608. Munson, C. La Rue, 415
609. Murphy, Robert K., 427
610. Myers, Albert Cook, 147
611. "My Mother"—a poem, 138
612. Mystery of young insurance clerk, 125
613. Name Pennypacker, meaning of, 17
614. National Republican League, aims of, 175; extends over state, 183; organized in Philadelphia, 175; plank inserted by author in platform of, 180; sends delegates to Convention of 1880, 176
615. Negro question, 401
616. Neighbors of author's family on Chestnut Street, 57
617. Neshaminy address to Sons of Revolution, 305
618. Netherlands Society of Philadelphia formed, 235
619. New Jersey, a few of author's ancestors came from, 16
620. Newspaper, comments on legislative session of 1905, 380; restrictions should be made more severe, 538; re-enactment of legislation, 440; repeal of legislation, 439; editors refuse to examine books on capitol expenditures, 434; abuse, injurious effects of, 302; (see Salus–Grady newspaper bill)
621. New Year message, 405
622. Nicholson, Col. John P., 362, 384
623. Nomination for governor received, 267
624. Norris, A. Wilson, 103, 195
625. Norris, S. Henry, 57
626. Norristown Court House dedicated, 351
627. North American exercises its fancy over Pennsylvania's share of St. Louis Exposition, 365; first collision as governor, 283; frankly characterized, 146; is criticised in message of 1905, 539
628. North Carolina governor in dispute about a requisition, 316
629. North Pole, discovery of, included in author's life-span, 15
630. Northwest Grammar School attended by author, 58
631. Notebook records of reading begun 1863, 145
632. Oakman, Elizabeth, 34
633. O'Barr, Felix, 76
634. Oberholtzer, C. Herman, 77
635. O'Brien, Jack, in a pugilistic pose with Mr. Cannon, 469
636. O'Brien, J. Duross, 107
637. O'Bryne, John, 122
638. Observations on the French people, 223; on the origin of childish games and words, 38
639. Oliver, George T., 356, 454, 461
640. Oliver, Harry W., 185
641. Olmsted, Marlin E., 276
642. Op den Graeff, Abraham, 28, 30
643. Opinions of newspaper correspondents on newspaper restriction, 299
644. Orchard Knob battlefield memorial, 403
645. Organization of state government under author's administration, 303
646. "Origin of Species," appeared during life of author, 15
647. Otterson, James, 78
648. Outerbridge, Albert A., 127
649. Oxenstiern, Chancellor of Sweden—comments on legislation, 543
650. Page, S. Davis, a fellow law student, 109
651. Page, William Byrd, 109
652. Pannebakker, Jan, a Dutch connection, 249
653. Pannebecker, Hendrick, author's great-great-great-grandfather, 17
654. Pannebecker, Jacob, author's great-great-grandfather, 17
655. Paoli, scene of militia drills, 83
656. Pardee, Ario, 103, 177
657. Paris, Comte de, 15, 150
658. Parker, Alton B., 430, 458
659. Parrish, Dr. Joseph, 55
660. Passos, John R. Dos, 183
661. Pastorius, Fiancis Daniel, 144
662. Patriotic Society memberships and offices, 239
663. Pattison, Robert E., 186, 268, 362
664. Paxson, Justice Edward M., 133, 228, 262, 449, 471
665. Pearson, Gen. Samuel, interviews Roosevelt, 486
666. Peary, Robert E., at the New York Pennsylvania Society, 490; describes polar travel, 491; met in company with other polar explorers, 496
667. Peck, William H., 73
668. Penn Club, 75
669. Pennepacker, John B., sketches and incidents, 499
670. Pennsylvania Club of Washington entertains the governor, 417
671. Pennsylvania College of Medicine, 61
672. "Pennsylvania Colonial Cases," elaborated from law academy address, 230; written, 128
673. Pennsylvania Company for the Insurance of Lives and Granting Annuities dinners, 234
674. Pennsylvania, cruiser, silver service, 399
675. Pennsylvania Day at St. Louis Exposition, 364
676. Pennsylvania Dutch, ignorance of, 204
