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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE 



"Watkins (W. B.) — Continued. 



His boyhood was passed with his parents in 

 the place of his birth, and the neighboring city 

 of Wheeling, Va, Such education as could be 

 obtained in the common schools of that period 

 was secured in part by the aid of his parents, 

 and in part on the principle of a real self-sup- 

 port. The summer months afforded him em- 

 ployment, and its compensation defrayed his 

 expenses while in the winter school. . . . 

 The building of the "Wheeling suspension 

 bridge offered the opportunity of engaging in 

 various labors, and part of his time was allotted 

 to an apprenticeship to a mechanical trade. 

 Afterward he taught in a school, and during 

 this time entered upon the study of law. . . . 

 In early life he was converted, and united with 

 the Methodist Episcopal Churcbin Bridgeport, 

 O. During the pastorate of Eev. J. J. 

 Mcllyar, he was received by certificate into 

 the church in the neighboring town of Mar- 

 tin's Ferry, and in 1885 he was there licensed 

 to preach. ... In all these various fields 

 of labor he was eminently successful; as a 

 preacher, popular and influential with the peo- 

 ple who largely gathered to his ministry. . . . 

 His great love for philological pursuits led Mm 

 to the study of the origin, or derivation, the 

 orthography, pronunciation, and definition of 

 the words in use in the English tongue, and the 

 fruits of his labor quietly entered into words 

 of this kind, and were gratefully received, and 

 their value acknowledged. His last loving 

 labor, left incomplete, a dictionary of proper 

 names, of large scope and research, attests his 

 tireless industry, plodding Zealand enthusiasm 

 in these pursuits, the wide range of his invest- 

 igations, the skill with which he could use alj 

 accessible materials, and his ability to digest 

 and bring out of obscurity the truth. . . ." 



Watkinson : This word following a title or within 

 parentheses after a note indicates that a copy of 

 the word referred to has been seen by the com- 

 piler in the Watkinson Library , Hartford, Conn. 



Watson (John Fanning). Annals j of | 

 Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, | in the 

 olden time; | being a collection of] 

 memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents | of 

 the I city and its inhabitants, | and of 

 the I earliest settlements of the inland 

 part of Pennsylvania, | from | the days 

 of the founders. | Intended to preserve 

 the recollections of olden time, and to 

 exhibit society in its | changes of man- 

 ners and customs, and the city and 

 country in | their local changes and im- 

 provements. I Embellished with engrav- 

 ings, by T. H. Mumford. | By John F. 

 Watson, I member of the historical so- 

 cieties of Pennsylvania, New York, and 

 Massachusetts. | In two volumes. | Vol. 

 I [-II]. I [Six lines quotations.] | 



"Watson (J. F.) — Continued. 



Philadelphia: | printed and published 

 for the author, and for sale by | John 

 Penington and Uriah Hunt.— New York, 

 Baker & Crane. | 1844. 



2 vols. : title verso copyright and printers 1 

 1. prospectus and testimonials pp. iii-iv, recom- 

 mendation pp. iv-vii, advertisement pp. ix-xi, 

 contents pp. xiii-xv, list of embellishments p. 

 xvi, text pp. 1-604, index pp. 605-609; title 

 verso copyright and printers i 1. contents pp. 

 \-vi, list of embellishments p. vii, text pp. 1- 

 509, appendix pp 511-562, index pp. 563-567, 8°. 



Indian names of places in Pennsylvania (from 

 Heckewelder), vol. 2, pp. 180-181. 



Copies seen : British Museum, Congress. 



At the Eield sale, no. 2i85, a copy brought 

 $2.12. 



The first edition : Philadelphia, 1830 (British 

 Museum, Congress), does not contain the lin- 

 guistics. 



Annals | of | Philadelphia and Penn- 

 sylvania, I in the olden time ; | being a 

 collection of | memoirs, anecdotes, and 

 incidents | of the | city and its inhabit- 

 ants, I and of the | earliest settlements 

 of the inland part of Pennsylvania, | 

 from I the days of the founders. | In- 

 tended to preserve the recollections of 

 olden time, and to exhibit society in its | 

 changes of manners and customs, and 

 the city and country in | their local 

 changes and improvements. | Embel- 

 lished with engravings, by T. H Mum- 

 ford. I By John F. Watson, | member of 

 the historical societies of Pennsylvania, 

 New York, and Massachusetts. | In two 

 volumes. | Vol. I[-II]. | [Six lines quo- 

 tation.] I 



This edition purchased and for sale 

 by I Carey and Hart — Philadelphia, j 

 1845. 



2 vols. : title verso copyright and printers 1 

 1. prospectus and testimonials pp. iii-iv, recom- 

 mendations pp. iv-vii, advertisement pp. ix-xi, 

 contents pp. xiii-xv. list of embellishments p. 

 xvi, text pp. 1-604, index pp, 605-609 ; title verso 

 copyright and printers 1 1. contents pp. v-vi, 

 list of embellishments p. vii, text pp. 1-509, ap- 

 pendix pp. 511-562, index pp. 563-567, 8°. 



Linguistics as under title next above, vol. 2, 

 pp. 180-181. 



Copies seen : Congress. 



Annals | of | Philadelphia and Penn- 

 sylvania, I in the olden time; | being a 

 collection of | memoirs, anecdotes, and 

 incidents | of the j city and its inhabi- 

 tants, I and of the | earliest settlements 

 of the inland part of Pennsylvania, | 



