Abstract from the Potomack [sic] bill : manuscript, [1784?].

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Abstract from the Potomack [sic] bill : manuscript, [1784?].

Autograph document. Outlines responsibilities of the president and directors of a company that would construct canals and locks.

1 item (2 p.) ; 31 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7651043

University of Chicago Library

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