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Early 1809 US acts authorize road tolls and Washington subdivision
The document outlines toll road governance from Mason's Ford to Alexandria, penalties for toll evasion, dividend payments to stockholders, and repair duties. It then covers urban subdivision by Washington city surveyors, plat recording, party walls, and fees. Additional acts grant Georgetown city boundary adjustments and street extension procedures.
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Mason’s
Alexandria
Hall
Columbia
Aid Corporation
U. S
Circuit Court
U.S
County of
Washington
City of
Wahlington
Bsee
House of Representatives
Gko ‘ Clinton
Senate
Jefferson
Jacob Barnitz
United States of America
Congress
Christian St Ke
Michael Swope
Pennsylvania
Great Britain
Georgetown
U. S. of America
College Street
Fenwick
Potomac
First Street
College
Fourth Street
Fayette Street
Beatty and Hawkins
Beatty
Hawkins
Road Street
Back Street
Rock Creek
Potomac River
Corporation of
Withington
District of Columbia
General Assembly of
Maryland
Jay
Varil