 | Pennsylvania - 1836 - 440 pages
...Philadelphia youth, (then chiefly artificers) that in MDCCCXXXI, they cheerfully, at the instance of Brnj >min Franklin, one of their number, instituted the Philadelphia...edifice are now destined to contain and preserve; the first stone of whose foundation was here pi iced the thirty-first day of August, 1789." 1790. By... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1835 - 472 pages
...Be it remembered, In honour of the Philadelphia youth, (then chiefly artificers) that in MDCCCXXXI, they cheerfully, at the instance of Benjamin Franklin,...edifice are now destined to contain and preserve; the first stone of whose foundation was here placed the thirty-first day of August, 1789." 1790. By... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 668 pages
...the Committee have taken the liberty of adding to it. 'Be it remembered, In honor of the Philadelphia Youth, (Then chiefly artificers,) That, in MDCCXXXI,...Edifice Are now destined to contain and preserve; The first Stone of whose Foundation Was here placed The 31st of August, MDCCLXXXIX.'" The marble statue... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...Franklin, One of their Number, Instituted the Philadelphia Library, Which, though small at first, la become highly valuable, and extensively useful. And...Edifice Are now destined to contain and preserve; The first Stone of whose Foundation Was here placed The 31st of August, MDCCLXXXIX.'" The marble statue... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...the Committee have taken the liberty of adding to it. 'Be it remembered, In honor of the Philadelphia Youth, (Then chiefly artificers,) That, in MDCCXXXI,...Edifice Are now destined to contain and preserve; The first Stone of whose Foundation Was here placed The 31st of August, MDCCLXXXIX.'" The marble statue... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1850 - 314 pages
...highly valuable and extensively useful, one of their number, institure'1 the Philadelphia Library, and which the walls of this edifice are now destined to contain atid preserve; the first stone of whose foundation was here placed the thirty-first day of August,... | |
 | Charles Coffin Jewett - Astronomy - 1851 - 214 pages
...in MDCCXXXl, they cheerfully, at the instance of Benjamin Franklin, one of their number, institute^ the Philadelphia Library, which, though small at first,...this edifice are now destined to contain and preserve ; the first stone of whose foundation was here placed the thirty-first day of August, 1789.' " 1790,... | |
 | Charles Coffin Jewett - Astronomy - 1851 - 220 pages
...valuable »nd extensively useful, , one of their number, institute! the Philadelphia Library, i'.. and which the walls of this edifice are now destined to contain and preserve; , ' • i ' the first stone of whose foundation . was here placed the thirty-first day of August, 1789.'... | |
 | William Jones Rhees - Libraries - 1859 - 724 pages
...committee have taken the liberty of adding to it : ' Be it remembered, in honor of the Philadelphia youth (then chiefly artificers), that in MDCCXXXI,...this edifice are now destined to contain and preserve ; the first stone of whose foundation " 1790. By the 30th of December, 1790, the books were all removed... | |
 | Nicolas Trübner - 1859 - 748 pages
...: — Be it remembered in honour of the Philadelphia youth (then chiefly artificers), that in 1731, they cheerfully, (at the instance of Benjamin Franklin,...this edifice are now destined to contain and preserve ; the first stone of whose foundation was here placed the 31&t Aug., 1789. The collection founded by... | |
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Be it remembered in honor of the Philadelphia youth (then chiefly artificers) that in MDCCXXXI they cheerfully, at the instance of Benjamin Franklin, one of their number, instituted the Philadelphia Library which, though small at first, is become highly... 
