Literary New York . In this coffee-house the merchants of the citysigned the Nonimportation Agree-ment in the days before the Revolu-tion, When Irving returned to the citythe coffee-house was gone, and on 99 Literary New York its site was the City Hotel, the mainhostelry of the city. Here the chiefcitizens gathered and a banquet washeld and all honor paid to the illus-trious guest, thrice welcome to hisnative city. From the site of this old house, itis a pleasant walk down Broadway,past the Bowling Green to BridgeStreet, where, at No. 3, Irving, afterhis return, went to live with hisbrother Eb
Literary New York . In this coffee-house the merchants of the citysigned the Nonimportation Agree-ment in the days before the Revolu-tion, When Irving returned to the citythe coffee-house was gone, and on 99 Literary New York its site was the City Hotel, the mainhostelry of the city. Here the chiefcitizens gathered and a banquet washeld and all honor paid to the illus-trious guest, thrice welcome to hisnative city. From the site of this old house, itis a pleasant walk down Broadway,past the Bowling Green to BridgeStreet, where, at No. 3, Irving, afterhis return, went to live with hisbrother Ebenezer, who had been theCaptain Greatheart of CockloftHall. Here, in this home, Irvingspent many happy days. It wascalled by him the family hive, forit was always filled to overflowingwith relatives. But one place above all others inNew York is filled with the memoryof Irving. This is a bit of groundon the east side of the city, a point ofland stretching out into the of all places the spirit of Irving 100. 1. JAMES KIRKE PAULDING 2. PHILIP HONE. 3. WASHINGTON IHVINQ 4. JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE8. FITZ QREENE HALLECK,6. Jl fenimore COOPER.
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