677. Pennsylvania German Society organized, 229
678. Pennsylvania, people a blended race, 16
679. Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames organized, 234
680. Pennsylvania Society of New York entertains governor, 328
681. Pennsylvania Society Sons of the Revolution organized, 158; list of organizers, 158
682. "Penny-a-milers' " excursions a success, 434
683. Pennypacker, Charles H., 136
684. Pennypacker, Elijah F., 80, 136
685. Pennypacker, Gen. Galusha, his military achievements, 88
686. Pennypacker, Henry C., brother of author, owns Wernwag clock, 32
687. Pennypacker, Isaac Anderson, author's father, 22
688. Pennypacker, Isaac R., as a writer, 136; wrote introduction, 13
689. Pennypacker, James L., brother of author, 474
690. Pennypacker, Matthias, author's great-grandfather, 17
691. Pennypacker, Matthias, the younger, author's grandfather, 18
692. Pennypacker, meaning of name, 17
693. Pennypacker, men of family who had been suggested for governo, 266
694. Pennypacker, Dr. Nathan A., 136
695. "Pennypacker of Penn," 370
696. Pennypacker, Peter, 512
697. Pennypacker, Samuel, 168
698. Pennypacker, Samuel W., appointed a member of Philadelphia Board of Public Education, 191; appointed member of Valley Forge Park Commission, 254; appointed to Bench of Philadelphia Common Pleas Court No. 2, 198; as a representative Pennsylvanian, 263; becomes president judge of Common Pleas No. 2, 247; becomes president of Pennsylvania German Society, 246; becomes vice president of Historical Society, 246; elected president of Pennsylvania Historical Society, 257; declines proffered Supreme Court nomination, 344; elected to ten-year judicial term with practically no opposition, 202; is defeated for Assembly, 187; read six languages, 12; receives honorary LL. D. from the University of Pennsylvania, 346; selected delegate to the 1904 National Convention, 346; sworn in as governor, 276
699. Pennypackers Mills visited by Sons of Revolution, 253
700. Pennypacker's Supreme Court Reports, 127
701. Pennypacker, Washington, 86
702. Penrose, Boies, acknowledges receipt of poem, 455; asks governor to work for 1905 ticket, 452; compared with Quay as a politician, 355; excuses Durham for apparent neglect of duties, 446; writes congratulations on handling of coal strike, 424. See also 265, 357, 387, 393, 437
703. Pepper, Dr. William, 134, 152, 239
704. Pepys, author of a book often reprinted, 15
705. Perkasie encampment of First Brigade visited, 307
706. Perot, T. Morris, 175
707. Petition from Philadelphia lawyers asking governor not to be a candidate for Supreme Court, 335
708. Pettit, Silas W., 181
709. Pfannebecker, meeting a, in Germany, 218
710. Philadelphia, College of Medicine invites author's father to a chair on faculty, 55; City Institute, 57
711. Philadelphia delegation to State Convention unanimously endorses governor for Supreme Court, 343
712. Philadelphia, her "Greatest Need," 374
713. Philippine question discussed with Mr. Taft, 472
714. Phillips, John J., 55
715. Phillips, Thomas W., 183
716. Philobiblon Club organized, 239
717. Phœnix Iron Company, 72, 90
718. Phœnix, Weekly, 86
719. Phœnixville, Annals of, 147; charter, 52; conditions during author's boyhood, 62; war record of her sons, 89; war work of girls, 89; Young Men's Literary Union, 72
720. Phœnixville Guardian, 75
721. Phœnixville Pioneer, The, 35
722. Physical peculiarities, 149, 150
723. Pierie, George G., 234, 431
724. Pittsburgh consolidation, 294, 382; consolidation urged, 537; Ripper Bill, 270
725. Platt, E. Greenough, 126
726. Platt, Senator Thomas C., 344
727. Playfair, Sir Lyon, 134
728. Plockhoy, Peter Cornelius, 147
729. Poe, second edition of poems, 166
730. Poetry written by author, 136
