Check stubs, 1837-1838.

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Check stubs, 1837-1838.

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Check stubs numbered 1-234, for checks written, 1837-1838, by Robert E. Lee while directing a civil engineering project to preserve the Saint Louis waterfront by restoring the Missisippi River to its original channel through the city's harbor. The checks, drawn on the Bank of the State Missouri, are for labor and materials required for the project, including a survey of the site, lumber, piles, freightage, tools, and wages.

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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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