McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883 · [New York] : Continental Pub. Co. : National Pub. Co. · leaf 36
de tofix the location with equal exactness. The State ofMaryland, thinking it an advantage to have the Capitalof the nation within its limits, made the first offer. Onthe 23rd of December, 1788, the Legislature of thatState tendered to Congress any district (not exceedingten miles square), which… … BEHIND THE SCENES IN WASHINGTON. 25 to be located in a section of the country which shouldbe easy of access from all parts of the Union, and thatit ought to be as central as should be consistent withthe wealth and population of the section chosen. TheNorth and the South—for the sectional division…
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