. The official guide book to . ble receptions ofeminent men. Among them were Lafayette upon his last visit toAmerica in 1824, Presidents Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Polk,Taylor, Pierce, Lincoln, Henry Clay, General Winfield Scott, and others. The bodies of prominent statesmen, in transportation to their placesof burial, have frequently been laid in state within that them were John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Abraham Lin-coln, and many soldiers who fell on the battle-fields of the rebellion. The upper part of the State-house building, from 1802 to 1828-29,was occupi
. The official guide book to . ble receptions ofeminent men. Among them were Lafayette upon his last visit toAmerica in 1824, Presidents Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Polk,Taylor, Pierce, Lincoln, Henry Clay, General Winfield Scott, and others. The bodies of prominent statesmen, in transportation to their placesof burial, have frequently been laid in state within that them were John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Abraham Lin-coln, and many soldiers who fell on the battle-fields of the rebellion. The upper part of the State-house building, from 1802 to 1828-29,was occupied by Peales museum of natural history and art. In1816 the State of Pennsylvania sold the State-house and buildingsand the whole square to the city of Philadelphia, under the trustthat it should be used for public purposes. The corridor and officesat the wings were torn down, and the present office wings wereerected for the use of the county clerks and officers. The UnitedStates Circuit and District Courts occupied the second-story west >. INDEPENDENCE HAEL. 103 room from 1828-29 until about 1854. In the latter year, the city anddistricts having been consolidated, the City Councils, which had formany years occupied the second story of the City Hall at Fifth andChestnut streets, took possession of the upper stories of the State-house and fitted up two chambers for their accommodation. The State-house and yard have been during more than a centurythe scene of stirring events. In addition to the national memoriesconnected with the Continental Congress and the War of Inde-pendence, it was the chief place where the people thronged in caseof any excitement or rejoicing. Here, in 1752, the kings birthdaywas celebrated by a ball and supper. In 1754 Governor EobertHunter Morris also gave a ball and supper at the same place. Herewere given many famous banquets; for instance, to Governor Dennyin 1736, to the Earl of Loudon in 1757, to Richard Penn in 1771 and1773, to John Penn in 1773,
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