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their church-yards, and Moravian brethren 

 bury where they can. The Negroes are 

 buried in a particular place out of town. 



I NOW proceed to mention the other pub- 

 lick buildings in Philadelphia. 



The Town-hall, or the place where the 

 alTemblies are held, is fituated in the weftern 

 part of the town, it is a fine large building, 

 having a tower with a bell in the middle, 

 and is the greateft ornament to the town.. 

 The deputies of each province meet in it 

 commonly every OBober, or even more 

 frequently if circumftances require it, in 

 order to confider of the welfare of the coun- 

 try, and to hold their parliaments or diets in 

 miniature. There they revife the old laws, « 

 and make new ones. i 



On one fide of this building flands the 

 Library, which was firfi: begun in the year 

 1742, on a publick fpirited plan, formed and 

 put in execution by the learned Mr. 

 Franklin. For he perfuaded firft the mofl 

 fubftantial people in town to pay forty ^ 

 {hillings at the outfet, and afterwards an- 

 nually ten fhillings, all in Penfylva?iia cur- 

 rency, towards purchafing all kinds of ufeful 

 books. The fubfcribers are entitled to 

 make ufe of the books. Other people are 

 likewife at liberty to borrow them for a 

 certain time, but muft leave a pledge and 



pay 



