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The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, was founded on November 17, 1785, by 22 men who gathered in Walter Heyer's public-house at No. 75 King Street (now Pine Street), one block from Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan. The aims of the General Society were to provide cultural, educational and social services to families of skilled craftsmen. The General Society during this early period celebrated the mutuality and centrality of the craft community. Besides its charitable activities, the society played a prominent part in the festivities that marked patriotic holidays, carrying banners emblazoned with its slogan 'By hammer and hand all arts do stand', echoing the motto of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths.

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  • The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, was founded on November 17, 1785, by 22 men who gathered in Walter Heyer's public-house at No. 75 King Street (now Pine Street), one block from Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan. The aims of the General Society were to provide cultural, educational and social services to families of skilled craftsmen. The General Society during this early period celebrated the mutuality and centrality of the craft community. Besides its charitable activities, the society played a prominent part in the festivities that marked patriotic holidays, carrying banners emblazoned with its slogan 'By hammer and hand all arts do stand', echoing the motto of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. The city of New York and the Society both benefited from the decision to make New York the seat of the Federal Government. In 1789, legislators and their assistants and families began to pour into the city. Business prospects brightened considerably. In 1792, the Society attained a membership of 413, and received a charter of incorporation. Old documents reveal that the Society was quite active in the last years of the 18th century, corresponding with other business related associations, and petitioning the state legislature in the interests of industrial progress. (en)
  • La Sociedad General de Mecánica y Comerciantes de la Ciudad de Nueva York (en inglés: General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York) ubicada en Nueva York, Nueva York. La sociedad fue fundada el 17 de noviembre de 1785 por 22 hombres que se congregaron en una pub público en Pine Street en el Bajo Manhattan. La asociación fue creada para proveer servicios culturales, educacionales de familias con habilidades artesanales. El edificio de la Sociedad General de Mecánica y Comerciantes de la Ciudad de Nueva York se encuentra inscrita en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos desde el 12 de noviembre de 2008. (es)
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  • La Sociedad General de Mecánica y Comerciantes de la Ciudad de Nueva York (en inglés: General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York) ubicada en Nueva York, Nueva York. La sociedad fue fundada el 17 de noviembre de 1785 por 22 hombres que se congregaron en una pub público en Pine Street en el Bajo Manhattan. La asociación fue creada para proveer servicios culturales, educacionales de familias con habilidades artesanales. El edificio de la Sociedad General de Mecánica y Comerciantes de la Ciudad de Nueva York se encuentra inscrita en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos desde el 12 de noviembre de 2008. (es)
  • The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, was founded on November 17, 1785, by 22 men who gathered in Walter Heyer's public-house at No. 75 King Street (now Pine Street), one block from Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan. The aims of the General Society were to provide cultural, educational and social services to families of skilled craftsmen. The General Society during this early period celebrated the mutuality and centrality of the craft community. Besides its charitable activities, the society played a prominent part in the festivities that marked patriotic holidays, carrying banners emblazoned with its slogan 'By hammer and hand all arts do stand', echoing the motto of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. (en)
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