731. Political, associates of early manhood, 172; ward struggles, early, 174; parades and riots, 184
732. Politics in Phœnixville just before war, 82
733. Pollok's "Course of Time" favorite book of author's grandmother, 19
734. Pollock, James, appointed harbormaster of Philadelphia, 428
735. Pollock, Moses, 168
736. Pollution of streams brought to attention of legislature, 542
737. Pomeroy, A. Nevin, 292
738. Popular election of U. S. Senators, 279
739. Porter, Chas. A., an early political associate, 172
740. Porter, General Horace, 396
741. Portfolio, the, finest known set owned by author, 161
742. Positions sought by author as a young man, 72
743. Pratt, Joseph T., 199
744. Prentis, Major General Benjamin Mayberry, 319
745. Presentation of silver set at close of administration, 438
746. Press, controversy with the, 300; correspondent sent out of Mt. Gretna camp, 308
747. Press comments on judicial capacity of author, 203; irresponsible meddling of, interferes with justice, 212; liberty of the, and its significance, 295
748. Price, Eli. K., 119
749. Price, William T., 183
750. Principio visited by author as a boy, 56
751. Prisons and their methods, 209
752. Probst, Anton, tried for murder, 121
753. Program of legislation suggested in inaugural address, 282
754. Prospects in life at opening of 1902, 261
755. Pryor, Roger A., 92
756. Puleston, John Henry, 75
757. Punishment inadequate to prevent wrong doing, 209
758. Pupils associated with author in Grovemont Seminary, 69
759. Puzzling a reporter, 146
760. Quaker comments on veto policy, 288
761. Quarter sessions court, reluctance to preside, 200
762. Quay, Matthew Stanley, a distant relative of author, 195; aids a Southern lady who had befriended him, 419; appreciation by F. W. Fleitz, 484; approves of author as judge, 195; as a host 484; compared with Clay, 281; dies, 351; eulogized by author before Eighth Ward Republican Club, 316; funeral, 354; members of Indian tribe, 483; jokes with Ben Sooy, 485; Latin humor from, 345; moves remains of his grandmother from Ohio to Chester County, 322; political methods characterized, 320; resolution adopted by Pennsylvania delegation to Chicago 1904 convention, 359; statue to be erected at capitol, 440; superstitions, 322; talks over gubernatorial nomination, 265; writes a scathing letter on the Supreme Court muddle, 340 et seq.
763. Radcliffe, Sarah Ann, made clothes for Pennypacker family, 39
764. Rand, Dr. Benjamin Howard, 55
765. Railroads to take precautions against forest fires, 527
766. Rawle, William Brooke, 158, 302
767. Rawle, William Henry, 114, 197
768. Read, John M., 172
769. Reading, records of, 145
770. Readings in law, 110
771. Reapportionment into senatorial and representative districts recommended, 534; difficulties explained, 535; of the state proposed in 1905, 370
772. Reception of newspaper abuse, 309
773. Record as governor, 439
774. Record plant offered to the governor, 374
775. Red Bank Revolutionary War battle monument dedicated, 431
776. Redmond, John E., 366
777. Reed, Henry, 176, 186, 187
778. Reed, William B., 58, 97
779. Reeder, J. Howard, 186
780. Reeves, Benjamin, 52; David, 52, 55; Col. Paul S., 33
781. Reeves, Colonel Paul S., 313
782. Reeves & Cornett, 72
783. Reeves, Francis B., 186
784. Reflections on judicial functions, 206–207
785. Reform, ideas of author as a young man, 171; in corporation law urged, 532; in State printing, 292; of marriage relation suggested, 211
786. Registration commissioners, first board appointed, 431; laws asked for, 538
787. Relatives of author fluent speakers and writers, 136
788. Relics of author's military experience, 97
789. Renshaw, Robert, 172
