Refers to Canal-Building Efforts from the Potomac River
Document 1799Refers to previous agreement about canal from Potomac. Suggests utilizing the islands in the rivers to build dams to control water if the canal doesn't work, saving time and expense at the cost of the public. Encourages him to address the Secretary of War for money.
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Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Refers to previous agreement about canal from Potomac. Suggests utilizing the islands in the rivers to build dams to control water if the canal doesn't work, saving time and expense at the cost of the public. Encourages him to address the Secretary of War for money.
Date
03/12/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1799031228255
Page start
401
Notable persons
James Brindley
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Harper's Ferry
Potomac
Notable items
Canal
Island
Dam