Supplies furnished to laborers, 1846-1857.

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Supplies furnished to laborers, 1846-1857.

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Record entries for supplies (i.e., tea; coffee; tobacco; molasses; shoes; beef; pork; flour) furnished to various canal section laborers by canal officials include laborer name; supply type and quantity; delivery date and location. Entries indicate that a credit payment system was used and records occasionally provide the number of days worked by various laborers.

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