The American remembrancer, and universal tablet of memory: containing a list of the most eminent men, whether in ancient or modern times, with the atchievements [sic] for which they have been particularly distinguished: as also the most memorable events in history, from the earliest period till the year 1795, classed under distinct heads, with their respective dates. : To which is added, a table, comprehending the periods at which the most remarkable cities and towns were founded, their present population, latitude, and longitude. : The whole being intended to form a comprehensive abridgement of history and chronology, particularly of that part which relates to America. / By James Hardie, A.M. ; [One line of Latin quotation]

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The American remembrancer, and universal tablet of memory: containing a list of the most eminent men, whether in ancient or modern times, with the atchievements [sic] for which they have been particularly distinguished: as also the most memorable events in history, from the earliest period till the year 1795, classed under distinct heads, with their respective dates. : To which is added, a table, comprehending the periods at which the most remarkable cities and towns were founded, their present population, latitude, and longitude. : The whole being intended to form a comprehensive abridgement of history and chronology, particularly of that part which relates to America. / By James Hardie, A.M. ; [One line of Latin quotation]
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Hardie, James, 1758-1826.
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Philadelphia, :: Printed for the author by Thomas Dobson, at the stone-house, no 41, South Second-Street.,
M.DCC.XCV. [1795]
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"The American remembrancer, and universal tablet of memory: containing a list of the most eminent men, whether in ancient or modern times, with the atchievements [sic] for which they have been particularly distinguished: as also the most memorable events in history, from the earliest period till the year 1795, classed under distinct heads, with their respective dates. : To which is added, a table, comprehending the periods at which the most remarkable cities and towns were founded, their present population, latitude, and longitude. : The whole being intended to form a comprehensive abridgement of history and chronology, particularly of that part which relates to America. / By James Hardie, A.M. ; [One line of Latin quotation]." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/n21868.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 1, 2025.

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Subscribers' Names.

A.
  • REV. James Abercrombie, Philadelphia.
  • John Adams, LL. D. Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate, 6 copies.
  • George Adams, merchant, Patterson, 30 copies.
  • Arthur Adams, New York.
  • Lewis G. Affleck, Philadelphia, 2 copies.
  • John Aitken, Philadelphia.
  • Arthur Aitken, do.
  • John Alexander, sen. Carlisle.
  • William Alexander, do.
  • John Allen, New York, 6 copies.
  • Richard Allen, Philadelphia.
  • James Anderson, Princeton.
  • Thomas Anderson, do.
  • John Anderson, Philadelphia.
  • William T. Anderson, Princeton.
  • Hugh Andrews, Philadelphia.
  • Christopher Appleton, do.
  • John Armor, Carlisle.
  • Rev. James T. Armstrong, Trenton.
  • John Arthur, New York.
  • Rev. Michael Arthur, Pittsburgh.
  • Thomas Ashmore, Philadelphia.
B.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bache, Philadelphia.
  • Eleazer Ball, Newark.
  • Israel Ball, do.
  • Justus Baldwin, do.
  • ...

