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ALs advising route of Canada-Vermont Road 1800

Title: Autograph Letter signed by Carter Hickock & Joseph H. Munson, advising the government of Lower Canada on the best route for a turnpike to the Canada-Vermont border
Author: Hickock, Carter & Joseph H. Munson
Description: 1½ pp., on 4-page conjugate 12½x7¾.The letter, written by two private citizens of St. Albans, Vermont, in the form of a petition, is addressed to the Committee appointed by the Government of Lower Canada to lay out the Turnpike Road from St. John's to the Province Line. They advise that, since the best route from St. Albans to the border went through Swanton Falls and along the edge of Missisquoi Bay, the Canadian road should be planned to meet the American road at the appropriate junction. A revealing instance of trans-national cooperation. Provenance: A private California collection.
Heading: AAA(Canada-Vermont Road)Place Published: St. Albans, VT
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Date Published: c.1800