The seat of government of the United States : a review of the discussion in Congress and elsewhere on the site and plans of the federal city, with a sketch of its present position and prospects. Also remarks on monumental structures and the Smithsonian institutions / read (in part) before the New York and Maryland historical societies.

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The seat of government of the United States : a review of the discussion in Congress and elsewhere on the site and plans of the federal city, with a sketch of its present position and prospects. Also remarks on monumental structures and the Smithsonian institutions / read (in part) before the New York and Maryland historical societies.
Author
Varnum, Joseph Bradley, 1818-1874.
Publication
Washington,: R. Farnham,
1854.
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Washington (D.C.) -- History
United States -- Capital and capitol
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"The seat of government of the United States : a review of the discussion in Congress and elsewhere on the site and plans of the federal city, with a sketch of its present position and prospects. Also remarks on monumental structures and the Smithsonian institutions / read (in part) before the New York and Maryland historical societies." In the digital collection Making of America Books. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/afj8709.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024.

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