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    The document provides an overview of the history of Carpenters' Hall and the Carpenters' Company in Philadelphia. It discusses how the Company was originally formed for mutual aid and regulatory purposes, which eventually led to the construction of Carpenters' Hall as an institutional building. Key events that took place at Carpenters' Hall include the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the Bonvouloir Affair in 1775. The document also mentions connections to other trades organizations and historical figures associated with Frankford, Pennsylvania.

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    The document provides an overview of the history of Carpenters' Hall and the Carpenters' Company in Philadelphia. It discusses how the Company was originally formed for mutual aid and regulatory purposes, which eventually led to the construction of Carpenters' Hall as an institutional building. Key events that took place at Carpenters' Hall include the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the Bonvouloir Affair in 1775. The document also mentions connections to other trades organizations and historical figures associated with Frankford, Pennsylvania.

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    The History of the

    Carpenters Company
    and the Built
    Environment of
    Philadelphia

    (including Frankford)

    Alex Palma,
    Assistant Director @ Carpenters’ Hall
    First thing’s first!

    Talk on Carpenters’ Hall given at


    HSoF in 1944 by A. Raymond Raff
    Why Does Carpenters’ Hall Exist?
    Constructed by the Carpenters’ Company

    Organization originally formed for mutual


    aid / regulatory purposes.

    Eventually, the institutional functions of


    The Company necessitated a building.
    The (Well Known) Contributions of The
    Carpenters’ Company
    The First Continental Congress
    September 5 - October 22, 1774

    Why did they meet at Carpenters’ Hall?

    Who met?

    What did they accomplish?

    Print of the Continental Association, printed by William and


    Thomas Bradford, 1774
    The Bonvouloir Affair and Bank Robbery
    Bonvouloir:

    December 18- December 27, 1775

    Robbery of Bank of Pennsylvania:

    August 31, 1798


    The History of the Trades and Carpenters’ Hall
    Connections to:

    Bricklayers Union

    GBCA

    AIA

    …and many more.


    Interpretation in a time of COVID19
    Initially, lots of online programs.

    Temporary loss of docent cohort

    Mask mandates, capacity limits

    Event Cancellations

    Anti-mask/anti-vax
    The Carpenters’ Company and Frankford
    What connections do we know of?

    How do these connections fit into the history of


    Frankford itself?

    Bound up in relationship between Frankford and


    Philadelphia
    The Jolly Post
    Jolly Post Artifacts in Collections of HSoF
    More artifacts from the Jolly Post
    Joseph Thornhill
    The Frankford Advice
    “(Before the First Continental Congress) We were met at Frankfort by Dr Rush, Mr
    Mifflin, Mr Bayard and several others of the most active Sons of Liberty, in
    Philadelphia, who desired a conference with us. We invited them to take Tea with us
    in a private apartment. They asked leave to give us some information and advice,
    which we thankfully granted.”

    -John Adams to Timothy Pickering,


    August 6, 1822
    Frankford Advice cont’d
    “You enquire why so young a man as Jefferson was placed at the head of the
    Committee for preparing a declaration of Independence? I answer, it was the
    Frankfort advice, to place Virginia at the head of everything.”
    -John Adams to Timothy Pickering, cont’d
    August 6, 1822

    Where did the Frankford Advice take place?


    We’re not sure…
    Strongest Contender?
    The Jolly Post??

    Other possibilities?
    Port Royal, estate of Edward Stiles
    Gunning Bedford
    Thomas Nevell
    Mt. Pleasant, Thomas Nevell’s star project
    Port Royal and Winterthur
    Henry Francis Dupont

    Port Royal parlor at Winterthur


    There’s plenty to learn, still!
    Future research prospects
    Upcoming Events at Carpenters’ Hall!

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