Farms And Homes In Northern Missouri

HANNIBAL & ST. JOSEPH R. R. CO

Publication: Josiah Hunt/Geo S Harris, 1863, Hannibal/Boston

First edition. 8vo. Printed wrappers, 8 pp. (including covers). The Hannibal & St. Joseph R.R. Co. offer over 500,000 Acres of the Best Prairie and Timber Farming Lands in the West, for Sale in Lots to Suit, at Low Prices, on Ten Years Credit, at Five per cent Interest....R.R. Land Buyers Will Receive A Trip Ticket from Hannibal....To Colonies, Choice Localities Are Offered, Every Way Suitable.; [suprahead] Take One! Please read, and hand to a friend! This enthusiastic call for westward emigration opens with an "Extract from a Report of an Exploring Committee for a New Colony to Northern Missouri." The text throughout is highlighted with paragraph headings, for example: Concerted Emigration Advantageous; Secession Played Out; Perfectly Safe to Emigrate; Emancipation; Education; The Amount of Land Necessary to Buy; Practical Benefits; New England Colony; Colonial Library; Kidder and its Improvements; The Nominal Price of Lands; etc. The map on the back proclaims: "Cheap and Rich Lands! Missouri Loyal and Peaceful! Mild and Healthy Climate! ,,. Missouri is now safe from the rebellion. It is now open to a new people, to new ideas, to new principles--the principles of true liberty for all mankind." Covers lightly soiled, else very good copy.

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