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... Delaware will be de- prived of the additional benefit arising from the in- tercourse between New - York and the Chesapeake , until an inland navigation shall have been opened between the Delaware and New - York . Thus the expensive ...
... Delaware will be de- prived of the additional benefit arising from the in- tercourse between New - York and the Chesapeake , until an inland navigation shall have been opened between the Delaware and New - York . Thus the expensive ...
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... Delaware ; the peninsula between the Dela- ware and the Chesapeake ; and that low and marshy tract which divides the Chesapeake from Alber- marle Sound . It is ascertained that a navigation for sea vessels , drawing eight feet of water ...
... Delaware ; the peninsula between the Dela- ware and the Chesapeake ; and that low and marshy tract which divides the Chesapeake from Alber- marle Sound . It is ascertained that a navigation for sea vessels , drawing eight feet of water ...
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... Delaware . Acting under the erroneous opinion , that the navi- gation of small rivers might be improved , and used as a canal , the company intended to have united , by a cross cut of one mile , the Assampink , or Trenton Creek , with ...
... Delaware . Acting under the erroneous opinion , that the navi- gation of small rivers might be improved , and used as a canal , the company intended to have united , by a cross cut of one mile , the Assampink , or Trenton Creek , with ...
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... Delaware , and Chesapeake Canal . A company incorporated by the States of De- laware and Maryland , for opening this canal , has commenced its operations , now suspended for want of funds . The canal will commence at Welsh Point on Elk ...
... Delaware , and Chesapeake Canal . A company incorporated by the States of De- laware and Maryland , for opening this canal , has commenced its operations , now suspended for want of funds . The canal will commence at Welsh Point on Elk ...
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... Delaware canal . The expense would be as followeth : Digging , deepening to 8 feet , preserv- ing the same level the whole way , and widening to a proper breadth , 22 miles , at 8,000 dollars a mile , 4 Stone locks at $ 10,000 , Feeder ...
... Delaware canal . The expense would be as followeth : Digging , deepening to 8 feet , preserv- ing the same level the whole way , and widening to a proper breadth , 22 miles , at 8,000 dollars a mile , 4 Stone locks at $ 10,000 , Feeder ...
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advantages Algiers amount April Atlantic B. W. CROWNINSHIELD Bank Bank of Alexandria bey of Tunis bill boats brig captors carronades cents certificates Chesapeake and Delaware claim committee communication Congress court Creek Delaware Canal distance district dollars a mile duties Elizabeth River estimated execution expense falls February feeder feet wide following motion frigate honour hundred improvements James River January John John Gaillard July June Lake Erie Lake Ontario land legislature loan office locks March memorialist ment military motion for consideration Names and Rank Nathan Sanford naval Navy Department New-York obedient servant object opening petitioner Philadelphia port Potomack President provisions relief resolution Resolved respectfully ridge roads and canals Samuel seamen Secretary Senate ship Cyane sloop of war STEPHEN DECATUR submitted the following Susquehannah Thomas thousand dollars tide water tion tons treasury Tunis turnpike United vessels Virginia William
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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...