Letter to the Hon. Brockholst Livingston, Esq... on the Lake Canal Policy of the State of New York
Albany: Packard & Van Benthuysen, 1822. 8vo, pp. 38, 42, 5, [1]; original orange printed paper wrappers, wrappers sunned and edge-worn, top 2 inches of spine perished, textblock bright and sound. An appeal in favor of the Erie Canal, reprinted in celebration of the successful project with a supplement. Robert Troup was a soldier of the Continental Army and Judge for the state of New York. His letter is a defense of a project that saw many detractors over the course of the decades it took to be completed, and explicitly a defense of General Elkanah Watson's position as a prime advocate for the project. Item #54459
Price: $175.00
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