Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time : being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania ... . hich was there at the time ofpurchase. As the city grew it became evident to the Provincialgovernment of Pennsylvania that there should be provided apermanent and commodious building for the sessions held by theAssembly and for the accommodation of the courts and publicoffices of the colony. It was considerably discussed in 1707 and8, the proposed amount of six hundred and s
Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time : being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania ... . hich was there at the time ofpurchase. As the city grew it became evident to the Provincialgovernment of Pennsylvania that there should be provided apermanent and commodious building for the sessions held by theAssembly and for the accommodation of the courts and publicoffices of the colony. It was considerably discussed in 1707 and8, the proposed amount of six hundred and sixteen pounds beinga large amount to raise by tax. The idea was commenced to becarried out in February, 1729, by the petition of the inhabitantsrequesting that the House would build a State House in Highstreet near the prison, followed by the appropriation on the 10thof May of two thousand pounds by the Assembly for the build-ing of a State House, the money to be paid out under thedirection of Thomas Lawrence, Andrew Hamilton, and JohnKearsley. The building of the house was not commenced untilthe summer of 1732, owing to a contrariety of opinion among themembers of the building committee, and was completed in 1741,. m& The State House. 205 though the finishing touches were not given till 1745, but partof it was occupied by the Assembly in October, 1735. Thedoorway as at present seen is quite modern, and copied from thedoorway of the former St. Jamess Church in Seventh streetabove Market. The ceiling and upper work had to be done, for which com-petent workmen were scarce. Curtains of some sort, apparentlyinexpensive, were ordered for the windows; and a handsomesilver inkstand was made for the Speakers table by Philip Syng,silversmith, at a cost of £25 16s. Kearsley had favored the petition of the citizens, who wanted itnear the prison on Market near Third street, in conjunction witha market, and drew up a plan. Hamilton drew up one, and hisplan and choice of location on Chestnu
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