Description:Excerpt from The History of the Boston Athenaeum: With Biographical Notices of Its Deceased Founders The occasion and motives for preparing this History and the subjoined Biographical Notices will appear from the following statements. The corner stone of the new edifice for the Boston Athenaeum, in Beacon Street, was laid on the 27th day of April, 1847, with the customary formalities. At the request of Thomas G. Cary and John A. Lowell, the President and Vice-President of the institution, the Address inserted in this History was delivered. Subsequently a wish was expressed by those gentlemen, that the outline then sketched should be filled up. Although aware that the materials for the task were, some of them, difficult to be obtained, my relation to the founders of the Athenaeum, and to the institution itself, induced me to comply with their request. The early members of the Anthology Club were the first and efficient founders of the Boston Athenaeum.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The History of the Boston Athenaeum; With Biographical Notices of Its Deceased Founders. To get started finding The History of the Boston Athenaeum; With Biographical Notices of Its Deceased Founders, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The History of the Boston Athenaeum; With Biographical Notices of Its Deceased Founders
Description: Excerpt from The History of the Boston Athenaeum: With Biographical Notices of Its Deceased Founders The occasion and motives for preparing this History and the subjoined Biographical Notices will appear from the following statements. The corner stone of the new edifice for the Boston Athenaeum, in Beacon Street, was laid on the 27th day of April, 1847, with the customary formalities. At the request of Thomas G. Cary and John A. Lowell, the President and Vice-President of the institution, the Address inserted in this History was delivered. Subsequently a wish was expressed by those gentlemen, that the outline then sketched should be filled up. Although aware that the materials for the task were, some of them, difficult to be obtained, my relation to the founders of the Athenaeum, and to the institution itself, induced me to comply with their request. The early members of the Anthology Club were the first and efficient founders of the Boston Athenaeum.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The History of the Boston Athenaeum; With Biographical Notices of Its Deceased Founders. To get started finding The History of the Boston Athenaeum; With Biographical Notices of Its Deceased Founders, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.