Papers related to proposed Chesapeake and Delaware Canal 1796-1815

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Papers related to proposed Chesapeake and Delaware Canal 1796-1815

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Robert Brooke was a surveyor and civil engineer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These papers relate to the proposed Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and include an account of lottery tickets sold from 1798-1799; notes from surveys; estimates and contractors' names; measurements; and other information. The papers also include drawings signed by Benjamin H. Latrobe, engineer of the canal, of proposed aqueducts over Elk Creek and Cow Run, as well as field books from surveys of lands belonging to John Gilpin and others, ca. 1805. There are also tabulations showing a number of township and private surveys made by Brooke and others from January through July, 1806, as well as legal forms, conveyances, and other documents

.42 linear foot (2 volumes, 1 other item)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313523

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Brooke, Robert, 1770-1821

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Robert Brooke was a surveyor in Philadelphia, Pa. He worked with William Strickland and Charles Souder in 1805 and 1806. From the description of Accounts of surveys, 1805-1806. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122459552 ...

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820

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British-born American architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol and other public buildings in the United States. -- Joseph Donath was a Philadelphia merchant who is best remembered for supplying glass to Thomas Jefferson. From the description of [Letter] 1805 Sep. 19, Ironhill, Del. [to] Jos. Donath & Co. / B. Henry Latrobe. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 245178736 British-born architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, most famous for designing the ...

Gilpin, Joshua, 1765-1840.

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Philadelphia businessman and canal promoter. From the description of ALS : London, to Thomas Fisher, 1796 Feb. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442873 From the description of ALS : New Bedford, to Thomas Fisher, 1805 Sept. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442882 From the description of ALS : Wilmington, Del., to Thomas Fisher, 1793 Oct. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541875 ...