Plumstead, Samuel Morris, Luke Morris, Hugh Roberts, 

 Caleb Cash, Isaac Garrigues, John Howard, Joseph Stiles, 

 Charles Jones, Isaac Snowden, William Hopkins, Isaac 

 Stretch, William Ball and Peter Reeve. (20) 



These gentlemen and associates formally organized the 

 company under the name and title of the colony in 

 Schuylkill, so early as the year 1732 as has been remark- 

 ed, at which period good rules and regulations were adopt- 

 ed. At the October election in that year, Thomas Stretch 

 was unanimously elected Governor. The other officers 

 chosen were, five members of assembly, a sheriff, coroner 

 and a secretary, acting also as treasurer was appointed by 

 his excellency. 



In these officers were combined, the executive, legisla- 

 tive and judicial functions, of this novel and extraordinary 

 self created government. 



The elections were annual, and the expenses moderate. 

 They consisted chiefly in providing a good repast for the 

 electors, after the closing of tlie poll and conclusion of 

 the ordinary business. 



The viands on these great occasions consisted of sub- 

 stantial fare — Rounds of Beef, Barbacued Pig, Surloin 

 Steaks, and the productive industry of the angler and the 

 fowler, accompanied with flowing bowls of good punch, 

 lemonade and madeira, with the enjoyment of a pipe and 

 tobacco — cigars being in those frugal days, an unknown 

 luxury to the young colonists. 



Tickets were issued previous to election day, to a com- 



