An Abstract of the Tax Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, prepared by Hon. Jesse Miller

Harrisburg: J.M.G. Lescure, printer to the State, 1850. Paperback. Very Good -. 11, [1] p.; 22 cm. "This abstract was prepared at the request, and under the direction of the Committee on Finance of the Senate of Pennsylvania, at the session of 1850": p. [3]. The committee consisted of Alexander King, William F. Packer, William A. Crabb, Maxwell McCaslin, and George Darsie. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "14" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. Cohen, Bib. of Early American Law, 10634. Jesse Miller (1800-1850) served as sheriff of Perry County, Pa., before being elected first to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, then the state Senate, and then the U.S. Congress. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: first leaf detached but present; light foxing, primarily to title page; otherwise, clean and tight.