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David B. Douglass papers 1813-1841 Douglass, David B. papers

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The David Bates Douglass Papers contain 555 letters, documents, and manuscripts relating to Douglass' professional life as a prominent civil engineer. Douglass' interests in internal improvements, natural history, developing and fostering a system of academic scientific exchange, and in the Military Academy at West Point are well documented.

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