790. Reply of governor to lawyers' Supreme Court candidacy letter, 338; to Record's "Foul Conspiracy" article, 326
791. Reports of cases in the Philadelphia License Court of 1901, 257
792. Republican Convention of 1880
793. Republican State Convention of 1906 adopts resolutions of commendation, 427
794. Requisition of criminals, 315
795. Residence at 1540 North Fifteenth Street began 1875, 174
796. Resignation from bench, 268
797. Respect due to public officials, 194
798. Results of election for governor, 272
799. Reviewing a body of troops from a carriage, 308
800. Rewards of life not secured through eagerness, 262
801. Reyburn, Mayor, subject of discussion with Mr. Taft, 59, 470
802. Rhine boat trip, 218
803. Rhoades, Henry, 37
804. Rice, Charles E., President Judge of the Superior Court, 322
805. Richardson, Henry Starr, 315
806. Richardson, Nathaniel K., 101
807. Richardson, Samuel, 21; Ann, 21
808. Riley, James Whitcomb, made doctor of laws, 349
809. Rittenhouse, David, 147
810. Rittersville Homeopathic Hospital for Insane, cornerstone laid, 362
811. Road improvement, 293, 350
812. Roberts, Julia, mulatto slave of Lane's, 24
813. Roberts, of Montgomery, advocates improved roads, 294
814. Rogers, John I., 101
815. Rogers, William B., 273
816. Romig, James E., 187
817. Roosevelt at capitol dedication, 479; at Gettysburg, incidents, 477; characterized by author, 474; classmate of writer's brother at Harvard, 474; comments of author on his administration, 481; corresponds with author in Blaine campaign, 475; described as a Jew, 488; entertained at Executive mansion, 480; expresses a wish to interfere in coming coal strike, 478; introduced at Gettysburg, 352; invited to capitol dedication, 478; last President with whom author had relations, 15; University Day orator, 476; visited by author, 328; vice presidential nomination suggested by author, 475; inauguration, 16
818. Root, Senator Elihu, 422, 488
819. Rosengarten, Joseph G., 153, 175
820. Rothermel, P. F., a rival for judicial appointment, 197
821. Rothermel, Jr., P. F., 197
822. Rowe, L. S., comments on address to International Peace Congress, 446
823. Royer, Dr. J. Warren, 39
824. Rush, Madame, 58
825. Russo–Japanese War, comments, 255
826. Ryan, Archbishop, urges appropriation for Catholic protectory, 450
827. St. Louis Exposition, commission, 363; visited, 364
828. Sachse, Julius F., 229
829. Sale of part of library, 394
830. Salus–Grady newspaper bill, 295, 299, 302
831. Sampson, Admiral, criticised, 417
832. San Salvador noticed and described, 242
833. Saunders, Courtland, 98
834. Saunders, E. D., founds West Philadelphia Institute, 59
835. Savanah experiences and observations, 400
836. Sawtelle, Colonel Charles G., 72
837. Scattergood, Henry, 431
838. Schaffer, William I., 271
839. Schall, Lieut. Col. Edwin, 87
840. Scheffer, Dr. J. G. De Hoop, 150, 216
841. Schenten family genealogy investigated, 217
842. Scherer, C. Louis, 145
843. Schley, Admiral, meets governor, 417
844. Schomberg, Emily, 99
845. School, recollections of author's first, 33
846. School sentiment of boys on war questions, 80
847. Schroeder, Lib., 33
848. Schwab, Charles M., 367
849. Schwenkfelder literature owned by author, 161–163
850. Scotch–Irish ancestry of author, 17
851. Scott, General Winfield, 92
852. Scott, John, Jr., tells anecdote about M. S. Quay, 438
853. Scripture verses, learned by author for reward as a boy, 40
854. Sea sickness, 224
855. Second term election not contested, 254
856. Seidensticker, Dr. Oswald, 144
857. Sellers, David, 197
858. "Settlement of Germantown" published, 229
859. Seventh Pennsylvania regiment attacked in Baltimore, 86
860. Seventh Pennsylvania Reserves' monument at Antietam, 437
861. Seventy-third Pennsylvania regiment memorial dedicated at Chickamauga, 316
