The Philadelawareans, and Other Essays Relating to Delaware (Cultural Studies of Delaware and the Eastern Shore)

This volume presents a varied sampling of the author's writings from the past sixty years, along with some previously unpublished materials. It begins with a long prologue that the author calls a literary autobiography, and this story is continued and amplified in introductory notes that accompany each of the following items. The first essay provides a title for the book and also a subordinate theme, the relationship between Delaware and the city of Philadelphia. This theme reappears in many guises in the background of other items as, for example, in a summary of New Castle's history, in an investigation of an experiment in nonresident representation in Congress, and in explanation of the unique importance of an early Wilmington collector of customs. In the last essay, previously unpublished, the relationship is personalized in a reminiscence contributing to the autobiographical theme with which the book began. Illustrated John Munroe Is Well Known As The Dean Of Delaware Historians. This Volume Brings Together Some Of His Widely Scattered Articles And Essays. It Will Appeal To A Variety Of Readers Inside And Outside Of Delaware, Most Particularly Those Who Want To Know More About The State's Past. Publication Of This Volume Is A Fitting Tribute Of A Delaware Institution Whose Career As A Historian Has Spanned The Past 60 Years.--jacket. The Philadelawareans : As Study In The Relations Between Philadelphia And Delaware In The Late Eighteenth-century -- The Eve Of The Revolution -- The New Castle Tercentenary -- Nonresident Representation In The Continental Congress : The Delaware Delegation Of 1782 -- The Ins And Outs Of Politics : Early Nineteenth-century Delaware -- The Delaware Physician Of 1800 -- The Negro In Delaware -- Eight Newspaper Columns -- Delaware As An Antique -- Separation Day -- The Old Collector (allen Mclane) -- Reflections On Delaware And The American Revolution -- Church Versus State : The Early Struggle For Control Of Delaware College -- The First Map Of Delaware After Statehood -- Delaware And The Constitution : An Overview Of Events Leading To Ratification -- A Parson In Politics : The Expulsion Of John C. Brush From The Delaware General Assembly In 1801 -- Three Nineteenth-century Immigrants -- The Trip To Philadelphia. John A. Munroe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Prologue: A Literary Autobiography......Page 14 1. The Philadelawareans: A Study in the Relations between Philadelphia and Delaware in the Late Eighteenth Century......Page 30 2. The Eve of the Revolution......Page 53 3. The New Castle Tercentenary......Page 71 4. Nonresident Representation in the Continental Congress: The Delaware Delegation of 1782......Page 88 5. The Ins and Outs of Politics: Early Nineteenth-Century Delaware......Page 114 6. The Delaware Physician of 1800......Page 124 7. The Negro in Delaware......Page 136 8. Eight Newspaper Columns......Page 153 9. Delaware as an Antique......Page 174 10. Separation Day......Page 178 11. The Old Collector (Allen McLane)......Page 182 12. Reflections on Delaware and the American Revolution......Page 220 13. Church versus State: The Early Struggle for Control of Delaware College......Page 234 14. The First Map of Delaware after Statehood......Page 246 15. Delaware and the Constitution: An Overview of Events Leading to Ratification......Page 251 16. A Parson in Politics: The Expulsion of John C. Brush from the Delaware General Assembly in 1801......Page 269 17. Three Nineteenth-Century Immigrants......Page 284 18. The Trip to Philadelphia......Page 295 C......Page 301 H......Page 302 M......Page 303 R......Page 304 W......Page 305 Y......Page 306