Excerpt from Proceedings and Speeches at the Dinner in Celebration of the Landing of William Penn, by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, on the 8th of December, 1852The oration by Hon. Robert T. Conrad, was delivered on the 8th of N ovem ber, 1852, at twelve o'clock, in the Sansom Street Hall, before a large audience. At six o'clock, the members of the Historical Society sat down to a dinner, at the United States Hotel, Thomas Biddle, Esq. Presided, supported by George W. Norris, M. D., and John Cadwalader, Esq., as vice-presidents, the Rev. H. A. Boardman officiated as Chaplain. Over the President's chair was sus pended the original painting by West, of Penn's Treaty with the Indians. This fine work of art was painted for the proprietor's family, and was never but twice before exhibited to the public the first time, some thirty years ago, at an exhibition in London of the works of West, Reynolds and Lawrence, the three 'presidents of the Royal Academy, and again, when Mr. Harrison had purchased it, he generously permitted Mr. Catlin to exhibit it in connection with his gallery of Indian portraits.The Committee of Arrangements for the Celebration, take this public manner of thanking Mr. Harrison for his courtesy in placing the picture at their disposal for the day, and have the pleasure of inserting the following note, which at once displays a most liberal spirit and pure patriotism.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.