Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . ii; al the northwestcorner of Sixth and Wahiut >treet> was opi-ncd everySatunhiy afterno(»n, •lothe end that all persons, andmore c>pec who have any knowledge in theLatin tongue, may have free admission. In 17.»-2, byaet of A»end>ly, the huildinir, hooks and the endow-in* nt of «i(Mi acre> of land in Bucks County were handedover to the Liltrary Company on the >aine trusts. Meantinu, little oc( nrred until , wlnn the hookswere removed to(arpenter» Hall, remainini;all thron<];hthe licvohit
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . ii; al the northwestcorner of Sixth and Wahiut >treet> was opi-ncd everySatunhiy afterno(»n, •lothe end that all persons, andmore c>pec who have any knowledge in theLatin tongue, may have free admission. In 17.»-2, byaet of A»end>ly, the huildinir, hooks and the endow-in* nt of «i(Mi acre> of land in Bucks County were handedover to the Liltrary Company on the >aine trusts. Meantinu, little oc( nrred until , wlnn the hookswere removed to(arpenter» Hall, remainini;all thron<];hthe licvohition. [he directors i^ave the use (tf the booksto Con,re», antily ninoved and the Brit-ish wen about enterini: the city, they were alarmedabout the >afely of the collection, and >ome of the niem-l)ers were \ehenient in nruini: its immediate remo\ lhi> other-- oljected. The li-k of removal m-cuk d tothem more sciiou-. than that of remaining, and >o therewa> hurried. an\iou> argument, but a> no cpioruni could. RUSH MEMOKIALS. THE OLD PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY. 149 be obtained the books Avere left on the shelves, und whenthe British actually were in occupation the otlicers wereulad to use the books and pay for them, and even afterthe room was used as a hospital for soldiers no injurywas intiicted on the library. And so time went on. The British left the countryand sailed back to Euiijland a wiser and a smaller was again in Philadelphia. General Washing-ton was riding to Christ Cinnch in his carriage-and-four ;the Quakers approved the result of the war, and theTories were beconnng reconciled. Everywhere hopewas stronger than depression, and the l>reath of a newlife filled tiie country. In Philadelphia trade prospered,ships were coming and going from the wharves, and fac-tories were building. There was a general movementwestward toward the Schuylkill River, and the librarywas keeping pace with all this activity. It had l)een en-larged by
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