ALS : to Charles Lukens, 1825, March 31.

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ALS : to Charles Lukens, 1825, March 31.

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The letter was written by Elgar to Charles Lukens of the Brandywine Rolling Mill, an important producer of iron plate, ordering the sheet iron used to build the hull of the Codorus. Attached is an order from Israel Gartner of Davis, Gartner & Webb.

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Gartner, Israel.

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Davis, Gartner & Webb.

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Elgar, John, 1784-1858

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Inventor. From the description of John Elgar papers, 1826-circa 1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71010035 John Elgar was a Quaker master mechanic employed in the York, Pa., foundry of Phineas Davis, Israel Gartner and James Webb. In 1825 a group of Baltimore capitalists formed a company to navigate the Susquehanna River with steamboats in order to increase the trade of the city. Elgar constructed the steamboat CODORUS for this group and launched it on November 14, 1825. ...

Lukens, Charles, 1786-1825

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Codorus (Steamboat)

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