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1851 · 30464 — Portland ME: Printed by Order of the Directors 1851. 64pp stitched. Wrappers absent else Very Good. <br/><br/> A.P. Robinson was removed from the office of Chief Engineer of the York and Cumberland Rail Road Company in May 1851; F.O.J. Smith was removed as President in August. Each was removed after discovery of financial discrepancies. Smith retaliated with a pamphlet assailing the Board's conduct. This Statement by the Board thoroughly explains the reasons for his dismissal with detailed lists of costs and estimates and reports from Board meetings. Page 29 begins the thirty-page "Reply" to Smith's pamphlet by Daniel Emery of the Company's Treasury Office. He elaborates on the facts which led to Robinson's and Smith's dismissals. <br/>Sabin 82569. BRE 280. OCLC 13636503 9 as of August 2013. Printed by Order of the Directors unknown books