The magazine of American history with notes and queries . theSabboth, which fact will be remem-bered with respect when time has doneits work and Election Rock, itself hasbeen eaten away. The statue of william pitt stoodat the intersection of Wall and WilliamStreets. It was set up in recognition ofthe services he rendered America inpromoting the Repeal of the Stamp was of fine white marble, in the Romanstyle, and Pitt was represented holdingin his right hand a scroll partly open,reading Articuli Magna-Charta Liber-tatum. The south side of the pedestalbore a Latin inscription ; and the wo
The magazine of American history with notes and queries . theSabboth, which fact will be remem-bered with respect when time has doneits work and Election Rock, itself hasbeen eaten away. The statue of william pitt stoodat the intersection of Wall and WilliamStreets. It was set up in recognition ofthe services he rendered America inpromoting the Repeal of the Stamp was of fine white marble, in the Romanstyle, and Pitt was represented holdingin his right hand a scroll partly open,reading Articuli Magna-Charta Liber-tatum. The south side of the pedestalbore a Latin inscription ; and the workwas designed by Wilton, being a compan-ion to that erected in Charleston, S. C.[vm. 214]. It was set up September 7, 1770, amid the applause of the people. In1776 the head, which was fixed on by apin, was taken off or knocked off, eitherby the Americans or British; and, in1787, it was removed because it wasin the way. It was carried to the Cor-poration Yard, and afterward to thearsenal. Later it did duty in front ofRileys Museum, corner of West Broad-. WILLIAM PITT. way and Franklin Street. It was pur-chased finally by Mr. Samuel F. Mackie,who presented it to the New York His-torical Society. It now stands with theNineveh marbles in the refectory — aghostly, expressionless, melancholy thing,waiting for some public-spirited person toaccomplish its restoration, which is en-tirely feasible. Who will do the work ? NOTES 63 The ocallaghan collection was dis-persed at public auction by Bangs & the week beginning with Decem-ber 4th. The catalogue contains a greatmany good titles, and the sale provedquite satisfactory. CastelPs Short Dis-coveries 1644, said to contain the firstEnglish account of New Netherland,brought $72 ; the Darien Tracts, $125 ;De Vries, 1655, went for $110 ; Champ-lain of 1620 brought $55, the editionof 1632, $130, and another with fac-
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