Account book of T. W. Trutch, 1857.

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Account book of T. W. Trutch, 1857.

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Expense record for survey team headed by T. W. Trutch, who surveyed part of the Illinois River for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Trustees (1857). Most entries are survey labor records including time-keeping and wage information.

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)

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After the U.S. Congress granted nearly a hundred miles of public lands (between Lake Michigan and Illinois River headwaters) to the state of Illinois for canal construction (March 30, 1822), the General Assembly passed a canal bill (Feb. 14, 1923) establishing the Illinois and Michigan Canal Company. Following this company's failure, Congress donated Illinois land (March 2, 1827) "equal to one-half of five sections in width, on each side of the canal, reserving each alternate sectio...

Trutch, T. W.

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