Title: Report of the Committee... directing an inquiry into the situation of the settlements on the Pacific Ocean, and the expediency of occupying the Columbia River; accompanied with a bill to authorize the occupation of the Columbia River, &c. Author: Place: [Washington, D.C.] Publisher: Date: 1821 Description: 15 pp. (8vo) later green faux-leather, lettered in gilt. First Edition. One of the earliest documents on the possible settlement of the Oregon Country. It summarizes the history of the area, the activities of the Hudson Bay Company and other traders and states the rights of the United States to ownership. Lot Amendments Condition: Paper a bit browned, outer margin unevenly trimmed; very good. Item number: 260341
Title: Report of the Committee... directing an inquiry into the situation of the settlements on the Pacific Ocean, and the expediency of occupying the Columbia River; accompanied with a bill to authorize the occupation of the Columbia River, &c. Author: Place: [Washington, D.C.] Publisher: Date: 1821 Description: 15 pp. (8vo) later green faux-leather, lettered in gilt. First Edition. One of the earliest documents on the possible settlement of the Oregon Country. It summarizes the history of the area, the activities of the Hudson Bay Company and other traders and states the rights of the United States to ownership. Lot Amendments Condition: Paper a bit browned, outer margin unevenly trimmed; very good. Item number: 260341
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