Sales contract for canal boat Louisa, 1874.

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Sales contract for canal boat Louisa, 1874.

Contract to sell the Louisa to William Peters; terms of contract specify that Peters is to carry products and supplies for an unnamed furnance; the boat was to run between Buena Vista and Lexington, Virginia.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7282865

Lynchburg Public Library

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James River and Kanawha Company (Richmond, Va.)

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Peters, William

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Brother of Pennsylvania provincial secretary Richard Peters. Together with Jacob DucheĢ (later chaplain to the Continental Congress), Peters attended the second treaty negotiations at Easton (July-Aug., 1757) between Delaware and Seneca representatives led by Teedyuscung and Pennsylvania governor Denny, his council, and Indian agent George Croghan. Numerous Quakers were also present at the negotiations despite official bans on their presence. From the descrip...

Jordan, William H. (William Henry), 1911-

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