Address delivered before the Providence Association of Mechanicks and Manufacturers, on the occasion of opening Mechanicks' Hall, January 10, A.D. 1825
Providence: H. H. Brown, printer, Market Square, 1830. First edition, 8vo, pp. 12; wrappers wanting; very good. A short history of the association by its sitting president. Howland (1757-1854), a barber, "was prominent in virtually every aspect of the city's life during the eighty-four years he resided there, including the Providence Institution for Savings, the Providence Association of Mechanicks and Manufacturers, the First Congregational Church, the Town Council, the Association for the Promotion of Domestic Industry, the Peace Society, the Providence Library Company, and the Rhode Island Historical Society" (note to the John Howland collection at the R.I. Historical Society). American Imprints 1937; Bartlett, p. 156; Rink 499. Item #56152
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