 | 1840 - 494 Seiten
...Valley :— "Pittsburgh is inhabited almost entirely by Scotch and Irish, who live in paltry log houses, and are as dirty as in the north of Ireland, or even Scotland. There is much small trade carried on : goods are brought at the vast expense of forty-five per cent. from Philadelphia... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - 1846 - 642 Seiten
...year, very prepossrssing or promising in its appearance : " Pittsburgh is inhabited ALMOST ENTIRELY by Scots and Irish, •who live in paltry log-houses, and are as dirty as if in the north of Ireland, or even Scotland. There is a great deal of trade carried on ; the goods... | |
 | 1851 - 824 Seiten
...it thus: "Pitteburg is inhabited almost entirely by Scotch and Irish, who live in paltry og-houses and are as dirty as in the north of Ireland or even Scotland. There is much small trade carried on ; goods are brought at the vast expense of 45 per cent from Philadelphia... | |
 | Joseph Smith - 1854 - 480 Seiten
...this visit of Mr. Smitt, and gave this account of the place : " Pittsburg is inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who live in paltry log-houses,...dirty as in the north of Ireland, or even Scotland. [We fear that, like Dr. Samuel Johnson, Lee hated the Scotch.] There is a great deal of small trade... | |
 | 1855 - 624 Seiten
...Valley: — "Pittsburgh is inhabited almost entirely by Scotch and Irish, who live in paltry log houses, and are as dirty as in the north of Ireland, or even Scotland. There is much small trade carried on: goods are brought at the vast expense of forty-five per cent, from Philadelphia... | |
 | William B. Sipes - 1875 - 316 Seiten
...in his journal made the following notice of the place : — "Pittsburg is inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who live in paltry log-houses,...and are as dirty as in the north of Ireland, or even in Scotland. There is a great deal of small trade carried on; the goods being brought, at the vast... | |
 | William Mason Cornell - 1876 - 598 Seiten
...Pittsburg in 1784, and wrote the following notice in his journal: " Pittsburg is inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who live in paltry log-houses,...and are as dirty as in the north of Ireland, or even in Scotland. There is a great deal of small trade carried on ; the goods being brought, at the vast... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1883 - 446 Seiten
...visited this hamlet in December of this year, said of it : " Pittsburgh is inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who live in paltry log-houses,...and are as dirty as in the north of Ireland, or even in Scotland. There is a great deal of small trade carried on, the goods being brought at the vast expense... | |
 | 1877 - 662 Seiten
...inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who live in paltry log houses, and are as dirty as if in the north of Ireland or even Scotland. There is a great deal of trade carried on, the goods being bought at the vast expense of forty-five shillings per pound from... | |
 | 1878 - 502 Seiten
...inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who live in paltry log houses, and are as dirty as if in the north of Ireland or even Scotland. There is a great deal of trade carried on, the goods being bought at the vast expense of forty-five shillings per pound from... | |
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There are in the town four attorneys, two doctors, and not a priest of any persuasion, nor church nor chapel. 
