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Monday noon, I have just come from the Dedication of the
Pennsylvania Hall. It (?) a very beautiful room and was thronged
& overflowing. 2,000 must have been there. Various interesting
letters were read and David Paul Berion(?) gave an addreſs which
I cannot criticise now for part of it was very good & part
very poor. He is an eloquent man & quite pleasing but defective
in point of principle.
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