Papers, 1820-1829.

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Papers, 1820-1829.

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Letters to Thomas, 1820-1829. Also included is a notebook on the theory of canal cutting, reports to the New York State Canal Commission regarding the proposed route of the Bath Canal and the canal route between Geneva and Lyons, N.Y. The collection also includes a report, by Thomas, to the New York State Legislature relating to the draining of the Cayuga Marshes. Correspondents represented include DeWitt Clinton, Myron Holley, Horatio Seymour and Benjamin Wright.

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New York (State). Office of the Canal Commissioners.

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The Erie Canal Enlargement was authorized by legislation of 1835 and 1838. Earlier legislation (1819, 1821, 1826) required the Canal Commissioners to take receipts for all expenditures and to settle their accounts with the Comptroller. From the description of Vouchers for expenditures on enlargement of the Erie Canal, 1837-1848, bulk 1848. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 78601920 James Geddes was appointed engineer in charge of the survey by the Commissioners ...

Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886

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Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810 – February 12, 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 presidential election. Born in Pompey, New York, Seymour was admitted to the New York bar in 1832 but primarily focused on managing his family's business interests. After serving as a military secretary to Governor William L. Marcy, Seymour won election to the New York State Assem...

Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828

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DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist who served as a United States Senator, Mayor of New York City and sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. Clinton was a major candidate for the American presidency in the election of 1812, challenging incumbent James Madison. A nephew of long-time New York Governor George Clinton, DeWitt Clinton served as his uncle's secreta...

Thomas, David, 1776-1859

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Engineer. From the description of Papers, 1820-1829. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122535525 New York State politician. From the description of Letter to G. A. Worth [manuscript], 1816 July 31. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647881113 David Thomas was an agriculturist in Cayuga County, New York, who specialized in horticulture and fruit trees. He was a frequent contributor to the Genesee Farmer. He was formerly the chief engineer of the E...

Holley, Myron, 1779-1841

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Rochester civic leader. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rochester, N.Y., to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1839 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269534178 ...

Wright, Benjamin Cooper

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Resident of Marquette and Houghton, Michigan. From the description of Benjamin Wright letters, 1858-1860. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423646 Author of BANKING IN CALIFORNIA, 1849-1910. San Francisco, H.S. Crocker Company, printers, 1910. From the description of Letter to George J. Clark, 1910 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122332768 ...