LAKE ONTARIO SHORE RAILROAD. LETTER FROM GERRIT SMITH. PETERBORO APRIL 13TH 1870.
[Peterboro, N.Y. 1870]. Broadside, 8" x 13" in double columns. Very Good. Smith, an early backer of this proposed railroad, admits that "we had greatly overrated the general desire for the road." The towns through which the road would travel have been unwilling to provide the necessary financial support. If..... More