862. Seward, William H., writes to author's father, 51
863. Shackleton, Sir Ernest, met in company with other polar explorers, 496
864. Shapley, Rufus E., 251
865. Sharswood, Judge George, 113
866. Shaud, David, convicted of murder, asks for speedy execution, 334
867. Sheppard, Isaac A., 202
868. Sheppard, Frank K., 101
869. Sheppard, Furman, esteemed as an able man, 121
870. Sheridan, General, 134
871. Sheriff's request not a prerequisite to gubernatorial action, 422
872. Sherman, General 15
873. Sherman, John, one of the author's teachers, 44
874. Shiffler Hose Company, 56
875. Shiloh battlefield visited, 319
876. Shipley, Samuel R., 125
877. Shippen, Edward, 245
878. Shoddy clothing complaints, 87
879. Shriners of Harrisburg entertain governor, 417
880. Shumaker, James M., rescues imperiled people, 348
881. Sickles, Gen. Daniel E., 15
882. Silver set, presentation of, 438
883. Silver, W. A., 101
884. Simes, Snyder B., schoolmate of author in Philadelphia, 58
885. Simons, Menno, author settles question of date of birth, 165
886. Simpson, W. Alexander, 253, 339
887. Singer, Captain, 103
888. Slam-bang case, 241
889. Slemmer, Lieut. A. J., 149
890. Slight incidents and great consequences, 159
891. Sloanaker, A. B., becomes politically prominent by means of wax flowers, 104
892. Small, Col. Wm. P., gets a reputation as hero, 83
893. Smith, A. E., 172
894. Smith, Charles Emory, 185, 264, 272, 297, 301, 434
895. Smith, Dr. William, founder of the University, 162
896. Smith, Walter George, 415
897. Smith, William B., 184
898. Smithers, Elias P., 78
899. Social evil through eyes of judge, 210
900. Social occasions at the old "Bellevue," 233
901. Soldiers' Home at Erie visited, 313
902. Somerset encampment of Second Brigade inspected, 307
903. Sower imprint collection, 160
904. Sower, Samuel, had boyish quarrel with author, 68
905. Spanish language studied, 145
906. Special session of legislature called, 398; considered, 389; corrupt practices act passes, 412; creates greater Pittsburgh, 412; proposed legislation, 398; reapportionment passes, 412; resolution of thanks and congratulations, 412
907. Spencer, John Thompson, 113
908. Sprogell, Lodowick Christian, became a Dutch patroon in Pennsylvania, 17
909. Sproul, William C., advocate of improved roads, 293; on governor's retirement, 460
910. Staake, William H., 415
911. State engineer, 534
912. State Library achievements, 527; recommendations, 527
913. Stearns, John O., 204
914. Steel, Edward T., 185, 191
915. Steelton railway accident, 384
916. Sternberg, Ambassador, on Trautwin murder case, 449
917. Stevens, Thaddeus, a correspondent of author's father, 54, 136
918. Stewart, Adjutant General, 362
919. Stewart, Judge John, 183, 385, 451
920. Stewart, Gen. Thomas J., 304
921. Stillé, Dr. Charles, president of Historical Society, 156
922. Stockton, Rear Admiral, 90
923. Stokes, Governor E. C., 431
924. Stone, Frederick D., 134, 157
925. Stone, Governor William A., 254, 350
926. Stony Point, author made an address, 15
927. Stotesbury, Edward T., 495
928. Stove plate cast by a Pennypacker in 1787 discovered, 366
929. Stream conservation brought to attention of legislature, 537
930. Stuart, Edwin S., estimate, 432; inaugurated governor, 438; nominated for governor, 427
931. Sullivan, Andrew J., 44
932. Sullivan, Mark, writes a poem on "Samuel Whangdoodle Pennypacker," 425; writes "The Ills of Pennsylvania," 260
933. Sulzberger, Mayer, 181, 194, 241, 323, 452
934. Sulzer, Governor William, 280
935. Sumter, awakening effect in North, 84
936. Supplementary call for special session, 406
937. Supreme Court of U. S., admitted to practice before, 135
938. Surface, H. A., 272
