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Dinner for the directors of the Philadelphia & Havre de Grace Tow-Boat Co. : United States Hotel, Philadelphia, January 29, 1850 / M. Pope Mitchell

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Organizer:
Mitchell, M. Pope  Search this
Former owner:
Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927 DSI  Search this
Merritt, John C. DSI  Search this
Event place:
United States Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Honoree:
Philadelphia & Havre de Grace Tow Boat Company Board of Directors  Search this
Subject:
Philadelphia & Havre de Grace Tow Boat Company  Search this
Physical description:
1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages) ; 19 x 13 cm, folded to 7 x 13 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Menus
Place:
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Date:
1850
Notes:
The sheet was apparently issued with two horizontal folds, dividing it into thirds (portrait format). The title is printed on one side of the sheet, on the middle third panel.
M. Pope Mitchell was the proprietor of the United States Hotel, which was located on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.
Text printed in gold on an ivory-colored sheet of paper.
Also available online.
SCNHRB copy 39088017896770 was found laid in copy 2 of Robert Bakewell's An introduction to geology, 2nd American from the 4th London edition (New Haven : Hezekiah Howe & Co., 1833; QE26 .B16 1833 copy 2 SCNHRB; barcode 39088008238412), previously owned by John C. Merritt and Charles D. Walcott.
SCNHRB copy 39088017896770 has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries Adopt-a-Book program. Adopted by Timothy and Patricia Schantz In honor of Judy and Bob Schantz on November 16, 2016.
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Summary:
Menu of a dinner held for the board of directors of the Philadelphia & Havre de Grace Tow Boat Company at the United States Hotel in Philadelphia, January 29, 1850, listing items provided for an eight course meal.
Topic:
Menus  Search this
Dinners and dining  Search this
Call number:
TX728 .M58 1850
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1068712