The Journal of the House of Representatives, Vol. 8

The Journal of the House of Representatives, Vol. 8 PDF

Author: U. S. House Of Representatives

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-15

Total Pages: 752

ISBN-13: 9780331133264

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Excerpt from The Journal of the House of Representatives, Vol. 8: James Madison Administration 1809-1817; Thirteenth Congress, Second Session December, 1813 to April, 1814 Philadelphia and Washington, which for many years was a prominent printer of the government publications. After 1804 their major activities were centered in the new capital. The business prospered, and in 1807 the Way brothers became the dominant stockholders in a new glass works, which flourished under their astute direction. They were involved in local social and political affairs, and actively and very successfully lobbied for government printing. They kept on good social and business terms with John Beckley, Clerk of the House, and Samuel Otis, Secretary of the Senate, and these men of some influence helped them greatly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.