Authentic Documents Relative to the Black River & St. Lawrence Countries; Being Extracts from Addresses, Reports, &c. Made to the Agricultural Society of Jefferson County, (N.Y.). Published by Richard Burr

Verlag: Philadelphia:, 1820

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Philadelphia: 1820, first edition, octavo, 55 pages, sewn as issued, text browned, title page stained, several corners dogeared, else a good copy. Rare in trade, only one copy has appeared at auction and that in 1908. American Imprints 629, and 1791, one location (APS). OCLC locates four copies. An early promotion for the area of northern New York State, it promotes agriculture in the area in the hopes of luring prospective settlers, citing the advantages of a ?double market?, east to Montreal via the St. Lawrence River and south by way of the soon to be completed ?eastern section of the grand canal,? (the Erie Canal) as advantages to trade; Burr may have been a land agent or large landowner in the region. He writes in the introduction: ?The north of the state of New York has of late, seriously attracted the attention of the public, and those who wish to ameliorate their situations; and many of my friends having often made inquiries relative to that country, I have thought it best to make the following extracts of authentic documents, which have the merit of having generally, (and very deservedly in my opinion) the confidence of the public??. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 030828

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Titel: Authentic Documents Relative to the Black ...

Verlag: Philadelphia:

Erscheinungsdatum: 1820

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