Catalogue of the Mercantile Library in New-York, 1850 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Catalogue of the Mercantile Library in New-York, 1850 (Classic Reprint) written by New York Mercantile Library and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Mercantile Library in New-York, 1850 At the invitation of the officers of the library, their friends, who so generously had come to its assistance, formed themselves into a separate corporation, in order that. The Mercantile Library Association should always enjoy the full benefit of the sum contributed for it, and at the same time a preper supervision be exercised by the donors in the appropriation of bounty. The results of this plan were the forma tion of the Clinton Hall Association, and the subjoined articles of agreement be tween the two bodies. The site having been at once chosen, the present edifice was commenced. The corner-stone was laid, and the building formally dedicated to science and literature. The magnificent sum of collected from the merchants, not being sufficient to defray the cost of the ground and building, a debt had to be incurred, which by the judicious management of the Board of Trustees has been nearly paid off, without, until lately, depriving the library of sufficient room in the building for its books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.