Identifier: historicalaccoun01etti (find matches)
Title: An historical account of the old State house of Pennsylvania now known as the Hall of independence
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Etting, Frank M. (Frank Marx)
Subjects: Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Boston, J. R. Osgood and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ed into two large chambers with interveninggalleries for spectators. On the first floor, the judicial room, long used for the MayorsCourt, was appropriated to the Court of Common Pleas, while theformer took possession of the Common Council Chamber in the oldCity Hall. Independence Chamber had for some time been used, upon occasion,for the courtesies of the city, extended either to the living or the deadwhom the municipality delighted to honor. At intervals it wasthrown open to the public, and finally a janitor was appointed, andthe room kept open, permanently, to gratify the increasing patrioticsentiment. The papers had announced in June, 1846, that thissacred place is undergoing a thorough repairing, repainting, etc.The court fixtures have all been removed, and the old furniture dis-posed of; a splendid outfit in furniture, including carpets, sofas,chairs, etc., are to be placed in it. Old Liberty Bell, which had longbeen permitted to remain in dignified retirement in the tower, ever
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