REPORT OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE SURVEY OF ONE OR MORE ROUTES FOR A RAILWAY FROM BOSTON TO ALBANY.
Boston: Dutton & Wentworth, 1828. 56pp, stitched, untrimmed. Scattered soil and light wear, Very Good. The Report, which was reprinted in 1841, includes the draft of 'An Act, to provide for internal improvements by rail roads' It is signed at the end in type by Nahum Mitchell and Samuel McKay as Commissioners, and James F. Baldwin, Engineer. The Report is a close examination of two proposed routes, "designated as the Northern and Southern, the one crossing the Connecticut river at Springfield, the other at Northampton...The Report contains much interesting and important information, illustrated by tabular statements, in reference to the present business and occasion of travel and transportation through the country." FIRST EDITION. Thomson 220. Item #18461
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