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Excerpt from Annual Report of the Board of Direction of the Mercantile Library Association of the City of New York: From 18221 to 1838
In pursuance of previous arrangements, a numerous meeting of young men principally engaged in Mercantile pursuits, was held at the Tontine Coffee House in the latter part of November last, for the purpose of forming an association, the primary object of which should be the establishment of a Library. A constitution prepared for the occasion was presented to the meeting and unanimously adopted. The officers for the year were elected, and immediately commenced their official duties. An address explaining the nature and object of the Institution was published in the several papers, which had the salutary effect of conciliating the favor and securing the patronage of the public. By the order of the Board of Direction the City was districted, and committees appointed for the purpose of soliciting donations and obtaining subscribers to the Constitution. From those who possessed the means and disposition to give, they received nume rous and valuable donations, and in almost every instance, they were gratified with a polite reception, and the warmest expressions of vidual sentiment in our favor.
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