REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ASCERTAIN THE EXPENDITURES AND PROBABLE ESTIMATES IN RELATION TO THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON
by [District of Columbia]
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About This Item
Washington: R.C. Weightman, 1808. 15pp., plus folding table. Dbd. Old stab holes in left margin. Minute edge wear. Internally clean. Near fine, unopened and untrimmed. A key report detailing construction progress for several prominent federal buildings in the growing city of Washington, D.C. The buildings include the "President's House and Square," "Wings of the Capitol," and "Centre of the Capitol." The text explains the progress in detail, while the folding table lays out a schedule of estimated costs on each building for the years up to 1813. Good evidence of federal intentions in the District of Columbia, until the War of 1812 intervened. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 16558. OCLC 45399223
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ASCERTAIN THE EXPENDITURES AND PROBABLE ESTIMATES IN RELATION TO THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON
- Author
- [District of Columbia]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- R.C. Weightman
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1808
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We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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