"In memory of SWEN JUSTIS, who departed this life Jan'y. 19, 1792, aged 66 years."

In the cross isle of the old church is a small marble tablet with the following inscription: "In memory of PETER ABRAHAM GIRELIUS, who died Sept. 18th 1786, aged 19 days." This was probably the son of Lawrence Girelius, the last of the Swedish missionaries who lived in Wilmington, of whom mention has been made in a preceding page. By reference to the Delaware Gazette, dated July 3d, 1790, it appears that L. Girelius was here at that time, and officiated as a clergyman before "the Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati," at the old academy.

"In memory of ELIZABETH JUSTIS, wife of John Justis, who died 1795, aged 40 years, 3 months, and 23 days.

By piety too high refined,

For our terrestrial globe,
Her Jesus, merciful and kind,
Called her to his abode.

There clothed in robes of heavenly light,

With seraphim she sings;

While tasting of the pure delight,

That from God's presence springs."

"In memory of JOHN JUSTIS, who died 1805, aged 55 years, 1 month, and 17 days.

Oh that my mouldering dust might teach

What man on earth should learn,

For dust and ashes loudest preach

His infinite concern."

We shall close this list with the inscription on the tomb of HENRIETTA M. ALLMOND. In her last will she bequeathed $640 to the church wardens and vestrymen of the old Swede's church, by which they were enabled to put the house into decent repair, and fit it again for a place of worship. As such, on particular occasions, it is sometimes used. Its distance from the city caused the congregation, in 1830, to build another, in a more convenient location. But within the last seven years, the town

has been so much extended in the direction of the old church, as to make it probable that its distance may not be much longer any objection to use it for the purpose of its erection.

"In memory of HENRIETTA M. ALLMOND, who departed this life Feb'y. 15th, 1843, aged 32 years.

Affliction sore long time I bore,

Physicians were in vain,

Till God did please to give me ease,

And take away my pain."

The present officers of the church have lately caused to be engraved on the tombstone over her grave, the following acknowledgement of her bounty:

"The liberal bequest of HENRIETTA M. ALLMOND, for the repair of the Swede's Lutheran Church, is here, by the wardens and vestrymen, Anno Domini, 1845, gratefully commemorated."

PART III.

CHAPTER I.

HISTORY OF WILMINGTON.

WILMINGTON lies between two rivers, the one adapted to navigation and commerce, the other to mills and manufacturing establishments. In these respects Nature has made our city to resemble the metropolis of Pennsylvania, while Art has been actively engaged in carrying out the resemblance. The streets of Wilmington are all laid out at right angles with each other, and those running from river to river are crossed by others that are named numerically. Through the central part of the city runs the main street, which is called Market street; the others running parallel to it, are mostly named after the trees of the country, and after distinguished individuals. The reader will perceive in all these circumstances the striking resemblance between Philadelphia and Wilmington. The truth is, that the founders of our city were humble copyists, but in general judicious ones. The world could have hardly afforded them a better model. There have been several attempts to improve upon Penn's plan, but they have all failed; and the city of Washington, whose founders had every advantage which talents, knowledge, and pecuniary resources could give, have perhaps failed the most conspicuously. No plan yet adopted for a city, whether with a view to business, cleanliness, health, convenience, or economy, has been found to answer these purposes better than that in which the streets are laid out at right angles, from fifty to one hundred feet wide, according as circumstances dictate. The citizens of New York have adopted this plan in the new parts of their city to great advantage.

PS. Duval Lith Phil