REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ALL THE PAPERS IN RELATION TO THE NEGOTIATION OF A LOAN FOR AIDING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MILWAUKEE AND ROCK RIVER CANAL

Madison, 1841. 36pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Soiled and dampstained, some pencil notes in margins, slight insect damage in outer leaves. Good only, untrimmed. 36pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. An important Wisconsin territorial imprint relating to the construction of a canal between the Milwaukee and Rock rivers. This report deals with issuance of illegitimate bonds to pay for the canal. The canal was eventually constructed, but was filled in 1884 to build Commerce Street. OCLC locates only one copy, at the Wisconsin State Historical Society (AMERICAN IMPRINTS INVENTORY notes two copies at that institution). Rare. OCLC 3745542. AII (WISCONSIN) 97