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... banks cannot produce this result , the probable op- eration of a National Bank will merit considera , tion ; and , if neither of these expedients be deemed effectual , it may become necessary to ascertain the terms upon which the notes ...
... banks cannot produce this result , the probable op- eration of a National Bank will merit considera , tion ; and , if neither of these expedients be deemed effectual , it may become necessary to ascertain the terms upon which the notes ...
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... banks twenty feet wide for towing paths , and one of which may be converted into a turnpike road , being raised three feet above the level of the water , will , by increasing the height of the lock gates one foot , admit a depth of nine ...
... banks twenty feet wide for towing paths , and one of which may be converted into a turnpike road , being raised three feet above the level of the water , will , by increasing the height of the lock gates one foot , admit a depth of nine ...
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... bank on the west side for a towing path , 18 feet broad . The whole digging , with the exception of 2 miles , which must be deep- ened 3 feet , and of 3 quarters of a mile in another place not entirely finished , has been completed ...
... bank on the west side for a towing path , 18 feet broad . The whole digging , with the exception of 2 miles , which must be deep- ened 3 feet , and of 3 quarters of a mile in another place not entirely finished , has been completed ...
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... banks , annually overflowed on a breadth of several miles , precludes the possibility of towing paths ; that whilst the greater part of the produce of the immense country watered by that river and its tributary streams , must ...
... banks , annually overflowed on a breadth of several miles , precludes the possibility of towing paths ; that whilst the greater part of the produce of the immense country watered by that river and its tributary streams , must ...
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... bank to bank , deserves notice , on ac count of the boldness of its construction , and of its comparative cheapness . The principle of this new plan , derived from the tenacity of iron , seems ap- plicable to all rapid streams of a ...
... bank to bank , deserves notice , on ac count of the boldness of its construction , and of its comparative cheapness . The principle of this new plan , derived from the tenacity of iron , seems ap- plicable to all rapid streams of a ...
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Page 1 - I have the honour to be, with the highest respect, Sir, Your most obedient, humble Servant, JAMES BRYCE The Honourable ROBERT BACON, Secretary of State.
Page 7 - An act for enrolling or licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same.
Page 9 - Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to prepare and report to the senate at their next session, a plan for the application of such means as are within the power of Congress, to the purposes of opening roads and making canals...
Page 5 - Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit copies of the foregoing report and resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, with a request that they will...
Page 6 - No other single operation, within the power of government, can more effectually tend to strengthen and perpetuate that union which secures external independence, domestic peace, and internal liberty.
Page 9 - That before a clearance be granted to any vessel bound on a foreign voyage, the master thereof shall deliver to the collector of the customs a list containing the names, places of birth, and residence, and a description of the persons who compose his ship's company, to which list the oath or affirmation of the captain shall be annexed...