1st Edition1838. Samuel Bulkley Ruggles 1799 -1881 was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1838, and a Canal Commissioner from 1839 to 1842 and in 1858. He was a member of the city's Chamber of Commerce, which published his reports on economics and public policy. Good; New Covers. The softback booklet book is very good and quite bright. Contents good. Light foxing to some pages.