Correspondence, 1838-1846.

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Correspondence, 1838-1846.

Letters, William F. Thornton to Joel Manning, April 8, 1838; E.D. Taylor to Jacob Fry, Oct. 1839; George E. Walker to Fry, July 14, 1843; and Robert Stuart to David Leavitt, Aug. 15, 1846 concern canal construction and financing.

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Manning, Joel, 1793-1869.

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Lawyer; secretary, Board of Commissioners, Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1836-1845; resident, Lockport, Illinois. From the description of Papers concerning Illinois and Michigan Canal scrip fraud, 1859-1860. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34494875 ...

Thornton, William Fitzhugh, 1789-1873,

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Fry, Jacob, 1799-1882.

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Walker, George (William George), 1803-1879

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Taylor, E. D.

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Illinois. Canal Commissioners

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Governing body for overseeing construction and maintenance of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, established 1823-1825, 1829-1833, 1835- 1917. From the description of Records, 1824-1825. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34494684 From the description of Scrip, 1839, 1842. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34494879 From the description of Correspondence, 1838-1846. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat reco...

Stuart, Robert, 1785-1848

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Stuart left Scotland at the age of 22 and was employed by the North West Fur Company and became a partner in Astor's Pacific Fur Company. He sailed from New York for the Columbia in 1810 on the Tonquin and traveled back in 1812-1813. He headed the upper Lake region of the American Fur Company, with headquarters at Micilimackinac, Michigan Territory (later known as Mackinac Island). He became active in community affairs and served as judge of the county court in 1825. In 1835 he moved to Detroit....

Leavitt, Doreen

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