Speeches, 1866-1885.

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Speeches, 1866-1885.

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Manuscript copies of speeches given by McLean to the following groups: Hamilton Literary Association, 1866; the Mercantile Library, 1867; and the Hamilton Club, 1882-1885. The 1869 speech at the Hamilton Literary Association was a tribute to Robert T. Downie. The 1867 address was given at the opening of the Mercantile Library.

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Downie, Robert Silcock, 19..-....

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Hamilton Club (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

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Hamilton Literary Association (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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The Hamilton Literary Association was a prominent debating society established for the purposes of "mutual improvement in writing, criticism, and forensic discussion." Originally formed in 1830 as the Young Men's Literary Association of Brooklyn in a small building on Cranberry Street, it changed its name to The Hamilton Literary Association in 1831. Among the Association's original founders were some of Brooklyn's most distinguished citizens, including Alden J. Spooner, Henry C. Mu...

Mercantile Library Association of Brooklyn

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Prior to the establishment of the Brooklyn Public Library by an Act of Legislature of the State of New York in 1892, Brooklyn was served by a number of independently operated libraries that were open to the public, but which in many cases required a membership fee to use. In 1857, the Mercantile Library Association of the City of Brooklyn was established, and the Mercantile Library of Brooklyn subsequently opened in a building shared by the Brooklyn Athanaeum and Reading Room. In 18...

McLean, Samuel.

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President of the Hamilton Club, a men's social club in Brooklyn. From the description of Speeches, 1866-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155450888 ...