939. Susquehanna river scenery, 347
940. Swedes, ancestry of author, 17
941. Sweeney, Colonel Frank G., 307
942. Sword, John, a fellow law student, 109
943. System of approving financial bills, 292
944. Taft, Wm. H., conversation with governor, 469 et seq.; dines with University of Pennsylvania Alumni, 469
945. Talbot, Bishop Ethelbert, on governor's Thanksgiving proclamation, 459
946. Taney, Roger B., 80
947. Taylor, Annie M., 69
948. Taylor, Bayard, aided by author's father starts paper, Phœnixville Pioneer, 35; corresponded with author, 15; member of N. Y. Tribune staff writes to author's father, 53; playmate of author, 34
949. Taylor, Col. Charles Frederick, 102
950. Taylor, Enoch, 78
951. Teaching experience of author, 76
952. Temperance pledge, signed by author twenty times as a boy, 43
953. Tener, Governor John K., 246
954. Text of proposed act further restricting newspapers, 543
955. Third Pennsylvania Reserves' monument at Antietam, 437
956. Thompson, Jonah V., seeks governorship in vain, 262
957. Thompson, Joseph Whitaker, 128
958. Thompson, Mrs. Jonah V., entertains governor and Senator Penrose, 388
959. Thompson, Samuel Gustine, 195
960. Thompson, Samuel G., 195; appointed to Supreme Court, 323; suspected by newspapers of being a chairwarmer, 325
961. Thomson, J. A., one of author's school teachers, 62
962. Thomson, John. 239
963. Tindle, James R., 384
964. Todd, Henry, 184
965. Todd, M. Hampton, 184, 416
966. "Tom Thumb" visits author's father, 49
967. Tory connections of first American Whitaker, 27
968. Tower of London visited, 225
969. Townsend, Joseph B., 133
970. Trexler, Col. Henry C., 312
971. Truitt, Robert, 57
972. Truman, George, 184
973. Trust companies request to do insurance business recommended for study, 534
974. Trustee of University of Pennsylvania, 151
975. "Truth Exalted" picked up cheaply, 165
976. Tunnel Hill, how village grew, 44; location of a candy store, 41
977. Twain, Mark, 148
978. Twitchell, Geo. S., tried for murder, 122
979. Tyson, Dr. James L., 55, 218
980. Umstat, Eva, wife of Hendrick Pannebecker, 17
981. Underground Railway station near Phœnixville, 80
982. Union League of Philadelphia, its critics, 97; founders' day dinner, 324
983. Union sympathies of Maryland Whitakers, 86
984. University Day speaker, 349
985. University of Pennsylvania, trustee of, 151; date of founding established, 152; graduation at Law School of, 114; funds secured, 151; presided over by author, 15; receives direct appropriation, 293
986. Updegrove, Sarah, married to Joseph Whitaker the elder, 28
987. Utrecht, place of martyrdom of members of family in 1568, 17
988. Valley Forge Commission report, 529; map discovered in Amsterdam, 158; Park Commission activities, 254; Park first urged by author's father, 51
989. Van Bebber, Matthias, employed Hendrick Pannebecker as attorney, 17
990. Vanderslice, Kate, 89
991. Vardaman, Governor, as an orator, 418
992. Vaux, Richard, 97
993. Verses commenting on governor's message to special session, 409; scribbled in license court, 258; written to entertain fellow voyagers, 214
994. Veto policy of governor, 288
995. Vicksburg battlefield memorial dedicated, 418
996. Visit to Washington to seek West Point cadetship, 91
997. Visitors at capitol dedication, 435
998. Vivisection condemned, 237
999. Volunteer fire companies of Philadelphia, 56
1000. Von Moschzisker, Robert, 310
1001. Von Ossing, Caspar Schwenkfeld, 163
1002. Voyage from Southampton, 251
1003. Wagner, George M., 144
1004. Wagner, General Louis, 493
1005. Wagner, Samuel, 108
1006. Wagon load of corn incident, 411
1007. Waite, Chief Justice Morrison R., 133
1008. Walker, Dr., 83
1009. Walking trip by author and cousin, 73
