Letter from the Postmaster General, in Relation to the State and Condition of the Cumberland Road (Made in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 31st Ult.)
Meigs, Return Jonathan, Jr.
Published by Printed By Gales & Seaton, 1823
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8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tear to top portion of lower wrapper at foredge (3 - 4'); stains, creases, rubbing, browning and/or foxing throughout (chiefly to exremities); slight wear to foredges. 8 pages (including wrappers). Upper wrapper title; at head of title: 16 (in brackets). Includes correspondence from J. L. Skinner and George Dowson, in addition to Meigs' introductory letter to Speaker of the House Philip P. Barbour; dated January 7, 1823 ('Read, and ordered to lie upon the Table' -- upper wrapper). The Cumberland Road was the first national road in the United States; begun in 1811, it eventually extended from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois (now part of the interstate system, Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA). Meigs (1764-1824), Connecticut-born Ohio pioneer and politician; served several positions in the territorial and state government of Ohio (including chief justice of the state supreme court, 1803-04); US Senator (1808-10; 1812-14); US Postmaster General (1814-23). Seller Inventory # L059801
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Title: Letter from the Postmaster General, in ...
Publisher: Printed By Gales & Seaton
Publication Date: 1823
Binding: Unknown
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition.
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