[RHODE ISLAND] The RHODE ISLAND REGISTER for the year 1853:

Providence: Glading & Brother; George H. Whitney, 1853. Hardcover. Brown embossed boards. Good. 180 [48] pages. 19.5 x 13 cm. 1853 was the first year this Register was published and one of only two (2nd was 1856). Filled with a substantial amount of data regarding government and business at the time of publishing. Includes the Constitution of Rhode Island, description of every town, Senate Representatives, House Representatives, Railroads, Governors of Rhode Island from 1647-1853, a historical sketch of Rhode Island, Population, Banks, Custom Houses, and an enormous amount of local advertising. Interior clean and crisp, boards heavily rubbed.