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  • Caleb Baldwin, Newark.
  • J. Barker, Pittsburgh.
  • William Bayley, Alexandria.
  • Robert Bayley, Philadelphia.
  • George Barclay, do.
  • Nathaniel Beach, Newark.
  • Joseph Beach, do.
  • Samuel Beaven, Salem.
  • Stephen Beaseley, Philadelphia.
  • John Berwick, do.
  • William Bell, Reading.
  • John M. Berrien, Princeton.
  • Jacob Benjamin, Trenton.
  • William Bingham, M. C. from Pennsylvania.
  • John Bishop, Reading.
  • Thomas Bines, Salem.
  • John Bicknel, Newark.
  • George Black, Philadelphia.
  • Robert Black, Carlisle.
  • Robert Blaine, do.
  • Rev. Robert Blackwell, Philadelphia.
  • Joseph Bloomfield, Burlington.
  • J. Boger, Reading.
  • Joseph Boggs, Philadelphia.
  • Robert Boggs, New Brunswick.
  • Jesse B〈7 letters〉〈7 letters〉 Massachussetts.
  • Henry Bowles, Philadelphia.
  • George Booth, do.
  • James Booth, do.
  • George Bowie, Princeton.
  • William Brody, New York, 2 copies.
  • Robert Boyne, Philadelphia.
  • John Boush, do.
  • Hugh Boden, Carlisle.
  • Charles Bovard, do.
  • Andrew Brown, Philadelphia.
  • John Brown, do.
  • Job Brown, Newark.
  • James Brown, Carlisle.
  • Elijah Brown, Philadelphia.
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  • James Bruce Reading.
  • Matthias Bruen, Newark.
  • Anthony Buckley, Philadelphia.
  • Smith Burnet, Newark.
  • John Burnet, do.
  • James Burnside, Philadelphia.
  • David Burke, do.
  • Israel Butler, do.
  • Samuel Burkhart, Reading.
C.
  • Alexander Calder, Philadelphia.
  • John Cameron, New York.
  • Silas Candit, Princeton.
  • John C. Caldwell, Pittsburgh.
  • Robert Callender, Carlisle.
  • William Campbell, Reading.
  • Mathew Carey, printer, Philadelphia, 100 copies.
  • George Carter, do.
  • John Campbell, do. 3 copies.
  • George Cart, Carlisle,
  • John Carr, Salem.
  • John Cappee, New Brunswick.
  • William Caine, Alexandria.
  • Israel Carney, Newark.
  • Aaron Camp, do.
  • Nathan Cambey. Lamberton.
  • Thomas Carstairs, Philadelphia.
  • Alexander Christie, do.
  • Samuel Clarkson, New Brunswick.
  • Jacob Chalwell, do.
  • John Clark, Philadelphia.
  • John Christ, Reading.
  • Thomas Clifford, Philadelphia.
  • Samuel Coates, do. 2 copies.
  • John Connelly, do.
  • Patrick Connelly, do.
  • Henry Connelly, Pittsburgh.
  • Samuel Congar, Newark.
  • ...

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  • James Corkrin, Philadelphia.
  • John Cook, do.
  • Samuel Coxe, do.
  • William Coleman, do.
  • John Cook, do.
  • William Cornman, do.
  • William Kerr Cole, New Brunswick.
  • Nathan Cole. do.
  • Conant Cole, Princeton.
  • Samuel Cooper, Philadelphia.
  • Isaac Collins, printer, Trenton, 6 copies.
  • Thomas Collins, Reading.
  • Thomas Condie, Philadelphia.
  • Archibald Crary, Massachussetts.
  • Charles Crawford, Philadelphia.
  • William Crawford, Bristol.
  • Archibald Craige, New Brunswick.
  • Samuel Crane, Newark.
  • David D. Crane, do.
  • John Creige, Carlisle.
  • David Crowell, Newark.
  • Edward Cutbush, Philadelphia.
  • Steward Cummin, do.
D.
  • Robert Davidson, Carlisle.
  • William Davis, Philadelphia.
  • James Davis, Carlisle.
  • Alexander James Dallas, Secretary of the Common∣wealth of Pennsylvania.
  • Bartholomew Dandridge, Secretary to the President of the United States.
  • Mathias Day, printer, Trenton, 12 copies.
  • David Deas, New York.
  • James Deas, 12 copies.
  • Gideon Decamp, Princeton.
  • Jonathan Dennis, Philadelphia.
  • James Johnson Denoon, do.
  • Samuel Dennison, do.
  • John B. Delaney, Alexandria.
  • ...

