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ness assigned them. All hands went to work industri- 

 ously, the carpenters and masons to taking down the 

 buildings, and your committee and their assistants were 

 employed in carefully packing up the moveables, and 

 loading a scow for transportation to the new theatre of 

 business and piscatory amusement. Two hours of indus- 

 try completed the loading, and the well freighted scow 

 was borne by the ebbing tide, down the river to her des- 

 tined port, under the command of the chief Counsellor, 

 assisted by his officers appointed for the trip, and a cho- 

 sen crew of watermen, "good at a long pull." 



At noon the vessel was safely moored at Rambo's 

 Rock, and her valuable assorted cargo landed in safety, 

 within the bounds of the new State. 



At the instance of our obliging neighbour, and late 

 worthy member, John GratF, Esq. the moveables belong- 

 ing to the State and its members, were all securely stored 

 in his adjacent fish house, until our building should be 

 erected for their reception. Now commenced the im- 

 portant ceremony of taking formal possession of our new 

 territory. 



Mr. Morris being the oldest Counsellor present, at two 

 o'clock P. M. convoked the members in attendance, viz: 



Counsellors L s, and Messrs. G d, F r and 



M — r-r, and according to ancient usage, solemnly announ- 

 ced that in the name and on behalf of the "SCHUYLKILL 

 FISHING COMPANY," he hereby took possession of 



the new territory, by and with the consent of the "lord 

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