Allen, Horatio, 1802-1889
Variant namesCivil engineer, inventor. A.B. Columbia, 1823. Resident engineer, Delaware and Hudson Company. Consultant for Erie Railroad; president 1843. Consultant for construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. See sketch in Dictionary of American Biography.
From the description of Diary, 1828. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269581245
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| referencedIn | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 | Smithsonian Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1820-1885. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Townsend family. Papers, 1799-1902, bulk (1812-1871) | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Allen family. Papers, 1818-1925. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Townsend family papers, 1799-1902, 1812-1871 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Jervis, John B. (John Bloomfield), 1795-1885. Papers, 1820-1884 [microform]. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Wurts, John S. (John Sparhawk), 1876-1958,. Wurts family papers, 1699-1964. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Records of the U.S. Coast Guard. | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Allen, Horatio, 1802-1889. Diary, 1828. | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | Hale Family Papers, 1698-1916, (bulk 1810-1909) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Peale-Sellers family collection, 1686-1963 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | Wawa, Inc. Historical collection, 1737-1965. | Hagley Museum & Library |
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| associatedWith | Allen family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Boutwell, George S. | person |
| correspondedWith | Bristow, Benjamin Helm | person |
| associatedWith | Delaware and Hudson Railroad Corporation. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Hale family | family |
| correspondedWith | Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 | person |
| associatedWith | Jervis, John B. (John Bloomfield), 1795-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | Lord, Russel F., d. 1867. | person |
| associatedWith | Peale-Sellers families. | person |
| associatedWith | Townsend family | family |
| associatedWith | Townsend family. | family |
| associatedWith | Wawa, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wurts, John S. (John Sparhawk), 1876-1958, | person |
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Birth 1802-05-10
Death 1889-12-31
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