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  • Rev. John Dickins, Philadelphia, 3 copies.
  • Amos Dickenson, Reading.
  • Henry Diehl, do.
  • Thomas Dobson, printer, bookseller, and stationner, Philadelphia, 50 copies.
  • Francis Donnelly, Philadelphia.
  • Nathan Douglass, printer, Danbury, Connecticut, 24 copies.
  • John Dougherty, Philadelphia.
  • Benjamin Duffield, M. D. do. 3 copies.
  • James Duncan, Carlisle.
  • Daniel Dunlap, do.
  • William Duncan, New York, 12 copies.
  • Aaron Dunham, Trenton.
E.
  • Alexander Eagles, Newark.
  • William Eaken, Carlisle.
  • Nicholas Edmunds, Princeton.
  • Jacob Eglee, Philadelphia.
  • James Elliot, do.
  • David English, Princeton.
  • John Evans, do.
  • Jacob Evans, do.
  • Jesse Evans, Reading.
  • Charles Evans, do.
  • Thomas Evans, do.
  • James Ewing, Trenton.
F.
  • Ferdinando Fairfax, Philadelphia.
  • Anthony Fenner, do.
  • Thomas Farrel, do.
  • Conrad Feger, do.
  • John Field, do. 2 copies.
  • Peter Filbert, Reading.
  • John Fimeton, Philadelphia.
  • William Finley, M. C. from Pennsylvania.
  • Miers Fisher, Philadelphia, 2 copies.
  • ...

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  • Thomas Fisher, Philadelphia.
  • Henry Fisher, New Brunswick.
  • Nathaniel Fist, do.
  • John Fitzgerald, Princeton.
  • William Fletcher, Philadelphia.
  • Mathew Flammery, do.
  • William Fleming, Princeton.
  • Robert M. Forsyth, do.
  • Alexander Forrest, Philadelphia.
  • Theodore Foster, M. C. from Rhode Island.
  • Dwight Foster, M. C. from Massachussetts.
  • John Fox, Pittsburgh.
  • George Fox, do.
  • Richard Freeman, Philadelphia.
  • Donald Frazer, New York, 12 copies.
  • Daniel Frazer, Philadelphia.
  • J. Frailey, Reading.
G.
  • William P. Gardner, Philadelphia.
  • Godfrey Gebler, do.
  • George Gihart, do.
  • John Giffard, Newark.
  • Alexander Gilmore, Salem.
  • James Given, Carlisle.
  • John Glen, do.
  • Calvin Gobble, Newark.
  • John Gofline, Bristol.
  • Elijah H. Gordon, Trenton.
  • Peter Gordon, do.
  • John Gordon, jun. do.
  • William F. Gordon, Princeton.
  • Peter Gordon, Philadelphia.
  • George Gowan, Elizabethtown, 6 copies.
  • Vincent Gray, Alexandria.
  • Ebenezer Grant, New Brunswick.
  • Doctor Amos Gregg, Bristol.
  • Daniel Green, Reading.
  • George Green, Philadelphia.
  • Isaac Green, Pittsburgh.
  • ...

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  • Cadwallader Griffith, Philadelphia.
  • Samuel Griffin, do.
  • David Griffith, Maryland.
  • Thomas Griffith, Newark.
  • John Grubber, Reading.
  • Charles D. Grun, New Brunswick.
H.
  • Jacob R. Hardenburgh, New Brunswick.
  • Lewis Hardenburgh, do.
  • Melchior Haffa, Reading.
  • John Harrison, Princeton.
  • James Hamilton, Reading,
  • Robert Hartshorn, Philadelphia.
  • John Hanna, Pittsburgh.
  • Seth Hastings, Massachussetts.
  • Joseph Hayes, Carlisle.
  • Luke Hashart, New Brunswick.
  • Abraham Harris, Salem.
  • Ebenezer Hedden, Newark.
  • Simon Hedden, do.
  • Moses Hedden, do.
  • T. Hewson, Bristol.
  • Daniel Henderson, Pittsburgh.
  • John Henry, Perth Amboy.
  • John N. Hight, Princeton.
  • Henry Hill, Philadelphia.
  • Thomas Hill, New Brunswick.
  • George Hill, Philadelphia, 6 copies.
  • John Hirth, Salem.
  • Mathias B. Higgins, Newark.
  • John Hindman, Philadelphia.
  • John H. Hobard, Princeton.
  • George Hog, Philadelphia.
  • Isaac Horner, jun. Bristol.
  • Benjamin Harvie, Philadelphia.
  • Theodorus Householder, do.
  • James Holland, do.
  • Jacob Hofner, do.
  • ...

