A book of the United StatesExhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ..and presenting a view of the Republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present timeThe biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . o another, whichiininedialcly occupies the same |), and luidcrfjoos the same operation. Alter having ^jono thrf)nt,h tlie whole estaltlislnnent, the impression lelt U]xin themind is that of asto
A book of the United StatesExhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ..and presenting a view of the Republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present timeThe biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . o another, whichiininedialcly occupies the same |), and luidcrfjoos the same operation. Alter having ^jono thrf)nt,h tlie whole estaltlislnnent, the impression lelt U]xin themind is that of astonishment and wonder, that an end of such immense imiMatance supply of coin for a whole nation, can he attained by means, apparently, so simpleftnd of sneh ready comprehension. The spectator, ^oin^ ihroiif^h alone, needs no onetn explain this or that op-ration. Every thing explains itself on the instant; for everything is free from mystery or concealment, while the excellent condition of the estal>, and the extreme politeness to strangers, manifested by every |>erson about ilmaterially enhances the pleasure of a visit to the Mint of the United Stales.—r/4«/rt/&>phia paptr POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY. 321 arch, of three hundred and forty feet in length. The whole length of thaton Market street, is one thousand three hundred feet, including; abutmentsand wing Upper Ferry Bridge. The public markets form a very striking feature of the city. One isnearly two thirds of a mile in extent. The harbor of Philadelphia pos-sesses many natural advantages, though it is more liable to be impeded byice than either that of New York or Baltimore. The Delaware is notnavigable for the first class of ships of the line. For the amount of itscommerce, Philadelphia is the fourth city in the United States. By the will of the late Stephen Girard, Philadelphia received large be-quests of land and money, to be appropriated to purposes of public improve-ment. To the Pennsylvania
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