Western section letterbooks, April 1891-April 1907.

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Western section letterbooks, April 1891-April 1907.

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Copies of outgoing correspondence from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for canal's western section are addressed to attorneys and railroad, manufacturing and construction companies. Subjects include canal route, land acquisition, bridge crossings, surveys, construction specifications, cost estimates, freight charges, contracts, material and equipment purchases, inspections, fishing regulations, meander lines, work progress, time limits, flooding and contract awards.

letterbooks 10 volumes.

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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...