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At last the Period seems to have arrived | At last the Period seems to have arrived | ||
when I may Venture, and in the present and happy form of Government | when I may Venture, and in the present and happy form of Government | ||
| − | to propose a | + | to propose a Plan I have had for several years in Contemplation ~ |
The Opportunities I have had during the War & since have given me | The Opportunities I have had during the War & since have given me | ||
a good deal of knowledge of our Sea Coast & the advantage this Country | a good deal of knowledge of our Sea Coast & the advantage this Country | ||
has over many others if its inland communication by Water are improved | has over many others if its inland communication by Water are improved | ||
| − | + | are Certainly in my Humble Opinion very great ~ I have not the least | |
doubt of the practicability that a safe and good Inland Navigation can | doubt of the practicability that a safe and good Inland Navigation can | ||
| − | be effected, on Moderate | + | be effected, on Moderate Expences from the State of New York to East |
| − | + | Florida ~ | |
| − | The Traveler must [illegible] much | + | The Traveler must [illegible] much Satisfaction when |
| − | he can traverse | + | he can traverse Hundreds of Miles in Safety without being tossed |
| − | about by the Sea or to undergo the great fatigues to | + | about by the Sea or to undergo the great fatigues to Travel by Land |
| − | how much greater will be the | + | how much greater will be the Benefices, the Inhabitants will |
when they can Transport their Produce and Manufactories | when they can Transport their Produce and Manufactories | ||
| − | to any Part of the United States where it appears | + | to any Part of the United States where it appears most [illegible] |
to them without any Risk either in Peace or War times | to them without any Risk either in Peace or War times | ||
| − | The Desire to assist in | + | The Desire to assist in s[o] |
| − | great and Beneficial plan urges me to Request humbly to | + | great and Beneficial a plan urges me to Request humbly to |
| − | [illegible] with a Permission from the Governors to make the | + | [illegible] Honored with a Permission from the Governors to make the |
Necessary Surveys for the purpose mentioned, and to have [illegible] | Necessary Surveys for the purpose mentioned, and to have [illegible] | ||
| − | Satisfaction to present the plans & Estimates of the | + | Satisfaction to present the plans & Estimates of the Expences that |