Show OUR NA HUNS CAPITAL it lias iras moved about a good deal more than most people suppose Sop poe we are quite sure that if a number of boys and girls were asked to name the diff different erent capitals of our country the order would be something like this philadelphia new york and washington this is is all right as fa far r as it goes says the blue and gray but the truth is our country has had A a good many more capitals than those named it may oe said that mat during the revolution the british kept things moving they would have been very glad to la lay y hands on the rebel congress knowing which that body to took ok good care to keep out of their way inasmuch as wherever congress went it took the national capital with it you can readily understand why the following named places bore that honor at the dates named philadelphia from september until december 1776 baltimore from december 20 1776 to march 1777 philadelphia from march 4 1777 to september 17 1777 7 lancaster pa from september 27 1777 to september 30 1777 york pa from september SO 1777 to july 1778 philadelphia from july to june 30 1783 princeton tonn N J from june 30 80 1783 to november 20 1783 annapolis md lid from november 1783 to november 1784 trenton N J from november 1784 to january 1783 1785 new york from january 11 1785 to 1790 when the seat of government was changed to philadelphia where it remained until 1800 when it was finally removed to washington Vas hington thus it is that nine different cities and towns have figured as the capital f our country countr v |