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52115-o-2 - A discourse on the necessity and the means of making our national literature independent of that of Great Britain, delivered before the members of the Pennsylvania Library of Foreign Literature and Science on Saturday, Feb. 15, 1834..
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Creator
Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844.
Contributor
Rush, James, 1786-1869, former owner.
Title
A discourse on the necessity and the means of making our national literature independent of that of Great Britain, delivered before the members of the Pennsylvania Library of Foreign Literature and Science on Saturday, Feb. 15, 1834..
Publisher
Philadelphia : Published by order of the board. E. G. Dorsey, Printer, 16 Library Street
Date
1834
Physical Description
37 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
A speech delievered to the Pennsylvania Library of Foreign Literature and Science calling for the United States to uphold its literature as separate from that of Great Britain. The library's holdings were added to the Library Company of Philadelphia's collection in 1840.
Notes
Pagination statement has been simplified by cataloger.
Copy owned by James Rush and signed by Peter Du Ponceau.
These materials are part of the Library Company Papers Project: Archiving and Preserving Early American History. For additional information on this project, visit librarycompany.org/lcppapersproject. Papers Project processing and digitization has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For additional information on NEH, visit www.neh.gov.
All use must credit The Library Company of Philadelphia. For additional information on Rights & Reproductions, visit https://librarycompany.org/using-the-library/rightsrepro/#/.
Subject
Rush, James, 1786-1869.
Pennsylvania Library of Foreign Literature and Science.
Subscription libraries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Libraries.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| Am 1834 Du Po
Accession number
52115.O.2 (Rush)
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