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Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Examine into the Practicability of a Canal from Baltimore to the Potomac : together with the engineer's report.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maryland. Commissioners Appointed to Examine into the Practicability of a Canal from Baltimore to the Potomac.
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canals--Maryland.
- Canals.
- Inland navigation--Maryland.
- Inland navigation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (69 p. )
- Other Title:
- Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Examine into the Practicability of a Canal from Baltimore to the Potomac
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Fielding Lucas, Jun., 1823 (Baltimore : John D. Toy, printer).
- Contents:
- Report to His Excellency the Governor of Maryland
- Engineer's report to the Governor and Council of the state of Maryland
- Appendix. A. Comparative estimate of the expense of transportation by land and canal. B. "Since the above report was prepared ... ."
- Notes:
- Report signed and dated (p. 27): "Athan's Fenwick, William Howard, William Price, comm'rs, Annapolis, Dec. 3, 1823."
- Engineer's report signed (p. 63): "Isaac Briggs, engineer, Baltimore, 12th mo. 16th [i.e., Dec. 16], 1823."
- "The map intended to accompany the following Report could not be executed in time to be delivered with it. It will probably be ready by the first week of January, when it can be added to the pamphlet"--Slip inserted at end.
- Reproduction of original from Yale University Libraries.
- Sabin no. 3066.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG06-B215
- OCLC:
- 85787347
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