Canvass White Papers, 1814-1835

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Canvass White Papers, 1814-1835

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Papers documenting canal engineer and cement manufacturer Canvass White's career.

.8 cubic ft.

eng,

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

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White, Canvass, 1790-1834

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Engineer. From the description of Diary, 1823. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 122641026 Canal engineer and cement manufacturer of Whitestown, Oneida County, N.Y. Canvass White served in the War of 1812, made surveys on the Erie Canal, visited England to study canals, introduced hydraulic cement into the United States, manufactured cement, was president of the Cohoes Company, chief engineer of the Delaware Breakwater, the Delaware and R...