MESSAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY, GOV. BENJAMIN FITZPATRICK, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2D, 1845.
Tuscaloosa: Jno. M'Cormick, State Printer, 1845. 12pp. Stitched, untrimmed. Light spotting, Very Good. Fitzpatrick's rare Message, his last as Governor, denounces the State banking system, and reports in considerable detail on its windup. He expresses deep concern about the declining value of State bonds and "the deranged state of our..... More