Ordered, that so much of the message of his excellency the Governor as relates to the bestowment to this commonwealth, and the location, of the statue of Washington, within the State House, together with his excellency's second message on the same subject, be committed to Messrs. Baylies, of Taunton, Worthington, Lenox, and Taylor, Northampton...

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Corporate author / creator:	Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives.
Imprint:	[Boston, Massachusetts] : [Printed by Dutton and Wentworth], [1828]
Description:	1 online resource (7 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	H.R. ; no. 8 House (Series) (Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives) ; 1828, no. 8.
Subject:	Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Statues. Statues -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13556448

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Varying Form of Title:	At head of text: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, House of Representatives, January 5, 1828
Notes:	Dutton and Wentworth were printers to the state in 1828. Online resource; title from PDF first lines of text (LLMC Digital, viewed February 1, 2023).
Summary:	Discussion of "a treasure so invaluable as the statute of Washington" which was provided by the Trustees of the Washington Monument Association. The report also extols the value of statutes as memorials and in showing gratitude. It is noted that Massachusetts was the place in which George Washington "commenced that series of glorious deeds and heroic undertakings which emancipated a people and created a nation." The report is signed by Francis Baylies, Chairman.
Other form:	Print version: Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representatives, January 5, 1828. [Boston : Printed by Dutton and Wentworth, 1828]

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