. Smith's hand-book and guide in Philadelphia : containing a general view of the city, its government, public buildings, educational, literary, ecclesiastical, scientific, and benevolent institutions, places of public amusements, railroads, and routes from, and in the city, hotels, public parks, and cemeteries, and a new map . Fare, &c, of Hackney Coaches, 179 Telegraph Companies, 181 United States Assessors, 182 United States Collectors of Taxes, 182 Revenue Agency, , 182 Military Organizations, 183 Officers of United States Army in Philadelphia, 183 United States Quartermaster, 183 United St
. Smith's hand-book and guide in Philadelphia : containing a general view of the city, its government, public buildings, educational, literary, ecclesiastical, scientific, and benevolent institutions, places of public amusements, railroads, and routes from, and in the city, hotels, public parks, and cemeteries, and a new map . Fare, &c, of Hackney Coaches, 179 Telegraph Companies, 181 United States Assessors, 182 United States Collectors of Taxes, 182 Revenue Agency, , 182 Military Organizations, 183 Officers of United States Army in Philadelphia, 183 United States Quartermaster, 183 United States Pay Department, 183 United States Subsistence Department, 184 Commanding Officer Post of Philadelphia, 184 Assistant Surgeon United States Army, 194 United States Hospital, . 184 United States Pension Agency, 184 State Militia, 184 National Guards Hall, * 185 Philadelphia Volunteer Refreshment Saloons, 186 Volunteers to the United States Army from Philadel- = phia, 186 Bounties Contributed and Paid by Philadelphia to Volunteers, 186 Contributions to Families of Volunteers,.. 186 Appropriations for Local Defence, 186 XX CONTENTS. Pac-e. Coopers Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon,. 187 Union Volunteer Refreshment Soloon, 188 Commerce of Philadelphia, , 190 Philadelphia the Manufacturing Metropolis of theUnion 192. MERCHANTS EXCHANGE, Dock Street and Walnut PHILADELPHIA. A GENERAL YIEW OF THE CITY. Though ranking as the second in population,Philadelphia is beyond question the largestcity in the number of buildings, extent ofpaved streets, and manufacturing industry inAmerica. It was founded in 1682 by William Penn,and incorporated in 1701. The bounds of thecity were then declared to be from the riverDelaware on the east, to the river Schuyl-kill on the west; and from Yine street onthe north, to Cedar or South street on thesouth. The population of the city rapidly ex-tended beyond these boundaries. The suburbswere subsequently incorporated into districts,thus, forming ten or tw
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