Collection of Facts and Documents Relative to the Project of a Bridge from South Street in Boston to Dorchester Neck. And the Annexation of that Peninsula to the Town of Boston

[BOSTON] [CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS - ENGINEERING] [TUDOR, William; Edward Tuckerman, et al, signatories]

Published by E. Lincoln, Water Street, Boston, 1805

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Octavo (23cm). Sewn wrappers; 62,(2)pp (final page a blank). Moderate foxing and discoloration to title page; text quite fresh, with sewing intact - Very Good. Documentary account of the controversy surrounding the construction of the South Street Toll Bridge [aka the Dover Street Bridge], connecting Boston to Dorchester, in the years 1803-05. The case was an early example in America of publicly-supported private development, involving the annexation of much of what is now South Boston and the destruction of substantial existing property on the South Street side. Various petitions for and against the project are presented in the current pamphlet; these are signed in type by some of the principal players in the scheme, including William Tudor and Gardner Greene (for) and multiple citizens, under the signature of Edward Tuckerman (opposing). The bridge was constructed later in 1805. S&S 8207. RINK 2618. SABIN 6598.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collection of Facts and Documents Relative to the Project of a Bridge from South Street in Boston to Dorchester Neck. And the Annexation of that Peninsula to the Town of Boston
• Publisher: E. Lincoln, Water Street, Boston
• Publication Date: 1805
• Edition: First Edition.
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  • Americana