Imprint Record

Petition seeking Removal of Potomac River Obstructions.

• Imprint Number: 1797.032
• Title: The Petition of the freeholders ... of Alexandria, to the General Assembly of the Common-wealth of Virginia represent ... that all the streets in the said town parallel to the river Potomak, to the westward of Washington Street, being seven in number ... are entirely obstructed ...
• Sequence Number: 32
• Year: 1797
• Place Issued: Alexandria
• Issuing Press: Uncertain
• Author: Inhabitants of Alexandria.
• Notes: Petition seeks removal of obstructions in the Potomac River along Alexandria's waterfront; dated at end in manuscript "Dec. 8, 1797" by a clerk of the House of Delegates, indicating date of submission.
  Only known copy is held in the state archives at the Library of Virginia.
  Sheet lacks printer credit; clearly an Alexandria imprint, but assigning a printer is speculative.
  
  
• Related Biographies: None

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