A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Charleston Library Society ...

WILL. H GIBBES, Esq. offered a part of his office; the remnants of the Library, however, appear to have been cased up after this time, for in April, 1783, a Committee was appointed "to inquire for a proper room that the books may be opened." Mr. DAN. CANNON loaned the Society a room in Queen-street for a short time; but when Mr JOHN M'CALL was elected Librarian on the 1st July, 1783, he removed the books to his office. In April, 1784, the Intendant and Wardens of the City offered the Society a room in the Exchange, whither the Books were removed. In Oct. 1787, the Council required their room, and the Library was placed at the corner of Broad-street and the Bay. In January, 1788, it was removed to the corner of Traddstreet and the Bay. In January, 1791, it was again removed to the corner of Broad and Church-streets, and in Nov. 1792, finally placed in the room it now occupies in the upper story of the Court-House.

When the Court-House was rebuilt by subscription, after having been burned in 1788, the members of the Library Society subscribed very liberally, and promoted the subscription with their influence, with an understanding that their books would be permitted to occupy some portion of the building-and in this arrangement there has been hitherto a liberal acquiescence.

Mr. M'CALL resigned as Librarian in 1787, and Mr. PHILIP PRIOLEAU was elected in November. He died in 1790, and WILL. BLAMYER was appointed on the 1st Nov. to succeed him. On Mr. BLAMYER's resignation, JOHN DAVIDSON was elected on the 25th Sept. 1797. On his death, greatly lamented by the Society, in June, 1813, BENJ. LEEFE was elected. He resigned in 1815, and Mr. WILL. LOGAN, the present Librarian, was appointed.

The following gentlemen have presided over the Society since its first institution.

JOHN COOPER,

JOHN LINING,

CHARLES PINCKNEY,

JAMES MICHIE,