Image Text 4 Items Robert Fulton letter to George W. Strong, October 25, 1813. Letter from Robert Fulton, New York, to George W. Strong, New York, regarding the construction of a steamboat, the Paragon, with ship joining (woodworking) performed by [Harvey] Weeks, a subcontractor who had estimated the work to cost $2800 and was paid $3100 and is now demanding another $1500. View Item
Image Collection 2 Items George W. Strong letter books, 1804-1853 Correspondence, 1804-1853, of attorney George Washington Strong of New York City probably compiled by his son, the diarist George Templeton Strong. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters written by Strong, 1820-1841, to his brother in-law John Nelson Lloyd of Lloyd Neck, Long Island. View Collection
Text Canal Commissioners letter to David Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory, October 8, 1811, page [1] Original printed and signed application addressed to David Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory, and accompanying manuscript exemplification addressed to President James Madison seeking federal aid for construction of the Erie Canal; both are dated 8 Oct. 1811 and signed by Canal Commissioners Gouverneur Morris, DeWitt Clinton, Simeon DeWitt, William North, Thomas Eddy, Robert R. Livingston, and Robert Fulton. Included are engravings of full length portraits of Morris, Clinton, Livingston, and Fulton. View Item
Text Canal Commissioners exemplification to James Madison, President of the United States, October 8, 1811, page [1] Original printed and signed application addressed to David Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory, and accompanying manuscript exemplification addressed to President James Madison seeking federal aid for construction of the Erie Canal; both are dated 8 Oct. 1811 and signed by Canal Commissioners Gouverneur Morris, DeWitt Clinton, Simeon DeWitt, William North, Thomas Eddy, Robert R. Livingston, and Robert Fulton. Included are engravings of full length portraits of Morris, Clinton, Livingston, and Fulton. View Item
Text Canal Commissioners letter to David Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory, October 8, 1811, page [2] Original printed and signed application addressed to David Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory, and accompanying manuscript exemplification addressed to President James Madison seeking federal aid for construction of the Erie Canal; both are dated 8 Oct. 1811 and signed by Canal Commissioners Gouverneur Morris, DeWitt Clinton, Simeon DeWitt, William North, Thomas Eddy, Robert R. Livingston, and Robert Fulton. Included are engravings of full length portraits of Morris, Clinton, Livingston, and Fulton. View Item
Text Canal Commissioners exemplification to James Madison, President of the United States, October 8, 1811, page [2] Original printed and signed application addressed to David Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory, and accompanying manuscript exemplification addressed to President James Madison seeking federal aid for construction of the Erie Canal; both are dated 8 Oct. 1811 and signed by Canal Commissioners Gouverneur Morris, DeWitt Clinton, Simeon DeWitt, William North, Thomas Eddy, Robert R. Livingston, and Robert Fulton. Included are engravings of full length portraits of Morris, Clinton, Livingston, and Fulton. View Item
Image Text 4 Items [Application seeking federal aid to construct the Erie Canal], 8 Oct. 1811 Original printed and signed application addressed to David Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory, and accompanying manuscript exemplification addressed to President James Madison seeking federal aid for construction of the Erie Canal; both are dated 8 Oct. 1811 and signed by Canal Commissioners Gouverneur Morris, DeWitt Clinton, Simeon DeWitt, William North, Thomas Eddy, Robert R. Livingston, and Robert Fulton. Included are engravings of full length portraits of Morris, Clinton, Livingston, and Fulton. View Item