Canal Papers

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{"value"=>"<p>Letters to and from Schuyler as president of both the Northern and Western Inland Lock Navigation Companies, with resolutions of the Board of Directors, reports, surveys, calculations, accounts, payrolls, and other papers regarding the construction of canals to link the Hudson River at Troy with Lake Champlain, and the Mohawk River at Schenectady with Lake Ontario. Included is a diary and expense account of Schuyler's 1802 journey along the Mohawk River and Canada Creek while supervising the construction and repair of the canal. Correspondents include Frederick De Zeng, Barent Bleecker, Samuel Jones, John Porteous, Thomas Eddy, Gerard Walton, and John Murray. An alphabetical index of this correspondence is available.</p>"}
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1779
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1779
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1825
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1779
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6 boxes, 2 volumes

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  1. Letters Received [15/1]
  2. Letters Sent [11/1]
  3. Papers [8/1]
  4. Western Inland Lock Navigation Company account book
  5. Diary of a journey along the Mohawk River and Canada Creek
  6. Card index to the Canal Papers