Mercantile Library of Philadelphia
Variant namesThe Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia was incorporated in 1820 to serve young men in mercantile business. From 1821 to 1845 it had no permanent home and moved several times. In 1845, the library was housed in its own building at 5th and Chestnut Streets - where the collection contained approximately 10,000 volumes.
In 1863, a building fund was created and in 1868 a building was purchased at 10th and Chestnut -(originally built for the Franklin Market Co.). In 1876, the library owned 130,814 vols. and 9,327 unbound pamphlets. Membership in 1877 was 9,207. In 1877, an adjoining building was burned in a fire, and the western end of the library suffered water damage.
From the description of Letters, 1838-1839. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122543378
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| associatedWith | American Philosophical Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854. | person |
| associatedWith | Cram, Mary, d. 1878. | person |
| associatedWith | Edmands, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Ennis, Robert Brooks. | person |
| associatedWith | Fennimore, Jason L. | person |
| associatedWith | Free Library of Philadelphia. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 | person |
| associatedWith | Ludlow, D., Rev. | person |
| correspondedWith | Mercantile Library Co. Of Philadelphia | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851 | person |
| correspondedWith | Patterson, Joseph | person |
| associatedWith | Reed, Henry, 1808-1854. | person |
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| Philadelphia (Pa.) | |||
| Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
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Active 1838
Active 1840
