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F e d e r a l o f P R e s e r v e B a n k h il a d e l p h ia November 10, 1947 Dear Mr. Eccles: I thought I would like to express again the thanks and appreciation of the Robert Morris Associates, as well as my own, for the very fine talk you gave Thursday evening. I have had many complimentary comments and I am sure you made a host of new friends. The Robert Morris Associates would be pleased and wants to take care of any ex penses, etc., you had in connection with the trip. I could not resist sending you the en closed newspaper clipping which I found the next day in glancing over the paper. It covers, at least in part, the question we discussed at the corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets. Sincerely, The Honorable Marriner S. Eccles Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Washington 25, D. C. November 17, 1947* Dear Mr. Davis: Thame you for your thoughtful note of November 10 and for the enclosure showing the eight cities includ ing Philadelphia., but not including Washington where the Continental Congress met. I hope I can remember the list for I certainly would have been stumped, by the question if I had been asked to answer it on some quiz program, for example. I appreciate the willingness of the Robert Morris Associates to take care of any expenses in connection with my trip to Philadelphia, but as you know this was made in the course of regular System business, and I certainly would not feel justified in accepting any reimbursement of any sort. Sincerely yours, Mr. W. J. Davis, First Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1, Pennsylvania. ET:ra \Afliat Do You W a n t to Know? * L im ite d to m a tte rs o f g e n e ra l in te re s t. E xqlud e a d v e rtis in g subjects, S ia n na m e a n d address, th o u g h n o t f o r p u b lic a tio n . PASSENGERS THE 'W ELCOM E' Have you a list of the passengers^ who came over on the “ Welcome” w f " ' ~yilliam Penn? E. T. .Jd Armstrong, in an address b efor^ch e Pennsylvania Historical Society at Chester in 1851, listed several families as having arrived on the “ Welcome” with William Penn but his list was not considered com pletely accurate and all families listed were not accepted by The Wel come Society, composed of des cendants of those who arrived on that historic ship. An official pas senger list has never been produced but the Society compiled a list based on the names of people who made wills on the “ Welcome,” and names of their witnesses, these wills hav ing been filed here and considered by the. Society to be sufficient proof. The Society’s accepted list is on file in the Free Library, 19th and the Parkway, and in the library of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, 13th and Locust sts., this city. Among the passengers were: John Barber, 'tVilliam Bradford, William Buckman, Benjamin Chambers, Ellen Cowgill, John Fisher, Robert Greenaway, Isaac Ingram, Giles Knight, Hannah Mogdridge, Joshua Morris, Evan Mill Oliver, John and Thomas Rowland, John Stackhouse, George Thompson, Richard Town send, Nicholas Wain, Joshua Clay ton, and their families, as well as rr -ous others. 1774; Baltimore, Md., Dec. 20, 1776; Philadelphia, March 4, 1777; Lan* caster, Sept.. 27, 1777; York, Pa,, Sept. 30, 1777; Philadelphia, July 2, .4*78; Princeton, N. J., June 30, 1783; Annapolis, Md., Nov. 26< 1783; Tren ton, N. J., Nov. 1, 1784; New York, Jan. 11, 1785. THE PEOPLE'S FRIEND Q uestions o f g e n e ra l in te re s t w h e re p o irtfs o f la w m a y be in v o lv e d are an sw e red in th is c o lu m n . No answ ers by m a il. . DIES W ITHOUT W ILL I f a house is owned by a wife and she dies w ith out leaving a w ill, how w ill it pass i f she is survived by a husband and child by a previous m tz ^ r^ e ? Can she leave her home by w ill as she pleases? The property was acquired before Sept. 1, READER On the death of a wife without leaving a will survived by a hus band and a child by a former mar riage, the husband and child will each be entitled to one-half of her house and any other property she owned outright. The wife.may make a valid will disposing of her property, but if her husband survives her, hs can take against the will and if one child survives, will be entitled to a half-interest in the property. FALSE BIRTH DATE I f a false b irth date is put on a document, is the document void? How can one change his birthday? J . T. Ordinarily a document is not ren dered void because a false birth date r^No. is put on it but such a question can CAPITAL CITIES not be answered unless all the facts W hat cities have served, as the are known. There is no legal way to capital of the United Stateq? change on^s birthday. The date of A. M. one’s birth isNa fact which is not The first capital of the United subject to change. f States under the Constitution was New York. Congress moved from RIGHT TO R IA L ESTATE In New Jersey if a wife dies w ith there to Philadelphia on Dec. 6,1790, remaining here until May 4, 1800. out leaving a w ill survived by a Washington was first used as the husband and one child, how w ill capital when Congress convened real estate owned by her pass? ... J. ther&on Nov. 18,1800. Under New Jersey law if a woman 1 Several cities were used as the meeting place of the Continental dies without leaving a will survived Congress and seat of the Govern by a husband and one child, her real ment during the period of the estate will pass to the child subject Revolutionary War and until the to a jig h t of curtesy in the husband founding of the national capital. which is usually an interest for life They were: Philadelphia, Sept. 5, in one-half the property. P fe s * * DECLARATIONS Have peace declarations between the United States and Germany aiyi'.Japan been officia lly signed jB n je t? C. A. E.
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