A Summary Statement of the Origin, Progress and Present State of the Washington Benevolent Society of Pennsylvania: With an Account of the Opening and

Title: A summary statement of the origin, progress and present state of the Washington Benevolent Society of Pennsylvania: with an account of the opening and dedication of the Washington Hall, on the first of October, 1816: including the religious service performed by William White, D.D., and an oration by the Honourable Joseph Hopkinson: to which is added an appendix containing the constitution and by-laws, and a description of the buildings and other property belonging to the Society.Author: William WhitePublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02587300CollectionID: CTRG98-B1738PublicationDate: 18160101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "Appendix containing the constitution and by laws, and a description of the buildings and other property belonging to the society" p. [71]-104. "Printed by order of the Society, for the use of the members."Collation: 104 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 fold.): ill