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Folio broadside, 13" x 16". Old folds from prior mailing. Addressed on verso to "William Swetland, Wilkesbarre, Luzerne County, PA" with postal rubberstamp of Harrisburg, Penn. Wax seal remnant with small tear in bottom blank margin from opening. Light toning and mild wear. Very Good. The bridge, known as the Market Street Bridge in Wilkes-Barre, had a long history. On April 9, 1807, Governor Thomas McKean authorized incorporation of a company to erect the bridge at Wilkes-Barre. The Company, called the Wilkes-Barre Bridge Company, was chartered in March 1816. The bridge opened in 1818, the sides and roof uncompleted. A storm in 1824 destroyed it; rebuilding began in 1825. An 1826 Act regulated election of managers, pursuant to which William Swetland was appointed. In January 1829, the Company announced its first dividends of $1.25 per share. Until 1888, the Bridge was the only crossing of the Susquehanna at Wilkes-Barre. It was replaced by an iron bridge in 1892, and in 1929 by a large concrete structure which remains today. David Mann [1782-1859], Pennsylvania's Auditor General, served in a variety of State offices during his career. William Swetland [1789-1864], a Luzerne County merchant, was a County Commissioner, Postmaster of the Wyoming Borough, and president of the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad. [Bradsby: HISTORY OF LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1893; HISTORY OF BEDFORD, SOMERSET AND FULTON COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. . . Chicago: 1884.].