. The official guide book to . ington, Patrick Henry, Eichard Henry Leeand Peyton Randolph were among the representatives of Vir-ginia. The two Adamses were in the Massachusetts delega-tion, Mifflin, Ross and Dickinson were there with others fromPennsylvania, and the other colonies were strongly repre-sented. Peyton Randolph of Virginia was president, andCharles Thomson secretary. From the deliberations and res-olutions of the Congress thus assembled, and in consequenceof the measures instituted by them, the national governmentcame into existence, and from the first moment when
. The official guide book to . ington, Patrick Henry, Eichard Henry Leeand Peyton Randolph were among the representatives of Vir-ginia. The two Adamses were in the Massachusetts delega-tion, Mifflin, Ross and Dickinson were there with others fromPennsylvania, and the other colonies were strongly repre-sented. Peyton Randolph of Virginia was president, andCharles Thomson secretary. From the deliberations and res-olutions of the Congress thus assembled, and in consequenceof the measures instituted by them, the national governmentcame into existence, and from the first moment when war withGreat Britain became inevitable there was a united govern- carpenters hall. 323 ment to take charge of the interests of all the colonies and toconduct them with unity of purpose to the great ends neces-sary. This hall was built by the Carpenters Company, es-tablished in 1724, a guild of carpenters and architects, for theaccommodation of its members. It was commenced Febru-ary 5, 1770, and sufficiently completed for use by the 31st of. CAKPENTEKS HALIi. January the next year. But the entire building, according tothe original plan, including the architectural decorations, wasnot finished until 1792. After the session of the First Con-gress, Carpenters Hall was occupied during the Eevolutionby various bodies representing the province of Pennsylvania,among them the provincial convention of 1775 and the com-mittees of safety. The Philadelphia Library occupied theupper story of Carpenters Hall from some time in 1775 dur-ing the entire Revolution an^ until the beginning of the year 324 carpenters hall—independence house. 1791. During the Revolution the library-room in the secondstory was used as a hospital for sick American soldiers. Thefirst Bank of the United States occupied the hall from Sep-tember, 1791, until August 15, 1797. The Land-office of theUnited States succeeded, and after six months the Bank ofPennsylvania had possession of the building until the newbanking-ho
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