Statement of the amount due the Proprietors of the Washington Bridge, estimating costs, expenditures and receipts according to the report of the committee.

Published by [Providence, 1838

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Broadside, 27" x 9", text in 5 columns beneath the running head; neatly folded in half, a couple of creases, edges a bit frayed at top and bottom, but overall very good. Comprises a tabular list of the cost of repairs to the bridge by year, annual tolls, receipts, as well as net interest due after the tolls are deducted, covering the years 1793 to 1837. A summary at end indicates that the Proprietors are due $116,780.87. The bridge, built by the Providence South Bridge Co. organized by John Brown, spanned the Seekonk River between Providence and East Providence. The original bridge contained a wooden statue of Washington and marble tablet dedicating the bridge "as a testimony of high respect" to him. The statue was lost when the bridge was destroyed in 1815. The tablet now resides at the Rhode Island Historical Society. The sole copy located in OCLC is at the AAS which contains the following catalogue note: "The Rhode Island General Assembly appointed a committee to examine and adjust the accounts of the Proprietors of the Washington Bridge in Providence. Cf. Schedule of the Rhode Island General Assembly, Jan. 1838, p.119-20. Includes 'Extract from amendment of charter, in 1815.' The complete amendment appears in the schedule of the Rhode Island General Assembly, Oct. 1815, p. 21-22." Not in American Imprints. Not in Kress.…

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Title
Statement of the amount due the Proprietors of the Washington Bridge, estimating costs, expenditures and receipts according to the report of the committee.
Publisher
[Providence
Publication year
1838
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Americana, Broadsides, Rhode Island

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