Rules And Regulations Of The Franklin Bridge

$300 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

NP: np, nd pre-1850? . Broadside, 23 x 22 cm. Text enclosed in a double decorative border. Foxed, unevenly trimmed at margins, but a nice example. A list of five rules governing use of the bridge are printed here, included fines for traveling at a faster gait than a walk, or carrying fire, or smoking segars, on said bridge. Only one loaded wagon at a time was to be allowed on the bridge, and no more than ten head of horses or cattle were permitted. Rates

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