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Dudley, Peter. Peter Dudley papers : ledger lists and letters, 1834-1836.

Title: Peter Dudley papers : ledger lists and letters, 1834-1836.

This six item collection consists of a ledger list and letters written to Peter Dudley. They concern bringing timber to Frankfort, Kentucky, for the rebuilding of a bridge that spanned the Kentucky River. The ledger is a listing of timber bought for that purpose. Three letters were written by Lewis Wernwag and two by Sherman Day. Mr. Wernwag's letters discuss the difficulty he was having navigating the timber down rivers to Frankfort. Mr. Day's first letter discusses why the bridge collapsed and how to correct the problem when it is rebuilt. The second letter is a response to a letter Dudley sent him. Dudley felt Day would renege on compensation for the bridge collapse. Day defends his position by saying he was trying to raise the money.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37031596 View

Lancaster and Schuylkill Bridge Company. Records, 1811-1842.

Title: Records, 1811-1842.

Included in the records are: charter and acts of incorporation, 1811-1812 and minutes, 1811-1837. Also present are incoming correspondence, 1811-1841, dealing with construction and financial details; treasurer's reports, 1811-2827; miscellaneous accounts, 1814-1832; bank books, 1811-1820; ledger, 1812-1813; cancelled checks, 1812-1841; bills, 1811-1839; lists of stockholders, 1812-1826; and miscellaneous material relating to shareholders, 1811-1842.

ArchivalResource: ca. 400 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122364976 View

Cooper, Theodore, 1839-. Cooper Bridge Plan collection, 1887-1889 (bulk).

Title: Cooper Bridge Plan collection, 1887-1889 (bulk).

Consists mainly of letters (194 items) and drawings (ca. 150) sent to Theodore Cooper, giving him information for the important paper on American railroad bridges which he published in Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1889. Also contains notes, sketches, and a few photographs. Drawings are mainly prints and blueprints of railroad bridges, including ones designed by Theodore Burr, Timothy Palmer, Lewis Wernwag, and Albert H. Fink. Correspondents include the American Society of Civil Engineers; D.M. Stauffer, editor of Engineering News magazine; H. Bissell, chief engineer, Boston and Maine Rail Road; A.J. Swift, chief engineer, Delaware & Hudson Canal Company; Palmer C. Ricketts, director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and T.R. Lawson, his assistant; Henry McCormick Jr., president of Harrisburg Bridge Company; and the Lehigh Valley Rail Road Company. The collection includes several items about the work of Theodore Burr and Timothy Palmer, earlier civil engineers who had each designed a number of railroad bridges.

ArchivalResource: .9 cubic ft. plus 278 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63934951 View