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| | Samuel Nicholas, First Officer of American Marines |
 | | The Meeting House, built of red brick and white trim, beautiful in its simplicity and in good repair, was erected in 1804, and has been used continuously ever since. |
 | | It is under the care of the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia, and is used for Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly Meetings of Friends; the last is held in the spring of each year and represents approximately five thousand Friends who gather from Eastern Pennsylvania, West Jersey, Northern Delaware, and Northeastern Maryland. |
 | | The grounds are well tended, and a high red brick wall surrounds the whole; a view may be had from the street through iron grilled gates. |
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