AWARD OF REFEREES, IN THE HEARING BETWEEN THE MONTREAL AND NORTHERN RAILROADS, AND THE CONCORD RAILROAD. by Upham, N[athaniel] G[ookin]: : David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC : Specializing in the social, political, and cultural history of the Americas.

Upham, N[athaniel] G[ookin]:

AWARD OF REFEREES, IN THE HEARING BETWEEN THE MONTREAL AND NORTHERN RAILROADS, AND THE CONCORD RAILROAD.

[Concord, NH: 1852] 2, [2 blank] pp. Caption title [as issued], folded, printed on blue paper. Old folds, a few short closed tears at fold edges [no text loss]. Scattered light foxing. Very Good. Upham discusses the decisions of the Referees on the issue of charging tolls on merchandise and freight passing from station to station, and between the different railroad companies. Articles 6 and 7 from the Award of the Referees are annexed. Nathaniel G. Upham (1801-1869) was a Dartmouth graduate and a Supreme Court judge in New Hampshire by the age of 27, an office that he held for twelve years. After resigning his judgeship, he served as superintendent of the Concord Railroad for approximately twenty years and later as its president. [Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography.] OCLC 57277280 [1-NHHS].

Book Id: 28454

Price: $50.00

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