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Oct 5, 1848

Journal Entry

October 05, 1848 ~ Thursday

5th I called this Morning upon Sister McMinn in
Schoolkill 6th Street Between Market and Chesnut stret
I then called upon Col Kane Clerk of the United States
Court He had many men in his office yet as soon as
he saw me he laid aside all other business & came &
grasp my hand & seemed much delighted to see me
He talked with me about 15 minutes upon a variety
of subjects I then retired from his office & called
upon Br Gibson untill 2 oclok Sister McMinn then accom-
panied me to Br Sniders and Br Hammers Popler street
5 doors below 13th. We here saw Sister Poulter. Br Hammer
went with me to Br Johnsons, & to Br Gibsons distance 8 mi
[FIGURE] Their was quite a display in Philadelphia to day in depositing
the remains of Comodore James Biddle in the vault of the
Biddle family. His remains were deposited with milertary
honors of about twenty milertary Companies & three bands
of music, this was accompanied with display of flags
from public buildings chiming of bells, firing of minute
guns from the Navy yard &c. Comodore Biddle is the Eleventh
Comodore whose remains have been deposited in Philadelphia
and the eight or ninth who have died here. The ten prece-
ding Comodore Biddle who were buried in Philadelphia were
Comodores Decatur, Bainbridge, Barry, Truxton, Shaw, Hull,
Rodgers, Porter, Elliot and Dallast.

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Porter, David
1780-1843
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Hull, Isaac
1773-1843
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Gibson, Jacob
1 Jan 1814 - 1 May 1882
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Biddle, James
1783-1848
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Barry, John
1745-1803
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Rodgers, John
1771-1838
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Snider, John
11 Feb 1799 - 19 Dec 1875
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McMinn, Mary
abt. 1817
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Kane, Thomas Leiper
27 Jan 1822 - 26 Dec 1883
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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
There was quite a display to day the in Philadelphia in depositing the remains of Comodore James Biddle in the vault of the Biddle family. This was done with military honours. There were about 20 military companies and three bands of music acompanied with a display of flags from public buildings chiming of bells firing of minute guns from the navy yard &c. Commodore Biddly is the eleventh commodore buried in Philidelphia up to this date and the 8th or ninth who had died there. Those preceding him were Commodores Decatur Bainbridge Barry Truston Shaw Hull Rodgers Porter Elliot and Dallast. Two days later Elder W. I. Appleby and myself again called upon Col Kane. His office was full of business men but as as soon as he saw me he came directly as cordially as before and conversed with us with deep interest upon our cause. He said he had fears that there was trouble brewing against us in the West of Iowa and he wished me to give him the earliest information of anything against us. On the Sunday I met with the Saints with many strangers in the old Mormon Hall or Marshall Hall. I addressed them in the morning from the words of Jesus to his disciples "that "as it was in the days of Noah and Lot so also should it be in coming of the Son of Man. [Matthew 24:37] I had the power of God with me during the day. I gave Brother Appleby a recommend to preach and organzie churches in Pa. N. J. and Delaware in my absence

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Oct 5, 1848