Ohio and Erie Canal board of commissioners records, series II, 1825-1914.

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Ohio and Erie Canal board of commissioners records, series II, 1825-1914.

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Consists of correspondence, proposals for work on the canal, receipts for supplies ordered and delivered, legal records, and engineers' notes and reports. Most of the material documents the first twenty years of the canal's operation between Akron and Cleveland, including its planning and construction. Includes correspondence, both pro and con, concerning construction of a canal, letters requesting jobs and water rights for sawmills near the locks, and proposals for work digging the canal by individual property owners. Alfred Kelley is well-represented in the material contained in this collection.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Ohio. Board of Canal Commissioners

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The Ohio Board of Canal Commissioners was created in 1822 through an act passed by the State of Ohio General Assembly. Early members included Thomas Worthington, Isaac Minor, and Alfred Kelley. Their duties were to examine, survey, and estimate the practicality of a canal connecting the Ohio River with Lake Erie, and to make an estimation of cost. During construction, each commissioner was responsible for certain sections of the canal, including hiring laborers, engineers, and building suppliers...

Kelley, Alfred, 1789-1859

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Early prominent pioneer of Cleveland, Ohio; emigrated from Connecticut in 1810. From the description of Correspondence 1813. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 60326592 Lawyer, State legislator and canal commissioner, and railroad executive of Ohio. From the description of Letters, 1828-1835. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 41365545 ...