Public Ledger (Philadelphia)
The Public Ledger was a daily newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, published from March 25, 1836, to January 1942. Its motto was "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence". It was Philadelphia's most widely-circulated newspaper for a period, but its circulation began declining in the mid-1930s. The newspaper also operated a syndicate, the Ledger Syndicate, from 1915 until 1946.
The Public Ledger Building at 6th and Chestnut Streets in Center City Philadelphia, designed by John McArthur Jr., built in 1867, and demolished in 1920
The press room of the Public Ledger in 1867
The Public Ledger Building in 2024
Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia)
Pennsylvania Hall, "one of the most commodious and splendid buildings in the city," was an abolitionist venue in Philadelphia, built in 1837–38. It was a "Temple of Free Discussion", where antislavery, women's rights, and other reform lecturers could be heard. Four days after it opened it was destroyed by arson, the work of an anti-abolitionist mob.
An illustration of Pennsylvania Hall at its opening in 1838
An engraving by John Sartain, an eyewitness. Note water directed toward adjacent building.
Pennsylvania Hall post-burning. Engraved by Reuben S. Gilbert after work by John Archibald Woodside, Jr.