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183818539Washington: Thomas Allen printer 1838. 8vo. 7 pp. <br><br>Lists expenditures from 31 December 1837 to 1 December 1838 for repairs and construction work on public buildings in Washington D.C. describes in detail the progress of construction on the Treasury Building and Patent Office Building and also the Capitol the President's mansion and the Potomac bridge. Government document: 25th Congress 3d Session. Doc. No. 20. Ho. of Reps. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in outer margin of p. 1 and ink notation at bottom margin of p. 7. Very good. Thomas Allen, printer unknown books
184618151Washington: Ritchie & Heiss printers 1846. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>Printed here is Gault & Emery's contract to furnish granite coping 3 September 1846; C. Buckingham's contract to enclose the statue of Washington in the east Capitol square 7 September 1846; and John Skirving's contract to perform certain work in the north wing of the Capitol 9 September 1846. Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 14. Ho. of Reps. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral at top margin of p. 1. Ritchie & Heiss, printers unknown books
181718398Washington: William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 40 pp. <br><br>Letters and reports of Samuel Lane Commissioner of Public Buildings Benjamin Henry Latrobe 17641820 Surveyor of the Capitol and James Hoban 17621831 Superintendent of the President's house i.e. White House concerning the rebuilding of those buildings following their partial destruction during the War of 1812. With detailed estimates of building costs. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 89. Printed at head of title: "89. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42720. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Very light foxing. Very good. William A. Davis unknown books
181718433Washington 1817. 8vo. 10 pp. <br><br>Concerns a furnace invented by Daniel Pettibone to warm the apartments of public buildings. Includes certificates documents A B C and D attesting to the efficacy of Pettibone's stove a letter of Benjamin Henry Latrobe to Daniel Pettibone Pettibone's petition to Congress and his estimate of the costs of heating certain rooms in the Capitol. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 90. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42721. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Chip out of fore-margin of pp. 9/10 not affecting text. Very good. unknown books
181711545Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 5 1 pp. <br><br>Contains a letter dated 28 January 1817 of Samuel Lane Commissioner of Public Buildings addressed to the Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives with an accompanying document on p. 5 containing an estimate of expenditures required to carry out the enclosing and improving of the public square near the Capitol. "64" printed at head of title. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 64. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42615. Removed from a nonce volume. Title-page rubber-stamped by the War Department Library. Very good condition. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books