Henry Addison papers 1853.

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Henry Addison papers 1853.

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Photocopies of original papers from Henry Addison, mayor of Georgetown, 1853. Includes a Sinking Fund Report from Georgetown surveyor Lewis Carberry; a letter to the Canal Committee from Addison suggesting that the footings on Bridge Street be repaired; a letter from Addison to Interior Secretary Robert McClelland requesting that Falls Bridge be rebuilt; a letter requesting that an alley near the property of the late Francis Dodge be graded and paved to allow drainage of the water; and a letter to the Maryland House of Delegates requesting the right to use water from the Great Falls of the Potomac. Also included are letters on a Canal Company loan, the Causeway estimate, the sale of market stalls, and auction regulations.

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Carberry, Lewis, approximately 1795-

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Georgetown (Washington, D.C.). Mayor

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McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880

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Robert McClelland was a Michigan congressmen and governor. He was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1807, and graduated from Dickinson College, Carlistle, Pennsylvania in 1829. He worked as a teacher before his admission to the Pennsylvania bar in 1831. McClelland moved to Monroe, Michigan two years later, becoming delegate in the state constitution convention in 1835. Robert McClelland served as Governor of Michigan, 1851-1853 and Secretary of the Interior, 1853-1857. He died in De...

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company

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Now a national park, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was once a major transportation artery that ran parallel to the Potomac River from Cumberland, Maryland, to Georgetown in the District of Columbia. The canal operated from the mid-nineteenth century into the 1930s and was used primarily for the transportation of coal and bulk agricultural products. These products, produced in the inland regions of the developing nation, were vital to the continuing prosperity of Tidewater cities and...

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Addison, Henry, 1798-1870

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Mayor of Georgetown, Washington, D.C.; b. 1798; d. 1870. From the description of Letter, 1862 Apr. 21. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70953063 Mayor of Georgetown, Washington, D.C., 1845-1857. From the description of Henry Addison papers 1853. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 642829256 ...