The Metropolis must necessarily be an object of great interest to every American, whether a resident or not; and he cannot but feel anxious to know every thing that belongs to it. The information, therefore, which the author has endeavored to furnish, is as full, minute and accurate in relation to it, both as a city and as the seat of the Federal Government, as could be given, or perhaps desired; and the work will not only serve as a complete guide to all who visit Washington, but make the reader at a distance well acquainted with the history, topography, condition of, and every thing of interest in the National Metropolis. It will be of great use to the stranger, by directing his attention to the principal objects of curiosity and interest to be found in Washington, and guiding him from place to place, with a knowledge of its localities. The author acknowledges his obligation to Mr. Robert Mills, Architect of the Public Buildings, and to Mr. Peter Force, for the information he has derived from them, and which he has embodied in this little volume. Columbian Horticultural Society................ Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.... Corporation of Washington, Charter, &c............. 149 112 88 De Congressional Burial Ground.................. City Hall..... Circulating Libraries.... Colleges.......... Convent of Visitation........ Columbia Typographical Society... Coal and Wood...... 66 66 Chargés d'Affaires....................... Clerk's office, House of Representatives........... Collector of Taxes......... Cabs, &c., law relative to......... Crypt of the Capitol........... Carusi's Saloon......... Commissioner of Patonta office of.......... Second... 182 F Congress, number of sessions and extra sessions of.. 203 Cornwallis, surrender of, painting...... Court, circuit.......... "criminal... "orphan's.......... Commissioner of General Land Office... Court Room, Supreme Court......... City of Washington, history and description of...... 13 Committees of the Senate....... Department of State.... 151 |