Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1884.

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Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1884.

Letter from librarian John Edmands thanking Lea for a volume of Lea's Translations and other poems.

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Mercantile Library of Philadelphia

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The 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 18...

Edmands, John, 1820-1915

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