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  • George Hoffner, Philadelphia.
  • Patrick Houston, Princeton.
  • Isaac Hough, Philadelphia.
  • Aaron Howel, Trenton.
  • John H. Huston, Bristol.
  • Joseph Huber, Philadelphia.
  • David Humpreys, do.
  • Clement Humphreys, jun. do.
  • Joshua Humphreys, do.
  • Ralph W. Hunt, Princeton.
  • John Hunter, Reading.
  • Dalzel Hunter, Philadelphia.
  • Harvey Hurst, do.
I.
  • William Jackson, Bristol.
  • Samuel Jennings, Newark.
  • Gattlick Jemman, Reading.
  • Samuel Jenner, Newark.
  • James Irvine, Carlisle.
  • Israel Israel, Philadelphia.
  • Samuel Israel, do.
  • David Johnson, Newark.
  • John Johnson, Philadelphia, 2 copies.
  • Walter Johnson, do.
  • Caleb Jones, Reading.
  • William Jones, do.
  • Michael Jones, Pittsburgh.
K.
  • Rev. Christopher V. Keating, Philadelphia, 4 copies.
  • Charles Keir, Philadelphia.
  • John Kerr, Pittsburgh.
  • Hugh Kerr, Princeton.
  • Richard Kerr, do.
  • John Kerr, Philadelphia.
  • Francis Kennedy Kerr, do.
  • Michael Kennedy, do.
  • George Kemp, do.
  • Benjamin Kite, do. 3 copies.
  • ...

Page 253

  • William Killach, Philadelphia.
  • John Kincaid, Newark.
  • Burnet R. Kingsland.
  • Robert Kinnear, Reading.
  • George Kline, printer, Carlisle, 12 copies.
  • Benjamin F. Knapp, Newbury Port.
  • Miles Klossey, Philadelphia.
L.
  • John Lamb, M. D. New York.
  • John Lareum, jun. Philadelphia.
  • John Lawson, New Brunswick.
  • Shrive Lawrason, Alexandria.
  • Michael Leib, M. D. Philadelphia.
  • Edmund Lee, Alexandria.
  • Aaron Levy, Philadelphia.
  • Library Company of Philadelphia.
  • James Little, do.
  • John Little, do.
  • Nicholas Lotts, Reading.
  • William Love, Philadelphia.
  • Thomas Lukens, do.
  • Nancy Lukens, Pittsburgh.
  • Henry Lupp, New Brunswick.
  • John Lyon, jun. Carlisle.
  • William Lyon, do. 2 copies.
M.
  • James Madison, M. C. from Virginia.
  • Charles Marshal, jun. Philadelphia.
  • I. K. Massersmith, Reading.
  • George Maxwell, Trenton.
  • George Meade, Philadelphia.
  • John Mearns, do.
  • Jacob Merkel, do.
  • Stephen Meker, Newark.
  • Pliny Merrick, Massachussetts.
  • ...

