Scope and arrangement
A small quantity of papers belonging to Thomas Poppleton, a surveyor from Baltimore, including a journal kept while Poppleton was employed as commissioner to prepare a plan for draining the Collect Pond and Lispenard Meadows near Canal Street. The journal also mentions meetings with Robert Fulton, Anthony Bleecker, and Eli Whitney. Collection also contains letters to Popple from Bleecker, receipts for services and supplies; and a copy of the act appointing him as commissioner.