A book of the United States : exhibiting 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 ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . most should honor his remains. There is a monument near it to the memory of General Hamilton, who had servedwith distinction under Washington, and ranked high as a statesman. He was killedin a duel by Colonel Burr, the vice president of the United States, who is
A book of the United States : exhibiting 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 ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . most should honor his remains. There is a monument near it to the memory of General Hamilton, who had servedwith distinction under Washington, and ranked high as a statesman. He was killedin a duel by Colonel Burr, the vice president of the United States, who is yet living inNew York. The inscription is as follows : To the memory of Alexander HamiltonThe corporation of Trinity church Have erected this monument, In testimony of their respect for The patriot of incorruptible integrity, The soldier of approved valor, The statesman of consummate wisdom; Whose talents and whose virtues Will be admired by a grateful posterity Long after this marble shall have mouldered into dust. He died July 2d, 1804, aged forty-seven.—Subalterns Furlough. 312 BOOK OF THE UNITED STATES. Among the most splendid public buildings is the Masonic hall, a Gothicedifice, in Broadway, fifty feet wide, and seventy feet high ; it is composedof the eastern gray granite. Of collegiate institutions, Columbia college. Masonic Hall. is the oldest in New York. It is finely situated on a square ornamentedwith majestic trees; and the standard of classical education here is veryhigh. This institution possesses an estate valued at four hundred thousand dollars. In 1831, the University of New York was chartered ; it isprojected on the broad and liberal plan of the continental universities, andpromises to be of great utility. Schools of all kinds are numerous; bibleand missionary societies are numerous and well endowed. Literary andscientific institutions flourish. The most ancient of these is the SocietyLibrary, founded in 17-54, and containing upwards of twenty-three thou-s
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