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Identifier: newpopularpictor00sear (find matches)
Title: A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States
Year: 1848 (1840s)
Authors: Sears Robert, 1810-1892
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Publisher: United States
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ed to noparticular streets. Markets.—The principal markets areconcentrated in Market street, in whicha long line of buildings, well planned,and built for the purpose, extends abouta mile, and is proverbial for convenienceand neatness. Abundant supplies ofthe best articles of food are displayed,with neatness and in good order, whilesufficient room is allowed to buyers andsellers. For good meat, butter, andsome other products of the fine agricul-tural districts in the neighborhood,Philadelphia has long been celebrated.South of the city lies an extensive tractof fertile meadow-land, where rich pas-tures and fine gardens abound; the ben-efits of which are enjoyed by the inhab-itants. The large draught-hoises, reared withgreat care by the Dutch farmers, for usein their heavy wagons, are seen in greatnumbers. The Philadelphia Library is one ofthe earliest, most extensive, and valua-ble, in the country, and was founded bythe exertions of Benjamin Franklin,about the year 1727, when a little
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224 DESClilPTION OF THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. club of young men was formed byFniiiklin, anil uscul to meet in Pewtor-IMutler alley, for leadinu- and debate,and commenced the collection by givingtheir own books. Several of the mem-bers atlerward became distinguishedmen, particularly Thomas Godfrey, theinventor of the mariners* (juadrant.InciMl in 17/)0, the Ame

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