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IN

1824;

OR,

A BRIEF ACCOUNT

OF

THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC
OBJECTS IN THIS METROPOLIS:

BEING

A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR STRANGERS,

AND

AN USEFUL COMPENDIUM

FOR

THE INHABITANTS.

To which is prefixed,

An Historical and Statistical Account of the City.

WITH A PLAN OF THE CITY, VIEW OF THE WATER-WORKS,
AND OTHER ENGRAVINGS.

PHILADELPHIA:

II. C. CAREY & I. LEA-CHESNUT STREET.

August, 1824.

THENEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND

TILDEN FOUNDATIONS,

1807.

EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, to wit:

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the seventeenth day of (L. S.) August, in the forty-ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America, A. D. 1824, H. C. Carey & I. Lea, of the said District, have deposited in this Office the Title of a Book, the right whereof they claim as Proprietors, in the words following, to wit:

"Philadelphia in 1824; or, a Brief Account of the various Institutions "and Public Objects in this Metropolis: being a Complete Guide for "Strangers, and an Useful Compendium for the Inhabitants. To which "is prefixed, an Historical and Statistical Account of the City. With a "Plan of the City, View of the Water-Works, and other Engravings."

In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, intituled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned;" And also to the Act, entitled, "An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints."

D. CALDWELL, Clerk of the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Map in Map Div.

EA

1R: Bailey, Printer.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THE following brief view of the institutions of Philadelphia is presented to the public, not as a picture of the city perfect in all respects, but as coming nearer to a correct delineation of it than any work that has yet appeared, and as affording to strangers and citizens a considerable mass of açcurate information in a very portable form. Whatever may be the deficiencies of the volume-and it is believed that they are not many-the publishers have the satisfaction of knowing that they have spared no pains to procure the most authentic information from the best sources, and, it being their intention to continue the work annually, should it meet with sufficient patronage, the opportunity will be offered, in future editions, for additions and improvements. With that view, they will be glad to be informed of any errors or omissions that may be discovered.

The list of streets, lanes, alleys, and courts, is believed to be the most complete catalogue of the kind in existence, having been made with uncommon care, from an actual examination of every part of the city, districts, and suburbs, by a person employed especially for the purpose. The plan of the City annexed is entirely new, and was also constructed from a careful personal inspection of the region embraced

in it.

August, 1824.

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