Register of canal expenses, 1836-1841.

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Register of canal expenses, 1836-1841.

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Illinois and Michigan Canal construction, repair, and operational expense records include expenditures made for supplies and services (e.g., salaries; legal service; damage claims; office supplies; lamp globes; planks; valves; blasting powder and fuses; culverts; travel; rope); canal bond principal and interest payments. Arranged in a variety of formats most of these records include suppliers' names and purchase or payment amounts and dates.

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