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The eldest of the children of Edward and Sarah Shoemaker Penington, John, devoted his professional life to the literary pursuits his father favored. Born on August 1, 1799, John Penington was the proprietor of a well-known Philadelphia bookshop at 10 South Fifth Street, specializing in international trade, rare books, and classical texts both in their original languages and in translation.