1010. Wallace, John William, president of Historical Society, 113, 156
1011. Walton, Charles M., 108
1012. Walton, Henry F., 344
1013. Wanger, I. P., entertains J. G. Cannon, 468
1014. War of 1812 loan to U. S. by Pennsylvania repaid, 421
1015. War of Rebellion, the proper name for the war, 15; boyhood associates in, 98
1016. Warren, B. H. ("Birdie"), characterized, 303
1017. Warwick Castle visited, 226
1018. Washington's letter dated from Pennypacker's Mills anecdote, 168
1019. Watres, Louis A., a dark horse, 267
1020. Watson, annalist of Philadelphia, correspondent of author's father, 54
1021. Watson, David T., 276, 323, 405
1022. Watterson, Henry, lectures in Academy of Music, 245
1023. Wayne, Anthony, 20; statue at Valley Forge, 158, 384; erection of a monument recommended, 530
1024. Wayne, William, 158, 239
1025. Weaver, Dr., appointed surgeon general, 311
1026. Weaver, John, as mayor of Philadelphia, 382
1027. Webster, Daniel, 23, 48, 49, 84
1028. Weedon, General George, his Orderly Book published, 268
1029. "Weekly Notes of Cases," 127
1030. Weekly Phœnix, 86
1031. Weimer, Albert B., 127
1032. Welsh ancestry of author, 17
1033. Welsh, John 151
1034. Wernwag, Lewis, builder of house in which author was born, 31
1035. West art collected by author, 161
1036. Westminster Abbey visited, 225
1037. Wetzel Swamp excursion, 290
1038. Wharton, Bromley, chosen private secretary, 283
1039. Wharton, George M., 119
1040. Wharton, Henry, 119
1041. Wheeler, Charles, 175
1042. Whitaker ancestry of author, 27
1043. Whitaker, Anna Maria, author's mother, 23
1044. Whitaker, George W., 72
1045. Whitaker, Gertrude K., 49; Edmund L., 55; George P., 55; Nelson E., 55; George W., 60; William P. C., 64; Benjamin R., 69; Andrew R., 69
1046. Whitaker, Joseph, author's maternal grandfather, 25; nail factory at Fourth Street and Old York Road, 26; executor of, 246
1047. Whitaker, Joseph R., 85, 246
1048. Whitaker, Bishop O. W., 215
1049. Whitaker, Dr. Samuel, A., 71
1050. Whitaker & Coudon, 76
1051. White, Ferguson & Co. of Robesonia, 76
1052. White, Josiah, 73, 89
1053. Whitehead, Miss Mary, 97
1054. Whitman, Walt, as a realist poet characterized, 498; entertained by Penn Club, 497
1055. "Wide Awakes," 83
1056. Wiley, Brigadier General John A., 378
1057. Willard, Dr. De Forrest, 113
1058. Williamson, Stanley, 128
1059. Wilson, James, 167
1060. Wilson, J. Lapsley, 175
1061. Wilson, William L., 123
1062. Wilson, Woodrow, address at Congress Hall characterized, 495; characterized, 494; compared with Sulzer and Zangwell, 494; civil service reform, 180; compared with author as governor, 326; present at opening of restored Congress Hall, 245
1063. Wiltbank, William White, 118, 247
1064. Winnemore, George W., 120
1065. Wise, John Sergeant, 133
1066. Wistar, I. J., writes letter of thanks, 441
1067. Wistar parties attended by author's father, 57
1068. Wister, W. Wynne, 127
1069. Wister, William Rotch, 175, 185
1070. Wolfe, Charles, S., 185, 229
1071. Wood, Edward R., 176, 185
1072. Wood, Stuart, 176
1073. Woodford, Stewart L., 177
1074. Woodruff, Clinton Rogers, 431
1075. Woods, Cyrus E., commends administration, 463
1076. Woods, Joseph M., 321
1077. Woodward, Byron, 113
1078. Workman, J. Henry, 98
1079. Workman, James Henry, 55
1080. Wright, Richardson L., 193
1081. Wu Ting Fang, at dedication of University Law Building, 486
1082. Xanthippe, poem written by request in early life, 137
1083. Yates, Richard, Governor of Illinois, 91
1084. Yellow Journalism compared with English common law offense of scolding, 541; leads to lawlessness, 541; severely scored, 539
1085. Young Men's Literary Union of Phœnixville, 72
1086. Yumuri observations and experiences, 244
1087. Zaandam sights, 216
1088. Zimmerman, Colonel T. C., 229