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  • Benjamin M'Elroy, Philadelphia.
  • Hugh M'Elroy, do.
  • Archibald M'Elroy, Bristol.
  • Sarah Ann M'Dowell, Pittsburgh.
  • James M'Dowell, do.
  • John M'Dowell, do.
  • Edward M'Gauran, Carlisle.
  • John M'Larey, do.
  • John M'Lenachan, Philadelphia.
  • Blair M'Lenachan, do.
  • James M'Inley, do.
  • Thomas M'Euen, do.
  • John M'Euen, do.
  • James M'Glassin, do.
  • Samuel M'Farren, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 40 copies.
  • Samuel M'Caskery, Carlisle.
  • William M'Caskery, do.
  • Eli M'Cartey, Newark.
  • Thomas Mifflin, Governor of the State of Pennsylva∣nia.
  • Thomas Mifflin, jun. Philadelphia.
  • Samuel Mifflin, do.
  • Walter Minto, LL. D. Professor of Mathematics, Princeton.
  • Robert Miller, Philadelphia.
  • John Miller, Newark.
  • Philip Miller, Reading.
  • John Miller, Philadelphia.
  • William Miller, Carlisle.
  • George Mitchel, Philadelphia.
  • Joseph Minnick, Bristol.
  • James Monroe, Minister Plenipotentiary from the Uni∣ted States to the French Republic.
  • Robert Montieth, Philadelphia.
  • Benjamin Morris, Reading.
  • Abraham Morrow, do. 2 copies.
  • Charles Morford, Princeton.
  • Stephen Morford, do.
  • Rees Moore, Reading.
  • ...

Page 255

  • John Montgomery, Carlisle.
  • William Moore, do.
  • Frederic Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the U. S.
  • Hugh Robert Murray, New York.
N.
  • Ruben Neily, Princeton.
  • James Neily, Philadelphia.
  • John Noble, Carlisle.
  • James Norris, Philadelphia.
  • Michael Nourse, do.
O.
  • Jesse Oat, Philadelphia.
  • Thomas Ogle, do.
  • William O'Bryant, do.
  • John Ormrod, printer and bookseller, Philadelphia, 25 copies.
  • Jacob Overstack, Philadelphia.
P.
  • Charles Page, Alexandria.
  • Philip Pancake, Philadelphia, 2 copies.
  • John Parker, New Brunswick.
  • Joseph Parrish, Philadelphia.
  • George Pattison, Carlisle.
  • Charles Pattison, do.
  • William Pattison, do.
  • Joseph Parrot, Princeton.
  • Henry W. Paxton, Philadelphia.
  • Levi Pawling, Reading.
  • William Petriken, Carlisle, 6 copies.
  • Charles W. Peale, Philadelphia.
  • Abner Penton, Salem.
  • Philip Phenix, New York.
  • Thomas Phenix, do.
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  • Rev. Lawrance Sylvester Phelan, Philadelphia.
  • Napthali Philips, do.
  • Ralph Philips, Princeton.
  • John Pinkerton, jun. Philadelphia.
  • William Pidgeon, do.
  • John Plum, Newark.
  • Jacob Plum, do.
  • John Plum, New Brunswick.
  • John Powell, Philadelphia.
  • John Polhemus, jun. Pittsburgh.
  • Henry Polkenhorn, Alexandria, 2 copies.
  • John Pool, Raritan Landing.
  • Daniel Prase, Reading.
  • William Price, Newark.
  • General Thomas Proctor, Philadelphia.
  • James Ph. Phuglia, do.
R.
  • Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State for the United States.
  • Lawrence Raven, Princeton.
  • Archibald Ramsey, Carlisle.
  • Alexander Reinagle, Philadelphia.
  • James M. Ray, do.
  • Rev. Charles Reichel, Nazareth.
  • James Rees, Philadelphia.
  • James Read, Reading.
  • Samuel Richards, Newark.
  • George Richardson, Philadelphia.
  • Murick Rice, Massachussetts.
  • Marks John Riddle, Reading.
  • Robinson and Gowan, printers and booksellers, New York.
  • Rev. William Rogers, D. D. Professor of the English language and the Belles Lettres in the University of Pennsylvania.
  • James Rowney, Carlisle.
  • David Ross, Newark.
  • Jared Russel, do.
  • Benjamin Rush, M. D. Philadelphia.
  • ...

