Records, 1794-1840.

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Records, 1794-1840.

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Letters sent to the board; "Plan of Guard Lock for Tuckahoe Creek" (1822); field notes (1818-1819, 1824-1825, 1827, 1829); contracts; reports; "Plan of Covington;" Lower Canal contracts; accounts of labor on canal; Lower Canal receipts, John Staples, Superintendent; "Fencing and Bridges, Letters and Papers, Lower Canal;" "Proposals and Agreements for Work, Lower Canal;" forms of bonds, Old James River Company; letters, John Clarke to Thomas Mann Randolph; powers of attorney; resolutions of the Richmond City Common Council concerning bridges, etc.; proposals for repairing Bosher's Dam; Norfolk Borough Hustings Court, Blanchard et al. vs. Newton, concerning James River Company stock; rough notes on canal construction. expenses; receipts and orders on Second Auditor for work done on canal; Treasurer's Office receipts for tolls, rents, etc., paid on canal; Journal B, disbursements for construction and maintenance of canal and Kanawha Road (Mar. 20, 1833-Mar. 30, 1840); "List of Valid Subscribers to the Stock of the James River and Kanawha Company" arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname; Minute Book D, covering business of Old James River Company; Receipts and Warrants, containing accounts of the Commonwealth of Virginia with the James River Company, and warrants issued by the company; "Record for James River Co., Deed Book No. 2" containing copies of deeds and wills of stockholders in the James River Company (Mar. 6, 1821-Apr. 21, 1871), indexed.

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James River Company.

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Staples, John C.

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Virginia. Board of Public Works

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An act of the General Assembly approved February 14, 1853 authorized formation of the Franklin and Monterey Road Company to construct a state road from Franklin in Pendleton County to Monterey in Highland County. The act was amended April 1, 1858 to approve one toll gate midway but exempting local traffic provided the two counties ensure maintenance. From the description of Franklin and Monterey Road Company records, 1853-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86147319 An act ...

Virginia. Hustings Court (Norfolk Borough)

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Virginia. Treasurer's Office

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Acts of the General Assembly passed in 1819, 1821, and 1825 provided for "clearing and improving the navigation of the James River and for uniting the eastern and western waters, by the James and Kanawha Rivers, and for other purposes." These acts underscored the economic necessity of improving the waterways for commerce. From the description of Transfer of stock book of the James River Company, July 22, 1823-March 11, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122632160 From the ...

Virginia. Office of the Second Auditor

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An act of the General Assembly approved March 23, 1839, provided for additional capital for the James River and Kanawha Company. The Company was given full power to borrow on the credit of the corporate funds, $1,500,000. A specified format for the certificates of debt was offered, with the state treasurer underwriting the guarantee. From the description of Semi-annual interest on guaranteed bonds of the James River and Kanawha Company, and on bonds of the various connections, Januar...

Clarke, J. S. (John S.)

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Epithet: attorney British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x00018f Epithet: of Add MS 27997 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x00019a Epithet: late RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x000195 Epithet: of Add MS 38729 B...

Randolph, Thomas M. (Thomas Mann), 1768-1828

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Congressman; governor of Virginia; son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson. From the description of Letters : Washington, D.C., to Dr. William Bache, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1804 February 11 and November 12. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793170 U.S. Congressman, 1803-1807; governor of Virginia, 1819-1822; and son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson; from Albemarle Co., Va. From the description of Letters, 1813-1825. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record ...

James River and Kanawha Company.

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Bosher, John.

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