OF THE

UNITED STATES

OF

AMERICA,

FROM THE DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT TIME.

BY

HENRY C. WATSON,

AUTHOR OF "CAMP-FIRES OF THE REVOLUTION," " "NIGHTS IN A BLOCK-HOUSE," ETC

ILLUSTRATED WITH

ONE THOUSAND ENGRAVINGS,

FROM

DESIGNS OF CROOME, DEVEREUX,

AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS.

PHILADELPHIA:

THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO.

1854,

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, by
THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO.,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

STEREOTYPED BY J FAGAN.

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