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  • Jacob Rush, President of the third District Court of Pennsylvania, Reading.
S.
  • William Sarjeant, Philadelphia.
  • Robert Seaborn, do.
  • Allen Serjeant, Newark.
  • P. Seatur, Reading.
  • Jacob Schneider, do.
  • John Scott, Philadelphia.
  • Joseph Scott, do.
  • Joseph Warren Scott, Princeton.
  • William Scott, Reading.
  • Jasper Scull, do.
  • Thomas Scull, do.
  • John M. Simpson, Princeton.
  • Walter Simm, Bristol.
  • George Simm, New York.
  • Lawrence Sink, Philadelphia.
  • Philip Skemer, Reading.
  • George Slacum, Alexandria.
  • John Spaghn, Reading.
  • Mathew Spillard, Philadelphia, 2 copies.
  • William Spotswood, printer and bookseller, Boston, 12 copies.
  • John Spigker, Reading.
  • Benjamin Spigker, do.
  • Benjamin Smith, Trenton.
  • Isaac Smith, do.
  • Uriah Smith, Philadelphia.
  • James Smith, do.
  • John Smith, do.
  • William P. Smith, Newark.
  • Robert Smith, Carlisle.
  • Robert Smock, do.
  • John Smiley, M. C. from Pennsylvania.
  • David Snowden, Trenton.
  • John Snell, Reading.
  • William Sommers, Alexandria.
  • ...

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  • Edward Stiles, Philadelphia.
  • John Stagg, jun. principal clerk in the War Depart∣ment.
  • Ephraim Stelle, Carlisle.
  • Robert Stewart, Philadelphia.
  • James Stewart, do.
  • William Stewart, do.
  • James Stephenson, Carlisle.
  • Thomas Stephens, bookseller, Philadelphia, 25 copies.
  • Cleon Stephens, Alexandria.
  • Joseph Stretch, Philadelphia.
  • Charles Stenicke, Carlisle.
  • John C. Stroebels, Reading.
  • John Swanwick, M. C. from Pennsylvania, 2 copies.
T.
  • Benjamin Taylor, Philadelphia.
  • John Taylor, Princeton.
  • George Taylor, principal clerk in the Department of State.
  • Samuel Tate, Carlisle.
  • Jacob Talman, New Brunswick.
  • Cornelius Tenbrook, do.
  • John Tice, do.
  • James Thackara, Philadelphia.
  • Richard B. Thompson, Philadelphia.
  • Jacob Oreas Thompson, M. D. do.
  • Thomas Timings, do.
  • George Till, Reading.
  • Richard Throckmorton, Trenton.
  • James Traquair, Philadelphia.
  • Thomas Tresse, do.
  • Benjamin Tucker, do.
U.
  • John Urquhart, President of the Academy, Newark.

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    V.
    • E. Valette, Philadelphia, 3 copies.
    • George Vaux, do.
    • John Valence, do.
    • Thomas I. Vandyke, Pittsburgh.
    • Abraham Voorhies, Trenton.
    W.
    • Benjamin Watson, Bristol.
    • Nicholas Waln, jun. Philadelphia.
    • John Wallace, Princeton.
    • Gustavus B. Wallace, do.
    • Nathaniel Weakley, Carlisle.
    • Godfrey Welser, Philadelphia.
    • Thomas Wignell, do.
    • Isaac Wikoff, do.
    • Doctor Thomas Wiggins, Princeton.
    • Thoras Wildbahn, Reading.
    • Frederic Wildbahn, do.
    • Jesse Willet, do.
    • John Witman, do.
    • William Witman, do.
    • Right Rev. Bishop White, Philadelphia.
    • William White, do.
    • Hugh Wilson, Carlisle.
    • Oliver Woolcot, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
    • Obediah Woodruff, Newark.
    • John Wood, Newark.
    Z.
    • Peter Zeiber, Reading.
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